Weird past in the countryside

Chapter 12 Master is gone

Seeing that the village head asked about Master, I hurriedly replied: "My Master has returned to the back mountain, and he will be back in a while."

The village head let out a sigh: "Then I'll wait for him for a while, and I have to ask what to do in our village. Many people are worried and frightened, and dare not come out."

I quickly comforted the village chief: "Don't worry. My master will be back soon, and we will definitely come up with a good solution."

The village chief nodded, and casually pulled out a cigarette pot from the waistband of his trousers, and stuffed tobacco leaves into the pot.I suddenly remembered the experience of last night, so I said to the village chief: "Village chief, you have to tell the people in the village not to go out at night. I got lost on the street last night. It was an uncle from Xiagou Village who helped me." I showed the way back."

After the village chief heard what I said, he was so frightened that the pipes fell to the ground, and the tobacco leaves were scattered all over the ground.

Afraid he didn't hear clearly, he asked me again: "You said the people from Xiagou Village showed you the way?" I said yes.He suddenly stared at me with rounded eyes, as if he had discovered an alien visitor.

I was so stared at by him, I couldn't help asking: "What's wrong, village chief, is there something wrong?"

The village head stayed for a while, as if recalling.It wasn't until I pushed him that he shivered and came back to his senses.Trembling, the village head picked up the pipe, refilled it with tobacco leaves, lit it, and took two puffs.A strong smell of Kanto smoke instantly filled the room.

I was extremely anxious here, and hurriedly urged: "Say it quickly, village chief, I am so anxious."

The village chief sighed and told the past: "There is a big mountain between Shanggou Village and Xiagou Village, but a hole was dug out in the middle of the mountain. The two sides of this cave are connected, connecting the two villages. I once asked my grandparents who dug this cave, but my grandparents said that they have existed since they were born, and I don’t know how many years it has been passed down. In this way, our two villages are in harmony with each other. Since then, they lived in harmony and lived a peaceful and stable life. Until 23 years ago..."

Speaking of this, the village head paused for a moment, took another two puffs of cigarettes, and seemed unwilling to recall the past, but continued: "Originally, our two villages walked frequently with each other, and both sides also have their own ways. However, 23 years ago, villagers who wanted to visit relatives in Xiagou Village suddenly found that the cave was blocked. Some villagers struggled to climb over the mountain to see what happened on the opposite side, but they found that Xiagou Village disappeared overnight. The traces, it turns out that the location of Xiagou Village is densely covered with grave mounds, rolling up and down. That scene is really..."

The village chief shook his head continuously. From his pale face, we can imagine how terrifying the scene was.The village chief finished smoking a bag of cigarettes, knocked the pot on the soles of his shoes, and continued: "At that time, everyone said that Xiagou Village did not know which god was offended, and the god was angry and destroyed Xiagou Village. Afterwards, everyone mentioned The face of Gou Village changed, and no one went to Xiagou Village again for fear of avoiding it. All the villagers in our village who visited relatives in Xiagou Village at that time never came back.”

After talking about the past, the village chief let out a sigh of relief, as if he had experienced a life-and-death test. "I won't wait for Master Yuan, I'll come back after noon." The village chief said and got up to leave.The wooden stick stopped the village chief and handed him a stack of yellow paper: "Distribute these talismans to everyone first, and stick them on the door. Don't go out at night." The village chief agreed, turned and left.

I asked Mu Stick in surprise, "Is this left by my master?"

"No, Master Yuan left in a hurry. I was afraid that he would not come back so early if something happened, and the villagers would be in danger. I just learned to draw these ghost-repelling charms. I don't know if it will be useful."

I nodded in praise: "Wu stick, you are not good at studying, but you are a genius at learning this." Speaking of this, I suddenly thought that if the time is counted, the master should have returned.I thought nothing would happen, right?I suddenly had an ominous premonition.

I stood up and said to the wooden stick: "No, I have to go to the back mountain to find Master."

Wood Stick hummed: "I'll go with you."

The two of us walked out of the house together and hurried to the back hill.

The last time I went at night, there was a female ghost with me, so I was scared and didn't pay attention to the scenery on both sides.This time I went there with Muguer and during the day, only then did I realize that the beauty of nature is fully reflected here.

The air is fresh, the sky is blue, unknown wild flowers bloom all over the valley, and colorful butterflies dance among the flowers.The warm sunshine shines on the path between the mountains, and it shines golden light from a distance.It is picturesque and poetic, which makes people linger and forget to return.

Mu Stick and I have no intention of admiring this unique beauty, but just want to reach the wooden house in the back mountain as soon as possible.Further ahead is the mass grave that I passed by last time.My heart couldn't help becoming tense, and I told Mu Stick: "Be careful, there is a mass grave in front of you."

Mu Stick looked up and said, "It's daytime now, the sun is so bright, there shouldn't be any problem."

