Celestial Masters Alliance

Xiaoba drank a little too much, blushed and took a nap under the tree. Shan Yu didn't want to miss the beautiful scenery at this moment and kept taking pictures everywhere with his mobile phone. Mu Mu sat side by side with me and handed a cigarette to the village chief.

The village chief lit up his cigarette and took a long puff. He looked at the smoke dissipating in the air with blurred eyes and said: "Speaking of the origin of Phoenix Tomb, we must first talk about the sycamore tree. This place used to be a big phoenix tree. There are no people living in the woods at all, and the tree roots in the museum are from the sycamore woods."

"I went to see it. The tree roots were placed in a large glass display case, more than ten meters in diameter!" I interrupted and gestured.

"Well, I heard from the old man at home that the roots of the tree are not even the biggest." The village chief raised his hand, looking extremely proud. "It is said that the phoenix lives on the sycamore tree. This place used to be the hometown of the phoenix. Later, there were more people, and more and more people came to cut down the trees. The sycamore trees were cut down little by little, and then there were no more trees. People have seen the phoenix. When the war came, a group of people came from nowhere, armed with weapons, and arrested everyone in the town to find out the whereabouts of the phoenix. But no one had seen the phoenix for many years, and they still refused to obey. He refused to give up and started killing people. The villagers were scared and pointed in a random direction, and those people went crazy and followed the direction."

The village chief paused and took another long drag on his cigarette. The setting sun gradually disappeared and night fell. The guest house turned on the big light at the door. The incandescent light suddenly made the village look a little deserted.

"Those people really hunted down the phoenix and used its feathers to make arrows. They celebrated here, saying that they finally found a weapon that could hunt down the gods." I couldn't help but smile when I heard this. Wood nudged me with his elbow. I quickly held it back. Shan Yu took enough photos and sat down next to the village chief, quietly.

"Where are those who hunt the phoenix from? Are they Chinese?" Mu Mu suddenly asked.

The village chief shook his head: "I don't know, it's been too long. Besides, these stories are passed down orally by the old people, and their authenticity cannot be verified." The village chief wiped out his cigarette butts on the ground and continued: "After these people leave, , someone paid to build that tower." The village chief pointed with his hand, and the tower painted on the silk scarf stood at the edge of the village. Under the night, it looked like a black monster, which made me unconsciously A cold war.

"The hunted phoenixes are buried in that tower, so it's called Phoenix Tomb. Most of the people in this village are craftsmen who stayed when the tower was built, so the village is called Phoenix Tomb Village." The village chief said and stood. He got up and patted the dust on his pants: "It's late, it's time for you to rest! You can go shopping around tomorrow. I'm at the village committee, you can come to me."

"Village Chief? I would like to ask what kind of arrow the Phoenix Hunter made. Does anyone know?" The feather arrow on the chest of the headless corpse suddenly flashed in my mind.

The village chief just shook his head: "Get some rest! It's been a tiring day!"

I approached the village chief and asked, "You've drunk too much. Let's take you back."

He smiled and shook his head twice: "No, Andy is helping at the guest house. Let's go back together." After saying that, he waved his hand to the guest house, and his son came out and helped him hurriedly towards the village.

I looked at the village chief's staggering steps and felt that he was just pretending to avoid the topic. Mu Mu moved to my side and said in a low voice: "It seems that the story is not over yet."

Yes, the story doesn't end there. The village chief hid the second half.

After turning off the lights at night, Mu Mu asked me dully: "Do you believe in God?"

I stared at him through the light from the window. He rested his head on his hands and looked at the ceiling, looking confused. "I don't believe it. If there is, I would like to understand its structure from biology."

He paused for a long time before continuing: "I don't believe it either!"

The village is so quiet at night, the air is so fresh and a bit distorted, we tossed and turned all night with the snoring of the trumpet.

During breakfast, we discussed going to Phoenix Tomb. The proprietress of the guest house happened to bring a basin of soup over and asked enthusiastically: "Where do you plan to go?"

Xiaobao was holding his hungover head and was about to talk, but I quickly stopped him: "Let's go for a walk to the nearby mountain. We also went to see Wang Dahu's breeding farm. Yesterday, I heard him say that he wanted to ask me something!" Can the boss lady recommend any interesting places that I can take my friends to visit when I go to Wang Da's house?"

After hearing what I said, the landlady pulled up a stool and sat down next to me: "It started to fog in the mountains early this morning. The weather here has changed a lot, and no one can figure it out. When the fog gets up, the old people in the village go in We all have to get lost, let alone you. If you want to go hiking in the mountains, it’s best to come in the summer, when the woods don’t like to fog up and the scenery is beautiful. This summer, many young people came here with their cameras to capture the scenery.”

