Chapter 89 Wedding and mourning (20)
The sunlight shone from behind, stretching Yan Shixun's shadow on the ground very long, like a twisted ghost crawling and wriggling on the ground. Pieces of land undulated under the shadow, and white finger bones stretched out and retracted. Everything seemed like an illusion.
Wild grass grew wildly, covering up all traces of what happened back then.
This narrow road between two rows of village houses was completely blocked by the village houses in front of it, and was completely immersed in darkness. Deep in the weeds, the whole view was unclear, and only the scattered stones and the mess on the ground could be vaguely seen.
Yan Shixun stepped between sunlight and shadow, as if he was standing on the boundary between yin and yang.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the weeds that spread from his feet to the deep shadows, then he took a step forward with his long legs, without any hesitation or panic, and calmly walked along the long-abandoned road.
No one has walked on the land for a long time. The dirt road that should have been compacted by foot has become soft and bumpy because of the overgrown weeds.
As soon as Yan Shixun stepped on it, he felt his feet were empty and his Martin boots were half sunk into the mud.
Fortunately, Yan Shixun was always alert to unexpected situations, so he reacted immediately and steadied himself.
He remembered clearly that when he saw the villagers gathered at the gate of the yard, he also took note of the appearance of the houses on both sides of the village road. The back wall of the row of houses in front was originally covered with moss. Although it was severely damaged, the gray bricks and stones were still grayish white after being crushed.
But now the wall next to him was black and red.
It was like blood splashed on the wall and then oxidized and dried. Every crack in the bricks was a rusty color that was almost black. There were also a few blurry bloody palm prints on the high places, as if someone had left them with bloody hands while fleeing in a hurry.
The hem of Yan Shixun's clothes brushed against the one-meter-high weeds, making a slight "rustling...rustling..." sound, which became the only sound in this dead silent space.
The middle-aged villager had not lied to him. This place really looked like it had been abandoned for a long time. The houses on both sides of the narrow road were dilapidated, and some of the houses were even covered with cracks. It was possible that they would completely collapse after a heavy rain.
The environment was very different from what Yan Shixun had just seen, but he still relied on his good memory. After comparing the length of the road he walked from the corner and some features of the courtyard, he found the family where their daughter was being married off.
Yan Shixun stood in the weeds and looked up at the narrow and deserted yard.
The villagers who were celebrating in red clothes and standing inside and outside the courtyard gate had disappeared like bubbles. The sounds of music and dancing also seemed to fade away, leaving only the rustling of leaves in the wind.
It was as if he had witnessed the decline of a family in just a quarter of an hour. It was lively and festive one second, and deserted the next.
The rusty iron gate of the yard had fallen down due to severe corrosion, and was half leaning against the wall, no longer able to hide the appearance of the yard. However, the brick and stone wall was also severely worn out by years of wind and rain, and the tilt angle was so large that people worried that it would collapse completely in the next second.
Reddish-brown rusty water once flowed along the wall, leaving traces of varying lengths, like dried blood.
The yard, where a large area of land was covered by shadows, was overgrown with weeds, and the ground was bumpy and uneven. At first glance, it looked like an abandoned grave that had not been cleaned or worshipped for a long time, and the grass on the grave was very tall.
Yan Shixun reached out and pushed aside the weeds that were blocking his way. When his Martin boots stepped on the already loose steps, some gravel fell off the stone slabs of the steps and hit the surface of his shoes with a slight sound.
Although the yard was overgrown with weeds, when you got closer you could still see that furniture and daily necessities were scattered all over the ground in the yard. It was as if the owner of the house had passed away and the property he left behind had been looted. All the valuables were taken away, leaving only a mess after being searched through.
The house was equally dilapidated, with dust and cobwebs piled everywhere. It was empty inside, with only rotten and moldy wood left, emitting an unpleasant smell of damp.
The words of the middle-aged villager just now were still echoing in Yan Shixun's ears.
According to middle-aged villagers, the abandonment of this village road began with Yang Laosan's family.
First, Yang Laosan's wife and mother died, then his new wife and son also died, and finally even Yang Laosan himself died here. So the people in the village spread rumors that Yang Laosan was a sinner who had angered the ancestors and the land god, and that anyone who approached Yang Laosan's family would have a bad end. So, the people who originally lived nearby quickly moved away and built new houses elsewhere, and even the children in the village would not go near this place.
