The archway of the Zhou family was demolished more than ten years ago. Wu Biao also committed suicide more than ten years ago. After he committed suicide, the old neighbors of Nanlin Street teamed up to pool money and invited the master to come and see.

Now, more than a decade has passed. Whether the master is still alive or not, or where he is, I don't know at all. Moreover, so much time has passed, I am afraid that I can't even verify his name.

After all, more than ten years ago, information was not as advanced as it is now.

If you want to investigate this matter, you still have to start with the old neighbors of Nanlin Street.

Lu Ming once again found the old man Liu Baohua.

Facing Lu Ming's inquiry, the old man had a difficult face: "That master was invited by the old man. Before his retirement, he was a street director and was more prestigious. But...... Lao Fu passed away last year. But what are you looking for him? ”

Lu Ming said "embarrassed": "You also know that folk customs, customs and habits, sometimes this kind of master understands more clearly." We had something to ask him about......"

Liu Baohua understood in seconds: "You want to find someone to see things, right?" You don't have to look for him, I also know a few famous masters, introduce them to you? ”

After rejecting Liu Baohua's kindness and insisting on finding the master, the old man Liu Baohua could only say that he could not do anything. However, he also told Lu Ming that another old man who was still alive might know.

Lu Ming had no choice but to set off to find another old man.

Zhang Dingshan, He Wei, and more than a dozen security officers, like Lu Ming, rushed around in Blue Lake City. Some of the elderly moved to other cities, and even had to ask for the support of the security officers of other cities.

In this way, after almost two days of visiting, it was still not confirmed who the master was. But it's not without gains.

Based on a comprehensive analysis of the interview data, it can only be confirmed that the master's home more than ten years ago was on the outskirts of Blue Lake City, on the west side, about an hour and a half away, in a certain rural area with the word 'big' in his name. Moreover, this master's surname is Zhou.

With so many screening criteria, a few members of the second team quickly identified the specific village.

Dakeng Village.

The village is named because it is located in a basin surrounded by mountains, which resembles a large pit.

The trio, accompanied by several security officers, set off immediately.

More than ten years ago, it took about an hour and a half to get from Blue Lake City to Dakeng Village, even from the outskirts of the city. But now, with the road being repaired and the city expanding, it only takes an hour to reach Dakeng Village. Again, this starts from the heart of the city.

The two cars were parked directly in front of the village council. The village chief was informed in advance and was already waiting here.

Several local security guards went up to greet and confirm for a while, and Zhang Dingshan stepped forward and said, "In your village, there is a master surnamed Zhou, I heard that he is very famous?" ”

Looking at the few uniformed security guards around him, the village chief hesitated a little, as if he felt that it was not appropriate to say this kind of thing in front of the security officers.

Lu Ming said: "It's okay, just say it." We are here for some private matters. ”

Hearing the word private matter, the village chief's expression immediately relaxed a lot: "You said Zhou Mingsheng?" It is indeed quite famous, and in the past, people from other places often came to him. But he ...... He's been in the mountains for almost ten years, and it's probably not easy for you to find him now. ”

"Into the mountains? What do you mean? ”

The village chief said: "Zhou Mingsheng's mother-in-law said that he went into the mountains to learn the Tao, and he will not come back until he finishes his studies." This...... People spread it like this, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Into the mountains to learn the way?

In the modern society with advanced technology and advanced information, this term is not often heard.

Entering the office, several people sat down. Zhang Dingshan said: "About this mountain to learn the Tao, you can tell me in detail." ”

"I've just heard some legends, don't blame me if I'm wrong, don't blame me if I'm wrong."

The village chief first confessed, and then said, "That's probably ...... Seven years, no, eight years ago, winter. One night, Mingsheng's mother-in-law began to cry, as if they had quarreled. When the neighbors heard this, of course they had to go over and persuade them, and then they called me over. ”

In some relatively closed and backward villages, the village chief still has greater authority. When the villagers encounter problems, they often like to ask the village chief to come over and administer justice.

"When I arrived at Mingsheng's house, I found out that this Mingsheng didn't know what to send...... Well, I don't know what to think, but I actually said that I want to go into the mountains to learn the Tao. He said that he had calculated that he had an immortal fate, and what immortals he would meet when he entered the mountain this time, and he could learn the immortal method......"

