Chapter 176 We Are Really Good People

"What... do you want to buy?" Lan Yueji asked politely, gesturing with her hands behind her back, meaning that the caravan members should be on alert and be ready to take action if anything went wrong.

Aunt Hu said: "We have run out of needles and thread at home. We need to buy some for sewing clothes. Also, the stools at home are too worn out. Even if we wipe them many times, they still look dirty. God..."

She wanted to say that the God didn't like it, but suddenly realized that there were outsiders present, so Aunt Hu changed her words and said, "I want to change it to a new one."

Lan Yueji asked: "Just these two?"

Aunt Hu said embarrassedly: "I still have some things I want to buy, but I don't know how much your prices are. If it's cheap, I might buy some more things, but if it's expensive, forget it..."

When the other villagers heard this, they remembered that they also needed it, so they quickly asked, "Do you have hemp paper or silk cloth? My window is broken and I want to re-paste it."

"My front door is faded, I want to make it more beautiful, do you sell it?"

"Wait, I suddenly thought of an important problem. The grain seeds in our village are all poisonous. Even if we sow them again, the grain we grow will all be poisonous... We need to buy a lot of grain seeds."

Lan Yueji looked hesitant. The caravan had been to many places and witnessed the evil of human nature. As the saying goes, "poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people." This is not just talk. The caravan once went to a village. The people in that village looked simple and kind, but they put knockout drugs in the food. Since this drug was not poisonous, but just made people sleepy, Lan Yueji did not discover it in time. When her companions fell one by one, she realized something was wrong. She quickly used the ability of [Xuan Yi] to wake everyone up. As soon as she went out, she saw the villagers holding hoes, sickles and other sharp weapons.

The villagers were surprised to see Lan Yueji and the others awake, and then the village chief walked up to them with a smile and asked, "How does the food taste?"

Lan Yueji asked bluntly: "Do you want to kill someone?"

"How is this possible..." The village chief remained calm and said, "A few thieves have come into the village. I was just about to lead everyone to catch them, but I was worried that our group was not enough, so I wanted to ask for your help. I wonder if you have eaten enough. If you have, can you help me?"

Lan Yueji smiled wryly and said, "I'm full, but we are all businessmen and we don't want to do business at a loss. You can ask us for help, but the price is very expensive."

The village chief asked, "How expensive can it be?"

Lan Yueji said: "The price of asking ordinary people to make a move is different from that of asking awakened people to make a move. There are a total of twenty awakened people in our caravan, and the price of each person making a move is ten taels of silver."

The villagers were in an uproar.

"Ten taels of silver, why don't you go and rob it?"

The village chief waved his hand and said, "Forget it, we can't afford it..."

The village chief led everyone to leave, and the caravan also evacuated quickly -

Although they knew that the villagers had bad intentions, there were too many people in the village. The caravan couldn't just rush up and hack all the villagers to death, right? After killing the adults, should they kill the babies and children? The caravan was not a bandit, so it was impossible for them to be so cruel. Moreover, the village was very poor, and they wouldn't get much benefit from killing all the villagers. It would just waste their energy and get them stained with blood. No one was willing to do such a thankless task, so Lan Yueji led the group away in a hurry.

From then on, every time the caravan encountered a village, they were extremely cautious. It was this caution that allowed them to avoid a lot of trouble. For example, some villages worshipped evil gods, and the evil gods were very powerful. As long as you take the "blood given by God", you will become a believer of the evil god. Fortunately, the caravan didn't eat anything after entering. For example, in some villages, the people were already dead, forming an illusion. Anyone who stepped into the illusion would get lost in it, keep going around in circles, and eventually die of exhaustion or starvation. There are also villages...

Lan Yueji recalled the sad experiences she had along the way and couldn't help but shudder. She longed more and more to find a suitable village and settle down there. In the past, the caravan often went out to do business and encountered danger less often. But now, there are more and more awakened people in the world, and the world is becoming more and more chaotic. It is not a solution to keep wandering like this, so every time the caravan encounters a village, they will try to contact it.

However, the "Baishan Village" in front of him was not a good place, and the villagers did not seem like good people, so Lan Yueji was very hesitant and did not know whether he should make a deal with the villagers.

