Chapter 121: How difficult the people's livelihood is, the king of the mountain
"It's someone from the Black Lotus Sect?"
Yan Ming became vigilant, and immediately looked at the Qinglu Holy Envoy, secretly thinking that the people of the Black Lotus Sect had searched for it so quickly.
But seeing that the Qinglu Holy Envoy's face was still shocked at this time, her ear power was not as good as Yan Ming, and she hadn't heard these slogans yet.
In contrast, she was extremely wary of Yan Ming, obviously aware of the power of the soul transfer technique just now.
Those who have specialized in practicing spiritual secret techniques are really powerful, Yan Ming's soul transfer technique has been used many times, and they are all very successful, and the Qinglu Holy Envoy is the only one who can take the initiative to break free from it, and he is also the only one who is aware of the existence of soul transfer technique.
As for the other people who had been subjected to the Soul Transfer Technique, after being interrogated by themselves, most of them were very confused, not knowing what was happening, and they had no memory of the information they had just confided, so they were naturally unaware of the existence of the Soul Transfer Technique.
And the more this happened, the more Yan Ming was sure that he had just asked the core, and the Black Lotus Sect must have planned something very important, so that the Qinglu Holy Envoy subconsciously resisted revealing it.
Yan Ming glanced at her, and then directly sealed the opponent's dumb hole with a true qi, and rose up.
He had a keen ear and heard the movement in advance, but in fact, the two sides were still some distance away.
Yan Ming stepped on the treetops on his toes, and soon approached the sound of the Black Lotus Sect's slogans.
He was ready to make a move, wondering if the Black Lotus Sect had used some secret method to search for him.
But after approaching, I saw the group of people who came clearly, and the murderous aura slowly disappeared.
It was not the imaginary Black Lotus Sect members who came, but a group of civilians dressed simply, even a little tattered, who seemed to be from a nearby village.
It turned out that Yan Ming was in a hurry, and he had gradually approached the edge of this dense forest, approaching the path outside.
Led by two hunters, followed by a few ordinary villagers, their clothes were patched, and their steps were vague during their actions, and they didn't know martial arts at a glance.
And the direction they went was not where Yan Ming was just now, but walked along a sheep's intestine path, muttering the slogan of the Black Lotus Sect in their mouths as they went.
At first, the two sentences were quite similar to that, but they couldn't remember it later, so a few people began to talk nonsense.
"Black Lotus, Black Lotus, bless us with a full meal, bless our hens with a few more eggs......"
"I said, Hao Laoqi, which is more spiritual between this Black Lotus Sect and the temple on the nearby mountain, is it not for us to join in, so that we don't have to be bullied in the future."
"How do I know this, anyway, the big households and local security of several nearby villages have joined, so let's follow suit."
"But it costs money! Where are we going to get all this money, you go back and ask, can you get some prey on the mountain to resist it? ”
"Okay, I'll go back and ask."
A few villagers chatted as they walked.
But soon, a gust of wind blew in his face, and one of them paused, sniffed, and frowned.
"No, there's smoke around here!"
As soon as these words came out, the other people paused nervously.
They are all active in the mountains all year round, and they have rich experience, and when they smell the wind, they all notice something strange.
"Is the mountain on fire? Or is there someone who makes a fire? ”
"Hurry up and take a look!"
After speaking, several people walked in the direction where Yan Ming was before.
These villagers, who have lived here for generations, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and of course know the horrors of the wildfires and cannot let them go.
Yan Ming secretly took in all of their reactions, and then his figure flashed and disappeared in place like a breeze.
Yan Ming quickly returned to the Qinglu Holy Envoy, and seeing that she only had a thin layer of clothing on her body, which was a little unsightly, he put the coat that had almost dried on her in turn.
Soon, the sound of footsteps was heard, and several villagers poked their heads out of the bushes.
"Hey, there's someone!"
The two hunters walked over first, and they breathed a sigh of relief when they looked at the flames in the middle of the clearing, which had been extinguished, and would not ignite the surrounding trees.
"Hey, who are you? How dangerous it is to run into this deep mountain! ”
One person asked, but before he finished speaking, the other person next to him pulled the corner of his clothes, and then pointed to Yan Ming's saber.
They saw that Yan Ming was a martial artist, and he must be a little difficult to mess with.
Yan Ming put the coat of the official messenger on the Qinglu Holy Envoy at this time, so the other party didn't recognize his identity.
