Lin Molu's move impressed the village chief's family instantly. They found that Gouzi had returned to normal body temperature, and the whole family was very excited. However, Lin Mo's face did not look good, not because of anything else, but because of Gouzi.
The lost soul.
The soul of Gouzi was lost at the wrong time. Just when Lin Mo was about to explore the other party's purpose, the ghost disappeared inexplicably. Even Lin Mo did not expect this situation. It seemed that the other party had calculated it correctly.
It was as if Lin Mo was coming to see him today. Such a coincidence seemed perfect, but Lin Mo always felt that something was wrong.
"Mr. Lin, why isn't my child awake yet?"
After getting excited, the village chief's family also discovered that something was wrong. Although Gouzi's body had returned to normal body temperature, Gouzi still hadn't woken up after such a long time. Seeing their children like this, no matter how stupid they were, they still couldn't wake up.
Know that things are not as simple as imagined.
"This child has lost his soul."
"I lost my soul!"
"Mr. Lin, this, this..."
"Brother, I beg you..."
The faces of the village chief and his family changed instantly, and their eyes looking at Lin Mo were full of pleading and expectation.
"Okay, okay, I have already taken action on this matter, so I won't give up halfway, but this matter is not that simple."
After a few casual words, Gouzi's parents were finally dismissed. Lin Mo and the village chief came to another room. He had many questions to ask the village chief.
What Lin Mo asked the village chief about was not about other things, but about the county journal. Lin Mo had just searched the room. Although the ghost had left, the county journal did not stay, but disappeared.
, which left Lin Mo with no way to find out what the ghost was looking for.
"You're talking about the county chronicle. It was a bit far back then."
After hearing Lin Mo's question, the village chief fell into deep thought for a moment, frowning and stroking his beard, looking very embarrassed.
"Village chief, what's wrong with this county chronicle?"
"It's no problem. Since you asked, I'll tell you."
The village chief tightened the hookah, filled a new bag of cigarettes, lit the fire, and blew out a cloud of smoke.
"The year of the county annals is a little different. It should be from the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Our ancestors in Lijia Village were in this place at that time. According to the records in the genealogy, our ancestors in Lijia Village were the county magistrates at that time, and they were in charge of the official area.
It was this place. At that time, the Li family was considered a prominent local family, but something happened later, which forced our Li family to move their ancestral home to this place."
Lin Mo didn't speak, just looked at the village chief quietly, being a good listener.
"At that time, the Tatars invaded the Central Plains, and the war was raging very quickly. Our small county was also affected at that time. The entire family hid in this remote village and escaped. However, what happened back then did not
It's so simple. After the Qing army entered the customs, they ransacked our place. Not only did they plunder all the wealthy merchants, but even the ordinary people were not spared. It could be said that it was a chaos at that time, but the iron hoofs of the Qing army did not stop.
There were dead people and ruins everywhere, but things changed two months after the Qing army came here."
"At that time, the ancestors of the Li family fought and retreated with the remaining forces in the county, and finally retreated to the mountains. However, the Qing army at that time was too strong. By the time they retreated into the mountains, they were almost out of ammunition and food. They had no choice but to
I launched a final stand with the Qing army."
"At that time, the person let out the news, saying that there was a large treasure hidden somewhere, and there were countless gold and silver treasures in it. Obtaining that treasure could make a person rich and powerful, but the Qing army
The general was a greedy man. After learning the news, he led his troops into the mountains to search without saying a word. This was exactly the purpose of the county magistrate at that time. He wanted to ambush in the mountains and eliminate as many people as possible.
The effective strength of the Qing army."
"But something strange happened at that time. No one knew what happened. However, after the Qing army entered the mountains and forests, no news came out for a month. Even the ancestor of the Li family at that time
They have never come out of the mountains again, it seems that these two groups of people disappeared at the same time."
"Disappeared?"
Lin Mo was confused. If one or two people disappeared, they might have lost their way, but it would be too unbelievable for these two armies to disappear like this.
"Yes, they just disappeared. At that time, our Li family also sent people to search the mountains. The Qing army that came later also searched the mountains and forests, but they could not find any traces of those people. To be precise, there should be no traces at all.
There is no trace left, no trace of battle, no trace of human survival, and even the traces of the army disappeared halfway. The first wave of people sent out could still find the traces left by the march of the army.
There were traces, but later, those traces disappeared. You have to know that tens of thousands of people entered the mountain at that time, and we couldn't even imagine what happened."
The village chief paused and knocked his pipe and pot.
"Later, the troops of the Qing army also went in to search, but the conclusions they got were shocking. They said that those people disappeared out of thin air because the footsteps of the army walked into the mountains and inexplicably broke off in one place. The search
No traces were found in the entire mountain."
"Oh, this is a bit far-fetched, but old man, I really can't think of anything else we have to do here. The only comparison is
The only weird thing was this incident. Things became much simpler after that. No one could find it. After a long time, it was given up. This kind of thing was also suppressed and few people knew about it. Except for the one at that time.
This county annals. Although the county magistrate disappeared at that time, someone from our Li family still became a minor official in the Qing Dynasty. Although this matter was suppressed by the Qing army, it was still recorded in the county annals by my ancestors. However, this
This county annals was not recognized by the imperial court, so it was placed in our family and preserved together with the genealogy."
The village chief said this and stopped talking. The village chief is old, and the county chronicle has disappeared. It is obviously unrealistic to know where this incident happened.
However, Lin Mo also had concerns in his mind. According to the village chief, not many people knew about this matter. It was an accident that it could be preserved together with the Li family tree, but the ghost was able to find this place and knew that the village chief
My family has kept a county chronicle, but not much is known about this kind of thing. Except for people in Lijia Village, few people know this kind of secret.
The fact that the other party was able to find this place so easily and achieve this goal with the help of several children was obviously premeditated. Lin Mo also began to suspect that the fact that there is no Mr. Yin and Yang in Lijia Village is probably just a matter of course.
If there are rumors, or some people can make everyone think so, then the purpose of this person or ghost is worth investigating.
"Village Chief, do you still remember where this happened?"
"Let me think about it. I have read that book before and I don't remember it very clearly. But I remember that the mountain where this happened seems to be not far from the reservoir, but I really can't tell the exact location. In recent years, geography has
After so many years of change, many things cannot be verified."
The village chief sighed, feeling very helpless. If it hadn't happened to his little grandson, such a meaningless secret that might bring disaster to Lijia Village, the village chief would never have told Lin Mo.
of.
"Okay, I know about this. Anyway, some strange things have happened in the reservoir in Lijiacun in recent years. I was going to take a look. Since this is the situation now, let's solve the two things together. I'll find
Go to the reservoir to take a look at some time to see if the strange things happening in the reservoir are related to the incident that happened that year, but the dog thing..."
"Mr. Lin, isn't it easy to solve the dog's problem? Can't you let his parents go out and scream?"
The village chief stood up eagerly, the wrinkles on his face getting deeper.
"It's okay. I will do my best on this matter. There may be many places where the village chief's help will be needed. I just want to tell you in advance."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. After chatting for a few more words, Lin Mo got up and left. However, when Lin Mo walked out of the village chief's house, his face turned gloomy.