After crossing the path, you can see several earthen buildings.
Zheng Xiaona did not bring her disabled father and mother with her. She followed the contestants and repeatedly questioned her life: "When did the road come here? Didn't Village Chief Chen say that the two villages were not connected..."
Gu Zhisang looked around, "It's normal that you couldn't see the road here before. There are sleight of hand and formation."
It was based on the slightly chaotic magnetic field airflow and the strange black fog above Xiaoshi Village that she was able to conclude that there was something fishy going on here.
The place after passing through the formation is just the back mountain of the neighboring Xiaoyan Village, nothing special about it.
Why would someone set up an array here, and what do they want to hide?
Not far away there was a hustle and bustle, with the sound of several children screaming and playing.
"Erya, your mother is a crazy woman! My grandma told me not to play with you. Madness is hereditary and contagious."
"Beat her! Beat this lunatic!"
I saw a woman with disheveled hair, tattered clothes and dirty body sitting under a tree in the back mountain. She was bloated and fat.
She sucked her dark, muddy fingers, her face was covered with fine scars and lines, her eyes were cloudy and lifeless, and she was obviously a mentally and psychologically abnormal person.
Several boys of varying weights were laughing and hitting her head with stones and poking her body and face with sticks.
She screamed "Ahhh" in pain and waved her hands to cover her face clumsily, which only attracted more intensive beatings.
"Get away! Don't hit her!"
A teenage girl, with red eyes, picked up a stone from the ground and threw it back, but the other party was outnumbered and she ended up getting scratched on the back of her hand.
A boy who was in the voice change period said in a hoarse voice: "Is this crazy woman Erya your mother? Then are you a little crazy too? Didn't your father forbid you to get close to her and acknowledge her as your mother? You should protect her carefully, or your stepmother and Uncle Wu will find out."
His accomplice poked him and teased him, "Your mother is still sleeping in a doghouse, are you a dog's son?"
The duck voice was unhappy: "You fart, your mother is the dog."
"Why are you pretending? Everyone in the village knows about your family affairs. You are just a son of a bitch..."
Suddenly, a few children saw Gu Zhisang and others suddenly appear at the end of the village. They immediately stopped laughing and being presumptuous. Some of them ran back home in a swarm, while one of them who was not afraid of strangers bravely came up and asked curiously:
"Are you here to collect the 'goods'? Didn't you just collect a batch yesterday?"
He couldn't help but look at the two beauties, Gu Zhisang and Daisy.
Gu Zhisang raised his eyebrows slightly: "What 'goods'?"
The boy curled his lips: "Don't pretend, I'm young but I'm not blind or stupid, I've seen it many times. You guys are just..."
"Awang!" A loud roar came from behind, scaring the boy so much that he trembled.
Gu Zhisang and others looked forward and saw several young and middle-aged men from Xiaoyan Village rushing over aggressively.
The one who scolded him was a middle-aged man, who stared at his son with wide eyes and a gloomy expression:
"Have you finished your homework yet? Why are you acting crazy? What are you talking about with others? Be careful or I'll beat you up!"
The leader of these villagers had a buzz cut and a scar on his chin. He stared at the production crew with a fake smile and said, "You are the masters who are here to film the show, right? I am Wu Feng, the head of Xiaoyan Village. We didn't know you were coming to visit us. Please excuse me for the poor hospitality."
In his heart, he cursed Chen Xiangbiao from the next village as a fool.
When I called him, I assured him that these outsiders would never find the "secret passage" and would not be able to get into the village at all. What was the result?
If they hadn't received the news and rushed over in time, they wouldn't know what Awang was about to say!
As he spoke, he glanced gloomily at the shivering little girl 'Erya' not far away. The girl shuddered, took two steps back, pursed her lips and ran away to the village.
Wu Feng turned his gaze back and said, "Excuse me, the children in the village are wild and noisy."
After a few pleasantries, Gu Zhisang pretended to be curious and asked:
"Village Chief Wu, didn't Village Chief Chen of Xiaoshi Village say that there are no roads on both sides? We were just strolling around and didn't expect to end up here."
Wu Feng: "This... this is an abandoned dirt road. The main roads outside have been repaired. Who would walk here?"
Although the program staff and contestants who followed knew that what the village chief said could not be true, Gu Zhisang looked clear and seemed to believe it and stopped asking questions.
