61 It used to be a village of the dead

"Taoist classical? Lao Tzu's book, you must buy it when you go back. ”

Roland smiled, and couldn't help but be a little impressed by the buds.

Ya Qi asked, "Lao Tzu is the originator of Taoism, who founded one of the three schools of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism?"

"Well, that's him. You don't know? ”

"This Taoist is not another Taoist, and this book can't be bought."

"Really?" Seeing Ya Mi's serious expression, Roland sighed and said, "That's really a pity." ”

The look of regret didn't last for a while, and immediately changed his face, and he proposed a deal to Ya Qi with a hippie smile: "Or, you lend it to me, how about I give you 30,000 merit points?"

30,000 merit points! Hearing this number, except for Ya Qi and Xue Yan, everyone present couldn't help but gasp, 30,000 was an astronomical amount for them, and it was unattainable.

Even Ya Qi was a little surprised by Roland's generosity, and the reason why Xue Yan was so calm was that she simply didn't know what the concept of 30,000 merit points was, and at that time, she was pressing, and Ya Qi didn't explain it to her in detail.

"Taoist classics are not allowed to be taken out of the library pavilion, and if you want to see them, you can only visit them in person."

"Okay, where? After this mission, I will pay a visit. ”

"Shennongjia."

"Well, Shennongjia." Roland nodded, and continued to stare at the bud, looking forward to the rest of the story.

Ya Qi also looked at Roland, his expression was flat, and he didn't seem to have any intention of continuing to speak.

Roland had no choice but to take the initiative to ask: "Where is Shennongjia?"

"I don't know, I didn't pay attention when I went down the mountain, anyway, in Shennongjia."

“……”

Jiang Yan smiled awkwardly and said, "That...... Brother Luo, Ya Mi, can you talk about your affairs in private? Now let's assign tasks! ”

"Oh, yes, you assign it."

Jiang Yan nodded, glanced at everyone, and assigned by name: "For safety insurance, it is best to work in groups of two or three." So, Zhu Ruyu, you and Chen Ya are in a group responsible for going to the east of the village to find out the information. Yi Yun and Xue Yan, you are newcomers, it is perfect for Big Brother Luo to take care of you......"

"No!"

"Nope."

Roland and Ya Qi successively refused Jiang Yan's assignment.

Jiang Yan was puzzled: "Is there anything wrong with my allocation?"

Roland looked up at the window and said, "I prefer to act alone." Carrying two burdens will affect my play. ”

Xue Yan glared at Roland and said, "You want to be lazy again!"

"Poof......", Roland choked, and said with a fluttering look in his eyes: "How come, life is precious, I also know it." Well, I'll try. ”

"It's hard to believe that you're going to try." Ya Yi pulled Xue Yan up, and said irrefutably: "She is in a group with me."

As the leader of the team, there were two people who did not listen to orders, which made Jiang Yan unhappy for a moment, but it was a good way to cover it up. got up and said with a smile: "Since you ask for this, then Ya Mi will be in a group with Xue Yan and be in charge of the west of the village." Brother Luo acted alone and was in charge of the south of the village. Yi Yun was in a group with me and was in charge of the north of the village. If you have any opinions, just say them. ”

After waiting for a while, seeing that no one objected anymore, Jiang Yan got up and said, "Since everyone has no opinion, let's disband." Although most of the [proverb] in the village is at night, it is not to be taken lightly, I believe you have all seen it, and meet here at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. ”

……

At the head of the village to the west, Xue Yanya walked one after the other on the knee-high grass.

"Where are we going?" Xue Yan asked

"Pick a place with a high horizon and observe the whole picture of Wang/Lin Village." Ya Qi walked behind, always vigilant.

"We're not going to gather intelligence?"

"No, you don't! Before I came to you this morning, I had gathered all the information that the villagers knew. ”

"It's so fast, when did you get here?"

"Six o'clock, I came here with a teleportation prop."

It's so early. Xue Yan couldn't help but smile and asked, "Then did you find anything?" ”

"Most of the information I've gotten is [colloquialism], and I haven't found much. However, the origin of the name Wang/Lin Village is indeed the same as I thought. ”

"Huh?" Xue Yan descended at full speed and walked side by side with the buds.

"Forty years ago, this village was not called Wang/Lin Village, but Xuye Village."

"Why is it called the Continuation of the Night Village?" Xue Yan was curious, because in that era forty years ago, it was difficult to come up with such literary names, and most villages were named after the surnames that accounted for the largest proportion of the villages, such as Zhangjiacun, Dingjiawan, Tujiagou, and so on.

"At that time, the village was surrounded by a towering tree, branches and leaves shaded the sky and the sun, and City A was located in a blind spot where the sun illuminated, most of the time it was either cloudy or rainy, and it was difficult for people in the village to distinguish between day and night, and day was equivalent to the continuation of night, so it was named Continuation Night Village."

"Oh, I see. And then? Why did you change your name? ”

"Later, a fire burned down the entire village, not only burning the entire surrounding forest, but also killing 80 percent of the people in the village."

"How so!" Xue Yan was very shocked and asked, "Is that fire man-made?"

"I don't know, I can't verify what happened for so long. But I think it's very likely artificial. ”

"Why?"

"If you think about it, the person who was able to take out the name of Xuye Village at that time, even if he was not a wise man, should have read a lot of books, and there is no reason not to know that it is dangerous for houses to be built in the woods, and if you are not careful to start a wildfire, it will bring a fatal blow to the villagers."

"That makes sense, isn't it...... The arsonist was the one who gave the name to the village? ”

"Not sure, but quite possibly. I asked several villagers, but they couldn't remember who gave them their names. ”

"That can't be helped, after all, it's been so long."

Ya Mi climbed over a hurdle and continued to explain while stretching out his hand to pull Xue Yan below: "After the catastrophe, the remaining villagers reorganized the village, and the village was renamed in memory of the villagers who died in the fire...... Village of the Dead, a village that commemorates the spirits of the dead. ”

After listening, Xue Yan couldn't help but shrink her body, shivered, and suddenly felt gloomy surroundings, imagining whether there would be a skeleton under her feet.

"Seven years ago, a young man named Wang/Lin from the village of the dead went out to make a lot of money, and he returned to his hometown to rebuild the village without forgetting his original intention, but was rejected by the village chief. Just when Wang/Lin was disappointed, it happened that the village was in turmoil at that time, so he asked a feng shui master to come and have a look.

The feng shui master said at first sight when he saw the village [this village is very resentful, and the obsession is difficult to eliminate]. He then instructed Wang/Lin to plant some locust trees, mulberry trees, and poplar trees around the village to lure the ghosts out of the village and create a peaceful dwelling for them.

Wang/Lin did so, and spent a lot of money to transplant a large number of mulberry poplars. Sure enough, the village calmed down again after that. ”