It was only when Zhao Jiuge's figure completely disappeared at the entrance of the village that the originally somewhat silent atmosphere began to slowly become active.
An aunt, about forty or fifty years old, wearing an ordinary robe, didn't seem to be too afraid of the old village chief's prestige, but raised her eyebrows and asked, "Since you said that this young man is not an ordinary person, why not just Ask him to solve the trouble on the mountain for us."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the people around them were filled with longing. For them, who had been worried and scared for several months, they were not willing to miss out on any hope, even if it was a life-saving straw.
The pale-haired old village chief's eyes were a little complicated. Although Zhao Jiuge's figure had disappeared at the entrance of the village, a pair of weathered eyes were still looking in that direction. After a long time, he said quietly, "I have also thought about it. But I am afraid that this boy is unreliable and young, and if the matter is not resolved but angers the rightful owner on the mountain, that will not be good."
The women around them were anxious and helpless. At the same time, they felt that the old village chief's words made sense. After all, compared with the lives of their own families, no one dared to be careless, and this matter was also a bit difficult to talk about.
Zhao Jiuge frowned and walked slowly. When he left the village, he had been thinking about this strange thing in his heart. Zhao Jiuge's eyes had always been full of sand, and there must be something strange happening in this village. , normally he would have taken action to solve it.
But this time, others were not willing to tell him the reason for the matter. Even after his own investigation, he found no fluctuations in spiritual power, which made him secretly wonder if he was being suspicious.
At this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps behind him. Zhao Jiuge looked back and found a teenage girl not far away running quickly towards him.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Jiuge simply stopped and waited for the girl. At the same time, Zhao Jiuge's eyes lit up. Could it be that this girl had something to do with him? Perhaps it has something to do with the strange phenomenon that there is no young man in the village.
The girl was wearing a floral skirt. Although she was fourteen or fifteen years old, her body still looked a little thin. Perhaps due to malnutrition, her whole body was skinny and her skin was a little dark, but her dark eyes revealed innocence.
This girl Zhao Jiuge had some impressions. When she was in the village just now, she was next to an old lady. She didn't expect to catch up with her alone at this time.
Perhaps it was the trotting and chasing all the way that made the girl a little out of breath. Her originally dry chest rose and fell slightly, but there was no magnificent scene.
After taking a few breaths of air, the girl in a floral skirt stared at Zhao Jiuge with a pair of dark eyes, and asked with pure words, "Excuse me, are you different from us? Are you not an ordinary person?" .”
Zhao Jiuge was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the girl in front of him would ask him like this, and he knew that he was not an ordinary person. However, looking at the serious expression on the girl's little face, Zhao Jiuge still nodded. He couldn't help but think that since this girl knew that he was Monk, then he must have seen other similar existences. Maybe this matter is related to the strange phenomenon in the village.
Seeing Zhao Jiuge admitting his identity, the girl immediately opened her eyes and smiled. Then she seemed to have thought of something, and her expression became a little sad. After thinking for a long time, she said quietly, "Then can you do me a favor, or someone in the whole village?" busy."
After the girl asked this question, her little face looked nervous and she stared at Zhao Jiuge carefully, trying to read the answer from his face.
The corners of Zhao Jiuge's lips curved up slowly, and he became more and more certain that there must be something weird in this village, and since he had encountered it, he would take control of it no matter what it was.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jiuge smiled and looked at the girl who was two heads shorter than him and said, "Is it related to the disappearance of the young men in the village?"
Hearing this, the girl seemed a little shocked, and her lovely eyes suddenly widened. It seemed that she didn't expect that the young man with extraordinary temperament in front of her could predict the situation. Suddenly, the image of a master emerged in the girl's heart, and at the same time, she was worried about her father being rescued. The hope of coming back is even greater.
Afterwards, Zhao Jiuge had a conversation with the girl, and finally understood the cause and effect of the matter. At the same time, he also understood why the old village chief was so indifferent to him. It was because hundreds of lives were in his hands, so he naturally did not dare to take it lightly. .
It happened about two months ago. After a heavy rain with lightning and thunder, two days after the rain cleared up, the village discovered that several big men who had gone up to the mountain to hunt had disappeared. At first, the villagers didn't pay much attention, thinking that they were missing. You lose track of time while hunting, or you may have gone hunting for prey and will be back soon.
But after a few days, people in the village discovered that not only did the hunters not return, but several young men in the village disappeared, and they also disappeared into the mountains.
It was only then that the matter was taken seriously, so the old village chief arranged for some young men, about dozens of them, to go up the mountain to look for someone. Compared with the previous attempts in vain, the last time they found someone on the mountain. A large natural hole has the words Hui Chun written on it.
