Chapter 172: The Missing Leader
The name on the spirit card turned out to be Su Qingli. ()
"Su Po?" I whispered.
There are so many spirit cards, but her brand fell and hit me, is this her warning to me, or is it a hint to me?
Listen to me. Su Xi and Liu Jin both came over, Su Xi took the spirit card directly, and when he saw the words on it, his sad expression came to his face.
At this time, I found a strange place, Su Po should have been away from this place for a long time, she didn't come back before she died, how can people have a spirit card if they don't die, if this spirit card only appeared after death, then who would get it, is there any other descendants in the Su family besides Su Xi?
Thinking of this, I couldn't care about being stunned, so I first took the incense in my hand and bowed again, and after worshipping, I inserted the incense into the incense burner, and then looked at the platform, next to each other to see the name on the spirit card. The spirit card is all a person with the surname Su.
I wanted to see the Hall of Fame from these spirit cards, but I hadn't heard of any of them.
Liu Jin also accompanied me to watch, and after watching for a while, I listened to him say, "Why doesn't this brand have a name?" ”
After listening to him, I immediately looked away, and I saw that the spirit card was really empty, and not a word was written. We didn't dare to take the sign down, and continued to look at the back, and found that there were many signs behind that were also empty.
It was a bit weird, and we retreated. At this time, Zhiyuan had already persuaded Su Xi and was holding Su Po's spirit card and putting it back.
Put the spirit card, Zhiyuan asked Su Xi to go to the incense, Su Xi took the three pillars of incense, bowed three times, and then inserted the incense.
At this time, I asked Su Xi what her mother's name was, and she replied to me, "Su Muying." ”
After speaking, she found it in the spirit card, I saw this name just now, so in this way, the people of the Su family will have a spirit card here after they die.
We looked at it for a while, and all six incense sticks were well burned. We finally felt a little more at ease.
I wanted to talk about those spirit cards that don't have names, but Zhiyuan told me to go out and talk about it when I have something to do. Then we found a mechanism in the ancestral hall. Estimate the huge private number.
It was a little dark in the ancestral hall, so we turned on the flashlight and searched all over the wall, but we still didn't find any mechanism.
After going around to no avail, we had to retreat, Zhiyuan walked last, he retreated, and pulled the door back when he came out.
"Were those nameless spirit cards just now prepared for the descendants of the Su family?" As soon as it came out. Liu Jin couldn't help but ask.
Su Xi's face changed when he heard this, and he bit his lip lightly, I wanted to scold Liu Jin for asking so bluntly, didn't he mean that Su Xi would have a brand when he died. Anyone who listens to this kind of words will have some repercussions in their hearts.
When Liu Jin saw Su Xi's appearance, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly explained: "Su Xi, don't think about it, I'm just curious......"
"Brother Jin, it's okay, I'm just thinking about who engraved my mother-in-law's name." Su Xi muttered.
Su Xi said that I had my doubts, so I asked them if there were any other people in the Su family, and she shook her head and said that she had never heard her mother-in-law mention it anyway.
I was originally suspicious of Su Liang, but he personally admitted that his surname was Cai, so I had to rule it out again.
At this time, I remembered that Su Xi saw her mother's vision in the forest, and just now I found her mother's spirit card, and I couldn't help but be curious about her mother. Su Xi once said that Su Po took a photo of her parents to her, so I asked her if the photo was still there, Su Xi nodded, and took out a yellowed black and white photo from her clothes bag.
The photo shows a pair of young men and women, the woman's face is delicate, with a light smile, if you look closely, you can find some shadows of Su Xi, and the man's face is also smiling. The two leaned together and seemed very close, but they didn't look frivolous like the current couples.
The whole photo gives people a very comfortable feeling, I really don't know what hardships the couple in the photo went through back then, so that they both died, leaving Su Po and Su Xi as the hard-working mother-in-law and grandson.
After looking at the photo, I returned it to Su Xi, and she carefully carried it back into her bag. I know that this is the only thing she thinks about her parents, and this picture is more precious than many other things.
At this time, Liu Jin said: "The master said that the mechanism is in these two houses, but we searched so carefully and didn't find it, will there be a deviation, or let's go to other houses to look for it, anyway, there are not many houses here." ”
"Since the master said that the mechanism is in these two rooms, then there will be no mistake, we can't find out, because the hour has not yet come, I think we should wait until the hour has passed." Zhiyuan said slowly.
"After the hour has passed, will the same house change at different times?" I asked right away.
"Hidden Jade Village is hidden in such an environment, it must have its own uniqueness, and since I entered this village, I have a strange feeling, as if I am being watched. This place is barren and uninhabited, and has become a ghost village, which is a ghost village, and there will naturally be differences between day and night. ”
After listening to Zhiyuan's words, I roughly understood. Just now, all the way around, I was paying attention to the well he mentioned earlier, but I didn't see it at all, maybe the well will only exist in the hidden jade village at night.
This is already the end of Yinyu Village, and further ahead is a forest, and there is no further indication on the map, so we didn't dare to enter, so we returned along the same road, preparing to go to Su's house to rest, and wait until evening.
