Not long after, the leader came back, following an old man, and returned to the village entrance.
The old man's eyes fell on Xu Chunniang and he gave her a kind smile.
"I am the chief of this village. I heard that it was you who saved my people."
"It's just a matter of convenience. I have nowhere to go, I wonder if you can take me in for a while?"
On the way here, Xu Chunniang had already made up her mind to follow this group of people into the village.
"Of course, but our village is simple and we don't have much to offer as a treat."
A look of shock and embarrassment flashed across the village chief's face.
"I can take care of my own food. I just need a place to stay."
Hearing this, the village chief led Xu Chunniang into the village, pointed to an old thatched cottage, and a look of apology flashed across his face.
"There are not many empty houses in our village, and this is the only one that is still empty."
"No."
Xu Chunniang walked along and took in the entire situation in the village.
She understood that the village chief was not trying to make things difficult for her, but the village was poor and backward and only had such conditions.
The village chief showed a grateful smile on his face, "I'll have Ah Da process your portion of the prey and send it to you later."
Xu Chunniang nodded. Ada was the leader just now. She had heard others call him that on the way.
The village chief didn't stay long and was soon called away by others.
Only a few half-grown children were left, looking at Xu Chunniang from afar with curiosity in their eyes.
"Stranger, here comes another stranger!"
"I heard that she saved Uncle Six and killed a tiger!"
"Wow, this outsider is amazing."
The children were far away and spoke in low voices, thinking that no one could hear them.
Although Xu Chunniang had lost her cultivation, she still had the spiritual perception of a cultivator and heard every word of their conversation.
She pushed open the door without any change of expression, but a thought flashed through her mind: Could it be that someone else had come to the village before her
When the door was opened, a thick layer of dust came into view, accompanied by a faint smell of mold.
Without spiritual energy, it is naturally impossible to use the dust purification technique as usual.
Xu Chunniang glanced around the room, picked up a broken broom from the corner, and started sweeping slowly.
Halfway through cleaning, footsteps were heard outside the door.
She thought it was A Da who came, but when she went out, she saw that it was a strange couple.
After taking a quick look at the two people's attire, Xu Chunniang understood that they must be the strangers that the children were talking about.
In all likelihood, they were also monks participating in this trial and were just teleported to the vicinity of the village.
Seeing the broken broom covered with dust and spider silk in Xu Chunniang's hand, a trace of disdain flashed in the eyes of the strange male cultivator.
But he remembered the purpose of his trip and quickly lowered his eyelids to hide his disdain.
The female cultivator spoke with a smile and explained her purpose.
"We heard that there were strangers again, so we knew that a fellow Taoist had entered the village, so we took the liberty to come here. This place is very strange, there is no spiritual energy in the air, it's really a headache."
The female cultivator said this, frowning in distress.
"And my companions are all separated, and there is no way to contact them. Do you have any way to contact the outside world?"
"No."
Xu Chunniang took a step back calmly, putting some distance between herself and the two men.
"Well, we interrupted."
Seeing her defensiveness, the two exchanged glances and left tactfully.
After the two figures completely disappeared, Xu Chunniang returned to the house and cleaned while wondering about the purpose of their visit.
She didn't think that they really came just to say hello.
In this trial, except for the team that has sworn to join, everyone else is an enemy, not a friend.
Moreover, when the female cultivator approached her just now, she had an uncomfortable feeling, as if she was being stared at by something.
I’m afraid their greetings are false, but their temptations are real.
But since they didn't take action, Xu Chunniang would naturally not act rashly without knowing the details of the two men.
After the two strange monks returned to their room, the kind smiles on their faces disappeared in an instant.
The male cultivator snorted coldly and lowered his voice, "You had such a good opportunity just now, why didn't you take action?"
The female cultivator rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Do you think I didn't want to? That woman was too alert and didn't give me a chance."
"If there is no opportunity, then let's create one. It's easy for the two of us to deal with a person without any spiritual energy, right?"
The male cultivator disagreed. In this spiritual land, everyone had no spiritual energy, including him.
But as an expert in using poison, he had a lot of poison hidden all over his body. Before entering the village, he had killed several monks quietly.
Although his Taoist partner Si Niang is not good at using poison, she carries the Gu King, which is connected to her soul, with her all year round.
Although the Gu King lost its spiritual energy after entering this spiritual place, its nature as a Gu insect did not disappear.
As long as enough blood is obtained, the Gu King's strength can be restored to 10% or 20%.
With this 20% of strength, plus the poison in his body, the two of them can move around freely even in this spiritual place.
Si Niang shook her head with a serious look on her face. "Just now when approaching that female cultivator, Xiao Jin seemed a little uneasy and seemed to be quite afraid of her."
Xiao Jin is the name of the Gu King she raised.
"I see."
A look of sudden realization crossed the male cultivator's face, and he finally understood why Si Niang was unwilling to take action.
The fact that Xiao Jin, the King of Gu, is somewhat fearful means that the strength of the female cultivator is definitely not as mediocre as her appearance.
"I didn't think it through. Let's not touch that female cultivator for now. Let's start with the others first."
Si Niang naturally had no objection. This place of absolute spirituality was very unfavorable for other people, but for the two of them, it was like fish in water.
Xu Chunniang naturally had no idea that the strange couple were afraid of her. After she finished cleaning the house, A Da came to her door carrying the prepared food.
In addition to the meat, he also prepared a small bag of grain as a personal thank you gift.
"Put it here."
Xu Chunniang pointed casually at the table, watched Ah Xiao carefully put the things down, and asked casually, "Does your village rely on hunting for a living?"
Ah Da put down the food in his hand and smiled innocently, "It is very difficult to grow grains here, but the prey in the mountains is inexhaustible."
"Is your village the only one around here?"
Ada nodded and then shook his head.
"We are the only village nearby, but there are other villages far away that I have not been to. But every year when I go to the ancestral land to worship, I can see people from other villages."
"Sacrifice?"
Xu Chunniang's heart moved. This is a place without any spirits. Who are they offering sacrifices to
A Da realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, and he was so scared that he shut his mouth and refused to say another word.