"coming soon."
Bai Su suddenly looked towards the mountain.
Gao Tianyi still didn't understand what the other party was referring to, but soon, the roaring and shaking sounds from the mountains and forests told him the answer.
The mountain exploded.
The mountain was blown up by Xia Chengyin and Tang Nuo on the other side.
Just as they had promised early in the morning, the explosion occurred suddenly and violently. The rocks that collapsed and slid from the mountainside screamed one after another. The gray-black smoke and dust also floated high and far with the incited air currents, destroying that piece of rock. The sky was dyed dark.
The sky itself was grey-blue, and now it felt like it was going to be dark and it was going to rain.
After the explosion, as they expected, the villagers' courtyard, which was originally a lively celebration, was quiet for a moment, and then they started talking loudly, as if they were arguing.
The content of the debate seems to be whether to check the situation. After all, they are celebrating someone's birthday, and it seems not good to leave rashly.
But the place where the explosion occurred was also very ominous. Anyone familiar with the mountain road would recognize it at a glance. It was the only road leading to the place where the ritual was held.
If you don't take that road, you have to pass through the mountains and forests. This was nothing in the past two years, but starting from this year, the road there is no longer accessible.
It's risky to walk there, so the village chief asked everyone to avoid it as much as possible.
The villagers were arguing endlessly during the banquet, while people outside hid under the wall and listened. The close distance was worrying.
Gao Tianyi no longer knows whether to describe Bai Su as bold or big-hearted.
After asking about the task that Xia Chengyin gave Gao Tianyi, Bai Su took two minors and a dog and approached the place where the birthday banquet was held, avoiding all angles that might be discovered by the villagers along the way.
He touched the bottom of the courtyard wall smoothly, and hummed a few words in a good mood during the process, which made others feel dizzy.
Gao Tianyi didn't take it to heart. He had been having tinnitus since he woke up. The main manifestation was that there was a constant echo in his ears, and the sound disappeared after two clicks.
What puzzled the human boy was that he was in the same group as Bai Su, so he had to keep quiet, but he was kidnapped by Bai Su... Let's think of it as kidnapping. The little girl who was held by the black-haired young man didn't cry or make trouble. Just silently pursed his lips.
The same goes for the dog, with his tail between his legs as if his throat had been cut, without even a whimper.
Threatened? Gao Tianyi looked down and felt that Bai Su's hand was just holding the big yellow dog, touching the dog's belly with his palms from time to time.
Every time at this time, the big yellow dog will shake slightly, which is difficult for human eyes to catch.
Bai Su listened and suddenly turned to look at the mountain, predicting the explosion that was about to happen, which made the human boy even more curious.
Bai Su...how did you know?
This question was not answered for the time being. The black-haired young man raised his finger and booed.
"They are coming out." Bai Su said.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of many chairs rubbing against the ground on the other side of the wall. It sounded like many people stood up.
Then there were countless overlapping footsteps, and a large number of people came out.
The young man's heart under the courtyard wall suddenly rose to his throat, but fortunately, the villagers went in another direction, and no one came towards them.
When the noise of people coming and going almost disappeared, Bai Su stood up and pulled the little girl up as well.
"Let's go," he greeted.
"?" The human boy was a little confused, "Wait, where are you going?"
Bai Su looked back at Gao Tianyi with an expression like "How can you ask questions knowingly?" "Go to the village home."
Gao Tianyi still couldn't keep up: "Can you go already?" Are you sure the village chief won't come back?
This villager has only been gone for a few minutes. If they run out now, wouldn't it be embarrassing if they bump into him.
Moreover, they still don’t know where the village chief’s home is.
"Village chief's family, doesn't anyone know this?" Bai Su raised the hand of the girl he was holding and met the human boy's confused eyes. "Your expression is quite obvious. You must want to ask this, right?"
Gao Tianyi nodded silently: "But... will she say it?"
The young man's eyes moved to the girl. The girl remained silent and just raised her free hand and pointed in the direction.
Bai Su looked at it, rolled his eyes and smiled: "Look, don't you know it now?"
Before leaving, Bai Su bent down and got closer to the girl. He pushed the big yellow dog he was holding in his left hand into the girl's arms. The weight of the dog was so heavy that the girl sank down.
