People like to follow the natural schedule. Even in this environment, Ji Yuan finally slept for a while. But after the bloody lesson at the temple on Mount Niu Kui, Ji Yuan would never sleep soundly again.
“Oh~~Oh~~~~”
Ji Yuan woke up when the first rooster crowed in the village. This should be the first half of the fifth watch, which was around three o'clock in the morning in his previous life.
People in this era always have a strange mentality. Even those who are afraid of the dark will subconsciously feel at ease when they hear a rooster crowing, even if they know it is still early for dawn. Even Ji Yuan is not immune to this.
This is not groundless. During several chats with the City God of Ning'an County, Ji Yuan learned a lot of useful basic knowledge.
Not to mention ghosts, very few are not afraid of the sun. Even monsters, before they become powerful enough, cannot stand the power of the sun with some of their little tricks, so they also hate the daytime.
Hearing the rooster crowing at this moment, Ji Yuan felt a lot more relaxed. Seeing that the old man in the room was still sleeping soundly, Ji Yuan also decided to take a nap.
It was still dark outside. In a small house in the northeast corner of Shanghegou Village, someone got up from the bed yawning. He was a businessman who was staying overnight.
“Haha…”
Looking at the other people who were still sleeping soundly next to him, the one who got up put on a coat and staggered out of the room.
The sound of roosters crowing could be heard from time to time, but I didn't see anyone out in the yard, so I guess it was still early.
"The toilet... the toilet... is there!"
After walking for quite a while, I finally saw a thatched hut next to the village wall.
The rectangular building with a small slope is very different from the surrounding houses. It is easy to tell what it is. When you walk to the toilet, the smell hits your nose and you will suddenly feel much more sober.
When I opened the thatched door of one of the rooms, a foul smell immediately hit me.
"K... The outhouses in this village are too dirty!!!"
If it was a small one, the person would just solve it outside without any worries, but this was a large one, so there was no choice but to go in.
As a result, when I took the first step, I felt something soft under my feet.
"Fuck you!!! You are so unlucky!!!"
After a burst of cursing, the man still squatted down inside, hurriedly finished his work in a hurry, tore off two handfuls of thatch that made up the toilet and used them as toilet paper to wipe himself, then jumped out of the toilet as if escaping.
"Ugh, that's disgusting!!!"
When he walks, he basically drags one foot here and there, and his hands seemed to be not very clean either.
In the end, I couldn't stand it anymore. It was still a long way to get back to the courtyard where I slept. I didn't know if there was water in the water tank there. I looked at the small river outside, hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards it.
The gate in the fence near the river was just randomly fastened with a wooden pin. The merchant shook his hand, opened the pin, opened the door a crack, and squeezed out.
“Woof woof woof…Woof woof woof…”
A dog barking sounded behind him, and the man subconsciously turned around to look. The dog's eyes were glowing green, which made him shiver subconsciously.
“Woof woof woof…” “Woof woof woof…”
“Woof woof woof…Woof woof woof…”
There was originally only one dog, but now several of them gathered together, all barking at him.
"Damn you bunch of bastards!!! What are you yelling for!!! If you dare to bite me, I will kill you and stew your dog meat!!!"
He pretended to be fierce and roared at the group of dogs, then quickly squatted down and pretended to pick up a stone. Sure enough, several dogs subconsciously jumped away a few steps.
"Just know that I'm awesome!"
On the other side, the intensive barking of dogs immediately woke up Ji Yuan again. This time, the barking continued and many people living in the village who were closer to the riverbank were woken up.
Ji Yuan waited for a while but the dog's barking did not subside. Instead, it seemed to be getting louder and louder. He tossed and turned in bed and could no longer stay there.
"Huh!!! Go out and take a look!!"
Ji Yuan got up from the bed, put on his clothes, glanced at the old man You Zi who was sleeping soundly, walked to the table, pulled out the fire starter on it and blew it, and the sparks became stronger.
He touched the wick of the oil lamp on the table and took a deep breath, and a flame lit up in the lamp.
After covering the fire, Ji Yuan glanced at the sleeping old man again, then stretched out his hand and waved his sleeve, and the flame on the oil lamp was pinched into his sleeve.
"I want to see if it's a human or a ghost!"
