"Sister Xiaorou~ Are you here? I am Xiaomeng. Xiaomeng came to play with you..."
The tender voice of a child jumped from the high wall outside into the courtyard. Lin Qian stretched out his arms to hug the strange bride and let her sit in his arms.
The wind in the yard was a bit cold, which took away a lot of the heat from the food.
The old man drank wine and looked at Lin Qian, but did not speak immediately.
The electric lights under the eaves were buzzing, and the light was a little dim.
"A red umbrella with only the cover is what I'm looking for. It's a supernatural item."
"I don't know if you've seen it before."
Lin Qian held the bride's skirt and looked at the old man. The umbrella cover was very special and conspicuous.
The bloody umbrella has strange abilities. If the old man had never seen it before, he would be in trouble.
As a Luohua Cave girl who is still alive, she should have a lot of experience, so there is a high probability that she has seen her before.
Red umbrella?
The old man lowered his head and thought, with some doubts in his eyes, but suddenly his eyes shrank slightly and he looked at Lin Qian.
The sounds outside the door were a little annoying, and the weird shouts were getting hollower and hollower.
The old man looked at the girl's room, as if he had made up his mind, he sighed and said slowly:
"I've seen that thing you mentioned, it's in Lin He's corpse cave."
"I believe you should have felt that there is something in the river."
The old man stared at Lin Qian and the Cunning Bride, her eyes a little blurry. She didn't expect that Lin Qian said she was looking for that thing.
If she had known, she might not have asked.
"Is it in there?" Lin Qian's eyes flashed slightly; "If it's in there, it would be a bit troublesome."
He can't enter the corpse cave now because he has scruples and can't force his way in. He can only wait for it to appear on its own.
The umbrella cover was very fragile and he was afraid it would be eaten...
Lin Qian was a little silent when he thought of those weird little bugs. Those things were not eating ghosts, but more like chasing them away.
"If you want to find that thing, you have to take Xiaorou with you. She did not completely become the Luohua Cave Girl, partly because of me, and partly because of it. That thing covered the Gu God's sight, making Xiaorou
Rou cannot be sheltered." The old man continued.
Hearing this, Lin Qian looked at Xiaorou's room and felt a little confused, Gu God? Is that thing a god?
Haha... stop being funny, it's just a ghost.
"Tell me, what's going on with you Luohua Cave Girl?" Lin Qian was very interested in Luohua Cave Girl. The existence of this taboo made people curious.
The old man in front of her had many secrets. From the moment she revealed that she was the still alive Luohua Cave girl, Lin Qian guessed part of the truth.
The birth of the next Luohua Cave Girl must be based on the death of the previous one.
This kind of thing is normal, it is recorded in the classics, and the reason why Xiaorou did not completely become the girl from the Luohua Cave is probably because of this reason.
This is most likely what old people did when they were young.
The dim light was reflected in the courtyard, and the old man's eyes were slightly cloudy. She was looking at Lin Qian, or maybe she was looking at the Cunning Bride.
"The Luohua Cave Girl is actually very simple. She was selected by the Gu God, became the mistress of Xiangxi, and then died at the age of 20."
"It's so simple. Every most beautiful girl will become a Luohua Cave girl. She changes every 20 years. It's been her destiny since she was a child."
"I am like this, and Xiaorou is like this too."
The old man let out a long sigh. She felt very guilty and distressed for Xiaorou, her granddaughter.
The old man looked at Lin Qian and continued:
"According to what you people say outside, the Luohua Cave girls are people who have been cursed by evil spirits. There is a evil ghost living in their bodies."
"The killing pattern of this evil ghost is very strange. It wakes up once every 20 years. After satisfying its killing pattern, it will sleep again for 20 years, and the cycle repeats like this, endlessly."
"Every time the evil ghost wakes up, it is when the Luohua Cave Girl dies. The existence of the Luohua Cave Girl is to satisfy the evil ghost's killing pattern, so that it will fall into its next deep sleep."
"And every time you fall asleep, a new Luohua Cave Girl will be born..."
