Chapter 72 Mohe Village
Bai Jiangzuo and others came to the foot of Ganguifeng Mountain. Because the road at the foot of the mountain was not easy to walk, they could only walk. What made them even more strange was that it was always foggy.
The entire mountain is blocked by a layer of mist. When you see this mountain far away, it looks like a big turtle, carrying a snake on the back of the turtle, so it is called Gangui Peak, also known as Xuanwu Mountain by the people here.
There were many villages under this mountain. Later, for some reason, many people moved out of these villages, leaving only the old man who was reluctant to leave. Bai Jiangzo took out his telescope and looked around. There was a village at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and there seemed to be no one in the village.
Bai Jiangzuo put down his telescope and said: There is a village in front. Let’s go there to see, but there seems to be no one there. Everyone should be careful when they go there and don’t go alone.
Soon they arrived at that village. The houses in this village looked very old and had not lived in it for a long time. However, there were still crops around the village and people should have cultivated them. Why did Bai Jiangzuo feel that the village is so quiet and there is no vitality at all.
What made him even more incomprehensible was that there was also a layer of mist here, and the sunlight was not so strong. He always felt panicked in this village and felt cold behind him.
Liu Xing said: Bai Jiangzuo is not a ghost village, right? Why didn’t you see anyone now? Bai Jiangzuo replied: I don’t know much, just be careful later.
Bai Jiangzuo and the others were wandering around the village, and suddenly someone talked to them: Hello! What are you doing and what are you looking for? This sudden sound scared Bai Jiangzuo and the others, and they took out a dagger.
When Bai Jiangzuo and the others looked back, a young man in his twenties stood in front of them. The young man had thick eyebrows, big eyes, hooked nose, national face, tall and thin, wearing black short-sleeved shirts, black casual pants, and white casual shoes. The appearance of this person caught Bai Jiangzuo and the others off guard.
Bai Jiangzuo said to this person: Hello, do you live here? The young man replied: Yes, I am from this village, why are you here to do?
Bai Jiangzuo said: We came from a big city. Because the scenery here is nice, we came here to travel.
Where have the rest of the village been gone? Why is the village so quiet that no one seems to live?
The young man said: A few years ago, almost everyone here moved away, and now there are few more families. I live with my grandfather, and my parents and younger brother went to the city.
Bai Jiangzuo asked him again: Why don’t you go to the city and why don’t you go to school? He said: Grandpa has lived here for decades and has feelings for it and is unwilling to leave, so his parents asked me to accompany him and would give me and my grandfather and I a monthly living expenses.
You go home with me. It’s inconvenient to speak here. Bai Jiangzuo feels that this young man is quite hospitable. He doesn’t care whether he is a good person or a bad person, so he takes him home.
His house is not too far away, just behind the village. When he was about to arrive at his house, Bai Jiangzuo and the others heard someone singing Peking Opera. They looked into the yard and saw an old man in his seventies listening to the opera box.
The young man said: This is his grandfather. He liked Peking Opera when he was young. He still doesn’t forget to listen to Peking Opera every day, and sometimes he sings a few lines.
The young man brought Bai Jiangzuo and the others into the yard and introduced them to his grandfather. His grandfather seemed not so friendly. The old man walked into the house without saying a word. Bai Jiangzuo felt very strange and had never seen such a strange old man.
He said: Grandpa was shameless. He liked himself when he was young and never contacted others. Later, he married his grandmother, and his personality was still the same and he rarely talked to his family.
Bai Jiangzuo asked him: I have been in the village for so long, but I don’t know your name yet.
He replied: My name is Lin Yan. In the past, everyone in this village called me Yanzi. You should call me that too!
Bai Jiangzuo introduced Liu Xing and the others to him one by one, and soon they became familiar with each other. Bai Jiangzuo asked Lin Yan: Why do the people in Yanzi move out? Is there something wrong here?
Lin Yan replied: I don’t know much, I heard from the old man in the village that the old man said that this place was originally an ancient battlefield. At that time, many people died in the war between the two countries, and those dead were buried under the village.
Once, a villager came home at night. As soon as he walked to the entrance of the village, he saw many people standing in the middle of the village. He felt very strange. Did something happen to the village? So he walked towards the group of people. He walked over and asked those people, "It's so late, what are you doing here?"
He said this very well. The people turned around. When he saw it in the moonlight, he frightened him. These people were not humans at all, but dead ancient soldiers.
They were wearing broken armor, all with green faces and fangs, and their eyes were filled with green light. Their screams were very terrifying. One of the ghost soldiers raised their swords and slashed at him. He was scared to death with a scream.
The next morning, the villagers found him. He was lying on the ground, his body was soaked with blood coming out, but his head disappeared. The first person to appear the dead was so scared that he shouted. After a while, the village was full of people.
Later, the police came but did not find out the reason. Then, strange things happened in the village. A villager heard someone knocking on his door in the middle of the night. He went out to check and found that there was nothing.
When he closed the door and walked to the yard, an ancient soldier in armor and a sword stood in front of him. The ancient man had no head. He was so scared that he had wet his pants. Before he could shout, he was stabbed to death by the ancient soldier.