From then on, Yang Laosan's house and all the nearby village houses became abandoned.
This was not the first time Yan Shixun heard the name Yang Laosan.
In the eyes of the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who were congratulating the newlyweds, the family that married off their daughters was Yang Laosan's family. The eldest daughter eloped, the second daughter married a god, and Yang Laosan himself wanted to marry a new daughter-in-law and have a son.
They said that Yang Laosan's second daughter was a blessed person, and because they were afraid that she would be lonely, they sent her mother and grandmother to accompany her.
——Where are you going to accompany me?
Yan Shixun remembered what Yang Guang, the owner of the breakfast shop, had said to him.
Yang Guang said that when he returned to his wife Yang Hua's village alone, he found that Yang Hua's grandmother, mother, and sister, the three remaining female members of the family, had all been taken away and buried alive under the ancestral hall by the angry clan leader in order to appease the anger of the land god and ancestors.
The eldest girl eloped.
——Yang Hua was taken away from the village by Yang Guang.
The second girl marries a god.
——Yang Guang discovered that Yang Duo was buried alive.
The three men paid for their sins, and Yang Laosan was able to give birth to a son.
——The three female members of Yanghua’s family were all buried alive.
...Yang Laosan is Yang Hua’s father.
What Jiang Yanran took him to see was the scene of Yang Duo's wedding.
The villagers all knew that Yang Duo would be buried alive if she married a god, but they still celebrated for her and said happily that it was a good marriage. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law praised Yang Duo for being blessed.
A chill spread from Yan Shixun's back, even his fingertips felt cold. His heart almost froze into ice, falling straight down.
Those villagers, those villagers clearly knew what would happen to Yang Duo, but they stood by and watched coldly, not helping her...
How could they congratulate Yang Duo who was about to be buried alive? How could they laugh?
Anger filled Yan Shixun's heart, and there was a frosty coldness between his sharp eyebrows. His palms were clenched into fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
If he was still standing in that lively courtyard, if Yang Duo was standing in front of him, and he was watching Yang Duo getting married, it was obvious that he would definitely save Yang Duo from those villagers.
But at the same time, Yan Shixun was also very clear that according to the breakfast shop owner Yang Guang and the second son of the village party secretary Yang Han, Yang Duo had died decades ago.
Now the dilapidated and deserted yard in front of him and the middle-aged villager who just passed by were the reality.
So what he just saw... were they memories left in the buildings and environment by the obsession of wronged souls, or were they related to Jiang Yanran?
Yan Shixun frowned and stood in the middle of the weed-covered yard. The sunlight shining on him could not bring him any warmth.
There was only anger and doubt in my heart.
Yan Shixun, who had no habit of looking at his mobile phone, did not see the barrage of comments sent by the viewers squatting in front of his split screen.
At first, when Yan Shixun walked into the village, the audience was still joking about the scenery in the village with great interest, saying that this could be considered as experiencing the local characteristics. But gradually, the audience began to hesitate.
[Brother Yan didn't go up the mountain with the others, but it's good to go to the village. After those old men and villagers scolded Bai Shuang, I said that they should not go into the village. These people are like crazy. But if it was Brother Yan, I would be relieved. Hehe, if anyone dared to scold our Brother Yan, they would probably be beaten to kneel down and apologize.]
[It's so funny, that kind of scene won't happen at all. Didn't you notice that those people who scolded Bai Shuang have one thing in common, that they bully the weak and fear the strong? They got scared when they saw the tall and big men like An Nanyuan, but they felt that they were good enough when they saw a slim and pretty girl like Bai Shuang. When the old man was scared away by Brother Yan, I almost laughed so hard, it was so real.]
[The previous analysis was very accurate. You can see that it was true after Brother Yan walked into the village. Several men in the camera avoided Brother Yan and did not dare to say a word. Tsk, he can only bully pretty girls, what good is he?]
[Hmm...why did Brother Yan suddenly stand still behind the house? What did he see?]
[I zoomed in on the camera, looking around, but there was nothing. I was confused. Why did Brother Yan stop?]
