The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 36 Sneak attack!

Chunlai Mountain is located outside Huaigu Village. When the spring breeze comes, the wind blows into the valley from here, so it is named Chunlai.

There is a small temple built on the mountainside, about ten square meters in size. The temple is simply decorated with only an altar, two cushions, and a painted clay sculpture.

The clay sculpture is called Chunhuai Old Man. In the past, people from Huaigu Village would come to worship him every Spring Equinox.

As bandits became rampant, the atmosphere in Bailihuai Mountain became tense and Chunhuai Temple fell into disrepair.

Now there is a hole in the roof of the temple and no one has repaired it. The face of old man Chunhuai is directly opposite the hole. Under the wind and rain, most of the painted patterns on the clay sculpture have peeled off.

The wealthy and elegant old man has now turned into an ugly monster with an unrecognizable face, and is even more despised by others.

Only one person still worships Him every day.

A thin figure ran into the temple, followed by two rabbits and three squirrels.

The man and five animals placed the food they had collected on the ground, making up a handful of berries and a dozen nuts.

He took out a small pile and placed it on the altar, and he and several of the animals shared the rest.

In winter, the body needs more calories to resist the cold. Even if you are used to going hungry, this little food is not enough.

He glanced secretly at the clay sculpture, and then at the offerings he had just placed on the table.

If I eat a little more, I don’t think Grandpa Huai will blame me.

Just as he hesitated, a voice came from behind him.

"You are a young man, and you are eating this?"

Wu Chang waved to the village guard who turned around and took out a chicken from behind.

"Would you like to eat something together?"

The village guard's head left a shadow.

"Where is the running water nearby?" Wu Chang asked.

"This way!" The village guard trotted to lead the way for Wu Chang.

By the river, Wu Chang used a square fire lamp to light a fire and boil water. After scalding the chicken feathers, he used the sword he found in Chen's treasure house to gut the chicken and clean out the internal organs.

The chicken was also taken from Chenjia Village. It was a wild species from the mountains with colorful feathers. Just based on its appearance, it would definitely end up in jail if it were in real life.

While he was processing the ingredients, he was chatting with the village guards.

"what's your name?"

"weed."

"No other name?"

“It seems so, but I can’t remember.”

Wu Chang sharpened branches, skewered the whole chicken, and then smeared it with wild mountain spices.

These spices grow on the most dangerous cliffs. Picking them involves risking one's life. They are more valuable than gold and are one of the most precious specialties of Baili Huai Mountain.

The entire Baili Huai Mountain produces only one small box a year. Even the rich and powerful rarely have the opportunity to enjoy it.

But in Wu Chang's hands, it's as if it's free.

Well, it’s free indeed.

"Do you usually eat with those little guys?"

He had seen the Mountain Guardian's ability to soothe rabbits when he helped the Mountain Guardian get rid of bullies before. Now it seems that the Mountain Guardian can do more than just soothe.

"Well, sometimes they can't find food, so they share the hidden food with me."

The village guard was drooling over the roasted chicken and stroking the squirrel beside him.

Wu Chang asked curiously, "Can you communicate with them?"

"Ah."

"Is it just them, or all animals?"

"Only them. The big dogs in the village are very fierce. They always prevent me from getting close to the village." The village guard shuddered.

Wu Chang nodded, it seems that he can communicate with all animals.

The chicken was quickly cooked after being grilled over a fire. Wu Chang tore off a chicken leg and handed it to the village guard, who ate it ravenously.

Just as Wu Chang was about to ask him to eat slower, he saw a little bird land on the village guard's shoulder and chirp twice.

The village guard quickly stood up from the ground, not caring about the chicken leg in his hand, and trotted to the top of the mountain.

Wu Chang followed curiously, only to see the village guard squatting on the top of the mountain, secretly looking at the woods in the distance.

"What are you doing?" Wu Chang asked.

The village guard lowered his voice and said, "This is a secret. I can't tell you."

Wu Chang asked: "What do you think of me?" "You are a good person." The village guard answered immediately.

Wu Chang was inexplicably given the nice guy card, which almost made him lose his temper. He resisted the urge to complain and said:

"I'm a good person, so I will keep it a secret and no one will know that you told me."

