in the edge

Chapter 484 The battle where the enemy cannot be seen
The people of Jishui Town and Liuhua Mountain once again received rations, although the quantity was small.

But this still solved their urgent need. At least at this critical moment of food shortage, this ration gave them something to eat.

"This... saved my life!"

Looking at the bag of rations in his hand, and at the family members behind him who had been hungry and frightened for a day due to lack of food, Zhao Laoer subconsciously tightened the bag of food in his hand.

The Iron Man statue was still hanging on his chest, but at this moment he couldn't remember it at all - or in other words, even if he remembered it, it was two different things.

Indeed, Taibai Xing saved his family's lives in the disaster caused by the Yin soldiers. This was a great life-saving grace. The so-called drop of water should be repaid by a spring. What's more, this was a life-saving grace. He was even willing to Die for this kindness!
But this bag of grain, this "White Mother" who is also said to be an immortal, saved the lives of his whole family at this critical moment.

They are both life-saving graces. Is there really any difference in this kind of thing?

"thanks, thanks!"

Holding the bag of grain, Zhao Laoer kowtowed in the direction of the door.

And this kind of thing is also happening in other families in Jishui Town and Liuhua Mountain.

"You know there's something wrong with this! You really didn't do this! You, you, you..."

Although this reduction is very slight, and although Du Chengfeng does not even need this admiration, the change in his eyes can still explain certain problems.

Du Chengfeng was the first to notice the change in things, just because the huge mental energy attached to him had obviously weakened.

But, how should he express it?
"Anyway, stand still."

It almost brought him to his knees.

However, this made Zhang Laowu even more embarrassed, because after he stood up straight, he was already six feet tall. Facing Taibai Star, which was less than three feet away, he could only look down.

The pervasive murderous aura, even if it was only an insignificant aftermath, already made Zhang Laowu tremble.

But this time, his enemy had already completed the attack on him without even showing his face, and had even greatly weakened him.

In this posture, he will feel more comfortable.

As soon as his knees weakened, Zhang Laowu was about to kowtow on the spot.

Perhaps Zhang Laowu himself didn't notice it, but Du Chengfeng had already felt it. Just as his body gradually shrunk, the admiration in Zhang Laowu's eyes when he looked at him also It has been reduced slightly.

Animals in nature will beg for mercy by exposing their weaknesses, while human weaknesses are in the neck and back of the head. Therefore, when humans beg for mercy, it has become instinctive to kneel down. The essence is to show that they have given up resistance by exposing their weaknesses. So as to ask for forgiveness.

Zhang Laowu wanted to say that he was really aware of the problem and never thought of betraying Taibai Xing.

"Also, don't open your mouth. You're just a kid. You're such a big man. I'm afraid you're older than me... Stand still! What are you talking about!"

The height of more than three feet has shrunk to one and a half feet, and it is still shrinking visible to the naked eye.

"Let you stand still! Can't you hear me!"

But now, his figure has become shorter.

His age...how could he be older than Taibai Star? How can it be? How is this possible?

"Stand up for me!"

But Du Chengfeng felt something else from this sight.

"No, I, this..."

"This……"

Du Chengfeng clenched his fists subconsciously.

He doesn't even know where the enemy is. Even if he swings his blade, who can he kill?
"Um...did the young one say something wrong?"

Although he didn't know what happened, Zhang Laowu was still keenly aware that something was wrong in the atmosphere. The Taibai Star in front of him still had a kind expression on his face, but the surrounding atmosphere had begun to become dangerous.

This is even directly reflected in his appearance. You must know that after Du Chengfeng forcibly enlarged the snake and killed it, Du Chengfeng was so anxious to rush back that he forgot to restrain his body. His huge body was already more than three feet tall - but he was so used to this tall perspective that he didn't realize it.

"No kneeling!"

"The little one really didn't worship that white mother!"

Du Chengfeng once again resumed his posture as a tin man less than three feet away. At this moment, he simply no longer used all his strength to support his body.

