Chapter 39

Zong Jiu felt that his speech last night might have had an earth-shattering effect.

Everyone chatted around the campfire for the entire night, and many of them couldn't take it anymore and fell asleep at dawn.

The sun was about to rise. Since there were so many people gathered together, Zong Jiu wasn't afraid. He also took a nap.

By the time he woke up, the eastern horizon was already turning white.

However, the weather today was still gloomy and devoid of life.

Perhaps it was because he had been performing all over the world and suffered from jet lag on the plane, but Zong Jiu never slept too deeply or too long. He only needed to get the amount of sleep that a normal human body needed.

Although he was woken up, he was still in good spirits. On the other hand, everyone else looked tired.

"What's wrong?" Zong Jiu was the first to get up from the ground and pat the dust off his body.

They were all woken up by the noise.

"Ah … My head hurts. Why are there so many people here so early in the morning?"

Xu Su rubbed his sleepy eyes. When he realized that he was still in the horror dungeon, he immediately opened his eyes wide and tried to dispel his stubborn drowsiness.

In a house not far away, Anthony and the others followed behind Azan and pushed open the door.

They were all on high alert. When they saw the rookies sleeping soundly in front of the campfire, they all looked at them with disdain.

To be able to sleep like this in the horror dungeon, these rookies probably wouldn't be able to see the sun for the next few days. There was nothing to be afraid of.

After they left with their chins raised, most of the rookies had woken up.

When they woke up, no one moved. They all looked at the white-haired youth standing to the side.

Zong Jiu, who was being stared at by everyone, said, "… Since they're awake, should we hurry over and take a look?"

Then, the group followed behind Zong Jiu and set off in a mighty manner.

Obviously, after last night's heart-to-heart talk, the rookies had placed their trust in him, the leader of the rookies, and followed his lead.

Zong Jiu didn't expect that a mole like him, who didn't buy people's hearts like Messiah, would achieve such an effect just by saying a few words. It was really flattering.

The first time, Zhuge An found a clue. The second time, it caused a huge misunderstanding. It was obvious that he had to give up talking!

It was rare for Zong Jiu to feel a sense of pity in his heart.

When he completed the main mission, he would help these unlucky kids. They didn't even know that they were being used by the mole. Even the mole himself couldn't stand it.

By the time they arrived at the scene, the situation had reached its climax.

Almost all the able-bodied men of Tong Bai Village came out in full force in the early morning, each of them holding hemp ropes and hoes.

Wang Shou stood in the middle of them, holding his injured arm with one hand. Blood leaked out from between his fingers as he cursed.

"F * ck, this b * tch sneaked back and dared to injure me. I must capture her and sell her today!"

"Find her! Find her! She must still be hiding in the village! "

When the other villagers heard this, they went door to door to search. The sound of people kicking open the wooden huts' doors could be heard.

The unimportant people were all chased to the empty space in the center. No one was allowed to stay in the mud huts. After a while, the square was filled with people. Most of them were trainees.

"There's not a single woman in their village," Xu Su said softly.

Not only were there no women, there wasn't even a single elderly person. Looking around, all of the men holding hoes were thin.

"Didn't the prequel say that the women were all sold to human traffickers by these cowards?"

Xu Sen spat. "As for the elderly … Sigh, I've entered a grade C dungeon called the Cave of Death. The background of that dungeon is very similar to this one. It's also a mountain village."

The Cave of Death referred to an old cave deep in the mountains. The cave was filled with human skeletons. The skeletons had turned into vengeful spirits and covered the mountain. This led to a series of haunted events, which formed the basis of the grade C dungeon.

As the survivors explored, they would eventually find out that the Cave of Death was actually a place specially prepared for the elderly in a few remote mountain villas. In those days, the elderly in the village didn't have enough to eat. In order not to burden their children, they would sneak into the mountains and starve themselves to death.

That was why the Cave of Death was located deep in the mountains. The inside of the cave was filled with sharp stalactites hanging from high above. When they couldn't take it anymore, the elderly would crash their heads into the stalactites and end their lives.

After hearing this story, everyone fell silent.

Coincidentally, the villagers came back to report. Wang Shou was so angry that he stomped his feet on the ground. "How can we not find her? That woman must still be in the village!"

He was still making a fuss when the village chief came over and hit him on the head with his walking stick.

"What time is it? Why are you making so much noise so early in the morning?! Haven't you learned your lesson from yesterday's Lao Qiang incident? "

It was obvious that although Wang Shou was the tyrant of the village, he still lacked confidence in front of his old father. "Dad, that woman stabbed me with a hairpin!"

"She should have been kidnapped and sold off with that girl long before she escaped back to her parents' home. Bah."

The village chief glanced at his bleeding arm. "Alright, alright. Find some herbs to apply to your wound first. Hurry and bring her to the temple."

"That woman is a widow. Do you think her parents will care about her? She will have to come back eventually. It won't be too late to let you deal with her after you catch her. "

Wang Shou seemed to have been convinced. He fiercely took a strip of cloth from the side and pointed at a few people. "Go and guard the entrance of the village."

