Seeing that the time was ripe, Su Qiubai took the opportunity to ask the boss at the counter: "Boss, let me ask you, do you know how to go to Mocun?" ”

The boss looked up at him from the counter and replied, "Go out of the north gate of the town, and walk more than twenty miles." What, what are you doing where the birds don't? ”

Su Qiubai said in his heart, this Huangsha Town is basically a place where birds don't, and they actually mock others.

But he didn't dare to say that, but replied, "We're here for a tour." ”

"Tourism? Going to Mocun? The boss asked incredulously.

Su Qiubai nodded, and said mysteriously: "We are not ordinary tourists, so we like to pick some places that no one has been to, which is more challenging. ”

The boss glanced at the two of them up and down, and saw that although they were not dressed very conspicuously, their appearance was outstanding, and he immediately guessed that they were the rich second generation who had money and nowhere to spend, and came to this poor place to experience life, so he kindly reminded: "I advise you not to go to that place, even our locals are not willing to deal with the people of Mocun, they are very strange." ”

Su Qiubai came to his senses as soon as he heard this, and asked, "Is it, what kind of strange method?" ”

The boss glanced out of the door and saw that no one was passing by, so he said: "They usually usually nest in that small broken village, except for occasionally going out to exchange some daily necessities, they rarely leave the village." And even if they come to town to buy something, they never say a word to others, don't you say strange? ”

This is indeed a bit strange, but it can be regarded as lonely at best, so Su Qiubai continued to ask: "I heard that a reporter came here four years ago, do you know about this?" ”

The boss was stunned for a moment before nodding and saying, "That's the case, almost everyone in our town knows about it." It was quite a big fuss back then, after all, he was a reporter, and he had a very sensitive identity, and he disappeared here for no reason, and the police would definitely come to investigate. I remember that a lot of police officers came and questioned almost everyone in the town, but in the end they couldn't find his whereabouts. ”

"Do you know that the reporter disappeared in Mocun?" Su Qiubai asked.

When the boss heard this, he immediately glanced at Su Qiubai suspiciously, and couldn't help but be suspicious of him in his heart.

"You're really here for a tour?" The boss asked again.

Su Qiubai knew that this lie couldn't hold on, so he said: "It's not a secret, in fact, we are colleagues from the same newspaper as that reporter, and recently the newspaper turned over his case, and felt that there was probably a big news in it, so he sent us to collect some information." ”

This sounded much more credible than the previous remarks, and the boss gave them a suspicious look, and finally asked, "Then can I stop writing what I told you in the newspaper?" I'm afraid that the villagers will take revenge on me. ”

Su Qiubai nodded and said, "Don't worry, we will respect your privacy." After all, our focus is on Mocun, not Huangsha Town. ”

The boss was relieved when he heard this, got up and closed the door of the hotel, and then sat down next to Su Qiubai and Anya, and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll tell you everything I know." According to the old people in the town, there seemed to be people in their village who practiced some evil magic, so they didn't want to deal with people outside the village. Actually, the reporter is not the only one who has disappeared there over the years, there are seven or eight of them that I know, so I advise you not to go there. ”

Su Qiubai was shocked when he heard this, there were other missing people?

"With so many people missing, aren't the police suspicious?" Anya asked.

The boss replied, "How can you not be suspicious?" But they came to check several times, but they couldn't find any clues, and it looked like a poor and deadly broken village. They searched almost the entire village, unable to find a place where people or bodies were hidden. ”

Su Qiubai nodded and continued to ask, "In that case, how can you be sure that there is something wrong with this village?" ”

The boss groaned: "Actually, I don't have any definite evidence, but after all, it's so close, it's not strange for everyone to see, if you don't believe it, you can ask the other people in the town." Just saying that someone is always missing is absolutely inextricably linked. ”

"Boss, you just said that there are people in that village who practice the spells of the evil sect? What kind of spell is it? Anya asked suddenly.

When the boss heard this, he laughed and said, "I also heard this from the old people in the town when they chatted after dinner, and I can't count it." Where did some kind of magic come from in this world, I guess there is something wrong with the people in that village. In addition, there is a theory that the people in their village eat human flesh, which is the reason why those who are missing cannot be found alive or dead. I think that's a bit credible. ”

Su Qiubai frowned when he heard this, no matter what the possibility was, this village looked strange enough, he originally just wanted to find clues about the Mom clan, but he didn't expect that he seemed to be involved in another matter.