But he still didn't know where the enemy was.

Zhang Laowu became more and more embarrassed, especially when he heard the sentence "You are older than me", his mind went blank.

In front of Du Chengfeng, Zhang Laowu, who was called over for questioning, had a little doubt on his face. This man thought that Taibai Xing was deliberately trying to make the giant body smaller like a giant to take care of him.

"It's a new way of playing..."

The enemy this time was completely different from the enemies he had encountered before. No matter how strong the enemy he encountered before, as long as he slashed it with a knife, everything would always be fine.

Just when Zhang Laowu was about to knock his head to the ground, a loud roar came from his ears.

Feeling that the angle of view was getting lower and lower, Du Chengfeng began to sweat slightly on his forehead.

Zhang Laowu spoke cautiously.

"What's wrong with you?"

Looking down at the Taibai Star, this kind of thing...

After another loud roar, Zhang Laowu stood at attention.

Zhang Laowu, who was originally going to show his loyalty by kowtow, froze on the spot. For a moment, it was neither kneeling nor not kneeling.

"Okay, calm down for a while and then listen carefully."

Du Chengfeng didn't care about the difference in perspective at all, or in other words, he was more focused on what he had to do next.

He has never experienced this kind of battle where the enemy cannot even be seen. This is indeed a dangerous battle for him. He has suffered heavy losses without even seeing the enemy's face.

But it was also an extremely novel experience for him.

"The battle can still be fought like this... This battle can still be fought like this!"

After a brief period of confusion, what filled Du Chengfeng's body and mind was something that surprised him greatly: fighting spirit!
After all, he had wondered before about how mental power users would fight. After all, mental power is omnipotent. As long as there is mental power, it is almost equivalent to true immortality - but Liuhuashan Jun's But the fighting style let him know that there was a vicious way to directly eliminate the opponent's source of energy.

And the current battle, which even the enemy can't touch, has opened a new door for him.

"How can it still be like this...how can it still be like this!"

At this moment, Du Chengfeng even began to admire and admire the enemy's superb methods.

He was only absent for a day, and the opponent could unleash such a vicious combo. This is really...

"amazing!"

Du Chengfeng exclaimed in admiration!
His enemies are truly amazing!
"This...who are you talking about?"

Zhang Laowu on the side didn't know this. He was completely stunned, especially when the attitude of the Taibai Star in front of him changed so quickly... What was this sudden surprise? Faced with an unknown situation, people's first reaction is panic.

Although he still maintained a respectful attitude on the surface, Zhang Laowu became increasingly frightened in his heart.

But at this moment, the Tin Man in front of him took his hand.

"I'm saying you guys are amazing."

Du Chengfeng's tone was sincere.

"It's hard for everyone, having persisted for so long in such a remote and remote place, right?"

"..."

Zhang Laowu was unable to say anything for a while.

But tears were already streaming down his face.

It was a sudden relaxation under tension, and a sudden collapse under pressure. Although as a man, crying is a sign of weakness, his tears still completely burst at this moment.

Even he himself couldn't describe how he felt now.

I work hard every day just to give the whole family a chewy wrap and make life a little easier. I also have to take care of the people at home first. As a man, you should stand upright and be the backbone of the family, even in this poor place. In such a place, we must also find a way for our wives, children, and children to survive.

He has always done this, and he feels that this is what a man should do. He feels that days like this will probably continue forever.

But now, someone asked him if it was hard to do this.

This was the first time someone asked him if it was hard work.

What's more, the person who asked this sentence was not even a human, but the god-like Taibai Xing.

Is it hard? Of course it’s hard work! But no matter how hard it is, I can’t say it! Just because he is a man! He was born to stand upright! It should be that pillar!

But isn’t it hard to be the pillar of support? Aren’t you tired of standing upright? Such a life...

"Okay, okay, I get it, you are all amazing."

Du Chengfeng patted Zhang Laowu on the back to encourage him, and he was also scratching his head.

