29 The turtle in the urn

The turtle in the urn refers to the soft-shelled turtle trapped in the urn, and it can't escape. Although such a metaphor can be despairing, the uneasiness in my heart has strengthened this feeling.

"Sleep." I turned around and said to Shi'an and the others.

Each person keeps an hour and takes turns to change people.

"Lu Daoyou, if there is a situation, remember not to be impulsive and wake me up and my senior brother." Chen Jihe said seriously.

After all, he is a disciple of the Heavenly Viewing Dao School, and he still has the means.

"Sleep." I repeated it again, walked to the wooden door, and sat down with my back to it.

After a while, perhaps tired from a day, Chen Ji and a few others quickly fell asleep and let out a slight snoring sound.

I held on and listened to every move on the side of the bamboo building.

Just when my eyes were about to be unbearable, I suddenly heard the sound of small footsteps outside the bamboo building.

There was a gentle knock on the door.

My heart tightened, my drowsiness dissipated, and I grabbed the seven-section gong and got up quickly.

"Which one?"

No one answered me.

"Which one are you, I ask?" I frowned.

Outside the bamboo building, there was the sound of a woman crying at night, like the scream of a mountain ghost.

I'm pretty sure it's not a mountain ghost, the mountain ghost climbs on all fours, and can't make a small step, so I can only say that there is really a woman outside the bamboo building.

Thou shalt not speak to a woman! It is the second rule of the Baixi people.

I was silent for a moment, but didn't open the door after all.

"Hurry up, you go quickly, I'm not leaving, I can't go." Crazy outside the door.

I carefully opened the corner of the wooden window, and through the small gap, I found that outside the bamboo building, there was a woman with a disheveled hair, half-kneeling on the ground, tearing her hair and crying.

Thou shalt not speak to a woman! I'm afraid that we'll find out that something can't be done.

I glanced back, Chen Jihe and the others were sleeping soundly, and they were not aware of the situation outside.

"Let's go, hurry up, hurry up!"

Gritted his teeth, thinking that there was a turtle on the left and right, since he had entered the tiger's den, he should always try his best to get the tiger.

I gently pushed open the beam of the bamboo door, thinking about asking the crazy woman.

The door opened, and I found a pale face staring at me.

My heart jumped.

"Where's your friend?" With a pale face, I recognized it as the young descendant who had led us into the village.

"Get some water to drink, your mouth is thirsty." I replied hurriedly.

Hou Sheng stared at me coldly for a while, and threw down a bamboo tube, "I have already spoken, please abide by the rules of Baixi Village." ”

I nodded quietly.

Hou Sheng smiled, "Don't panic, the Baixi people are hospitable, friends don't panic." ”

I slowly closed the door.

When I turned around, I saw a blur of flesh hanging from the shovel.

Another mountain jump? It's night, do you still go mountain jumping?

After a while, even the woman who wept at night was gone.

I hurriedly shook the Eight Tigers awake.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"In this area of southern Yunnan, are there often people who go missing?" I felt very bad, the more I looked at the bloody flesh on the shovel, the more I looked at it, the more it looked like a mountain jump, and more like a monkey that had been skinned.

Monkeys and people are six points alike.

It's a terrible guess, and it stems from a deep sense of unease.

"Occasionally, when someone goes up to the mountains to hunt, they will be eaten by mountain beasts, and they can't even find their bones."

I was silent, I didn't know what to do for a while, they all said that people's sixth sense is a very strange thing, and I am like this now, and the whole person is panicked.

Because I was worried, I was more careful during the vigil, until I couldn't open my sleepy eyes, and then I called Chen Jihe to take over......

"Senior brother, Wang Xiao is gone." Shi'an shook me awake and said with a pale face.

Chen Jihe seemed to have just cried, and he looked extremely haggard.

"I don't know, my brother kept vigil last night when it was almost five watches, and when I woke up, I found that my brother was not in the bamboo building."

Although Wang Xiao and I didn't deal with each other, they were teammates after all, and when I heard this, I panicked.

Where can Wang Xiao go? If he wasn't a fool, he wouldn't be stupid enough to run out of the bamboo building in this situation.

Just thinking about it, the young offspring came again, and he seemed to be extremely happy.

"Friend, I slept well last night, Grandpa Mo Fan invited you to dinner."

"I have a friend who disappeared last night." I'm straight to the point.

The young descendant opened his eyes exaggeratedly, and then looked panicked, "Wait a minute, I will let the Baixi people look carefully." ”

In the big bamboo building, Grandpa Mo Fan looked sad, "No matter what, I, the Baixi clan, will definitely use the strength of the whole clan to find people for you." ”

On the wooden table, there are dishes similar to yesterday, the only difference is that in the middle of the wooden table, a large pot of broth is added, and the meat is red.

"Eat fast, eat quickly!" Grandpa Mo Fan looked at me, picked a piece of meat from the broth basin, and put it in my bowl.

The bloodshot mass of flesh made my heart tremble, and I hurriedly pretended to hold a handful of bamboo shoots.

"This is a mountain jump that I just played today, my friend doesn't look down on me Baixi?" Grandpa Mo Fan narrowed his eyes.

Grandpa laughed again. I picked up the piece of meat, took a breath, and put it in my mouth.

A very fishy smell permeated his mouth.

Grandpa Mo Fan laughed......

"Senior brother, what's wrong with you?" Shi'an saw that my expression was wrong, and hurriedly asked.

