Before the mountain god appeared, the villagers shuttled between the mountains, and they didn't dare to say that they were all familiar with it, but if there really was a building like the Taoist temple, it was impossible for them not to be unaware.

After the manifestation, the Taoist temple is even more impossible to establish, take 10,000 steps back and say, who will be idle and have nothing to do to build a Taoist temple in the mountains, this is not the face of the mountain god.

Lao Dao saw that the village chief looked determined, but what Li Minghai and others said before was also reasonable, and even some details of the Taoist temple could be said, not like they were made up casually.

Moreover, they have no need to deceive people.

The answers given by the two parties are completely different, there must be one of them lying, and Lao Dao couldn't help but ask: "Is the donor sure?" I saw that the gentleman was swearing a good word, and it didn't look like he was lying. ”

After listening to Lao Dao's description, the village chief also guessed that he should be talking about Li Minghai's group.

"The Taoist chief doesn't know, this Longyuan Mountain is very peculiar, there is a mountain god, the group of people in your mouth should be the construction team that came over before, and they have experienced some strange things in the mountain, maybe they have hallucinations."

No one knew what Li Minghai and they had experienced, and after they woke up, they lost part of their memories, and those people were secretive about it, and the village chief didn't ask too much about it.

If you were someone else, it would be hard to believe what the village chief said, but the old way is different, because Shangqingguan has also gone through some strange things.

Lao Dao couldn't help but ask, "Dare to ask what kind of mountain god you worship?" ”

Seeing that Lao Dao was very interested in this matter, the village chief was naturally very happy, so he said: "I'll take you to have a look, I told you, believe in Sanqing, it's really better to believe in our mountain gods." ”

Saying that, Lao Dao informed the members of the 749 Bureau again, but they said that they would also go around and leave.

Subsequently, the village chief brought Lao Dao to the mountain temple and introduced: "This is our mountain god. ”

There is an endless stream of people in the mountain temple, and the eyes of the people who come and go are full of respect, and the prosperous incense turns into green smoke, wafting to the green mountains and green waters.

You must know that this is in a remote mountain village, and the population of the whole village is not much together, but the temple is so lively, which shows that the people in the village are sincere believers, and even people from nearby villages often come by trekking through mountains and rivers.

There are also many people who go to Shangqingguan, but most of them can only be said to come with admiration, and many believers have not yet reached the point of piety.

But here it is different, all the people who come and go are devout believers, and as soon as Lao Tao steps into it, he feels an indescribable feeling.

He looked at the snake statue in the temple, and a sense of familiarity came to his face, there are many kinds of mountain gods, each place is different, and the image of the mountain god will be different, but there are very few that are completely snake-like.

"This ......"

Lao Dao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the snake that had appeared in the Taoist temple before.

Since the appearance of the snake, Shangqingguan has ushered in a turning point, and after that, it has unexpectedly revealed miracles, attracting countless people to come, so that the incense is flourishing and getting rid of the previous predicament.

But since then, the serpent has never been seen again.

"There can be such a coincidence in this world"

Lao Dao couldn't help muttering to himself, could it be that the two have something in common.

The village chief sounded a little confused, "What coincidence?" ”

The mountain god of Longyuan Village is a snake, and there was a rather magical snake in Shangqingguan, and since then, the fate of the Taoist temple has led to a turning point.

Then there are the things that Li Minghai and others told about.

Now it looks like there are two big invisible hands that connect them together.

Lao Dao remembered the little girl at the beginning, she also shouted "mountain god" in her mouth, and said that she came for the mountain god.

She, could she be from this village?

The more Lao Dao thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high, not long after the little girl left, the snake appeared, and a series of strange things happened, which could not be explained by science at all.

After that, Li Minghai and others said that they saw exactly the same Shangqing Temple in the deep mountains, like a huge closed loop, and they felt a sense of fate.

Going around and around, it seems to be back to square one.

