Volume 1: Questioning the Past Chapter 1 I want to go back to the village
A short life is like a dream, and the world of Xumi is gone in the blink of an eye. However, there is also a way to immortality in this world, although it is endless and ethereal and difficult to reach, there are countless living beings who seek it!
Fulai Village.
"Give me the blessing of the village chief. Please invite the most handsome man in the village to come on stage and be awarded... the title of male champion!"
Fulai Village was bustling with activity, as if it were a festival. The villagers were all gathered around a not-so-high wooden platform, their faces beaming with joy and excitement.
What’s strange is that each of these villagers seems to be unusually strong, regardless of gender, age or status.
If you look at it from a high place, it is quite funny, as if the wooden platform is surrounded by meat balls.
Fulai Village, where fat is beautiful!
As the voice fell, an even more exaggerated figure appeared, like a mountain of flesh. The moment his footsteps landed, the entire wooden platform seemed to have a sense of oppression and shook involuntarily.
There was only a teenager of about sixteen or seventeen years old in the audience who seemed out of place among his surroundings. Although he was fair-skinned, he was not fat and his body shape seemed normal. But in Fulai Village, this was abnormal!
What's even more abnormal is that there seems to be a black bead embedded in the middle of the boy's forehead. If you look closely, you will find that it is actually a bug!
Beetle!
The young man's name was Gu Xiaoxing. At the moment, he was carrying a bag and looking at the wooden platform like everyone else. Compared to others, the envy in his eyes was stronger.
Although Gu Xiaoxing was an orphan, he grew up in Fulai Village, ate at many homes, and was deeply loved by his fellow villagers.
He felt that he could not let down his fellow villagers who had cultivated him over the years, so his dream since childhood was to become the most handsome man in the village, climb onto this wooden platform, and become the male champion.
If I could marry a beautiful wife to spend my life with, I would have no regrets.
But all of this was shattered by the little beetle on his forehead.
Gu Xiaoxing didn't know where this unknown little beetle came from. It inexplicably drilled into his forehead, as if it had grown there and become one with him, and he couldn't get it off no matter how hard he tried.
It is even so hard that even a knife cannot make a mark on the shell.
What’s even more bizarre is that the worm actually sucks blood and flesh!
In just half a year, he, who was once one of the most handsome men in Fulai Village, has become the skinny guy he is today, which even he himself despises.
Perhaps it won’t be long before his entire being is sucked dry, and by then, not to mention his dream, even his life will be gone!
Sighing heavily, Gu Xiaoxing turned and came to the only ancestral hall in the village and walked in.
The ancestral hall is simply decorated with nothing fancy, just a futon, a wooden table and an incense burner on the table.
In the stove, a stick of incense was burning silently. The incense was not small, more than three feet long and as thick as two fingers. Green smoke was curling up, as if it had been burning for a long time.
Gu Xiaoxing knelt on the mat and kowtowed while saying, "May the ancestors bless me. Although I am an orphan, I was born into Fulai Village. I don't want to be a ghost of Fulai Village..."
"You must bless me and help Xiaoxing find the immortal!"
He kowtowed many times, until Gu Xiaoxing felt that his sincerity must have touched the ancestors, then he stood up and prepared to leave.
But just as he walked out of the ancestral hall, a low growl was heard.
Gu Xiaoxing paused, turned his head stiffly, looked at the fat dog in front of him that was baring its teeth, and immediately said with a stiff smile: "Wangcai...! Calm down... Calm down!"
As he spoke, he suddenly took out an axe from his arms.
Wangcai bent his body, ready to go, his sturdy figure made him the most beautiful dog in the village. He saw Gu Xiaoxing took out a hatchet and pointed it at him.
It's even angrier!
Just pounced on him.
Gu Xiaoxing waved the hatchet in his hand quickly, but when he saw the fat Wangcai, he was frightened and ran away.
"Don't come over here, I have a hatchet, be careful or I'll chop you to death!"
But Wangcai didn't care and chased him all the way out of the village.
Fortunately, because Wangcai was too fat, his speed was not fast and he was gradually left behind.
Gu Xiaoxing didn't know how long he had been running. Finally, when he no longer heard the dog barking and turned around and no longer saw Wangcai, he sat down on the ground in exhaustion.
