Panguan

Naturally, no one could answer Xia Qiao's question, and no one knew what he was doing. They did not rush to turn off the TV this time, but continued to watch patiently.

Unexpectedly, the TV flashed and turned into snowflakes. After a long time, it jumped back. The same group of people were still on the screen, still forming a circle at the foot of the mountain, replaying the scene that had been staged before.

"Isn't this still a lie?" Lao Mao said unhappily.

Wen Shi didn't want to look at that thing again, so he stood up from the sofa and said, "I'm going out."

Xie Wen looked at him: "Where are you going?"

"The village chief's house." He replied when he heard it.

He was very interested in the old Wu who delivered the dumplings, and wanted to take advantage of the night to visit him. As a result, he opened the door of Lu Wenjuan's house and saw a hall outside the door that was exactly the same as the one inside. Even the wrinkles of the rag hanging on the edge of the dining table were exactly the same.

What's even weirder is that there is one of himself over there, reaching out to open the door.

A draft came from nowhere, blowing the dead leaves in the corner of the room and sending them out the door. Opposite the door, there is also a dead leaf. When I heard about it, I came here.

Two dead leaves touched and then disappeared together.

Xia Qiao happened to look over and saw this scene, and was so shocked that he forgot to say anything. After half a day, I rubbed my gore and asked, "What's going on?"

"That's what you saw." Wen Shi said.

"Then what if I walk out the door?" Xia Qiao asked.

"It will disappear with you on the opposite side, just like the leaf just now." Xie Wen's voice came from behind him, and then he said to the person at the door: "Close the door and come back."

The moment the voice fell, the door was already closed and locked.

Xia Qiao: "So...what's outside the door?"

When he heard this, he turned around and replied, "It's a place of death."

They remembered what Lu Wenjuan said before: "It's raining, you can't leave."

This death came for no reason, but it did make them feel at ease for the night.

Early the next morning, when Wen Shi went downstairs, he saw Lu Wenjuan, who had disappeared all night, come out of the kitchen, pointed outside and said, "The rain has stopped. There is a big bath in the village. Please pack up and follow me."

She combed her hair with her fingers and asked as if she was remembering something: "By the way, did you sleep well last night?"

When Wen Shi said: "...very good."

Lu Wenjuan nodded and went to comb her hair carefully.

***

There is a clearing surrounded by woods in the village, and many paths can lead to it. The forest was so smoky that I couldn't see anything in the distance.

At this time, a large number of people had gathered in this open space, and they circled in circles many times.

Eight villagers, four men and four women, stood in a corner. Among them, there was a pile of firewood. There was also a man in a big red robe and a mask, standing in front of the crowd, like a leader.

But within a few seconds, the leader took off his mask, wiped the sweat from his face and asked the others: "Who are you waiting for?"

Next to him stood a middle-aged man with a round face and an old-fashioned bun. He was the village elder Wu. Lao Wu was holding a booklet and a pen, and while sketching, he answered him: "Wait for those who need a big bath."

The leader asked: "What are they?"

Old Wu pointed to a row of names on the booklet.

The leader took a closer look and said: "Gou Sheng? Erdan? Stone? Hmm..."

"What are these names?" the leader asked.

Lao Wu explained: "It's easy to make a living with a bad name."

"Oh." The leader nodded, then scratched his head and said, "Do I have to wear this red sheet? It's too hot."

Old Wu looked serious: "This is the divine robe."

Leader: "...Okay, just say so. Your village is really strange."

Old Wu drew circles on the book, and then asked the leader: "By the way, what's your name?"

The leader subconsciously replied: "Zhou Xu."

After saying that, he remembered that he couldn't pronounce his name randomly, so he lengthened the syllables and added "en" at the end.

Old Wu confirmed: "Zhou Xu'en?"

"right."

The man wearing a red bedsheet is none other than Zhou Xu. He followed Zhang Lan and Zhang Yalin in Shandong after chasing a car of pigs, and then lost his temper again before moving to Tianjin.

Zhang Lan took a look at the tracking charm and finally concluded that the Shen family's apprentice entered the cage with Xie Wen and the others. So the siblings began to search for the cage door vigorously.

As a result, either because the cage was weird or because their hands were shaking, the three of them accidentally separated when they entered the cage.

Zhou Xu entered the village in the dark, picked a nearby house and knocked on the door. He happened to knock on the door of the village elder Wu.

Lao Wu may have some mental problems, he talks in a dazzling manner, and when he saw Zhou Xu, he said that he had a miraculous appearance. It was said that the village was about to hold a great massacre, and a person with spiritual powers was needed to preside over it.

Zhou Xu translated it himself and thought that the village was going to dance for a master and lacked a mascot, so he caught him.

So early that morning, Old Wu put a red sheet on him, put on a mask, and brought him here.

After Zhou Xu wiped off his sweat, he asked Lao Wu again: "What will happen to those who need a big shower after they arrive? Do I want to do it?"

Lao Wu said: "You raise this flag, and then say: Ritual, we can begin."

"That's it?" Zhou Xu asked.

Old Wu nodded, pointed to the piece of firewood and said, "That's it, then those people will

Come inside. "