"Aning...... I'm waiting for you in the ancient village......"

"Aning...... Don't lie to me...... I'll be waiting for you all the time......"

"Aning...... Remember the place I said to you, only in the thunderstorm season can you find the ancient village, you can find me......"

"Brother Yuntang, you wait for me, I will definitely come!"

During the rainy season in Huizhou in June, an expedition team of 5 people came to a small town in Huizhou to find an ancient village called "Lingxi". The temporary group of 5 people is divided into three men and two women, namely: Zhihui, Da Zhuang, Bao Ge, Qian'er and A Ning.

On the first day of coming to the town, everyone was fascinated by the scenery! It has the characteristics of a typical Jiangnan town: a narrow river that runs through the town, exquisitely carved stone bridges, and houses living along the river, with water under the slabs of the houses. As the saying goes: "Withered vines and old trees, faint crows, small bridges and flowing water." ”

When several people approached the local guide and explained that they were going to Lingxi Village, they were all refused. They said: This "Lingxi Village" is a very mysterious village. Usually few outsiders get in! Because there is a swamp outside the village that is surrounded by poisonous miasma all the year round, if you must go in, you have to wait until the rainy season comes, the miasma dissipates, and you can enter.

In the end, it was Brother Bao who paid double the price to hire a young guide, Ah Zhuo.

Ah Zhuo, who is between 24 and 5 years old, said that he also went to Lingxi Village with his grandfather a few years ago. If we go again, there is no guarantee that we will find it, but he is still willing to take us once.

In this way, the group of 5 plus the guide Kezhuo, a group of 6 people, set off towards the legendary Lingxi Village. It's not a hard journey! It is now the hot and rainy season, and several city dwellers have no experience in the wild at all. If it weren't for Ah Zhuo's help a few times, their lives would have been scrapped in this vast mountain!

Among the few people, except for A-Ning, the others had already planned to give up. It was only because of Aning's continued persistence that the others did not back down. Ah Zhuo is also curious about why A-Ning, a girl in the city, is interested in this remote and mysterious ancient village.

"Miss Aning, why do you have to go to Lingxi Village?"

Ah Ning was stunned, and then said to Ah Zhuo with a mysterious smile: "Don't call me Miss or Miss, just call me Ah Ning, I did come here for a reason, and I will naturally tell you when I get there." ”

Qian'er on the side came over and asked A-Ning: "A-Ning, can we really find Lingxi Village?" Even if we find it, in this wilderness, can that person be there? ”

A Ning glanced at Qian'er and said, "What? Regret coming, right? I didn't let you come at the beginning, you came! Now it's too late to regret it! Anyway, if I don't find Lingxi Village, I won't go back! See for yourself! Qian'er knew A-Ning's temper, so she didn't say any more, so she had to shut up

Qian'er is the youngest girl here, and she and A-Ning are best friends. As long as she came to Lingxi Village Master this time to accompany A-Ning, she knew that A-Ning was coming here to meet an "old friend" who had never met. At first, she thought it was exciting and romantic, but now in the face of the harsh wild living environment, she regrets that she shouldn't have come to join in the fun.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Azhuo suggested setting up a tent and camping in place. Among the three boys, Brother Bao is the oldest, about 30 years old, and is the vice president of a private company. Zhihui and Da Zhuang have just graduated, but their families are relatively well-off, so they don't have to worry about work. With the help of Ah Zhuo, the three of them quickly set up three tents.

"It's finally time to rest!" Zhihui sat on the ground with a tired butt and didn't move.

"Get up, don't sit on the ground like that. The humidity is very heavy in the current season, and your city people's bodies will not be able to bear it! Ah Zhuo kindly reminded Zhihui.

"It's okay, man, what's this bitterness!" Although Zhihui said this, he still got up and sat on the moisture-proof mat stupidly.

"Fortunately, I was well prepared when I came, let's have some dinner!" Brother Bao said as he took out the food in the bag and distributed it to the others.

Everyone chatted while eating, and Da Zhuang asked Ah Zhuo when he would be able to arrive in Lingxi Village? Ah Zhuo shook his head and said that he couldn't say it well, he was still very young when he came, and now he is only looking for it from memory. However, he reassured everyone that he would bring everyone back safely whether they could be found or not.

Everyone was tired after a long day's walk, and after eating, they went to bed early, and the two of them slept in a tent.

"Aning...... Aning ...... We'll be able to meet tomorrow! Are you happy? ”

"Brother Yuntang, can we really meet tomorrow?"

