I listened carefully to the direction from which the sound came from, and it sounded like it was in the middle of a bamboo forest, and then I walked slowly towards the bamboo forest.

After walking a few steps, I slowly came to the edge of the bamboo forest.

"Woo woo...... the woman's cry continued.

Not only that, but I also heard the sound of running water, much louder than I had heard before.

"Boom la la ......"

As I walked towards the bamboo forest, I wondered how there could be a woman's cry in the middle of the night. At this time, it's impossible for anyone to come out. But when I looked around, I didn't find anything wrong, which is what puzzled me the most.

Not long after I walked into the bamboo forest, a voice suddenly sounded from behind me.

"Dao Chief, it's not appropriate for you to come here alone in the middle of the night. I remember, I seem to have told you not to come out in the middle of the night. ”

When I heard the voice, I hurriedly turned around and looked in the direction behind me. I saw the leader of the day, standing not far away. At this time, he was walking towards me step by step.

Otherwise, he hurriedly pretended to have a stomachache and said, "Oh, I have eaten too much of this thing, I want to find a place to make it easier." I think this bamboo forest is quite hidden, so I plan to make it convenient here. ”

The man looked at me and said, "It's better to do that, or we can't afford to have something happen to you." ”

"Hehe, don't worry, I'll go back when I'm done. Oops...... No, no, no, I have to solve it quickly. With that, I rushed towards the grass on the side.

And that person didn't leave. Instead, he stood not far away and waited for me, thinking to myself that there was no way to go to that place tonight, but to find a way tomorrow.

"Finished?" The man asked, watching me out of the bushes.

I said with a relaxed look: "Oh, I feel that the whole person is much more relaxed in an instant." ”

"Now that we've dealt with it, let's ask the Daoist to go back and rest early. Tomorrow morning, I think you're leaving the village. He slowly stretched out his right hand to me.

Seeing him like this, I smiled and nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go back and rest early." You should also go to rest early, you see that you don't rest early at such a late hour. ”

As I spoke, I walked towards the bamboo house where I lived. And that person was behind me, following me closely. As if I was afraid that I would do something. However, I don't care at this point, and I don't plan to see anything tonight anyway. After all, with such a person by his side, everything has to be ruined.

And just like that, he watched me walk into the room and close the door. He turned around and left, not forgetting to look back again before leaving.

I lay on the bamboo bed in this room until the middle of the night, when I fell asleep in a daze.

"Bang...... Bang Bang ...... "The next morning, there was a knock in my room.

"Who, come in." Reluctantly, I shouted to the door.

As soon as my words fell, the bamboo door was slowly opened. Then a man walked in, the same woman who gave me a quilt yesterday.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you." I hurriedly covered my body with the quilt and shouted.

As if she hadn't heard me, the woman ignored me at all. She placed a lunch box on the table and turned away.

It was just now, the moment she put the lunch box, that I saw her eyes clearly. Her eyes gave me a strange feeling, and I felt as if she was missing something. How to put it, it's like missing a soul.

After the woman left, I got dressed and got out of bed. When I opened the lunch box, I found that it was some gruel inside. Just as I was taking the bowl out and preparing to eat, I found a note at the bottom of the lunch box.

I hurriedly picked up the note and checked it, there were three words written on it, and hurried away.

I looked at the note and fell into deep thought, how could someone send me a note? And I wrote this and hurry away, who will give it to me?

At this point, I thought of the woman, but I thought it was a little impossible no matter how I thought about it. When I looked at that woman before, I always felt that she was stunned, and her eyes were blank, how could she write me a note.

"Rustling ......" At this moment, a sound of rubbing against the ground sounded.

I hurriedly put away the note, and then pretended to eat the gruel in front of me.

"Did the Taoist master sleep well last night?" A voice came from outside.

As soon as the words fell, yesterday's leader walked in. This time, I noticed that he actually had this little smile on his face.

I smiled and said, "Huh...... It's not bad, I slept very sweetly last night. ”

"Hehe, that's good. In that case, it was time for the Taoist chief to continue his journey after dinner. When the time comes, I won't send it, and I hope the Taoist will forgive me. He said to me.

I smiled and got up and said, "By the way, I have something I want to ask you for, and I don't know if you will agree." ”

After hearing this, he immediately said, "If the Dao Leader has any requests, just put them forward, if they can be satisfied, I will definitely meet you." ”

I looked at him and said, "I want to stay for a few days, and I'm not in a hurry to get there." I don't know if you can ......."

