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"Has this secret remained undiscovered for so long?"

Luo Xiu pointed to the mushrooms on the man's body, which didn't look easy to hide.

If everyone in a town is wrapped up like a burlap sack every day, it will definitely be noticed that something is amiss.

The man shook his head:

"It wasn't like this before."

“In the past, although we cultivated mushrooms, we would simply swallow the spores that were distributed from them, and then these mushrooms would grow from our forearms.”

"These mushrooms have a very short growth cycle, usually a batch can grow in two days. If it's my wife's turn to grow mushrooms today, I'll be in charge of other things like going out."

"Then they take turns."

"Once the mushrooms are picked, they will not grow again. They will only grow a new batch after they ingest spores again."

"But all of that changed six months ago!"

At this point, the man seemed to recall some extremely painful events, his eyes filled with both anger and helplessness.

He seemed to want to swing his arm, but his right hand was tied up, and only his fist moved, slamming into the mushroom on his thigh, tears falling.

Luo Xiu's eyes flickered, and he smiled as he spoke:

"and then?"

The man clenched his right fist and said:

"One day six months ago, I swallowed the spores as usual, but for some reason, two days have passed and there has been no effect."

"This has happened before. It's usually because I wasn't feeling well for a few days, which made the mushrooms' growing environment very poor, so they couldn't grow."

"But even though I was perfectly healthy at the time, the mushrooms still didn't grow."

"There was nothing I could do. The next batch of mushrooms was already ordered, so I had to beg for another packet of spores for my woman to eat, but the result was the same."

There are no mushrooms at all.

"Just when we didn't know what to do, on the fourth day, mushrooms suddenly started growing on my body!"

"At first we were very happy, thinking that the mushrooms were finally settled."

"But to my surprise, those mushrooms kept growing and growing more and more."

The man's eyes were filled with fear, and he trembled all over.

“It’s impossible to cut them all off. These mushrooms growing on our bodies are impossible to cut off completely. They grow everywhere. As soon as you cut one batch, another batch will grow back.”

"I'm in so much pain every day, so much pain. If I want to feel less pain, the only thing I can do is..."

The man's voice lowered, as if he was too grief-stricken to speak, and grew softer and softer.

It started as speaking, then turned into whispering, and finally into murmuring.

Luo Xiu smiled slightly, moved a little closer to cooperate, and said:

"What else can we do?"

But the man continued muttering, as if he hadn't heard Luo Xiu speak.

Luo Xiu sighed.

Swish! ! !

The dark blade slashed across.

The man loosened his grip on the mushroom with his right hand, blood flowed down, and the mushroom scattered all over the ground.

While he was massaging his legs, he secretly grabbed a handful of mushrooms, intending to throw them into Luo Xiu's mouth when he got close enough to speak.

The man's murmurs turned into screams of pain.

He collapsed to the ground in agony, finally dropping his pretense, and roared at Luo Xiu with all his might like an enraged beast:

"You stupid pig, you'll get what's coming to you! Damn it! Why wasn't it you who got sick!"

"I was almost a millionaire! Just one more thing!! Damn it!!! Damn it!!! If only I sold a few more batches of mushrooms!"

The dark blade slashed across the ground once more.

The man fell silent.

No system notification sound was heard.

These people "parasitized" by mushrooms are still human beings after all.

Luo Xiu looked at the last remaining dumbfounded old beggar beside him.

Before he could even speak, the old beggar hurriedly told him everything he knew.

It turned out that after the mushroom growers in the town were infected one after another, someone found a way to alleviate their suffering.

These mushrooms will grow back even after you pick them; you can't burn them or cut them with a knife.

However, if the mushrooms that grow on your body are given to people who have not been infected by mushrooms, the sites where the mushrooms were eaten will not grow new mushrooms for a long time.

At the same time, the pain that pierces the bone will be lessened.

People who eat mushrooms can also become infected by them.

What did that woman mean by "other people's mushrooms"?

Luo Xiu pointed to the corpse of the woman who had died after eating the mushroom.

"If someone who is already infected by mushrooms eats someone else's mushrooms, they will die."

The old beggar resignedly began to speak:

"There was a fight outside just now because someone wanted to force us to add mushrooms to the dishes. We naturally refused, since the more mushrooms you eat, the less pain we feel."

"But we've never fought."

"Of course, you won't die if you eat a variety of mushrooms at first, but you will be parasitized by the mushrooms of the one you eat the most."

"These mushrooms will not only make you feel like you're in agony every day, but they will also absorb nutrients from your body."

"Ever since the news spread that mushroom disease had broken out in Kanriel, caravans have stopped coming this way. People with little food left at home have had to survive by eating the mushrooms on their own bodies."

"But these mushrooms don't provide any nutrition when eaten; they just make you grow more."

"So, those who had nowhere else to turn could only set their sights on passersby."

Luo Xiu understood.

Those who left early yesterday were probably people who still had some food at home, while those who stayed behind were willing to take the risk even though they knew they might have seen the truth.

Because they had no other choice.

"Is no one in higher positions taking this into account?"

Luo Xiu asked.

"Above...above..."

The old beggar opened his mouth, about to say something.

Suddenly his eyes went blank, as if he had choked on something, and he frantically scratched his neck.

Finally, his body jolted violently, and he collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Luo Xiu's eyes narrowed.

Was he killed because he touched on a keyword? Or was it because what he was about to say touched on some kind of power?

In either case, this Red Mushroom Town is definitely not simple.

“Let’s go, Milair.”

Luo Xiu spoke:

"Let's not stay in this town any longer, let's travel through the night."

Milair nodded.

The two walked out of the room.

Swish swish! ! !

bang bang bang! ! !

Doors slammed shut in an instant, and curtains were drawn in a flash.

Those were residents of Red Mushroom Town, secretly observing the situation.

After all, the commotion that came from inside the house just now was quite loud.

Seeing that Luo Xiu had walked out unharmed, they knew he was a tough opponent, so they all closed the doors and windows tightly.

The townspeople of Red Mushroom Town are known for their speed, which is evident in how quickly they start cooking.

Leila and Tassanya were waiting at the door.

They had noticed the townspeople's actions, but Luo Xiu simply told them to wait at the door and didn't interfere.

Seeing Luo Xiu emerge unharmed, Leila's worry vanished, while Tassanya remained expressionless; in her heart, nothing could have happened to Luo Xiu.

"Let's go."

The group headed towards the front of Red Mushroom Town.

But suddenly, Luo Xiu stopped.

Looking to the left, I saw the door of a house that was the only one with its door open.

The man whom Luo Xiu had once smelled the blood of a demon on stood at the doorway, looking at Luo Xiu.

His face was gaunt and thin, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him over, as if he was forcing himself to stand.

He looked at Luo Xiu, as if he had something to say to Luo Xiu.

Chapter 73 The Guide (Brothers, help this kid out! Let's read this today!!)

The sallow-faced, emaciated man saw Luo Xiu looking at him.

He looked tense.