She then glanced at the crazy woman who was sitting limply under a tree not far away and had just been beaten up by the village kids. "What's wrong with that elder sister? Where are her family members? Are they just letting her sit on the ground and get beaten up and thrown at her without caring about her?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Feng glanced at the crazy, haggard man who was still talking in delirium. His brows couldn't help but frown, with some disgust in his eyes.
He said coldly, "She is a lunatic in the village. She would go crazy and bite anyone who tried to help her. She even attacked her husband, parents-in-law, and children. Then she was kicked out of the house. Who would dare to control such a lunatic?"
"The villagers felt sorry for her and didn't drive her away. They also gave her food to eat. They couldn't do anything more than that."
"So that's how it is. He's also a poor guy."
Wu Feng extended his hand and invited them, "Why don't you go to the village and sit down..."
He took two steps forward with the program crew, and the noise they made attracted the attention of the crazy woman under the tree.
The woman raised her head, revealing a weathered and brown face beneath her tangled, dry hair. Her cloudy eyes were simply attracted by the voice.
But when she saw Xun Yiqing wearing Taoist clothes and He Mi Tu wearing a long gown commonly worn by monks in the crowd, some of the deepest and most hateful memories in her mind emerged, causing her yellow eyes, which were as stagnant as water, to slightly open.
The villagers walking behind heard bursts of "wheezing" breathing sounds, turned their heads, and saw that the crazy woman had stood up on the ground at some point.
Her wrinkled face was filled with hatred and looked ferocious, and she let out a low cry from her mouth, which scared the villager.
The next second she pounced on me like crazy, scratching and biting me!
"Oh my god! This lunatic Feng has gone mad!!"
Wu Feng's expression changed drastically, and he said in an unpleasant tone: "Quick, stop her!"
Two or three young male villagers pinned her to the ground and almost couldn't control the crazy woman who bounced up.
"This crazy bitch is so strong. Hiss... she even bit the back of my hand. Does she have any infectious germs?!" a villager complained with gritted teeth.
The crazy woman who was pinned down struggled and roared in her throat. There were a pair of eyes full of hatred on her raised face.
And the place that he saw was where Xun Yiqing and He Mi Tu were standing? !
Xun Yiqing/He Mi Tu:?
They also noticed the crazy woman's gaze. They looked at each other and moved their steps. Unexpectedly, the woman also stared at them and roared at them with resentment.
The other contestants and staff looked at him with something strange in their eyes. Xun Yiqing frowned and said, "I don't know this lady. This is the first time I've seen her. I don't know how I offended her."
He Mi Tu didn't understand and shrugged, "Me too."
Daisy looked at the screaming crazy woman with an unbearable expression, "Village Chief Wu, will it be painful for her to be pressed like this?"
One of the three villagers hit the crazy woman's back several times with his fist.
Wu Feng said, "You three, put her... put her in the village committee office to avoid hurting outside guests. I'm really sorry, everyone, this lunatic is not in a good mental state."
Seeing the three villagers carrying the still roaring crazy woman and about to leave, Gu Zhisang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:
"Village Chief Wu, it's not a good idea to let her stay like this in the village. I see there are still many elderly people and children in the village. What if she gets hurt?"
Gu Zhisang suggested with a smile: "There is a Master Baici in our program group who is very good at treating illnesses. Netizens call him the modern 'Bian Que'. Maybe he can help this poor sister. Why don't we go to the village committee and ask her to take a look."
"How can I trouble you?" Wu Feng was stunned. He didn't expect Gu Zhisang to make such a suggestion. He quickly rejected it and then explained:
"The main thing is that we have asked someone to see her before and took her to a big hospital, but they said that she can't be cured. Don't waste your energy..."
"It's okay. A doctor with a kind heart would never stand by and watch someone die, right, Master Bai Ci?" Gu Zhisang looked at Bai Ci.
Bai Ci, who was called upon, stammered, "Ah? Yes, yes, I can help her... take a look."
The remaining contestants all had strange expressions on their faces, thinking, isn't this Gu Zhisang always very enthusiastic about catching ghosts, but has no interest in other things and just wants to get off work? When did she become so heartless?
Wu Feng was stared at by those smiling phoenix eyes. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Then I'll trouble you masters!"
The group walked towards the village committee.
The three villagers in front were dragging the crazy woman who was still struggling and trying to attack. Gu Zhisang was strolling leisurely with his hands behind his back, admiring the scenery of Xiaoyan Village.
Wu Feng, who fell behind, was doubtful and worried.
Why did these people suddenly start to take care of a crazy woman? Were they really being kind-hearted, or did they discover something?
