As the group slowly emerged from the woods, the Lian tribe members, upon seeing Lianxin, cried out in delight, "The chieftain is back! The chieftain is back!"
The women rushed over and pulled everyone towards the village.
Zard carried the still unconscious Huan Yu on his back and walked behind, hesitating whether he should follow.
“No, we can’t go with them,” Zard decided to leave. He had to wait in the rainforest for Huan Yu to wake up and find out who it was. Otherwise, the whole village might die.
With that thought in mind, Zard turned and walked into the woods.
But as soon as he turned around, he saw an old woman leading a little girl slowly walking out of the woods, followed by two golden corpses.
Zard had met these two before. They had been to the Wilderness settlement. The little girl was named Lianhua, and she looked to be about eighteen years old. She was particularly fond of Huanyu.
The old lady was Lianxin's mother, Chen Jiazhang's old flame, and the previous clan chief of the Lian clan...
The old lady looked at Zard and sneered, "I've been following you for two days now. You little brat, you really are trying to run away. What, is Lianxin not good enough for you?"
“No, you’ve misunderstood,” Zard quickly explained, “It’s really dangerous for me to carry this person on my back. He might kill everyone when he wakes up. He’s ruthless!”
“Nonsense,” said the girl Lianhua. “I saw him in the settlement before. Although he didn’t like to talk to people, he was a good person. If that’s the case, why didn’t he kill everyone in the wilderness settlement back then?”
At this moment, Lianxin also turned back, pursing her lips and remaining silent.
"Huh?" Zard was both amused and exasperated. "Everyone has misunderstood. I really wanted to save you, that's why I chose to leave."
The golden corpses slowly surrounded them, and the old woman said coldly, "Take them all back to the village, and don't let anyone run away!"
Nine golden corpses surrounded Zard. In just a moment, one of the golden corpses snatched Huan Yu from his back, while the remaining golden corpses grabbed Zard's hands, feet, and head, lifting him into the air.
They carried it into the village as if it were a pig.
"Huh? Huh?! Put me down, it's really dangerous!" Zard shouted hoarsely.
However, at that moment, Lianhua whispered to the old lady, "Grandma Lianpeng, I want that sleeping man. I took a liking to him back in the wilderness settlement."
The old lady said kindly, "Then just feed him your Red Heart Gu. Men will only love you wholeheartedly if they are fed the Red Heart Gu. Grandma Lianpeng suffered because she was too soft-hearted, which is why Chen Jiazhang got away."
"Hmm!" Lianhua took out a chicken-wing wood box from her bosom, took out a small red ladybug from it, and put it into Huanyu's mouth.
Watching the Crimson Heart Gu crawl into the other person's mouth, Lianhua exclaimed, "The men outside are so handsome."
However, Lianhua was still a little worried at this point.
She reached out and pried open Huan Yu's mouth, confirming that the Crimson Heart Gu had turned into red liquid and flowed into Huan Yu's throat. Only then did she happily follow her back to the village.
Seeing this, Zard suddenly became furious.
Chapter 810, Zhongyu! I'll turn you all into zombies!
"You! You just fed him the Crimson Heart Gu like that?" Zard was furious.
The values of the Lian tribe are vastly different from those of the outside world. They have no concept of chastity, and love is something that is optional; as long as you feed them the Red Heart Gu, they will fall in love.
The Crimson Heart Gu cannot control anyone, but the emotions it generates cannot be severed.
Although Zard is generally easygoing, he sometimes enjoys seeing Zhongyu and Dayu get their comeuppance.
The problem is, Huan Yu's body contains not only Zhong Yu and Da Yu, but also Xiao Yu!
That was the pure and innocent Xiaoyu!
Everyone, including Qingchen, doted on Xiaoyu as if he were their own younger brother. On the battlefield, Zard would even take a hand to cover Xiaoyu's eyes, afraid that he might be left with some kind of trauma.
If Xiaoyu's love is 'stolen' because of the Crimson Heart Gu, Zard will be held responsible.