"It's a reward for you." He said with a smile, "You went behind your back to find the dog that Wen Rongxuan also wants to retrieve. It should be quite important to you, right?"
It's important, but that's another story.
Bai Su took the big yellow dog off his hands for the time being. He didn't care at all about Gao Tianyi's slightly reproachful eyes, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with him letting a little girl hold him so heavy with one hand.
He pulled the person, half dragged him away, and finally the young man couldn't stand it anymore and helped the little girl.
The little girl pointed out that there is a road to the village chief's home. If you follow the shortest path, you will inevitably bump into some old people who are still in the village. However, Bai Su ducked to both sides when he was about to get close. His judgment was so accurate that it was jaw-dropping. .
The human boy was too lazy to be surprised.
They and their party had been introduced to the village chief's house early on to say hello, but every time they went on the road, they encountered other things. As a result, they didn't come here even one day during the two days they lived in Wenjia Village.
There is no chance now. They have entered the stage of being "wanted" by the villagers.
Gao Tianyi originally wanted to touch a small paper man to open the door and lock it, but unexpectedly, the collar behind his neck tightened.
Bai Su found it troublesome and slow, so he simply kicked off the wall with one person and a dog in one hand, and then threw the person into the open space in the yard.
The home of the village head of Wenjia Village seems to be no different from that of other villagers. There are several water tanks with lids on them in the spacious yard.
Bai Su took a sniff and realized that there should be fish inside.
Gao Tianyi turned over and barely landed on the ground. He felt that his feet were starting to slip. He carefully avoided the water tanks and walked toward the house.
The lock of the house was knocked open by the paper man, and the door opened inward, revealing a dark environment with no lights on.
There was a little light coming from the window, but it was not enough to illuminate the whole room. Gao Tianyi fumbled on the wall for a while and turned on the light in the room.
Nothing happened.
Also, who would set up messy traps in their own house?
The young man relaxed a little. He raised his legs and walked in. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the black-haired young man squatting in the yard, still talking to the little girl.
The human boy couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
It felt like he was the only one trying to find clues.
The young man began to rummage around the room, as if he was investigating without touching any place, and finally touched the table filled with various papers and books.
Strictly speaking, there are no bookshelves in the room, so documents like books are simply stacked on the table and counters. Papers are placed everywhere where things can be placed, making it a mess.
More empty spaces are filled with fish tanks of different sizes. The fish tanks are empty and contain only water, with yellowed and incomplete labels attached to the outside.
It seems like... it has a name written on it?
Gao Tianyi tried hard to identify it and could barely make out the word "Wen".
Because the character "Wen" appeared too frequently, I could only recognize it. The other characters were written too sloppily, and were a little wet with liquid, making the writing even more blurry.
If he couldn't recognize it, he gave up and continued searching on the table.
He searched and searched, and he actually found something similar to a village journal.
Written by humans, it records some major and minor events that occurred in the village.
The records are very messy and a thick stack, with only years as categories. Several books are placed together. If you want to read them all, a few hours will not be enough.
Year, when did this big event happen in this village?
Just as he was thinking about it, Gao Tianyi suddenly heard a voice calling out a number.
The young man was so excited that he almost tore the paper in his hand to shreds.
"Bai...Brother Bai, when did you come here?"
"Huh? Just now, I saw you didn't come out, so you came in."
Not only did he come in, he also brought the little girl and the dog in with him. Bai Su found a chair for the little girl to sit on, rarely letting go of his hand.
When asked why it was this year, Bai Su just said that he remembered that this series of numbers appeared more frequently in newspapers and death records in ancestral halls.
"If it doesn't work, you can push it forward a few years." Bai Su clicked on the paper, "But I think you'd better read it quickly. If it takes longer, maybe the villagers will come back."
The human boy listened and subconsciously turned his head.
The black-haired young man half-closed his eyes. His eyes did not fall on the paper, but floated in the air.
He seemed to be looking at something, but he was definitely not looking at something real.
…
More than half an hour ago, humans had just walked through the twisted black and white woods.
Human beings did not intervene in the turf war between the supernatural beings. Maybe after the incident is over, if they are still there, the special department will send someone to deal with it.
But now, Xia Chengyin and Tang Nuo have only one goal, which is to find their companions who were taken away.
"Is it this way?"
"The traces are this way, let's go there first."
