Not far away, Miss Bai gently pulled me and whispered, "A Leng, there seems to be something wrong with that stream."

"Oh?" I was surprised.

"Have you noticed that there are no animals there except plants?"

"animal?…"

Suddenly, a butterfly flew by me, and my heart suddenly became bright. The weather is warm now, and there are insects flying everywhere, but there is not an insect in that stream...

"You two hurry up and leave." Yang Shujun shouted.

After walking for about half a mile, we went around a mountain and came to another village. There is also a village monument with the word "Gushui Village" at the entrance of this village, but it is smaller. Judging from the architectural style, the two villages are very similar.

Almost. However, there are relatively few households in this village, and there are several temples scattered among the houses. The uncle sent us to the village and went back.

After making inquiries in the village, we found out about Yang Niansheng. Some villagers said that three or four months ago, he and the young man in the photo lived in the village for about half a month. They lived in an abandoned house in the south of the village.

, no one knew their origins. The next day, Yang Niansheng broke his leg for unknown reasons, and the young man carried him out of the mountain, and then he never appeared again...

"Let's go and have a look at that deserted house."

According to the villagers, the abandoned house was originally occupied by an old couple and their son in the village. A few years ago, the old man disappeared and his body was nowhere to be found, so the old lady and her son moved away.

I suddenly thought of what the uncle said earlier and asked, "Did the old man go missing while tending sheep?"

"Huh? How do you know that?" The villager was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "You must have heard about the evil things in our village before you came, right?"

I nodded.

"That's good." The villager said, "I originally wanted to remind you not to run around at night, let alone go to that stream, but there is no need for me to say it now..."

Under the guidance of the villager, we came to the deserted house where Yang Niansheng lived. There was a stone wall in the middle of the house, dividing the room into two and a half rooms. Each room had a stone bed.

, there is a low door in the east half room, which is connected to the sheep pen outside.

The house was empty, filled with an unpleasant musty smell, and spider webs were floating everywhere. Except for a small pile of leftover bones in the corner of the house, we found nothing in the house. In front of the house, near the intersection, there were

There is an abandoned stone mill with leftover bones beside it. I think this is where the uncle mentioned earlier that he was passing by while cutting firewood and saw Yang Niansheng and the others eating.

It seems that Yang Niansheng was injured when he lived in this village. Then, the man in the photo carried him out of the mountain and stayed in the county hospital for twenty days. So what happened after that?...After that, the person in the photo

The young man went to Stone Village, told the villagers that the mountain was about to collapse, and tricked them into leaving. However, he took food and drink to live in a stone room in the back of the mountain, and somehow died in it. I think the reason why he

Yang Niansheng should have told him about the 'underground passage' leading to the stone chamber. But, what about Yang Niansheng? Where did he go after he came out of the hospital?... Also, how did Yang Niansheng and the man in the photo know each other? How did they meet in the first place?

Why do you come to this village and stay there for half a month?…

I sat on the stone mill and thought about it, and I had a vague feeling in my heart that Yang Niansheng might really be no longer alive at this moment. What I guessed that night was that he had been to this village before he died, and the reason why there were people

Escape' pattern means that he has 'escaped' underground and is no longer alive...

"A Leng, what are you thinking about?"

"Um?"

Miss Bai came over and asked in a low voice, somewhat sadly, "You're thinking about your girlfriend, right?"

"No." I smiled.

Miss Bai hummed, just think about it, why don't you admit it.

"Yang Niansheng is such an old man, he is not my girlfriend..."

I told Miss Bai my thoughts about Yang Niansheng. Miss Bai thought about it and whispered, never tell Uncle Yang.

"Yeah." I nodded.

"What are you two young couples doing?" Yang Shujun shouted from inside the room, "Come in and have a rest first. I'll clean your bed too..."

During lunch, since we didn’t know where to get water, we had to make do with a cold meal and share the leftover mineral water we brought with us equally. After taking a nap, we decided to ask the residents nearby.

, see if you know the reason why Yang Niansheng lived here in the first place.

However, even after knocking on the doors of both houses, no one responded. When I was confused, I saw a panting villager walking through the intersection carrying a load of water. When I stopped him and asked, the villager said that there was a waterfall three miles to the west.

, there is a stream under the waterfall, and many villagers go there to fetch water and wash clothes.

After discussion, Miss Bai and I decided to go to the waterfall to have a look. In a place with many villagers, we might be able to ask about Yang Niansheng. As for Yang Shujun, he stayed to look after our luggage and inquire about information in the village. Xiao Hei would protect him.

of safety.

I was afraid that I would be hungry when I came back late, so I brought some food, took the bag with the magic weapon, and left the village with Miss Bai. Along the rugged mountain road to the west, I met several people along the way.

A villager who came back from fetching water. After questioning, they all said they had seen Yang Niansheng, but they did not know the purpose of his living in the village.

Passing through a mountain forest, we saw a waterfall. The waterfall in front of us was far less spectacular than the one we saw when we first entered the mountain. The villagers under the waterfall stopped talking and laughing one after another and looked towards us, but more of their eyes fell on them.

When seeing Miss Bai, the eyes of several young people were straightened.

"This old man? I've seen him before..."

"I've seen him too. He looks a little nervous. He has lived in our village for a long time."

"Then do you know why he lives in the village?" I asked.

The villagers shook their heads.

"I don't know, he doesn't deal with us..."

"The young man next to him is quite handsome and looks quite polite, but he rarely talks to us..." A mountain girl with dark eyes said with a red face.

"Hey, does the second sister have a crush on the pretty boy?"

"That's right..."

A group of women burst out laughing.

"Go, go, don't talk nonsense, I'm getting married next month..."

"Do they stay in the village every day?" I asked.

"No." The second girl said, "They go out often. I don't know where they go. The old man is so old and he is quite awkward when walking..."

"I saw them outside the village..." said a young man.

"Where?"

"That time when I went to Qiancun, I passed by the stream without water. I saw them looking for something in the stream. I also told them that the stream was very evil and told them to leave before dark..."

"Is there a shortcut from here to that stream?" I asked.

"Didn't you pass by a forked road when you came here? Follow that forked road and you will reach the stream." The young man said.

"You must not go when it gets dark soon."

"That's right, there are so many evil people there at night..."

The villagers said with concern.

"No, I'm just asking." I smiled and said.

After leaving the waterfall, Miss Bai asked me, "What do you think?"

"Yang Niansheng and the others live in this village, which may be related to that weird mountain stream. I think they should have discovered something in that stream..." I looked at the sky, "Well, you go back to the village first, I'll go there

have a look."

"Do you think I will go back?" Miss Bai said, "Let's go together."

Seeing Miss Bai's persistent look, I was very moved.

"Aren't you afraid?" I asked.

"Tch..." Miss Bai raised her chin, "You are not afraid, and I am not afraid either. I am not afraid of being buried under a landslide. How can I be afraid of a rumored mountain stream?"

I shook my head and smiled bitterly.

"Besides, with Master Luo Libasuo here, I won't be afraid anymore..."

Hearing what Miss Bai said, I suddenly felt a sense of manliness in my heart. At the same time, I also hated myself for not being good at learning. I wish I had the skills of a master.

"No matter what happens, you will protect me and won't abandon me, right?..."

Miss Bai said softly. After finishing speaking, her face turned red and she turned her head to the side.
Chapter completed!