Chapter 63: The Dead Village
The area of Meishan Ancient Village is not large, the buildings of the whole village are long lines, the distance from the village entrance to the old house at the end of the village is only a few hundred meters, along the old blue brick road in the middle, there are many old-fashioned brick houses built on both sides, roughly counting..... There may be fewer than 100 households here.
The population base is small.
Escape from the world.
There are also no traces of farming in the vicinity.
How did this ancient village come to be?
Everyone is thinking about these difficult questions, especially Chen Xian..... After he got this information about Meishan Ancient Village, he couldn't help but have an unfounded conjecture in his brain.
Isn't it true that the natives of this ancient village don't intermarry with the outside world?
If you want to reproduce from generation to generation, you can't get around it. Affinity of the circle?
The reason why Mei Shan was born with such a strange and ugly face will it be ...... He is the near of Meishan Ancient Village. One of the affinity products??
Chen Xian wanted to ask about the fact that Meishan Ancient Village thrived here, but reason told him that this kind of question should not be asked casually, at least without determining whether Meishan was hostile to him...... You should never ask casually.
"Why is there no one in the village?" Lu Yisheng looked left and right, and the expression on his face was extremely puzzled, because from the entrance of the village until now, everyone had never seen anyone from Meishan Village.
This village doesn't even seem to be as good as a ghost village, let alone a human figure, and you can't even find a ghost shadow!
The whole old village was shrouded in a certain dead silence, like an old man who had been dead for many years and was in the process of decaying, and in this lifeless village, the sense of dilapidation could be felt almost everywhere, many of the houses had fallen into disrepair, and even dozens of tiled houses had collapsed into ruins, and the ruins were covered with moss and many plants...... I think it was like this many years ago.
The old green brick paved sheep intestine path is winding and rugged, perhaps because the brick pavers are too skilled, or maybe the brick paving is too old, the whole ground looks uneven, and in many places there are even basin-sized gaps, in which piles of weeds and unknown wildflowers grow, and the wind will make a rattling sound, the strange and abrupt sound does not seem to match their volume.
"All the people in the village have gone to sacrifice."
The old man walked in front and quickly replied to Lu Yisheng's question, and his words revealed a kind of longing for the gods.
"Sacrifice?" Lu Yisheng was stunned, looked left and right a few times, and his expression was even more puzzled, "But look here...... It seems like no one has lived in it for a long time. ”
Hearing this, the old man raised his hand and pointed to several old houses nearby.
"This is the only small area where no one lives, and the other houses are occupied, and they were still here yesterday......"
Following the guidance of the old man, everyone looked at the old houses, although the houses were also a little dilapidated, but it was undeniable that they did have traces of human habitation, some of them still had unfinished firewood at the door, and there were still unwashed vegetables in the wooden basins outside the doors......
For the gods in the old man's mouth, not only Chen Xian was curious, but even Lu Yisheng was very curious.
Looking at the old man's meaning, the god seemed to be real, and the white mist area below the mountain was the masterpiece of that god...... Is there really a god in this world?
"Old man, the god you spoke of...... Is it still in Meishan? Lu Yisheng couldn't help but ask curiously.
The old man nodded, and replied, "It has always been in the mountains, and those who go to worship have gone to see it, and every year when it comes to the polar day, it needs to be sacrificed, and the god only comes out at this time." ”
"Polar Day?" Lu Yisheng was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean by the polar day?" ”
The old man replied, "It's daylight all day, so you don't need to ask!" ”
"That's ......," Lu Yisheng frowned, "How many days does this phenomenon like the Polar Day usually last?" ”
"For a long time." The old man said, his steps slowing down, as if he were recalling something, and after a while he added, "It may be a month, it may be two months...... It's been a long time. ”
In the original world, the polar day is a real phenomenon, and the polar day is also known as eternal day, which means that within the polar circle of the earth, the sun is above the horizon in a day, that is, the length of the day is equal to 24 hours, and every minute and second of the day will be bathed in the sun's light...... But the true polar day only occurs one day a year, and the rest of the day is only a long day or a short night.
