Chapter 38 Saying No
Jian Yue had been to this ancestral hall last time.
It was safe last time when he came to the ancestral hall during the day, so he came here alone this time. The most important thing was that he wanted to try whether the key could work, and he didn't expect that it really worked.
However, after opening the door once, the key in my hand was indeed deformed.
Jian Yue casually put the keys away. It seemed that there was some restriction here. No matter what key was used to come in, the key would break as long as the door was opened. No wonder the ancestral hall was only opened once a year. It would be very time-consuming to come here more than once.
After putting away your things.
Jian Yue looked inside the ancestral hall, and as expected, the first thing he saw was still the eye-catching black wooden plaque with the names of some people in the village clearly engraved on it.
Sitting on it was still the majestic beast.
Eyes met.
The statue of the tall and breezy mythical beast stands above the entire ancestral hall. The black eyes carved on the stone statue are dark and deep. When you look into it, you will feel a thick pressure. Although it looks very sacred, you can still feel a chill on your back.
Jian Yue smiled and said, "Don't look at me, I'm not an outsider. I'm the village party secretary of this village. You know what a village party secretary is, the village official of this village. You know what a village official is, to be precise, they help the villagers solve their problems. So I'm here to help the villagers solve their problems. Since you are the mountain god of this village, protecting the villagers, you should also protect me..."
The audience in the live broadcast room laughed:
"You can fool people, fool ghosts, and even the mythical beasts."
"There is nothing in this world that Steward Wang can't fool."
"Hahahaha, all beings are equal in front of him!"
"Because we are a new democratic society!!"
After Jian Yue felt the coldness on his body lessened a little, he was finally able to take a good look around. He came in such a hurry last time that he didn't have the chance to see clearly. There were not many people in the ancestral hall at this moment, so he could take a closer look.
Last time, he was led by a pair of hands that appeared out of nowhere under the table and found the family tree.
This time, Jian Yue came to the table again. He reached his hand underneath. It was a practice the first time, but he quickly found the family tree again. However, he was unable to pull it out.
Jian Yue was not in a hurry. He said, "If you don't want to let go, I will come with the young master to worship next time and overturn your table."
The words fell.
The family tree can be taken out.
After Jian Yue finally pulled out the family tree, he began to quickly flip through the village family tree. It was indeed a very thick family tree. He had actually roughly flipped through it the last time he came, and this time he came to confirm one thing. He didn't think of this when he was flipping through it, but this time, as he turned the pages one by one, he finally stopped at the Shen family.
He was finally sure.
Jian Yue's fingertips slid across the yellowed paper, and he said, "Sure enough, there are only the date of birth, but no date of the obituary."
This is of course very abnormal.
A general family tree is used to record a person's life or some of his situations in the village. Some families' family trees will be more detailed, while others may be briefer. But no matter what it is, it is absolutely impossible to have only a name and a date of birth but no date of death. Looking at the fact that this village has built an ancestral hall, you can see that they certainly attach great importance to ancestor worship.
But how can we worship our ancestors if the diary does not record the death of the deceased?
Isn't this exactly the opposite of what they do?
unless……
They don't have a death date at all.
When Jian Yue's thoughts fell at this moment, this thought enveloped him like a net in the sky, making it almost hard for him to breathe. He looked up, and the entire ancestral hall was silent. Black plaques stood quietly in it, and the plaques engraved with the villagers' names seemed like a silent mockery.
A thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Jian Yue picked up the bronze mirror on his body and slowly placed it on the family tree. The tree remained unchanged, which made him feel relieved for no reason.
then.
Jian Yue looked up at the black signs on the table. He slowly walked to one of the signs and pointed the mirror at the blood-red name on the sign.
The words on the card were reflected blurrily on the slightly yellowed surface of the bronze mirror, with no changes either.
But just when Jian Yue was about to put away the mirror, he watched as the words on the mirror suddenly began to distort, blur, and even become faint, as if they were still struggling!
When you look back.
I saw that the original name was covered and became one name, Li Guang.
Li Guang is the name of one of the Wenyu archaeological team members.
Jian Yue put this one down stiffly and picked up other nameplates. The names on the nameplates also slowly changed: Wang Kun, Yang Tiantian, and finally, he saw his own name - Jian Yue.
