"Chen Asan..." The white-haired old woman couldn't help but repeat the name a few times when Rou'er said it. Then she suddenly nodded and said, "I remember, you're talking about the old Chen at the west end of the village, right?"
"Yes, they live in the west end of the village..." Rou'er nodded quickly.
"Do you know the situation of their family?"
Lin Shan asked for Rou'er.
Now Rou'er is almost nervous to death. She doesn't know whether her family is alive or dead, so you can imagine her anxiety.
Naturally, he couldn't communicate well, so Lin Shan did it for him.
"There was a child in Lao Chen's family who was kidnapped by a monster in the mountains. After searching for several days, he could not find it. Then people in the village disappeared one after another. Everyone was afraid and ran away. Lao Chen's family also escaped. It is said that he was going to the wolf.
He went to live with his relatives in the city."
The old woman said.
"Really?
Are they all still alive?"
Rou'er breathed a sigh of relief.
Although someone in the family was kidnapped by a monster, at least the others are still alive, which is the greatest blessing among misfortunes.
"You are..." Seeing Rou'er caring so much about the Chen family, the old woman couldn't help but look at it curiously.
However, after so many years, Rou'er has changed a lot, and naturally the old woman can't tell.
And Rou'er didn't have much impression of this old woman. Rou'er must have been frightened back then and couldn't remember many things.
She can remember her home and her father's name, which is already pretty good.
"My name is Rou'er, Chen Asan is my father..." Rou'er said.
"Are you Lao Chen's daughter?"
The old woman looked at Rou'er in surprise and muttered: "I remember that their family only had three sons... Ah, I remembered that there was a girl in their family, but she seemed to have been taken away from her when she was very young.
Someone was abducted...could you be that child?"
Rou'er nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I am."
"Poor child, I didn't expect you to be able to come home. It's great.
If Lao Chen knew you were still alive, I don't know how happy he would be."
The old woman was very kind. After hearing about Rou'er's identity, she was also happy for Lao Chen's family.
"Mother-in-law, do you know the name of the relative they are going to seek refuge with?"
Lin Shan asked from the side.
"I heard that we were discussing escaping before, but it's been so long that I can't even remember it. Please let me think about it."
The old woman frowned and thought back.
No one disturbed her, and there was dead silence all around.
Two or three minutes passed like this, and Lin Shan suddenly felt that the surroundings were a little eerily quiet.
"Not good..." Lin Shan suddenly became alarmed.
The old woman also looked nervous and whispered: "The monster is coming, you should hide with me."
The few people did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly followed the old woman.
I ran into the alley and entered a farmer's house. Although the yard here was also overgrown with weeds, the desolate atmosphere was a little lighter. It must be where the old woman lived. Some traces of activity could be vaguely seen.
However, they did not enter the house, but walked into the pig pen in the yard. There was a hole under the pig trough, and the group of people quickly got in.
As soon as the entrance to the cave was covered, I heard a whining sound coming from outside, like the whistling of the wind, or like a ghost choking.
The sky outside instantly turned dark, like dark clouds pressing down on the surrounding area. The billowing black clouds seemed to be boiling. From time to time, red and purple evil arcs appeared in them. It was unknown what they were.
"You can speak quietly here."
The old woman lit the candle and gave orders inside the cave.
She took Rou'er's hand, as if seeing her relatives: "My child, how did you find it back?
How have you been doing these years?"
"Mother-in-law, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
When Rou'er saw the old woman, she was also extremely kind.
"By the way, I remembered that your distant relative seems to be named Chai, and he works as a shopkeeper at a drugstore in Langcheng... This kind of relationship is very powerful in our village. For this reason, many people
We are all envious, oh, your neighbors, Pan Sanniang and her son, also followed your father to seek refuge with this man."
The old woman said nonchalantly.
After getting this information, Rou'er looked at Lin Shan. Lin Shan understood what she meant and nodded to her.
"Mother-in-law, I haven't asked you for your last name yet. I was too young when I left home and I don't remember many things."
Rou'er said.
"You can just call me Aunt Zhao. My old Zhao and your father are the same generation."
The old woman said with a smile.
When the two people who had survived the disaster met again under such circumstances, they felt very cordial to each other, and the old woman was obviously much happier.
"Aunt Zhao..." Rou'er called out sweetly.
"Hey..." Aunt Zhao responded happily.
"Aunt Zhao, I wonder what this monster is?"
Lin Shan found a place to sit down and asked curiously.
As soon as this was mentioned, Aunt Zhao showed a look of resentment: "I don't know what this is, but the more than 20 missing people in the village must be related to it.
Whenever it appears, the sky will be dark, with strong winds and lightning, and sometimes it will rain."
"We are in a hole in the ground, can't it notice?"
Lin Shan asked.
"I've been hiding underground for three years and it hasn't found me yet.
And in the past three years, I have figured out some rules..." "What rules?"
Lin Shan asked quickly.
"It only appears every three days. Each time it appears, it stays in the village for an hour and then leaves after an hour. The time is very fixed and has not changed for more than three years."
Aunt Zhao said.
After hearing this, Qian Rang couldn't help but interjected and asked: "There is no one in the village, so what is this monster doing in the village?"
"I don't know the details, because every time it appears, I hide in this hole."
Aunt Zhao was also puzzled, but then she added: "Oh, by the way, there is a strange phenomenon. Every time the monster leaves, the old willow tree in the village looks like an eggplant beaten by frost.
Withering, the branches dry up and look like they are dying, but then they quickly come back to life."
"Is it like this every time?"
Lin Shan asked.
The old woman nodded and said: "It happens every time. I just feel weird, so I keep paying attention to it, but I don't know why."
"Then after the monster leaves, you can take me to have a look. Maybe I can find out the reason."
Linshan Road.
"no problem.
I'm just going to get some water."
Aunt Zhao said.
"Fetch water?
Is there a well near the old willow tree?”
Lin Shan asked doubtfully.
Aunt Zhao nodded and said: "Yes, that well is quite old. It is said that the well has been there since the village began to be inhabited. It is about the same age as the old willow tree, but no one can tell exactly how old it is.