When the tide fell down, Xiao Ping asked, "Hu Niu, is this footwork really called cat foot?"

Han Erxiang said, "Just call me Maobu."

"Hu Niu, don't tell anyone about this today." Considering that this is a martial arts that the Han family is not a foreign language, and considering the benefits and interests of this, Xiao Ping solemnly explained to Han Erxiang.

"You think I'm stupid." Hu Niu said, "If I tell this to outsiders, my second uncle won't break my leg."

Han Erxiang’s second uncle is the patriarch Han Baoju.

Han Erxiang is not afraid of Han Dawa, but she is afraid of Han Baojue.

Xiao Ping said, "Hu Niu, you are so smart."

"No matter how smart I am, I am not as smart as you." Hu Niu said, and looked at Xiao Ping with such affectionate eyes. Xiao Ping felt a lot of goose bumps all over his body and even the soles of his feet. So he quickly said, "Hu Niu, why don't you go back first? I have to sleep for a while, otherwise he will be eaten by evil spirits when patrolling on the night."

Han Erxiang nodded seriously, then moved her eyes away from Xiao Ping's face reluctantly, got up and walked out of the house.

After Hu Niu left, Xiao Ping did not continue to sleep, but instead practiced the "cat step" over and over again in the room.

Meditation, luck, footwork...

The three steps are carried out one after another and are carried out at the same time, and they are orderly. During each drill, Xiao Ping feels familiar with it. After each drill, his skill will increase by one point.

The drill was practiced until the evening, and Xiao Ping's "cat step" was perfect. He jumped onto the bed with a little toe, and the wooden bed that was about to fall apart did not tremble or make any sound.

The essence of "cat step" is that it is light and flexible. As for speed, Xiao Ping has not tried it yet, but he feels that the speed will not be too bad. The main purpose of this step is to avoid damage and facilitate running away.

That day, after dinner, it was already dark.

Xiao Ping came to the village square to gather at the patrol team at his father's instructions.

Generally speaking, the village patrol team is organized with forty people, and forty people are divided into four groups, with each ten being one group.

The four groups were compiled into the east group, the west group, the south group, and the north group, respectively.

The four groups went to the four directions of the village, southeast, west and northeast, and patrolled the village around the Shishishishiliu.

At this time, in the square, the patrol team had gathered together. Because of the supplement of fresh blood, the patrol team was elderly, like Xiao Ping's father Xiao Dakui, who could leave the patrol team, which was the so-called retirement.

So there were only thirty-four old members of the patrol team that arrived today, and the other six were the six boys who had just participated in the coming-of-age ceremony.

The six people were assigned to four teams respectively, and the weak girl Dong Xiaoduo was assigned to the Western Group because her brother Dong Haishan could protect her.

The other three teenagers were organized into two groups, north and south.

Xiao Ping and Han Chuxiu were assigned to the East Group,

In theory, such distribution is unreasonable and unfair to the other three groups.

Because the East Group is the strongest group and the group with the smallest casualty rate in five years.

Xiao Ping, who performed the best in the coming-of-age ceremony, should not be assigned to this group. Although Han Chuxiu failed to complete the coming-of-age ceremony, she was a martial arts practitioner and was the strongest among the six teenagers.

These two teenagers should be divided into three other groups to achieve a balance of the overall strength of each group.

This is the distribution to be fair.

But there is no absolute fairness in the world. Han Chuxiu is the daughter of the patriarch and the cousin of the captain Han Dawa, so she will naturally receive special care.

Xiao Ping is the son-in-law of the Han family and Han Dawa's brother-in-law, so it is normal for him to be taken care of.

Of course, in this arrangement, Han Dawa is not a good candidate for Xiao Ping, a martial arts practitioner. He is completely considering his sister Han Erxiang.

At this time, Xiao Ping stood at the end of the team in the east group. The one in front was Han Chuxiu. Under the darkening night, Xiao Ping looked at Han Chuxiu who was so close to him. Han Chuxiu was slim in his hair under Xiao Ping's night vision.

The strange and clear visual experience made Xiao Ping feel excited and his breathing was a little rapid. The heat hit Han Chuxiu's swan-like jade neck in front.

Han Chuxiu turned around and glared at him. Xiao Ping made a confused and innocent expression and took the opportunity to ask, "Han Chuxiu, why are you not attending the coming-of-age ceremony? Why do you want to join the patrol team? You can sleep at home."

"You have to care!" Han Chuxiu glared at him fiercely. Xiao Ping's statement was the same as her father Han Baoju's point. She could not join the patrol team without completing the coming-of-age ceremony and stay at home for a year.

But she is a strong girl. She doesn't want others to say anything about this, nor does she want to be special, as she will be looked down upon.

She thought that since she was already an adult, she should do what an adult should do, use the martial arts she learned to resist evil spirits and protect the village.

"Light up the torch." Seeing that the sky was completely dark, Han Dawa, who was standing in front of the queue, ordered with a full voice.

Wen Ling, one of the leaders of the four teams, namely the team leader, lit a torch. The flames were burning, making the scene bright red, and the candle oil crackled and swayed.

"Today, six little boys have just entered the patrol team. They are newcomers to the patrol team and the hope of the village's future. Everyone should pay attention to protecting them," Han Dawa explained, looking at the East Group,

He actually said this to the group of people in the East Group. In the face of the terrible and strange evil spirits, there is no reason not to be injured or killed. Every year, there are as many as ten people in the village who die in the patrol team.

The reason why the villagers did not die was completely accused of having many children. Except for those who died prematurely and those who had problems, each of the women in the village gave birth to at least five children.

As the captain, Han Dawa is responsible for the distribution and dispatch of the patrol team, and it is impossible for him to take full care of Han Chuxiu and Xiao Ping. So he instructed the leader of the East Group Ma Erpao to focus on protecting Han Chuxiu and Xiao Ping.

"Give weapons to the new kids." Han Dawa issued an order, and immediately a team member stuffed a knife to the six newcomers. The knife was a pig-killing knife, heavy and sharp, and there were dark red blood stains on the blade. It is said that this thing can ward off evil spirits. Because evil spirits are naturally timid about blood.

"Before leaving, I will tell a few newcomers about the benefits of our patrol team," Han Dawa said. "When patrol, killing an evil spirit can get the reward of half of the ferocious beast meat. Killing two will get one ferocious beast meat, and so on... If you kill five evil spirits in a row in one night, there will be an additional reward."

After talking about the benefits, Han Dawa waved his hand and "Set out."

Immediately, the four groups of people set out and headed towards the four directions outside the village, east group to east, west group to west, south group to south, and north group to north.

Xiao Ping walked in the end of the east team, looking into the distance with his eyes. His night vision could not see anything on the surface. As long as he didn't say, no one knew, but he could see a very far place.

Although night vision is not as bright as the naked eye sees during the day, the vision is still clearer.

He thought that he should be able to see those mysterious and powerful evil spirits.

Such speculation was verified when he came outside the village.

Yes, his night vision can see the evil spirits hidden in the darkness.

While the nine people in front were still ignorant, he saw that outside the village, there were a large number of evil spirits lurking outside the radius of 50 meters of the power of the anti-evil stone lion.

Those evil spirits are like the ghosts he saw in movies and TV dramas in his previous life. Most of them still have human shapes, but their faces are as white as paper, their lips are dark purple, their eyes are blue, and their eyes are resentful. The eyes look straight, their long hair is scattered, their bones are as thin as firewood, their hands are as sharp as animals' claws, and they look particularly scary.
Chapter completed!