The search after the signal disappears depends entirely on feeling. Following the movement of the giant object is the best choice.
The two of them walked forward for a while, and when they were about to reach the end of the road, they discovered a deep and lightless cave entrance extending downward on the mountain wall blocked by dense tree trunks.
Just from the outside that is visible, the stone steps are uneven and difficult to step on. The inclination angle exceeds 45 degrees and you will fall down if you are not careful.
Traces showed that the unknown creature entered here.
Tang Nuo: "Do you want to go down?"
Xia Chengyin: "Tsk... bring a flashlight. I would have applied for some night vision equipment." Who knew that they would have to go in the dark when they arrived.
When I stepped on it, I felt a very smooth touch, and there was a constant popping sound. No matter how careful I was, a few strands would stick to it when I lifted my foot.
Humans were on guard for a while, not noticing anything other than their own breathing in the dark environment.
But the more this happens, the less they dare to let down their guard.
The unknown is always the scariest.
The light of the flashlight except for the path under my feet and the road ahead would occasionally turn to both sides, except for the dark mountain walls and the stalactites hanging from above my head.
Probably... a stalactite? Although it was a bit strange why the color was so weird, humans didn't delve into it, as if they were afraid of touching something that shouldn't be turned on.
The smell of moisture and fish is always present. People's sense of smell is almost gone after being in such an environment for a long time, and they can only detect it when the smell suddenly deepens.
Or, like this cave, the air becomes crisp and sticky.
There is no conflict between the two. Human beings feel that the nose is liberated, but the body's senses are trapped.
The long dark road lasted for a long time. At a certain moment, when the short-haired policeman stepped down, he stepped on a piece of flat ground - flat ground that was a little soft and a little elastic.
Yes, soft and elastic.
Xia Chengyin pushed hard, and the ground gave him this feedback.
He shined a light on it. The ground was dark and the material could not be seen clearly, but it was definitely not a muddy ground made muddy by a large amount of water.
Soon, humans no longer have time to think about what the ground is made of.
Tang Nuo, who was lagging behind, flashed his flashlight from the front. The moment the light passed by, he saw a woman sitting with her head hanging down.
The body shape is very similar to that of their companions.
The light shone back again, and this time they could see clearly that the person sitting there was "Wen Tao".
The female companion's head was tilted to one side, and she was leaning forward as if she was about to fall. She was still sitting there relying on the rope that tied her.
Want to get closer? You have to get closer, even if it is a trap, you have to identify the authenticity.
After looking around, the darkness seemed to swallow up the only light in their hands. After being careful, the two of them approached.
It was indeed Qi Zhuyue, but it was Qi Zhuyue who was unconscious.
Not sure whether it was the influence of the doppelganger coming back or what she experienced after being taken away by Wen Rongxuan, Qi Zhuyue closed her eyes tightly and pushed twice but did not wake up.
"What's wrong with her?" Xia Chengyin asked Tang Nuo.
The latter simply checked him twice, and then raised his eyebrows: "It seems... you are having a nightmare? There are a few small scratches on your body."
The scratches were probably caused by bumps when Wen Rongxuan was kidnapped. The lethargy... lethargy is a normal stage of development after being attacked by black sludge.
However, Qi Zhuyue showed that the progress was a bit fast.
Because of Wen Rongxuan's influence? Human beings speculated for no reason and kept moving their hands.
The mobile phone was turned out. It was indeed owned by Qi Zhuyue, and the other equipment on his body all matched.
There seemed to be no problem, but the two did not let down their guard.
Considering that the doppelgänger was exactly the same as the person except for differences in memory and habits, when Qi Zhuyue could not wake up, they did not remove the restraint ropes, but just carried the person on their backs.
After that, in theory, one should exit the cave and find a safer place to confirm the situation.
However, after the eyes have adapted to the dark environment for a long time, the sudden flash of lighting forces people to close their eyes. This is a physiological reaction. After doing this, Xia Chengyin secretly said that it was terrible.
Someone came in.
People from Wenjia Village followed.
Whether it is Wen Rongxuan or other villagers, they are all from Wenjia Village, and there is not much difference between them at this moment.
who is it? Is it that group of people? It is the village of Wenjia Village——
An old voice sounded in the distance: "Outlanders, why are you here."
(End of chapter)