"This Zhou Mingsheng, everyone in the village knows, show people feng shui, measure the eight characters, change the yin house and yang house, catch ghosts, exorcise evil spirits, call the soul or something, I don't know if it's useful or not, anyway, it's very evil, and they all say it's very spiritual. Ten miles and eight towns, and even people from outside have come to look for them.

He said that he wanted to go into the mountains to learn the Tao, and I didn't dare to say that he was messing around. What if it's true? Wouldn't that offend the gods.

His wife was crying, holding his legs with the child and not letting him go. I can only try to persuade him from this aspect, saying that the child is still in school, and he is a mother-in-law at home when he leaves, and he can't live his life.

At that time, the villagers followed the persuasion, and Mingsheng said that he was not willing to have a child and a wife, but the fairy fate was rare, and if he missed this time, he would never have a chance in the future. He also said that he would return from his studies in ten years, and during this time, he would ask the villagers to take care of his family more, and he would be rewarded when he came back in ten years.

He also said that he would leave some rune paper at home, and when he went to learn the Tao, if there was an emergency at home, he would ask his wife to write the matter on the rune paper and burn it, so that he could receive the information, and he would be able to deal with it outside.

I'm just an old farmer, where do I know the truth or not, and I don't dare to persuade him in this regard, so I said that it must be no problem for him to take care of his family when he leaves, but when he leaves, who should the villagers look for if they have something, let him see the face of the villagers, stay for a while, and leave later.

I'm trying to stabilize him first, and then slowly figure out how to do it.

But this Mingsheng said, if you have something, you can find his wife, and let his wife write it on the rune paper, he has learned the Tao, and he can deal with it wherever he is.

To put it mildly, it is very resolute. The big guy didn't dare to force him, so he could only watch him carry the burden and leave after dark.

It's been so long now, so I guess I'm going to be back soon. I don't know what it's like to come back.

Sheriff, you said that there are really immortals in this mountain? ”

"Wherever there are immortals, they are all fake."

One of the vigilantes replied casually.

Lu Ming fell into deep thought.

At least judging from the rumors in the countryside, this master surnamed Zhou seems to be quite mysterious.

Combined with the custom of placing gossip mirrors on Nanlin Street, and the reality that the unreasonable suicide rate of eucalyptus on Nanlin Street is indeed extremely low, Lu Ming couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, or is there really something magical about this Master Zhou?

Of course, when it comes to gods and monsters and the like, he still doesn't believe it. What he doubted was that this Master Zhou really had some kind of special ability? Does he know something so precisely to curb the incidence of unreasonable suicides on Nanlin Street with such a simple response as "placing a gossip mirror"?

This seems like a clue worth digging a little deeper.

"Then, after Zhou Mingsheng left, what was the situation at his family?"

The village chief said, "It's okay." Originally, his family was orphaned and widowed, and life should have been very difficult. But, first, when Zhou Mingsheng's words were read in the village, no one dared to bully them, but they usually had a lot of help. Second, when people from ten miles and eight towns heard about it, they would still come to his mother-in-law if they wanted to find someone to see. Is this also an income? Overall, the family is doing well. Counting the days, his children are about to take the college entrance examination. ”

"Looking for his mother-in-law to see things, is it spiritual?"

"Some people say Spirit, some people say Spirit, this ...... It's hard to say. ”

"Everyone in the village believes it?"

"This ...... There were a few mysterious things that happened later, and the villagers all saw it, even if they didn't believe it, they were half-convinced. ”

"Oh?"

"I have to find Lao Peng for this matter, he knows it. I'll call him to tell you. ”

The village chief called, and after a while, a dark-skinned, honest-looking, and old-farmer man came to the village committee office.

"Old Peng, tell the sheriffs about your entry into the mountain that time."

Lao Peng was a little nervous.

"This ...... Forget it, I, I still have work in the field......"

The village elder strothed him for a moment and made it clear that he was not looking for trouble, and Lao Peng was relieved.

The surrounding area of Dakeng Village is mountainous. During the off-season, the villagers also have the habit of going into the mountains to collect some medicinal herbs, cherish ingredients, or hunt. The same is true of this old Peng.

One day, Lao Peng entered the mountain and chased a prey, but before he knew it, it was dark. He wanted to go home, but it was raining heavily again and there was no signal on his mobile phone.

In the bitter wind and rain, deep in the mountains and old forests, Lao Peng was soon frozen to death.