"Aning, you have to believe me, you have to take away what I give you. Only with it can you enter Lingxi Village. ”

"Brother Yuntang...... Yuntang's brother ...... "A-Ning woke up from a dream, it turned out to be just a dream...... But the dream is so real, but I didn't see Brother Yuntang in the dream. Aning's memories seem to have returned to five years ago......

A-Ning had just been admitted to college that year, but the expensive tuition fees made her plan not to go to college. I have been an orphan since I was a child, and I have been sponsored in a welfare home. Now that Aning is 18 years old, I don't know if the well-wishers who sponsor him can still pay for his own college?

But what he didn't expect was that A-Ning, who didn't report his hope, received a letter from someone who came to help himself. The handwriting in the letter is beautiful, and at first glance he is a very knowledgeable person. But when she read the letter carefully, she realized that the person who had been sponsoring her was just a person who was not much older than herself, and he said that his name was "Yuntang".

Yuntang told her in the letter that he didn't have to worry about the tuition fee, and he would help her with everything. Let A-Ning study with peace of mind, and write to him if you have difficulties. In this way, with the help of this mysterious sponsor, Yuntang, Aning completed four years of college and found a very good job.

But all this time, A-Ning has never seen the true face of Yuntang's Lushan. This is also a piece of her heart, and she especially wants to thank this Yuntang brother in person. Who knew that just a few months ago, she and Yuntang suddenly lost contact. This made Aning very worried, if something had happened to him? At this time, A-Ning realized that she had long regarded this mysterious man as her only relative!

After a period of anxious waiting, he wrote again...... It's just that this time the letter stated that he wanted to see A-Ning and asked A-Ning to come to a place called Lingxi Village to find him. And put a purple-red wooden sign in the envelope, saying that this is a token, and only Ah Ning with it can enter Lingxi Village.

A-Ning looked at his phone, it was only past 6 o'clock in the morning, and everyone else hadn't gotten up yet. She touched the wooden sign in her hand vigorously...... There were several words written on it that she didn't recognize.

"Brother Yuntang, I must find you!" Aning thought to herself.

At 9 a.m., everyone was getting ready to go. Ah Zhuo said to everyone: "If we can't find Lingxi Village before sunset today, we can only give up. But at this time, A-Ning had a hunch that she would definitely be able to find Lingxi Village today!

There was a lot of rain in June in Huizhou, and it was still empty just now, and it was dark clouds at this time. A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, followed by bursts of rolling thunder from far and near...... Everyone rushed forward in a panic, hoping to find a place to shelter from the rain. Suddenly, Qian'er disappeared from people's field of vision with a scream!

"Qian'er! Qian'er! What happened to you? Where are you? A-Ning shouted anxiously, and she grabbed Azhuo who was running in front, "Qian'er is gone!" ”

Zhuo stopped to take a closer look and shouted to everyone, "Don't run around!" It's a swamp! All stand still! ”

Several people stopped standing still when they heard Ah Zhuo's words, and the rain began to fall. Everyone has been reduced to a chicken in the soup...... Ah Zhuo carefully searched for Qian'er nearby. Suddenly, a faint cry for help sounded not far away...... Ah Zhuo walked over and looked at it alone: "Don't move, everyone, I found Qian'er!" She was fine, maybe she slipped and fell unconscious. ”

After a while, Ah Zhuo helped the confused Qian'er and walked back, and Ah Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them come back. Because after all, Qian'er came to accompany herself!

"Qian'er!" Zhihui ran over quickly and took Qian'er from Ah Zhuo's hand. He has always had a crush on Qian'er, and this time he came to chase Qian'er. He saw that Qian'er's current state was not very good, so he hurriedly took out a bottle of water from his backpack and fed Qian'er some drink.

Ah Zhuo looked at Qian'er and shook her head and said, "I think it is difficult for her to continue in her current state, so she must find a place to rest as soon as possible." ”

A-Ning was also very entangled, and reason told her to give up! But her heart told her to persevere...... At this time, the rain was a little lighter, and a village appeared faintly in front of me. Everyone is very happy, if someone lives here, Qian'er will be saved!

All the boys took turns carrying Qian'er, and everyone wanted to hurry to the village in front to rest. Finally...... In the layers of mist, an antique village unfolded in front of them.

The rain is still pouring and dripping, and there is a bluestone archway at the head of the village, which is majestic and majestic, with an exquisite structure, and is silently telling this family, which was once incomparably prominent in a certain period! Rows of blue bricks and gray tiles, carved beams and painted houses are neatly arranged, and the bluestone slabs wet by the rain seem to be hundreds of years old...... Everyone came to the archway at the head of the village and looked up at the stone plaque, which once symbolized power and status. Da Zhuang is even more busy taking pictures!

