In late autumn, firewood is dry and the easiest to burn. In just a moment, a fire burned at the entrance of the cave. Villagers nearby threw dry firewood on the fire from time to time, and some people used their clothes to fan the fireworks into the cave. In the past, thick smoke billowed into the hole.
For a while, no movement was heard inside, and someone couldn't help but said: "Isn't that beast smoked to death inside?"
"If it's really smoked to death, it would be better if we don't have to waste time." Someone said next to him.
At this moment, a strange cry was heard, and a black shadow had jumped out of the cave. It was as fast as a cheetah. The villagers suddenly screamed, and Han Yi shouted loudly: "Don't panic, don't let it." Ran."
The black shadow jumped over the fire and rushed out. A villager saw the black shadow rushing towards him. He couldn't react in time and was hit hard. He yelled "Ouch" and was knocked away. Fortunately, he was beside him. The villagers were already prepared. They picked up the wooden sticks in their hands and hit the black shadow hard.
The wooden stick hit the black figure on the shoulder, and the black figure did not say a word. He turned left and right, obviously trying to break out of the encirclement, but everyone surrounded him, and the wooden sticks hit the black figure one after another. Yang Ning watched from behind. Clearly, I could see a layer of black hair all over the body of the black figure, but the black hair had lost its luster and was quite sparse. Sure enough, as the old man said before, this beast really stood on two legs.
After more than a dozen sticks were struck, the black figure saw that there was no way out and had already nestled on the ground. He allowed everyone to drop their sticks and no longer avoided resistance.
Seeing a villager raising his hoe and about to smash it down at the black shadow, Yang Ning suddenly shouted: "Stop!"
His sudden shout shocked everyone and they all looked at him. Yang Ning squeezed forward and said: "Stop fighting, he is not a beast, haven't you seen it yet?"
After this black figure came out, it was covered in black hair and extremely fast. It dodged left and right. The villagers' hearts were tense. They were afraid that this black figure would escape. They were determined to kill this black figure. Where? He also wanted to see what the black shadow was. Anyway, he could see enough after being beaten to death. When he heard Yang Ning say this, Han Yi couldn't help but take a closer look, and then grabbed a wooden stick from the hands of the villagers on the side. , reached over and poked.
"He is a human being." Yang Ning sighed, "If you kill him, you will go to jail."
Everyone was shocked and saw the black figure trembling all over. The sharp-eyed people finally saw it and shouted: "That's not the hair on his body, that's... that's clothes."
At this time, Han Yi finally saw clearly that the layer of black hair wrapped around the outside was actually a cloak only worn by wealthy people.
The cloak also has four seasons. In summer, the cloak is thin and cool when worn on the body, while in winter the cloak is thick and warm. Those with strong financial resources will even use animal skins to make cloaks. The fur of bears and leopards is the most noble when used to make cloaks. This is what you see in front of you. The cloak on the black shadow is a cloak made of animal skin.
Several torches moved forward, and now people finally saw clearly that a person was tightly wrapped in a cloak, his whole body was shivering, his head was lowered, and his dark and disheveled hair was mixed with the cloak, in the night It’s really hard to tell the difference, so it’s no wonder they were mistaken for mountain beasts.
Yang Ning originally wanted to see what kind of rare mountain beasts there were on this mountain, but he was a little disappointed when he found that it was a man wrapped in a big cloak, but he was also confused in his heart. This cloak was worth a lot of money, and it was definitely not something that could be owned in a remote place like this. , even some counties may not have such precious cloaks.
But this man is wrapped in an expensive cloak that would never appear in a place like this. Logically speaking, his status is unusual. Even if he is not a high-ranking official, he must have enough food and clothing, but this man is like a wild beast. Hiding in the mountains, even stealing chickens and dogs for food, there is something weird about him.
Yang Ning moved closer, half-bent, and tried to make her voice gentler: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, no one will hurt you."
The man's whole body was shaking. Hearing Yang Ning's voice, he finally slowly raised his head. Under the firelight, someone saw the man's face and screamed.
Not only the villagers nearby, Yang Ning was also surprised when he saw the man's face.
I saw that this man had unkempt hair, a sloppy beard, and a face full of dirt, but the right half of his face was covered with pimples, as if it had been burned by fire. Those flesh pimples had formed tumors, making this face look very... of terror.
But this man's eyes were still bright, and his eyes were full of fear. When he saw Yang Ning in front of him, this man immediately showed hostility, and a low roar came from his throat.
"I know you are scared, but no one here will hurt you." Although this man is ugly, he is in a miserable situation. Yang Ning said softly: "Are you hungry? Where is your home?"
As he spoke, he took two steps forward. It seemed casual, but he was fully alert. Looking at the speed of this man just now, it was not a movement that ordinary people could possess. Yang Ning saw that his eyes were hostile, but he also Worried that he would pounce suddenly.
