When Wei Wuxian traveled back in time

One of them echoed: "Yes, we must say it, otherwise we will all be doomed."

Before Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji could figure out what was happening, these people had already run towards the clan leader's residence.

The two were left looking ahead in confusion in the wind. Suddenly, the burly big brother who followed the large group slowed down his pace, came to the back of the crowd, and walked in small steps.

Wei WuXian saw that he had something to say, so the two of them went up to him.

The sturdy elder brother walked with his eyes fixed on the side, whispering, "What happened today is unknown to the immortals. The girl from the Zhang family in the east disappeared at some point, and we couldn't find her. We all guessed that she ran out of the mountain alone."

As soon as these words were spoken, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji both thought of the person asking for directions whom they met outside before entering the village. She had also reminded Lan Wangji not to go in.

Now it just happens to coincide with this matter.

But they saw that man outside yesterday. It would take an ordinary person three or four days to walk out from here.

In order to avoid coincidence, Wei WuXian did not mention that they had seen that person outside, but instead asked, “When did you find out that the girl had disappeared?”

The big, strong brother said, "We just found out today that this girl is an orphan in our village. She is the only one at home, and she is a loner who doesn't often hang out with others. So we arranged some work for her to help weave nets at home. It's good, so she has a skill and can be self-reliant and not tired. We go to her house to collect the nets about every five or six days."

"But when we went to her house this morning after closing the net, we found that she was gone, and the materials we sent a few days ago were not touched. We searched everywhere except the forest, but we couldn't find any trace of the girl from the Zhang family."

"So there is only one possibility, this girl ran away from the mountain."

After giving a general account of the matter, the eldest brother immediately followed the pace of the people in front of him and walked towards the clan leader's residence, leaving Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji standing there thinking about things.

Wei WuXian asked, “Lan Zhan, what was the person who asked you for directions yesterday like?”

Lan Wangji said, "The woman is very frail, and looks to be in her fifties or sixties."

“That’s about right. It shouldn’t be a coincidence.” Wei WuXian said, “Since this girl was able to escape from here safely, then the rumored curse may not be credible.”

The two of them also followed and watched from a distance what the group of villagers were doing.

I saw all those people gathered in front of the clan leader's house, and no one dared to knock on the door so respectfully.

You have to know that when Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji entered the house yesterday, the house was not locked at all. Wei Wuxian just pushed the door lightly and they went in. Moreover, the house was extremely quiet inside and out, with only the old lady there.

Even if it was out of respect for the elders, their behavior and some of the subtle movements they made showed that they did not just respect the patriarch, but were mostly afraid of him.

In Wei Wuxian's impression yesterday, the clan leader was just an old woman with gray hair without a single black hair, slow movements, and a particularly soft voice without any ripples in her tone.

To be honest, she's just an old woman, why are they so afraid of her? Could there be someone else?

With this question in mind, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji kept staring at the scene over there, but there was no movement over there, the door was still closed, and these people just stayed there quietly without saying a word.

What's the point of just standing at the door if you don't solve the problem.

Wei Wuxian wanted to go over to help him, but Lan Wangji held him back and shook his head.

So I had to wait quietly. I don’t know how long it had passed, but the sun in the sky moved one position after another and now it was directly above my head.

Wei WuXian was so tired that he couldn't stand any longer and just sat on the ground.

Suddenly, Lan Wangji said, "Something's going on."

Wei WuXian stood up and saw that the people over there seemed to have received some instructions and soon began to disperse.

After everyone left, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji went over to check. They checked the corners at the door, under the stones, and everywhere, but they didn't see anything.

Wei WuXian asked, “Lan Zhan, did you see clearly where he was looking just now?”

Lan Wangji said, "The main door."

Wei WuXian moved closer to feel the door. It was smooth and the patterns carved on it were all in good condition. There was nothing unusual about it.

Wei WuXian asked, “Could it be that some words appeared on it, and those people disappeared after seeing them?”

Lan Wangji said: “It’s possible.”

Wei WuXian said: “Let’s go ask that big brother.”

The two men came all the way to the burly man's house. The door was closed and locked from the inside. Seeing this, the two of them couldn't force their way in.

So Wei Wuxian and the others went to other people's homes to take a look, and found that they were all the same.

The door is closed and I don’t know what the people in this village are doing.

Time soon came to night, and the once busy and bustling village became silent, with no one walking on the streets.

Wei Wuxian and his friend caught some fish and grilled them. That day, they also went to the clan leader's residence. This time, they didn't even see the old lady, as if the person they saw last night didn't exist at all.

Just in case anything happened, the two of them just slept outside on the grass.

The next day, October 15th, the person who had disappeared from the village all day finally came out of his house.

However, everyone who came out this time had a very serious expression on their face. Wei Wuxian called out to a few people passing by, but no one spoke, including the burly eldest brother. It was as if everyone had been swapped within one day.

They only know how to do their own things, like a walking corpse.

Wei Wuxian watched them tidy up the altar on the beach. Today was the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. Even if everyone had turned into a walking corpse, they would still remember the sacrifice.

The world is so vast and full of wonders.

In an isolated place like this, there are many things that are beyond the ordinary people's cognition.

At this moment, Wei WuXian suddenly remembered what the old lady had said to them the night before:

"The 15th day of July connects the Ghost Gate and the Heaven Gate, so you should leave early."

Ghost Gate Wei Wuxian knew that because the 15th day of July was the day with the heaviest yin energy in the year, many ghosts would be nourished by the yin energy and would wander around the human world with the help of this yin energy. Some would choose to come back to see their relatives, while others would take this opportunity to stir up trouble.