Just like the names on the outside of the nameplate are all fake.
Their names are engraved on the real nameplates. They are like people who have one foot halfway into the coffin. They are forever engraved on these nameplates and used to worship the mountain god.
Jian Yue held his own nameplate and looked at the blood-red words on it. It was clearly midsummer, but the ancestral hall was silent. In such scorching weather, he felt an extremely strong chill for no reason. The chill spread from the nameplate, climbed up along his fingers, and was as cold as frost!
The system panel popped up: "[Main Quest] The progress of the secret plot of Wanfu Village is 68%"
The audience in the live broadcast room also took a breath:
"Oh my god, it really is like that."
"If I were the anchor, I would be devastated right now."
"You are considered dead even though you are still alive."
"Why is the anchor not talking? Is he scared?"
As everyone was watching, Jian Yue looked at his nameplate with a frown on his face, looking very serious. Then, he took a deep breath and said, "No, why is my name written so ugly on this nameplate?"
brand:"……"
Audience in the live broadcast room: “…”
Jian Yue put the sign back, glanced at all the signs, and then said thoughtfully: "What will happen if I change the name?"
The entire ancestral hall became even quieter.
The audience in the live broadcast room also fell silent, and then burst into laughter:
"Hahaha anchor, are you serious?"
"What kind of job did you do before?"
“You can’t destroy the sign.”
"If it's destroyed, it will trigger the death condition!"
"There have been newcomers who thought this way before, and they died very quickly!"
Jian Yue's eyes swept across the signs, and finally he sighed: "Forget it, I'm the village party secretary, I can't destroy public property."
Audience: “…”
Isn't it time for you to do this?
The entire ancestral hall is actually very large. The last time Jian Yue and Tiantian came here, they had explored less than 1% of it. There must be at least tens of thousands of nameplates stored here. Jian Yue used to think that the population of this village might be prosperous, but now, he guessed that it might be hard to say whether the people placed here are villagers.
Jian Yue had nothing to do, so he just used a mirror to look at them one by one. Sure enough, he saw some names that he seemed to have vaguely seen in the archives before.
That……
Will there be Ji Feng?
But when will this end?
Jian Yue thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered that when Ji Feng came to Wanfu Village with the archaeological team, the village’s personnel records showed that he lived in the Shen family. So is it possible that Ji Feng’s nameplate might be in the Shen family’s area?
Thinking of this, Jian Yue had a specific goal.
He quickly began to search among the nameplates according to the family name. The black and red nameplate with "Shen" written on it must be the Shen family's tablet. After searching for more than ten minutes, he finally found the Shen family's nameplate in a corner of the ancestral hall.
Jian Yue's eyes swept across the rows of nameplates.
Finally, he saw the blood-red words "Ji Feng" on a nameplate, but Jian Yue still paused. Something was wrong. The names of other archaeological team members were on the nameplates, and they would only be displayed after using a bronze mirror. Why were the words on Ji Feng's nameplate black and red, without even needing to be viewed?
Moreover, where is Shen Yue’s nameplate? Isn’t she from the Shen family? Why is there no nameplate for her here?
How come these two people are so confused! The one who should be here is not here, and the one who shouldn’t be here is here! !
Jian Yue felt as if he was trapped in a dilemma all of a sudden. Every time he had a clue, there would be new problems in front of him. Forget it, nothing is difficult in the world. As long as he is willing to give up, there is nothing he can't find...
Just thinking about it.
The system panel pops up:
[Limited Time Mission: Shen Yue's Nameplate]
[Mission details: Missing people always have a way back, please find Shen Yue. ]
[Mission countdown: 120 hours]
Looking at this task, Jian Yue fell silent for a moment. He held it in for a long time before finally complaining, "System, are you deliberately keeping me busy? What on earth is there to find from these two people? Do they have gold or silver on them?"
System panel added:
[Task Reward]: "Card has no cooldown once"
Jian Yue was immediately excited, and he said cheerfully: "But then again, it is my life motto that you should not give up halfway when doing things. How do you know that I love to help others when I have nothing to do? Leave this matter to me!"
system:"……"
The audience in the live broadcast room laughed:
"Hahahaha, you are worthy of being Butler Wang."
