The veterinarian and the people in the village thought that the disappearance of the footprints extending from the cemetery at the edge of the collapse pit meant that the owner of the footprints had entered the inside of the collapse pit. Therefore, when they first entered, the veterinarian and two assistants were wary, but when they actually entered the collapse pit,
Afterwards, they found that it was very quiet inside.
The owner of the footprints disappeared, and the "person" lying on the ground also disappeared. The veterinarian and two assistants looked up and down this very strange ancient tomb. Finally, they only found a piece of bronze where the "person" originally lay.
The veterinarian was surprised at that time because he knew very well what happened to the two herdsmen in the village some time ago. When the old herdsman died, he went to see it with his own eyes. He recognized at a glance that this piece of bronze was the old herdsman.
That thing hanging around the neck when a person hangs from a roof beam.
Because the circumstances when the old shepherd died were very unusual and strange, which aroused confusion and suspicion among some people. Later, they were busy organizing funeral arrangements. No one knew who took the piece of bronze. However, now, it
Appeared in the tomb.
The veterinarian climbed out. They didn't know much about this ancient tomb, but everyone realized that the death of the two herdsmen might be related to this place. The ancient tomb was a very ominous place, so after the veterinarian returned to the ground
, several people in the village discussed with each other and specially organized people to work here for several days to completely refill the collapse pit.
As for the piece of bronze with a special pattern, I don’t know who ended up in its hands. The appearance of that piece of bronze was also the opportunity for that special pattern to become known to people for the first time.
"Just because of the eight divine horses on the mural, it is judged that the ancient tomb is the burial place of King Mu of Zhou. Isn't the evidence a little thin?" I asked.
"There must be some other evidence. I don't know much about it, but that's what they say anyway." Su Xiaomeng said.
"Do you know where exactly that village is?" After thinking about it for a while, I wanted to verify the origin of this pattern myself. If the scene at that time was just buried, then there must be very important details preserved. I
Without any other clues, I can only try my best to search more carefully and not miss any opportunity.
"Don't go." Su Xiaomeng said regretfully over there: "You can't find that village."
"Why?"
"Because the village is no longer there."
What happened at that time made the people in the village panic for a few days, but because they encountered no accidents during the process of filling the subsidence pit, and after the incident calmed down, nothing strange happened in the cemetery. After a while,
Everyone began to slowly forget about this incident.
But then, people continued to die in the village. At first, they died one by one at intervals, and then they began to die together in groups of two or three. There was nothing unusual about the dead people, but that kind of
Concentrated death itself is not a normal thing. The more people die, the more uneasy the living people become.
"They invited people from other places to go to the village specifically to look at it."
In remote villages with limited transportation and information, most of the villagers believe in gods and ghosts. They believe that if something strange happens, there must be some hidden secret that cannot be controlled by the people. So, they pooled their money to hire someone.
A "great immortal" who is said to be quite famous nearby came to suppress the "evil spirit" in the village.
Facts have proved that the evil spirit in this village is quite serious. After entering the village, the "immortal" looked left and right, and then told the villagers that the situation in the village was very serious and that measures must be taken seriously. The villagers believed this and panicked at that time.
Begging the Immortal to save the people who are still alive. Su Xiaomeng couldn't explain the specific process, but the Immortal's original intention must have been to get more money from the villagers.
After that, the Great Immortal completely withered. He took his magic weapon and performed rituals in the village, but before the rituals were completed, the Great Immortal ran away like crazy, running very fast, shouting while running.
He kept looking back, as if something was chasing him from behind. In short, the great immortal was in a very embarrassed state.
The great immortal fled, which made the villagers even more panicked, and they really had no other choice. After a while, some people in the village were forced to leave the land where their ancestors had lived for generations, in order to save their lives and for the reproduction of the clan.
As the first person to leave the village appeared, the rest of the people also left one after another and started a new life. The village was completely abandoned. Later, for unknown reasons, a fire broke out at the old site of the village.
The village was empty, there was no one to put out the fire, and everything that could be burned was burned.
"That's all I know." Su Xiaomeng said.
"How many people know this pattern?"
"Well..." Su Xiaomeng thought for a while and said: "I know a few of them, but as for the others, I don't know. Anyway, the spread of this pattern is limited, and people who know it will never
too much."
