[Sword Three + Big Shots] Fifth Year

Because all the corpses in the previous village had been transferred, Chen Xi suspected that the people behind the corpse production already knew about their movements. In order to learn the lesson and not fail, she decided to start with the most marginal villages first.

Along the way, Qin Ge followed her silently, and Chen Xi was not in the mood to speak, so the two arrived at the first destination in silence all the way.

Two days later, they arrived at the village in the northwest corner of Mengdou.

Miaojiang is divided into five villages according to the clothing of Miao people and some customs, namely Mengdou, Mengluo, Mengleng, Mengchi, and Mengshua. Each has a great elder who is in charge, and the high priest represents the people of Miaojiang. highest belief.

Elder Meng Luo Wang Wei, Elder Meng Leng Yang Mu, Elder Meng Chi Ran Jie, Elder Meng Brush Tao Yue.

Among them, Ran Jie and Tao Le belonged to Long Lanyi.

Elder Mengdou is the oldest and most senior among the five elders. Up to Long Lanyi, he is already the third high priest he serves.

This elder has a very high status in Miao Jiang. Because his surname is Xiong, everyone affectionately calls him Papa Xiong.

But one thing that is very intriguing is that Papa Xiong is another elder who opposed Long Lanyi's appointment as high priest.

It's just that he didn't pick Long Lanyi everywhere like Yang Mu did, but expressed his dissatisfaction in other ways.

indifferent.

It is indifference.

He carried out Long Lanyi's instructions and fulfilled the elder's obligations, but he never said a word to Long Lanyi.

Maybe it was because he made his attitude clear, Long Lanyi would not send someone to Mengdou to invite him if it was not necessary.

When Papa Xiong was young, he experienced a huge turmoil. His two sons lost their lives in the war, and his wife died because of excessive grief. Only Papa Xiong was left in the family of four.

Probably living alone is too lonely, Mr. Xiong is very good to the children of the younger generation, Chen Xi and the others have been taken care of by him.

Chen Xi even remembered that when she and Wang Qi didn't know their status as slain warriors and Long Lanyi hadn't been selected as a saint, they were almost punished for their mischievous troubles, and it was Father Xiong who came forward to settle things for them.

Thinking about it now, Papa Xiong didn't dislike Ayi back then, why did her attitude change so much after she became the high priest?

Chen Xi was immersed in his own thoughts for a long time without moving.

In fact, Chen Xi has been restless since he came out of the dungeon, and he often appears in a state of letting go.

Sometimes she is clearly listening to you, but the next second she doesn't remember what you said.

That's why Qin Ge didn't ask her along the way.

Seeing Chen Xi's distraction again, Qin Ge looked at her worriedly, and sneaked into the village to investigate.

When he came back, Chen Xi still stood there in a daze, motionless.

"Chen Xi." Qin Ge called her.

"Huh?" Chen Xi came back to his senses, not noticing that he had walked away at all.

Qin Ge sighed secretly in his heart, and said with an unchanged face: "As I guessed before, the villagers in this village have turned into corpses. The only thing to be thankful for is that they have not been transferred away."

Chen Xi took out the Xiexin Wangqing on his back, raised his hand and waved the Di to summon the Twin Snakes, and took a step of determination.

Corpse people must not stay.

She walked past Qin Ge, and Qin Ge's arm was suddenly grabbed by him.

"Don't force it," Qin Ge said.

He looked at her, and his gaze seemed to touch the deepest part of her eyes directly, making it impossible to hide the emotions she had tried so hard to hide.

Chen Xi pushed his hand away and said, "This is my responsibility."

"Then let me share the burden with you." Qin Ge said.

Since he couldn't shirk it, since he wanted to keep walking, let him walk with her.

Even if there is only killing on this road.

Because he knows her respect for life better than anyone else.

Chen Xi smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were curved into beautiful arcs, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, quiet and soft.

Qin Ge was stunned by her sudden smile, and didn't even react when Chen Xi walked by.

Chen Xi took two steps forward, turned around and shouted: "Let's go, didn't you say you want to share with me?"

"Here we come." Qin Ge hooked his lips and flew to follow.

The people walking around in the dead village were just like what Chen Xi had seen ten years ago, with bruised skin, dull movements, and dull eyes.

Without too many words, the sword and sword, the sound of the flute, and the one-sided killing began.

With a wooden face, Chen Xi mechanically waved his flute at the corpses in sight.

Gu worms are berserk, snake shadow, centipede, and scorpion heart.

The compatriots who turned into corpses fell one by one.

Chen Xi thought she would be sad, but she didn't.

No joy and no sorrow.

Perhaps, as Yang Duo said, instead of letting them live in the world again, walking dead, and finally being used by others to mutilate their compatriots, it is better to let them be liberated earlier.

Maybe because of her status, she doesn't have many choices in this life.

But what does that matter?

At least in those short few years, she has been to many places in this land and made many friends.

At least, now she's not alone.

Chen Xi destroyed the corpse jar and looked up at the still sunny sky.

"Are you okay?" Qin Ge put away the knife and walked towards her.

"Yes." Chen Xi nodded and said, "Qin Ge, I want to take you to meet someone."

Relying on his childhood memories, Chen Xi found Papa Xiong's residence without any difficulty.

Unlike other elders who live in tree houses in the stockade, Papa Xiong lives alone in a remote wooden house with stilts.

