The picture in the mirror quickly returned to normal, and the gentleman's hand patted me on the shoulder, his expression was not affected by Fang Caiye's glance, and he still smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here." ”

After a while, Dad came in alone, his face was not very good-looking, and he still looked serious when he looked at me, but he didn't seem to be aware of what had just happened, he said: "Someone has already gone to the white python cave early this morning to check, they found a cave in advance to clean up, and then worship the gods, I am not by your side, you have to listen to the words of the master, don't run around."

"Eun." I kept promising him that going to the White Python Cave was what they wanted, and it happened to be in my arms, maybe we were like-minded.

For me, there is nothing terrible about going to the White Python Cave, which I am all too familiar with.

Dad took me to the army that rushed to the sacrifice, and then left to do his own thing.

Among the girls who went to the sacrifice together, there were many familiar faces, and everyone who knew each other gathered together.

Among my cousins, there are three girls in the uncle's family, two of them are working, only one is two years older than my little cousin at home, and there are many girls in the fourth uncle and fifth uncle's family, but they are all young, and only the eldest girl of the fourth uncle's family is eligible, but these two families stay in the province all the year round and do not come back much, and the aunt's family has a daughter, who is the eldest cousin and is married; The second aunt married to another province and had no daughter. So on my family's side, the only ones who came last were me and my uncle's third cousin Ning Yiya.

On the grandfather's side, my aunt only gave birth to a son, and my uncle is not married, but the eldest daughter of my cousin's family is only four months older than me, and it is Cheng Xiaoxiao who accompanied my grandmother during the meeting that day. In addition, in addition to these two, the people who sacrificed were selected, and the one who had a better relationship with me was my cousin's daughter Sister Li Yuan, and Aunt Yanqiu, the elder of the Cheng family, but ah, although she called her aunt, she was actually three or four years older than me, mainly because her father was too old in the Cheng family, and she was the old daughter in the family.

In fact, there are several others who have a good relationship with me, but I won't repeat them all here.

The auspicious time is noon, and when the time comes, a large crowd of people will embark on the road of sending sacrifices.

My cousin and I were arranged to walk together, and the people who threw paper money in front of us were uncle and father. Dad was followed by the lord and his senior brother who were wearing a magic robe.

I remember hearing them chat before, saying that you can't underestimate the work of throwing paper money, the person who scatters paper money must be stable, you must recognize the way, the rhythm and quantity of money must be mastered, and the angle of paper money is higher, the higher the better.

After a while, my grandfather retreated to me and my third cousin, who seemed to be a grandfather who cared about his juniors, but because of the picture I saw in the mirror earlier, I always felt that he had impure intentions.

And the second brother, maybe the second brother that his father called on the day of the month and a half, what happened to this person?

I felt like a big curtain was gradually being torn in front of me, and what was going to be shown to me behind this curtain. However, I can vaguely feel that the final candidate for the mountain god this time is likely to be me, because the master said in the mirror at that time, "Ning Qiao is different", which is not far from my original purpose, even if they don't choose me at that time, I can sneak in to find Qi Ming and ask him to help me rescue Ning Yu.

As for why he didn't ask Mr. for help, he said that he didn't care about anything other than my life and death.

I only heard the master solemnly said: "Don't run around for a while, the mountain is not very safe, and when the sacrifice is over, go back with everyone, if you are selected to sacrifice to the mountain god, don't worry, everyone is outside the cave at that time, don't run around after entering the hole, when the time comes, someone will bring you three meals, you can go home for two days, maybe you may still see the mountain god in the cave at that time, and you will become a very powerful person in the future." ”

The cousin looked innocent and curious, and said happily: "Master, is there really a mountain god?" Is it that if I marry him, I can also become an immortal? ”

After speaking, he let out a lively laugh like a silver bell, but this sound was not as crisp as the sound of the silver bell striking and colliding. Her innocent and immature appearance also made me scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.

She is not very old, and her appearance is not very good-looking, although she is a melon seed face, her cheekbones are high, her lips are too thin, and her skin is quite white, but her skin is not very good.

I don't know where I learned those messy doorways, I talk innocently and sweetly on weekdays, if you don't have any effect, she can peel off the skin and bones and give you value.

The little grandmother said that she is called shrewd, and she is not like me who is stunned, and she makes people sell it and help them count the money.

After listening to her words, the master really smiled lovingly and said: "This also depends on fate, it depends on who the mountain god likes, maybe, whoever he chooses will be a god when the time comes." ”

"How does the mountain god choose people?" The cousin asked innocently.

"Of course, it depends on himself how to choose the mountain god, this matter can't be forced, Ning Qiao, you are young, if the mountain god chooses you, are you afraid." The master was originally going back to his cousin, but he suddenly changed his words and asked me if I was afraid.

