Chapter 75: The story of Buhua and Old Li (4)

The man’s self-introduction was very strange, leaving Buhua full of questions. What is the place called ‘Livestock’ Village? A place where you can’t get out once you’re in, and yet people still come here to see it? He said he had apprentices. Could it be that he was a folk martial arts master?

Bu Hua had a high status in the village, had received a good education since childhood, and had also been to the outside world several times. She was considered an insightful person, and soon she began to secretly speculate about the identity of Lao Li in her heart.

But Li didn’t seem to mind. He said to Buhua, “Are you really not going in?” Then he turned and left.

Facing such a strange person, Buhua, who had never been very curious, was for the first time filled with great curiosity. Coupled with the fact that the mother and child living in that house was something she had longed for but dared not approach, this time it seemed that this strange person had given her a “blatant” excuse. Unconsciously, Buhua’s footsteps followed that strange person and slowly walked into the home of the mother and child.

That day was the warmest experience in her life. She discovered that the simplest meals and the most impoverished life could be so happy and fulfilling. She was a little frightened to think that this subtle feeling between people could not be brought about by her and the bugs, including Zizi.

When the moon hung low in the sky, Buhua felt that she should leave. She felt that she had a little answer in her heart, and also a little jealousy. Why could she not have such good family affection?

This feeling of jealousy was something that Bu Hua had never experienced before, because in the past, she didn’t care whether she had it or not.

After spending a day together, the mother and child no longer had the initial fear of Bu Hua. The child even missed Bu Hua and begged her to stay a little longer. This is a common thing for ordinary people, but it made Bu Hua’s heart surge with a warm current.

Being called sincerely to stay a little longer? That is a feeling of being needed. When she stepped out of the door, she had a faint smile on her face.

The man named Lao Li followed Buhua out of the house. He had barely said a word that day, and Buhua had only learned a little about his background from the mother and child. He said that he had suddenly appeared in the village and had been sleeping outside the mother and child’s house. The kind mother could not bear to see this, so she let him move in.

In this village, no one said anything because no one cared. The despair of life makes most people crazy and random. As long as they don’t violate the rules set by the Miao people, they can do whatever they want.

This is why the mother had the courage to take in Lao Li.

However, this old man was also very disciplined, never overstepping the rules, and he didn’t even consume their food rations. Instead, he often brought back some game to share with the mother and child, and in his free time, he would teach the children to read and write.

The mother and son really liked this old man.

Under the moonlight, Li walked behind Buhua. Buhua didn’t speak, and neither did Li. In the quiet night, all you could hear was the sound of Li’s footsteps, which was a bit eerie.

After all, Buhua could not stand Li’s persistence. She stopped and looked at Li and asked, “You’re not an ordinary person, are you? Or are you a martial artist who has been plotting revenge?”

Although Buhua was cold and aloof, it didn’t mean she was stupid. She had many guesses about Old Li, and the most reasonable one was that someone in his family had died in the village of livestock, and then this person had gone through a lot of trouble to find this almost isolated place, quietly observed it for a while, decided to approach himself through the mother and son, and then began his revenge plan.

In Buhua’s eyes, the power of ordinary people, even that of martial artists, is laughable. In the face of absolute power, she simply chose a direct way to expose Old Li.

It is none of her business what this person is going to do, and she doesn’t want to get involved. She won’t even take action to deal with this person, because this person is going to challenge the village, and will eventually pay the price, because there are not a lack of such stories in the history of the village.

Facing Buhua’s directness, Old Li smiled and said, “I’m not a martial arts master, I’m a Taoist priest. I didn’t come to this village to seek revenge, but because I finally found out something. Those bugs are in your village, so I came to see how far they have evolved and whether my apprentices can destroy them in the future.”

This time, it was Bu Hua who was stunned. Of course, she understood what the bugs that Lao Li was talking about were. There was only one special kind of bug in the village, and that was the holy bug. This person said that he was a Taoist priest who was tracking down bugs. He couldn’t possibly be talking about mosquitoes, flies, or other bugs.

