Wen Qingshan asked: "Didn't the people outside the cave go in and take a look?"
Xu Maorong replied: "Who dared to go in under those circumstances? After waiting for several hours, seeing that there was no more movement in the cave, only a few brave people dared to climb in and check."
Huang Yixian hurriedly asked: "What about the people who stayed inside?"
A sad look appeared on Xu Maorong's face. He sighed and said slowly: "They are all dead! There are six people in total, four of them are from our village."
"Have you investigated the cause of their death?" Wen Qingshan asked.
"They were all burned to death."
"What!? Burnt to death?" We were all shocked.
"You mean, there's really a fire inside?"
Xu Maorong said: "I don't know what happened inside. But there were stones everywhere inside, so I wondered how it could catch fire. However, later the Public Security Bureau invited experts from the province to conduct an investigation, and they found
We concluded that the accident was caused by the burning of methane or carbon monoxide gas in the cave."
Wen Qingshan nodded and said: "This should be a more reasonable explanation, because there was a vibration and a loud noise. Maybe there was a closed natural biogas pool somewhere in the cave, because of the strong vibration
, causing the biogas in the biogas pool to leak out, and when people worship in the cave, they will definitely light incense candles, and the biogas will naturally be ignited when it touches the incense candles."
But Xu Maorong waved his hand and said, "I don't think that's the case!"
"Maorong, what do you think?" Huang Yixian asked hurriedly.
Xu Maorong said: "I was not there when it happened, but I went there later and found some strange black characters on the cave wall. Villagers who had been there many times before said that they had never seen those characters before, and
, those characters didn’t look like they were engraved on them, they seemed like they were born naturally. Later I watched TV
After studying the process of firing ceramics, I realized that those characters were neither engraved nor naturally generated, but fired. Therefore, those characters must be related to that bizarre fire. I think that
There is really a god in the cave, and he must have become angry because he couldn't stand the harassment of the villagers."
After hearing what Xu Maorong said, I was slightly startled and immediately said: "Don't tell me yet, it is really possible."
As soon as I finished speaking, Jianjian said disapprovingly: "Brother, you believe this too! How could it be a manifestation of the gods!"
I turned my head and glanced at him and said: "The fire control technique used by Mr. Rui is a secret technique of the Fire Tribe. It has been lost for thousands of years. He must have learned it somewhere, but Brother Maorong said that he
He has never left this area in his life, so I thought that he most likely learned it at Guanyin Rock."
Wen Qingshan was slightly startled: "You mean, Guanyin Rock contains the secrets of the Fire Tribe?"
"We can't rule out this possibility!" Having said this, I suddenly thought of the piece of paper engraved with the secret text of the Fire Tribe that Wuchenzi had just given to me on the mountain. I took out the piece of paper, handed it to Xu Maorong, and asked
: "Brother Maorong, you said that strange characters were found on the cave wall in Guanyin Rock. Look at this. Are those characters the same as the characters engraved on it?"
Xu Maorong held the thin slice and looked at it carefully, raised his head and said, "It seems to be really the same."
When Wen Qingshan heard this, he immediately took the thin slice from Xu Maorong's hand. He looked at it carefully and turned to me and asked: "Shi Yu, where did you get this thing?"
"It fell off Mr. Rui when we were on the mountain just now." I answered truthfully.
Wen Qingshan frowned and pondered for a while, then said: "It seems that Guanyin Rock does have a mystery, we have to go and have a look."
Xu Maorong immediately said: "If you really want to go, I will take you there tomorrow. I also want to find out what happened back then."
Huang Yixian nodded: "Okay! This matter is settled! However, everyone had better be mentally prepared for tomorrow."
"What kind of mental preparation?" asked Jianjian.
Huang Yixian said: "Second Master Rui ran away, so he must find a secluded place to hide. Maorong said that Yunjian Valley is inaccessible, and no one has been to Guanyin Rock in the past few years since what happened."
, it can be said to be the best hiding place for him. So I guess he is probably hiding there!"
Huang Yixian's analysis made sense. After listening to what he said, I immediately became energetic. Although he knew the art of controlling fire, I was not afraid at all. And when I thought about being almost burned to death by him, I felt a little nervous.
A stream of blood rushed straight to his forehead. If he was really hiding in Guanyin Rock, he would be the one to settle the score with him.
Seeing that it was already getting late, the rest of us followed Xu Maorong back to his home. He also called some respected elders in the village and told everyone about the situation. When we learned that Mr. Rui was behind the scenes, he
Everyone couldn't believe the mischief. In the eyes of the villagers, although Mr. Rui was withdrawn and indifferent, he was not harmful to the world.
