The two walked along the river, and it took about two hours before they saw a bay mouth. The bay mouth blocked the continuous mountains and formed a field dam, surrounded by green mountains and green waters.

In the depths of the dense fog, one could vaguely see a village on Tianba. In April, the world should be full of vitality, but there was no life there.There are broken bricks and tiles, overgrown with weeds in front of the hall, mostly skinny women on the rugged path, and a few children sitting on the ridge of the field, all with dull eyes and no innocence at all.

Even when they found strangers entering the village, the peasant women on the road were not at all curious, and they didn't even give the two handsome men a second look, as if they were walking dead.

The dilapidated walls are like a corner of the world abandoned, leaving them to fend for themselves, the whole village is shrouded in a dark cloud called "mourning".

Nie Huan was in a good mood all the way after drinking, but he frowned seriously when he landed.There was not much reaction on Ye Lan's face, his eyes were deep and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Why don't you ask me what it was like here before?" Nie Huan asked as he picked a grass and chewed it in his mouth.

Ye Lan's feet didn't stop, and he replied leisurely: "It was a coincidence that I came here once, the smoke was lingering, the chickens and dogs were barking, and it was a peaceful scene."

Nie Huan frowned even deeper, "When did it happen? What are you doing here?"

Leader Ye Da said that no matter how urgent the other party is, he will not be affected by it. He simply said: "Just passing by."

"When did it happen?" Nie Huan stopped and asked seriously.

There is a small waterfall falling vertically in the mountains, and the rocks are clattered.

Ye Lan lowered her eyes for a moment, turned her head to meet someone's sharp eyes, and said: "Five years ago, the general guarding the banner guarding the southern border was killed, and the emperor secretly ordered the Wumeng to come forward to solve it. I..."

"I'm hungry, go ahead and find something to eat, and find out what happened here." Nie Huan walked away without waiting for Ye Lanshuang to finish speaking.

That year, Nie Huan's life was not going well, and he encountered very difficult things here. After the mission was completed, the person who took care of him was plotted against by some unsightly sect.So he was surrounded here by all martial arts people for two whole months!Just to catch his "pest".

It is everyone who came here to squat him with the flagpole of justice.At that time, someone even said that whoever can take the head of Nie Huan will be able to replace Ye Lanshuang and become the new martial arts leader!

They also gave that operation a bullshit name - "Operation Tuhuan".

It was so funny, but for some reason, Nie Huan wanted to throw himself into the trap at that moment and give someone else the chance to succeed Ye Lan as the overlord of the Central Plains.

But that was just a momentary thought, he didn't want to give his precious life in vain, so he pretended to eat and drink in this area openly, and no one recognized him for more than two months!

It's just that at that time he didn't know that Ye Lanshuang also came with him. In this way, this person is really "just".So...does he follow suit, and does he also want to kill his "pest"...

Thinking of this, Nie Huan sneered, whistled nonchalantly, and jumped on the hill alone.

Ye Lan was buried in the thick fog with both corners, staring fixedly at that figure, wanted to speak but stopped countless times, and finally said nothing.

Nie Huan stopped a woman pulling scalpers at Dangfeng Ferry, and asked, "Sister, may I ask..."

"I don't know... I don't know anything...", the woman waved her hands frantically, dragging the old cow to run fast like being chased by a ghost.

? ? ? , It seems that there is indeed something strange, Nie Huan underestimated it in his heart, Ye Manbu followed up, and he asked, "How?"

Nie Huan wanted to scold him, but felt that he was ridiculous. After so many years of working together, they had already taken different positions.He is not the groom who was devoted to him and obeyed his orders, and he is not the glamorous young owner who is favored by everyone.Take money to do things, and leave when you're done, it's that simple.

Nie Huan adjusted his status and said, "This place is full of weirdness. There are almost no men, women are like walking corpses, and even children have lost their innocence. What is it that destroyed them like this?"

Ye Lanshuang took out a topographic map, looked around for a while, and said, "Is it almost there?"

