This group of people held torches and knives in their hands, looking ferocious and murderous.
Moreover, it was obvious that they had planned this act in advance. After entering the village, they dispersed without saying a word, preparing to rob houses and injure people with knives.
In desperation, Luo Mingyue took out a huge empty barrel and directly detained this group of people.
"What, what happened?!"
The originally quiet "bandits" suddenly panicked, thinking that the sky had fallen. It was pitch black all around, but fortunately the torches in their hands could barely provide light, allowing everyone to see the surrounding environment clearly.
"This... seems like we are locked up?"
"That's not right. Look, the top of our heads is also sealed, like a big barrel, covering us all..."
"Are you kidding me? Where in the world is there a bucket this big?"
At this time, a group of "bandits" on horseback suddenly emerged from the blood mist.
Luo Mingyue took out another bucket to lock them up, but this group of people were standing relatively scattered, and two horses carried two people out of the range of the bucket.
"What a huge barrel! It has trapped all our companions!"
"Can we carry this bucket away?"
"What are you thinking? The most important thing now is to figure out where this barrel came from."
"It can't be a hidden weapon developed by Tianliu Village..."
"Tianliu Village doesn't have the protection of a prophet, so it shouldn't be so difficult to deal with."
Since the [land deed] of Tianliu Village is still ownerless and the silver-haired prophet is nowhere to be found, in the eyes of other prophets, this village is not protected.
The two people left behind were running around in panic. The person on the left asked, "What should we do? Should we kill people first, or carry buckets to save people first?"
The companion on the right said: "I think you are not in your right mind. There is no [Di Si] among us, and our strength is limited. We can't lift it at all. Why don't we go and explore the situation of Tianliu Village first..."
While the two men were talking, they suddenly noticed that the bucket was lifted up!
The people in the bucket gathered together, back to back, and were discussing how to solve the problem. Suddenly, they found that the "walls" around them disappeared. The two men outside did not have time to think about why the bucket moved, and subconsciously rushed in on horseback to join their companions.
Luo Mingyue took a look, put the bucket back down, and locked everyone in neatly.
"...Damn it, we fell into a trap." The two people who were locked up regretted it a lot, they shouldn't have been so impulsive.
Luo Mingyue was afraid that there would be a lack of oxygen inside, so she considerately lifted the bucket and then put it down again.
However, keeping someone locked up for the entire night is not a solution.
Luo Mingyue didn't know if anyone in this group of "bandits" could see her. If they couldn't see her, they couldn't hear her voice, and the two sides couldn't communicate at all. So she woke up Liu Dashi.
"What's wrong..."
Liu Dashi was awakened by the sound and saw that one of the immortal's fingers had reached into the room and knocked over the table. He quickly got up, put on his shoes, opened the window, and sure enough, he saw the familiar face in the sky.
Luo Mingyue said: "A group of bandits on horseback broke into the village. I have detained them at the entrance of the village. You can go and take a look."
"Bandits?" Liu Dashi was a little surprised. To be honest, in places like theirs, wherever there are mountains and water, there must be poisonous beasts. Ordinary people cannot get rid of the poisonous beasts, so naturally they cannot occupy the mountain and become bandits. But those who can get rid of the poisonous beasts can sell them to make money and live a comfortable life. There is no need for them to be bandits.
Therefore, there are usually no bandits in their place, only rebels...
However, in remote and poor places like Mojia Village and Tianliu Village, there is no news and no one knows what the situation is like in the outside world. Perhaps because of the severe drought and the changes in the world, bandits appeared?
Luo Mingyue added: "I see these people are dressed very casually, they look like bandits, but their spirit is very different, they may be soldiers, you should be more careful, or ask a few people to go with you."
Liu Dashi nodded, woke up his younger brother, left home, went to his uncle's house across the street, and called his three cousins as well.
Liu Ershi said sleepily, "Brother, you woke me up in the middle of the night. I really want to beat you up."
"Me too, I feel like I don't get enough sleep every day, I'm almost dying of sleep..."
Liu Sishi shook his head and suddenly said, "Wait, isn't the gate of my house closed? Why did you knock on my door directly?"
"The immortal picked me up and took me over the courtyard wall." Liu Dashi explained briefly and then told his brothers the situation at the village entrance.