"Who are you?" An old voice came from behind the bluestone archway.

Everyone was shocked, and it was really scary to hear it and not see it. Ah Zhuo was the first to calm down, and said respectfully to the voice: "Ah Gong, I am a local, these young people are here to travel, and one of them has a little girl who was injured just now, can you let us rest in your village for one night, and we will leave tomorrow morning." ”

"No, Lingxi Village never takes in outsiders!" The old voice decisively refused!

"Lingxi Village! This is Lingxi Village! Several people were excited at the same time! Ah Zhuo was also stunned when he heard that it was Lingxi Village, he didn't expect to really find this legendary village.

"Grandpa, my name is Ah Zhuo, I came to Lingxi Village with my grandfather a few years ago, and my grandfather's name is Shuigen."

"Mizune is your grandfather? Is he okay now? ”

He ...... Passed away three years ago! ”

"Dead? It's good to be dead...... It's good to be dead! It's a hundred! ”

When Ah Zhuo heard this voice say this, he was inevitably unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't say anything disrespectful.

"Grandpa, since you know my grandfather, see if I can take these people to ......"

"No, I said it! Outsiders can't enter Lingxi Village! Before Azhuo could finish speaking, he was interrupted by this voice. At this point, everyone was disappointed. It's not easy to find Lingxi Village, and if you can't get in, it will definitely be a regret for a lifetime! Especially Anin......

Suddenly, A-Ning remembered that he had a token of entering the village given by Yuntang's brother. So she took the wooden sign from her neck...... Holding it high in his hand, he said to the voice, "I am not an outsider, I am an invited guest in your village!" ”

"Yin Yang Order!" With the voice of the old man, the old man with a rickety figure and a wrinkled face walked out from behind the stone plaque.

"Girl, what's your name?" He looked at A-Ning with fascinated eyes.

"My name is A-Ning, I'm here to find Brother Yuntang!"

"Aning! Are you Aning? You're finally here...... You've figured it out, and if you go in, you'll regret it too late! The old man looked at A-Ning fixedly and asked.

"There's nothing to regret, I have to go in!" After saying that, she turned back to the rest of the people and said, "If you don't want to go in, go back to the town with Ah Zhuo first." ”

"How's that going to work! We're all here, and we're sure to go in! Zhihui was the first to resolutely oppose it. And others want to go inside and see this mysterious ancient village...... But at this time, Ah Zhuo was worried, because his childhood memories ...... It all came to his mind as soon as he saw the village. He looked at the Lingxi Village in front of him with great fear, and the moment he walked into the village, a sense of foreboding that was not extremely ominous was born in his heart. It's as if once you walk in, everyone will be doomed......

A-Ning walked in front excitedly, she couldn't wait to meet the person who had been helping her - Yuntang. The old man led them through rows of old houses to an ancestral hall.

He turned to Ah Ning and said, "Girl, you and I come in, everyone else is waiting outside" Then he took out a very ancient key from his body, opened the door of the ancestral hall, and looked up to see Ah Ning walking with him.

The two of them walked into the ancestral hall one after the other, and as soon as they entered, A-Ning gasped. In the spacious and empty main hall, there are a number of tablets enshrined on both sides. However, in the center of the ancestral hall, there is only a very tall tablet with oil black and shiny...... She took a closer look, she didn't know the words on it, and felt that the words on the wooden plaque given by Yuntang were a kind of text.

"Give me the Yin and Yang Order in your hand." The old man stretched out his hand to Aningdao.

She hesitated, but gave it to the old man anyway. Because Brother Yuntang said that this wooden sign is a token of entering the village. I guess it must be given to this old man!

The old man took the wooden plaque and respectfully placed it in front of the spiritual seat in the center, and said a language that A-Ning could not understand. Then he said to A-Ning: "The master of this throne is a prince of the Qing Dynasty more than 300 years ago, and our ancestor is his domestic slave, named Zhao Dahai. He has been ordered to guard his mausoleum until now, so all the people in our Lingxi Village are the descendants of Zhao Dahai."

"Then Brother Yuntang is ......?" A-Ning didn't really want to hear their family history, she just wanted to meet Yuntang soon.