All the way back, although we can't enter those rooms, we also have a thorough understanding of some of the conditions around the road, in the middle of the ancestral hall and the Su house, there is a water press, Liu Jin stepped forward to press a few times, and water flowed out of it.
I went up and took a handful in my hand, the water was a little cold, but it was very clear, there was no stain, it seemed that there was a spring below.
"Don't get it, the well is probably down here, so don't get this water wet." Zhiyuan looked at the water pressure and said with a worried face.
Hearing him say this, Liu Jin and I both froze for a while, and then I let go of my hand and let the water flow out, and Liu Jin also let go of the handle of the pressed water.
"The water pressor obviously does not match the age of the village where it was stored, and it should have been installed by later people." Liu Jin said.
"Anyway, this village is very weird, we need to find the mechanism as soon as possible and leave early." After that, Zhiyuan took us back to the Su family.
Although there are some problems in the Su Mansion and the ancestral hall, in comparison, we are naturally willing to choose to rest in the Su Mansion.
When we entered Su's house, we closed the door and stayed in the courtyard.
At first we could still find something to talk about, but after two or three hours, when we were done, we quieted down, and the whole village was quiet, and the silence was a little unbearable, because it reminded me of one word—deathly silence.
Later, I didn't give up, so I mentioned that I would look for it before dark, and Liu Jin also meant this. Zhiyuan saw that we were eager to try, so we had to agree, so we searched the Su Mansion and the ancestral hall again, but there was still no gain.
By the time I returned to Su's house again, it was already dark, and fog had begun to rise in the village.
Seeing this fog, I felt a little uneasy, if the village was full of fog at night, it would be easier for the four of us to get separated, and it would be troublesome.
As night fell, the temperature in the yard cooled, Liu Jin made a fire, but there was no firewood in the yard, Liu Jin said that while the sky was not yet dark, go outside to find some back. I thought Zhiyuan wouldn't agree, but he stopped Liu Jin and said that he went out to find some branches.
"You're going alone?" I'm a little confused.
"Well, you wait for me in the courtyard." Zhiyuan said that he was going out.
"Then let's go with the four of us." I always don't want to separate the few of us, for fear of accidents. I don't know what Zhiyuan thought at this time, but he wanted to go out alone.
"No, it's getting late now, and the village is full of gloomy energy, I can also inquire first while I go out to collect firewood, it's more convenient for one person, and it's safer for you to stay in the yard." After Zhiyuan finished speaking, he took out a small gourd containing cow tears from the cloth bag, and asked Liu Jin and Suxi to drip first.
After I took the gourd, Zhiyuan nodded to me, and then turned around and walked out the door.
I looked at his back, and suddenly felt that the way he looked at me just now had another meaning, but when I thought about what he said, there was nothing suspicious.
After Zhiyuan left, the three of us stayed in the yard, and we all had a feeling of unsteadiness, and we just hoped that he would come back soon.
This wait is nearly twenty minutes, the sky was still gray just now, and now it is completely dark, but tonight there is some moonlight, and I can still see three or four minutes in the courtyard.
The fog in the courtyard was also a little thicker than before, and I stood in the courtyard and looked at the hall a little blurry.
"Why hasn't Brother Zhiyuan come back yet?" Su Xi couldn't help but ask first.
I didn't know how to answer this question, so I looked at the time, and it was eight o'clock in the night.
"There's no cell phone signal here, so let's go out and find out." Liu Jin was also a little worried.
"Wait, in case he comes back as soon as we go out, and that's going to be separated." Although I also want to go out to find Zhiyuan, it is wiser to stay where I am and wait at this time.
Zhiyuan was gone, I became the temporary backbone, I spoke, and they didn't say anything more, but I could clearly see the worry on their faces.
After another twenty minutes, Zhiyuan still hasn't come back, this time even I am not calm, I looked at the night sky overhead, the moon was covered by a layer of dark clouds, and the courtyard was a little darker, which seemed to add to the mystery.
"Boom-"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and we were all startled.
"Zhiyuan?" I shouted in the direction of the door, but no one answered me.
It's quiet all around, and I'm sure if Zhiyuan was outside at this time, he would have heard my shouting.
I looked at Liu Jin, he reached out and touched the pistol on his waist, I gently stepped forward, took out the flashlight from the bag on the ground, and then we walked behind the door together.
In the process, the sound didn't go out again.
When we got behind the door, we didn't open it right away. Liu Jin took two steps back, had already taken out the pistol, and made a vigilant action, and I shouted through the door again: "Zhiyuan." ”
Still no response.
I looked back, Liu Jin had already compared the shooting posture, and motioned for me to open the door and take a look.
I nodded, and stood to the side, ready to pull the door open.
Just as my hand was about to exert force, there was a sudden sound of "knock knock" outside the door, and the sound came from near and far, as if someone had run away from the door.
Hearing this voice, I didn't care so much, I opened the door directly, there was nothing in front of the door, I stepped out in two steps, looked in the direction where the footsteps disappeared, and saw a figure running towards the ancestral hall.