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On a long slope, there was a flock of cows and sheep on the yellow grass. They were chewing on the grass with great effort. They would grumble from time to time, clearly not satisfied with the food given by nature.
An uncle wearing a fur hat said helplessly to his cows and sheep, "It's not bad to have something to eat."
There was a lake under the slope. When there was plenty of rain, a stream would flow down along the slope, causing the entire slope to be covered in green grass. One could even see the scene of hundreds of flowers blooming. In the end, all the water would flow into the lake and nourish the forest, grassland, and village around the lake … …
Pond Lake Village was a relatively common herding village in the upper reaches of the city. Many villages also relied on such underground ponds.
It was strange. Many lakes had dried up, but the lake in Lake Pond Village didn't change much. The water level didn't drop. One could see a black wooden water wheel slowly moving beside the lake.
"Uncle Zhan! Uncle Zhan!! "
In front of the village, a young man ran to the front of the village and called out to a simple wooden house in front of the village. He could hardly contain his joy.
At this moment, a few aunties washing clothes by the lake turned around and looked at the young man, "Isn't this Li Shaoying? I heard from my husband that you went to Dragon Tamer Academy. You're not herding sheep or cows, but dragons?"
"What does a dragon look like?" the red-clothed aunty asked.
"A lizard, a big lizard."
"Can it farm?"
"No way."
Li Shaoying looked around and didn't see his uncle. He could only return to the entrance of the village and ask the aunties who were washing clothes.
"Aunty Zhou, where's my uncle?" Li Shaoying asked.
"Why are you asking me about your uncle? If my husband heard this, wouldn't it be torturous?" Aunty Zhou said.
“？？？？” Li Shaoying looked at the charming Aunty Zhou. For some reason, he felt that she was confessing without being pressed. Could it be … …
"Your uncle went to Long Slope to graze. He heard that you were bullied a lot in the school, so he was wondering if he could sell the cows and sheep and get you a pearl or something. He said it could turn the Big-horned Ox into a Dragon … Well, the weather is bad this year, and the cows and sheep are too skinny to be sold at a good price, so he went to graze during the day off," the woman in red said.
"What rest day? Didn't the city give us some official orders? They told us not to run around as much as possible, in case we get eaten by demons."
"Yes, yes. My husband came back from town a few days ago and heard that a family in Heilin Village had been eaten. It was terrifying," Old Madam Zhou said.
"Don't tell me it's going to scare people again?" the woman in red asked.
"It's true. You'd better not go out for the time being. Also, tell your kids not to watch the cows and goats. There are Trolls around. Our school has organized a team to eliminate them," Li Shaoying said hurriedly.
Why were the people in the village so slow to realize it? The situation was very serious!
Her uncle was the same. Why was he still grazing in winter? The cows and goats couldn't grow much meat after eating that bit of grass. Instead, they would be eaten by the demons!
"Why don't you go and kill the demons?" Old Madam Zhou asked.
"Well …" Li Shaoying said awkwardly.
"Aren't you a student of the Dragon Tamer Academy? Then you're a dragon boy …"
"It's Master Dragon Tamer!" Li Shaoying's black forehead had wrinkles.
"Is that so? They all said that you'll be very powerful if you go to the academy and can control dragons. If there are demons around … Oh, I understand. Shaoying, you're really a good child. You knew the village was in danger, so you specially came back to protect us?" another skinny woman said.
When the other women in the laundry heard this, they all looked over.
"Li Shaoying is the most promising person in our village. She's not like that Hai family guy. He's just a small official, but he's not even willing to help us build a fence to keep out the wild beasts."
"That's really amazing. Those who can enter the Dragon Tamer Academy are definitely different from those ordinary people!"
"I've heard about the cannibalism too. I've been scared awake when I was sleeping these past few nights."
All the aunties were praising Li Shaoying. Li Shaoying felt a little embarrassed.
The aunties were very powerful in the village. Whatever they praised, the whole village would praise. Whatever they belittled, the whole village would hate and reject.
"Speaking of which, why isn't your uncle back yet?" the woman in red said after glancing at the sky.
"Auntie Wang, how long has my uncle been gone?" Li Shaoying asked.
"He left early in the morning."
"How do you know so much?" the woman in the cotton-padded jacket asked.
"I saw him."
"Why didn't you see the others?"
"I saw the others too …"
Li Shaoying frowned at this moment.
Long Slope was only so big. If he left in the morning, he would be back by noon. It was impossible for him to stay there for a whole day.
Li Shaoying's heart ached when he thought of what Auntie Wang had said.
"I'll go and take a look. Aunties, you'd better go back to the house. The Trolls are real, and they're very dangerous. If the Trolls nearby smell you, they'll sneak over," Li Shaoying reminded them.
Li Shaoying then ran in the direction of Long Slope.
