Although Dian County is called a county, it does not look like a county town. Firstly, the local area is mostly inhabited by ethnic minorities and the population is extremely sparse, with most of the people coming and going being tourists. Secondly, the local architectural style is unique and does not match the general description of a county town.

As far as the eye can see, there are two or three hundred stilt houses scattered around, three or four stories high, with loofah vines winding around the wooden buildings. Because the road is bumpy, many people have livestock such as "donkeys" and "mules" tied in front of their yards for transportation.

——Many times, the so-called "paradise on earth" can only be imagined.

Almost every family has crops and raises flocks of chickens, ducks and geese. Unlike the poultry raised in captivity in the city, most of the free-range livestock in the countryside love to be "free and unrestrained", so people may accidentally step on some unknown substances with strong colors and smells.

Qin Yan, a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder, looked at the narrow, khaki-colored road ahead that was tangled with animal feces and could not distinguish between one and the other, and he actually felt like he had no idea where to start.

Fu Le seemed to feel a little uncomfortable. He stood on tiptoe in disdain and said in a tangled way, "How about we buy a few pairs of boots from the locals?"

Jing Cheng glanced at him and said, "Are you so hypocritical?"

Fu Le immediately burst out in anger: "Brother, the pair of sneakers I'm wearing are limited edition. When I bought them, they were selling for over 100,000 yuan. Now I can't even buy them if I want!"

"..." Jing Cheng looked down at the gray sneakers Fu Le was wearing, and then looked at his own fashionable black and white striped sneakers that were discounted to 399. The soles of his shoes were elastic, soft and comfortable. They were the most comfortable shoes Jing Cheng had ever worn, so he really couldn't see why Fu Le's shoes were worth more than 100,000!

Shoes made of gold?

...

...

"Wow! Mr. Fu, you are wearing a toilet on your feet." A logistics girl exclaimed.

The staff around laughed kindly.

Fu Le scratched his head uncomfortably: "I'm fine, but there are two toilets under Brother Yan's feet."

Qin Yan: “…………”

“Ah, I hate rich people! You were born to bring down people.” The girl covered her chest with an unbearable look on her face. She usually had to think carefully before buying a set of cosmetics that cost more than a thousand yuan, but the third-generation rich people directly wear houses under their feet. How could the gap between people be so big? Woohoo…

No wonder female stars love to marry rich men. If Fu Le and the other three were not so young, she would also like to have a passionate sister-brother relationship!

What else could Jing Cheng say? He didn't want to say anything...

At this moment, he looked at Qin Yan's simple student outfit, and remembered the famous brand names that his step-sister had explained to him when he was at the Jing family. He suddenly felt that he might have misunderstood his little apprentice.

I originally thought that the three of them were traveling light, but it turns out that he was the only one who was truly low-key, and these two were just "looking low-key".

[Q: Will rich people write “I am rich” on their faces?

A: Thank you, no. But they will wear it on their bodies. 】

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Most of the people in the program team came to Dian County for the first time. As a small border town, it is also famous as a "tourist city". Although Dian County cannot compare with the hustle and bustle of big cities, it is also a small county with beautiful mountains and rivers and simple folk customs.

With convenient transportation, tourism has become popular in recent years. Even the remote and remote small towns can attract countless tourists who are either "full of food" or "rich". Tourism has driven the booming local economy. Many local families have set up youth hostels and homestays. County residents often see unfamiliar faces carrying large and small bags in the county, and they are no longer surprised.

Therefore, when Jing Cheng and his group appeared in the county town in a dusty state, they did not attract much attention from the locals.

After traveling all night until dawn, we are not made of iron, so it would be a lie to say we are not tired. So Director Zhao decided to put the filming of the program on hold and find a local who knows the way to lead everyone to rest for half a day.

Because all he saw were ethnic minority costumes and the locals communicated in "minority languages", Director Zhao was originally worried that the language barrier would cause communication difficulties. However, when Xiao Qu went to ask for directions, people naturally spoke Mandarin, which did not hinder the conversation at all.

Director Zhao slapped his forehead, and his sleepy mind cleared up a little: "I'm so confused, I forgot how many years Mandarin has been popularized."

The cameraman smiled and said, "Don't underestimate this small county town. There are nearly a million tourists coming here every year. In the past, these remote towns had inconvenient transportation and were almost isolated from the outside world. They were originally small-scale farming and self-sufficient. Later, when the national tourism boom began, they became the main industry. For example, the waterfall we saw last night, I heard there is a natural water curtain cave inside, but the outside is fenced off by the locals, and tourists from other places have to pay for tickets to enter. So don't speak Mandarin, the people here may know more dialects than us."

