Chapter 40: The Disappeared Villagers of Taoli Village
After walking a lot of way, I saw that Li Guangming became excited, and strode forward, letting out a slight gasp.
Shirai made an appointment with Taoli Village, and it was almost there.
Rows of neat thatched huts came into view, and the willow trees on the roadside at the head of the village could be seen swaying softly in the distance. Li Guangming's family lives on the edge of the big willow tree at the head of the village, and he can vaguely see the familiar wooden building through the sparse willow branches. The simple smiles of the villagers floated one by one, Li Po's glutinous rice balls, Uncle Li's hunting meat, the village chief's wine jug, and the earth dog who liked to lie under the tree as much as he did.
As he got closer to the village, Shirai vaguely felt that something was wrong, and his face slowly became solemn.
The dead grass on the ground floated in a row, the village that used to be lively became extremely quiet, and the unknown winter birds made a desolate cry, which seemed extremely desolate.
A few people stopped in front of the village, the streets that were not spacious enough but smooth and tidy before have been hidden among the dry grass, and the grass houses on both sides are all messy and dilapidated, a mess, and the homes of Li Po and Li Dad are also turned into a mess, and the entire Taoli Village is empty.
Li Guangming was stunned in the courtyard, not knowing what was happening for a while, and the fist in his hand made a squeaky squeezing sound.
Bai Jing was also empty in his mind for a while, that Li Dad and Li Po were the first people Bai Jing came into contact with when he came to this world, and they were really good to him, very warm, if something happened to them, it would also make Bai Jing very sad.
"Let's go to the nearby villages and see if anyone knows what happened here. ”
The first to speak was Dou'er, Dou'er's face was solemn, she knew that there were people and things important to the two of them, and she also experienced that feeling.
Bai Jing listened, and instantly pulled himself out of his emotions, and the most important thing now is to figure out what happened, whether Daddy Li, Li Po, and the villagers are still alive.
The three of them hurried to the nearest town, silent all the way.
Soon the three of them rushed to the nearest town to Taoli Village, Qinghe Town, where the villagers of Taoli Village used to exchange household items, and Li Po's weaving cloth was also sold in Qinghe Town.
Qinghe Town is a medium-sized town compared to it, and there are quite a few wealthy merchants.
Bai Jing and Dou'er have regained their composure, and the three of them have changed into ordinary clothes, but they still look out of place when they walk in the crowd, and the dusty atmosphere can't be hidden.
When the three of them came to a restaurant, Li Guangmingqiang stepped forward and was about to ask, but was interrupted by Bai Jing.
"Shopkeeper, bring the three of us evening tea. With that, he pulled Li Guangming to sit down.
"Don't worry, look at the appearance of Taoli Village, it hasn't been a day or two since Dad Li, Li Po and the villagers disappeared. It's impossible for someone to know about something so big. ”
Li Guangming carried the wooden stick behind him, looking a little incongruous, but sat dullly on the side, and it could be seen that he was still very worried.
"Ah, a few masters, it seems to be from outside, look at the eyes, it's not easy to come out and wander at such a young age!" the guy wiped the table neatly, served the tea, and said with a sigh on his face.
"Man, I want to ask you about something, do you know about the disappearance of the villagers of Taoli Village, the nearest villager?" Bai Jing gestured to Dou'er as he spoke, and Dou'er gave the guy a silver ingot, and rolled his eyes as if he didn't have it.
The guy listened to Shirai's words, forgot to collect the money for a while, his eyes instantly narrowed, and he quickly glanced around, fortunately, this is not the time to eat, and there are few guests.
The man closed the door, with a hint of horror on his face, "Why are you inquiring about that Taoli Village? When you go outside, you must not talk about that Taoli Village easily, that will be destroyed!" The man raised his hand to the base of his neck, gestured to clean up, and whispered an admonition.
"Don't worry, man, what else can we do with our children, just listen to interesting stories, and no one will believe it when we say it. Bai Jing smiled, comforted the man, and then glanced at the silver ingot in Dou'er's hand, which was a lot of silver for ordinary people.
Well, the guy borrowed the silver ingot in his hand and gritted his teeth, although he felt that the three teenagers were extraordinary and had a different temperament, but after all, they were still children, what could happen.
"I don't know a lot, but I heard that there is a gang called Feixian Sect in Jiuquan Mountain, Qinghe Town, and this gang usually scavenges for money on the grounds of ensuring the safety of one party, which is really vicious and domineering, and the people can't avoid it. ”
"The private government just sits idly by?" Shirai frowned slightly.
"Where does the government dare to care, this is no longer a matter that mortals dare to meddle in, I heard that the ninth immortal mana of the Flying Immortal Sect is really powerful, he has a fairy sword, called the Qing Snake Sword, pretending to be like a snake, coming and going like a shuttle, and even flying with a sword, it is really like an immortal!"
Edgeworth Flying! At least in the late Yuan Dynasty! Bai Jing was shocked in his heart, in this mortal world, there are indeed very few cultivators who can have such a realm.
"Not only that, but there are three elders sitting down on the ninth immortal, and they are all advanced in immortal law, which makes mortals fearful. ”
"Then what do these have to do with the missing villagers in Taoli Village?" Dou'er couldn't help but interrupt on the side.
Li Guangming also raised his head, his face expressionless, but there was eagerness in his eyes that could not be concealed.
"Just half a year ago, I heard that the Ninth Immortal found a treasure in the valley of the south gate of Jiuquan Mountain, what exactly is the Ninth Immortal did not tell anyone, and I and other mortals can't know, only know that the Ninth Immortal took a group of disciples to tie people everywhere, but the Ninth Immortal didn't dare to be too arrogant for fear of attracting the attention of the big sect, so he tied up and down all the old and young people in Taoli Village, which was remote and uninhabited, and it has been half a year, I'm afraid that the villagers are all harming the group of bullshit immortals who don't know the way of heaven! The hotel guy sighed, his eyes blank, not knowing what he was thinking.
"The Ninth Immortal. Bai Jing thought silently in his heart, why is it called ninth, isn't there still an eighth and seventh immortal?
Out of the restaurant, the three of them went straight to Jiuquan Mountain, and now the most important thing is to find out whether the villagers of Taoli Village are still alive, and what is the strength of the Flying Immortal Sect.
The three of them ran wildly according to the path pointed out by the restaurant guy, and after a long time, they came to the vicinity of the valley, standing on the cliff of Jiuquan Mountain, and below was the valley pointed out by the restaurant guy. This place is guarded by the disciples of the Flying Immortal Sect, and ordinary people have never dared to come and visit.
The three of them looked into the valley, the cliffs on both sides of the valley are steep, the valley is indeed flat and wide, obviously there is a large number of manpower to tidy up, there is a cave on the cliff wall at the bottom of the valley, there are many people in shabby clothes, depressed expressions are carrying stones from the cave one after another, the stones in several places in the valley are piled up like hills, it can be seen that this group of people has been imprisoned here for a long time.
"Hurry up for me! You old immortal, and you, give me a little more money, the head can wait for that baby, if you are a day late, you will all die! No, death will not let you be satisfied!"
A Flying Immortal Sect disciple shouted in disgust.