Seeing me muttering, the old man immediately made a silence gesture.
"Shh!"
Then he looked around nervously, leaned into my ear and said breathlessly:
"Young man, I know you are a kind-hearted person. I won't tell you the details first. When you get to Qingqu County, you get off the car with me and go to Guying Village. This matter... is indeed very evil. You'd better go and see it yourself first.
Look, if you can handle it, that's the best. If you can't handle it, I can't force you to stay..."
I pretended to eat and hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Okay, then I'll go with you."
Along the way, Lu Daqian did not move his seat. He kept sitting next to me and chatting with me. However, both of us tacitly agreed and did not mention the matter again. It was obvious that he was serious about it.
in fear.
This makes me even more curious about Guying Village...
A few hours later, the train slowly pulled into Qingqu County Railway Station. Neither of us had any luggage, so we quickly got off the train and walked out of the station.
"Xiao Lin, wait a moment, the car from the village will be here soon..."
I nodded.
At this time, a tall figure walked towards me and stood in front of me. It was the pure-looking female doctor.
"Hello, my name is Yu Xian, I'd like to get to know you."
"Hello, my name is Lin Yu."
"The way you saved people before was very special. I...I'm a little interested. If it's convenient, please leave your contact information so that I can ask you for advice in the future."
I didn't refuse, and after exchanging contact information with her, Yu Xian turned around and left without saying anything more.
A few minutes later, a small truck with a bucket swayed over, and I thought for a moment, could this be...
Sure enough, Lu Daqian came up and urged me to get in the car as soon as possible, saying that there were many traffic police nearby and I couldn't stay for long. In desperation, I had no choice but to climb on the side of the car and be dragged away like a pig.
The minivan drove bumpily towards the suburbs of Qingqu County. The surrounding scenery gradually changed from jagged buildings to rows of neat bungalows, and then to lush woods...
About forty minutes later, the sky had darkened, and the car finally stopped at the intersection of a dirt road. I jumped out of the car, held on to a stone tablet beside the road and retched for a long time. Although I didn't vomit anything, there was still a lot of pain in my stomach.
Finally feeling better.
Lu Daqian first sent the driver away, then walked to me and said apologetically:
"Xiao Lin, I'm sorry. With the conditions in our village, it's hard for a city kid like you."
I waved my hand at him and was about to say something when I suddenly noticed something unusual about the stone tablet next to me...
This is a stone tablet more than half a meter high. The cracks on it are covered with moss. It looks like it has been standing for many years. However, in sharp contrast with the mottled body of the tablet, three big blood-red characters are clearly visible on it: Gu Ying Village.
.
I rubbed the fonts on it vigorously, then stepped forward and smelled it. A faint smell of blood penetrated my nose. I turned back and looked at Lu Daqian suspiciously,
"Village chief, the words on this stone tablet..."
"Shh!"
Lu Daqian made a silent gesture to me again and pulled me towards the village. I suppressed my curiosity and followed him into Guying Village.
Looking at the time, it was only about eight o'clock in the evening, but there was no one on the village road. The doors of every house were closed, even the windows were dark, and there was no light at all. The whole village was extremely quiet, as if
It is a deserted village, exuding a cold and dead air.
"Er... eh... ah... ah..."
Just when I was looking around, I suddenly heard a strange sound coming from not far away, babbling like a throat...
Is there anyone singing an opera this late at night?
I stopped unconsciously and looked around, only to see something standing in an open space beside me and Lu Daqian.
I put my hand in front of my eyes and closed my eyes to take a closer look. Only then could I vaguely see that it looked like a small building, and the sound of hoarseness was coming from the building.
At this time, Lu Daqian pulled my sleeve and motioned for me to leave quickly. I hesitated for a moment, but followed Lu Daqian and left first.
But after walking a few steps, the hoarse voice suddenly became sharper, and there was an unspeakable sadness and sadness in it, which made my whole body get goosebumps.
I couldn't bear it any longer, so I immediately turned around and walked towards the sound.
"Xiao Lin!!!"
Lu Daqian's low shout sounded from behind, but this time I ignored him and quickly came to the building. Then I was stunned.
This building turned out to be a stage, a dilapidated wooden stage with tattered white curtains hanging on both sides of the stage. In front of the stage were neatly placed a dozen old wooden chairs, which should have been reserved for
of the audience.
The stage in front of us is obviously abandoned. What is strange is why these wooden chairs are still kept? And why are these wooden chairs arranged so neatly? Could there still be theater troupes performing here?
This kind of stage was very common in rural areas in the past. Every now and then, during the holidays, local troupes or foreign troupes would perform performances for several days. However, it is indeed rare to maintain such a long stage.
Just when I was stunned, the sound of hoarseness sounded again...
"Er... eh... ah... ah..."
I was stunned for a moment. This time, the voice seemed to be mixed with crying. I couldn't help but take a few steps forward, poked my head and looked towards the stage. I saw a woman in plain clothes holding a broom and lowering her head.
She was cleaning the stage with her head, and the hoarse sound was made by her!
I looked at her intently, but she seemed to have not noticed me, lowering her head as she was minding her own business, but she kept cleaning in her hands.
I was about to ask something when my arm was suddenly pulled hard. I was startled and looked back. I saw Lu Daqian staring at me with red eyes and squeezed out three words through his teeth: