Liu Mu asked these words directly, and Liu Nansheng did not shy away from them too much.

"Yes, in fact, you should be able to hear that the two most important sacrifices in our place, the summer festival and the annual sacrifice, are already obvious timing. You two are smart people, and it's not surprising that we are preparing for the New Year's Festival, and it is for this reason that we in Liuzhen have not received any outsiders recently, but any situation that may affect the sacrifice will be eliminated. ”

"I can understand, this is ...... after all" Liu Mu leaned back on the sofa with a smile, his two long legs stretched forward slightly, and his deep words were also elongated, as if he was thinking about something, "It's a very important thing." ”

"Of course it's important, hey, it's our fortune of the year. ”

Liu Nansheng knocked on the cigarette pole and sighed lowly.

"Our annual festival has always been held in the temple of the dragon maiden, from the first heavy snowfall, the big guys need to prepare in advance, at least for a month, we bathed and changed clothes, burned incense and sacrificed, day and night chanted poems in praise of the gods to show the loyalty of the people, waiting to receive the will of the gods. ”

"The best embroiderers of the clan spend the whole year preparing the dance costumes of the twelve concubines and holy maidens, and they are to wash the needle and thread with the holy water offered by the high priest in the temple of the dragon maiden to ensure absolute holiness. With each stitch, they had to recite the scriptures silently to prove their piety. That dress is so beautiful...... It was embroidered with the most precious golden threads, with pearls and precious stones falling from it, and when the saint danced, the light reflected by the jewels shone like the sky breaking through the clouds. ”

Listening to Liu Nansheng's emotion at this moment, Gu Qi couldn't help but think of the clues provided by Liu Mu when he was at the airport.

When it comes to embroidery, it is not difficult for her to think of the original intention of the trip, that is, what Shen Chuanyuan left behind. It was through the souvenirs she brought back from Mocheng and the clues revealed by Shen Chuanyuan that she found out about these things, and she had to be tied up with Liu Mu and wrapped up in these mysteries left by eternity.

And the beginning of this cooperation was precisely because of the clues given by Liu Mu.

The document bag that organizes the obscure history, the stories behind the embroidery, the old man who lived in Meaux, and the unique embroidered dance clothes left by the mysterious woman....... If those words weren't funny by Liu Dashao, then the embroidery shop called "Ah Cai Embroidery" in Mocheng far away, the stitching of the embroidery products was clearly consistent with the embroidery of the Wu embroiderer, and Shen Chuanyuan found all the excuses to visit the shopkeeper girl Ah Cai, and it was also inseparable from all this of the Wu clan.

The little girl named Ah Cai is from a mysterious tribe, and it is very likely that it is a branch of the Wu clan, or there is a deeper origin in it, maybe Liu Nansheng is reluctant to say it for the time being, or maybe the world does not know. And the sacrificial culture of Liuzhen and the legend of the twelve concubines are also interlinked, and many things cannot be investigated, just by following the words revealed by Liu Nansheng from the cracks of the secret history, you can feel how terrible the inheritance and customs of the Wu clan are hidden.

As these clues gradually merge and unify, a terrifying possibility soon emerges.

Many fragmentary memories are strung together by threads like spider silk, and Gu Shi tries to piece together that secretive history through speculation and analysis alone. The usually rational and self-contained Teacher Gu never believes in anything that is taken for granted, she is a theoretician through and through, and she is also a staunch atheist, even for her teacher He Sheng, she dares to question it.

But at this time, after many things that were enough to impact the inherent cognition, Gu Qi finally gradually wavered.

The most terrible guesses that had been hidden in her heart were verified, and she couldn't help but make up for those unbelievable things.

Maybe that's how things should go—

All disasters and bad luck originate from eternity, from the time when the people of the ancient country of Loulan believed in the goddess and wanted to use the power of the evil gods to change the deadlock of the country, they were already destined to leave a void that was difficult to remedy for a short period of prosperity, and it was difficult to reap the good fruits in the end.

The story of that year has come to an end, and no one can tell whether it is right or wrong.

There is no need to repeat these past events, and it is impossible to explore the truth of the past based on the inheritance and customs left by the Wu people. But the disaster is inevitable, just like the curse written in the information compiled by Liu Mu - the little princess of Loulan is destined to wake up from the flower soul and liquidate all the karmic debts that have not yet been settled. Whether it is revenge or the end, this is the fate that the Wu clan has not gotten rid of for thousands of years, and it cannot be transferred by the will of humans alone.

The turnaround began when the girl in the dance dress left the village.

No one knows why she came out of the Wu clan village back then, and what purpose she was behind it, except for the girl herself, no one can say these things. Maybe it's a desire for a new way of life, or maybe it's simply a desire to get rid of the pressure of the witch patriarch......

In short, the holy woman of that year violated the rules of the tribesmen and came to Meaux on her own. The most immediate impact of this decision is that the secrets that the Wu clan should have kept airtight have reappeared in the world, and then after several twists and turns, they have been involved in the current deadlock.

