Before the mountain god appeared, the villagers shuttled among the mountains. I dare not say that they were all familiar with them, but if there really were buildings like Taoist temples, they could not have been unaware of them.
After the manifestation of the spirit, it is even more impossible to build a Taoist temple. Taking a step back, who would build a Taoist temple in the mountains with nothing to do? This is not a slap in the face of the mountain god.
The old Taoist saw that the village chief looked determined, but what Li Minghai and others said before was also reasonable and well-founded. They could even tell some details about the Taoist temple, and it didn't look like they were just making it up.
Besides, they have no need to lie.
The answers given by the two parties were completely different. One of them must have lied. The old Taoist couldn't help but ask: "Is the donor sure? I saw that the gentleman was very confident in what he said. It doesn't look like he was lying."
After listening to Lao Dao's description, the village chief also guessed that he was talking about Li Minghai's group of people.
"The Taoist Priest doesn't know. This Longyuan Mountain is very strange. There are mountain gods. The group of people you mentioned should be the construction team that came before. They experienced some strange things in the mountain. Maybe they had hallucinations. maybe."
No one knew exactly what Li Minghai and the others had gone through. They had lost part of their memory after waking up. Those people kept it secret, and the village chief did not ask too many questions carefully.
If it were anyone else, it would be difficult to believe what the village chief said, but the old Taoist was different, because Shangqing Temple also experienced some strange things.
The old Taoist couldn't help but ask, "May I ask what kind of mountain god you worship?"
Seeing that the old Taoist was very interested in this matter, the village chief was naturally very happy and said: "I will take you to see it. I told you that if you believe in the Three Pure Ones, it is better to believe in us mountain gods."
With that said, Lao Dao informed the members of Bureau 749, but they said they would go for a walk before leaving.
Later, the village chief took Lao Dao to the mountain temple and introduced him: "This is our mountain god."
There is an endless stream of people inside the mountain temple, and the eyes of people coming and going are full of respect. The incense in full bloom turns into green smoke, curling up among the green mountains and green waters.
You must know that this is a remote mountain village. The total population of the entire village is not large, but the temple is so lively. It can be seen that the people in the village sincerely believe in it, and even people from nearby villages often travel across mountains and rivers to come.
There are also many people who go to Shangqing Temple, but most of them can only say that they come because of its reputation, and many believers have not yet reached the level of piety.
But it was different here. All the people who came and went were devout believers. As soon as the old Taoist stepped into it, he felt an indescribable feeling.
He looked at the snake statues in the temple and felt a sense of familiarity. There are many kinds of mountain gods. Each place is different, and the image of the mountain god will be different, but there are very few that have the body of a snake.
"this……"
The old Taoist was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the snake that had appeared in the Taoist temple before.
Since the snake appeared, Shangqing Temple has reached a turning point. After that, it unexpectedly showed miracles, attracting countless people. As a result, it became prosperous and got rid of its previous predicament.
But since then, the snake has never been seen again.
"There are such coincidences in this world"
The old Taoist couldn't help but mutter to himself, maybe the two are related in some way.
The village chief sounded a little confused, "What coincidence?"
The mountain god of Longyuan Village is a snake, and a rather magical snake once appeared in Shangqing Temple. From then on, the fate of the Taoist temple reached a turning point.
Then there are the things Li Minghai and others told.
Now it seems like there are a pair of invisible hands connecting these together.
The old Taoist remembered the little girl at the beginning. She also called "Mountain God" and said that she came for the mountain god.
She, could she be from this village?
The more the veteran thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was a possibility. Not long after the little girl left, the snake appeared, and a series of more miraculous things happened that could not be explained by science at all.
After that, Li Minghai and others said that they saw the same Shangqing Temple in the deep mountains, which was like a huge closed loop, giving it a sense of fate.
Going around in circles seems to be back to square one.