Not many people know this pattern, but because of their common interests, they have a fixed small circle, and the members of the circle will communicate with each other. I don't know how long this circle has been formed, but it can be done around one thing
The emergence of research groups shows that the pattern itself has corresponding research value.
Before, I didn't have any goals, but it's different now. I know where this pattern first appeared, and I also know that some people are studying this pattern. Su Xiaomeng kept talking, but I didn't want to listen anymore.
I am considering whether to go to the village where the accident occurred to see for myself. Although the village is empty and in ruins, if I want to find clues, I have to be patient. I have to get to the bottom of the origin of this pattern.
"Then let's do it." After making up my mind, I said to Su Xiaomeng, "I will pay you the due payment as soon as possible."
"Do you still think I really want money? A high-end and elegant person like me would waste my saliva just for that little bit of money..."
"goodbye."
"Hey, hey, hey... wait!" Su Xiaomeng saw that I was about to hang up, and immediately raised her voice: "Listen to what I have to say... Actually, that village is not...
.”
After I finished speaking, I hung up the phone and took out the phone card. My mood was very uneasy. I was suffering a kind of torture every minute and every second. I didn't know where Qingqing and the others were and what their situation was.
Next, I quickly made some preparations. Su Xiaomeng never told me the specific location of the village from beginning to end. I only knew the approximate direction. I had no choice but to find it bit by bit by myself. I bought some equipment.
Plan the route in advance. I don’t plan to take anyone with me and go alone.
Before departure, I changed my phone number again and contacted Peixin. I disappeared for so long, and she was completely disorganized. Maybe Chen Lao's death had some impact on her. She temporarily quit her job and returned to Suzhou.
Parents.
I set out late at night, a very quiet night, the noisy city and the crowds were quiet. When I left here, I felt a kind of loneliness in my heart that I could only feel from the old monk Wu Nian.
It seems like I am the only one left in this world.
Today's transportation system is much more developed than in the past. In a short time, I arrived at a city near my destination. However, there is still a long way from here to where I want to go. I don't have the ability to buy a car.
For the rest of the way, you can only take a ride and then walk.
The backpack on my back was very heavy. After getting off the bus at the final location within reach of transportation, I started walking. This was a very desolate land, and it was also a search that I didn’t know when it would end. I slept in the open and walked in the vastness.
After walking on the land for several days, it was like an empty no-man's land with no visually visible coordinates or any reference objects. Because I didn't know when I would find the place I wanted to go, so I kept thinking about it in my mind.
I feel that time is tight, and except for necessary rest, I spend the rest of my time on the road.
About five or six days after I had been hiking, late one night, I suddenly felt that there were many undulating "heaps" on the originally flat ground in front of me.
On the nearest "heap", I saw dark traces buried by the wind and dust.
At that moment, my heart suddenly moved. The black marks were obviously left after the fire burned. If you look carefully, you will find that this "heap" that is almost completely covered with dust is actually the result of burning.
Houses that later collapsed.
Is this the village?
There is no other evidence to prove that this is the village I am looking for, but in such a desolate area, there is no chance of accidental coincidence.
When I saw this village, my impression of Su Xiaomeng was slightly better. It seemed that she was not lying. This village did exist.
I don’t know why, but when I approached this small deserted village that had completely declined, I couldn’t help but feel a strong uneasiness in my heart. I always felt that there was an invisible layer of something floating on top of the ruins burned by the fire. Pieces of it.
The ruins buried in the dust are like raised graves at the old site of the village, which makes people's scalp numb.
The night was already deep, and I didn’t go very far. I just wandered around the place in front of me for a while. Just as Su Xiaomeng said, everything that could be burned in the village had been burned. On the surface, everything was burnt.
can not see.
I withdrew from the ruins, because that uneasy feeling had been hanging over me, so I planned to rest somewhere else for a while, and then come over to observe carefully after the sky was completely bright. The sky was a bit gloomy, and there were only a few people.
The excessive starlight made the ruins of the village look a bit blurry and blurry. I turned around and walked out for about a few dozen meters. Occasionally, when I turned back, my eyes immediately stopped.
I couldn't tell at all when I turned around, whether what I saw was real or whether it was an illusion caused by various reasons. In short, at that moment, I felt a little scared.