"Fortunately...I've become thinner and uglier, but I can run faster now!"
Gu Xiaoxing panted, looking indignant, "You're holding a grudge too much. It was just that I accidentally stepped on a dog's tail that year. It's been a long time since then..."
"If it was half a year ago, I would have just slapped him and there would be no need to run away."
He put the hatchet back into his arms.
After a while, Gu Xiaoxing finally recovered. He stood up, looked at Fulai Village in the distance, and let out the most determined cry of his life.
"I will definitely find the immortal, take out the bug, and I will come back"
"I, Gu Xiaoxing, am the future male leader of Fulai Village...!"
After saying this, fearing that Wangcai would hear him and chase him again, he quickly turned around and walked away. His figure was lonely and thin, and he walked further and further away...
Fulai Village is located in a basin, surrounded by mountains and secluded from the world.
When he was in the village, Gu Xiaoxing wanted to know what was behind the mountain. Now he knows that behind the mountain is a bigger mountain!
He was not traveling blindly. Many years ago, he had accidentally seen a streak of light flying over Fulai Village.
He could even vaguely see a human figure, and Gu Xiaoxing realized that there really were immortals in this world.
The direction he was heading was the same direction the immortal was flying in!
After climbing over one mountain after another, a month had passed. Gu Xiaoxing had become even thinner. He hid behind a big tree, holding the hatchet tightly in his hands, and trembling all over.
"How do pigs grow that big?"
"How can the world outside the village be so terrible!"
"There are demon pigs everywhere. Isn't Fulai Village a den of demon pigs?"
I saw a huge demon pig crawling on a hill in the distance, snoring in its sleep. The pig's head alone was three meters tall, and Gu Xiaoxing was not as big as the fang in its mouth.
However, this is already considered small.
Along the way, Gu Xiaoxing encountered no less than dozens of giant beasts, all of which were demonic pigs. The smallest one was two meters tall, and each one made him tremble.
This made him think of Wangcai.
Compared to these monster pigs, Wangcai is just a little puppy!
Fortunately, these demon pigs are all extremely sleepy and will not wake up easily.
In addition, he also encountered a man-eating tree that imitated body movements to attract people to approach, but in fact it wanted to hunt them.
Fortunately, the creatures here are all giant demon pigs. The tree seemed to be unable to catch food and was malnourished. Gu Xiaoxing chopped off its branches with two axes and escaped.
He also encountered a kind of water that could flow on its own but was very timid. At that time, both Gu Xiaoxing and the water flow were frightened and fled in opposite directions.
It’s as if each of them has become a spirit!
He even encountered a small hill that kept rising and falling, as if it was breathing or chewing.
A gust of wind with a fishy smell blew out of the mountain like a burp, frightening Gu Xiaoxing so much that he fled away quickly.
Along the way, Gu Xiaoxing encountered all kinds of strange and bizarre things. He felt that it was a miracle that he could get here, but he had to keep going.
He has been afraid of death since he was a child. Because he is so afraid of death, he must find a god!
This also aroused the ruthlessness in his bones. Sometimes, if you want to survive, you have to be ruthless!
He gritted his teeth, sneaked around the wild boar, not daring to make any sound, and continued moving forward.
Another three days passed, and Gu Xiaoxing had lost weight visibly, almost becoming skin and bones.
But the strange thing is that he hasn't seen any demon pig in the past three days!
"Have I already walked out of the pigsty?"
Thinking of this, Gu Xiaoxing felt a little excited. He felt that he was getting closer and closer to where the gods were.
"Those pigs must be raised by gods. After all, we in Fulai Village also raise pigs, and gods also eat meat!"
"It must be much tastier than the pigs in our Fulai Village!"
Gu Xiaoxing suddenly remembered that he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel greedy.
The dry food he brought with him had long been eaten up. He had to eat a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms that he had eaten in the village along the way, which allowed him to hold on until now. Even eating vegetarian food made him want to vomit!
When Gu Xiaoxing climbed to the top of a mountain again and wanted to see the scenery beyond the mountain, the whole mountain suddenly shook. Looking back, he was shocked.
I saw a giant python circling over, I didn't know how long it was, and in an instant it wrapped around the entire mountain, leaving only the top of the mountain.