[Dazing? Resting? Thinking?]
[…Half an hour has passed, and Brother Yan still hasn’t moved. What’s going on?]
[He doesn’t look like he’s in a daze. Look at Brother Yan’s expression. He looks scary. Oh my god, is it so scary when a handsome guy gets angry?]
[So he was thinking about something? Because we can't see the scene in Brother Yan's mind, that's why it feels so sudden.]
[Half an hour, OK! Brother Yan finally moved. It seems that he is really thinking about something. Look, Brother Yan found a villager and seemed to be asking about the history of the house nearby.]
[…Isn’t this Yang Lao San a bit miserable? His mother and wife are all dead, and his later wife and son are also dead.]
[It's so strange, why is Brother Yan looking at these shabby houses? This place makes me feel so uncomfortable, my hands and feet are cold. No, I have to go to bed first.]
[Fuck! What I fear most is this kind of abandoned place, and there are weeds growing everywhere. It's so high that I can't see what's around. I always feel like there's something hiding behind the wall, watching you silently. Maybe it'll pop out when you're not paying attention.]
[I am also afraid of this kind of place, but I think it is a good place to kill people and dump corpses. Think about it, no one comes here, so if you dump a corpse here, no one will notice it. You are so unlucky to walk in here and have no idea what is going on in this place. Even if there is a corpse buried under the weeds, you won’t know it if you step on it. And isn’t it said that people with grudges will become ghosts after death? What if the owner of the corpse is still alive and becomes a ghost watching you, and you can’t see it...]
[Fuck! Shut up! I rented a house for cheap, and next to it was an abandoned apartment building. Because people kept committing suicide in the apartment building, the locals called it a haunted house, so the apartment building was abandoned, and the housing prices around it dropped, and there are many small bungalows that are uninhabited. When you say that, I suddenly feel so scared.]
[I don’t know if you are scared or not, but Brother Yan is definitely not. If you don’t believe me, look at Brother Yan’s expression. He seems very angry, and he looks like he wants to catch the ghost and beat him up… Some people live in haunted houses to save money and get scared by ghosts, while others go to deserted houses to scare ghosts. People are really different.]
[No, no, I have to go watch other people’s split screens to take a break. Brother Yan’s scene is making me feel nervous. I prefer the rural scenery.]
As soon as these words were spoken, many viewers responded and said that they also needed it.
As for the guests who were looking for a "pastoral view", they did not dare to waste too much time on the journey, but they also did not follow the shortest straight line between two points and pass through the village.
After all, no one wants Bai Shuang to be scolded by those villagers to happen again.
After contacting the director, the guests told Zhang Wubing about the situation they had encountered. Because the monitoring screen used by the director had not been repaired yet, Zhang Wubing was busy repairing the screen with the director's team. He could neither see the guests' split-screen situation nor knew anything about what the guests had just encountered on the mountain.
It was not until then that Zhang Wubing learned from the guests about the fright they had experienced on the mountain.
Although the guests said that they might have been dazzled and saw it wrong, Zhang Wubing still told them to come back quickly and not stay outside after dark.
Because he encountered a corpse in the mountains and had encountered ghosts for many years, Zhang Wubing had an instinctive fear of corpses. Although everything was normal, he was always a little scared.
"It's okay, Director. We just want to tell you that if we don't go through the village, we will have to take a detour and arrive at Moon Creek a little later. We're afraid you might worry."
Considering the effect of the show, the variety show host did not decisively agree to Zhang Wubing's proposal. Instead, after looking at the time, he pondered and proposed a compromise.
"It's three o'clock now. I just checked the weather app. The sun sets at five o'clock today. We can reach Moon Creek at half past three, which means it's less than a hundred meters away from the farmhouse. It only takes a few minutes to walk there. It will only take about an hour to catch fish. We will definitely be able to get back before the sun sets."
The variety show star smiled and said, "Don't worry, director, we don't have to catch him. If we can't catch him, we will just go back and won't stay outside forever."
Zhang Wubing hesitated for a moment and felt that what the variety show host said made sense, and the split screens of the guests were all on, so he didn't want to refute the guests too harshly in front of the camera.
