Chapter 40: Getting to the Bottom of the Matter
The green hills here are continuous, and the cliffs are ten thousand, so the village looks very small, scattered everywhere, hidden in the vast mountains, and it is a little difficult to distinguish whether it is a mountain col or a people's house.
Fortunately, there is only one obvious mountain road close to these dilapidated houses, otherwise the two of them may not even be able to figure out where the entrance of the village is.
Chen Tianyu was whispering to the old man who was squatting at the entrance of the village, the old man did not speak, as if he didn't hear at all, but stared at them with stiff eyes, it seemed that the residents here were really a little strange. They had to give up trying and keep going.
Originally, he wanted to go directly to the village chief, but the so-called "one does not do two endlessly, and goes straight to Huanglong". Of course, this is pure conjecture, because life is not familiar, and it is more difficult to find the village chief than to find a ghost. Fortunately, Wan Yongkun's mountain experience is enough, he according to the ups and downs of the mountain, quickly determined the "dragon's lair" location, mountain people are superstitious, will definitely look for the best place to build a house in feng shui, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is a good sunshine, clean water, smooth air circulation, moderate humidity, pleasant temperature of the hillside, said that the Xuan is called feng shui.
Sure enough, they quickly found this place, but there are no ordinary residents here, but a temple, Chen Tianyu's heart moved, could it be that this is the temple of the Buyi royal family? The two walked in, there were indeed words on the door lattice, fortunately, Chen Tianyu had just seen the hieroglyphics of the Buyi royal family, and after pondering for a long time, the last word was indeed very similar to a temple, but the penultimate one was not a god.
It seems that the temple has another name, these are not the point for the time being, the two want to see the layout of the temple and what gods are enshrined in it; at this time, the smell of incense is still lingering in the temple, a few ordinary candles are still burning, but a few bunches of incense have been burned, it seems that the worshippers have been gone for a while. They raised their heads and looked at the statue of the god sitting upright in the temple hall, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, how could they look like Maitreya Buddha? Closer, it was indeed Maitreya Buddha! Chen Tianyu was secretly surprised in his heart, if this was the temple of the Buyi royal family, then according to legend, this should be at least a god of evil, otherwise why drink blood? Maitreya Buddha still needs blood sacrifices? It is strange and strange.
Could it be that he was in the wrong place? He laughed dumbly when he thought about it, how could it be.
They walked around the temple, and they didn't dare to be too presumptuous, after all, it was a holy place for people, just visit it, and make a gesture to disturb before leaving, and follow the local customs, and some etiquette must be observed.
There was no temple blessing in the temple, and there was no one who even came out to say hello, which Chen Tianyu had noticed, but this was normal.
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Walking past the temple, they soon saw the curling smoke wafting in the air, which was very familiar to them, and the two of them had lived in seclusion in the mountain village for several years, and the indescribable intimacy surrounded them in an instant, and after entering the mountain, those legendary horrors and gore gradually faded for some reason.
Chen Tianyu has been thinking about the mystery, so far, they have only met the old man of the Buyi royal clan who stayed at the entrance of the village, and there has been no communication during this period, so everything is still unknown. He was also wondering if it would be appropriate for his two strangers to swagger into the village like this, and they would definitely not have a problem dealing with any unexpected situation, but this would be contrary to the purpose of this trip, so he suddenly stopped and beckoned Yongkun to wait first.
Now must not be reckless, must think of a good countermeasure to enter the village, so the two squatted on the side of the road to smoke a cigarette, the two have deliberately changed into the clothes of ordinary mountain people before entering the mountain, and the two of them were originally farmers, so squatting on the side of the road, it is completely like two authentic old farmers, but this place is the boundary of the cloth royal family, the difference between the ethnic groups may still be able to make the locals see the difference at a glance, they now only hope that the difference is not too big.
After a cigarette, he still didn't see people coming in and out, Wan Yongkun was a little strange, he looked at Chen Tianyu for advice, Chen Tianyu just shook his head and motioned for him to continue waiting.
Chen Tianyu's judgment is not wrong, since there is cooking smoke, then someone must call it a day and go home for dinner, he actually thought happily that he had to have a mixed meal today, his mind is now thinking about this, it is already noon in the early morning when he groped for the mountain, and both of them were a little hungry.
When a middle-aged man covered in mud and water finally walked over on the field path, Chen Tianyu was still thinking hard, and Wan Yongkun saw that he didn't react, so he had to meet him first.
He was naturally very good at greeting people in the mountains, and Wan Yongkun deliberately brought some of his own local accent: "Brother, ask about something, how to get to Wang Village?" Wan Yongkun casually made up a village name, and he believed that it would definitely work.
Sure enough, the middle-aged man stopped, and replied in a language with a strong local accent, but it was indeed Mandarin: "Wancun, what are you doing in Wancun......" He didn't hear it clearly, and took it for granted that it was a familiar village name.
Wan Yongkun smiled slightly, this trick is really unsuccessful, what about letting him cloth the royal family? He replied, "Find someone." Brother, which village are you from?...... Wancun is not far from here...... "He took the accurate name of the place and used it immediately, intending to shorten the distance between the two.
"Looking for someone, who are you looking for......" Unexpectedly, this middle-aged man immediately became vigilant, began to look at Wan Yongkun with suspicious eyes, and glanced at Chen Tianyu who was squatting on the ground.
Wan Yongkun was about to continue to say a name, Chen Tianyu suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Kuangsuo." β
Wan Yongkun secretly admired, why didn't he think of this person, it was obvious that Kuangsuo was a member of the Buyi royal family, and it was very suitable to find him, maybe the person in front of him didn't necessarily know Kuangsuo.
Unexpectedly, this middle-aged man not only knew this name, but also flashed a look of surprise in his eyes: "Are you looking for Kuangsuo? He didn't come back from outside the mountain,...... I'm his uncle. β
Wan Yongkun never thought that there would be such a coincidence, he had just entered the mountain and met Kuangsuo's uncle, could it be that the person in charge of the meal came?
"Kuangsuo is a good friend of mine...... He said he had been at home recently. Wan Yongkun had to be a little close, his voice did not fall, and the middle-aged man actually said quite enthusiastically: "I haven't seen his friends for some years, and it's not easy to find such a remote place as ours." Let's go, I'll take you to meet his parents, maybe he'll be back......"
Wan Yongkun was overjoyed, this, this luck...... He looked at Chen Tianyu, and Chen Tianyu nodded.
So the two followed the middle-aged man Shi Shiran into the village, the middle-aged man put down his tools at the door of a wooden house, and led them out of the village, the two did not speak, they knew the benefits of seeing more and talking less. Moreover, in the words of this middle-aged man just now, Wancun is obviously not the village in front of him.
On the way, they also learned from the middle-aged man that this place is called Xian Village, which is under the jurisdiction of the Seven Dao, while Wan Village is the jurisdiction of the Nine Dao, and it is still a few kilometers away from Xian Village.
The journey was not short, and several people gradually became acquainted, and the two knew that this middle-aged man was actually not Kuangsuo's uncle, but a distant relative.
About an hour laterβ
Several people finally arrived at a rather magnificent wooden house, this pure wooden house is actually three stories high, and the carved railings and paintings are quite exquisite, which makes Chen Tianyu and Wan Yongkun secretly surprised, all the way is full of dilapidated scenes, who would have thought that such a luxurious building is hidden in the mountain col.
As soon as they approached, a tall, thin man walked down the stairs.
The middle-aged man was obviously a little surprised, and he hadn't spoken yet.
Wan Yongkun had already laughed out loud, but he didn't expect the people who came to laugh too.
This is truly unprecedented!