Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

Niu Ergou thought Shen Qingge also wanted to hear a story, so he continued to chat with her.

He said that there was originally a village called Xipo Village here. The village was built on the mountain and the villagers had lived here for generations, living and working in peace and contentment.

Later, for some reason, it rained intermittently for a long time, and there were many big scorpions in the village. They were crawling everywhere on the ground, and even in the earthen walls of the villagers' houses, there were piles of them, as if they were going to hollow out the walls.

The large number of scorpions seriously disrupted the villagers' lives. They could not be driven away, and they would reappear after burning. Many villagers also died from scorpion venom.

Finally the villagers could not bear the harassment and had to migrate the whole village.

As time goes by, the ruins have been gradually eroded, and there is no trace of the village here anymore. All that remains on the ground are rubble and gravel.

"Over there, there's a piece of stone that hasn't been completely eroded by the wind. It's the boundary marker of this village."

Niu Ergou became more and more excited as he spoke, and even pointed his finger at Shen Qingge.

Shen Qingge followed the direction of his finger and smiled without saying a word.

Niu Ergou thought Shen Qingge suspected he was making up a story, and quickly said:

"Everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, ask Brother Li Tian and the others. They've walked this road many times while escorting exiled prisoners!"

Li Tian turned around and said, "These are all old stories. What's there to talk about? Stop talking and get on with your journey!"

"It's not a thing of the past, Brother Li Tian. You really are a forgetful person!

A few months ago, several travelers were stung to death here. When they were found, their bodies were already stinking. The scorpions here are still here!"

Niu Ergou was young, and as he spoke, he became serious.

"So, I'm really lucky today. I've been here for an incense stick of time, but I haven't encountered a single scorpion!"

Shen Qingge said jokingly.

"No, it's probably because the weather is too hot and the sunlight is too strong, so the scorpions are hiding in their caves and dare not come out!"

Li Tian responded quickly.

Niu Ergou suddenly scratched his head and said:

"I remember hearing from the elders in my family when I was little that scorpions love the smell of sesame oil and will gather around it when they smell it.

You can always catch quite a few under the jar of sesame oil. Old man Zhao, you are the oldest here. Tell me, am I right?

Zhao Du had never thought that the officer would ask him directly, so he smiled awkwardly: "Haha, I am not very knowledgeable and I really don't know!"

"Oh, that's right, absolutely! A lot of fragrant oil was spilled today. Miss Shen is really lucky!"

Niu Ergou kept talking, and Zhao Du even walked stiffly.

Shen Qingge pushed the wooden cart and walked aside, saying nothing, but made a secret decision in his heart.

Old man Zhao Du, I have no grudge against you, yet you want to harm me in such a vicious way. Don't blame me for giving you a taste of your own medicine!

Sudden……

"Don't move!" Niu Ergou shouted, his voice full of fear.

In an instant, everyone present stopped, turned their heads at the same time, and cast their eyes in the direction where Niu Ergou was pointing.

"You...you, you have scorpions crawling all over your body!"

Niu Ergou stammered as he stretched out his trembling finger and pointed in the direction of old man Zhao Du with a look of horror on his face.

Everyone's gaze instantly shot towards Zhao Du like sharp arrows.

Old Zhao Du seemed to be under a spell, his body as stiff as a log, not daring to move at all. Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his pale, paper-white cheeks like beads that had broken off a string.

His originally clean body was now densely covered with scorpions as big as a palm!

These scorpions bared their fangs and claws, like a group of demons from hell, preparing to launch a bloody massacre on Zhao Du.

"what!"

A shrill scream pierced the air. Perhaps stung by a scorpion, Zhao Du began shaking his body like a madman.

His face, distorted by extreme fear, looked even more hideous. He cried out in despair and helplessness, "Sir, hurry up, save me..."

His actions seemed to stimulate the scorpions, and they launched a more fierce attack on him.

There was only a series of hissing sounds heard all around, and the scorpions raised their extremely sharp tails and stabbed old man Zhao Du with their sharp stingers.

Each attack was accompanied by a piercing pain that made old man Zhao Du unable to bear it any longer. Finally, he could not hold on and fell to the ground with a bang.

Then, he began to roll on the ground in pain, still screaming in horror: "Help, help..."

The tragedy is simply unbearable to watch.

The officers standing by were also filled with anxiety when they saw this. Ma Si shouted, "Quick, think of a way. Don't let him die here. It's too unlucky."

Ma Si had just accepted a bribe of one hundred taels of silver from Zhao Du, but he was not so determined as to stand by and watch him die. He was still thinking of making more money.

The two officers who obeyed the order quickly and nimbly pulled out shovels and sticks from the wooden cart and rushed towards the group of scorpions, trying to drive them away.

However, the backs of these huge scorpions were surprisingly hard, as if they were wearing a layer of indestructible armor.

Although the officers slapped them hard, making crisp noises, the scorpions were unharmed and still lay firmly on Zhao Du's body, unable to be driven away at all!

Instead, Zhao Du was hit on the head several times by the swinging sticks and was hit hard several times. He screamed and groaned in pain.

What was even more terrifying was that when Zhao Du couldn't help but open his mouth because of the severe pain, a cunning scorpion seized the opportunity and drilled into his mouth.

In an instant, an indescribable pain surged into his heart, as if millions of ants were gnawing at his internal organs. The pain in his stomach made him vomit violently, and his whole body twitched constantly.

Seeing this tragic scene, everyone was a little panicked, and the two officers also stopped what they were doing.

Just then, someone yelled, "Burn it with fire!"

Hearing this, Li Tian woke up as if from a dream. He quickly reached into his arms and took out a fire starter.

He quickly lit a dry branch and hit Zhao Du with it without hesitation.

Seeing this, the other officers also hurried over to pick up dry branches, lit them, and continued to beat Zhao Du.

The flames licked Zhao Du's body mercilessly, intertwined with the pain from the scorpion's bite, forming an indescribable torture.

This double pain almost cost Zhao Du half his life, making his life worse than death...