Chapter 19 Traveling together
During the conversation, Jiang Yuan's stomach started rumbling again. She scratched her head embarrassedly, not knowing what to say, and just lowered her head.
Rabbit Man looked at her, then at Big Cat. Both of them looked weak and had obviously been hungry for a long time. He couldn't help but ask, "How long have you not eaten?"
Jiang Yuan raised his head, thought for a moment, and replied, "I haven't eaten anything since I left the village this morning."
Seeing Rabbit Man looking at a place not far from her, Jiang Yuan also looked in the direction he was looking. She saw a burnt fried fish and a burnt roasted fish lying on the ground with no one paying attention to them.
Rabbit Hero had a complicated expression and said, "Those two fish are called Ma Ma fish. Their meat is rough and has a numbing taste no matter how they are cooked. Because of this, they move slowly and are particularly easy to catch."
Jiang Yuan then understood why Big Cat had caught the two big fish so easily, and why the two fish tasted so bad.
Rabbit Man shook his head helplessly and walked to a seat closer to Jiang Yuan and Big Cat and sat down.
At this time, there was a crackling sound coming from the fire, and it looked like the fire was burning very well.
He used a wooden stick to dig a hole next to the fire, threw a few wild potatoes he carried with him into the hole, and then covered it with ashes and burning charcoal.
Jiang Yuan watched his actions without saying a word, but she couldn't hide her anticipation for the food in her eyes.
After doing all this, Rabbit Hero spoke up, "Not long ago, after the pillar of light appeared in the Monster Village, a rumor suddenly spread in the Monster World, saying that the savior had appeared, and drinking his blood could bring the dead back to life, and eating his flesh could make one immortal and increase their cultivation."
Jiang Yuan's mouth twitched, and he retorted: "Impossible, if my flesh and blood really had such a great effect, the village chief and Elder Jinchun would not have failed to tell me."
"The problem is that the monsters who heard this rumor don't care whether it's true or not. To them, the best way is to give it a try."
Jiang Yuan looked at the serious-looking Rabbit Hero and felt her breathing stagnate for a moment. She had thought that collecting the treasures of the Seven Guardians would be extremely easy, but she had not expected that there would be so many difficulties and at the same time, there would be monsters that were eyeing her flesh and blood.
But since they are members of the demon world, don't they know the importance of the savior to repairing the land and sea barrier? If there are demons who know her importance and still attack her, could it be that they don't want to see the land and sea barrier repaired?
Thinking of this, she looked at Rabbit Man, expressed her doubts, and waited for his answer.
Rabbit Hero did not disappoint her. He turned his head to look at Jiang Yuan and said with a smile, "Draw out some of your blood and you will recover after a rest. As for your flesh, cut off a small piece and it will grow back in a year or two. If you use some special healing herbs from the demon world, the recovery time can be shortened by two thirds. Do you understand what I mean?"
Jiang Yuan thought about how he was being kept as a mobile blood bank and a long-term human hostage, and he couldn't help but shudder. Then he nodded very seriously, indicating that he understood.
Seeing that the little girl had taken his words to heart, he began to talk about the Rabbit Village...
“Although the Rabbit Tribe is spread all over the demon world, there is only one place that can be truly called the Rabbit Tribe’s hometown, and that is the Rabbit Village. There are many demons coming and going in the village, and the demons travel far and wide, only occasionally returning to the Rabbit Village for a short stay.
The villagers are friendly and hospitable, and the village is bustling all year round...
But all these beautiful things ended the night before yesterday!"
At this point, he gnashed his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred. But the next second, he suddenly remembered that the wild sweet potatoes he had just buried were already roasted, so he picked up a stick and pulled them up next to the fire.
The sweet potato was wrapped in a charred shell. He picked up one and broke it into two halves with force. A sweet fragrance filled the air.
Jiang Yuan sniffed, and even Big Cat couldn't help but sigh, "What a nice smell!"
Rabbit Man raised the potato in his hand, looked at the four remaining potatoes on the ground, and said generously, "I only want this one, you can eat the rest!"
Hearing this, Big Cat's eyes lit up. He kept the biggest one for Jiang Yuan and took three small ones for himself.
Jiang Yuan smiled a little embarrassedly, but in the end, the hunger in her stomach prevailed, so she said, "Thank you, I will repay you for the gift of food in the future."
After hearing what Jiang Yuan said, Big Cat came back to his senses and said, "Thank you, Hero Rabbit!"
However, Rabbit Hero did not take it to heart. He took a bite of the potato, swallowed it, and then continued the previous topic.
"The day before yesterday, a group of monsters wearing black cloaks and holding skull staffs attacked Tuer Village at night. Because the incident happened suddenly, although we requested support from the Imperial City immediately, it took them some time to come. During this time, all the monsters in the village had been slaughtered."
"The chieftain is my uncle. Before he went out to fight the enemy, he told me the location of the treasure that protects the clan, and told me that if I ever meet a savior, I should tell her the location... When I was escaping the village, I was chased by the black-haired monsters, and one of them was a shrimp."
"You all know what happened afterwards. I was seriously injured and you rescued me. Then I was discovered by Xia Yitiao and we had a big fight."
Having said that, he sighed, with unspeakable sadness and confusion in his eyes!
After hearing the details, Jiang Yuan suddenly felt that the potato in her hand was not so fragrant anymore. She lowered her head for a long time without saying anything. But the next second, she seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "If Xia Yitiao is in the same group as the village demon, then if he goes back now, won't he be able to bring the demon back tomorrow?"
Rabbit Man finished the last bite of the potato and said nonchalantly, "That's great. I can also avenge the tribe leader and the villagers."
Hearing this tone, Jiang Yuan suddenly glanced at him and asked a rather heart-wrenching question: "When you fought against Xia Yitiao, you could barely beat him, but just now, if he had helpers by his side, would you still be sure you could beat him?"
"Ah, this..." Rabbit Man really thought about it carefully for a while, and finally said with some disappointment: "After thinking about it carefully, I really can't beat him."
If Xia Yi Tiao had helpers just now, he would not only be unable to repel him, but he would also be killed by the monster.
Jiang Yuan's expression also became serious at this time, and he said half seriously and half jokingly: "Rabbit Man, I can't find the place where the treasure that protects the tribe is. Can you take me there? In return, I will also contribute to the revenge of Rabbit Village..."
But Rabbit Hero shook his head and said, "It is our duty to take you to find the treasure that protects the clan. However, this blood feud is the business of a demon like me, so I won't bother you."
He knew that Jiang Yuan had more important tasks to do, and he couldn't let clan affairs delay her.
Thinking of this, he stood up and looked at Jiang Yuan and Da Miao. Seeing that they were full, he said, "In order to avoid any more trouble, let's set off now to the place the tribe leader mentioned!"