After a while, Ah Dong's mood stabilized, looked at Huang Jun, then at Wen Hai, and said, "What do you want to know?" ”

Huang Jun said: "It's very simple, we just want to know if your ancestor died of illness, and how he died."

Ah Dong hesitated for a moment and said, "I, I, I don't know."

"Don't know? What do you mean? Wen Hai was a little annoyed, Ah Dong didn't match his words, in Wen Hai's opinion, it was just a mess, and when he thought that he was deceived by this peasant in the countryside, Wen Hai was angry.

"No, no, Professor Wen, listen to me, in fact, I'm not sure, he, his old man is dead" Ah Dong said cautiously, naturally, he could also see that Wen Hai was already on the verge of an outbreak at this time.

"Not sure if you're dead? Tell me, what's going on here? Huang Jun intuitively sensed that things were about to take a turn for the better.

"That's right, because his old man didn't die of illness, but, but, but, but disappeared," Adong said.

"Missing?" Huang Jun said in the south. Wen Hai also pondered, and Shu Yao's mouth opened even wider, he couldn't imagine that things would take such a bizarre turn so far as things had developed.

"So, how did you go missing?" Huang Jun then asked.

"According to the news passed down from the ancestors, yes, it's those shadows" Ah Dong's voice became lower and lower, as if it contained great fear.

"Shadows? Are you saying that the disappearance of the herb picker has something to do with those shadows? Huang Jun said.

"He, he was taken away by those shadows," Adong said.

"Can you tell us more about that?" Huang Jundao.

Adong nodded, "Actually, it's just a legend, I don't know if it's true or false, but the ancestral precept has been passed down, and the matter of the Lord must not be leaked out, otherwise, otherwise those shadows will come back, and then take away all those who know the truth, so the past generations only know this legend, but there is no detailed description of it." ”

"Isn't there a little bit of a valuable clue? Like, under what circumstances did he disappear? How did his family find out that he was missing? Huang Jun said.

"Without any warning, I was still selling medicine the day before, and when I came back, the family ate and then slept, and when I woke up the next morning, I couldn't find him," Adong said.

"Did he go out at night?" Huang Jundao.

"No way, the door was locked from the inside of the house, and until I got up in the morning and opened the door, there was no damage to the locked door, if he ran out, then it would be impossible to lock the door from the inside again" Ah Dong affirmed.

"So he didn't leave the house at the time?" Huang Jundao.

"I don't know, but, it's really strange," Adong said, with a look of fear on his face again.

"At least from the existing indications, the herb picker did not leave the room, however, he is missing," Wen Haidao said.

"At that time, this matter was strictly mentioned, and he only told others that he died of illness, and in order to hide people's eyes, a funeral was held," Adong said.

"But why do you do that?" Huang Jundao.

"I don't know, but according to the old people, this is for fear of causing panic, and the old people also say that he was taken away by those shadows, and if this matter is brought up again, then the people who spread this matter will suffer the same fate," Adong said.

"You believe it?" Huang Jundao.

"Of course, why not believe it, after all, the incident itself is too bizarre for us to believe it, and besides, so many years have passed since this incident, there is no need to mention it again," Adong said.

Huang Jun, Wen Hai and Shu Yao looked at each other, but no one spoke, although the matter is still a mystery so far, but at least, it seems that something is about to surface. Suddenly, Huang Jun seemed to think of something, and said, "Adong, you said that after the medicine picker disappeared at that time, the old people said that he was taken away by the shadow, right?" ”

"That's right, that's right," Adong nodded.

"The disappearance of the herb picker was five years after that incident, right?" Huang Jundao.

"That's right," Adong said.

"However, this is not right, it makes no sense at all" Huang Jun shook his head.

"I, what I said is the truth, but I didn't lie to you," Ah Dong hurriedly said.

"I'm not saying you're lying to me, I'm just thinking about the unreasonableness of this matter itself," Huang Jun said.

"Where is it unreasonable?" Shu Yao asked, and Wen Hai also stared at Huang Jun, obviously, he had the same doubts.

"You think, the herb picker hasn't said it to anyone since he met the shadow in the mountain and came back, of course, it is not ruled out that he will say it to his wife, but at least judging from what Ah Dong provided, the herb picker shouldn't go around talking about it, right?" Huang Jun asked.

"Of course," Wen Hai nodded.

"Moreover, the disappearance of the herb picker is after a lapse of five years, so even if the herb picker is missing at this time, why would his family think that this incident is related to the shadow incident five years ago?" Huang Jundao.

