Zhang Tuohai looked at the surrounding layout. It was similar to an ordinary village ancestral hall. There seemed to be no hiding place.

"Are you sure we can avoid disaster here?"

Zhang Tuohai asked.

"Twist the candlestick, and a passage leading to the underground will be revealed. You can go there, I remember..."

As the little girl in red said, the cracks on her body began to spread again, and the black air on her head began to increase everywhere.

A lollipop was stuffed in.

"Okay, I get it, leave the rest to me."

Zhang Tuohai said, jumped out of the car and went straight to the candlestick.

Zhang Tuohai held the candlestick and gently broke it, but there was no reaction.

"It's been in disrepair and is rusty?"

Zhang Tuohai tried to increase his strength, but still had no reaction.

"Isn't it broken?"

Zhang Tuohai broke it off with all his strength.

Bang!

The ground collapsed, and a huge slope appeared under his feet. Zhang Tuohai and the infantry fighting vehicle slid down together.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Tuohai accelerated and ran a few steps, caught up with the infantry fighting vehicle that was slipping away, and rushed down with it.

The car entered a dark underground space.

Crunch!

A harsh sound came.

Zhang Tuohai looked back and saw that the huge slope was slowly rising, and finally closed up, returning to its original appearance.

The underground space was plunged into darkness.

Whoa!

The car headlights came on, illuminating the dark underground space.

In the light, the cracks on the girl's body are spreading and black energy is leaking.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Tuohai immediately took out a candy gift bag from the car and stuffed it into the girl's arms.

Looking at the colorful candies in the gift bag, the girl calmed down and the cracks stopped spreading.

Zhang Tuohai let out a long breath and then had time to check the surrounding situation.

This is a long, dark tunnel that leads to nowhere.

However, the road was cut off at this time, so he had no choice but to move forward.

The infantry fighting vehicle moved forward slowly. The girl sat on the roof of the vehicle and ate a lollipop in small bites. Her attention was attracted by the candy bag in her arms.

Zhang Tuohai looked around and checked the surrounding situation.

The surrounding walls are all made of bluestone, which looks extremely solid, and there are some murals on the walls.

Zhang Tuohai looked at it carefully.

Through those murals, Zhang Tuohai learned some hidden secrets in the village.

A group of refugees trying to escape the war crossed the snow line, accidentally discovered a paradise, and finally settled down.

However, they found that this place was not as beautiful as they imagined.

They found a stone slab. According to the description on the stone slab, they must sacrifice a 12-year-old girl to the mountain god every year, otherwise, the mountain god will bring disaster and destroy the place.

On the stone slab, a secret underground tunnel is also recorded, which can be used as a final refuge.

While preparing for sacrifices, the villagers built this underground tunnel as the last escape route.

Every time they perform a large sacrifice, they will paint a mural in this tunnel. Legend has it that when the mural fills the entire tunnel, the disaster will end forever.

"This..."

Zhang Tuohai looked at these murals and didn't know what to say.

If you are afraid of a volcanic eruption, just run away below the snow line.

There are more than a hundred murals produced every year, even if the Hundred Years War is over.

Wouldn’t it be nice to move to the mountains and live a better life?

Do you have to sacrifice one person every year as a sacrifice?

After reading the mural, for some reason, Zhang Tuohai felt a lot less guilty about killing those villagers.

We are all guys with blood on our hands. No one should stand on the moral high ground and accuse the other party.

The origin of the ritual in the border village has been found, but who is the little girl?

Another question arose in Zhang Tuohai's mind.

Anyone who is guided by his words will die. If he hadn't brought enough candies, I'm afraid the other party would have burst open.

When the time comes, I don’t know what terrible things will appear.

"What a shame. I should have known better that I wouldn't have come in."

Zhang Tuohai thought a little depressed.

Originally he just wanted to find out why it got hotter as he went up, but he finally found the reason, but he seemed to have fallen into a larger whirlpool, and he might die if he was not careful.

Zhang Tuohai continued to drive forward. At the same time, he stared at the little girl in red from time to time. If he found any abnormality in her, he would quickly stuff a lollipop in her to prevent her from cracking.

The little girl in red rolled her eyes at Zhang Tuohai several times, disdainful of his rough actions.

However, for the sake of having lollipops to eat, I didn’t bother to worry about it, and everything went smoothly along the way.

The infantry fighting vehicles continued to move deeper along the tunnel.

After driving for two hours, suddenly a corner appeared ahead.

Zhang Tuohai's heart moved, and he immediately reduced his speed and became fully alert.

Soon, the infantry fighting vehicle arrived at the corner.

After turning the corner, Zhang Tuohai couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.

In front of it is a high platform, which is made entirely of red crystal. The glaze is shining, and it emits crystal light under the light.

A red staircase leads straight to the top.

At the top of the high platform, there is a red throne.

"This is..."

Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhang Tuohai's heart raced. Just when he was about to say something, he saw the little girl jump off the infantry chariot and slowly climb up the steps.

As she walked up step by step, flames emerged from the steps and wrapped around her body.

Those flames kept licking the girl's body, and the girl's skin fell off in large chunks. At the same time, black viscosity continued to flow outward. The black viscosity was licked clean by the flames and burned to ashes.

Without a trace.

Finally, the girl slowly came to the throne, turned around and sat down.

At this time, her body was crystal clear, and the red light was flowing inside her body, as if it were carved from red crystal.

"You..."

"I am the embodiment of the hope of those villagers. Those black colors are the evil thoughts accumulated over the generations. Everything before was just a dream." The girl said slowly.

"Thank you for letting them know the consequences of continuing and the path to the future. When they wake up tomorrow, they will pack their bags and go below the snow line to open up a new border village and guard it there to repay what they have committed.

sin."

Zhang Tuohai never expected that he would eventually encounter such a result.

At this time, he also vaguely understood that this was not the current Border Village, but the Border Village a long time ago. To be precise, it was the collective dream of the Border Village a long time ago.

Zhang Tuohai's intrusion made them realize the consequences of continuing to perform sacrifices, and finally made them give up the sacrifices, return to the snow line, and open up a new home.

"From a certain perspective, this can be considered a good result."

Zhang Tuohai thought.

"This is what I should do. So, can I go out?" Zhang Tuohai asked.

"Of course, but we will never forget your kindness. This is a thank you gift."
Chapter completed!