The village in front of me is not big, but it is not small, it looks like there should be a hundred and ten households, the surrounding terrain, except for the mountain peak behind, there are a lot of flat crops, but these crops are overgrown with wild grass, as if there are no signs of a few families farming, I wonder, there are many people in this village, why do they put a good field and don't plant it?

The moment Master and I walked into the village, the doubts in my heart seemed to be quickly solved, only the few houses at the entrance of the village were basically empty houses, and we entered the village with the sound of footsteps, it stands to reason that other villages have raised a lot of livestock, and the barking of dogs can be heard from afar, but this village is like a dead village, and after walking into the village for a while, there is still no movement, let alone the barking of dogs, not even the sound of a grasshopper can be heard.

But fortunately, after we walked around a few times, we still found that there are so many families in this village, not all of them are empty houses, as for most of the empty houses, I can't help but be more curious, have they all moved to other places?

"Qingju! Qingju, where are you?! Woowoo woo ......"

Inexplicably heard the crying sound from one of the families, I looked at the master and hurriedly walked over, this family does not seem to be rich, the material used to build the wall is stone, and the three rooms in the courtyard also have half of the stone foundation, only the top half is covered with green bricks, but the roof is paved with green tiles, and on the side of the hall house, there is a palm-sized stove house, which is very simple.

Looking at the old and new appearance of this house, it seems that it was renovated not long ago, and when I walked to the gate, I saw a big "Xi" word posted on the door, this is a family that has just married a new relative!

But how could there be a cry from inside? This is unbelievable, the master did not say anything, but motioned for me to knock on the door.

I nodded, stepped forward, knocked on the door a few times, and asked, "Is there anyone at home?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the crying inside suddenly stopped, but there was no response to my question, and I asked again: "Is there anyone at home?" We are from other places, passing by your village, and want to spend the night, I don't know if it is convenient or not? ”

"Everyone in the family is dead! Let's go! ”

I didn't know that the voice of a man full of resentment was full of resentment, this voice sounded about twenty-five or sixteen years old, the scene at this moment seemed not optimistic, I looked back at the master, and found that the master's face was not good-looking.

"Let's go." Master shook his head.

"Qingju...... Where have you been...... Woowoo woo ......"

We had just turned to leave, when we heard the sad cry coming from the house.

Qingju? Newlywed? My eyes widened suddenly, could the loss of this person's new wife, Qingju, have something to do with the young woman in the red belly I saw on the mountain? Thinking of this, I hurriedly called out to the master and asked the master to wait for me, I walked back to the gate quickly, and shouted: "This big brother, did the Qingju you said get lost without shoes?" And...... And still wearing white pajama pants? ”

Human life is at stake, and I don't care about being reserved or not, but at least I didn't shout that I saw a woman in a red belly pocket.

As soon as I heard this, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in the house, reaching the courtyard, and rushing straight behind the gate, and soon, the gate was vigorously pulled open, and a stout young man burst out, grabbed my shoulder, stared at me with tears on his face, and shouted urgently: "Yes, yes! Her shoes were still at home, and her clothes were gone! Where is she?! Where is she?! ”

"I'm ......"

I was immediately frightened by this man, his appearance was really hideous and terrifying, I didn't expect to be so crazy, it made my mind blank for a while, and I didn't know where to start.

"You mean! Where is she now?! Tell me! Where the hell is Qingju?! Say...... Uh......"

Just as this man was shaking my body excitedly, before I finished speaking, Master suddenly stepped forward and slashed at the back of his head, knocking him unconscious, and he immediately fell on top of me, I supported him in horror and asked Master, "Master, what's wrong with him?" Weird and scary! ”

"He's furious, he's out of his mind, help him into the house." Master sighed lightly and turned around and entered this courtyard, I didn't expect Master and I to come to this house in this way.

I helped the man into the hall, and turned directly into the inner room, and in the inner room, sure enough, there were neat new beds, new bedding, new sheets, everything here was filled with a warm and happy atmosphere, but it was obvious that the mistress of this family was gone, and the mistress who had just married in was gone......

After setting up this person, I walked out of the inner room, but when I saw Master sitting on a chair next to me, Master frowned and said, "Let him rest first, and then talk about it when he wakes up, but you, what do you know?" ”

"Uh, Master, what can I know?" I asked in amazement.

