In the dark of the night, a bonfire was lit.
A row of people continued to lie on top of the fence wall of the unnamed village to watch. As the village chief, the "little old man" stuck his head out to observe from afar and saw several fires lit in the direction of the woodshed. The fire covered a radius of dozens of meters, illuminating the entire village itself.
"These masters are really unusual. What did they use to light the fire?" a villager with a bow and arrow muttered.
After the initial contact with the transmigrators, the villagers' attitude toward these foreign masters had changed somewhat. They felt that the other party was small in number or easy to bully. In short, they were not as fearful as they were when they first met them, and even had some improper thoughts. For example, at night, the transmigrators also hoped that the village could provide food, so the village no longer provided fish, only sweet potatoes. They also wanted to sell the fire sickles for a good price.
Did they not provide a good dinner? The transmigrators did not speak. As a backpacker, Shi Dong rolled up his trousers and ran to the small river next to the village. He used a crude wooden spear to stab a few live fish and brought them back. There were two doctors in the team, Deng Zhihong from the surgery department and Yu Hongyang from the internal medicine department. These two unlucky guys were on duty in the hospital, and now they could also identify wild fruits in the forest and bring them back for food.
The dinner of the transmigrators was even more sumptuous than lunch.
As for what they used to light the fire at night, the transmigrators did not even think of asking the villagers for it. Many of them smoked, and the lighters they brought with them became old-fashioned kerosene lighters. With such a detail, many of the villagers were even more surprised when they saw that they could light the fire with just a few taps, which was even more convenient than using the fire sickles.
On the transmigrators' side, as an ordinary member, Zhou Qingfeng did not receive any special treatment. He stood behind the lit bonfire, letting the flames dance on his face. After night fell, the surroundings of the village fell into a dead silence. The thick ink-like darkness invaded, and people could only see a few dozen meters ahead of the firelight.
The unnamed village did not have a large population. In order to reduce the difficulty of defense, the building area of the village was very small. They could only build some secondary buildings outside the fence, and the woodshed was one of them. Near the woodshed were empty fields and thin fields, and a small river flowed near the woodshed. During the day, the transmigrators cleared the surrounding weeds so that they would not obstruct their vision.
At this moment, Zhou Qingfeng was very glad that he did not transmigrate alone. Otherwise, if he had to fight alone, there was a high chance that he would still be wandering around in the forest. With the teamwork and division of labor, he could rely on them intimately. People in modern society had the habit of living in groups. At first glance, it didn't seem special, but once they encountered difficulties, it was their instinct to stick together.
"Little Zhou, your dinner." Xu Li walked over with a wooden bowl in her hand.
There was roasted fish, sweet potatoes, and a bunch of wild fruits in the bowl. Still, there was no salt. Zhou Qingfeng grabbed the bunch of wild fruits that looked like grapes and asked, "What is this?"
"The two doctors said that it's Schisandra. Anyway, they've already tested it to make sure it's not poisonous," Xu Li said.
The Schisandra was sour and sweet, very appetizing. Zhou Qingfeng quickly finished all the food in his bowl and even drank a bowl of wild vegetable soup. The soup did not taste very good. It was said that there were dandelions in it. The two doctors said that it was a medicinal soup that could improve the human body's immunity. Everyone did not say anything and drank it obediently. Their lives were more important, and no one wanted to die of illness.
"Big Sister Xu, you have a fever. You need to rest more," Zhou Qingfeng said as he handed the wooden bowl back.
"I'm not stupid. I don't want to be a cripple." Xu Li chuckled and scolded him unhappily, "You're the one who's bad. What kind of spell did you learn to harm me? Speaking of which, if you want to harm me, you should do it to the end. I still don't have a man I can rely on. "
Xu Li turned around and left angrily. Zhou Qingfeng knew that she was not actually scolding him, but Guo Jiaming. This pursuer had used half a day to change his mind. He no longer wholeheartedly took care of the only female in the team. Instead, he spoke of equality and harmony.
A small team could not afford to have internal conflicts. It was a good thing that Xu Li could stand on her own and do some work even when she was sick. The other men in the team were also happy to see this, and they would take care of her a little. Otherwise, if there was a sickly young lady in the team, they would be in big trouble.
After nightfall, the temperature in the mountains suddenly dropped, and the cold night wind blew. Zhou Qingfeng purposely stayed by a campfire outside the firewood hut because no one in the team had enough clothes. Before opening the Time Island in the middle of the night, everyone was quite cold.
