I looked up and saw that we had indeed arrived. If you go further, you will reach the limits of the village.

Old Man Wang had stopped, and he was standing at the edge of the village. He nodded incessantly and said, "That's right, it's here, it's here." It was in this place that the immortals stood in the first place, riding the waves and leaving. ”

In fact, I can see it without being reminded by Mr. Wang. The place is exactly the same as in the dream. It's just something that struck me as strange. Decades have passed. The ruins of this place have not changed at all. Even if there is no one here, it is only by weathering. The broken wall at the edge of the village should have collapsed as well.

We all stood at the entrance of the village. Hold up the flashlight and look inside. There are lights coming out of the village, which means that there are people living in it.

Mr. Lu said: "We have come all the way here and finally found this place, let's not delay, let's go in." ”

I laughed dryly and said, "Go in, I won't go, I want to be with that little ghost, sitting on the white stone and waiting for you." ”

Xue Qian said: "This is weird, Lao Zhao, what do you mean by this?" ”

I sighed and said, "I have been calculated and my blood has been dripped on the white stones, and I am afraid that as soon as I enter the village, someone will arrest me and make an apple and hang it on the tree, and I don't want to die." ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "We all entered the village, and you were the only one sitting under the apple tree. If those people want to hurt you, can you resist it? ”

I sighed and said, "Mr. Lu, the injuries on your body are not healed yet." Even if I'm with you, you won't be able to keep me. ”

I said so, and still followed them into the village. There is no other reason, after all, there is great power in numbers, everyone is together, and there is a care for each other.

I was always thinking about making apples, and when I entered the village, I immediately grinned, there were apple trees planted in front of every house.

The first house in the village is lit up. Mr. Lu was about to knock on the door.

I hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't knock around." Have you forgotten what the imp said? He knocked on a door, and the people inside turned him into an apple. ”

Mr. Lu said helplessly: "What do you want?" ”

I said, "Let's do the opposite, don't knock on the door, go in first and see what happens." I pointed to the wall: "Let's go over the wall." ”

Xue Qian said dissatisfiedly: "Lao Zhao, why do you want to engage in this kind of trick? ”

I said, "If you're going to turn into an apple." Your tricks are more complicated than mine. ”

We were arguing at the door, when suddenly the door creaked and it opened.

When I heard this voice, I secretly cried out in my heart, and knew that something was wrong.

After the door was opened, a kind old lady came out of it. She looked at us suspiciously, and said, "Who are you?" ”

Lao Wang looked at a few of us, waiting for us to come up with ideas.

Mr. Lu took a step forward and said, "We are passing by, we got lost when we came here, and we want to find a room to sleep in." ”

The old lady suddenly realized: "It turned out to be passing." Hey, we're in the middle of nowhere, and the crops are field to field, and the apple trees are tree to apple tree. As soon as it gets dark, you outsiders can't tell the difference between east and west, north and south. It's normal to get lost. I don't know how many people I have to show the way every year. ”

As soon as I heard this, I thought, "What? Do many people come here every year? ”

Whether the old lady's words are true or not. She made me into an apple without a single face, which was a good sign.

We followed the old lady into the small courtyard, and saw that this courtyard was no different from an ordinary courtyard, which showed that this seemed to be a very normal village.

The old lady introduced herself as she walked. She said that there are about 100 people in this small village, and all of them are apple tree growers. In the beginning, they built a hut in the tree field for the night, so that they could watch the fruit so that it would not be stolen by thieves. After a long time, they slowly settled in the fruit tree field, and after a few years, everyone gathered together to form a village. A few hundred meters to the west, there is a large apple field.

There was no flaw in the old lady's account, and I gradually let down my guard as I listened. But thinking about what happened to us tonight, there was weirdness everywhere, and I got nervous again.

When we got to the house, the old lady smiled and said, "My surname is Ai, and everyone calls me Granny Ai, so call me that." ”

We all said yes.

Granny Ai said, "Haven't you eaten yet?" I'll make you a little. ”

We all said, "After eating, we just want to rest here for one night." ”

Actually, we didn't have dinner at all. It's just that there's nothing wrong with being vigilant in such a weird place. In case Granny Ai does something in the meal, we will regret it.

Old Man Wang was the first to lose his breath and asked, "Has anything unusual happened in your village?" ”

Granny Ai looked at Old Man Wang strangely and asked, "What kind of thing is considered unusual?" ”

Old Man Wang cautiously reminded her: "For example, a few decades ago, there was a sudden flood, and the sea water flooded over, submerging the whole village, and after a few minutes, the sea water receded again. ”

Granny Ai smiled: "Brother, I see that you are not much older than me, and you seem to be a person who travels from south to north, how can you say such foolish words?" We're still far from the sea. ”

Old Man Wang laughed dryly and said, "Yes, yes, this place is still far from the sea. ”

Then he asked, "Then have you ever seen the Heavenly Immortals come here?" She is a particularly beautiful girl who likes to wear white robes. ”

Granny Ai smiled: "This old brother is really interesting, everyone burns incense and worships the Buddha, but who has seen the true god?" If I had ever seen a fairy, I would have stopped planting fruit trees here a long time ago, and I would definitely have to follow the gods to practice. ”

Granny Ai replied frankly and bluntly, saying that she had not seen anything strange.

Old Man Wang showed a disappointed look and muttered in a low voice, "Isn't it here?" It shouldn't be. ”

We sat for a while, and Granny Ai was so sleepy that she yawned. We also said very interestingly, "Can we borrow a room and sleep?" ”

Granny Ai seemed to be waiting for us to say this, and she yawned and said, "Come with me." ”

She pushed open a large room, which had an earthen kang made of green bricks.

Granny Ai said: "This kang is very big, it should be no problem for the five of you to sleep, it may be a little cramped, but you can make do with it." ”

Everyone thanked them. Granny Ai left us a lamp and went out.

The five of us sat silently on the clay kang. I heard Granny Ai close the door of her room, and after falling asleep, she took out the dry food from her bag and ate it silently.

Xue Qian said: "Lu Laodao, do you think there is a problem with this Granny Ai?" ”

Mr. Lu sighed and said, "I don't know. This guy doesn't know if we want to find the immortals, I'm afraid we can't rely on inquiry. After dawn, I walked around the village to see if anything was wrong. ”

I thought to myself, "It's a question whether we'll survive until dawn." ”

We barely filled our stomachs and lay down in bed ready to sleep.

I whispered to Mr. Lu, "Don't sleep too deeply, in case someone comes to arrest me, you have to block it for me for a while." ”

Mr. Lu whispered: "Don't worry, with me, you are safe." ”

It's just that Mr. Lu's words were vague, and when he said the second half, it almost became a dream. Obviously, he was so sleepy that he couldn't hold on to sleeping.

I took the knife off and held it in my arms. He also fell into a deep sleep.

When I slept until midnight, I suddenly smelled a foul smell, like something was rotting. I was so sleepy that I rolled over and tried to cover my nose and continue sleeping, but the stench was pervasive and kept coming into my nose. It woke me up. Do your best.

I thought, "What does this smell like?" What's rotten? ”

Suddenly, my mind stirred: "This is like the smell of death." Could it be that it came from Old Man Wang? ”

Thinking of this, I fumbled to light the oil lamp, but I couldn't touch it