Chapter 50: The Forgotten World
"Stop it!" A white-haired old man hurriedly ran out of the hole, and then froze in place. Why did all the people in the cave lie down? He couldn't believe his eyes.
"Patriarch, the prophecy has been fulfilled! The prophecy has been fulfilled! Granny Xiu staggered forward and grabbed the visitor.
The patriarch's surname is Guo Mingda, he is a able-bodied person, and his mind is very flexible, although he is not educated, but after sneaking out of the mountain a few times, he is also a well-informed person in the cave of the living dead.
Prophecy is meant to appease people, and it cannot be taken seriously. Guo Da naturally knew it in his heart.
"Xiu'er, go call someone and carry these people back." Guo Da turned around and instructed Xiu'er who came out.
"Two, why did you come to my cave of the living dead?" Guo Da was very polite to Xiao Jian and them, and anyone else would be polite, after all, more than a dozen people were still lying there, wailing.
"Patriarch, we went into the mountains to play, we got lost, we just wanted to find something to eat, who knew that they would do it when they came up, and I was forced to fight back." Xiao Jian said angrily.
"Two, it's not that I, Guo Da, am not hospitable, but this place is very dangerous, you can also see that we are all leprosy patients, and we will be contagious, I will let people bring you food, you better go?" Guo Da waved his hand, and a young woman went to the cave to get food.
"Patriarch, the prophecy ......" Granny Xiu hurriedly pulled Guo Da and reminded.
"Don't be troublesome, they're not the ones we're waiting for." Guo Da glared at Granny Xiu dissatisfied, thinking that she was too talkative.
"Patriarch, leprosy is not a beast of prey, modern medicine can easily cure it." Song Yanran said.
"Oh, I know, but who will heal us? We don't have any money, we don't have an account, and no one pays attention to us. Guo Da smiled bitterly a few times and shook his head helplessly.
"Can I help you?" Song Yanran asked boldly.
"You? How can it help? Guo Da raised his vigilance.
"Patriarch, can we go in and talk?" Song Yanran looked around, more and more people gathered, it was really inconvenient.
"You're not afraid of death?" Guo Da was surprised.
"Since you dare to enter, you are not afraid of death." Song Yanran replied very simply.
"Good! Please come with me, both of you. Guo Da turned around and entered the cave, and Xiao Jian and Song Yanran followed in.
The space in the cave is really large, and there are countless small holes, enough to accommodate thousands of people. The stone walls are grayish-black, apparently caused by years of smoke and fire.
The cave was very dry, the air circulation was good, and there was no smell as Xiao Jian and the others imagined.
The two followed Guo Da into a small cave, which did not have much space, only a small bed made of logs, and a few rocks on the ground, which were obviously seats for guests.
An ugly-looking woman walked in with several times the tea, and the cup was made of bamboo, steaming.
Xiao Jian picked up the bamboo cup, took a sip, and couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!" ”
Guo Da's face relaxed, and his expression softened a lot, "This brother understands tea?" ”
"Hehe, Patriarch Guo, I am also from the mountains, but it is a big mountain in the north, there is no mountain spirit here, and there is no such good tea and such good water." Xiao Jian said with a smile.
Song Yanran secretly admired Xiao Jian, and a cup of bamboo tea eased the relationship with the Living Dead Cave.
"This girl, although I am not from outside the mountain, but I have also secretly gone out a few times, seeing that you talk well and have an extraordinary temperament, you must have come prepared this time, right?" Guo Da stared at Song Yanran and asked.
Song Yanran didn't want to hide it anymore, if she wanted to get first-hand information, she had to get the support and cooperation of the patriarch, "Patriarch Guo, don't hide it, I'm a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, and I was appointed by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Public Security this time to help you." ”
Guo Da looked confused, what Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Security, Xinhua News Agency, he doesn't understand anything, it seems to be a big official, right?
"Do these officials want to give us money or give us medical treatment?" Guo Da asked.
Song Yanran smiled slightly and said: "What I said just now are all institutions, which are dedicated to serving the people, including you, who can get a household registration for you, see a good doctor, live in a good house, and live a good life." ”
"Are you sure you're not lying to us?" Guo Da looked excited and stood up.
"Patriarch Guo, we really don't lie to you, I can swear to the lamp!" Xiao Jian then stood up and pointed to the top of the cave and said, but then regretted it, there is no light here, what an oath!
"Good, good! I didn't expect you to believe in the god of lights, that's the god of light! We're relieved. Guo Da grabbed Xiao Jian, as if he had found an organization.
Xiao Jian was stunned, but he didn't expect that the people in the cave of the living dead would actually believe in the god of lights.
Song Yanran also smiled, this Xiao Jian is really a blessed person, and he can be right when he talks nonsense.
"Patriarch Guo, I want to know what is really going on in the cave of the living dead? Can you elaborate on that? Song Yanran took out a voice recorder from her bag.
"It's ......, okay." Guo Da glanced at the voice recorder in Song Yanran's hand and didn't understand what it was.
"It's a long story, the living dead have been in the cave for a hundred years, and at first they were all lepers abandoned by the villages outside the mountains, both men and women, and after a long time, they gradually had descendants. In order to avoid the disadvantages of intermarriage, our older generation would go to the mountains every year to plunder some young women to come back, get married and have children. It was only in the last few years that I put a stop to this phenomenon. You can also see that there are everyone in the cave, and I also want to help the clan find a way out, but there is no way to go on like this, and sooner or later the clan will be wiped out. So I sneaked out a few times, and it was an eye-opener, but who knew that people outside the mountains always asked me for some kind of certificate, and I was so scared that I didn't dare to go out again. Guo Da shook his head as he spoke, with a frightened look on his face.
"Patriarch Guo, how many people are in the cave now?" Song Yanran asked.
"There are more than 360 people, more than 130 women, more than 40 children, and the rest are men." Guo Da replied.
"Are there many patients?" Song Yanran asked.
"After more than 100 years, we also have our own prevention and treatment methods, and now the children are almost not sick, and in some cases, I have arranged for them to live in the back cave." Guo Da said.
"Patriarch Guo, after so many years, none of you want to move out?" Song Yanran was curious.
"Yes! But don't dare! Girl, do you know how many people have died over the years? Those who went out were burned alive, those who came in were killed after the men had done seeds, and the women were left to give birth to children. However, a few of them escaped the catastrophe, but they were all heard from, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. "Guo Da is very sad, he is also old, if he can help the clansmen find a way out before he is alive, he will be blind to death.
Xiao Jian sighed secretly, it seems that the Cave of the Living Dead is a forgotten world, and the people here are still living in a primitive society. He silently walked out of Guo Da's small hole, not wanting to disturb Song Yanran's interview.
"You come with me!" Xiao Jian's hand was grabbed by a girl and pulled him into a small hole.
Xiao Jian fixed his eyes and saw that the girl was tall and delicate, with long black hair reaching to her waist, towering breasts, and a slender waist, just like a beauty.
"What are you going to do......" Before Xiao Jian finished speaking, the girl had already kissed Xiao Jian's lips.