But this is impossible. This woman has been crazy for many years. The past has long been forgotten. Even the villagers have gradually stopped talking about her and those things. She is completely different from before.
这些外乡人怎么可能知道这疯子是谁、和自己有什么关系？
往村子里走的时候，一些在家门口乘凉、在树下打牌的村民都看到了这古怪的组合，像看到新大陆似得探着头往这边看稀奇。
吴丰呵斥一声：“都瞎看什么呢？家里的饭都做好了、活儿都干完了？”
他在村里似乎很有威望，被这个吼了两声，不少看热闹的村民都缩回了脑袋。
仅一个披着脏兮兮大褂子、夹着半支还在燃的烟头的老头凑了过来，他又黑又瘦个子矮小，一靠近目光便色眯眯地在三名女选手的身上四处打量，令人心中作呕。
顾之桑凤眼微眯，而奚海红和黛西也能感受到这老头儿视线的下作，纷纷皱眉怒目。
老头儿咧嘴一笑，露出一口黑黄牙齿尽显猥琐，对吴丰挤眉弄眼道：
“吴丰你小子艳福不浅啊，又去哪里找了这么多美女？”
吴丰一看到这村里出了名的混不吝、无赖，就心道要坏事，他恼怒道：“老四叔你别张嘴就瞎说，别败坏咱们村子的名声！这几位是电视台来的记者！”
他故意加重了语气，提醒这老头子别犯浑说出什么不该说的话。
猥琐老头儿接收到了他话里的意思，倒是没昏头到说出什么不该说的，但他骨子的混劲儿上来了也没住嘴，反而颇为不屑地撇撇嘴：
“电视台的记者怎么了，那也是女人，也得嫁汉子得听夫家的话！现在的年轻女娃都学坏了，一个比一个虚荣拜金，抛弃生养自己的家乡嫌弃山里穷，都去大城市当二奶嫁土豪……”
吴丰听了这话气血直往脸上涌，恨不得上去堵住这死老头子的嘴，偏生这老头儿嘴皮子十分利落，根本就不给他插话的机会：
“要我说这些女人就是欠收拾，放着俺们这些老实男人不要，关在家里……”
他话还没说完，两个村民就在吴丰的示意下直接把他架走了，“老四叔你人老糊涂了吧？这说的都是啥话！”
把他强行弄走后，吴丰心力交瘁，解释道：
“诸位别误会，我们小岩村的人绝对没有这种想法，这老四叔是村里的一个光棍，五十多岁了老婆跟人家跑了有些愤世嫉俗，其他村民都是很友善的。”
顾之桑好脾气道：“没事吴村长，我们能理解。”
经历了这老无赖一闹，吴丰也不敢耽搁了，生怕路上再碰到村里个别心里没数、满嘴跑火车的混混泄露什么信息，一刻不耽搁地把人带到村委会。
到地方后顾之桑神色如常：
“吴村长挺忙的吧，不用管我们，我们这边的医灵大师一定用尽办法治好这个大姐。”
她都这么说了，吴丰也不好赖着不走。
他给几个村名使了个眼色，“那就麻烦各位大师了，我怕这疯婆娘闹起来伤了你们，留两个村民看着她。”
这话顾之桑也没管，只当听不见，“你们把她松开吧。”
将疯女人压在凳子上的两个村民迟疑道：“俺们一松手她可就和疯狗一样乱咬人了！”
“松开。”
顾之桑语气不重，但周身的气场却让两个村汉心头一紧，半晌嘴里嘟嘟囔囔，“是你让放的，受伤了别怪！”
两人一拿开手，没了压制的疯女人当即就要弹跳而起，冲向荀以顷和禾芈涂的方向。
顾之桑反手搭在了她的肩膀上往下一按，只见她刚刚抬起的屁股，就这么被重新按回了板凳上。
任凭她如何疯狂挣扎、把板凳弄得咯吱乱响、涨红了黄褐的脸庞也无法挪动分毫，只能瞪着浑浊的眼睛怨恨地看着顾之桑。
稍稍垂眸时，顾之桑的手掌紧贴着疯女人的肩膀，放开了自己的力量。
几乎是触及女人的肩头那一瞬，一股强大阴邪之力便直冲她的手心！
这种感觉之前数次如出一辙。
顾之桑能确定，这个女人身上的‘黑雾’很重，完全遮盖了一切面相、气息。
她的力量探入疯女人体内后宛如石沉大海，击不起一点水花，反而被一股强大的反冲力直击手心和面门。
