These conversations are understated, but Gu Qi is shocked to listen to them.

It was only at this time that she gradually realized that Liu Mu had such a big secret hidden in her body, and the information she saw at the airport was just a drop in the bucket, and those records about the totem and the witch clan might just be something that Liu Mu deliberately released to attract her curiosity. And the deeper content, just like the few ballads that Liu Mu casually read out just now, is the crux of all this.

No wonder since they met again, Liu Dashao looked quite determined. It turned out that his so-called negotiations could not be called negotiations at all, after all, he had already held all the chips.

While thinking about this, Gu Qi's gaze stopped on Liu Mu's side face.

Under the dim light, the man's sharp silhouette seemed to have an extra layer of extremely soft filter, and he was young and wanton, which was the temperament he always revealed. But at this moment, Liu Mu's peach blossom eyes looked deep, and even for a few seconds, Gu Qi inexplicably thought of strategizing and the like, which was originally completely unrelated to Liu Dashao's words.

The surprise of those few seconds made Gu Qi a little confused, but he couldn't help but dig deeper.

The inherent impression left by Liu Mu before was intertwined with the unique temperament he showed now, impacting Gu Qi's previous judgment, so that she had to redefine her impression of Liu Mu.

This seemingly cynical playboy brother, after fading away from those flamboyant and frivolous, is actually not out of tune as he always shows, but like a sharp sword that deliberately converges its edge, and the occasional cold light is enough to shock others.

From the perspective of age, Liu Mu is two or three years younger than Gu Qi, so for the initial pursuit and rhetorical witticisms, Gu Qi not only did not take it to heart, but also confirmed Liu Mu's boredom and boredom. In the end, these are just children's tricks, and there is never a shortage of suitors in Gu Zhi, and all kinds of people have seen it. Immature people always can't tell what is like, what is good, what is possessive, and many times after seeing something new, they will inexplicably stimulate their curiosity, and because they can't get it, it will be more precious.

Of course, in the process, they will also pursue it with their hearts, but to fade away those unrealistic beautifications, what they pursue is just an illusory shadow in their hearts.

This kind of relationship can't even be called liking, how can it be considered love?

At first, Gu Zhi only regarded Liu Mu as such a boring person who used feelings as a concoction, sought stimulation by pursuing girls, and gave up decisively after losing his freshness. To put it bluntly, Liu Mu is still a little kid who doesn't know the height of the sky, and he hasn't grown up.

But this unexpected peer made Gu Qi have to get in touch with Liu Mu deeply, and with the increase of mutual understanding, her inherent impression of Liu Dashao was constantly adjusted, and even because of the excessive contrast between the front and back, she achieved a wonderful desire to promote and suppress the consequences. So much so that Gu Qi uncontrollably refreshed those negative scores, and suddenly gave a definition that I don't know if it is objective enough.

It seems like...... Liu Mu is not so unreliable?

And the party Liu Dashao didn't care too much about these details, and put all his energy on negotiating with Liu Nansheng.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and did not shy away from responding to Liu Nansheng's inquiry, and added another sentence.

"Yes, look for the shrine maiden, or find a solution to those things. ”

"Solution...... Liu Nansheng chewed this sentence carefully, and suddenly looked up at Liu Mu, "Young man, you tell me the truth, how much do you know about these things, and where did you hear that ballad?"

"That's a long story, if I have to elaborate, it's because my ancestors have some relationship with the Wu clan..... Village chief, don't get me wrong, I really don't have any relationship with your Liuzhen, don't think too much about it just because of the same surname. However, I do know about the Wu Clan, or rather, the Twelve Concubines of your mouth. ”

"Hey, you can be more detailed, don't go around with me. Liu Nansheng took a hard puff of dry tobacco, and was completely brought into Liu Mu's rhythm, and couldn't help asking, "Then don't go around in circles, tell me first, what's going on with the twelve concubines?"

"This matter goes back to the history of the ancient country of Loulan, wars, yellow sand, natural disasters, and man-made disasters, what caused the destruction of the ancient country of Loulan is difficult to get. However, according to the records about the Wu clan that I can find, I can be sure that the reasons recorded in all the current historical classics are not accurate enough - those are nothing more than the subjective assumptions of later generations on the problems left over at that time, adding too many academic factors for the sake of scholarship, actively seeking some reasonable explanation, and finally mystifying the part that cannot be explained, becoming an insoluble mystery. ”

Looking at Liu Mu's eloquent appearance, Gu Qi felt that this guy had a lot of talent as a pyramid scheme leader.

Usually those rhetoric and sweet words don't need money to give, but when it comes to these mysterious and mysterious things, Liu Dashao can actually peel off the cocoon a little bit in a very orderly manner, completely attracting the attention of the other party. Gu Qi himself is a university teacher, and his judgment of speeches is very unique, and he has to admit that Liu Mu does have some real skills.

