Chapter 68 Shanyin Village
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He Wenyu!
When they heard this name, the faces of the surrounding villagers changed.
The village chief's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's Teacher He? He was a teacher in our village a long time ago." A look of regret crossed his face as he spoke. "Teacher He is truly a very good person."
The nearby villagers looked at each other and responded hesitantly.
Jiang Yuyuan glanced at the village chief and nodded. "That's He Wenyu, after all. He's been missing for years, and his family is terribly worried. After asking around, they finally came to my master. Since disciples are always willing to help, I had no choice but to come over. Luckily, he's been found."
She looked relieved.
Others: “…”
What you found was He Wenyu's body. Is this really okay?
But no matter what, what the other party said did not conflict with what he said before, and it also explained why he came here and why he showed up with He Wenyu's body.
The village chief nearby asked curiously, "Miss, where did you find Teacher He? And how did you find our village?"
Jiang Yuyuan spoke naturally, "I was lucky. I was wandering around the mountain, hoping to find someone, but couldn't. I thought maybe they hadn't paid their respects, so I went to the mountain temple on the top of the mountain to pay their respects. On my way out, I lost my footing and fell straight into the river. It's a coincidence that I found Hewen Island, which had sunk to the bottom of the river. Your mountain god here is quite powerful."
She kept praising the mountain god for his miracles, while the villagers' faces turned pale as they listened.
Gu Nian glanced at Jiang Yuyuan, not quite believing her words. She had left a way to leave at the mountain temple, so there was a chance she might have seen them.
At this moment, Jiang Yuyuan turned her back to everyone and winked gently at Gu Nian.
This made Gu Nian even more convinced that things were not as simple as Jiang Yuyuan said.
However, it was a good thing for them that the other party did not tell them about this. If the villagers knew that the marriage failed because they left a way to go down the mountain, it might cause trouble.
In short, it is better to have less trouble than more.
The village chief was skeptical of Jiang Yuyuan's words, but since it involved the mountain god, and the other party had been praising the mountain god's appearance, he couldn't refute it, so he could only acquiesce to Jiang Yuyuan's statement. No matter how much he said now, it was useless. The marriage had already failed. The most important thing was how to remedy this situation.
The village chief said to Scar, "Although Teacher He taught in our village, he is not considered a member of our village. According to the rules, he cannot be buried in the village. He must be buried in the back mountain." His face was solemn. "Only after this matter is settled can we proceed with the wedding."
Scar: "So we have to bury He Wenyu first?"
The village chief nodded: "Yes."
Jiang Yuyuan immediately said, "How can this be possible? I still want to take him back."
Everyone looked over.
The village chief looked at the psychics with embarrassment.
Gu Nian thought for a moment and explained to Jiang Yuyuan the matter of the mountain god's wedding. "No one can leave here now. Why don't you wait until things here are over and bring his parents over?"
Jiang Yuyuan's eyes flickered, and she nodded reluctantly: "Okay then."
There are many rules for the mountain god’s wedding, but there are not so many restrictions when it comes to He Wenyu. As long as it is at night, a simple ceremony can be performed before the burial.
The village chief said, "Everyone who caused trouble today must go together to settle this matter before we can continue with the wedding. Don't waste time, start now."
The village elders came out and performed a ritual in front of the ancestral hall that Gu Nian and his companions couldn't quite understand, likely part of a long-standing village tradition. The psychics observed their surroundings warily. Fortunately, the ritual went smoothly. Finally, the oldest man in the village, holding a stick of incense, approached the shrine and slowly placed it in the incense burner in front of him.
A stick of incense burns smoothly to the end.
All the villagers breathed a sigh of relief.
The village chief explained to Gu Nian and the others, "Once the incense has burned out, it means the mountain god has forgiven us."
The ceremony is over and it's time for the funeral.
In one night, there was a happy event and then a sad event. It all felt unlucky.
Wei Chuan touched the goose bumps on his arm, looked ahead and whispered, "It's really creepy."
In front, an elderly man took out a dark red rope from the ancestral hall. The village chief called a few brave villagers, who took the red rope and were tying it to the coffin containing He Wenyu.
Jiang Yuyuan beside him said with a click of his tongue, "It's like they're sealing something dirty."
Gu Nian looked at the village chief who was determined to bury the body tonight, and thought to himself, perhaps according to the village rules, the deceased who died for some reason must be buried as soon as possible, otherwise something bad will happen. For example, sudden death.
But they really had to leave as soon as possible, so Gu Nian didn't say anything.
But once the coffin was tied up, a new problem arose: no matter what the village chief said, the villagers refused to carry the coffin. If it weren't for the rules, they wouldn't even want to attend the funeral.
In the end, it was handed over to the psychics.
