They arrived at the Dead Village at noon on the fourth day.
Although it was summer, it was still very cold at night. Aluan was already weak, and he might have caught the wind and cold and was sniffing a little.
They rode into the village, but there was indeed no one there, and even the grass and trees were withered. The birds refused to call here even a few times - or rather, they never even saw the shadow of a bird.
Although there is no shade, it is cool and refreshing here. Occasionally, the wind passes through the boxes or houses, making a weird whistle-like sound. The doors and windows lack maintenance and have been eaten away by termites, and they are full of holes, which looks scary.
The village was not large in size. They walked around in a circle and roughly counted twenty or thirty households. They built a small temple near the water. I don't know what it was dedicated to. However, the water level of the river was pitifully low and the river channel seemed very deep. It felt like this
Every thin thread will dry up at any time.
During the inspection, Shanhai held the compass as usual and found nothing wrong.
An hour later, they found a fairly spacious courtyard and tied up their horses. Because there was always wind, there was no dust in the house and it was very clean.
"There's not enough food. Tomorrow I'll go to the town to the east and bring some back. I'll also ask about what's going on here. What's your name, Xuanxuan?"
"Xuan Chong Town" Mu Wan answered, "I don't expect you to find any results. This time is different from the past. No one was injured. It's business to leave as soon as possible."
"Yes, Xuanchuang Town. I know. I don't plan to stay for a long time. I just stayed for two days to take a look. Don't worry, I come and go very quickly. I used to live in the mountains and I still have some confidence in Qinggong."
Mu Wan thought to himself that taking Dai Luan with him would be a problem for him. But if they just traveled around the world, it wouldn't matter.
Speaking of which, Dai Luan is always noisy, but now he doesn't talk much. Maybe he caught a cold and looked sick.
"I want to drink water." she said.
Mu Wan and her went to the backyard to take a look. There was a well. The sun was shining slantly on the wall of the well, and it was not possible to see the bottom. As soon as he put his head over, he felt a chill on his face. Dai Luan picked up a stone and threw it in. After a long time,
There was a sound, but there was no sound of water.
It's a dry well.
"I'll go to the river to get some water."
Shanhai said, took the kettle, jumped up to the roof, and left quickly. The skill was indeed good, and Mu Wan was sure that he was not lying. She and Dai Luan looked around in the backyard again, and the livestock shed was also empty.
The remains of animals, and the fact that no valuable things had been seen in every household, she judged that people should have moved away from here one after another.
They searched every corner and pulled down all the grass they could find to feed the horses. After finishing their work, they spread a cloth in the backyard to bask in the sun. The two girls started chatting again.
"You should also advise your master to stop doing such nonsense. I don't think Mr. Jiyue is a serious person."
"That's just how they are. I can't control them. Besides, I think it's pretty good. It's so interesting."
"What's so good? Sooner or later, I'll get myself involved."
"If he doesn't care, then he's not him."
At first glance, this statement sounded quite bluffing, and Mu Wan didn't know how to refute it.
"Aren't you afraid?"
"The sky is falling and the sky is falling."
Isn't your master very tall? She wanted to say, but she held it back.
Because she saw the mountains and sea coming back from afar.
Tip No. 1 for traveling in the world: When you start talking bad about someone, he or she will show up.
"Drink less. It's not good to drink too much water in a place like this. Just quench your thirst. Don't treat it like a meal. Are you listening?"
Tons tons tons tons tons tons tons.
There is always a place for fish in the ears and belly, he thought, it would be better not to be in the brain.
Shan Hai suddenly felt that his body and bones were relaxing after going back and forth for two miles, and for a moment, he was very tired. Looking at Mu Wan again, he saw that his lips were still moving from a distance, but he became quiet when he came back, feeling that he was being said bad things for a second.
Tip 2 for traveling in the world: When you temporarily leave the team, you will become a topic.
Until the evening, there was nothing strange in the village. After driving for several days, they were very tired, so they went back to the house early to rest. Before going to bed, Shanhai used the bald judge pen to determine Liangyue Jun's position as usual.
, there is not much deviation.
The village gets colder at night. Dai Luan bundles up tightly, but still feels the cold seeping into her bones. When the breathing of the other two people becomes even and steady, she has not yet fallen asleep. The surroundings are eerily quiet, like summer nights in the past.
There were insects chirping, but now there was not even the sound of leaves rubbing together, which made her feel empty.
Shan Hai always said that she had a big heart, and she felt it.
Although that doesn't seem to be what it means.
I don’t know how long it took, but she finally felt her upper and lower eyelids starting to fight, and she reluctantly fell asleep. But not long after, her stomach, which had not eaten much, couldn’t hold back the water, and the heavy drinking during the day made her feel uncomfortable.
.
Fortunately, she opened her eyes first before having the nightmare of finding the toilet.
Want to pee.
She's not afraid of the dark, but it feels like a standard feature of a ghost story for a person to solve internal problems alone in such an atmosphere.
