Li Yan looked at Zheng Dabao. The child was not only emaciated, but also surrounded by a gloomy aura. Li Yan noticed that his wrists were covered with dense scars. But they're all shallow, cleverly avoiding deadly locations.

"Who are you talking about 'they'?" asked Li Yan rhetorically.

Zheng Dabao blinked treacherously, motioned for Li Yan to squat down, and said in his ear: "Come to the back mountain tomorrow to find me, and you will understand everything." ”

The next morning, the whole village was busy, adults and children were busy loading goods, and Miyuki was in charge of the matter.

Li Yan pretended to be indifferent and slowly walked in the direction of the back mountain.

It didn't take long for him to discover some clues. In the midst of the hustle and bustle, a few villagers seemed to be particularly idle.

They were distributed not far away, and as long as Li Yan moved, they would also move. The movements of these men were disguised by the noisy crowd and were therefore inconspicuous.

But they clearly underestimated the level of Li Yan.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and everyone's eyes were cast together. A donkey was frightened for some reason, and with a roar overturned the millstone.

The crowd was in turmoil. The watchers forgot their duties for a moment, and looked lively.

When they came back to their senses, they looked for Li Yan again, and there was no trace of him.

When Li Yan came to the back mountain, he saw a thin spring dripping down from the top of the mountain. He took a closer look, and a chill hit his face.

Although the mountain spring is small, after tens of millions of years of accumulation, the waterhole is unfathomable, and only the dark shadow below can be seen.

Li Yan stared at the pool, and suddenly his heart moved, and suddenly he saw a figure appear in the pool. She was wearing a red wedding dress, and her phoenix crown was beautiful, and she was her bride Chen Zhier.

Li Chan shouted, "Zhi'er, I've found you! Come, come back with me!"

But seeing Zhi'er purse her lips and smile, she turned her head and ran into the distance, and after a few steps, she stopped and waved to him.

Li Yan said: "Zhi'er, wait for me!"

Zhi'er was so close to him that it seemed to be within reach, but he hesitated and refused to take a step. Because there seemed to be a voice in his heart reminding him loudly: Don't pass, don't pass!

But Li Yan only hesitated for a moment, because the voice quickly sank into the silent cold pool, and he only had Zhi'er's amorous gaze in his eyes.

He made up his mind and was about to walk forward, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a reflection in the clear water: someone was holding a stone high behind him and slamming it down on his head.

Li Yan was startled, suddenly came to his senses, grabbed the man's neck with his backhand and asked sharply, "What are you doing?" ”

The man was almost out of breath when he was grabbed by a hand like an iron tong, and without saying a word, the stone in his hand fell to the ground.

When Li Yan saw him, he was immediately stunned. It turned out that this person was Zheng Dabao, who was sneaky last night.

Li Yan thought to himself: Since you want to harm me, it doesn't hurt to cheat you. So he pretended to be vicious and said, "Say, who sent you? If you dare to lie, I will throw you into a pool and drown!"

Zheng Dabao shouted while struggling, "Let it go...... Let go of me! You idiot, I'm here to save you!"

"Help me?"

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and his hand was loosened.

Zheng Dabao took the opportunity to break free, slipped to the side and straightened his collar and said, "Yes! If it weren't for me, you would have been sucked into this demon pool! I took the stone to wake you up." ”

Seeing that Li Yan was still skeptical, he shook his head and sighed: "You were about to jump into the waterhole just now, if I have the intention to harm you, just watch from the sidelines, why bother doing more?"

Alas, you look like you know some martial arts, but your brain is a mess and stupid. I guess you can't take care of the idle affairs of our village, so you should hurry down the mountain after you collect your things!"

He said these words in an old-fashioned manner, as if he was a little adult.

Li Yan thought about it for a while, felt reasonable, and hugged his fists and said: "Little brother, I was abrupt, thank you just now!"

Zheng Dabao glanced at him a few times, pouted and said, "Hmph, this is like a sentence!"

Li Yan asked, "I don't know what happened when you met at the lower back mountain last night, little brother, and what is so strange about this pool of water?"

Zheng Dabao asked rhetorically: "I said, you and that eldest lady are not businessmen, right?"

Li Yan said truthfully: "That's right, we are here to find someone." ”

Seeing that he was sincere, Zheng Dabao gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, then I'll tell you." There's a monster in this village!"

"What youkai?" asked Li Yan.

Zheng Dabao looked at the purple smoke of the cold pool, and suddenly shuddered: "I don't know what monster it is, but it is certain that it is hiding in the pool." ”

Li Yan was taken aback: "So ...... said"

Zheng Dabao nodded: "That's right, as long as someone dares to look inside, they will fall into the illusion of the monster, and they will fall into the cold pool unconsciously, and then be eaten by him in one bite." ”

Hearing this, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a chill in the back of his neck, thought about it, and asked, "In that case, why don't the adults of your village find some people with magic power to get rid of it?"

