Chapter 136: Mr. Cat’s Story

Chapter 136: Mr. Cat’s Story

Chapter 136: Mr. Cat’s Story
There are indeed problems with Granny Li’s story, but clues to the truth must be around.

Xiao Jie walked into a thatched hut and slowly scanned the dilapidated interior. Soon he found a suspicious point.

Although the dilapidated hut in front of me is simple, there are many bowls, plates, cups and dishes in the cupboard.

The people in the fishing village are all poor, and bowls and plates are very valuable household items to them. If they move away, how could they possibly throw away so many bowls and plates?
This wouldn't be a big deal if the game was just some shoddy piece of crap, but this is a game that pays so much attention to detail that this is bound to be a flaw.

Xiao Jie continued to look for clues, leaving no corner unturned.

Hey, this is!

There was a throwing knife embedded in the wall in front of him. Most of the knife was nailed into the mud wall, with only the handle exposed.

There must have been a battle here.

Xiao Jie continued searching, and found a wicker box. When he opened it, he found some old clothes and a dozen copper coins inside.

That’s right, it has been confirmed that these villagers definitely did not leave on their own and were most likely killed to silence them.

Was it the mermaid who did it, or was it Granny Li who did it? And why did Granny Li kill these villagers?

"Master, I found a cat." Luobo's voice came from outside the house, and Xiao Jie hurried out.

"Take me there quickly."

Soon Xiao Jie followed Luobo to the edge of the village. On an upside-down fishing boat, there was a cat lying there basking in the sun.

It was a gray tabby cat, which reminded Xiao Jie of the one on Tiger Hill, but the one in front of him looked a little thin and very old.

Seeing that Xiao Jie's old cat did not run away, perhaps due to its affinity with wild animals, it licked its fur lazily.

"Hello, little one." Xiao Jie said in a gentle voice.

"Little guy? Humph, if we count by cat age, I'm much older than you. You should call me Uncle Cat."

Xiao Jie's eyes lit up. Old Cat is great. Maybe Old Cat knows what happened fifteen years ago.

"So, Mr. Cat, can you tell me what happened in this village in the past? To be exact, what happened fifteen years ago."

"Meow, you are so ignorant. You want to ask me a question, but you don't have anything to give me."

Well, it’s time to take on another mission.

Xiao Jie was quite patient. This kind of quest line must be linked together. "What does Mr. Cat want?"

"I want to eat some fresh fish. Since this village has been abandoned, it's rare to eat it. That damn old woman pickled all the fish. It's so salty that I can't eat it at all."

This is really not a problem. After killing so many mermaids in the morning, Xiao Jie picked up several fresh fish of various kinds.

Opening his backpack, Xiao Jie used the "Feed the Beast" method and threw out a fish. The old cat's eyes immediately lit up.

He caught the fish and ate it slowly.

After eating the fish, the old cat couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah, it's been a long time since I've eaten such fresh fish." The tone was exactly the same as that of Granny Li when she was drinking.

"Now can you tell me what happened?"

"Of course, but let me make it clear that I didn't see much at the beginning. Fifteen years ago, Fenghe Village was still thriving, and there were so many fish that I couldn't eat them all. I ate and drank as much as I wanted every day, and I had as much fresh fish as I wanted. I was very happy. But that night, everything changed..."

The old cat's voice was full of vicissitudes, and his thoughts went back to the past.

Boom! The thunder woke the old cat from its sleep. It opened its eyes in shock from hiding under the capsized fishing boat. It liked the fishy smell in the fishing boat.

But I was not very satisfied with the wet ground.

It seemed like it was going to rain outside and it was pitch black. After the thunder, there was silence without a sound. It was the calm before the storm clouds. Something seemed to be brewing in the dark night.

Suddenly, a scream broke the silence of the night.

"Monster, monster!"

It was a woman's voice, sounding quite old but very unfamiliar.

The old cat - still a kitten at this time - curiously stuck its head out, but was hit by a raindrop and immediately retracted its head.

It’s raining—

Soon there was a noisy sound outside, drowning out the sound of rain.

The whole fishing village seemed to wake up, and the kitten heard the villagers discussing something, as well as the crying of the older woman.

I vaguely heard some words.

"Oh my god, it's actually true."

"Is it really a monster?"

"I said that woman was not right. There is no such charming woman in the world."

"Kill her! Kill her!"

"What about Li He?"

"If you dare to stop me, I'll kill you together. I don't think you're a good person after sleeping with a monster for so long."

The kitten didn't quite understand what these humans were doing, but it instinctively sensed the crisis.

With a shout, the crowd rushed towards the largest hut.

The angry roar of men, the pleading of women, the crying of babies...

The kitten didn't know what was happening there, but the tranquility of the fishing village had undoubtedly been broken.

It huddled under the fishing boat, shivering.

Suddenly, all the sounds disappeared, as if something happened.

Then he heard an old and vicious voice.

"You all—must die!"

Then, in a blink of an eye, the villagers' screams began to ring out. People poured out of the huts, some fled, some fled back home, but soon the sound followed.

"You all—must die!"

Half an hour later, when the entire fishing village had returned to calm, the kitten finally crawled out from under the fishing boat.

It saw corpses everywhere, and blood flowing into the lake along with the rain, like red rivers...

"That's what happened. From then on, there was no one else in the fishing village except Granny Li and the baby. There was no more fish to eat."

Lao Mao's story confirmed many of Xiao Jie's guesses, but there were still a few details that needed to be confirmed.

"Where are the bodies?"