I shook my head, looked left and right a few times, and then slowly reached out and pulled out the flesh under my tongue, and by the way, I also pulled out a small thing.

"Go back to the bamboo building first!" My face changed dramatically.

When several people heard the sound, they also quickened their pace and walked forward.

I took the little piece out and held it in the palm of my hand.

The Eight Tigers were about to shout, but I covered my mouth and pointed quietly outside the bamboo building, I was sure that someone was definitely staring at us outside.

"Boss, it's human nails!" The Eight Tigers whispered with a pale face.

I nodded, in fact, the meat that Grandpa Mo Fan gave me, if there is no mistake, should be human flesh.

"Senior brother disappeared last night......" Chen Jihe said something frightening.

When you think about it, it seems like things are really scary.

"No, Lu Daoyou, aren't they like this, wouldn't it be easy for us to find out?" Chen Jihe gritted her teeth, I estimated that she hoped that her senior brother was not dead.

To be honest, I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Grandpa Mo Fan's gourd.

"Have you ever heard of cat and mouse, after a cat catches a mouse, it always has to be teased before eating, although I don't know if the Baixi people also have this kind of bad taste, but I am sure, Grandpa Mo Fan, I'm afraid he will attack us immediately."

"A group of villagers, I'm still afraid that he won't succeed!" Chen Jihe was furious.

I let out a faint breath, "You forgot, what else is there in this White Dog Mountain besides people?" ”

"Mountain ghosts! Lu Daoyou, you mean, the mountain ghost is the helper of the Baixi people......"

"Eight, nine, ten. Think about it, if it weren't for a gang, Baixi Village would be like a fragrant dumpling on this White Dog Mountain, why could it survive for so long? ”

"Senior brother, what are we going to do?" Shi'an raised his head.

I'm not sure if Wang Xiao is really dead, but if there is a real fight now, we will definitely have the upper hand, I mean drag it first, at least on the surface pretending not to know.

Cats and mice should always have a period of interest.

"Eight Tigers, when this Baixi people used to be, was it really unpopular here in southern Yunnan?"

The Eight Tigers thought for a while, "I also listened to what my grandmother said, although the Baixi people are a small clan, but the things in Gongbai are different from ours, and you also know the boss, if this situation is in conflict, it is the most terrible." At that time, I heard that there were many people gathered here in southern Yunnan, and they destroyed the villages of the Baixi people in a row. ”

I frowned, it was almost a shared hatred.

"What are they worshipping?"

The Eight Tigers shook their heads, "I don't know, it's not the mountain god black ruler anyway." Boss, why don't we find a way to leave, scare the ...... to death"

When I first entered this village, I thought that there would be a clue to the Soul Returning Grass, but unfortunately, I was caught off guard by a bad move.

At this time, someone knocked on the bamboo door outside.

I was silent for a moment, then stood up and opened the door. The smiling young student stood in the doorway again.

"Grandpa called you over."

Grandpa Mo Fan called me over? Do you have to strike at me first?

"Senior brother, I'll go with you!" Shi'an was worried about me and hurriedly said.

"Friends, don't panic, grandpa only invited Brother Lu, please wait."

I pressed Shi'an's shoulders and said lightly to the young junior, "I know, I'll be there later." ”

The young posterior smiled, didn't rush, and slowly closed the door.

"Lu Daoyou, it's bad luck to go!" Chen Jihe persuaded.

I know that, but if I refuse at the moment, it's obviously not a good choice. What's more, if you want to find out the news of the Soul Returning Grass, you can only make a dangerous move.

"Shi'an, if I can't come back, you take advantage of the daylight to escape quickly!" I said in a deep voice.

Shi'an grabbed my hand and was picked open by me.

"Brother Lu, grandpa is waiting." There was a sound of urging from outside the bamboo door.

I got up, said "I'm sorry", pushed open the bamboo gate, followed the young junior, and walked along the village road.

Grandpa Mo Fan still looked like a kind old man, and when he saw me coming, he politely took my hand and walked inside.

I don't know, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of this Baixi patriarch?

"It's been a few days of poor hospitality." Grandpa Mo Fan smiled.

"Grandpa said and laughed, we have been bothering for a few days, and it is time to leave." I laughed too.

Grandpa Mo Fan narrowed his eyes, "You want to leave?" ”

I can't figure out what Grandpa Mo Fan meant by this, whether it was a threat or an inquiry.

"Don't dare to bother anymore." I had no choice but to reply.

Grandpa Mo Fan waved his hand, "It's okay, my Baixi clan is the most hospitable, and I ask you friends to stay for a few more days." ”

Naturally, it was hospitality, and even the best human flesh was served.

I've skimmed over the subject, it's really boring, and no matter how much I ask, this old thing will definitely not let us go.

"Grandpa is looking for me today, is there anything wrong?"

"The crops in the field are sick, I want to ask Brother Xia Lu if he understands it?"

When I heard this, I remembered that in the Baixi village for two or three days, I had never seen the crops planted, and if I didn't farm the land, what did these Baixi people eat? Could it be that you really rely on hunting to pick fruits?

"The nutrients are insufficient, and the crops are not growing well." Grandpa Mo Fan spit out a sentence lightly, but I was like being struck by lightning.

The rumors that the mountain ghosts killed people and made meat to plant the soul grass became clear all of a sudden, and the smoky smell of the pot of human broth also poured into my mind.

"Little Brother Lu, my Baixi people are hospitable, you should also make some efforts." Grandpa Mo Fan looked at me, his eyes like a hungry wolf.