[Wearing the book] Cannon fodder he chased the male protagonist with his life

It is not yet noon, the sky is gloomy, it is a common cloudy scene in winter, there is nothing to see.

Tang He stared at the mountain and said to Ye Zhi: "Do you think there will be any clues on this mountain? I always feel that there may be some important clues on this mountain. And where did those white shadows come from? Didn't it come down from the mountain?"

"Otherwise, let's go up the mountain to see the situation."

Ye Zhi originally listened to his analysis quietly, but stopped him when he heard this: "Don't go up the mountain, go on to the village to see if you can find any clues."

Part of the village can be seen from the small road around the village where they are located.

People come and go on the horizontal and vertical roads of the village, all busy with various things, it seems that the village is peaceful and full of life, which is completely different from the seemingly empty situation that Tang He saw last night.

Tang He nodded: "Alright, maybe this mountain is very dangerous, first go to the village to find out the situation."

The two of them descended into the village from a downward path beside them.

Not far away, there was an old man sitting in front of the door, with his legs crossed, his arms hugging the knees of the crossed legs, his feet trembling, looking very comfortable.

The old man seemed to be older than the old lady he met last night.

Tang He turned his head to look at Ye Zhi, who had an indifferent expression, and knew that he would not go up to ask questions, so he walked forward by himself.

"Master, hello."

The uncle had seen the two people a long time ago, and he smiled happily when he heard Tang He say hello: "Hey, hello, what's the matter?"

Tang He turned his eyes and saw that there was also a pile of ashes in front of the uncle's house.

He pointed to the ash and asked, "Master, what is this for?"

The uncle's eyes fell down and looked over: "This is used to drive away the Nian beast."

Tang He was stunned: "Nian Beast?"

The uncle looked kindly: "Yes, the Nian beast is afraid of fire, so burning this will prevent it from entering the house and hurting the family members."

Tang He knew this saying, but he didn't expect that the plant ash in the village was used for this, no wonder there was a pile of it in front of every house.

Tang He: "Oh, that's it, then can I ask what is that particularly murderous white shadow at night?"

The uncle's face changed: "That bad thing, we don't know what they are, they suddenly appeared, and they will come out to wander around every day when the sky gets dark, so every house is closed at night and will never go out. Eaten by them, several people in the village have been eaten."

Have you ever eaten a villager?

Tang He: "Then can staying at home block them?"

Uncle: "Yes, candles are burning in the house, and they are all worshiping the beasts, and the beasts will protect everyone."

Mythical beast?

Tang He asked: "Master, what is the beast?"

Speaking of this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he remembered the painting he saw on the screen wall in the corridor of the old grandma's house last night: "Is it red?"

The uncle nodded: "It's red, and we worship it in every household. The gods and beasts bless us to survive the end of the world, so everyone is offering it."

Ye Zhi heard the second important point of the old man's words just now, candles.

Seeing that Tang He had been asking about the divine beast, Ye Zhi asked aloud, "Master, what is the use of that candle?"

The uncle was indifferent as if he hadn't heard it, and he didn't even lose his eyes.

Tang He looked at the old man who was still looking at him smiling but completely ignoring their new village chief, and Ye Zhi who was still expressionless but obviously a little upset, almost died of laughter.

He repeated Ye Zhi's question just now, and sure enough, the uncle answered right away.

Uncle: "The effect is great."

Tang He: ...

Ye Zhi: ......

Tang He still remembered what the grandmother said to him last night. She said, "The light of the candle can protect you." What is the function of this candle?

The old man quickly answered his question: "This candle is the blessing given to the village by the beast. Before the white shadow appeared in our village, soon some people started having nightmares. Many people couldn't sleep all night, and it was the beast that gave the village After the long instructions, candles were issued, and everyone got better and resumed their previous lives."

Ye Zhi: "Then where did this candle come from?"

Tang He repeated the words.

Then the old man replied: "The village chief said that the beast left instructions, saying that bees can be kept on the mountain, and we can make the candles ourselves. Sure enough, the candles are blessed by the beast, and the candles we make can also be used. We’ve been using our own candles ever since.”

Tang He: "Is it the previous village chief?"

The old man paused when he heard the word "last term", and was a little unhappy, then glanced at Ye Zhi beside Tang He: "Yes, it's the village chief Nian."

Tang He nodded: "I heard that Village Chief Nian is not in good health. What is wrong with him? Maybe we can help?"

The old man smiled again: "He seems to be a disease brought from the mother's womb. He is born with frailty and can't be cured. It's good if you have this kind of heart."

Tang He: "Okay, has the village been keeping bees on the mountain? Can we go and see?"

The old man: "Well, beekeeping is a major event in our village after all, and only with the consent of the village head -- the village head, or beekeepers can go up."

Tang He: "Okay, I see, thank you, sir."

After that, Tang He bid farewell to the uncle, and followed Ye Zhi to continue walking around the village.

In the process of walking around the village, Tang He found that no matter who saw him, he seemed to be quite friendly, but it was the new village chief Ye Zhi who was walking beside him, and everyone seemed to have never seen him.

Ye Zhi looked at Tang He thoughtfully.

Tang He sensed his gaze, and after saying goodbye to a family, he said, "I think we should go and see the previous village chief now. I always feel that the village chief may know a lot this year."

At this time, the two of them had already walked back to the center of the village.

"Can you tell me how you became the village chief?" Tang He stopped and looked straight at Ye Zhi: "If you keep refusing to tell, there is no need for me to be with you."

Tang He always felt that it was very strange that Ye Zhi became the village chief. The most important thing was that he needed to let Ye Zhi realize his importance, and he couldn't hide everything from him.

Otherwise, if Ye Zhi discovers something later, but doesn't tell him anything, how can he find the seal.

Ye Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and found that Tang He was not as stupid as he thought when he first met him.At the beginning, Tang He seemed helpless towards him, but when he found out that the villagers didn't like to talk to him at all and only answered his own questions, he immediately realized that his status had changed.

It is equivalent to now, if Ye Zhi wants to continue to understand the village, he needs to go through Tang He, and he has become more dependent on Tang He.