At the beginning, I traveled through the wilderness, and I controlled the beasts to survive...

The man swung his arm, took out more red notes from his pocket, and threw them in front of the woman: "You are a rude villager in the mountains. You just think the money is not enough, right? Are these enough?"

The woman stumbled when he accidentally bumped into her, and her already frail body slipped and she sat down in the mud.

"mom!"

A crisp shout came from behind the door. The girl, who was about four or five years old, ran into the wind and rain, helped her mother up, and ran to the front to protect her.

Her face was sullen, she clenched her fists, and rammed them into the legs of the man in white: "Bad guy! Bad guy! I told you not to bully my mother."

"Xiao Nan, don't!"

The woman struggled to stand up from the mud, and regardless of the mud on her body, she walked forward to pick up the baby girl.

The man with the scabbard had a cold face and let the girl's little fist fall on his leg without any pain. His right hand slowly reached out to the hilt of the sword behind his back.

She hit the man opposite with her little fist more than ten times, but there was no reaction. However, her little hand was hit red.

"Are you OK?"

The charming woman glanced at the man's hand reaching for the scabbard, exclaimed, and walked over her companion to support the woman.

"My lady, it's not that I don't want to stay with you, it's just that it's really inconvenient at home."

Seeing that the charming woman was easy to talk to, the woman opened her bloodshot eyes and spoke with trembling bloodless lips.

"I understand, sister. We'll just look for another family. You can take this money as compensation for mental damage."

"Oh, no."

"Just take it."

The charming woman put a stack of banknotes into the woman's arms without saying a word, squatted down, and looked at the little girl with a smile.

"Little sister, don't be angry. I'm leaving now."

"Let's go, you two."

"Humph."

The man with the scabbard snorted coldly, loosened his right hand that was holding the scabbard, and did not refute his companion's words.

The three of them walked out of the woman's house, turned around, and their eyes met Han Ning and the other two who were standing not far away watching the fun.

"Outsider?!"

The man with the scabbard looked at the two people's outfits, his eyes narrowed suddenly, and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes.

The charming silver-haired girl in the team changed her expression slightly when she saw Han Ning and Li Changxi. She turned her head and said something to the man in the windbreaker beside her.

The man with the scabbard ignored his two companions and walked up to Han Ning and the others in the wind and rain. He stared at them with a stern face and said coldly:

"Tell me why you are here."

"none of your business."

Although Li Changxi was timid in front of Han Ning, he still looked crazy when talking to other people.

"You are looking for death!"

The man with the scabbard became furious instantly, and quickly reached for the scabbard with his right hand, trying to pull out the blade.

Unexpectedly, just as his palm touched the hilt of the sword and he was about to draw the sword.

A feeling of tight restraint spread throughout my body.

It was as if someone had tied his hands, feet and head tightly with ropes, making him unable to move at all.

At this moment, a skinny hand rested on his right hand.

Give it a tap.

Snapped!

The scabbard man's palm was knocked aside.

The skinny hand grasped the hilt of the sword and pulled out the blade.

shuh~

A flash of cold light suddenly appeared, and the rain falling from the sky seemed to be chopped into pieces by the cold light.

"Good sword."

Han Ning's figure appeared beside the man with the scabbard at some point. He held a long sword in his hand, gently stroking the back of the sword with his left hand, with a sighing tone.

This is a sword that is light purple all over and has a faint glow on its surface.

"伱!"

The man with the scabbard had his pupils contracted, and he kept drawing his sword, his eyeballs moving around with a look of disbelief on his face.

Han Ning played with his sword and said, "It's none of your business why we're here, right?"

The two companions of the scabbard man were also deeply surprised by the abilities displayed by Han Ning.

They hurried over, smiling awkwardly: "Sorry to bother you, brother. We'll leave now."

Han Ning hummed, put the sword back into the scabbard, and said with a smile:

"I'm going to teach you a little lesson. Remember to be polite next time you ask someone a question."

After he finished speaking, the man with the scabbard realized that he could move freely.

The arrogant look on his face disappeared completely. He looked at Han Ning deeply, then disappeared into the rain with his two companions.

"Mr. Han, are we just going to let them go like this?" Li Changxi looked at the backs of the three people leaving, a little hesitant.

"How is that possible? This is a village, it's not convenient. Let's wait until we get to the wild, then consider whether to deal with them."

The air around Han Ning vibrated.

