Volume 4 Peach Blossom Chapter 19 Secret
Led by the middle-aged man, Lu Qingshan walked towards the village with swagger.
Along the way, villagers kept secretly looking at Lu Qingshan, but looking at the expressions of these villagers, Lu Qingshan felt more and more that something was wrong.
Why do they all look so weird, with purple lips as if they were poisoned, and everyone has a faint floral scent that smells exactly the same.
But looking at the way these people act, they seem to be very normal, not like anything is wrong.
The middle-aged man brought Lu Qingshan to the village, in front of a wooden building with the most spiritual energy.
It's strange to say, this wooden building is not far from where other mortals live, and there is no spiritual vein underground, but the spiritual energy is much more abundant than other places.
Moreover, here, the strange floral scent that could be smelled on the villagers was even stronger.
For cultivators, the more abundant the spiritual energy is, the more beneficial it is for cultivation.
"Village chief." The middle-aged man shouted outside the wooden building.
"What's the matter?" An old voice came from the wooden building.
"A monk from outside the mountain is visiting us." The middle-aged man said respectfully.
Although the middle-aged man was just a mortal, he was very experienced. When Lu Qingshan introduced himself as coming from outside the mountain, he realized that Lu Qingshan's real identity should be a cultivator.
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, Lu Qingshan heard hurried footsteps coming from the wooden building.
With a creak, the wooden door was opened.
Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the so-called village chief who came out.
This is an old man over 70 years old, with white hair, a slightly hunched back, and a black cloth wrapped around his head.
He is also the cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the village, at the tenth level of Qi Refining.
Seeing Lu Qingshan's young appearance, the village chief was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted and greeted him warmly: "Dear guest, please come in and talk first."
Lu Qingshan didn't hesitate and walked into the wooden building.
However, as soon as he stepped through the wooden door, Lu Qingshan was stunned when he saw the scene in the hall .
In the center of the wooden building, there is a small black earth pond with many dark crystal fragments in it.
Dozens of strange plants with black petals grew among the crystal fragments in the earth pond, emitting a strange smell and a faint spiritual energy.
That smell was exactly the floral scent that Lu Qingshan smelled.
But what really surprised Lu Qingshan was that the appearance of these strange flowers was exactly the same as the blooming spirit flowers!
However, the petals of the blooming spiritual flower are pink and look very beautiful , while the plant in front of him has black petals and even the flower buds are black, which looks extremely strange.
Although he was surprised, Lu Qingshan did not show it. After taking a glance, he did not look at it again.
The village chief asked Lu Qingshan to sit down and offered him a cup of tea. "This is Biyun tea, which has the effect of clearing the mind and nourishing the spirit."
Lu Qingshan took the tea, but just held it in his hand without drinking it.
"What's your name, fellow Taoist?" the village chief asked. "My name is Sang Ku."
"Lu Qingshan."
"Daoyou Lu," Sang Ku immediately changed the topic and said, "I heard that Daoyou Lu came from outside the mountain?"
"That's right," Lu Qingshan nodded, "I was careless and mistakenly entered the depths of the Three Thousand Mountains. Now I'm lost and don't know how to get out. I wonder if Village Chief Sang has a map of this place. If you can give me a copy, I will reward you handsomely."
Sang Ku's eyes flickered.
Their village is located deep in the Three Thousand Mountains. Unless someone came here on purpose, how could they have accidentally stumbled upon this place?
The reason is simple. Can you accidentally walk from Qingzhou to Ningzhou?
But even though he knew this in his heart, he was very sensible and did not say much. Instead, he took out a piece of parchment from the storage bag hanging around his waist and handed it to Lu Qingshan without hesitation.
"This is the map of the Three Thousand Mountains. Although it is simple and crude, it should be able to help you leave here." Sang Ku stroked his beard and said.
Lu Qingshan was delighted and quickly took the parchment. He saw several points marked very roughly on it, the terrain of the mountain range was drawn, and finally a red line was used to mark a route out of the Three Thousand Mountains.
After memorizing the map deeply in his mind, Lu Qingshan asked again: "Fellow Daoist Sang, have you seen a little deer demon with two golden horns recently..."
Lu Qingshan and Sang Ku described Cheng Huang's appearance in detail.
Sang Ku pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it."
Seeing the disappointment on Lu Qingshan's face, Sang Ku immediately added: "But maybe someone in the village has seen him. I can gather all the villagers to help you find out the situation."
Lu Qingshan was delighted and thanked him, "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Sang."
Sang Ku shook his hand and said, "It's just a small matter."
"Sangyin." Sang Ku shouted outside.
The middle-aged man who was waiting outside the door came in immediately and said respectfully, "Village Chief."
"Gather all the villagers here. I have something to ask them."
"I understand." Sang Yin quickly retreated.
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After a while, the sound of footsteps was heard outside the wooden building, and more and more villagers began to gather.
"Village chief, everyone in the village is outside." Soon, Sang Yin walked in and reported to Village Chief Sang Ku.
Sang Ku nodded, "Friend Lu, let's go out."
After leaving the wooden building, I saw that the open space in front of the building was already crowded with people.
Since Sang Ku was talking about all the villagers, even young children came.
Standing in the front were a dozen monks from the village.
When they saw the village chief come out, the crowd that had been talking suddenly became silent and all looked at Sang Ku.
This situation surprised Lu Qingshan a little.
It seems that the village chief Sangku has a very high prestige.
"Dear villagers, this distinguished guest wants to find a monster. This monster looks like a little deer, its body is pure white, and it has two golden horns on its head. Has anyone of you seen it during this period?" Sang Ku's spiritual power was applied to his voice, which reached the ears of every villager.
Nearly a thousand villagers looked at each other, and no one stood up to speak.
After waiting for a long time, Sang Ku showed a disappointed look on his face and apologized to Lu Qingshan: "Fellow Daoist Lu, it seems there is no news."
"Brother Sang not only gave me the map, but also went to so much trouble for me. I am already very grateful." Lu Qingshan waved his hand to show that he didn't care. After all, he didn't expect it to be so smooth.
After a pause, Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he spoke again: "I wonder what kind of trouble Village Chief Sang has encountered? If you tell me, I will do my best to help if I can."
There is no free lunch in the world.
He was obviously a stranger to Sang Ku, but Sang Ku was so enthusiastic towards him. Either he had other plans for him, or he wanted to ask for something.
Given the difference in their cultivation levels, the latter is obviously more likely.
After being exposed by Lu Qingshan, Sang Ku's eyes flickered, and he no longer cared about what Zuo Yan said. He simply confessed, "I do have something that I would like to ask Brother Lu for help."
Lu Qingshan said nothing and waited for what was to come.
Sang Ku sorted out his thoughts and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu must be very curious about why such a weak village like ours can survive in a place full of monsters, right?"