"This is the origin and meaning of the Luohua Cave Girl. As long as the Luohua Cave Girl exists, all the Gu insects in western Hunan will continuously chase away corpses, that is, chase away ghosts."
"This is also one of the reasons why there have been no supernatural incidents in western Hunan."
"I believe you have seen some of those Gu insects. There are five kinds in total. They are hidden among the mountains and rivers. Some are hidden very deep. It is difficult for ordinary people to find them, even to see them."
Speaking of this, the old man was a little silent. She looked at Lin Qian and sighed and continued:
"When I was young, I met a man from outside the mountains. He was not a member of the country, but a folk ghost master."
"Because of her, I learned the truth about the Gu God, and it was also because of her that I came up with the idea of controlling the Gu God."
The old man suddenly talked about her experiences when she was young. Lin Qian didn't know who she was talking about, but there was no doubt that she put the whole of Xiangxi in danger.
The old man felt helpless and sad when talking about the past. She looked at Lin Qian, thought for a while, shook her head and said:
"She is not as good as you, nor is she as good as your wife. She came here with a wedding dress and said she wanted to use the Gu God to accomplish something."
"I couldn't figure it out until I saw her."
The old man pointed at the bride, or rather at the wedding dress on the bride.
"Seeing this wedding dress, I probably know what she wants."
Lin Qian looked at the bride's wedding dress with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Lin Qian didn't know who the old man was talking about, but he knew what this person wanted to do.
During the Republic of China, there was a guy who wanted to control the Cunning Bride, so he even made a set of mourning clothes that were exactly the same as the wedding dress in order to control the Cunning Bride.
It is said that the old man in the drug store said that she was well prepared, but unfortunately she still failed. The Bride was too scary, and she took great strides.
Thinking of this, Lin Qiantong shrank slightly. He looked at the old man, thought for a while and said:
"Did he bring the umbrella here?"
The old man did not deny it, nodded directly and said:
"It's her. She entered the corpse cave, and when she came out, the umbrella was not on her body. I asked her about it at the time, and she said that the umbrella was occupied by something and she couldn't take it away."
"And it was that time that she told me that the opportunity to control the Gu God had come and asked me if I wanted to give it a try."
"When I heard this, I was very happy because the strength she showed made me look at her with special attention, so... I agreed."
"Then, I failed. I didn't die, but the Gu God disappeared. Xiaorou became the new Luohua Cave Girl, the incomplete Luohua Cave Girl."
The old man was a little silent when he said this, and her eyes were a little lonely.
The food on the table was already cold. Lin Qian looked at the fish and was stroking the bride's wedding dress in her hand.
What the old man said was very concise and clear, and many things were mentioned in just one sentence.
It can be heard from just a few words that the old man trusted her very much when he was young.
Unfortunately……
Lin Qian gently pressed the bride's head and looked at the old man with a smile:
"The umbrella was occupied by something, which caused the evil ghost to be deceived in its killing pattern. This is also the reason why you did not die. Although I don't know what else you did, it is no longer important."
"There is only one important thing now. I will get the umbrella back, and you will die and Xiaorou will become a girl from the Luohua Cave."
"If what I think is correct, the Luohua Cave Girl's death has been advanced because of you."
Lin Qian pointed to the knocking on the door and the wailing dogs:
"It can be seen from this that the dogs felt it on the first day I came here, and I did not go through the formal channels before I came here."
Thinking of the situation when she got off the bus and entered the mountain, Lin Qian was certain that many of the corpses buried in the soil were from corpse caves.
They were not eaten by insects because of the old man and that guy.
Or it can be said that because the Luohua Cave Girl was not completely parasitized by the Gu God, most of the Gu insects in Xiangxi fell into silence or lost certain abilities.
For example, the ability to reproduce by eating corpses.
After hearing Lin Qian's words, the old man took out a breath, nodded and said:
"You are right. Xiaorou's death date has been brought forward. Because of her and me, once the Luohua Cave Girl dies this time, there will be no new Luohua Cave Girl."
"And by that time, the entire Danan City will face a tide of corpses and Gu insects."
