Nameless stood at the front, looked back at Xu Lang and asked, "What are we going to do next?" ”

Xu Lang sneered: "No need, the news of our arrival in Peach Blossom Village should have been known to them, since they are so eagerly waiting for us to arrive, they should guide us on how to act." ”

Listening to Xu Lang's eloquent words, Nameless and the others were a little confused, but looking at Xu Lang's appearance, they seemed to be confident, and they didn't want to ask more, so they stood at the intersection and waited.

This intersection is lined with countless peach groves on both sides, and directly ahead is a wide path, but it is full of potholes, and the road surface is muddy at any time from the rainstorm last night.

And Xu Lang and the others have been standing here for half an hour, and the others can't wait.

began to wonder if Xu Lang's judgment had been wrong, but when he saw Xu Lang coldly smiling, he couldn't help but stand upright, and he didn't dare to speak.

Xu Lang looked at his watch, it was already 7:40 in the evening, and there were still 20 minutes before 8 o'clock.

Looking up at the sky, today is the moon and stars, it is a rare good weather, especially after the rain, the sky is clear and cloudy, and the wind is refreshing.

Xu Lang said faintly: "They are coming." ”

Hearing this, Nameless and the others suddenly came to their senses and prepared one by one.

Nameless stood beside Xu Lang, looking at the intersection in front of him, without saying a word.

Xu Lang said softly: "Everything is going with the flow, stay in Peach Blossom Village first, and see what their purpose is!" ”

Nameless nodded.

And at this time, Nameless's expression suddenly changed, he became vigilant, and said to the rear: "It's coming!" ”

After he said this, on the dirt road ahead, two figures supporting each other and limping appeared.

Xu Lang squinted his eyes slightly, and saw the person who came clearly.

There were two old men who looked to be old, and the one in the front with age spots on his face looked to be seventy or eighty years old, and he was in his last years, but he was very energetic, and he was on a wooden crutch, dressed in gray coarse cloth clothes, and his sideburns were white.

And behind him, there was one who looked a little younger than him, but was also about sixty years old, his legs and feet were much neater, there was not much flesh on his body, and he had a lean figure, standing behind the old man's right at this time, holding his arm, and slowly walking towards Xu Lang and the others.

Xu Lang secretly gestured, and Rong Chuan and the others nodded understandingly, which meant vigilance.

The two old men finally came to Xu Lang's approach at this time, and the old man's old eyes at the front shone with a faint light, and he looked at Xu Lang and everyone in good spirits.

Then his flabby face twitched slightly, as if he was smiling, and then nodded.

opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice, "Since you're here, come with us." ”

After saying this, he didn't wait for Xu Lang to speak, turned around and walked to the back by himself, and the thin old man who was supporting him glanced at Xu Lang and the others deeply, didn't speak, and left.

Xu Lang frowned, shook his head at Nameless, and said softly, "Follow him." ”

The group followed the old man on crutches for no apparent reason, the road was very difficult to walk, and Xu Lang's trouser legs were covered with mud.

But he saw with sharp eyes that the shoes and trouser legs of the old man on crutches were as clean as ever, without the slightest sludge, and with his eyes, legs and feet, he had just seen that walking was a problem, and he had accurately avoided all puddles.

Xu Lang frowned, a little unsure of what this situation was all about.

At this time, Nameless glanced at Xu Lang, Xu Lang's heart sank, this was a warning.

He once again set his eyes on the old man on crutch, and the nameless meaning was that this person was dangerous.

But Xu Lang took a closer look, no matter how he looked at it, he was an old man who was about to die, and he couldn't see where the danger came from!

And at this moment, Xu Lang and the rest of the executors suddenly heard the sound of musical instruments in front of them, and it was an instrument that they had never heard before, and even the music they played had never heard of.

But Xu Lang could faintly feel that the rhythm was a little whimpering and sorrowful......

Funeral!

It's funeral music for the dead!

Someone died? Having a funeral?

But why did it officially start when the executors arrived?

Xu Lang had ten thousand doubts in his heart, but it seemed that the old man on crutches in front of him didn't mean to turn back and explain, and the others also heard the movement in front of him, and they couldn't help but turn their heads one by one.

Rong Chuan swallowed his saliva and stretched his neck to look forward, knowing that there were evil spirits in Peach Blossom Village, and there were still dead people at this time.

It can be said that it is not lucky for them to catch up with this kind of thing as soon as they enter the village!

Xu Lang had already deduced in his heart, and now he has some feelings that this is really the case.

No wonder the mission clearly stipulates that they must arrive at Peach Blossom Village before eight o'clock, it turns out that they are going to participate in this funeral!

Xu Lang nodded to everyone, signaled to relax, and gave Nameless another look.

The two looked at each other tacitly, did not speak, and continued to walk earlier.

After a while, a simple, but cold mourning hall came into the eyes of the executors.