After calming himself down, Ji Yuan slowly pulled out the bolt, gently opened the wooden door, walked out, and then slowly closed the door.
Looking towards the east, there is already a white line in the distant sky.
"snort!"
With a strong step of his feet, Ji Yuan flew up in an instant and landed on the roof of a nearby bungalow. Then he lightly stepped on it, performed an illusion, and rushed towards the direction of the barking dogs in the northeast of the village, dragging his robe and long hair.
. . .
On the riverbank, the merchant washed his hands first, then took off his shoes, grabbed a handful of weeds from the shore, soaked them in water, and began to scrub the soles and edges of his shoes.
"Hua La La..."
The sound of water in the distance startled the man and he looked up. A little further away on the river surface, there was a stirred puddle of water that was fading away.
'Maybe it's a fish nest...'
Although I thought so, I still quickened my pace and quickly scrubbed the soles of my shoes.
"Hua La La..."
The sound of water was heard again, but this time it came from the shore a little further away.
“Oh, it stinks… Disgusting!!”
A soft voice with a hint of anger sounded from the side.
The young businessman who was washing shoes stretched his head to take a look, and in the dim light saw a white group hiding on the shore.
"Ouch! What are you looking at? Don't look at it!"
"Oh oh oh!!! Don't blame me, girl!!! I didn't know you were taking a shower here..."
The merchant said this, but his heart was filled with joy.
"I thought no one would come out, so when you came over I had to hide in a corner of the shore and wait for you to leave. Who knew you!!! You!!!"
The merchant looked at the shoes in his hand and then at the direction of the water. He felt embarrassed and hurriedly hid the shoes behind him.
"Well, uh...I..."
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and leave. I'm going to get up. The water is so dirty!!!"
"Oh oh oh, I'll avoid it right now, right now!!!"
The merchant took a deep breath, his heartbeat quickened even as he tried to avoid her. The stunning glimpse he just saw made him feel restless.
The "splashing" sound of water made the merchants subconsciously imagine the spring scene in their minds.
“Woof woof woof…Woof woof woof…” “Woof woof…Woof woof woof…”
“Woof woof woof…uh…woof woof woof…”
The barking of dogs at the village entrance suddenly became more intense. Many yellow and black dogs gathered at the fence, attracting the merchants' attention towards the group of dogs inside the fence in the distance.
“Ah…” “Plop…”
"What's wrong with you, girl?"
The merchant turned around nervously and excitedly, and ran forward two steps but stopped again. He did not see the woman come ashore, so naturally he could not see the expected scenery.
"Hiss... I was just about to get on the shore when I was startled by a dog and fell... My feet, my feet are weak..."
There was a pause, as if the woman hiding in the water near the shore was gritting her teeth and struggling with her thoughts.
"Sir, can you come and help me?"
"Is this appropriate?!"
The merchant said this but he ran quickly to the shore and looked down. He saw a delicate white figure huddled in the water with only half of her body exposed.
The woman stretched out one slender hand, put the other hand on her chest, turned her face away, and spoke in a mosquito-like voice.
"Sir, please help me up..."
The merchant's blood boiled, he swallowed his saliva and tried to pull...
"Plop... splash..."
The merchant was pulled into the water, but he still had a look of surprise on his face and stayed very close to the woman in the water.
. . .
Ji Yuan walked quickly against the wind along the roofs of the village, looking for the direction where the barking of dogs was most frequent. Along the way, he could see that some people living near the river were awakened by the barking of dogs and came out to see what was going on, wearing clothes on.
When he flew to the roof of the outermost house, he smelled a foul odor. Looking in that direction, Ji Yuan immediately widened his eyes despite the pain.
A little further away, on the river bank, a big snake was looming in the water, but it was clearly visible to Ji Yuan's eyes.
There was a female shadow near the snake's head. A young man with wet clothes was being coiled by the snake. He was looking at the snake's head with an obsessed look on his face, and moving slowly towards the snake's already wide-open mouth.
At this moment, countless thoughts and struggles flashed through Ji Yuan's mind. The spiritual energy in his body was boiling and restless, and only one or two seconds later it turned into a thunderous roar.
"Evil creature! How dare you use such a trick to deceive the sacrifice!!!"