After running far away, Li Shaoying found the aunties were still talking and laughing. They did not care about the Trolls at all. This made him feel even more helpless.
The village was still too backward, including in terms of information.
It was not just the tragedies of families being eaten. When he and Nan Ye's team arrived at Half-Mountain City, a town had been massacred. Nan Ye's team and many other teams from the Dragon Tamer Academy had gone there.
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Li Shaoying ran to Long Slope anxiously.
His uncle was leading a herd of cattle and sheep. Cattle and sheep were also the targets of some ferocious demons. It was extremely dangerous to encounter a pack of wolves on the plains, let alone a demon!
The sky started to darken. It was only three or four in the afternoon, but it was no different from evening. Thick clouds absorbed all the sunlight, making the vast land dark …
The wind started to get stronger. Li Shaoying followed his uncle's usual path.
Suddenly, Li Shaoying saw a patch of blood scattered on the withered yellow mud grass. The blood showed some signs of drying and had started to turn brown!
This made Li Shaoying even more anxious!
Something really happened!
Why did he go graze? He was not allowed to go out unless there was an official order …
Why was Uncle Zhan always so stupid? He was already an adult. Couldn't he tell the priority of things?
There was another patch of shocking blood. Li Shaoying even stepped on it and slipped on the ground, rolling on the ground with dirty blood all over his face.
Li Shaoying was at a loss. Not only because of the blood, but also because he saw a white sheep that had been bitten to death in the mud …
The sheep had already stopped breathing. Blood had spread from his feet to more than ten meters away. There were traces of a struggle along the way!
He was really under attack!
It was all his fault. Why couldn't he cross the threshold? Why did he always compete with his classmates? If he didn't, his uncle wouldn't have to sell his cattle and sheep, and he wouldn't have to graze them because they were too skinny!
Li Shaoying was scared and blamed himself when he saw the blood. His eyes turned red, too.
He took a deep breath and suppressed his fear of the trolls.
He got to his feet, wiped the blood off his face, and kept running forward …
He was Dragon Shepard. There was no reason for him to be scared of those monsters!
The sheep had just stopped breathing. Maybe his uncle was still alive.
"Shaoying?" Suddenly, a voice came.
Li Shaoying was startled. He had just wiped the blood off his face, and his vision had just become clear.
"Uncle Zhan!" Li Shaoying pounced on him excitedly when he saw his uncle.
"Why are you back? Aren't you in the Dragon Tamer College? Didn't you say you wouldn't come back until you became Dragon Shepard?" Uncle Zhan asked in confusion.
"Why are you still out herding at a time like this? Will you die? There are trolls!" Li Shaoying lost control of his emotions.
"You're worried about me." Uncle Zhan was relieved. He patted Li Shaoying and comforted him.
When Li Shaoying was four years old, his parents passed away because of a cold. Uncle Zhan lived next door, so he adopted Li Shaoying.
Li Shaoying was different from the other children in the village. He was always respectful of the outside world and liked to read the books he brought back from the market.
Uncle Zhan also knew that he wanted to become Dragon Shepard. He didn't want to stay in this small place and do nothing but graze cows and sheep …
Li Shaoying cried for a while. He didn't see any wounds on Uncle Zhan, and there was a herd of cows and sheep behind him.
Looking at the white sheep that had died tragically not far away, Li Shaoying asked, "Uncle, how did you get rid of the trolls?"
"What trolls? A few coyotes bit the sheep when I wasn't paying attention. Fortunately, the others were saved. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to pay the tuition fees next year," Uncle Zhan said.
The entrance fee of the Dragon Tamer College was free for the first year, but after that, the fee would increase every year.
This system was to screen out the students who didn't have the talent to become Dragon Shepard. On the other hand, it was also to charge the rich and powerful children who stayed in the college a high fee to supplement the resources for those grassroots students.
"Uncle, I might not be able to become Dragon Shepard." Li Shaoying hadn't wiped away his tears yet, and a few more drops fell.
The students around him were either constantly advancing and getting closer and closer to the Dragon Gate, or they had already crossed the Dragon Gate and become real Dragon Shepard. He was the only one who was still in the same place. The big-horned cow showed no signs of advancing, let alone the baby spiritual bird he adopted.
"Be confident and eliminate the possibility," Uncle Zhan patted Li Shaoying's shoulder and said.
Li Shaoying almost stepped on the mud. He stumbled a few steps before stabilizing himself.
"I've raised cows and sheep for more than ten years. How can I not know if cows are cows and sheep are sheep? The big-horned cow is special, but it's still a cow, "Uncle Zhan said.
"Uncle, you really know how to comfort me." Li Shaoying's face was covered in tears. He couldn't stop it.
"Let's go back. It's getting late," Uncle Zhan said.
"Okay."
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