Chapter 13: Everything Began with Falling Fire from Heaven

"How did you know what he was saying?"

Curiously eyeing Li Li Boyang and Big Sister, E Tu, still unable to figure it out, finally spoke to explain.

"Speaking of the 'Earth Vein Turmoil', it can actually be traced back to the 'Falling Fire from Heaven' at the beginning of last year."

"Something fell from the sky..."

"Causing the Black Cloud Marsh to be shrouded in poisonous black fog, with not a single blade of grass growing within a hundred li."

"Then, not long ago, our Mountain God Grandmother slew a fierce deity that had run out from the Black Cloud Marsh."

"That fierce deity was originally sealed within the Black Cloud Marsh, formed from the evil qi of the nearby mountain ranges."

"With its death, the earth veins of this region suddenly became chaotic, and even the black fog of the Black Cloud Marsh began to spread outward."

"Out of necessity, many mountain spirits and wild monsters who realized the danger began to migrate outward..."

When speaking to this point, E Tu's voice paused slightly, then stared at Li Li Boyang and Big Sister to warn them.

"I remind you, not all mountain spirits and wild monsters are vegetarian like me."

"So during this time, you two had best venture outside the village less..."

"Otherwise, if you happen to meet other meat-eating monsters, they are not as easy to talk to as I am."

When E Tu said this, the tone was slightly grave.

Li Li Boyang could hear that the other party was warning him from the bottom of his heart.

As E Tu said, monsters like it, which possess reason and are willing to communicate with mountain villagers, are an extreme minority within the entire monster population.

Precisely because of E Tu's uniqueness, it became one of the first monsters to choose migration.

"By the way, after you return to the village, you can also tell this news to the others in the village, so they will venture into the mountains less during this time."

"Especially that hunter in your village..."

"He hunted mountain beasts on a large scale last year, long ago angering some monsters with extremely strong territorial instincts."

"If not for the protection of the Mountain God Grandmother, that fellow should have met a violent death last winter."

"This time, there is a chance a monster might take the opportunity to strike; tell him to restrain himself during this time and not enter the mountains frequently."

E Tu swore that its reminder was purely out of kindness.

But it noticed that the small child in the backpack, upon hearing this reminder, seemed to have its eyes instantly change to something quite different.

【Wait... could that hunter be...】

As if realizing something, E Tu suddenly widened its eyes.

Because the time when that hunter frequently entered the mountains to hunt wild beasts seemed to match exactly with the pregnancy period of the infant before its eyes?

For a small mountain village with only a dozen households, this obviously could not be a mere coincidence.

"Alright! I won't say any more unnecessary words."

"Anyway, you two little brats remember, don't run out and around all day during this time."

"When I come back next time, I will come to exchange those herbs with you."

Seeing this situation, Li Li Boyang, snapping back to his thoughts, immediately patted the backpack again, signaling Big Sister to give the herbs from the pocket to E Tu.

"Eh? Just give it to it like that?"

After understanding Li Li Boyang's meaning.

Although Big Sister was very reluctant, she obediently reached her hand into the pocket.

Then, under E Tu's surprised gaze, Big Sister threw the herb she had dug up earlier onto its feet.

"Here, Big Liar, this is Little Brother giving to you."

"Next time you must bring big money, I..."

Before Big Sister finished speaking, she saw Li Li Boyang pat the backpack again.

Turning her head in confusion to look at Li Li Boyang, this time Big Sister paused for quite a while before finally understanding what he wanted to express from his gestures.

"Little Brother says, when you come next time to exchange herbs, you can use... books to offset the money?"

While saying these words, even Big Sister seemed somewhat unsure, only continuing to speak after receiving Li Li Boyang's nod of affirmation.

"Preferably books related to medicine and herbal classics; Little Brother wants to learn the knowledge of identifying herbs."

Gathering herbs all over the mountain is Li Li Boyang's only source of income currently; naturally, he must learn how to identify the value of herbs.

On this point, those wild doctors certainly will not teach others their trade secrets—they are already doing well if they don't take the opportunity to lower the price.

Only this E Tu before his eyes; Li Li Boyang believed the other party must have a way to trick back a few scrolls of medical books and herbal classics.

"No problem, this is very simple, I will remember it."

Glancing at Li Li Boyang with a strange expression, E Tu had never encountered an infant so eager to learn.

Not even able to speak yet, and already thinking about how to read books.

【A Born Saint is indeed worthy of the name Born Saint, different from ordinary people from birth.】

With this thought flashing through its mind, E Tu swiftly picked up the herb Big Sister had thrown on the ground, then transformed into a majestic eagle and soared into the sky.

"Squawk!"

Accompanied by the eagle's loud and piercing cry.

Li Li Boyang and Big Sister looked up simultaneously, gazing at the eagle's gradually receding back until the other party completely disappeared into the clouds.

"So amazing..."

Unable to come to their senses for a long time.

The disdain for E Tu on Big Sister's face was gone, replaced by wordless shock.

Big Sister is just a child with a big mind, not truly ignorant.

The ability to transform into myriad forms seemed to have nothing strange in E Tu's description.

Even when the other party transformed into her own appearance, Big Sister mostly felt only novelty.

Yet it was not until he witnessed with his own eyes the figure transform into a mighty eagle that the scene unfolded.

The eldest girl's novelty gradually turned into shock, and even fear.

Setting aside other matters, given the robust physique displayed by that eagle, snatching up a malnourished child would be no problem at all.

"Little brother, shall we still go seeking treasure next?"

Fortunately, children's emotions come quickly and depart just as quickly.

The eldest girl soon came to her senses and turned her gaze toward Li Li Boyang in the backpack.

"Ah!"

He saw at a glance the eagerness in the eldest girl's eyes.

Li Li Boyang hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to nod.

The False Hare was among the first batch of spirits to choose migration, meaning the area near the village was not yet too dangerous for the time being.

Rather, it would be the most dangerous time when, as time passed, more and more spirits began to appear successively near the village.

Li Li Boyang and the eldest girl must find more valuable herbs before that time.

Moreover, taking a step back, even if they truly encountered danger.

As long as it was not facing a ferocious deity on the level of the Ru Fu, Li Li Boyang was fully confident in protecting both of them.

The only thing Li Li Boyang needed to ponder now was how to tell the villagers the news of the spirits' migration and, moreover, make them believe the authenticity of this matter.

The impact of this news was truly too broad, especially during this season of early spring.

With even the slightest carelessness, this small village of only a dozen households might not even need to consider whether they could survive the coming winter.

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