"I am confused, am I not?" Director Zhao waved his hands and gave a short laugh. "But I also know what you said. I thought at the time that this wonder of nature actually requires an entrance fee. The people here really have a sense for economy."

A girl from the logistics department said uncertainly: "Maybe it's post-care, maintenance fees or something like that? I heard that many scenic spots charge for tickets based on this..."

Seeing the beautiful scenery here, the cameraman's fingers itched and he had the idea of ​​filming, so he took out the equipment from his luggage bag and adjusted the lens while saying, "Oh, by the way, I checked before coming here. A while ago, Dian County was on the hot search because of the homestay we are going to. What was the title? I remember it was a very weird hot search."

The girl in charge of logistics said excitedly, "I know this. You mean 'God's Wrath'?"

After these words were spoken, Qin Yan frowned unconsciously, seeming unhappy.

Jing Cheng, who was listening to their conversation with great interest, accidentally caught a glimpse of Qin Yan's expression and was stunned.

He suddenly remembered that this topic was on their discussion about Dian County before they came here. Qin Yan also looked unhappy at the time, but Fu Le changed the subject too quickly and he forgot to ask. Now he thought that it must be some unpleasant experience that made him still feel uneasy.

But...what is the wrath of God?

It doesn't sound very good.

Someone from the production team happened to ask about this, so Jing Cheng naturally asked, "You also know about 'God's Wrath'?"

Qin Yan's eyes flickered, and he pretended not to hear and asked, "What?"

Under normal circumstances, when asked personal questions, if the person being asked clearly shows an attitude of playing dumb, the other party will often understand and answer "nothing" and naturally change the subject.

However, Master Jing is not an ordinary person. He smelled something fishy by observing Qin Yan's expression.

Jing Cheng looked at him quietly, knowing that he had heard it, but just kept it in his heart and didn't want to say it. However, he just wanted to know.

Qin Yan's mouth twitched, and he lowered his eyes as if he was thinking. He saw Jing Cheng was still staring at him from the corner of his eye. He knew that he could not hide it anymore, so he had to raise his head and look at the busy farming scene in front of him. For some reason, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

He said slowly: "This town is basically inhabited by ethnic minorities. As you know, ethnic minorities have many folk customs and taboos that are different from those of the Han people..."

Having said this, Qin Yan paused, as if he was considering his words. When he spoke again, his voice became a little harder. Jing Cheng keenly noticed this detail and his heart moved slightly.

"There is a taboo that is extremely harsh on a certain type of people." Qin Yan said with a grim expression, "Same-sex marriage is prohibited. Local people believe that same-sex marriage will cause 'ghosts and gods to become angry, crops to wither, and humans and animals to die'①, so people who violate the taboo will be severely punished."

"'God's Wrath' is based on a real tragedy in the local area, which was called 'God's Punishment'. Many years ago, a fire fell from the sky one night, and this same-sex couple was burned to death in a guesthouse. The locals watched coldly, and some even deliberately blocked the couple's way of survival, because the police later found that the doors and windows of the room where the two lived had been nailed shut with thick wooden boards. When interviewed by reporters, the locals avoided talking about it and only said it was 'God's Wrath'... Haha."

At the end of his speech, he sneered, obviously expressing his disdain for the locals' comments.

Jing Cheng's pupils shrank slightly, he was burned to death... How could human nature be so evil?

However, Jing Cheng was a man who had seen the world, and he reacted after a slight pause. He seemed to remember something and fell into deep thought again.

There were several gasps beside me.

"Hiss—so cruel!"

"Burned to death? How much hatred and resentment do you have?"

"Are we facing another ignorant village? We need to prepare the amulet!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I never thought that such bad habits still exist in today's society. It's really terrible."

…

Jing Cheng then realized that there were several program staff members surrounding the two of them, listening to the gossip.

More importantly, he also discovered a blind spot - although these people were breathing heavily, patting their chests and saying it was terrible, their faces showed "I'm excited", "Is there a follow-up?", "Interesting, please tell another story", and almost everyone had an expression of relish.

Jing Cheng couldn't help but remain silent.

Fu Le, chewing gum, leaned over and interrupted, "I also know that later, from some day on, whenever there were couples staying at that inn, a fire would break out inexplicably. Although the fire was put out in time and there were few casualties, this inn became famous. Some netizens even joked that the fire was caused by the anger of singles and that God was punishing those couples who showed off their love. Then, this inn where 'the wrath of the gods' was located inexplicably became a popular check-in destination for Internet celebrities."

A popular check-in destination for internet celebrities...Jing Cheng's mouth twitched.

Why is it that internet celebrities always get involved in everything nowadays?

Wait, is their destination this time... ?

Jing Cheng turned his head to look at Director Zhao who had been eavesdropping for a while and blinked.