Lao Dao has been practicing Taoism, although he does not see the supernatural, but he has a vast philosophical thought in his heart, and he has a better understanding of this kind of cause and effect.

Born by fate, scattered by fate, extinguished.

Looking at the mountains not far away, as if hiding endless mysteries, his gaze suddenly became solemn, and his expression became more and more respectful.

"I see, I see."

The village chief and the others were confused, and they didn't know why Lao Dao said this.

"What do you mean, Daoist?"

Lao Dao sighed with emotion, "I originally thought that everything was a coincidence and accident, but I didn't expect that it was destined in the dark, and everything in the world was traceable." ”

What he said was too profound, and everyone's curiosity reached its peak, probably seeing the confusion of the village chief, Lao Dao smiled slightly, and began to tell what had happened in the Taoist temple.

"Originally, when the Taoist temple was in ruin, a little girl once came, saying that she was entrusted by the mountain god, and maybe from that moment on, the cause and effect of fate was planted."

"After that, several strange things happened to the Taoist temple, and the incense gradually flourished, and it also returned to its former glory."

After listening to Lao Dao's narration, the village chief became more and more surprised, because listening to his description, that little girl seemed to be Hu Xiaocao!

There is also the big snake that appeared later, and it can also faintly have a relationship with the mountain god, although except for Hu Xiaocao, no one in the villagers has seen the appearance of the mountain god, but according to the cognition in his heart for several years, this is likely to be the mountain god himself!

Could it be that the mountain god has ever been to Shangqingguan?!

Looking at the village chief's expression, he didn't need to say much to understand everything.

The village chief's face was full of emotion, "There was a little girl in our village before, named Hu Xiaocao, who was indeed deeply involved with the mountain god, but unfortunately she has gone to school now, otherwise she would have been able to come out and meet the Taoist chief."

Lao Dao smiled slightly, even if he didn't see the Hu Xiaocao that the village chief said, he was inexplicably sure in his heart that she was the little girl at the beginning.

It turns out that it is already doomed.

Although I don't know if there is really a so-called mountain god in all this, there are some things that do not need to know the truth, for example, Taoism believes in Sanqing is faith, but how can I ask whether Sanqing really exists?

It is a thought, a belief, and there is no need to see the source.

Maybe the mountain god does not exist, everything is just a coincidence, but this is also a fate of the Tao of nature and the cycle of life, since it is destined to be, there is no need to dig into the roots, otherwise the things in this world are endless, how can it be said clearly, the Tao is clear?

Therefore, it doesn't matter whether there is a Taoist temple in these mountains as Li Minghai said, because Lao Dao already has the answer in his heart.

Only the White Bone Daoist who wants to visit on this trip should not have a chance to see him.

"Shangqing Guan Lord, the Taoist number is Qingwei, come to visit the mountain temple, immeasurable Tianzun, Qingwei respects."

Lao Dao respectfully put on a stick of incense in the upper temple, his heart was full of gratitude and respect, and the breeze blew his robe, as if it was a response from the temple.

The people of Bureau 749 had been listening to the conversation between the village chief and Lao Dao beside them, and their eyes became more and more suspicious.

Seeing that Lao Dao was about to get up and leave, Wang Xuehao and others hurriedly chased after him.

"This Daoist, please stay."

Lao Dao turned around and smiled slightly: "What is the matter with this benefactor?" ”

Xu Tiancheng couldn't help but ask, "Dao Chief, what you just said to the village chief is true?" ”

Lao Dao's gaze fell into the distance, and his expression was a little meaningful.

"There are some things that you believe are true, and if you don't believe it, it is false, even if I say more, it is useless."

As he spoke, Lao Dao pointed to the position of his heart: "Superstitious things, isn't it idealism?" ”

"I'll see you soon."

……

The old way left, came and went, leaving only a sentence of 'fate', he was obsessed when he came, but he was very free and easy when he went.

Only the people of the 749 bureau froze in place, looking at the back of the old man walking away, muttering the last two sentences he left, and his expression was a little complicated.

