"Aren't you with Cao Junwu? Why do you want to cooperate with me again?"
Shen Qingyao thought deeply for a moment, looked at the two of us and asked.
"You are more reliable." I complimented.
Shen Qingyao snorted and said, "I have the backing of the Feng Shui Association, why should I cooperate with you?"
"If that's the case, you don't have to go to the back mountain alone to be a bait." I said with a smile.
Shao Zilong asked curiously, "Yes, why are you leaving the Feng Shui Association's group of people alone and going into battle alone? Is it possible that the people in your association are too useless?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Shen Qingyao glared at him.
"The Feng Shui Association must be full of talents, but whether they can cooperate tacitly is another matter." I said.
Shao Zilong suddenly realized, "So that's what it means! That's just right. There will be no problem for the three of us to cooperate."
"Where do you get your confidence?" Shen Qingyao was annoyed.
"Why, don't you have the confidence to keep up with us brothers?" Shao Zilong asked.
"You..." Shen Qingyao was angry, "I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up!"
"Then don't worry, do you have the confidence to try and cooperate for the sake of peace in our Meicheng area?" I smiled and stretched out my hand.
Shen Qingyao snorted, turned her head, and after a while, said, "Cooperation is okay, but you all have to listen to my command!"
"Big things will be decided after discussion, but you can direct small things." I thought for a while and said.
"What do you mean I take charge of small things?" Shen Qingyao asked angrily.
"Okay, how about it be settled like this." I agreed.
Shen Qingyao was stunned for a moment before reacting, "What do you mean it's settled like this?"
"By the way, do you think there's anything wrong with this longevity doll?" I suddenly changed the subject.
"Fushou..." Shen Qingyao didn't turn around for a moment, why did she mention this again? "
"It's obvious that there's something wrong with the longevity doll. You couldn't see it, right?" Shao Zilong said.
Shen Qingyao frowned and said, "What's the problem? Didn't they explain that they were all children who died young and were given to Taoist temples by their parents to accumulate blessings."
"You don't believe this nonsense, do you?" Shao Zilong looked surprised.
Shen Qingyao snorted, but did not have an attack, "Then tell me what is the problem?"
"Have you ever heard of this method of accumulating blessings for children before?" Shao Zilong asked.
"I've never heard of it." Shen Qingyao hesitated for a moment and shook her head, "But that doesn't mean anything."
As he said that, he glanced at us suspiciously, "Could it be that you two sneaked into the backyard, broke the jar, and disturbed the longevity doll?"
"How is that possible?" We both smiled innocently.
Shen Qingyao stared at us for a while and then said, "The master of Cao Xianguan lives in seclusion, but I have seen him several times. He is a reclusive master with an indifferent nature. I don't think there is any problem with Cao Xianguan."
Shao Zilong looked at me and didn't refute.
"But when you talk about this child, there is something strange happening in Shimen Village." Shen Qingyao changed the subject.
Let's let her talk.
"I checked carefully. About thirty years ago, Shimen Village had not given birth to a child for five years. To be more precise, there was no child born alive." Shen Qingyao said.
Seeing our lackluster reactions, she couldn't help but be a little confused, "Do you know about this?"
"I heard a man named Lao Meng say it before." I explained.
"Old Meng?" Shen Qingyao nodded slightly, "Then what else did he say?"
"Nothing more to say, that's probably it."
Shen Qingyao hummed, "Besides this, I also discovered one thing. People in Shimen Village don't like to go out, and they don't like to marry outside. They only marry in, and they live in the village from generation to generation."
"Is there such a thing?" Shao Zilong and I were both a little surprised.
Although I had heard that Shimen Village was a quite closed village before, I didn't expect it to be so closed.
What age is this? Even in ancient times, it was normal for women to marry outside their homes, unless they were in a mountain village that was truly isolated in the mountains and forests.
"I also went to the village to inquire about it, but the villagers all said that this was the rule of their ancestors. The villagers lived in the village and were not allowed to go out."
Shen Qingyao said, "I asked someone to go to the nearby town to check, and their statement was similar to that of the villagers in Shimen Village."
"These days, there are still people who will abide by such rules?" Shao Zilong was incredulous, "Even if the elderly are willing to abide by it, will the young people also listen?"
"I heard that as soon as people in Shimen Village are born, their parents and elders will teach them the rules of their ancestors so that they can stay in the village with peace of mind." Shen Qingyao frowned, "But no matter how hard you teach them from an early age, there will still be people who are unwilling. left."
"Isn't that right? It's such a small mountain village. How can young people stay here?" Shao Zilong agreed.
I asked Shen Qingyao, "Did you discover something else?"
Shen Qingyao glanced at me and said, "I checked secretly. In recent years, many young people could not help themselves and secretly ran out of the village. Some went to work and study outside, and some went to get married, but... none of them... Good ending."
"How do you say that?" Shao Zilong and I were both stunned.
"They are all dead." Shen Qingyao's voice was a little low, "And they died in different ways. Some died of illness, some drowned in accidents, or were hit by cars."
"Shimen Village has a small population and is closed. It is usually difficult for people to notice it, but after checking it, it makes people a little scared."
"As long as there is no one left alive in Shimen Village?" Shao Zilong asked.
Shen Qingyao said, "It's fine for those who leave temporarily and come back, but no one will be spared as long as they leave for a long time."
"There's something really wrong with this. It seems like this village has been cursed." Shao Zilong clicked his tongue.
"I thought this matter was very strange, so I inquired about it with the villagers. However, the villagers were very secretive about these matters and did not mention them. However, after summarizing some clues, it was probably made with their ancestors in Shimen Village. It has something to do with that rule." Shen Qingyao continued.
"As long as people in the village leave the village, something will happen. So our ancestors have made rules and don't allow villagers to go out?" I asked thoughtfully.
"That's more or less what it means." Shen Qingyao said, "But the villagers didn't say that, it was just my guess."
"Is it possible that this village is really cursed?" Shao Zilong asked in surprise.
This Shimen Village looks ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it makes people shudder.
Shen Qingyao looked very cold and aloof, but she was very down-to-earth in her work and investigated Shimen Village very carefully.
This conversation lasted for several hours.
By the time we both said goodbye to Shen Qingyao's room, it was almost dawn.
But as soon as they came out, they saw Cao Junwu and Wei Dongting standing outside with dark faces, like two door gods.
