Chapter 15 Southern Border Eighteen Villages
Walking for such a long time, suddenly seeing a village ahead undoubtedly brought immense joy to Mengyao Gu and her group.
As long as there were people!
Just by looking at the twinkling lights in the village, it was clear that there were still people there!
“The customs here in the Southern Border are different from other places. If you want to stay, you need a familiar person… Don’t look at me, even though I grew up in the Southern Border, I don’t know anyone.”
However, what Zhou Yi said afterwards immediately dampened everyone’s joy.
They even needed an introduction from someone they knew?
If that was the case, they probably wouldn’t be able to stay in the villages of the Southern Border.
Not a single one.
“This is Chongmiao Village, I know people there!”
However, at this moment, a voice like an angel suddenly sounded out, immediately drawing everyone’s attention to the speaker.
It was Gege.
The group wasn’t too surprised by this outcome.
After all, Gege was a local from the Southern Border, so he was bound to know some friends.
On the contrary, Zhou Yi’s situation was a bit strange, not knowing a single person.
Oh, he did have one, and that was his master, Lin Qianshan.
And when Gu Qingheng thought about his brother-in-law’s speculation, hearing Zhou Yi’s words immediately made him feel that there was even more evidence.
Someone with no social connections whatsoever was not a normal person at all.
Furthermore, based on his brother-in-law’s speculation, Lin Qianshan was a Gu master who made Resentful Worms. Growing up by such a person, Zhou Yi naturally wouldn’t have a childhood like other children.
Thinking about the terrifying appearance of Resentful Worms, although Gu Qingheng had never met Lin Qianshan, he already felt some disgust and fear towards him.
Even if all these Resentful Worms were made from infants who were not yet full-term, it didn’t mean that Lin Qianshan killed people before making these infants into Resentful Worms.
Perhaps Lin Qianshan bought them from others or specifically collected them from families that had abortions.
But even so, Gu Qingheng still found Lin Qianshan to be terrifying.
Doing things that went against normal behavior, even if it wasn’t Gu Qingheng, anyone else would have found Lin Qianshan to be extremely evil.
“Brother Zhang San! Gege from Zhongjia Village has come to visit. It’s too late to travel, so I want to stay at your place for the night!”
After being stared at by everyone, Gege felt the pressure. He immediately took a few steps forward and shouted loudly.
Immediately, a long howl echoed from the other side, which was a response to Gege’s words.
And when Gu Qingheng heard the name Zhang San, he couldn’t help but chuckle, thinking how casual that name was!
Were there also Li Si?
“Huh? How did you know? I also know Li Si, but he’s from another village.”
When Gu Qingheng voiced his thoughts, Gege was startled, completely unable to understand how Gu Qingheng guessed it.
However, when Gu Qingheng heard that there was indeed a Li Si, he immediately laughed softly, making it impossible for him to answer Gege for a while.
After finally recovering, Gu Qingheng wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and looked towards Gu Yu.
He knew this because his brother-in-law had once said…
Not only Zhang San and Li Si, but also the constantly busy Xiao Ming, are common names in math problems.
“Brother Gege, you’ve come, quickly come in!”
Before Gege could hear Gu Qingheng’s reply, a voice immediately came from Chongmiao Village.
At the same time, several red lights rapidly moved from the village, looking like people carrying torches to pick them up.
In response, the group immediately moved forward quickly and met the people from the village.
“Gege, I remember you once said… that the people of the Southern Border Eighteen Villages have all encountered great misfortune?”
And while quickly advancing on the road, Gu Yu suddenly asked a question.
This sentence immediately aroused the curiosity of the people around, and they all recalled that Gege had indeed said such a thing.
So, what was this Chongmiao Village all about?
“You are not from the Southern Border, so you don’t know the customs here… The Southern Border Eighteen Villages is a collective term for villages inhabited by Gu masters, who are revered by others!”
“It’s not eighteen villages?”
“Yes and no. Originally, when the Eighteen Villages gained fame, there were indeed eighteen villages, all inhabited by very powerful Gu masters. But as time went by, some villages experienced major incidents, so they no longer exist. And in some villages, new Gu masters emerged and joined the Eighteen Villages…”
With Gege’s explanation, Gu Yu and the other outsiders gradually understood the Southern Border, realizing how many twists and turns there were!
According to Gege, there were only thirteen villages left in the Eighteen Villages now.
However, these thirteen villages all had very powerful Gu masters who supplied powerful Gu gods to care for the villages, ensuring they were not bullied or attacked by venomous insects.
And villages like Chongmiao Village were merely outer villages of the Southern Border, where the people living there did not practice Gu techniques.
They were all normal people…
However, these people would raise some venomous insects to defend against potential dangers.
“The people of Chongmiao Village are ordinary people, why do they still keep venomous insects? Isn’t it better to raise a dog to guard the house?”
After Gege finished speaking, Gu Qingheng immediately raised his question, wondering why the people of the Southern Border didn’t raise dogs to guard their homes.
When Gege heard Gu Qingheng’s words, he couldn’t help but chuckle, clearly finding Gu Qingheng’s words amusing.
“Raise a dog to guard the house? That’s your way of doing things! The climate in the Southern Border is damp, and there are too many venomous insects. You can find any insect and it can poison a dog to death… Moreover, we raise venomous insects because it was passed down from our ancestors! A long, long time ago, when the villages were fighting amongst themselves, the men of the villages went to battle, and not only that, but the women also had to go along, leaving the homes empty. Some nefarious thieves would then appear and sneak in.”
Gege didn’t laugh for too long, for fear that Gu Qingheng would get angry and beat him up.
However, saying so much in one go would be tiring for anyone.
Therefore, after finishing speaking, Gege took a brief rest before continuing.
“Facing these thieves, even if you tie up a dog, it’s useless against such guys! So, our ancestors found some venomous insects and put them in jars at home. When the thieves came to rummage through things, they would open these jars, and then be killed by the venomous insects… So, when our ancestors returned from battle, they would sometimes find some corpses of those poisoned to death.”
Listening to Gege finally finish his story, everyone present was deeply moved.
Playing with insects in the Southern Border was truly an ancestor-level practice!
And when Gu Yu heard Gege’s story, he couldn’t help but think of the words ‘wisdom of the working people’!
As long as the thinking doesn’t decline, there will always be more solutions than difficulties!
