"I have a suggestion that can spare us from fighting next."
"I know what you're thinking, but Small Mountain Village doesn't seem to accept outsiders. I just don't know how that bearded uncle managed to enter the village back then."
Shen Ye stroked his chin and thought carefully. Sending the puppeteer into Small Mountain Village was not a reliable solution. After all, the villagers had already developed a deep-seated fear of him.
If they found out that the strange incidents at night had been caused by this fellow, he might not even survive his first night.
Seeing Shen Ye and the others stop moving, the puppeteer also calmed down and quietly watched the three of them, his eyes filled with curiosity.
He looked like a child who had only just come into contact with the world.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Zhiyi."
"Do you really want to find companions to play with?"
Zhiyi nodded repeatedly. He had lived in this cave for who knew how long, with only two puppets by his side.
But those two puppets would not actively hurt anyone. Even under Zhiyi's commands, they would not make any aggressive moves toward people.
Then, some time ago, Zhiyi discovered the nearby Small Mountain Village. There were many children there who were about the same as him, and he wanted them to come here and play with him.
But whenever they saw him, they would scream in fear and run away. Only Granny Shi Jiao would comfort him.
Little by little, the idea of using the puppets to create panic and force Granny Shi Jiao to hand over some children formed in Zhiyi's heart.
Yet not only did he fail, he even earned Granny Shi Jiao's dislike. From then on, he never saw her again.
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