It was almost dusk, with only a few smoke rising from the kitchen, every household began to prepare dinner, and the crow of cocks and the barking of dogs sounded in the village, announcing the end of the day.
A cool breeze blew through the branches and leaves of an old locust tree, and the leaves rustled and fell.
Behind the old locust tree, there is a big mountain. I heard from the local old people that the big mountain is very unstable, haunted, and full of evil spirits.
The local elders often warn the younger generations in their families not to go play in the mountains behind the old locust trees. It is very dangerous and there are evil spirits who specialize in eating people.
There are even folk legends flowing out from the mouth of the old man, saying that there is an old house in that big mountain. It has a floor paved with blue bricks and walls made of red bricks. It looks very luxurious and was built by a big landowner in the past.
, I heard from local elders that this old house may have been built during the Republic of China.
There is a peach grove near this old house. It is growing very well, but it does not bear any fruit, which is very strange.
The old man also has a story about this peach grove. According to the old man, this peach grove is the weirdest. It is said that the reason why the peach grove grows so well is because there are dead people buried under the peach grove, so although the peach trees grow
Okay, but it doesn't work out, and this is why.
And there is a reason why the old man said that there are dead people buried under the peach trees. This has to do with the owner of this peach grove, that is, the owner of the old house.
According to legend, the owner of this old house is a big landowner. His family is very rich. How rich they are can be understood by looking at the luxury of the old house.
In that era, those who could build walls with red bricks were all wealthy people. As for the owner of the old house, he had a daughter who was born into a beautiful woman who was beautiful in the country. She also had an extremely gentle and virtuous temperament.
She is a famous rich lady.
Her appearance was recognized by villages all over the country as being good-looking. Many young and promising talents invited matchmakers to come to propose marriage, and some even came to propose marriage in person.
And this lady also fell in love with a handsome young man. The two fell in love with each other, and her parents were from good family backgrounds, so they agreed to Zhuang Tianding's marriage.
The parents of both parties chose an auspicious day to hold their wedding on that day, and the banquet for relatives and friends was held in that old house.
The wedding day came in a blink of an eye. The bride wore a wedding dress, a red veil on her head, a red bracelet in her hand, and embroidered shoes on her feet. She was waiting at home for the groom to come and marry her.
The groom, wearing red clothes, riding a tall horse and carrying an eight-carriage sedan, went to marry the bride.
Everything went smoothly at first. The groom successfully picked up the bride. After walking around the village, he returned to the old house. After all, the banquet was held here, so the wedding had to be held in the old house.
Everything went smoothly. The groom took the bride around and returned to the old house. The banquet was full of guests, talking and laughing. When they saw the two newlyweds returning, they all expressed their congratulations. It was very lively.
The bride is beautiful, the groom is handsome, the two of them seem to be a match made in heaven.
The parents of both sides were sitting in the high hall, watching the newlyweds walking slowly, and they all felt that this was a match made in heaven, otherwise it would not be such a perfect match.
As the newcomers entered, the worship hall was about to begin. Everything went smoothly, at least when worshiping heaven and earth, and worshiping the high hall.
But just as the two newlyweds were paying their respects as husband and wife, a concierge rushed in, covered in blood and with blood coming out of his mouth. It was very scary.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically when they saw this scene. You must know that this is a happy day. What would happen if someone died?
So someone stepped forward to ask what was going on and see if they could save someone.
At this time, a large group of fierce-looking bandits with pistols rushed in. They didn't say a word, they would shoot and kill anyone they saw, and they wouldn't even say a word to you.
In an instant, gunshots, screams, and cries resounded throughout the old house. What was a happy day turned into a massacre.
On that day, blood flowed like a river, and everyone present was not spared. They all died violently, and the bride and groom died the worst.
It is said that the bride was drained of blood and died, while the groom was cut into pieces and died. The corpse was buried in the peach grove. In other words, except for the bride's body, which was not buried in the peach grove, all the corpses present were all.
It was buried in a peach grove, so that peach grove grew so well.
