"By the way, the wedding dress he's wearing was designed by himself."

As if remembering something, Hu Yue raised her hand and swiped a few times on the tablet, bringing up a clear image of the costume—the bright red wedding dress that the staff member was wearing when the accident happened.

It does look quite exquisite and beautiful. Even through the screen, Song Mengmeng could see the care that the staff member put into this dress.

But no one could have imagined that this garment would end up along with the person who designed it...

"In short, we'll have to go and see for ourselves to know the specifics." Song Mengmeng wasn't in a hurry to make a decision. After all, many things are far more complicated than imagined.

Seeing is not always believing, especially since all of this is just hearsay based on pictures and investigations.

Hu Yue agreed with Song Mengmeng's opinion.

She nodded and didn't say anything more.

The car was traveling on the highway, and by the time it reached the nearest small town to the filming location, it was already evening.

"It's already late, so it's definitely too late to go into the mountains now." The staff member who came to pick them up politely and warmly arranged for them to stay in the best hotel in the small town, while explaining to Song Mengmeng with a hint of apology.

"Didn't they say the road into the mountains was finished?!"

Hu Yue casually asked a question without making a sound. This was indeed a matter worth pondering. According to the general rule, if one could return to the film crew, the sooner the better. Moreover, according to the staff member's introduction, it was less than an hour's drive from here to the filming location.

Even if the mountain road is difficult to travel, at this time it will only be around seven or eight o'clock in the evening.

But the staff member insisted on staying another night.

No matter how you look at it, this arrangement has a strange and inexplicable feel to it.

"There is a road, but it's not safe to go into the mountains at night after dark." The staff member's answer was somewhat ambiguous, but his attitude spoke volumes, suggesting that something was definitely amiss.

Since they realized something was wrong, Song Mengmeng and the others didn't ask any more questions. They decided to wait until evening to investigate the matter from a different angle and find out more about it.

After settling into her accommodation, Song Mengmeng didn't go out, but Hu Da secretly left first.

Hu Da went out for a stroll and returned in the middle of the night.

She didn't disturb anyone else, but bumped into Song Mengmeng, who was still awake and waiting for her.

"I went out and asked around, and the information I got was that it's a long-standing custom here not to go into the mountains at night."

It is said that mountain spirits dwell in the mountains, and nighttime is their domain. If one rashly enters the mountains and offends them, it will bring bad consequences.

Hu Da took a sip of water before speaking softly to Song Mengmeng and Hu Yue.

This statement sounds reasonable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, something just doesn't seem right.

This staff member isn't a local. Even if locals have this custom, why are these outsiders, who haven't been here long, also following this rule?!

Could it be...

Song Mengmeng and the other two exchanged glances, and they all had similar thoughts in mind.

This film crew doesn't seem to be living a peaceful life!

There is no evidence to prove whether the designer Wang Dong, who left in a wedding dress, was related to this local custom, but at least for now, it is a clue.

Next, Hu Da learned about some local folk tales and legends.

The residents here used to live deep in the mountains and had little contact with the outside world.

After this barrier was broken, most of the residents still worshipped the mountain god that had been passed down from generation to generation in their locality.

The mountain gods here are not the mountain spirits that ordinary people imagine.

To put it more simply, they are spirits and monsters from the mountains and forests.

In legends, the daytime in the mountain world belongs to humans, while the dark forests after the demon hour belong to the spirits and monsters.

Humans and the spirits of the mountains and forests lived in peace and harmony.

Later, after a road was built, completely connecting the mountain village with the outside world, with the intrusion of new things, many young people no longer had the same faith in those ancient rules and legends as before.

However, after several incidents occurred, the rule that no one could enter the mountain after dark was brought up again and became something that everyone avoided.

“I asked around, and there haven’t been any major incidents on the newly built road down the mountain at night. However, there’s a rule among drivers who frequently travel this route: every year they go to the mountain god temple here to burn incense and ask for a peace plaque to hang on their car. That way, even if they travel at night, it can be considered as passing through.”

Hu Da then mentioned the main road that runs through the town. Not far from here is a famous coal-producing area, and this road through the town was built to facilitate the transportation of coal.

There are already many rules and regulations in the mines, so adding this one is really nothing.

"So, this so-called rule that you can't go into the mountains at night actually only applies to the villages inside the mountains?!"

Song Mengmeng quickly grasped the key point in his words.

If that's the case, does that mean the crew encountered something along the way?

With these questions in mind, early the next morning, Song Mengmeng and the others followed the staff who came to pick them up and embarked on the road into the mountains. It really was just over an hour's drive before they arrived at the mountain village where the film crew was using as their base.

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