"Heya Village?" Mu Tangtang read out in a low voice, and looked back at Mo Yiyue suspiciously, as if asking him if he had read it correctly?

Mo Yiyue nodded slightly, rubbed Mu Tangtang's head and said softly: "Yes, Heya Village." This clearly tells you and me that the village is surrounded by mountains and rivers. ”

The five men then entered the village, which was not like the one on the Horseshoe Mountain, with no gates and no walls. In this way, the families are scattered in the two valleys, quiet and peaceful.

Yes, quiet, even silence, deathly silence.

"Is there anyone?" Ye Feiyu shouted loudly as soon as he stepped into the village. He was anxious, but he was a little hungry at the moment, so he thought that he was at home, and someone would come to get him some food if he was casually greeted.

At first, everyone just thought that the villagers here were afraid of life and did not dare to come out to meet each other. But when Ye Feiyu kicked open the door of a house and found that there was no one inside, everyone realized that something was wrong, there was no one in this Heya Village.

Night has fallen, and the starlight over Heya Village is bright and vast. Everyone found something to eat in the village, and they filled their stomachs. After the meal, Mo Yiyue stood under the eaves of a thatched hut, looking at the clear night sky without saying a word.

The other four gathered around the bonfire and chatted casually.

"Alas, this time it's completely out of the water. While several people were talking, Mu Yuncheng suddenly sighed.

"Water ballads?" Ye Feiyu and Mu Tangtang didn't know who the water ballad in Mu Yuncheng's mouth was, and they didn't know the gambling contract between the two of them.

"Alas......" Mu Yuncheng glanced at the two of them, then turned his head away, still sighing to himself.

Mu Tangtang was very interested in this matter, and kept asking Mu Yuncheng in the back, just to find out what the water rumor in his mouth was.

"Water ballads, water ballads. It's like a girl's name. Ye Feiyu smiled evilly, his eyes were shining sharply at the moment, like an eagle's gaze sweeping over Mu Yuncheng's eyes that he was deliberately avoiding.

Mu Tangtang's eyes widened when he heard this, and he covered his mouth and said in surprise: "Ah, eldest nephew, you already have someone you like?"

Mu Yuncheng stood up casually, squinting at the two of them with the corner of his eye: "I'm sleepy, you continue." With that, he leaned back, and it looked like he was going to sleep here.

"Why don't you go in and sleep?" Ye Feiyu looked at the empty houses on both sides and said with some doubts.

"He's afraid of the dark. Mu Tangtang opened his mouth and smiled.

I saw Mu Yuncheng sit up suddenly, his chin raised slightly, and said a little stubbornly: "Whoever said it, I'm not afraid." ”

"Okay, you're not afraid, go to sleep. Mu Tangtang hurriedly coaxed him. Mu Yuncheng was so excited, mainly because he didn't want others to know that he was afraid of the dark, but he wanted to cover it up and show more childishness.

"It's good to sleep here. I think this village is a little weird, so we'd better spend the night by the fire and leave here tomorrow. Yang Ling vigilantly observed the surroundings, it was such a village that had not yet been abandoned, but there was no one.

At this time, Mo Yiyue also slowly came to sit down by the bonfire, her expression was very solemn.

"Brother Yiyue, where have all the people in this village gone?" Mu Tangtang saw Mo Yiyue sitting down and asked him softly.

Mo Yiyue shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

"I guess we happened to be at someone's gathering or something, and we're all sacrificing somewhere in the mountains at the moment. Ye Feiyu's words can explain the fact that there is no one in the village.

But Mo Yiyue and Yang Ling didn't seem to think so, and only heard Yang Ling say in a deep voice: "Not only is there no one in this village, but there is nothing else alive. If you go out to worship in a group, you should at least have a dog to guard the yard. ”

"Probably, maybe they don't like dogs. Ye Feiyu found a far-fetched reason for himself, but no one could say that it must be wrong.

"Perhaps, this village is haunted...... Mu Tangtang hung his head, Ben was stirring the bonfire with the branch in his hand, but suddenly lowered his voice and said.

There was a crackling sound in the campfire, and the flames suddenly trembled violently for a few times, and then calmed down.

The atmosphere suddenly dropped to the extreme, and everyone could feel their own slight breathing.

It was originally a quiet and peaceful summer evening, but there was a hint of coolness echoing in everyone's hearts.