Liu Sishi asked quietly: "Why doesn't the immortal just kill all the bad guys?"
Liu Dashi glared at him and said unhappily, "If God killed all the bad guys, and the world was filled with good people, do you think that's possible?"
"Besides, what is your definition of good and bad? For example, if I am good to you, in your eyes, I am a good person, but if I bully others, then in the eyes of others, I am a bad person... Do you think the gods should kill me as well?"
"The soldiers went to the battlefield, killed the foreigners, and returned triumphantly. To us, they won the battle and are heroes. But to the enemy, they killed many people. Does that count as committing many evils?"
"How could an immortal be partial to one side?"
"It's different..." Liu Sishi muttered, and said, "Just like I like cats. When I'm in a good mood, I will feed the cats outside. But if a stray cat comes to my door and wants to kill my cat..."
Liu Dashi turned to look at him, "Then you kill the stray cat?"
"Of course!" Liu Sishi nodded, then shook his head and sighed, "Well, I can't bear to hurt small animals. At most, I can scare them away and kick them a few times to scare them. I can't do such a thing as asking me to bully small animals."
Liu Dashi said: "The immortal is huge. In her eyes, we are smaller than stray cats... or maybe even insects. The one in the sky is a female immortal. She probably can't kill an insect with her bare hands. Getting her hands stained with blood will not only make them dirty, but also look disgusting. So we need to negotiate..."
"I see."
The brothers walked towards the village entrance while chatting, holding knives in their hands.
The Liu family's home was not too far from the entrance of the village. When they walked over, they saw two large barrels that were turned upside down.
Luo Mingyue lifted up one of the buckets.
There was only one torch left in the barrel, which was used for lighting; the rest were extinguished.
When the barrel was lifted up, the people inside quickly rode their horses to rush out, determined not to be trapped inside again.
However, halfway through the charge, the iron barrel fell down again, leaving only enough space for the horse to rush out. The people on the horses were hit by a bang and rolled down. Two or three people were unlucky and were trampled by the horses' hooves. They immediately curled up on the ground and were unable to stand up.
The horses fled in all directions, and Luo Mingyue did not stop them. She took out the iron barrel, and only one of the "bandits" inside was left standing. The others were half-kneeling on the ground, supporting the ground with a knife in one hand; some were lying on the ground, holding the knife tightly in their hands, but their ribs were broken by the horses, and they could not get up for a while; others were lying on the ground pretending to be dead, not daring to get up, because what they encountered today was too weird. They suspected that there might be a powerful "awakened person" in Tianliu Village who was secretly teasing them, so they did not dare to act rashly.
Liu Dashi asked loudly: "Who are you? What are you doing in our village?"
"We are just passing by..." The only man standing was tall and had an ordinary appearance. To show his sincerity, he dropped the knife in his hand and took a few steps towards Liu Dashi.
Seeing that he was alone and had no weapon, Liu Dashi couldn't help but relax his vigilance.
The man introduced himself: "My name is Hei Dou, and I was tracking a group of rebels. Who would have thought that when I passed by your village, I touched a trap and got trapped inside..."
Liu Dashi asked: "Just passing by?"
Hei Dou nodded and said, "There is a severe drought in the world. Your village must not have much to eat or drink. If we were not tracking down the rebels, how could we have come to such a place?"
Liu Dashi said: "From what you said, it seems that you are soldiers? But the clothes you are wearing..."
Hei Dou spread his hands helplessly and sighed, "When we go out, we can't wear anything too ostentatious. Just look at the horses we ride. We are not riding ordinary horses, but poisonous beasts that have been domesticated by the government."
Liu Dashi asked, "But all your horses have run away. Are they still tamed?"
Hei Dou said, "The horse was frightened and ran away. It's understandable. I have an envelope with the county magistrate's handwriting. If I show it to you, you will believe what I say."
Liu Dashi looked at his brothers and thought that since Hei Dou had lost his knife, it shouldn't cause any trouble, so he nodded and said, "Okay, take it here."
Hei Dou walked over naturally and reached into his arms to take something out. What he took out was not an envelope, but a medicine bag. He raised his hand and the white powder in the bag dispersed like smoke. Although Liu Dashi held his breath in time, his reaction was not as fast as the speed of the powder spreading, and he still inhaled some.
