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Chapter 96: Evened Out (Fourth Update)
After leaving the village, the old mountain runner moved the hatchet from his waist to his handy side so that he could pull it out at any time.

He strode ahead and said to Xu Yuan and the other three behind him, "Stay away, five meters. If you stay with us for too long, Yin Qi will enter your body."

There was something strange in Fu Jingyu's eyes. He was not as experienced as Mr. Yan and Mr. Lu. He felt something was wrong when he first saw the old hermit. Now he was even more uneasy.

Xu Yuan fell behind by five feet.

With an old mountain runner leading the way, we can naturally move faster.

Xu Yuan and his four companions had encountered some territories of the head monsters before, and they had to go around them obediently, but the route planned by the old mountain runner did not pass through the territories of any head monsters.

The deeper you go into the mountains, the more strange and evil things you will encounter.

Even without the head monster, gradually even the old mountain runner began to find it difficult.

In the afternoon, Bai Laoyan stopped to take a breath and said, "Eat something. I'm too hungry to walk anymore."

Xu Yuan and the other three were also exhausted. Fu Jingyu sat down on a rock nearby. Just as he was about to take out some dry food, he heard the rock under his butt start to speak: "Squat down and let me sit on your head for a while, then we'll be even."

Fu Jingyu jumped up in shock, but the old hermit rushed over and grabbed his shoulders, forcing him to squat on the ground.

"Don't dare run!"

Many people who went into the mountains were so scared when they heard the stones talking that they ran away.

But the stone is stubborn. No matter whether it is a living person or an evil spirit, if anyone takes advantage of it, it will not be able to get back at justice.

So within three miles, the stone will catch up with you, and you will sit down high, with your head stuck in your neck!

Fu Jingyu also knew that it was a serious matter, so he squatted there obediently, closed his eyes and steeled himself.

The stone floated up shakily, estimated Fu Jingyu's weight, and sat down on his head with the same weight.

Boom!
Fu Jingyu suddenly saw stars and a big bump visibly appeared on his head.

The butt is soft, but the stone is hard.

"I'll let it go this time for Bai Laoyan's sake." The stone rolled away.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"How are you?" Xu Yuan came over and asked.

Fu Jingyu was still a little dizzy, and replied with his head in circles: "It's okay..."

Old Bai didn't notice the strange stone figure squatting next to him, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

But there are too many evil spirits in the mountains, and their types are even more varied. There are always a few types that no one can see any difference from.

Xu Yuan took the dried meat and handed it to Bai Laoyan, who opened it with his hand and did not accept this so-called "good intention" at all.

Xu Yuan used his old fox mentality to pressure Bai Laoyan, who was forced to agree to join the gang, so of course he was unhappy.

He took his own black flour steamed bun and started biting it, while Xu Yuan went to eat aside.

When they were almost done eating, Xu Yuan said to Fu Jingyu, "After we finish this, we might as well set up a public office in Qihetai to buy all kinds of good materials in the mountains.

Wangxiang Village is the closest to town, so we might as well give them a good price, or have Wangxiang Village collect the goods directly from each village and then trade with the public office."

Speaking of this, Bai Layan could no longer pretend not to hear.

Life in the mountains is difficult and villagers cannot leave the mountains. Every time they trade with merchants, they are actually being exploited.

If they could really trade with the Quhuisi, especially if they could obtain the power to purchase mountain products in the mountains on behalf of the Quhuisi, it would definitely be great news for Wangxiang Village.

Bai Laoyan sneered and said, "Who can't say nice things? How can you two little brats make the decision on such a big matter?"

Xu Yuan just smiled and didn't refute.

Old Yan stepped forward at the right moment and pointed at Fu Jingyu and said, "His teacher is Lord Ma Tianshou, the deputy commander of the Southern Office. For his teacher, setting up a public office is just a matter of words."

Bai Laoyan snorted and said nothing more.

Everyone ate some dry food, rested for a while and then continued on their journey.

Bai Laoyan's attitude, though not obvious, did soften. "Get to Wuyingcha before dark. There's a shack over there belonging to Gao Guanzi from Gaojia Village. Stay there tonight."

Gao Guanzi is a mountain runner from Gaojia Village. Some of the villages in the mountains are friendly and some are hostile. Gaojia Village and Wangxiang Village have a good relationship.

If you enter the shack of a mountain hiker with whom you have a bad relationship, he will sooner or later follow the smell and come to you, and you will inevitably have a fight.

Xu Yuan and others always had a hidden worry in their hearts along the way: Can they make it in time?

The Qin man is protected by the locust lady, so he might travel overnight.

But I couldn't do that. Even with Bai Laoyan leading me, I didn't dare to run around in the mountains at night.

But no one said anything because there was no point in saying it.

……

Deep in the mountains, there flows a dark brown locust river.

Countless locusts gathered together, climbing over mountains and crawling through canyons.

The locust lady lay comfortably on the back of her descendants, without having to move at all.

But Lord Qin and his entourage could only continue their journey on their own.

They also wanted to be carried by the locust, but as soon as Lord Qin mentioned it, the locust lady opened her sharp jaws and smiled sinisterly.

Lord Qin didn't dare to do it anymore, for he was afraid that as he walked, his number would decrease and they would be eaten by these locusts.

Lord Qin looked pale, his injuries from the battle had not yet fully recovered.

One of his hands was wrapped in white cloth, and the knife had eaten away a layer of flesh, leaving only bones on the hand.

The team passed by three old walnut trees that were so big that two people could hug them. The trees were full of white walnut kernels.

Zeng Si felt his scalp was extremely itchy. He scratched it hard a few times, but the more he scratched, the more it itched...

The Locust Lady snorted coldly and said, "If I scratch through your skull, your brains will be hanging up there!"

Zeng Si was startled and realized that the scratches he had just made on his scalp were bleeding and his skull was exposed!
The team quickly moved away from the three walnut trees. The locust woman looked at the sky and said, "If we don't rest tonight, we'll be able to reach Guanghuo Street at daybreak."

Master Qin nodded, but suddenly remembered something and asked, "Senior, will you help us ward off danger at night?"

The Locust Lady glanced at Zeng Si and the others, a hint of barely perceptible greed flashing in her eyes: "Of course."

The team continued to march forward, and as the sky gradually darkened, in the cold and gloomy places around them, all kinds of indescribable evil creatures appeared. Unable to suppress their desire for flesh and blood, they tentatively stretched out their claws towards this group of people...

"Chachacha——"

The locust lady only took a glance, and a large group of her descendants rushed in, pulled out the evil creature, tore it into pieces and ate it.

The surroundings immediately became quiet.

Zeng Si and others breathed a sigh of relief.

……

Xu Yuan and his party hurried and finally entered Gao Guanzi's shack before dark.

This was originally a pit. Gao Guanzi placed branches on it, covered it with dead leaves, and added some camouflage.

It was as narrow as Bai Laoyan's shack, and there was a stench of chicken manure when you went in.

Bai Laoyan muttered, "This old guy is still so sloppy."

Everyone found a place to sit down.

Xu Yuan gave some more dried meat to Bai Laoyan, and this time the old hermit did not refuse.

After eating for a while, Xu Yuan asked, "Can the locust lady and her several heads perform tricks? Are there any weaknesses?"

(End of this chapter)