The village was filled with small courtyards. Every house was like this, and they weren't close to each other, with some distance between them.
As far as the living environment was concerned, it was undoubtedly very good.
"You will live here from now on. It's your first day here, so you two should rest first," the Village Chief ordered.
"Many thanks, Village Chief," Lu Ye thanked him.
The Village Chief nodded and turned to leave.
Lu Ye watched him leave before leading Dao Shisan into the courtyard.
He didn't expect to be assigned a place to live as soon as he arrived.
But as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Lu Ye frowned.
The courtyard was in a mess, and there were a lot of bloodstains on the ground that hadn't dried yet. Obviously, someone had cleaned it up and settled it down.
After a while, Lu Ye led Dao Thirteen out of the courtyard. He was going to talk to the Village Chief and see if he could get some information.
But when he walked out of the courtyard, he found that the whole village was quiet. Even the children who were playing outside were gone. Every house was closed.
Lu Ye looked up at the sky. The sun hadn't set yet …
He was speechless for a moment. He didn't know what the villagers were hiding from.
Walking forward, he came to a courtyard a thousand meters away. He saw the Village Chief enter this courtyard before, so this should be the Village Chief's residence.
The door of the small courtyard was closed. Lu Ye raised his hand and knocked on the door.
There was a commotion in the house. There were faint screams of children, but their mouths were quickly covered.
Then, the Village Chief's trembling voice sounded.
Who …?
Died here. And judging from the scattered bloodstains, it wasn't just one person who died here. There were at least five or six people.
When the Village Chief assigned this small courtyard to Lu Ye, he was still wondering where the original owner of this courtyard had gone.
Now, he understood.
The original owner of this courtyard must have met with an accident, and the whole family must have died!
Looking at the extent of the dried bloodstains, it should have happened in the last two days. Lu Ye was even more puzzled. What kind of danger was hidden in this seemingly prosperous village?
Or perhaps, the villagers themselves were a danger?
If that was the case, Lu Ye wouldn't be afraid. Although he and Dao Thirteen's cultivation had been suppressed to the Third-Order Spirit Stream Realm, their Divine Senses were still intact. Dao Thirteen also had a Spirit Sea Realm physique, so even a True Lake Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to do anything to them.
If the people of such a village really wanted to harm them, they were bound to hit an iron plate.
Together with Dao Shilan, they cleaned up the messy house. "Chief, it's me," said Lu Ye.
"Who are you?!"
"The one who fled here today."
As soon as Lu Ye's voice fell, a long exhalation came from the house. The village chief's voice also became much gentler: "If there's anything, we can talk about it tomorrow. It's already late today, quickly go and rest."
The sun had not set yet, so they were still resting.
But since Dao Shisan had said so, Lu Ye couldn't force him. He could only bring Dao Shisan back the way they came.
The village was still quiet, like a ghost town. Walking on the empty road, the occasional sound of children crying could be heard, but the adults quickly covered their mouths, not daring to make a sound. Lu Ye frowned, increasingly unable to understand the ways of this world.
The night passed in silence.
The next day, when the sky was bright, the people of the village began to appear one after another. The figures of children playing around also appeared all over the village.
Before Lu Ye could go find the village chief, he had already come looking for him.
His eyes were still red, as if he hadn't rested well. He looked at Lu Ye with some displeasure: "Don't run around at night. You're already an adult, how can you not know the rules?"
Lu Ye wanted to ask why, but if he did, it would expose his ignorance. He could only nod and say: "I'll remember. I've troubled the village chief."
Only then did the village chief's expression become slightly better: "It doesn't matter.
The wise masters who hurt you are from Cangnan Village. You were from Cangnan Village before and after.
What do you do in your village? "
Lu Ye asked tentatively: "What can you do here?"
"Plant spirit fields, go into the mountains to hunt. Although the ways of the world are like this, you still have to live, right?"
He looked as if the world was suffering, and life was difficult.
Lu Ye immediately understood that the village chief had come to arrange work for him. Thinking about it, since he had come to Cangnan Village, he couldn't reap without sowing.
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"Then … go into the mountains to hunt?"
He had never done anything like planting spirit fields before. Hunting in the mountains was much easier. He had killed a few beasts on his way here with Dao Shisan.
The village chief nodded. "You two have cultivation. Planting spirit fields is a waste of your talent. Today, you'll go into the mountains with Fifth Brother Zhang's team."
He waved his hand: "Come with me."
They followed the village chief to the entrance of the village.
White, inch-long Zhang Wu, whom Zhang Shuyi had mentioned before, and the leader of the group was none other than Zhang Wu.
Brother Zhang.
Fifth Brother Zhang was a dark-skinned man. He didn't look very old, not even thirty years old.
"Fifth Brother Zhang, these two will follow you from now on," said the village chief.
Fifth Brother Zhang didn't refuse. He nodded and said: "Okay!"
"It's getting late. Let's go. You must be back before the sun sets," said the village chief.
