Chapter 278: Corpse Floating in the Well

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A dog's head fell to the ground, spinning twice.

This was a sturdy wild dog, its muscles well-defined, as if it had worked out, its eyes blood-red, and saliva flowing from its mouth.

Wei Hengbo put away his long knife. The entire blade of this knife was an eerie blood color, and when the knife was withdrawn from the wild dog's neck, a wisp of blood was vaguely sucked into it.

These two siblings had relatively rich wild survival experience, so their task was to come out to find food.

Not long after coming out.

They encountered a wild dog tearing at rotting meat. Seeing the two, it roared and lunged over, only to be killed by Wei Hengbo with one stroke of his knife.

Wei Hengbo picked up the dog's tail.

"Dinner is served."

Wei Qinglan rolled her eyes and pushed him impatiently.

"This thing feeds on humans; aren't you afraid of being poisoned if you eat it? Let's find other wild animals."

Wei Hengbo shrugged and looked into the distance.

"Then let's keep looking, but I don't think such wild animals are easy to find."

Following Wei Hengbo's gaze, the surroundings of the Village Without Burials were all weeds and desolate trees, looking like ordinary wasteland, but as long as one pushed aside a lush patch of grass, one could find human bones under the grass.

Dead people's corpses were thrown randomly in the wilderness.

As long as it was an animal that ate meat, it was afraid it couldn't refuse this free food...

West side of the Village Without Burials.

Wen Chao, Jiang Chun, and Ran Qiuhua were collecting some things.

Such as hemp grass that could be used to twist ropes, dry firewood that could be used to start a fire, mugwort that could be used for disinfection after burning...

Although the room was empty, many things in the wild could be utilized. Collecting these things was very useful for future survival.

In the eyes of Jiang Chun and the other woman.

This old man Wen Chao was the most reliable one in the team, so following him should result in a high survival rate.

They didn't know much about the Fudi.

The eerie walking corpses last night and the old people today had all scared them.

Therefore, after discussing it, they both believed that if they wanted to survive, they could only rely on experienced seniors.

But they did not want to be parasites clinging to protection, nor did they think of selling their charms; the best way to obtain protection from others is to demonstrate one's own value.

So they worked very hard.

Although they had never been in contact with similar work in their daily lives, as long as Wen Chao said it, they would try their best to do it, and because Wen Chao was an old man, they wouldn't let Wen Chao do many jobs that required bending over or moving heavy objects, and would support Wen Chao when they encountered places where it was easy to fall.

Their thinking was correct.

Using the physical strength of young people to exchange for the experience of survival.

But if Wu Xian saw this scene, he would definitely complain, because this old man Wen Chao had a better physical fitness than even Wu Xian...

Wen Chao saw the actions of the two women in his eyes, his expression very gratified.

"They are all good children..."

Especially Jiang Chun, who made him appreciate her even more.

As he watched, he felt that some of Jiang Chun's movements were somewhat like his deceased wife...

South side of the Village Without Burials.

There were the most people here, a full five.

Miao the middle-aged woman, Yang Bin, Little Gao, Su Xuan, and Li the Li Juxian were responsible for solving the team's drinking water problem.

There was a water well in the center of the Village Without Burials.

So normally, they wouldn't lack daily water.

But when Miao the middle-aged woman wanted to draw water, she smelled a foul odor as soon as she reached the wellhead, and she was horrified to find a human face swollen from soaking at the bottom of the well! That human face had its eyes open, and the corners of its mouth were deformed due to swelling, vaguely as if it were smiling at Miao the middle-aged woman! Somehow.

Miao the middle-aged woman had a mental lapse and was one step away from falling into the water well. If it weren't for Su Xuan behind her discovering the anomaly and pulling her in time, she would have become a corpse in the well by now! This terrifying little episode.

Could only be called a routine event in a Fudi.

But after this incident, they didn't dare to take water from the water well, and even if they took it out, they didn't dare to use it.

So they turned around nearby.

On the south side of the village, they found a clear small river ditch, which should be a tributary of the river under the Three Immortals Bridge.

So Yang Bin, Little Gao, and Su Xuan took turns carrying wooden buckets to transport water to the village.

And Miao the middle-aged woman and Li the Li Juxian tried to get two fish out of the river.

They were newcomers.

Therefore, when entering the Fudi, the things beside them were also brought in, such as the modified beverage bottle Miao the middle-aged woman used to catch small fish and Li the Li Juxian's fishing rod.

But the two of them worked by the river for a long time without catching a single fish.

It was as if there was no life in this clear river ditch...

"Grandma, is your waist sore? My massage skills are great!"

"Old man, are you lonely? I'll play chess with you. If you lack someone to chat with, I can also listen to your nagging; I can listen to anything with peace of mind."

Wu Xian shuttled diligently among the old people.

The tone was a bit affected.

But he worked for a long time without a single old person paying attention to him. No matter how he persuaded them, their upper and lower lips were like they were sewn shut.

He went through all the rooms, returned to the center of the village, turned around twice, and finally couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

"Are these old things all mutes?"

Wu Xian didn't obtain any verbal information, but instead suffered countless cold eyes, especially a thin old woman in ragged clothes who looked at him as if he were an enemy.

During this period, he saw Du E also trying to do similar things. Looking at her frustrated expression, her harvest shouldn't have been much either.

However, Wu Xian at least confirmed.

These old people were human, not ghosts in disguise, so there was no need to worry about these old things suddenly transforming for the time being.

In addition, these rooms were very simple and could be seen at a glance, but Wu Xian didn't see any god statues, which meant that the way to worship gods in this Fudi was still a mystery.

So he should try his best to save the two types of god-worshiping props on him.

Just as he was thinking.

Wu Xian suddenly heard painful groans.

He followed the sound to a room and saw the old woman with the vicious look from before vomiting.

"Woo woo... wah..."

The filth stained the front of her clothes and the ground below.

After vomiting, the old woman smoothed her breath, but suddenly couldn't smooth it out, her body twitched, and she lay on her side on the ground, motionless.

Wu Xian walked over carefully to check and touched the old woman's neck; she no longer had a pulse.

Dead...

This old woman who hadn't given him a good look just now had died just like that.

Wu Xian's face was heavy as he performed a simple examination of the old woman's corpse.

He discovered that she should have been severely malnourished before, and there were big problems with her food and drinking water.

The water she drank came from the small water jar beside her, and the water in the jar was already foul-smelling, which should have been scooped out from the water well with the corpse. Beside her was a bag containing moldy dry food...

The old woman had difficulty moving, and the old people around didn't have the energy to take care of her, so she could only eat and drink spoiled food and water, and eventually died because of this food...

Wu Xian suddenly felt a bit blocked in his heart.

"I understand now..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 279 =====