Chapter 1696 The other way around
Wang Hu's face was solemn, as if he was threatened by something. Zhou Yuxuan had known Wang Hu for a long time, but this was the first time he saw him so panicked.
Everyone hurried through the village gate. When the door axis turned and the door panel closed with a bang, Wang Hu breathed a sigh of relief.
Outside the village, wolves howled continuously, and Zhou Yuxuan noticed that the people watching the gate became very nervous, as if an alarm would be sounded at the next moment.
Wang Hu led Zhou Yuxuan to a house made of tree bark. He pushed the door open and went in. The warm fire warmed the dry and cold clothes again, which made him feel much more comfortable.
Wang Hu sat by the bonfire, took a big gulp of the unfinished wine in his mouth, suppressed his shock, and then said:
"Let the wise brother see the joke, but the foolish brother is useless."
"Brother Wang, what are you talking about? Who in the north doesn't know Wang Hu?"
Wang Hu smiled bitterly:
"It's just a false reputation, but it would be worth it if I could exchange it for my brother's life."
Seeing that he was so short of breath, Zhou Yuxuan said in confusion:
"Brother Wang, what happened?"
Wang Hu sighed heavily:
"My dear brother, do you know about monsters?"
"I know, to be honest, little brother, I heard that someone was hijacking a convoy nearby. At first I thought it was you, brother, but then I heard that it was a monster. I suddenly felt that something was wrong, so I hurriedly brought someone over to have a look."
"My good brother is determined."
Wang Hu took out the wine bowl and poured it for everyone.
"This matter must have started two or three months ago."
Boy, it's quite far away.
"Aren't we at war with the North? During this period, I have restrained my brothers and told them to stay in the village and not go anywhere."
Although the Tiger King Village only robbed people from the North, there was obviously no benefit to be gained from getting involved with bandits in a state of war, so it was better to stay quiet and avoid getting into trouble.
"One day, as soon as I got up, a brother came to report that someone was scraping gold dust on our land."
Scraping gold powder is robbery. Usually bandit camps will not be too close to each other. Entering the territory of another bandit camp to rob is breaking the rules.
"Brother Xian, you know about me. I became angry when I heard this. I immediately ordered all my brothers to chase me and see who dared to disturb my territory."
With that said, Wang Hu sighed again:
"It's strange to say that I have been doing this for twenty years. The surrounding mountains are as familiar as those at home. I walked around a few times but couldn't find anyone."
"But it's a monster causing trouble?"
"Exactly."
Wang Hu said:
"But I didn't expect there to be monsters at the time. I thought they were blind bandits running very fast, so I sent people to the area to investigate. Guess what, everyone encountered similar things."
Wang Hu pointed behind him and said:
"A few days later, people came to me one after another, saying that the village was burned down by monsters. I really didn't believe it at first, until one day, a strange-looking guy came to the door."
Wang Hu pinched his face and gestured:
"The face is very long, and it looks like a wolf. Leng Buding was frightened when he saw it. He told me, King Tiger, to submit to him, otherwise he would destroy my Tiger King's village."
"Of course I won't allow it."
"Of course, we are still living on the knife's edge, but the man didn't bother and turned into a gust of monster wind and flew away without saying a word. After that, many strange monsters came to the door. Thanks to the lives of the brothers, we were able to escape. We finally defeated them, but we couldn’t stay in our old place, so we came here.”
Zhou Yuxuan said strangely:
"Why are the monsters causing trouble for you?"
"I don't know that."
Wang Hu shook his head and said:
"Many surrounding villages have been affected, and no one seems to know what these monsters want to do."
Zhou Yuxuan thought he could get the answer from Wang Hu, but it seemed that he wouldn't be able to figure out what was going on unless he caught a few monsters and asked.
It's actually quite outrageous to say. It is not uncommon for monsters to eat people, and this group of monsters not only chases and fights bandits, but also robs transport vehicles. It feels like they are on the side of the North.
Logically speaking, this would not happen. The monsters didn't want any gold or silver. The Northlanders couldn't let the monsters follow them, not to mention how to find the monsters was a problem.
Many little demons avoid people to practice because they are too weak and will be beaten to death if they are discovered.
Only those kind of monsters who are successful in cultivation and want to go further will go out to eat human hearts and livers to increase their cultivation.
But if it was that kind of monster, the number wouldn't be right.
Zhou Yuxuan stood up after hearing this:
"Brother, please stay here for now, and I'll find someone to rescue you later."
"Good brother, don't be impulsive."
Wang Hu quickly stopped Zhou Yuxuan:
"Although this monster failed to break through my village gate, it was guarding outside. Brother, did you hear the howling of the wolf? There are no wolves around here. The monster must be waiting for you to go out. From what I can see, brother, Dear brother, you'd better wait until dawn, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with this nonsense."
When Zhou Yuxuan thought about it, it was indeed unsafe, but if he couldn't get out, he couldn't tell Ning Xian'er about the matter. When he mentioned asking for help, he just wanted to find Ning Xian'er and a group of experts from Tian Jue Palace.
In this cold and freezing place, carrier pigeons are useless, and Tianjue Palace's messenger falcons don't even fly to Zhou Yuxuan. There is really no way to send the message out now.
But there's no need to be too hasty. Before leaving, Zhou Yuxuan told Ning Xian'er where to meet, and it wouldn't be too late to leave when it's safe tomorrow morning.
So Zhou Yuxuan had no choice but to sit down and drink with Wang Hu.
As soon as I drink, I start talking a lot.
Anyway, idleness is idleness, Zhou Yuxuan asked:
"Brother, how is the situation in Northland recently?"
"What else can I do? I'm worse than a bandit."
Wang Hu said:
"I don't know what's going on. The people in the North seem to have taken a bullet lately. In the past, wars would stop before autumn. But this time, there is no intention of stopping. It seems that they have to rush into the Central Plains."
"The war has nothing to do with us. I would like to ask if there has been any movement in Fengyun Village recently."
Upon hearing this, Wang Hu seemed to wake up a lot.
"Fengyun Village... Sigh! I can't understand them either."
Although they are both bandits, the scale of Fengyun Village is completely different from that of Tiger King Village, and there is no comparison between them.
"I remembered what you said. A man named What Diao came here not long ago."
"Snow sculpture mountain?"
"Yes, yes, that's the name. They sent a well-mannered boy to the door and asked me to join them in Tiger King Village. He also sent a lot of gold and silver treasures."
"Brother, do you accept it?"
"Why don't you accept the free money? It's okay if I don't do things for him."
When Zhou Yuxuan heard this, he said doubtfully:
"Is Snow Sculpture Mountain not well-intentioned? There is something wrong with the treasure, so the monsters came to visit."
"Brother Xian, your mind is clear. I didn't remember this until I came here, but it was gold and silver ingots. I even had people open fire to refine and recast them, and I didn't see anything mixed in them."
The monsters' activities obviously have a strong purpose. It is unlikely that they will help them from the north side. It is more like they are looking for something.
Zhou Yuxuan remembered that Snow Diao Shan was affiliated with Fengyun Village, and Xu Diao Shan's actions were obviously the opposite of those of the monsters.
Fengyun Village wants to unite the surrounding bandit forces, and the monsters are fighting all the way. There must be some connection between the two.
(End of chapter)