"These clues you provided are useful, thank you, boss." Su Qiubai said seriously.

The boss sighed and said, "Actually, I also hope that you can expose this matter, otherwise I will always feel unsure of being neighbors with those eccentric people." ”

Su Qiubai smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, no matter what, we will put an end to this matter." ”

After leaving the restaurant, Anya asked Su Qiubai, "Do you think what the boss said is useful to us?" ”

Su Qiubai nodded and said, "At least let us know that the village is not safe, and we can be more vigilant." ”

Anya smiled: "No matter how weird they are, they can't be your opponents, right?" You're a master of the primordial infancy now. ”

Su Qiubai's expression suddenly became solemn, and said: "Don't be careless, if Mocun is really related to the Mom clan, then they are the descendants of the ancient tribe thousands of years ago, and as far as I know, there are many ancient spells in the Mom clan, if you accidentally get hit, no matter how high your cultivation is, I'm afraid it will be useless." ”

Anya nodded and said, "I know, I'll naturally be careful." It's you, don't be greedy when the time comes, once you find something wrong, quit first. ”

Early the next morning, the two set off towards Mocun according to the road pointed out by the restaurant owner.

Because Mocun is still more than 20 miles away from Huangsha Town, the two bought two bicycles in the town. Su Qiubai remembered that the last time he went to Taiyimen, he was still riding a motorcycle, but he didn't expect that the place he went to now was not as good as once.

Half an hour later, the two were riding on the road, when Su Qiubai suddenly pinched the brake and stopped.

Anya also immediately stopped beside him and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Su Qiubai frowned and stared at a very weathered stone tablet on the side of the road, and said for a while: "The style of this stone tablet ...... I've seen it in the Qiyun Mountains. ”

Anya followed his gaze and saw that the stone tablet was engraved with a monster with the head of a lion and a dragon, and the words "Mocun" were engraved on the tablet.

"I'm sure now that Mocun must have something to do with the Momu." Su Qiubai said.

After walking a short distance, the two of them saw a dilapidated small village in sight, and seeing its tattered Cheng dù, Su Qiubai understood why the owner of the restaurant would say that it was a place where birds don't. Compared to here, Huangsha Town can be called prosperous.

The two pushed their bicycles into the village, only to find that there was no one on the road, and combined with the dilapidated houses in disrepair, they almost thought that the place had been abandoned for many years.

"Who are you?" Suddenly, there was a stern shout from behind.

Su Qiubai hurriedly turned around, and saw that the person who came was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, so he lied: "We are from the Mining Bureau, and we heard that a rare metal is produced here, so we came to collect some materials." Is there a place to stay nearby? ”

The middle-aged man said unceremoniously: "We don't welcome outsiders here, you leave quickly!" ”

Seeing this, Su Qiubai hurriedly took out his wallet and said, "We won't eat and live for nothing, the price is negotiable." ”

When the man looked at his thick wallet, he hesitated for a while, and then said, "Well, if you don't dislike it, you can live in my house, but I don't have anything good to entertain you here." ”

Su Qiubai saw him take the bait, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, we're not here to travel, just fill our stomachs." ”

On the way home with the middle-aged man, except for the occasional sight of one or two villagers in a hurry, the whole village seemed to be extremely quiet, which made Su Qiubai feel a little weird.

After coming to the middle-aged man's house, Su Qiubai looked around and found that the house he lived in was three broken earth houses, and a broken yard surrounded by a low wall, with a large stone mill in the center of the yard and a chicken coop in the corner, which looked like the home of an ordinary villager, but it was poorer.

"I can give you this room, can't you live?" The middle-aged man asked.

Su Qiubai glanced at Anya, and her face was embarrassed.

Anya smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm his girlfriend, one at a time." ”

Su Qiubai almost fell down when he heard this, but he didn't dare to show it, so he had to smile awkwardly.

The middle-aged man didn't say anything, but directly opened the door of the side room and said, "There is no bedding, let's sleep." ”

Su Qiubai said helplessly: "It's okay, anyway, the weather is not cold now." ”

After the middle-aged man led them into the house, he left, and before leaving, he explained: "Don't wander around, you have to greet me first where you want to go." ”

After the middle-aged man went out, Anya whispered: "That boss is right, this village is really weird. ”

Su Qiubai stepped forward to close the door and make sure that no one was eavesdropping, before saying, "It seems that if we want to get useful clues, we have to find them ourselves." Don't alarm any villagers until we find them, we'll move on at night. ”