The children gathered around A Dong to listen to the stories outside, and Xiao Yan was also there. Xiaohong sat alone in the corner, with her knees together, quietly.
She didn't stop the children. When Jiang Yao sat over, her expression immediately turned cold.
"roll."
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft. In the narrow cellar, it was louder than A-Dong's voice. The children who were listening to the story attentively suddenly sat up straight and looked over in panic.
Jiang Yao whispered a few words in her ear, Xiaohong was startled with a cold face, and suddenly fell silent.
From a close distance, Jiang Yao could see the sharp and thin bones protruding from the back of Xiaohong's neck.
It stands to reason that the villagers will not treat Xiaohong poorly, and at least they will give her the best in terms of food.
But Xiao Hong looked very thin, malnourished, and her complexion was sickly pale.
She looked over faintly and whispered: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Yao said: "There are several things that I can't understand."
"Someone once told me that this "Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe" is a dungeon that selects players, and players cannot make their own choices.
I also fell into a misunderstanding, always thinking that the villagers in Jiangtan Village were with the gongs and drums team that appeared in the middle of the night.
It is also thought that the reason why strange things identify players in the middle of the night is because villagers monitor players who appear strange during the day. "
"But, it went so well."
Jiang Yao recalled every detail of these days.
Especially last night, she went to Aunt Guo's house to look for clues. It happened that Xiaohong was Aunt Guo's daughter. She happened to meet Xiaoshu and said what she said to her. Then she entered the cellar and met Wang Wan...
It was as if everything was deliberately placed in front of her.
There was also the first time she taught in a school. When she and A Dong were walking home, a dog emerged from the cellar and was beaten to death by a villager with a shovel.
"The dog appeared so suddenly. I had few clues at the time, so I thought it was deliberately created by the villagers in order to expose our flaws."
In fact, you can think about it from another angle.
If the villagers are not on the same team as the weird gongs and drums that appear in the middle of the night.
Take the rules A Dong found at Aunt Guo’s house as an example. Rule 4: [Guo Ling (Aunt Guo)’s sleeping time is from 8pm to 0pm. He Jianguo's sleeping time is from 10 o'clock to 0 o'clock at night. (Please stay away from Jiangtan Village before midnight!)]
Midnight is the limit.
Villagers before zero o'clock, weird after zero o'clock.
The gong and drum team was led by Wu Qiao, while the villagers' team was led by another person.
"The cemetery, Aunt Guo's cellar, and He Jianqiang's wedding room where he got married today... you showed them to me, right?"
The pretended indifference on Xiao Hong's face and the spikes all over her body were gone, leaving only lifeless air, like a pool of stagnant water.
She glanced at the group of children who were fascinated by what they heard. She didn't refute, but asked calmly.
"What else do you want to know?"
Jiang Yao: "I want to know who you are?"
Xiaohong's dim eyes were lowered, lost in memories, and she didn't even notice that the water sleeves on her hands fell to the ground.
Before Wuqiao was sold to Jiangtan Village, the village was surrounded by mountains and isolated from the world. The villagers make a living by hunting and farming. There is a well in the village chief's house, which is the source of drinking water for the whole village.
At that time, children ran around freely, and although the villagers were poor, they did not lack food and drink, and they lived happily.
No war, no disaster.
Talking about that period of time, Xiaohong's silent eyebrows revealed a hint of nostalgia, which quickly dissipated.
"Wuqiao was bought by my father from the town. He was only six years old at the time, I was three years old, and he was three years older than me.
My dad bought him for me. My mother died when I was born, and my father was old. He was afraid that he would die and no one would take care of me, so I bought him with all the money I earned from hunting. "
"He has been smart since he was a child, and he can read quickly. He went hunting with my father in the mountains, set traps, killed tigers and bears, and sold his animal skins in town markets, making a lot of money."
"He is very kind to me and knows my father's thoughts. When he comes back from town, he always brings me a lot of strange snacks and toys."
"But he's so scary."
Xiaohong's hands trembled and she covered her fearful face.
.
"Xiaohong, don't you envy the girls in the town? In the future, if I make a lot of money, I will let you wear Western skirts, have your hair permed, and go to a foreign school like them..."
night.
Wu Qiao held her wet hair, dried it carefully with a towel, and said softly.
Xiaohong was thirteen years old at the time, with black hair like a waterfall. She was sitting on a bamboo chair, looking up at the sky.
There was a lake of stars flowing through the night sky, and the light of the moon fell in her eyes.
"Brother Aqiao, I still prefer the village."
Compared to busy towns, Xiaohong prefers to stay in quiet villages. There are her family and friends in Jiangtan Village... Even if she has to stay here for the rest of her life, she is willing to do so.
Wu Qiao remained silent.
After that night, Xiaohong rarely saw Wu Qiao again.
soon.
Wu Qiao brought news of her father's death.
Another two years passed.
More and more villagers followed him and left the village to make a fortune in the towns.
When Xiaohong saw Wu Qiao again, his fame spread all over the country, and he became the leader of Wu who was praised and admired by everyone.
Captain Wu built roads, dug wells, and built houses in Jiangtan Village. The villagers praised him full of praise and envied her for having a brother who was so good at making money. The threshold of her family was even stepped down.
Wu Qiao never talked about the acrobatic troupe in front of her. Every time he came back, he brought her boxes after boxes of gold and silver jewelry, which were piled up at home.
He built her a big house and hired many people to take care of her.
Xiaohong doesn't like these.
But she couldn't stop Brother Aqiao from going out.
Her father often told her that Brother Aqiao would stay by her side and take care of her all his life.
But she knew that she and Brother Aqiao were not on the same path.
later.
She finally discovered the secret of Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe.
I saw the children turned into lonely graves, and the beautiful Jiangtan Village in the past turned into a purgatory...
She saw a dense mass of corpses under her feet, and boxes of gold and silver jewelry soaked in blood.
And she was enjoying it and living her life peacefully.
Many families have been torn apart because of Wu Qiao. The good brother in her heart is the devil in the hearts of countless people.
.
"I started that fire myself."
Xiao Hong spoke calmly.
"Wu Qiao came back and held a celebration banquet. He talked about a marshal from another province who invited them to perform on his birthday. By setting up a line, their future performances will be smoother and there will be no obstacles."
"I wanted to save those children, but the fire was too strong."
"A child in the acrobatic troupe who stepped on a fire ring once told me that flame burns are very painful. If I get burned, I should quickly soak in cold water to relieve the pain..."
'tick'
Xiao Hong raised her sleeves to cover her face, her long sleeves soaked with tears, revealing the white bones under the broken blue and black flesh.
"He, he clearly knows that I am the sister of a bad guy."
The fire burned down the Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe and completely burned Jiangtan Village.
But the nightmare is not over.