Nie Huan froze for a moment before realizing that he was asking about the female ghost's family.He raised his finger to the edge of the bamboo forest. There was a bamboo house in the deep forest, which was covered by vegetation, and it was impossible to see it without looking closely.

"The female ghost's name is Zhenniang. She has no children and has a husband and mother-in-law. If it is said that all the changes here began after the death of the girl, then this girl is indeed suspected. First find out why she ran away from home and why He chose to hang himself."

After Nie Huan finished speaking, he was about to use a bamboo pole to shovel the weeds that were as tall as a man to make a way.But Ye Lanshuang started to do something before him, it was really reckless for him to do such a thing in that fancy dress.I don't know if it's because the lord's love is overflowing, and it can't be stopped.

Some people do coolies, and Nie Huan is free. He continued: "In a remote mountain village, a woman chooses to commit suicide. Common sense infers that it is nothing more than family conflicts, husband and wife relationship, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship. What I am more curious about is who controls all this, the army and the men in the village They both entered the mountain voluntarily, what is the connection between the two?"

"The men in the village disappeared for no reason, and the family members received decomposed body parts. This may be out of some kind of hatred." Ye Lanshuang said.

Nie Huan: "What kind of hatred wants to slaughter the men in the whole village? You are a man, you analyze it."

Ye Lanshuang walked in front and opened up a small path in a short time. His breathing and footsteps were always so steady, so steady that sometimes Nie Huan wished that he could have a little mood swings, at least like a normal person, so that others could feel it. His emotions.

Just thinking about it, Ye Lanshuang turned her head leisurely and said, "Aren't you?"

"..." It was so clever that I shot myself in the foot in a moment of confusion.

Nie Huan smiled evilly, "Am I a man, didn't you see that I took a shower last night? Is it different from yours, or... not as spectacular as yours?"

Ye Lanshuang: "..."

Hero Nie was overjoyed with his beautiful counterattack.

He walked along the newly opened road to the end, the smile on the corners of his mouth hadn't faded, he heard a "creak", and the door of the dilapidated bamboo house suddenly opened, as if blown by the wind, or someone opened it on purpose.

Ye Lan's footsteps paused, and just as she was about to say not to act rashly, someone Nie had already rushed to the door, staring at the depth and darkness of the room.

"Ahui, are you back?"

A creepy voice sounded in the dark bamboo house, old and feeble, like last words.

Both of them had a meal and did not move on.

The light penetrated through the crack of the door, and one could vaguely see a white-haired old lady sitting in the middle of the bamboo house, skinny and bony, with a bloodless face, except for her eyes open, she looked like a dead person no matter what.

Nie Huan raised his vigilance and stepped into the threshold, followed closely by Ye Lanshuang.

The two windows were firmly nailed with wooden boards, and there was no light in the room, and the pungent and unpleasant musty smell came to the face.

After approaching, the two were startled and looked at each other. This was the first time after many years that they had such a tacit understanding.

Looking at each other, Nie Huan quickly moved his head away.

The old lady was holding two human feet in her hands. The legs were broken at the knees, and the flesh had long since disappeared, leaving only white bones, as thin as branches.

"Ah Hui, are you back?" the old man asked again.

Ah Hui should be his son. Nie Huan cut to the chase and said, "Where's your daughter-in-law Zhenniang? Where did you go?"

When the old lady heard this, she panicked instantly, and hugged the bones of her feet in her arms: "Zhenniang... who is Zhenniang? I don't know, I'm waiting for Ah Hui. He went into the mountains to cut firewood. How can he return it when it's dark? not coming back."

"What was the weather like when he went?" Nie Huan tried to communicate with her.

"It's been snowing for a month, and the family is almost out of food. The heavy snow has broken many branches. We, Ah Hui, are the most diligent, so we will be the first to enter the mountain." The old lady said, with a kind smile, but Ying has no flesh on his cheeks, and his smile is even scarier.

chop wood?Nie Huan turned his head and said, "If it was Ah Hui who found out that Zhenniang was hanged on the tree, since he never came back, then who spread the news of Zhenniang's hanging?"

