Chapter 230 Strange things in the small village 30
Looking at the dilapidated condition of Li's Mansion, Gu Nian thought to herself that perhaps this place was once a pleasant, tree-lined resting place, full of the fragrance of trees, grass and flowers, accompanied by the gentle and melodious sound of water.
But now, all she saw before her eyes was a strange, withering and gloomy feeling.
"I wonder where the masked Mr. Li is now and which direction should we go to find him?" Gu Nian said.
Lin Chen thought for a while and said: "His legs and feet are not very good. If the person who came here is really him, there should be traces around. Let's look for it."
The two people lowered their gazes to the ground.
Sure enough, after some searching, the two people found traces of someone stepping on the moss and dirt.
What is left behind are footprints that are shallow on the left and deep on the right.
On the right side, next to the deeper row of footprints, there are still circles of circular traces left.
At a glance, you can tell that the traces come from walking aids and crutches.
The row of traces quickly moved from the moss-covered mud to the bluestone tiles in the yard, leaving muddy traces on it.
Gu Nian and Lin Chen followed such traces all the way to the Weeping Flower Gate in the courtyard, but were surprised to find that the footprints at the Weeping Flower Gate had mysteriously disappeared!
The two people looked at the disappeared footprints and couldn't help but look at each other.
After a while, Lin Chen pondered and said: "Since we can't find Mr. Li for the time being, let's take a look at the situation here and look for clues to the game."
"Then... which direction is better for us to go first?" Gu Nian asked, looking in all directions.
"Since the footprints disappeared on the side of the Weeping Flower Gate, we might as well enter the courtyard on the side of the Weeping Flower Gate first and see what's going on."
As he spoke, he extended his hand to Gu Nian.
Gu Nian nodded, stretched out her hand, put it on his hand, and let him hold her, she crossed the high threshold and walked into the hanging flower door.
Inside the hanging flower gate is a square courtyard.
When you walk into the hanging flower door, you can see the houses around the yard, the flower pots, plants and trees scattered around, and the screen wall in the center of the yard.
The two people looked at each other, walked into the courtyard hand in hand, and went straight to the screen wall.
The reason why they went to check the screen wall first was because the screen wall looked very different from the ordinary screen wall.
On the screen wall, there are no auspicious words such as fortune, longevity and fortune written on it, nor are there any auspicious patterns drawn on it. Instead, there is a picture of...a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain!
Who would have such a pattern painted on the screen wall in their home?
It was a striking tiger descending the mountain, painted with some unknown paint.
This courtyard has not been taken care of for decades, making everything in the courtyard look deserted and decadent. Only the tigers painted on the screen wall are still bright in color, powerful and lifelike.
"Why did the Li family...paint a picture of a tiger descending down the mountain on the screen wall?" Gu Nian looked at the picture of a tiger descending on the screen wall in surprise and asked in confusion.
"I have heard of such a saying..." Lin Chen said: "If you put a tiger at the door, ghosts will not dare to enter."