The little man was the size of a thumb, and Xiao Xuan'er held it and looked at it curiously for a long time, before she recognized him as a teenage boy from the narrow outline of his face, and asked him, "Why do you have to climb that dangerous hanging beam when you are so small?"

The little man was frightened, and only after half a sound did he let go of the iron nail pressing under him, got up from her hand, and replied to her, "After the outbreak of the strange plague, the people of Starling'an County became shorter and shorter day by day, and finally they all became food for birds and animals. When my father found out that he was sick, he was afraid that he would over-infect me, so he hid me on the beams of the house and brought me some food in a hanging basket every day, so that I was able to escape."

"Dodge? Then why did you shrink to the way you are?"

"No, no, I'm not talking about a plague, but a sudden infestation, and I once saw a swarm of giant beetles eat my father. At that time, my father had just shrunk to your height, and he was not too short, but the giant beetles, more than three times taller than you, threw my father into a pot of oil with their knives and blades, fried them, and ate them." The little man was already sobbing as he spoke.

Lan Xinrui paced in front of Xiao Xuan'er and asked the little man, "You mean, most of the people in Starling County are eaten by giant insects, and they are not completely killed by the strange plague?"

"I think it's because I saw that the giant insects ate a lot of people, and many of them had never been sick, but they couldn't escape their clutches, either steamed, cooked, or fed alive, and finally they couldn't escape the fate of being eaten."

Xiao Xuan'er saw that the little man was sad and crying, so she wanted to wipe the tears for him, but her index finger stretched over and covered most of his face, so she had no choice but to ask Lan Xinrui for help and said, "Auntie, do you have a way to make him bigger?"

"Put him on the ground!" Lan Xinrui said, and Xiao Xuan'er obediently put the little man on the ground.

When he got up, he saw that his aunt flicked her hand, and pulled a small piece of flesh from her left arm in the air and bounced it into the little man's mouth.

In just an instant, the little man regained his original size at a speed visible to the naked eye, first looked at his palm in surprise, and then pinched his thigh fiercely, and finally knelt at Lan Xinrui's feet, and said with tears in his eyes: "Zigong never thought that he would have a day to recover his original appearance, thank you sister for coming to the rescue, Zigong kowtowed to you."

"Little brother, get up." Xiao Xuan'er wanted to help him up, but Mu Chen pulled him away and hugged him in his arms.

"Brother......" Xiao Xuan'er didn't understand what her brother meant, and wanted to ask him, but saw her brother pointing to her lips and signaling her not to make a sound. Xiao Xuan'er nodded, obediently lay on her brother's shoulder, and didn't ask any more.

The little boy knocked his head three times in a row, and Lan Xinrui helped him up and asked, "Your name is Zigong, right?"

"Yes!"

"Zigong, do you know where those giant beetles have gone?" Lan Xinrui asked.

Zigong thought about it carefully, then pointed to the northwest direction, and said uncertainly, "I seem to see them going in that direction."

"My sister is going to the place where the giant worm is infested now and rescues more people. Zigong, what are your plans?" Chinese Net

"Sister, I want to go with you, there is no one in Starling County anymore, and I am afraid alone." The sound of crying and chirping is poignant.

"Okay, let's go together!" Lan Xinrui readily agreed.

Zigong wiped away his tears and said, "Sister, the front is Rongxi County, my father has taken me to Rongxi County a few times, I know the way, otherwise, I'll lead the way for you!"

"Okay!" Lan Xinrui smiled slightly, and Zigong immediately ran ahead with joy and led the way.

"Brother, I'm going to go by myself." Xiao Xuan'er finally saw the child, and wanted to slide down from the crook of her brother's arm and play with Zigong.

Mu Chen leaned close to her ear and whispered, "You can't play with Zigong, he has a problem."

Xiao Xuan'er followed her brother's example and whispered, "Brother, what's wrong with him?"

There are too many doubts about Zigong, one of them, everyone in Starling County died, and who did Zigong rely on to provide food to survive?

He witnessed his father being fried and then eaten, and his neighbors being steamed, cooked, and frozen, eaten alive

, Zigong can stay calm and calm on the beams of the house, and survive so far, this is the second doubt.

was rescued by Lan Xinrui and restored to his original appearance, but Zigong was not curious about Lan Xinrui's identity, and even his words of gratitude were so high-sounding, which was the third doubt.

In addition, there are many minor doubts, such as Zigong's demeanor and the tone of his speech, which are all unusual. But Mu Chen didn't tell Xiao Xuan'er about his doubts, but said, "Xiao Xuan'er, you remember, except for your aunt and brother, you can't trust anyone here."

"Why?" Xiao Xuan'er still didn't understand, so Lan Xinrui pinched her little hand and pressured, "You don't care why, just do it, if not, my aunt won't bring you next time."

Xiao Xuan'er pursed her mouth and replied unhappily: "Okay then!"

Lan Xinrui and Mu Chen looked at each other and nodded, and then tacitly followed Zigong's steps, without saying a word in the whole process.

Because it was too quiet, Xiao Xuan'er lay on her brother's shoulder, and fell asleep not long after, until a whining sound sounded in her ears, and she woke up from her sleep.

In my sleepy eyes, I suddenly saw that not far ahead, a group of eight-legged giant beetles standing on two feet held knives and guns, neatly lined up in layers of formations, surrounding Xingtai, eyes as big as copper bells staring at Xingtai.