Zheng Dabao's face suddenly showed a sad and indignant look: "Find someone to get rid of it...... You're right, that's what the big guys thought so many years ago. But after the monster swallowed three Taoist priests who claimed to be strong in mana, he didn't have any hope. The whole village was so frightened that they thought about leaving the place together. ”

Li Yan nodded: "Well, it's not a bad way to avoid disaster." ”

Zheng Dabao said: "It would be good if it really left! On the first night of departure, all the big guys were dreamed of by a monster......

"What does that monster look like?" asked Li Yan suddenly.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Dabao shook his head: "I was still young at the time, so I really can't remember clearly." I only remember that it had two long horns, hidden in a cloud of black gas, like a big cow.

It said that all the adults of the village should come to the spring the next day, and it had something to say. If not, the whole village will be killed.

Everyone was scared to death, so naturally they agreed. The next day, the adults went to the back mountain, but the children all stayed in the village. My father and mother told me and my sister to watch the house, and locked the door outside before leaving. ”

Li said suspiciously: "You still have a sister, why haven't I seen it?"

Zheng Dabao said sadly: "It's dead." ”

Li Yan was taken aback, although he wanted to ask, he felt that it was inappropriate, and said, "I'm sorry...... I shouldn't have ......"

Zheng Dabao wiped his tears: "It's okay, you didn't mean it." Although my parents locked me in the house that day, I was born to be idle, and I always wanted to go to the back mountain to see what they were doing. So, sensing that they were far away, he climbed onto the beams of the house, lifted the thatched roof and ran out.

I crept to the back mountain and hid behind a large bluestone. At this time, everyone had just arrived, and they were talking. Suddenly, I heard a loud noise, and a voice like thunder said, 'You ordinary people dare to ask a Taoist to come and arrest me, can you be convicted?'

This voice roared that people knelt down for more than half of a while, and some people trembled and shouted: 'Grandpa Daxian, it's none of our business, it's ...... It's the village chief who calls the shots!'

At that time, the village chief was Uncle Zhang Liu, and he had always been tough, and he said with a stiff neck: "What if I found it?" It's a pity that I couldn't get rid of your demon!"

I saw from afar that he had a hatchet hidden behind his back, and suddenly I understood that he was going to take the opportunity to kill the youkai.

But when I heard the voice sneer, "What a big dog's guts!" and then a huge wave suddenly set off in the pool, enveloping Uncle Zhang Liu.

Everyone rushed forward to take a look, and I saw it with my feet, and after a moment there was a ball of blood in the water, and then a piece of bitten clothes floated up. Uncle Zhang Liu is a good man, but it's a pity that he died so inexplicably. ”

Li Yan asked, "And then, what does the monster say?"

Zheng Dabao said: "It said: 'You are all good people, but you were bewitched by the village chief, I don't blame you.'" You can stay here and live, and I can make sure that you have good weather and that you all live a long life. How?'

Everyone looked at each other, of course it was better, who wouldn't want to?

But there were also people in the crowd who were not stupid, and they dared to ask: 'Dare to ask Daxian, is there any price for this?'

The voice sneered, "It's not a price. All you need to do is pay me a tribute every few months. ’”

Li Yan was startled and scolded: "This shameless demon!"

Zheng Dabao smiled bitterly: "It is indeed shameless. But guess what? As soon as it came out, many people immediately agreed. ”

Li Yan was stunned: "Nonsense, how is that possible? How can there be parents in the world who let their children die?"

Zheng Dabao smiled coldly: "I'm afraid you're not from Java, right? Why are you making such a fuss? Last year, there was a famine in Xishan Village, how many people didn't sell their children for food? Those children will be slaves sooner or later, what's the difference between them and dying?"

These words made Li Yan speechless. I only heard Zheng Dabao continue: "Having said that, no one who is good or decent wants to be involved in this kind of thing.

Who are the people you agree with?

Without exception, they are all people who have no children, or who have children who are not small.

It is not their turn to be so unlucky, anyway, why should they be generous to others? But everyone who has children in the family is resolutely opposed, and my parents will not agree to it.

When the monster saw that everyone was in a mess, he immediately said, 'It's just a child, why can't you keep one safe after offering it to me?' ”

Li Yan said: "Could it be that Hou Lao?"

Zheng Dabao said: "Yes, that's it." He was blind and lame, and he was barely breathing. But when he was agitated by the water column, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his legs were also strong, and he knelt down and bowed: 'Thank you Daxian!'

I still feel sick when I think of his minial appearance!"

Li Yan was silent for a moment and said: "No wonder he doesn't want outsiders to come to the back mountain, it turns out that he himself is the biggest beneficiary!"

Zheng Dabao said: "That's right. But you don't know, the worse is yet to come!"

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Chapter 140: The Strange Story of the Mountain Village (3)