Although this possibility is very small, even if that person is not the third uncle, it means that there are others here who have gone by mistake. After figuring out the reason for the incident, you can analyze whether the third uncle would have passed by here back then.

After the old lady had said that, she walked down the path at the foot of the mountain on her own.

A few of us stayed where we were for a while. Fat Dahai asked, "This old lady is chattering, will there be anything weird?" Let's drive on the road, shall we? ”

Ma Jian shook his head and said, "I don't think so, Tie Zhu didn't react when he saw the old lady." Besides, I think she just said that someone has walked this road before, or spent the night at her residence. I wonder if the stinky Taoist priest has also passed by here and stayed in the old lady's house? ”

I nodded, it turned out that Ma Tan and I had the same hunch.

When Fat Dahai heard this, he also said: "That's what I said, the three of us, plus a dog, can we still be afraid of her as an old lady?" But I still think that in the middle of the night, she came here alone to burn paper for the paper man, and it will definitely not be a good stubble. It's better to be careful. ”

I looked at the road we had just driven on, and although the illusion of the toll booth had been shattered, the road was still thick with fog. It doesn't look like a natural phenomenon, it's more like a ghost fog with too much yin energy. I knew in my heart that if this ghost fog persisted, it would either wait until dawn or use some method to break it. Otherwise, it will be difficult to get out.

Instead of that, we might as well follow the old lady to see what is going on. Maybe I can really get some useful information from her.

We quickly came to an agreement, brought some necessary items from the car, and after the fat man locked the car, we followed the path and caught up with the old lady.

The old lady was still walking unhurriedly in front of her with the basket on her back, and we followed her, and it was not easy to overtake her, so we could only follow her.

I followed the old lady and felt that the atmosphere was a little cold, which made everyone nervous.

So I opened my mouth to speak and asked the old lady, "Old man, can you ask, what you paid for just now......

The old lady did not answer immediately, and her body paused slightly.

I sneered and said, "Of course, if you don't want to say it, you won't say it." ”

"It's my daughter. My daughter was there as a toll collector when she was a girl......"

The old lady said this in her slightly hoarse voice.

"Oh......" I replied, and didn't go any further. Thinking about the old lady's daughter is very young, the loss of a child in old age is a sad thing, and it must be a bit too much to mention it to others.

Ma Jian behind me gently tugged at the corner of my clothes and reminded me in a low voice: "You ask if your third uncle has been here?" ”

I nodded, and that was the main purpose for us to follow the old lady. But of course, you can't ask so straightforwardly, people don't know who your third uncle is.

"Old man. Wasn't that toll booth abandoned? How did you say we could get off the highway? ”

The old lady sneered: "This is wanted."

Ask yourselves, how could I possibly know? ”

"Ask ourselves? But we didn't do anything, did we? ”

The old lady shook her head and asked, "Among you, there are cultivators, right?" ”

I was stunned: "How do you know?" ”

The old lady continued: "How do you know this? The sword in your hand is not mortal at first sight. In addition, let me tell you clearly, why didn't the other cars come here when the cars were walking on that highway? That's because they're all ordinary people. It is precisely because there are cultivators among you that you have been misled to come here. ”

I turned around and looked at Ma Tan and Fat Dahai, who were also confused.

It's the first time I've heard this kind of statement, but listening to the old lady's words, it doesn't seem like it's made up, and obviously she has a basis.

But when I asked again about the specific reason, the old lady stopped talking about it. Just let us follow her, there are many forks in the road, otherwise we will be separated.

Sure enough, after a short walk on. There were constant forks in the road on the side of the road, and the old lady changed direction from time to time, leading us all the way. Eventually, I lost my sense of direction completely, and I felt that I was surrounded by trees and rocks, and I couldn't find my way back.

I secretly complained that if anything happened inside, it would be difficult to get out. Isn't it a bit hasty for us to follow her in?

And the old lady looked silent, and did not look back, but as if she could guess my thoughts, she said in front: "Don't worry, I will send you out at dawn tomorrow." You'd better stay with me tonight. I have a principle, if you don't come with me, I won't force it. But come in with me, and I'll be responsible for you. ”

And as we walked inside, more and more wild graves appeared on the side of the road. Those are probably some ownerless wild graves, overgrown with wild grass. Some of them even collapsed.

The fat man shone a flashlight around, and when he found these wild graves, he didn't dare to take any more pictures.

We followed the old lady for another two or three miles, and finally a few thatched huts appeared in front of us.

The old lady led us into the yard.

"Old man, you ...... You're living here, huh? One...... Alone? ”

I asked in surprise.

This old lady actually lives in the mountains, and there are no people everywhere, only this lonely grass hut is seen. It looks a bit like a scene often described in Tales of Strange Things.

"Since my daughter is gone, I have found a place to live here with the old man. When you're older, there's nothing to be afraid of. In fact, I wish I didn't want my old life, so I could go and meet my daughter. I'm still saying the same thing, if you're afraid, choose somewhere else. ”

I nodded: "You're not afraid, and neither are we." By the way, is your uncle at home? ”

The old lady shook her head, sighed, and said in a mournful tone: "The old man has entered the mountain, and it has been a few days, and I don't know when he will come back." You just happened to be in his room. ”

So saying, the old lady led us into a room next to the thatched house. The furnishings in the room are very simple, and most of them are original furniture made of wood from the mountains. However, there is a lot of space inside, and there is a large shop in front of it, which is a bit like the kind of fire kang in the northeast.

On this large bunk, it is more than enough to sleep a few of us.

(End of chapter)

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