When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

Grandpa is a very strange person.

It’s not that his embarrassing habits are weird, but that he is a weird person, and the things he did are incomprehensible to Qi Xi.

Even after saving himself, he was unwilling to show his true face to others and wore a veil even at home.

Ever since he came out of Huaifeng Village and was rescued by Wu Sanshan, he has used stupidity to cover up his true identity and also used stupidity to cover up his true emotions.

It seems that by doing this I can deceive myself and forget those heart-wrenching memories.

after all.

How can a foolish person understand separation?

but……

Even if he wanted to pretend that he didn't remember, reality would always come out to remind him. After all, he was not a fool, and it was impossible for him to really forget those sad memories.

After the Huaifeng Village was massacred, about two or three days later, there would still be three or two outsiders who would take a boat to the island to experience the novelty of "holding the wind in their arms".

It is considered an elegant hobby among literati and poets.

When they got there, they found that all the villagers of Huaifeng Village were gone.

The daily necessities were all there, but there was no sign of a single person. It was as if the people of Huaifeng Village had suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

Soon, the news spread throughout Pinghai Town.

Huaifeng Village doesn't have a large population, and there are indeed three or two days a year when people don't go out.

Before the news spread, people did not find it strange, but after the outsider who had returned said this, the people of Pinghai Town were shocked to realize that the people from Huaifeng Village had indeed not come to the town by boat for a few days.

For a time, everything was possible.

Some people said that the people of Huaifeng Village moved away collectively, but this statement was quickly refuted.

The people of Huaifeng Village have lived on the lake island for more than two hundred years. The island is located in the center of the lake, and the only way to leave is by boat.

Some people also said that Huaifeng Village must have done something to displease the gods and attempted to embezzle the gods' treasure, which angered the gods at the bottom of the lake, so the gods became angry and took them away.

Others said that people from Huaifeng Village committed serious crimes and were secretly executed by the imperial court.

In short, the rumors became more and more outrageous, but no one guessed that Huaifeng Village was massacred by a group of tomb robbers because of the cursed treasure.

After all, the rumor that there is a treasure in Huaifeng Village is just a rumor, and no one has really found the treasure.

If there really was a treasure, wouldn't the villagers of Huaifeng Village have become wealthy long ago? Why would they have to live on that isolated island?

So, everyone just treated it as a novel rumor and mentioned it occasionally during their meals.

After learning about this, County Magistrate Chang immediately led officials to the island to search, but in the end, nothing was found. The disappearance of Huaifeng Village became an unsolved case.

Not long after that, a large number of white flower snakes began to appear in villages near Haibei and Hainan, and many people died innocently from being bitten by the snakes.

For this reason, outsiders who are curious about Huaifeng Village dare not go to the island for fear of being harmed by poisonous snakes.

Although Qi Xi didn't want to face those tragedies, she couldn't bear to let innocent people be implicated because of them.

The people of Huaifeng Village had been able to live peacefully with the snakes on the lake island for more than two hundred years, and they knew some ways to avoid snakes, so he secretly left Wu Sanshan's side, sneaked into the forest, and used those folk methods to drive the snakes back to their habitats.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was on the island, Qi Xi finally mustered up the courage to return to the island through the tomb exit.

He was looking forward to seeing the corpses of the thieves, looking forward to seeing their faces distorted by snake bites, so that he could die with his fellow villagers.

However, Qi Xi searched everywhere in the village, whether in the forest or in the tomb, but could not find the bodies of the thieves. The property in the tomb was also stolen, leaving only the bones in the coffin.

At that moment, Qi Xi collapsed, shouting and questioning in his heart.

Why...

Why would the people in Huaifeng Village die if they touched those treasures, but these beasts could leave here safely with those treasures?

Why!

In the empty Huaifeng Village, he didn't dare to make a sound, as if he had lost the ability to make a sound that night. His fingers dug into the soil and tears as big as beans burst out of his eyes and fell to the ground.

why.

He was in so much pain that he didn't want to live anymore.

He obviously...

I just want to die with my fellow villagers...

Qi Xi didn't dare to stay in the village for too long, for fear of remembering the vivid faces of his fellow villagers when they were still alive, and afraid that he would be swallowed by those painful memories if he stayed any longer.

He thought about jumping off the cliff.

But those bastards are not dead yet, and he still remembers what his mother said to him.

A'niang said that he should live on with the people of Huaifeng Village. As long as he is alive, Huaifeng Village will always be there.

Qi Xi didn't know how she walked out of the village and eventually fainted in the woods.

In a dream.

The once vivid faces of his fellow villagers kept and repeatedly turned into bloody appearances in his mind.

They cried out in pain and stretched out their hands towards him, as if accusing him of being still alive and well, as if they wanted to drag them into hell as well. They also seemed to be unwilling to die, roaring and demanding that he avenge them.

Qi Xi didn't know how long he had been unconscious in the woods. He only knew that when he opened his eyes again, Wu Sanshan appeared in front of him.

When he saw himself wake up, Wu Sanshan hurriedly put the veil on his head, as if his face was something terrible that he was ashamed to see in front of others.