And this is also the reason why Taolin does not bear fruit, because there are too many dead people and too much resentment, which affects Taolin, so it does not bear fruit for many years.
No one knows where the bride's body is. Some people say that it was taken away by the bandits, while others say that the bride was too resentful after her death and turned into a ghost, so the body disappeared.
So far, no one knows why those bandits came. Many people are guessing, maybe because of beauty, maybe because of money, who knows for sure.
Of course, these are just one of many theories, and it’s hard to tell what the real thing is.
In an ordinary private house, an old man in his fifties or sixties took a sip of tea and told the five young men and women sitting opposite:
"These are the stories about the old house in the mountains. As for whether there are other versions of the story, I don't know. This story was told to me by my grandfather when I was a child."
"When I was young, my grandfather often warned me not to go to the back mountains, and even if I did, don't get close to the old house and the peach grove. It's very dangerous there."
The people sitting opposite the old man looked at each other and nodded towards the old man:
"Thank you, old man, for telling us this story."
As he spoke, he took out a thousand dollars from his pocket and put it on the table:
"Old man, this thousand yuan is our kindness. You can use it to buy some supplements or something to replenish your health."
The old man looked at the thousand dollars on the table, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth to reveal his big yellow teeth:
"Hey, why are you so embarrassed? You young men are just being polite."
But even though he said this, he already stretched out his hand, took a thousand yuan in his hand and started counting.
Several people looked at the old man's actions and didn't care. They just smiled and said nothing:
"Then, old man, we won't disturb you anymore. We have some things to do, so we'll leave first."
"Okay, okay, if anything happens, you can come to me. The old man is not good at anything else. He still knows a lot about these weird things."
Several people looked at the old man's appearance, smiled and didn't take it seriously, waved to the old man and left.
The old man looked at the people leaving, with a flash of disapproval in his eyes:
"It's this young man who is not afraid of death again. He said that place is haunted, but he still wants to die because he doesn't believe it. The place is so gloomy that it's not a good place to go."
The soft girl who was counting the hands of the old man grinned and murmured:
"It's a pity that people are dying again. Last time, a few people went to the back mountain, but their bodies have not been found yet."
"Hey, I don't know what's going on lately. People keep going to Back Mountain. Is that place so attractive?"
"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer the consequences."
The old man shook his head, not thinking about whether these things existed or not. Whether they died or not was none of his business as a treacherous old man. He was a man whose body was about to be buried. He couldn't care about these things.
The few people who walked out of the room looked at each other and nodded:
"Old Li, it seems that this is the right place."
The speaker was a woman with a ponytail. She was 1.65 meters tall and was wearing a tight suit. She looked very capable.
The Lao Li the woman mentioned was a middle-aged man in his early thirties, wearing a casual coat and a white necklace around his neck.
Lao Li looked at the sky, his face a little solemn:
"The place we are going to this time may be very scary. Maybe we will die there if we are not careful. Just listening to what the old man said just now, I can be sure that there must be ghosts in that peach forest, and there may be more than one."
One."
"And this is still the peach forest, and we are going to the old house. The things inside the old house are definitely more dangerous!"
"So we must be careful this time, no matter how careful we are, after all, we are sending red letters this time."
Lao Li's voice was solemn, and everyone present understood what Lao Li meant.
A quiet young man wearing glasses, his face was a little pale. I don’t know whether he was born like this or was frightened by Lao Li. Looking at Lao Li, the man with glasses pushed up his glasses and said:
"The post office won't let us deliver a letter that will lead to death. As long as we pay attention to some details this time and don't deliver the wrong letter, we still have a high chance of getting back alive."
After hearing what the man with glasses said, several people nodded in agreement. One of them was a little girl who looked a little frail. She looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a face full of uneasiness and fear:
"Sister Xia Qing, Uncle Li, are we in danger this time? I heard that old man said that the old house is haunted! Can we not go?"
After hearing her words, Lao Li and Xia Qing, the woman with a ponytail and tights, turned to look at her, their eyes full of sympathy, and they both had one thought in their hearts:
"Poor guy, you are so lucky. The first time you send a letter is a red letter. I hope you can come back alive this time."