Liu Dashi felt pain and itchiness on his face where the powder touched him, which was extremely uncomfortable, and his eyes also felt sore and unbearable.
Hei Dou sneered, "A bunch of idiots! You are not awakened, how dare you fight me?"
Liu Ershi and the others had no idea what an awakened person was. They endured the pain and wanted to swing their swords at Hei Dou, but the other party dodged them easily.
Liu Dashi was standing at the front, the first one to come into contact with the powder and the largest contact area. He felt a burning pain in his eyes and felt like he was going blind. The pain was so severe that he almost threw the knife away.
Veins popped up on Liu Dashi's forehead and he swung his knife forward angrily, wanting to kill Hei Dou.
Liu Dashi and his brothers were relatively young and inexperienced. Although they had hunted poisonous beasts before, the beasts were straightforward and no one was so insidious and cunning. As a result, they never expected that Hei Dou would take out the medicine bag.
In fact, not only Liu Dashi and others, but all the villagers in Tianliu Village are lacking in fighting against others. They are only good at dealing with poisonous beasts and have never killed anyone.
Hei Dou looked around. He was afraid of the barrel that appeared and disappeared out of nowhere. He suspected that there was an awakened person hiding in the dark.
As for Liu Dashi and others, they were just ordinary people and were not taken seriously by him.
"You have been poisoned by my medicine, so just wait for death! The only way to save you is to wash with plenty of clean water. But now it's a year of severe drought and there is no water at all..." Hei Dou pretended to be proud and arrogant, snatched the knife from Liu Dashi's hand, and put the knife on Liu Dashi's neck. At the same time, he kept his eyes and ears open, trying to force out the awakened person in the dark. But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt the knife in his hand being pulled out by a huge force. Even though he held it so tightly, the knife was still pulled away.
Hei Dou was extremely surprised. Before he could figure out what kind of power this was, he felt as if his waist was being grasped by a pair of invisible hands...
Hei Dou was caught directly in mid-air.
"What is going on?" Hei Dou was horrified.
Then he saw a huge basin filled with clear water falling from the sky.
The basin tilted and poured water directly towards Liu Dashi and others.
The medicine powder lost its effect, and countless drops of water dripped down the corners of the clothes and fell into the soil.
Hei Dou and others were heartbroken.
"Water, that's water!"
For a moment, they didn't have time to think about why a basin appeared in the sky. Their minds and eyes were filled with the wasted water.
Liu Dashi and others rinsed their eyes with water, but still felt uncomfortable.
Luo Mingyue finished watering a basin of water and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Liu Dashi looked up and said, "Thank you, Immortal. I feel my face and arms are much better now, but my eyes still hurt..."
Eyes are more fragile and difficult to relieve.
"Immortal? What immortal..." Hei Dou struggled in mid-air, and felt that the invisible big hand holding him was tightening hard. He suddenly dared not move.
Seeing that he had calmed down, Luo Mingyue relaxed her strength a little, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
As for Hei Dou's companions, they were still staying where they were, very quiet.
Liu Dashi said, "Heidou, I warn you that you'd better tell the truth. Our village is protected by immortals, and we won't tolerate people like you running wild."
Hei Dou said with a spit, "What immortal? Don't think I don't know. There must be a powerful awakener in your village. Today I admit defeat... The strong are respected. Let me go, or I..."
Liu Dashi was stunned. He thought Hei Dou was going to say something harsh, but he didn't expect Hei Dou to say, "Otherwise my wife and child will have no way to survive. My child is only two and a half years old this year and cannot live without a father... In fact, I am also a poor man. My family has no food and water. I have no other choice but to rob. Tianliu Village is the first target we chose. Who knew that the luck was not good and we failed right after the operation... Considering that I am a first-time offender, please let me go. I promise that I will never come again..."
After hearing this, Liu Dashi asked sincerely, "My Immortal, how should we deal with them?"
Luo Mingyue asked back: "How do you want to deal with it?"
Luo Mingyue didn't know whether Hei Dou's words were true or false. After all, spiritual magic was ineffective in the world of villains. Otherwise, one spell would make Hei Dou and others tell the truth.
Liu Dashi was hesitant. According to his thoughts, he must kill Hei Dou and the others. However, he did not want to do such a cruel thing in front of the immortal. After all, the immortal was kind...