"It's okay, it's not a wildfire!"
Turning his head and shouting to a few companions, then the two looked at Yan Ming, and then at the Qinglu Holy Envoy, they couldn't help but wonder that this pair of lonely men and widows appeared in the deep mountains, no matter how they looked at it.
"I'm sorry, I accidentally entered this mountain and accidentally fell into the water, so I dried my clothes here." Yan Ming explained.
Seeing that Yan Ming was easier to speak, the two hunters were a little bolder, but they were still not at ease.
"There are fierce beasts and miasma in this mountain, and it is easy to get lost, how did you get here? It's not safe here, so let's go with us and get you clean clothes to change into at my house at the bottom of the mountain. ”
One of them said.
The villagers were relatively simple and didn't think too much about it.
"Okay, then there will be work, and after you go out, you will be rewarded."
This is exactly what Yan Ming wants, and it also saves him from looking for his way in the deep mountains, as long as he goes out to a populated place, and then he can contact his own people.
Yan Ming thought that now that the overall situation in the Bliss Building had been decided, Ruthless and Lu Xiaofeng and the others could completely handle the next things, and then they would send someone to find him.
The discussion was decided, Yan Ming came over to pack some things, helped the Qinglu Holy Envoy, and with just one hand, he could help him move, and then walked out.
The two hunters were not at ease, and they skillfully came over and trampled on the ashes of the fire to cover it, making sure that there would be no risk of any recurrence.
Soon, they came out of the bushes, joined up with the others, and walked together along the bush-covered path down the hill.
Yan Ming didn't reveal his identity, but wanted to hear information about the Black Lotus Sect from them.
However, the villagers who followed behind looked at the two with curious eyes.
Yan Ming himself was not bad-looking, plus when they saw the appearance of the Qinglu Holy Envoy, they were simply shocked, they felt like fairies, they didn't dare to approach, and only kept a distance to follow.
After walking for some distance, I finally came out of this dense forest, and in front of me, I could faintly see a small village at the foot of the mountain, and several fields of farmland that had been reclaimed nearby.
After a short time, they entered the village, and the house of one of the hunters was on the edge of the village, so they brought Yan Ming over.
The others dispersed, and went back to their homes to sort out the prey they had caught in the mountains.
"Mother, Xiaofen, we have guests at home, do you have any clean clothes, take two out."
As soon as he entered, the Orion shouted at the top of his voice.
An old woman and a little girl with braids came out of the room.
They rarely have outsiders here, let alone characters like Yan Ming and Qinglu who are very outstanding in appearance and temperament, so their eyes are full of surprise.
The Orion told them what had happened, and the three of them got together and muttered for a long time, and when they turned their heads again, the old woman's face was already full of smiles, and she hurriedly entertained them.
After some time.
Yan Ming and Qinglu sat on a few stones in the courtyard, and had already changed into a coarse cloth with patches and washed to a white but very clean cloth.
Yan Ming's clothes are very loose, Qinglu's body is just right, and a simple dress makes her aggression a lot less.
Qinglu was unlocked a few acupoints at this time, and he could move simply, but he was still soft in his hands and feet.
"Young man, where did you come from, and why did you run into the mountains?" The old woman asked.
This Yan Ming was a little difficult to explain, and before she could speak, the old woman said again.
"It's okay, if it's inconvenient to say, it's okay not to speak, I've heard about it before, there is a son of a dart bureau in the nearby house, and he eloped with his good woman, and those people in the dart bureau just came to us yesterday to ask, but don't worry, I won't leak out what you are here."
As she spoke, the old woman had a kind smile on her face, and her eyes swept around Yan Ming and Qinglu with a meaningful gaze, as if she was recalling her youth from them.
How could there be such a coincidence?
Yan Ming knew that it seemed that the other party had misunderstood the two of them and regarded them as a couple who eloped.
Qinglu rolled her eyes slightly, glaring at Yan Ming, if she hadn't been dumbfounded, she really wanted to refute it immediately.
"You guys just take a rest here with us, eat something, but don't run into the mountains, the waterholes in the mountains are cold, and if you fall into it, you may fall into the root of the disease, girl, get something to eat for the two of you."
"Good!"
The little girl quickly ran into the house, ran out again, holding two rough nests in her hands, and a small bowl of cured meat, and handed them to Yan Ming and the others.
It's just that this little girl couldn't help but swallow when she looked at this.
