Coming out of the cold light, Xie Liang had not yet recovered from his previous state. Behind him was a mountain wall with a crack on it.

When Xie Liang looked outside through the crack here, he could even vaguely see some peach blossoms in the distance, which showed that the distance between the two sides was obviously not far.

"Then what did I just experience? A ghost beating a wall?"

Xie Liang couldn't think of any other reason besides walking a few dozen steps for so long.

Moreover, Liu Dou, who arrived before Xie Liang, was nowhere to be seen. The sky was gray and it looked like it was going to rain. The front was not as written in the article, with large fields of fertile land, but instead, all we could see were weeds growing wantonly.

Xie Liang temporarily put aside the matter of experiencing the crack just now. Now that he has entered the Peach Blossom Spring, finding the aboriginal people here and making them recognize him is his top priority now.

Xie Liang walked towards the fertile fields in front, thinking about how to approach the task: "Does recognition refer to the recognition of the idea of ​​being independent from the world? Or does it mean the yearning for a better life?"

After thinking for a moment, Xie Liang felt that it was not that simple. Everything in Taohuayuan began to change. If he could pass the test by agreeing with Taohuayuan's thoughts, Tuzhi would not give him a one-day time limit.

"I have to find the aboriginal people first." If he doesn't find the aboriginal people, no matter how many guesses he makes, it's useless. Xie Liang has to understand what they agree with, and then he can further confirm how to be recognized by them.

The fields were overgrown with weeds, and there were neatly arranged houses near the fields. Xie Liang walked along the ridge of the fields toward the houses. The weeds around him were very tall, and he scratched his arms from time to time, feeling itchy and painful.

After passing through the fertile fields, the surroundings were completely silent, as if Xie Liang was the only one left in the world. There were no people working in the fields, no old people and children chatting under the mulberry trees, and no cocks or dogs barking as mentioned in the article.

Some tattered clothes were scattered on the streets, old farm tools were thrown randomly on the ground, and the houses were also in dilapidated condition. Some houses even had only a few rotten walls left, and the burnt beams and pillars fell messily on the ground.

It seems that this place has been deserted for a long time.

Xie Liang randomly picked a slightly intact house and entered it. The structure of the house was very simple, with a separate kitchen, a cabin for entertaining guests and a sleeping place.

When you open the door, you will see a small courtyard. The door is covered with dust, and you have to cover your mouth and nose when you feel cold.

There are some bamboos planted in the small courtyard. The bamboo leaves are very dark in color, some are even withered and yellow, and there are some bamboo shoots sprouting out on the soil next to them.

Xie Liang observed the place inside and outside, and he found a very strange place. The kitchen and sleeping area were very neat, but the tables and chairs in the small room for entertaining guests were all skewed. Some tables and chairs were even

Also stained with blood.

The blood was black and red, stained on the short-legged chair like a stain. It was not obvious, just a small patch. If you didn't pay attention, you might miss it.

"What happened here? Where have all the aboriginal people in Peach Blossom Land gone?" Xie Liang came out of the house with a frown on his face. The messy furniture looked like someone had been fighting inside.

"The clothes haven't been packed, so it shouldn't be an escape." Xie Liang covered his mouth and nose. There was too much dust here. Most of the walls were cracked and the surface was burnt black. "No one has lived in such thick dust for at least decades.

And there seems to have been a fire here."

The closer to the center of the house group, the more dilapidated the houses are. The one chosen by Xie Liang is located on the edge and is considered the best-preserved one.

"There is nothing like a peach blossom garden. Is this the peach blossom garden where fishermen have stayed?" There is no human habitation, there are abandoned houses everywhere, and Xie Liang can't even hear the chirping of birds.

The mountain wall is like a dividing line, and the scenery on both sides is divided into two extremes. The peach blossom forest shows the ultimate dream and beauty, but the peach blossom garden appears desolate and desolate.

"There is also a small piece of blood. Is it just this family that has traces of fighting, or is it found in every household?"

In order to verify his conjecture, Xie Liang left here and walked towards the center. That was the source of the fire, and he might be able to find out the reason for the disappearance of the aborigines there.