这种粘稠的、充斥着邪恶的力量异常强大，哪怕她的这具身体道行在‘玄’高阶、临近‘地’阶，还有一股魂力保护着；
但在众人看不见的地方——也就是顾之桑和疯女人肩膀接触的手心处，还是直接被这阴毒力量腐蚀掉了一层皮！
剧烈的刺痛从掌心传来，顾之桑知道她的手心肯定被腐焦了。
她面上毫无痛色，甚至勾起了唇角，目光中却一片冰冷。
原来这‘黑雾’真的在针对她！
这藏在疯女人身体里的阴邪力量，同抑制她这副躯壳道行精进的出自同源。
手心的灼痛还在持续，顾之桑能感觉那股阴毒之气还在疯狂地往她的体内、脉络中钻。
但她魂魄异常强大，有一层魂力护体，把这黑气挡在了体外，只是受了点无伤大雅的皮外伤。
更让她心惊的是，这疯女人的身上除了遮掩天机的浓浓‘黑雾’，还带着一股无法忽视的因果之力。
这才是让顾之桑真正犹豫的原因。
有因果之力，恰巧说明她猜测地没错：
这个疯女人就是链接两个村子、甚至是整个南省山区事件的关键突破点！
哪怕‘黑雾’遮住了整个南省的天机、让顾之桑像个‘瞎子’一样寸步难行，可她还是从蛛丝马迹中找到了节点。
只要揭开这个‘节点’，一切谜团都将迎刃而解。
但因为这个疯女人背后的事件牵连整个南省、涉及到无数阳间人的命运，揭开节点爆出真相的后果，势必也会改变许多人的命运；
所以她的身上才会有如此强大的因果之力。
正是意识到了这一点，所以顾之桑迟疑了。
她上辈子不入世、不问事，一是不感兴趣，二也是不想让凡尘的因果累及修行。
玄门中的顾之桑是高高在上、不染纤尘的门主，是人仙钧鸿的首徒；
这一次她真的要出手改变事世和人运么？
在屏息的三两秒中，顾之桑思考良多，身后的工作人员和两个村民只惊叹于她看着纤细无骨的手臂，竟有如此强大的力量，能把一个发狂的人轻描淡写压制住；
但其他拥有灵觉的选手，却感受到她周身淡淡的奇妙气场。
片刻后顾之桑长舒出一口浊气，眼瞳黝黑神情有些复杂，她好像变了一些，却又什么都没变。
弹指一挥，她脚下升起一个简约小阵，扭头看向身后几人：
“我需要你们帮我一个忙。”
几人神情正色，都站直了身体，荀以顷语气笃定：“你发现什么了。”
顾之桑眉眼淡漠，说道：“我说过世界上没有无‘因’的‘果’，也就没有毫无缘由的爱恨，无论是基于仇怨、嫉妒或是其他种种，都一定会有根据。而这个女人的恨意来得太突然、太奇怪了。”
“其实不用算命、仅仅看她如今潦倒疯癫的下场，就能知道她过往一定遭受过苦痛，并且很有可能就是这个村子施加给她的。但她的神智已经彻底崩溃了，就算看到村子里的人、被打骂折辱也痴痴傻傻无动于衷；
这样一个‘疯子’，看到你和禾芈涂两个陌生人，竟然怨念浓烈、恨不得生啖其肉，难道不奇怪么？”
禾芈涂蹙眉：“确实奇怪，可这又能证明什么？”
顾之桑瞧了他一眼，说道：“你和荀以顷唯一的共同点、也是同其他所有人不同之处，在于你们着装怪异，一看就是方外之人。”
两人看看彼此，一个是道士服、一个是长袍马褂，而其他选手都是普通的服饰。
还当真如此！
“所以……”奚海红语气恍然，“所以这个女人不是恨他们俩，而是恨穿着这类服饰的人？她疯掉难道是被方外的玄师所害？！”
荀以顷道：“仅凭这一点便作为证据还是有些牵强，就算如此，又和我们要查的案件如何串联？”
顾之桑轻轻摇头，看向白慈：“你能让她冷静下来么？她的思绪太混乱了，脑子里就是一团浆糊。”
她当然不是依此为据，而是依据疯女人身上厚重的因果之力。
但这一点她无法解释，因为其他人感受不到，也不会相信她一个小小玄师能有这样的能力。
白慈说：“我可以试试，不能保证可以成功，精神问题很难舒解。”
他们交流时，旁边的工作人员和郑晓娜一脸茫然，因为在顾之桑的屏蔽下，他们只能看到几个选手嘴巴在动，却听不到声音。
郑晓娜：“你们在说话么？”
两个村民对视一眼，也有些紧张，不知道这些人在搞什么。
白慈上前，用指尖轻轻贴着疯女人的阳穴两端，用自己的能力加以疏导。
一开始女人还挣扎得厉害，渐渐地随着白慈的疏导起效，她放松并冷静了下来，但还是痴痴傻傻做不出什么反应。
