On the plain, a small caravan is moving forward with difficulty.

According to Yu Jian, the environment in this area is extremely harsh. Not only will it cause ice storms sometimes, but the temperature drops sharply at night, and ice beasts appear. Without the protection of the formation, it is really difficult to survive.

Every once in a while, the village will organize caravans to go to Xingluo City, and use cheap and large amounts of food, animal skins, etc. to exchange for essential daily necessities such as salt and weapons.

Of course, the biggest expense is to hand over the offerings and invite the formation master from Xingluo City to maintain the formation that guards the village.

It’s a pity that even the most knowledgeable and respected old village chief Quarine, who is actually very knowledgeable and has very shallow knowledge. Some of his early travels and experiences in Xingluo City are worth bragging about. Fang Yuan is just better than nothing.

"Xingluo City is in front, and you will arrive for another eight days and nights!"

Yu Jian, the young man, also mixed in the team, seemed very excited.

The caravan was long, with thick sacks on the cart, but the camel beast pulled was a huge black pig with a hump on its back and a thick body of fat.

According to Yu Jian, this kind of "Black Peak Pig" is very popular here and is the most common mount. The thick fat can resist the severe cold, and can be consumed directly when the food is short. The recipes are very complicated and you can eat almost everything. The most important thing is that it is also a good meat food after slaughter.

When talking about this, the boy swallowed in his throat, obviously thinking about the deliciousness of the last time he ate the meat.

Fang Yuan occupied a cart, one of the few people in the entire team who didn't have to rush. Hearing this, he looked at the honest Heifeng Dun, and was speechless.

As a laborer, I have devoted my life to the death of being slaughtered and eaten meat when I grow old. It is indeed a creature that specializes in benefiting others and is not selfish.

"Well? The caravan this time is so peaceful!"

The leader of the guard who led the strong men in the village, named Li Hu, was a seven-foot-tall, upright man with a tiger skin wrapped in his body and a steel knife in his hand. After walking the road, he said silently in his heart.

This Xingluocheng area is not a safe place. As long as you leave the city, any situation may happen and the soldiers will not care about it.

Moreover, the various ice beasts produced by the harsh natural environment also regard the caravan as the best prey.

The village had transported several times before, even if it had joined forces with other villages and increased its manpower, it would inevitably be attacked several times, which would damage people and lose property.

But this time, it was calm all the way, and even the beast did not see a single beast.

‘This is the deterrence of the real strong!’

Li Hu looked at Fang Yuan, with respect in his eyes.

‘It’s a pity that we are old and have no hope of martial arts. This adult doesn’t look down on the woman in the village…’

He lamented in his heart, and suddenly saw Yu Jian step forward, occasionally saying a few words to Fang Yuan, and another hopeful color flashed through his eyes.

Perhaps, the hope of the entire village lies with this kid.

...

"Ice beast? It's between wild beasts and spiritual beasts, but it's still a bit spiritual!"

With a divine thought, Fang Yuan immediately discovered an ice snake lurking not far away, and released a slight breath.

He was decisive in killing all the way, how much evil energy had he accumulated on his body?

Just a little bit, the ice snake suddenly shivered and fled in panic.

Along the way, if it weren't for his secret help, this small caravan would have suffered a disaster immediately, and it would be great to survive half of the people.

"The harsh living environment in this area shows how harsh it is!"

Fang Yuan grabbed a handful of black rice in his hand and said silently in his heart.

This is the main crop in Panshi Village. It tastes very average, and its taste is even like gravel, dry and tasteless. The only benefit is that it grows fast and is extremely cold-resistant in the star land. This is enough.

Even so, there are very few plots of black rice that can be planted around Panshi Village, and they still have to be taken care of, otherwise they will be stolen from other animals and the harvest will not be very high.

Now most of the people in this caravan have left the food and offerings in the entire village.

"Everyone work harder and cheer up!"

Li Hu shouted loudly: "We are in Hongye Village ahead. The village chief there has a friendship with us and can borrow the square to rest for a night!"

"This time there are no disasters or disasters. If you can get to the city, you will definitely be able to exchange for several stones of fine salt and dozens of kilograms of iron..."

Yu Jian followed several village ministers next to him, and then he was also influenced by the eyes and learned to calculate, and his eyes were filled with joy.

In this fallen star field, even the young children with drooping hair have to come out and do what they can, and they will be equal in front of survival.

"Hongye Village?"

Fang Yuan pondered for a while and called Yu Jian: "Do you have a friendship with that village?"

"Yes... Hongye Village is close to Xingluo City, and there is a large area of ​​flat and fertile land nearby. The village protection formation is better than the Rock Formation..."