Along the street, Xie Liang looked at a few more houses. It was similar to what he thought. Most of the houses had traces of fighting. Around the traces of fighting, there were some black and red blood stains of different sizes, some very small, and some.

It's extremely conspicuous.

"Violence, chaos, and lifelessness!" This is the most direct feeling given to Xie Liang by everything around him. It is very different from the paradise scene described in the article. It is really hard for Xie Liang to imagine that this is a paradise.

The edges all showed this dilapidated scene, and Xie Liang was even more curious about the situation in the center.

After about a few minutes, Xie Liang came to the center.

From a distance, he saw a tall stone monument standing in the ruins. Unlike other places, there was a large open space here, and a large area of ​​charred ruins was pushed aside. Next to the stone monument, there was a mulberry tree that was burned in half by the fire.

When Xie Liang got closer, he discovered that there were names densely engraved on the stone tablet, and hundreds of small mounds of different heights were erected behind the stone tablet.

Finger brushing the name on the stone tablet, Xie Liang glanced at the neatly arranged mounds of soil behind the stone tablet, and then looked at the name engraved on the stone tablet. He found that the position of the name engraved on the stone tablet and the position of the small mound of soil behind the stone tablet were

corresponding.

"Village Chief: Zhou Jin, Zhao family." This name is located at the top of the stone tablet. Xie Liang looked up and saw that other names were below it, only this one had a prefix.

The sky was gloomy and the clouds were so thick that it was impossible to tell the approximate time from the sun. The light around the stone monument also became dim. The hundreds of small mounds seemed to be covered with a layer of shadow under the dim weather.

Up there, it seemed as if something was trying to crawl out of the mound, and it looked extremely permeable.

"Even the village chief was buried..." Looking at the hundreds of mounds, Xie Liang felt a little complicated. His original mission was to get the Taohuayuan aborigines to recognize him, but now even the village chief was buried in the mound.

The surrounding area was full of ruins, broken walls and roof tiles. Apart from the fact that there had been a serious fire here before, Xie Liang couldn't tell why the aborigines disappeared.

Logically speaking, even a fire cannot make the villagers disappear, but the fire spread too strangely, burning to the edge of the house group, and there was no sign of being extinguished with water.

It feels like people disappear when a fire breaks out, and eventually the fire engulfs the entire group of houses, leaving only some charred ruins of walls.

"The stone monument was built after the fire, which means that someone lived here for a period of time after the fire!" The ruins were pushed aside, and the mounds were placed neatly. This number of mounds and tall stone monuments are not just one or two people.

It can be done.

Although Xie Liang didn't know if the people who built the stone monuments were the aborigines of Peach Blossom Spring, one thing he was sure of was that the people who built these things must be related to Peach Blossom Spring.

Xie Liang randomly picked a stone and sat down. Looking at the mounds of soil in front of him, Xie Liang suddenly thought of a question.

Previously, it was said that as long as he could survive and be recognized by the native people of Peach Blossom Spring, he would be exempted from all crimes.

But now Taohuayuan has become a ruin, and it has been like this for many years. It doesn't look like a place where people live, let alone the aborigines of Taohuayuan. It would be nice to see a living person named Xie Liang.

The task of recognition cannot be accomplished without the aboriginal people. Xie Liang was thinking that if Tu Zhi was right, then the aboriginal people must exist.

Thinking of this, Xie Liang raised his eyes and looked at the small mound in front of him with an unnatural expression. If he had to stick to the words, Tuzhi did not say that the recognized aborigines must be alive.

His body became stiff, and the air seemed to be solidified for a moment. Xie Liang stared at the mound of dirt with his head motionless.

After a while, after Xie Liang found that the mound had not changed much, he breathed a sigh of relief and started to laugh: "Ha, how could it be possible? Tu Zhi never said that the aborigines would die. I really thought too much."

Oh, how could someone crawl out of the mound? This is not a horror movie."

"What is a horror movie?" A voice came from behind Xie Liang, and it sounded older in tone.

"It's just a scary movie. I don't even know this. You are really out of date!" Xie Liang smiled, and he answered the question naturally.

There is no problem with the verbal dialogue. Xie Liang doesn't understand why in the 21st century, there are still people who don't understand what a horror movie is. It's really funny.

