In the room, after everyone sat down one after another to introduce themselves, Lin Qiushuang re-led the conversation.

"Hello, village chief, I am a search and rescue worker invited by the family of the missing person. I want to know some information about it."

"Of course. Save people. Just ask if you have anything to do." The old man agreed readily, but then he was a little confused, "But, what can I help you search and rescue?"

Several novices also looked at Lin Qiushuang curiously, wanting to know how she would answer.

Lin Qiushuang spoke slowly: "I want to know the details and related customs about the attractions. The missing persons come for the attractions, and they may go to some specific places in the forest. For example, if there is a temple in the mountain, they may go to worship. I want to use these to narrow the search locations."

"So that's it." The village chief nodded, "But you may be disappointed. There is no other place here for tourists to visit except the sacred tree."

“Doesn’t there any historical buildings or natural landscapes on the mountain?”

The village chief smiled bitterly and knocked on his pipe: "How can we have these in this small place? Now that we can develop like this, it is all protected by the sacred tree."

"I would like to ask, why do you believe in the sacred tree? Does the sacred tree really have the effect of blessing couples with feelings?" Qi Yuanze interrupted and asked like a curious tourist.

"Of course there is! The sacred tree is very great!" The village chief took a deep breath of smoke, "However, it was not because of this that we worshiped the sacred tree at the beginning. A long time ago, our village was backing the mountains to eat, but the mountains here were not calm, and rocks often occurred, and villagers were often injured. After we received the protection of the sacred tree, these disasters finally disappeared. You outside are asking for the sacred tree for love and marriage, and they don't understand the meaning of the sacred tree to our village at all."

Qi Yuanze continued to ask: "So amazing! Then do you have any specific rituals to worship the sacred tree?"

"Rite? We have a special festival, but it's still early. There are no specific requirements for ordinary prayers, just hang the prayer sign on the tree sincerely. If a couple prays, they can also eat the same fruit of the sacred tree and pray to the sacred tree to bless them forever."

"I would like to ask, when did your village start worshiping the sacred tree?" Lin Qiushuang asked.

"This... it's almost a hundred years since I was a child."

"Old man is alive! He is disrespectful!" Qi Yuanze showed a shocked look, "I'm very curious, how did you know that it was from the sacred tree?"

"Ah?" The village chief showed a confused expression, "The sacred tree is the sacred tree."

Lin Qiushuang also asked: "What kind of tree is the sacred tree?"

"The sacred tree is the sacred tree!"

When asked in the end, the village chief was really like an elderly man, and it was the same when it came back and forth.

Seeing that there was no further situation, everyone had to end the topic and leave.

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Outside the house, Yu Yueming finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his companions coming out.

"Fortunately nothing happened." He sighed, and after leaving the residence for a certain distance, he whispered to his companions about the abnormality just now.

"Why don't you remind us in time?!" Wang Ruihao was startled by his words. Thinking that he might have entered the monster nest just now, he couldn't help but roar out of control after a while.

Yu Yueming frowned and took a few steps back: "There is no way. In my situation, it is not appropriate to remind loudly or break in rashly. They will really think I'm crazy. If they really have problems, they will still alarm them. Moreover, I have been listening to your conversations outside just now. If there is really something wrong, I will react in time."

"Then you can't...!"

"Okay, okay, calm down!"

Qi Yuanze ran between the two and smoothed out, and Xu Ya also grabbed her boyfriend's arm and advised him not to be impulsive.

"It's all quiet." Lin Qiushuang pressed Wang Ruihao and pulled him away, "Yu Yueming did nothing wrong. In that case, it's safer to wait and see. There were records of a large number of dogs attacking people in this village. If there was any inside story, even if he just made a sound reminder, it would easily attract the other party's attention and might even lead to the other party's attack."

She signaled her companions to continue on their way, and explained: "His feelings should not be an illusion. Perhaps he was affected by the same influence as the dogs who attacked humans before. The key now is whether there is a certain force that affects the cats and dogs and makes them attack humans, or whether the villagers really have some problems, which triggers the hostility of animals."

Wang Ruihao whispered: "There is a problem in this village! What's the bad luck for me!"

On the side, Lin Qiushuang glanced at the novice with an unstable mentality and changed the subject.

"This mission is a bit strange, not very difficult for beginners. It will change later. We'd better solve it as soon as possible. Speed ​​up."

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The hunter was not as easy to talk to as the village chief. After Qi Yuanze expressed his purpose, the man who looked fifty or sixty years old but was still strong directly closed the door and almost locked everyone out.

"Get out! I have nothing to say."

"Hey, don't worry, you have something to say! We will ask a few questions and will give you tips!" Qi Yuanze rushed up and pressed the door and shouted.

Hearing that he had money, the other party stopped closing the door and spoke impatifully: "Ask."

Lin Qiushuang continued: "I heard that you often serve as a guide for tourists. You have worked as a hunter before and are very familiar with the situation in the mountains. I came to find people who were missing before, and they are tourists. I want to ask you if there are any dangers near the scenic spot and places where accidents are prone to happen, so we can use it as a reference."

The hunter stuttered, didn't show any good expressions, and sneered a few times: "I'm looking for those unlucky people again? Unlucky. If you have the blessing of the sacred tree in this mountain, how could it be dangerous? They must have angered the sacred tree and suffered retribution!"

"Is there any beast in the mountains that can hurt people?"

"No. The biggest one is a rabbit. If even a rabbit can hurt people, I have nothing to say."

"Have tourists here been bitten by suddenly crazy dogs?"

"What's the problem with you? Bah, no! They all brought their own dogs, and they won't bite them. They were all unlucky for the people in our village to get bitten. The dogs brought by those who came here a few days ago almost bit people. You can take care of them yourself. Don't rely on us if something happens."

The dogs brought by the people who came before... This should be said to be the search and rescue dogs brought by a group of search and rescue workers. It is understandable that ordinary pet dogs suddenly bite people madly. Strictly trained working dogs like search and rescue dogs will not riot for no reason. This can only verify their previous guess again - what problems are hidden in this village itself.

Lin Qiushuang asked some questions about the terrain of the mountains and forests, and finally took out a stack of money.
Chapter completed!