Nightcrawler: 20 Years of Peaceful Demons

Chapter 6 The Lost Ranger Alliance and the Legend of the Nightcrawler

This yell was quite sharp and piercing. Xiao Zhong Huang, who was about to talk to me for a long time, heard the sound, his face changed, and he told me to wait, and then ran out in a hurry. I couldn't figure out the situation, so I followed Going out, I saw a woman who was not inferior to the fat girl just now, pinching her fat waist, swearing at Xiao Zhonghuang at the door, the originally quiet yard suddenly became lively.

The two old men who were lying on the bamboo chair and dozed off stood up, and the tall man who was squatting in the corner to watch the ants also came, and the fat girl Feihua and Hai Ni who was diving in the water all stood up and watched.

Only then did I realize that the strong man was really tall, standing there like a wall.

That big tall guy must be more than two meters, right?

When I walked into the yard, I heard the woman cursing, and Xiao Zhonghuang turned around helplessly, walked up to me, and said in a low voice, "Brother Hou, do you have any money? It's an emergency."

I said what's wrong?
Xiao Zhonghuang said that this is the landlord, Ma Ge has not paid the rent for two months, and she said that if we do not pay, she will drive us away.

When I heard it, I subconsciously looked at the adults next to me. Unexpectedly, the eyes of the two old men were erratic, as if it had nothing to do with me. It makes people feel that there is a problem with IQ, like a big fool.

The people in this courtyard, on the contrary, this little radish looks like a normal human being.

I asked for help from others, and I didn't dare to fight, so I asked, "How much?"

Xiao Zhonghuang licked his lips, and then said tentatively: "What, one thousand and five, do you have it?"

When I came here this time, I was already mentally prepared. I also had money in my wallet, so I took out my wallet and counted fifteen old people’s heads for him. The landlord of the pig, but the girl took the money, counted it with spittle on it, and looked at me mockingly, and said to Xiao Zhonghuang: "Where did you get the money?"

Xiao Zhonghuang lowered his head and said to take the money back to you, asking so many questions.

The landlord left, we returned to the living room, Xiao Zhong Huang said to me: "I made you laugh."

I said that you are being polite, and everyone has troubles—by the way, where did you just say, let's continue.

Xiao Zhong Huang said, have you heard of the Ranger Alliance?
I shook my head and said no.

Xiao Zhonghuang said seriously: "You haven't heard of it, that's normal, after all, this kind of thing, not people in the circle, rarely heard of this name; then let's change the way of asking, what do you think What's going on with these things that happened to you?"

Seeing that Xiao Zhonghuang was more serious because of my generous act just now, I couldn't help but get serious, and replied: "Could it be... hell?"

Xiao Zhong Huang shook his head, saying that there is no such thing as ghosts in this world, even if you have heard it, it is a misinformation.

I was taken aback and said what is that?
Xiao Zhong Huang said that you should have offended the Nightcrawler.

I was taken aback, what is a nightcrawler?
Xiao Zhonghuang said solemnly: "I am talking about it now, you may not believe it, but Ma Ge told me that the ancestors of human beings are apes, but in fact, there are many beasts in the long history. In the process of their survival and evolution, they gained wisdom, but they failed for various reasons in the long-term competition with the ape-evolved 'human', and finally had no way to become the mainstream. Some of them live in seclusion in remote mountains and swamps that are inaccessible. , lived an isolated life, and some tried to change themselves and blend in with the crowd—the former became mountain spirits and wild monsters, leaving behind many folklore, while the latter, in the long process of mixing, some were exposed. Their identities have been cut off from then on, while others have lived and multiplied with humans and completely integrated into human society."

Having said that, he raised his head, stared at me seriously, and said: "Those who have been integrated into human society have been passed down from generation to generation, and some have maintained dominant genes, becoming the nightcrawler family, while some Those who have become recessive genes have completely become human beings, and if there is no opportunity, they will be wiped out forever..."

"night Stalker?"

I repeated these three words in my mouth, feeling like a fairy tale, and Xiao Zhonghuang said: "Yes, some people call them demons, but for them, 'the abnormality of things must be demons' , this is a very derogatory and discriminatory term for them, and it is also very narrow. They prefer to call themselves 'night crawlers', a human race that is not recognized by mainstream society-human beings in the narrow sense are evolved from apes. become, and they are the evolution of all races, that's all."

I said why are you telling me these things?

Xiao Zhonghuang smiled and said, don't you understand?You are very likely to inherit the invisible gene of the Nightcrawler, and it is precisely because of this that you were targeted, which led to the following series of things happening.

I frowned, couldn't help feeling flustered, and said what are you talking about, how is this possible?

