Chapter 46: The Strange Ring
Bai Xue's big eyes stared at the ring on the young man's right hand, and a low snoring sound kept coming out of her throat, and the hair on her body exploded as if she was angry.
But under Bai Xue's angry appearance, Shen Yuan could faintly feel the kitten's body trembling constantly, as if the anger was just to hide the real fear in his heart.
It was the first time for Shen Yuan to see Bai Xue showing such a look, you must know that even if he faced Fubo Longjun and Jidu Grand Prince before, Bai Xue could proudly raise his little head and look at those two powerhouses from 10,000 years ago.
On the surface, his expression did not change, but Shen Yuan had secretly become a little wary of the young man wearing the ring.
Shen Yuan stretched out his palm and gently stroked Bai Xue's head, soothing the little guy's uneasiness.
Finally, Bai Xue also calmed down and lay quietly on Shen Yuan's shoulder, but her eyes still glanced at the ring from time to time.
On the other side, the leader of the hunters, after listening to the report, suppressed the grief on his face and spoke to the young man:
"Aman, it was this gentleman who rescued us, why don't you hurry up and thank this gentleman."
Ah Man turned his head, and Shen Yuan saw his face clearly.
He doesn't look very old, only seventeen or eighteen years old, and the first impression of his face is that he is honest and honest.
The strong figure was wearing simple animal skin clothes, and even though Ah Man's hands were stained with a lot of blood, he still did not show the slightest deterrent under his honest appearance.
"Hello sir, my name is Aman."
As he spoke, Ah Man stretched out his right hand and wanted to shake hands with Shen Yuan, but after glancing at Shen Yuan's white robe as white as new, as well as the blood and minced flesh on his hands, he immediately withdrew his palm with a ashamed smile on his face.
No matter from which point of view, this young man seems to be a harmless honest and honest young man.
"My surname is Shen."
Shen Yuan just responded casually and did not communicate in depth.
Although this young man named Ah Man didn't seem to have a problem, it must be unusual that the ring on his hand could cause such a strong reaction from Bai Xue.
Compared with the performance of a strange young man, Shen Yuan was more inclined to believe Bai Xue, who had a close relationship with him, and naturally a little vigilance rose in his heart.
Shen Yuan's performance of not continuing to communicate made Ah Man very disappointed, but then he immediately showed a sad expression and said to the hunter leader:
"Uncle Li, we lost three people not long after we came out this time, I want to bring their bodies back first."
The leader of the hunters thought for a moment, then nodded:
"You go and tidy up, let's go back to the village first and then make plans."
Aman nodded repeatedly, and then began to sort through the ruins with the others, as well as collect the remains of the hunter's corpse that had been torn apart by the bear demon earlier.
In the process of collecting, there were still many hunters whispering, looking at Shen Yuan with hatred.
The leader of the hunters knew very well that Shen Yuan's strength and killing them was just a matter of thought, so he hurriedly took the initiative to apologize to Shen Yuan:
"I'm sorry Mr. Shen, they were also mentally unbalanced just now, and I ask Mr. Shen to understand."
Shen Yuan frowned lightly and glanced at those hunters, although saving people was just a casual act for him, but no one would be happy to save such a group of ungrateful guys.
Sensing the displeasure in Shen Yuan's expression, the hunter leader suddenly spoke:
"Mr. Shen should be from outside, right?"
"That's right." Shen Yuan nodded.
"Then Mr. Shen doesn't know the rules of our Yunfu mountains, but it's normal." The leader of the hunters said with a sad face:
"We, the mountain people of the Yunfu Mountains, are protected by the mountain gods, and as long as we do not leave the territory of the mountain gods, we can ensure that we are not invaded by the demon clan in most cases.
But in the same way, we are also restricted by the oracle of the mountain god, and we must not kill any demon clan, otherwise the whole village will be rejected by the mountain god.
Once there is no protection from the mountain gods, the demon clans hovering outside the stockade will rush up and tear us all apart! ”
At this, the tall hunter leader's body trembled slightly, and an irrepressible fear appeared in his eyes.
"They are also worried that Mr. Shen's killing of the bear demon will cause the mountain god to be angry and affect the safety of the village, so they are hostile to Mr. Shen."
The hunter leader's words could be regarded as answering the doubts in Shen Yuan's heart, but what followed were even greater doubts.
"Then why don't you leave this Yunfu Mountain?"
The hunter leader's face suddenly showed astonishment.
"Leave?" The hunter leader's face showed unprecedented panic, as if Shen Yuan's words contained some kind of indescribable terror.
"No, no, no! We must not leave the Yunfu Mountains!
In the mountains, we still have the protection of the mountain gods, and we only need to pay some tribute as a price to save our lives from the mouth of the demon clan.
But if we leave the Yunfu Mountains, we will definitely have only one way to die! ”
Shen Yuan's words surprised Shen Yuan, and he couldn't help but ask, "Why is this?" ”
The hunter leader looked at Shen Yuan with a hint of questioning:
"Since you are from outside the Yunfu Mountains, don't you know that there are even more terrifying demons outside the Yunfu Mountains?
Those demons will not obey the rules of the mountain gods, they can kill humans wantonly, and they can only live in fear every day after they go out.