On the other hand, Liu Nansheng, the village chief sitting opposite, became more and more difficult to look at as Liu Mu talked more and more.

"I don't understand what the ancient country of Loulan is, you just say, what does this have to do with our Liuzhen?"

"Uncle Liu, don't ask me everything, what's the matter, I'm just inferring, in other words, if I have investigated everything, why bother to come all the way to the field?"

Liu Mu laughed casually, and deliberately sold a pass.

"My ancestors were in the antique business, and I myself was a half-hung businessman. I can tell you what I know, and in order to show enough sincerity, I can be open and honest first, but when I'm done, I need you to answer my questions. ”

"What do you want to know?" Liu Nansheng asked, saying that it was an inquiry, but in fact it was already a multiple-choice question.

"Liuzhen's sacrifice," Liu Mu didn't continue to sell Guanzi, and said bluntly, "I want to know, what is the situation of Liuzhen's sacrifice, and the gods you worship, of course....... There's also a little bit of selfishness on my part. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Mu's tone paused slightly, and he unhurriedly took out a bag from his handbag, where there was the information about Miao Jiang's topic selection that he had investigated for Gu Qi, as well as a small piece of embroidery with extremely delicate patterns.

Under Liu Dashao's eyes, Liu Nansheng took the things over.

However, just after flipping through it, his already sunken face became even more ugly.

This embroidery Liu Nansheng not only knows, but can even be said to be too familiar. He still remembered the extremely splendid dance dress, the delicate embroidery was covered with gold threads, and the broken gold and jade pendants that fell on the clothes made a crisp collision sound, like the bell on the ankle of the girl's hand, and when she raised her arm to pull out the clouds, the clouds on the horizon seemed to stop.

The girls danced in front of the temple, and the beautiful scene was like a god descending into the world, and everyone in the audience was fascinated, but they didn't realize that there was a murderous motive hidden in the extreme beauty. The light of the fire burned out the glow of the sky, and completely polished the night. Then it all disappeared into the fire, and it became a mandala flower that was so red that it looked like it had been mixed with blood.

It was because of that sudden mysterious girl that Yoo-jin suffered a catastrophe.

It was a terrible past that no one wanted to mention, and then a series of heart-wrenching things happened, and there is no peace to this day. It was at that time that Liuzhen began to be isolated from the outside world, and the villagers would rather live a life of detachment from society than pay the price of challenging the gods, and even the long-abandoned temple became a shadow in the hearts of the people of Liuzhen.

"Selfishly, my girlfriend likes these embroideries very much, it is said that this object has some connection with the gods of your clan, what is the specific situation, as a non-party, we can't find out, so we need to ask you. ”

Earlier, Gu Qi didn't expect that Miao Jiang's topic selection would involve so many things.

She thought that these things were related to the disappearance of the teacher, and she also made some judgments of her own.

However, purely from the perspective of atheist historians, Gu Shi classified He Sheng's disappearance more as a research accident, or some kind of man-made injury, or even attributed to natural disasters. In short, it will not be related to those mysterious and mysterious things, let alone those incomprehensible dreams told by He Manzhou.

"Sister Qi, I once dreamed of the yellow sand in a foreign land, and there is a temple...... It was a terrible rainy night, the sky was so dark that there was no light, and I didn't know what gods were enshrined in the temple, so Lao He walked into the rain curtain step by step and never came out again. You say, could it be that my dad really disappeared because he had collided with the gods or committed a taboo, can we find out?"

"Manman, you've been under too much pressure lately, so you're always dreaming about these boundless things. Don t put so much pressure on yourself, don't always think about it, sleep obediently these days, let yourself relax, the teacher's disappearance I and you Senior Brother Shen will investigate. If the teacher sees you like this, he will worry about you. ”

At that time, Gu Qi almost did not hesitate to deny He Manzhou's speculation, and even felt that it was too ridiculous to have inferences about "gods and taboos" in the dream.

probably knew that he couldn't get recognition from others, and then He Manzhou didn't tell Gu Qi or Shen Chuanyuan about these dreams anymore. However, there were a few times when He Manzhou asked about Miao Jiang's topic selection, and Gu Qi could guess what the little junior sister really wanted to ask, and He Sheng didn't hide it from her daughter when she was researching these, so she also revealed some project progress and related information, but she never really believed He Manzhou's words.

But looking at the village chief's rather complicated expression, Gu Qi suddenly hesitated.

The dim yellow light clearly outlined Liu Nansheng's old face, the thoughts engraved in the wrinkles of his skin, and the depth and fear locked between his eyebrows, all of which made Gu Qi more clearly realize how terrifying what was hidden behind this.

"Okay, I promise everything you say, and I can tell you everything I know about Liuzhen. But you have to answer me one question first—young man, tell me the truth, how do you have all this embroidery?"

As these words fell, the surroundings suddenly fell silent, until Liu Mu's chuckle broke the silence.

"Because, a dance suit. ”