NOVPUB"Human race?" Another woman nearby heard this and said with a strange expression, "Thousands of years ago, such a long time past, and now someone has come here again."
"What do you mean?" The woman behind her pondered for a moment, seeming to realize something, and her expression also turned strange.
"What’s wrong?" Xu Zimei asked curiously.
He was also thinking about whether he should kill these people to merge with the first stage of the Fire Lizard.
But the Fire Lizard required Green Lizards and Red Lizards that were centuries old.
He didn’t mention whether these people met the requirements; all these women seemed to be Green Lizards, and there were no Fire Lizards.
He decided to wait and see how things would unfold, and after he understood this small world better, it wouldn’t be too late to make a move.
A few of the women looked at Xu Zimei somewhat pitifully and said, "Once you come here, you can’t go back."
"Why?" Xu Zimei asked with a smile.
"Don’t ask about that now; I just want to know, do you want to live, or do you want to die?" another woman said.
"What are you trying to do?" Xu Zimei responded, "Of course, I want to live."
"You’re lucky you ran into us. If you had encountered those guys from the Black Dragon Hall, you would probably be torn to shreds," one of the women said.
"I don’t understand what you’re talking about," Xu Zimei shook his head and replied.
"It’s normal that you don’t understand; I’ll explain it to you later," the woman said.
"My name is Lu Yun; you can call me Sister Yun.
If you trust me, hide here and wait until later tonight, and I’ll take you back to the village."
"Okay," Xu Zimei nodded and agreed straightforwardly.
"You’re not even going to ask why we want to help you," Lu Yun said, looking at Xu Zimei.
"I won’t ask; I trust you," Xu Zimei nodded earnestly.
"Interesting, you’re much easier to deceive than the fool from thousands of years ago," Lu Yun laughed.
"Then just wait here, and don’t let anyone discover you, especially those dressed in black robes."
Xu Zimei nodded and watched the women leave with a smile as they headed towards the village.
There was a force above this small world that forbade flight, although this force was nothing to Xu Zimei.
However, if he were to fly, it would definitely alarm the other party, and Xu Zimei was not in a hurry.
He found an orchard and walked in, leaning against a fruit tree to rest, ready to wait for the women to find him in the evening.
Xu Zimei had already started to gather the Power Vortex for his cultivation of the Heaven-shaking Skill, and after some time of intermittent practice.
Xu Zimei had gathered twenty Power Vortexes, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to gather more.
Unfortunately, in the past few days, he had opened ten Extraordinary Meridians, which brought his body into a new realm, allowing him to gather even more Power Vortexes.
He continued to cultivate until the evening, and it was only when someone patted his shoulder that he was roused from his cultivation state.
"You’re pretty relaxed to be able to fall asleep here," Lu Yun said in surprise.
She pointed at the woman who had come with her and said, "Let me introduce you, this is my sister, Lu Yun; what’s your name?"
"Xu Zimei," Xu Zimei answered with a smile.
"Let’s go, follow us back to the village while it’s dark," Lu Yun said, "I’ll explain everything to you once we get back."
Xu Zimei nodded slightly.
Once the three of them left the orchard, Xu Zimei noticed two pushcarts parked outside.
These pushcarts were loaded full with purple wisteria flowers.
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"What is this?" he asked curiously.
"You lie down here, and I’ll cover you with flowers. No matter what you hear later, you must not make a sound," Lu Yun reminded him.
Xu Zimei nodded, lay down in the pushcart, and allowed the wisteria flowers to cover him completely.
Soon, Lu Yun and the other person pushed the cart full of chat towards the village.
The journey was fairly smooth, and after about fifteen minutes, Xu Zimei felt the cart come to a halt.
"It’s getting late, get back now. The curfew is about to begin," a scolding voice rose.
"Understood, we’ve picked some wisteria flowers, planning to trade them for food tomorrow." Lu Yun hastily replied.
"You lowlifes, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have to be banished to this godforsaken place. Be careful."
"Who knows, if I’m in a bad mood one day, you’ll have a taste of what’s coming to you."
"Yes, yes, yes," the sisters Lu Yun quickly nodded and responded, continuing to push the cart towards the village.
The cart seemed to enter a courtyard, turning east and west several times before the wisteria flowers were finally removed.
"Come on out," Lu Yun said with a smile.
Xu Zimei sat up and found himself apparently in an underground chamber, with dim lighting around and over a dozen green-clothed people, both male and female, standing beside him.
"What is this?" he asked curiously.
"This is our secret place. Just stay here for now. If you get discovered above, we’d all suffer," Lu Yun explained.
Among the group, an old man with a bald head walked over shakily.
He said, "Human, I am the chief of this village. Just call me Chief Xing."
"Now can you explain to me?" Xu Zimei nodded and spoke.
"This is a small world where our lizard tribe has lived for generations. To leave this place, unless you have a Black Dragon Order, there’s no other way,"
chief Xing spoke: "As for whatever you want to know, just ask Lu Yun.
I am only here to tell you that if you are discovered by the Black Dragon Guards, don’t you dare give us away."
After the old man left, the remaining people all curiously sized up Xu Zimei.
They wanted to ask questions but were dismissed by the sisters Lu Yun.
Once everyone had left, Lu Yun then looked at Xu Zimei with a smile and said, "What do you want to know? Ask."
"I know about your lizard tribe, there are supposed to be four kinds of lizards, right? Why do I only see your Green Lizards?" Xu Zimei asked.
"Although this small world is incomparable to the Eternal Ancient Continent, it is still vast.
Each lizard species has its own territory. Without the permission of the Black Dragon Guards, no one can leave," Lu Yun said.
"What exactly are the Black Dragon Guards?" Xu Zimei asked.
"Our lizard tribe has worshiped the Divine Dragon for life, with the ultimate goal of becoming dragons. For this goal, we have strived for countless years," Lu Yun pondered a moment before explaining.
"Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors believed slanders and let an evil Black Dragon into our small world.
From that moment on, the Black Dragon ruled this world. The Black Dragon Hall and the Black Dragon Guards were established for it."
"Last question, why did you rescue me?" Xu Zimei asked with interest.
"Because we want your help to rescue someone," Lu Yun said.
"Who?"
"My sister, Lu Qing," Lu Yun honestly replied.
"I can barely keep myself safe, and you want me to save someone?" Xu Zimei laughed.
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