This statement challenged the village guard's cognition. His brain stopped working for a few seconds and he said, "Then I will only tell you one person."

"The bearded uncle told me to keep an eye on the mangrove forest and to secretly inform him if anyone enters without his permission."

Mangroves?
Wu Chang looked in the direction the village guard pointed and saw a faint hint of red at the end of his sight.

Judging from the distance, that mangrove forest was the one that the player had entered to his death.

"Can you see that far?"

"Hehe." The village guard grinned foolishly.

"Who went in?" Wu Chang asked.

The village guard said: "It was the tall and thin uncle who had been following the bearded uncle. They are brothers. He told me that if he went into the woods alone, I didn't need to tell the bearded uncle."

Wu Chang curled his lips, thinking that the village guards had made them understand how to use it.

The tall and thin man who had been following Liu Wei thought carefully and recalled that he had indeed seen such a person before leaving Huaigu Village. His name seemed to be Liu Wu.

As the person who most often follows Liu Wei, could Liu Wu be the guy who called Liu Wei "big brother" that night and was the first to suggest taking action against him?
Wu Chang asked, "What's the tall and thin uncle like?"

"A little fierce, but not that bad."

"I want to make friends with this tall and thin uncle. Tell me some information about him."

The village guard took a look at the chicken drumstick in his hand and said, "Okay!"

The young village guard spoke haltingly, and his topic jumped around a lot, talking about whatever came to his mind.

Most people would get a headache after just listening to a few sentences, but Wu Chang listened very carefully.

"Left-handed knife, um, my leg is a little lame."

"The knife skills are very fast, and he likes to attack the limbs, which is good."

"I like to hide hidden weapons in my right sleeve. Okay, what else?"

……

Ten minutes later, Wu Chang had almost remembered Liu Wu's information and said to the village guard:

"The roasted chicken won't taste good if it gets cold. Take the roasted chicken back to the temple and eat it. I'll check what's going on over there for you. Don't look over there for a while, and don't tell Uncle Beard what happened today, or it will expose our secret."

"But..." The village guard struggled.

"I'm a good person and I won't let you get into trouble."

The village guard remembered the roast chicken at the foot of the mountain and finally nodded in agreement.

The Ghost Weeping Forest is named because the mountain wind blowing through the forest sounds like the wailing of ghosts. It is a forbidden area in Baili Huaishan.

Long before the monsters appeared, the Ghost Forest was a notorious ominous place. After the monsters appeared, it became even more evil.

Not to mention entering the woods, even passing by the edge of the woods could get you entangled by dirty things unless it was noon.

In Huaigu Village, people would scare disobedient children by saying, "If you don't behave, I'll throw you into the Weeping Ghost Forest."

The Ghost Forest, which has always been avoided by people, not only has some people voluntarily stepped into it today, but also came out safely.

And this person is Liu Wu, who is usually taciturn. If he were seen by the villagers, they would be shocked.

Liu Wu, carrying a narrow knife that he was good at using, wearing a martial arts outfit that no one had seen before, a bamboo hat on his head, and a black mask covering half of his face, slowly walked out of the Ghost Forest.

If it were a traveling merchant who frequently went in and out of Baili Huai Mountain, he would be able to tell at a glance that this was the standard attire of a mountain bandit.

He carries an invisible murderous aura, and small animals will actively retreat when they sense it. There is no need for any expression, and one can tell that he is a master just by looking at his temperament.

He wants to disobey his elder brother's orders and do something big.

My eldest brother is still too soft-hearted. Now that troubled times are approaching, the most urgent task is to improve yourself.

There is only one chance, so there is no time to care about others.

If that man named Wu ran away or died, that great opportunity would be wasted.

Liu Wu walked for five minutes and came to the place where he tied his horse before entering the forest. Looking at the empty tree trunk, he was stunned.

"Where's my horse?"

boom!
A huge roar resounded through the mountains and forests. Before Liu Wu could see clearly what was happening, he felt a pain in his left hand. His entire palm was pierced by an unknown weapon.

Then three more gunshots rang out, piercing his right hand and both knees.

Wu Chang came out of the shadows, blowing the muzzle of his gun, "Don't look for it anymore, your horse is gone."

(End of this chapter)