So he nodded and said, "Be careful."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Wubing and the director team continued to look at the problematic footage together, with worried looks on their faces.
“It shouldn’t be.”
In the director's group, a maintenance worker who was responsible for keeping these valuable photographic equipment was half-crouching in front of the equipment, holding a tool in his hand. There were disassembled parts around him, and in front of him, the director's surveillance camera still showed only a blood-red color.
"I originally thought that the optical components were burnt out or the wires inside were short-circuited. But now I see that the components are all good."
The maintenance worker was confused and asked, "Is it a problem with the lens itself?"
"Don't do that." The assistant director said quickly, "Don't talk nonsense. What if it was originally in good condition and you said it was broken? Because the car can't be driven in, we can't bring these spare equipment with us. If it really breaks, it will be troublesome. If we want to replace it, we have to climb the mountain to get it."
The maintenance worker threw up his hands helplessly: "Because I don't have enough components and spare parts with me, I can't do any elimination to determine what's going on. This kind of situation is rare for me, and I really don't know what to do."
Another staff member also came to Zhang Wubing and said, "Director, there is no base station near Jiazifen Village. Our equipment is already at the end of its strength, but the signal is still weakening. When night falls, the humidity will rise and the temperature will drop, which will also interfere with the signal amplifier. At that time, the live broadcast may be affected."
The assistant director next to him smiled bitterly: "After all, Jiazifen Village doesn't even have a decent road, so how can there be anything else?"
Zhang Wubing was so distressed that he almost pulled his hair out.
He had never realized the importance of his father's secretarial assistants like he does now. In the past, because of his physical condition, everyone in his family treated him like fragile porcelain. All the big and small things in life were handed over to the secretarial assistants at home by the elders, and he didn't need to worry about them.
But now it's different.
As the director, the first person responsible for this live show, he needs to be responsible for the safety of everyone in the program group and coordinate all matters inside and outside the program group. And because it is his first time to be on his own, he has to grope his way forward in many things, without any past experience to refer to.
So when everyone looked at him and pointed at him to come up with a solution, he just felt overwhelmed.
In fact, before the program crew set off, they considered that the program would be recorded mainly in places with beautiful scenery. Beautiful scenery also means low levels of development, and many of the configurations that are commonly used in cities cannot keep up. Therefore, the director team has considered everything as much as possible and prepared everything that might be needed. Things like signal amplifiers and backup equipment will not be left out.
But unexpectedly, due to the terrain of Jiazifen Village, the temperature here is several degrees lower than other places, and the temperature of autumn has entered early. Although this is the reason why Zhang Wubing chose Jiazifen Village, because it was his first time as a director, he overlooked another problem.
Low temperature means greater impact on machinery and equipment.
After all, photography and some other equipment are expensive and have strict requirements on the storage environment. Low temperature environment will cause some equipment to not work properly.
This will eventually lead to the current situation.
However, as a live variety show, if "Heart-Stirring Journey Around 99 Days" cannot be broadcast live, it means that the program has suffered the most serious blow and there is no other remedial measures.
As a person who had just stepped out of the house and was doing something independently for the first time, Zhang Wubing subconsciously wanted to seek help from someone he trusted and relied on.
When Yan Shixun answered the phone, he heard Zhang Wubing crying "Woof!" on the other end of the phone.
“Brother Yan!! Where are you? My equipment is broken, and my plan is broken too. An Nanyuan and the others said they were scared on the mountain, but when I designed the program script, I didn’t expect that they would see scary things on the mountain. What should I do?…”
Yan Shixun frowned and tried his best to listen to Zhang Wubing's rambling complaints patiently. He told him about the problems with various equipment and the reasons why they could not be repaired. Finally, he asked him tearfully what he should do.
Yan Shixun smirked: "Are you serious? You're asking someone who stands against science how to solve scientific problems? Do you think I can repair the equipment now? :)"
Zhang Wubing sniffed and stupidly realized, "Huh? That's right."
Yan Shixun raised his hand and looked at the time. It was almost four o'clock.
Judging from the astronomical phenomena, the sun should set around five o'clock today.
Because of Jiang Yanran whom he had just seen, and the possibility that it was a replay of the scene when Yang Duo got married decades ago, Yan Shixun's vigilance towards Jiazifen Village was at its highest level.