Who would have thought, I was just halfway through my sentence, and he interrupted me directly and said, "No, if it's something else, I might help you." But if you want to stay here, don't think about it. You'd better get out of here today, that's my advice to you. ”

When I heard him say that, I suddenly became more interested in the village. This man was in such a hurry to drive me away, this village must be unusual, plus the people I saw only saw it, the cry of the woman last night, and of course the black gas I saw at noon yesterday. All this has shown that there must be something going on in this village.

I looked at him and said again, "I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with the surroundings and the people at all. You can tell from my attire that I'm completely different from what you wear. I also took this opportunity to get used to the climate and customs.

And I don't do anything bad, I just see the beautiful scenery here. So I'd like to stay here a few more days, and I'll see that you're a reasonable person, so please make it easier. ”

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay then, you can just wait here." I can't do this myself, so I'm going to ask for advice. ”

"I'm very grateful for that." I hurriedly got up and said.

He didn't say anything after hearing this, and turned around and left. I, on the other hand, sat down and continued to drink the gruel in front of me.

When I finished eating, I lay down in bed for a while. There was a sound of footsteps outside the window, and I thought that the person had come back for instructions, so I hurriedly got up and walked in the direction of the bamboo door.

When I was about to walk to the bamboo door, the man slowly pushed the bamboo door open.

Before he could speak, he looked at me and said directly: "Your things have been agreed, but you have to promise us a few things before, and if you can do it, we can let you continue to live." If you break one of them, you will be our sacrifice. ”

I didn't think about it and said, "Agreed, you just need to promise you something." ”

He looked at me, then opened his mouth and said, "First, you can't go to someone else's house. Second, you must not go to the back of the village. Third, you can't go out at night, and if there's something to do, it's best to settle it before dark. ”

"Agreed, I can do everything you say." I nodded.

"If you say yes, then you can stay here. You must remember what I told you, or you will be sacrificed. As he spoke, he turned and walked out the door.

I nodded and sent him out the door.

When he left, I remembered what he had said earlier. I remember that he seemed to repeat the word sacrifice a few times, and at this point I wondered what kind of sacrifice.

At that time, because I was anxious to stay, I agreed to all the conditions in a daze. But obviously, I want to know about this village, and I will disobey every day he says.

That is to say, I am determined to be a sacrifice. But what is this sacrifice? The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't figure it out, and in the end I simply didn't think about it.

For the rest of the day, I spent most of my time in my room. At noon, I walked around the village. I found that to the north of the village, I saw the black gas again. And the black gas I saw was much bigger than yesterday, which surprised me a little.

Later, I returned to my room with surprise because someone was coming. When I got back, I decided in my heart that I had to go to that place tonight.

In the evening, it was still the previous leader who came to deliver food and oil lamps. This time he didn't say a word, and left after laying out the food one by one.

After I watched him leave, I ate it regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one.

After the meal, I lay down on the bed contentedly. I was thinking about the black gas while I waited for the night to come.

As time passed, I finally sat up from bed. At this time, it was already midnight. The village was the same as last night, there was not a single sound, and it was extremely quiet.

I walked out of the house and looked around cautiously. Then I ran in the direction of the bamboo forest, and I clearly remembered that the direction was the direction where I saw the black gas during the day.

"Woo woo......" When I just ran to the edge of the bamboo forest, the voice of a woman crying sounded again.

I paused for a moment, and it was exactly the same as the sound of the woman crying last night.

I glanced into the woods, and I decided to go and see what was going on with the black gas, and as for this cry, it would not be too late to see it later.

With this in mind, I rushed into the bamboo forest again.

I ran for a long, long time in the direction I remembered during the day, but the bamboo forest seemed to be endless. No matter how much I ran, I didn't see a little black gas, and I didn't see a little bit of the other edge of the bamboo forest.

I realized something was wrong, and I was ready to get out of here.

"Woo woo...... the woman's cry continued.

That's when I realized that it was noticeably louder. And if you listen closely, there seems to be the sound of a stream.

I don't think I found it anyway. I'd better go and see what's going on with this cry first.

As soon as I had this thought, I tiptoed in the direction of the sound.

I don't know how long I walked, I just remember that the cry was getting louder and louder, and the bamboo forest around me was getting less and less.