At breakfast time, Ding Xiaolan briefly talked to a few of them about what happened last night.

"It's a pity that that person is dead, otherwise you can force him to ask who gave him that evil book, and who instructed him to come here, and it seems that any clues will be broken when he dies." Hearing Yun Haotian say this, several people also felt the same way.

"There are really people who would kill so many compatriots for the sake of alchemy, they deserve a thousand cuts! It's so cheap for him to die like this. If it falls into my hands, I'll have to torture him. ”

Ding Haoran was also angry, but unfortunately he fainted at the time, otherwise he would definitely beat that bastard first, and beat him into a big pig's head, so that his parents would not recognize him. If you don't torture him well, I'm sorry for so many villagers who died in vain.

"Otherwise, let's go around the village in a moment and see if we can find any other clues, maybe if he has any other accomplices."

Yang Wenzhe suggested that he had to figure out what was going on.

"Maybe his family will know something, but Sister Xiaoyu is so pitiful, there is such a family ........."

After Ding Haoran heard what happened to Niu Chengyu, he complained for Niu Chengyu with a regretful face, but as soon as she talked about Niu Chengyu, she appeared in front of everyone:

“……… Chengyu! Got up? Hungry, right? Come, I'll serve you a bowl of porridge. ”

Ding Xiaolan saw Niu Chengyu coming out of the room, and Ding Haoran made a look, asking them not to talk nonsense, and immediately went over and pulled her over to sit beside her.

"Last night...... Did you sleep well? ”

Ding Xiaolan smiled softly, and asked cautiously, for fear of touching her sadness.

Don't look at her calm and indifferent appearance on the surface, she must not feel good in her heart. She has a strong personality, and she doesn't like to be close to people, and she has been influenced by her family since she was a child, so she is used to keeping everything in her heart silently, and rarely communicates with others. It is only in front of Ding Xiaolan that she occasionally unloads her defenses.

"Don't worry, nothing can defeat me now!" Niu Chengyu looked at Ding Xiaolan and didn't want her to worry too much about herself.

"Look at what!" Turning his head, Niu Chengyu saw that everyone else was looking at him without blinking, his face darkened, and he said mercilessly. Now, whenever she sees a man, she has a negative emotion in her heart.

Several people were scolded by Niu Chengyu, and they all bowed their heads and drank porridge.

Although Niu Chengyu said that it was okay, but Ding Xiaolan slept with her last night, she dreamed about it in the middle of the night, crying and laughing for a while, and it was not quiet until the second half of the night. Ding Xiaolan also dared to sleep in the second half of the night. I am afraid that the pain in her heart will slowly fade in time.

suddenly

Niu Chengyu turned her head slightly and looked behind her through Ding Xiaolan, Ding Xiaolan followed and looked behind, and on the low table behind her was the piece of paper that had been scribbled by the child:

"What's wrong?"

"Why is the topographic map of Niujia Village here?"

Niu Chengyu frowned and walked over to pick up the paper, spread it out, and examined it carefully.

"Topographic maps? Is this a topographic map of Niujia Village? Chengyu, do you understand? ”

Ding Xiaolan couldn't tell that this was a topographic map, there was not a word, and there were no signs.

"I saw it in Fang Hua's house when I was a child, and his grandfather was the village chief of this Niujia Village, a very dignified person! His grandfather is very precious to this topographic map, and no one is allowed to touch it. Even his favorite grandson Fang Hua couldn't touch it, once I went to Fang Hua's house to play, we were very curious and secretly followed behind his grandfather, and we only saw it once from afar. ”

Niu Chengyu's eyes were confused for a moment, as if he had fallen into some memory.

"What's drawn on this? How to read clearly? ”

Ding Haoran also scratched his head, turned his head to the left to take a look, and went to the right to take a look, this paper full of lines, except that the paper was a little better, I didn't find anything special, the lines on it were the same as ghost drawings, and I couldn't see anything.

"Is there any warm water?" Niu Chengyu asked.

"I'll get it!"

Ding Haoran volunteered to walk back to the table and pour a large bowl of water:

"Sister Xiaoyu is thirsty, I'll pour you more in a big bowl. Hee-hee. ”

Ding Haoran stepped forward and handed over the bowl, with a flattering face, he felt that Niu Chengyu had experienced so many bad things, and he might be desperate for the world in his heart, his sister's friend, that is, his friend, should express more concern, for fear that she would not be able to think about it, and would not want to live. My sister is so kind, but I will blame myself and die of sadness.

Niu Chengyu narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at Ding Haoran indifferently without any emotion, he was not used to getting too close to people, he moved a step towards Ding Xiaolan, still took a bowl in his hand, drank a big sip of water, and the next second, "Poof!" "It's all sprayed on that piece of paper.

"Oops! This map is wet. ”

Ding Haoran saw Niu Chengyu moving to the side as if he disliked him, and when he was puzzled, he saw Niu Chengyu's movements, thinking that Niu Chengyu was choking, and he stretched out his hands to pat off the water droplets on the paper.