Yao Ruotong couldn't help but ask, "Goodbye...... Captain, do you say that what this Taoist priest said is true? Could it be a lie? ”

There are too many people in the world who sell their reputations, although the old way looks like a fairy wind and bones, but it is not ruled out that there is such a possibility.

Wang Xuehao pondered for a moment, "Whether it's true or not, we will always find out." ”

……

After Wang Xuehao and the others returned to 749, they quickly began to get busy, their work efficiency was very fast, all the information about Longyuan Mountain was on the table, and there were people involved in it.

Yao Ruotong held a stack of materials, "Captain, this is the information you want, almost all of them are here." ”

Wang Xuehao nodded, took a pen to write and paint, and there were many names written on it, all of whom had been to Longyuan Mountain.

Xu Tiancheng reported the situation to Wang Xuehao, "Captain, after our statistics and analysis, except for those criminals who died on Longyuan Mountain, the rest of the people have innocent family backgrounds, no criminal records, and there is no suspicious place on their resumes for the time being. ”

Wang Xuehao nodded, "Okay." ”

Yao Ruotong looked at the names on the paper, frowned slightly, and said, "There are still many people who have been to Longyuan Mountain and have close contacts, which one should we start investigating first?" ”

Wang Xuehao drew a big circle with his name in the middle, and his eyes were a little sharp, "Let's start with her." ”

Everyone followed his line of sight and looked over, and the few big words that caught their eyes were "Hu Xiaocao!" ”

According to the villagers, the original mountain god theory came from this little girl.

Children are easily misled, and their minds are not as delicate as adults, if there is any breakthrough, starting with her is definitely the best choice.

Not long ago, both the village chief and the old Taoist had mentioned her, and Wang Xuehao felt that maybe he would get some new clues from Hu Xiaocao.

Fog capital, station front elementary school.

At this time, it was the end of class, and the playground was filled with innocent and immature smiling faces, and laughter and laughter floated throughout the campus.

"Knock knock—"

Hu Xiaocao knocked on the office door, "Teacher Li, is there anything you have to do with me?" ”

I never thought that in addition to Mr. Li, there were a few strangers in the office.

Teacher Li smiled softly: "Xiaocao, these uncles and aunts have some important things to ask you, you must answer truthfully." ”

The people of Bureau 749 had already negotiated with the school before, and Mr. Li left after a few words, leaving the space for them.

Looking at the little girl in the office, Wang Xuehao and the others were a little stunned, originally thinking that they would see a black and malnourished little girl.

But I didn't expect that the little girl in front of me had fair and delicate skin and delicate facial features, and she didn't look like she was from the countryside at all.

The most important thing is the temperament that lingers around him, and he feels out of place with his peers around him, and his dark and clear eyes seem to be full of stories.

Hu Xiaocao's image is very different from what they imagined.

As a woman in the team, Yao Ruotong took the initiative to step forward to say hello.

"Hello Xiaocao, don't be nervous, we came this time to ask about Longyuan Mountain, I heard the village chief say, you are the first and only one to see the mountain god, right?"

Hu Xiaocao nodded, looking curiously at the group of people in front of him.

I don't know why they came suddenly, and why they asked about the mountain gods. Looking at Mr. Li's appearance, he seems to be very respectful to these people.

"Can you tell us about the specific situation at that time?"

Hu Xiaocao first asked them about their origins, and then began to tell what had happened, even if it had been so long, it was still vivid, as if it had happened yesterday.

The people of the 749 Bureau listened very carefully, and what Hu Xiaocao said was no different from other villagers.

Xu Tiancheng couldn't help but ask, "How can you be sure that you are seeing the mountain god?" ”

Hu Xiaocao's black and white eyes blinked, and instead asked, "Big brother, then how do you know that I didn't see the mountain god?" ”

Xu Tiancheng was speechless when asked.

saw a simple question, but Hu Xiaocao said it very philosophically.

