Chapter 436: Abandoned Village
It is undeniable that Qin Jue's cooking skills are indeed good, a whole wild boar, more than 200 catties were directly wiped out by more than 30 people, and the pork was eaten as a meal, these people didn't even feel greasy, but they tired Qin Jue enough.
Finally, when everyone had eaten and drunk enough, they all fell asleep, and everyone was tired after a day's waterway, and there was still half a day's journey to reach the village, so everyone didn't say anything, and went back to the tent to rest.
The next morning, when the sky was overcast, Qin Jue had already gotten up, and the trees in the forest were towering, blocking most of the sunlight, so even during the day, it was difficult to see the sun. After a brief wash, everyone continued to set off, with the guidance of the two Yaling sisters, they did not take any detours, and sure enough, at noon, they saw an abandoned temple.
Seeing the temple, the two sisters hurriedly walked up, knelt on the ground and began to salute, looking at their pious appearance, Qin Jue couldn't help but be curious.
The temple was in ruins, except for the statue, which was still intact, but the statue's arm had been broken and buried in the rubble.
"Is this the god you sacrificed, what is his name?" Qin Jue asked curiously.
"He is the water god of our clan and our ancestor, his name is Gonggong ......"
"Sure enough, it's him!" Qin Jue's face was slightly stunned, and he couldn't help but think of a legend.
It is rumored that during the period of Emperor Yao, the flood was flooding, the country was thousands of miles, and the people were not happy, so Yao sent Yu to control the flood, Yu led the people to govern the Yellow River, three times through the door without entering, and finally when he arrived in the east of Pishan, he encountered the co-worker, and the co-worker at that time was the god of water, and the boundless flood also came from his handwriting.
In order to control the flood, Dayu sent Ying Long, Huanglong, White Dragon and Canglong to meet the Gonggong, and finally defeated it, the Gonggong was seriously injured and fled, and encountered the fire god Zhurong in Buzhou Mountain, since ancient times water and fire are incompatible, so the two gods have launched a big war, and finally Gonggong was defeated, knocked down Buzhou Mountain, for a time the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, the rivers poured back, the beasts were rampant, and the lives were ruined, and then Nuwa refined the colorful stone to make up for the sky, before ending the catastrophe.
The legend is just a legend, but the statue of the Gonggong in front of you is very similar to the appearance of the legendary Gonggong.
"It's getting more and more interesting, and it's so interesting to say that the co-work has something to do with the head lowering. Qin Jue chuckled, looking at this large sculpture, he couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
At this time, the little prince did not know what kind of wind he was pumping, so he also knelt down, bowed respectfully, and then ordered his men to offer the fruits and food that had been prepared long ago.
"It was here that I spent the most important period of my life with Linghua, thank you, the legendary god of water. ”
From the little prince's eyes, Qin Jue could see that he was indeed sincere, maybe his feelings for Linghua were very sincere, and the bad was bad for his friend Rosen. I have to say, what happened to him is still very fucked up.
After worshipping the god of water, everyone stopped, ate a little food, and rested for a while before continuing towards the village.
The village is located at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by a stream in front of it, and by the mountains in the back, but it is a beautiful place, but there is only one path into the village, and to walk the path you must pass through a square. Qin Jue glanced at it, there were more than a dozen stone pillars standing on the square, and there were iron chains tied to them, perhaps they were too eroded by the wind and rain, and the color of the stone pillars was also a little dull.
At the end of the stone pillar, there was a huge sarcophagus, which was open at this time, exposed to the sun, and there was nothing too strange about it.
At this time, Qin Jue's face changed slightly and stopped.
"Was that what you were tied up here to sacrifice in the first place, and the worms you said flew out of this sarcophagus?" Qin Jue asked in a low voice, the expression on his face a little strange.
"Yes, when the sacrifice was first made, the sarcophagus was still closed, but then suddenly I didn't know that a lot of bugs flew from there, and they flew over desperately and bit me fiercely on the neck. Later, Linghua rushed over to us. The little prince whispered, as if asking.
"Is there something wrong?"
Qin Absolutely ignored him, but turned to the two Yaling sisters and asked, "Did the epidemic in your village completely break out after the sarcophagus was opened?" I want to know whose corpse is stored in this sarcophagus. ”
"This ......" Yaling frowned, lowered her head and thought about it, before she spoke: "I heard from the people in the village that the person stored in this sarcophagus is the patriarch of the first generation of our village, and his name seems to be called Inu Xiu......"
There is a folk legend that the son of the co-worker is called the dog repair, and later generations will worship him as the god of the road. In this way, the legends are not all absurd, and it seems that there are traces to follow. Qin Jue sighed lightly and slowly walked in the direction of the sarcophagus.
He really wanted to see what else was in this coffin now, and from the various signs described by everyone, the so-called plague or the head was lowered, all of them had a great relationship with this clan, and it was more likely that it had a lot to do with the sarcophagus.
After passing the stone pillar, Qin Jue deliberately took two more looks, the stone pillar in front of him was already mottled, and there were many tiny holes, which looked like they had been eaten by insects. Qin Jue did not stop, but directly climbed the steps where the sarcophagus was placed.
"Empty, since it's empty!" Qin was puzzled.
If this coffin really stored the corpse of the dog cultivator, then at least there must be a white bone, but the time in front of him was empty, which made him puzzled.