A huge black bird, like a jet fighter, broke through the wind and rain and soared into the sky before Li Changxi could react.

"Yes... I was overthinking it." Li Changxi stammered.

……

In the slightly dim kitchen, there was a plate of pickled vegetables, a small dish of shredded red ginger, a large pot of chicken soup, roasted pork feet, fried spareribs, fried river fish, and several bowls of white rice.

"The conditions in the mountains are not good, so I can only get this much. This is the remaining money, I'm returning it to you." The old woman took out a few red banknotes that Li Changxi had stuffed into her pocket earlier and put them on the table.

"Hey, you're welcome, old lady. It's all yours." Li Changxi stuffed the money back into the old woman's pocket without giving her time to discuss.

The area around Ludao is mountainous and there are not many fields where rice can be grown. Ordinary people usually eat rice with home-grown vegetables and some pork.

“If I’m not mistaken, the long sword just now should be the magic sword Hui Shi that is popular among the people.” Li Changxi suddenly said.

"Magic sword?"

"Yes, it comes from a certain relic. The sword contains a huge evil force that will affect the user's emotions, but it is incredibly powerful and can amplify the various abilities of extraordinary people."

"Interesting." Han Ning showed an excited expression.

The magic sword must have a lot of energy in it.

He picked up the rice bowl and urged, "Eat, eat."

Do some work after breakfast.

"Old lady, why don't you eat?" Han Ning took a few mouthfuls of rice and put down his chopsticks.

"I've eaten, you guys eat now."

The old woman sat on a small stool next to the earthen stove, leaning against the fire to keep warm.

Seeing her like this, Han Ning thought of his grandmother. His grandmother also didn't like to sit at the table and eat with others. She would only sit at the table and eat the leftovers after everyone else had finished eating.

The two men invited her several times, but seeing that the old woman refused to come to the table, they gave up.

Han Ning was a little hungry after a day of hard work and not having had a single drop of water. He did not mind the simple food and picked up the bowl to devour it with pork trotters, pickled vegetables and red ginger.

"Old lady, can you tell me what happened to Miss Zou's family at the head of the village recently?"

Li Changxi put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked.

"Hey, you're talking about the Zhou family whose yard is so lavish."

The old woman sighed deeply and spoke slowly:

"She is a miserable person. Her husband used to grow herbs in the village. He made some money from the mountain products business over the years. He built several spacious houses in the village and gave birth to a lovely and lively little girl. But the good times didn't last long. Her husband has been missing for several days."

"We searched all the villages and towns around Ludao, as well as the area within a radius of fifty miles from our village, but we didn't see anyone."

"This is strange. Logically, even if he is dead, we should see his body. Did he sneak away to some other place?"

"Maybe."

"But the villagers said that her husband was eaten by wild animals in the mountains when he was relieving himself. In the first few days, she ran to the mountains every day during the day, and came back at night with wounds all over her body and empty hands. In the past two days, I don't know why, she suddenly changed her personality and stayed at home all day. The villagers didn't see her go out. As for why she didn't let you move in, maybe she has some unspeakable secrets."

Both of them remained silent, and the scene became quiet for a moment.

Sudden.

"what!"

A terrified scream resounded through the quiet mountain village.

"problem occurs."

Han Ning suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

Looking through the window, it was already dark. Outside the yard, villagers were walking in groups of three or four, holding flashlights and walking on the mud towards the place where the sound came from.

They followed the villagers and came to the yard where the Zhou family lived.

There was already a crowd of people gathered outside, the gate to the courtyard was wide open, and sobbing sounds came from the middle room.

"Is Zou Rong here?"

Several strong men in the village shouted loudly into the house, but there was no response from inside.

“It’s the smell of blood.”

Everyone twitched their nostrils and smelled a fishy odor.

The series of commotions attracted the three men with scabbards who had left not long ago to return to the door.

Han Ning ignored them and radiated his mental power, sweeping through the door.

His eyes twitched: "There's something going on inside, hurry up! Break open the door!"

At the same time, there was a rustling sound in the house.

Several strong men looked at each other, then turned sideways and slammed the door with their shoulders. After several bangs, the door seemed to be tied with a wooden stake and was difficult to break open.

"I come."

The people gathered at the door suddenly dispersed.

Li Changxi raised his foot and with a bang, the wooden door broke into pieces, and the few people who entered the house first screamed in surprise.

A man with a dark blue face, wide-open eyes and a dull gaze was holding a female head and sucking the contents of the brain, with blood all over the ground.