"Hungry... hungry...!" The man suddenly said vaguely: "Eat... Hungry... Eat...!"
Yang Ning was even more surprised when he heard that this man's speech was not gentle and he could only repeat these two sentences. He asked: "Don't be anxious. You answer my question first. We will get you something to eat. You Tell us, who are you? Why are you here?"
The man saw Yang Ning's gentle expression and seemed to have no hostility. The hostility in his eyes was also reduced a lot, but he was still frightened. When he saw Yang Ning approaching, he couldn't help but move back, and still said: "Hungry... something to eat." … Hungry… !"
Han Yi came closer to Yang Ning and whispered: "Little brother, this guy... This guy doesn't seem to have a bright mind. He seems... not to understand what you are talking about."
"How old do you think he is?" Yang Ning has actually noticed that there seems to be something wrong with this man's brain. At least he can't communicate like a normal person. This man is wrapped in a black cloak, with only one face exposed. , with a beard, looks like a wandering beggar at first glance.
Han Yi looked at it, shook his head and said, "I can't tell, but he should be in his thirties or forties."
"It seems that he is a troubled man living outside." Yang Ning said: "He stole chickens from the village. He must be very hungry."
Han Yi whispered: "The clothes he is wearing should be made of animal skins. It looks like... it seems like bear skins. Could it be stolen from somewhere?"
"This kind of bearskin cloak is priceless in the market. Not only is it expensive, but even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it." Yang Ning swept his eyes on the person, "Don't say it's an ordinary family, it's a wealthy family. , you may not be able to get such a big cloak. Who has such a big cloak? Naturally, it is treasured like a treasure. How can it be easily stolen?"
Han Yi nodded slightly, feeling that what Yang Ning said made sense, and asked softly: "Little brother, what do you mean, this guy is the owner of this big cloak? But as you said, this kind of big cloak is very expensive and not something that ordinary people can afford." Useful, why... why does he have such a big cloak? Who is he? "
"I want to know too." Yang Ning sighed softly: "But I'm afraid we won't know for a while." After thinking about it, he said: "Let's take him down the mountain first. No matter what, we can't Let him stay like this on the mountain. Then you go report it to the officials and ask them to find out where this person came from. If his family is found, the village's losses should be compensated."
He wondered if this was a missing member of a wealthy family who was living outside because of his lack of brains. If that was true, his family would definitely report it to the officials early. When the officials learned that this person had appeared here, they would also It would be easy to get him back home.
Han Yi and the villagers had previously thought that a mountain beast had taken away the chickens in the village, but now they found out that it was a human being. Naturally, they would not really embarrass this person. They also felt that they could only do what Yang Ning said.
"Let's go eat now." Yang Ning said to the man with a smile: "Do you want to go eat together? If you are hungry, you have to eat. We have something to eat."
The man just looked at Yang Ning and didn't speak.
Yang Ning smiled, turned around and walked a few steps, only to see that the man had stood up and followed Yang Ning, repeating: "Eat... eat... hungry...!"
Han Yi was still thinking about how to get this man back to the village. He didn't expect Yang Ning to lure the ugly man over with just a few words. He only saw Yang Ning walking down the mountain. The ugly man seemed to be worried that Yang Ning would disappear without even a glance. , followed behind, repeating those two sentences. The villagers looked at each other, feeling that things were really weird tonight. Without delay, they extinguished the pile of firewood to avoid igniting the trees in the mountain, and then went down the mountain.
Yang Ning looked back from time to time and saw that the man's cloak was dragging on the ground. When he walked, his feet were exposed. He was not wearing shoes. His feet were bare and thick dirt was stuck to his feet. He knew that this man was He must have suffered a lot.
Yang Ning walked in the front, the ugly man followed behind, always keeping a few steps away, and Han Yi led a group of villagers to follow.
After entering the village, Gu Qinghan was already waiting in the village with the old and young people in the village. When he saw Yang Ning, he came forward and lowered his voice angrily: "You kid, you know there are no rules when you go out. Now you don't listen to me." Really? Who told you to run around?" Although she blamed him, her concern was clear.
Before Yang Ning had time to speak, she saw Gu Qinghan startled for a moment and looked at the ugly man behind Yang Ning. Seeing that the ugly man had an extremely ugly face and was even more weirdly dressed, Gu Qinghan frowned and asked in a low voice: "Then...who is that?"
"There is a monster, everyone, run away...!" A village woman behind also saw the ugly man and was extremely frightened. She shouted loudly, which shocked all the old and young people. Yang Ning was afraid that the villagers would panic and shouted: "Everyone Don't be afraid, he is not a monster, he is a human being, and he is in trouble, so don't panic."