"The goddesses are the people closest to the River God. They are the most noble existences!"
The two villagers were talking, their faces full of intoxication, which made Xi Yu feel sick.
"So before the celebration, the goddess needs absolute protection, and she must not be touched by mortals like you!"
As he spoke, the spear thrust forward again.
As he dodged one after another, Xi Yu got further and further away from the house.
Breaking in forcefully was a good idea, but Xi Yu didn't want to attract too much attention, and besides, she had already gotten the information she wanted.
"Look, Officer Xiao Xi," Qin He shrugged, his mouth full of pride: "You still have to use my method, right?"
"Yes, as expected of you."
With Chen Guxue at heart, Xi Yu had no intention of responding to Qin He.
After determining the route, the three of them lurked to the back door like assassins in broad daylight.
Windows throughout the village were papered.
Xi Yu skillfully pierced the window paper with saliva on it.
The layout of the room was the same as hers.
Xi Yu poked at the bedroom on the left, and looked in through the hole, only to see a person stuck in paper, and no figure of Chen Guxue.
"How's it going?" Seeing Xi Yu leaving the hole, Qin He curiously stepped forward and looked inside.
"...Why can't I see clearly? Is the opening of the hole too small?"
Qin He murmured, imitating Xi Yu's example and making the hole wider with saliva.
"Forget it if you can't see clearly. There's nothing to see in this room. Let's go to the front room."
With that said, Xi Yu raised his feet to explore the way forward.
"Okay," Qin He finally gave up: "It's really nothing. It's all red and I can't see anything clearly."
"..."
"Why don't you leave?"
"...run quickly!"
Qin He didn't know why, so he subconsciously ran after Xi Yu. He didn't take two steps before he heard the sound of a broken window coming from behind.
Curiosity drove him back.
Then I saw a paper man grinning and flying toward the three of them in a weird posture.
"Don't look back, run! Go to the open space where we just danced!"
Adrenaline surged instantly, and Xi Yu reached the open space first, panting.
Qin He and his two men entered the venue immediately after.
Qin He's physical strength has always been poor, and he was only one step away from being caught by the paper man.
He collapsed to the ground with lingering fear, and couldn't help fanning himself with his hands to relieve the heat.
The paper figurine that looked like a maid stopped when she saw the three people entering the place. Xi Yu looked at the pair of eyes dotted with cinnabar and frowned.
“It’s a big no-no to make a paper man’s eyes.”
The red patch that Qin He saw just now was the paper man's eyes.
After a long time, the maid left the venue with her legs tied with paper dangling.
"I'm afraid it's impossible to sneak in again."
Xi Yu shook the tour guide 04 who was following him with a gloomy face and said:
"Go and help me see how Gu Xue is doing now and whether he is safe."
"Yes guest!"
With that said, Tour Guide 04 rolled out of sight.
"Why are you still resting here?!"
The three of them were about to discuss the current situation, but their sight was blocked by a burly man who suddenly came over.
"Hurry up and go to rehearsal!"
The muscles all over the big man's body didn't seem fake, and they continued to tremble as he spoke.
He who knows the current affairs is a hero.
The three heroes stood obediently at the end of the team and started dancing to the music and drums, following the movements of the people in front.
Except for Qin He, whose limbs were stiff after sitting in the office for a long time and whose qualifications were uncoordinated, both of them learned very quickly.
I learned the whole dance in no time.
The bored two people began to circle around asking for news.
"Sister, do you know when the River God's celebration will start?"
Xi Yu showed his characteristics as a social cow, grabbed the person standing in front of him and started asking.
"Nine days later, you don't even know this?" The woman raised her eyes and looked at Xi Yu: "I advise you to learn this dance as soon as possible, otherwise the celebration will make a fool of yourself and no one can save you!"
After saying that, the woman turned her head and danced to the music again.
There were many people in the open space, and at first glance, they all looked like domesticated zombies, which made people shudder.
Suddenly, Xi Yu noticed someone in the crowd peeking over.
He was unkempt, wearing rags and rags, and his movements were not as smooth as others.
Seeing Xi Yu, he was still dodging nervously.
The crowd dispersed around lunch time, and there were only three people and the old man in the open space.
The old man shrank and hid in the corner.
That's his home.
The straw and rags on the ground served as his bed.
Xi Yu came closer, and the sour smell hit her nose.
"Do you know anything? Or is there something you want to tell us?"
The old man looked at Xi Yu with dull eyes, as if he couldn't understand the words, so he almost put his hand in his mouth and ate it.
"You don't care what he does, he is just a fool, a lunatic, and can't understand human language!"
People passing by sneered, but the old man didn't refute, still staring at Xi Yu stupidly, his hands still waving in the air.
"I have food here, please eat some first."
Xi Yu took out the bread, but before it was handed to the old man, he snatched it away and devoured it.
"Don't worry, I still have it here."
After taking out five small loaves in succession, the old man suddenly laughed "hehe", revealing his mouth full of black teeth.
Xi Yu understood and hurriedly followed the other party as he ran towards the alley on all fours.
It was a messier place than the corner just now.
The old man ran here to listen, and dug his head into the garbage pile for a long time, not knowing what he was looking for.
After flipping through it, he left, crazy.
Qin He was already dizzy, and the breath he had been holding in due to politeness finally came out after the old man left.
"What does he mean?"
"I don't know, maybe he's really crazy." Gu Qiao agreed, then walked in front of the two of them:
"Okay, it's already noon. Let's go back to my place. That little girl won't go home at noon. It's spacious!"
As soon as he entered the door, Gu Qiao stopped smiling.
He looked around cautiously and felt relieved when he saw no one.
"Okay, take it out."
The three of them gathered in a pile, and Xi Yu took out the note that the old man had just thrust into him from his pocket.
The note was black and full of wrinkles. Xi Yu slowly unfolded it, and the red writing looked like blood:
"No dancing, no celebration, get arrested! Run!"
After reading the note, Xi Yu tore it into pieces, divided the remains into four parts and stuffed them into the four pockets of his backpack.
There is indeed something wrong with the River God Celebration.
Otherwise, the old man wouldn't have pretended to be crazy and stupid for so many years just to avoid the dance.
But……
About to be taken away.
what is this about?
"Guest, I'm back."
The thoughts stopped after Tour Guide 04 rolled to his feet:
"Chen Guxue was in that room. She was in a coma and couldn't be woken up no matter how much she screamed. Later, someone came into the room and I left."
"Do you want to go back to save people?" Gu Qiao asked.
"No," Xi Yu shook her head: "She is a goddess now. Although we don't know what the situation is, there are still nine days to celebrate. Compared to us, she should be very safe now. There is no need to save her yet."
The most urgent task is to figure out the connection between the head, the night woman, the celebration and the old beggar.