"He is Zhou Mu!"

Everyone present was moved, and a few people who knew him recognized the monster's identity and cried out in fear.

The little girl slumped on the floor, staring blankly at the scene before her.

"stop!"

Li Changxi's voice was like thunder and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Then, his entire temperament changed, his body grew slightly larger, and he exuded a faint aura of awe.

He took out three pieces of talisman paper from his arms and threw them around the house.

The talisman papers fluttered in the corners of the room, connecting with each other and turning into a fine fishing net, which slowly gathered and covered the monster.

He formed an unknown seal with his palm and slapped his waist heavily.

A palm-sized peach wood sword flew out from under his clothes and flew into his hands as if it had a spirit.

"go with!"

Li Changxi made a sun hand seal with his right hand and wiped it towards the peach wood sword. The sword body immediately emitted an orange-yellow light, trembling continuously, and suddenly stabbed at the monster.

"Crackle, crackle."

The monster tried to escape when he threw out the talisman, but was caught in the fishing net.

Seeing the golden peach wood sword flying closer, the monster rushed left and right in panic, but to no avail. The wooden sword pierced through its body, and it let out a shrill scream.

The puncture wounds felt like boiling water poured over the body, emitting wisps of black smoke.

Zou Rong's head fell to the ground and rolled in front of the little girl.

"mom!"

The little girl held her mother's head and burst into tears.

"This damn Zhou Mu even eats his own wife!"

"No, he is no longer a human, just a body enslaved by a monster."

Li Changxi said in a cold voice. He took the flying wooden sword and walked quickly to "Zhou Mu".

Zhou Mu rolled on the ground, making unknown low growls.

Li Changxi pulled out another talisman from his bosom, stuck it on Zhou Mu's forehead, and muttered something.

After a while, Zhou Mu stopped rolling and lay straight on the floor, no longer making any sound.

But Li Changxi stretched out his hand, clasped Zhou Mu's face with his five fingers, a faint blood light appeared on his fingertips, and gently pulled it upwards.

He pulled a vague soul out of Zhou Mu's body.

"Two souls and five spirits were taken away from the three souls and seven spirits, leaving only the earth soul and the stinking lungs."

Li Changxi murmured something, then he made a Taoist gesture with his hands, his throat trembling, as if he was talking to Zhou Mu's soul.

The blurry soul stared at the little girl blankly.

The soul finally responded. He mechanically turned his head and looked at Li Changxi, his mouth opening and closing slightly.

The man and the soul exchanged only a few sentences, and Zhou Mu's soul seemed to have suffered some kind of stimulation and became extremely unstable.

Li Changxi's expression changed slightly and his speech became faster, like the buzzing of a bee.

There seemed to be a force pulling at him from nowhere. Zhou Mu's soul shook violently several times. Finally, he could not withstand the conflict between the two forces and turned into a stream of light and flew away.

"How is it?" Han Ning watched this scene with great interest. The medium's summoning of spirits was quite interesting.

Li Changxi looked defeated and whispered, "The situation is not good. The other party controls his two souls and five spirits. He has an innate advantage. I can't beat him."

"It seems that the problem still lies in the ruins. It is very likely that Zhou Mu died because of us. Sigh."

Although he has a crazy temperament, he is still a man with conscience under normal circumstances.

"Let's go into the mountains early, otherwise more people may be affected." Han Ning sighed.

"Okay, let me pray for the soul of this poor woman first."

Li Changxi had a sad look on his face and spoke with an ancient accent. He held the tear-stained little girl in his arms and comforted her softly, asking her to put her head down.

The girl held her mother's head tightly and refused to let go.

With the villagers' gentle comfort, the little girl finally let go. Li Changxi put down the incomplete head of Zou Rong and chanted scriptures for the salvation of souls.

When he finished reading the last word, a vague soul emerged from the woman's body. The woman stared at the little girl and her husband's incomplete body infatuatedly, bowed to Li Changxi, and disappeared from the world.

"They are all poor people, alas."

"Please excuse me, this matter is over, please bury them."

Li Changxi bowed to the villagers.

"That won't do. It will expose our identities."

Han Ning shook his head, and his mental power swept through like a hurricane.

All the villagers present seemed to be in a daze. Some of them mechanically carried the bodies of the couple and began to dig a hole in the yard.

The little girl stared blankly at her buried parents, unable to stop the tears in her eyes.