"This is also the reason why I have been worried. I tried to go out and seek help, but I failed. The Luohua Cave Girl cannot leave the mountain. This is a taboo."
"I also tried to ask the villagers to go out to seek help, but the result was cruel. Without the promise of the Luohua Cave Girl, as long as they walked out of the mountain, there would be another corpse in the corpse cave."
"And Xiaorou can't promise this now. After all, she is not a complete Luohua Cave Girl. Over time, I gave up this idea."
"If you hadn't come here, within a month at most, I would have tried to enter the corpse cave and completely turn Xiaorou into a Luohua Cave girl."
A ray of breeze blew by, and Lin Qian pushed up his glasses, his eyes thoughtful.
Is this a taboo in the mountains? It’s really scary.
"The taboos in your mountains are very strange, but I don't care about them. I just want to know how long it will take for the corpse cave to appear." Lin Qian said.
"Three days. According to the current situation, it will appear in three days at most. And within these three days, the corpse cave will occasionally appear. If you want to go in at that time, you can."
"But you have to pay attention, the corpse cave will only last for a short time, and you have to be careful of the Gu insects in the river. They will attack all ghosts, including those who control them."
"The number of Gu worms is limited now. Once you kill most of the Gu worms, Xiaorou will die early and everything will be ahead of schedule..." The old man stared at Lin Qian and his tone was very solemn.
Hearing this, Lin Qian was thoughtful. He looked at Xiaorou who was locked in the room, with some hesitation in his eyes.
"Exchanging a city for an umbrella? This is not easy to do." Lin Qian thought to himself.
"If the corpse cave completely appears, will those Gu insects attack the ghost controller?" Lin Qian asked.
"No, at least not before Xiaorou dies. If you enter the corpse cave, you must take Xiaorou with you and protect her from being killed by the corpse, because only the Luohua Cave girl can find the source, and
It’s the Gu God.”
"I said before, because of my fault, the Gu God has not completely parasitized in Xiaorou's body. It is still in the corpse cave. Without Xiaorou's help, it will be difficult for you to find it." The old man said.
Lin Qian's eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at the old man, thought for a while and said:
"The umbrella is at the source, and to find the source, Xiaorou must be with us, and we can't let Xiaorou die."
Lin Qian let out a long breath, Gu God is also a ghost, and that thing is probably a ghost Gu.
The Gu derived from the ghost Gu protect Xiangxi and the Luohua Cave Girl, because the ghost Gu is in the Luohua Cave Girl's body.
This is equivalent to the fact that if the ghost Gu exists, the Luohua Cave Girl will exist. If the Luohua Cave Girl exists, the Gu derived from it will not get out of control, or in other words, will not disappear.
This is really complicated.
The ghost Gu parasitizes the girl, turning her into the Luohua Cave Girl, and then lets the derived ghost Gu protect the Luohua Cave Girl. This behavior is clearly protecting the sacrifice.
Ghost Gu grows by killing the Luohua Cave Girl...a unique killing pattern.
And those who can use the characteristics of ghost poison to protect Xiangxi are very talented.
"So complicated……"
Lin Qiandi muttered, it is really troublesome to have strength but not to be reckless.
He used to like to use his brain, but since his strength reached a certain level, he no longer likes to use his brain.
Because that's meaningless. Why use your brain when you can push it horizontally?
This is the principle that Lin Qian has always adhered to, but it doesn't work today. He has scruples...
The old man heard Lin Qian complain about how troublesome it was, and didn't know what to say for a moment. She looked at Lin Qian, a little silent.
Lin Qian looked at the bride, thought for a while and said:
"Okay, I'll wait for three days, but I will try to enter the corpse cave while waiting. If I think I can enter, I will take Xiaorou with me."
"Okay, but let me know when you are going in so that I can prepare." When the old man heard Lin Qian's words, he was not surprised, but felt that it was normal.
This young man's temper is not one to wait patiently, which can be seen from the fact that he said he wanted to bulldoze this place.
Lin Qian's eyes narrowed slightly, and after thinking for a while, he nodded and agreed. He knew what the old man wanted to prepare for his own death.