She looked at her husband and asked, "Husband, what should we do?"

Xiao Fen had a cold expression on his face, he had awakened two bloodline abilities, one was called [Sword Body], which meant he used himself as a scabbard to hold his natal sword; the other was called [Listening], which enabled him to hear good and evil, and distinguish true from false.

Every awakener has shortcomings. After awakening [Di Listening], the shortcomings are expressionless and taciturn. Of course, "expressionless" does not mean that Xiao Fen has lost the control of emotions and expressions. He can also cry or laugh, but the times are relatively rare, and most of the time he has no expression.

In addition, every time [Diligent Listening] is used, there will be sequelae, so Xiao Fen rarely uses this ability.

When the caravan goes out, it is usually Lan Yueji who negotiates with outsiders. Unless they encounter something difficult to decide, Lan Yueji will ask Xiao Fen, and then Xiao Fen will consider whether to use [Di Ting].

Right now, facing a bunch of skinny villagers, Xiao Fen felt a lot of pressure. According to him, everyone should just retreat so he wouldn't have to take action. But the villagers didn't seem to want to let them go. There was no way, Xiao Fen could only put on a cold face and secretly use [Diligent Listening].

Then, he heard a lot of voices in his ears, which were the villagers' true thoughts:
"In fact, we are all good people, but we are ugly... Well, it's not just ugly, we are also weird. When I look in the mirror, I am also scared by my appearance. I don't blame these people, they have the right to be afraid of us."

"It's shameful to waste food. It would be better if the caravan members stayed to eat. There is a lot of leftovers from today's lunch, and the food is non-toxic. It's a pity that they don't believe us."

"There is actually a seven or eight-year-old child in this caravan. The child is too thin. I really want to give him a bowl of meat, but he seems very scared. Even if I give him the bowl, it seems that he will not eat it."

"I do have several empty rooms in my house that can accommodate guests. It would be great if they could stay for one night. People in our village are always willing to help others."

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After listening for a moment, Xiao Fen's expression couldn't help but become strange, because he could not only hear other people's inner thoughts, but also sense good and evil. The inner thoughts might be deceiving, but kindness and malice could not.

He could clearly sense that the people in the entire village were full of goodwill towards the caravan!
How can this be?

Xiao Fen was surprised. He didn't expect that the villagers looked scary but were kind and pure at heart.

Xiao Fen nodded at Lan Yueji and made a few gestures.

Seeing this, Lan Yueji was surprised, but she quickly put on a smile and turned around and said, "My husband has agreed. Everyone, take out the goods and trade with the villagers."

She deliberately emphasized the words "my husband agreed". The caravan members all knew Xiao Fen's abilities, and they were relieved when they heard this, because [Didi Listening] had never made a mistake, and everyone also saw Xiao Fen's gestures.

The villagers were somewhat puzzled. They didn't understand why the caravan members suddenly believed them. Not only did they take cloth, shoes, socks, teapots, bowls and chopsticks and other items from the carriage, they also put their swords on the ground and walked over with bare hands.

Xu Yintong asked: "You...are not afraid anymore?" Lan Yueji smiled and said: "My husband has confirmed that you are all good people."

Xu Yintong asked curiously, "He is the one who has awakened the Diting bloodline, right?"

Lan Yueji paused, "How do you know?"

Xu Yintong said: "I am the Prophet. I know the abilities and flaws of many awakened people. For example, after using the ability of Diligent Listening, one cannot speak for three days."

Lan Yueji nodded and admitted, "That's right. If it weren't for my husband, we would have been killed long ago."

Xu Yintong said: "Since we have confirmed that we have no ill intentions, let's eat first..."

Lan Yueji said, "How can we do this? Food is so precious these days. You guys can save it for dinner. We can just ask for some water to drink."

Xu Yintong said: "It's okay."

On this side, Lan Yueji was still being polite to Xu Yintong, while on the other side, the villagers had already taken their pots home, lit a fire, heated up the food, and brought it over.

While the meal was being heated, some villagers would trade with the caravan first, and when the delicious food was served, the villagers would help serve the food and let everyone sit down to eat.

