Please don't be stupid!!! Don't go!!!
Ji Yuan was extremely anxious behind the statue. If anything happened to these peddlers, he would be the one to suffer in the end!
He wished he couldn't shout out loud and could only listen to the footsteps getting farther and farther away until they disappeared from his ears.
Under this intense inner struggle, Ji Yuan's eyelids trembled violently, the corners of his mouth kept shaking, and the little finger of his right hand actually moved slightly.
Ji Yuan felt this change at the first moment, and it immediately boosted his spirits even though he was in an extremely bad mood.
He felt his body carefully and found that with the intense struggle of consciousness, this "sleep paralysis" had been relieved a little. Several fingers of both hands could be flexed and stretched. Although the extent was not large, it was indeed a huge improvement.
This made Ji Yuan ecstatic. The fate of the four peddlers who were taken away was definitely worrying, but if he could take action and unite these peddlers, he might still have a way to survive.
At the entrance of the mountain temple, Zhang Shilin only lit two of the torches and handed them to Wang Dong and the others. The cold night wind made the flames sway left and right.
"Be careful, and protect Mr. Lu."
"No problem, Shilin!"
"Old Jin, be careful!"
"Don't worry, Shilin! I'm watching you!"
Jin Shunfu took the torch and, together with several others, assured Zhang Shilin that, after all, they were traveling merchants and half-experienced mountain travelers and would not be afraid of such a short distance.
Zhang Shilin wanted to give the second lit torch to Lu Shusheng, after all, the other party was supposed to lead the way, but Lu Shusheng did not take it.
"No, no, I'm a little afraid that the torch will burn my gown, just let Brother Xiaodong hold it!"
"Yes, yes, yes, give it to me, give it to me, hehehehe"
Wang Dong grabbed the torch with a smile.
"You brat!"
Zhang Shilin cursed with a smile, put the remaining unlit torch into the light backpack carried by Liu Quan, and after telling them again to pay attention to the road under their feet, the group set out to dig mountain ginseng.
Inside the mountain temple, Ji Yuan's face was grim and his hands and feet were twitching. This was certainly not a sickness, but rather a violent struggle to gain control of his body.
The eight remaining peddlers at the door knew that the fire had gone out, and then they returned to the mountain together, with expressions full of anticipation and joy on their faces.
Even if it is not Sanwang ginseng, a ginseng of full age is worth a lot of money. After all, rich people value their lives and are willing to spend money on good medicinal materials.
"Zhang Tou, what's wrong with this beggar?"
Someone was sitting by the fire and noticed that Ji Yuan was acting strangely, and couldn't help but exclaimed.
Zhang Shilin walked over quickly and other peddlers also gathered around. They were all a little panicked when they saw Ji Yuan struggling.
"He's sweating a lot..."
"Is this epilepsy?"
"Get a stick and pry his mouth open. Don't let him bite his tongue off!!"
Zhang Shilin squatted down to steady the beggar's twitching body and yelled at the others.
Someone immediately found a suitable one from the pile of firewood.
"I'll pry open his mouth, and you'll stuff it in right away!!"
“Woo… woo…”
Ji Yuan resisted instinctively. He was not epileptic and he didn't know how dirty the stick was.
"Help me hold him down!!"
After a while, a wooden stick was stuck in Ji Yuan's twitching mouth, but fortunately it was horizontal for him to bite.
A group of traveling merchants looked at it for a while and then slowly returned to the campfire.
Someone sighed.
"This beggar probably won't make it tonight. If that's the case, let's dig a hole and bury him."
"Yes, we will also stay at the Mountain Temple in the future, so we should not leave the body here."
You guys are so fucking!!!
Even though he knew they meant well, Ji Yuan still felt veins bulging when he heard them.
That is, it was about ten minutes after the previous group of people left.
“Roar~~~~~~~~~~~”
A terrifying roar suddenly sounded from a distant place, scaring everyone in the mountain temple so much that they trembled subconsciously.
“Chichi…” “Patta, patta, patta…”
Countless birds on the surrounding mountain trees were frightened and flew away in all directions, chirping in panic around the mountain temple.
At the same time, a cool breeze blew through the temple door, causing the fire in the temple to sway.
"Zhang Tou!!!" "Shilin!! What's that sound?"
"Beast?"
Zhang Shilin's face turned pale, and he subconsciously shrank back as he looked at the night outside the temple.
"The tiger's roar shocked the forest... It's a giant insect!!"
“Hiss…”
There was a sound of inhalation all around.
"What about Xiaodong, Lao Jin and the others!?"
No one dared to continue.
Zhang Shilin also clenched his fists and looked outside the temple.
"The sound of this giant insect is very far away. Xiaodong and the others... should be fine. Yes, they even brought torches with them, just in case. Everyone, get your weapons ready. We can't sleep tonight!"
The tiger's roar also frightened Ji Yuan so much that he shuddered.
But after this shock, Ji Yuan discovered that he had actually gained control of his body!
At this moment, his right hand clenched and clenched, and although it was a little awkward, he controlled it freely. He did not stand up rashly, but carefully experienced this hard-earned feeling.
Then, Ji Yuan slowly opened his eyes. If he could see his own eyes, he would find that the center of his eyes was lighter in color, a clear grayish white.
The light felt a little weak and dim, and it was difficult to see clearly. If it wasn't for the fact that he could not see anything at all, Ji Yuan almost thought he was blind.
He tilted his head slightly, looked towards the fire, and his heart skipped a beat.
The fire appeared very blurry in his eyes, and the flames seemed to be separated by a thick layer of frosted sand, with limited light shining through his eyes.
My eyesight isn't just a little flawed...
'At least he's not completely blind...'
Ji Yuan had no choice but to comfort himself in this way.
However, after just opening my eyes for a while, my eyes began to feel a little sore. It wasn't unbearable, but it was definitely uncomfortable.
"Zhang Tou, the beggar is awake!!"
Although the remaining peddlers were very nervous, some people still noticed something unusual about Ji Yuan. The sound attracted everyone to look in the direction of the beggar, and they saw him moving and turning his head to look over here.
But now even Zhang Shilin didn't have time to pay attention to this beggar who was not his relative. Everyone took out axes, short sticks and other items from the baskets, held them tightly in their hands, and looked at the direction of the temple gate with nervous expressions.
Ji Yuan didn't have time to worry about his eyesight problem. The most important thing at the moment was his life. He tried to sit up, but when he was halfway up with his arms supporting himself, he felt a strong sense of dizziness and weakness.
"Bang..." Ji Yuan fell back to the ground and hit the back of his head.
“Hiss… Ho…”
This was so painful that Ji Yuan couldn't help but grit his teeth.
He found that although he could move, he had no strength, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, and none of the traveling merchants paid any attention to him.
Ji Yuan did not ask for help. He grabbed the base of the statue next to him with his right hand and sat up with great difficulty.