Scar pointed at a few people and asked them to go with him to carry the coffin. Unexpectedly, the coffin, which was just made of a few pieces of wood, was extremely heavy.
After trying a few times, Scar shook his head: "We need a few more people."
Jiang Yuyuan walked straight over, walked around the coffin, and touched his chin and said, "Maybe He Wenyu didn't want to be buried in your village? I fished He Wenyu out of the river, and his body was sunken. I always felt that he didn't want to go."
She said it lightly, but the villagers were frightened.
The village chief did not respond, but looked at Scar with a look of panic: "Comrade, look at this,"
He said with an embarrassed look that he couldn't find anyone to help.
Behind the crowd, Uncle Feng came out without a word: "I'll help."
The village chief's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Jiang Yuyuan snorted and stepped forward: "Let me help too."
Finally, after all the psychics, including Gu Nian, had gone over, they were able to lift the coffin from the ground and barely move forward. Finally, they could proceed to the next step.
According to the village chief, He Wenyu needs to be buried in the back mountain, but he still has to pass through the fog. Fortunately, the mountain god has forgiven their collision, so it shouldn't be a problem.
The crowd, previously dressed in red, had now changed into white. All those who had followed him to the village entrance were now required to follow, resulting in a rather large procession. With the exception of a small number of people, nearly half of the villagers in Shanyin Village were in the funeral procession.
The suona sounded with a completely different tone from before.
The team moves forward.
After leaving the village, they were soon trapped in a fog. However, everyone was prepared for this and did not panic.
The village chief himself walked in front holding an oil lamp.
Everything seems to be going well.
Gu Nian frowned slightly. Was she overthinking it?
At this moment, a new voice suddenly appeared in the originally monotonous suona sound.
The sound was high-pitched, joyful, and full of clatter and banging, very lively, as if some kind of wedding was taking place. This sound was familiar to everyone, because it was the sound of the suona at the wedding ceremony.
Red and white evil spirits!
Gu Nian's expression changed slightly, and he immediately looked around. If they were indeed the Red and White Devils, then Song Tian was likely nearby. This was almost exactly as he had predicted. However, because he had not yet exited the thick fog, he could not see anything around him clearly. Only the sound of the suona grew louder and louder.
Gu Nian paused. Song Tian’s premonition?
wrong!
Gu Nian's mind instantly flashed through what Song Tian said at that time. He did say that he saw the red sedan chair, but in his words, the people coming from the opposite side were the ones carrying the coffin!
And they are the ones who bear the coffin.
Song Tian is just across the way!
Gu Nian was about to speak when he suddenly realized something was wrong.
It's too quiet, it's too quiet over there.
Why hadn't anyone mentioned the strange, sudden suona sound? Up ahead, the village chief, oblivious to the situation, continued to lead the way.
The sound of footsteps came one after another.
Very mechanical.
A white thread snaked in front of Gu Nian, and at the same time, Lu Yan's voice came: "She's here, and the pollution of others is getting worse. I need some time."
The white line passed Gu Nian and headed towards Wei Chuan behind.
Gu Nian's expression was solemn.
She, Zheng Qiaoer, is also the core of the pollution.
She came as expected.
Is it because of He Wenyu?
Gu Nian said softly, "We have people on the other side."
Song Tian had been hiding in the sanatorium since learning of his premonition, rarely interacting with others. Coming here now couldn't have been his own decision. And since he was already here, and had entered the contaminated area, he couldn't have come alone. The S City Special Affairs Bureau should have arranged for someone to come along.
There must be more than just Song Tian on the opposite side.
As for why Song Tian was asked to come...
Gu Nian thought of Song Tian's previous foresight. Judging from previous experiences, Song Tian's first foresight was usually vague, but after entering the contaminated area, in life-or-death situations, he would likely provide special guidance. Did the dean ask Song Tian to help them?
Hearing Gu Nian's words, Lu Yan didn't ask any more questions, but just said: "What do you need me to do?"
Gu Nian pondered silently.
According to prediction, they will run into Song Tian.
We must find a way to make Song Tian recognize them.
She said, "Let them recognize us while maintaining the status quo." Before finding Song Tian and triggering new premonitions, it would be best for them not to act rashly.
Lu Yan: "I understand."
Soon, white threads passed in front of Gu Nian and headed forward.
The black line between Gu Nian's fingers was a little anxious, as if there was something extremely delicious in front of it that attracted it, but without Gu Nian's command, it could only move between his fingers.
I'm hungry and want to eat something. There is something delicious in front of me.
Want to eat.
This was the only emotion that Hei Xian conveyed to Gu Nian.
Gu Nian gently touched the black line between his fingers to comfort him. Now was not the time yet. Any rash action might alarm the other party, and he didn't know what was happening ahead.
Soon, under Lu Yan's treatment, the psychics finally recovered.
