Chapter 130 Chapter 130 Taolin Village
He Junxia didn't fall asleep.
After all, anyone who can sleep peacefully in such a situation is either a fool or a real boss who is not afraid of evil spirits.
But he is neither of them, just an ordinary person who is a little afraid of ghosts.
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Although he was mentally prepared when he accepted the C-level mission, the unnatural factors in the mission pool were countless. Encountering the supernatural world for the first time while doing a C-level mission was still a bit beyond his imagination.
He Junxia went through the memories of the wisher over and over again, and the focus finally fell on one person.
Liu Gaoge, a junior student at Yunshi College of Science and Technology, is also a member of the senior student union who introduced this wild hiking route to the volunteers.
Even the decision of the wisher and his two roommates to go to the next city to climb the mountains and see the sea of clouds was because he often persuaded them intentionally or unintentionally.
Otherwise, there are many mountains in Yun City, so why would the three wishers waste time going to the next city?
This matter must have something to do with him.
It’s just that the wisher did not join the college student union, and I don’t remember spending much time with this senior.
He Junxia whispered, "Third Brother, I have something to ask you. Do you know much about Liu Gaoge?"
After a moment, a soft and gentle voice said, "Is there something wrong with him?"
He Junxia: "Yes, he was the one who kept encouraging us to take this wild hiking route."
"You're most familiar with him. Do you know when he came here to climb the mountain?"
Song Chengli thought about it carefully and said, "It seems to be last month when we had three consecutive days off for Saturday, Sunday, and the school anniversary."
Ning Siyuan added in a low voice: "It seems that after he came back from climbing the mountain, he kept persuading others to go hiking."
The three of them kept their eyes open in the darkness and gained a clearer understanding of their situation.
These people, no, these supernatural creatures must have planned this in advance.
Ning Siyuan's voice trembled: "Will we die?"
He didn't dare to say the word out loud, and only whispered it.
"Not yet."
There was a hint of certainty in He Junxia's voice.
Ning Siyuan was puzzled: "How do you know?"
He Junxia analyzed, "There are several young and strong men in the village, and the three of us don't have any weapons. If they wanted to kill us, they wouldn't have waited until now."
"There are two explanations for this. First, they don't want to kill us. Second, they are subject to certain restrictions and cannot kill us for the time being."
"Besides, you and I are both born in the Year of the Tiger, and Chengli is born in the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon and Tiger have a certain restraining effect on Yin elements."
After he finished speaking, He Junxia felt that the two people beside him breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense bodies relaxed a lot.
Song Chengli asked curiously, "How do you know so much?"
He Junxia explained: "There's a witch in my hometown who is sometimes lucid and sometimes crazy. When she's crazy, she likes to whisper these words in the ears of children."
Ning Siyuan's eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice: "Did she tell me how to deal with the supernatural?"
The word "ghost" has become a taboo in the minds of several people.
He Junxia shook her head: "No."
There was indeed a crazy witch in the wisher's hometown, but she would not say nonsense to children. All the information he said came from the kind reminders of senior taskers in the disaster task force to novice taskers.
——There is no conflict of interest among the taskers in the disaster group. Many senior taskers publish the content and skills of their tasks in the group for free.
Unfortunately, not all experiences can be transmitted through posts. For example, Ning Siyuan asked about how to deal with supernatural creatures.
Due to restrictions imposed by the Space-Time Administration, senior taskers are unable to write down the commands, formulas, and cultivation methods contained in the purchased Taoist manuals.
Moreover, Taoism cannot be practiced without natural talent.
There were many taskers in the disaster team who entered the spiritual world and bought relevant Taoist materials in the Space-Time Administration Mall, but found that the wishers did not have enough physical talent and poor bones to practice.
The most important thing is that the cheapest introductory booklet on Taoism in the mall costs 8,000 points, which He Junxia can't afford at all, and there is no chance for trial and error.
Ning Siyuan was very disappointed: "Are we trapped here? Why don't we try to run away?"
He Junxia: "Do you know why I asked you to pretend to be asleep just now?"
"Why?"
Ning Siyuan and Song Chengli were also puzzled, but they didn't ask because the situation was not right.
He Juanxia said calmly, "Because something is eavesdropping on us outside the window."
Ning Siyuan and Song Chengli felt a chill all over their bodies.
The ordinary and plain voice was like a bomb, blowing their emotions, which had just settled down, into pieces.
The only sound in the quiet room was the sound of someone swallowing hard.
They knew Ji Zhou would not lie.
Song Chengli asked anxiously, "Is there no other way?"
He Junxia thought for a moment and said, "Do you remember the 24-character core values? Keep reciting them in your mind. Screaming them out at the critical moment might save your life."
