Chapter 58: The Warm Resort (30)
Jin Haiping nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Old man, I've always had a question for you. You...... Seemingly, very knowledgeable about the outside and our situation. It's because ...... Has this ever happened?" Xu Wenlong pondered for a moment and asked.
Old man Zhang looked at him deeply, sighed, and then returned: "Alas...... I won't hide it from you. Ever since the resort was shut down because hundreds of people died overnight, the resort has become a haunted haunt that everyone knows about in our local area......
"Usually, people take a detour even when they pass by. At first, it didn't seem like much, until later...... Later, at some point, the door of the resort, which had been locked and closed, opened again, and a bus that had been abandoned a long time ago drove out, and the driver in the driver's seat was one of the drivers who died at that time......
"We, the villagers, were very nervous. After all, before this, everyone has more or less experienced some unbelievable and strange things...... Later, when the bus drove back to the village again, the villagers on the road were shocked to find that the bus was full of passengers! The passengers followed a strange woman into the resort, and for the next few days, we villagers could see the bus, carrying the passengers to my woman's ...... The water goddess used to be a favorite place."
"Through the conversations between the tourists, we also learned that they were tourists. And those travelers are the first living people to be brought in by the occult powers, and the woman who leads them is your current guide." Old man Zhang said, rested for a while, and continued: "Every autumn, a group of tourists are introduced here. After that, the number of tourists decreases day by day, and the mental state will deteriorate day by day. Until one day, we ...... I can't see them anymore......
"I'm old, but I'm not stupid. Presumably...... You're this wave of travelers." Old man Zhang asked rhetorically, and Xu Wenlong nodded.
"You have your own methods and purposes, old man, and I won't say much about the rest...... Alas, if you have companions, take me with you for a while, and if you do not want to stay in this humble house, remember to stay in a sunny place away from the water source. Alas...... It's almost time...... Old man, I'll have to go out for the ceremony first, you ...... Let's take care of yourself......"
With that, Old Man Zhang staggered through the side of everyone and walked out of the room with a slow and stiff step on crutches.
Everyone fell into a brief silence, and finally Yun Lan spoke first: "Our tour time is until 5:30, and we don't know what time the lantern ceremony will be in the evening. According to the rule that 'you can explore outside of the resort', we should be able to go back to the resort even if we don't take the bus.
As long as...... As long as the source can be solved before 12 o'clock, then the ghosts in the resort without the power core should also dissipate, and those travelers can spend the night safely. It's risky, but it's really inconvenient for us to take ordinary passengers with us, don't you think?"
"I agree." Jin Haiping was the first to speak at this time, "There are too many variables to bring ordinary tourists to face the source of things, it is better to let them stay in the resort temporarily, and their safety can be guaranteed at least until 12 o'clock."
The others had no objection, after all, the current situation was in the hunter's favor, and they were confident that they would be able to destroy the source before 12 o'clock.
Out of the room, he met with the ordinary passengers who were worried outside, and briefly explained the action strategy to a few ordinary passengers, and Wang Xinru, who was not at ease, finally stuffed an intermediate talisman into each ordinary traveler. After that, the dozen or so people had nothing else to do, and they had been outside with their eyes closed and quietly waiting for the passage of time.
Soon, the sky was getting dark, and the sun was setting. The villagers led by Old Man Zhang, carrying different styles of paper lanterns, followed behind Old Man Zhang and walked slowly towards the path behind the main hall.
The female guide finally walked out of the main hall at this time, with a shallow weird smile on her face, and seemed to be in a good mood. Seeing several people staring at her vigilantly, she chuckled twice and said, "Today's sightseeing time has arrived, all travelers and friends, please leave with me."
Ordinary travelers hesitated to follow the footsteps of the female guide, while several hunters remained unmoved. The female guide noticed this, stopped, turned her head, her eyes swept over several people one by one, and the sly smile on the corner of her mouth gradually subsided.
"Why, you six, aren't you leaving?" The female guide spoke, and there was some danger in her tone.
"It wasn't written in the travel plan, we had to take the bus back to the resort after each visit." Jin Haiping spoke directly, facing her hard.
The female guide's expression seemed to freeze, her face became a little gloomy, as if she wanted to have a seizure, but she glanced at Jin Haiping with fear, then pursed her lips, snorted coldly, turned around, and led the ordinary travelers down the mountain.
Seeing the ordinary passengers get on the bus, the bus drove away slowly, and a few hunters relaxed a little, and then hurriedly turned around and went in the direction where Old Man Zhang left.
The path behind the hall went all the way down, surrounded by towering trees and vegetation, but fortunately the path only led in one direction, and several people hurried to see a small stream flowing down to the right not far away. Walking down the stream, it didn't take long for me to see a group of villagers.
