358 The Outer World
The richest land in Dongzhou was occupied by the Zhou Dynasty for 2,000 years.
In places beyond the jurisdiction of the Zhou Dynasty, small states and villages were gradually born.
Many villages disappeared, but others gradually became cities, and then quietly established states.
Weiguo, Lu, Jiangjing, and many other countries.
Before Chen Taiyi ran away from home, there were thousands of countries in Dongzhou.
Most of these countries were in the peripheral areas of the Zhou state, some were very large, and some were very small, as small as a few hundred people.
After the emergence of Guoding, the Zhou State began to expand externally.
There were also small states between the Zhou state and several large countries, and these city-states were often quickly crushed and absorbed.
Chen Dadao set out from Weiguo, away from the struggle between the Zhou State and the rest of the great powers, and flew over the mountains to leave the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains and the Western Regions Kingdoms, and reached the edge of the Western Regions Kingdoms.
Feet on the earth, body landing outside a wild village.
The aura here is much thinner, but there is still some of it.
"Rest here for the night, and then move on."
Chen Dadao made a decision, now that Dongzhou is no longer suitable for cultivation, he must go out to find new opportunities and continue his path of immortality.
If you continue to stay in Dongzhou, I am afraid that you will soon become a victim of the struggle.
Especially now that his younger brother's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, if he continues to stay in Dongzhou, he will be "used" by the big people in Dongzhou.
Sneaking out of the Valley of the Saints was not an easy task, but fortunately, no one expected him to escape.
After all, Chen Daodao's image there was very good, and even his master felt that this disciple could inherit the mantle.
But if it is Bai Hesan or some people who have been familiar with Chen Dadao, they will understand how firm this kid's heart is to seek the truth, and they will understand that this kid reveals a kind of indifference from his bones.
Chen Dadao took out a box on his back and walked forward slowly like a traveling merchant.
It didn't take long for a barbarian near the village to notice the stranger.
The villagers quickly went back, and these people thought they were well hidden, but Chen Dadao was able to detect them very clearly.
"It looks like they're all ordinary people, go in and ask about things around here, and see if there are any medicinal materials that can be used in medicine."
"There are few people here, and many barbarians don't know the goods, so it's good to ask by the way, even if you don't have it, it won't delay time."
Chen Dadao made a decision and continued to walk quietly like an ordinary person, holding a wooden stick.
After more than ten minutes, I saw two men with spears and wooden axes running straight over.
One is in his thirties with a black beard, and the other is a thin but fierce-looking old man.
When Chen Dadao saw these two barbarians running over, he immediately stopped and looked at them vigilantly with a wooden stick.
The two barbarians quickly stopped and stood five or six meters away from Chen Dadao looking at him.
"Who are you?" The old man looked at Chen Dadao, confused by Chen Dadao's appearance, and felt that he was not a bad person.
Chen Dadao and Chen Taiyi are both that kind of beautiful men, and Chen Dadao seems to be a good person and an upright person.
Chen Taiyi is the smart and cute kind.
Both brothers are the type that is easy to get close to or believe, and both have a strong sense of confusion in appearance.
Chen Dadao saluted steadily, "Two strong men, I am Chen Dalang, a traveling merchant passing by, with salt, iron needles, painkillers, croton and other medicinal materials on my body, and I want to exchange them for furs or other valuable things." ”
"In addition to these, I also know some medical skills, I can see some superficial diseases, and the diseases of the elderly and children can be seen."
As soon as Chen Dadao's words were finished, the two barbarians quickly lowered their guard.
The first is that Chen Dadao doesn't look like a bad person, and the second is that the village respects people who can cure diseases.
"It turned out to be a pharmacist, I took you into the village, there are dozens of families in our village, I will help you ask who wants to see a doctor and buy things."
The old man no longer held the axe in both hands, but held the axe in one hand to lead the way for Chen Dadao.
"This is my son's belly." The old man introduced his son, and his son also relaxed his guard and smiled at Chen Dadao.
