The thunder gradually became weaker, the rain stopped, and the sky was white with fish belly.
This time the dawn has truly arrived.
Cheng An stood up, patted his knees and said, "It's almost done. You can go and bring out those lambs."
Yan Xiaoxi hummed and then reminded: "You just said that they have seen the abnormal appearance of your alien limbs? Should you pay more attention to it? If word gets out, it will be detrimental to you."
Cheng An wondered: "...Are you taking the opportunity to scold me?"
"That's absolutely not the case!"
Seeing Yan Xiaoxi's vow, Cheng An gave up and stood up without asking any questions: "Let's go and pick up people first. I'm naturally prepared."
Speaking of which, it was all thanks to that ghost-like mutated monster who refused to give up and pretended to be him, so he managed to pull off the trick.
Seeing that he was confident, Yan Xiaoxi didn't say anything more. It was not advisable to have a casual conversation.
The two of them quickly followed the village road to the higher kiln factory.
After the mountain rain, Wacun became a lot newer, as if the whole place had been washed clean, and the fragrance of earth could be heard everywhere.
It's only around five o'clock in the morning, and you can already see women carrying burdens and children leaving their homes from time to time to go to the fields or mountains to do farm work.
The people here are simple and simple, and when they saw these two strangers, the women smiled, nodded, or said hello loudly.
There is traffic on the streets, chickens and dogs hear each other, and the air is filled with a happy atmosphere.
"Yesterday this village was lifeless, but today it is alive."
Cheng An was quite emotional.
Yan Xiaoxi also felt the same and nodded slightly.
Today's Wacun gives people a real and vibrant feeling, but yesterday it was too depressing.
This may have something to do with the fact that they got rid of the ghost-like mutated monster.
Two extraordinary beings of the Five Insects type, if they kill a mutant of the same level, the opponent will still be of the Five Immortal type.
Even if this achievement cannot be said to shock the past and present, it is definitely enough to be proud of.
This made Yan Xiaoxi's steps become a little brisk unconsciously. Cheng An walked in front and she followed closely behind, which made people feel very safe. Perhaps she herself was not aware of this.
Of course, Yan Xiaoxi's only criticism is that Cheng An took the magic core he got after killing the ghost and kept it as a matter of course, without any intention of "sharing the spoils" with her.
This made Yan Xiaoxi a little dissatisfied, but it was difficult to express it.
The two of them walked far away from the yard of Sun Baohui's house, followed a side path, and walked straight to an artificially mined valley on the mountainside.
That's where the kiln factory is.
This kiln factory is not big, with several square factory buildings combined to form a courtyard, and the iron gates are missing.
The open space is filled with a large number of small pottery, mainly kitchen utensils, flower pots, and vases.
There are also several pottery figurines, most of which are broken and only have an upper or lower body.
From these traces, it can be roughly inferred that the kiln factory prospered from the beginning and then gradually declined. In order to make a living, it had to make some daily utensils and sell them for money.
In the end, there were only a few people left who persisted in this craft to prevent it from being lost.
This small area has witnessed the decline of a cultural heritage here.
The remaining blood stains from last night have long been washed away by the heavy rain, leaving no trace.
Cheng An found the members of the archaeological team hiding in the side house.
Then, he hesitated for a moment, and in the end, feeling quite regretful, he tore his new skin, and rubbed the blood from mutants on his shoulders and arms. The whole person's appearance was completely similar to
It was very similar yesterday when I was dragged away in front of everyone.
Squeak!
Cheng An finished preparations, opened the door, and saw seven or eight people standing alone inside.
Some of them huddled in the corner, huddled together for warmth, like frightened rabbits.
There were two other people, Wu Junqi and a burly bodyguard, holding iron bars and shovels respectively, as if they were going to fight the intruder with all their might.
Cheng An glanced around and vaguely saw Judy digging into her crotch.
She held an orange bag between her thighs and put one hand inside, looking nervous, as if she had her secret weapon inside.
Um...did this girl secretly bring a gun? That's incredible. She is indeed the daughter of Nancheng Real Estate. Haha, I've got the handle this time. I'll report you later...
"Ahem, it's me." Cheng An coughed lightly and stopped this act of overestimating one's own capabilities and hurting one and the other.
Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, and their hearts suddenly dropped, as if they had found their backbone.
"Senior is back! Great!"
"Are we considered saved?"
They were afraid that monsters would come to their door, and they didn't know where to hide. They were frightened all night and were exhausted.
Wu Junqi's eyes widened: "Senior? You're not dead... No, are you okay?"
He asked about his own worries and other people's doubts.
After all, it is not like a normal person would be able to survive in the state he was in yesterday.
"It's just a fluke that I didn't die! I can tell you the truth now. My ancestors actually come from a martial arts family. I have strong muscles and bones that have been trained since I was a child. I am known as a once-in-a-century martial arts genius."
Cheng An put a label on himself.
In this world, martial arts training is still somewhat prestigious, and occasionally martial arts masters will be invited to perform on TV.
In this way, it seems a little more reasonable that Cheng An can escape from the monster.
"Senior, you, you are hurt so badly..."
At this moment, class beauty Fang Yingying suddenly came over with tears in her eyes.
With an expression of admiration for a strong man on her face, she leaned directly against Cheng An, and her delicate little hands were about to touch the wounds on his body.
"?"
What's wrong with this sister? You slap her so excessively. We are far from familiar with her!
Cheng An was startled, and hurriedly stopped her hand, and pulled up his clothes to cover the "terrifying blood marks on the chest and abdomen".
This wound cannot be touched, and it will be exposed if touched.
"Cheng An!"
Hearing someone calling his name, Cheng An looked over and found Zhang Shusheng sitting by the bed with a pale face calling him.
"Teacher, you're awake!" Cheng An was slightly surprised. Although this teacher was a bit unlucky, he still respected him very much.
Zhang Shusheng nodded: "Well, I heard that you were seriously injured..."
Halfway through, he looked at the slightly exaggerated blood stains on Cheng An's body and was stunned for a moment.
At this time, the shadow at the door shook, and another person walked in, but it was Yan Xiaoxi.
As soon as she appeared, the people in the room were not happy, and they all showed frightened expressions. Their eyes were sometimes directed at her and sometimes at Cheng An, oscillating between the two.
"?"
Yan Xiaoxi frowned and realized that things were not simple.
Why is everyone so obviously hostile towards her?
Not to mention anyone else, Judy, who was obviously too close to Yan Xiaoxi's best friend, was also slightly sluggish at this moment, showing a wary and suspicious expression.
Last night, 'Cheng An' told them that Yan Xiaoxi was dead, and if he appeared again, he would be controlled by that ghost!
These words had already been preconceived into her heart and took root deeply.
Fang Yingying said tremblingly: "Senior... you, you said yesterday that she had been killed by a ghost! If she appears again, she will not be the real her, but the one controlled by the ghost..."
As she spoke, she shrank back, trying to get into Cheng An's arms.
Cheng An frowned, thinking that the ghost was quite insidious and would bury a nail for himself even if it died.
However, after all, he is experienced in dealing with things and is not a real student who has not left the ivory tower. Therefore, after a few seconds, Cheng An pushed away the small green tea that was attached to him, and said to Yan Xiaoxi with a clear attitude:
"Oh, don't be afraid! I underestimated her last night. She was walking around the world. Although she was attacked, she finally defeated the evil and survived!
"Everyone understands some of the words, but if you don't, I can't say it clearly. You can experience it yourself!"
After finishing this half-truth and half-false riddle, everyone immediately slapped their heads and suddenly realized:
"I almost forgot, senior sister also came to the school to give a special lecture!"
"Yes, I remember she said something that no one could understand, and it caused quite a stir!"
"It is indeed a universal walk, it is really amazing!"
After this compliment, Yan Xiaoxi almost blushed from the praise.
Of course, no one knows whether they really understand or pretend to understand.
Anyway, they now blindly worship Cheng An. He even claims that he is a dragon-subduing Arhat who has descended to earth to save all sentient beings. These lucky ones probably have to be skeptical.
It was Wu Junqi who looked at Judy with a little doubt.
Walking around the world? This one seems to be the same... Then why was she hiding here with herself and others yesterday, trembling with fear...
"This is not the place to talk, let's leave as soon as possible!"
