The closer we get to the town, the more exaggerated the scenes we see before us.
Not only the livestock raised at home, more and more animals are constantly coming out of corners on the avenues, paths, and field ridges.
Rats, which were rarely seen in broad daylight, were also scurrying around the fields. They looked like they were greatly frightened and ran out one after another.
Hiss!
Snakes of different colors came out from nowhere and swam quickly on the road, raising their heads, spitting and hissing warning sounds, as if to warn other animals not to stand in their way.
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Frogs and toads, which usually regard snakes as their natural enemies, also emerged from the fields in large numbers, leaping one after another, which was extremely spectacular.
Hula la...
A black gust of wind passed by in the sky, but a group of crows jumped up from the trees in the distance in panic. They flew past quickly, their wings beating desperately, as if they were being threatened by some fatal threat, full of fear and uneasiness.
Those that fly in the sky, those that walk on the ground, those that swim in the water.
Exactly the same reaction, in the same direction.
As if escaping from some indescribable fear.
"Xiaojiang, is this going to be an earthquake?"
Seeing this strange scene in front of him, Old Han's first thought was of an earthquake.
It is said that the reaction of animals is usually very exaggerated when it is a precursor to an earthquake. This is because animals have super strong senses, better than humans.
Once animals show various strange behaviors, it is likely to indicate that an earthquake is coming.
Is it an earthquake?
Jiang Yue expressed doubts about this speculation.
If it was a month ago and the world was operating normally, it would be completely reasonable for this situation to be associated with an earthquake.
Now?
Jiang Yue didn't think this was a panic that an earthquake could bring.
The presence of so many domesticated livestock means that they are not far from the populated area.
Sure enough, after turning a corner, there were already occasional houses appearing on both sides of the road. The further in, the denser the two rows of houses became.
In the distance, the two of them heard someone shouting loudly from the farmhouse in the distance.
When I looked closer, I saw an old farmer wearing a pointed hat, holding a cow rope, and barking loudly with a big buffalo.
The other hand was holding a bamboo tip and kept calling at the buffalo, hitting and scolding it.
Judging from his posture, he was planning to lead the cow back to the barn, but the cow got stubborn and refused to go in no matter how hard he pulled.
"If I tell you not to go in, I will tell you to be stubborn!"
It wasn't until Jiang Yue and Lao Han approached that the old farmer stopped and looked at the two of them warily.
"Old man, what's going on with this cow?"
"What's going on? You want to rebel against me. I used to work steadily, but these days not only don't I work, but I always want to push it out. I think it just needs to be taken care of."
"Old man, I think something is wrong here. Look at the frogs and mice running towards the road. Is something going to happen?"
"What can happen? It's been like this these days. Some people say it's an earthquake. It's been shaking for so many days, but there's no earthquake. It's just to scare people."
Jiang Yue and Lao Han immediately looked at each other.
Is there an old man with such a good attitude?
"Old man, if there is really going to be an earthquake, aren't you afraid?" Jiang Yue couldn't help but ask.
"I'm afraid of the ball! If I die, my eggs will be in the sky, but I won't die for tens of thousands of years. Old man, I am seventy-nine years old, and my children are all married outside. I have to live or die, and I am just an old skeleton."
As expected, he is a Buddhist man.
Lao Han handed over a cigarette: "It's better for you to have an old mentality."
"I don't understand what you young men are talking about, old man. What does a good mentality mean? What kind of crops is a mentality? When it comes to growing crops, no one in our country can dare to say that they can do it better than me."
"Having a good attitude means you live an open and clear life!"
The old man lit up his cigarette happily and took a nice puff.
"Hunters, I don't think you look like locals, do you?"
"Yes, we are coming to town to visit relatives."
"Why visit relatives? These days, people in the town are eager to go out, so how can anyone visit relatives in the town?"
"Old man, what do you mean by this? What's going on in the town?"
"There were murders in the town. At first, there was one murder a day, but later, several disappeared in a day. Who can bear this? As long as they have a place to go, they can leave if they can."
The old farmer suddenly looked up and down at Old Han: "You, a young man, look like a member of the government. Were you sent by the superiors to investigate the case?"
People cannot be judged by their appearance.
This old man seems to have spent his whole life growing crops in the countryside, and he has a rather vicious vision.
Before Old Han could speak, the old farmer's face suddenly became solemn, and he lowered his voice and said: "Smoke you a cigarette, old man, I'll give you a message."
"You say."
