Chapter 20: The Someone Who Shouldn't Be Present
"Who is this man...... This man is your grandfather? Xiong Ming asked, looking at the angry man on the black-and-white TV. Did they get this coffin to this village back then, so that all 32 people in Biluo Village died overnight? Or is this coffin just under the village of Biluo Village all along, let them pour it out? ”
I shook my head and said, "I don't know, to be honest, I can't really guess what happened." However, compared to what happened 60 years ago, I now want to know who released this video? ”
I looked at the flickering freeze-frame on the black-and-white TV, frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "I don't know what the hell that guy behind me is trying to do with all this stuff, but one thing is for sure." ”
Xiong Ming asked in surprise, "Which point?" ”
I said slowly, "Don't you think that guy behind the scenes seems to know everything about our every move?" The guy seemed to be sure that we were going to be here, and he waited for us here early in the morning, and then deliberately let us see the picture, deliberately let us see the picture on the TV, and let us put together the sixty years of that thing bit by bit as if we were collecting puzzles......"
Xiong Ming nodded and said in a deep voice: "Don't say it, it seems to really mean that." But how does this man know the time and route of our movements? Is it ......?"
I frowned and whispered, "You're right, I think there's an inner ghost among us. ”
Xiong Ming frowned and said, "Then who will this inner ghost be?" ”
Instead of speaking, I bowed my head and fell into deep thought.
To be honest, I've always had a feeling of being watched since this incident happened, and most of this feeling comes from the people around me.
I don't know if you've ever felt like you're being stared at behind your back, but it can be described as a poisonous snake clinging to your back, cold, cunning, and dangerous...... But when you put your heart to it, it suddenly disappears.
Before I set off for Biluo Village, I had deliberately crossed paths with many people, trying to find out the source of that feeling, but it was like it had never appeared, and there was no trace.
It wasn't until I entered Biluo Village that the feeling of being cold and slippery, like a poisonous snake entrenched in my heart, resurfaced.
Among the three people, Xiong Ming and I are brothers who have played together since childhood, and I know that it can't be him.
Since it is not Xiong Ming, the only person who is possible is - Hua Muling.
If this person is Hua Muling, then many things can be explained. For example, why did she suddenly appear in front of me, and happened to find the broken tile house where the one-eyed old man was, and knew that the one-eyed old man was from this Biluo village, and why did she faint outside Biluo Village when Xiong Ming and I were about to turn back......
If the coincidence of one thing is an accidental phenomenon with a high probability, then if ten things happen at the same time, it cannot be described as a coincidence, it should be called inevitable.
Thinking of this, I let out a long sigh, although I was a little reluctant to admit that Hua Muling was the inner ghost among us, but I couldn't deny what I had seen.
I struggled for a while, but finally raised my head to look at Xiong Ming, and then turned my head slightly to the inner room.
I didn't speak, but Xiong Ming and I have been playing since we were children, and we know what each other is thinking with one look, so Xiong Ming walked into the inner room first without me opening my mouth.
However, when Xiong Ming and I walked into the inner room, everything in front of us made the two of us freeze at almost the same time.
Because, there was nothing on the fire kang in the inner room.
Hua Muling, who was lying unconscious on it, disappeared silently at this time.
Xiong Ming shouted in surprise: "Uncle, where are you?" When did it not happen, why did there not move at all? ”
I didn't answer Xiong Ming's question, but rushed to the edge of the kang as soon as possible, and rummaged through it carefully.
The futon had been spread on the kang for a long time, and when it was lifted, it brought up a large cloud of musty dust, and I hurriedly stretched out one to cover my mouth and nose to avoid inhaling too much mold, while the other hand quickly continued to rummage.
Sure enough, the hard work paid off, and after almost rummaging through the entire inner room, a vague handprint was found in the corner of the side of the fire kang's mouth.
The mudra was dark red, I dipped it with my hand, and then rubbed it with my index finger and thumb, it was very sticky, I put my finger on the tip of my nose and sniffed it again, and I faintly smelled a fishy smell, as if it was blood, but I couldn't be 100% sure.
However, I am sure that this "bloody handprint" was left not long ago.
After finding this "bloody handprint", I immediately said, "Found it, here!" ”
Hearing me say this, Xiong Ming, who was studying the mirror on the side, immediately jumped on the kang and came over, and after he saw the bloody handprint, he frowned and said, "The four girls of the Hua family are injured?" ”
I shook my head and said, "I'm not sure if it's blood!" ”
Xiong Ming heard me say this, stretched out his hand and dipped it on the bloody handprint, rubbed his thumb and forefinger, and then leaned to the tip of his nose to smell it, and after a while, he said slowly: "This is not blood!" ”
I looked at Xiong Ming and asked in a little surprise, "Are you sure?" ”
Xiong Ming nodded and said, "I'm sure!" I've seen this thing once, and if I'm not mistaken, the locals should call it ambergris. ”
I was surprised and asked, "Ambergris?" What's that? ”
Xiong Ming frowned and thought for a while, and then said slowly: "This ambergris liquid is a kind of herb unique to the Siyin Miao people in Guizhou, the quantity is extremely rare, and the people who can make it will not exceed this number in the world today......" Xiong Ming said and stretched out three fingers.