Jiang Yanran had repeatedly told him not to go out no matter what sound he heard, including the last sentence that told him to leave Jiazifen Village and never look back. This made Yan Shixun keenly aware of what might happen in Jiazifen Village after nightfall.
But this morning when he crossed Moon Mountain, he subconsciously noticed the time it took to cross the mountain, which was about an hour and a half, because of the habit he had developed from years of facing danger. It took more than two hours to get from the farmhouse in Jiazifen Village to the border of Jia Village.
Even at higher speeds, the whole process will take about two hours.
In this case, they might not be able to completely leave Jiazifen Village and enter Jia Village before the sun sets.
Especially considering the distance they traveled, they were right on Moon Mountain at dusk.
The time when Yang energy is weak and Yin energy is gradually strong is when ghosts are most active. It just so happens that Moon Mountain, like its name, will gather a large amount of Yin energy.
This moment and location is almost fatal in an environment where the presence of ghosts has been detected.
Yan Shixun quickly calculated it in his mind.
There are dozens of people in the entire program team, but among them, if there is really danger, only he and Lu Xingxing can fight against the ghosts.
At most, Ye Li can be added.
——But he couldn't trust Ye Li.
Although Ye Li behaved abnormally along the way and possessed strength like the founder of a school, he still didn't know Ye Li's true situation and couldn't leave the responsibility to Ye Li with confidence.
Even if they really encountered danger and needed his intervention, he would not feel comfortable leaving the program crew to Ye Li's protection.
If Ye Li really had hidden malicious intentions, then his act of leaving the program crew to Ye Li's protection was tantamount to sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth.
But as soon as Lu Xingxing's name came to his mind, Yan Shixun ruthlessly passed him over.
Excuse me for being frank, but Lu Xingxing is more inclined towards theory and academicism, but his actual experience in catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits may not be as much as the first year he followed his master in traveling.
If he really treated Lu Xingxing as his companion and placed his trust in him, then he would be the only one to be attacked from all sides.
Yan Shixun was used to being alone, so he was naturally more cautious in choosing his companions.
But in this case, his plan to leave Jiazifen Village with everyone in the program crew today would not be possible.
Moreover, Yan Shixun remembered that in the little song Jiang Yanran was humming, there was a line: "The sun sets, the moon is about to rise, this is the wedding ceremony."
Jiang Yanran also said that the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the yard were preparing for the bride's wedding.
This means that if something really happens, it will probably happen at dusk.
——So everyone in the production team cannot be in the wilderness at dusk.
Jiang Yanran mentioned several times that Yan Shixun should not leave if he heard her voice. Yan Shixun noticed that her eyes were bright and beautiful when she said this, and he did not feel any malice from Jiang Yanran at that time. What Jiang Yanran said was probably true.
——Don’t go out, stay in the farm house and you will be safe.
Jiang Yanran’s meaning was so clear.
Yan Shixun frowned, his eyes unconsciously fell on his watch, and his mind was thinking rapidly.
"Brother Yan?" Zhang Wubing was a little surprised that there was no sound on the other end of the phone. He couldn't help but say "Hello, hello, hello" several times: "Strange, is the signal bad?"
Yan Shixun was brought out of his thoughts by Zhang Wubing's voice.
His eyes darkened and he made a decisive decision.
"Xiaobing, tell all the staff to pack their luggage before going to bed tonight, leaving only the necessary things outside. We will leave Jiazifen Village as soon as tomorrow morning."
Yan Shixun's magnetic voice was serious, which made Zhang Wubing, who trusted Yan Shixun unconditionally, realize the seriousness of the matter.
"What's wrong, Brother Yan? Is it because of the body we saw on the mountain just now?" Zhang Wubing lowered his voice and asked cautiously with fear: "Then, then there will be...?"
His voice was very soft, and he didn't even dare to say the word "ghost", for fear that if there really were ghosts, they would come looking for him after hearing him talk about it.
Yan Shixun didn't have time to explain to Zhang Wubing. He simply briefly summarized the scene he encountered that was not real, and then asked suggestively: "What nightmare did you have this morning?"