"I'll go find some more wood and make the fire bigger, because he is afraid of the dark. Mu Tangtang was originally just making a little joke, and he didn't want everyone to go to his heart. She knew she had ruined the atmosphere, so she made an excuse to hide for a while.

"I'll go with you. Ye Feiyu hurriedly got up and shouted.

Mu Tangtang didn't like him to accompany him, so he said to Mo Yiyue: "Let's let Brother Yiyue accompany me!"

Mo Yiyue didn't refuse, she saw his lowered eyelashes raised slightly, and looked at Mu Tangtang indifferently for a while, but she still got up and went with her. Just because he didn't worry about Mu Tangtang going out alone.

Ye Feiyu looked at the back of the two of them leaving together, and kicked Mu Yuncheng, who was already asleep, with hatred. Mu Yuncheng suffered pain in his legs, and opened his eyes in a daze, obviously not knowing what was going on. saw Ye Feiyu snort and said, "I'm sorry, you continue to sleep." ”

Mu Yuncheng was sleepy, and when he apologized, he stopped pestering, turned over and continued to sleep.

Mo Yiyue and Mu Tangtang walked outside the village, although it was pitch black all around, there were also starlight scattered, and they could vaguely discern the direction.

"Oh no, I forgot to bring a torch. How can you find dead branches and rotten wood?" she saw that the surroundings were very dark, and she covered her mouth and said in surprise to Mo Yiyue.

"If you really look for wood, you can find dry wood in the village. Mo Yiyue's voice was soft, even if he saw through Mu Tangtang's ghost thoughts, he was as gentle as usual.

"Hee-hee, you know it all. Mu Tangtang squinted and laughed for a while, then kicked his hand on the ground and said, "Brother Yiyue came out with me, shouldn't it be just to accompany me." She is also an elf, and she can guess Mo Yiyue's thoughts at this time.

Mo Yiyue pursed his lips and smiled, the faint starlight reflected in his clear eyes, and it could also fold out a cold glow.

"Let's move on. He said this mainly because the people on the way here did not notice the anomaly, so if it was possible, there should be some clues on the way ahead.

Mu Tangtang then hummed, and strode behind Mo Yiyue, she walked briskly, stepping on the path in the valley, making rhythmic footsteps.

It's summer, and it's supposed to be the time for insects. But along the way, except for the footsteps of the two, there was no sound. It was as if the two of them were walking in endless darkness, not in the deep mountains where infinite life was born.

Suddenly, Mu Tangtang's footsteps stopped, and she said behind her for a long time: "Brother Yiyue, do you smell anything?"

Mo Yiyue noticed this when her footsteps stopped, it was a burnt smell that only baked things emitted. The smell clearly tells me that the baked thing should be meat.

Mo Yiyue closed her eyes, felt the movement of the breeze, and then took Mu Tangtang's hand behind her and said, "Follow me." ”

This somewhat sudden move made Mu Tangtang stunned for a moment. Then Mu Tangtang was gently pulled away by Mo Yiyue, and her hand held by Mo Yiyue was clenched tightly, she could clearly feel the temperature from Mo Yiyue's hand, this temperature was transmitted from her fingertips to her heart, and suddenly her heart was like a deer crashing, and she could feel her face flush. This time, the sweaty palms were replaced by herself.

"Brother Yi Yue. Mu Tangtang gently pinched Mo Yiyue's palm with his fingers and called.

"Huh?" Mo Yiyue was a little puzzled, and turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I ......" Mu Tangtang lowered his head, and his face was already crimson. Fortunately, it was midnight at this time, and Mo Yiyue couldn't see her red cheeks at the moment.

Before she could say the rest of the words, she heard the sound of fluttering wings under her feet. Then a swarm of bats that covered the stars and the moon flew overhead. Seeing this, Mo Yiyue hurriedly covered Mu Tangtang's head with her sleeves, but before she could dodge, she was scratched by a bat in the process of repeatedly driving away with her hands.

"What is this!" Mu Tangtang was excited, but Mo Yiyue covered his mouth with his hand, only to hear Mo Yiyue's voice slightly serious: "Don't move, you watch your feet carefully." With that, he raised his feet slightly and searched for a long time before he fell. In order to avoid a charred corpse in front of him, which had already been burned to death.

Mo Yiyue took out the bamboo tube containing the fire fold from her arms, took out the fire fold from the inside, and shook it with her hand, and the fire fold ignited by itself, illuminating the surroundings.