"They were all buried in the big pit south of the village."

Xiao Jie's eyes lit up, "Take me there quickly."

Five minutes later, the man and the cat arrived at a big pit behind the village. Xiao Jie used his soil-turning skills and quickly dug out several corpses from the pit. Because they were so old, they had rotted away and only skeletons were left.

I don't know if we can communicate through corpse speaking.

If I could use corpse speaking, I would definitely be able to summarize the complete story.

Unfortunately, my current comprehension is not enough and I cannot learn the art of corpse speaking. But it is not a big problem. I will go back to the auction house to see if I can get items that can increase my comprehension. As long as I learn the art of corpse speaking, I can communicate with these corpses and confirm the details, and the truth of the matter will basically come to light.

Just as I was thinking about it, my private message about becoming an immortal arrived.

I Want to Become an Immortal: Brother Feng, the mermaid is here again!

Yin Yue Sui Feng: I’ll be there right away.

Xiao Jie said this as he hurriedly mounted his horse and headed towards the lake.

Riding a horse is fast, and in the blink of an eye he arrived at the lake. Sure enough, groups of mermaids were crawling onto the shore.

Xiao Jie started shooting arrows while getting off his horse, but he switched to melee weapons after only shooting a few arrows. Only one third of the arrows he shot in the morning were recovered, so he decided to use them sparingly.

Internal force special effect activated——Wild Wind Sword Technique activated!
Xiao Jie brandished his two swords and killed them.

With just a few slashes, the Gale Force was fully stacked. It must be said that this Gale Sword Technique was very effective in clearing out small monsters. The 30% attack speed bonus made Xiao Jie's attack as smooth as flowing water.

Especially when dealing with those slow-moving mermaids that come ashore, it is like chopping vegetables and melons.

Spinning! The two swords spun and slashed, and Xiao Jie saw a merman fall down covered in blood. Just as he was about to chop the next one, the merman suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed a stream of black water towards Xiao Jie.

The kite turned over!

Xiao Jie quickly dodged the sneak attack and looked at the name of the monster - Mermaid Spitter: Level 14, HP 280. It turned out to be a new monster.

And there were quite a few of them, mixed in among the mermaids seeking pearls, constantly spitting black water at the two of them.

This black water is a range attack. Xiao Jie doesn't dare to gamble on the power of the black water and can only keep retreating.

Damn, this thing is kind of gross.

"Brother Feng, let me do it!" I saw an iron pot flying over and knocking the mermaid spitter to the ground. It turned out that I was using wild throwing to play the throwing style of Yu Chengxian.

The damage of this brutal throw is not high, but it has a knockdown effect. As long as the weight of the thrown object is large enough, it will knock the person down. Xiao Jie takes the opportunity to rush up and cut the person in half with one move, and then add a spinning slash to easily finish him off.

I wanted to become an immortal, so I got a bunch of iron pots, big stones, and wood from somewhere and kept throwing them at those fish-spitting people.

You know what, this thing is quite useful for control.

Apart from the ability to spray black water, the Mermaid Spitter is no different from the Mermaid Pearl Seeker.

As long as this mermaid spitter is killed, the remaining pearl seekers will be nothing more than experience points on the chopping board.

The two cooperated well and defeated wave after wave of mermaids.

After killing intermittently until five o'clock, there was finally a flash of white light, and they upgraded one after another.

Hahaha, so cool!

I leveled up in one day, which was incredibly fast compared to others.

Thanks to these mermaids that came ashore, if this mermaid could be refreshed continuously, it would probably reach level 20 in less than half a month.

Unfortunately, after leveling up, these attribute points cannot be added randomly. Xiao Jie now has 10 free attribute points, but he can only save them and add them all to spirituality when there is a chance.

The reason why I don't add it immediately is to be prepared for any eventuality. In case I encounter danger and need to improve my basic attributes, these 10 free attribute points may save my life.

It was the same situation when I wanted to become an immortal. I could only watch after I had accumulated 10 attribute points. I had to wait until I accumulated 20 points and then add them all to my spirituality.

The two went to Granny Li to collect their reward. This time, they received a total of 12000 coins, a total of twelve taels of silver, and each received six taels.

In other words, in just one afternoon, the two of them killed 120 mermaids.

Granny Li took out the money but didn't care. Instead, she asked, "The mermaids suffered a heavy loss today and probably won't appear again. But I'm afraid they will come again tomorrow. Can you two come to help tomorrow?"

"Of course, don't worry, Grandma. As the saying goes, when you see injustice, you should help. These mountain spirits and water monsters are so arrogant, we naturally can't just stand by and watch."

"You're right. It's unlucky for these mermaids to have met us. We will definitely come back tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, I was right about you. You returnees are all great." Granny Li couldn't stop smiling.

"Then I'll take my leave today."

Granny Li advised: "Although the hut is simple, it can shelter us from the wind and rain. Why don't you live here?"

Xiao Jie said: "No, these mermaids are numerous and powerful. Today is okay, but tomorrow they may be more ferocious. We have to go back to the town to buy some arrows and spells and rest up. Then we can gather our strength and fight again."

He didn't mean to shirk responsibility. In the morning, there were only mermaids seeking pearls, but in the afternoon, there appeared a new type of mermaid spitters. According to this pattern, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, the invading mermaids will probably become stronger and stronger, so we must be prepared.

Besides, he still had to find a way to learn the art of corpse speaking.

After hearing this, Granny Li said nothing more. The two of them mounted their horses and galloped in the direction they came from.

Finally we got back to town before dark.

(End of this chapter)