Hit ghost

In the early morning of the next day, the villagers of Badong Village, who were originally busy preparing for the sacrifice three days later, gathered in the small square near Zhao's house uncharacteristically.

"Hey, have you heard that the only son of the Zhao family suddenly went crazy last night, and I heard from the servant that when he got up early in the morning, he saw that the young master was unconscious, like a dementia."

"Oh, don't talk nonsense, that Guangsheng is Mr. Zhao's favorite child, you are disrespectful to Liuxian by spreading gossip like this!"

The crowd was bustling, muttering about the fact that the only son of the Zhao family became demented overnight, and they didn't notice the two men who were caught in the crowd with ordinary clothes and loose coats.

After confirming the authenticity of the gossip that the villagers were spreading wildly, the two sneaked into the depths of the alley against the outer wall of the nearest building while no one was paying attention. It was much quieter here than outside.

Taking off the hat that covered his face, Xie Jin carefully checked again that no one was around, and then lowered his voice and asked the people beside him: "Is it really all right, isn't this side effect too obvious?"

"It's just a temporary dementia reaction after the memory is confused, and it won't last for too long." Wen Liang also took off his hat, and he leaned against the left side of the wall, "We can't let Zhao Guangsheng just go back as if nothing happened."

"That's true, but this way we can determine what's going on." Xie Jin stared at the solitary grass standing in the corner of the wall beside Wen Liang's feet, which was being completely covered by Wen Liang's shadow and swaying in the wind.

More than ten hours ago, in the woods where there were no other people, Wen Liang fed Zhao Guangsheng a elixir of unknown efficacy, Zhao Guangsheng fainted within 5 minutes after taking it.

Xie Jin was worried that people would be killed, but Wen Liang repeatedly emphasized that the elixir is non-toxic and harmless, it can only confuse people's memory, and the symptoms may become stupid, but people can fully wake up after taking the medicine for no more than a week.

They braved the night to send Zhao Guangsheng back to the village. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears and prevent too much noise, they finally put Zhao Guangsheng in front of Zhao's house. It was not until the next morning that Zhao Guangsheng, who was unconscious, was discovered by the servants who got up early. .

During this period, Xie Jin and Wen Liang hid in the dark to observe the situation here. They found that Zhao Guangsheng really had the situation Wen Liang said after being woken up. Couldn't even say a complete sentence.

Seeing that something was wrong, the servant hurriedly helped Zhao Guangsheng into the house, but even though he reacted in time, Zhao Guangsheng's appearance was still noticed by some villagers who got up early, and that's why many people gathered in Zhao's house at first The scene at the door.

"Mr. Zhao is here! Mr. Zhao, what happened to Guangsheng?"

"I heard that he suddenly fainted and suffered from dementia. Where did he go yesterday?"

Amid all the chatter, Zhao Dong frowned his thick white eyebrows, and raised his hand to signal the villagers to stop asking questions and listen to himself, "It happened suddenly, and I can't tell what happened to my son." , Thinking about it from early in the morning until now, this old man also discussed with the four elders, so he made the following decision."

He looked at the villagers looking at him eagerly under the steps, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, "In recent days, bad things have happened frequently in the village, and we think this is an ominous sign."

"The annual shaman sacrifice cannot be delayed. In addition, there is already a precedent of a week earlier this year. After discussing with the five elders, we decided to officially start the week-long sacrificial ceremony tomorrow. Everything is almost ready. Everyone go back to prepare Bar."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar. It was already rare for a sacrifice to be advanced once, and it must be advanced, even to the point that it was understood that this kind of thing was completely unprecedented in Badong Village.

Zhao Dong turned around and left after saying this, leaving behind a group of villagers who looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they felt dazed, since this was a decision made by the five elders after consultation, they could only follow their advice.

"The sacrifice was brought forward?" Xie Jin, who was hiding in the alley, had a complicated expression on his face. He didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. The early sacrifice meant that Ji Duan could get treatment as soon as possible, but He Nian, who was suspected of being controlled by Zhao Dong Can no longer be distracted to take care of.

"There's not much time, let's go back first." Wen Liang pulled Xie Jin's clothes, and the two slipped out of the street along the alley, because they were dressed so low-key that no one recognized them along the way.

When approaching Zhuo Ketuoda's wooden building, they didn't choose to go in at the first time. It had just rained not long ago, and there were messy and complicated footprints in the mud directly reaching the yard.

Originally there were only marks of them leaving in one direction, but now the footprints on the ground are messy, which means that someone has been here not long ago.

"Let's take a detour and look over there. The person should still be in the house." Xie Jin pointed to the bamboo forest standing on one side. He glanced into the yard just now, and there was no sign of fighting or struggling. The person who came here should have no malice.

There is a dense bamboo forest behind the wooden building of Zhuo Ketuoda’s house. It is difficult for people to find the wooden building hidden here. The two of them walked around to the back and looked into the house from the rear window on the first floor near the fence near the edge of the yard.

No one was seen, but there was a faint voice of conversation coming from the door on the other side. Wen Liang released Tongtong Yuyu to check the situation. The two children went to check the situation and came back soon.

"Xiao Baihe is talking with the villagers, and she is talking about the advance of the sacrifice." Tong Tong raised his head after approaching, and Yu Yu was not far behind and talked about what he saw, "They walked to the door when you went around the bamboo forest , so I can’t see anyone.”

Taking Tongtong Yuyu back, Wen Liang and Xie Jin waited until the conversation was over, and they saw two not tall men walking slowly towards the village from the road they had just walked.

When the two men were completely out of sight, they ran all the way into the yard. Zhuo Ke Tuo Da was standing in front of the wooden building door, as if waiting for them.