Although Bu Hua’s mood had changed a little at this time, the bug was undoubtedly the one with whom she had the deepest feelings. Lao Li’s words were simply provoking her bottom line. She smiled, but it was a sneer of disdain. She said, “Why is it your apprentice, not you who does it yourself? If you want to uphold justice, you shouldn’t use someone else’s hands.”

At the same time, Buhua had already made up her mind. After he answered, no matter what he answered, she would kill him.

Although Buhua’s position in the village was largely due to her ability to communicate with the holy insects, in fact, she was also a witchcraft genius and dabbled in the art of poisoning. It was the simplest thing in the world to kill an unknowing Taoist priest.

Facing Buhua’s question, Old Li touched his nose and said helplessly, “I really want to do it myself. I want to personally eliminate everything left behind in this world. Unfortunately, the will of heaven is unpredictable. I and certain things come from the same place. For some reason, I can’t personally take them away. They can’t do anything to me or harm me. What do you think? So I can only ask my apprentice to do it. Things that don’t belong to this world should disappear. No matter what kind of disappearance, they can’t exist in the first place.”

Hearing what Old Li said, Buhua’s face finally showed a hint of shock. He said that they did not belong to this world, and that they came from the same place. These words contained too much inside information, and he was the only person in the entire village who knew this inside information. Just like Zizi, she was the only one who knew her hometown.

Subconsciously, Buhua asked, “Where are you from?”

Li said directly to Buhua, “Kunlun!”

“Kunlun?” Bu Hua involuntarily took a few steps back. The history of the Wuzu tribe is long and rich, and it has been passed down to the present day. There are also many historical records of mysterious things in the village. When she is bored, she will open these books. She knows Kunlun, the most mysterious, but also the closest to ordinary people.

Many thoughts flashed through her mind. She wanted to say that the Taoist priest was making things up, but she couldn’t argue with him, because Zizi had also said that its homeland was a noble existence that could not be compared to this land.

“I know you want to kill me, but I advise you not to do it. You won’t be able to kill me, and it will make our conversation difficult.” Old Li said this to Buhua.

Buhua looked at Lao Li, and for a moment, she had a thousand words, but she didn’t know where to start.

But Li, with his hands behind his back, said to Buhua seriously, “In fact, bugs are neither evil nor good, and Kunlun does not necessarily represent nobility. It is just… you can understand it as a place suitable for higher life forms to live. People need to eat, and people need to eat meat, which is for survival. When lions and tigers are hungry, they will also eat people, which is also for survival. Who is right and who is wrong? There is no right or wrong. This is just the law of heaven and the way of nature, implying balance. So what about the bugs? The bugs need human vitality to evolve, and they grow in order to survive. So I also say that it doesn’t matter whether it’s evil or good.

Bu Hua was somewhat powerless. Faced with Lao Li, she felt for the first time a sense of powerlessness that she could not fathom in others. He said that the bugs came from the same place as he did, and that he wanted his apprentices to kill the bugs. But then he went on to say something that was so unorthodox that it was not something a human being should say. He said that the bugs that ate people were neither evil nor good. What exactly was he trying to say?

Facing the helplessness of Bu Hua, Lao Li didn’t seem to care. He jumped onto a large boulder and behaved in an indescribably dashing manner. He continued, “But this bug does not belong to this world. Its appearance is a disruption of the balance, and the laws of this world will not tolerate it, so it must disappear or go back.” At this point, Old Li paused and looked at Bu Hua and said, “Just like people, you can eat meat when you are hungry, and you can hunt for your own needs, but if you endlessly take because of your own desires, this balance will eventually be broken. The laws of heaven will not favor anyone because they are smart and powerful. People who hope to have a soul will wake up even if they have been loved by heaven.

Buhua could not fully understand what the man was saying, but she felt that his figure in the moonlight on the bluestone had an indescribable power, and his words were also unconsciously convincing.

“Take me to see the bugs, that’s all. In the years to come, you will have to make a choice, choose the bugs or choose the people. If you choose the people, we will meet again in the future.” Old Li looked at Buhua and said.