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It is rumored that there are 100,000 villages as there are 100,000 mountains in Miaojiang. Although this rumor is exaggerated, after Shen Ye and others left Wusha Village, they could encounter a village every few dozen miles, and they were almost connected into one.
They have already penetrated completely into Miao territory and arrived at the place where the largest number of people gather.
It also proves that they are not far from the Poison Valley.
On the road, two carriages were moving one after the other along the mountain road. The road was not easy to travel on, so the speed was very slow. The rugged mountain road also made the passengers very uncomfortable, at least for Ying Gou.
Although her main personality was an unparalleled master above the Greater Heaven Realm, even stronger than the Demon King Zhu Youwen, but now she was in the elder sister personality, with almost the mentality of a little girl, and her body seemed as fragile as a little girl. The rugged mountain road made her vomit many times along the way. Anyway, she spent most of the time lying in Shi Yao's arms with a pale face.
This was not a good thing for Shen Ye. At least he had one less big pillow to hug every night. Compared to Shi Yao, neither Lu Linxuan nor Miao and Xuan were as comfortable to hug as Shi Yao. Even though he would reason with Ying Gou every night, she was still a girl and could not listen to him at all. No matter what he said, the girl would never give up her seat for him.
He didn't know whether the girl did it intentionally or not. Anyway, whenever he wanted to speak, the girl would look at him with innocent eyes, which made him afraid to even speak, for fear that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would be considered a pervert.
And this situation lasted for a long time, for several days, until they arrived at a place called Qianzhai.
Compared with Wusha Village, Qianshan Village is a bit pitifully small, with a population of only a thousand people. Moreover, on the first day Shen Ye and his party arrived, the villagers of Qianshan Village recognized Chi Meng. As soon as they got off the carriage, several villagers knelt down to worship Chi Meng.
Chi Meng was a little frightened. After all, Qianshan Village was a village outside the Ten Thousand Poison Valley. Most people knew her. But the last time she left Qianshan Village, the villagers were not so polite.
"Please, Your Highness, make the decision for us."
The leader of Qianshan Village who arrived later kowtowed to Chi Meng vigorously, and what he said made Chi Meng a little at a loss.
"The leader of Jiuli Village has surrendered to the Witch King."
This was the second sentence spoken by the leader of Qianshan Village.
"Please, Your Highness, seek justice."
This is the third sentence of the leader of Qianshan Village.
Then, Chi Meng realized that during the time she was away from Miaojiang, the Witch King had already attacked the village near the Ten Thousand Poison Valley.
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According to the original plot, Chi Meng returned to Miaojiang more than half a year later, but at that time, most of the villages outside the Ten Thousand Poison Valleyhad already defected to the Ten Thousand Poison Valley. She just didn't know it at that time, so she was ambushed by the leader of Jiuli Village when she went to Jiuli Village.
Perhaps at that time, the leader of Qianshan Village also surrendered to the Witch King.
But it's different now. She came back in time. Even though many villages have surrendered to the Witch King, her identity as the Saint of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley still makes many villages trust her.
At least, that's the case now.
After seeing off the leader of Qianshan Village, the group gathered in the stilt house specially arranged for her.
"I'm going to Jiuli Village."
Chi Meng's tone was firm, more firm than ever before.
"I want to know if Jiuli Village really betrayed my father."
In Chi Meng's heart, most of the villages believed in her father, the Gu King of Miaojiang. When he left Miaojiang and went to the Central Plains, the leader of Jiuli Village expressed his loyalty to her.
"What if he really betrayed your father?"
Shen Ye asked, his tone very calm, with almost no waves, because according to the development of the plot, Jiuli Village had betrayed King Gu and Chi Meng.
"Then... kill him."
Chi Meng didn't hesitate at all.
She is the Saint of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, and she thinks things more clearly than anyone else.
"Very good, then, kill him."
Shen Ye did not hesitate at all. He asked Chi Meng to ask for Chi Meng's opinion. If Chi Meng said to spare his life now, he would definitely follow Chi Meng's words.
But now Chi Meng wants to kill the leader of Jiuli Village, so... no one can save him.
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Chi Meng definitely didn't know the way to places far away from the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, but she was more familiar with the nearby villages than anyone else. She didn't need anyone to lead the way; she could find the place with her eyes closed.