Xu Tiancheng asked retorted, "Then what evidence do you have to prove the existence of the mountain god?" ”

Of course, Hu Xiaocao has evidence, the snake molt, as well as the ancient books, she has always carried it with her, which is the spiritual pillar of her hard work.

Whenever I am confused, I will take it out and take a look at it, and strengthen my Dao heart.

But at this time, she was no longer the yellow-haired girl who didn't know anything at the beginning, so although there was evidence, she shook her head very calmly: "I have no evidence." ”

"But existence is proof, and Grandpa Mountain God doesn't need me to prove his existence, because he should overlook the world and be worshiped by us."

It's hard to imagine that such a statement could come from the mouth of a schoolboy.

The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence, and the people in the 749 bureau were a little embarrassed, especially Xu Tiancheng just now.

The little girl in front of her has a maturity that does not match her age, and even some ideas and concepts are unique.

In order to avoid further embarrassment, Yao Ruotong hurriedly opened the topic, "Xiaocao, have you ever been to Shangqingguan before?" ”

This time it was Hu Xiaocao's turn to be curious, "Big sister, how do you know?" ”

There are very few people who know about this matter, except for the mountain god, the people in the Taoist temple, and the policeman uncle.

Yao Ruotong smiled and told Hu Xiaocao about the old way that came to the village.

"It turned out to be Grandpa Dao."

Even Hu Xiaocao didn't know that there was such a mystery in this.

As the class bell rang and the inquiry ended, Hu Xiaocao politely said goodbye to everyone.

Looking at the back of her leaving, Xu Tiancheng couldn't help but sigh, "Are all the children so smart now?" It's outrageous. ”

originally thought that Hu Xiaocao was the easiest to explore, but they didn't expect the truth to be beyond their expectations.

She was well-founded, well-organized, and even had a lot of original opinions, not like a child could say. There are still questions about the questions raised by Yao Ruotong, and they can also answer them fluently, and the logic is clear.

The people of the 749 Bureau talked to the people around Hu Xiaocao afterwards, whether it was Mr. Li or other students, they all had a good sense of Hu Xiaocao.

In addition to not liking to talk, not very sociable with people, there are no shortcomings, grades have always been among the best, I like to read some extracurricular ancient books, and even some books can't even be read by teachers, and I don't know what I'm studying at this young age.

"Ancient books?"

Hearing this, the people of the 749 Bureau were very surprised, and then asked Hu Xiaocao about it, only to learn that she actually wanted to find a way to cultivate immortals from ancient books.

In this regard, the people of the 749 bureau could only shake their heads and laugh, and did not take it seriously, after all, this idea is too fanciful.

In the office, Mr. Li told the people of the 749 Bureau about Xiaocao, and one of them made the teacher particularly proud.

"Previously, there was a story on the Internet about the very popular carving boat for a sword, and I published Xiaocao's views on the Internet, which caused heated discussions among netizens, and even derived a sophistry story about the fog of history."

"Xiaocao, this is really the most special and smartest child I have met in my years of teaching."

After listening to Mr. Li's words, everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

All signs show that Hu Xiaocao is not as simple as an ordinary child, completely subverting their previous views.

This child is precocious and terrible.

Xu Tiancheng sighed with emotion, "I didn't expect that the current primary school students are not easy to deal with." ”

But the people of the 749 round were not discouraged.

"Go to the city hospital."

I learned from the villagers that Hu Xiaocao's mother was cured by the mountain god, and the matter spread widely.

They also immediately went to the hospital to see if they could get any clues, but from the doctor's feedback, Hu Xiaocao's mother was paralyzed in bed and had a very special condition, but the current medical level has not found an explanation.

The people of Bureau 749 were deeply confused, took some of the medical information and records, and had to return to the temporary base again.

"In addition to Hu Xiaocao, the most involved person is probably Sun Zhenbang, this policeman, we also have to ask about it."

After all, he was responsible for several cases in Longyuan Mountain, and he gave orders later, but everything related to Longyuan Mountain was directly reported to him.

