The scum is all over the world, and there are Shura fields everywhere

Chapter 290 Doubts
Yang Rongrong had been secretly observing the kind and amiable old village chief, but no matter how she looked at him, he was just an ordinary old man.

Facing the village chief's question, she deliberately showed hesitation.

Village Chief Bai asked again: "But what's the problem? If it's a problem, just pretend I never asked."

Yang Rongrong sighed: "I don't know how to tell you, the two of us are actually monks. Do you know what a monk is?"

After saying that, she stared at the village chief's face, wanting to see his reaction.

Village Chief Bai was stunned at first, then slowly frowned: "I have heard of monks. It is said that monks are very powerful, able to fly in the clouds and mist, with a myriad of tricks, and some can even ascend to become immortals. If you two are really monks, you can move mountains and seas with just a wave of your hands, so how could you get lost in the mountains?"

He was obviously doubting the identities of the two.

Yang Rongrong had already prepared her words, and she gave an embarrassed smile.

"To be honest, we are not lost. We came here specifically to look for someone."

When he found out that she lied, Village Chief Bai didn't get angry. He said in a very good-tempered manner, "This is not something that cannot be said. You can just say it directly. There is no need to hide it."

Then he asked, "Who are you looking for? I know everyone in the village well. Tell me their name and I may be able to help you."

Yang Rongrong slowly uttered a name——

"White Pond."

Village Chief Bai was stunned.

Seeing his surprised look, Yang Rongrong couldn't help but ask, "Do you know Bai Ze?"

Village Chief Bai did not answer the question directly. He looked Yang Rongrong up and down and asked in confusion, "Who are you to Bai Ze? What do you want from him?"

Judging from his words and actions, he obviously knows Bai Ze.

Yang Rongrong was overjoyed, but her words became more cautious: "I have never met Bai Ze, but I heard that he knows everything about astronomy and geography. There is nothing in the world that he doesn't know. And I happen to have a lot of things I don't understand, so I came here to ask him for advice."

Village Chief Bai smiled and said, "You must be mistaken. I have always lived in Taoyuan Village and have never left. What I know is limited to everything in Taoyuan Village."

Yang Rongrong stood up suddenly and looked at him with wide eyes.

"You are Bai Ze?!"

Village Chief Bai admitted frankly: "Bai Ze is my name, but I'm probably not the person you're looking for."

Yang Rongrong looked at him carefully again and found that he looked natural and did not look guilty at all, and did not seem to be lying.

But she still didn't give up, and reached out to take out the Floating Life Mirror from her Qiankun bag.

"Would you please look into this mirror?"

The Mirror of Life can dispel all illusions in the world.

If Village Chief Bai is really the auspicious beast Bai Ze, then the mirror will definitely reveal his true form.

Bai Ze thought her request was very strange, but he was always kind to others, especially to the younger generation. He nodded and let Yang Rongrong walk to him with the mirror.

She pointed the mirror at the village chief's face and stared at it without blinking.

Village Chief Bai's face was clearly displayed on the smooth and flat mirror surface.

Yang Rongrong waited patiently for a long time.

There was no change on the mirror.

This shows that there is no problem with the identity of the village chief, he is indeed an ordinary mortal old man.

Yang Rongrong put down the mirror, unable to hide the disappointment on her face.

It seems that she was wrong. This person is not the auspicious beast Bai Ze.

Shu Ying, who had been sitting quietly beside him, finally spoke up. "I wonder if there are other people named Bai Ze in the village?"

Village Chief Bai knew everyone in the village very well. He shook his head without hesitation: "No."

Shuying asked again: "I wonder how old the village chief is this year?"

"I'm already seventy-nine!"

Yang Rongrong was very surprised: "You look only about fifty years old."

Hearing this, Village Chief Bai laughed heartily: "Haha, maybe it's because I have a good attitude, and our village is peaceful and harmonious, I don't have any worries, so I look younger."

Shuying continued to ask: "When did you become the village chief?"

This question seemed to bring back memories in Village Chief Bai's heart. He narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke slowly.

"It was about 60 years ago. At that time, there were wars everywhere and many people were displaced and their families were destroyed. In order to protect our village from being affected by the war, I called on the villagers to hide here together. We hid here for many years."

What he said sounded logical and there was nothing wrong with it, but Yang Rongrong and Shuying both had strange expressions on their faces.

They both knew that this was actually a secret place, and outside the secret place was a den of ghosts.

It is impossible for mortals to live in the ghost cave, and there has been no war in the ghost cave in the past hundred years.

Unless, Taoyuan Village was not originally in the ghost den, and they were moved to the ghost den from somewhere else.

So Yang Rongrong tried to ask some more questions about the ghost den, wanting to see Village Chief Bai's reaction.

As a result, Village Chief Bai knew nothing about anything.

He had never heard of the ghost den, let alone set foot in it.

Yang Rongrong felt that his words and actions did not seem like he was lying, and she became more and more suspicious.

She asked about the exact previous address of Taoyuan Village.

Village Chief Bai sighed, "It's been too many years. I'm old and my brain is getting worse. I can't remember many things. I only remember that our village was on a mountain. The mountain was not very high and the scenery was beautiful. We knew how to farm and hunt. Although we didn't have a lot of money, we lived comfortably. We all liked it there and were reluctant to leave. If it wasn't for the war, none of us would have wanted to leave."

Speaking of this, his face was full of melancholy, and his eyes were filled with nostalgia for the past.

He suddenly asked, as if he had thought of something: "Is there still a war going on outside?"

Yang Rongrong shook her head: "No."

Village Chief Bai smiled and said happily from the bottom of his heart: "That's great."

Yang Rongrong tried again: "Now that there is no war outside, everything is peaceful, don't you plan to move back?"

Village Chief Bai hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head.

"No, we have lived here for decades, and we are all used to the living environment here. There is no need to mobilize a large number of people to move here. There is nothing wrong with living like this."

Yang Rongrong said, "There are so many people in the village, not everyone may think the same way as you do. Would you like to ask for the opinions of the villagers?"

Village Chief Bai was stunned for a moment, then looked ashamed.

"You're right. I didn't think it through enough. We should really consult the villagers on such a big matter."

At this time, Ah Dai walked in carrying a heavy copper kettle.

Village Chief Bai was afraid that he would burn himself, so he quickly stood up and walked over, reaching out to take the copper kettle.

He poured two cups of hot tea for Yang Rongrong and Shuying, asked them to drink, and then gave instructions to Ah Dai.

"Go and inform the people in the village to come home as soon as possible. I have something very important to discuss with everyone."

"Ok!"