It’s unreasonable. And when we heard us talk about his practice of evil arts, a villager who was over seventy years old suddenly thought of something. He said that more than 20 years ago, he once saw Mr. Rui respectfully address a person who was
He didn't pay much attention to the Taoist priest in black robe as "Master" at that time, but after that, Mr. Rui's temperament changed.
The words of this elderly villager made us enlightened, and the matter was basically clear. Mr. Rui became a disciple of an evil practitioner more than 20 years ago, and began to secretly practice evil. A few years ago,
, and discovered the secrets left by the ancient Fire Tribe in Guanyin Rock, so he began to practice the Fire Tribe's secret skills. As for whether the tragedy that happened in Guanyin Rock five years ago had anything to do with him, I'm afraid we can only wait until he is captured.
Just found out.
That night, we spent the night at Xu Maorong's house. The next morning, Xu Maorong led us to Yunjian Valley. We were accompanied by another villager, named Xu Maorong's nephew.
His name is Xu Jiacheng, he is about thirty years old, and his body looks very strong.
Xu Maorong told us that the terrain of Yunjian Valley is relatively complicated, and he has not been there for several years. If he goes there now, he may not be able to find the entrance to Guanyin Rock, so he asked Xu Jiacheng to take us there.
Yunjian Village is surrounded by deep mountains and old forests, where wild boars, old bears, deer and other wild animals often appear, so some villagers still make a living by hunting, and Xu Jiacheng is the best hunter in Yunjian Village. Xu Jiacheng carries a single-barreled shotgun on his back
,
In order to cope with emergencies, old bears once appeared in Yunjian Valley. Spring has just begun, and it is the season for old bears to go out for food. Moreover, old bears are most aggressive at this time. If they encounter them, he has a pole in his hand.
The gun can still handle it.
Yunjian Valley is only a few miles away from Yunjian Village on the mountain road, but the road to Yunjian Valley is not easy to walk. After walking not far, there is no way to follow, and the group can only walk through the mountains and forests.
As we went deeper and deeper, the vegetation in the forest became more and more lush, and the road became more and more difficult to walk. Moreover, a thin mist filled the Lin family house, which affected our field of vision to a certain extent. Fortunately,
It's just the beginning of spring, and the snakes haven't come out of their holes yet, otherwise we'd really be worried about poisonous snakes hiding in the grass.
Xu Maorong and Xu Jiacheng each held a hatchet to clear the way in front, and we followed closely behind them.
Huang Yixian holds a compass in his hand and lowers his head to check it from time to time. On the one hand, he can use the compass to check the yin and yang aura, and on the other hand, he can also use the compass to identify the direction.
We walked through the dense forest for more than an hour, and finally came to a valley. At this time, I couldn't tell the direction at all. If I were to walk out from here by myself, I wouldn't know where to go.
Where to go.
Xu Maorong stopped and turned to ask Xu Jiacheng: "Jiacheng, we should be almost there, right?"
Xu Jiacheng looked around, pointed his hand in one direction, and said, "Just walk a little further in that direction and you'll be there!"
The group of people, led by Xu Jiacheng, continued to walk forward. However, less than seven or eight meters away, Xu Jiacheng stopped again and quickly took off the shotgun hanging on his shoulders, looking around vigilantly.
.
Judging from his posture, he must have discovered something. Everyone did not dare to neglect. They immediately gathered together and looked around nervously, but found nothing. Of course, the vegetation in the forest was very lush, and there was also a blanket.
There is a layer of fog, so even if there is something hidden in the grass, it is difficult to find it.
Xu Maorong asked Xu Jiacheng in a low voice: "Jiacheng, what's wrong?"
Xu Jiacheng replied solemnly: "There is an old bear! There are paw prints left by the old bear on the tree."
After hearing what he said, I noticed that the trunk of a big tree next to him was difficult for anyone to hold. The bark was full of scratches, and it looked like the claws of some wild beast.
print.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement around. Xu Maorong whispered: "It should just be an old bear passing by."
Xu Jiacheng said: "The old bear is very ferocious at this time. It is best for everyone to be careful. Once you find the old bear, be sure to anger it."
Jianjian glanced at the shotgun in Xu Jiacheng's hand and said, "Don't you have a gun in your hand? If the old bear comes, you can kill it with one shot."
"This is a single-shot shotgun. It can only fire one bullet at a time, and its power is relatively small. It is okay for hunting pheasants and hares. It is also okay for hunting deer and muntjac. If I am hunting an old bear, I can't."
It is impossible to kill the old bear by hitting the vital part."
"Damn it, since you know there are bears in the mountains, why don't you get a more powerful shotgun!" Jianjian shouted.
Xu Jiacheng glanced at Jianjian and said: "The old bear is a protected animal. Now we are not allowed to shoot it, so the more powerful shotguns have been confiscated by the police. Now I only have this shotgun in my hand."
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