Two people died for two consecutive days, and the way they died was exactly the same. The police felt that something was strange, so they started to investigate and visited many families in the village and several nearby villages, but they still had no clue.
The villagers began to talk about it, saying that the village was starting to be haunted, and some even boldly speculated that it was the people who died here in the past who started looking for substitutes. In short, there were many rumors and various statements. Later, some people were scared and even moved away.
Bai Jiangzuo asked Lin Yan: So many troubles in the village have not affected your family. Did your family never think about moving away at that time?
He replied: It’s strange that our family had nothing to do at that time. We still lived a normal life every day, and we didn’t have any haunted things. Basically, the ones that were in trouble were Qiancun.
But one night, because it was hot, I couldn't sleep, and I tossed and turned on the bed. Suddenly I heard that it was very noisy outside, like two groups of people fighting, so I put my shoes down to the window, opened a little curtain and looked out.
The scene in front of me shocked me, and I saw two groups of people wearing ancient armor, riding war horses, holding big knives, and slashing each other.
The scene was very intense, the bodies lying on the ground were all broken, and there were some whose heads were cut off. I was watching it, and then a big hand covered my eyes.
I was so scared that I almost screamed. Later, I heard my grandfather's voice and said, "Don't look, don't talk, hurry up and go back to bed to sleep. I wonder why my grandfather told me like that. Does he know what's happening here too?
I didn't ask much, and went back to bed to sleep. The next morning, I went out and saw that there was nothing, and it seemed like I had never given birth.
While having breakfast, my grandfather told me that if I continued watching last night, something big would happen. It was what the Yin soldiers did when they were resurrecting, because they had been trapped here for hundreds of years and had never been reincarnated. Maybe they had any last wishes that were not fulfilled.
Their ears and eyes are very good, and they can hear and see them no matter how far they are. They also have a strong perception of living people. If you continue to look at them last night, they will show you.
So since then, no matter what sounds there are outside at night, I will never listen to them. I remember my grandfather's words, so my family has been safe and nothing strange happened.
Lin Yan was chatting with Bai Jiangzuo and the others. His grandfather suddenly asked him to enter the house and said something was wrong. Lin Yan followed his grandfather into the house. Bai Jiangzuo saw this old man very strange and always felt that there was something different from others in this old man.
Liu Xing said: It seems that we have to go to another place to rest today. His house cannot stay. This old man is very strange.
Bai Jiangzuo felt very surprised after hearing Liu Xing's words. When did Liu Xing have insight?
Lin Yan came out of the house and was a little unhappy. Bai Jiangzuo asked him what was wrong. He said: Grandpa won’t let me tell you too much, so let you leave quickly and leave the village.
Liu Xing really made the case. Grandpa Lin Yan didn't welcome them at all, so he asked Bai Jiangzuo and others to leave. Lin Yan suddenly said something that scared Bai Jiangzuo and others.
Lin Yan said: My grandfather said you are not tourists, but tomb robbers. The fat man was a little anxious. He said angrily: Can your old man accumulate some moral character? Who is the tomb robber? I dug your ancestral grave? I also said we are tomb robbers.
Lin Yan was not angry after hearing the fat man's words. He said: Don't be angry either. My grandfather has always been very accurate in his view of things. Whether you admit it or not, don't make the idea of the ancient tomb above.
Bai Jiangzuo showed him the student ID of the archaeology major and told Lin Yan that they were not tomb robbers but students majoring in archaeology. They came here to find an ancient tomb for investigation and research, and wrote an archaeological paper to hand in it, otherwise they would not be able to finish their studies.
Bai Jiangzuo's explanation made Lin Yan believe it for the time being. Lin Yan asked Bai Jiangzuo: How many days do you want to stay here? Bai Jiangzuo replied: Maybe two or three days, maybe you will leave tomorrow.
Lin Yan said: Let’s do this. There is a family at the west end of the village where my uncle’s house. They all moved out. The house has been empty and it is well preserved to live in. You can go there, right?
Bai Jiangzuo and others agreed very much, so Lin Yan took them to the uncle's house in the west end of the village. His uncle's house arrived soon, with a unique courtyard. The yard was covered with weeds, but the house was still intact and not so broken.
After opening the door and entering the yard, Lin Yan told Bai Jiangzuo that the toilet was right behind the house, and he also told him not to take a walk at night, go to bed early, and don’t care about whatever he hears.
After Lin Yan asked Bai Jiangzuo and the others, he went back. Bai Jiangzuo opened the door and entered the room. There was nothing else in the room except furniture that he could not take away. Since no one lived in it for a long time, there were spider webs in the room, and it was very trendy and cool inside.
Bai Jiangzuo cleaned up the house and found some materials to make fire. Because the house was very wet and the heat was very slow, Liu Xing said: Why not go outside to set up a tent to sleep? The yard is very spacious, Bai Jiangzuo agreed.
They built a large tent in the yard that they lived in. Duan Tianya posted a few talismans around the tent to prevent evil spirits from causing trouble. Bai Jiangzuo was a little sleepy and wanted to sleep. He lay on the bed set with the door panel, and fell asleep in a short while, and then he began to dream.
Chapter completed!