When Chen Xi came, Mr. Xiong was watering a side of the green vegetables beside the house.

"Papa Xiong, I brought a friend to see you."

"Little Xi, I haven't come here for so many years, I thought you forgot that I was an old man." Seeing Chen Xi, Mr. Xiong said cheerfully, "Take your friend to sit in the house, I will take this I'll talk to you after half a bucket of water has been poured."

"Hey." Chen Xi responded, and took Qin Ge up the stairs to the house.

"Papa Xiong doesn't like others to do things for him. He has been the great elder since I can remember, but he takes care of his own life and lives in a remote place, but he is a very respectable elder." Chen Xi said, "Of the elders who took care of me, only Papa Xiong is still here."

When Chen Xi said this, the expression on her face was a loneliness that she didn't even realize.

Qin Ge held Chen Xi's hand and said softly, "You still have me."

"Hmm." Maybe it was the warmth of the big hand that touched her, but Chen Xi didn't break free, but gently held it back.

Father Xiong came in and saw such a scene. He took a look at Qin Ge and sat down opposite them calmly.

"Papa Xiong." Chen Xi introduced, "This is a friend I met in the Central Plains, Qin Ge."

"It turned out to be Qin Ge. I thought it was an unusual person when I saw it just now. I didn't expect to be a hero Qin." Father Xiong clasped his fist at Qin Ge.

Ever since he knew that Wang Qi knew him, Qin Ge was no longer surprised that the old man knew his name.

She politely returned a salute, "Papa Xiong."

Father Xiong stroked his long snow-white beard hanging down to his chest, and said, "Xiao Xi, it was Hero Qin who rescued you, right?"

Chen Xi nodded a little embarrassedly, "You know all about it."

For Chen Xi, no one knew what happened back then better than Papa Xiong, because when the former high priest had a secret conversation with her master, there was a third person present, and this person was Papa Xiong.

"Long Lanyi's actions will sooner or later disappoint the big guy's belief in the high priest." Father Xiong sighed heavily, "At that time, the high priest and I planned to get rid of Yang Mu and remove obstacles for Yang Duo, but then The child wants to give her uncle one last chance, even if she knew Yang Mu would not repent."

After hearing this, Chen Xi was greatly shocked.

It turned out that Yang Duo was the heir chosen by the high priest.

So what is Ay?

One person's refusal, two people's compromise.

No wonder when Yang Mu wanted to marry Yang Duo to A Qi, Wang Wei not only did not object, but facilitated it.

Even Wang Wei is helping Yang Duo, helping her get rid of Yang Mu's control.

Because she is the real high priest in their hearts.

As for Ayi, he was only temporarily sitting in the position where people looked up to him.

The turbulent thoughts suddenly disturbed Chen Xi's heart, and the hands she held with Qin Ge unconsciously tightened.

Unexpectedly, Papa Xiong's next sentence was a bolt from the blue, and Chen Xi almost jumped up on the spot.

"The corpse man was destroyed ten years ago. I didn't expect that Yang Mu would not give up. Now there are his corpse refining sites everywhere in Miaojiang."

"You mean, you all knew for a long time that Yang Mu was the culprit who made the corpse?!" Chen Xi asked this, and felt short of breath for a moment.

If Qin Ge hadn't pulled her, she would have jumped up and questioned Father Xiong.

Ask him why, the high priest why, Long Lanyi can't avenge her revenge, not to mention losing her relatives, maybe in the end, she will lose the only power she has.

She is a girl, she did nothing wrong, why did they sacrifice her?

Father Xiong's eyes are very sharp, he can't fail to see Chen Xi's big reaction, but he didn't intend to explain anything to Chen Xi, but said: "Xiao Xi, our position determines that we can't act emotionally. .”

Chen Xi couldn't refute.

In front of Papa Xiong, she has no position.

If it were someone else, maybe she could still speak for Long Lanyi.

But the person in front of him was Papa Xiong, a man who had experienced the turmoil in Miaojiang.

No one can understand the cruelty of war better than him, and no one can understand the pain of losing a loved one better than him.

He dedicated his whole life to the peace of Miaojiang.

He and the high priest indulged Yang Mu, naturally they had their reasons.

However, Chen Xi said: "Papa Xiong, if there is such a day, please don't tell Ayi, you already know the identity of the culprit, I am worried that she will not be able to bear this fact."

Papa Xiong said, "Do you really think it's better to keep it from her?"

Chen Xi didn't answer, because she felt a large number of people approaching here before she had time to think about it.

"It's from the temple." Papa Xiong said, "Go down and take shelter, and leave it to me."

Chen Xi nodded, "You have to be careful."

Once her relatives were involved, Long Lanyi completely lost her mind. She didn't want Papa Xiong to suffer because of her.

The bottom of the house is very ingeniously designed. I believe that except for the craftsman and Mr. Xiong himself, it is difficult for others to see its mystery from the outside, let alone find out that there are people hidden inside.

Father Xiong unhurriedly cleaned up the traces that Chen Xi and the others might have left behind, and the old monk sat in the room waiting as if he had settled down.

Chen Xi and Qin Ge hid under the house for a while, when they heard Father Xiong's voice from above: "This room was built to keep my late wife and children, and no offense is allowed. But the high priest Come here in person, if I don’t allow the search, it seems a little unjustifiable. How about this, if you can’t find anyone, the high priest will apologize to the three of them, it’s a nuisance, how about it?”