This is a small mourning hall built on the side of the road, the outer frame is built with pure black cloth, the top of the main entrance is written with a big white background black characters "Dian" word, and there is a pair of elegiac couplets hung on the wooden stakes on the left and right sides, "The sorrow is difficult to save the clouds, and the crying sound follows the wild cranes flying."

This is a very common mourning hall decoration in the countryside, although Xu Lang has not seen it with his own eyes, but he has also heard people talk about it.

Facing north and south, at the intersection, there is a table in the middle of the mourning hall, on which there is a portrait of an old man who looks to be in his seventies.

The old man, with a long beard, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a smile, but Xu Lang looked in his eyes, looked around, and always felt that the posthumous photo seemed to be staring at him all the time.

On the table were some yellow paper candles and ingots, and behind the table was a large black coffin, the coffin was shiny and new under the light of the dim yellow candles.

In the surrounding mourning hall, there is no one at all, and I can't see the filial sons and grandsons wearing linen and filial piety, but the guys who are helping on the side, three or two gangs, Xu Lang looks at it like this, and he always feels that something is wrong in his heart.

At this moment, Nameless came to him and whispered close to his ear: "There is no young man here! ”

One sentence made Xu Langmao pause, yes, looking around, there are about more than ten people near the mourning hall, but it seems that the lowest is fifty years old, and if you want to see a young and middle-aged person, there is no one at all!

Xu Lang once again set his eyes on the spiritual seat, "Chen Huanxi......

Sure enough, the surname is Chen!

Huang Hui and Gu Chunxia were standing at the door of the mourning hall at this time, and they didn't dare to come out.

Seeing the dead and the mourning hall at the first sight of entering the mission, their fear of evil spirits was difficult to overcome, and now the strange and cold environment is even more terrifying.

The strange music around makes the surroundings seem to be very cold.

Xu Lang suddenly pricked up his ears, and couldn't help but look at the sky, three or two crows flew from nowhere, and landed on the top of the shed of the mourning hall.

He immediately thought of the aforementioned legend of crows eating scavengers.

But this time, the crow did not circle around the mourning hall, but after circling the roof of the shed a few times, it wailed twice, and a lump of white excrement fell precisely on the coffin!

And just as it was about to drip on the coffin, a pair of old and withered palms suddenly stretched out out of nowhere, and suddenly took the piece of feces in his hands.

Xu Lang's eyes were slightly cold, and he didn't see where this person came from.

The man then slowly walked out from the back of the mourning hall, and in the moonlight, Xu Lang began to look at it.

Dressed in a different costume from the others, a black robe, more like the clothes of the ancients, holding a cup in his hand, holding it in his hand steadily, even when walking, there is no shaking.

He looks like he is about seventy years old, with white hair and white beard, and if he doesn't have sharp-beaked monkey gills, he looks a bit like a fairy wind bone.

The old man coughed, took out a handkerchief from his arms, wiped off the feces, and then raised his eyebrows and shouted at the few helpers around him: "How did you do it, almost let the crow dung fall to the top of the coffin, this is a big taboo!" ”

The rest of the people looked older than him, but they seemed to be respectful to him, and nodded their heads one by one: "I'm sorry, Uncle Chen, we were negligent." ”

Uncle Chen......

Xu Lang thought in his heart, it seems that this Uncle Chen's prestige in the village is not small, but looking at his style, he should be very familiar with funeral ceremonies.

I saw Uncle Chen, his eyes fell on Xu Lang and the others, and then he looked at the old man on crutches, and said softly: "Village chief, the time has come, and Chen Huanxi's burial ceremony can begin." ”

It turned out that he was the head of the village......

The village chief looked around, and said in a hoarse voice: "Huanxi, there are no heirs in his life, I don't know who is willing to preside over the funeral for him?" ”

But several people around looked at each other and didn't speak.

Xu Lang couldn't understand a little, if the funeral was extremely important to Peach Blossom Village, why didn't he see any young people attending, all of them were old people who were about to die?

At this time, Uncle Chen said faintly on the side: "If the funeral can't be done, the village will be chaotic, so everyone can't stay......"

This sentence seemed to be said to the village chief on the surface, but it didn't seem like that in Xu Lang's ears.

Uncle Chen seemed to mean something else, and after a little thought, he immediately understood that this was forcing a few of them to officially participate in the funeral!

If you don't, you'll be kicked out of the village.

The executors were not stupid, of course, they heard Uncle Chen's words, and at this time, they looked at each other one by one, not knowing what to do, so they had to set their eyes on Xu Lang.

Xu Lang frowned tightly, since he entered Peach Blossom Village, he looked weird everywhere, especially this funeral, as if he was waiting for the executors to preside over it!

The Peach Blossom villagers looked at the executor one by one, and their eyes were faint in the dark night, like hungry wolves.

Xu Lang's heart was extremely entangled, looking at the cold and strange environment around him, he had a deep premonition, as if once he participated in the funeral, he would completely fall into the endless abyss, and finally be swallowed up!