The old Taoist practices Taoism. Although he does not see any supernatural phenomena, he has vast philosophical thoughts in his heart, and he has a better understanding of this kind of cause and effect.
It arises due to conditions, and disappears when conditions dissipate.
Looking at the mountains not far away, which seemed to hide endless mysteries, his eyes suddenly became solemn and his expression became more respectful.
"I see, I understand."
The village chief and others were confused and didn't know why the old man said this.
"Taoist priest, what do you mean?"
The old Taoist said with emotion, "I originally thought everything was a coincidence, but I didn't expect that it was already predestined. Everything in the world has its own traces."
What he said was too profound, and everyone's curiosity reached its peak. Probably seeing the confusion of the village chief and others, the old Taoist smiled slightly and began to tell what happened in the Taoist temple.
"It turns out that when the Taoist temple was in ruins, a little girl once came here, saying that she was entrusted by the mountain god. Maybe from that moment on, the cause and effect of fate was planted."
"After that, several strange things happened in the Taoist temple. The incense gradually became more prosperous and it returned to its former glory."
After listening to the old man's story, the village chief became more and more surprised, because from his description, the little girl seemed to be Hu Xiaocao!
There is also the big snake that appears later, which can be vaguely related to the mountain god. Although no one in the villagers has seen the mountain god except Hu Xiaocao, according to their inner understanding for several years, this It is very likely that he is the mountain god himself!
Is it possible that the mountain god once visited Shangqing Temple? !
Looking at the expression on the village chief's face, he already understood everything without the need for him to say anything.
The village chief looked filled with emotion, "There used to be a little girl in our village named Hu Xiaocao, and she was indeed deeply involved with the mountain god. It's a pity that she has gone to school now, otherwise she would still be able to come out to meet the Taoist priest."
The old Taoist smiled slightly. Even though he didn't see the Hu Xiaocao the village chief mentioned, he was inexplicably sure that she was the little girl from back then.
It turns out that it was already destined.
Although I don’t know if there is really a so-called mountain god in all this, there are some things where it is not necessary to know the truth. For example, Taoism believes in the Three Pure Ones as a belief, but has it ever asked whether the Three Pure Ones really exist?
This is a thought, a belief that does not require seeing the source.
Maybe the mountain god does not exist, and everything is just a coincidence, but this is also a destiny that follows nature and the cycle of life. Since it is destined, there is no need to dig deeper, otherwise there are endless things in this world, and how can it be explained clearly? , do you understand?
Therefore, it no longer matters whether there is a Taoist temple that Li Minghai mentioned in these mountains, because the old Taoist already has the answer in his heart.
The only person I wanted to visit on this trip, the White Bone Taoist Priest, probably didn't get a chance to meet him.
"The master of Shangqing Temple, whose Taoist name is Qingwei, has come to visit the mountain temple. I would like to pay my respects to the Infinite Heavenly Lord, Qingwei."
The old Taoist respectfully burned a stick of incense in the temple, his heart full of gratitude and respect. The breeze blew his robe, as if it was a response from the temple.
The people from Bureau 749 were listening to the conversation between the village chief and the old Taoist, and their eyes became more and more suspicious.
Seeing that the old Taoist was about to get up and leave, Wang Xuehao and others quickly chased after him.
"This Taoist priest, please stay."
The old Taoist turned around, smiled slightly and said, "What can I do for this donor?"
Xu Tiancheng couldn't help but ask: "Taoist Master, what you just said to the village chief is true?"
The old Taoist's gaze fell into the distance, his expression somewhat meaningful.
"True is also false, and false is true and inactive. There is something and nothing. If you believe something, it's true. If you don't believe it, it's false. No matter how much I say, it's useless."
As he said that, the old Taoist pointed to the position of his heart: "Isn't superstition something that is idealism?"
"See you again when we are destined."
…
The old Taoist left and came and went, leaving only the word "fate". He was full of obsessions when he came, but he was free and easy when he left.