"Little Zhou, here." After Xu Li left, Shi Dong ran over. He held a wooden spear in his hand and handed it over. This backpacker was now the backbone of the team. If it were not for him, the rest of the team would be in trouble. "Everyone has one. If a ghost really comes later, we have to hold it off."
Shi Dong was used to carrying a folding knife with him. All the tools and weapons in the hands of the transmigrators were made with his folding knife. Zhou Qingfeng took the wooden spear and weighed it in his hand. He did not know what kind of wood the spear was made of, but it was quite heavy. The spearhead had been roasted over a fire and was black. "Thank you, Shi Dong."
Although they were teachers in the same school, Zhou Qingfeng was not familiar with Shi Dong. Modern society was indifferent to human relationships, but in order to survive, the twelve of them had become closer.
Shi Dong's face was dirty as he busied himself with work. After being praised by Zhou Qingfeng, he grinned and waved his hand, but after a few steps, he ran back with a howl and shouted, "Such a big ghost came out! Are you guys blind?"
The sudden shout in the middle of the night scared Zhou Qingfeng so much that his heart skipped a beat. He grabbed the wooden spear tightly and stood up. He looked in the direction where Shi Dong had run back and saw something black crawling on the ground. Upon closer inspection, he saw a horrifying corpse with cracked lips and teeth, protruding eyes, and festering skin crawling ashore from the direction of the river in the village. It was approaching them with water all over its body.
This thing climbed out of the water without a sound, and as soon as it appeared, it scared Shi Dong so much that he ran away. Zhou Qingfeng was still trying to compose himself when he smelled the strong stench of a corpse, which made him want to vomit. Their minds immediately buzzed and became a mess. Their thoughts of resisting were all blown away by the stench, and they ran back in a panic. Zhou Qingfeng even threw away the wooden spear in his hand.
The two of them ran back more than ten meters when they heard Gu Qianshan, who was guarding on the roof of the firewood shed, roar, "You two bastards, if I had a gun, I would shoot you to death. Go back and think of a way to block it. The other teams, don't panic. Pay attention to your own alert areas to avoid being ambushed by enemies from other directions. Reserve team, support Zhou Qingfeng's side. "
Gu Qianshan's arrangement didn't make Zhou Qingfeng stop immediately. He yelled at the firewood hut, "That ghost corpse is so stinky. I can't even stand straight when I go up there. I'm going to die from the stench."
To make it easier to command, Gu Qianshan stood on the roof of the firewood shed. When he heard Zhou Qingfeng say that it was smelly, he also realized that they lacked experience and were at a loss when faced with a specific problem. However, they had no choice but to go forward. He once again yelled at Zhou Qingfeng and Shi Dong not to retreat and had to go forward. He then lowered his head and shouted at Xu Li, who was panicking inside the firewood shed, "Get a few pieces of cloth to cover the noses of the people in front."
Get a few pieces of cloth? Xu Li looked at the empty firewood shed. There was no place that could provide her with cloth. However, now that the enemy was in front of them, the people outside could not hold on, and the people in the firewood shed were doomed. She gritted her teeth and tore the corner of her clothes, soaked it in the water, and ran out to hand it to Zhou Qingfeng and the others.
When she ran out, she saw Zhou Qingfeng and Shi Dong, who were covered in dust and had finally stopped running. The two of them took a torch from somewhere and rushed in the direction of the ghost. The two doctors who were the reserve team rushed over with wooden spears and stood side by side with Zhou Qingfeng and Shi Dong.
Through the gap between the four men, Xu Li saw the ghost that was crawling. Its face was rotten and black, its limbs were exposed and oozing with pus, and the nauseating stench of a corpse. All of this made her scalp tingle, especially when the stench of a corpse came with the wind. She immediately felt nauseous, and her chest felt stuffy. It was difficult to breathe, and she was so disgusted that she bent over and vomited.
However, after vomiting, Xu Li could not retreat. She first covered her mouth and nose, then ran up to Zhou Qingfeng and the others and shouted, "Hold on, I'll cover your noses."