Usually, they are only willing to eat wowotou made of rice bran, the taste is very poor, it is difficult to swallow, and this kind of mixed noodles is only willing to take it out now.
The prey caught in the mountains should also be eaten sparingly.
The old woman's face was full of apologies: "Two, you are used to eating and dressing well, we don't have any good things, don't dislike it, you can only have strength after eating." ”
The girl named Xiaofen also answered next to her: "It would be nice if all the prey that my brother brought could stay." ”
"Xiaofen, in front of the guests, don't say anything else." The old woman reminded.
Yan Ming was curious: "Do you have to give the prey you hunt to others?" ”
"Yes, the land security in the village, as well as the rich man Liu, last year's drought, our family borrowed a few buckets of rice from him, and he hasn't paid it back until now, and the rented land is also theirs, by the way, there is also the king on the nearby mountain, who regularly comes to collect things, and recently he has to save things for the immortals of the Black Lotus Sect, but the immortals said that as long as they have money, they don't want things."
Xiao Fen's heart was straight, and she said it in one breath.
Although she was used to this in her tone, just hearing it made Yan Ming frown.
In just a few sentences, you can hear the hardships of his life.
Hearing that the Black Lotus Sect was also involved, even Qinglu was silent, looking down at the nest head in his hand, and then at the bowl full of gaps.
"Why did you join the Black Lotus Sect?" Yan Ming asked.
"Because the rich people in the vicinity have joined, the immortals of the Black Lotus Sect are special gods, they can do anything, and if they join the Black Lotus Sect, they can be protected by the immortals, and if they are sick or something, they can pay less offerings to get medical treatment, and they don't have to be bullied by the kings of the nearby mountains."
The little girl introduced very excitedly, but then she looked a little embarrassed.
"But the immortals of the Black Lotus Sect said that we need five taels of silver to join, and it is impossible for us to save so much money for several years, my brother is going to see if he can go to Rich Liu's house to get a ten-year deed of sale, or I will sell it to be a maid......"
"Okay, don't talk about it." The old woman next to her had no smile on her face, and she stopped Xiao Fen and looked a little tired.
"Two, you guys eat something first, you're welcome."
After speaking, Xiaofen helped the old woman back to the house to rest.
Yan Ming and Qinglu were both deaf and clear-sighted, and they heard their conversation.
"Actually, it's okay if you don't join, anyway, I don't have a few years to live."
"That's not good, mother, you worked hard to raise us, and it is right to treat you, and only the immortals of the Black Lotus Sect can cure your illness, and if you don't join, the next time the kings on the mountain come down, you will have to embarrass my brother again......"
"Alas......"
With a long sigh, the room fell silent.
Yan Ming flicked his fingers and unraveled Qinglu's dumb hole.
But the other party didn't scold him, but looked at the nest head in his hand.
This thing is so rough that in normal times, Qinglu won't even look at it, let alone eat it.
But now, Qinglu hesitated for a moment, broke a small piece and put it in his mouth, and chewed it twice.
Suddenly, a look of embarrassment appeared on her face.
It's too unpalatable!
Qinglu swallowed it forcibly.
When he looked up, he looked at Yan Ming.
"Look at what I'm doing, the Black Lotus Sect here is not under my control, and I don't know about these things."
Qinglu said, then let out a long sigh and spit out four words.
"How difficult it is for people's livelihood."
Yan Ming also nodded beside him, this is a rare consensus between the two of them.
"Then what do you think of your Black Lotus Sect's practices?" Yan Ming asked.
Qinglu hesitated slightly, then spoke.
"No way, Yan Zhutou, you are a smart person, you must also know the difficulties of the world, even without our Black Lotus Sect, their situation is still not much better, if you want to change all this, you have to let everyone change their way of living!"
When the Qinglu Holy Envoy said this, his eyes became firm.
"Only when the Black Lotus is born and the Holy King is born can we change all this, and what we do is for this goal."
"Huh?"
Yan Ming was a little speechless for a while, this Qinglu seemed to have been brainwashed unclear.
Yan Ming naturally felt that he had to do something for these ordinary people, and even make some changes to this world, but he definitely wouldn't rely on this holy king.
But before the two could talk a few words, they suddenly felt the ground tremble slightly, and the sound of horses' hooves rumbling from outside the village came from far and near.
Both of them raised their eyes to look in that direction, and then heard someone in the village shouting, "The king of the mountain is here!" ”
(End of chapter)