The caravan members couldn't persuade the villagers, and everyone was really hungry, so they sat down to eat one after another.

"Hmm...how can there be such delicious soy milk?"

"This chicken thigh is absolutely amazing, tender and delicious, with a rich sauce. I've never eaten such a delicious meal!"

"Is this rice or steamed bun? Why is it as big as my palm?"

The caravan members curiously picked up the magical rice on the table, and after taking a bite, everyone's eyes widened.

"What...what is this? After taking it, my body feels warm and comfortable."

"I feel like all the hidden injuries in my body have been healed... Although it's impossible to completely heal them, I feel like there's some effect."

"This thing has similar effects to poisonous beast meat, but it is softer and easier to absorb. Whether it's an ordinary person or an awakened person, eating it will benefit them..."

Everyone was so busy marveling at the delicious food that they even forgot to ask about the origin of the magical rice.

Lan Yueji restrained herself after eating a grain of spiritual rice. She put down her chopsticks and asked, "Why do you even give us such a precious thing to eat?"

Xu Yintong smiled and said, "Because this is a gift from the God. You can come to our village because you followed the guidance of the God. You are all predestined people. The God is beautiful, kind, generous and merciful. These spiritual rice and meals all come from the God."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the caravan members changed immediately. They wanted to spit out the food, but they were reluctant to waste it. Besides, it was already in their stomachs, so it was too late to spit it out.

Xiao Fen's face was like a palette. The voices he had heard before were too mixed. He did not distinguish whether the words "Lord God" appeared in them. He was somewhat relaxed when he heard that the villagers were all well-intentioned. His mind was even a little distracted. At that time, Xiao Fen was thinking: "In some villages, the people may seem simple but have a vicious heart. However, the villagers of Baishan Village have unusual appearances but are pure and kind. It is true that one cannot judge a person by his appearance..."

Who would have thought that there was a "trap" in this village?
Shock, anger, self-blame and other emotions flashed across Xiao Fen's face, eventually settling on helplessness and despair.

The people in many areas were ignorant and thought that they could survive by creating a god, but Xiao Fen knew that this idea was too naive, because the imperial court secretly established a special organization of god hunters. When theocracy became independent of imperial power and threatened the royal rule, the emperor would certainly not let it go.

Of course, the royal family said nice things on the surface, only sending soldiers to fight against believers of evil gods and never taking action against good gods. But in fact, they set up a hunting organization in secret. As long as the hunting organization encounters man-made gods, they will try every means to eradicate them, no matter whether they are good or evil.

Lan Yueji seemed to have suffered a huge blow. She was distraught and murmured, "How could this happen? We were obviously careful enough..."

The caravan members were also in low spirits.

Xu Yintong wondered, "What happened to you guys?"

One of the hot-tempered caravan members wanted to lose his temper, but when he saw Xu Yintong's pure silver eyes, he said in a frustrated tone: "Forget it, there's no point in beating you up now... You took so much trouble to get us food, what a deep calculation..."

Xu Yintong didn't understand, "What exactly is the plan? Please explain it clearly."

"It's already this late. Is it fun to play dumb?" The caravan member sneered, but still explained: "We came across a village that believed in the evil god. The villagers treated us to food and tea. In fact, both the food and tea were dripped with blood given by the evil god. As long as you take it, you will become the most loyal believer of the evil god."

"Fortunately, at that time, Boss Xiaofen heard the villagers' voices and malicious intent, so we didn't eat anything and left quickly."

"Who would have thought that we would fall into your trap in the end."

After listening to this, Xu Yintong said, "What do you mean you fell into a trap? You think too much. The god we believe in is very tolerant and will not force you to believe in her. After you finish eating, you can leave whenever you want."

The villagers also spoke up: "Yes, as long as the transaction is completed, we will never stop it."

"Relax..."

The bad-tempered caravan member became angrier as he listened. "Stop talking nonsense. Once you become a believer, it will be useless even if you flee to the ends of the earth. Your heart will change imperceptibly. You will recognize, trust, worship, and respect the gods. You will believe in the gods from the bottom of your heart, and you will never be able to escape in this life."

Another member of the caravan suddenly slapped the table and stood up, saying, "I suddenly realized a problem!"