The closer we got to the town, the more exaggerated the scenes we saw before us.
Not only the livestock raised at home, but also on the avenues, trails, and field ridges, more and more animals are constantly coming out of corners.
Rats, which were mostly absent during the day, were also scurrying around in the fields. They looked like they were greatly frightened and ran out one after another.
Hiss!
Snakes of different colors came out from nowhere and swam quickly on the road, raising their heads, spitting and hissing warning sounds, as if to warn other animals not to stand in their way. road.
Frogs and toads, which usually regard snakes as their natural enemies, also emerged from the fields in large numbers, leaping one after another, which was extremely spectacular.
Hula la...
A black gust of wind passed by in the air, but a group of crows jumped up from the trees in the distance in panic, flying past, their wings beating desperately, as if they were being threatened by some fatal threat, full of fear and uneasiness.
Those that fly in the sky, those that walk on the ground, those that swim in the water.
Exactly the same reaction, in the same direction.
As if escaping from some indescribable fear.
"Xiao Jiang, is this going to be an earthquake?"
Seeing this strange scene in front of him, Lao Han's first thought was of an earthquake.
It is said that it is usually a precursor to an earthquake, and animals will react in exaggerated ways. Because animals have super strong senses, better than humans.
Once animals show various strange behaviors, it is likely to indicate that an earthquake is coming.
Is it an earthquake?
Jiang Yue expressed doubts about this speculation.
If it was a month ago and the world was operating normally, it would be completely reasonable for this situation to be associated with earthquakes.
Now?
Jiang Yue didn't think this was a panic that an earthquake could bring.
The presence of so many domesticated livestock means that they are not far from the populated area.
Sure enough, after turning a corner, there were already occasional houses appearing on both sides of the road. The further you go, the denser the two rows of houses become.
In the distance, the two heard someone shouting loudly from the farmhouse in the distance.
When I looked closer, I saw an old farmer wearing a pointed hat, holding a cow rope, and barking with a big buffalo.
The other hand was holding a bamboo tip, and he kept calling at the buffalo, hitting and scolding it.
Judging from his posture, he was planning to lead the cow back to the barn, but the cow got stubborn and refused to go in no matter how hard he pulled.
"If I tell you not to go in, I will tell you to be stubborn!"
It wasn't until Jiang Yue and Lao Han approached that the old farmer stopped and looked at the two of them warily.
"Old man, what's going on with this cow?"
"What's going on? You want to rebel against me. I used to work steadily, but these days not only don't I work, but I always want to push out. I think it just needs to be taken care of."
"Old man, I think something is wrong here. Look at the frogs and mice running towards the road. Is something going to happen?"
"What can happen? It's been like this these days. Some people said it was an earthquake. It's been shaking for so many days, but there has been no earthquake. It's just to scare people."
Jiang Yue and Lao Han suddenly looked at each other.
Is there an old man with such a good attitude?
"Old man, aren't you afraid of an earthquake?" Jiang Yue couldn't help but ask.
"Afraid of balls! If I die, my eggs will be in the sky, and I won't die for tens of thousands of years. Old man, I am seventy-nine years old, and my children are all married outside. If I have to live or die, I am just like this old skeleton."
Sure enough, he is a Buddhist man.
Lao Han handed over a cigarette: "It's better for you to have an old mentality."
"I don't understand what you young men are talking about, old man. What does a good mentality mean? What kind of crops does a mentality mean? When it comes to growing crops, no one in our country can dare to say that they can do it better than me."
"Having a good attitude is a compliment for living openly and understandingly!"
The old man lit up his cigarette happily and took a nice puff.
"Hunters, I don't think you look like locals, do you?"
"Yes, we came to town to visit relatives."
"Why visit relatives? These days, people in the town are eager to go out. How can anyone visit relatives in the town?"
"Old man, what do you mean by this? What happened to the town?"
"There were murders in the town. At first, there was one murder a day, but later, several disappeared in a day. Who can bear this? As long as they have a place to go, they will leave if they can."
The old farmer suddenly looked up and down at Old Han: "You, a young man, look like a member of the government. Were you sent by the superiors to investigate the case?"
People cannot be judged by their appearance.
This old man seems to have spent his entire life growing crops in the countryside, and he has a rather vicious vision.
Before Old Han could speak, the old farmer's face suddenly became solemn, and he lowered his voice and said: "Smoke you a cigarette, old man, I'll give you a message."
"You say."