Only the people in Bureau 749 were stunned in place, looking at the back of the old man walking away, murmuring the last two words he left, with a somewhat complicated expression.
Yao Ruotong couldn't help but ask: "See you again... Captain, do you think what this Taoist priest said is true? Could it be a lie?"
There are too many people in the world who are seeking fame and reputation. Although the old Taoist seems to be an immortal, this possibility cannot be ruled out.
Wang Xuehao pondered for a moment, "Whether it is true or not, we will always investigate and get to the bottom of it."
…
After Wang Xuehao and others returned to 749, they quickly started busy. Their work efficiency was very fast. All the information about Longyuan Mountain was placed on the table, as well as the people involved.
Yao Ruotong held a stack of information, "Captain, this is the information you asked for. Almost all of it is here."
Wang Xuehao nodded and started writing with a pen. There were many names written on them, all of which had been to Longyuan Mountain.
Xu Tiancheng reported the situation to Wang Xuehao, "Captain, after our statistics and analysis, except for the criminals who died on Longyuan Mountain, the rest of them have clean family backgrounds, no criminal records, and there is nothing suspicious about their resumes for the time being."
Wang Xuehao nodded, "Okay."
Yao Ruotong looked at the names on the paper and frowned slightly: "There are many people who have been to Longyuan Mountain and have close contacts. Which one should we start investigating first?"
Wang Xuehao drew a big circle on the name in the middle, with a sharp look in his eyes, "Let's start with her."
Everyone followed his line of sight and saw the words "Hu Xiaocao!"
According to the villagers, the original theory of mountain gods came from this little girl.
Children are easily misled, and their minds are not as delicate as adults. If there is any breakthrough, starting with her is definitely the best choice.
Not long ago, both the village chief and the old Taoist mentioned her. Wang Xuehao felt that he might get some new clues from Hu Xiaocao.
Fog City, Zhanqian Elementary School.
It was time for get out of class to end, and the playground was filled with innocent smiling faces, and laughter was floating throughout the campus.
"Dong dong dong——"
Hu Xiaocao knocked on the office door, "Teacher Li, why did you come to see me?"
I never thought that besides Teacher Li, there would be several strangers in the office.
Teacher Li smiled softly and said, "Xiaocao, these uncles and aunts have some important questions to ask you. You must answer them truthfully."
People from Bureau 749 had negotiated with the school before, and Teacher Li left after a few words, leaving space for them.
Looking at the little girl in the office, Wang Xuehao and others were a little surprised. They originally expected to see a dark and malnourished little girl.
But he didn't expect that the little girl in front of him had fair and delicate skin and exquisite facial features. She didn't look like she came from the countryside at all.
The most important thing is the aura that lingers around him, which makes him feel incompatible with the peers around him. Those dark and clear eyes seem to be filled with stories.
The image of Hu Xiaocao was very different from what they imagined.
As a female in the team, Yao Ruotong took the initiative to step forward and say hello.
"Hello Xiaocao, don't be nervous. We came here just to ask about Longyuan Mountain. I heard from the village chief that you are the first and only one who has seen the mountain god, right?"
Hu Xiaocao nodded and curiously looked at the group of people in front of him.
I don’t know why they arrived suddenly and why they asked about the mountain god. Judging from Teacher Li's appearance, he seemed to be very respectful to these people.
"Then can you tell me the specific situation at that time."
Hu Xiaocao first asked about their origins, and then began to tell what happened. Even though it had been so long, it was still vivid in his mind, as if it happened yesterday.
The people in Bureau 749 listened very carefully, and what Hu Xiaocao said was no different from other villagers.
Xu Tiancheng couldn't help but ask: "How can you be sure that what you saw is the mountain god?"
Hu Xiaocao's clear black and white eyes blinked, and instead asked: "Brother, how do you know that what I saw is not a mountain god?"
Xu Tiancheng was speechless when asked.
