Chapter 132 Don’t make a big mistake (22)
Chapter 132 Don’t make a big mistake (22)
The house looked quite spacious. Mo Ci looked inside from the entrance and saw indeed only signs of one person living there.
Mo Ci stepped inside and subconsciously closed the door behind him. This way, he didn't have to worry about Lu Xi noticing anything wrong. He began to look around the room carefully.
The room looked spacious, and there wasn't much in it, just a wooden single bed, a box for clothes on the side, and a long table.
Half of the long table was filled with miscellaneous items, while the other side was empty, probably used to place food during meals.
Mo Ci walked a few steps to the bed, reached out and fumbled around, and finally found something that was somewhat useful.
Under the pillow was a piece of rough-looking paper, revised crookedly into a small notebook.
I opened the notebook and saw some illegible words written in charcoal, but fortunately I could still make them out clearly if I looked carefully.
Mo Ci just sat on the bed, flipping through the notebook. There were not many words on the notebook, but mostly some simple drawings.
From this, it can be seen that this man named Ma Kai has lived alone in this room since he was eight years old.
Ma Kai missed his parents very much, and the notebook also said that as long as he completed the Valley Master's requirements, he could visit his parents.
In other words, since he was eight years old, Ma Kai has never seen his parents again, and he doesn't even remember what his parents look like.
As for what was written in the book, that one could see his parents only after fulfilling the Valley Master's requirements, Mo Ci didn't quite believe it.
If Ma Kai's parents were really herbal farmers tending to herbs in the Swallowtail Valley, it would be absolutely impossible that he had not seen them for all these years.
Unless, Ma Kai's parents are already dead.
Or maybe Ma Kai was not from Fengdie Valley.
Just like Pang Sheng was helping Fengdie Valley to gather young children, perhaps, Ma Kai also came to Fengdie Valley in the same way.
It was also because time was tight just now, otherwise, he could have helped Ma Kai diagnose it in detail, but...
Just when Mo Ci was getting to know Ma Kai, Ma Kai, whose identity he had replaced, also slowly woke up.
He sat up slowly and felt cold all over. He was shocked to find that he was naked. He subconsciously picked up the clothes beside him and put them on.
Then he looked at this place with confusion. He couldn't remember where this place was and how he ended up here.
Ma Kai couldn't figure it out, and felt that this was not a good place, so he quickly got up and left. The direction he left was exactly the direction Mo Ci came from.
After all, it was Mo Ci who replaced Ma Kai's identity, and he was worried that Ma Kai would ruin his plan, so he simply fed him a drug that would cause temporary memory loss.
The effect of this medicine will last for three months. Three months is enough for Mo Ci to finish everything.
On this side, Mo Ci finished reading what was written in Ma Kai's notebook and was about to get up to check other things when he heard a knock on the door, accompanied by Lu Xi's voice.
"Ma Kai, let's go, it's time to eat."
"Okay, come right away."
Mo Ci put the notebook back under the pillow, opened the door and saw Lu Xi's face. He even stood on tiptoe to take a look inside while speaking.
"Why did you close the door today? Is your throat sore and your mood strange?"
Lu Xi was quite good at making excuses for Mo Ci. Mo Ci neither nodded nor shook his head, but Lu Xi thought what he said was right and quickly went to pull Mo Ci.
"Hurry up, Xing Yuan is back today, and the food will surely be very rich. It would be bad if we go too late."
As he spoke, he took big steps forward. Mo Ci let him go, but his eyes seemed to casually sweep over every inch of the place, memorizing the terrain.
After a while, they arrived at the so-called place where food was distributed. At this time, there were already quite a few people queuing there. Lu Xi hurriedly pulled Mo Ci to line up.
These people looked relatively young, but the clothes they wore were of similar styles.
Lu Xi was standing in front of Mo Ci, moving forward while talking to Mo Ci with his head tilted.
"Hey, I smell the aroma of braised pork. I must eat a big bowl of braised pork today."
While Mo Ci was listening to his words, his eyes fell on Xing Yuan and others who came out from the other end. Xing Yuan was wearing gray-green clothes at this time, and looked more imposing than when he was Pang Sheng's servant.
He glanced at those who were queuing for food with a look of indifference in his eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person.
When the other party looked over, Mo Ci avoided Xing Yuan's gaze first, but still kept an eye on the situation on Xing Yuan's side.
It seems that Xing Yuan was just transporting supplies back from outside as Lu Xi said.
If you think about it carefully, they were indeed transporting supplies, but they were different from the supplies that Lu Xi had imagined. These supplies were living people.
After Xing Yuan scanned the group, he called someone over and whispered, "Are there any of these people who have passed the test?"
The man nodded slightly, and Xing Yuan's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction. Without saying anything more, he turned around and left.
He spoke in a low voice, and with the noise here, it attracted even less attention. It was because Mo Ci had deep internal strength that he heard his words clearly.
A dark light flashed across Mo Ci's eyes. Just as he thought, these people were brought into the Fengdie Valley from outside. However, perhaps because everyone had different physiques, they were raised.
Just like feeding a pig, you feed it with good food and drink, and when the pig grows fat and strong, you can drag it out and slaughter it.
"Xing Yuan is really amazing. I wish I could be like him. Then I could go out into the world. I don't know what it's like out there..."
Lu Xi's voice of emotion sounded, causing Mo Ci to look at him more, and then he replied, "That day will come."
Lu Xi thought Mo Ci was encouraging him, so he immediately smiled and promised to give Mo Ci two pieces of the braised pork in the bowl.
Although Mo Ci didn't want it, Lu Xi gave it to Mo Ci as soon as he got the rice, and then pulled Mo Ci back.
When the food fell into his hands, Mo Ci smelled a faint medicinal smell in the food. He saw Lu Xi couldn't wait to put the braised pork into his mouth, frowned, and listened to Lu Xi talking incoherently.
"Ma Kai, you are really particular. You plan to go back to your room to eat. Okay, you go ahead. I will go back to my room to eat too."
As he spoke, Lu Xi had already walked to the door of his room. Mo Ci looked at his back and also went into the room. He placed the food on the long table, picked up some and smelled it carefully.
It does smell like medicine, but it's not poison, it's something like a tonic.
Thinking about it, Mo Ci simply took a bite and tasted it carefully. The braised pork was indeed well made. The medicinal flavor in it was cleverly combined with the braised pork, making it taste softer, more glutinous and richer.
As Mo Ci ate, he matched the herbs here one by one in his mind. After he tasted every dish, he stopped eating and instead pondered the effects of the combination of these herbs.
In addition to harmonizing the body, these things seem to be developing a human-shaped tonic pill. If this continues for a long time, you can really eat a bite of human flesh to supplement the body's needs.
In other words, people like Lu Xi are like the supplies of the Papilio Valley. Once they are trained, they will be useful.
Mo Ci temporarily put the food into his own space, ate some of the food that had been placed in the space before, and then followed Lu Xi to wash the bowls before he was done.
In the evening, Mo Ci quietly went out and began to explore the size of the Swallowtail Valley and the location of the Valley Master.
Mo Ci had observed many places during the day, giving him enough time to explore other places.
Then Mo Ci discovered that the place where Lu Xi and the others lived was located in a low place, which was roughly similar to an inverted cone barrel. They were in the lowest place and were surrounded tightly.
Even if you want to run, it's difficult.
NFBE