But the more anxious he was, the less he could bring it with him, and the more embarrassed he looked.

Qi Xi himself didn't know what he was feeling. After seeing Wu Sanshan's face, he was not surprised by the dark spots on his face. Instead, he stretched out his dirt-covered hand and covered the back of Wu Sanshan's old hand.

Wu Sanshan's hands were very cold, and his hands were also very cold.

But when they touched each other, a warmth arose, not from the hands, but from the heart.

Wu Sanshan knew that there were snakes in the forest, but he was still willing to risk his life to save himself.

If it was someone else who found her, Qi Xi might have understood.

But it was not anyone else, it was Wu Sanshan.

From that day on, Wu Sanshan didn't know what inspired him, but he no longer wore his opaque black veil and showed his true face to others.

He always likes to chat with me when they are alone, as if he hasn't talked to anyone for hundreds of years. Finally, he has found someone to whom he can reveal his true feelings without restraint.

Is it because I am stupid that I am so careless?

The answer in Qi Xi’s mind was no.

Wu Sanshan said that when he was young he was a bookworm and loved reading, but the villagers didn't like it and thought reading was useless. He had a different opinion from the villagers, so he left.

He said he liked quietness, liked to be alone, and didn't like to be with others, so he came to Pinghai Town alone, just to

He also said that he was quite rich in his early years, but he met a person who needed money more than he did, so he gave the money to that person so that that person could have the courage to continue living.

These words came out of Wu Sanshan's mouth occasionally, and most of the time he was telling himself what he saw and heard while fishing.

He's really a complete weirdo.

He is a stupid person.

What does a foolish person understand? What's the point of telling him these things? Do you expect him to respond?

Qi Xi pretended not to understand Wu Sanshan's narration of the past, but still listened very carefully, looking at Wu Sanshan with a silly smile on her face.

Wu Sanshan seemed to be mumbling to himself, believing in what he had said about the past. However, it was this belief that made Qi Xi feel that Wu Sanshan was even more foolish than he pretended.

If he is not a fool, why would he lie to a fool?

There was not a single book in the dilapidated house. Everything Wu Sanshan said about the past was fabricated. Of course, it was not fabricated at all. Only a small part of each sentence was true.

E.g.

'The villagers don't like it'.

'I came to Pinghai Town alone'.

'I was quite wealthy in my early years'.

Apart from these few sentences, even the name Wu Sanshan is false.

Actually.

Although he had never seen Wu Sanshan and only the old people in the village had seen him, he had heard of Wu Sanshan's deeds. Ever since he saw the large black spot on the left half of Wu Sanshan's face in the forest that day, he knew who Wu Sanshan was.

I heard the old people in the village gossiping.

It is said that there was a family named Xu in the village who had two sons.

The first son was a disaster from birth, with most of his face covered with black spots. His parents didn't want to look at him because of his ugly face, so they asked a fortune teller to look at him.

On the day of the fortune-telling, the whole village went to watch the fun.

They said that the child had large black spots on his face, that he had a bad fate, that he was an unlucky person, and that he would bring death to those around him. They said that it was best not to let him show his true face to others, for fear of causing disaster.

What should I do with this kind of thing? But it's my own child, I can't strangle him to death.

So, when he was old enough to be weaned, he was kept in an unused house, given a black mask and not allowed to leave the house. He was only given food, drinks and other daily necessities every now and then, as long as he was not starved to death, that was enough.

Not long after, the family gave birth to another child, who was fair and clean, and very pleasing in appearance. The fortune teller said that this child would become a great talent in the future, and had the destiny of Wenquxing, and would one day bring honor to the family and return home in glory.

The couple was extremely happy. They tried to make money as early as possible and spent all their wealth to help their young son become successful. When he was still very young, they paid a teacher to teach him how to read.

That child is indeed smart and learns quickly.

As the younger son grew up, in order to prevent him from being affected, the couple locked the door of the vacant room and did not tell him that he had an older brother.

More than 20 years passed like this, and finally everything was peaceful.

But one day, for some reason, Xu Wa ran out like crazy. His parents and fellow villagers who were passing by were terrified as if they had seen a ghost. They picked up the brooms in the yard and beat him back.

When he called back, his second son just came back from school.

When he saw his brother's ferocious look, he was frightened to death on the spot.

The next day, he passed away.

After the younger son died, the family became distraught. They were terrified and in tears every day. When they saw their eldest son, they were like seeing a ghost. They said it was all his fault for not hiding his ghost face. He was the one who killed his younger son and would kill them too.

Because he sneaked out, disasters occurred one after another in the village during that period of time.

Either someone bumped into him or he fell down, or someone else's child accidentally ran into him and ran out with a high fever that wouldn't go away.

The village absolutely could not accept to keep a scourge in the village, so the Xu family took out the money that was originally used for their youngest son to take the imperial examination. Every family thought that spending money could ward off disaster, so they also collected some money and gave it to the Xu couple, asking them to leave the village and let him fend for himself.