"You'll find out who he is later...... Our village is now less and less populated because we can't marry with foreigners. In recent years, many people have wanted to intermarry with foreigners, but in the end, none of them can die well! Maybe that's a curse on us...... But it's all coming to an end! The time for our descendants of the Zhao clan to guard the tomb is coming to an end, and then all of us will be liberated! ”

The more the old man spoke, the more agitated he became, and at last his face turned purple because he was too emotional.

"This grandfather, don't be too excited, be careful of your body" A-Ning was really afraid that he would burp when he said it, so he hurriedly spoke to reassure him.

The old man stabilized his emotions a little and asked A-Ning: "Girl, what is your birthday?" ”

"I don't know what the birth date is, is the date of birth?"

"Yes."

"My birthday was May 5, 1988, and I was born at 5 o'clock."

"Are you sure it's 5 o'clock," the old man wanted to determine the time of Aning's birth.

"Well, it's 5 o'clock!" A-Ning said affirmatively.

"That's fine, you give me a drop of your blood now."

"Blood? Why do you want a drop of my blood? A-Ning asked puzzled.

The old man said faintly: "If you want to see your brother Yuntang, then you must give me a drop of blood!" ”

A-Ning gritted his teeth and stretched out his Qianqian jade hand......

There was a deathly silence in the ancestral hall, and the countless tablets on both sides were like a pair of eyes, staring at A-Ning in front of the throne. Syllable...... A hot drop of blood dripped onto the Yin Yang Order, and the blood quickly soaked into the wooden card.

A nameless cold wind suddenly blew in the calm ancestral hall...... Instantly blew out the candles on all the tablets on both sides! Only the candle in the middle tablet is still burning...... And more and more vigorous.

Looking at the strange scene in front of him, A-Ning's heart was a little drumming. Maybe she shouldn't have taken this strange old man lightly. But as a result, she can only take one step at a time...... The most important thing now is to be able to meet her Yuntang brother.

The strange old man kept muttering something to the tall tablet that A-Ning couldn't understand. It's like a ceremony, and it's like paying tribute to the ancestors...... Finally, the old man stopped muttering about the strange things. He turned to A-Ning and said, "It's getting late now, you and your friends should rest for the night first." You come with me......"

The people outside the ancestral hall have been waiting impatiently for a long time! When Da Zhuang saw A-Ning coming out, he complained and said, "Oh, hey! Ah Ning, you can figure it out, if you don't come out, we'll smash the door! ”

A-Ning ignored Da Zhuang and walked straight to Qian'er, "Qian'er!" How are you feeling? ”

"I'm fine, I just feel a little bit of a headache......"

The old man walked over and touched Qian'er's wrist, and said, "It's nothing, just let the miasma outside the village smoke it." Just eat some herbs from our village that specialize in relieving miasma. Come with me, all of you! ”

He led the group to a courtyard and told everyone to stay here tonight, and warned everyone not to go out and walk around at night! Otherwise, he won't care if something happens...... After the old man finished speaking, he turned around and left, without any hesitation......

Everyone entered the courtyard one after another, and the furnishings inside were full of a sense of age. The porches, columns, bedheads, and even the green bricks are intricately carved with patterns. Each one is telling their own story......

For the sake of safety, it is still two people in the same room. Qian'er still sleeps with A-Ning, which is convenient to take care of her. Before going to bed, the old man came back and brought a bowl of soup for Qian'er to drink, saying that it was a medicine for miasma. Qian'er, who took the medicine, felt much better, and the two of them lay on the bed with infinite emotion, although this exquisite wood carved bed was beautiful...... But it's too hard!

"But it's better than sleeping in a tent, right?" A-Ning said with a smile.

"That's right, but A-Ning, have you noticed that on the way from the ancestral hall to here, we didn't meet anyone else, could it be that the old man is the only one in this village?"

"How is that possible? Maybe it's because people in this village don't like to meet strangers! ”

Exhausted, the two quickly fell asleep with too many questions......

"Aning...... Aning......"

A-Ning, who was sleeping with Zhengxiang, felt that someone was calling her name, was it Brother Yuntang? She got up in a daze and got off the floor and walked out of the room. The scenery of the courtyard was particularly white under the moonlight......

A figure stood quietly behind the pillar, "Who are you?" Are you calling me? Aning said to the shadow. But the figure didn't react, just walked into the west wing room by himself, and A-Ning remembered that the room was empty and no one lived in it......

A-Ning didn't think much about it, pushed the door and entered...... The furnishings in the room are obviously different from the other rooms, which ...... It's a happy room! That is, the marriage room of modern people. A pair of red dragon and phoenix candles were lit on the table, and a bride wearing a phoenix crown and a veil sat in front of the bed.