I saw a simple question, but Hu Xiaocao answered it very philosophically.
Xu Tiancheng asked unwillingly: "Then what evidence do you have to prove the existence of the mountain god?"
Of course Hu Xiaocao had evidence. She always carried the snake slough and the ancient book with her, which were the spiritual pillars for her hard work.
Whenever I feel confused, I will take it out and take a look to strengthen my Taoist heart.
But at this time, she was no longer the ignorant girl she was before, so even though she had evidence, she calmly shook her head: "I have no evidence."
"But existence is proof. Grandpa Mountain God does not need me to prove his existence, because he should overlook the human world and be worshiped by us."
It is hard to imagine that such words came from the mouth of a primary school student.
The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence, and the people in Bureau 749 were a little embarrassed, especially Xu Tiancheng just now.
The little girl in front of her has a maturity that belies her age, and even some of her ideas are unique.
In order to avoid further embarrassment, Yao Ruotong quickly changed the subject, "Xiaocao, have you been to Shangqing Temple before?"
This time it was Hu Xiaocao's turn to be curious, "Sister, how did you know?"
Very few people know about this matter, except for the mountain gods, the people in the Taoist temple, and the police uncle.
Yao Ruotong smiled and told Hu Xiaocao about the old Taoist coming to the village.
"It turns out to be Grandpa Taoist Master."
Even Hu Xiaocao didn't know that there was such a mystery in it.
As the class bell rang, the questioning ended, and Hu Xiaocao politely said goodbye to everyone.
Watching her leave, Xu Tiancheng couldn't help but sigh, "Are all children today so smart? It's outrageous."
They originally thought that Hu Xiaocao was the easiest to explore, but the facts exceeded their expectations.
What she said was reasonable and well-organized, and she even had many unique insights. It was not like what a child could say. As for the questions raised by Yao Ruotong, he was able to answer them fluently and with clear logic.
The personnel from Bureau 749 talked with people around Hu Xiaocao afterwards. Both Teacher Li and other students had a good sense of Hu Xiaocao.
Apart from not being talkative and not very social with others, I don’t have any shortcomings. My grades have always been among the best. I like to read some extracurricular ancient books. There are even some books that even the teacher can’t understand. I don’t know what I am studying at this young age. .
"Ancient books?"
Hearing this, the people in Bureau 749 were very surprised. Then they asked Hu Xiaocao again, and then they learned that she actually wanted to find a way to cultivate immortality from ancient books.
In response to this, the people in Game 749 could only shake their heads and laugh, and did not take it seriously. After all, this idea was too unreasonable.
In the office, Teacher Li told the people in Bureau 749 some things about Xiaocao, and there was one thing in particular that made the teacher proud.
"There was a popular story on the Internet about carving a boat and finding a sword. I published Xiaocao's opinion on the Internet, which caused heated discussions among netizens and even spawned a mythical story about the fog of history."
"Xiaocao, you are truly the most special and smartest child I have encountered in all my years of teaching."
After listening to Teacher Li's words, everyone couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
All signs showed that Hu Xiaocao was not as simple as an ordinary child, completely subverting their previous views.
This kid is horribly precocious.
Xu Tiancheng sighed with emotion, "I didn't expect that it would be difficult to deal with primary school students nowadays."
But the people in the 749th round were not discouraged.
"Go to the city hospital."
It was previously learned from the villagers that Hu Xiaocao's mother was cured by the mountain god, and this story spread widely.
They also immediately went to the hospital to see if they could get any clues. However, according to the doctor's feedback, Hu Xiaocao's mother was paralyzed in bed. The illness was very special, but the current medical level could not find an explanation.
The people in Bureau 749 were deeply confused and took away part of the disease information and records, so they had no choice but to return to the temporary base again.
"Apart from Hu Xiaocao, the one most involved is probably Sun Zhenbang. We also need to question this policeman."
