Lord of Deception

In the next two days, everything was calm, and An Yue, the street runner, seemed to have calmed down.

Yu Ziqing could notice that although he appeared to be the same as before, he seemed to have no intention of continuing to investigate.

When meeting people, they would continue to say hello and chat, but the content of the conversation tended to be about food. They even took out some snacks from nowhere and distributed them to the people in the village.

Erhan was even willing to chat with him.

Yu Ziqing knew that his feeling was correct. Erhan looked naive, but on some things, he was more focused and sensitive than anyone else.

He felt that Anyue should have given up after going to the back mountain and looking at the dead elderly people.

Yu Ziqing didn't know who Lao Yang was. Lao Yang had already said that as long as he dared to tell who he was, he might be in danger, but that didn't affect Yu Ziqing's own guessing.

Changing places, if they were the ones looking for Lao Yang, the focus of the search would not be on the wasteland, because it would take too long.

At most, just to be on the safe side, they brought the wasteland with them, and Jinlan Village took it as a convenience and scanned it as a routine.

The sky is bright and today's breakfast is rare and sumptuous.

Today is the day for delivery. This day is also a day for collective rest in the village. All miners no longer need to risk digging deep underground.

Yu Ziqing also relaxed a little. The oil squeezed from Jinlan mushrooms has also been tested. It has been many days and it has not produced toxins or spoiled. He can be extravagant and make a lot of fried delicacies.

With the successful experience of oil extraction, I pondered for several days, washed out the starch, and used the starch to make some vermicelli, but it still didn't go bad.

The waste of resources has destroyed almost all the medicinal value of Jinlan mushrooms and the tonic substances contained in them. Basically, only the value of food is left, but there are also benefits. Those vermicelli after being destroyed can be dried in the sun , but it can be stored for a long time and will not break down and produce toxins.

If you put it outside, you would be beaten to death if you did this, but the people in the village liked it very much. What they cared about was always just filling their stomachs.

The helpers in the kitchen had to teach a dish when they had to do one thing. The very principled aunt also made a promise on the spot that Yu Ziqing would not be required to carry Jinlan mushrooms in the future. If Yu Ziqing had not stopped him quickly, he would not have even cut down the mushrooms. No more work to do.

The open space in the middle of the village was crowded with people, a rare lively scene. Some people would wash their faces and hair with some water that they were reluctant to waste on weekdays.

As the chef, Yu Ziqing was very busy. Erhan squatted aside, moving his nose constantly, smelling the delicious aroma.

The captain walked over with a cane and looked at the big pot of fried delicious food. He was amazed and had a smile in his eyes.

Like everyone else in the village, he doesn't care about the value of Jinlan mushrooms. He only cares that everyone can have enough to eat and not starve to death. This minimum need has become the most important expectation here.

Yu Ziqing helped them use the original things here to make food that could be preserved for a long time. Could he dislike Yu Ziqing?

"Erhan, you have to teach Brother Yu how to practice boxing and try to make your body stronger as soon as possible. If you are lazy, I will break both of your legs."

"Grandpa, don't worry, don't worry."

With a smile on his face, Yu Ziqing listened to the gentle instructions of the two men and glanced at the crowd from time to time.

Anyue has been in the crowd, following a group of villagers who don't know what they are talking about. Anyway, from a distance, everyone is chatting happily.

The venue was bustling with activity, and among the people coming and going, no one noticed that two new villagers left the crowd at this time and went to the direction of the den. Even if they saw them, no one would care.

"Are you sure this will work?" One of them, with a sallow complexion and a slight hesitation on his face, said, "If the man surnamed Yu finds out about this, he will definitely turn his back. The chief of staff respects him very much."

"Do you want to stay here all your life? You dig underground all day long. Maybe one day there will be a landslide and you will die underground." The other man gritted his teeth and looked a little ferocious. His unwillingness was almost written on his face.

"But at least we can have enough food here. You don't know what life is like outside. I think it's good. At least we work honestly and no one deprives us of a bite of food." The yellow-faced man was still hesitating. .

"What do you know? Didn't you listen to what that person said? It's not cold at all in Dagan where he is. He grows so much food that when it is blown by the wind, it's like a wave. No one will starve to death at all. As long as we can follow If he goes to Daqian, it will be much better than here, don’t you want to go?”

"I think so, but I don't think it's good for us to do this."

"If you offend us, we'll offend you. Anyway, after today, we can leave. That person said that day that the fresh mutton he ate in Daqian was top-notch delicious when rinsed with water. He just came out for business and never saw it again. I’ve eaten it before, but you don’t understand what this means?”

"What? Did he ask us to come to Brother Yu's place to steal that sheep?"

"No." The ferocious-looking man sneered: "What do you know? Brother Yu was arrested together with us, but he was not possessed by evil spells. The sheep he raised were probably transformed from humans, not humans. What has he been raising?"

"Uh, I can't understand."

"There is only one sheep alive in the whole village. The man from Daqian has hinted to us several times in the past two days, openly and secretly, for fear that we wouldn't understand. He has also been asking roundabout questions these past few days. , He really thinks that we are ignorant. He is just looking for someone, but he can’t find it now. He wants to see if it’s Brother Yu’s sheep.”

"Did he say he could take us away?"

"I haven't said it, but do you want to gamble? If you have the chance to leave and go work hard, if you don't gamble, you will spend your whole life mining here. One day you will die in the mine." The ferocious man's face became more ferocious, and he became famous with a gambler. He has a face like a gambler, unwilling to let go of any possibility.