No, no.

Gu Qi's mind was like a slide, and he couldn't stop recalling what Liu Mu had said in a few scenes.

“...... The only variable that came out of the village was Ah Xiu's embroidery, or the little girl of the shopkeeper, the girl named Ah Cai. And going back along this line of thought, in fact, in the earlier days, this confined space was broken into a gap, otherwise many things would not have been revealed earlier, in other words, this is also the source of the information you have at hand. ”

At that time, Gu Qi was suspicious, the reason why He Shenghui found out about the topic of southern Xinjiang was because he came into contact with this mysterious Miao Village?

The photos in Miao Jiang's topic selection file, and the totemic materials that have been sorted out in half, are not accidental discoveries.

But why did the things that were carefully hidden fall into He Sheng's hands?

After half of the investigation, the topic of Miao Jiang was put on hold, the ancient temple that should not have appeared, the photos that suddenly disappeared, the sudden plague in the mysterious village, and those mysterious embroideries......

It's hard not to think of these many clues that suddenly come together.

Moreover, there is obviously a certain link missing in this, why are the Wu tribes divided into two branches, Mocheng Biansai and Liuzhen, and who betrayed the Wu clan first in the first place. Why did the Bai family have so many clues about the Wu clan and spare no effort to investigate.

And then there's the most critical question.

Dig into it, He Sheng is just an ordinary person, why do these things have anything to do with him?

.......

Gu Qi quickly thought about the cause and effect of the matter, and chewed Liu Nansheng's words carefully.

On the opposite side of the coffee table, with the smell of smoke diffusing in wisps, the man uncovered the intricate past with a deep voice, and many details appeared subtle under disguise and camouflage, but no matter how subtle it was, it couldn't stop the prudence between words.

"The reason why this year's sacrifice is so cautious is because it is a rare time in a century. The astrological position can foretell many things, and the ancestors of the clan have already given guidance, and it is destined that something extraordinary will happen in this sacrifice. The high priest made a special calculation back then, but he did not give an accurate prediction, so we can only be fully prepared and do not tolerate the slightest mistake. ”

"Okay, I know the basic situation of the Wu Clan. ”

Liu Mu's beautiful peach blossom eyes were slightly bent, he was obviously smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Especially at the moment of looking at each other, the expression he looked at Liu Nansheng could be called sharp.

"Uncle Liu, I should thank you for your honesty, but before that, I still have to remind you. ”

"Remind what?" Liu Nansheng didn't know what to do, and looked at Liu Mu's line of sight, "It's all said and done, what can be said and what can't be said, I'll tell you, can't it be that you still doubt me?"

"Don't be angry yet, Uncle Liu, I believe you are telling the truth, and you really didn't deliberately distort anything, but ......" Liu Mu's tone paused slightly, and the sharp color in his eyes became a little thicker, "Sometimes concealment is also a kind of deception, if you want to really solve the problem, you must be absolutely honest." Anything that affects judgment will affect the outcome of the situation to a greater or lesser extent, and although I am a bit arbitrary, you should be able to understand what I mean, right?"

After all, the age is here, no matter how dull Liu Nansheng is, he can hear that Liu Mu is suspecting something.

Before that, he didn't expect that this son-in-law, who looked like an embroidered pillow, could have such good eyesight, Liu Mu's eyes, which were usually filled with a contemptuous smile, were so sharp that they seemed to pierce people's hearts, and he mercilessly asked many things that he thought he could hide for a lifetime, and finally took him directly to the coffin without saying a word.

Just like he initially thought that Liu Mu was a white wolf with empty gloves, the kind of many understated clues used as stepping stones, the purpose was just to dig into the secrets of the Wu Clan, but in fact, it could not provide substantial help. But between several confrontations, the balance has unconsciously leaned towards Liu Mu's side. From beginning to end, the eldest young master seemed so relaxed and calm, he grasped the rhythm of the negotiation unhurriedly, did not even show any toughness and oppression, and almost casually held people's hearts in his hands.

Sometimes, the battle between quiet and silent colors is the most difficult to resist.

"I've said everything I can....... I don't have anything more to say. In response to the sudden questioning, Liu Nansheng's lips touched up and down, and he insisted again, "I've already told you everything I can tell you, believe it or not, I didn't expect you foreigners to do anything, if there is nothing else, then the chat will end here." ”

"Uncle Liu, don't worry, of course I hope that the problem will be solved, and I will help you solve it, otherwise I wouldn't tell you so much. In response to Liu Nansheng's questioning, Liu Mu burst out laughing and said unhurriedly, "But just because the year is special, I guess you won't be nervous like this, right?" After arriving in Liu Town, I have more or less heard some rumors, such as those girls who have encountered accidents...... The more you try to cover it up, the more it shows the seriousness of the situation, whether the sacrifice was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, eh?"

Liu Mu's words stopped at this point, completely suppressed the smile on his lips, and looked straight at Liu Nansheng.

"So, Uncle Liu, what is the part that you hide and refuse to talk about, and now you can say it?"