"Oh? That's it, then let's not go into the mountain!" I glanced at my companions. Xiaoba and Shan Yu nodded in unison.

The landlady smiled, served us soup and then said, "Also, don't go to the tower behind the village."

Seeing that the main event was about to begin, Mu Mu quickly sat up straight and asked, "What's going on there?"

After serving the soup, the proprietress sat down again and said mysteriously: "That tower is very evil. Everyone who went in has disappeared." Hearing this, we all showed surprise, put down the bowls and chopsticks in our hands, and looked attentively. Look at the landlady.

The proprietress took a sip of water and continued: "Every year, there are unruly children who run in there to play and never come back. At first, people in the village organized people to go out and look for them, but the people who went in to look for them were all gone. Ever since I can remember If you go there and disappear, no one will take care of it."

"Why isn't that tower demolished when it's so weird?" Shan Yu suddenly asked.

The proprietress seemed to be frightened, and raised her finger to make a silent gesture: "You can't talk nonsense. Our village only exists because of this tower. The old people said that if the tower is gone, , we will be in trouble here."

"Then seal the tower and prevent anyone from entering!" Xiaoba also interjected.

"It has been sealed for a long time. Every once in a while, the village organizes people to repair the wall. The village committee replaces new locks every year. But some people refuse to listen and insist on going there. Especially in the past two years, people who come to the village have There are so many outsiders that I can’t even try to persuade them. Don’t run there.”

I smiled a little guiltily and replied: "How could it be!"

A villager came to the kitchen to deliver food and called out to the old helper. She responded, then turned around and pointed in the direction of Phoenix Tomb uneasily. I quickly stood up and saluted, "I know!"

Everyone was amused by my actions, but my heart was clouded.

"Brother! Those stories are meant to lie to children, right?" Xiaoba quietly walked towards me and asked softly.

Shan Yu also came over with great interest.

I glanced at Mu Mu and knew that this trip was inevitable, but Xiaoba and Shan Yu couldn't get rid of the burden, so I had to find a way to persuade them to go together: "I heard the village chief say it when I came here last time. You guys." I also know that people like to talk about anecdotes after dinner. No one will investigate how many things are true, they just listen and have fun."

"I think it's very interesting, go and have a look!" Shan Yu's eyes were shining, her face was almost touching my shoulder, and I could clearly smell the aroma of coconut emanating from her body. The sweet fragrance made me a little obsessed.

Wood suddenly stood up, and the stool behind him hit the ground with a long, harsh sound. I immediately glared at him, and he looked at me coldly: "Have you brought all the things I asked you to prepare?"

"In the trunk!" After Mu Mu decided to come to Phoenix Mausoleum with me, he asked me to prepare kerosene, wooden sticks and cotton yarn, and we made several homemade torches. Ever since we went to Huaishu Cave, we have become inexplicably dependent on fire. It seems that being close to the fire can give you a sense of security.

Xiaoba and Shan Yu both looked at us in confusion, and I quickly explained: "Just in case."

Our original plan was for two people to enter the Phoenix Tomb, but now that we have Xiaoba and Shan Yu, the equipment is obviously not enough. However, even if you go to explore a tower, you are not entering an uninhabited area, so there should be no danger.

As we stood in the doorway with our bags on our backs, I began to gain a new appreciation for the word danger. The sky was clear yesterday, but today it was filled with smoke. The Phoenix Mausoleum, which could be seen under the trees yesterday, was lost in the white mist today.

The air was humid and cold, without a trace of wind. The thin rain was like the silk threads spun by spring silkworms, but it made the ground moist. When it fell into the stagnant water, there were no ripples.

Xiaoba carried the kerosene I had disguised in a gift bag, and Mu Mu and I carried hiking bags and started heading towards Phoenix Tomb with a torch wrapped in ten layers of cloth.

Although the paths in the village are paved with cement, the gravel on the ground is wet with rainwater and sticks to the soles of the shoes, making a creaking sound when walking. Shan Yu followed me and whispered, "Let me get you something!"

I gently pushed her wet hair away from her forehead: "I forgot to bring an umbrella when I went out. Why don't you go back? There's no point in going there anyway."

Shan Yu pursed his lips: "I didn't cause you any trouble, I just wanted to help get things, and I was disgusted by you." As he spoke, he quickly caught up with Xiaoba.

I quickly caught up and apologized: "Why don't I dislike you? I'm afraid you'll catch a cold in the rain!"

Xiaoba glanced at me and yelled: "Brother Mumu, someone is spreading dog food, let's run!"

Mu Mu paced calmly as if he didn't hear anything. Maybe the weather was bad and people stayed at home and didn't want to go out. There wasn't even a soul on the road, which was fine, so it saved us a lot of trouble.

Phoenix Mausoleum is getting closer and closer, looking dark and gloomy, with more than three floors submerged in mist.