On our way down the mountain, Miss Jiang was finally willing to say a few words to us, but most of what she said was related to the cultural and landform here. Most of what we say is something we know, so I'm not particularly interested. But I listened carefully to her next to her, hoping to dig out some new information between the lines.

However, along the way, there is no other information except for deepening the impression of the customs and culture of the ghost city of Xudu. Fortunately, we have also entered the confines of the upper village, and Miss Jiang has also silenced herself in a timely manner.

The upper village of the ghost city of Xudu is hidden on a flat ground at the foot of the back mountain. The feng shui is excellent, safe and airy, and the only downside is that sunlight seems to cover only half of the houses in the village, and the other half is estimated to be unable to reach sunlight in most cases.

I asked Miss Jiang if what I said was correct, Miss Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "Yes, the other half of the houses are mostly dedicated to gods." ”

"Why don't we go in, we've been squatting here for fifteen minutes." At this time, Boss Ye, who had been squatting next to him silently smoking a cigarette and not speaking, suddenly asked about us.

I didn't know how to answer, so I turned to Miss Jiang. Indeed, since we saw the upper village, we have been squatting in this dense bush on the slope, and Miss Jiang will not let us in, nor will she tell us why.

"Wait, those people are going to change shifts, and when they're all out, we'll go in again." Miss Jiang finally explained.

As her words fell, I saw several figures in a village house not far away. Upon closer inspection, I suddenly realized that they were dressed exactly like the one I had seen before!

But because of the distance, I couldn't tell if the other party was from the expedition team, or if they had just come to assist the expedition.

"Alright, they're ready for a shift, and when they get out, we'll go in!" Miss Jiang gritted her teeth and whispered, she seemed to be very hostile to these outsiders.

Seeing this, I didn't ask much, but I just replied, and then turned my head and continued to look at the situation in the village.

Those who had come out of the village house had gathered together and were walking towards the village gate. Seeing this, the three of us took a few steps back to avoid being noticed by them.

But at this time, the sky was not beautiful, and after a few thunderstorms, it rained heavily!

The sudden rain broke our original plan - the people in the village, seeing that it was raining heavily, said something to one of the people in the team. After that, the man pulled out his radio and yelled inside. The group then disbanded, and the men returned to their respective rooms.

The sudden change caught us off guard. I turned to look at Miss Jiang and saw that her eyes widened and she looked at the village in surprise, obviously not expecting this to happen.

Just when I was about to suggest that she walk in directly, Miss Jiang coughed a few times, wiped the rain on her forehead and said, "Forget it, let's go around, and we won't go through the gate."

"Is there any other way here?" Boss Ye hugged his wet arms and began to tremble again, "Let's find a place to shelter from the rain quickly, or just walk in." The rain was too heavy. ”

Indeed, Boss Ye's size is relatively large, and if he moves a little, he will be wiped out by the rain.

When Miss Jiang heard this, she gritted her teeth: "Okay, but you follow me closely and don't let the people inside find out."

Boss Ye and I nodded again and again......

After that, we walked all the way down the dense bush. It wasn't until we were close to the village gate that we came out of the bushes.

After looking around at no one, Miss Jiang took out the small lantern that she had been protecting under her and walked in front of the team.

At this time, the three of us had already been drenched in the rain, so Boss Ye and I just wanted to find a place to shelter from the rain quickly, so we subconsciously walked a little faster.

As soon as I walked up to Miss Jiang, I didn't know whether my foot was tripped or stepped on something, and my whole body fell forward.

Fortunately, Boss Ye in the back grabbed me in time, so I couldn't really fall.

But the voice I made subconsciously was already out. After hearing the commotion behind her, Miss Jiang turned her head in horror: "You ......"

Before we could speak, she urged, "Hurry, hurry, run!" With that, she grabbed my hand without saying a word, and ran forward. And at this time, I was still holding Boss Ye with my other hand.