He stood up and continued walking forward, when Xie Liang walked to the stone tablet to see if there were any other clues.

A burst of cold air suddenly rushed straight to my brain.

Who was talking to me just now?

Xie Liang quickly turned around, and at some point, on the ruins not far behind Xie Liang, an old man with a stooped waist and a stiff face stood there silently.

Seeing Xie Liang turn around, the old man didn't say anything. He walked up to Xie Liang unhurriedly with his hands behind his back, his face still confused: "What is a video? I have never heard of such a thing."

His body tensed, Xie Liang unconsciously took a few steps back. Instead of answering the old man's question, he asked the old man: "Old man, are you..."

"Old old Zhou Lao'er, everyone in the village calls me that, what's that young man's name?" Zhou Lao'er didn't care that Xie Liang didn't answer his question, he smiled kindly and asked Xie Liang's name.

Mr.Zhou?!

Xie Liang remembered that the surname of the village chief written on the stone tablet was also Zhou. He frowned and looked at the old man. He hesitated for a while before saying his name: "My name is Xie Liang. Why is the old man here? Where are my family members? I see this

The place doesn’t look like someone lives in it either.”

"Family members?" When he mentioned his relatives, the smile on Zhou Laoer's face gradually disappeared, his whole person seemed a little depressed, and his words lost their air of style: "When I was younger, I had two sons.

There is also an old woman who likes to quarrel with me."

"I am over sixty years old. In this age of obedience, it is time for my wife and I to enjoy peace and happiness. Our two sons are also very filial, but sometimes you just don't understand what God is thinking. This wonderful peace

The days suddenly started to be wary."

"My two sons were taken away to serve in the army, and my wife and I were the only ones left at home. There is still no news about my two sons."

Speaking of the sad part, Zhou Laoer was a little emotional, and his cloudy eyes were wet with tears. At such an old age, one hopes to have a wife, but now he doesn't even know whether his two sons are alive or dead.

Xie Liang looked at Zhou Lao'er in front of him, raised his hand and lowered it again. He wanted to comfort Zhou Lao'er, but he didn't know what to say, "I'm sorry, old man, I shouldn't talk about your sadness."

.”

"It's nothing, I just lost my composure." Zhou Laoer waved his hand and looked deeply at the stone monument behind Xie Liang: "Do you know why this stone monument was erected?"

Xie Liang subconsciously turned around and looked at the stone tablet: "Probably... to record the people buried here."

"This is just one of them!" Zhou Laoer bypassed Xie Liang and came to the stone monument. He rubbed the carvings on the stone monument: "The purpose of building this stone monument is more to relieve anger. If we don't eliminate the resentment of these old friends, it will be a lot of trouble.

of."

"Old man, listening to what you said, you were once from Peach Blossom Spring?" Xie Liang raised his eyebrows. Zhou Laoer suddenly appeared here. He actually had some guesses in his heart, but now he just confirmed it further.

When Zhou Laoer heard the word "Peach Blossom Spring", he exploded: "Where does the Peach Blossom Spring come from? Look at this place, does it look like a Peach Blossom Spring?"

He was like an angry lion, his eyes became blood red and his chest kept heaving.

The light around the stele seemed to be distorted, and the temperature seemed to have dropped a lot. Coupled with the dim sky, Xie Liang felt as if someone was pinching his neck and he was a little breathless.

"Then what kind of place is this? People outside say this is the Land of Peach Blossoms!" Xie Liang gritted his teeth and asked. The stronger Zhou Laoer's attitude is, the more it explains the problem. Xie Liang is sure that he is

The aborigines of Peach Blossom Spring.

Although he is just an old man, but now he feels a strong sense of oppression. Xie Liang feels that it may be related to the ruins of Peach Blossom Spring. Even Xie Liang feels that Zhou Laoer standing in front of him does not look like him.

one person!

"This is Wangcun Village. There has never been a peach blossom garden, not before, and even less so now!" Zhou Laoer looked serious and pointed at the ruins to emphasize to Xie Liang that he didn't like to hear others call this place a peach blossom garden.
To be continued...