Lao Gui was stunned, as if he didn't expect Lin Qiao'er to ask such a question, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "This... I haven't heard anyone talk about this, but those people are all sacrifices to the river god, even if the shark immortals don't accept them, the river god will accept it, it's all the same, as long as they can keep safe. ”

We looked at the indifferent expression on Lao Gui's face, and a chill rose in our hearts, in Lao Gui's cognition, those who were used as sacrifices seemed to die as deserved, anyway, as long as the people who died were not from their own family, they had nothing to do with him.

This kind of indifference of human nature, or ignorance, really makes people shudder, I don't know if this is just Lao Gui's cognitive state, if not, then you have to be careful everywhere in such a place.

In the following time, Lao Gui said a lot of things related to the merman, most of which were hearsay, and I don't know if it was true or not, but since there are so many legends of the merman in the local area, the possibility of groundless wind is not very large, maybe there are really some bizarre things.

In the legend that Lao Gui recounted before, there is a little information that I am very concerned about, I don't know if the doctor has noticed it, but at this time, Lao Gui is here, and I can't bring it up immediately, so I can only find a chance to talk about it.

Lao Gui's enthusiasm is very high, and his words are full of praise and reverence for the mermaid immortal, and the doctor and I have experienced many unusual things, so we are naturally not infected by him. As for Lin Qiao'er, she was also very interested in the merman at first, but after hearing that the merman cannibalized, she had a preconceived idea and had a disgust for the merman.

After all, we are outsiders, and it is rude to let Lao Gui talk there all the time, so we will interject from time to time and ask a few questions related to the local terroir, and we can be regarded as having an understanding of this place.

Lin Qiao'er was still struggling with the previous question, and couldn't help asking, "Old Uncle Gui, are you still sacrificing to the Shark Immortals?" ”

Regarding Lin Qiaoer's persistence, Lao Gui also looked helpless and said: "The sacrifice is still a sacrifice, but the time is uncertain, sometimes it is held every three years, and sometimes it is held every five years." ”

"Or do you want to use people as sacrifices?" Lin Qiao'er's eyes widened, Lao Gui was completely speechless at this time, and waved his hand again and again: "Nonsense, nonsense, now it's a legal society, how can you use people?" As early as after the liberation here, there is no such set, and now the sacrifices are all made of good whole pigs and whole sheep, and the form is greater than the meaning, that is, to go through the motions and have peace of mind. ”

Hearing him say this, Lin Qiao'er breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and said: "I'll just say, using human sacrifices, this is too cruel, this backward and ignorant bad habit should have been abandoned a long time ago." ”

Lin Qiaoer's words made my face change, as reporters, we need to go deep into different regions, or cities, or villages at any time to conduct interviews, in this process, it is taboo to make subjective evaluations of other people's habits and customs, because it is very likely to cause disgust from others, and you will be kicked out at least, and it may even be life-threatening.

I remember half a year ago, a buddy from the newspaper went to interview a strange thing that happened in a local ethnic village, that village has the habit of drinking the blood of livestock, and the buddy saw it and pointed at it in front of others, and as a result, the group was all tied up, if someone in the team had not been left alone and reported to the police, I really don't know what would have happened.

Lin Qiao'er's words just now are just talking between us, but saying it in front of the locals is a bit out of line.

As soon as I reminded her, Lin Qiao'er immediately knew that she had said something she shouldn't have said, and quickly closed her mouth, I secretly looked at Lao Gui's face, and found that his expression was as usual, and there was no change, so I breathed a sigh of relief.

Our move fell in the eyes of Lao Gui, he laughed and told us that it was okay, he worked outside all the year round, had more contact with people outside, and his mind was open-minded, unlike those old people who have been nested in the mountains all their lives, and they can't listen to half a bad sentence. However, he also reminded us to pay attention, because these villages around the Daxu River all believe in shark immortals, and some things are okay to say to him, but they must not let the villagers hear them, otherwise there will be trouble.

We nodded busily, indicating that we would pay attention in the future, and at the same time we also had some good feelings for Lao Gui.

But what makes people speechless is that this good feeling didn't last long, because Lao Gui leaked a shrewd look next, like a profiteer.

I really can't imagine how a person can be honest one second, and full of shrewdness the next, and every look in his eyes is full of scheming.

Lao Gui changed his previous appearance, rubbed his hands and said to us: "Hehe, three, the gossip is over, you also have an understanding of my business ability, how about it, do you need me to be your tour guide, hehe, not blowing, although my Lao Gui has been working outside, but in the dozens of villages in the corner of the Daxu River, I am clear, no one is more familiar than me, where are you going, I promise to send you accurately." ”

After speaking, he waited aside with a smile on his face, with a smug face, as if he had decided that we would not refuse.

The three of us looked at each other, and we couldn't adapt to Lao Gui's role transformation speed at the speed of light, but not to mention, at this moment, we were really moved.

Due to the limited accuracy of the electronic map, we only got a general location of the area when planning the route last night, and it is not easy to find a small mountain village in the 100,000 mountains, which is very likely to be very desolate.

Since you want to find it, instead of looking for those guys who don't know the details at all, it is better to invite Lao Gui directly, firstly, he is a local, and secondly, we are already familiar with him, and the communication will not be too angry.

When asked where we wanted to go, I told him that we were going to Guazhou Toast, and when I heard the name, Lao Gui was stunned.

Looking at his expression, my heart tightened, who said what, isn't there something wrong with this place?

"What's wrong, is there something wrong with this place? Or do you not know where this place is? I asked with some apprehension in my heart, but Lao Gui suddenly laughed, laughed very happily, patted me and the doctor on the shoulder and said happily: "Haha, how can there be any problems, haha, what a coincidence, don't hide the three, I am the toast Tairen, now it's okay, I can not only lead the way for you, but also your food and accommodation, I can also arrange it together!" ”

Lao Gui's face was about to laugh like a chrysanthemum, and the three of us looked at each other, this thing was too coincidental.