However, just as we came to the front, we suddenly felt tightness in our chest and tightness in our hearts.The original grave bags have all been broken open now, some revealing the inner and outer coffins, and some are empty inside.

We got closer and took a closer look, only to find that, without exception, there was a person lying in hundreds of tombs, large and small, that had been broken open on the hillside.

Not a real person, but a scarecrow.

On the scarecrow's head, the facial features can be clearly distinguished, showing a strange smile at us.My scalp was numb, but fortunately I had a stick to strengthen my courage, otherwise I would turn around and run away.

I asked: "Wooden, what, what does this mean?" After speaking, I realized that my voice was trembling.

The wooden stick said: "I read in the book that there is a scarecrow method in the ancient law to divide the soul."

"Split soul?" I questioned.

"Yes, after death, part of the soul is divided into the scarecrow, and most of the soul is taken away." Mu stick explained.

I still don't quite understand: "Then what's the use of the detained ghost?"

Mu Stick thought for a while: "At first I didn't quite understand, but after the trial of ghosts yesterday, I generally understood that those detained ghosts should be used by them to practice ghosts. Judging from the current situation, it should be It is done, so the remaining souls are also taken away and fit together."

I continued to ask: "Then why didn't all the souls be detained at the beginning, and some of them were kept in the scarecrow?"

Mu Stick said: "I guess it's because Master Yuan has been managing the ghosts in this area. If he finds out that a large number of ghosts have disappeared, it will definitely arouse his suspicion and cause unnecessary trouble."

I said to myself: "So, Master has been kept in the dark. It's too bad." After I finished speaking, I took a step and rushed to Master's wooden house, thinking: "Master came last night, so he must have discovered these things too. The situation has changed, I don’t know how he will react, how is it now?”

I ran to the wooden house, opened the door and broke in: "Master, Master, are you there?"

It was empty and no one answered.

I searched the inside and outside of the wooden house, and found nothing unusual except for the torn grave bags.It's just that no clues related to Master have been found anywhere.

I looked at the wooden stick who was running towards me, and said sadly, "Master is gone."

Wooden Stick pulled a chair over and said, "Sit down first, let's not worry, and analyze where Master is most likely to go."

I sat down dejectedly: "Master left in a hurry yesterday, so I told him to come back and have a look."

Mu Stick continued to analyze: "Well, Master Yuan came back in a hurry after interrogating the ghost. He must have suddenly realized something. And when he came back and found these things, what should be his first reaction?"

I thought for a while and stood up suddenly.He and Mu stick said in unison: "The house for practicing ghosts!"

Mu Stick said with certainty: "Yes, we can think of it, Master Yuan can also think of it, these ghosts must have been detained to the ghost house five miles away from the village mentioned by the ghost."

As soon as I heard it: "Yes, then Master will go to the haunted house to inquire about the news." I turned around and walked out.

The wooden stick grabbed me: "Where are you going?"

"Go to Master!"

The stick said: "Don't worry, the ghost house is not a trivial matter. We have to plan. First of all, we can't go now. The goal is too big, and it is not easy to find ghosts during the day. Let's go back to the village first, and then act at night." .”

I heard what Mu Stick said was reasonable, so I nodded and went back to the residence with Mu Stick.

In just a few days of getting along with each other, I feel that although Master is a bit humorous, he is kind and treats me very well, especially since I came to Shanggou Village, I have been in danger all the time. It is Master who gave me a sense of security. Made his own relatives.I kept encouraging myself to save Master.

Waiting for the dark time, I continued to practice the only skill that my master taught me, the formula of entering the yin.I feel more and more proficient in myself.At the same time, I prepared both the compass and the copper coin sword, and each of the wooden sticks prepared a flashlight.But I always felt that this copper coin sword was really not a decent weapon, so I went to the vegetable cutting table in the outhouse and took a sharp boning knife and sharpened it on the whetstone.The wooden stick kept watching me make it, he was embarrassed to laugh, and his face was flushed.I didn't care about him, I wrapped it with a cloth and carried it on my body.

In the afternoon, the village chief came to look for Master again. In order not to cause panic, I lied that Master was preparing something to kill ghosts on the mountain, and he would not be able to go down the mountain until tomorrow.

I suddenly felt that Wei Meng should be brought along. One is that he is also a member of our anti-ghost team, and the other is that it’s just me and Mu Zhuer. I’m really worried about my own strength. One more person at least one more share Strength and courage are also good.

After hearing this, Mu Stick agreed.We called Wei Meng, who was sleeping, to the dormitory, and told him what happened. When he heard that there was going to be another war, he excitedly geared up. The last ambush failed, which made him regretful.

By the time the three of us got ready, the sky had already begun to darken.Taking advantage of the darkness, the three of us sprang out of the village like ghosts and ran towards the haunted house.

(End of this chapter)