"Who are you?" A-Ning walked up to the bride and asked.

The bride moved slightly, did not speak, and still sat there quietly......

"Who are you? Is it the hostess of this courtyard? A-Ning asked again.

Although the bride still did not speak, she shook her head......

A-Ning sensed that something was not quite right in the room. The room illuminated by a pair of dragon and phoenix candles is dark red and dark red, and the big red word of happiness makes people feel particularly dazzling...... Is there such an exquisite happy house in these years? A-Ning had a feeling of crossing by herself.

While she was thinking wildly, the bride seemed to say something. But A-Ning didn't hear clearly, "What did you say?" ”

"You shouldn't have come!"

"Why shouldn't I come? Who are you? A-Ning's doubts became even greater.

Suddenly, the bride uncovered Hippa and shouted, "You shouldn't have come!" ”

A-Ning was stunned for a moment, and then the huge fear shocked her! Xipa's face was none other than Aning himself......

"Ah............h......hh It's another dream! But as soon as she touched Qian'er beside her, what about people? Qian'er is not in bed!

A-Ning whispered, "Qian'er!" But there was no response. She was a little worried about Qian'er, after all, her current physical condition was not very optimistic. But the dream just now made her a little frightened...... It's really a little scary to go out now.

But no matter how scared she is, she can't ignore Qian'er, because if it weren't for her, Qian'er wouldn't have come to this ghost place...... When A-Ning walked out of the door, the situation in the courtyard was somewhat similar to that in a dream...... The ancient courtyard was pale in the bright moonlight, and there was a sound of snoring coming from the two rooms next door......

"Qian'er? Qian'er? A-Ning didn't want to alarm the familiar masters for the time being, so she looked for it in the courtyard first. She walked through a small garden and saw a small gazebo in front of her. A-Ning vaguely felt that there was a person sitting in the gazebo, could it be Qian'er? Little by little, she got closer, trying to get a better look......

The man was sitting with his back to A-Ning, and he didn't look like Qian'er, he should be a tall man. He seemed to sense A-Ning's approach, shook slightly, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

A-Ning was stunned when asked, thinking that this might be the owner of this courtyard! "Hello, I'm a tourist who came this afternoon...... Forehead...... My name is Anin. ”

"You're Anin? That woman with a pure yang life? ”

"Pure Yang Life? Probably! Are you the master here? Although A-Ning couldn't see the man's face clearly, he could feel that his temperament was extraordinary......

"Master? Hehe...... Even, not really! ”

"Ah......" This answer made A-Ning a little confused! What's the matter......

"Miss Aning, do you know that you have been deceived? You weren't supposed to come...... Cherish yourself! ”

It's this sentence again, you shouldn't come, the woman who looks the same as you in your dream said the same, is it really the wrong one? The more A-Ning thought about it, the more entangled he became......

"Aning? Why are you here? ”

She heard the voice and knew that it was Qian'er: "Where did you go, let me come out to find you at night!" ”

"I'm going to the toilet! Who are you talking to? ”

"Oh! This is a gentleman here...... Host...... People, what about people? A-Ning just wanted to introduce the man to Qian'er, but turned his head...... There is no one else in the pavilion!

"Hell yes, it's rude!" A-Ning muttered indignantly.

"Master? Where did the master come from, there was no one living in this yard when we came! ”

"Who knows, maybe it was in the middle of the night! How can such a good yard not have an owner? Let's go, go back to sleep! A-Ning also felt a little strange...... But she still wants to see Brother Yuntang, and other people and things have nothing to do with her.

A dreamless night...... When A-Ning and Qian'er got up in the morning, the others had already prepared breakfast. The two of them were a little embarrassed, perhaps because they were girls...... They were taken good care of by all.

After breakfast, Zhihui proposed to walk around the village and take some photos...... Everyone responded positively. But A-Ning wanted to wait for the strange old man to take her to see Brother Yuntang...... But she was embarrassed to spoil everyone's interest, so she had to follow everyone silently.

They went out of the courtyard and walked on the bluestone slabs in the village. Everyone was so excited that they couldn't wait to capture all the beautiful scenery with their phones......

"Is the village so quiet in broad daylight?" Da Zhuang always felt that something was not quite right.

"Yes! It's strange, Zhuo, you said you came here a few years ago, and you were like this? Zhihui also echoed.

Zhuo didn't speak, he really didn't want to remember what he had experienced a few years ago. If he knew that those horrible memories came from this village, then kill him...... He won't come again!