The previous version of the Luohua Cave Girl is not dead, but the current version of the Luohua Cave Girl is incomplete.
The reality is so cruel.
The knocking on the door continued, and the voice asking Xiaorou to go out to play continued.
The hustle and bustle in the town gradually quieted down, and the cries of dogs stopped coming and going.
The lights in the courtyard flickered slightly, and the dim yellow halo reflected on the face of the previous Luohua Cave girl.
Her face covered with vicissitudes of life was full of wrinkles. She looked at Lin Qian and smiled without saying anything.
It was only three days, and she would die in even less time. She acted very indifferently about this, as if she had known for a long time that such a day would come.
It's just that it's ahead of schedule now.
Lin Qian also smiled and said nothing. He hugged the bride with a smile in his eyes.
"But wait until that guy fails and underestimates your terror, otherwise I will die miserably." Lin Qian whispered in the bride's ear.
The old man looked at Lin Qian's actions, and Tong Kong shrank slightly, feeling a little shocked. But after thinking about it, she didn't say anything, but stood up and put away the food on the table.
Lin Qian didn't pay too much attention. He raised his head and looked at the sky. The sky in the mountains was much prettier than that in the city.
There are many stars, the Big Dipper is clearly visible, half of the moon hangs in the sky, and the pale moonlight reflects the whole world.
Lin Qian rubbed the bride's hair, which felt smooth and fragrant. He sat up, thought for a while, and disappeared directly, appearing outside the yard.
The knocking on the door suddenly stopped. Lin Qian turned around and looked around. It was empty, no one was there, and there was no sign of anything supernatural.
"It's really weird."
Lin Qiandi muttered, and then stopped thinking about it. He held the bride's hand and began to wander around Shilin Ancient Town.
"Let's see if we can meet a ghost. If we're lucky," Lin Qian murmured to himself.
The wind is clear and the moon is bright, the ancient town is far away...
In the yard, the knocking on the door continued, and the shouts, which gradually became more resentful, did not affect the old man.
She looked at the deserted yard, her expression moved slightly, and finally she shook her head, sighed, and said nothing.
She walked to Xiaorou's house and looked inside through the window. When she saw the girl sitting on the bedside with her eyes closed and motionless, the old man's eyes were full of reluctance.
"I'm sorry Xiaorou, don't blame grandma, I'm old and can't live much longer. You have to live on your own and live well."
The old man murmured in her mouth, with tears in her eyes, she slowly turned around and left Xiaorou's house.
She didn't actually fail, she just failed to control the Gu God.
She doesn't have this opportunity now, but Xiaorou still has it, she still has it!
The old man's expression became determined, he walked into his room, lit a red candle, and began to sew something.
In Xiaorou's room, the old man didn't notice that shortly after she left, Xiaorou, who was sitting on the bedside, had tears all over her face. The tears dripped down and were caught by a small transparent insect.
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At twelve o'clock in the morning, at the headquarters, Wang Xiaoming, Cao Yanhua, Shen Liang, and several other senior executives from the headquarters were looking at the reports in their hands with solemn expressions.
Their expressions were very gloomy.
"Support to Dajin City has been dispatched, and the current specific situation has been investigated clearly." Lu Zhiwen said while looking at everyone in the conference room.
"Say." The headquarter director took a deep breath and said.
Lu Zhiwen nodded, looked at everyone and said without any nonsense: "The thing is because the supernatural bus was full. When the bus stopped at Dajin City, a total of thirty-five ghosts got off the bus."
"In the current situation, Fan Ba, the person in charge of Dajin City, has been confirmed dead, and Cao Yang has died. This is the surveillance footage and satellite footage obtained from the scene."
snap
The lights in the conference room went out, and a video and several photos appeared on the projection screen in the conference room.
Lu Zhiwen clicked on the video, and a slightly dim picture appeared.
When the people in the conference room saw what was on the screen clearly, everyone was shocked.
Wang Xiaoming's eyes shrank suddenly, and there was some disbelief in his eyes.