"Do you need to go over?" Xu Wenlong lowered his voice at this time and asked what everyone meant.
"There's no need to contact too much, our target is Elder Zhang, just wait for the ceremony to end and then go to him." Jin Haiping also replied in a low voice.
Afterwards, the group took refuge in a bush not far from the villagers and waited for the ceremony to end.
At this time, the villagers are holding a memorial ceremony before the lanterns are released. Trays in the shape of boats are filled with fruits, vegetables, meat, and clothing for the ceremony. As the villagers began to bow and pray around the stream, boat-shaped trays were placed into the water one by one, loaded with offerings, and slowly flowed down the stream into the lake.
The sky also darkened completely during the sacrifice. At this time, the old man Zhang took out a white candle, lit the white candle with a match, and then walked to the villagers who were kneeling on the ground in turn, and lit the white candle in their lanterns.
The villagers who had been lit with lanterns and candles stepped forward one by one, walked to the stream, and carefully lowered the lanterns into the water. Lanterns illuminate the banks of the stream and point out a waterway to the lake.
After everyone's lanterns had been put into the water, everyone prayed again, and finally with a wave of Lao Zhangtou's big hand, the ceremony was completely over. Everyone retreated back along the way they came, leaving only Old Man Zhang alone. Beside him, the flame of white ash was extinguished, and it became the only source of light in the night.
When the villagers walked away, several hunters slowly emerged from the bushes. It seemed that he had already known the whereabouts of a few people, and Old Man Zhang didn't reply, just looked at the direction where Qianhu Lake was located.
"You're here......" he spoke slowly, and Jin Haiping replied softly.
"Ugh...... Come with me......" Old man Zhang sighed again, shook his head, and then slowly moved on crutches.
"It's too slow, old man, why don't you let my friend carry you?" At this time, Xu Wenlong asked "intimately", and Lin Zhixing instantly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Sure enough, I saw that the old man just nodded and said, "It's troublesome", Xu Wenlong grabbed Lin Zhixing's clothes and motioned for him to put the old man on his back.
Lin Zhixing looked aggrieved, he glared at Xu Wenlong resentfully, and finally carried the old man on his back.
At this time, the efficiency of the crowd's journey was much faster, and after walking for nearly half an hour, only a third of the ash used for lighting was left. Fortunately, this is very large with the white ash, and even the last third can last a lot of time.
The vision in front of me suddenly opened up, and when I looked at it, it was a small lake, in front of which was a circular lake with no end in sight, and behind the shore was a dense forest with no depth.
The familiar scene made Lin Zhixing and Liu Changdong subconsciously hit a spirit, this is the ...... That scene in the dream!
The villagers were carrying the boat holders and lanterns of the sacrifices, which were flowing slowly on the surface of the lake. There are no stars in the sky, and the calm lake reflects a crescent moon like a mirror, like a breeze blowing across the water, lifting a sparkling veil.
Quiet and beautiful, this is Yun Lan's first comment when she sees this scene. If it weren't for knowing the inside story, no one would have imagined how many tragedies had happened and how many undercurrents were surging under this calm lake.
Lin Zhixing carried the old man to a short distance from the lake and slowly put him down, Jin Haiping nodded at the old man at this time, and then said:
"Let's get started."
The old man turned slowly, took a few more steps, and then shouted to the lake:
"Illuminations! Lantern! Where are you?"
"Illuminations! I'm your father! Lantern! Daddy misses you so much, won't you come out to see Daddy and me?!"
"Illuminations! I did it wrong! We're all at fault! All of us have been repenting all these years, please forgive us!"
"Illuminations! Come out quickly! Dad has really been miserable all these years, and Dad knows it's wrong! Come out and see Daddy!"
"Illuminations! Where are you! Illuminations !!"
「……」
The old man was shouting one after another, but unfortunately the lake was still as usual, and it couldn't make a wave.
In Yun Lan's hand, the rope had already been pinched, and when the thing in the lake appeared, he pulled it over.
At the same time, the hunters are also fully prepared, as long as the thing in the lake dares to appear, it will definitely not return.
The old man's shouts continued, and the hoarse voice remained with tears. At this time, the old man was no longer pretending, but calling out his daughter's name sincerely.
He hadn't seen his daughter for too long, no matter what the purpose, at least, let him see her again, let him say the words that he had held in his heart for many years.
At this moment, on the surface of the lake, which was originally calm and waveless, a wave of water appeared that was swimming in the direction of the old man. The water waves were extra clear in the reflection of the moonlight, and the eyes of several people suddenly lit up.
Here it comes!
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