顾之桑也不失望。
之所以需要其他人的帮忙，是因为她需要获取一些能够破除迷障的线索。
可这女子身上的‘黑雾’太过浓稠，她一触碰疯女人，这些力量就疯狂攻击她。
疯女人平静后，黛西便上前轻轻握住了她粗糙皲裂的手，闭上眼眸努力回溯。
顾之桑：“怎么样？有没有看到什么？”
黛西紧皱眉头，“……她的思绪太扭曲了，所有的一切都被扭曲成乱麻，我在这个女人身上感受到的只有痛苦、绝望和深深的怨恨。我能感觉到她的思维深处一块记忆非常深、被她藏了起来，这对她来说一定非常重要，但是有种很奇怪的力量在阻挠我去探看，就像……就像一双更高维度的眼睛在深渊凝视着我。”
说到这儿的时候，她的脸颊上已经出现了细密的汗水，神情有些痛苦。
两名村民坐不住了，起身凑了过来，“几位贵宾，你们是要干啥啊？”
余下的禾芈涂三人眯了眯眼，不动声色挡住了两人，“他们正在治病呢，不能被打扰。”
握着疯女人手的黛西咬咬牙，硬着头皮去触碰那块区域。
那一瞬间看到的画面，极有冲击力：“血……一片猩红的血，几个穿着和荀以顷服饰很像的人在一个狭小的屋子里，有男有女，像是在举行什么仪式。她被锁链锁住了，然后……然后那些人非常恭敬地祭拜着一尊、一尊神像。”
顾之桑目光灼灼，“什么神像？什么样子？”
黛西牙关轻颤，怎么都形容不出来，和她共感的疯女人也在这一刻回看到了记忆深处的怨念，原本平静的面孔开始痛苦、挣扎。
“是、是一尊……”
说着说着，一注血渍忽然从黛西的鼻下溢出，见状顾之桑猛地抓住她的肩膀，魂力倾泻而出替她挡住了一股格外的阴邪、刁钻的攻击。
也就在这一刻，她‘看’到了黛西‘看’到的画面。
那是一尊手臂长短、铜身彩衣的神像，头部被雕成许多个面像，每一面都拥有一张张小小的、完全不同的脸孔。
有作哀怨状、有愤怒状、有兴奋状、有狠毒状……活灵活现、栩栩如生。
在被顾之桑看的一瞬，它便消失了。
黛西猛然松手、退后两步，抬手擦了一下鼻下的血迹，旁边的选手们见状面色严肃，“你没事吧？”
她摇摇头，看向顾之桑，“我是没事，可桑桑……”
最后关头她能感觉到，是顾之桑帮她挡住了什么东西。
“我也没事。”
脸色微微发白的顾之桑睁开双眼，终于露出了今日以来第一次真心的笑意，“抓到了。”
当她看到那神像的一刻，所有阻挡在她身前、遮掩住她双眼的迷障，都被击溃。
疯女人脸上的黑雾逐渐散去，露出了分外清晰的命格线，等待着人来解读她的今生过往。
顾之桑语气真切：“今日多谢你们。”
白慈和黛西都摆手道：“我们又没做什么……”
几个选手有些愣住。
不知是不是他们的错觉，向来神秘莫测的顾之桑，给人的感觉似乎变得没有那么冷酷漠然了？
没有了‘黑雾’阻挠，疯女人身上的因果之力更是浓重得骇人。
感受着这股力量，顾之桑略一停顿，开始解读她的面相。
有些事情一旦管了，就注定会染上因果。
但却不能不做。
——
两个村民带着已经平静下来的疯女人走出了村委会时，还有些懵逼。
他们拨通了村长吴丰的电话：“哥，我们带着她出来了。”
吴丰：“那些人呢？发现啥了没？”
“没发现啥，一通装神弄鬼她还是痴痴呆呆的，不过倒是不发疯了，我盯着呢她一句话都说不齐全。我瞅着那几个大师挺失望的，可能也不耐烦了，说吃点东西就走，我就给他们找了个包厢点了餐。”
电话那头的吴丰松了口气，“那就好，他奶奶的吃完赶紧滚蛋吧。”
村民撇嘴道：“我瞅着这些人也没啥厉害的，而且他们好像也没在直播拍节目，怂他们干啥，直接把相机砸了人扣了，有上头的大佬庇护外头的条子根本查不到咱身上。”
吴丰蹙眉道：“你别犯浑，这些人毕竟是大节目来的，真在咱这儿出事肯定惹麻烦，让他们怎么来就怎么走就行了。”
“行吧行吧……”
正当这时，另一村民匆匆赶来说道：“哥，那几个人好像凭空消失了！我在店里头蹲着呢，听着包厢里没动静就有点怀疑，结果一打开门人真没了！”
吴丰/村民：？！
小岩村的傍晚是橙色的。
天际的火烧云如一片红海，带着一股压抑和肃杀之气。
村里的人家都在准备晚饭，一时间村中道路寂静无声。
