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Chapter 169 16．Changing sons and suffering

"I thought life for us people in Hongyunzhai would be hard enough, but I didn't expect this Binghu Town..." Walking on the "strange car" pulled by the gray-scaled dragon, Hong Lie couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Sitting behind Hong Lie, Zou Yi also felt bitterness in his mouth.If they hadn't seen and heard it with their own eyes, and there are so many people who have personally confirmed it, who would believe that such a thing happened in Shangjing City.

Why are there no old people in Ice Lake Town?Why is it that even the soul energy of children under three years old is blood-colored?
After listening to the "rules" of Binghu Town, even Shen Yunfei, who had already guessed the reason, couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

The term "changing children to eat" is just a description in books, whether it is for Shen Yunfei, who was born in a wealthy family, or Zou Yi, a scholarly student.Even Hong Lie, who was forced to become a robber, had never seen such a thing with his own eyes.

However, such a thing did happen in Binghu Town.

But what they eat is not other people's children, but their own old people!

Ever since the Xueyan Barbarian took control of the ice lake, the people living near the ice lake seemed to have fallen into eighteen layers of hell.Every year when winter is approaching, these wild monsters will go to various villages and towns to collect food from house to house. If anyone fails to pay, they will only die.

The snow field is winter three seasons a year, and there is almost no arable land. The people living here can only rely on hunting for a living.After the wild monsters came, there were fewer and fewer prey on the mountain, and it became more and more difficult for the hunters to find prey.

If they can't hunt prey, the whole family will have no food to eat. During the winter, they can't pay the food that the wild monster asks for; if they can't pay the food, they will die.Many villagers around died almost like this. Only Binghu Town, because of such a "rule", managed to keep the people in the town alive.

Every time it was almost winter, the head of the town would collect all the food in the town, and then calculate how many households could pay for the food in exchange for their lives.If it is not enough, let the remaining people escape to the mountains temporarily, and come back after the barbarian monster who collects food has left.When the mountain is not closed, another batch of prey will be hunted for the winter.

But if you can’t find prey, even grass roots and bark, in order to keep others alive, the oldest person in the town, or the sick person, has to sacrifice voluntarily to serve as rations for others .

It is impossible to verify who left this rule, but year after year, the people of Binghu Town have survived like this cannibalism.That's it, there isn't an old man in the entire Binghu Town, because they all died to save their relatives.Because of this, even a three-year-old child became demonic after eating human flesh.

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"Why don't these people run away?" Zou Yi asked muttering to himself.

"They can't run." Shen Yunfei said: "I've seen the vicinity of Binghu Town, and they are all cursed. People who enter this snow field, if they can't go south for a hundred miles, they have to come back obediently."

"The Homecoming Curse?" Zou Yi was stunned, and asked, "So, wouldn't we also be unable to go back?"

"Yes." Shen Yunfei nodded.

"But why do you want to do this?" Hong Lie asked puzzledly, "Is it just for the food?"

"If it's really for food, why bother?" Shen Yunfei sneered, "If my guess is right, there is definitely a secret hidden on the other side of this icy lake."

"What secret?"

"I don't know." The third young master shook his head: "Since I set foot on this snowfield, I have already seen a monster aura from the north. But for some reason, I have been unable to see the situation in the mountains clearly, so I have to come here to see the situation in person." have a look."

"It can't be a thousand-year-old demon, right?" Zou Yi said, "Then it's dangerous for us to rush in so recklessly?"

Hong Lie snorted suddenly, and said, "If you are afraid of death, are you still worthy of being a courtier?"

"That's not what I meant." Zou Yi frowned and said, "It doesn't matter if the two of us die, but my lord..."

Shen Yunfei waved his hand and said, "Since you're here, don't think too much about it. If we don't settle the matter here, even if we get to Shangjing, we won't be able to live in peace. It's better to be early."

"That's right!" Zou Yi said with a sudden smile, "Since my lord has already seen that this snow field has been cursed and dared to bring us here, then he is absolutely sure, and we have nothing to worry about. If there are monsters, they won't be stronger than Hong Xi, right?"

Shen Yunfei smiled wryly.

The reason why he dared to come in was because he thought he could undo the Homecoming Curse.But after entering, he realized that everything was not as simple as he imagined, and the power of the Homecoming Curse was much more powerful than he imagined.He could have forced his way out by relying on ancient divine power, but Hong Lie and Zou Yi...it's hard to say.

Besides, he was able to defeat Hong Xi back then because he borrowed the power of the Water God Gonggong Halberd.But now that the Water God Gonggong Halberd has been destroyed, if it is really a monster of the same level as Hong Xi, he is not sure.

But that's the end of the matter, and it's useless to talk back.Shen Yunfei sighed lightly, and continued to drive the "car".

After crossing the frozen lake and twenty miles to the north, there is a canyon.According to what Hei San'er and others said, this is where those barbarians live.

Seeing the canyon getting closer, Shen Yunfei frowned even tighter.

In the canyon, a strange mist hovered in the air, and even his long-term eyes could not see through it.

It's impossible to find out what's going on inside, if you really just break in like this... yes!
Shen Yunfei suddenly loosened his brows, and took out a small bottle from his arms.If you are not capable of rivalry, you cannot outsmart yourself.

