Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 174 Slave Catching Team

The cold wind continued to rage for another two days.

After the wind stopped, the temperature quickly warmed up.

That day, Lu Xian and Yao Wei woke up, turned off the air conditioner, revived the dog, ate some of the remaining meat strips, and continued to observe the surrounding situation.

——In order to prevent the meat strips from spoiling, their food during this period has been mainly meat strips.

Now that I’ve finished eating, I can think about other things for the next meal.

However, before they were sure about the situation in Yao County, neither of them planned to make a fire and cook.

This wasn't Jianshan City, where there were hills or something to block the view. There were only two walls between them and Yao County, with no other cover. If they started a fire and created smoke, they would most likely be discovered by the city.

Getting off the car and walking outside the earth wall, looking into the distance, Yao County looks a bit like those cities in Jianshan City. There are not many tall buildings, and most of the buildings in the city are one or two stories high, or bungalows.

Those five-story buildings are already the tallest. From the earth wall, you can see one or two of them. I don’t know if they are residential areas for residents or office buildings for departments or companies.

Lu Xian felt that Yao County should be a large agricultural county, so outside the city were vast fields and the ruins of greenhouses.

That's why Qiao Yuchun said in the letter that their leader was very happy after knowing where her hometown was.

After watching for a while, seeing that there was no movement in the distance or nearby, Lu Xian said, "After observing today, if we really can't wait for anyone here, let's go around Yao County and see if there is anyone in other directions."

It's been freezing cold for more than two days now. Even in this kind of cold weather, no one would dare to show up.

I might as well spend another day looking around today. If I don't find anything, I'll go somewhere else.
People in the county town who run out don't necessarily run in just one direction.

Yao Wei had no objection and nodded, "Okay."

The two of them only looked at each other for a while before returning to the car.

Go out and take a look, just look at everything within your sight to make sure the surroundings are safe.

As for waiting for someone, the two of them didn't need to keep watching. With their sharp five senses, they would immediately notice if someone approached.

——So the abilities of the Type D new humans are of no use to them.

Unless there is a Type D new human being who is extremely powerful and can cover up all his movements.

They continued to guard here for a whole day. In the evening, they ate some fried corn beans with water and rested.

——There is still half of the fried corn beans left in the wok, I guess they can be eaten for a while.

Yao Wei took out her laptop and selected a movie to play.

Lu Xian lowered the driver's seat and lay down, saying, "I hope it won't be a very cold day tomorrow."

Yao Wei said: "That should be the case."

"..."

Lu Xian turned his head and glanced at Yao Wei. Seeing that Yao Wei looked calm and didn't seem to be joking, he was speechless.

This woman never seems to joke, so what she said was what was in her heart...

Has his bad words already penetrated so deeply into Yao Wei's heart?!
But fortunately, my bad mouth was just a prejudice in Yao Wei's heart.

I woke up early the next morning. The morning light was dim, the weather was warm and clear, and it was another sunny day.

Lu Xian stretched, sat up, and said with a smile: "Look, it's not a cold day! You are wrong, you really think I am a jinx!"

However, Yao Wei showed no sign of shame. She simply nodded calmly and said, "Yes."

Lu Xian: "..."

The two of them packed up simply and set off.

There is an outer ring road outside Yao County ahead.

But it was too close to the county town and was already exposed to the county town's sight. The location was suitable and ordinary people could easily see them, so the two of them did not plan to go through there.

There are crisscrossing paths in this vast field already covered with weeds. Although they are blocked by the weeds and difficult to see clearly, they can still be found if you look carefully.

Lu Xian drove away from the earth wall, onto the highway, turned back and walked west, found a field path covered with weeds, turned around and drove in.

"Crash, lala, lala -"

The weeds began to scratch the outside of the car again. Lu Xian carefully assessed the road conditions and drove forward.

Yao Wei kept staring outside, looking to the sides from time to time, trying to discover something.

As they walked, the weeds in the fields grew taller, and Lu Xian and Yao Wei suddenly heard some noise.

Lu Xian braked immediately, and the two looked at each other and went to look for the sound. In the distance, they saw wild grass swaying and someone running wildly with staggering steps, as if fleeing in panic.

Judging from his heavy steps, he should be an ordinary person. He can hardly run anymore and his face is full of despair.

A little further behind him, there was a large area of ​​wild grass swaying.

The weeds swayed unnaturally, not in the wind, but as if pushed aside and pressed down by someone, creating ripples across the wilderness, gradually approaching the person in front. "Those behind are probably chasing the one in front. They look like ordinary people."