Zard began to struggle among the golden corpses: "Hurry up and take out the Crimson Heart Gu! Why did you let him eat it like this?"
The old lady Lianpeng sneered, "Too late! I took a trip to the settlements outside and found that all the men outside are the same. They use all sorts of sweet words to marry beautiful wives, make them cook, make them have several children, and make them take care of their parents. In the end, when she is ravaged by time and becomes a haggard old woman, you start to despise her."
Chen Jiazhang remained silent, though he also felt somewhat guilty.
Back then, Lianpeng was not like that at all. The other person was gentle and considerate. He said he liked to drink, so Lianpeng led his people to brew wine.
He said he wanted to eat rice, so Lianpeng led his people and the golden corpse to plant rice.
In those years, Lianpeng was very obedient to him. As long as he didn't mention leaving Xiuzhuzhou, they could live a happy life together in Xiuzhuzhou.
Back then, in the Lian tribe, the Crimson Heart Gu was something men took voluntarily. If you wanted status, you could take it; if you didn't, you wouldn't starve. No one was forced to take it.
Even though Chen Jiazhang already had a daughter, he was never fed the Red Heart Gu.
But after Chen Jiazhang secretly left, everything in the Lian clan changed. Lian Peng searched for him in Xiuzhu Prefecture for a whole year, as if he had lost his soul, before finally coming to terms with reality.
From then on, any man who wanted to marry a member of the Lian tribe had to consume the Crimson Heart Gu. A woman could also simply snatch a man she fancied and feed him the Crimson Heart Gu directly.
It can be said that all the hardships endured by the men in Xiuzhuzhou were actually paid for by Chen Jiazhang.
Chen Jiazhang felt somewhat guilty: "Lianpeng, I'm sorry... Please let them go. If you have any problems, come at me."
Lianpeng walked into the village: "You have no right to bargain with me. I can understand your desire to go out and make your way in the world, and I've gradually heard about what kind of organization your knights are. I understand, but since you knew you would definitely leave, why did you stop in Xiuzhu Prefecture? Why did you have Lianxin with me?"
The group carried Zard, Huanyu, and Chen Jiazhang slowly into the village.
Zard felt like he had fallen into the hands of a cannibal tribe, and the campfire already burning in the village was meant to roast them...
It's too wild and undeveloped.
After entering the village, Zard and Huanyu were kept far apart. He took the opportunity to whisper to Lianxin, "Is the Crimson Heart Gu really irreversible?"
“Yes,” Lianxin nodded, “After the Crimson Heart Gu melts, it will turn into energy and become intertwined with your destiny. You will slowly develop feelings for one person and from then on, you will only love one person.”
Lianxin sat by the campfire, while Zard was being looked at with envious eyes by many men. Lianxin was the clan leader and the most beautiful woman in the entire Lian clan, so naturally many people had their eyes on her.
If one marries Lianxin and consumes the Crimson Heart Gu, one will naturally become the deputy clan leader of the Lian clan, holding an extremely high position.
Zard's interference has dashed many people's hopes.
The party began, and Zard kept glancing at Huanyu with a worried expression.
Lianxin, who was standing nearby, suddenly whispered, "You wanted to run away just now, was it really because he was in danger?"
“Of course,” Zard sighed, “but none of you believe me! Look, you’ve been so worried I’m almost cured!”
Lianxin pondered for a long time: "If I'm willing to go with you, will you always be devoted to me?"
"Huh?" Zard was stunned. "What did you say?"
Lianxin rolled her eyes: "I won't say nice things twice. Pretend I didn't say anything."
The bonfire party was lively and noisy, and everyone got drunk. Almost everyone found their own Ah Zhu and Ah Xia for the night.
The little girl Lianhua didn't go to the bonfire party. She sat to the side, carefully holding Huanyu in her arms, and wiping the dust off Huanyu's face with a wet handkerchief.