Dai Luan gritted her teeth, put on her shoes carefully, and ran to the small hut in the backyard. She ran fast and had a clear goal, so she was not particularly afraid. After solving the problem, she felt relaxed and her pace slowed down.
There was a rattling sound in the air, like wood or something else being rubbed.
She wasn't very scared. Shan Hai once said that it was normal for some strange noises in the courtyard to occur due to factors such as temperature or wind. However, the night was too quiet, so the noise seemed a bit loud, so she quickened her pace.
She heard the sound of water again.
This was not very far from the river, but the water flow would never reach her ears. There was still a dry well behind her, so this was
"Have a drink of water."
There was a faint female voice that I had never heard before.
"Alas--"
Aluan let out a small scream.
She turned around tremblingly and saw a shadow beside the well.
Ten thousand slang words ran through my heart.
Her eyes adapted to the darkness, and she could vaguely see a white figure in the center of the well under the weak moonlight. To be precise, it was a skeleton covered in white cloth. It hung like that.
Beside the well, there are no feet.
It held a bowl in its hand and stared at her with empty eyes.
"Drink water." it said again.
After seeing clearly, Dai Luan was not so panicked. If she could see clearly, she could judge what kind of monster it was; if she knew what kind of monster it was, she would know how to solve the dilemma.
This thing is called Kuang Gu, and it is a monster that lives in the ancient well. In the dead of night, it will ask passers-by if they want a drink of water. If you listen to it and drink the water, nothing will happen; but if you don't drink, it will start to twist.
His body danced, driving those who saw him crazy, to the point of throwing themselves into a well and dying.
Because she didn't want to watch the dance, she decided to drink water. Anyway, her stomach was already empty.
Today, either I, Dai Xiaoluan, is living in the hut, or I am drinking the well dry.
With this awareness, she took the bowl without any worries. But she didn't have the courage to drink it all in one gulp. She took two tentative sips and found it a bit salty and slightly bitter, so she didn't want to drink it.
She didn't know what material the bowl was made of, but it was definitely not porcelain. It was too rough. When she leaned over the bowl, not much water came into her mouth. From the sound, a lot of it spilled on the ground.
Did it leak?
She lifted the bowl and looked at it in the dim light.
The edge of the bowl was not neat, with some scratches. There were also some small holes on the side she was holding, but they were very neat, like the holes of a musical instrument. After turning it slightly, she found that there were indeed holes on it, and there were two more.
It looks a bit familiar.
Like, holes like eyes?
"Hey, I'll go-"
Her heart skipped a beat, her hands slipped, and her entire skull was violently thrown out. Randomly, she ran back to the house crawling on the ground, shaking the two sleeping people desperately, and shouted loudly:
"Wake up, wake up, don't sleep! Monsters, there are monsters, I saw them!"
After this torment, the two hooded people woke up for most of the time. Mu Wan lit the lamp on the table, and Shan Hai quickly took out the compass. By the candlelight, it was obvious that it seemed to be attracted by something, and it began to tremble violently.
.
"You protect her."
He simply explained, put on his coat and hurried out. Mu Wan hugged Aluan and followed him out of the room with her eyes, until she turned a corner and ran towards the backyard.
The compass pointed directly at the well. Although he didn't see anyone, he still stretched out his head and looked into the well.
A crescent moon quietly reflected in the well, glowing with sparkling light.
Isn't it a dry well?
Staring at this suspicious well, he felt confused. But what was clear was that at least he understood that there was indeed something wrong with this dead village.
The crescent moon suddenly broke into pieces, crumbled into a ball, and twisted strangely, as if there was something underneath.
"Wow--"
Mu Wan heard a loud sound of water.
Without time to think too much, she pulled Dai Luan and rushed to the backyard. She saw something reflecting light beside the well. When Ah Luan picked it up, it turned out to be the Compass of Mountains and Seas and the Mirror of Eight Desolations, but the others did not know where they were.
Actually, you know?
The two people's eyes quickly focused on the well.
"Oops"
Miss Liangqiu was in trouble, so she grabbed the umbrella tightly and hesitated how to fish him out.
There was only a fluttering in the well for a while, and then it became quiet again. But soon, a figure jumped up from the mouth of the well. If he wasn't familiar with that skill, Mu Wan might have mistaken him for a monster and hit him on the head.
You can't blame her for thinking this way, Shan Hai's hair was spread out, and he looked just like a ghost.
His breathing was very unsteady, and Ah Luan rushed over to hug him.
"It scared me to death. I thought you were going to be eaten!" she yelled.
Why again.
Now was not the time to say such words. Mu Wan still walked up to him with concern and looked him up and down.
"Your master's life is tough. Okay, let go, I'm covered in water, don't"
Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped talking. Hearing this, Aluan suddenly pushed him away.
This is what Mu Wan finds strange.
He had been struggling in the well for a long time, and they could clearly hear the sound of water. Not to mention that even his hair was loose, but there was clearly no water stain on Shan Hai's body.
Is it an illusion?
"I just saw a girl's face in the mirror." Shan Hai recalled.
When confused, Dai Luan squatted on the ground without warning.