After all, he was responsible for several cases in Longyuan Mountain, and later he issued orders that all matters related to Longyuan Mountain should be reported directly to him.
Even before, he was running around for the development of the Longyuan Mountain project. This shows that Sun Zhenbang is also full of doubts.
The group rushed to the police station again.
Although they believe that the people's police will not do anything that violates discipline, and Sun Zhenbang's resume is very clean and he has always fulfilled his duties, they do not rule out other possibilities.
The chief of the police station personally received Wang Xuehao and others.
When I saw the documents in the hands of Wang Xuehao and others, which even had the seal and signature of the supreme leader, I immediately stood in awe.
Although he has not had direct dealings with people from Bureau 749, the director also knows about this department and has very high authority.
"Is there anything you need us to coordinate with?"
Knowing that they were here for Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan, he made a phone call and immediately called back the two people who were performing tasks outside.
After receiving the order from their superiors, Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan hurried back in a hurry, without even taking a sip of water, and went directly to the director's office.
But they never thought that besides the police chief, there were also several special characters waiting for them.
The director briefly explained the situation and introduced the identities of Wang Xuehao and others with an unprecedented serious expression.
"They are people from the National Secret Service 749. They are specially here to investigate the matters on Longyuan Mountain. I hope you will explain everything about the mountain clearly in detail. You can't hide anything!"
Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan looked at each other. They did not expect that this incident would alarm the country and send such a special organization to investigate.
As expected, things about Longyuan Mountain can no longer be concealed.
Sun Zhenbang's expression was extremely complicated. He had long thought that this day would come sooner or later. It felt unexpected but reasonable.
After all, what happened on that mountain couldn't be hidden at all.
If it weren't for its remote location and sparse population, I'm afraid it would have been exposed to the country's vision earlier.
Naturally, the two of them did not dare to hide anything, and there was no need to hide anything. They started to talk about it in detail from the very first case, which was animal smuggling.
"We first received a report from Longyuan Mountain about animal smuggling."
"These cases are very suspicious. In the end, the murderer was not found. They have all become unsolved cases. There are records in the bureau. You can look through them for investigation."
The director had asked people to pull out the files before, and the people from Bureau 749 had already read them, and they were exactly as they were told by Sun Zhenbang and others.
Judging from these files, these cases are indeed incredible, and it is not that Sun Zhenbang and others are exaggerating.
After all, the forensic doctor in the police station and other police officers involved in the case can testify, and the confessions of these people can be matched.
Wang Xuehao had a venomous eye, and after reading their stories, he could tell at a glance that Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan actually believed these things.
"So you also believe in the theory of mountain gods?"
Faced with Wang Xuehao's sharp point, Sun Zhenbang hesitated for a moment and decided to speak out his truest thoughts.
"I didn't believe some things at first, but after going through so much, I can't help but not believe it. I think if it were you, I'm afraid my views would be the same as mine."
In the end, Sun Zhenbang didn't say it clearly because of his identity, but everyone present heard the implication behind his words.
"Now, it's hard to say whether you believe it or not, but the respect you deserve is needed. It's like paying homage to your ancestors and visiting their graves during festivals. Do you think you won't go because you don't believe it?"
Game 749: "???"
Sun Zhenbang's words completely silenced the people in the 749 Bureau. Just like when he met the old Taoist priest and Hu Xiaocao before, one person's words can directly choke people to death, but they have to admit that, What they said makes a damn sense.
"If something is a coincidence, so many things that have happened cannot be described as coincidences, and we are not the only ones who have experienced these things."
Sun Zhenbang's words made the people in the 749th game fall into deep thought.
Yao Ruotong's eyes fell on Xie Yixuan, "You accompanied a little girl to find a Taoist temple before. Do you still remember this?"
Xie Yixuan thought for a moment, "I have the impression that the little girl is from Longyuan Village, and her name seems to be Hu Xiaocao. I was afraid that she would be in danger if she was alone outside, so I went with her."
