"Why are you here so late?" A gray-bearded old man in his mid-70s asked.

"We ......," Song Yuling was about to answer.

"We're here to play, and it's so far away that it's getting dark, do you have any room for rent here?" Tang Huazang took over and said first.

Hearing that they were here for a tour, the villagers seemed to be relieved, and a man with five big and three rough men came out and said: "There is no room for rent, there is a dilapidated land temple at the east end of the village, you can go there for a while." ”

"Housheng, let's go, our village is relatively poor, and they are all broken bricks and tiles, which are only enough for their own people to live in, I'm sorry!" The white-bearded old man turned around as he spoke, and everyone turned away.

Tang Huazang looked at the backs of the villagers leaving, shook his head gently, and rushed to the east of the village with a few people.

When I arrived at the Land Temple, it sounded like a temple, but it was actually a single room with a roof and a wall.

After entering the temple, Tang Huazang whispered a word to Li Liang, and Li Liang went out to wander around the Land Temple......

In the temple, Tang Huazang carefully checked the details of the temple, and looked at it carefully, there was nothing wrong, that is, this temple could not have land, because the land god statue did not have the slightest aura fluctuation.

He turned his head and whispered to Song Yuling and Li Dafa: "There is a problem with the people in this village, you must be careful when you contact them, remember that you must not eat what they give." ”

"Why?" Song Yuling looked at Tang Huazang inexplicably.

"What color is the shadow of a normal person?"

"Black!"

When answering this question, Song Yuling couldn't help but subconsciously cover the cherry mouth that had turned into an "O" shape because of surprise.

Because she remembered that the shadows of the villagers she had glimpsed were basically gray or transparent, and the shadows of the four of them at that time were very clearly black under the firelight.

"Find a chance, you can tell Li Liang again." Tang Huazang looked at Song Yuling.

Song Yuling nodded slightly.

"In view of the special circumstances that happened in the previous case, I suggest that everyone should keep vigil in shifts, and three hours per person will be counted."

"Who to look down on?! I insist on equality between men and women and join the shift! ”

Song Yuling had a look of disapproval.

"Okay, then each person takes turns guarding for two hours, and don't go out of the temple unless necessary."

After speaking, Tang Huazang took out the town house talisman prepared in advance and pasted it on the pillar of the land temple.

After a while, Li Liang returned to the temple, and several people began to rest in shifts.

The first shift was Song Yuling, and the others fell asleep, and Li Dafa was tired because of his homework and stayed up late and soon snored.

Tang Huazang was cross-legged and breathing, and he was right to rest.

Li Liang lay on his side with a vigilant side.

Soon, several people were on duty and spent the first night.

The next morning, everyone was woken up by Song Yuling's screams, and hurriedly rushed out of the house to check.

I saw a ragged and dirty man approaching Song Yuling step by step with a hoe in his hand, with a greasy smile on his face.

"Hoe down!" Li Liang shouted, and at the same time, the man was shocked by the sound and snatched the hoe from his hand like lightning.

The man smiled hideously, and said as he retreated, "Die!" You're all going to die! Hahaha......" After speaking, he quickly fled, Li Liang was just about to go up to chase after him, but Song Yuling stopped him.

When several people returned to the house, Song Yuling's face was embarrassed, and everyone thought she was frightened.

"Are you alright?" Tang Huazang asked.

"It's okay...... I just think he's a little familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere? ”

"That madman, you said?" Li Dafa answered.

"Well, but I can't remember."

"Don't think about it, the two explanations are either that I was frightened by him last night, I thought about it and dreamed about it at night, and I felt that I had a familiar taste, and the other is the sense of sight, this kind of thing is like our fortune telling, maybe you have a short foresight of the future, and you may have an intersection with him in the future." Li Dafa analyzed.

Although Song Yuling did not object to Li Dafa's words, it did not mean that she agreed, but was trying to recall where she had seen this person.

After a long time, she still couldn't remember where she had seen it, and finally gave up.

Seeing that she was no longer attached, Tang Huazang began to ask her about today's arrangements, after all, he was here to assist in the investigation of the case, and what he had to do if it was not necessary was to follow the arrangements of the police.

According to the phone recordings of the informant, they are a family of three who came here to camp and feel the beauty of nature. I also lived in this land temple for the night, and the next day I entered the mountain and seemed to see an ancient temple in the mountain, saying that the statue of the god was very strange and I had never seen it before. After having lunch at the temple, a few people continued to play in the mountains, and saw a lot of cemeteries, according to their judgment, it may be the ancestors of the people in the village, and it seems that it has been some years. Later, as it got late, in order to avoid being attacked by wild beasts, they returned to the temple for the night, and in the middle of the night, the hostess was anxious to go out to the toilet alone, so she took her husband with her. When they returned, the child who had been sleeping on the ground was gone......"