So, Miss Jiang pulled me in front of me, and I dragged Boss Ye to run together. I am in the middle, I have to ensure that I don't fall, but also that Boss Ye behind me doesn't fall. But with such a huge figure as Boss Ye, he has always been on the verge of falling and not falling.

I didn't know if he was going to fall, but I was about to fall.

Finally, on a piece of ground that had become extremely muddy due to rainwater soaking, I couldn't stabilize my body, and together with Boss Ye behind me, I fell to the ground and fell into the mud.

"I said Miss Jiang, is there any monster in this village, we have to run so fast?" I got up from the ground and wiped the stains from my face, a look of resentment.

"Don't say it, if you can hold on for so long, my boss Ye has also used up the strength of the past few years." Boss Ye also had a resentful face.

But Miss Jiang didn't hear it, and looked intently into the distance. After a long time, she sighed: "It's okay quickly, if you alarm those people, something will happen." ”

"What? Those who are on the expedition, it can't be, right? What can they do? Besides, if they are coming, I can punch one at a time. Boss Ye got up from the ground, not even knowing that the mud on his face had not been wiped clean, so he got up with "hehehaha".

This scene actually made Miss Jiang, who had never laughed all along, smile.

In an instant, Boss Ye and I were stunned again......

But soon, the brief smile faded and was replaced by a look of resentment: "What can they do, what has he made the innkeeper become, you have also seen." Crazy madness, crazy talk, this is their masterpiece. ”

"The innkeeper? No, I thought it was normal just now, why did he have an accident? Boss Ye grew his mouth and looked incredulous.

"It's not him, it's another ......," Miss Jiang shook her head, "It's the one who went to find you yesterday." ”

"Huh?!"

As soon as Miss Jiang said this, Boss Ye and I unconsciously let out an exclamation.

After that, I calmed down and thought about it for a moment. I do feel that there is something wrong with the middle-aged man's words and actions yesterday, which is different from ordinary people, but I definitely never leaned on him as a madman.

"He wasn't like that, but then, when those people came, wasn't the mountain sealed? He took advantage of the opportunity to go up the mountain, and he met those people, and since then, something has not been right with him. Slowly, it became like this......" Miss Jiang lowered her head and explained.

"Haven't you reacted to any of these things? Respond to the relevant parties? Boss Ye asked rhetorically. I also wonder if no one is reporting this?

"I reacted, but people said that there was construction here, and there was nothing to stop it. Then about the fact that he was crazy, the relevant personnel checked and said that he was not crazy. A certificate was also issued...... But everyone knows that he has indeed become different from before. ”

Listening to Miss Jiang's explanation, Boss Ye and I didn't know how to reply. The three of them had to be silent for a while......

After that, Miss Jiang looked around and suddenly said, "Okay, I've already sent you in, then my task will be completed, and I'll leave the rest to you." Can you do me a favor, though? ”

"You say." I replied with Boss Ye.

"Help me find out what they're doing here, it would be nice if I could get them to leave, and then ...... Help me find out if there is any way to restore the innkeeper to his previous appearance......" Miss Jiang hesitated, "Huh...... That's all, I'm sorry for you. ”

I nodded again: "No problem. ”

"Then I'll withdraw first, by the way, your destination is in the room ahead, and the person you are looking for will live in it, and I wish you good luck." Miss Jiang smiled again, and suddenly stopped again when she turned around, "By the way, I'll leave this to you." ”

With that, she handed me the lantern in her hand.

"It might help you, then I'll go back, good luck to you." Miss Jiang waved at us and left.

After watching Miss Jiang disappear around the corner, I suddenly realized that the rain had stopped at some point, and the sky had begun to clear again. But as I expected, there was no sunlight in this half of the village......

"She's gone like this, won't she be in danger on the way back?" Boss Ye asked me suddenly.

I just reacted, but at this time, Miss Jiang had already gone away, so I couldn't chase her anymore, right?

"Trust her, seeing that she is so familiar with the situation here, she must have been here a lot these days." I was half comforting and half guessing.

"So you believe what she just said?" Boss Ye asked me again.

But I don't know how to answer this question......