The two looked at each other again, this time neither of them dodged, they saw the answer in each other's eyes.

The old lady was insane and could hardly ask any questions.

With a wave of Ye Lan's hands, the wooden boards nailed to several windows were directly smashed into slag. The sun shone through the broken windows, and the furnishings inside were unobstructed.

The small bamboo house is divided into three rooms, one kitchen room and two bedrooms.The pot on the stove has long been rusted to iron slag, covered with cobwebs, and there is no smell of fireworks.

Nie Huan turned his head to look at the old lady, thinking that she didn't cook, how did she survive all these years?

Just as he was fascinated by the thought, Ye Lanshuang suddenly pulled his arm, and Nie Huan followed his gaze, and there was a bowl in the corner of the dusty stove, no ash!

Someone bring her food?

Ye Lan double nodded.

Nie Huan hurriedly shook his hand away, thinking that if you nod your head, who would want to have a tacit understanding with you.

They went to the back room again, where it seemed that Zhenniang lived with her husband.The furnishings are simple, with a set of desks and chairs, and a crooked dresser next to the bed, which has been gnawed by mice and has holes everywhere.

There are some old clothes on the bed, as ordinary as those who buy tofu on the street, nothing special.Nie Huan gently opened the drawer, and there was only a wooden comb left in it, not even a decent hairpin.

Ye Lan took a closer look, her calm eyes were not disturbed.Nie Huan was about to close the drawer when the servant's hand suddenly covered the back of his hand, thinking that Master Ye had discovered something new, so Nie Daxia held back his crampon for now.

"What did you find?" Nie Huan asked in a low voice.

Ye Lan moved her eyelashes and shook her head.

This person immediately pulled out his hand and slapped him, "Why don't you touch my hand? Ice claws, want to catch the heat? Pay more money and think about it."

He said that and went to another room.

After Nie Huan patted the back of Ye Lan's fair hands, a small spot turned red. He stared fixedly, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Before leaving, Ye Lanshuang reopened the drawer and picked up the wooden comb...

It was already noon when we left the bamboo house.The old lady refused to say anything except repeating the phrase "Ah Hui, is that you?"

Nie Huan found a shady place to lie on his back, addicted to alcohol, and became irritable.

"What did you find?", he asked lazily and impermanently.

Ye Lan sat on the sidelines in a dignified manner, and said thoughtfully: "If Ah Hui never came out after entering the mountain for the first time, who spread the news?"

"It's the ghost herself!" Nie Huan replied directly.

Ye Lanshuang: "Yes."

"But she spent a lot of time doing this, is it really just for revenge? The men in the whole village have hatred against her, and so do the imperial army?" Nie Huan said with his eyes closed.

After waiting for a long time, Leader Ye didn't speak, Nie Huan narrowed his eyes and saw that he was eating the tree roots that he had in the morning again.

"What are you eating?", Daxia Nie said while tilting his body.

Ye Lan handed over the roots in both hands, "Prolong life."

"Damn it," Nie Huan took the letter halfway, and just put it in his mouth and chewed it twice, with a look of bitterness and hatred, "Bah...you did it on purpose, it hurts your lungs."

Ye Lan didn't move, like eating delicacies from mountains and seas, she murmured: "Honey is sweet, do you want to eat it?"

Nie Huan remembered the incident of smashing his honey water that day, his face darkened, and he didn't speak again.

He gnawed a few mouthfuls of bitter tree roots, and quickly changed the subject: "Go into the mountains to catch ghosts?"

Ye Lanshuang: "No rush, just wait."

"Waiting to drink the northwest wind?" Daxia Nie lay down again as if his bones were broken, "Or do you want to see who brings the food to the old lady? Maybe the person who delivers the food is the only normal person in this village."

The author has something to say:

happy New Year!

Collect it with your little hands, and bow at zero degree!My head is stuck to my toes... (crying)

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