Dozens of meters away, on top of the village wall, a few villagers were crying out in fear. Even though they were far away, they were still trembling. Someone cried out, "It's the mountain king's mount, it's that water ghost. It's here to eat our people again, it's here to ask for our offerings again. "
The villagers were not much better than Zhou Qingfeng and the others. They were even panicking because of fear. Many of their eyes were wandering, and they looked like they were about to collapse. However, the village chief, the 'little old man', fiercely held a rusty knife and scolded, "No one is allowed to run. Whose wife is going to be fed to the water ghost this time? It's Si Zhu's daughter-in-law. We've raised her for a few months, it's time for her to die. "
Some of the villagers immediately knelt down and howled, knocking the wooden boards on top of the wall. "Uncle, please be kind, my wife is pregnant with my child. Please spare her, at least let her give birth to the child in a few months. "
The 'little old man' said fiercely, "Don't talk nonsense, pull your wife out first. If the water ghost leaves after eating those masters outside, your wife will naturally be able to live, but if the water ghost is not satisfied, then your wife is unlucky, and you still have to send her on her way. Look, even those masters outside are not afraid, what are you afraid of? "
The people on the village fence were shouting and screaming, scared to death. Facing the water ghost, it was not that Zhou Qingfeng was not afraid, but he was afraid that there was no way out. He only had a torch covered in resin in his hand, and he relied on waving it to boost his courage. At this time, he hated himself for throwing away the wooden spear, so he couldn't even distance himself from the water ghost.
The water ghost crawling on the ground was very big. It looked clumsy and slow, but as soon as it got close, it would suddenly jump up, carrying a strong smell of rotting corpses with it. Not only did it bare its fangs and claws, but it was also very strong. When it waved its arms, it could easily block the wooden spear. It was like a nightmare, ten thousand times scarier than the ghosts in horror movies.
"Be careful."
"It's coming."
"I've blocked it."
"Oh, this damn thing is so strong!"
"Throw the torch up, two people grab a wooden spear and block it."
"Oh no, this damn thing broke my wooden spear."
When the water ghost jumped up and pounced, the two wooden spears that were four meters long became the last barrier to stop it. When the spearhead hit the water ghost's chest, the huge impact pushed the two doctors who were holding the wooden spears back. When Zhou Qingfeng saw this, he hurriedly threw the torch in his hand at the water ghost, and together with Deng Zhihong beside him, hugged the wooden spear and pushed it forward.
On the other side, Shi Dong followed suit, also throwing the torch and hugging the wooden spear with Yu Hongyang. In the face of the fear of death, the four men roared in unison, "Overturn it, overturn it, stick this damn thing on the ground, stick it there, don't let it move."
The water ghost that was stuck hissed and roared, waving the claws on its arms at the wooden spear that Zhou Qingfeng was holding. The wooden shavings on the spear flew everywhere, and after a while, the spearhead was broken. The wooden spear was a little shorter, and Zhou Qingfeng and Deng Zhihong, who had been working together to push forward, immediately rushed two steps forward.
Zhou Qingfeng and the other three men successfully demonstrated the meaning of the above idioms. What did it mean to be in a mess? What did it mean to only care about one's head but not the other? Just as Zhou Qingfeng and Deng Zhihong rushed forward, the water ghost opened its mouth and spat. A two-meter long tongue flew out of its horrifying mouth and licked them. At the same time, a foul stench sprayed out, causing one's soul to fly away.
As soon as the water ghost's tongue came out, the four men finally could not take it anymore. When they saw this stinky thing with mucus flying toward their faces, they immediately turned around and ran. They did not even have the will to sacrifice themselves. However, as they ran, they suddenly saw a figure holding a wooden spear and rushing past them.
It was Xu Li.
Xu Li wanted to use a wet cloth to cover the mouths and noses of Zhou Qingfeng and the others, but the four men kept moving the wooden spears around, and her efforts were in vain. She then picked up the wooden spear that Zhou Qingfeng had thrown away and wanted to help. However, she ran into Zhou Qingfeng and the others who were running away, and she was the only one left.
The water ghost swung its tongue, but it did not find anything. Its body straightened, and it slowly retracted its flying tongue. At this moment, the tip of a spear suddenly shot out, piercing right into the water ghost's open mouth. The wooden spear pierced through the water ghost's rotten mouth, pierced through its stinky throat, and pierced through the back of the water ghost's head.
After running backward, Zhou Qingfeng and the others realized that they should stop Xu Li and drag her back to prevent her from being eaten by the water ghost. However, when they looked back, they saw that the troublesome water ghost had been pierced by the wooden spear in an instant. It flopped a few times, then lay motionless on the ground.
It was a simple and direct action, but it was enough to make people's hearts jump!
The villagers on top of the village's fence were dumbfounded. They all thought that at least a few of the men outside would be killed by the water ghost. Who would have thought that the 'official's wife' that they had ignored the most would actually perform a meritorious deed.
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