Zhang Wubing blinked after being reminded by Yan Shixun, and recalled the nightmare that nearly frightened him to death the whole night: "…………"
Zhang Wubing: “!!!”
Zhang Wubing, who was sitting in the yard of the farmhouse, almost jumped up.
Although the afternoon sun was still very hot, Zhang Wubing felt a layer of cold sweat on his back.
"Yan, Brother Yan, you mean, those..." Zhang Wubing was so scared that his tongue was sticking out, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say for a long time.
Yan Shixun hummed a “hmm” as a reply, and said, “I’m on my way back from the village now. I’ll be there in about ten minutes. I’ll tell you the details when I get back.”
"Are An Nanyuan and his friends fishing in Moon Creek? They are just outside the farmhouse. Go call them back, and Yang Yun and I can buy some chicken, duck, meat and eggs from the farmhouse for dinner."
Zhang Wubing did not dare to delay. After stammering "OK, OK" several times, he hung up the phone and immediately led the staff out of the farmhouse and walked towards Moon Creek.
From a distance, he saw the guests standing in the stream with their trouser legs rolled up and catching fish a few dozen meters away.
The stream water in autumn is very cold, bringing bone-chilling chill.
Because Bai Shuang was wearing a white culottes, it would not be good if it got wet. Also, as a girl, it was not good for her to get touched by such cold water, so the guests did not let her go into the water and just let her stand by the stream and watch.
Bai Shuang felt a little embarrassed, but more touched.
So she took the initiative and said, "Then you can throw the fish you caught into my backpack. It just so happens that you didn't let me carry anything when I was picking chestnuts and firewood in the mountains. My backpack is very empty, just right for putting fish in it."
Several guests who have been in the entertainment industry for a long time are all shrewd people. They also saw Bai Shuang's thoughts and knew that if they rejected Bai Shuang at this time, it would make her feel uncomfortable.
In addition, except for the variety show host and the male star, the others were fishing for the first time. Their skills were very poor and they didn’t even know if they could catch any fish. Even if they caught any, the fish wouldn’t be too heavy.
So the guests smiled kindly and agreed to Bai Shuang's proposal.
The variety show star has been appearing in various variety shows for many years and made his debut through variety shows, so he has no idol baggage. He simply kicked off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs, and was the first to go down Moon Creek.
"When I was a kid in the village, I always went fishing with my friends. At that time, I could catch more than a dozen fish in one go, which was enough to provide a dinner for my family. My friends admired me very much."
The variety show star proudly said, "Just wait for dinner tonight and start thinking about how to cook the fish. Steam it or braise it?"
The male celebrities were also infected by the harmonious atmosphere among the guests, and they no longer had any idol burdens, and followed them into the Moon Creek. Except for the delicate Song Ci, the other male guests also went into the water one after another.
"Brother, don't brag. You've been in the industry for so many years. Can you still remember how to catch fish when you were a kid? If your skills have faded and you don't catch any, we will laugh at you." The male star joked.
"Hey, you little brat!" The variety show host was so angry that he immediately threw water at the male star, but the other party quickly dodged.
The interaction between the two of them created a very entertaining variety show effect, causing both the other guests and the audience to burst into laughter. The tense atmosphere that had just been caused by the shock on the mountain began to slowly ease.
But what the male star said was right. The variety show host bent over and scooped up half a fish, his waist began to hurt, but he didn't catch any fish. On the contrary, the male star caught several fish and handed them to Bai Shuang on the shore with a smile.
Although the fish were not big, he was the only guest who got something.
The other guests didn't expect that they could actually catch it, and they all gathered around in surprise, looking at the male star with admiration in their eyes.
The audience also exclaimed in amazement. They didn't expect that the male star who is so dazzling in daily life actually has such a skill.
"What's going on? Have you really forgotten everything?" The variety show star looked a little anxious. While mumbling, he stretched his hand harder under the water to try to catch the small fish swimming over.
But the fish was extremely slippery and it slid out of his hand with a "swoosh". He used all his strength but failed to catch it. Inertia prevented him from braking and his palm pressed straight to the bottom of Moon Creek.
A hard object hit the variety show star's palm and it hurt.
He couldn't help but let out a hiss and quickly raised his hand, only to see that his palm had been cut and blood was slowly oozing out.
