Under the middle-aged man's lead, Lu Qingshan swaggered into the village.
Along the way, there were villagers constantly sneaking glances at Lu Qingshan. But looking at the villagers' complexions, Lu Qingshan felt that something was wrong.
Why did they all look so strange? Their lips were purple as if they were poisoned. Moreover, they all emitted a faint floral fragrance, and the smell was exactly the same.
But looking at the way these people moved, they were very normal and didn't seem to be in trouble.
The middle-aged man led Lu Qingshan all the way to the village, to the wooden building with the most abundant spiritual Qi.
It was strange. This wooden building wasn't far from where the other mortals lived, and there were no spirit veins underground, but the spiritual Qi here was much more abundant.
Moreover, the strange floral fragrance that could be smelled on the villagers' bodies was even stronger here.
For cultivators, the more abundant the spiritual Qi, the more beneficial it was for their cultivation.
"Village Head." The middle-aged man shouted from outside the wooden building.
"What's the matter?" An old voice came from inside the wooden building.
"A cultivator from outside the mountain has come to visit." The middle-aged man respectfully said.
Although the middle-aged man was only a mortal, he was very quick-witted. When Lu Qingshan introduced himself and said that he came from outside the mountain, he realized that Lu Qingshan's true identity should be a cultivator.
As soon as the middle-aged man's voice fell, Lu Qingshan heard hurried footsteps from inside the wooden building.
With a creak, the wooden door was opened.
Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes and sized up the so-called Village Head who came out.
This was an old man who was over seventy years old. His hair was white, his back was a little hunched, and his head was also wrapped in a black cloth.
At the same time, he was also the cultivator with the highest cultivation in the village, the tenth layer of Qi Refining.
Seeing Lu Qingshan's young appearance, the Village Head was unconsciously stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and greeted him warmly, "Honored guest, please come in and talk."
Lu Qingshan didn't stand on ceremony and walked into the wooden building.
However, as soon as he stepped through the wooden door, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the scene in the hall.
In the center of the wooden building, there was a small black pond. There were many black crystal fragments in the pond.
Dozens of strange plants with black petals grew in the crystal fragments of the earth pool, emitting a strange smell and faint spiritual energy.
That smell was the same one that Lu Qingshan had smelled.
But what really surprised Lu Qingshan was that the appearance of these strange flowers was exactly the same as the Blossoming Spirit Flower!
It was just that the petals of the Blossoming Spirit Flower were pink and looked very beautiful. However, the plant in front of him had black petals and even the flower buds were black. It looked very strange.
Although he was surprised, Lu Qingshan didn't show it. He glanced at it and didn't look at it anymore.
Village Chief invited Lu Qingshan to sit down and offered him a cup of green tea. "This is Jade Cloud Tea. It has the effect of clearing the heart and nourishing the spirit."
Lu Qingshan took the green tea and just held it in his hand. He didn't drink it.
"How should I address you?" Village Chief asked. "I'm Sang Ku."
"Lu Qingshan."
"Fellow Lu." Sang Ku immediately changed his words. "I heard that Fellow Lu came from outside the mountains?"
"That's right." Lu Qingshan nodded. "I accidentally entered the depths of the Three Thousand Mountains. I'm now lost and don't know how to get out. Village Chief Sang, do you have a map of this place? If you can give me a copy, I'll be very grateful."
Sang Ku's eyes flickered.
Their village was located in the depths of the Three Thousand Mountains. Unless it was on purpose, how could one accidentally enter this place?
The reason was very simple. How could one accidentally walk from Qingzhou to Ningzhou?
But even if he knew this in his heart, he was very sensible and didn't say anything. Instead, he took out a piece of parchment from the storage bag hanging at his waist and handed it to Lu Qingshan.
Sang Ku stroked his beard and said, "This is the map of the Three Thousand Mountains. Although it's simple and crude, it should be enough to help Fellow Daoist leave this place."
Lu Qingshan was overjoyed and hurriedly took the parchment. There were a few crudely marked points on it and the terrain of the mountain range was drawn. Finally, a red line was used to mark out a route to leave the Three Thousand Mountains.
After memorizing the map in his mind, Lu Qingshan asked again, "Fellow Daoist Sang, have you seen a little deer demon recently? It has two golden horns …"
Lu Qingshan described Cheng Huang's appearance in detail to Sang Ku.
Sang Ku pondered for a while and shook his head. "I haven't seen it."
Seeing the disappointed expression on Lu Qingshan's face, Sang Ku immediately added, "But there might be people in the village who have seen it. I can gather all the villagers to help you ask about it."
Lu Qingshan was overjoyed and said gratefully, "Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Sang."
Sang Ku waved his hand and said, "It's a small matter."
"Sang Yin." Sang Ku shouted towards the outside.
The middle-aged man who had been waiting outside immediately walked in and said respectfully, "Village Chief."
"Gather all the villagers here. I have something to ask them."
"Understood." Sang Yin quickly retreated.
...
Soon, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside the wooden building. More and more villagers began to gather.
"Village Chief, everyone in the village is outside." Soon, Sang Yin walked in and reported to Village Chief Sang Ku.
Sang Ku nodded. "Fellow Daoist Lu, let's go."
When they left the wooden building, they saw that the empty space in front of the building was already filled with people.
Since Sang Ku had called for all the villagers, even the young children had come.
Standing at the forefront were a dozen or so cultivators from the village.
When they saw the village chief come out, the crowd that had been discussing spiritedly immediately fell silent and focused their attention on Sang Ku.
This situation caused Lu Qingshan to be a little surprised.
It seemed that Village Chief Sang Ku's prestige was quite high.
"Fellow villagers, this esteemed guest wishes to find a demonic beast. This demonic beast has the appearance of a small deer. Its entire body is pure white and there are two golden horns on its head. During this time, has anyone seen it?" Sang Ku used his spiritual power to transmit his voice to every villager's ears.
Nearly a thousand villagers looked at each other in dismay. For a long time, no one stepped forward to speak.
After waiting for a long time, a disappointed expression appeared on Sang Ku's face. He apologized to Lu Qingshan, "Fellow Daoist Lu, it seems that there is no news."
"Not only did Fellow Daoist Sang give me the map, he was also willing to go through so much trouble for me. I am already very grateful." Lu Qingshan waved his hand. However, his eyes flashed. "I wonder what kind of trouble Village Chief Sang has encountered? If you tell me and I can help, I will do my best to help. "
There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
He clearly didn't know Sang Ku, but Sang Ku treated him so warmly. Either Sang Ku had other plans, or Sang Ku had something to ask of him.
With the difference in their cultivations, the latter was obviously more likely.
After being exposed by Lu Qingshan, Sang Ku's eyes flickered for a moment. He no longer bothered to change the topic and simply confessed frankly, "This old man does indeed have a matter that I would like to ask for Fellow Cultivator Lu's help with."
Lu Qingshan didn't say a word. He quietly waited for Sang Ku to continue.
Sang Ku organized his thoughts and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu must be very curious. How can such a weak village like ours survive in a place where demonic beasts are everywhere?"
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