It was the beginning of winter last year. For some reason, Changren, who was sleeping in the woods below, suddenly woke up.

As luck would have it, Zhao Xiaoer was naughty and was beaten up by his parents. The little guy instantly got even angrier and started running away from home.

He said he ran away, but in fact he didn't even leave the village. He just hid under a big tree at the entrance of the village, and then walked a little further down and entered the woods. A little kid like him didn't dare to do that.

But who knew that I would still be unlucky.

The younger sister was still heartbroken because her parents beat her. Zhao Da Nv searched for a long time before she found him. She happened to see two big round beads behind him, staring at Zhao Xiaoer with their bright eyes.

Zhao Da Nv was scared half to death, but she dared not say anything for fear of disturbing Changren, so she swallowed the food into her own little son's stomach in one gulp.

In a flash, Zhao Danniu's brain was very active. She thought of a good way to divert attention. She picked up a stone and threw it far away, making a noise. Changren turned his head, and Zhao Xiaoer also turned his head to look. When he saw Changren, he was so scared that he was stunned and dared not move.

Taking advantage of the moment when Changren turned his head, Zhao Da Nv used all her strength to grab Zhao Xiaoer and turned around to run, running towards the village for her life!

Fortunately, the unlucky person who was eaten was someone else, otherwise it would have been them, the brother and sister.

As for who was the person who was eaten, no one could tell for sure. They just roughly guessed that Changren's early awakening might have something to do with them.

"Maybe he was brought here specially. Uncle Dashan said that Changren can cure certain diseases." Zhang Gou'er obviously admired Uncle Dashan very much. His eyes lit up when he talked about this man.

"Oh, there are really some brave people who dare to come!" Lin Daiyu screamed, "Don't they know that Changren likes to eat people? Changren eats a lot of people every year!"

Listening to the children's innocent words, Zhou Xiaozhou got goosebumps all over his body.

The people in the village obviously knew that Changren would eat people, and this Changren must be very valuable, so people outside the village would come to hunt and kill Changren. Therefore, every year someone in the village would be eaten by Changren, but they were not from the village. After eating people, Changren would go dormant, and the village would return to peace. This is what they meant!

Zhou Xiaozhou silently analyzed the unintentional words of the children in her heart and shuddered! She felt that she had underestimated the people here.

But what kind of medicinal value would be worth risking one's life to capture the longan?

And what exactly is Changren? Li Dahu said it was a big snake, but Wu Sanmei said it wasn't. Maybe it was really a python. Although Zhou Xiaozhou was afraid, he was also more curious.

"If you make any more noise, I'll feed you to Changren next time." The twisting and flailing Lin Daiyu finally annoyed the silent Lin Xiaoge, Lin Daya, who had been holding her.

He was very good at scaring his sister. As expected, Lin Daiyu did not dare to twist her body or stretch her arms to play with Zhao Xiaoer. She was as quiet as a chicken. It seemed that the brother was very good at suppressing his sister.

But soon, Lin Daiyu blurted out in a muffled voice: "Dad and Mom will let you stay with me."

It seems to be the sincere words that have been thought about for a long time.

He is so obedient that he will not last long, and he is determined to drag his brother down with him even if he dies. The older children all looked at Brother Lin with sympathy.

Zhou Xiaozhou felt that there was something wrong with these words, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. Listening to their innocent words, he felt that these kids were really interesting.

Soon, Li Dahu urged everyone to get up: "Let's go after you have rested. It will take some effort to climb up here. If we don't hurry up, we will not be able to find anyone at home during lunch and we will be anxious."

In fact, he had always disagreed with Zhou Xiaozhou leading the children to this side, mainly because he did not trust this foreign woman from the bottom of his heart, and the Huluyao side was indeed more dangerous. They were not allowed to come here when they were young.

Zhou Xiaozhou had actually been thinking about how to climb up, mainly because she had not seen the way up.

If you want to travel quickly, there must be a way to go!

Li Dahu led everyone towards the stone wall. After they passed a stone as high as a person, they found a cave leading downwards behind them.

Although it is called a cave, it is actually a road. Someone laid two flat stone slabs on the uneven stones as a footrest, so it is relatively flat for people to walk down.

Zhou Xiaozhou followed the team closely, and soon they went down into a small cave. It was eye-opening for Zhou Xiaozhou to see that they could walk this way.

The group turned two corners in the cave and saw a cave entrance about one meter high in front of them. Light was coming out and they could see everything in the cave clearly.

Zhou Xiaozhou could see that there was a road extending deeper into the cave, but Li Dahu did not lead them there. Instead, he led them out of the one-meter-high cave entrance and walked up along the side of the mountain.

This road is very difficult to walk on. In some places, two wooden sticks are inserted into the stone wall as stairs. No wonder the children in front said that few people walk here. They would rather take the long way around to the gourd mouth or gourd bottom.

But when they go out to play (cross out, practice), they have to take this kind of route, which is interesting. Didn’t you see Zhang Gou’er and He Danier holding their younger sister and carrying their younger brother without complaining or feeling tired?

But Zhao Xiaoer in front of him had one or two steps on the ladder that were too steep. This kid was afraid of heights and hesitated to move forward, which made Lin Daiyu laugh at him. Zhao Da Niu also laughed at him, saying that he would do anything if it wasn't for food. Could he risk it?

Zhou Xiaozhou was actually nervous, but she was walking at the back, and the people in front had already shown her the way. She just had to move forward bravely.

But now her feet were on wood, with no obstruction on the left, and looking down she saw some stone pillars towering on the ground, which was really a bit scary.

I don’t know how these little guys can walk so fast in such a situation. As an adult, she is really outdone by them. It’s embarrassing.

On the way, they came across a wooden stick that had been damaged by insects due to being exposed to the sun and wind. Li Dahu, who was exploring the way, stepped on it and broke it. He lost his balance and almost fell down, scaring Wu Sanmei so much that she screamed.

A group of people climbed on the stone wall like geckos, watching the young man's wonderful performance.

I saw him grabbing a vine with one hand, and then climbing up another step. He then reached out and pulled out a wooden stick from the side, and inserted it steadily and accurately into the missing space.

When they finally reached the pass, Zhou Xiaozhou felt his calves were numb from all the walking. In fact, he didn't walk for long, he was just scared.

Standing at the pass and looking towards the village, the gourd-shaped terrain is in full view. On the left are relatively flat fields with paths and farmers working on the land. The right side is also flat, but it is covered with dense forests. The children just said that that is Changren's territory and the villagers will not go there easily.

Turning to look at the other side of the pass, Zhou Xiaozhou found that this place looked familiar. Oh, right, wasn't she climbing up from here the day before yesterday?

She still remembered the small hill with flowers. Her legs were numb from walking so much that she had to use both her hands and feet to climb up. However, she did not reach the pass they were at at that time. She walked a little further to the right and then reached the courtyard of the Wu family near the mouth of the gourd.

So, the delicious red fruits they were looking for were along the way she came, but why didn’t she have any impression of them at all?

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