I frowned and asked, "No more than thirty people?" ”
Xiong Ming shook his head and said, "You guessed wrong! Immediately, there are no more than three people in the world who will make this ambergris. ”
I was amazed, "What? No more than three people? ”
Xiong Ming looked at me with an expression that he had never seen the world, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Everything is rare and expensive, and it is said that the price of this thing on the black market is far more than a carat diamond in one milliliter." ”
I was surprised and asked, "What is this ambergris liquid made of?" It was actually hyped up to this price? ”
Xiong Ming said: "As far as I know, the local people put the skinks about 30 centimeters long and the red phosphorus head and two horns on their backs into clay pots, and feed more than 200 kinds of herbs such as cinnabar, gastrodia, notoginseng, pearl ginseng, gentian, and gallnut every other day, and then feed them for 7749 days and then seal the clay pots and bury them in the land of extreme yin. Wait for another seven seven and forty-nine days, and then dig out the clay pot, take out the skink that still has the breath inside, mix it with the blood of the lower palace when the woman came to her period for the first time, and drown it into juice together, and the dark red liquid you get in the end is this ambergris. ”
I watched Xiong Ming talk endlessly for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh: "Why do you know so much about this thing?" ”
Xiong Ming smiled bitterly: "Because I once begged someone to help me find this thing, but unfortunately I didn't find a drop in the end." Unexpectedly, where can he press his handprint as paint today, his grandmother's is really a tyrannical thing! ”
I looked at Xiong Ming and asked, "What are you looking for this kind of thing?" You just said that it is a kind of herb, but how can the herb be sold so expensive? What exactly is it used for? Mighty Bear, you're my fucking best brother, better not hide it from me! ”
Xiong Ming sighed and said with a wry smile: "Hey! There's nothing to hide from you! Hu Tian, the biggest use of this ambergris liquid is to cure illusions! ”
I was surprised and asked, "What kind of illusion?" ”
Xiong Ming nodded and said, "That's right!" To put it simply, one milliliter of ambergris is a hundred times more powerful than any illegal pill you see on the market, and more importantly, it can manipulate the user's hallucinations, even dreams, so that the user can see everything he should see according to his preferences. ”
I was even more surprised and asked, "How is this possible?" ”
Xiong Ming sighed: "Hu Tian, there is nothing impossible in this world!" Since this thing appears here, it is estimated that the next path for the two of us to go and the people we will face will not be so simple. ”
I didn't speak, but stared at the sticky and smelly ambergris on my fingertips, and countless questions came to my mind in an instant, "Could it be that what I saw in my dream yesterday afternoon was all done by this thing?" So who wants me to see everything in Biluo Village? Is it the man in black? Or is it someone else? If, as I thought before, that person was Hua Muling, but why did she apply it to her hands and deliberately leave clues here? ”
Countless questions are like invisible silk threads, entangled in my entire brain at this time. But just as I was trying to find a clue from these invisible lines, I suddenly heard a crisp sound of "click" from my side, and I hurriedly came back to my senses to find that it was Xiong Ming who had inadvertently pressed the mechanism on the wall.
And as the stone brick was pressed by Xiong Ming, the wall that was originally pressed with bloody handprints suddenly rose up with a "bang", revealing a one-meter-square hole.
Xiong Ming looked at me and said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, there is a secret way!" ”
The entrance to the dark passage was not too big, boxy, and I leaned over and looked inside at the pitch black, without the slightest light, but there was a faint gust of wind mixed with a rancid smell blowing out of it, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
I covered my mouth and nose, and my body couldn't help but retreat backwards, Xiong Ming saw this, and said with a smile: "I said Hu Tian, you are also a descendant of stealing gold and touching gold, if this bear is seen by your ancestor who steals the door, it is estimated that he will crawl out of the coffin in anger." ”
When I heard Xiong Ming say this, I couldn't help but glance at him, and scolded him in the same way: "Although Lao Tzu is a descendant of stealing doors and touching gold, but the conscience of heaven and earth, I Hu Tian has lived so big, and I have never done anything about going to the ground and fighting upside down, lifting the coffin to make a fortune and drilling into the dark road." Who hasn't had a first time? Don't look at me Hu Tian is a little uncomfortable now, let you see, if you encounter any traps and zombie dumplings later, don't you still expect me to save you? ”
Xiong Ming smiled: "Yes, yes, yes! You Hu Tian is the most powerful, you are the representative of the new inverted bucket touching gold, although this is the first time, but over time, you Hu Tian will definitely become a big weapon and make a fortune! ”
Xiong Ming and I have a word, and I am teasing, but this is just a habit that the two of us have developed over the years to relax in a tense environment.
After a few words, the two of us let out a long sigh almost at the same time, and then turned and climbed into the one-meter-square entrance to the dark passage.