"I……"

"If you don't come with me, I'll go by myself!" He said that and turned around to leave.

Seeing the other party walking away, the yellow-faced man hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and chased after him.

The two came to Yu Ziqing's den, got in and took a look. They saw the old sheep's hooves curled up under its belly, lying quietly in the haystack. It opened its eyes slightly, and the rectangular pupils reflected the person.

As soon as the ferocious man saw the old sheep, he smiled, took out a belt rope, and carefully put it around the old sheep's neck, as if he was afraid of hurting the old sheep, while he was muttering to himself.

"Hey, we two brothers, whether we die miserably or soar into the sky and go to eat and drink, it all depends on you. That General An, if it is you who is looking for you, you don't have to suffer here. My brothers This is a last resort, so don’t mind it.”

The two of them led the old sheep out of the den and walked to the foot of the mountain, all the way to where the crowd gathered.

As for An Yue, he was chatting very happily with a group of people who didn't know what to talk about. When he saw the two brothers walking towards them with an old sheep in their hands, the smile on his lips became even thicker.

In the distance, Yu Ziqing, who was still cooking, looked up from time to time. Seeing that An Yue was there, he continued to cook. But this time, when he looked up again, he saw two shriveled calves leading an old sheep. the venue.

Yu Ziqing's body stiffened, as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on him in the middle of winter. His whole body was numb. Thousands of thoughts were like landslides and tsunamis, attacking his sanity.

After countless calculations, he guided the other party and asked An Yue to scan a large circle and give up here to continue searching. Unexpectedly, someone really talked too much and told Anyue that he had a sheep.

And An Yue probably remembered that he hadn't seen Laoyang for several days, and he became suspicious. However, he remained silent for two days, and it was not until he was leaving that he suddenly got someone to take action.

Even if it’s just a sheep, you have to confirm it yourself.

So, if it wasn't what he was looking for, it wouldn't be considered a falling out. It would be considered a minor incident at most, and would not affect subsequent transactions or anything else.

If so, that’s not necessarily the case…

"Second pole, I'm your uncle, how dare you touch my sheep!"

Yu Ziqing was stunned, and immediately shouted loudly, dropped the spatula in his hand, picked up the bone-cutting knife next to him, and rushed over there.

The noisy crowd was slightly startled as they all looked at the two brothers holding the old sheep.

The smile on Li Chang's face faded instantly, and his eyes became sharp. He looked at Erhan beside him and said softly.

"As long as that man named An dares to take action, no matter what method you use, beat him to death."

"Okay, grandpa." Er Hanhan laughed, clenched his fist, and his bones exploded.

Seeing Yu Ziqing rushing towards him, the two brothers quickly speeded up and approached Anyue.

And Anyue also stood up, shouting as she approached.

"What are you doing? Return it to me, Brother Yu."

After taking a breath or two, he saw that An Yue had snatched the old sheep away from the two brothers. At first glance, it seemed that it was really the case.

He untied the long belt around the old sheep's neck, and touched the old sheep's body with one hand. For a moment, his expression was slightly startled and confused.

The old sheep's eyelids were drooped, very indifferent, his rectangular pupils reflected his appearance, and he was chewing a few hay slowly in his mouth.

In an instant, a trace of relief appeared in An Yue's eyes, and she smiled and shook her head slightly.

He held the old sheep with one hand, looked at Yu Ziqing who was rushing towards him, and said with a smile.

"Brother Yu, don't get excited, it's just a misunderstanding."

With that said, he pushed Lao Yang to Yu Ziqing's side.

Yu Ziqing rushed up and hugged Lao Yang, his hand holding the knife trembling.

This is really a murderous intention.

Countless doubts came to my mind, but at this moment, I could only suppress them.

With a dark face and without saying a word, he took the old sheep and walked back. He was really not in the mood or mind to eat this meal.

The routine rhetoric to resolve misunderstandings that followed was meaningless. He didn't want to hear it. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid of exposing his flaws.

After taking the old sheep back to the den again, the blood rushing to Yu Ziqing's forehead also subsided, and his face turned a little pale.

But Lao Yang still looked indifferent.

Erhan followed him and saw that Yu Ziqing was okay, so he stayed aside.

When noon passed, someone came to call Erhan, and the village chief looked for him. Only then did Yu Ziqing know that the transaction had been completed this time, and An Yue had left. Only then did Yu Ziqing's tense body suddenly relax, and only then did he feel All the muscles in my body were sore and my back was wet.

He sat on the ground and looked at the old sheep with some confusion.

The old sheep drooped his eyelids with a smile in his eyes.

"Didn't I tell you a long time ago that it's okay? Don't worry."

"I didn't know it would be like this..." Yu Ziqing was confused. He still doesn't understand why Anyue acted like nothing happened after checking Lao Yang and did nothing.

"Didn't you say I didn't teach you? What have you learned now?"

"I don't understand, I really don't understand."

"I told you a long time ago, I now have four stomachs." The old sheep found a comfortable position and lay down, and said slowly: "With the third-rate livestock-making skills of those shepherds, I can become a human being." Four stomachs? Even if you have never read the classics on animal creation and have no in-depth understanding of it, have you never thought of it? "

"This..." Yu Ziqing was greatly shocked.

"You remember, what is fake will always be fake. No matter how hard you try, it will still be fake. Only the real thing will have no flaws."