一个瘦巴巴的男孩儿坐在院子里玩儿手机，外放着搞笑视频，正是今天下午打砸疯女人中的、开口讥讽二丫的公鸭嗓。
厨房里一个比他大一些的女孩子正在烧饭，他不耐嚷道：“姐你能不能快点？我都要饿死了！”
屋子里缺了牙口的老太太听到声音努着嘴，“死丫头要把你弟饿死啊？”
好不容易做好饭后，女孩儿已经被热得满头大汗，摆好盘后老太太和男孩儿才大摇大摆坐上桌。
“去屋里喊你爸吃饭，哎你还拿个碗干什么？”老太太嚷道。
女孩儿声音怯懦：“给、给她拨一些晚饭啊……”
老太太满不在乎道：“昨天的馍馍不是有剩的吗，拿新鲜菜给这种不知道感恩的贱皮子吃也是糟蹋粮食，去拿馍馍给她。”
女孩儿沉默着没有反驳，闷声去了。
就在这时，这家大门从外被直接踢开，‘咣当’一声巨响把院子里的人吓了一跳。
老太太跳起来，“你们、你们是谁啊？强盗土匪啊？！”
公鸭嗓瞪大眼睛，认出了这些人就是下午出现在村尾小路的人。
因为那条路只有来拿‘货’的人才能走，他们几个小孩子还以为他们是村子里‘合作伙伴’，后面回家后才听说这些人是外省拍节目的记者。
“你们……”
一脚踢开门的人，正是那群人中最惹眼的一个女人，她的眼睛又清明又冷冽，让人记忆犹新。
“桑桑，这么干不好吧？我们没有证据……”大刘压低了声音疯狂劝阻。
他也不知道顾之桑和其他选手说了什么，几人气势汹汹就往这边来，现在竟直接踹门而入、强闯民宅！
顾之桑勾着冷笑，“没事的刘哥，此事和你们无关。”
她既不是灵组的人也非玄门之人，不受拘束更无所顾忌。
既然决定要管，就不要同这些人费口舌、直捣腹地。
她径直走入了院中，要往掩着的客厅走，见状那老太太想拦，被她一个斜视直接吓住。
推开大门时，门后画面让所有人愣住了。
只见客厅的最里面墙角有一块乱糟糟的地方，地上铺着薄薄的褥子毯子，一个蓬头垢面精神恍惚的女人坐在褥子上，细得像一折就断的脖颈上套着一条锁链；
链子的另一头被熔在墙壁上。
她面前放着一个盆，里面是三两个干硬的冷馍馍和一碗脏兮兮的水，听到动静看到人，她已经麻木的大脑也有些反应不过来了。
一个被吓呆的女孩子贴着墙角，满脸惊恐地看着顾之桑。
见此情景，所有选手的目光都冷了下来，黛西和奚海红更是咬牙切齿：
“畜生！”
听到动静的男人匆匆从里屋出来，见这幅场景也知道事情暴露了，他神情一狠抄起墙角的铁锹，就要往顾之桑头上砸。
顾之桑连目光都没给一个，挡开他的攻击后抬起一脚，踹在他的胸口上，直接把一个肥胖男人踹出三四米远，狠狠摔在地上。
那老太太嘴里哭喊着‘天杀的’，扑到儿子身上哭喊。
顾之桑走到角落蹲下身，目光直视着麻木的女人的双眼，“你要不要跟我走？”
她一脚踩断了旁边的铁锹，铮铮的响动震住了嚎叫咒骂的母子俩、让他们神情惊恐，也让女人的精神逐渐回拢。
女人看了看顾之桑搭在锁链上的手，目光微动。
她太瘦了，精神状态也太差了，连她自己都忘了被像牲畜一样锁在这一方天地多久了，久到她早就忘了自己还是一个人。
她嘴唇微微**，是激动，也是犹豫和胆怯。
之前她跑过，可是失败了，下场就是如此。
这一次她真的可以再向外迈出这一步吗？她的人生真的还有希望和可能吗？
正当女人发出几个单调词语、想要说话时，被老太太搀扶起来的男人目光阴狠，死死盯着她：
“月华，你想清楚了，咱们一家人的事情不要闹得那么难堪让外人看笑话，上一次你犯傻我说了原谅你，你也给我保证过没有下一次了！”
叫月华的女人身体一颤，神情中流露出几分惊恐。
The man's voice softened a bit, "Our children are still so young, they still have to study, go to school and work in the future. If the family affair gets out, how will they live? Don't you think about the children?"
