Chapter 1696: The opposite

Wang Hu's face was solemn, as if he was threatened by something. Zhou Yuxuan had known Wang Hu for quite some time, but this was the first time he saw him so panicked.

Everyone hurried through the village gate, and Wang Hu breathed a sigh of relief when the door hinge turned and the door panel closed with a bang.

Outside the village, there were constant wolf howling. Zhou Yuxuan noticed that the people guarding the gate became very nervous, as if they would sound the alarm at the next moment.

Wang Hu led Zhou Yuxuan to a house made of tree bark, pushed the door open, and the warm fire warmed up the dry and cold clothes again, making people feel much more comfortable.

Wang Hu sat by the campfire, picked up the wine he had not finished drinking before and took a big gulp. He calmed down and said:

"I made a fool of myself, my foolish brother."

"What are you talking about, brother Wang? Who in the north doesn't know Wang Hu?"

Wang Hu smiled bitterly:

"It's just a false reputation. If it can save my brother's life, it's worth it."

Seeing him so short of breath, Zhou Yuxuan asked in confusion:

"Brother Wang, what happened?"

Wang Hu sighed heavily:

"Brother, do you know monsters?"

"I know, to be honest, I heard that someone was robbing a caravan nearby. At first, I thought it was you, brother. Later, I heard it was a monster. I felt something was wrong, so I hurriedly brought people to take a look."

"Brother, you are thoughtful."

Wang Hu took out the wine bowl and poured it for everyone.

"This matter started two or three months ago."

Good guy, it's quite far away.

"We are at war with the North. I have disciplined my brothers during this period, asking them to stay in the village and not go anywhere."

Although Tiger King Village only robs people from the North, it is obviously useless for bandits to get involved in the war, so it is better to stay there and avoid trouble.

"One day, I just got up, and a brother came to report that someone was scraping gold powder in our territory."

Scrapping gold powder is robbery. Usually, bandit camps will not be too close to each other. Entering another bandit camp to rob is against the rules.

"Brother, you know me. I got angry when I heard it. I immediately called my brothers to chase and kill them to see who dared to move the earth on my territory."

Speaking of this, Wang Hu sighed again:

"It's strange. I have been doing this business for 20 years. I am as familiar with the surrounding mountains as I am with my home. I walked around for a few times but couldn't find anyone."

"Is it a monster?"

"That's right."

Wang Hu said:

"But I didn't think there were monsters at the time. I thought it was a blind bandit running fast, so I sent people to investigate nearby. Guess what, everyone encountered similar things."

Wang Hu pointed behind him and said:

"After a few days, people came to me one after another, saying that the village was burned by monsters. I really didn't believe it at first, until one day, a weird guy came to the door."

Pinching his face, Wang Hu gestured :

"He has a very long face, and looks like a wolf. It's scary to see him. He told me, Wang Hu, to submit to him, otherwise he would destroy my Tiger King Village."

"I guess my brother wouldn't allow it."

"Of course, we are living on the edge of a knife, but the man didn't bother to argue. He turned into a gust of evil wind and flew away without saying a word. After that, many strange monsters came to the door. Thanks to the brothers' efforts, they were finally repelled. But we couldn't stay in the old place, so we came here."

Zhou Yuxuan asked curiously:

"Why did the monsters bother you?"

"I don't know."

Wang Hu shook his head and said:

"Many villages around were affected, and it seems that no one knows what these monsters want to do."

Zhou Yuxuan thought he could get the answer from Wang Hu, but it seems that if he doesn't catch a few monsters to ask, he can't figure out what's going on.

It's actually very outrageous.

It is not uncommon for monsters to eat people, and this group of monsters will not only chase the bandits and fight, but also rob the transport vehicles. It feels like they are on the side of the North.

Logically, this situation will not happen. Monsters don’t want any gold and silver treasures. The people of the North can’t let monsters follow them, not to mention how to find monsters is even more of a problem.

Many small monsters practice away from people because they are too weak and will be beaten to death if they are discovered.

Only those monsters who have achieved success in their practice and want to go further will run out to eat human hearts and livers to increase their own practice.

But if it is that kind of monster, the number will not match.

Zhou Yuxuan stood up after hearing this:

"Brother, you guys stay here for a while, I'll go find someone to rescue you."

"Don't be impulsive, my dear brother."

Wang Hu quickly stopped Zhou Yuxuan:

"Although this monster failed to break through my village gate, it is guarding outside. Brother, did you hear the wolf howling? There are no wolves nearby. It must be the monster waiting for you to go out. In my opinion, my dear brother, you'd better wait until dawn, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with it in the dark."

Zhou Yuxuan thought about it and realized that it was indeed unsafe, but if he couldn't go out, he couldn't tell Ning Xian'er about the matter. He mentioned finding someone to help just now, and he wanted to find Ning Xian'er and a group of experts from Tianjue Palace.

In this cold place, carrier pigeons can't be used. The communication falcons of Tianjue Palace don't care about Zhou Yuxuan at all. Now there is really no way to send the message out.

But there is no need to be too anxious. Before leaving, Zhou Yuxuan told Ning Xian'er where to meet up. It's not too late to leave when it's safer tomorrow morning.

So Zhou Yuxuan had no choice but to sit down and drink with Wang Hu.

As soon as they drank, they started talking more.

Since he was free anyway, Zhou Yuxuan asked:

"Brother, what's the situation in the north recently?"

"What else can it be? They are worse than bandits."

Wang Hu said:

"I don't know what's going on. The people in the north have been like crazy recently. In the past, they would stop fighting before autumn, but this time they don't seem to stop at all. It seems that they have to rush into the Central Plains."

"The war has nothing to do with us. I want to ask if there is any movement in Fengyun Village recently."

After hearing this, Wang Hu seemed to be more sober.

"Fengyun Village... Alas! I don't understand them either."

Although they are all bandits, the scale of Fengyun Village is different from that of Huwang Village, and there is no comparison.

"When you mention this, I remember that a guy called something like Diao came here not long ago."

"Xue Diao Shan?"

"Yes, yes, that's the name. He sent a literary boy to my house and asked me to follow them in Hu Wangzhai. He also sent a lot of gold and silver treasures."

"Brother, did you accept it?"

"Why not accept the money for free? Isn't it okay if I don't do anything for him?"

When Zhou Yuxuan heard it, he was puzzled:

"Is Xue Diao Shan up to no good? There is something wrong with the treasure, so the monsters came to him."

"My dear brother, you have a clear mind. I didn't think of this until I ran here, but it was gold and silver ingots. I also asked people to open fire to refine and recast the things, and I didn't see anything mixed in them."

The monsters' activities are obviously purposeful. It is unlikely that they will help them on the side of the North. It seems more like they are looking for something.

Zhou Yuxuan remembered that Xue Diao Shan was with Fengyunzhai, and Xue Diao Shan's actions were obviously the opposite of the monsters.

Fengyun Village wanted to unite with the surrounding bandit forces, but the monsters were fighting all the way here. There must be some connection between the two.