Lord of Deception

Yu Ziqing stood there for a long time, whether he was laughing at himself or laughing sarcastically.

The more I think about it, the more I understand that no matter what the people fighting outside are doing, it actually doesn't matter to them.

After a long time, he took a step forward and shouted loudly.

"Erhan, where did you die? Go and see the people buried underground. They have all begun to refine their bodies. How could they die underground so easily? If you were lazy, you deserve to die now."

After saying that, he glanced at the butcher next to him, whose eyes were dull and at a loss.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you go help quickly and see if anyone is injured?"

He turned his head and looked at another kitchen lady who was also at a loss.

"And you, what are you doing here? Hurry and check the food we have in stock, whether the underground mushroom forest has been buried, and whether there are water sources..."

"What are you doing standing still? Are you scared out of your mind? The earthquake is over, please move. Come on, don't stand still."

A group of people who didn't know what to do immediately started to move after hearing this. They didn't need to think about anything else. Now that someone was commanding them, they only needed to follow the instructions to relieve the panic in their hearts and calm down their panic.

Yu Ziqing helped the chief to the side and sat down, and then brought the shocked old sheep over.

Lao Yang's eyes were a little dim, and he whispered.

"Ziqing, I know how to find a way to go back, but it requires at least refining Qi to the Cave Void Realm, or refining the God to the Yangshen. And the longer the time goes by, the farther and deeper I am lost, the slimmer the hope, and we can't do it here. The resources here may not be able to support Qi refining for long..."

Yu Ziqing knelt down, looked at the two elders, gently waved his hand to interrupt Lao Yang's words, his eyes became calmer, and he said softly.

"Don't worry, the sky won't fall down. The more you are now, the more you two can't fall down. You can't panic. If you all panic, this place will be chaotic. If it's chaotic, it will only lead to your own destruction."

"I really never thought, and none of us thought, that it would eventually affect us in this way."

"Let's stabilize the hearts of the people in the village first and then talk about other things."

Seeing how calm Yu Ziqing was, Lao Yang came back to his senses and shook his head mockingly. The head of the village also came back to his senses and nodded to Yu Ziqing.

"You're right, we can't give up now."

The chief stood up, his eyes became sharp again, he walked towards the village and began to command the people in the village.

Yu Ziqing sat with Lao Yang and talked to himself.

“Before, you told me that no matter it is Daqian or Dali, the bigger the power, the more they cherish their feathers. Even if there is a war, they will avoid ordinary people and go to the wilderness to fight.

At that time, I thought, how could a world where power belongs to oneself become more peaceful and more disciplined?

Now it seems that no matter where it is, it is actually the same. When you are weak, sometimes your death will be unclear.

Today I really understand what it means to die without knowing who killed you, and even the other person doesn’t know who they killed. "

Lao Yang opened his mouth but was speechless, not knowing how to refute at all.

After a long time, he could only sigh helplessly. He knew that Yu Ziqing was right. There must be many similar things. It's just that dead people can't speak. They can make their own voice and tell others. He has always been a living person, and a living person with a big fist.

Yu Ziqing stood up, walked to the village, and started to help others.

There were more and more people practicing in the village, and the manual excavation work was proceeding very quickly. They dug along the collapsed mine according to their memory.

Some miners buried inside were soon dug out. Just as Yu Ziqing expected, in such a short time, coupled with the fact that those who could mine deep underground and whose physical refining skills were considered to be relatively high in the village, they were the first to be dug out. are still alive.

Everyone strengthened the mine while continuing to dig downward, and more and more people were rescued.

Seeing everyone carrying out the rescue in an orderly manner, Yu Ziqing stopped paying attention and instead went to the mushroom forest to take a look.

The cave where the mushroom forest is located has also collapsed. Fortunately, the cave is not too deep and can be dug down quickly.

There were not many injured people in the whole village. Basically, they were affected when they left the village. Considering everyone's physical condition, none of them were fatal. This is rare good news.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner. When it was time for dinner, Yu Ziqing also organized the kitchen aunt to cook a steaming meal.

In the village, nothing can soothe a panicked and confused heart more than food.

The village's water source has not collapsed. It is full of hard rocks. Although the water is no longer flowing, there is still a large amount of stock, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.

Everything seemed to have recovered temporarily, but on the third day, the director took Yu Ziqing and followed a kitchen aunt to the mushroom forest that had been dug up again.

There are Jinlan mushrooms everywhere that were crushed by the collapse. Someone is already trying to save the broken Jinlan mushrooms. They dug them out today and disposed of them quickly. They can also be used as food reserves. If it is later, they will not be eaten.

But the kitchen aunt quietly called the director and Yu Ziqing to show them the destroyed Jinlan mushrooms.

All the way to the depths of the mushroom forest, some places have not collapsed, and there are still many seemingly intact Jinlan mushrooms standing here.

However, the first time he saw these Jinlan mushrooms, Yu Ziqing knew that there was something wrong with these Jinlan mushrooms. They were in a completely different state than the ones he usually cut every day.