After rejecting the sedan bearers arranged by the leader of Qianshan Village, the group quickly arrived at the gate of Jiuli Village in a horse-drawn carriage.
Jiuli Village is a large village with tens of thousands of people. It is backed by the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, so naturally there are many people who know Chi Meng. While most people don't know how their leader made the decision, many villagers still respect Chi Meng very much. When they saw Chi Meng and his group coming, they politely welcomed them into the village.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. The village chief will be here soon."
They were then greeted by a teenage girl. It was probably the first time she saw the Saint of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, so she was very reserved. After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and walked out.
"In fact, I was thinking that if Jiuli Village was just pretending to surrender to the Witch King, maybe I would spare his life."
Seeing the girl's evasive eyes since she saw them, Chi Meng's heart sank. Even though she had said it so firmly before, she was still a Miao after all, so she still had some sympathy in her heart.
No one wants to be cruel to his own people.
"There is no construction without destruction. If your subordinates are disobedient, they need to be punished. Killing some people is nothing."
The person who said this was Miaocheng Tian. Having followed the Empressof Qi for so many years, she was naturally not a good person. She usually fawned on Shen Ye because it was her duty as a slave or maid, but when something really happened, she was also very cold-blooded.
Chi Meng nodded. She certainly understood this truth, but just like when she knew that the Witch King and her father were in conflict, the first thing she thought of was to resolve the conflict. But now it seems that the conflict can no longer be resolved and blood must be shed.
"I don't know what benefits the Witch King promised him. Why did he betray my father?"
But when it really came to the point of taking action, the Chi Meng was still a little uncomfortable and kept mumbling to herself.
"Probably, an opportunity to get promoted." Shen Ye said, shaking his head.
In the original drama, the leader of Jiuli Village committed suicide resolutely after the failed sneak attack, as if he was controlled by someone. But apart from Bingshenguaitan, it seems that the Witch King has no way to control the leader of a big village, even if it is to use witchcraft. To be honest, the leader of a big village also knows witchcraft. At least according to the performance of strength, the leader of Jiuli Village is at least above the Intermediate heaven level, and is only one level lower than the Witch King around the greater heaven level. It is not yet the situation where a single word can decide life and death.
But we have to say that the leader of Jiuli Village betrayed and committed suicide decisively, which made him quite a character.
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The girl took a long time to deliver this report, and not even a receptionist stayed. The few people staying in the reception room of Jiuli Village didn't even have tea to drink.
Fortunately, Sister Ying Gou was also a greedy "girl". She took out a lot of food from the big backpack that she always carried with her. Everyone started eating, chatting, and waiting... for danger to come.
"Come on, eat this."
Ying Gou took out a bag of osmanthus cake from her backpack and passed it in front of everyone as if she was presenting a treasure. After almost everyone had taken a piece, she passed by Shen Ye and stuffed the last two pieces of osmanthus cake in the bag into her own mouth.
Seeing this scene, the people around seemed to have forgotten that they were in the danger-ridden Jiuli Village and they all started laughing.
"Are you still holding a grudge?"
Shen Ye retracted his outstretched right hand somewhat helplessly and looked at Ying Gou with amusement.
Although Ying Gou is "small", she is definitely a girl who knows how to enjoy life. In the past few days, she had been rushing on the road, and the rugged mountain roads made her suffer a lot. Seeing that she was really uncomfortable, Shen Ye asked Shi Yao, who had a plump body, to hold her and act as a cushion for her so that she could feel more comfortable.
But after being held by Shi Yao for several days, the girl came to like this feeling. Even when they went to Qianshan Village, she would sleep with Shi Yao at night, saying that she felt more at ease sleeping with Shi Yao in her arms.
But Shen Ye would never agree. It would be fine if he treated her as a "fragile" girl when they were on the road. But if he did it at night, he couldn't accept it.
After all, at night, Shi Yao is his exclusive "pillow". Although it is Shi Yao's turn only every few days, it just doesn't work.
As a result, Ying Gou started to be upset with him and was not happy with Shen Ye every day.
Ying Gou chewed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her mouth vigorously. After swallowing it with great effort, she rolled her eyes at Shen Ye: "Humph!"
Of course, this rolling of eyes is most likely caused by choking, after all, the osmanthus cake is really dry.
"Brother Shen, have my piece." Lu Linxuan on the side handed the bitten osmanthus cake to Shen Ye's mouth.