"I heard the sound of your return." This was the first sentence Zhuo Ketuoda said, her ears were far more sensitive than they imagined, "Someone came from the village just now, and informed me that the sacrifice will be brought forward tomorrow. "

Seeing the girl's disappointed eyes, Xie Jin could only shake the mud on his shoes apologetically, "We couldn't find Ah Nian, and Zhao Guangsheng didn't know what to do. Now the biggest suspect is Zhao Dong, but we can't talk to him in the open. Let's break up..."

"I understand that if you want to save your friends, it's not a good thing for anyone to tear up your face with Zhao Dong." Zhuo Ketuoda lowered his eyes, even if he couldn't see her eyes, Xie Jin could feel her emotions Anxiety and disappointment spilling out.

Compared with these "outsiders" who have just known He Nian for a few days, Zhuo Ketuoda is the one who has been with He Nian for many years, although she has no blood relationship, she is more like a relative. She is more worried about He Nian than anyone else.

"The only suspects that can be ruled out now are Li Yougui and his father who is paralyzed on the bed and can't speak. Mr. Li is considered aloof among the five elders. His wishes are insignificant in the eyes of others, so..."

Wen Liang paused, he saw that Xie Jin and Zhuo Ketuoda were looking at him, so he didn't continue to play tricks, "Although it's a bit risky, I plan to go to the homes of the four old men, He Nian must be taken by one of them." Someone hid, for what purpose I don't know, but I don't think they have any good intentions."

"Yes, what disturbs me the most is the so-called Holy Child Priest I saw in Zhao's house. Li Yougui and Zhuo Ketuoda don't know what it is, but since it exists, I'm afraid..."

Xie Jin didn't continue talking, although there was no direct evidence to prove anything, but seeing He Nian trapped in the side room as nourishment in Zhao's house, he had no choice but to continue thinking about it.

If He Nian was the sacrificial offering of the holy boy, could he really be found by them?

Sacrifice to living people... This is something that can only be seen in ancient books that record feudal superstitions and bad habits. Xie Jin really doesn't want to connect this holy boy sacrifice in Wubadong Village.

"What are you going to do?" Zhuo Ketuoda leaned against the wooden wall, her eyes no longer looked immature, "What should I do to get Anian back, can you tell me?"

"Do what you should do, I think it's enough." Wen Liang raised his hand to touch the girl's head wearing all kinds of silver ornaments, but this action could not help but remind him of the furry touch of another little guy.

Wen Liang still withdrew his hand and changed into a posture with his arms crossed over his chest. He asked Zhuo Ketuoda, "According to the rules, you and grandma can enter the village tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, at five o'clock in the morning on the day of the sacrifice, we should set off for the village. The sacrifice will be held in the square near Zhao's house where the steles of the Five Great Immortals are placed. The space there is large enough to accommodate almost the entire village."

Zhuo Ketuoda raised his hand and rubbed his eyes. He Nian's departure made her completely distracted from offering sacrifices to the gods. The invisible pressure made her immature heart feel dull. For some reason, she always felt faintly uneasy.

"Just follow the normal procedure and act together with grandma, we will continue to look for Anian tonight." Xie Jin pinched his eyebrows, his heart was beating so fast for no reason.

After finally persuading Zhuo Ketuoda, the two went upstairs and returned to the room where Ji Duan was. Ji Duan still did not wake up. funny.

But now no one can laugh. After a brief inspection of Ji Duan's situation, Xie Jin and Wen Liang discussed how to find He Nian.

There is no direction, only suspects, and as suspects, Zhao Dong and the others can't move. This is like a single-plank multiple-choice question.

If you want to save Ji Duan, you have to give up looking for clues to He Nian. If you want to find He Nian, maybe because of Zhao Dong's words, they may not even be able to participate in the sacrifice.

"I want to tell you something clearly in advance." Wen Liang opened the chair and sat on it. He looked at Xie Jin's face and said, "I saw something in He Nian before, but the timing was wrong, so I didn't talk to you guys. explain."

"What do you mean?" Xie Jin also fell down on the bed, and he heard a "squeak" sound from the bed board. Fortunately, it was genuine wood, and this small bed only groaned, and it didn't show any tendency to collapse.

"He Nian should also have immortals on his body, but I can't tell what kind of immortals it is." Wen Liang sighed, and he raised his hand to brush the broken hair from his forehead to the back of his head.

"I think that when he returned to the village by himself, he relied on the protection and guidance of the fairy family on his body. Otherwise, how could a child who is not yet ten years old go over the mountains and find the village in his vague memory."

"There is an immortal in He Nian?" Xie Jin's expression changed from dazed at first to surprise, and he sat up straight from the bed, "If there is an immortal family to protect him, at least his life is in danger...!"

His words stopped abruptly when he saw Wen Liang shaking his head, Wen Liang's expression was unprecedentedly serious, "I advise you not to be so optimistic, the fairy family on He Nian is probably not for shelter, but waiting for an opportunity. "

"What do you mean by that? What does it mean to wait for an opportunity?" Xie Jin didn't understand, his expression of surprise still froze on his face. What he thought just now was just a ridiculous illusion created by himself.

"You can understand it as a curse, but the curse on He Nian's body is possessed by a fairy family. I also observed it for a long time before confirming it. The fairy family seems to be unable to separate from him."

Wen Liang said, sticking out his tongue, "Not only that, he showed me his throat on the first night when he arrived here, here."

Pointing to the soft flesh at the base of his tongue, he said with some slurred words, "He Nian has a wound here. It seems that his inability to speak was not born with him, but that his tongue was tampered with by someone."

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Catch up on the list task today, and there are two more updates tonight

This chapter will be revised twice, there is no time to check for loopholes, sorry ahhh