Chapter 202 Jinjiang
Because the program in question was related to Yan Shixun, Taoist Master Wang, who was supposed to leave the temple to go to work, stayed because he was worried about Yan Shixun.
In the eyes of Taoist Wang, Yan Shixun is one of his own.
Even though Yan Shixun is now famous, everyone in the exorcism business knows his name, and the powerful and wealthy compete to ask Yan Shixun for a divination.
But in Master Wang’s heart, Yan Shixun is a “poor child” who lost his master, was bullied, and even dared not tell others that he was in love, and no one blessed him.
Because of this, he felt quite sorry for Yan Shixun and repeatedly defended Yan Shixun in front of other Taoist priests.
Whenever the topic of Yan Shixun came up, Taoist Wang would stare at the Taoist opposite him like an old hen protecting her calves. If the other party dared to say anything bad about Yan Shixun, he would immediately refute him loudly and fiercely.
This made the other party always smile with a fake smile, and almost ruined his rest by rolling his eyes at Taoist Wang.
——What’s wrong with this lineage? They are too protective of their children!
And they only said that Fellow Daoist Yan was not very enthusiastic, so how could that be considered bad-mouthing Fellow Daoist Yan? Was the long string of words that followed praising Fellow Daoist Yan for his strength and responsibility said in vain?
After a long time, the Taoist priests in Haiyun Temple got used to Taoist priest Wang's behavior.
They thought numbly that this was just like the reaction of a parent who had lost his child and finally found it...
Therefore, when the Taoist priest hurried back to the Taoist temple and saw Taoist Priest Wang, he immediately told him about the Longevity Village and the program team.
Taoist Wang was shocked: "Nanming Mountain?!"
He turned around and ran towards the prison, pushing the door open with a "bang".
"Nanming Mountain is a place I've been to before. Junior Brother Yan is here too, so I have to make this trip!"
The dean looked up upon hearing the voice and saw the expression on Master Wang's face, which was surprisingly a little dazed and silent.
"Longevity Village..."
The dean's voice was trembling: "Shanwa Village is actually the village at the lower reaches of Nanming Mountain. Over the years, it has been right under our noses, but none of us have discovered it."
The abbot felt extremely guilty and remorseful, and blamed himself to the extreme.
He never expected that despite all their precautions, they still overlooked the longevity village that was quite famous on the Internet.
It was very strange, as if something blocked their perception, so that even when they saw the name, they ignored it and subconsciously thought that this was just a scenic tourist attraction and did not need to pay too much attention.
Just like in the live broadcast, the guests couldn’t see the rotting corpse right next to them.
The masters and Taoist priests cannot see the existence of the Longevity Village.
It was not until the program crew went to the longevity village to film and the rotting corpses hidden in the darkness appeared in the camera that it was like a heavy hammer that finally shattered the illusion of stability and peace.
The reality full of crises will be revealed to them in a bloody manner.
When the dean realized this, he felt his whole heart tremble uncontrollably.
Taoist Master Wang slowed down his impatient pace. He held onto the door frame and stared blankly at the abbot.
After a moment, Master Wang smiled.
"This journey is difficult and dangerous. If I can't come back..."
Taoist Wang said calmly, "No need to look for me."
"Even if I die in the South Sea, I swear to let my ghost stay in the South Sea."
"Until I saw with my own eyes that the South Sea was peaceful."
The dean's lips moved, he blinked, forced away the moisture from the corners of his eyes, and then nodded solemnly.
"good."
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When the official person in charge led the rescue team to Changshou Village, the Taoist priests of Haiyun Temple also set out immediately and rushed there as quickly as possible.
After learning that the Longevity Village was located downstream of Nanming Mountain, official officials became extremely wary of the Longevity Village.
While rubbing his aching stomach and gritted his teeth to endure the pain, he called the official in the southern region, omitting a lot of information related to ghosts and only briefly informing the other party of the dangers of Changshou Village.
The official staff of the southern region hesitated: "Although I have heard some things from my elders about what happened more than ten years ago, but... it is said that those who committed crimes before are hiding in Changshou Village? It's impossible, right?"
"The Longevity Village is a well-known tourist destination in the area. Many people are willing to live in seclusion there just to enjoy a stable and happy life."
The other party's words also reminded the official person in charge.
Ever since Shanwa Village was first discovered by lost surveyors decades ago, it has been said that it is a livable village.
This has led many hikers, backpackers, travelers, photographers, painters who go there to collect materials, etc. to either publicly express or explain to their relatives and friends their desire to settle in the longevity village.
Their choices, as well as the articles, photos and videos they publish, will attract more people to become interested in the longevity village and want to go and find out.
Over the years, more and more people have moved into the longevity village to settle down, and people from the outside world have never seen them again.
but……
Officials have long been responsible for overall planning and are therefore aware of the most contradictory issues.