After dozens of men had the courage to go in, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, because they found that many of the missing people were inside. However, there was an additional sexy and enchanting woman inside. The result is self-evident. There was only a relatively young young man. Was let back.
The young man who was released had a look of horror on his face and said that there was a particularly beautiful and sexy woman on the mountain who knew magic and had detained all the young men in the village there. He also said that he would bring all the other young men in the village to the mountain. Go up there and leave no one under the age of fifty or over fifteen. Otherwise, they will kill everyone in the village. At first, other people in the village did not believe what the young man said.
So they took tools and organized hundreds of people to go up the mountain, hoping to get the people in the village back. After all, how could more than a hundred men be afraid of a woman.
Who knew that before people went out, that sexy and enchanting woman actually came to the village and performed a magic spell, which shocked everyone. Now everyone in the village began to believe it, but at least this woman did not kill anyone, and she asked all men Do something for him, or come back in half a year, and don't tell anyone about this, otherwise the village will be massacred.
In desperation, all the men in the village went up the mountain. The woman was as beautiful as a flower, and there was no danger to her life, so the people in the village slowly let go of their worries.
But the good times did not last long. After a month or two, there was no movement on the mountain. This made the women in the village worried. The old village chief secretly sent several ten-year-old children up the mountain. When they came back, they didn't know what they saw. Tell it to the old village chief. From then on, the old village chief frowned every day, with a solemn expression, hiding his thoughts. When the women around him saw the situation and asked about the situation, the old village chief did not say what happened, but just thought about it in detail. This makes women who have husbands, fathers or sons even more worried, but there is no way, so the arrival of Zhao Jiuge caused the scene just now to happen.
Maybe the girl herself didn’t know much, or maybe the girl’s expression skills were not good enough, so when she described it, many specific details were not so clear, but this was no longer important. Zhao Jiuge still understood it from this few words. What happened roughly.
Since he knew in his heart that the source of the matter appeared at the cave entrance on the mountain, he would go and save the men in the village. There was no need to think about that woman. Zhao Jiuge also knew that she must be a monk, but her specific identity was not yet known. It's very clear, and what puzzled Zhao Jiuge the most was what did that woman let so many men do? If it was to practice some evil technique, why did she let these women in the village go.
The address here is remote, and there are no knowledgeable people in this village. Since he encountered this matter, he had to take care of it no matter what the situation was. Facing the hopeful look of this girl, Zhao Jiuge resolutely agreed.
Seeing that her father was saved, the girl suddenly laughed. Only then did Zhao Jiuge understand why the women in the village had such expressions. It turned out that one by one they had lost their husbands, fathers, or sons, which made Zhao Jiuge even more determined to even be in the dragon's pond and tiger's den. You have to try it out.
Zhao Jiuge was thinking rapidly in his mind. He was very thoughtful and never did anything he was unsure of. Now that he had decided to go and find out who the woman in the cave was, he naturally wanted to find out the situation.
Nowadays, Zhao Jiuge has experienced the training of Xuantian Sword Sect and his own experience. He has extraordinary eyesight and is no longer the novice who didn't understand anything. After thinking quickly in his mind, he suddenly had an idea. A possibility.
"You said it rained continuously during that time, and there was lightning and thunder. Was the thunder particularly loud?"
Zhao Jiuge's pupils shrank, he stared at the girl in the floral skirt and asked in a deep voice, because Zhao Jiuge already had the answer in his heart.
Although the girl in a floral skirt didn't understand why the young man in front of her asked this question, she still thought about it seriously for a long time and recalled the scene a few months ago. She was afraid that this question was related to her father's safety. The girl's expression said something Her seriousness seemed particularly cute. After thinking for a moment, the girl finally nodded firmly.
The guess in his heart seemed to be confirmed. Zhao Jiuge exhaled a breath, and his eyes became a little worried. He couldn't think of a better way for a while. Seeing that the girl was still waiting for him, Zhao Jiuge said softly, "You first Go back and wait for the news, don't worry, you will be able to see your father in a few days."
The girl in a floral skirt agreed softly, and then was reluctant to leave. She seemed to be a little doubtful of Zhao Jiuge's words, but when she saw Zhao Jiuge's warm smile, the girl felt inexplicably relieved and gave Zhao Jiuge a I returned to the village with a simple smile.
Seeing the girl in the floral skirt leave completely, Zhao Jiuge's expression turned ugly. He just couldn't show it in front of the girl just now because he didn't want the girl to worry too much.
From what the girl said, Zhao Jiuge had already vaguely guessed that the woman should be a monster!