The teams immediately spread out and entered the mountains from different directions.
Lu Ye and Dao Shisan were in Fifth Brother Zhang's team.
There were a dozen people in this team, all of whom were cultivators in Guangbai. However, all of them were at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Stream Realm, with the highest being Fifth Brother Zhang.
The others in the team were silent. Their expressions were dignified, as if hunting in the mountains was a dangerous task.
Only Fifth Brother Zhang, who was the team leader, took care of the newcomer Lu Ye and said a few words to him: "It's the Hundred Gathering Day in the village. In five days, gather at the entrance of the village as usual."
"Understood." Lu Ye nodded.
There were still many beasts in the mountains. Occasionally, there would be some weak Monster Beasts. The team's hunt went smoothly. By the afternoon, they returned with a full load.
During this time, Lu Ye secretly warned Dao Shisan not to be too eye-catching. After all, he was only at the Third Stage of the Spirit Stream Realm. If he suddenly burst out with the strength of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator, it would be too shocking.
Before the sun set, everyone returned with Big and Small.
Bai Wu returned to the village. The Village Chief was waiting at the entrance. When he saw the return of the team, he finally showed a smile, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
The other teams also returned one after another. Soon, the entrance of the village was filled with all kinds of beasts.
The Village Chief made the decision to distribute the meat. Lu Ye and Dao Shisan also received more than twenty kilograms of meat. They carried the meat back to their residence.
Dao Shisan directly set up a bonfire in the courtyard to roast the meat.
Lu Ye lay in a wooden armchair nearby, lost in thought.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Lu Ye looked up and saw the Village Chief carrying a bag in his hand. Lu Ye only needed to scan it with his Divine Sense to know that it contained the spirit rice grown in the village.
It seemed that the two of them had worked hard today, so they had a harvest.
The Village Chief handed the spirit rice to Lu Ye and left. The sun was about to set again. Every time this happened, the lively village would become empty.
Lu Ye turned to look and saw Dao Thirteen staring at the barbecued meat without blinking.
He walked forward, took a piece of roasted beast meat, and ate it in big bites.
Dao Shisan looked on helplessly. If it was before, he would have punched Lu Ye. However, now that Lu Ye had planted the Soul Manipulation Divine Rune, he did not dare to be rash.
He had no choice but to roast the rest of the meat on the bonfire.
Lu Ye leisurely ate the meat. He had to admit that although Dao Shisan was stupid, he was quite good at roasting meat. It tasted delicious. As he was eating, his expression suddenly changed. He sat up straight and sensed his own body.
He did not know if it was an illusion, but he clearly felt that the restrictive force in his body was dissipating faster.
Then, he watched as Lu Ye grabbed the meat that wasn't fully cooked and began to gorge himself on it.
Lu Ye finished it in just a short while.
Looking at the empty roasting rack, Dao Shisan frowned. He did not know what had gone wrong.
Lu Ye, on the other hand, was overjoyed because he realized that it was as he thought. Eating meat could accelerate the dissipation of the restrictive force.
He immediately took out a large amount of meat from his storage bag.
Because he was raising Hu Po, in addition to his own desire for good food, he always kept a lot of beast meat in his storage pouch all year round.
The quality of the meat was undoubtedly much better than the meat he hunted during the day.
Since eating meat could accelerate the dissipation of the restrictive force, things were much easier.
Seeing Lu Ye take out so much meat, Dao Shisan's frown immediately relaxed. He helped Lu Ye and roasted the meat on the bonfire.
The restrictive force from the Nine Provinces' Heaven's Secret would slowly dissipate on its own. However, it was very slow. Lu Ye did not know how long it would take for him to recover his cultivation base.
For the past two days, he had been thinking about how to dissolve the restrictive force, but he had no idea.
Until now.
He hurriedly finished the rest of the beast meat in his hand and activated the Gluttonous Meal. Immediately, a buzzing sound came from his stomach. Under his perception, his stomach seemed to have turned into a millstone, grinding the beast meat that he ate.
The power of imprisonment dissipated a little faster …
However, it quickly returned to normal. The essence of the meat had been used up.
Eating meat could accelerate the dissipation of the restrictive force? Lu Ye did not know why, but based on his current experience, it seemed to be the case.
He turned his head and looked at the other piece of meat roasting on the bonfire.
Dao Shisan's body tensed up. He looked up and met Lu Ye's gaze. He had a bad feeling. Seeing Lu Ye take out so much meat, Dao Shisan's frown immediately relaxed. He helped Lu Ye and roasted the meat on the bonfire.
A moment later, the master and servant both ate until their mouths were covered in oil.
However, Lu Ye's brows furrowed.
This time, the restrictive force in his body did not react at all.
When he ate the meat just now, the restrictive force dissipated faster. Why was there no reaction this time?
He did not believe it and ate a few more pieces, but there was still no reaction.
He did not understand.
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