Following the old man for a cup of tea, Tan Mo looked at the road ahead and couldn't help but look ahead. I don't know why, he always feels that in fact, this mountain and water belongs to the county seat, and now only the old man in front of him is left.

Because along the way, Mo said that he didn't see a single figure, that is, he couldn't even see the traces of people's activities.

And those houses are completely uninhabited for a long time, dilapidated, with doors and windows wide open, and covered with cobwebs, which do not look like they are inhabited.

But it would be strange if there were no one else......

This old man runs a grocery store, which has everything, melons, fruits and vegetables, salt and kitchen knives, etc., and even sells noodles part-time.

Tan Mo only paid attention to the observation, there was no dust on the kitchen knives, and the fruits and vegetables were very fresh.

The cauldron that seemed to be used to cook noodles was still emitting some white smoke, presumably hot.

These, without exception, are all showing that there are actually quite a few people in this county.

If there is no one, who are these things sold to?

After thinking about it, Tan Mo asked the old man.

The old man's expression was indifferent, and when he heard Tan Mo's question, he glanced at Tan Mo, his eyes seemed to have a deep meaning, and then he said: "The mountains and rivers belong to the inner and outer cities, and there is actually no difference between the inside and the outside, but later, living in the inner city, at night, they can be less disturbed and can sleep peacefully, so they all went to the inner city." ”

"The mountains and rivers return to this county, and at night, it is actually very lively, I dare not say that the traffic is busy, but it will not be as deserted as it is now."

Tan Mo suddenly understood the meaning of the old man's words, he couldn't help but feel stunned, and couldn't help asking, "Why does the old gentleman live in the outer city?" ”

"I'm old and used to it, so it doesn't matter. The inner and outer cities are the same, and they can be lively at night, which is not so lonely for an old man like me, at least watching the lively scene. When the old man said this, a slight smile gradually appeared on his indifferent expression.

Then it seemed to touch some old things in the old man's heart, the old man's eyes were deep, and he said in a long tone: "Before, I thought ghosts were terrible, because ghosts want to harm people. But later, I realized that those well-dressed ones were actually even more terrifying. ”

As he spoke, as soon as the old man raised his head, he stretched out his hand and pointed ahead, and said: "Here, this is the residence of the old man Kou, after he left, I and the old man Liu were left in the outer city, but the old man Liu was poisoned because he was poisoned in his early years, although he did not die, but after he was rescued, his throat was poisoned, and he could no longer speak." ”

Tan Mo looked at the room that the old man was referring to.

A relatively intact house, with doors and windows, is for some reason, there are a lot of wooden planks nailed to the doors and windows with red lines, as if I am afraid that others will break in.

"Old man Kou's corpse, as well as the things he left behind, I haven't touched them, they're all in this room. In addition, I have two more sentences, I don't know if you want to listen to the little monk? The old man looked like he would say a few words before leaving.

"I would like to hear the details, please let the old gentleman know." Tan Mo clasped his hands together, looked respectful, and looked like he was listening.

"Old man Kou's house, you wait until the sun is at its highest. This second sentence, according to our rules, you have to keep vigil for Old Man Kou for three nights before Old Man Kou can be buried. But now everything is simple, you can find some dry wood later, burn Old Man Kou's body, and let him be buried. After the old man finished speaking slowly, he was about to turn around and leave.

Tan Mo was naturally puzzled, so he hurriedly asked, "Old man, may I ask why?" ”

"I heard footsteps in Old Man Kou's house, just now. And I can be sure that there is only me and Old Man Liu in the outer city, and no one else lives, and there can be no one in this room. The old man said without looking back.

Tan Mo couldn't help but feel creepy, he didn't hear any sound from beginning to end.

His hearing is not weak.

Couldn't help it, Tan Mo glanced at the room, then turned his head, and wanted to ask the old man if the wooden planks with red threads were sealed, but he was shocked to find that the old man had disappeared.

The field of vision was empty, and there was no one left.

So, Tan Mo's heart moved.

Open Kou Jinsheng's house at noon + burn Kou Jinsheng's body + take away Kou Jinsheng's relics, and leave safely with a success rate of +100%.

Looking at the 100% success rate in his field of vision, Tan Mo breathed a sigh of relief, the old man really didn't mean to harm him.

"Thank you, sir."

With a bow, Tan Mo began to wait patiently.

The sun soon arrived, and the sunlight began to become scorching, and Tan Mo saw this scene, so he went to open the door of the house.

Because there were a lot of wooden strips nailed, when Tan Mo opened the door, the two doors were already in tatters.

Tan Mo now understood why the doors and windows of the houses he saw along the way were all in tatters.

Standing at the door, smelling the strong fishy smell in the house, Tan Mo didn't go in, and waited for the outside wind to blow in and dilute the fishy smell before he walked in.

As soon as he entered, the first thing Tan Mo saw was a dried corpse pulled at the window.

The shape is extremely strange, and the limbs are twisted shapes.

Tan Mo stared at the dried corpse for a while, and then saw that near the dried corpse, there were indeed some traces left by human activities.

There were no footprints, all claw marks.

"This old gentleman is not simple, I'm afraid he is at least a master of the three-talent realm." Tan Mo understood, no wonder he couldn't hear it with his hearing, and this dried corpse would take on this form, most likely on the way here, he was hit by the old man with a blow in the air.

So Tan Mo walked behind the dry corpse, and sure enough, as he expected, there was a palm print on the back of the dry corpse.

Without hesitation, using the broken doors and windows as firewood, Tan Mo immediately lit a fire outside the house, raging flames, and soon engulfed the dried corpse. For some reason, this dried corpse seemed to be very easy to ignite, and it only took a moment to burn it clean.

Only then did Tan Mo find Kou Jinsheng's relics in the house.

There are only two rooms in this room, one on the left and one on the right, the main entrance leads into the living room, and the bedroom on the other side. The dried corpse was at the window opening of the living room, and in the middle of the living room, there was also a coffin, this coffin was very tall, and the coffin lid was partially lifted, and it was thought that the dried corpse had escaped from this coffin.

Tan Mo searched for it, but he didn't find a few relics that recorded the text, and finally Tan Mo looked at the coffin.

Most of Kou Jinsheng's last relics are in the coffin.

Tan Mo was about to lift the coffin lid completely, but suddenly, a blue-gray human hand poked out of it, and suddenly pressed Tan Mo's hand to prevent him from pushing the coffin open.

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