"He is the first person to be blinded by money."
“This nameplate is hard to find.”
"Looking for a nameplate, hahahaha, I'm going to meet Miss Red again, wait for death."
"When she goes berserk, the mortality rate in this instance is the highest."
"Our team was almost wiped out back then."
"This dungeon of Wanfu Village is truly a nightmare for newbies."
Everyone was talking.
Jian Yue was about to leave the ancestral hall. It was almost afternoon, a time when the yin energy was the heaviest. It was not a wise move to stay here. Moreover, he could already feel himself getting colder and colder, as if there were eyes from all directions in the real ancestral hall staring at him, as if all the people who had died tragically over the years were staring at the only living person in the entire ancestral hall.
Everyone watched Jian Yue walk out of the ancestral hall.
Just when I thought he would not do anything else, I saw Jian Yue holding the bronze mirror tightly in his hand. Then, when the door was about to close, he pointed the mirror at the mountain beast statue in the middle of the ancestral hall!
It was at noon, when the yin energy was the heaviest.
The bronze mirror clearly reflected the appearance of the mountain god beast. The originally tall and majestic mountain god statue slowly changed its appearance in the mirror. The peaceful eyebrows became green and fangs, and the stone-carved white jade-like body became covered with green chains and blood-red scales. The giant beast in the mirror seemed to notice his line of sight, looked over suddenly, and then opened its bloody mouth!
Jian Yue immediately closed the door completely.
A mountain breeze blew over at this moment, and it seemed to carry the roar of some wild beast!
When I looked down again.
Jian Yue discovered that the mirror surface of the bronze mirror was broken, shattering from the middle to the outside, as if it had been bitten hard by something and could never be restored.
The audience in the live broadcast room were all shocked:
“I was scared to death!”
"How courageous!"
"But he found out!"
"I saw that he was concentrating on the nameplate, so I thought he wouldn't find it."
"The mountain god is the most terrifying."
"But if it is discovered so early, I really don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing!"
“This place can actually be quite misleading for newcomers.”
Jian Yue was also a little emotional while holding the mirror. The audience thought he was dumbfounded by the beast in the mirror that suddenly changed its face. As a result, Jian Yue held the mirror and looked at it for a long time, then sighed and said, "I don't know how much money the young master spent to buy this. He lost money..."
audience:"……"
Mountain God: “…”
Jian Yue went back with his broken mirror. It was afternoon when he returned. After leaving the woods, the Shen residence became lively with people and the sound of cicadas could be heard. It became quiet and beautiful.
He subconsciously walked towards Shen Yushu's study.
Only when he reached the door did he realize that he could go back to his room to rest for a while, so why did he come to the young master's place?
Could it be that he was really marinated by the working soul of a migrant worker? !
Damn it!!
It's all because of this annoying little demon, Master, who disturbed the moral integrity of his workers! !
"Boom boom boom"
Jian Yue knocked on the door.
Shen Yushu's voice came from inside: "Come in."
Jian Yue came in from outside and saw Shen Yushu handling official business. He said, "Master, are you hot? The weather seems to be very hot today. I heard from Aunt Zhang that we still have ice in the cellar. Can we make some smoothies later?"
Shen Yushu was not very interested in these, and asked, "What flavor do you want to eat?"
Jian Yue smiled and said, "How dare I make any requests? Everything is subject to the taste of the young master."
Shen Yushu sneered and said, "Then I won't eat..."
"Let's eat strawberry flavor!" Jian Yue took the lead: "I saw Aunt Zhang picking strawberries!"
Shen Yushu snorted lightly: "Butler Wang, you say no, but your body is very honest. Okay, go tell Aunt Zhang, but don't eat too much."
Jian Yue was happy: "Okay, Master!"
But after he solved one thing, he remembered something more important.
Jian Yue said quickly, "Master, when I was the village party secretary, I found that the village ancestral hall seemed to be always closed. There must be a lot of problems. I wondered if it was related to the secret of longevity in Wanfu Village. I went in to investigate on official business these two days. As a result, when I came out today, I accidentally broke the mirror. Do you think it is possible to repair it?"