Xiao Zhonghuang said: "As far as I know, after taking the flower of life and death, most people will immediately enter a state of suspended animation. If they don't get the antidote within three days, they will directly enter brain death and become real death. The only exceptions are night crawlers, or people who have the invisible gene of night crawlers, or people with blood."

When he said that, I still couldn't believe it. After hesitating for a moment, I asked again: "Then why did my mouth bleed, and at that time I couldn't feel the temperature at all, and my whole body was cold."

Xiao Zhonghuang rubbed his head, said with a smile: "It is estimated that you have been planted with Enlightenment Gu, that's why you are like this."

What did I say is Enlightenment Gu?
Xiao Zhonghuang said that this is a kind of medicine, which can quickly reveal the blood of the night crawler hidden in your body in a short period of time, so that you have the power of a night crawler and may become a real night crawler.

I wonder, what is it possible to say?

Xiao Zhong Huang smiled and said, "Do you think it's easy to be a nightcrawler?"If during the process of transformation, if your body cannot withstand the fission of genes and the spread of blood vessels, there will be another possibility, that is, death due to the failure of the whole body organs, yes, it is like getting terminally ill, without medicine can be saved.

Hearing this, whether I believe it or not, I couldn't help cursing: "I'm going, isn't this hurting me?"

Xiao Zhong Huang said, what good intentions do you think Yuchi and his gang will have?That's how they do things. If you can bear it and become a nightcrawler, those people will appear at the first time to win you over. If you can't bear the pain and die of physical failure, they will at most It's just the loss of a bottle of Enlightenment Gu. As for your life and death, do you think they will care?

My heart skipped a beat and I said you know that Yuchi?
Xiao Zhonghuang nodded, saying yes.

He didn't seem to want to talk too much, so he stopped talking. I looked at this little boy who was extraordinarily calm like a little adult, and finally couldn't help asking: "What about you, who are you? Nightcrawler?"

Xiao Zhong Huang shook his head and said no, no, we are not night crawlers, to be precise, Ma Ge and I are not night crawlers - we are members of the Ranger Alliance.

I frowned, said Ranger Alliance?What the hell is this?

This name is so incomparable, it makes me feel embarrassed and cancerous, but Xiao Zhong Huang has a serious face.

He said: "Although the Ranger Alliance has only a few hundred years of history, its predecessor was a big river and lake. Taoism, Buddhist sects, martial arts, and courts all had masters in charge of inheriting them. After the promulgation, the rivers and lakes were scattered, and countless seniors who were in it joined Tiandihui, Honghuahui and other anti-Qing and Fuming political organizations to fight against the Qing court. The alliance of insightful people left over from the vicissitudes of life was named after the most famous ranger in the Han Dynasty, and it was called the Ranger Alliance, an alliance of broad significance specially used to combat evil night walkers."

Listening to these anecdotes that are like a short story, I rubbed my forehead and said, what do you mean, nightcrawlers are all bad guys?

Xiao Zhonghuang said that it is not entirely true, people are good and bad, and so are nightcrawlers, especially those families of nightcrawlers who hide from human society. They have fully adapted to normal human life, carefully hide their identities, and never act rashly , but there are also some night walkers with recessive genes and awakened bloodlines. Because they have no one to guide them and gain power rashly, they will do some evil things that violate the law, even murder and set fire, and run amok. , Nozawa, and mountain monsters outside the territory will do the same, so we need our existence.

After listening to his narration, I looked at him, then looked outside, and said that your alliance is not very strong, and you can't even pay the rent.

Xiao Zhonghuang coughed in embarrassment, and said this... due to some changes, the Ranger Alliance is no longer close, and everyone lives their own lives, but let me tell you, the Ranger Alliance a hundred years ago is called really strong , tiger head Taibao Sun Lutang, Wudang sword fairy Li Jinglin, sharpshooter Li Shuwen, half-step Bengquan Shang Yunxiang, arm saint Chuck, hero Du Xinwu from the north and south, Liu Baichuan, the first foot in the south of the Yangtze River, god dart Li Yaochen, jade-faced tiger Han Muxia, Qianjin Strong King Wang Ziping...these are all the flags of the alliance.

I didn't know the names of any of these people, so I was dizzy and asked quickly, "What should I do?"

Xiao Zhonghuang looked at me seriously and said that I want to ask you first, do you want to become a night walker and gain the power of blood, or become an ordinary person and return to your own life?
I said without thinking: "Of course I'm going back to my own life. I don't have the heart to meddle in your affairs and play house with you."

Hearing my decision, Xiao Zhonghuang was a little embarrassed, touched his nose, and said, "This matter, in the whole southern land, there is only one person who can help you solve it."

Who am I talking about?
Little Zhong Huang snapped his fingers and said Liang Shikuan and Teacher Liang from Zhenping Academy in Meizhou.

(End of this chapter)