Master glared at me and said, "Since you don't know anything, how do you know that his new wife is lost?" By the way, is it the woman you saw on that hillside...... It's his wife?! ”

It was only then that Master realized that what I had told him earlier was true.

"Master, do you believe that what I said is true now? Told you back then that you didn't believe it, and now you believe it! I pouted and said aggrievedly.

The master shook his head and said, "Now it's not a question of whether the teacher believes or not, if the woman walking on the hillside is this person's new wife, I'm afraid that there is less luck now, you must know that that monster even feels difficult to deal with as a teacher, ordinary people go there, I'm afraid there is only a dead end, there is no other way." ”

"Master, if that woman is really this person's new wife, and now she is very lucky, how should we explain it to him? After all, we watched her walk up the mountain and disappeared...... "I was a little anxious, I wanted to go up the mountain to save people, but not only did they not save her, but they almost put me and Master in, and now I met the woman's newlywed husband, how to explain it to him?"

The master thought for a moment and said, "It's better not to explain and say nothing yet!" ”

"Huh? But I already said it just now! I rubbed my hands together and said in embarrassment.

The master hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Then it's okay, when he is in a state of confusion, he will not remember what he heard and said, and when he wakes up, he will definitely leave it all behind, but if you mention that his new wife disappeared on the hillside, and there is no news, I am afraid that he will collapse, and we can't help him find his wife, but we can't let him put his life into it, and now the top priority is to stabilize him first, and the sadness will slowly fade away, and then it is not too late to talk about it. And take this opportunity to find out what the monster on the hillside is! ”

I thought about it and felt that what Master said made sense, this man was in a time of extreme sadness, and if he heard that his new wife could not come back, then he would definitely break down, and even put his life on the line, so it was better to wait for him to sober up, and then slowly tell him the details.

Sitting in this strange house, Master and I were motionless, after all, the master was asleep and did not come out to entertain, and we people who practiced the Tao were absolutely not allowed to touch each other, so we had to wait for him to wake up and then make plans.

I sat like this, and waited until it was dark, when suddenly there was a sound of loose clothes in the inner room, and I immediately got up and walked to the door of the inner room, but when I saw that the man was already getting up, he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw me: "Are you?" ”

"Oh, this big brother, we are from out of town, passing by your village, I saw you faint at the door last night, my master and I helped you into the house to rest, just waiting for you to wake up, make sure you are okay and we will leave." I said with a smile.

"I passed out at the door?!" He really couldn't remember what happened last night, but when he saw that he was the only one on the bed, his emotions collapsed suddenly, tears flowed down, and his hands slowly clenched into fists, but he was still awake at the moment, and he didn't cry, but got out of bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and walked out of the inner room, and said with a sad face: "Thank you two gentlemen for helping me into the house, my name is Yan Qing, but I don't know what the two gentlemen call me?" ”

The yellow cloth bag that my master was carrying was embroidered with a large Tai Chi Bagua diagram, and ordinary people would know at a cursive glance that we were Taoist practitioners, so it was not surprising that this person named Yan Qing recognized us as Taoist priests at a glance.

The master just stood up at this moment, clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "In Xia Yang Yuanshan, inherited from the Maoshan faction, this is the second dog of the little apprentice, it's good to see that you are okay, and we should also say goodbye." ”

"Gentlemen, please wait." Yan Qing didn't wait for us to walk out of the door, he suddenly stopped us, and asked with a surprised expression: "Two gentlemen, I vaguely remember, what did you seem to have said to me last night?" But now that I think about it, why can't I remember it at all? ”

Master said in a gentle voice, "We didn't say anything, you didn't hear it, and when we saw you, you were unconscious, but I don't know what you were sad about?" Look at the word "happy" in your home, like a newlywed, how can it be...... How did it make you like this? ”

Since Master said that Yan Qing could not know the bad news of his new wife for the time being, I had to cooperate with Master to play a role of pretending to be stupid.

When Yan Qing heard this, he couldn't hold back his tears again, squatted on the side with his head in his hands, and sobbed in a low voice, I hurriedly walked to Yan Qing's side and asked softly, "Brother Yan, what's wrong with you?" How can you be so sad and sad? Is there something going on at home?! ”