There was a group of mortals locked in iron cages on the Xingtai, mortals were men and women, old and young, or depressed, or crying, and the breath of death was oozing.

A fire lit in the middle of Xingtai, and two giant beetles randomly picked a cage door and opened it, grabbing out a middle-aged man.

The man did not dare to resist at all, for as soon as he moved, his arm would be snapped alive by the giant beetle's stout pincers, but when he saw the iron rod on the fire stand, he immediately broke down and shouted, "I don't want to die, please, let me go, please...... Ahh

As if to be suspicious of his noise, a beetle swung its giant pincers and snapped his neck with speed and precision.

Blood gushed out, beetles chirped excitedly, but the mortals locked in the cage stopped crying, and didn't even dare to come out, for fear that they would be caught next.

The two beetles quickly tied the severed middle-aged man to an iron rod, and then laid it across the fire, spinning and roasting, and never tired of it.

The smell of burnt cloth permeated the wind, Xiao Xuan'er rubbed her eyes, and saw a middle-aged man with charred skin on top of the fire. Xiao Xuan'er realized that she was not having a nightmare, but really saw the reversal of the food chain and the picture of the Zerg against the cannibals.

"Brother, I'm afraid!" Xiao Xuan'er tightly wrapped her arms around her brother's neck and closed her eyes, but the tears still couldn't stop flowing.

"Don't be afraid, with my brother here, no one can hurt you." Mu Chen held the back of her head with one hand and pressed her head lightly to his shoulder socket, feeling mixed feelings in his heart.

He didn't want his sister to get involved in the chaos of the world, but he couldn't resist her insistence, so he had to compromise and agreed to accompany her to the mortal world.

But this is only the first day, Xiao Xuan'er's young heart has been seriously traumatized, and Mu Chen doesn't know what he should do to protect her better?

While thinking about it, she suddenly saw her aunt's water sleeves flick, and countless ice-blue petals swung out of her palm, like swords and blades, and struck at the giant beetles around Xingtai.

Suddenly, the flowers and insects died, the black smoke rose, and the wind was full of rotten smell.

Lan Xinrui flew to the top of Xingtai, her slender hand brushed over, the cage door opened by itself, and the people in the cage rushed out, crying and wiping tears to her and thanking her.

"The fairy has descended to earth, you are a living bodhisattva who saves the suffering!"

Seeing that the seventy-year-old man was about to kneel down to himself, Lan Xinrui hurriedly helped him and prevented him from kneeling, "Old man, it is my duty to help the world and save people, so I don't need to be so polite."

As she spoke, someone suddenly guessed her identity and said, "It's not the fairy who descended to earth, it's the flower god Niangniang of the Valley of Forgotten Sorrows, everyone kowtow to the flower goddess Niangniang, and ask the flower goddess Niangniang to eradicate the evil insects for us, kill the strange plague, and protect us well!" shouted, and took the lead in kneeling on the ground.

As soon as he knelt down, the rest of the people followed suit, kneeling slowly and sonar in unison

Shouting, "Pray that the flower goddess will eradicate the evil insects for us, destroy the strange plague, and protect us well!" Ask the flower god to ......."

The shouts were high, Lan Xinrui's eyes were also wet, and after waving her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, she said comfortingly: "Don't worry, everyone, I, Lan Xinrui, promise that I will devote my life to eradicating the evil insects and the strange plague for you. Arise, everybody!"

Everyone got up one after another, looked at each other, and sighed to each other, "Great, the flower god is here, we are saved!"

"yes, yes! The goddess of flowers is our patron goddess!"

Lan Xinrui couldn't help but feel oppressed when she heard them praise herself, the flesh and blood of the Forgetfulness Grass could indeed suppress the strange plague, but it was only suppressed, not enough to completely destroy it. Moreover, the method of cutting flesh and stripping blood is extremely harmful to the spiritual root, and the strange plague is spreading too widely, which is not a long-term solution.

But after all, these words could only be swallowed in the stomach, Lan Xinrui forced her composure and comforted again: "Let's go home first! I'll go to the front and take a look, and try to eradicate the plague as much as possible, and then lead everyone to destroy the plague together."

"What the flower god said is very true, we all listen to the flower god mother!"

"Yes, it's all up to the flower goddess, let's go back first!"

After a brief uproar, the crowd dispersed.

Xiao Xuan'er finally raised her head, burst into laughter, and shouted at Lan Xinrui on the Xingtai, "Auntie, aunt is so powerful!"

Lan Xinrui smiled hard, then flew back to Xiao Xuan'er on tiptoe, pulled her little hand to her cheek, closed her eyes and muttered, "Xiao Xuan'er, my aunt is so tired!"

Xiao Xuan'er held her cheek, kissed her on the forehead, and said innocently: "If my aunt is tired, find a place to sleep for a while, Xiao Xuan'er will make you a pillow, okay?"

Lan Xinrui is actually tired, the more mortals trust her and love her, the heavier the burden on Lan Xinrui's shoulders becomes, she is a flower god, an earth fairy, but she is also a woman.

The invisible burden was on her shoulders, and Lan Xinrui also wanted to find someone to share it, but Xiao Xuan'er was too young to understand anything. Mu Chen is too indifferent, except for his sister, no one in this world can enter his eyes.