"These things are dressed like they belong to the last century. There's even a whip behind the child's head. The swords of the previous dynasty can't kill officials of this dynasty, and the supernatural creatures of the previous dynasty also need conditions to kill people of this dynasty."
Ning Siyuan... Ning Siyuan said timidly: "Brother Zhou, I, I only remember a few words."
Song Chengli echoed in a low voice: "I don't think I can remember it all."
He Junxia: ...
"I'll read it to you, and you must remember it well."
"Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness."
"Remember?"
Ning Siyuan said awkwardly again: "I don't remember it very well, can you say it again?"
He Junxia patiently repeated it several times until both of them were sure they had memorized it.
Then the three of them fell silent, each reciting the 24-character core values in their hearts to increase their courage in facing the supernatural creatures.
Before they knew it, daylight had brightened. Sunlight filtered through the papered windows, falling on three faces that were afraid to sleep. He Junxia opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the light.
The bright sunlight shines through the paper-pasted windows, leaving a carpet of golden fragments on the ground, but it does not give people a sense of warmth, and is as cold as the cold moonlight.
Song Chengli rubbed his eyes: "Is it dawn already?" He felt like only an hour or two had passed.
Ning Siyuan opened his mouth and yawned, then was stunned when he looked up and saw the bright sunshine outside the window.
"We won't sleep until noon, will we?"
He Junxia shook his head without further explanation: "Remember to follow my instructions later."
After not sleeping for a whole night, he is now basically certain that there is something wrong with the flow of time in this village, which is more than twice as fast as the normal flow of time.
Ning Siyuan and Song Chengli immediately nodded and said, "Brother Zhou, we will listen to you."
"Knock knock knock"
The old man's kind voice sounded outside the door: "Ji Zhou, are you three awake? Come out for breakfast."
The three of them looked at each other without saying anything, but the knocking sound did not stop.
He Juanxia said, "Grandpa Zhang, there's no need to wait for us. You can eat first."
"How can that be? You are guests. How can the host eat before the guests?"
Judging from his attitude, he would not give up until the people inside came out, so He Junxia and the other two had no choice but to get up and go out first.
Otherwise, hiding in the room all the time wouldn't be a good idea. It would be terrible if these supernatural creatures decided that acting was boring and started to fight. Maintaining superficial peace at least gave them a certain degree of freedom.
After He Junxia finished packing, she stood up and opened the door. Grandpa Zhang, the old man who brought them to Taolin Village, was standing at the door with a smile on his face, holding a big bowl of steamed buns and pickles in his hands.
When the old man saw them, he said enthusiastically: "You must be hungry after staying up so late. Come and eat."
Who dares to eat it?
It was fine when they didn't know about it yesterday afternoon, but now that they realized it, how could they dare to eat the food handed to them by the supernatural creatures?
He Junxia was surprised and said, "Oh, Grandpa Zhang, thank you for your help. Please put it here first. We haven't washed our faces or brushed our teeth yet. We can eat it later."
Ning Siyuan and Song Chengli stood behind him and didn't dare to say a word.
The old man waved his hand and said, "Hey, it's no big deal. It's better to wash your face and brush your teeth after eating than to go hungry."
The more he urged people to eat, the less they dared to eat.
He Juanxia continued to decline politely, "No, Grandpa Zhang, you can only eat after washing your face and brushing your teeth. This is the rule taught by the teacher."
"By the way, it's sunny outside, let's get ready to go down the mountain."
The old man's face suddenly darkened.
He said coldly: "You young men, don't you think the food given by the old man is not tasty?"
He Junxia waved her hands in surprise: "Grandpa Zhang, what are you thinking? If you hadn't taken us three in, we wouldn't know where we'd be caught in the rain."
"It's just that we're used to not eating breakfast."
The old man was indifferent to He Junxia's sincere explanation: "In the final analysis, you just don't want to eat what I worked so hard to make."
Seeing his face as gloomy as ink, He Junxia felt something was wrong. He sighed and said aggrievedly, "What are you talking about, old man? How could we dislike you?"
As he said this, he reached out to take the food bowl from the old man's hand, turned around and was about to hand it to the two companions behind him.
Grandpa Zhang's expression also relaxed a lot.
Unexpectedly, the distance between the three of them was too close. When He Junxia turned around, the food bowl hit Ning Siyuan behind him. He didn't hold it firmly, and the steamed buns and pickles fell to the ground.
Because they were so shocked and panicked, the steamed bun that fell to the ground was stepped on several times by the three people, and it was so dirty that its original appearance could not be recognized.
