Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 49 Yin Susu's words come true

"Squeak, squeak... squeak, squeak..."

The donkey cart was already loaded with supplies. Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong walked on either side of the donkey and arrived at Lijiaji. They saw that the crops outside the village were lush and green, stretching as far as the eye could see. They suddenly felt as if they had been transported to another world.

The village is also built on the mountainside. A stream comes from the southwest and is diverted into an irrigation canal that runs along the edge of the farmland and then straight away at the foot of the mountain.

Lin Xiu remembered that the name of this stream was not on the "General Compendium of Maps of the World". He didn't know if it was because the stream was too small to be mentioned, or if the stream was formed later and had not been seen when the "General Compendium of Maps of the World" was written.

From the mountainside, one can see the village entrance. The living dead lie flat outside the village, three on each side, as if they are specially guarding Lijiaji.

When Lin Xiu saw these living dead, he couldn't help but think of the entrance to the Star Gazing Sect on Wolong Mountain.

However, they are slightly different in that these living dead are covered with weeds and yellow soil, so they are not easily seen unless you look closely.

This must have been done by people from Lijiaji.

Otherwise, according to Yao Rongrong, the living dead had just gotten up yesterday, so how could they have been covered up today?

It couldn't have been done by the living dead themselves.

Then two rows of undead passed by, and they were different from each other.

The scenery of the Guanxingzong Temple on Wolong Mountain is blocked by a steep mountain road, so you can't see anything. But from here, you can immediately see several houses lined up next to the steep mountain.

As for the rest of the village, it is probably blocked by the mountains.

"I remember... this mountain is called Li Sou Mountain, isn't it?"

The two stopped outside the village, and Lin Xiu asked.

Yao Rongrong said, "I think so. Sir, you are so meticulous that you even noticed this. The other day, I was so focused on looking at the nearby villages that I didn't even notice what the mountain next to Lijiaji was called."

"You flatter me."

Lin Xiu shamelessly made a polite remark, with no intention of telling Yao Rongrong that he had actually memorized these things later when he was extremely bored and was reading the "General Compendium of Maps of the World" while cultivating.

At first, he couldn't even remember the names of the surrounding villages, far inferior to Yao Rongrong.

"So we're just going to wait here? Knocking on the door will wake these living dead, won't it?"

After shamelessly exchanging pleasantries, Lin Xiu asked a question.

Yao Rongrong said, "Yes, just wait. There are people living in that house; the village specially arranged for them to guard it. They'll come out when they see us."

Lin Xiu stared at the row of mud-brick houses behind the living dead for several moments, but he didn't see any of the doors open.

He asked, "They probably won't come out through the main entrance, will they?"

Yao Rongrong replied, "There are people at the main gate, and people on the mountain too?"

She hadn't been lying in wait for nothing these past two days; she had seen everything clearly.

Lin Xiu understood immediately. There were people in the houses behind the living dead, but they were guarding the front. Since the living dead on the mountain and the ground were not getting up, the people inside would definitely not come out.

—Would they be so stupid as to awaken their own living dead?

A proper meeting with a defender should take place on this steep, inaccessible mountainside.

As he expected, after a while, someone behind him suddenly spoke: "Where did you come from? What are you doing here?"

Lin Xiu looked back and saw two men standing on the towering mountain behind them, each holding a bow with arrows already nocked.

He didn't speak up casually, leaving the response to Yao Rongrong, who had been observing the area for two days.

Yao, the heroine, was delicate, shy, and timid, just like a genuine, innocent young girl. She didn't have a trace of the enchantress she was supposed to be.

Lin Xiu watched as Yao Rongrong's eyelids drooped slightly and her eyelashes trembled, as if she dared not look directly at the two archers. She spoke in a low, soft voice:

"Please forgive me, gentlemen. My brother and I fled here. When we saw how well the crops were growing, we thought that someone must live here, so we came to try our luck..."

Lin Xiu was dumbfounded. He inexplicably realized that it was no wonder that this woman had been coveted by others who wanted to force her into a relationship. Anyone would be confused by this!

Of course, he had to cooperate with Yao Rongrong's performance, so he dared not show the astonishment on his face. The look of being dumbfounded flashed by, and then he also imitated Yao Rongrong, bending his waist and hunching his back, lowering his head and shaking his body.

He seemed even more introverted and timid than Yao Rongrong. At first glance, it seemed perfectly reasonable that a grown man was with a young girl, yet the girl was the one speaking.

Yao Rongrong continued speaking, her voice urgent, as if afraid the two men would misunderstand: "My lords, my brother and I have come from Mengzhou City. We have no other intention than to see if we can exchange some things here."

We hope... we hope that you two gentlemen will be kind enough to allow us to stay. If there is anything we don't need, or any extra food, we can take it and look at it.

We've collected quite a few things along the way; gentlemen, you can take a look.

The two archers on the cliff exchanged a glance, and one of them asked, "What's in your cart?"

Lin Xiu was so engrossed in his performance that he remained motionless with his head down.

Yao Rongrong hurriedly reminded him, "Brother? Brother?"

Lin Xiu immediately understood what role he was to play, and hurriedly went behind Brother Donkey to arrange the things on the donkey cart, spreading out all kinds of items one by one.

Besides two sets of bedding, their vehicle contained hoes, shovels, axes, knives, several pairs of shoes, and pots and pans.

Their clothes were all wrapped up and hung on the donkey along with their water bags. They also carried crossbows and arrows on their bodies.

As for the set of arrow-throwing devices, Lin Xiu had already divided them up, and he and Yao Rongrong each took four and put them away.

Yao Rongrong only asked for the arrows, not the leather bag. The bag had been tied to the man's body, but the man's waist was too thick for Yao Rongrong and didn't fit her well.

Having traveled this far, Lin Xiu has gradually gotten used to the feeling of having this thing strapped to his waist. He has practiced throwing arrows all the way and has become much more adept at it.

However, now was not the time to draw the arrow and make a move. Lin Xiu unpacked the things on the donkey cart and stood obediently.

Two archers peered down from the mountainside at the donkey cart, getting a clear view of its contents. They said, "You guys are lucky. You managed to get here unharmed with just one donkey and so many weapons."

This was clearly because of the supplies on the vehicle, and the supplies related to Brother Donkey, which made them suspicious of Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong.

Yao Rongrong remained calm and explained, "My lords, it wasn't really luck. We...we all relied on Grandpa Donkey. He was very powerful and kicked away all the bad guys who wanted to take advantage of us."

"Of course... we were also a bit lucky. We found these weapons on the mountain to the south. A lot of people died there..."

At this point, Yao Rongrong trembled slightly, as if she had recalled a bloody battlefield and was shaking with fear.