The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 860: Formation and Unexpected Changes

Chapter 860: Chapter 860: Formation and Unexpected Changes

Besides giving Li Qing a rough explanation of the unique aspects of Burning Man Valley, Hong Fang Zhenren also provided Li Qing with several formation options, not just one but multiple methods.

Li Qing was genuinely clueless about the ways of formations, so he promptly returned that choice to Hong Fang Zhenren.

He let him handle the arrangements, as long as the area wouldn’t harm anyone afterward.

The two of them briefly discussed the matter, and Hong Fang Zhenren did not give a specific time, but said that if he had time in the next two days, he would come and set up the formation for Li Qing.

Probably because of the last deal with the Supreme Rejuvenation Elixir, Hong Fang Zhenren agreed very readily without any hesitation.

After finalizing this, Li Qing put away his phone and glanced at the bustling barbecue stall outside the window.

It was just after ten o’clock, which was the liveliest time for the barbecue stalls.

But now, Li Qing and his friends had become somewhat free, as Han Mei had previously hired a few diligent women from the village as long-term employees, and Lü Zong had sent over a dozen waiters to help, so the barbecue stall was not short-handed at all.

Even Han Mei and Wu Xingxing didn’t need to personally step in anymore, they just needed to supervise a bit and occasionally guide the apprentices.

What Lü Zong and Guan Ying’er had discussed during the day had already been implemented by this evening.

Many mobile vendors had appeared at the entrance of the village, selling a variety of goods.

From what Li Qing could see, there were vendors selling fried skewers and ice cream, among other snacks, and also two hoop-tossing stalls.

Their aroma definitely attracted attention.

Although the scale was not yet large, the signal was already clear.

Li Qing didn’t need to spend money to hire actors to artificially boost the popularity.

"I’m going to check on the livestreamers," Li Qing said as he stood up. "I hope to god nothing bad happens."

"Hmm, go ahead, it’s indeed not very safe late at night," Wu Xingxing obediently replied, then paused and cheekily asked, "So, should I change these pants, or not?"

"Can I not change? Won’t people see?" Li Qing asked.

Wu Xingxing giggled, "I could change into a longer skirt."

Li Qing’s enthusiasm instantly flared up, "Then change into a longer skirt."

"Okay, you go ahead," Wu Xingxing said cheerfully. "When you come back, I’ll fight you for three hundred rounds, it seems no one’s home right now, let’s sneak around and try something different."

"You still have some tricks up your sleeve?" Li Qing was immediately surprised.

Everyone already knew each other so well to this extent, yet Wu Xingxing still had some tricks hidden.

This little girl wasn’t being honest!

"What tricks? I’ve already used up everything I could, I haven’t learned anything new," Wu Xingxing said, pouting her rosy lips. "I mean, just the two of us, doing something a bit different later."

These days, Li Qing’s routine mainly consisted of being together in the same bed—whenever they felt like it, they did it together, and the times they did it separately were indeed rather rare.

"Alright, then let’s do something different, just the two of us," Li Qing said with a smile.

Taking a powerful flashlight, Li Qing left the crowded barbecue stall and headed towards Burning Man Valley.

On the main street of the village, groups of visitors coming here for entertainment could be seen from time to time.

Interestingly, most were either groups of adult men or young couples.

The groups of men were generally middle-aged, relatively older.

Youths in groups were hardly seen.

Perhaps this kind of rural sentiment could only be deeply appreciated by people of middle age.

Most of the young people who came here were probably drawn by the fun and play or were on an adventure.

Actually, young people in this age group who grew up in the countryside rarely talk fondly of their village life.

Those who grew up in the city might not even know what village life is truly like, and they are even less interested.

But regardless, Tang Rou’s proactive marketing along with Hua Liangjun, Brother Hu, and their accidental passive marketing, all showed very good results.

In the past few days, the faces of the villagers were full of smiles, and whoever saw Li Qing would eagerly come forward to offer a cigarette and chat.

Li Qing had recently developed the habit of smoking occasionally, all due to their persuasions.

The villagers were experts at persuading drinking, eating, and smoking.

If you neither ate nor drank and just sat there, some with a quick temper would even become angry.

This was the flavor of rural relationships.

Although people are not inherently good or evil and the village had its fair share of conflicts, they were straightforward when it came to interpersonal warmth.

Thinking about these things, Li Qing inadvertently had already walked to Burning Man Valley.

The blood-red valley was eerily quiet, without any lights or human voices, and even the air around seemed dead.

Li Qing’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, damn it, something had happened!

Although he had beaten Brother Hu and those bastards severely, even threatening to bury them alive, what they did wasn’t punishable by death.

Li Qing couldn’t really kill them.

Li Qing shone his flashlight around and hurried down.

"Brother Hu, Brother Hu!"

He shouted a few times, but his voice seemed to not carry at all.

Normally, in this type of terrain, there should be an echo, but Li Qing heard nothing; the sound didn’t carry, feeling as though it had been swallowed by the sea.

Just as Li Qing hesitated whether to use "Sky Thunder Striking" for forced illumination, he suddenly noticed footprints on the ground, winding downward as if four or five people had passed.

Li Qing couldn’t afford to think too much and hurriedly ran down, going deep into the valley, where he saw people.

Brother Hu and his companions were sealed in the mud, looking as if they were buried alive.

Fortunately, they were still alive, just unconscious.

Their live-streaming phones were messily thrown aside, still flickering.

Li Qing shone his flashlight around and quickly started to dig out Brother Hu and the others.

The soil was very loose, barely covering their bodies, and did not look like it could bury anyone. But the fact was, they were indeed buried.

Li Qing didn’t struggle much to pull Brother Hu and the others out of the mud.

He exerted a little force with his hands, pinched Brother Hu’s Renzhong acupoint and slapped him hard several times.

But Brother Hu showed no signs of waking up.

Li Qing then tried chest compressions and more fierce slapping, but still, it was ineffective.

Li Qing tried the same with the others, but to no effect either.

These were the few emergency methods he knew.

If they didn’t work, there might be other reasons.

Suddenly, he shone his flashlight around, raised his voice, and called out, "Who did this, come out and talk? Wake them up, or else, don’t blame me for getting rough."