But at that moment, someone suddenly looked in Huan Yu's direction: "Hey, he's awake! He's opened his eyes!"
But then Huan Yu got up, rubbed her head, and looked around curiously without saying a word.
Lianhua exclaimed in delight, "You're awake!"
Huan Yu ignored her and slowly stood up. She first looked at the golden corpse, then at everyone present: "What an interesting place, hehe."
Zard tensed up, holding Lianxin tightly behind him as if facing a formidable enemy.
As expected, it's Zhongyu!
It really is China Badminton!
Zard was getting anxious. Of everyone present, he was the only one who had actually met Zhong Yu, so he naturally knew what kind of person he was.
Before he could say anything, Lianhua, who had just approached, was lifted into the air by a dark red phantom hand.
The hand and foot were the size of a truck tire, and the red shadow was covered with black veins and tangled tendons.
Lianhua was caught off guard by this sudden turn of events and was grabbed around the waist, her face turning red.
Manifestation Awakening, Crimson Hand!
The Lian tribe members, who had just drunk the wine, suddenly sobered up and began to control their zombies to fight the enemy, trying to rescue Lianhua.
However, as hundreds of bronze, silver, and gold zombies rushed forward, a corresponding number of scarlet hands appeared in the darkness and firelight, firmly controlling all the zombies in place.
Those Lian Clan members who tried to rush forward were swatted away by the crimson hand with lightning speed.
Under the intense killing intent, not a single person could even get within ten steps of Zhong Yu. One by one, the Lian clan members were sent flying backward, their internal organs burning intensely.
When the characters switched to Zhongyu, Zard and Lianxin noticed a change in each other's eyes.
There was no longer any white in his eyes; only a deep black remained.
They no longer seemed human.
What's most ruthless is that Zhong Yu's every strike is extremely precise. Everyone who was hit by his Crimson Hand didn't die, but they were completely incapacitated.
Those hideous scarlet hands seemed endless; even ten thousand people couldn't do anything to them.
Zhong Yu looked around the village with great interest. When he saw Zard, he smiled and said, "Long time no see, little Zard."
Zard nervously swallowed.
Zhong Yu sneered, "I won't make things difficult for you today. Is the girl behind you related to you? If so, I might spare her life."
Zard said solemnly, "You can't kill anyone here."
"Oh?" Zhong Yu strolled leisurely through the village. "Is there anyone in this world who can give me orders? I'll spare your life, but I only need you to protect this body while I'm asleep... By the way, what's with these zombies? They look so cute, like perfect works of art."
Zhongyu doesn't even have a very clear personality. Xiaoyu retains all the innocence and light in his personality, while he is the embodiment of all the dark sides.
Zard said, "This is the cultivation tradition of the Lian Clan."
Zhong Yu laughed and said, "Finally, I've found something interesting. I can't use my own abilities too much, and I don't know if it will have any impact if I start cultivating this again. Tell me, who has the inheritance to control and create zombies? I want to turn everyone here into zombies for fun. No, how fun would it be if I could turn everyone in the entire Federation into zombies? Then I'll open a wax museum all by myself, and you will all be my most prized wax figures."
The Lian clan members' expressions all changed. This person crushed them all with a single move, and did so without any chance of fighting back. Even the golden corpse could only be tightly gripped by the scarlet hand, unable to move.
And now, this person is going to turn them all into zombies with a single word!
Lianxin finally understood that Zard had run away because he really didn't want to bring the danger into the village, and that she had misunderstood him!
Zard said seriously, "This isn't your body, it's Xiaoyu's."
“It doesn’t matter,” Zhong Yu paced through the crowd, finally stopping in front of Lian Hua: “Let’s start with you. Tell me how to make a zombie, or I’ll kill you and all your people.”
Lianhua was held captive in mid-air by the scarlet hand, her head turned to the side, tears streaming down her face, glistening in the firelight.
No one spoke. The Crimson Heart Gu was not a panacea; it was not a control-type item, but only something that could generate feelings.