"Master, this is..." Looking at the vial in Shen Yunfei's hand, Zou Yi asked.

"Don't ask so much, just eat this first. Don't say anything for a while, just follow my eyes." Shen Yunfei poured out three pills from the bottle, swallowed one by himself, and handed the remaining two pills to Hong Lie and Zou Yi.

"Shaping Pill?" Zou Yi had some good eyesight, and recognized the pill Shen Yunfei handed over at a glance, and also understood his plan.

After a while, the three people sitting on the gray-scaled dragon chariot had turned into three wild monsters.

Looking at the changing appearances of each other, Zou Yi asked: "Since there is a transforming pill, why not just change into the appearance of those wild monsters?"

"That won't work." Shen Yunfei said: "The barbarian's sense of smell is very sensitive. Even if we can change into their appearance, we can't change the same smell. It will be better if we turn into other barbarians. The worst thing is that we are They came from other places. Anyway, the entire Shangjing County is not just their group of barbarians."

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As soon as he entered the canyon, he heard roars in his ears, and hundreds of wild monsters jumped out of the rock cracks on both sides of the canyon, surrounding the three of them and Jiaoche.Every barbarian holds a weapon in his hand, either a bone spear or a stone axe.Even though these weapons look very rough, but the number is very considerable.

"Don't act rashly." Shen Yunfei winked secretly, and the three of them stayed in the car, watching these fierce guys coldly.

It seems that there are more wild monsters here than imagined.Shen Yunfei raised his head and glanced into the depths of the canyon. Although he still couldn't see through the thick fog, he could clearly see the densely packed stone houses on both sides of the canyon.Even if there is only one wild monster living in a stone house, the number of wild monsters here must be at least tens of thousands.

Zou Yi and Hong Lie couldn't help feeling their scalps tingle when they saw the large number of wild monsters in front of them.However, Shen Yunfei looked very calm, as if he had already expected this situation.

Suddenly, there was a burst of shouting, and the barbarians standing in front retreated to both sides. A tall barbarian wearing a white leather robe was holding a bone staff, surrounded by many barbarians. , striding towards this side.

"That guy is actually wearing a robe. Could it be a wizard?" Zou Yi whispered.

"Don't talk." Hong Lie secretly bumped Zou Yi with his elbow.

"Outsiders!" The barbarian demon wizard stopped in front of the Jiao chariot, and sniffled heavily: "I smell blood on your bodies. Tell me, where did the owners of these chariots go. "

"Dead." Shen Yunfei said expressionlessly, but he was secretly using his soul consciousness to check the strength of this wizard—fortunately, only the soul-moving stage.

"Dead?!" The wizard frowned, "How did he die?!"

"Killed." Shen Yunfei continued to speak expressionlessly, deliberately imitating Man Yao's hoarse voice.

"You killed it?" A cold light flashed in the wizard's eyes.

"What do you think?" Shen Yunfei curled his lips.

"Isn't that the same as admitting it?" Zou Yi secretly felt a little anxious.

"Don't worry, barbarians are not afraid to do this. From their point of view, only the strong are qualified to survive. Being able to kill your opponent can only prove that you are stronger than your opponent." Shen Yunfei used his soul consciousness to say to the two of them: "Both Keep calm, they have no sympathy for the weak."

Sure enough, the wizard didn't get angry, but continued to look at the three people in the car with a scrutinizing gaze.

"What is the purpose of your coming here? Outsiders." The wizard asked.

"No purpose." Shen Yunfei pointed to the gray-scaled dragon under his feet: "They brought us here."

"So are you ready for the challenge?"

"No problem." Shen Yunfei continued to maintain his composure.

"What challenge?" Zou Yi asked.

"The custom of the wild monster." Hong Lie said: "No matter who it is or what purpose it is, if it wants to enter the territory of the wild monster, it must go through a challenge. I once heard an old man talk about it, but I don't know the specific content of the challenge. .”

"My lord, you already knew about this custom?" Zou Yi looked at Shen Yunfei's back.

Third Young Master nodded: "I saw it in a book."

"Will this be written in the book?" Zou Yi tried his best to recall the books he had read, and which one mentioned something related to the customs of barbarians.Facts have proved that he obviously does not read as many books as Shen Yunfei.

Pushing and shoving, the three of Shen Yunfei were caught by a group of wild monsters and thrown into a deep pit.From the beginning to the end, the three of them did not make any extra moves.

"Don't act rashly. Before we get their approval, any of our actions will be considered an invasion. We just need to wait for the challenge to be completed." Shen Yunfei said to the two of them using his soul consciousness.

"This...isn't it really going to bury us alive?" Zou Yi looked at the ice pit, which was only ten feet wide and three feet deep.

The whole ice pit is very crude, like a pond that has been drained. The mud and rocks on the edge of the "pond" have long been hollowed out, turning the surrounding gentle slopes into steep ice walls.Even though there were some puddles on the ground, at this moment there were only patches of solid ice here and there.

On the top of the deep pit, a circle of sharpened wooden stakes is densely tied.There are dark brown traces all over the wooden posts and their surroundings.Those are formed by the coagulation of blood in the past...

(End of this chapter)