Tong Bai Village was located deep in the mountains. There was only one way out of the village, unless they continued deeper into the mountains. However, not only were there no villages deep in the mountains, but there were also many fierce beasts, snakes, and insects. It was impossible. As long as they blocked the exit of the village, it was only a woman. They could always catch her.

When the villagers heard this, they obediently went to guard the entrance of the village. The others obediently followed behind Wang Shou as they walked towards the back of the village.

Before they left, the village chief, who was holding a walking stick, gave a few instructions. Thus, a few villagers walked over with hoes in their hands. They shouted at the trainees in an angry voice, "You refugees, come over here too! Hurry up! "

What were they doing?

Everyone looked at each other and followed.

The group turned left and right until they reached the back of the village.

There was a piece of land at the back of the village that was enclosed by a sturdy earth wall. Zong Jiu glanced inside and found that this was the piece of land that everyone had discussed in front of the fire last night.

The earth inside the earth wall was dark red. Not only that, but the surface of the earth was also much lower than the surface of the road outside. It was obvious that people often came here to collect the earth.

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?"

The villagers who were guarding the group of refugees came over with hoes in their hands. "Go, go, go. I knew you refugees wouldn't be honest."

The white-haired youth tilted his head. Like magic, he grabbed a large silver dollar from the air and quietly stuffed it into the villager's hand.

"Big brother, you've misunderstood. We're all refugees who fled from hundreds of miles away. How would we know this? This is just a small gift to show our respect. Why don't you explain it to us? "

The strange black box was good. Although many people considered this A-grade item to be useless, it was more than enough for Zong Jiu.

The others stared at his actions with their mouths agape.

[F * ck, is that money from this era? Where did he get it from?]

[I also want to ask. Everyone along the way is poor. Why is he the only one who has money?]

[Hahaha, you guys know nothing about the magician's power.jpg]

The villagers squeezed the silver dollar in their hands. Their attitudes changed completely.

Zong Jiu looked around and saw Anthony and Yi Yuesi not far away. They were looking at him with unfriendly expressions.

Although Zong Jiu did not care about the feud he had with the two in Las Vegas, he was not so kind as to give information to people who did not like him.

"Wait, come over here and tell us."

"Okay." The villagers were very easy to talk to for the sake of the money.

Everyone had bad habits. There were two or three people in charge of looking after the refugees, but he was the only one who took the money. If the other two villagers saw him, they would definitely get a share. After some consideration, the villagers would definitely want to keep the money for themselves. Thus, they cooperated and lowered their voices.

"You outsiders definitely don't know. Our village was enlightened by a Bodhisattva," the villager said mysteriously.

"In ancient times, there was a Bodhisattva who delivered all living beings from torment. After completing his meritorious deeds, he became a Buddha. In order to express his gratitude, the Bodhisattva used a willow branch dipped in sweet dew from a jade bottle and drew a plot of land for us. It is said that as long as you eat the immortal grass that grows in this plot of land, you will live forever and never starve. "

Immortal grass?

Zong Jiu and Zhuge An looked at each other, then turned back to look at the red soil behind the mud wall.

The ground was bare and barren. There was nothing there. Even the red soil only had a shallow layer. It was barren.

However, during the famine era, there were records of people eating soil. The edible soil was called "Guanyin soil."

However, Guanyin soil was a kind of greyish white sticky soil. Only people who were really hungry would eat it. If they ate too much, their stomachs would bulge and their intestines would be full of soil. At that time, they would not be far from death.

"Since it is an immortal grass, how can it be so easy to get?"

Seeing the confusion on their faces, the villager explained, "As long as it is a living seed or a tree, it will not survive if it is transplanted into this soil. However, this soil is very precious."

After saying that, he pointed to the temple behind them. "Look, that temple was built by our village for the Bodhisattva."

Sure enough, behind the circle of Bodhisattva soil, a brick-red temple sat there quietly. It was out of place with the gray and dilapidated mud houses around it.

To be able to build such a beautiful temple in this famine era and eat Bodhisattva soil for every meal, it seemed like the people in this village believed in their legends very much.

Zong Jiu pondered for a moment, then continued to follow the group forward.

The group's destination was the beautifully built temple.

Just at this moment, Zhuge An suddenly walked to his side without leaving a trace.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, he suddenly asked.

"Do you have any suspects?"

Everyone subconsciously looked in their direction.

Under countless gazes, the black-haired man's face was still indifferent. He did not even lower his voice.

Zong Jiu raised his eyebrows. "Oh?"

"As long as more than five people identify the same person as the mole."

Zhuge An's tone was calm. "If the main system determines that the mole is correct, then you have the right to kill the mole immediately."

"If you can successfully kill the mole, your level coefficient will directly triple."

Zhuge An discreetly glanced at Anthony and the others who were eyeing them covetously. He stared at the white-haired youth's light pink eyes, hinting at something. "Directly ascending to level S, aren't you tempted?"