Article 1 of the Workers' Code of Conduct:
If you have any questions, find the boss!
If it can be reimbursed, you definitely don’t have to spend any money on your own!
Shen Yushu frowned. He took the mirror and looked at it, saying, "It should be possible to repair it, but it requires a professional to do it. It won't be repaired in a short time."
Jian Yue thought about it and said that he really didn't expect it to be repaired. He just said, "Master, I saw the mountain god statue worshipped by the villagers in the ancestral hall today. It was a giant beast with a white face and a lion's body. The old lady used to be a resident of the village. Did she mention the mountain god to you?"
Shen Yushu said: "Mother never mentioned this."
Jian Yue: “…”
The heart that had been hanging in the air finally came to an end.
I didn’t expect the old lady to be so tight-lipped. She never tells anyone anything!
But this doesn't bother him!
Nothing is difficult as long as you are thick-skinned!
Jian Yue said, "Master, I will draw this stone statue. Can you ask your intelligence organization, which can find out all the information within three days, to help me check this stone?"
Shen Yushu glanced at him sideways.
No words.
Now that they have this kind of relationship, Butler Wang treats his subordinates as his own people. Humph, they haven't even gotten married yet, but he's already started using the common property of the couple?
Although he said to take it slow, in fact, Butler Wang has been getting impatient for a long time, right?
Seeing that the young master did not agree, Jian Yue thought that he was suspicious of his purpose, so he said: "Young master, I also want to share your worries and investigate the old lady's affairs carefully..."
"I know what you mean." Shen Yushu raised his hand and said, "Just draw it. I want all the information about it within three days."
Jian Yue was overjoyed: "It's Master!!"
His drawing ability is still very good. After all, he used to set up a stall in the park and was beaten to a pulp by two kindergarten kids.
Jian Yue didn't dare to show the video in his phone to Shen Yushu. What a joke! If the young master who believed in materialism knew that the statue could move, he might not invite an archaeological team, but some Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master! What would they do then?!
Although……
It seems that it is not impossible?
But the system certainly won’t allow it.
Jian Yue sighed in his heart and began to paint resignedly. After he finished the painting of the stone statue, he handed it to Shen Yushu and said, "Master, this is it."
Shen Yushu took it and looked at it. He said, "Is this the sacred beast of the Divine Statue Mountain?"
Jian Yue nodded and said, "That's right."
Although his painting skills cannot be said to be 100% faithful to the original, all the necessary details are still there. The nose is still the nose, the eyes are still the eyes, and all the facial features are there.
Shen Yushu looked at it and frowned slightly: "I seem to have seen it in my mother's study when I was young."
Jian Yue was slightly surprised: "Have you seen it?"
Shen Yushu nodded, put down the drawing paper and said, "But if this is the mountain god of my mother's hometown, it's normal for her to worship him."
Jian Yue always felt that something was wrong. First of all, the villagers did not worship the mountain god. Normally, when worshiping the mountain god, there would be fruits and incense. How could they put a mythical beast in a place full of dead people's tablets? Isn't this a great disrespect to the mountain god and beast?
Secondly.
If this mountain god statue was originally used to suppress and worship the dead, then the boss's mother is a living person, what is she used for?
Jian Yue just felt that he seemed to be grasping something vaguely, but these things were a little too ethereal. He thought that after finding out the specific information about this mythical beast and then finding Shen Yue, he might be able to find a better answer.
There was a knock on the door.
Aunt Zhang's voice sounded from outside the door, still as eerie as ever: "Master, the smoothie you wanted is ready."
Shen Yushu said: "Send it in."
Aunt Zhang brought in the smoothie. The freshly made smoothie looked cool, sweet and delicious, and it was topped with lots of strawberries. It showed that she was very generous with the ingredients. It was almost dusk at this time, but the temperature was still very high.
Shen Yushu glanced at it indifferently, and under the gaze of Aunt Zhang, he still picked up a piece of strawberry with a fork, put it in his mouth and took a bite.
Aunt Zhang said, "Young Master, if you want to eat again, just call me. I'm leaving now."
Shen Yushu nodded: "Yes."
After Aunt Zhang left, Jian Yue, who was standing behind Shen Yushu, looked at Bingsha with eager eyes!
strawberry……
His favorite strawberry!!
