On the way back, Ren Baqian noticed that there were snakes on the few trees that he had noticed earlier. This left Ren Baqian speechless.
At this moment, the light from the fire couldn't reach his position. Ren Baqian looked at the surrounding pitch-black forest. He didn't know whether it was a bird or a beast that was making strange sounds. After standing there for a while, he turned around, walked back to the bonfire, and sat down.
Looking at Ning Caichen, who was beside him, Ren Baqian thought of the big rock from before.
However, Ning Caichen's shoulders were only about 1.5 meters tall. Ren Baqian reckoned that he wouldn't be able to climb up by stepping on him. After thinking about it, Ren Baqian gave up and decided to stay here.
The sky had already turned dark, and it was estimated to be around nine o 'clock. It wasn't suitable to wander around in the forest now.
"Howl!" A wolf howled from afar, and the forest became even more eerie at night.
Both of them sat by the bonfire in a daze. Feeling bored, Ren Baqian chatted with Ning Caichen. Most of the time, Ning Caichen was talking while Ren Baqian was listening. Ning Caichen developed his long-winded style and spoke eloquently and eloquently.
"Do you think there are ghosts in this world?" Ren Baqian suddenly asked curiously.
Previously, Ning Caichen talked about what he had seen and heard along the way. There were many supernatural things, but Ren Baqian didn't know whether they were true or not.
In any case, he felt like he was talking nonsense.
Now, both of them were in the wilderness, guarding a bonfire, listening to the howls of wild beasts in the distance. Suddenly, Ren Baqian thought of this question.
Ning Caichen put on a serious face and replied, "Of course there are. When I came here, I passed by a village. There was no one there, and all the doors and windows were tightly shut. I knocked from the end of the village to the end, but no one opened the door.
When the sky turned dark, all the villagers opened the door and came out. The whole village was very lively, and all the adults and children were there.
In order to welcome a foreigner like me, they even lit a bonfire in the middle of the village, just like the one we have now, but much bigger.
Then, they took out all the food they had at home, and the whole village gathered around the bonfire, singing and dancing. From their clothes, I can tell that their families aren't rich. Their children run around naked, but they still took out all the food they had at home. " When Ning Caichen said this, the bonfire reflected in his eyes seemed to be the scene of that night. His face was filled with nostalgia and a smile.
"They were really enthusiastic, and the wine they brewed was also very strong. I fell asleep after drinking half a bowl. When he woke up the next day, he found himself lying in the middle of the village. Everything around him had been cleaned up. And the villagers all shut their doors and did not come out. I didn't know what was going on. I couldn't find anyone, so I left the village.
After walking for half a day, they found another village and asked for water. They also asked about what happened in that village. Guess what? "
Ning Caichen turned around and asked Ren Baqian.
"Everyone in that village is dead?" Ren Baqian guessed. Combining the information from before and after, this should be the case, right?
Ning Caichen nodded his head vigorously. "Yes, you guessed it right. That village had been wiped out by a plague decades ago. The village I went to later was built by the people who escaped from that village. "
"Is this a story?" Ren Baqian didn't believe it. Ren Baqian had heard this kind of story a thousand times.
"I swear to the heavens that I experienced it personally." Ning Caichen immediately swore.
Ren Baqian looked at him, turned his head away, lowered his head, and used a wooden stick to write and draw on the ground. These were words that he had learned in this world. He drew them for fun when he had nothing to do.
He still didn't quite believe Ning Caichen's words.
This was because, in his impression, oaths were the most unreliable thing. Of course, perhaps the people in this world took oaths very seriously, but he didn't feel much about it.
Ning Caichen continued, "After that, I specially went to the graveyard next to that village to pay my respects."
Ren Baqian didn't reply, and he didn't say anything either. He just raised his head and looked at the starry sky.
At this moment, other than the roars of the beasts in the distance, there was only the crackling sound of the bonfire in front of them.
After a while, Ning Caichen poked his arm.
Ren Baqian looked up and saw that Ning Caichen's expression was more serious than before. "Something is watching us."
"Where? How do you know? " Ren Baqian was puzzled. He turned his head and looked around. Very soon, he knew how Ning Caichen knew because he also saw something.
More than ten pairs of green eyes were glowing in the dark forest.
Ren Baqian slowly got up, raised his crossbow, and asked in a low voice, "What is it?"
"They are approaching us. We will know soon." Ning Caichen did the same action as him. However, Ren Baqian still had a crossbow in his hand. Ning Caichen's hand was empty, so he directly pulled out a burning branch from the bonfire.
Ren Baqian was sweating profusely.
Encountering wild beasts in the forest in the middle of the night wasn't just bad.
What was worse was that it wasn't just one, but a group of them.
It was so dark, and the two of them really didn't dare to run around. It was too dangerous, and a single snake could kill them. Moreover, the two of them might not be able to outrun them.
"Are they afraid of fire?" Ren Baqian muttered to himself. Generally speaking, wild beasts were afraid of fire, and it was safer to stay near the bonfire.
Furthermore, the bonfire was still blazing, and it gave him some peace of mind.
"They are out." Following Ning Caichen's words, the figures at the front were revealed.
The first to come out were a few large Huskies.
Or rather, wild wolves.
However, they really looked like them.
It was just that they were too big. Their shoulder height was almost one meter, and they were completely gigantic.
Furthermore, the eyes of these wild wolves were filled with cruelty. They opened their mouths slightly, revealing their fangs. It seemed like they were going to treat the two of them as their dinner.
"Ning Caichen, if you have any tricks up your sleeves, quickly use them. There are only the two of us now, so don't pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger." Ren Baqian looked at the wild wolves walking out of the forest one after another. His whole body shivered, and he took out his gun with his other hand.
Ning Caichen asked with a serious face, "Deputy Ren, can't you deal with them?"
"What do you think? Can't you tell that I have never practiced martial arts before? "Ren Baqian replied unhappily," I can't even defeat one of them, and now it all depends on you. If you can't do it, both of us will be in the stomach of the wolves today. "
"I understand." Ning Caichen nodded his head.
Following which, he straightened his body, raised one of his hands, and pointed his five fingers toward the sky. He shouted, "Sword, come."
An inexplicable yet formidable aura rose from his body.
Seeing Ning Caichen's actions, Ren Baqian was elated. This Ning Caichen was indeed pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. With him around, it seemed like they would be safe tonight.
Feeling elated, Ren Baqian even had the mood to turn his head to look at Ning Caichen's appearance. He had to admit that Ning Caichen's appearance was pretty good. He had a standard pretty boy face, straightened his body, raised his arm, and shouted, "Sword, come." Excluding his ragged clothes, Ren Baqian would give him eight points for his appearance.
After he killed this pack of wolves, Ren Baqian would give him two points.
One minute passed, two minutes passed …
Ning Caichen was still in that pose.
Ren Baqian was speechless. "What's going on?"
"Great Xia is too far away from here, and the sword still needs to fly for a while …"
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