After receiving the signal, they quickly calmed down again.
The group followed the village chief, whose steps were stiff, and continued forward.
As they walked, the two suona sounds became louder and louder, even strangely harmonious, and the suona sound that was used to send off the bride came from right in front of them.
Lu Yan whispered, "I found them."
The white thread found its purification target on the opposite side.
However, after waiting for a while, no one came along the silk thread.
Gu Nian: "Their situation may not be optimistic."
But this also shows that their target should be just ahead. The one who can trap the mutant in the contaminated area is very likely the contamination core they are looking for.
Scar: "So what should we do next?"
Gu Nian: "Find them."
There were enough psychics coming in this time, and there were two healers, plus Song Tian and the others on the opposite side, so they didn't need to hide when facing a C-level contaminated core.
The psychics held their breath and began to prepare for the battle that was about to begin.
Gradually, the thick fog began to dissipate.
Gu Nian and the others finally saw the situation on the other side clearly.
The bright red sedan swayed gently on the rugged mountain road, looking particularly eerie in the night, yet also possessing a strange beauty. The person carrying the sedan was indeed the psychic Gu Nian had met in City S. The person beside the sedan, wearing a red flower, was none other than Song Tian.
The person playing the suona in the front is Zhong Xingchi...
Seeing Gu Nian, Song Tian's face was full of excitement.
Zhong Xingchi kept playing the suona, with a look of pain on his face and his eyes gesturing wildly.
But their bodies were still controlled to move forward.
The psychics who had already prepared themselves were just waiting for the order to take action immediately. However, before Scar gave the order, Gu Nian was the first to notice something was wrong and said, "Wait."
Scar looked over here.
Gu Nian said, "It seems they don't want to let us pass."
On the opposite side, seeing that they did not take any action, Song Tian and Zhong Xingchi showed relieved expressions.
After thinking for a while, Gu Nian said, "Let's continue."
finally.
Red and white collided.
As if it had picked up the person it was supposed to be picking up, the red sedan began to turn. It would be more accurate to say that Song Tian and the others were being carried by the sedan that was spinning in mid-air rather than carrying it.
Before turning around, the two of them gestured to Gu Nian.
Gu Nian: "Let's follow."
The sedan chair and coffin, which were originally moving in opposite directions, now moved side by side.
The white silk thread tentatively moved towards the sedan chair without any obstruction.
Gu Nian and Lu Yan looked at each other.
This is strange.
But no matter what, this is a good thing for them. After confirming that the contaminated core in the sedan chair was not moving, Lu Yan quickly purified the psychics who were carrying the sedan chair.
However, after the purification was completed, they still followed the sedan chair and did not leave.
Song Tian quietly switched places with another psychic and came to Gu Nian's side. He suppressed his excitement and lowered his voice to get down to business: "The dean asked me to come here. After we came in, we got lost and I fainted again. This time, what I saw," he lowered his voice again, "was a tomb."
His eyes fell on the coffin behind him.
They had a chance to escape when they first arrived, but his first foreboding was of the Red and White Devils, and his second was of a graveyard, clearly connected to the first. Rather than wandering through the forest, they'd better follow the sedan chair. They hadn't expected the sedan chair to contain the core of the pollution. The longer they stayed, the worsening pollution would lead to their being controlled.
Song Tian described as briefly as possible what happened after they came in.
There was still no movement in the sedan chair.
Gu Nian glanced at the bridal sedan and said softly, "You did the right thing."
Judging from previous experience, Song Tian's premonitions were life-or-death matters, but they also contained a turning point. The grave he saw was probably a reminder, like the key to the Third Mental Hospital.
Now, they are most likely going to the tomb that Song Tian predicted.
In the middle of the night in the mountains, the sedan chair and the coffin were walking side by side. If someone happened to pass by at this time, seeing this scene, they would probably be scared to the point of having nightmares for a week.
However, those who were there were either villagers who had lost self-control or people with special abilities who were waiting for the opportunity to take action. For a moment, the atmosphere was surprisingly harmonious.
Except for Zhong Xingchi who plays the suona.
He learned this to become a singer, not to play the suona at other people's weddings!
Zhong Xingchi glanced in Gu Nian's direction with tears in his eyes.
Gu Nian gave him an encouraging look.
Zhong Xingchi continued to play the suona with tears in his eyes.
They hammered and banged all the way, in this strange atmosphere, until finally, after a turn, a cliff appeared, and the villagers leading the way finally stopped. Several villagers suddenly left the team, walked to the open space in front, knelt down, and began to dig in the ground with their bare hands.
Gu Nian frowned slightly.
Song Tian whispered, "This seems to be the place where the grave I saw is."
Could it be possible that such a huge pit was dug out by these people with their bare hands?
Scar whispered, "What should we do?"
