Traveling through the Lotus Tower: Li Lianhua, you must live well

In the next few days, everyone sped up their journey. Perhaps because of Li Xiangyi's presence, the journey was smooth and there were no more robberies or assassinations.

That day, the group came to a small village called Ping'an Village.

The village looked peaceful and tranquil, but strangely, every household had its doors closed, no one was seen outside, and there was a depressing atmosphere in the air.

Li Xiangyi noticed something unusual in the village and asked everyone to be vigilant.

They visited several households, but no one answered.

At first, they thought that because of their large numbers, the host was afraid and dared not speak. However, after seeing several families doing the same thing, they soon realized that something was wrong.

Li Xiangyi frowned. He looked around and found that there was no one in these houses, not even a sound.

He turned to his companions and said, "Something must have happened here. Liu Ming, Li Jia, and Zhang Shou, each of you take two people to check nearby. Don't be left alone. Shi Shui, you take care of the rest of the people and wait here. I'll go to the ancestral hall to take a look. If there is any problem, immediately send out a signal flare to notify everyone."

After making the arrangements, the group split up and tried to find some clues.

At this time, the villagers were hiding in their homes, looking outside through the cracks.

When he saw that Li Xiangyi and others did not leave but went in different directions, his eyes revealed vigilance and fear.

Li Xiangyi came to the gate of the ancestral hall and looked around vigilantly. Seeing nothing, he pushed open the closed door and walked in.

In the main hall of the ancestral hall, Li Xiangyi found some incense, candles and other sacrificial items.

He walked forward, picked up the sacrificial items, examined them carefully, and then touched the table.

These things looked very new, and there was only a little dust on the table, which meant that someone had come to clean the place in the past few days.

Then, Li Xiangyi went to check other places.

Soon, he noticed something unusual in the northwest corner of the ancestral hall. There was a stone slab that was slightly tilted, and there seemed to be space underneath.

He lifted the stone slab with force and found a narrow passage leading underground.

At the same time, the team led by Liu Ming found some strange traces on the east side of the village - there were some dragging marks on the ground, as if a heavy object was dragged towards the nearby woods.

They exchanged glances and decided to follow the traces to find out what was going on.

The two teams led by Li Jia and Zhang Shou each found some messy footprints in the village. They moved forward cautiously along the direction of the footprints.

Not long after they started walking, the two teams met at the foot of the mountain.

Li Jia and Zhang Shou exchanged the information they had found. Zhang Shou not only found footprints, but also found fallen herbs. This meant that someone was injured, most likely recently.

So the two of them decided to go up the mountain together to find out what was going on.

Just then, Liu Ming's team discovered an abandoned camp in the woods, which looked like it had been left in a hurry.

They also found some strange symbols on the tree, which seemed to be some kind of warning or mark.

They searched the area but found nothing, so they had to return the same way they came.

the other side.

Li Jia and Zhang Shou led the group up the mountain path. When they were halfway up the mountain, Li Jia seemed to hear a faint groan.

The sound was intermittent. If it weren't for the fact that the surroundings were too quiet and Li Jia's ears were particularly good, he would not have been able to hear it at all.

Li Jia led everyone to carefully search for the source of the sound, and finally found a hidden cave following the sound.

There were more than a dozen young and strong villagers in the cave, and there was a faint smell of blood. Three villagers were lying on the ground, groaning, and were obviously seriously injured.

The lost herbs that Li Jia and his team found before were probably for them.

Seeing Li Jia and others suddenly appear, the villagers were so scared that they clenched the things in their hands, protected them in front of themselves, and retreated unconsciously.