Bearing the blue sky

This giant cricket actually wanted to come into the village!

has a problem!

Zhu Ge's heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

This large cricket initially appeared fierce, but beneath that fierceness lay a hidden kindness towards them.

However, when Zhu Ge invited him to the village, he also expressed a sense of longing and surprise.

seem……

This giant cricket really wants to come to the village!

Whether he wanted to eat people or do something else, Zhu Ge didn't know.

However, the cricket's statement, "You are inviting me to the village," does seem to be problematic.

"It's not a matter of daring or not..."

Seemingly realizing he was too obvious, the giant cricket reverted to his previous tone:

"The main problem is that there are two rather strange auras in your village, and I don't know if I can defeat them."

"If that doesn't work, you might as well come out here, and I'll take you to find your husband."

"After it's done, just have your husband give me some benefits, and that'll be it."

go out?

It's impossible for Zhu Ge to go out.

He wasn't entirely wary of the giant cricket, and he didn't know what might happen if he went out rashly.

"Benefits? What benefits do you want? That person was Master's disciple, I can go ask him if he has any." Zhu Ge tried to get information out of him.

"Anything is fine, but your master carries all his good stuff with him, so his disciples can't use it," the giant cricket replied.

Zhu Ge nodded slightly, then asked, "By the way, Mr. Chong, you've lived here for so many years, how come I didn't recognize you before?"

"Before?" The giant cricket sat down on the spot, crossed its powerful hind legs, and looked like an old man ready to chat:

"Do you know that your husband is suffocating all the non-human beings in the vicinity?"

"I used to be just a lowly demon. Your husband didn't kill me once, which is why I'm still alive today, heh."

"If your husband hadn't been away, I reckon you'd still be lying low!"

Did the gentleman save the giant cricket?

Zhu Ge's face showed a look of sudden realization: "I see, Mr. Insect, you've worked hard."

Ghost letter!

There's definitely something fishy going on in that big cricket's words!

"Mr. Insect, do you know what kind of alien races live near our Jianshan Village?"

As a demon clan member who has always lived nearby, the giant cricket should know something about the situation.

This intelligence might help Zhu Ge discover some clues.

"Nearby? You mean besides humans?" The giant cricket lay on the ground, its legs crossed and swaying back and forth. Its wings could still vibrate and make sounds, though they were somewhat muffled.

"That's quite a lot!"

"I'm from the south, so I rarely go out and usually live on grass and leaves."

"In the east, there is a great tiger that has become a god and occupies three mountains. Its power is extraordinary, and people call it the Mountain Lord."

"There seems to have been an aura emanating from the west, belonging to someone who has attained godhood, but we don't know what it is, and it has never shown itself."

As he spoke, the giant cricket sneered, "Speaking of which, the most formidable is still the Sharp Mountain territory occupied by your husband. Even the Mountain Lord has been beaten up by your husband more than once."

Is the gentleman domineering?

Zhu Ge nodded slightly.

normal.

The gentleman was a Confucian, but not the kind of pedantic Confucian who used classical Chinese phrases; rather, he was a Confucian who mastered the "Six Arts of a Gentleman."

The Six Arts of a Gentleman: Rites, Music, Archery, Charioteering, Calligraphy, and Mathematics!

The gentleman was well-rounded in etiquette, music, archery, horseback riding, reading, and mathematics.

They'd be swinging their fists while spouting grand principles of benevolence and righteousness.

It's normal for them to beat up the surrounding alien races; otherwise, Jianshan Village wouldn't have been peaceful for so many years.

However, Zhu Ge's focus was not on the cricket's flattery of the gentleman, but rather on asking:

"Besides the mountain god, you're saying there are gods in the west too?"

"Yes! But it should be the Niche Realm," the giant cricket said. "And it was only a momentary leak of its aura after becoming a god, after which it disappeared without a trace."

"I reckon your husband also went to investigate, but I don't know if there were any results. Anyway, I don't know what it is. A niche? It's very weak; it might even kill you."

"I see." Zhu Ge nodded slightly, having already made up her mind.

"What else do you want to ask? Ask more." The big cricket's voice was leisurely: "Anyway, when your husband comes back, I'm going to ask him for payment. One question, um, one payment per question."

Zhu Ge didn't care about any reward or anything; if he couldn't resolve this matter, it would be none of his business afterwards.

The most urgent task is to find the key to the two gods in the village.

However, just as he was about to ask something else, he saw the large cricket in front of him suddenly spring up:

"Oh no, I sense danger approaching. You'd better watch yourself!"

With that, the giant cricket flew away again with a "whoosh".

Danger?

Zhu Ge didn't have time to think about anything else. She immediately found a bush, lay down, and calmed her breathing.

Then, look straight ahead along the boundary of Jianshan Village, so that your peripheral vision can firmly grasp the left and right sides of the boundary.

A moment later, a dark figure walked towards Zhu Ge from the foot of Jianshan Mountain not far away, its speed seemingly fast yet slow.

Within seconds, the dark figure disappeared into the jungle, followed by the sound of branches and fallen leaves being crushed underfoot.

"Pat...pat...pat..."

The sound slowly approached, seemingly very close to Zhu Ge.

Zhu Ge lowered her eyes, trying to remain calm, but she couldn't see anything.

Finally, the footsteps stopped, as if they were face to face with Zhu Ge.

Hehe~

A soft laugh rang in Zhu Ge's ear, and Zhu Ge could almost feel someone breathing in her ear.

Who is it...? Zhu Ge's pupils contracted, but her body remained stiff and unchanged.

In his mind, he was already prepared to wear the Kunpeng's special qualities at any time.

He slowly turned his head, but saw nothing.

It was as if the feeling just now was an illusion.

The next moment, a light and cheerful song suddenly echoed through the woods:

"Little sparrow, so many feathers, blow them into your mouth and nose, making them tickle, sing a lie song and laugh out loud."

"Yesterday I saw the dried mushrooms sprouting, and today I saw the milk mushrooms being cooked."

"1, 3, 5, 7, 9; 2, 4, 6, 7, 8~"

Everyone loves mushrooms, peeling off the caps and cutting off the roots to eat them raw. You could eat three thousand Boletus edulis mushrooms a day! Termitomyces mushrooms with chicken soup are even better, Termitomyces mushrooms are even better!

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten~"

The songs gradually faded into the distance.

Upon hearing this voice, Zhu Ge's pupils contracted.

Hua Xiaomei, Hua Liusha!

That's Hua Liusha's voice!

Hua Liusha had appeared before when he was working on the ridges of the fields, and it was with this song that he was deceived by the blessing.

At that time, Zhu Ge only knew that Hua Liusha was dead, and even her parents, who were left with only instinct, thought so.

Hua Liusha only left behind a folk song before disappearing into the terraced fields, unable to let Zhu Ge know more information.

At this moment, Hua Liusha reappears!

Moreover, the content of the folk song has also changed!

Although the situation was strange, Zhu Ge didn't know whether Hua Liusha had come because of him, the giant cricket, or both of them.

But in any case, we must seize this opportunity!

Hualiusha is a breakthrough point!

So Zhu Ge suddenly stood up and ran wildly toward the direction from which the song came.

And he shouted:

"Hua Liusha! Hua Xiaomei! This is Zhu Ge!"

"Aren't we engaged? Stop! I have something to tell you!"

"Little Sister Hua..."

Before he could finish speaking, a face with its eyes closed and blood flowing from its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth suddenly appeared in front of him, almost nose to nose.

At the same time, a shrill whistle rang out:

"Marry me!"