"Can the food and buildings of Changshou Village support such a large number of residents?"
"Did any of you see the follow-up of those settlers when you went into the mountains? How are they doing and what is their current situation?"
The official person in charge asked a series of questions that stumped the other party for a moment.
There was silence on the phone for a long time, and then he said, "I haven't seen it... I haven't considered this kind of problem."
The other party seemed a little dazed, as if he had just been awakened from a good dream, his mind was still lazy and sleepy, and he was about to face a reality that was completely different from the false dream.
"We have been to the longevity village for research several times, but I don't know why, every time I'm in the longevity village, I feel so happy that I don't even want to think about things that would make me tired or unhappy. The things I should have asked about always come to my mind after I leave the village."
On the other end of the phone, the other party was also confused by the question asked by the official person in charge. His mind started to work again, and he recalled the things that were wrong in the past but that he had subconsciously ignored.
"However, when we found that no one had settled in the longevity village, we asked the villagers. They said that those who had settled there could not stand the poor life in the mountains, so they left."
The other party tried hard to recall what he had seen when he went to the Changshou Village before, and his thinking gradually became smoother.
The official in charge was silent for a moment before asking, "Have all the settlers left?"
“No one can stand the life in the longevity village?”
The official in charge sneered silently: "Almost all people who want to settle down there have lived in the longevity village for a period of time, so they should have a good understanding of the situation in the longevity village."
"After getting to know each other, why do you wait until you've settled down here to say you can't stand it? Isn't it a little late?"
"If it's just one or two people, it's normal. But..."
The official person in charge took the analysis report handed over by the person next to him.
The above records all the people who have publicly expressed their intention to settle in a longevity village since it appeared in the public's field of vision several decades ago, as well as those who have already settled there according to their relatives and friends in the news...
All in all, there are nearly a thousand people in total.
“The possibility of a thousand people all changing their minds.”
The official's voice was so soft that it mixed with the electric current on the phone, and he asked in an almost whisper, "How big do you think it is?"
The other party was speechless.
The official in charge slowed down his tone and said to the other end of the phone: "Since it has already happened, it is meaningless to pursue the previous work now. The most important thing is to stop what is about to happen in time and block the danger."
"The matter of the longevity village has been taken over by the special department. Next, I would like you to investigate those who have settled in the longevity village..."
The official's eyes darkened: "Did they really leave because they couldn't stand the hardship in the mountains?"
If we talk about decades ago, when transportation and communication were not convenient, if a person left his hometown and went to another city, and deliberately concealed his whereabouts, it was not impossible that his relatives and friends in his hometown would never find him again in their lifetime.
But from more than a decade ago to the present day, a person’s travel information, surveillance cameras, itinerary location... as long as you want to find it, you can find it.
After learning that Changshou Village was related to Nanming Mountain, official officials no longer had any hope for the situation of the settlers.
Reason told him that the early settlers were likely to have become one of the corpses that sank into the river, and the subsequent settlers were also in great danger.
But his sensibility wanted to grasp even a little bit of life from those people. Surveillance, itinerary, tickets...all possible evidence of where they were could bring hope of life.
The person in charge on the other end of the phone made a solemn promise.
The rescue team has also arrived outside the mountain of Changshou Village.
From a distance, in the darkness, they saw the program crew's car parked in front of them with the help of the car lights.
Because there were no roads in the mountains and vehicles could not pass, they could only carry their packages and walk into the mountains.
Experienced rescue team members are well aware that this will greatly increase the possibility of danger and make them sitting ducks in the mountains.
The danger is in the dark, and they are in the light.
Hiking into the mountains is equivalent to actively giving up the first layer of protection of the vehicle, and you have to streamline your equipment and give up many things. The consumption of physical energy should not be underestimated.
All these disadvantages made the rescue team leader feel heavy-hearted, and the sense of crisis made him nervous.
However, no one suggested retreating. Everyone was clear-eyed and determined to rescue everyone in the mountains and thoroughly investigate Changshou Village.
The official person in charge also rubbed his stomach, which was shaking with pain, and got out of the car with one hand covering his stomach and the other holding the car door, suppressing his trembling muscles.
The rescue captain's ears twitched, and he asked the people around him seriously, "Did you hear the screams?"
The team members held their breath and listened attentively.
In the dead silence, the mountains were silent, without a trace of human life.
But in the homestay ahead, heart-wrenching screams were heard, mixed with cries and cries for help, echoing in circles among the mountains.
In the B&B, the proprietress's face was covered with blood from crying, but she didn't dare to stop.
The originally warm home turned into a hunting ground of life and death, and the loving and honest husband turned into a brutal executioner.
The proprietress ran quickly around the B&B, turned the stairs, staggered into the room, and locked the door with trembling hands.
She listened to the footsteps getting closer outside, and her heart was filled with despair.
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