After a careful look, I finally saw a small trace in the corner of the sarcophagus, there was a crater, the length was only about a finger long, the left and right sides were only a centimeter wide, and the bottom of the sarcophagus was half a finger deep. Moreover, the whole crater has a distinct slope, and the entrance is pitch black, as if a lot of indescribable material has been piled up.
"This should be the so-called Witch Mother who lowers her head, right?" Qin Jue sneered, finally finding a trace, but unfortunately, the time has long been empty, and the so-called Witch Mother has also disappeared.
"If this is really the Witch Mother, it seems that it was on Inu Xiu at the beginning, and it was not until after Inushu's death that the Witch Mother gradually devoured his corpse, leaving no bones left. That's why this sarcophagus will be empty. Thinking of this, Qin Jue's face couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, the reason for his trip was more because he came for this witch mother, and now it was completely empty.
sighed helplessly, didn't stop any longer, and led everyone directly along the stone path into the village. For two years, the village was deserted, and many of the houses that were originally made of thatched huts have now collapsed.
Hundreds of houses are located very scattered, and it is very difficult to find, Xuanwu glanced at it, and immediately complained: "I said, in such a big village, where can we go to find your sister?
At this time, the two sisters were also confused, and they didn't know where to look for them.
"If my sister is really alive, it is very likely that she has always lived in our house, she is a very nostalgic person, as long as she identifies people and things, she will never give up easily. Lingli hurriedly said, pointed in a direction, and said to everyone.
"That's our home. ”
The people hurried to follow and walked towards the hut. The little prince was very excited at this time, and he, who was originally in the middle, had already run to the front of the crowd at this time.
As they got closer, they realized that the door of the hut was closed, and a lot of dust had fallen on the door, and it was obvious that there had been no one living here for a long time.
The little prince didn't seem to give up, stepped forward and gently pushed the door open, and rushed directly into the house to start searching.
It's just a pity that everything was in vain.
"How could it not be......?" the little prince choked up, full of disappointment and remorse.
During this period of serious illness, he finally put everything together, and let go of all prejudices and misunderstandings, originally he thought that Linghua had started a new life, so he didn't want to bother at all, but he didn't expect that because he actually brought a great disaster to the whole village, he regretted it in his heart, and only hoped to see Linghua again, and apologize to her back then, but unfortunately now even people can't be found.
"Isn't it at home? Maybe it's because the plague in the village is getting worse and worse, and Linghua has to go out to avoid it, think about it again, where else is there that she might go?" Qin Jue said in a low voice.
Perhaps this is the most plausible explanation, and the most ideal outcome, everyone hopes that Linghua is still alive, rather than a dead skeleton in the wilderness that is simply untraceable.
"I can't think of any other place, my sister said that she would stay here alone and slowly repent of her sins, originally she locked herself to the stone pillar, but just now I took a special look, there are no bones on the stone pillar, I think my sister should be connected and walked away, or maybe someone rescued her. Lingli whispered, and the expression on her face was also very strange. It can be seen that she is also very worried at this time.
"I know my sister's temper, she is the saint of the clan, and the most important thing is the whole village, since she has decided to stay, she will naturally not regret it, unless she has a reason to leave. I really can't imagine where she's going, but if she's alive, she won't go far, because this is her favorite place. Yaling whispered, her eyes couldn't help but turn red, and two tears fell.
"In this case, let's separate and look around, maybe we can find her, okay, now divided into four teams, search in four directions, south, south, north, and west, and assign them since childhood, and contact them at any time. ”
Qin Jue's plan was quickly recognized by everyone, and more than thirty bodyguards were divided into three groups and began to search separately, while the little prince stayed with four or five bodyguards, following Qin Jue's side, and never moved.
"Chad, why don't you go looking for it?" Qin Juebai glanced at a few people and asked in a cold voice.
"Aren't you going?" Seeing that Qin Jue had no intention of acting at all, Gu Yuya couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I'll the fart, I'll stay and walk around, you guys go look for it, remember to notify me if you find it." With a chuckle, Qin Jue simply found a stone and sat down to smoke.
"You have no conscience, it's time to go, you're still a nobody, do you still have a little sympathy?" Gu Yuya scolded, her face full of resentment.
"I'll go, say what am I doing, I didn't stop you if you want to go, besides, Lao Tzu stayed to study the plague, if something goes wrong with this thing, I'll treat it in time!" Qin Jue said casually, without any intention of getting up at all.
On the other side, Xuanwu also said: "I think what the boss said is very right, why don't I stay and check with you?" As he spoke, Xuanwu smiled at Qin Jue.
"yours, Lao Tzu is alone, let's go, be quick, I'm waiting for your good news here!" Saying that, Qin Jue waved his hand directly, urging for a while.
"Forget it, let's go and find it, what Mr. Qin said is right, it's better to keep him down and check the situation of the plague, if the plague really passes, we can also inform the villagers." Yaling whispered and took the lead in walking out.
Gu Yuya didn't say anything, she glanced at Qin Jue coldly, turned around and followed. Xuanwu fell last, his figure was really unwilling to walk more in such a hot rainforest, and he had no choice but to cast a longing glance at Qin Jue, but before he could speak, he encountered a cold eye from Qin Jue, and he had no choice but to continue moving forward.
After everyone left, Qin Juecai sighed helplessly.
"Alas, a group of melon babies, just this IQ still want to go with Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu has said, southeast and northwest, this is a big mountain in the east of the damn east, you won't go? Forget it, Lao Tzu will find it himself!"