In broad daylight, a young couple and a child lay in the hut.

The husband and wife were disheveled, as if they had been in love before going to bed.

"What to do? Colliers, what to do? Gao Lingkai asked me, although the expression on his face was not frightened, but he was very depressed.

Of course, he would feel frustrated, the purpose of our coming here was originally to borrow those two reliefs from the people, because I thought those two reliefs could wake up Meng Xiang and the others.

But now these people are also sleeping, which means that not only can the two reliefs not meet our wishes, but on the contrary, the reason why the people here are sleeping is probably the two reliefs.

But why?

Obviously, the influence of those two reliefs is quite limited, and they are hidden deep in the deep cave, how can it affect so many people to sleep at the same time?

And after these people fall asleep, will they get up and kill people inexplicably?

My head was a mess of gruel, but I wouldn't give up, so I took a few steps forward and pushed open the wooden door of a straw hut to take a look.

Undoubtedly, the people here are also sleeping. It's just that in this grass hut are an elderly couple who are asleep.

I stood up straight, seeing that there was no human voice in the entire grass shed area, I could only grit my teeth and turn to the direction of the cave.

"Colliers, what are you doing?" Gao Lingkai asked me as he walked with me.

"I'll ask the ancestors of the people what happened!" I replied.

Gao Lingkai didn't say anything more, just followed me closely.

Soon, we arrived at the foot of the stone peak where the Divine Cave was located, and I removed the latch wood from the wooden board blocking the entrance of the Divine Cave, and then worked with Gao Lingkai to remove the wooden plank.

"Otherwise, you will guard the entrance of the cave, and I will go in and have a look alone!" I told Gao Lingkai.

"Let's go in together! The whole village is sleeping, and I think the most terrible thing is in the cave! ”

I also thought the cave would be more terrifying, so I nodded and led the way to the hole.

"Old man, are you here? I'm Colliers, and I've met you a few times! I screamed softly as I looked into the hole.

It's a pity that the white-bearded and white-haired ancestral spirit didn't appear.

I saw that the two permanent lights in the cave were still on, so I dared to go straight in.

Above the first lantern, there was still a portrait of the white-haired old man. But further inside, I couldn't help but let out an "ah".

On the inside of the lantern near the cave, there was a depression, which originally enshrined a very strange skull and a combination of the two reliefs.

But now, only the skull is left in the depression, and the combination of the two reliefs is gone.

"Colliers, what are the bones of this thing? How can it be so scary? Gao Lingkai asked, and couldn't help but reach out and grab my arm.

When he entered the Divine Cave twice before, he only cared about taking care of Jiang Xin, and he had never entered the innermost part of the cave, so naturally he had never seen this skull.

"I don't know!"

I shook my head, thinking to myself, where the hell had gone with those two reliefs?

If those two reliefs are no longer here, why are the people falling asleep?

Just as I was thinking about it, the sound of gurgling and cheering from behind me made Gao Lingkai and I hurriedly turn around.

The sun was shining outside, but the cave was very dark.

Therefore, it is impossible for people outside to see the appearance of me and Gao Lingkai, but when I look out, I can't help but be surprised and happy.

Shockingly, close to the door of the cave, there was a strong man who raised his arm sideways, holding a simple bamboo bow in his hand, and a bamboo arrow on the bow, aimed squarely at me and Gao Lingkai.

He kept scolding, and I guess he was scolding us for not trespassing into the cave.

Happily, behind the strong man, there were a few other tribesmen standing outside the cave, but looking out of the cave, the angle of view was relatively narrow, and I couldn't see if there were any people I was familiar with.

I was afraid that Gao Lingkai's movements would be too big and the strong man would shoot arrows into the hole, so I hurriedly grabbed him with one hand, and shouted loudly in my mouth: "Is the patriarch and Biroba outside?" I'm Colliers! ”

"Colliers?" Someone was surprised, and soon a sturdy figure walked to the entrance of the cave, "Who else is there?" ”

Naturally, he asked again in Chinese.

But because he blocked the entrance to the cave and had the light on his back, I couldn't see his face clearly, but I just heard that his voice vaguely looked like a patriarch.

So I hurriedly replied: "He is Gao Lingkai, Gao Lingkai who will regain the holy relics with us!" ”

The patriarch seemed to relax a little, but he didn't let the strong man immediately put away his bow and arrows aimed at us.

"Why did you go into the cave as soon as you came, did you want to steal the holy relics?" The patriarch asked, in a very gloomy tone.

"No, no, don't get me wrong!" I hurriedly explained, "To be honest, we are here today because there is a whole village where we are asleep, and we really don't know what is going on, so we have come to you to ask the goddess." As a result, as soon as we walked to you, we found that your people were also sleeping, and in a panic, we rushed into the cave to see if we could invite the ancestors to show up and ask what had happened to the ancestors. ”

Of course, I am not telling the truth.