"If you don't want to die, leave quickly. The sooner the better."
The old man's tone was serious, and it didn't look like he was joking at all.
"Old man, why do you say that?"
"Why not, you should think about it in your own mind. In short, this is the sentence, if you don't want to die, leave quickly. Yunxi Town is now the Hall of Hell, whoever enters will die."
"Is it so evil? There is no royal law yet?"
The muscles on the old farmer's face trembled, as if he remembered something terrible and evoked some terrible memories. His eyes were filled with a look of fear that is rarely seen at this age.
"Wang Fa... haha, Wang Fa... Wang Fa controls people, can he control ghosts?" the old farmer murmured.
"Ghost? Old man, do you think Yunxi Town is haunted?"
The old farmer's expression suddenly changed, and he shook his head violently: "I didn't say anything, I didn't say it was haunted. You go quickly, go quickly..."
While talking, he actually waved the bamboo tip and kept hitting the two people, obviously to drive away the guests.
Lao Han still wanted to step forward to calm the opponent's mood, but Jiang Yue tugged on his sleeve.
"Forget it, find someone else to ask."
Jiang Yue was very familiar with the character of old men in rural areas. He said that cows have a tough temper. This old man obviously has a tougher temper than a cow.
Going further, almost every house has General Iron hanging on the door, and there is no one around.
Behind him, the old farmer waved his bamboo tip angrily, hitting the cow's back repeatedly, and kept cursing: "I'm telling you, you beast, to be disobedient, I'm calling you, this beast, to be disobedient."
I don't know if he is training the cow or criticizing the mulberry tree.
Let alone a town, this small village is located on the outskirts of the town. There are not many farmers, less than twenty households, and more than half of the houses must be padlocked.
Those without padlocks are basically elderly people who stay at home. Most of these are extremely stubborn old people who want to guard their family property for the rest of their lives.
Old Han was obviously a little surprised by this: "Xiao Jiang, from the old man's tone, it is obvious that he knows the danger. Why do these old people refuse to leave?"
This is probably the cognitive difference between urban and rural areas.
Although Jiang Yue is considered a native of Xingcheng, his roots are still in Panshiling and he has a certain understanding of the countryside.
In the countryside, this is not surprising at all.
Every year if there is a flood or mudslide, the villagers will be advised to evacuate in advance. The young ones will basically leave as soon as they are advised.
Some elderly people are surprisingly stubborn and refuse to move. In their words, they will die in their own homes.
Of course, these things are obviously a bit unfamiliar to Lao Han who grew up in a small city.
Jiang Yue didn't intend to explain, but walked towards a house whose door was ajar.
Unexpectedly, when they approached, the door that was originally ajar was slammed shut.
Even if the old double doors in rural areas are closed firmly, there are still some gaps in the middle.
Across the gap, an old woman with gray hair and almost all her teeth seemed to be giving them a gesture, telling them to leave quickly.
This old woman looks older than the previous old man, probably over eighty years old. Looking at her body shape, her waist is already bent at an angle, making her look decrepit.
But through the crack in the door, Jiang Yue still saw a deep look of fear hidden in the old woman's cloudy eyes, as if if she didn't close the door, a huge disaster would befall her.
Even so, the old lady kindly signaled them to leave quickly!
There was no language or communication throughout the entire process.
Jiang Yue clearly grasped the old woman's kindness.
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What are you afraid of?
The old man made a mistake just now and said that the king's law can control people but not ghosts. Is it because he was so angry that he described bad people as ghosts without any hesitation, or is it because Yunxi Town is really haunted?
If he lives to the old man's age, ordinary murder cases will never make him such a fuss. After all, at this age, he will definitely take these things lightly than young people.
So the series of reactions after his words were obviously trying to cover up something, trying to make up for his previous slip of the tongue!
Weird...
Before we even reach Yunxi Town, the situation has already become so weird.
The villages on the outskirts of Yunxi Town have been completely wiped out. So Yunxi Town, a densely populated area with at least 2,000 or 3,000 people, has been reduced to an empty town.
If so, what about those replicators?
Will it also be transferred?
The so-called mobile phone positioning is, after all, just locating the mobile phone. Who stipulates that the copyist must be so stupid and must hold on to the original mobile phone?
With the copyists' methods and their wisdom, it is entirely possible to get other mobile phones!
Even before we arrived at the town, the strangeness was overwhelming and made people feel depressed and uncomfortable.
The more this happened, the more curious Jiang Yue became about everything that happened in the town.