Director Zhao rubbed his temples, yawned, and said, "I know what you are thinking. You guessed it right. Our mission this time is to restore the truth of 'God's Wrath' and find out the cause of the fire in the inn."

"What other reasons could there be?" Fu Le pointed to the stilt house not far away and said disapprovingly, "It's dry, be careful of fire. The houses here are basically made of wood, and wood is flammable, right? Isn't it normal for a fire to happen?"

Jing Cheng shook his head: "It's definitely not this reason."

Qin Yan thought for a moment and said, "It's spring-like all year round here, with humid and rainy weather, crisscrossed streams throughout Dian County, and there are waterfalls and deep lakes in the distance. It's almost impossible for a fire to happen, not to mention that the fires are all in one place. If it's not arson, it's very suspicious. I have a feeling that no matter what the reason is, it should be related to the tragedy many years ago..."

Director Zhao put one hand on his waist and said lazily, "What I know is that this inn had another accident some time ago. Because someone died this time, the incident was quite serious. The police were unable to find out the cause after they intervened. The inn owner got a new 'son-in-law from another place' who seemed to know something but has been trying to keep things quiet and has avoided talking about the 'wrath of the gods'... So this time we came here to uncover the mystery of this inn."

Although Director Zhao thought it was strange that the inn caught fire for no apparent reason, and he had also experienced some metaphysical events, he did not think that someone had deliberately set the fire. Instead, he thought of gods and ghosts. He suddenly felt a little uneasy about this action, so he turned his head and asked, "What do you think, Taoist Jing?" He wanted to find Jing Cheng to give him a sense of security.

Jing Cheng hesitated for a moment and nodded: "He is right."

Fu Le listened to Qin Yan's analysis stroke by stroke, his eyes widened as if he had seen something incredible.

Qin Yan noticed it and raised his eyebrows unhappily: "What?"

"No, why do I feel like you seem to be very interested in this operation?" Fu Le shrank his neck and muttered softly, "You're actually turning on the Sherlock Holmes mode? You talk in a lot of different ways..."

Qin Yan choked for a moment, then curled his lips and said, "Those who hold us back have no right to speak."

"..." Fu Le felt aggrieved. No, how come I became the drag?

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Here, Xiaoqu asked for directions and found a young woman who was busy feeding chickens and ducks. The woman had fair skin, a round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Her hair was thick and shiny black, and her long braids were coiled on top of her head. From a distance, it looked like a bird's nest on top of her head.

Probably because she was going to work, the little woman was dressed very simply and even had an apron around her waist that was so dirty that its original color could hardly be seen.

If Xiao Qu met such a beautiful girl on the street, he would definitely go over to flirt with her or shamelessly ask for her WeChat.

However, he seemed a little uneasy today, and he was restrained, with a serious expression on his face.

After hearing Xiao Qu's question, the young woman was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Director Zhao and his group, wiped her hands with her apron, and said hesitantly in unskilled Mandarin: "A place to rest... do we need so many people?"

Xiaoqu nodded.

To avoid the accident that happened in Bijia Village last time, the production team invited six or seven bodyguards this time, plus the guests and production team staff, there were more than 20 people. The B&Bs here are mostly ordinary residential houses, with families as the unit. A family has at most five or six rooms, which really can't accommodate so many people.

The young woman thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "I know there is an inn with a lot of rooms, but it's a bit remote and not many people go there. I wonder if you mind..."

Xiao Qu said quickly: "I don't mind."

Now all we need to do is give them a place to sleep. Whether it is remote or not is secondary.

The young woman frowned slightly and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but when she looked up, she saw that Xiao Qu's eyes were dark and her face was pale, showing that she was seriously sleep deprived. She had no choice but to swallow back what she wanted to say. She grabbed her apron and said awkwardly, "Then you wait a moment. I'll find someone to take you there now."

After saying that, he turned around, took a few quick steps, and shouted a few words in the local dialect in the direction of his own building.

There were several male voices responding from the building.

Xiao Qu stood there uneasily, his eyes wandering, and from time to time he looked back at the twenty or so people standing not far behind him.

It must be his illusion...

How come one person is missing?

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①From Baidu, please delete if infringement.

Additional explanation: The original words were "No marriage between people with the same surname", which means people with the same surname cannot get married or have an affair. Here the plot needs to be changed to "No marriage between people of the same sex".

Bullshit mini-theater:

Fu Dasha was suspicious: Why are you so concerned about this action? It doesn't match your usual behavior. There must be something wrong!

Qin Yan: You know this again? Shut up! Idiots have no right to speak. (Damn, this little town actually dares to discriminate against me, I have to teach them a lesson)

Then she happily carried her luggage and lived in the same room with Jingcheng.

That night, the inn caught fire.

Qin Yan ran out of the room in a panic.