The giant python raised its head, stuck out its tongue, and stared at Gu Xiaoxing with cold eyes.
Gu Xiaoxing was so frightened that he fell to the ground, but he moved quickly, took out the hatchet, closed his eyes and swung it desperately.
"Brother Snake, don't eat me! Don't eat me! I'm too thin, not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth..."
"Humanity?"
Um?
Can speak?
Gu Xiaoxing was stunned and opened his eyes carefully. He immediately saw two cold vertical pupils that were larger than his own. He was filled with even more fear and felt as if he was frozen, unable to move.
"It's been a while since I've eaten a human. I remember it was quite beautiful... Hmm? Soul Devouring Insect?"
The giant python's pupils shrank, and it spoke in human language, angrily saying, "Boy, you dare to hurt me?"
Gu Xiaoxing couldn't move or speak, he was completely dazed, but he could hear the words clearly.
It turns out that the insect that harmed me like this is called a soul-eating insect?
But on second thought, does this still matter?
I'm going to die soon!
He didn't even think about why the big snake wanted to harm it, he just felt endless fear in his heart.
"You humans are so vicious. You know you're going to die, but you still want to drag someone else down with you..."
"You want me to swallow you up, so that I can be sucked dry by the Soul Devouring Bug and buried with you!"
The giant python looked at Gu Xiaoxing coldly, as if it could really see through his heart.
"Humph, but do you think that with my wisdom, I can do nothing about a mere soul-eating insect?"
"I can just wait for the Soul Devouring Bug to suck you dry, and then you all die, and then I can eat your corpses, right? Hahahaha...!"
The giant python laughed loudly towards the sky, as if impressed by its own wisdom. As it laughed, it suddenly opened its eyes wide, with extreme fear, and suddenly turned its head and left.
The deterrent force also dissipated. Gu Xiaoxing recovered his strength and stared blankly at the giant python going away, somewhat unable to believe it.
Just leave like that?
However, at this moment, the sky suddenly darkened. Gu Xiaoxing subconsciously looked up, his pupils suddenly contracted violently, and he was frightened to the extreme.
He saw something. He saw a roc swooping down at him at an indescribable speed.
In an instant...it covered the sky and the sun!
A terrifying hurricane suddenly came . While he was still in the air, he saw Dapeng spread its wings and appeared in the distant sky.
And in Dapeng's claws, it was the giant python that was caught before. At this moment, it was like a small insect.
Hurricanes come and go quickly.
Gu Xiaoxing hit a huge rock and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Although there was no trace of Dapeng at this moment, the fear in Gu Xiaoxing's eyes had not yet dissipated.
"It's so scary! The world outside is so scary! I want to go back to the village, I want to go back to the village!"
I thought the demon pig den was scary enough, but I didn’t expect the world outside to be even scarier.
"Wangcai, I miss you..."
"Now I know that you are so docile!"
Picking up the hatchet, Gu Xiaoxing looked around vigilantly, fearing that some terrifying creature would appear again.
He was really scared. No matter if it was the giant python or the big roc, even a breath from them could take his life.
Gu Xiaoxing struggled to get up while enduring the pain of his injured body. This was the first time in his life that he was injured so badly that he grimaced in pain.
But suddenly, he felt a warmth on his forehead, as if a warm current was flowing out from his eyebrows and flowing through all parts of his body.
It actually...it doesn’t hurt anymore!
I was startled and reached out to touch my forehead. The little bug was still growing between my eyebrows.
It was the first time that Gu Xiaoxing knew that it actually had the effect of healing wounds.
However, the next moment, he felt his heart pounding with fear, as a strange suction force suddenly came from between his eyebrows, sucking away Gu Xiaoxing's vitality!
He had visibly lost weight...
It seems that the same amount of energy used to heal the body must be forcibly absorbed back from the body.
"This... this is simply a vampire!"
Gu Xiaoxing was furious.
Seeing that his body was almost nothing but a skeleton, the fear in Gu Xiaoxing's eyes was greater than ever before. He became ruthless and gritted his teeth, uttering what he thought was an extremely firm voice.
"No! I can't go back. I...I want to find a god!"
"Why are you looking for immortals?"
The ethereal sound suddenly descended, as if in the sky, and as if in my ears.