Even before he was running around for the development of the Longyuan Mountain project, it can be seen that this Sun Zhenbang is also full of suspicions.

The group rushed to the police station again.

Although they believe that the people's police will not do anything that violates discipline, and Sun Zhenbang's resume is very innocent and has always fulfilled his duties, they do not rule out other possibilities.

The director of the police station personally received Wang Xuehao and others.

When they saw the documents in the hands of Wang Xuehao and others, and even the seal and signature of the top leader, they were immediately in awe.

Although he has not dealt with the people of the 749 Bureau head-on, the director also knows about this department and has very high authority.

"Is there anything we need to reconcile?"

Knowing that they were here for Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan, a phone call went down, and immediately called the two people who were on a mission outside.

After receiving the order from their superiors, Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan rushed back, without even drinking saliva, and went directly to the director's office.

But I didn't want to wait for them, in addition to the police chief, there were a few special people.

The director concisely explained the situation and introduced the identities of Wang Xuehao and others, with an unprecedentedly serious expression.

"They are people from 749 of the State Secret Department, who are specially here to investigate the affairs of Longyuan Mountain, and I hope you will explain everything on the mountain clearly, and you can't hide anything!"

Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan glanced at each other, they didn't expect that this matter would even shock the country, and they also sent such a special organization to investigate.

The matter of Longyuan Mountain really can't be hidden.

Sun Zhenbang's expression was extremely complicated, he had long thought that this day would come sooner or later, there was an unexpected, but reasonable feeling.

After all, what happened on that mountain can't be hidden.

If it weren't for the remoteness of the geography and the sparse population, I'm afraid it would have been exposed to the country's vision earlier.

Naturally, the two did not dare to hide anything, and there was no need to hide it, starting from the first case at the beginning, that is, animal smuggling, they began to tell in detail.

"We first received a report from Longyuanshan about animal smuggling."

"These cases are very suspicious, and in the end, the murderer was not found, they all became unsolved cases, and there are records in the bureau, you can look through the investigation."

The director asked people to call up the file before, and the people of the 749 Bureau have already seen it, and they are exactly what Sun Zhenbang told them.

Judging from these files, these cases are indeed incredible, and it is not that Sun Zhenbang is exaggerating.

After all, the forensic doctor in the police station and other police officers involved in the case can testify, and the confessions of these people can also be matched.

Wang Xuehao's eyes were vicious, and after their narration, he could see at a glance that Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan actually believed in these things.

"So you also believe in the mountain gods?"

In the face of Wang Xuehao's sharp point, Sun Zhenbang hesitated for a moment, but decided to say the truest thoughts in his heart.

"There are some things I didn't believe at first, but after so much experience, I can't help but believe it, I think if it were you, I'm afraid my views would be the same as mine."

In the end, Sun Zhenbang was still hindered by his identity, and he didn't say it obviously, but everyone present heard his words.

"Now, it's not about believing it or not, but the respect it should have is needed, just like worshipping your ancestors and going to the grave during the New Year's holidays, don't you go because you don't believe it?"

Bureau 749: "??? ”

With Sun Zhenbang's words, he completely blocked the people of the 749 Bureau speechless, just like the old Taoist priest and Hu Xiaocao who met before, one person can directly choke people to death with one sentence, but I have to admit that what they said is really fucking reasonable.

"If one thing is a coincidence, so much has happened that it can't be described as a coincidence, and we are not the only ones who have experienced these things."

Sun Zhenbang's words made the people of the 749 bureau fall into deep thought.

Yao Ruotong's gaze fell on Xie Yixuan, "You accompanied a little girl to find a Taoist temple before, do you still have an impression of this matter?" ”

Xie Yixuan thought for a moment, "I have the impression that the little girl is still from Longyuan Village, it seems that her name is Hu Xiaocao, I was afraid that she would be in danger outside alone, so I went with her." ”

Then everything is right, the people of the 749 bureau glanced at each other, recalled what Lao Dao said, and suddenly set off a lot of ripples in their hearts.