"Stop!" Niu Chengyu quickly raised his hand to block his outstretched hand,

Ding Haoran was startled by her shout, and his hands froze in the air, not daring to move.

That's when something strange happened. The topographic map slowly changed in front of the eyes of several people, and the scattered houses, towering mountains, and winding mountain roads all appeared on the paper as if by magic.

Everyone's eyes widened in amazement, this was the real map.

"I can't imagine that this map is still invisible, and this small village actually has this kind of technology? What a hidden master! In that case, this map must be quirky! Why hide it otherwise? ”

Yang Wenzhe expressed the doubts in everyone's hearts, he glanced at Niu Chengyu, and saw that she looked at the map without blinking.

, Exit asked:

"Sister Cheng Yu should be able to understand this map. Is this the topography of Niujia Village? ”

Niu Chengyu didn't react, as if he hadn't heard, he still looked at the map with a serious face and didn't answer him.

"Chengyu?"

Ding Xiaolan turned her head and looked at her with a puzzled expression, seeing that she was looking at the map in a daze, she gently pushed her shoulder with her hand.

Niu Chengyu blinked and came back to his senses:

"This is exactly the map of Niujia Village. The paper used in this map is a unique tree here - ice wood, manufactured, made by hand, generally this kind of paper will not be made a lot casually, so there is no buy this kind of paper on the market, the pigment for painting this map is also made of the fruit on the ice wood, the pigment made by this fruit is combined with this special paper, and the things painted on the paper will have an invisible effect after drying, but the things painted on the paper will be visible as soon as the paper is hot, all this, It was also by chance that I overheard the village chief talking to Lao Li, who made paper products at the end of the village. ”

"Chengyu, can you understand this map?"

Ding Xiaolan felt that Niu Chengyu must be able to understand.

"Hmmm! I grew up here, and I know the grass and trees here best. Maybe the clue we want is in the highest mountain behind. ”

Niu Chengyu stretched out his hand and pointed to a certain mountain on the map.

"Look here's a sign."

"That's great, now that we've figured it out, let's go!" Ding Haoran's face was excited, and eager to try, he likes challenges and adventures. Now, he feels he's in the right place. This place will definitely give him a very exciting experience and experience.

"We've got to find someone before we go! He knew everything about Niujia Village, including the mountain. Niu Chengyu looked at Ding Xiaolan and spoke, she felt that this time the incident must be related to the mountain. And that mountain is the only secret in their village. And the secret inside is known only to one person.

"Who!"

"Village Chief!"

"That mountain is the forbidden land of our village, except for the village chief, none of us know what is in it, even the village chief's family will not know, only when the next village chief appears, the village chief will pass on this secret to the next village chief."

Niu Chengyu said that Niujia Village has always been a legalistic family motto.

"Isn't anyone curious to go to that forbidden place to take a look?" Ding Xiaolan asked suspiciously, there is not a single curiosity among so many people in the entire village?

"All those who want to secretly go to the forbidden land, or those who do not ask for the reason, can only be driven out of Niujia Village in the end."

"They just obediently left?"

Ding Haoran thinks those people won't leave willingly, right?

"Yes! It's not that they're forced to leave, but they don't dare to stay here anymore! All the people who have been to the forbidden land, even if they don't die, will become crippled, and some people ask them about the secrets of the forbidden land in the back mountain, but the people who can come back have become crazy and crazy, and they can't ask anything at all, and over time, no one dares to ask about the forbidden land in the back mountain. ”

"Such an evil sect? So what is the forbidden land in the back mountain? ”

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and their expressions have always become serious.

"It seems that we can only go to the village chief first. However, we also have to take a serious look at this map first, everyone recognizes the road first, the mountains are densely wooded, and it is easy to get lost. ”

Yun Haotian couldn't help but be curious about that mountain, and he vaguely felt that this time, he would gain something.

"Wen Zhe, do you think it will be a ghost this time?" Ding Haoran put his hand on Yang Wenzhe's shoulder, stepped forward, and carefully examined the map.

"I don't know! But to be sure, it's definitely not an ordinary thing! You still have to wait to see it before you can make a decision. ”

"Cheng Yu, you can explain this map to us" Ding Xiaolan also felt that he had to figure out the route first.

Several people were listening to Niu Chengyu explain the route into the mountain.

Yang Wenzhe raised his head and looked at the expressions of several people one by one, and finally stopped his eyes on Ding Xiaolan, seeing that she was fascinated by the map, and her hand seemed to unintentionally sweep over Ding Xiaolan's backpack on the side. It seems that something fell through the zipper seam, and slowly and naturally withdrew his hand. To outsiders, he was stretching.

None of this seems to have anyone noticed.

Yun Haotian's gaze seemed to sweep over him inadvertently, and he hooked his lips as if he were nothing!

Yang Wenzhe's eyes narrowed slightly, glanced at him vigilantly, and then relieved, even if he was discovered by Yun Haotian, it was nothing, and he didn't do anything to hurt Xiaolan.