The situation was a bit beyond his expectation. He originally wanted to give a few words of encouragement so that he could continue to talk about the next thing. He really didn't expect that he could make this Lao Wu collapse like this with just one sentence - but looking at Zhang Lao Wu's He could understand the look of crying and crying.

After all, the people here have a really hard life.

After the floods, the Yin soldiers started to fight, and after the Yin soldiers started to lack food, they had been working hard this year, and finally got a good harvest, and even the food had been taken back to the house, but now there was suddenly nothing. .

Who can I talk to to explain this nonsense?

Everyone just wants to live a good life and live a peaceful and stable life. Is this difficult?
At this moment, Du Chengfeng looked at Zhang Laowu as if he saw himself back then.

If he had not chosen to take this path now, but had chosen to avoid He Xiqing's military front, chosen to go south to avoid disaster, and chosen to use his meager knowledge to become a rich man, then he would probably do the same now. It's like Zhang Laowu.

Those strong men hiding in the dark will cause natural disasters to destroy everything he has, and will send their men to tear everything apart. Even if he is lucky enough to be able to escape these, and still accumulate some wealth of his own, as long as he has A strong man targets him - no, he doesn't even need to specifically target him. All he needs is the aftermath of the battle between two strong men to easily destroy everything he has accumulated.

Is it really difficult to just live a peaceful and stable life?
Like, it's really hard.

"So... we have to fight!"

Du Chengfeng clenched his fists.

Yes, we must fight, we must fight, and we must have strength to defend the hard-won peace itself.

"Fight...fight!"

Zhang Laowu also waved his fists, as if this could vent all the pressure and anxiety on his body.

But immediately, a bit of confusion appeared on Zhang Laowu's face.

"Hit...who?"

The expression on Zhang Laowu's face at this moment was exactly the same as that of Du Chengfeng just now.

Du Chengfeng was like this just now. Facing an enemy who didn't know where he was, he didn't even know where to put his strength - even if he could pull out the blade, even if he could hit ten of them, he couldn't even face the enemy. If he can't see him, who can he beat?
"Who to hit?"

Du Chengfeng narrowed his eyes.

"Of course it's mouse hunting!"

"Hit...rats?"

Zhang Laowu was stunned when he heard this and didn't understand what it meant.

Fighting mice... Why hunting mice? Isn’t it supposed to be the enemy that makes all this happen...

"wrong!"

Zhang Laowu slapped his head.

"It's just about killing mice!"

Yes, the only thing is to kill the rats. After all, no matter how you look at it, it is the rats that caused all this. All the food was eaten by the rats. This is the cause of everyone's food shortage. Of course, everyone must kill these rats. , Never suffer from future troubles!
"That's right! We just want to fight mice!"

Du Chengfeng nodded repeatedly.

"We just want to kill the rats! Kill all the rats that steal food! It just so happens that Xianjia's mother Bai is helping you and saving your lives..."

"……etc?"

Zhang Laowu suddenly felt that something was not right.

"Didn't you just say that Mama Bai is a monster and a harmful hedgehog? Why now..."

"When did I say such a thing? Did you hear it wrong?"

Du Chengfeng shook his head and denied it on the spot. He remembered that he had never said that.

In other words, even if there is, he will not admit it. After all, he has entered a fighting state now and will no longer be angry because of that defeat.

"Anyway, we should thank that Mother Bai... You see, we just suffered a disaster here, and Mother Bai brought us food. Isn't this giving us a chance to survive and giving us a solution? Question opportunity?”

"Solve the problem...yes! Solve the problem!"

Zhang Laowu nodded repeatedly.

Indeed, if you think about it this way, it seems like this is the case. At least everyone doesn't have to worry about food rations now. They only need to worship Mama Bai every day. Then for the rest of the time, the rations and planting grains are gone anyway, and everyone has nothing. What to do.

It's really better to solve the problem first.

"Deal with those rats first!"

Zhang Laowu made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)