"If you don't want to die, leave quickly. The sooner the better."
The old man's tone was serious, and it didn't look like he was joking at all.
"Old man, why do you say that?"
"Why not, you should think about it in your own mind. In short, this is the sentence, if you don't want to die, leave quickly. Yunxi Town is now the Hall of Hell, whoever enters will die."
"Is it so evil? There is no royal law yet?"
The muscles on the old farmer's face trembled, as if he remembered something terrible and evoked some terrible memories. His eyes showed a look of fear that is rarely seen at this age.
"Wang Fa...hehe, Wang Fa...Wang Fa controls people, can he control ghosts?" the old farmer murmured.
"Ghost? Old man, do you think Yunxi Town is haunted?"
The old farmer's expression suddenly changed, and he shook his head violently: "I didn't say anything, I didn't say it was haunted. You go quickly, go quickly..."
While talking, he actually waved the bamboo tip and kept hitting the two people, obviously to drive away the guests.
Lao Han still wanted to step forward to calm the other party's mood, but Jiang Yue tugged on his sleeve.
"Forget it, ask someone else."
Jiang Yue was very familiar with the character of old men in rural areas. He said that cows have a tough temper. This old man obviously has a tougher temper than a cow.
Going further, every house has General Iron hanging on the door, and there is no one around.
Behind him, the old farmer waved his bamboo tip angrily, hitting the cow's back repeatedly, and kept cursing: "I'm telling you, you beast, to be disobedient, I'm calling you, this beast, to be disobedient."
I don’t know if he is training the cow or criticizing the mulberry tree.
Let alone the town, this small village is located on the outskirts of the town. There are not many farmers, less than twenty households, and more than half of the houses must be padlocked.
Those without padlocks are basically just elderly people staying at home. Most of these are extremely stubborn old people who want to guard their family fortune for the rest of their lives.
Old Han was obviously a little surprised by this: "Xiao Jiang, from the old man's tone, it is obvious that he knows the danger. Why do these old people refuse to leave?"
This is probably the cognitive difference between urban and rural areas.
Although Jiang Yue is considered a native of Star City, his roots are still in Panshiling and he has a certain understanding of the countryside.
In the countryside, this is not surprising at all.
Every year, if there is a flood or mudslide, the villagers will be advised to evacuate in advance. The young ones will basically leave as soon as they are persuaded.
Some elderly people are surprisingly stubborn and refuse to move. In their words, you have to die in your own home.
Of course, these things are obviously a bit unfamiliar to Lao Han who grew up in a small city.
Jiang Yue didn't intend to explain, but walked towards a house whose door was ajar.
Unexpectedly, when they approached, the door that was originally ajar closed with a bang.
Even if the old double doors in rural areas are closed firmly, there are still some gaps in the middle.
Across the gap, an old woman with gray hair and almost all her teeth seemed to be giving them a gesture, telling them to leave quickly.
This old woman looks older than the previous old man, probably over eighty years old. Looking at her figure, her waist was already bent at an angle, making her look old and mighty.
But through the crack in the door, Jiang Yue could still see the deep fear hidden in the old woman's cloudy eyes, as if if she didn't close the door, a huge disaster would befall her.
Even so, the old lady kindly signaled them to leave quickly!
Throughout the entire process, there was no language or communication.
Jiang Yue clearly grasped the old woman's kindness.
them……
What are you afraid of?
The old man just made a mistake and said that the king can control people but not ghosts. Is it because he was so angry that he described the bad guys as ghosts in unscrupulous words, or is Yunxi Town really haunted?
If he lived to the old man's age, ordinary murders would never cause him such a fuss. After all, at this age, these things will definitely be taken lightly than young people.
So the series of reactions after his words were obviously trying to cover up something, trying to make up for his previous slip of the tongue!
Weird...
Before we even reach Yunxi Town, the situation has already become so weird.
The villages on the outskirts of Yunxi Town have been completely wiped out. So a densely populated area like Yunxi Town, a town with at least 2,000 or 3,000 people, could it be that it has also become an empty town?
If so, what about those replicators?
Will it also be transferred?
The so-called mobile phone positioning is, after all, just locating the mobile phone. Who stipulates that the replicator must be so stupid that he must hold on to the original mobile phone?
With the copyists' methods and their wisdom, it is entirely possible to get other mobile phones!
Even before we arrived in the town, the strangeness made people feel depressed and uncomfortable.
The more this happened, the more curious Jiang Yue became about everything that happened in the town.
