Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

Chapter 116: Zhalong Village, Little Peacock
"Are you okay?" Jiang Hua asked.

"Well, I'm fine."

The girl shook her head and said gratefully: "Thank you so much for what you did just now. If you hadn't saved my life, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to go back."

"Big brother, my name is Peacock, what's your name?"

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "My name is Jiang Hua."

"Peacock."

"what?"

"Are you from Zhalong Village?"

"Well, my family has lived in Zhalong Village for generations."

Peacock asked curiously: "Brother Jiang, are you here for tourism?"

"Yeah." Jiang Hua smiled and nodded, "What's wrong? Don't you think so?"

"No." Peacock shook his head.

"Brother Jiang, why did you come to Zhalong Mountain for tourism? I know that Zhalong Mountain is full of poisonous snakes and insects. It is very dangerous for you to go up there."

Jiang Hua said: "We knew the dangers of Zhalong Mountain, so we wanted to come here to challenge it."

He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Peacock. We are sure of it. After all, who wouldn't take their own life seriously?"

Peacock thought about it and agreed!

Who would do something that they are not sure of?
However, Kong Que still warned carefully: "Brother Jiang, you must be careful. If you are bitten by anything, you can come to our village."

"We in Zhalong Village can deal with ordinary poisonous insects."

Hearing Peacock's words, Jiang Hua's heart moved.

He smiled and said, "Kongque, we want to go to Zhalong Village to rest and learn about the situation. Do you have a place to stay in your village?"

Kong Que was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Brother Jiang, our village doesn't have a place for outsiders to live, but you can live in my house."

"May I?"

"Well, my brother and I are the only ones living in my house. You saved my life, and my brother will definitely welcome you."

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Peacock, thank you for your help."

"Brother Jiang, it's okay."

Jiang Hua and his friends only knew that the Insect Valley was inside Zhalong Mountain, but they didn't know the specific information, so going to Zhalong Village to find out more could increase the success rate of this trip.

Everyone was chatting.

A village appeared before everyone.

Kong Que pointed at the village and said, "Brother Jiang, this is Zhalong Village."

Jiang Hua looked up.

The houses in this village are all made of wood.

The bottom of each house is padded with wood.

This is because Lingnan has a lot of rain and is easily humid, so using wood to pad it can prevent rainwater from entering.

This is a village that looks very backward.

Tian Hongyue walked over.

He smiled and said to Jiang Hua: "Little brother, do you want to go to the village to rest?"

"Well, Uncle Tian, ​​what about you guys?"

Tian Hongyue shook his head. "We are pressed for time. We need to go to Zhalong Mountain to collect herbs as soon as possible, so let's say goodbye now."

"If we are destined to meet again in the future, then we will see each other again!"

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Uncle Tian wishes you a safe journey!"

The Huo family members all headed towards Zhalong Mountain.

Jiang Hua and his four companions followed Kong Que and entered Zhalong Village.

When Jiang Hua walked into the village, his first impression was that it was very quiet.

He fell into deep thought.

Generally speaking, a village like this can't be so quiet, it feels like it has no people.

And the villagers hardly come out.

Stay in your own room.

Peacock took them hurriedly back to his house.

"Peacock."

"what?"

"Do the villagers in your village usually make a living by hunting?"

Peacock nodded and said, "We in Zhalong Village have been living by hunting for generations, but we also do some farm work on ordinary days."

"Has everyone gone hunting? Why do I feel like there are not many people in the village?" Jiang Hua asked casually.

Peacock seemed to be hesitant to speak, "Well, everyone went hunting, and my brother hasn't come back yet."

"Ah, Brother Jiang, please sit down for a while. I'll get you something to eat."

After Kong Que left, Jiang Hua and the others looked around. The house was quite simple, without even an electric wire. There was only a kerosene lamp.

The furniture inside was also very simple.

Many of the tables and chairs were made by myself.

Shirley Yang frowned slightly and said, "Jiang Hua, I always feel that this village seems a little weird."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Jiang Hua nodded. "Generally speaking, even in the countryside, it wouldn't be this quiet. Have you noticed? Since we came in, there hasn't been a single child in this village."

"Anyway, let's be careful.

Peacock went and prepared some food.

There are bacon, wild vegetables, noodles and so on.

Their pans are simple too.

Hang the pot inside the house, make a fire on the ground, and start cooking.

Jiang Hua and others gathered around.

Shirley Yang said: "Kongque, do you know much about Zhalong Mountain?"

Kong Que hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister Yang, I have actually only been to Zhalong Mountain a few times. It is very dangerous there, with many poisonous insects and snakes."

"I heard from people in the village that Zhalong Mountain would eat people!"

"eat human?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"How to eat people?"

"I don't know either. Anyway, my brother told me that many people never came back after going up there. Everyone said that they were eaten by the mountain god." Peacock shook his head.

Everyone looked at each other.

Shirley Yang continued to ask: "Peacock, have you ever heard of Worm Valley?"

When the words "Worm Valley" were spoken.

Peacock's expression suddenly changed.

She looked outside nervously, then asked seriously, "How do you know about the Worm Valley?"

"E, we heard from the older generation that they had been here before and saw a foggy insect valley, so we also want to go in and take a look."

Peacock carefully observed the surroundings, then leaned close to everyone's ears and said nervously: "Brother Jiang, Sister Yang, you must not go to the Worm Valley. It is very dangerous. No one in our village who has been there has ever been able to come back."

"Is it that dangerous?"

"Well, it's very dangerous!"

Jiang Hua and Shirley Yang looked at each other, and then Jiang Hua walked over and said, "Peacock, do you know how to get to the Worm Valley?"

"Brother Jiang, where are you really going to Worm Valley?"

Peacock hesitated for a moment, "No, I can't tell you, Brother Jiang, please listen to me, okay? Don't go to the Worm Valley, I really don't want to see you die there!"

Shirley Yang suddenly laughed, "We won't go to the Worm Valley. We just heard of this place by chance and were a little curious for a while."

"Peacock, don't worry."

After hearing what Shirley Yang said, Peacock felt a little relieved.

At this time, there was a noise outside.

Peacock was immediately surprised.

"It should be my brother who has returned."

The peacock ran out quickly.

Everyone could see a young man wearing animal skins with a bow on his back.

He picked up a wild boar and threw it to the ground.

Everyone couldn't help but click their tongues.

It seems that this guy is very strong.

Peacock walked out and talked to the young man.

Then two people walked in.

Peacock introduced: "This is my brother, Ada."

"Brother, this is Brother Jiang who saved my life."

Ada seemed very alert. He said in a deep voice: "Thank you very much for saving the peacock. You can stay at my house today."

"But our village is going to worship our ancestors recently, so it is not suitable to entertain outsiders. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, please leave here."

When the fat man heard Ada’s words, his eyes widened.

I got angry immediately.

It was Jiang Hua who held him back.

Otherwise the fat guy will really take action.

(End of this chapter)