Like the old man said, this kind of polar day will last for a month or two??
Is this possible??
With all kinds of questions, Lu Yisheng walked to Chen Xian's side in a few steps and gave his old ambassador a look.
"What's wrong?" Chen Xian asked in a suppressed voice.
"We've really crossed over."
Lu Yisheng seemed to have discovered some important information because of the old man's words, his expression became a little nervous when he spoke, and his voice was deliberately lowered, looking cautious.
"Boss, I found that the sun in the sky did not move."
"Don't move?"
Hearing Lu Yisheng say this, Chen Xian couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Just at this casual glance, he understood what Lu Yisheng meant, the sun in the sky has always been in place, and it has never moved its position from beginning to end...... As if the rising and setting of the east and the setting did not exist for it, the whole sky was as quiet as a lifeless picture.
It may be a world that everyone can barely understand, but it is definitely different from the normal world they remember.
"Be careful, there's not quite something wrong with that old man."
Although Lu Xiansheng didn't know what Chen Xian found, he still nodded and said that he would be careful, and at the same time his right hand was also on the handle of the gun on his waist, quietly ready to shoot at any time.
On the way to follow the old man in the ancient village, Chen Xian noticed that something was wrong with the old man a few minutes ago, of course, this can also be said to be Chen Xian's understanding...... Since the people of their Meishan Ancient Village like to live in seclusion and are unwilling to communicate with the outside world, and they are also full of gratitude for the white fog that prevents outsiders from entering Meishan at the bottom of the mountain, can it be said that they should be very hostile to outsiders?
Even if there is no hostility, there is no doubt that there will be vigilance.
But now his group has made it clear that they are from outside the mountain...... Why did he take us back to the village? Aren't you afraid that we are bad people?
After preliminary analysis, Chen Xian only got two results, or two guesses.
First, this old man has no bad intentions, and he is relatively honest, so he took the people who seemed to be lost back to the village after a good heart.
Second, this old man had other plans, and he took his group into the village for other purposes.
"Chen Xian......"
Mr. Skeleton suddenly walked behind Chen Xian, gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, and asked quietly.
"Do you want me to eat him?"
Unlike others, Mr. Skeleton has a deep connection with Chen Xian, the former host, and he can feel the subtle changes in Chen Xian's mood every second, and at this time, he naturally feels the looming hostility in Chen Xian's heart...... In Mr. Skeleton's eyes, Chen Xian is a friend, and he happens to be a person who can do a lot of things for his friends.
Killing people and eating people is nothing to him, so as long as Chen Xian wants to do it, he can help Chen Xian do it.
"Don't do it just yet." Chen Xian shook his head and said in a low voice, "If he is an enemy, or if he does something threatening to us...... You and I slaughtered him as soon as possible! ”
Hearing this, Mr. Skeleton nodded silently, and then followed behind Chen Xian without saying a word with a long umbrella, his eyes like stagnant water stared at the old man's back from beginning to end, and there was a ghostly light flashing in his eyes, looking at his silent appearance...... It is like a shadow of Chen Xian.
The old man took Chen Xian and his party to the end of Meishan Ancient Village.
Pushing open the dilapidated wooden fence gate, the old man didn't care about Chen Xian, they were so-called outsiders, and led them into the slightly simple courtyard.
At the same time, there was a sound of a rope in the room, as if someone was running inside.
"Why! Open the door! ”
The old man shouted at the top of his voice, and soon the footsteps in the room became more and more urgent.
When the people inside opened the door, Chen Xian and the others couldn't help but take the opportunity to take a look inside.
The door was opened by a child, who seemed to be no more than the size of a child of three or four years old, his wrinkled skin was a strange dull crimson, the hair on the top of his head was extremely sparse, and the whites of his two eyeballs seemed to be soaked in some kind of dim yellow oil, which looked inexplicably greasy.
Seeing so many guests in the house, the child was stunned for a moment, and then grinned, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth like a beast.