However, Xie Yixuan didn't understand why they suddenly asked this, "Why did you suddenly ask about this." ”

If it weren't for Yao Ruotong's inquiry, Xie Yixuan would have almost forgotten about it.

Yao Ruotong shook his head, "It's nothing." ”

Coming out of the police station, Wang Xuehao and others were still thinking about what Sun Zhenbang said.

"Captain, do you think what Officer Sun said is credible?"

Wang Xuehao rubbed his temples, "As a policeman, he has no reason to lie, and it won't do him any good if he does this, and if someone directs him behind him, he can't say it." ”

Who can buy a decades-old cop?

And judging from the righteousness in Sun Zhenbang's eyebrows, he doesn't look like that kind of person, Wang Xuehao sees people very accurately, and he has never looked away.

In addition to Sun Zhenbang and Xie Yixuan, the people of 749 also investigated Yunling, the next province, and several policemen also came across the province to investigate, but in the end, it was not done.

The reason is that there was a murder case there there, and the few people who died are inextricably linked to the smuggling of cultural relics on this side of Longyuan Mountain.

They also found Team Zhou and Bai Yanfei.

Although Team Zhou and Bai Yanfei's attitude is not as firm as Sun Zhenbang's, it can be seen that they seem to be more taboo about the affairs of this mountain.

Even after all this time, the memory is still fresh.

I was a little stunned when I saw the arrival of Wang Xuehao and others.

"Actually, we didn't believe in any mountain gods at first, but after seeing a series of things—"

Speaking of this, Team Zhou and Bai Yanfei all became silent, and finally sighed, their expressions were very complicated.

"All in all, this case has become an unsolved case in the end, and perhaps as Officer Sun said, there may indeed be some mysterious power in the world."

These policemen were all convinced of those strange things in Longyuan Mountain.

Regarding this case of smuggling cultural relics, we have to mention the previous Zuo Ci tomb, the archaeological team that originally came here to develop it, but also because of some strange things, finally had to give up the development.

It was when the criminals heard the news that they came, but they never wanted to die here.

Wang Xuehao looked at the information in his hand and fell into deep thought.

"What is it that can make the people who left the archaeological team give up the development of this ancient tomb?"

The people of 749 immediately rushed to the 'Wudu Archaeological Center' and found Professor Zhang to learn about the specific details at that time.

Professor Zhang, who is also the main person in charge of the archaeological team, couldn't help but sigh after hearing their intentions.

"When we wanted to develop the tomb, there were a lot of strange things, small animals came to make trouble, some people said they saw ghosts, and even the team had the same nightmare every day, and this kind of strange thing happened so many times that we couldn't do our job."

If it weren't for the last resort, Professor Zhang would definitely not give up, but at that time, the situation had seriously affected their daily life, and the follow-up work could not start a war at all.

Xu Tiancheng was a little curious when he heard this, "What kind of dreams have you all had?" ”

Professor Zhang still thinks about it, and he feels palpitations, "Everyone has the same dream, they are all chased by a pair of white bones in the dream. ”

The people of Bureau 749 couldn't help but glance at each other, and suddenly remembered the information they had seen on the police station file earlier.

At the beginning, a trafficker took the initiative to report the crime, and he also said that he had been chased by white bones!

And that's not all!

The Qing Wei Taoist of Shangqing Temple also said that he came to Longyuan Mountain to visit a white bone Taoist leader!

"Professor Zhang, are you sure?"

Professor Zhang nodded affirmatively, "At that time, this matter was very noisy, and the whole team was spreading that this mountain was not clean and there was some kind of force blocking it, so we had to give up later." ”

The 749 Bureau found the rest of the archaeological team, which was similar to what Professor Zhang said.

After coming out of the Institute of Archaeology, the people of Bureau 749 were in a somewhat complicated mood.

As long as the person who steps into Longyuan Mountain, he will more or less experience some unbelievable things, if it is a criminal, he will not even save his life!

(End of chapter)