"This, indeed, is a bit reluctant, after all, so much time has passed, and this matter is circulating in a small area, according to it, even if this matter is indeed related to the shadow, it is impossible for outsiders to know, no, even those close to him are unlikely to have this association" Wen Hai nodded.

"However, the fact is that at that time, his family thought that this incident was related to the shadow of ten years ago, and it was passed down as a family secret, and in order to hide it, a fake funeral was held, don't you think this behavior itself is very strange?" Huang Jundao.

"Indeed, there is no reason to do this, first of all, they should not be so sure that this matter is associated with the shadow, and secondly, even if they really associate this matter, it should be a kind of speculation, and they should not announce that the herb picker is sick and dead, let alone hold a fake funeral, the normal reaction should be to tell the village the fact that the herb picker is missing, and mobilize the whole village to look for it, but the family of the herb picker did not do this at that time, but made this strange move, then, judging from these actions, They think that the disappearance of the herb picker is related to the shadow, which is not just a simple guess, but more likely to be very certain," Shu Yao said.

"That's right, and there is another thing you have noticed, since his family held a fake funeral for him at that time, it is very certain that the herb picker will not come back at that time, otherwise they would not have behaved like this, but why do they think that the herb picker will not come back? Even if they disappear mysteriously, can't they make such a sure judgment? Huang Jun said.

"I think something else must have happened in the middle, but it didn't pass down later, and it seems that this matter is not as simple as it is recorded on paper," Huang Jun said.

"But, you've said so much, could it be that you're thinking too much?" Adongdao.

"Why, haven't you ever thought about this?" Wenhaidao.

"To be honest, no, but it seems to be a bit of a problem to hear you say this today, but, alas, what does it have to do with us, after all, hundreds of years have passed," Ah Dong said disapprerovingly.

"Okay, Adong, thank you this time, being able to say all this, it means that you are still very cooperative with us, if you need help, you can come to us directly, we should be here within half a year, even if you want to leave, I will say hello to you" Wen Haidao.

Ah Dong nodded, Wen Hai called a warrior Ah Dong to send him away, but after Ah Dong left, none of them spoke, and the atmosphere was a little weird.

"What do you guys think?" Huang Jundao.

"It's really weird in itself, but the question is, is it really related to what we're looking after?" Shu Yao said uncertainly.

Huang Jun didn't answer, looked at Wen Hai, and said, "What do you think?" ”

Wen Hai thought for a while and said, "I think it is still related to the things we are tracking down now, and there is something in common between the two."

"Oh? Where is the common denominator? Shu Yao asked.

"It's about their disappearance, you didn't find out, are you familiar with the way the medicine picker disappeared?" Wenhaidao.

"The disappearance of the herb picker? Wait, you mean? Shu Yao seemed to understand.

"That's right, the disappearance of the herb pickers is almost exactly the same as the disappearance of the people in the village, they suddenly disappeared without warning, and there is no sign of leaving their residence, which is very imaginable," Huang Jun said.

"But there is actually no clue about this matter," Shu Yao said.

"No, in fact, there is still a clue, at least, the family of the medicine picker must have found something at that time, otherwise there would not be those strange actions, but now that the person is gone, it is difficult to know the specific situation" Huang Jun said.

"Maybe they've seen the shadows, or maybe they've been warned by the shadows?" Shu Yao said.

"It's very likely, Ah Dong said that if this matter is spoken, then those shadows will come back and arrest the insider, and if they hadn't been warned by the shadows, they would not have been able to say these words," Wen Haidao said.

"However, now we have no other way, after all, this incident happened hundreds of years ago, and all the insiders are gone, and if we want to track it down, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome than the current incident in the small village," Wen Hai said with a wry smile.

"You say, did Adong tell the truth?" Huang Jun suddenly frowned and said.

"Of course, Adong's appearance doesn't look like he is lying," Wen Haidao.

"No, I mean, did Tho really tell us all the truth? Could there be something to hide? Huang Jun said.

"You mean?" Wenhaidao.

"I also think that this possibility exists, if this matter is really that important, then even if hundreds of years have passed, it is impossible for the information passed down from generation to generation to be only so little, it stands to reason that Ah Dong should know something more detailed" Shu Yao nodded.

"However, if he doesn't want to say it, we don't have any other way," Wen Hai smiled bitterly.

"That's right, looking at the way we look today, what Ah Dong told us is already his bottom line, if we don't take some other measures, I'm afraid he won't tell us anything else," Huang Jun said.

"So, what should we do?" Shu Yao said.

"I thought, tomorrow, should we visit Adong's house? I'll see when I think about it," Huang Jun said.

Wen Hai nodded, "It seems that this is the only way to do it at present."