Then everything was correct. The people in the 749th round looked at each other and recalled what the old man said, and a lot of ripples suddenly started in their hearts.
However, Xie Yixuan was a little confused as to why they suddenly asked this, "Why did they suddenly ask about this?"
If it weren't for Yao Ruotong's inquiry, Xie Yixuan would have almost forgotten this matter.
Yao Ruotong shook his head, "Nothing."
After coming out of the police station, Wang Xuehao and others were still thinking about what Sun Zhenbang said.
"Captain, do you think what Officer Sun said is credible?"
Wang Xuehao rubbed his temples, "As a police officer, he has no reason to lie. Doing so would do him no good. It would not be justified if there was someone behind the scenes."
Who can bribe a decades-old police officer?
And judging from the righteousness in Sun Zhenbang's eyebrows, he doesn't look like that kind of person. Wang Xuehao is very accurate in seeing people and has never made a mistake.
In addition to Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan, people from 749 also investigated Yunling, the neighboring province, and several police officers came across the province to investigate, but in the end nothing happened.
The reason was that a murder case occurred there, and the several people who died were inextricably related to the cultural relic smuggling case in Longyuan Mountain.
They also found Team Zhou and Bai Yanfei.
Although Captain Zhou and Bai Yanfei were not as firm as Sun Zhenbang, it seemed that they were also quite taboo about matters on this mountain.
Even though it has been so long, the memory is still fresh.
I was a little surprised to see Wang Xuehao and others arriving.
"Actually, we didn't believe in mountain gods at first, but after seeing a series of things -"
At this point, Team Zhou and Bai Yanfei both became silent, and finally sighed with complicated expressions.
"All in all, this case finally became an unsolved case. Maybe as Officer Sun said, there may indeed be some mysterious power in the world."
These policemen are all convinced of the strange things happening in Longyuan Mountain.
Regarding this case of cultural relic smuggling, we have to mention the previous tomb of Zuo Ci. The archaeological team that originally came to develop it had to give up the development because of some strange things.
Those criminals came just after learning the news, but they never thought of losing their lives.
Wang Xuehao looked at the information in his hand and fell into deep thought.
"What is it that can make the archaeological team give up on developing this ancient tomb?"
The people from 749 immediately rushed to the "Fog Capital Archaeological Center" and found Professor Zhang and the others to learn about the specific details at that time.
Professor Zhang, the main person in charge of the archaeological team, couldn't help but sigh after hearing their intention.
"At that time, we wanted to develop this tomb, but many strange things happened. Small animals came to cause trouble, and some people said they saw ghosts. Even the team members had the same nightmare every day. Such strange things happened one after another, which made it impossible to carry out our work. .”
If it was not a last resort, Professor Zhang would never give up, but the situation at that time had seriously affected their daily life, and the follow-up work could not start at all.
Xu Tiancheng was a little curious after hearing this, "What kind of dreams have you all had?"
Professor Zhang still feels frightened when he thinks about it, "Everyone has the same dream. They are all chased by a set of bones in the dream."
The people in Bureau 749 couldn't help but look at each other, and suddenly remembered the information they had seen in the police file.
At first, a trafficker took the initiative to report the crime, saying that he had been chased by Bones!
not only that!
Taoist Priest Qing Wei of Shangqing Temple once said that he came to Longyuan Mountain to visit a Taoist priest with white bones!
"Professor Zhang, are you sure?"
Professor Zhang nodded affirmatively, "There was a big fuss about this matter at that time. It was spread throughout the team that the mountain was unclean and that there was some kind of force blocking it, so we had no choice but to give up later."
Bureau 749 found other members of the archaeological team, and they were similar to what Professor Zhang said.
After coming out of the Archaeological Institute, the people in Bureau 749 felt a little complicated.
Anyone who steps into Longyuan Mountain will more or less experience some incredible things. If they are criminals, they may not even be safe!
(End of chapter)
