On the eve of the ancestor worship ceremony.

The evening was silent, and night was falling.

With the efforts of Uncle Tai, Second Uncle and others, one hundred and eight people patrolling the mountain were gathered in front of the courtyard of Uncle Tai's house.

"I've looked at it carefully, and I take a picture of it myself if I have a mobile phone. ”

"Do you still have a problem with each other's routes?"

"No problem...... We all know these paths. ”

The eight people who were selected carefully looked at the sketches, and then each took another picture with their mobile phones, and nodded in response.

"The route must be remembered, and you can't forget what I said before, after a while, there will be eight of you, every two people will be responsible for a team of people, one person will go to the front, and one person will go to the end, maybe you can't let people fall behind!"

Uncle Tai knocked the ground heavily with his cane, looked at a few people seriously and said,

"Remember?"

"Remember, old village chief...... Uncle. The eight also nodded solemnly.

Hearing this, Uncle Tai glanced at the eight people again, then nodded and said,

"Okay, you go and divide the people into four teams, and then I'll give a few more words to everyone. ”

......

The words fell, and the eight people followed the previous distribution, two by two, and began to divide the remaining people into four teams.

After some noisy process, the four teams patrolling the mountain were divided and stood in front of the courtyard in four columns.

Uncle Tai then stepped forward, and suddenly everyone quieted down,

“...... I have already told you just now, I called you here today to worship your ancestors, and to be more specific, it is to patrol the mountains.

In this process, there are a few things you must remember, have you seen the talisman seal in your hand? This is related to the safety of your wife and children in the village, and even more so to your own safety, so if you throw anything away, you can't drop this talisman seal for me!

If, during the patrol process, this talisman is missing and broken, you must immediately alert the people who are following you and ask them to surround you......

These are the original words of that kid from Lian Ge. ”

Uncle Tai shouted in a voice,

Under the influence of Uncle Tai and Lian Gewei's name, everyone became more and more serious, and they all looked at the talisman seal in their hands a little unconsciously.

"Also, if there is no problem with the Fu Seal, when patrolling the mountain, I will also remember that I am not allowed to turn back, and I am not allowed to go back, before dawn, the mountain patrol will not stop, do you understand?"

"Understood...... I see...... Uncle Tai ......"

The responses were a little uneven, but all of them had serious expressions and realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Okay, lead the team to take your team to the designated location, start patrolling the mountain, and the rest of the people follow the people in front of you, don't fall behind!"

Uncle Tai waved his cane, looked at everyone and said.

Subsequently,

The four teams, led by the leader of each team, set off with a torch in one hand and a talisman in the other.

Uncle Tai pestle and pestle, standing in place, watched the four teams rush out and walk away, completely submerged into the night, turned into a little fire, and then retracted his gaze.

......

After a while, the four teams held torches and arrived at Lianjia Village and the hill on the edge of the village.

On the torches held by more than 100 people, the burning and dancing flames are clearly visible in the dark night, dotted on the hills near and far.

......

"Everyone cheered up and started patrolling the mountains!"

At a place on the mountainside at the end of the village, the team led by Uncle Lian arrived at the designated location.

After a slight pause, and when Second Uncle Lian determined the route again, the team composed of a total of 27 people surged again.

"Click...... Syllable. ”

More than 20 people stepped on the hill, and the sound of footsteps and stepping on dead branches of rotten trees sounded from time to time.

"Pay attention to your step, follow the steps of the person in front of you, don't step on the empty ......"

From time to time, Second Uncle Lian, who took the lead, reminded him loudly, and the sound resounded and echoed in the night.

With the slow passage of time, the team led by the second uncle of the Lian family continued to move forward along the established line.

The other three teams also followed their respective routes and completed the mountain patrol route.

Looking from the village to the four hills, only the light of a flowing fire could be seen.

And this little bit of fire accompanied the movement of their respective teams, drawing a winding track around the village, as if outlining something.

Looking down from the sky above the entire Lianjia Village, this trace is even more obvious.

finally

After the four teams passed each other one after another,

The traces outlined by the four points of the four fires bordered by the four points of the border, overlooking from the air, the winding trajectory outlined by the four fires before formed a complete seal at this moment, engraved on the ground of Lianjia Village.

......

At the same time, on the mountainside, the team of Second Uncle Lian, who had just passed by another team, was walking forward,

Suddenly, a gust of wind whistled by, causing the flames on the torches of the people to sway rapidly, and they were almost extinguished.

"Second Uncle Lian...... What's wrong with this, it's ......"

The sudden strange wind caused some turmoil in the team, and the pace of movement was affected.

"Don't panic, hold the talisman in your hand tightly, and continue to walk as long as the talisman is not dropped!"

This strange wind made Second Uncle Lian a little hairy in his heart, but he still shouted with a puff of breath, and then continued to walk forward with everyone.

Maybe it was the calmness shown by the second uncle of the Lian family that affected the rest of the team, or maybe everyone didn't dare to stay for a long time because of the wind.

Everyone followed Second Uncle Lian and walked forward quickly.

And perhaps this wind was really an accidental mountain wind, and as soon as everyone stepped out of that section, the howling wind disappeared.

......

At the same time, in several other places, the same thing happened at the moment when the seal script outlined by the fire was formed.

But under the leadership of their respective leaders, they spent it without danger.

......

After the seal script was completely formed, on the hill, the four teams that followed the established route to patrol the mountain did not stop their pace, circling and repeating their respective routes over and over again.

As the teams on the hill repeatedly passed by, the seal script was also repeatedly outlined completely.

meanwhile

In the picture that ordinary people can't see,

Wisps of popularity slowly overflowed from the mountain patrol team, and the residue was condensed on the established route that the team walked, and with the complete formation of the seal inscription, it was spread to the entire Lianjia Village, and gradually enveloped the entire Lianjia Village.

......

Time passes slowly.

Finally, as the night fell, the bright moon slanted, the stars disappeared, and the night passed quietly.

......

On the hill, after the sky was completely bright, the four teams stopped one after another.

On the mountainside at the end of the village, Second Uncle Lian, who had just returned to the origin with the team, looked at his hands and feet, slightly puzzled,

I didn't think it was the night before, but now that I relaxed at dawn, I suddenly realized that I was not tired at all after walking all night last night.

Glancing at the rest of the people, and seeing that everyone seemed to be in good spirits, Second Uncle Lian couldn't help but pick up the talisman seal in his hand and look at it.

"It should be the function of this talisman...... Second Uncle Lian gently wiped the talisman paper that showed the silk cloth when he touched it, and couldn't help muttering to himself.

"Second Uncle Lian, are we going back now?"

Beside him, another person asked.

"Let's go, go back. Second Uncle Lian put down his hand, retracted his gaze, looked at everyone and said,

"After going back, put away the rune paper, and then have a good rest, we won't go to the ancestor worship ceremony, and we have to continue to patrol the mountain tonight. ”

"Second Uncle Lian, we will put away the rune paper, such a godly thing, I am reluctant to throw it if you ask me to throw it, just don't use it to rest, I don't feel tired at all now." I still want to see the ancestor worship ceremony presided over by Master Lian. ”

"Yes, Master Lian presided over it...... How can you miss it......"

When Second Uncle Lian heard this, he hesitated, and then nodded,

"It's fine, but remember, if you're sleepy for a while, remember to sleep, there's no time for you to sleep again tonight. ”