Blood drops fell into Moon Creek.
The variety show host looked down, kicked it with his foot, and could barely make out that what had pierced his palm was a piece of white thing, long and thin, with knots at both ends.
It looks like the bones of some animal.
The guests nearby saw the variety show host covering his hands and quickly came over to ask.
Although the variety show star didn't care and said that he had been a naughty boy since he was a child and had suffered countless injuries, this little cut was nothing.
But Zhao Zhen disagreed and pushed the variety show star to the shore in a serious manner: "Don't tell me you brought germs with you. You should go back and deal with it quickly."
The other guests also nodded: "Anyway, we have already caught several, which is already impressive. Let's go back and take care of the wounds, and we can all take a hot bath."
"Let's go, brother. This stream is really cold."
Just at this time, Zhang Wubing also came over with his staff and asked them to go home.
So the variety show star went ashore and walked back with everyone else.
However, he tried to save his image as he walked away: "This little injury is really nothing."
"Yes, yes, yes."
The others were at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and they coaxed him like a child.
Just before stepping into the gate of the farm house, the variety show host subconsciously turned his head in confusion and looked at the stream where they had just been.
That bone looked a bit like the thigh bone in the medical human skeleton he had seen on TV...
He quickly shook his head, put his ridiculous thoughts behind him, and walked in with the others with a smile.
The stream, which had just been filled with laughter, became quiet again.
In the courtyard of the farmhouse, there were laughter and jokes from the guests.
The sound seemed particularly harsh in the deathly silence outside the courtyard.
As the sun moved westward, the shadows cast by the surrounding mountains gradually expanded, covering Moon Creek.
The quiet and depressing stream suddenly made a slight sound.
Something stretched out from under the water, breaking the surface and creating ripples.
First, there was the incomplete skull, then the black eye sockets without eyeballs, the teeth and jawbone...
The skeleton without flesh and blood rose quietly from the water, its empty eye sockets turned towards the source of the laughter, silently watching the farmhouse whose lights were becoming brighter and brighter in the gradually darkening sky.
The bright light was so eye-catching in the darkness.
Like a target, beckoning the hunter—
The prey is here.
Then, one after another, subtle sounds of water breaking were heard.
Skeletons appeared above the water, looking at the farmhouse from afar with their dark eye holes.
The ripples of the Moon River muddied the surface of the water, and the bottom of the river was invisible...
…
Because he was concerned about the people who were still staying in the farm house and was worried about Zhang Wubing's work, Yan Shixun did not choose the way he came. Instead, he passed through the middle of the village and hurried back to the farm house at the shortest distance.
After turning a corner, Yan Shixun suddenly heard the laughter of girls coming from the front.
The laughter sounded like a silver bell, and it seemed so different in the quiet and depressing Jiazifen Village.
The sound came from far away, but it felt like looking out through frosted glass, with an unreal and blurry feeling.
A group of girls wearing beautiful red dresses suddenly entered Yan Shixun's sight.
Their faces were filled with smiles and they jumped and skipped as they walked.
The heels never touched the ground.
These girls have the liveliness and innocence that are unique to the age of thirteen or fourteen. Their red skirts flutter in the air like butterflies.
They clapped their hands, but acted as if they didn't see Yan Shixun. They jumped and laughed as they ran past him, singing a little tune with a strange rhythm.
"What a beautiful bride! She married a man and then a god. She married a god and then a ghost. She has had countless husbands and a house full of children and grandchildren. It's amazing."
"Bridal bride, cry, cry until your tears flow into blood, cry all the way until the ghosts and gods are angry, and when the ghosts and gods are angry, your blood will flow into the water. From now on, cry no more."
"Ah, why are you crying? Aren't you as beautiful as a flower?"
"Don't cry anymore. How can you get married if your makeup is ruined by crying?"
"Your husband is waiting for you."
"Your childhood sweetheart won't come to take you away..."
The girls ran towards the direction where Yan Shixun was coming with smiles on their faces, leaving him with only a cheerful back view.
Yan Shixun stopped and suddenly remembered why these girls looked so familiar to him.
——It was noon when the girls picked the flowers and called Jiang Yanran away.
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