Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

"Then let's go somewhere else now." Jiang Yao said with a smile.

"Why don't we go to the back mountain and take a look? Isn't it said that the Flower Goddess Festival will be held there in a few days? Why don't we go and take a look in advance?" Mu Xi suggested with a smile.

"Then let's go to the back mountain and take a look!" Mu Yan replied.

So the three of them started walking towards the back mountain.

Along the way, Mu Xi observed the surrounding environment with great interest. When she arrived at the foot of the mountain, she looked up and it seemed very high, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the top of the mountain could not be seen.

"I don't know why, but I always feel that the top of the mountain is a little fake!" Jiang Yao said puzzledly.

"Why don't we go up and take a look now? Although I also feel it's weird." Mu Xi replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yan walked ahead to lead the way. There were few trees on the mountain, and it was overgrown with weeds, and all kinds of strange plants appeared in front of them.

"Wow! Wow! Wow!"

The cries of wild animals came and went, and from time to time, the screams of wild animals fighting could be heard. Mu Yan led his teammates forward, making marks along the way.

"Hey! Didn't we come here just now?" Mu Xi said puzzledly.

"It's true, this mark is the one I just marked!" Jiang Yao said with a frown.

"Have we encountered a ghost wall? We have been moving forward all the time, so why are we going back?" Mu Xi was very puzzled because she didn't sense any ghost energy.

"Let's try again!" Mu Yan said.

"it is good!"

Mu Xi and Jiang Yao followed after hearing this.

More than ten minutes later, Mu Xi and the other two returned to this place again.

Mu Xi took out the compass to check the direction, and found that the instrument was in a mess and could not point the way at all. Then he took out other high-tech devices such as detectors, and found that all electronic equipment in this area had failed.

Mu Xi called out the system and asked, "Xiaotian, what's going on here?"

Xiaotian checked around and said excitedly, "Host, the reason why this place is like this is because the magnetic field here is special, which causes all electronic devices to malfunction. Just leave here and it will be fine. Also, this place is similar to the restricted area that is not open in the game. It will only be open at a specific time, so no matter how the host walks, he will be going in circles. And I can also sense the breath of the same kind."

Mu Xi frowned slightly when she heard this, and asked curiously, "Same kind? How else can we get out of here?"

The system continued, "I just sensed the presence of the system here. I'm not sure about anything else. Just keep walking forward and you'll be able to get out."

After hearing Xiaotian's explanation, Mu Xi did not continue to ask questions, but said to Mu Yan and Jiang Yao, "We can't go in now, why don't we follow the signs and see if we can get back."

Jiang Yao heard this, looked at the mountain road ahead, and said unwillingly, "There is no other good way now. We can only go back."

Hearing this, Mu Yan said, "Okay, let's go back first and come back next time."

After saying that, the three of them began to walk back along the markings.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

A few pheasants and mountain mice flashed past, and then a few young men chased after them.

"Why are you here in the back hills?"

Han Daming was holding the prey in his hand, with vigilance in his eyes. He looked at Mu Xi and the other two and asked curiously.

Mu Xi smiled and said, "We just came here to look for prey. You guys are amazing, you got a lot today!"

Han Daming grinned when he heard someone praising him, "No problem, no problem. You'll be great if you hunt more. Didn't you find anything? Do you want to join us?"

When Han Dazhuang heard this, he immediately spoke out to stop them and said, "Daming, we have harvested a lot today, enough to eat, we have to go back."

When Han Daming heard this, a look of regret appeared in his eyes.

When Mu Xi heard this, there was no change on her face, but from the expressions of the boys, she knew that they didn't want to have too much contact with her.

So Mu Xi continued, "No, we have to go back now. We are tired after climbing for so long."

"Is that so! Then you should go back and have some rest!" Han Daming breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile.

Mu Xi said casually, "Let's leave now, but I want to know how far is this place from the foot of the mountain?"

"It's not far. We can get down in ten minutes." Han Dazhuang said after thinking for a while.

"Well, okay, I understand. By the way, do you go into higher places to hunt? Are there many prey there? We want to go in and take a look tomorrow."

Mu Xi was confused but also a little curious.

When Han Daming heard this, his expression froze slightly, and he said with some hesitation, "You'd better not go up. If you can't go up, you can only go up during the Flower Goddess Festival."

When Mu Xi heard this, she said with interest, "Is that so? How magical! Is the Flower Goddess Festival any different?"

Han Daming's eyes were full of anticipation, and he said, "The Flower God Festival is magical! You will know when the time comes."

Seeing that Han Daming refused to talk, Mu Xi began to change the subject and asked with a smile, "I saw that everyone in the village hung a rag doll at the door. What is the meaning of that? I want to take a few back with me."

When Han Daming heard the word "rag doll", his pupils shrank slightly and he said nervously, "Don't ask about this. I won't tell you. And you can't take the rag doll away with you. Give up!"

When Mu Yan heard this, he pointed his weapon at Han Daming and the others.

"You,...what do you want to do?" Han Dazhuang asked nervously.

"Answer me properly and don't hide anything anymore, otherwise I will kill you. My patience is limited." Mu Yan began to threaten without any hesitation.

After all, every villager I asked only told me half the answer and hid the other half, which was really annoying.

Han Dazhuang said mournfully, "Those dolls are for the ghost babies to temporarily reside in. We really can't tell you about the rest. Please let us go!"

Mu Yan then continued to ask a few more questions, and Han Dazhuang answered some of them honestly.

Then I understood why vegetables are so precious.

There is no land to cultivate in Taohua Village. It is cursed and no plants can be eaten. Usually, they can only hunt to maintain food and clothing. Also because of the curse, villagers have to eat vegetables once in a while, otherwise some terrible things will happen.

The opposite is true in the other two villages, where meat is not available, so the Flower Goddess Festival every month is a good time to exchange materials.

However, the items used for exchange must undergo special cultivation, so the quantity that can be exchanged is relatively small.

After listening to this, Mu Xi asked curiously, "What is the curse? Who cursed it?"

When Han Dazhuang and his friends heard this, their faces suddenly turned pale and they said tremblingly, "Please don't ask, we really can't tell you! We don't know either."

Mu Xi didn't continue to embarrass them after hearing that. She turned to Mu Yan and said, "I've finished asking questions. Please continue to ask any questions you have."

Jiang Yao stepped forward and asked, "Can you tell me what's wrong with your village chief? Why is his hair white?"

Han Dazhuang was embarrassed when he heard this, and he stammered, "Village Chief, we haven't met him many times, we just know he has lived for a long time."

After that, Jiang Yao asked a few questions and then released the people temporarily, warning them not to tell anyone about this.

Afterwards, Mu Xi, Mu Yan and Jiang Yao went down the mountain.

It was almost time, so we returned to our temporary residence.