Shen Ye took a small bite, smiled and nodded, "My Xuan'er is still the best, unlike some people who are so stingy."
He then looked at Ying Gou with a smile, but was responded with another eye roll.
Well, it seems that my succubus-like physique has no effect on the "little girl".
He was chewing the osmanthus cake in his mouth with some confusion. Suddenly, he looked up outside the reception room and swallowed the osmanthus cake in his mouth.
"Master, they are coming."
Hou Qing also looked outside. Although there was no one outside, he still spoke to Chi Meng.
"What a generous gesture! I'm afraid all the best masters of Jiuli Village are here." Shi Yao gently bit the osmanthus cake in her hand, but did not taste much. Just now, she also wanted to feed Shen Ye like Lu Linxuan did, but she was a step slower. She was very depressed that she did not receive praise from her own master.
Chi Meng's skills were not as high as Hou Qing and Shi Yao's, but she still sensed the looming murderous aura, and the last bit of fantasy in her heart disappeared.
But she still said, "Big Brother, can you just capture them without killing them?"
"Of course." Shen Ye nodded, and then continued: "However, you are the Saint of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley. You can't be soft-hearted to the betrayers. If you don't kill a few of them to scare the monkeys, how can you deter other villages?"
Chi Meng certainly knew that what Shen Ye said made sense, so she stopped talking, just sat in the main seat in the reception room, and slowly closed her eyes.
At this time, a tall figure walked in from outside the hall. It was the leader of Jiuli Village. Behind him, dozens of masters dressed in Miao costumes came in one after another, holding various weapons, and looked coldly at everyone in the hall.
However, although they could be called masters, their vision was not very good. In their opinion, there were only a few masters of the lesser heaven level in the hall. Although they were very strong, they were not impossible to deal with.
"Brother Shen, are you going to do it or should I?"
Hou Qing did not expect his master to take action. In his opinion, Chi Meng, who was at the lesser heaven level, could just beat a few small fry, but the leader of Jiuli Village, who had obviously reached the Intermediate heaven level, and the several lesser heaven level masters following him were still far from being able to defeat him.
Moreover, an apprentice may also ask his master to do it.
"I'll do it."
Shen Ye looked at the leader of Jiuli Village, but his aura had already dissipated. All living things within a hundred meters were covered by his aura. He could sense that in addition to these people from Jiuli Village, there were many other eyes watching here.
The owners of these eyes are naturally not from Jiuli Village, but should be spies from other villages, probably wanting to know what Chi Meng will do.
Shen Ye even sensed a familiar aura, as if he had encountered it in Qianshan Village.
So, he thought it over. Since so many people were watching, he would use drastic measures and kill the leader of Jiuli Village directly, so that those fence-sitters would think carefully about the consequences of wavering.
"Okay then."
Shen Ye wanted to take action, and Hou Qing was naturally very happy to do so. Although it was not a difficult task for him to deal with the people in front of him, he really wanted to know how strong the person was who even the Buliangshuai repeatedly warned him not to be his enemy before he left.
"Your Highness, I don't know where you found the helpers, but they still can't help you. So, please come with me to the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, maybe I can let them go."
After the leader of Jiuli Village came in, he saw at a glance that there were two great masters in the hall, but he was not panicked. His right hand behind his back was holding a gourd of the same style as the one on Chi Meng's waist. As long as he used the art of controlling poison when taking action, the poisonous insects in the gourd would help him entangle the two great masters, so when he faced Chi Meng, his tone was very confident.
But Chi Meng ignored him and just looked at Shen Ye.
She remembered that when she came, Shen Ye said that if Jiuli Village wanted to take action, then she shouldn't say anything, because it would be a waste of words and wouldn't make anyone understand.
Seeing that Chi Meng didn't speak, the leader of Jiuli Village frowned slightly, and then his mouth began to open and close gently, obviously chanting a spell to drive the poisonous insect.
However, just when he was halfway through reciting and the gourd in his hand began to tremble, Shen Ye moved.
Shen Ye raised his hand slightly, and the broken sword in Lu Linxuan's hand came out of its sheath and appeared in his hand. Then he just swung it forward, a very simple movement, and then... Chi Meng turned her head away, unable to bear to look at the dozens of blood columns rising into the sky.
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