Originally, I wanted to borrow those two reliefs from the patriarch, but the patriarch already suspected that we entered the cave to steal the holy relics, and if I want to tell the truth, it will be tantamount to confirming our crime.

So I have to be half true and half false, and with the devotion of these people to the gods and ancestors, maybe they can believe me.

Sure enough, after I finished a few words, the patriarch's face was a little softer, and he gave a command, and the strong man finally put away the bow and arrows pointed at us.

"Come out quickly, the ancestors of our clan have already gone to the gods, and they are no longer in the cave of the gods!" Said the patriarch.

"Huh?" I was slightly startled, and as I walked out, I blurted out, "Where is the man of God?" ”

"How can we mortals know this?" The patriarch replied.

"What about Biroba? What the hell is going on? Why are all of you here, and all of us in the same village, falling asleep and not waking up? I asked again.

The patriarch did not answer the question that followed me, but answered my first question with a gloomy face.

"Some time ago, my son found a trace of a Han man in the mountains, and he suspected that it was one of your lost companions. He said he promised you that if there was a trace of your companion, he would be rescued! My son never broke his oath in his life, so he took a few men into the mountains to search, and the results were ...... A few days have passed, and I haven't seen him come back! ”

I was taken aback and was speechless for a moment.

I did ask Biroba to reach out to rescue him once he found Tang Yuanhe's traces, which was just to talk about personnel and give me a psychological comfort.

Unexpectedly, Bi Luoba actually remembered it and found a trace of a Han man, so he tracked it into the mountain, completely ignoring his own safety and whether that person was really Tang Yuanhe.

"Since he hasn't come back for a few days, you haven't sent people to search in the mountains again?" I asked.

"How? Who is there to send it? The patriarch smiled bitterly, "On the night of his departure, the ancestor called the goddess into the cave. Later, the goddess told us that the ancestors went to the man of God. At night, the whole village will fall into a deep sleep, and only a few of us will be left to guard the village, where can we still divide the manpower to rescue my son? ”

My mind was in a mess, and I blurted out, "Why didn't you guys fall asleep?" And also...... What about the relics? Is it because of the relics that others have fallen asleep? ”

The patriarch still ignored my questions, and just said flatly: "If several of us also fall into a deep sleep, who will protect the safety of the people?" ”

I guess the patriarch is still guarding against me and Gao Lingkai, so he refuses to reveal the whereabouts of the holy relics.

I thought about it for a moment, and simply made a request to the patriarch.

"I wonder if the goddess is asleep? If not, can you take me to meet her? ”

The patriarch hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

He was a little uneasy about us, so he walked in front of him, but let the other three strong men follow me and Gao Lingkai.

All the way to the east, passing in front of the bamboo tower, I found that there seemed to be another strong man guarding the bamboo tower.

That makes me a little suspicious, those two reliefs may have been brought out of the cave by the goddess and enshrined on the bamboo tower.

I am afraid that this is also the reason why all the people have fallen into a deep sleep.

But what I don't understand is that although the top of the bamboo building can radiate all the surrounding shacks, dozens of shacks are scattered, and the range is at least hundreds of square meters away, why did the influence of those two reliefs suddenly increase to this point?

Also, the goddess said that the soul of the ancestor went to the godman, even if he really went to the godman, why did the ancestor ask the goddess to take out the holy relics from the god's cave, causing all the villagers to fall into a deep sleep?

These villagers are asleep, can they still wake up? Will it be like Section Chief Yuan Wangzhou who suddenly got up and stretched out his hand to kill someone?

Is the slumber here related to the slumber incident in Fangjiaao?

"Presumably, these men have all rested in the cave for one or two nights, right?" I suddenly asked a question.

The patriarch was slightly stunned, and then replied to me: "They are all warriors in the clan, and they have all made great contributions, so after the ancestors returned, they used to reward them for their meritorious deeds." ”

The patriarch seemed to be surprised, how could I know this.

But to put it bluntly, it's very simple.

The patriarch himself believed in ghosts and gods, and must have thought that the reason why these people were able to stay awake was because the gods wanted to keep them to protect the sleeping people.

But I know very well that no one who has stayed in the cave for the past will fall into a deep sleep like everyone else.

Because of me and Gao Lingkai, that's it.

Walked through the shacks until they reached a large tree on the edge of the shack.

Looking at it from afar, the big tree was very thick, and there were almost several people hugging it.

When I got closer, I found that there was suddenly a tree hole in the middle of the trunk, and in the tree hole sat an old woman sitting cross-legged, which was the goddess that Gao Lingkai and I had both met.

(See Chapter 253 of "The Divine Woman's Foreknowledge")

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