"At that time, my head was lost, and I regretted it. I am a relatively timid person, and I have always paid attention to the time when I entered the mountain in the past, and I will never spend the night in the mountain when it is dark. But that day, I didn't know what I was doing. I thought this time I was done, and I was going to die. ”

But Lao Peng didn't die after all. When he was about to freeze to death, a group of villagers came into the mountains with flashlights to find him and rescue him.

The village chief said: "I was not in the village at that time. Later, I heard that Lao Peng and his mother-in-law found someone to go into the mountain to save people, but it was raining, the mountain road was difficult to walk, and I didn't know where Lao Peng went, so I couldn't find it at all.

There was no way, Lao Peng's mother-in-law found Zhou Mingsheng and his mother-in-law and asked her to do the math. Zhou Mingsheng's mother-in-law burned the rune paper, and after a while, she said that Lao Peng must be at Erdao Mountain Gangliang. Later, everyone went there to take a look, and sure enough, they found Lao Peng. I heard that Lao Peng had been frozen into the lake at that time and almost died. ”

Old Peng smiled honestly: "I was really frozen in the lake at that time." I vaguely saw two dark shadows, whispering beside me, saying that they would snatch my soul away as soon as I died. I was scared, but I couldn't move. Later, I vaguely saw Master Zhou coming over with a flashlight, and the two black shadows left. Master Zhou told me to hold on, saying that he had already told my mother-in-law where I was, and that soon a villager would come to save me. I persevered, and then I saw that the villagers were coming, and I was relieved and fainted. ”

The village chief said: "The villagers all say that this is Lao Zhou's out-of-body and saved Lao Peng." ”

Lu Ming's brows furrowed slightly.

The more remote the village, the more strange stories there are. Sometimes it's impossible to tell the difference between the real and the fake.

He couldn't tell if the story was true or false for the time being. But with the personal narration of the person concerned, in his heart, Zhou Mingsheng was shrouded in a veil of mystery.

This person...... Really weird?

In the face of the security officers from other places, the village chief knew everything: "There is one more thing. I've seen this with my own eyes.

It was winter, too, four or five years ago, and I got up in the morning and planned to go to the back mountain to see my greenhouse. Passing by the door of Zhou Mingsheng's house, hey, good guy, a little wild boar died there. The little boar's head was about to shatter, and there were blood stains on the wall, and it looked like it had hit and died somewhere.

Tsk, I've seen something strange, I've never seen anything so strange. The older generation said to wait for the rabbit, but they have never heard of a wild boar running into it at home.

The nearby villagers saw it and came over, so I woke up Zhou Mingsheng's mother-in-law. His mother-in-law went out, and when she saw the wild boar, she knelt there and began to cry. I hurriedly asked, only to find out that Zhou Mingsheng's mother-in-law had just burned the talisman paper last night, saying that the family was about to be overwhelmed, the child was about to take the exam, and there was no money to buy some meat for the child to replenish his body.

As a result, early the next morning, a little wild boar crashed into the wall of his house and died. ”

Lao Peng interjected: "Another time, it was a few rabbits that died on the wall of Master Zhou's house, and another time it was a small deer. The villagers all said that it was Master Zhou who couldn't bear to see his mother-in-law and children suffer, so he went out of his body and caught the prey and sent it over. ”

Looking at the two who swore an oath, Lu Ming's heart was full of doubts.

He instinctively felt that there was something wrong with these things, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment.

carefully interrogated the village chief and Lao Peng, and randomly inquired with a few villagers in the village, and what they heard was much the same.

The three of them finally came to Zhou Mingsheng's house under the leadership of the village chief.

Zhou Mingsheng's house is a very ordinary courtyard. Obviously, even with the addition of so many magical stories, Zhou Mingsheng's wife and children, orphans and widows have not yet lived a superior life, and they are still ordinary people's lives.

However, with the economic conditions of Dakeng Village and the surrounding villagers, in terms of "feudal superstition", it is quite possible to support this family to live the life of an ordinary family. After all, the villagers don't have much money to spend on this.

At this moment, there is only one person in Zhou Mingsheng's family. It was a middle-aged and elderly woman with a slightly chubby body and a weathered face.

"Big sister, these are a few bosses from other places, and I want to find Master Zhou to see something."

The woman in front of her is obviously Zhou Mingsheng's wife.

The woman looked at Zhang Dingshan and the others, and Lu Ming also looked at her.

In a moment, the woman turned her head and walked, and as she went, she dropped a sentence stiffly.

"I can't see it, I don't see it."