Chapter 151
"Old man, thank you for your hospitality. After having a meal with you, are there any other problems in your village? You can tell me all of them and I will help you solve them."
After hearing what Lu Wei said, the old village chief's eyes flashed with hesitation, but he finally shook his head:"Thank you for your generosity and kindness, but it's really nothing. This goblin is the most hateful. Not only does it force us to hand over food, but sometimes it also captures our people and roasts them for food. It is the greatest favor for our village that you have eliminated them."
Lu Wei frowned. This old man obviously didn't tell him the truth. Otherwise, his mission would definitely not be in an unfinished state.
At this moment, the noisy voices of a group of children attracted Lu Wei's attention.
"Erzhuzi, you have been deceived by your father. My mother said that you will be sent to be eaten by monsters tomorrow. If I don't obey, I will be sent with you."
"You are talking nonsense. My parents would never lie to me. They will take me to town to eat delicious food tomorrow."
"I'm not kidding, it's true. My dad also said that every year there are children in the village who are sent there, and this year your family was chosen."
At this time, an adult rushed over and took one of the children away, slapping him on the butt.
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Come home with me."
If Lu Wei didn't understand what was going on at this time, he would have lived in vain.
He had seen a lot of such things in film and television works before, where some ignorant villagers gave away children and women to worship various mountain monsters and wild gods.
This kind of thing made Lu Wei very angry when he watched TV.
He didn't expect to encounter it today.
"Tell me, what happened?" Lu Wei's voice was a little indifferent, and he looked at the old village chief expressionlessly. The old village chief saw Lu Wei's expression, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something.
Lu Wei continued:"Don't think about lying to me. Although I have a good temper, it doesn't mean that I am easy to bully."
The old village chief nodded bitterly:"I dare not deceive you, sir. This matter started 15 years ago.
At that time, the coalition forces of various races defeated the demons and drove them back to the abyss.
However, the power of each race was also lost, and their control over the local area gradually weakened.
In addition, the new emperor was faint.……"
When the old man said this, he suddenly realized that the man in front of him was a superhuman. If he said this, he would be courting death. He was immediately scared and broke out in a cold sweat.
Lu Wei waved his hand:"It's okay, you continue."
After the old man's narration, Lu Wei also understood what was going on.
In fact, the matter was simple. The emperor was incompetent, and the nobles were skinning and sucking blood from ordinary people, causing the people to live in misery.
All kinds of mountain spirits and wild monsters with some ability would find a mountain to establish themselves and act tyrannically.
There was a monster in their Qingshan Town, which settled on Qingfeng Mountain outside the town.
Every year, 65 villages in Qingshan Town would pay tribute to him with boys and girls.
As for what they were sent there for, although it was not stated, it was known from the fact that those children never came back that they must be in danger.
As for the mayor, he was just a declining nobleman with some knight skills, and he couldn't even beat the goblin tribe, which showed how bad he was. He was even more obedient to the monster, and was just a lackey.
After listening to this, Lu Wei asked directly:"Do you know where the monster is?"
The old village chief said hatefully:"Everyone in Qingshan Town knows it. It's on Qingfeng Mountain, 50 miles away."
Lu Wei turned to Zhang Ruoruo and asked:"Are you tired? If you are tired, you can rest in the village and wait for me. I will be back soon."
Zhang Ruoruo heard this and hurriedly hugged Lu Wei's arm:"I'm not tired, I want to go with you"
"All right, let's go together."
Seeing that Lu Wei and his friends were about to leave, the old village chief hurriedly advised,"My lords, it's already very late. Why don't you stay in the village for a night and go tomorrow morning?"
Lu Wei waved his hand,"We have limited time and no time to waste. It doesn't matter to us whether we go during the day or at night.""
"Well, sir, you must be careful, and I wish you a safe return."
""Well, don't worry."
Lu Wei nodded, and took Zhang Ruoruo out of the village and headed for Qingfeng Mountain.
The distance of 50 miles was a bit far, so Lu Wei directly carried Zhang Ruoruo on his back and used Wind Dance to hurry on.
It didn't take long before they arrived at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain.
Originally, Lu Wei thought that Qingfeng Mountain was occupied by monsters and should be eerie and terrifying.
What he didn't expect was that Qingfeng Mountain was not only beautiful with birds singing and flowers blooming, but also looked very harmonious. There were small animals everywhere, and they were not even afraid of people.
Unexpectedly, this monster was still a caring animal.
The two walked up the mountain while looking around.
Not long after, they came to the entrance of a cave. The cave was very large. There were two big trees at the entrance, and it was also planted with flowers for decoration.
Lu Wei glanced at Zhang Ruoruo and whispered,"Why don't you wait for me here? I'll go in and take a look myself." Zhang
Ruoruo hesitated when she heard this. She wanted to go with Lu Wei, but she was worried about holding Lu Wei back.
"All right, go ahead and I'll find a place to hide."