Cheng An didn't want to dwell too much on this topic and make too many mistakes.
Suddenly, he looked around with a slightly startled expression and asked in surprise: "There are only a few of you? Where are the others?"
I clearly remember that when I left last night, there were still fifteen or sixteen people alive here.
Wu Junqi said: "Senior, you said yesterday that cave dwellings are the exits for ghosts to break through walls. They...when they saw that you never came back, they decided to go out to make a living first to avoid causing trouble to you."
He, the squad leader, was very kind, knowing that the classmates headed by Zhang Wei were actually abandoning them and leaving first;
But in terms of words, I still managed to gain a relatively decent speech for them.
When Cheng An heard this, he felt something was wrong.
That ghost is murderous. What good place could the place he pointed to be?
This group of people went there rashly, fearing that they would be in bad luck!
He immediately found an excuse to explain:
"Oops, that place is very dangerous without me taking the lead. Let's go and take a look!"
A group of people immediately set off and rushed to the cave dwelling.
It is located not far behind the kiln and is built along the mountain cliff.
The result was different from what was expected.
You can see that the entrance to the cave dwelling is completely blocked by huge rocks. There are overgrown weeds and green moss all over it. It looks like it has been artificially closed for many years.
If you want to enter through this entrance, you may have to turn into a bug and crawl through the cracks.
"This, this is impossible. I looked at it many times before coming to the cave yesterday. It is obviously open! It is a wide entrance!"
Wu Junqi screamed in disbelief.
Zhang Shusheng asked in confusion: "He said Zhang Wei and the others went to the cave dwelling yesterday?"
Wu Junqi and several other students nodded and said that this was the case.
Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, there was a ghost breaking into the wall last night. No matter where I walked, I could only end up in front of this cave dwelling.
"The sealing stone of this entrance is cut to standard and fits tightly. It is specially poured and cannot be made temporarily." Professor Zhang's eyes flashed.
"Then if they went in, wouldn't they be trapped and die inside? Zhang Wei! Lin Tao! Are you in there?!" Wu Junqi shouted a few words inside, but there was no reply.
Fang Yingying had been threatened by Zhang Wei last night, so she held a grudge. When she saw this, she whispered: "Huh, this kind of scum deserves to happen!"
"Yingying, don't talk nonsense." Another female classmate who was the only remaining student pulled her clothes.
The little thoughts of these new students are just minor incidents to Cheng An and are not worth mentioning.
What he focused on was another point.
The small courtyard about two hundred meters away was a courtyard that once gave him a great sense of threat.
Not only did it become more dilapidated, it seemed as if it would be destroyed by wind and rain if it rained again.
The most important thing is...that unspeakable and huge feeling of depression has disappeared!
"Cheng An, what do you think? There must be something fishy about this!" Professor Zhang looked over.
"..."
Cheng An opened his mouth.
After a while, he calmly said: "Go back to the village entrance and call the police first."
Professor Zhang praised: "It makes sense."
Return along the road.
When I met several villagers, they were a little surprised to see the remnants of the archaeological team coming down. They were whispering and talking behind them.
There were also many children, in groups, who, at the urging of their parents, ran towards the old school at the entrance of the village.
They bypassed the members of the archaeological team and ran forward, as if they had seen something new.
This is the same for the members of the archaeological team. They all feel what Cheng An felt before.
Today's Wacun is extremely lively.
Too lively!
It was so lively that it felt like yesterday and today were not the same mountain village at all.
…
…
In the afternoon, nearly ten police cars parked in the open space in front of Wacun.
There are also two excavators driving up the mountain to dig cave dwellings.
No matter where they are, the deaths and disappearances of nearly twenty people are extremely important and cannot be ignored by anyone.
After receiving the report, the Canggu Police Station immediately arranged for a large force to be dispatched to visit every house in the mountain village to investigate the situation.
The members of Haida's archaeological team were arranged here to wait for the police results.
Many people didn't sleep a wink all night. They were in a safe situation and couldn't help but feel sleepy. They just lay down and rested on the seats of the police car.
Cheng An saw that the police did not stare at them too much because they were all students of Hainan University, so he took out his mobile phone and opened the group chat.