Chen Dadao said politely: "Okay, I'll just disturb here for one night." ”
The old man quickly walked beside Chen Dadao and said enthusiastically: "We haven't seen outsiders in this village for five or six years, and the last time we entertained a few hunters who took the wrong path, and those people said that they would come back again, but they haven't seen them again." ”
Chen Dadao comforted: "The road here is not easy to walk, and the family can live a solid life, and they don't want to go out to do business, and they won't go so far to hunt." ”
The old man sighed, "Yes, it's really not peaceful here, there is a young man in our village named Erdan, he originally went to catch fish in the nearby water, who knew that he was lost for several days a while ago and didn't see anyone, and the village began to do things for him, but he came back again." ”
Chen Dadao said: "It's good to be able to come back, this is a great blessing." ”
The old man was obviously not happy, and sighed: "How can there be such a great blessing, this kid will be crazy after he comes back, and the people in the village say that he is possessed by demons, will the little master see this disease?" ”
Chen Dadao felt that this was not an ordinary thing, and said frankly: "I also know some anti-ghost means, often walking outside, and some means of exorcising ghosts and demons must be a little." ”
The old man was immediately overjoyed, "Good! I'll take you to his house to see, and by the way, I'll also see my house, I've been feeling unsteady when I sleep lately. ”
"Okay." Chen Dadao responded steadily.
The long belly soon went to the village and shouted, the people of this village were very close, and it was not long before the whole village came out of the thatched hut.
Chen Dadao found that the people here were very short, almost none of them were 1.7 meters, and most of the men were 1.6 meters, or even 1.5 meters.
Women are also a head shorter than those in Jiangdong, generally about one meter four or five, or even shorter.
Under the explanation of the old man and the man, everyone knew that the man in front of him who looked good and was also majestic was a doctor.
There was no other entertainment in the village, and everyone soon followed Chen Dadao to a hut.
As soon as Chen Dadao approached here, he felt a gust of wind blowing.
"Stand back, there's a demonic spirit here!"
The people in the village were a little dazed, and they stood there for a while, not knowing what to do.
At that moment, a dark figure burst out of the dim, damp low house.
The shadow was a man with a mantle and a man on all fours.
He let out a whimpering roar, and when he came out, he was about to crawl towards the outside of the village.
Chen Dadao's speed was faster, and he soon stepped on his back.
It's like stepping on a big rat coming out of a hole.
The people of the village were frightened by the man who looked like a human being, but crawled with his hands and feet.
"Is this a dog? He's really possessed by a demon! ”
"It's a youkai! It's definitely a youkai! ”
Chen Dadao felt that the man under his feet had a brute force, and quickly squatted down and put his head on the ground with his hand.
"Is this what he has been like since he came back? Did it hurt anyone? ”
Chen Dadao felt that this was not a powerful monster, and wanted to investigate the source of the demonic energy on this man's body.
The old man said in horror: "How do we know this! After he came back, he hid in this house and didn't go out, and there seemed to be no shortage of people in the village.
The old man's words caused panic, and soon every household began to count the people in their own house.
Chen Dadao asked, "Are his parents not there?" ”
The old man cried: "How can he have parents, more than ten years ago there was a catastrophe here in our country, there was no food in the mountains, the water was dry, and no child survived for a year. ”
"If I hadn't been able to hunt, I would have died at that time, and everyone had a hard time surviving."
Chen Dadao didn't want to hear this, so he interrupted the old man's memories and said, "If his parents are dead, how did he survive?" ”
The old man was silent for a few seconds, and then said slowly: "His parents and the starving people in the village have been thrown into the stagnant water behind the mountain, and we don't go to the stagnant water to catch fish if we stutter, but he has used it there to find food since he was a child." ”
"We don't care about him, so we don't care, he looked quite normal before, but he didn't talk when he came back this time, crazy."
The people in the nearby villages also looked emotional and sad, and some of them fell silent.
Only a few rich areas of the world can guarantee a good harvest every year, and many parts of the frontier are actually not suitable for survival and do not produce as much.
Either the environment is harsh or it's fickle.
Sometimes a catastrophe can wipe out all traces of human activity in the area.
Hunger is the most normal and helpless disaster in these places.
Whenever there is a famine year when the harvest is bad and the wild beasts in the mountains will starve to death, there may not be a single baby alive in the dozen or so villages and towns nearby.
In the desire to survive, it is not strange to do anything.
Chen Dadao frowned and looked at the man at his feet, "Can you understand what I said?" Now tell me, what's your name? ”
The man's mouth was still full of whining sounds, and the next moment, the originally chaotic roar suddenly became clear.
