Volume 1: Wulin Chapter 17: Mountain Village
The wind and snow got stronger again. Lu Bai walked along the road the woman pointed out for a long time before he saw a mountain village at the foot of the mountain.
This mountain village has a certain connection with the mountain village, and some people in the mountain village were originally from this mountain village.
Adhering to the principle of "a rabbit does not eat grass near its burrow", the Black Tiger Village basically did not rob the locals here before.
According to the woman, she fled to this mountain village, but was kidnapped before she could integrate into the village.
Her parents are still in this village, but since she was kidnapped, they have no idea what is going on in the village.
Apart from that, she didn't say much, and she had no idea how to face her parents.
There are probably more than ten households in the mountain village, and most of them are huddled in their houses at this time.
After all, when it snows heavily, the sky and the earth turn white, and you can freeze to death if you are not careful.
Things in ancient times were different from modern times. There were down jackets, air conditioners, and all kinds of warm things.
These lower-class people have few means of keeping warm in the winter and can basically only rely on their own bodies to endure.
And every year many people die in this process.
Of course, there are also some people who have to brave the cold and work even in heavy snow.
Because if you don't work, your whole family might starve to death.
So when Lu Bai walked into the village, he was still discovered.
Lu Bai's strange behavior immediately alerted these people. They looked at Lu Bai vigilantly with kitchen knives or pitchforks in their hands.
Lu Bai didn't take any action because of this.
Although he has been considered decisive in killing so far, Lu Bai still has some basic judgment on whether to kill a person.
For example, whether the other party is involved in martial arts, or whether the other party's life involves these things.
Of course this is not absolute, Lu Bai has a very flexible bottom line.
For Lu Bai, the martial arts world is a hunting ground. When you are in the hunting ground and dare to show your claws to him, he can treat you as prey.
These villagers are not "hunters" in the martial arts world. Although they have some connections with the mountain villages, for now, they are essentially people who make a living from the soil.
"I'm just passing by and want to ask where the nearest town is." Lu Bai explained briefly: "By the way, let's see if I can buy some dry food from you."
Lu Bai has a big appetite. After all, he is a martial artist, and with his physical talent, he naturally eats a lot.
Although he had eaten a meal in the village before, he did not take away all the food in the village.
He was a bit obsessive-compulsive and was used to finishing things from beginning to end. Since he had decided to spare the woman's life, he would not deliberately kill her.
The other person is alone in the mountains, so it’s better to leave some food for him.
So when he arrived at the mountain village, Lu Bai had already finished eating what he had, and was still a little hungry.
"Please leave. Outsiders are not welcome here." Just when the villagers were at a loss, a middle-aged man wearing animal skins came out and said angrily.
The man was about fifty years old, which was considered old in ancient times.
However, despite this, the old man is in good spirits. After a little tidying up, he can still mingle with the uncle circle.
"Don't you understand what people say, old man?" Lu Baike has no habit of respecting the elderly. If you don't respect the elderly, then I won't indulge you.
Besides, including the 77 years I slept, I might be several years older than this middle-aged man.
"I want to ask where the nearest town is, and if I can exchange some food for it?" Lu Bai reached into his pocket and took out some gold, silver and jewelry.
Don't show off your wealth. This is for those who are children with gold. For Lu Bai, this is fishing.
The old man's tone made him unhappy. If they attacked him for these gold, silver and jewelry, then his flexible moral bottom line would be crossed.
What surprised Lu Bai was that although the people around him stared with their eyes wide open, they still unconsciously tightened the weapons in their hands.
But their eyes turned to the old man at the first moment, as if waiting for the old man's orders.
In other words, their greed for money is not as great as the old man's majesty.
"You can get out from here. Leave quickly, outsider." The old man looked at the treasure. Although he was a little surprised, he did not show any greed. Instead, he pointed to one side and told Lu Bai to leave quickly.
"Okay then." Lu Bai nodded , put away the treasure, and walked outside without any panic while passing through the knives and forks of the villagers.
But halfway through the walk, Lu Bai suddenly turned around and looked at the village chief, mainly staring at the old man's face.
"Have we met before, or have we seen your children before?" Lu Bai felt that the old man looked familiar.
This must be the first time he saw this old man, but according to genetics, children will inherit certain appearance from their father.
Lu Bai's memory is not bad. He has only met so many people since he came to this world, and not many of them left a deep impression on him.
This old man's face gave me a sense of familiarity, but I couldn't remember him. This was quite interesting.
After hearing what Lu Bai said, the old man's expression immediately became gloomy.
"Get him out!"
As the old man's expression changed, Lu Bai also suddenly understood.
"It's you, Hua Lian." Lu Bai looked at the old man.
He had a very deep impression of Hua Lian, but Hua Lian's face was covered with scars, which made people who saw his face pay attention to the scars first, and they didn't care about his true appearance at all.
The same goes for Lu Bai. His main impression of Hua Lian is his face full of scars.
However, the old man and Hualian look very similar. If Hualian removes the facial scars and looks a little older, he will look exactly like the old man.
"If that's the case, then it seems like you are in this martial arts world." Lu Bai's ability to speculate is not bad.
Hua Lian is a high-ranking official in Baihuazhong. His father or elders live in this mountain village, and the mountain village has some connection with Heihu Village.
At the same time, the Black Tiger Camp was recognized by Baihuazhong some time ago and changed its flag to become the Black Tiger Sect.
Coupled with the old man's extremely high status in this village, there must be a series of PY transactions here.
I originally thought that the relationship between the mountain village and the Black Tiger Village was at most that of a rabbit not eating grass near its burrow. Some of the personnel came from this mountain village, and at most they had a relationship of tipping off and providing cover.
Now it seems that their relationship is much deeper.
"I am very interested in you now." Lu Bai took a glance and as the conflict intensified, most of the people in the village came out.
Lu Bai rubbed his fists and smiled.
"And I believe that soon, you will be willing to talk too."