Even if the progress is pushed back by then, there is nothing we can do, we have to call in reinforcements.
Messages popped up among the three people in Haicheng Linhai District Branch.
C: "@2B, there is a situation. I am currently in Wacun, Canggu Town. I am suspected of the death and disappearance of 20 people. The local police have come over."
Not long after.
Chunchun, the wife of the boss: "20 people??? What did you do? Damn it, Lao Yu, I really can't keep this informant! If this continues, I will get a heart attack!"
A: "Don't worry, speak slowly. What's wrong?"
C: "I was trying to get close to Judy from Nancheng Real Estate. This task made a breakthrough, but I encountered some problems in the process."
Boss Lady Chunchun: "Is the progress going so fast?"
She remembered that she had just urged the other person, and this boy's movements were too fast!
A: "Well done, I'll contact the local police right away. You can keep up with the progress and communicate anytime if anything happens."
C: "No problem."
With these words, Cheng An knew that he would not be detained today.
The official level is overwhelming, and they are all colleagues, so it is easy to talk about many things.
Boss Lady Chunchun: "How did you get in touch with Judy? Is she also there?"
C: "Yes, sleeping."
System message: C uploaded a photo.
In the photo, Judy's shoulders are half exposed, lying on the passenger seat like a kitten, sleeping soundly.
Probably because she was sleeping so comfortably, she couldn't help but lift up her clothes, revealing her flat white belly and crystal smooth belly. Her face showed a sense of comfort and satisfaction.
In the eyes of uninformed people, this will naturally lead to other places.
The proprietress Chunchun: “…”
On the other end of the phone, Shen Chunying had a complicated expression, gritting her teeth and wanting to curse.
This guy...he actually, no, he really used this method to get close to the other party! How shameless!
A: "Okay, keep in touch anytime!"
Cheng An turned off his phone and looked up to find Yan Xiaoxi looking at him.
"Why are you taking pictures?" Yan Xiaoxi helped her best friend pull up her clothes, looking alert.
Cheng An laughed dryly: "Because I'm a pervert."
"???"
Yan Xiaoxi knew that he must have other purposes.
When he was about to ask, he saw Zhang Shusheng approaching, and with him was a police officer.
"Cheng An, Xiao Xi, come here, Officer Lu has something to ask." Zhang Shusheng called.
"good."
Cheng An and Yan Xiaoxi looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
This police officer surnamed Lu is the sergeant of Canggu Police Station. He is in his thirties, the age when he is most motivated.
He took the three of them to a room in the school and looked back and forth at Zhang Shusheng, Cheng An, and Yan Xiaoxi.
After hesitating for a long time, Officer Lu said: "Professor Zhang, you are also a well-known person in Haicheng. If you have something to say, I will get straight to the point.
"My people are still investigating, but we have some preliminary results. As for the murders and disappearances that happened in the village last night, the people in the village said they were not aware of it."
Zhang Shusheng said: "This is normal. It was windy and rainy last night. They all stayed indoors. It was night again, so it's not surprising that they couldn't hear any movement."
Officer Lu said: "I understand what you mean, but there is no body, that's the first point.
"Second, what you are talking about is the village director Xu Jianwen and the village accountant Yu Tong. Are these two people?"
Zhang Shusheng nodded and said: "Yes."
He knew this best and had made an appointment with the two of them before coming here.
Officer Lu looked strange and said slowly: "Our investigation revealed that these two people died in a wildfire here sixteen years ago."
"Sixteen years ago?"
There was a moment of astonishment on Zhang Shusheng's face.
Cheng An narrowed his eyes.
This confirmed his guess!
"Well, this is what was recorded in the newspaper. You can find the list of martyrs who died fighting the fire online."
As Officer Lu said, suddenly someone came running quickly outside.
It was a co-op who was covered in mud. After getting the consent of Officer Lu, he reported:
"Team Corps, we have dug up a cave dwelling, and there are nine corpses inside. The time of death is initially estimated to be more than ten years, and the details need forensic identification;
"In addition, we found some mobile phones, jewelry and other items at the scene, as well as..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhang Shusheng and others beside him, and said slowly:
"There are some ID cards and student ID cards. They are the freshmen of Haicheng University this year."