Song Yuling was afraid of missing the details, thought about it and continued: "Later, they searched everywhere, but they searched almost all the places in the island country during the day and still couldn't find it, so they called us. The operator at the time suggested that they should not rush back to the village and look for it first......"

"Did you find it in the end?" Li Dafa asked.

"I don't know! Because when we contacted them again, there was no answer......"

Li Dafa said: "What's so strange about this, maybe people have found it, and it happens to be inconvenient to answer the phone!" ”

"No, similar cases have happened many times in this village in recent years, and those who reported the case are like evaporating from the world, and the government has also sent people to investigate, but what is even more strange is that the people who investigated the matter have basically resigned and never ......come out again," Song Yuling added.

Li Dafa also sighed when he heard this: "I'm going, it's evil!" Could it be that there is some magic in this place? ”

"I think I should go to a temple!" Li Liang, who has never spoken much, said.

"I agree, after all, judging from the clues of the informant, there should be something wrong with this temple." Tang Huazang echoed.

Song Yuling took out a map from his bag: "This is a satellite map of this generation, it may be due to the weather, and some places are not very clear." ”

Her finger pressed into a place like a black hole: "This should be the temple that the informant said, according to our foot strength, it is expected to be there in two hours." ”

Tang Huazang glanced at the map, the black place attracted his special attention, although he didn't say it, he vaguely guessed that the reason why the map was not clear was not because of the weather, it might be because of something else such as miasma.

Thinking of this layer, he took out his mobile phone to check today's weather, and then suggested that everyone eat some dry food first, and then pack up the important things they eat, and the unimportant things can be temporarily stored in the land temple.

When a few people set off, they met a few villagers on the way, and everyone politely nodded and watched a few people leave.

As soon as they stepped into the mountains and forests, a local smell came to their faces, and the moist mist floating in the air mixed with the smell of earth made this group of young people who had lived in the city for a long time feel refreshed.

The road into the mountain is obviously often repaired, and the creases along the way are obvious.

They walked forward for a while, and suddenly a teenager with a backpack appeared in front of them, apparently looking for something.

Seeing that he was in trouble, and everyone happened to follow, Song Yuling felt curious: "Little friend, why did you come to the mountain alone?" ”

"My grandma is sick, go up the mountain to find some herbs for her." Seeing that the child was a little shy and reserved, he took a slight step back, his fists clenched very tightly, and he looked very nervous.

"Don't be afraid, we are also going to play in front, what are you looking for, tell us, and we will also help you find it along the way?" Song Yuling offered to help.

"I can, but thank you if you can help, Grandma's old problem of coughing and asthma needs half a summer, this medicine grows into a round and spherical tuber, and the leaves are 2~5 pieces very recognizable." The kid said.

"Well, okay! Let's walk together, can you help you see it? ”

"Thank you, brother and sister."

Four people and a child on the road together, on the way to learn that the child is called Yangyi, the father a few years ago did not know where to go, only he and grandma depended on each other, now grandma cough and asthma old problem can not get out of bed, he has to go out to find herbs for a child.

Tang Huazang secretly observed the figure and did not find anything wrong, so he gradually let down his guard, but had a good impression of this filial child.

Along the way, several people were seriously helping to find herbs, until they reached the temple and still did not find them, after confirming that he was familiar with the way back and forth and could return home independently, everyone said goodbye to him.

Looking at the back that was gradually fading away, everyone was sighing that life was not easy, and Song Yuling secretly wiped his moist eyes.

Seeing Song Yuling, who was a little sad, several big men didn't know how to comfort her, Tang Huazang directly diverted her attention: "This temple is indeed a little strange, it is cultivated in this densely wooded place to block the yang energy, so I can conclude that this is a yin temple, and the one enshrined in it is definitely not the real god of the heavens but an undead." ”

Li Liang heard the metaphysical content for the first time in the case, in addition to disappreciating it, he was curious about the origin of this Tang Huazang, but out of the obedience of the soldiers, he did not say anything against it, and he had long known that this case was tricky and could not be discussed with conventional thinking, but he still believed in his eyes and fists more in his heart.

"Yes, the master said, this kind of Yin Temple man is not allowed to court, women must be tightly wrapped, and all wishes must be repaid, otherwise it will attract bad luck." Li Dafa added on the side.

Although he had seen Tang Huazang's methods, Song Yuling was still a little skeptical of their statement, and was the first to enter the temple but quickly retreated with a pale face......