He Junxia turned her head and met the old man's vicious eyes. She smiled awkwardly as if she didn't see it, and stuffed the only remaining bun in her hand into her mouth and took a bite.
He scratched his head and said, "Grandpa Zhang, well, I'm so sorry. You see, I'm so clumsy. Now I only have one steamed bun left."
"Hehehe, let them both starve. We plan to go down the mountain now, so we won't bother you any more."
The old man said with a forced smile: "The scenery in our village is so beautiful, why don't you stay a few days?"
It turned out to be him who was eavesdropping outside the door last night.
He Junxia said helplessly: "Grandpa Zhang, it's not that we don't want to stay a few more days, it's that our parents and the school don't allow it."
"My family is very strict. We agreed with them before we came here that we would just play in the mountains for a day and go back immediately after that."
"If I don't return on time, my family will immediately report me to the police. Then dozens of police officers will chase the surveillance cameras up the mountain to look for me, which will delay them greatly."
He Junxia sighed and gave his two companions a subtle look.
Song Chengli immediately agreed: "Yes, Grandpa Zhang, there is a surveillance camera where we go up the mountain. The police officer found it easily."
Ning Siyuan continued, "Nowadays, if a student is missing, dozens or even hundreds of people will go up the mountain to look for them. They won't stop until they find them. If we make such a big noise, we will definitely be beaten and even go to jail."
Grandpa Zhang's face froze, but he still smiled and said, "You kids, if you want to go down the mountain, just go down the mountain. Why are you lying to me, an old man?"
"It's just a few more days of fun. The officials don't care about that much. Didn't that kid Liu stay for several days last time?"
He Junxia shook his head with a look of confusion on his face: "Grandpa Zhang, this is the New China. Officials are servants of the people and should serve ordinary people."
"If they don't do anything, they'll lose their jobs."
"Senior Liu was able to stay for several days because he had already made arrangements with his parents. We only wanted to play for one day. If he stayed any longer, his parents would definitely report him to the police."
As the words fell, a hint of envy appeared in the old man's withered eyes: "So that's how it is, that's great."
A fat, amiable-looking man came out of the house next door and said, "In that case, why don't you play for a while longer and have lunch before going down the mountain."
People came out of several nearby houses to try to persuade them.
"It's so hard to get a few young people here in the village. If we don't invite you to have a meal before you leave, your ancestors in the underworld will scold us for being unfilial descendants."
The young girl looked at the three men shyly and said, "Brother, please stay and have a meal before leaving."
He Junxia forced a smile.
I really won't give up until they have something to eat.
He pretended to be hesitant and said, "Well, I heard from Senior Liu Gaoge that we can see a lot of planes flying over the mountain. They're not the kind that cluck like chickens, but are made of iron, like birds."
He Junxia turned to his two roommates and asked, "The three of us should go for a walk up the mountain. If we're lucky enough to see a plane, we can hang out for a while. We can come back and have lunch before heading back down. What do you think?"
Ning Siyuan was stunned, but Song Chengli understood and said, "Can we really see the plane? If not, it would be a wasted trip. Why don't we go down the mountain?"
The old man blocking the door quickly said, "You're talking about airplanes? We can see them here every day. Go have fun. We're sure your trip won't be in vain."
"Really? Then we have to take a closer look."
He Junxia walked out of the room with his two companions with a smile and walked along the road up the mountain.
No one in the village tried to stop them.
When they reached a place where there was no one around, Song Chengli hurriedly asked, "Ji Zhou, how could you eat a steamed bun and then spit it out?"
"I can't spit it out."
He Junxia looked at the coarse flour steamed bun in her hand that had been bitten. It looked like it was made with solid ingredients, but in fact it melted in her mouth, leaving no chance for her to react.
Ning Siyuan was very nervous: "Then you..."
He Junxia waved her hand: "It's okay, I only took a small bite, it's no problem. We had a big plate yesterday afternoon, so this is nothing."
Ning Siyuan and Song Chengli fell silent.
Yes, so what if they didn’t eat today? They ate a lot of food here yesterday.
Can they really get out of this mountain?
Ning Siyuan looked at Ji Zhou's tall figure and couldn't help but think of what he had just said. He asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, what did you mean just now?"
He Juanxia blinked: "I just want to see the plane."
What's so good about airplanes?
Moreover, there is no airport in the neighboring city, and at most you can see a few airplane lines in the sky.
Ning Siyuan complained in his heart but did not ask directly.
Although he was not smart and had to repeat a year after getting into a second-tier university, he was not a fool. Going up the mountain to watch the planes was clearly an excuse.
With this thought in mind, Ning Siyuan followed his two companions all the way up the mountain to the top.
Then he was stunned to see a large group of iron birds whizzing through the sky.
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