Xia Qing looked at the frightened little girl, sighed, and comforted her with some sympathy:
"It's okay. As long as we are here, you will be fine. And you also know that if you don't go, you will die. You may die if you go, but you will definitely die if you don't go. You are not a fool. You should know
How to choose? Now that you have entered the post office, don't take chances. Forget everything in the past and accept everything now. You must adapt to this, otherwise you will not survive this mission."
Wang Yun's face turned pale immediately after listening to what Xia Qing said. Because of fear, her body began to tremble involuntarily, her mouth opened, but she couldn't say what she wanted to say.
Old Li looked at Wang Yun's fearful and uneasy look and said nothing. This is normal, and it happens to newcomers. When he first delivered the letter, he might not even be as good as her. Looking at the sky, Old Li said:
"We have to hurry up, go into the mountains as soon as possible, find the old house, and then send the letter out. As long as we send the letter out, we can all live."
The man with glasses, Xia Qing, Wang Yun, and another young man who had been silent all nodded in agreement.
Lao Li did not hesitate and immediately took the four of them to the mountains behind the old locust tree.
Their mission this time was very dangerous. If the price of tearing up the red letter had not been too high, they would not have appeared in this village, let alone go to the mountains behind the old locust tree to find the old house.
The wind blew through the old locust trees, and the leaves rustled. I don't know when the loud barking in the village began to disappear, the lights in the village began to go out, and a wisp of darkness slowly enveloped the entire village.
The village was silent, and a strange atmosphere filled the village, as if telling a horrifying and desperate story.
Back mountains, tall bushes, desolate grassland, twisted trees.
The light of the flashlight flickered between the trees. A group of five people walked among the deserted woods, walking along a winding path.
Looking at the seemingly endless darkness, Lao Li's face looked a little ugly. The darkness could not be driven away, and the light from the flashlight could only allow them to see clearly less than three meters ahead.
Seeing this situation, a layer of gloom gradually enveloped everyone's hearts. Wang Yun looked at the darkness ahead, her face was pale, and her eyes were filled with fear. She wanted to turn around and leave without sending the red letter. .
But reason told her that she couldn't do that, because she would die, not by ghosts, but by these friendly-looking teammates.
Therefore, even in fear and panic, Wang Yun secretly warned herself in her heart that she could not run, otherwise she would definitely die, she would definitely.
Xia Qing looked at the shadowy woods, her face was expressionless, and there was no trace of panic, but the uneasiness in her eyes meant that she was not sure at this time:
"This mission is so weird. I have never heard of such a mission."
Xia Qing looked up at the dark sky. There was no moon in the sky. The dark clouds seemed to be particularly thick today, covering the moon fiercely.
Thinking about when he first got the letter at the post office and looked at the information given on it, Xia Qing felt that everything around him was just like that.
"At midnight and early in the morning, send the letter to a bride somewhere, or to Lin Qian in Dajiang City."
When they saw where this letter was going to be sent, they had a bad feeling in their hearts. When they saw the name Lin Qian from Dajiang City, they hurriedly checked the Lin Qian and used I searched all kinds of connections to find this person named Lin Qian, but found nothing. I couldn’t find anything, let alone find this person named Lin Qian. I found a person in the whole Dajiang City, and it was short-lived. Within that time, that was no longer something they could do.
There was only so much time to deliver the letter, so it was obvious that they were here to deliver the letter. As for the bride mentioned in the letter, they could be sure that it was a ghost.
After learning that the bride is a ghost, they still choose to come here. The reason is actually very simple. According to the post office's letter delivery rules, as long as the letter is delivered to the designated person or ghost, they will not be captured for a period of time. The timing of the attack depends on how terrifying the ghost is. During this period, they can just use some props. In no more than a minute at most, they can return directly to the post office.
All these reasons brought them here. If possible, they would still be willing to deliver the letter to this person named Lin Qian.
After all, it doesn't look dangerous.
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