However, to his surprise, the three showed no reaction.
“Quick, go fetch the village chief. This is too strange. If our medicine has a problem, that would be serious!”
Another person quickly hurried away.
Li Chonglou shouted again, “Hey, can you hear me? Do you understand?”
“So noisy. Go stuff his mouth.”
Before long, Li Chonglou’s mouth was stuffed with a piece of gauze that still carried a bitter taste.
“Mmm, mmm!”
It’s over, these people can’t communicate?
Li Chonglou remembered that Zhong Hanzi had warned him to be wary of the islanders, and this was the reason!
Helpless, Li Chonglou could only turn to Old An, who had been undergoing soul fusion, for help.
“Is there any way to recover my internal energy?”
Yes, the things binding his hands and feet appeared to be a new type of weapon, sealing all the internal energy within his body.
It should be known that his body was already special; even new weapons had no effect, but now he couldn’t even use a single secret technique.
He was like an ordinary person!
“Wait a moment, I’m thinking of a way.”
Old An’s reply finally gave him a slight sense of relief.
A direct affirmative answer was not given, which was good.
So, he paid no more attention to the islander and quietly waited for news from Old An.
However, before he received a reply, the village chief he had mentioned arrived.
It was a white-haired old man, holding a cane, appearing as if he was nearing the end of his cycle of life.
Yet, Li Chonglou noticed that the old man’s gait and speed when approaching were similar to that of a young person.
“He really woke up!”
Upon seeing Li Chonglou’s eyes open and staring at him, the village chief was also surprised, and then quickly ordered someone to remove the gauze from Li Chonglou’s mouth.
“Poacher, can you tell me why you woke up?”
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes and suddenly felt a sense of simplicity that only people from the mountains possessed.
However, he still said, “You’ve mistaken me. I’m not a poacher. I just wanted to find the root of a Lei Ku tree here to save someone.”
Village chief: “What do you need that for?”
Li Chonglou’s expression faltered.
“Isn’t it said that this thing can cure the withered poison?”
No way, even the locals don’t know, is it really useful?
The village chief suddenly understood and said, “So it’s for detoxification. It seems this thing really does have a detoxifying effect.”
Are you really the village chief?
Someone had begun to doubt.
However, his next sentence made his expression brighten.
“Poacher, if you can tell me how you woke up, I’ll help you get the tree root and personally escort you out. How about that?”
He was called a poacher again. Li Chonglou noticed that the people who had appeared seemed to harbor a deep prejudice against him, or rather, against outsiders!
No matter what he said, in their eyes, he was just one of those poachers!
Anyone could tell the implication of these three words.
Moreover, Li Chonglou noticed the look in their eyes; even when discussing a trade, they looked at him with indifference, even a touch of coldness!
But whatever, as long as he could complete his task, their attitude didn’t matter.
However, I don’t know the answer to this question either!
Li Chonglou’s mind raced. He came up with many reasons, but none of them held water.
He could feel that although these individuals were not friendly towards outsiders, they were inherently simple. With such people, once they discovered you were lying, there would be no room for cooperation.
With them, your trust was a one-time opportunity!
Of course, this was just his speculation, but he couldn’t afford to gamble right now.
So, after much thought, Li Chonglou finally said honestly, “I don’t know the specifics. Perhaps it’s because of my unique body.”
“Unique body?”
Li Chonglou stated frankly, “I don’t know if you’ve heard of curse power. I’ve been affected by it, and it’s because of this.”
“Curse power?”
The few people had clearly never heard of such a thing. But it was not difficult to understand. Islanders were people who lived in one place their entire lives, so they naturally knew little about the outside world.
Thus, Li Chonglou explained curse power.
He wasn’t sure if it was due to his honesty or his patient explanation, but after he finished, Li Chonglou clearly saw a softening in their expressions.
Indeed, dealing with these kinds of people required sincerity!
However, the village chief also appeared quite honest: “Then I apologize. Without a specific method for exchange, we can only send you out directly.”
After speaking, the village chief’s face turned stern again.
“Furthermore, this is your first warning. If we catch you again, we will have to send you to reincarnation!”
Speaking of killing as sending to reincarnation, it seemed their manners were still quite good, at least their cultural knowledge was not lost.
Li Chonglou muttered this to himself and was about to speak when another man in animal skins rushed over.
His expression was very tense.
“Bad news, village chief. I don’t know if it’s because of the spirit explosion period, but many people have rushed in, and some are heading towards the forbidden area.”
The village chief’s expression suddenly changed.
“What in the world is going on? Even during past spirit explosion periods, we’ve never experienced anything like this.”
The villagers next to the village chief also began to look worried.
Li Chonglou’s eyes darted, and he suddenly thought of a way, and hurriedly spoke, “Uh, how about I help you?”
The few people shifted their gazes towards him.
The village chief frowned, “You help us? How can you, a poacher, help us? No, why would you help us?”
These three consecutive changes in attitude made Li Chonglou even more aware of the suspicion these people held towards outsiders.
“I can. Just let me go, and I can deal with them.”
The few people turned away directly.
The village chief waved his hand, “Go and stuff his mouth. We’ll go and see first.”
Li Chonglou became anxious.
“Wait a minute, I’m telling the truth. If you don’t believe me, you can tie me up first. I know how to deal with them!”
The village chief looked back indifferently, “We have been here for hundreds of years, our experience is far greater than yours.”
Li Chonglou immediately retorted, “If that’s the case, what are you afraid of people coming in for? I think you’re short of manpower or equipment right now, aren’t you?”
The village chief’s expression froze.
Li Chonglou knew he had guessed correctly and couldn’t help but say again, “I told you, if you’re not at ease, you can tie me up first, but take me along. I have my ways of dealing with them!”
The village chief hesitated.
The reality was as Li Chonglou had surmised. Although they had more experience in dealing with outsiders like them,
The number of people who had come this time far exceeded their capacity, making it difficult to handle.
Should they believe this person’s words or not?