"I know I was very angry before, but for the sake of the children, please don't bear a grudge against us..."
Xi Haihong could no longer bear it: "Shut the fuck up! You are worse than pigs and dogs. You actually, actually killed your own wife!"
Daisy also got angry and took out a voodoo doll from her bag.
The old lady looked at the aggressive Xi Haihong and pretended to be calm as she howled, "Yuehua, there is no mother in the world who would harm her child! Big brother, second brother, persuade your mother and tell her that you don't want her to leave! Second brother, second brother, tell your mother what you want to do when you grow up!"
The duck-voiced man was pushed by his grandmother's legs, and he cried tremblingly, "I, I want to go to college in a big city and take the exam to become a cadre...Mom, mom, don't go, you can't leave us!"
The old lady glared at the girl in the inner room again, "Boss, say something!"
The girl, who was already thirteen or fourteen years old, actually understood a lot of things. When she saw her mother, the haggard woman who had been tied to the corner for years, turned her head and stared at her, she felt a mixture of emotions.
Finally, she burst into tears, "Mom, don't go with them. Dad and grandma know they are wrong. They won't do this to you again! My brother and I will also..."
The only light in the woman's eyes went out, and great pain enveloped her like a tide.
She wanted to break free from the prison of hell, and there was an opportunity right in front of her that was within her reach, but she hesitated when she was about to reach out her hand.
The long-term torture flattened the bloodiness and courage in her bones, making her cowardly, numb and submissive. Although she was very disappointed with her children, they... they were innocent after all.
Especially my daughter, who would often sneak out in the middle of the night and give her some snacks and an extra blanket.
The woman knew that once she followed Gu Zhisang, this family and even this village would be finished.
As she hesitated, she didn't notice that Gu Zhisang's eyes were becoming increasingly cold, with a hint of disappointment in them.
"Have you thought about it? Even if these people are so selfish, vicious, and do all kinds of evil and harm innocent people, you still don't want to leave?"
When she asked this question, her originally clear consciousness became a little blurry.
A shadowy voice appeared in my mind, asking questions:
"Is it worth it? You are a child of destiny, a genius in metaphysics, and you are going to become a god in the future. Why do you care about the lives of these mortal ants?"
'Look at this kind of people, weak and spineless, even if you have broken the sky here and seemingly rescued many people, they are already such trash and have become one with this village. You are the bad guy who destroyed their lives and harmed their families. Not only will they not be grateful to you, they may even resent you for meddling in their affairs and pleading for their families.
You will regret it if you are contaminated by them!'
'You are a high and mighty God, a God who never bows his head, nor does he look at the sufferings of the world. Do not be pulled down from the altar and tainted by the worldly atmosphere.'
'Look at these poor children, they are the ones who really need you to save them. They are not involved in these cases, and there are more relatives of participants who are unaware. You destroyed this village and sent them to prison. Then these innocent descendants will become relatives of criminals. They will lose their decent jobs and their originally happy families.
Do you want to interfere with the lives of so many people?
"……"
Gu Zhisang's gaze was distracted for a moment, but soon broke through the dusk and returned to clarity.
She glanced at the burnt wound on her palm, clenched her fist tightly, squeezing away the last wisp of gray mist, and sneered:
"You little rat, you hide your head and show your tail!"
The 'black mist' actually attached itself to her wound, taking the opportunity to attack her spiritual platform, trying to use these words to make her question her decision.
As long as she had the slightest doubt about her decision, this extremely faint force would seize the opportunity and penetrate into her body.