Gu Nian looked at the people who were digging the pit. One of them was the village chief of Shanyin Village, and the person next to him, if she remembered correctly, seemed to be the village chief's son. The others were also people who had originally been in the mountain god's wedding procession. They had been there during both of the mountain god's weddings.
After thinking for a while, Gu Nian said, "Wait a minute."
Digging the soil won’t kill anyone, but that may not be the case if the core of the pollution is awakened.
She wanted to see what this pollution core was trying to do.
In silence, the pit in front grew bigger and bigger, and the hands of several villagers were covered in blood. I don’t know if it was the pain that stimulated their senses, but their originally numb expressions gradually changed. Tears streamed down their faces, and fear was all over their faces. They were clearly awake, but they couldn’t control their bodies.
Finally, a square tomb large enough to accommodate two people appeared.
There was a sudden movement in the sedan chair.
The psychics looked serious and surrounded the sedan chair.
The curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and a pair of embroidered shoes appeared.
Then, a bride wearing a wedding dress and a red veil on her head appeared in front of everyone.
At the same time, there was movement from the coffin next to it. The dark red ropes that were originally tightly wrapped around it suddenly broke one after another, and the lid of the coffin opened automatically. A skeleton-like corpse stepped out of the coffin and walked towards the bride next to it.
One red and one white, standing side by side.
Zhong Xingchi came over with his suona, "What do you mean?"
Then he saw one red and one white looking at him at the same time.
Zhong Xingchi: “…”
Song Tian pushed his arm and said, "Keep playing the music."
Zhong Xingchi: “…”
The festive suona sound rang out again.
But the red and white ones still did not turn away, but stared at the psychics motionlessly.
Gu Nian looked at the scene before her, frowning slightly as she thought of something. Finally, she walked towards the bride and the bones. When she reached them, the red and white withdrew their gazes and stood facing each other, looking at each other. Standing together, the beauty and the bones were surprisingly well-matched.
Song Tian was still bewildered, looking at the scene in front of him with some confusion. Scar, on the other hand, followed cautiously with the other psychics. Lu Yan watched from afar, his expression thoughtful.
Everyone heard Gu Nian's voice:
"Zheng Qiaoer, whether rich or poor, healthy or sick, alive or dead, are you willing to marry the man sitting across from you, He Wenyu?"
A thin voice came from under the red veil: "I do."
Everyone around them got goosebumps. The village chief and his men, who had been standing aside after digging the pit, showed expressions of extreme fear when they heard the sound.
Gu Nian ignored the village chief and his group and continued:
"He Wenyu, whether rich or poor, healthy or sick, dead or alive, are you willing to marry the person in front of you, Zheng Qiaoer?"
The bones nodded slightly, and the joints in his throat slid and crackled.
The bride and the bones walked hand in hand into the tomb.
This caught the highly vigilant psychics off guard. What did this mean? Did the Pollution Core bring them here just to hold a wedding?
Just when everyone's attention was attracted by what was happening in front of them, suddenly, a scream was heard. The village chief and several others who were originally close to the cliff had unexpectedly reached the edge of the cliff without knowing when. The village chief even jumped directly down. The scream just now was made by him!
At the same time as the screams were heard, the others jumped down without hesitation, leaving only faces of fear and despair.
The village chief and his men are dead.
But the story was far from over. Among the villagers behind him, the first person took a step forward. Soon, more and more villagers could not control themselves and walked towards the edge of the cliff.
Immediately, some people with special abilities rushed towards the villagers. In addition to solving the core of the pollution, one of their tasks here was to protect the people in the polluted area.
Just as they were about to act, wisps of black mist rose from the tomb and headed straight for the psychics, slowing them down. Although Lu Yan's treatment arrived in time, there were too many villagers, and the psychics were caught off guard and were in a state of panic.
In fact, the moment the black fog appeared, the black line between Gu Nian's fingers took action. However, to her surprise, the pollution core below was completely indifferent to her devouring and did not stop it. It looked like it was willing to kill the villagers even at the risk of being devoured itself.
Lu Yan was held back by the psychics and was unable to come to purify the place for a while. This was a very critical situation for others, but for Gu Nian, it turned into a meal of pollution and disturbance.
Gu Nian frowned slightly, but did not leave.
The erosion of black fog is the source of pollution. What she needs to do is to devour the core of pollution as soon as possible. Only when the core of pollution is resolved can everything be truly and completely ended.
The replenished black lines grew at an extremely fast rate, swallowing up more and more quickly. The encroachment of the black fog slowed down, and the pressure on the psychics also decreased. Slowly, the situation came under control. Finally, when Gu Nian completely devoured the contaminated core, the crisis was over.
Then, Gu Nian fainted.
Before she fainted, she saw Lu Yan walking towards her.
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