Lu Xian said after observing.

There should be three more behind, but they are blocked by weeds, so Lu Xian can hardly confirm them.

However, they were not walking fast. Even though the ones behind were much more agile than the one in front, they were still no better than ordinary people.

In addition, there was no festering skin or hanging flesh on their bodies, so Lu Xian felt somewhat certain.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and made the same judgment as Lu Xian.

I just don't know why the person behind is chasing the one in front?
"Are you going to arrest them?"

Yao Wei asked.

Lu Xian said: "Don't worry, let's wait and see."

These people were too focused on escaping or chasing, so when Lu Xian stopped the car on a deserted road and turned off the engine, and then used the weeds to hide the car, these people did not notice it.

The people behind were getting closer and closer. The person in front was terrified and accidentally fell to the ground. Unable to escape, he screamed, "Don't come over here!!!"

But how could the people behind him listen to him? Hearing this wailing, they became even more excited, and the wild grass fell down faster, making a rustling sound.

They quickly caught up, and the wild grass stopped trembling. A woman's voice said, "Why are you running? We are not ghosts, and we are not going to kill you."

Only then did Lu Xian and Yao Wei see clearly that there were three people chasing after them, two men and one woman, all of whom were thin, not tall, and in their prime.

I just don't know how old the average person is when they are considered "in their prime" nowadays...

The person who staggered and fell to the ground in front was much worse than the three people. Although he didn't look old, he was skin and bones and extremely thin. He looked similar to the image that Lu Xian and Yao Wei had seen before.

Both of them pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

The woman mentioned "ghosts seeking revenge", which must be related to the recent urban legend in Yao County.

I didn't expect that I spent a whole day guarding the original place yesterday and got nothing. Today I was going to move to another place, but by chance, I met a few people from Yao County, and they mentioned that "the wronged ghosts were seeking revenge."

The man lying on the ground was trembling and dared not say a word. The three people chasing him looked down at him condescendingly.

One of the men said, "Behave yourself and come back with us, or do we arrest you? It's your choice."

The man lying on the ground finally spoke, begging, "I won't go back! I really can't go back!
"Please let me go, can you go and catch the others?
"I really can't live if I go back. There are wronged souls seeking my life, and so many offerings. I really can't bear it!

"Go arrest the others. There are so many of you, why are you only arresting me?"

The woman said, "Don't worry, we'll catch them all. You all ran away, and no one wants to show respect. Do you really think that the old boss is dead, so the current boss is no longer the boss, right?"

"If it were just one or two, it would be fine. But now they're all running out one by one. What do you want us, the boss, to do?
"The boss is very angry now. If we don't catch you, we will all be in trouble."

……

After hearing what they said, Lu Xian finally understood——

It turns out that Yao County is full of hills and mountains, and everyone who wants to be the boss comes to ask for tribute. The people in the city are being exploited to the point of not being able to survive, and they are fleeing one after another.

In this way, if the boss of the city loses his subordinates, what kind of boss is he?

Now that they have exhausted their resources and no one is willing to pay tribute, they send people out to arrest people.

Those two men and one woman a little further away might be a slave-catching team sent out by a boss in the city.

There was no point in begging for mercy. With no hope of escape, the man lying on the ground decided to give it his all. His neck stiffened, his face flushed, and he angrily said,

"Then why don't you go and beat up the other bosses first? He only knows how to arrest people like us, and then he can't keep us safe, so the other bosses will come to us and ask for tribute.

“Look at how much we can get in a day, is it enough for you?!
"I'm going to die anyway, so just beat me to death. I won't go back!"

The two men became furious and were about to fight, but the woman stopped them.

Lu Xian guessed that the woman should be the leader among the three people. When she glared at the two men, they immediately became obedient and retreated without moving.

The woman said in a friendly manner, "Don't worry. To be honest, we have almost dealt with all the other people in the city.

"I'm not afraid to tell you, our boss has actually already spoken with that murderous ghost, and we're now partners. How can anyone else defeat us?
"Just follow us back honestly, and nothing will happen to you.

“If you can assign a few more people for us to take back together, I’ll tell the boss to let you be a small manager.

"You'll be in charge of a few people then. We'll accept less tribute from you, won't that be better than before?"

The man on the ground suddenly widened his eyes and didn't speak for a long time, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

Lu Xian's eyelids twitched and he looked at Yao Wei.

This woman said their boss is working with the revengeful ghosts. Is this true?!
(End of this chapter)