But Gu Zhisang's resolute character was not affected at all.
Gu Zhisang never felt that he was saving the world, nor did he think of interfering in anyone's life. He was even more unwilling to be involved in cause and effect and do thankless work.
She just felt that people were not born to be trafficked, bullied, or forced to lose their families...
Everything she does now is in line with her Tao and her original intention. She is just setting things right.
There are some things that everyone knows are dangerous and not beneficial to oneself.
But someone has to do it.
The man's voice was still shouting in the yard, saying that this was their family affair, and was kicked out by He Mi Tu again.
At this time, Wu Feng, who was notified by the neighbors who heard the noise, rushed over with a group of aggressive strong men from the village.
He glanced around with a sneer and cruel look on his face:
"What do you mean? We in Xiaoyan Village treated you as honored guests, but you want to mess up the family affairs of our villagers and harm the future and lives of our villagers!
In this case, don't blame us for being rude, just stay and be our guest."
Just as a group of strong men, rubbing their hands and eyeing each other eagerly, were about to pounce, the sound of whistles rang out from outside the village, echoing throughout the evening.
The villagers who had just looked ferocious were in a state of panic. "Is it the police? They called the police!!"
"The Southern Provincial Police Department is investigating this case. Put down your weapons and cooperate with the investigation!"
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When the woman was unchained and helped up by the police officers who arrived, she subconsciously tried to find Gu Zhisang's location.
She still wanted to thank Gu Zhisang, but found that the girl had already walked out of the house.
Gu Zhisang, with a sense of cause and effect, stood in the yard and looked up at the sky.
The setting sun was scorching, and its afterglow shone on her cheeks and neck.
When the noise gradually faded, Gu Zhisang opened his eyes and walked out of the courtyard.
Next she would go to the Southern Province Police Station and tell the police about the clues she had now, some of the things she had seen from the crazy woman, and the people behind some of the metaphysical people, to help them trace the source faster and in more detail, and crack down on the criminal group that had been entrenched in Southern Province for many years.
Even when she got into the police car, Zheng Xiaona was still confused. She didn't know how things had developed to this point, why so many people from the two villages had been arrested, and why the Nan Province police wanted to block off this place.
As soon as she got on the bus, she kept asking questions to the contestants.
Xi Haihong coughed lightly and said, "You'll know when you get there. It's hard to explain in a few words. Anyway..."
She paused, "Oh, I don't know how to tell you!"
Zheng Xiaona:?
"What's wrong? What does it have to do with me?"
Gu Zhisang opened his eyes and said calmly, "Ms. Zheng, I have to tell you a piece of news first. It's neither good nor bad."
Zheng Xiaona had a bad feeling when she heard this.
Gu Zhisang said: "Your sister Zheng Xiaoyan has been found, but..."
"She's crazy too."
Zheng Xiaona was struck by lightning, and her whole body froze. "What did you say?"
A foolish, dishevelled figure appeared in her mind, but she was unwilling, or dared not, to believe it.
Gu Zhisang: "You have just met her. She has actually been in Xiaoyan Village the whole time. The villagers who knew about it have been deceiving you."
Zheng Xiaona completely collapsed.
She thought about how she had come to this place time and time again over the years, and how she had searched the nearby villages with her parents.
Once or twice when they came to Xiaoyan Village, they saw the crazy woman from afar.
At that time, she was not so fat and did not look so miserable. Zheng Xiaona and her parents thought that such a woman with dementia would have a miserable life in the future, so they just sighed and passed by her.
Zheng Xiaona and the old couple of the Zheng family never thought that the younger sister and little daughter they had been looking for all their lives were actually right under their noses.
"No, it's not like that... Why would those people do this to our family?!" Zheng Xiaona collapsed and burst into tears, unable to bear the grief.
The police officer driving the car listened to the heart-wrenching cries and roughly guessed what had happened.
He sighed:
These hateful human traffickers have destroyed countless families!
The author has something to say:
First catch the person and settle the matter, and then deal with the rest in the next chapter.
This case is a very important case. Apart from everything else, it is the turning point when Sangsang really starts to have 'human' nature from 'divine' nature. I don't know if my poor writing skills can express it well u 呜呜呜u
Just like drug enforcement, blasting, firefighting, etc., there are always people who will do some things, and they are worthy of respect. I hope that my heroine has such qualities in her morality, so please don’t think that she is a saint (whispering). If there is a problem, it must be that I, the mother, did not write it well.