Shen Yushu ate two bites and stopped eating. He said, "Why don't you come over? Don't you like strawberries the most?"
Jian Yue quickly asked, "Is it okay, Master?"
He came closer suddenly, his eyes were big and full of joy, and when they were close, the breath of the two people snuggled together. Shen Yushu looked at Jian Yue's lips. He had a pair of tender red lips, not too big or too small, but with very upturned lips. When he was happy, the corners of his lips would turn up, and they looked very kissable with their bright red color. Of course, he was actually very kissable.
Shen Yushu said in a hoarse voice: "Okay."
Jian Yue immediately lowered his head, picked up Shen Yushu's fork, picked up a strawberry and put it in his mouth. It tasted sour and sweet. The strawberries grown on the farm looked red and tasted sweet. They were different from the vegetarian ones in the city.
He enjoyed the meal.
Jian Yue said: "Master, are you really not going to eat a little more? This is really delicious!"
Shen Yushu said: "No, I'll eat something else later."
Jian Yue asked doubtfully: "Ah, then should I leave some for you?"
Shen Yushu wiped the smoothie off the corner of his mouth and said, "No, eat it. I thought about what you said last night. I really need to practice cooking more. If you like it, I'll ask Aunt Zhang to bring you some more so that you won't be hungry at night."
Jian Yue: “…”
Master!!! He was wrong! He shouldn't have said nonsense after drinking!!
This, how can this be possible?
He and the young master can have a simple and firm master-servant relationship. What's the matter with a master-servant relationship where they always sleep in the same bed? He needs to stabilize his mind, reject the temptation of beauty, and be himself! !
Jian Yue said: "Master, I feel that it is wrong to always take up your precious time at night. From today on, I will learn to be independent and strong. Go back to my room and copy Buddhist scriptures!"
Shen Yushu glanced at him calmly: "Really?"
What's going on with Butler Wang?
Do you want to change place?
Xin
Or do I really need to be independent? Are my skills really that bad?
Shen Yushu thought that this kind of thing could not be forced. Maybe Butler Wang had his own arrangements. It was better if both parties were willing to do this. There was no point in just thinking about it yourself.
So he said, "Well, you've been tired during this period, so go back and have a good rest."
Jian Yue quickly said, "Okay, Master."
His old waist is damaged. If he exchanges it for the ointment from the mall, how will he save face when the news gets out?
If there are any villagers at night, he has some experience dealing with them last time. If it doesn't work, he can borrow some things from the stable and sprinkle them. Anyway, now there are mobile phones and curfew, it will definitely be easier to deal with...
While thinking, Jian Yue walked out.
The sky was slowly getting dark.
The further he walked, the quieter it became. When he felt something was wrong, he stopped and looked up. He saw a woman standing in the center of the yard not far away. The ghost girl in red had hair draped over her shoulders and long nails. Blood was dripping from her nails on the stone slab beneath her.
Eyes met.
Her voice was cold: "Give him to me...Give him to me..."
What?
Why are you here again?
What do you have on you?
Jian Yue was stunned for a moment, then he touched Ji Feng's nameplate in his pocket. He felt something was wrong and took it out. After all, the system asked him to find Shen Yue's nameplate. He thought that since they were boyfriend and girlfriend, it might be easier to find it with this. But how could he have forgotten this? Wherever Ji Feng's things are, the female ghost in red will come!
Eyes met.
The audience could see that Jian Yue's face was calm. He pushed his glasses and said with a smile, "Hi, long time no see. How have you been recently? You look pretty good, haha..."
…
Just when everything was quiet and the audience was wondering whether Jian Yue was going to continue reminiscing about the past.
Then I saw the young man in the corridor running away! !
It was so fast that it left an afterimage. Even the female ghost was stunned for a moment! !
"Bang!"
Then the door of Shen Yushu's study was pushed open again. He looked up and saw Jian Yue breathing heavily, standing at the door and said, "Master! I've thought about it and I think I have a problem with my mind if I want to leave you to copy Buddhist scriptures in your room. I can't sleep or eat well if I can't be with you, Master. I was blinded by greed this afternoon. You must believe my sincere heart for you and the old lady, Master!"
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