"Wow~Wow~Wow~"
A weak, but clear, shrill voice like a baby rang out.
The people of the nearby village were a little frightened, and they looked at the humanoid monster with a human voice in horror.
Chen Dadao scolded: "Demon! ”
He jerked out of the man, and by the time he landed on the ground, he had an extra sigil with a strange symbol in his hand.
After the possessed man broke free from the restraints on his body, he did not flee directly, but lay on his stomach and continued to make a weird baby sound with his mouth open.
"Wow~Wow~Wow~"
Chen Dadao frowned, unable to think of a reason for a while.
The villagers in the vicinity saw the man's appearance at this time, and under the long greasy hair, they could see a pair of green eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth.
"Wow~Wow~Wow~" The monster struggled to open its mouth and make a baby's sound.
Its voice began to get louder and louder.
The old man shouted eagerly, "Kill this monster!" Is it trying to attract youkai?! ”
The people in the nearby village were even more anxious, and no one regarded this man as a human at this time.
From the previous weird behavior, to the current appearance of this monster, everyone thinks this is a monster!
"Kill him!"
"Kill him! Chase away this youkai! ”
"Get out! Get out! ”
"This damn monster, we are kind enough to give you food, I'm really blind to feed you this monster!"
Chen Dadao suddenly sensed something, and looked at the room again as he listened to the human voice of a child.
At this time, after concentrating on the blessing with mana, Chen Dadao could clearly see the things in the low black room not far away.
The thatched hut, which smelled like a kennel, was filled with rotten fruits, vegetables, and sweet potatoes and leaves like twigs, in addition to mud and urine.
"Wow~Wow~Wow~" The monster's voice became more anxious and more harsh.
The ears of the villagers were punctured by the roar of the monster, and soon some people couldn't help but take up arms.
Chen Dadao realized that as long as these villagers took up arms, they would quickly become abusers.
If it was a normal monster, there was nothing wrong with it, but now this monster made Chen Dadao feel weird.
"Wait!" Chen Dadao stopped the villagers who were about to do it, and untied the back box under the surprised gazes of the people around him.
Chen Dadao prepared some camouflage things this time, including the water and dough cakes that a normal traveler would carry.
He quickly pulled out a piece of hard dough from his cloth bag and approached the monster under the nervous gaze of the rest.
The monster was still crying, but when it sensed the food approaching, it quickly stopped crying.
Chen Dadao breathed a sigh of relief, and was even more sure that this monster was not calling for companions, but he didn't know where he knew that the cry of a human baby would attract human feeding, so he cried like that.
He didn't cry before, probably because he had been rich in food recently, and he was from another village, and the rest of the village gave him a little bit to eat.
On the premise that there was food in the stomach, the demon-possessed human maintained restraint and followed his instinct and began to wait for the meal.
Chen Dadao placed the dough in front of the man, poured the water into a clay bowl again, and then took a few steps back.
Soon the man began to eat quietly like an animal.
"This person has been possessed by a demon and can't be saved." Chen Dadao looked at this person's body and affirmed: "I will rest here for the night today, and when I leave tomorrow, I will take him out of here, and let him fend for himself in a place where he can't come back." ”
Chen Dadao looked at the rest of the people, "If you have clothes and food for him, prepare them, and I will take them on the road tomorrow, and I will also be here today to see a doctor for everyone, so there will be no charge." ”
The rest breathed a sigh of relief.
The old man said directly: "Then so be it, everyone is from the same village, Erdan, this child has been pitiful since he was a child, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't hide, and he was guilty of leaving a doll before he got married." ”
Chen Dadao didn't talk nonsense, and then began to diagnose people in the village, and also exchanged the scarce iron needles and laxatives in the village for some medicinal herbs and furs.
The rest of the people also took edible wild vegetables and clean fruits in return, and the well-fed Erdan became extraordinarily honest.
The next day, Chen Dadao left this wild village with Erdan.
Only he knew that this second egg was not possessed by a demon, nor did he eat something unclean, but the demon blood in his body was revived.
"It's a long road, it's good to have one more company, you will be my disciple in the future." Chen Dadao looked at the unconscious second egg seriously, "I think you are extremely powerful, and you will be called Wanli in the future." ”
(End of chapter)