Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

Seeing that Mu Xi needed treatment, Song Cang thought it would take some time, so he turned to the others and said in a deep voice, "You can go to the village to find out some information, but don't act rashly after you find out anything. Make a decision after discussion, and gather here in an hour."

When the others heard this, they had no objection and formed a team to go out and find out the news.

Mu Xi used a spell to immobilize the village chief, then carried him to a flat place. She then took out some silver needles and disinfected them before inserting them into the village chief's body one by one to seal up the contents of his body first.

Time passed little by little, and the village chief had been stabbed like a hedgehog, breathing slowly, eyes closed tightly, and when the time was almost up, Mu Xi took out all the silver needles, took out the dagger, cut the village chief, and blood flowed out. Mu Xi used her spiritual power to force the thing out.

The smell of blood was everywhere, and the only thing that was taken out was a bug with many legs.

At this time, the village chief's breathing became rapid and his eyes widened. Mu Xi hurriedly continued to treat him. After another half an hour of rescue, he finally saved the person.

Mu Xi sat aside feeling somewhat tired. Song Kang looked at Mu Xi hopefully, waiting for Mu Xi to announce the result.

"We have taken out a large part of the poisonous insects and suppressed them temporarily. The village chief will wake up soon."

"That's great. Thank you for your hard work. I hope the village chief will be able to regain consciousness soon." Song Kang asked excitedly.

Mu Xi nodded upon hearing this.

Not long after, the village chief came to his senses. "Who are you? Why are you in my house? And what did you do to me? Why am I in so much pain..."

The village chief had just woken up and saw several strangers surrounding him. He was so frightened that he was incoherent.

"Village chief, don't get excited. We were sent by the country. We just rescued you." Song Kang said soothingly.

The village chief calmed down after hearing this and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Song Chang explained the situation and then asked, "Why did you become like this? What happened?"

The village chief heard this and tried to recall, "A few days ago, people in our village found a bunch of wild fruits on the mountain. We had never seen those fruits before and they were very sweet. Then everyone in the village picked some and brought them back to eat.

Then that night, white fog appeared and we passed out. I just woke up now and I have no memory of what happened in between.”

After hearing this, Song Kang continued to ask for some details, and then let the village chief go back and rest.

Mu Xi had no idea what was going on after hearing the village chief's description.

At this time, those who had gone out to gather information also came back one after another. When everyone was together, they began to share their discoveries. First, Song Kang briefly told them the information he had just obtained from the village chief.

"We looked around and found only one place that looked a bit unusual, which was the road leading up to the back mountain at the end of the village. That was also where the villagers got their food. Everything else looked normal."

"The villagers all seemed to be indifferent. Even when I broke into their houses, they didn't react much and looked stupid."

"Also, there is an abnormal magnetic field in the village, and a strange smell wafts in from time to time."

"There is a statue at the end of the village with many legs growing from its back, and the road to the back mountain seems to be blocked, and you can't see the road."

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After exchanging information, everyone had a general understanding of the current situation.

"Then when we go to collect the food later, we will see what's going on and go up the mountain tomorrow. Do you have any other opinions?" Song Kang thought for a moment and spoke in a deep voice.

"I have no objection, I just want to ask Comrade Mu Xi, can the worms in other villagers' bodies be taken out?" Huineng said calmly to Mu Xi.

Mu Xi was a little embarrassed when she heard this. "Master Huineng, it's not that I don't want to save them. The things in their bodies are obviously connected to other maternal bodies. If I don't think about that maternal body, I would have to spend a lot of energy to remove the worms from each person's body, so this proposal is unlikely to be realized."

When the others heard this, their expressions became a little solemn.

Mu Xi continued calmly, "And we need to resolve the matter within five days. According to my inspection just now, the villagers can only last five days at most."

When Song Kang heard this, he decided that the task was even more arduous.

Soon it was time to get food. Song Kang brought his followers to the end of the village and found a secluded place to hide.

The villagers walked to the end of the village like zombies and knelt down devoutly.

The tentacles behind the statue suddenly moved, and then took out bags of food from behind it. After the statue calmed down, the villagers began to come forward to take the food.

Mu Xi and a few others also stepped forward and took a bag, and the statue's eyes flickered.

"careful!"

A white light flashed and struck directly towards Mu Xi and the others.

"boom!"

Mu Xi dodged and returned the attack.

"Boom!"

The idol was shattered.

The villagers just left in a daze, without any reaction to the fights.

Seeing that everyone was fine, Song Cang did not stay for long and just left with everyone.

After returning to the village chief's house, everyone took out the food they had just eaten and checked it. They found that they were all wild vegetables and fruits from the mountains, nothing special.

Seeing that everyone was solemn and silent, Song Qiang asked in a deep voice, "What do you think about what happened just now? Did you find anything unusual?"

Huineng said calmly, "I just saw a shadow attached to the stone statue, and that's why the tentacles started moving."

"I saw it too. It should be a monster or something like that. The phantom also has many tentacles. Also, the stone statue should be able to identify outsiders."

Mu Xi replied calmly.

Others also started discussing it.

Song Cang finally spoke up and said, "Then let's take a rest tonight and go up the mountain early tomorrow morning. Also, we will take turns to be on duty tonight."

At this time, the village chief came out of the kitchen and said to Song Cang, "You have worked hard. I just cooked a table of food. Come and have a taste."

Upon hearing this, Song Jiang replied gently, "Thank you very much, Village Chief."

The others also expressed their gratitude to the village chief. Mu Xi smiled and looked at the village chief curiously, "Village chief, are you the only one at your house?"

The village chief paused when he heard this. "My son, daughter-in-law and grandson all live in the county town. I am the only one left in the family. Fortunately, they don't live in the village, otherwise they would have suffered."

When Mu Xi heard this, her eyes flickered and she said in a gentle voice, "Village Chief, don't worry, the country has already intervened in this matter and will rescue you safely, so you don't have to worry."

When the village chief heard this, his expression twisted for a moment, so fast that it was hard to see clearly, but Mu Xi had been paying attention to the village chief and noticed this small change.

So Mu Xi continued to ask, "Village Chief, we are going up the mountain tomorrow to check out the wild fruits you found a few days ago. I wonder if you can draw a simple map for us."

Upon hearing this, the village chief smiled and said, "Okay, I'll draw one for you right away." Then he turned and left, his smile disappearing.

Mu Xi looked at the village chief's back suspiciously. Song Jiang also noticed Mu Xi's abnormality and asked, "Mu Xi, what's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Mu Xi turned her head and looked at Song Cang and said, "Minister Song, we'd better be careful. This village chief is not right. I don't know if I am overthinking it."

The others also fell into deep thought after hearing this, but several people had already taken a few bites of the food on the table. The others who had not yet picked up their chopsticks also looked at the food suspiciously, with no desire to try it.

Mu Xi took a few glances and checked it. It didn't seem to be anything unusual, but she was still cautious and didn't eat any of it. At the same time, she also packed some of it away.

The village chief came out quickly, took out the talisman he had drawn, and explained it, which was barely understandable.

Song Cang asked tentatively, "Village Chief, how about you accompany us tomorrow and lead the way for us?"

The village chief's expression froze when he heard this. "No, I'll just be a drag on you guys..."

The village chief's evasion made everyone feel something was wrong, and finally he found an excuse to leave.

"There is indeed a problem!" Song Cang narrowed his eyes and looked at the village chief who was fleeing in panic.