Am I afraid? If I were just an ordinary eleven-year-old, you would say I wouldn't be afraid. But I'm not, I've seen a lot of new ghosts and old ghosts since I was a child, and the general cordyceps monsters are also slightly familiar, of course I'm not afraid, but this scared look always has to be made, I'm already a little out of place with everyone, so don't be different from ordinary people.

I timidly replied, "I'm afraid, but my dad told me to be brave, and if you don't run around, you'll be fine." ”

The master paused, couldn't see the emotion, took out his pipe, lit it several times and didn't light it, so he had to put it away again, and the master said: "It's good to understand, I have something here, I want to tell you, you should remember it first." ”

"Yes!" I replied at the same time as my cousin, my voice soft, my cousin's voice sweet.

After that, the master concisely told a past incident twenty years ago.

He said: "Twenty years ago, you had a second uncle, and he once went to Yangjiapo with Ning Qiao and your father...... Your dad woke up and met a big python, and he was dragged by the snake on the road for a long way to save your dad. After escaping, your father suddenly walked into the corpse forest, how can you not call back, your second uncle had to chase in, I don't know what happened after entering, when your father and they came out vaguely, your second uncle disappeared, the poor child, I don't know where all these years, when the time comes, originally you have to remember, if it is you who sacrifice to the mountain god, you will give you a soul charm, you light it, one point to ask the mountain god, your poor second uncle is still in the house, if ......"

The master's voice suddenly choked up, and there was suddenly a kind of sadness in the cloudy eyes that was about to burst into tears, I have never seen such a master. The old Mr. Ning in my memory has always been high and ignorant of those complicated and mundane people.

I suddenly understood, just like my husband said, in this world, everyone will have a place to belong, and that is the reason why you are content with your years.

Just like my return is to Mr., Dad's is to Mom, Mom's is to Ning Yu, and Lord, his return is neither my little grandmother nor my own grandmother, my place is probably in the second uncle who left early.

The master suppressed the sudden sadness and continued: "Especially Ning Qiao, you have to remember that your second uncle disappeared because of your father, and the father's debt to the son is repaid, no matter how long it takes, the debt owed must always be repaid. ”

I looked at him and nodded in agreement, but I only felt that something seemed wrong in his words.

My cousin didn't think about this, she turned her head and glanced at me, and said, "Look at you, it's all your father's bad things, and I won't take you to play in the future." ”

"Sister Yiya, I'm sorry, but I think that no matter what my dad has done, it shouldn't be for us to say, what we can do now is to complete my father's explanation."

Without waiting for my cousin Ning Yiya to frown and taunt me, the master returned to his original serious expression like a log and said; "It's good if you can understand, but don't be afraid, although the situation in the cave is complicated, as long as you don't run around, it will be fine, I took someone to check it, there is no problem inside, and the daily necessities are all prepared for you inside, seven days later, we will pick you up and go home."

Hearing this, my cousin was anxious, and she hurriedly asked, "Master, what about me?" It wasn't necessarily her who sacrificed to the gods. ”

Ye frowned at first, looking a little impatient, but then touched her head and said with a smile: "Yes, Ye is confused, and you are the same, all the same." ”

After the master finished speaking and left, cousin Ning Yiya turned around and took a few steps forward with satisfaction.

I'm not a threat to Ning Yiya, after all, we have very little time together, and the only few times we get along with each other has made her a pit for the name of a good big sister.

"That's why she wants to sacrifice to the mountain god? The mountain god is not blind, how could she choose her like that, she said you just now, you don't go back, you always let people bully, the next time she is talking about you, you will call me. My cousin Xiaoxiao came over angrily and looked at me with a look of hatred.

I smiled at her and said, "It's okay, ignore her." ”

Seeing that I was still like this, Xiaoxiao gave me a big look and said, "It's really a Ning Adou who can't be helped." After saying that, he staggered with me angrily.

Xiaoxiao is a very righteous and good sister, if I am just a mortal mentality, then I will naturally get closer to me as she said. But I'm not, people who live on both sides of the yin and yang, never know when their lives will end.

So most of the time I want to go with the flow, go with the flow, and turn into dust with the water.

I am no longer on the same line with Ning Yiya, when she is working hard to become the bride of the mountain god, I already have the bargaining chips to trade with the mountain god on an equal footing. And what we want is not the same, she is for the future, and I, a person who has no future to get by, can only do it for the future of others.

But I really admire Ning Yiya, living alone in the white python cave for seven days, although there will be no danger if you don't run around, but this is a great test even for an adult's psychology, not to mention that she is a cardamom girl, how to say that the cave is also an underground cave, the terrain is complex, and there are appalling legends, she also dares to fight for it.

I don't think he really thinks that there will be a mountain god in the cave to protect her, after all, there is only one person in this world who I know so much that I shouldn't know, so she doesn't have anything else to do, right?

Today is a good weather, out of the archway to the hazelnut bridge range, I have been distracted, at this time, the people around suddenly exclaimed.