In front of them, human beings are just a group of ants that kill at will, and only strong people like you can save themselves and come to the Yunfu Mountains. ”
Shen Yuan was stunned, he didn't expect to get such an answer.
Beyond the Yunfu Mountains in the mouth of the hunter leader, it seemed that there were completely two worlds in contact with him.
Seeing that Shen Yuan, who was stunned, did not refute, the hunter leader showed a look on his face, and complained:
"We, the Yunfu mountain people, have lived in this deep mountain since we were children, and have little contact with the outside world, since a large number of monsters began to appear more than half a year ago, our Yunfu mountains have directly cut off contact with the outside world.
Thanks to the appearance of the mountain gods that we have worshiped for generations, we are protected from demons. ”
"There have been strong people like you in several villages around us before, and they also wanted us to leave the Yunfu Mountains at that time.
The strong man even said that there were no monsters outside at all, only the Yunfu Mountains were the gathering place of monsters, and after going out, they could go to other cities to live at will, and they didn't have to be afraid of being attacked by the demon clan.
At that time, there was a village that listened to the bewitchment and was ready to migrate with the strong man, but he died under the siege of the demon clan on the way, and in the end, there were only a few dozen people left in the village, which was full of more than 700 people. ”
"Mr. Shen, I know that you strong people are all powerful and good people, for example, you also helped us kill that bear demon.
But we mountain people have our own way of life, and please don't continue to interfere in our lives. ”
Listening to the explanation of the hunter leader, Shen Yuan finally understood.
These mountain people originally lived in the Yunfu Mountains and had very little contact with the outside world, and after the tide of spiritual energy, the demon clan occupied the Yunfu Mountains and completely cut off contact with the outside world.
This made the mountain people think that the outside world had been completely occupied by the demon clan, and only the Yunfu Mountains could maintain a pure land.
"That's not right!"
Shen Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately realized that there was a certain problem in it.
If it is just a simple information exchange error, it is impossible to make these Yunfu mountain people so frightened, and there must be other reasons.
While Shen Yuan was pondering, the leader of the hunters also walked into the ruins of the temple and helped many hunters check the injuries of others.
"Let's go, pay tribute to the mountain god as soon as possible, and maybe pray for the mountain god's forgiveness."
A few Yunfu mountain people who had finally collected the corpses sighed and discussed.
And at this moment, the honest-faced Ah Man scratched his head and suddenly whispered:
"Mr. Shen saved us, should we ask Mr. Shen to go back to the village to repay him?"
As soon as these words came out, the hunters were in a mess and asked in a low voice:
"Repay?"
"He killed the bear demon, which will anger the mountain god."
"Aman, you idiot, can you say this?"
Even the leader of the hunters was embarrassed.
He didn't have the same prejudice that those hunters had against Shen Yuan, but the other hunters were obviously hostile to Shen Yuan, and something would go wrong if they rashly invited him.
Ah Man, who was scolded by several hunters, was full of grievances and whispered:
"I think, I think that since Mr. Shen is so powerful, maybe he can help us intercede with the mountain god.
Maybe the mountain god will be able to open up and spare us for this offense. ”
As soon as they heard that they could let the mountain god master open the net, several hunters who were still scolding Ah Man suddenly lit up, and they all let out a voice of approval.
"I didn't expect that Aman's stupid brain could actually play a role one day."
"That's the reason, since the bear demon was killed by him, he should be asked to explain it to the mountain god."
Even the leader of the hunters nodded heavily after thinking for a moment, and then whispered a warning to the other hunters:
"I don't care what you think about it, since you want to invite Mr. Shen, you must be respectful to me.
If we offend Mr. Shen, maybe Mr. Shen will be enough to kill us without waiting for the mountain god lord to lower his anger. ”
The words of the hunter leader made many hunters suddenly think of Shen Yuan's sharp sword that killed the bear demon.
Before, because he was worried about the anger of the mountain god, he had no scruples about Shen Yuan at all, but now that he thought about it carefully, everyone suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Don't worry, we won't anger him."
"All you have to do is invite him to our stockade."
After a whispered discussion, the leader of the hunters walked out of the ruins of the temple with a warm smile on his face:
"I think Mr. Shen will have to travel a long way to Yunfu Mountains, why don't you settle down in our village and rest?"
"By the way, let us also express our gratitude to Mr. Shen for saving his life."
The leader of the hunters didn't know that their voices couldn't hide from Shen Yuan at all, and those little abacus had already fallen into Shen Yuan's ears.
However, Shen Yuan only thought about it for a moment, and then pushed the boat down.
"Good!"
He didn't want to pay attention to the group of hunters who were full of thoughts, but he was still interested in the mountain god.
Ever since he got the Rain Summoning Divine Power in Yunmeng Village, Shen Yuan was still very willing to take the initiative to contact some things that he didn't understand, and maybe there would be unexpected gains.
Under the leadership of the leader of the hunters, Shen Yuan gradually left the ruins, while Ah Man walked in the back because he was responsible for carrying the corpse.
Looking at Shen Yuan in front of him, there seemed to be a sound of saliva swallowing in Ah Man's ears.
"What a corpse. Perfect Flesh! ”
(End of chapter)