The moment he saw the scene in front of him, even Mo Yiyue's back oozed a trace of coolness. It was a huge pit filled with the bodies of people who had been burned to death. These corpses were stacked on top of each other, and the death was horrible, but they were all painfully open-mouthed.

"Ah!" Rao is Mu Tangtang is bold, and he can't help but exclaim when he sees this scene. Hiding behind Mo Yiyue and secretly looking at it with his eyes.

The smell of burnt fire in the air seemed to sweep away all the senses of the two of them in an instant. Nausea and dizziness can only be modified slightly, and the more vivid thing is that the feet are soft and have a tendency to be planted in the pit.

"What happened?" Mo Yiyue looked at the miserable corpses in the pit, guessing that these people were the residents of Heya Village, and there was no way to know why they were burned to death.

Who did it......

The next morning, the cold in the valley was very heavy, and Mu Yuncheng was awake from the cold, and found that everyone was sleeping around the campfire. And the bonfire has long been extinguished, leaving only a thick layer of wood ash.

He stretched his waist habitually, but between his legs, he inadvertently touched Ye Feiyu, who was sleeping on the side. Ye Feiyu woke up in his sleep, sat up and glared at Mu Yuncheng.

"Ah, I'm sorry I accidentally bumped into you. You...... Are you okay?" Mu Yuncheng was also startled when he saw Ye Feiyu suddenly wake up, and hurriedly apologized.

Ye Feiyu thought that Mu Yuncheng hated himself for his kick last night, so he took revenge in the morning.

"I'm sorry, didn't I accidentally bump into you last night, did you do this this morning?" Ye Feiyu was angry, not just because he felt that Mu Yuncheng was a villain. is also venting for the sinking of his Thornfish, which led to his current situation of sleeping in the barren mountains.

Mu Yuncheng was a little puzzled, "What are you talking about? Didn't I apologize to you? Why are you still so unrelenting, do you still want to kick it back?"

"Apologizing helps? I'm just going to kick it back. As he spoke, he got up and kicked Mu Yuncheng's leg. This kick hit Mu Yuncheng's knee, and Mu Yuncheng fell to the ground unsteadily. But who can bear Ye Feiyu's retribution like this? I saw Mu Yuncheng gritted his teeth and staggered up, and rushed towards Ye Feiyu, and the two scuffled, but Mu Yuncheng was really not Ye Feiyu's opponent, and was held down by Ye Feiyu in a few clicks.

Just when Ye Feiyu raised his fist and was about to hit Mu Yuncheng's head, his fist was stopped in mid-air, and when he looked up, it was Mo Yiyue who looked at him coldly.

"No matter how angry and uncomfortable you are, you shouldn't treat your friends like this. Mo Yiyue pulled Ye Feiyu away from Mu Yuncheng, and her words were not as soft as before, and even a little cold.

At this time, Mu Tangtang and Yang Ling also woke up, looked at the wrong expressions and postures of the three of them, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Yuncheng hurriedly stood up, patted the dust on his clothes, lowered his eyelids, but shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I accidentally fell." ”

Everyone was silent.

After breakfast, Mo Yiyue proposed to go west out of the village, and said that the road to the west was more spacious and easy to walk. In fact, the road to the east he had walked on last night was the place where the dead bodies were buried in the village.

There were no objections. Because except for Mu Tangtang who knew that Mo Yiyue had arranged this, no one knew what happened outside the village last night.

The road to the west is wide, as if it had been repaired. Generally, the roads in Shuzhong are like this, and the ones in the west are often wider and easier to walk. Because the east side mainly relies on water transportation, its land is almost all trails, and there are few artificially built roads. Therefore, Mo Yiyue said that the road to the west is wide and easy to walk.

The crowd is in groups of threes and twos, and none of them intersect. After an early morning walk, I was tired and hungry. Around noon, a wooden sign on the road lifted everyone's spirits again.

"Taoling County. This unexpected small county town made the four people except Mo Yiyue excited. With the county seat, it means that everyone can live in a comfortable inn to rest, and have a beautiful meal.

But these three words made Mo Yiyue fall into deep thought.

"Taoling", isn't that what the astrological signs refer to here?

Could it be that this Heya Village is under the jurisdiction of Taoling County? Perhaps the meaning of the red red star and the accumulated corpse qi is here.