"Call them in first."

Su Xiaobai thought for a while, and then reported in the chat channel again:

[On the edge of the eastern area of the wild forest, there is a yellow cloth for writing, there may be clues to the whereabouts of the paper lady, you can come and take a look. 】

Soon, everyone else received the news and headed for their destination.

After about ten minutes, after everyone had reached their destination and each had received the yellow cloth, Group 123 entered the discussion session.

Little girl: [I guess that her predecessor may be the Tanabata paper piercing man.] 】

I am from the motherland: [Team leader, you are so familiar with it, is there any conclusive evidence?] 】

Su Xiaobai couldn't say it, but he vaguely felt that there was some kind of connection between the two.

First of all, the body of the paper lady, which can be converted between the flesh and the tissue paper at will, if the predecessor is a paper person, it is also very fit.

Secondly, her "doll trick" characteristic is also somewhat similar to Qi Niangniang's blessing for sending children.

And all these inferences are based on conjectures that she is a paper person, and the reference meaning is equivalent to coincidence.

Little Girl: [Not so sure, just speculation.] 】

Dawei Tianlong Monk: [I think we can change the angle and start with the cause of the weirdness of the paper lady. 】

At this moment, the "monk" who has been diving for a long time suddenly bubbled, perhaps because he knew more about traditional folk customs and made new discoveries.

Dawei Tianlong monk: [Have you heard of some rumors about folk paper people? 】

I am from the motherland: [I don't understand, let's talk about it.] 】

Dawei Tianlong monk: [In the traditional paper-making industry, there is a saying: "If the paper man does not draw the eye, if you don't remember the ghost." ”】

[The general meaning is that the paper figure can't be eyeballed, and once it's painted, it will be possessed by a monster.] 】

[When the female trick turns into a paper appearance, she has pupils, so will it be the trick that the paper figure turns into? ] 】

was reminded like this, Su Xiaobai also recalled it, and he did see it.

It seems to make sense that this is linked to the Tanabata paper people of decades ago.

After thorough discussions, the actions of Discussion Group No. 123 were unified, and a carpet search of the wild forest was launched, using the "riverside" mentioned on the yellow cloth as the key location.

Under Su Xiaobai's task assignment, the "senior monks" and "motherlanders" went to the northwest and southwest regions respectively to search, and the remaining Zhao Zilong was in charge of the southeast region.

And on their own, they will go to the Midlands.

Little Girl: [Everyone, time is limited, let's start now.] 】

After Su Xiaobai sent a message, he set off from the west and took it away towards the central land.

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Twenty minutes later.

At this time, the sky was already white, and it was close to six or seven o'clock in the morning.

The breeze blew across Su Xiaobai's face, and drops of sweat oozed from his forehead.

After walking for nearly three or four laps, he didn't see any trace of the river, so he had to go under a locust tree and take a cool ride first, while at the same time asking about the situation in other areas.

Little Girl: [Did you find anything?] 】

Zhao Zilong in Xiachangshan: [I didn't find any river here. 】

What about the others? 】

I'm from my homeland: [I didn't find it.] There's a damn ditch that made me fall into the mud! Alas, what bad luck. 】

Zhao Zilong in Xia Changshan: [Don't say that about yourself! 】

Just when the rhythm of the discussion group was about to be distorted by the two of them, Su Xiaobai became interested in the long ditch.

The yellow cloth must be decades old, and if the river dries up during this period, won't it become a long ditch?

In other words, the long ditch could also be a river!

Little Girl: [Maybe it's the river that dried up, I'll take a look.] 】

After explaining his whereabouts, Su Xiaobai also left from the trees, followed the road, and walked towards the southwest.

At this time, the sunlight is already bright, and the field of vision has become wider.

On the southwest side, there are many tree stumps, indicating that this place should have been cut down by humans before; In addition, living trees are generally short in form and do not exceed 10 years old.

Looking out on the ground, there are embroidery needles strewn with the smell of copper, and there are also woolen plates that have been discarded halfway through, all signs of the early years of people moving around the area very much.

Then I walked forward, and there was the long ditch, about a meter wide and half a meter deep, winding away.

Su Xiaobai approached the edge of it, leaned down to touch a little loess, and the item information was also displayed in front of his eyes.

[The dry and hard loess was transported here for the purpose of building river canals. 】

That's right, the predecessor of the long ditch is indeed a river, so this is probably the location mentioned in the yellow cloth.

So since it is the place where the begging meeting is held, where are the seven paper-binding people?

"The yellow cloth says that at seven in the morning, they were carried by craftsmen and appeared by the river."

"Why, I have to wait until seven o'clock ......."

Su Xiaobai didn't know what the specific time was, and second, he couldn't be sure if they would really show up if he waited.

But just as he hesitated, the yellow cloth fell from his pocket, and the wind suddenly rose.

Fortunately, I was quick to pick it up while it hadn't been scraped off; But in my heart, a bad feeling rose.

Above the sky, the leaves are fluttering.

I inadvertently looked up and caught a glimpse of the long red robe under the locust tree, which was as red as blood, staring at me.........