Chapter 48 (Forty-eight) Dagger
"If it was just now, it would really take a long time to get there, but now, it's very fast! The tunnel we dug leads directly to the other side of the mountain! Today, the Leopard Wolf Village is destroyed, and the village has to celebrate it properly. How can we do it without two benefactors? We beg you to do us the honor of visiting our village! After we come out, we will take you through the tunnel to the other side of the mountain!" said a villager, and the surrounding villagers echoed him.
When the two heard that there was a tunnel, they felt it would be disrespectful to refuse the villagers' invitation, so they led their horses and followed everyone into Xihan Village.
The sound of firecrackers and drums filled the village. The villagers wanted to invite the two men to stay and wait for the banquet, but they were in a hurry to get on their way and also felt that it was a bit inappropriate, so they toasted the villagers with two glasses of water and then got up to leave.
The villagers didn't want to delay the two men's work, so they agreed to take them to the tunnel.
At this time, an old man shouted from behind: "Wait a moment, my two great benefactors..."
Yin Ruchen and Yan Moying immediately came back and walked up to the old man to hear what he wanted to say.
The old man took out two daggers and said with tears in his eyes, "My two sons died in Leopard Wolf Village. My two benefactors, today I finally avenged my sons! I have been carrying these two Hunyuan daggers with me for many years. I originally wanted to pass them on to my two sons... Today, since my great benefactors are not staying for the evening banquet, I will give these two Hunyuan daggers to you on behalf of the villagers of Xihan Village!"
"This..." Yin Ruchen and Yan Moying both felt that they should not accept gifts from the villagers.
"He is a highly respected medicine saint here. No matter who gives him a gift, we have to accept it." said a villager.
The old man continued, "If you accept this small gift, I think my two sons will have no regrets if they know about it in the afterlife!"
"Take it quickly!" the villagers urged.
"This is a gift from our Xihan Village to our two benefactors!" the old man added. Yin Ruchen and Yan Moying each took a Hunyuan dagger and thanked the old man and other villagers.
The villagers escorted the two into the tunnel and wanted to lead the horses for them, but they insisted on leading them themselves. When they saw the light of the other exit in the tunnel, Yan Moying said, "Thank you very much, everyone, please stay!"
After saying goodbye to the villagers, Yin Ruchen and Yan Moying walked out of the tunnel.
Unlike the Xihan Village on the other side of the mountain, this side of the mountain is desolate and seems to be sparsely populated.
The two looked at the map and headed towards Zigui Village. There was no one living along the way.
The two of them walked forward while talking. Yan Moying thought of Chui Qin Wu and asked Yin Ruchen, "The hole where you were hit by Chui Qin Wu last time was in Ye Hao Mountain, right?"
"Yeah, why do you suddenly ask this?" Yin Ruchen said.
"We forgot to break the blowing fog at the entrance of the cave... Will someone break into that place?" Yan Moying became worried.
"Don't worry, that place is extremely difficult to find. If no one goes to check it out, no one will reach the cave entrance. The most important thing is that the blowing celery mist needs to be replenished after it is laid to prolong the duration of its toxicity. If no one replenishes the medicine, the toxicity can only last for four days. According to my investigation, the four men in black never stayed outside for more than four days. Now that the four are gone, the medicine cannot be replenished, and the cave entrance should no longer be poisonous."
"So that's how it is." Yan Moying finally felt relieved.
(End of this chapter)