Yu Jian had a hint of envy on his face: "When our old village chief traveled, he saved the life of the Hongye Village chief, so he formed a friendship!"

Through these days of understanding, Fang Yuan also roughly understood.

In this Xingluo Domain, the closer the area to Xingluo City, the more fertile the land becomes, and the villages it can occupy are also very powerful.

Yu Jian’s village can only be on the edge, which is the most poor and down-and-out type, but Hongye Village is roughly average. Of course, it is also inevitable to be exploited by Xingluocheng.

The reason why this Hongye Village is named is because it produces a kind of red maple tree. The leaves of this maple tree are relatively precious and can be used as medicine. Xingluo City has demand. While the villagers are farming and hunting, they are also sold to the city with red leaves, and their lives are generally more abundant.

Although he was only at the stage of being able to eat a full meal, Yu Jian was extremely envious.

"Sir, look, that's the Red Leaf Forest!"

After walking for another period, Yu Jian pointed to the fiery red area not far away, and said a little enviously.

But Fang Yuan looked at him and his face was very strange.

"Wait a minute!"

After a moment, Li Hu's expression became solemn as never before: "The convoy was suspended, a few people come, come with me and have a look!"

"What's going on?"

Yu Jian had a hint of doubt on his face.

"I'm afraid something happened in Hongye Village..."

Fang Yuan shook his head: "Look... there is no one taking care of the farmland and the red leaf forest around him now... Isn't it too quiet?"

"yes!"

Yu Jian nodded, and was shocked again: "Then...what are the villagers here? Where have they gone?"

"We'll go and see it myself, won't we know?"

Fang Yuan stepped forward and looked at Li Hu: "Let's go!"

"good!"

Li Hu nodded, with a hint of joy on his face.

Although the strangeness ahead gave him an ominous premonition, most of the unfathomable uneasy disappeared immediately when he saw this unfathomable Mr. Fang preparing to walk with him.

Immediately, two village heads were called again, both of whom were martial artists who had developed internal strength. They followed Fang Yuan and walked towards Hongye Village together.

"Sir, wait for me!"

Yu Jian gritted his teeth and followed.

...

"This is……"

After approaching Hongye Village, Li Hu's face suddenly became very ugly.

The original red-leaf forest was shining, which was a normal scene, but at this time, they only saw blood! Large patches of blood! Piles of blood! They piled up in the red maple forest, with pits and bumps, and some were black. A very pungent fishy smell came to the face, which was disgusting. Yu Jian's face was pale and he quickly turned his head and did not dare to look again.

"Human blood?"

Li Hu squatted down, wiped some blood on his fingers, and his voice was trembling.

The scene in front of me was too strange.

"And... after so much blood shed, many people must have died. Where are the corpses? Where did the corpses go?"

He took two steps at a time, left the Hongye Forest and came to the edge of Hongye Village.

The earthen walls made of bricks and stones are bumpy, with moss attached to the surface and a few spiritual patterns flashing. It is obvious that they have been around for a certain period of time. The village protection formation runs quite smoothly.

But behind the village, there was no one!

"Li Hu from Panshi Village is here to visit! Can the old village chief be there?"

Looking at the village shrouded in a thin layer of clouds, Li Hu gritted his teeth and drank with a strong breath, but received no response.

Seeing this situation, he was immediately silent, gritted his teeth, and said nothing, and suddenly turned around and left.

"Go away quickly, don't look back!"

He scolded Yu Jian and the two villagers, and returned without looking back: "Set off immediately and don't stop!"

After arriving at the caravan, Li Hu immediately drove the Heifeng Pig and fled like a broken dog.

"What's going on?"

Fang Yuan took a look just now and was not particularly clear. The most important thing is that there were no traces left by the murderer.

Li Hu's face was as deep as water. He spoke for a long time and his voice was dry: "There was no corpse, but the village protection formation was not damaged at all. However, the people in the entire village suddenly disappeared. I'm afraid he had met a ghost!"

"Ghost?!"

Fang Yuan was a little surprised.

Even though he had already practiced superman and had seen many rare beasts, this was the first time he had heard of this ghost.

"Don't you know?"

Li Hu was very surprised: "Did you never encounter ghosts? It's impossible... Almost every year, villages are destroyed by ghosts..."

"I've heard it a little, but I don't know it very well. Tell me..."

Fang Yuan touched his nose, and a blurred light flashed through his eyes.

"oh!"

Li Hu fainted and did not get entangled. Instead, he explained to Fang Yuan with all his heart: "The so-called ghosts come without shadow, go without trace, and even have no fixed shape. It is a kind of... curse!"

"We don't know where it comes from or where it is going. We only know that every time it appears, a large number of living people will disappear, leaving behind many strange things..."
Chapter completed!