Stray Chapter 38: Shake

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The atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle, so quiet that it could sting one's eardrums, the kind of dead silence that you could hear needles falling.

As the young Taoist talked freely, everyone's expressions became more and more weird, Han Lingsha's smile became more and more reluctant, Liu Mengli's eyes widened in surprise, Xuanji's mouth became longer and wider, and her face was full of fear. Confidence...

All in all, except for Yun Tianhe who didn't notice the problem, everyone felt a desire to complain.

Is this not how to see clearly? How clearly do you want to see? !

And the height, clothing style and other appearances don't matter, how on earth do you see the age, personality, and hobbies of others clearly?

——Does it mean that others write their personal information on their faces? Publicly visible, anyone can click to browse?

"What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"

Xia Ran, who was talking eloquently, finally stopped. It seemed that he noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange. He tilted his head slightly, and looked at everyone strangely, with a smile that was not a smile.

Everyone suddenly felt a vague sense of being threatened, as if they would be killed if they complained.

"No, we don't have a problem, it's you who has a problem..." In the end, only the girl named Xiuyu said this with a cold voice, expressing their heartfelt voice on behalf of everyone.

"Ahahaha, in fact, I'm...not that good!" The young Taoist waved his hand very modestly, indicating that he actually had room for improvement, and he was not complacent.

"Find it out for me! It's not a compliment at all!"

Xiuyu first subconsciously choked, and then reacted again, quickly restraining her emotions, making herself appear impatient and cold.

She felt that she couldn't be too familiar with this guy, so as not to make people suspect that both Huai Shuo and Xuanji were still here watching.

After all, as a family born in a wealthy family, she was sent to Xianshan to practice at a young age. She had only a handful of previous experience in the world, and every time she was accompanied by a master or other senior brothers and sisters— —

You shouldn't and can't have a relationship with anyone. At present, you still have to maintain your own identity.

But other people didn't doubt anything at this time, and didn't think there was anything wrong with the two straightforward words of this innocent girl. They only thought that she had a straightforward personality at her age, and she had always been far away from the mundane world. Practice in other places, so probably there are not so many restrictions on the worldly feelings and the worldly etiquette.

That's why I have this kind of outspokenness, saying whatever comes to my mind.

"Okay, let's get down to business, things are actually as you have seen, because the people of Shouyang City over-collected herbs, exhausted the pond for fishing, and forced the Huai Yao to a desperate situation without food..."

Xia Ran waved her hand, motioning everyone to be quiet, and calmly began to explain what happened to Nu Luoyan in the past half-month since the incident.

"So not long ago, when the people of Shouyang continued to push into the deepest part of Nuluoyan, they uncharacteristically launched an attack, causing casualties. The purpose was to scare people away from coming here to collect herbs ..."

While he said that, he stretched out his hand and pointed it out directly. A wave of water ripples rippled in the air, and the ripples spread directly around, and the scenery of the space where he passed changed completely.

The world around them was completely turned upside down before everyone could react—

They seem to be immersed in a long river, the "water potential" is surging, wrapping them involuntarily with the current, as if experiencing the earth-shaking changes that have taken place in Shouyang City in the past ten years.

The red dust is rolling, the years are passing by, the sun is constantly rising and setting, and countless people in the town are constantly coming and going... Everything seems to have been pressed by the fast-forward button.

I don't know since when, people's life trajectories have changed, and a large number of people flocked to the Bagong Mountain outside the city.

The town has gradually become prosperous and prosperous, but people's footsteps have not stopped, but have intensified. In the erosion of the waves day and night, the large swathes of Lixiang vanilla on the Bagong Mountain have disappeared. ...

People still haven't stopped, and they don't know what it means to recuperate, so that the ecological burden can be relieved and the vitality can be restored. They just continue to try their best to get it. Those who dig three feet in the ground must continue to work hard to collect herbs, and gradually Pushing into the depths of Nuluoyan, step by step pressing the living space of the Huai Yao who lives in it...

Year after year, day after day, the herbs are about to be harvested, and no matter how tame the creatures are, they are forced to a desperate situation. Finally, one day, when people continue to dig up the last When one piece was separated from the root of the vanilla, one after another burst out and hurt people.

People were frightened and panicked because of this, and stopped for nearly half a month, until one night, a sword light rushed into the depths of Nuluoyan and directly killed the Huai Yao clan who had just thought they could recuperate and let them All died in the thickest piece of vanilla, with corpses everywhere...

The scene of circulation comes to an abrupt end—

It looks like a soap bubble is broken, and the colorful patterns reflected on it also disappear.

Everyone woke up like a dream, and in a trance, they found that they and others had returned to the cave. Xia Ran's faint voice continued to resonate slowly:

"But the rumor that monsters hurt people also spread, and then the sword immortal who entered the world last night was disturbed. He broke into the depths of this cave and directly started to slaughter the Huai Yao family..."

