Nie Tian got up and looked at the wolf's corpse on the ground. He couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
The situation just now was critical, so he didn't have time to think. Now that he thought about it, if the wolf hadn't died, he would have been the one dead.
Right now, he was just an ordinary person. A wolf was enough to kill him.
Nie Tian took a deep breath and looked at the frightened grandfather and grandson. He forced a smile and asked, "Old man, little girl, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Only then did the old man react. He shook his head repeatedly and bowed to express his gratitude. "Young man, thank you. Thank you so much. Little Luo, come and kowtow to Benefactor. "
A Luo nodded. She looked at Nie Tian timidly and carefully knelt down.
"Old man, you don't have to be so polite." Nie Tian quickly supported Little Luo and said with a faint smile.
"It's what we should do." The old man was very persistent. He looked at Little Luo with a stern expression and waved for her to kowtow.
Little Luo's knees immediately knelt down, respectfully kowtowing once.
Nie Tian couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. He wasn't used to receiving such respect from others.
Little Luo stood up and carefully looked at Nie Tian. She seemed very curious. She had never seen a young man with white hair in her life.
"Old man, your injuries are not light. Let me take a look." Nie Tian saw that there were several wounds on the old man's body. He went forward to check and applied some ointment on the old man's wounds. He then simply bandaged the wounds.
During the conversation, Nie Tian learned that the old man's surname was Sun. His full name was Sun Qishou. He lived in Hasa Village not far from here and was a woodcutter.
Sun Qishou felt much better and couldn't help but ask Nie Tian with a smile, "Benefactor, you look unfamiliar. You're not a local, right?"
"I'm not." Nie Tian shook his head with a smile and said, "Old Sun, I wanted to ask you something. Did you see any strangers?"
"Strangers?" Sun Qishou couldn't help but be startled. He shook his head and said, "Our Hasa Village is isolated from the rest of the world. I have lived for more than sixty years, but benefactor is the first outsider I've seen."
Nie Tian's brows furrowed as his expression turned ugly.
He'd originally thought he could inquire about Apocalypse 12 and the others from Sun Qishou, but it turned out to be like this.
It was as if Doomsday 12 and the others had disappeared. It was too strange.
"Benefactor, why did you come to our place?" Sun Qishou looked at Nie Tian and asked cheerfully.
"It's a long story. I came here by accident." Nie Tian chuckled and tried to make up for it.
"Benefactor, it's your first time here. If you don't mind, why don't you come with me to my house? I'll treat you well and repay you for saving my life." Sun Qishou laughed heartily and said, "Anyway, our village is not far from here. It's just a two-hour mountain walk."
"Sure." Nie Tian thought for a moment and agreed readily.
He was completely unfamiliar with this world, so it was good for him to go to Hasa Village. He could ask around and learn more about this place.
He felt that there was something strange about this place, but he couldn't tell what.
Then, Nie Tian followed Sun Qishou and his grandson to Hasa Village.
Along the way, Nie Tian inquired about Hasa Village's situation.
Hasa Village was located at the foot of this mountain. There were about a few hundred families in the village, but there was no village chief or patriarch. There were only a few elderly elders who usually didn't have much to do. At most, they would occasionally preside over the village's sacrificial ceremonies.
Moreover, the people of Hasa Village were completely isolated from the rest of the world and didn't interact with outsiders. The only people they came into contact with were from the same village.
Nie Tian originally wanted to ask how big this world was, but after hearing Sun Qishou's words, he gave up on the idea.
He reckoned that Sun Qishou didn't understand the world he lived in at all. This old man had never left this mountain in his life.
Soon, Nie Tian arrived at Hasa Village where Sun Qishou lived.
The village wasn't big. Looking from the mountainside, it was a small mountain village.
In the evening, smoke curled up from the chimneys, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
Nie Tian followed the mountain road into the village. Along the way, he met a few villagers. While greeting Sun Qishou, they looked at him with an extremely strange gaze, as if they were looking at a rare monster.
The villagers here had never seen anyone from the outside in their lives. It was inevitable that they would be curious when a stranger suddenly appeared, but it wasn't strange.
Nie Tian followed Sun Qishou to his house, which was a short thatched courtyard.
As soon as Xiao Luo got home, she ran to her room.
Sun Qishou went to the kitchen and busied himself. He took out all the things he had accumulated over the years. There were pheasants, mountain rabbits, deer, wild boars, and so on.
"Where are Xiao Luo's parents?" Nie Tian asked casually while helping.
"How could she have parents?" Sun Qishou laughed and said, "Xiao Luo was a poor child. That year, it snowed heavily, up to my knees. When I went out to hunt pheasants, I found a small package at the village entrance. Inside was Xiao Luo. "
"Picked her up?" Nie Tian frowned and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Hasa Village didn't interact with the outside world. How could a child appear out of nowhere?
"Yes." Sun Qishou let out a long sigh and nodded. He said, "I don't know which cruel parents left a child in that world of ice and snow."
"Old Sun, have you ever thought of looking for Xiao Luo's parents?" Nie Tian's mouth twitched as he asked.
"Why would I look for them? They could be cruel enough to abandon their child. Parents like this are not worth it. "Sun Qishou seemed a little agitated and angry.
Nie Tian couldn't help but feel a little speechless. What he wanted to ask was who Xiao Luo's parents were, and why would they appear in a village that was isolated from the outside world?
It seemed that Sun Qishou didn't care about the outside world at all, and he never thought about the outside world.
Soon, a table of sumptuous dinner was prepared.
"Benefactor, please take a seat." Sun Qishou was quite proud and let Nie Tian sit down first.
Nie Tian looked around. In addition to Sun Qishou and his grandson, there were two more stools. He couldn't help but smile. "Old Sun, is there anyone else coming?"
"I asked Third Elder to come over for dinner yesterday. The main reason is to talk about Xiao Luo's marriage." Sun Qishou smiled mysteriously.
"Marriage?" Nie Tian couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
In his opinion, Xiao Luo was still a child. It was a little strange to talk about marriage so early.
After a while, Luo walked out of the room with a sullen look on her face as she sat down next to Nie Tian.
Sun Qishou didn't care about her. He apologetically asked Nie Tian to wait for a while.
Nie Tian wasn't in a hurry. It just so happened that he also wanted to meet the village elder and ask about some things.
Not long after, a grey-clothed old man arrived. Sun Qishou welcomed him into the room.
When Nie Tian saw the grey-clothed old man clearly, he was stunned and couldn't react for a long time.
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