The open umbrella cover is slightly sluggish, and the thick stipe has also shrunk. If he doesn't cut it every day or see it every day, Yu Ziqing may not be able to notice such subtle changes.

He squatted down, dug up the ground, and immediately saw that the underground part of the Jinlan mushroom had begun to wither.

After digging several in a row, including those that seemed unchanged for the time being, the underground parts began to wither.

Yu Ziqing's face was a little solemn. If this Jinlan mushroom was similar to the fungus in his impression, then the underground part was actually important. The part above the ground was actually just the fruiting body grown for reproduction.

This means that the village will soon run out of food.

"How long will the food stored in the village be enough to last?"

"At least enough for everyone to eat for three months. If you save more, it can last longer." Li Chang replied.

Ever since Yu Ziqing came up with food that could be stored for a long time, the aunt in the kitchen has never been idle. After finishing her work every day, she started to stock up on food and never stopped for a day.

As of today, enough food has been stored for hundreds of people to last for several months.

But even so, after a few months, there will still be a complete lack of food. At that time, either everyone will starve to death together, or another human tragedy will occur. The final result must be that everyone will die.

Yu Ziqing's expression was a little dazed. He stood there for a long time and suddenly whispered.

"Stabilize the people in the village and don't panic."

"I want to do something. You don't have to come to me. Trust me."

"Remember, if anything happens, you must first stabilize and don't panic."

"Even if we die, I don't want us to die like this."

Yu Ziqing dropped these words and regardless of the mayor's answer, he walked deeper into the cave. After walking for a while, a section collapsed and disappeared in front of everyone in the blink of an eye.

His expression was a little dazed, and he blindly moved deeper into the place until he reached the end. When he saw the collapsed passage, he dug out the passage with his bare hands and continued to move deeper into the place.

After an unknown amount of time, only hard stones were left in the ground. Yu Ziqing turned around, destroyed the road he came from, and sat down against a stone.

There was a hint of madness and determination in his increasingly calm eyes.

"If I fight with someone, can't beat them, and get killed, then I'll admit it."

"But I am not willing to be treated like an ant and killed like this. They don't even know who they killed. I don't even know who is killing us."

"Everyone will die here. Eventually, they will starve to death here."

starve.

The last way Yu Ziqing wanted to die was.

"If this is the case, then no one can think about it."

"They've got me cornered now."

"If you push me hard, I can do anything!"

Yu Ziqing leaned against the stone wall and muttered to himself.

Day and night, he couldn't feel the passage of time, he just sat there like this.

After some time, he felt hungry and it was time to eat.

But he didn't respond. He just changed his position and lay down.

…

In the village, the headman looked at the old sheep opposite.

"He dropped those words and disappeared into the hole. I don't know what he was going to do."

No one thought that Yu Ziqing had escaped. The mine had become an island in the void, with nowhere to go.

The old sheep looked in the direction of the hole.

"What else did he say?"

"He told us to trust him and not to panic if anything happens, but to stay steady."

Lao Yang guessed that Yu Ziqing wanted to find a way to get out of trouble, but he couldn't imagine how they could get out of trouble under the current situation.

It's too late for anything...

But after hearing what Li Chang said, his inner hesitation gradually turned into determination.

Recently, he has been slapped in the face a lot, and there are not just one or two things that are beyond his expectations and beyond the scope of his knowledge.

At least he believed that Yu Ziqing was not the kind of person who would give up on himself.

Likewise, he also believed that Yu Ziqing was a trustworthy person.

"Just believe him and let's stabilize the village."

The chief nodded, then shook his head.

"You are right, but no matter what happens, we will face it together. He is ours. I want to find him. Even if he dies, I will not let him die in front of this old man like me."

Time passes day by day. Even in the current situation, the village is still well managed by the village chief. Everyone is panicking, but overall they still maintain their usual appearance.

The director didn't give up, but he didn't know what method Yu Ziqing used. No matter how they dug, they never found him again.

Deep underground.

Yu Ziqing already felt as if his stomach was on fire. He could no longer feel whether it was hunger or anything else.

The restless energy and blood rushing around the body became sluggish, and the opened acupoints became empty.

He had forgotten time and couldn't feel the passage of time. He only felt that time was passing so slowly. He was getting weaker and weaker, but his hunger had disappeared.

Lying there, I didn't even want to talk to myself. My mouth was dry and I didn't want to move my tongue to lick my lips.

His consciousness began to become a little blurry, and he even had hallucinations.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he felt there was a taste in his mouth. He reached out and touched the small cloth bag wrapped in several strips of beef jerky in his arms. It had been opened.

Of the beef jerky inside, he had eaten down to the last one at some point.

Yu Ziqing twitched the corner of his mouth slightly. He forgot that he still had food with him, but his body did not forget it.

At this time, he saw that his arms had lost weight, and the originally bulging biceps had returned to their skinny appearance.