Recovering from the immersive feeling, everyone who was shocked in their hearts had different expressions, especially Huai Shuo and Xuanji, their expressions were quite strange, it was a trace of it Resistance and a very obvious element of refusal to believe.

Only Xiuyu has a calm expression and is also a disciple of Qionghua, but she has never agreed with the concept of this sect, and naturally there is nothing she can't accept.

——If you were brainwashed without knowing anything, it would be excusable, but the Qionghua faction, who clearly knew that they claimed to be doing things for the heavens, was actually regarded as a demon by the heavens. All that is done is nothing but self-destruction...

Does she have to follow a road to the dark? How unthinkable is this to do? !

"Hmph, anyway, this kind of thing doesn't come from your mouth, who knows if it's true or not... and isn't it all your illusion?"

After Xuanji's expression changed several times, she finally pouted stubbornly, as if she gritted her teeth in disdain, expressing doubts about it.

Huai Shuo opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. Although he knew that the powerful cultivator in front of him should have no reason to lie to them, at this time, he really resisted believing everything the other party showed.

These are some of their true thoughts at this moment, which conflict with the concepts that have been deliberately instilled by Qionghua School for many years. At this time, it is indeed the best way to directly refuse to accept this information, and to turn aside the topic and turn to criticizing and questioning the credibility of others' own personalities.

"Well, that's right, that's what I said. After all, I really don't have any evidence. It should have just happened. It didn't happen due to my interference in the end..." But Xia Ran didn't care, just smiled. Said casually.

He also doesn't intend to argue with the childish Xuanji, it's pointless.

He did this just to plant a seed of doubt and try to change their minds from the start. Lest the two of them end up in such a tragic end-

In order to protect Murong Ziying, Huai Shuo fell under the sword of his fellow disciples who made a sneak attack. In the end, his heart was broken and he died. It also completely shattered the unrealistic feeling in Murong Ziying's heart about Qionghua Sect. The fantasy...

The lonely Xuanji did not leave the Qionghua faction after Huaishuo's death, but stayed in front of Huaishuo's room, who would never return. Cage in the snow and die alone...

It's miserable enough to think about it. Obviously, there should be a few people who haven't committed too many mistakes and can be spared by the Heavenly Dao Network. Why should they be tied to death in the Qionghua faction? in the carriage?

"Humph! It's good if you know..." Seeing that this powerful cultivator didn't seem angry, he took a step back, and the little girl suddenly felt that she was more confident, and snorted again.

"So, this Taoist priest, it was you who rescued those locust monsters in the end?"

Liu Mengli thought for a while and asked, her eyes shining brightly: "What's the arrangement after that?"

Let's not say right or wrong, this is the key point of her visit to Nu Luoyan today, at least to understand this matter.

"Under the water on Chaohu Lake, there is a living country, I let them all move to live there..." Xia Ran said casually, telling the truth, "After all, there are only poisonous insects and poisonous weeds left here, and they continue to stay. It doesn't make any sense."

"So that's the case, Juchao country under the water of Chaohu Lake?" The girl nodded thoughtfully, "However, in the next six months, no one will be allowed to pick herbs. Over-picking is always harmful rather than beneficial..."

Liu Mengli is somewhat helpless and guilty. In the end, this matter was caused by her. If it wasn't for her ingenuity, she collected herbs and made incense, and even became a tribute, her reputation greatly increased, and Shouyang City also Not famous for Lixiang.

But although the people of Shouyang became rich because of this, it also led to some other problems, that is, people's pursuit of wealth is endless, regardless of right or wrong, facing their unlimited demands, limited Resources are not going to last.

I don't even need to talk about the problem of the locust demon. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it won't take another half a year, and the leaves will be completely cut off from the vanilla, and nothing will be left...

At that time, I was afraid that even the annual contribution of tribute would not be enough. It really reached that point, and I didn't know how many people would have their homes searched and charged.

"Half a year...I'm afraid it's not enough." Xia Ran pointed.

Liu Mengli nodded lightly, knowing that.

From frugality to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to frugality is difficult, for the public to be restricted for half a year, it is already unacceptable.

Don't look at the fact that the people of Shouyang were full of praise for Liu Shifeng before, saying that he loved the people like a son and had good governance. After the government introduced policies to control the matter of incense picking, Liu Shifeng would definitely be scolded by everyone pointing at the nose, becoming a dog official who "competes for profit with the people" and "disasters the country and the people"—

Most people don't want to think about whether this kind of regulation is necessary or not for long-term consideration, they can only see the immediate benefits.

Exterminating their fortunes is like killing their parents. Regardless of whether Liu Shifeng has a clean sleeve or a long-term vision, they only know that the dog official can't die...