The Monkey Temple in the Dead Village was leaking air everywhere. Su Qingyu found a few broken wooden boards to block the door. Bai Huo also used straw on the ground to weave together to seal the holes in the windows.
After dealing with all this, Su Qingyu used the tribute card and took out two beds.
She still remembered that Bai Huo said that he liked to sleep on a hard bed and was not greedy for material comfort, so Su Qingyu gave him a bed sheet and he made do with the rest.
As for his bed, Su Qingyu spread it with thick sheets and quilts.
She needs enough sleep.
"Miss Su, are you a treasure chest?"
Su Qingyu nodded and joked seriously: "Well, I'm a Doraemon."
The atmosphere instantly became more relaxed.
The monkey statue in this temple is relatively large and cannot be moved by one person. It requires the cooperation of two people to lift the statue.
Su Qingyu asked Bai Huo to help. After the two lifted the monkey statue, they found that the middle of the statue was empty, and a note fell out of it.
Bai Huo said: "It's a rule. The rules for the remaining two hills are probably also hidden under the monkey statue."
"Yeah." Su Qingyu thought so too.
The two men worked together to put the monkey statue back in its place.
"hiss--"
In the process of moving the statue, Su Qingyu's hand was scratched by a protruding sharp object. Blood dripped down his fingertips and was then absorbed by the monkey statue.
"Are you okay?" As soon as Bai Huo finished speaking, the monkey god statue scratched the sleeve of his Taoist robe, and with a "Hi-" sound, a big hole opened in the sleeve.
"This -" Bai Huo raised his head and looked at the green-faced and fanged statue, "This statue has some evil nature."
"Let's read the rules first." Su Qingyu bent down, picked up the rules, unfolded the paper with her slender fingers, and the edge of the paper was dyed red in the place where it had just been broken.
[Monkey God Mountain] Ranger Rules (4)
(Dear newly appointed forest rangers, welcome to Monkey God Mountain. Monkey God Mountain has a long history, complex geographical environment, and inconvenient transportation. There is a legend circulating here that a new monkey god replaced the old monkey god.
To make you better qualified for this job, please keep the following precautions in mind. )
[1. The new monkey god is the patron saint of the mountain and requires regular sacrificial activities.
Faith will stand behind you and allow you to survive well. 】
[2. Don’t get too close to the people in the dead village. When interacting with villagers, be sure to be careful in your words and deeds. There is a sensitive tacit understanding among the villagers. If you pry too much or inquire into the secrets of the mountain, you may get into trouble. 】
[3. From January to September every year, you need to carry out patrol work, supervise the villagers in the dead village, issue fines for the villagers who have deforestation, and submit them to the village committee of the sick village at the end of September.
From October to the end of December every year, villagers can cut down trees. There is a thousand-year-old sacred tree in the mountain. The sacred tree is the place where the monkey god was born. Please ensure that the sacred tree is not destroyed, otherwise the monkey god will die. 】
[4. The ranger needs to wear a work ID card. The work ID card was lost due to the negligence of the previous ranger, so please look for it yourself. 】
[5. The villagers of the Dead Village only engage in one kind of work. They do both weddings and funerals. This is their way of making a living. Please don’t be surprised by this. 】
【6. Only outsiders can be the groom and the bride. 】
[7. If the villagers ask you to help carry the coffin, you can agree and the villagers will give you corresponding rewards. 】
[8. For coffins that have been made by the villagers, when entrusting you to preserve them, the coffin lid must be closed and cannot be placed separately. If the coffin needs to be moved, it should be with the big end facing forward.
Watch out for corpses with red cloth covering their faces. If you see one, please knock the bowl on the spot and run away. 】
【9. Double persons are not allowed to carry the coffin. 】
[10. Monkey God Mountain pursues the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The night in the mountain belongs to monkeys, and the daytime belongs to humans. After midnight, please do not walk around in the mountains unless necessary. 】
Su Qingyu asked Wuxin to look at the rules note, and Wuxin told Su Qingyu that the rules in this village were not contaminated.
Bai Huo said with some confusion: "Huh? The villagers of the dead village written in the sixth rule only engage in one kind of work. They do both weddings and funerals. It sounds strange to read.
Organizing both weddings and funerals is obviously two different jobs. "
Bai Huo is considering whether he needs to release his contracted strange Qing Fu to judge this rule.
After all, although the weirdness Su Qingyu carried was powerful, its skills were not up to par.
Su Qingyu glanced at this rule, thought about it carefully, raised her eyes, and said with some hesitation: "There is one thing that is both a happy event and a funeral."
"What's up?"
"Underworld marriage..."
Bai Huo's pupils shrank.
Su Qingyu pointed to the sixth rule and said: "Look at this one, only outsiders can be the bride and groom. Is it especially targeted at us outside rangers?"
The cold wind blew outside the window.
Bai Huo sat beside the bed, his black robe hanging down, and his short silver hair covering half of his face. He said: "The rules mentioned that the new monkey god needs to be sacrificed. This sacrificial activity may also be related to the underworld marriage."
Su Qingyu also sat on his bed, took off his coat, wrapped himself in a quilt, and analyzed: "Well, it specifically talks about the new monkey god, so the statue we saw in the previous village should be the old one." Monkey God.
Do you still remember the two Taoist temples we visited on the last mountain? One Taoist temple has a kind-hearted monkey statue, while the other Taoist temple has a twisted and terrifying monkey statue.
The twisted and terrifying monkey statue in the Taoist temple is very similar to the monkey statue here. "
Yingluo surrounded Su Qingyu's bed with spiked thorns to prevent outsiders from intruding on her master.
Wu Xin stayed at the bedside as always. His face was expressionless, his long black hair was tied behind his head, and there was a huge hole in his chest. His white bone hand rested on the black hilt of his sword, silent.
Bai Huo said: "In this case, we can understand it as the new monkey god's belief, an invasion of the old monkey god's belief. The order of invasion is starting from the dead village, followed by the sick village, the old village, and finally the living village. "
"Let's go take a look at the old sacred tree mentioned in the rules during the day tomorrow. Maybe we can find useful clues."
"good."
It's dark now, so the two of them need to rest first.
Su Qingyu sorted out what she had to do tomorrow before going to bed.
Tomorrow I need to find a work permit and go see the old sacred tree.
Su Qingyu turned around, pulled up the quilt, and was about to close her eyes when she suddenly saw three shadows standing behind Bai Huo.
The three shadows were vaguely present, like the shadows of trees outside the window falling on his bedside.
