The whole village fell into an eerie silence.
The streets and alleys were deserted, with not a single person in sight. Even the cats and dogs that usually roamed around were gone, as if the village had been abandoned and forgotten...
Supported by his family, Brother Yu walked in the cold white fog.
The daughter-in-law followed behind, holding her daughter.
The youngest son walked alongside, and although he tried his best to restrain himself, the excitement on his face could still be seen from time to time.
Sister Meng lay on her mother Guizi's shoulder, looking at the houses on both sides, her little eyebrows raised, feeling a little weird.
Yu Ge raised his head and noticed it, and said hoarsely: "This is not the way to the ancestral hall..."
Ade said: "Dad, the ancestral hall is just for praying, but offering is another place."
"Alas, your father is becoming more and more confused, and he can remember less and less." Brother Yu said with a sigh.
When Ade heard this, he felt mixed emotions and didn't know how to respond.
As I walked slowly, the surrounding houses gradually disappeared and the cement road under my feet turned into a muddy and sandy road.
Brother Yu and Sister Meng were both moved.
Their current location seems to be in the center of Liekou Village, in the village committee square?
The hurricane blew and the temperature dropped suddenly.
Although everything around them was white, Brother Yu and Sister Meng both smelled a strange smell in the air.
The smell of corpses...
Putrid smell.
The smell of blood.
While they were hesitating, Ade suddenly stopped.
He looked at his father and said slowly, "Dad, we're here."
"Are we there yet..."
Yu Ge spoke hoarsely, feeling increasingly confused.
Then, he continued hoarsely: "Son...why didn't Dad see Mr. Shenming?"
The daughter-in-law hugged her daughter and said, "Dad, look up carefully, it's right in front of us."
Brother Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his head, but he could not see anything except a vast expanse of white.
Sister Meng, holding the lollipop in her hand, also looked up.
But soon, as if he saw something, Yu Ge's pupils shrank slightly.
In the hazy and boundless white fog, as the hurricane blew, the diffuse fog seemed to be thinner.
A huge black shadow slowly appeared, like a small giant crouching down and looking down at them.
A violent hurricane blew up, causing a loud rustling sound, and a large number of fallen leaves floated out of the white mist and fell around them.
A piece of it fell into Brother Yu's palm.
"Is this...pine and cypress?"
Brother Yu was a little surprised.
I was shocked in my heart. The pine tree in front of me must be as tall as a twenty-story building, and its extended branches and leaves almost covered half of the village!
This is not the level that pine and cypress can grow to!
"Dad, see, this is our god."
"It is a sacred tree, protecting our Liekou Village." The youngest son spoke excitedly and almost knelt down.
The god is a tree. This was something that neither Brother Yu nor Sister Meng had expected. They were both stunned for a moment.
But soon, Brother Yu suppressed his inner emotions and asked, "Then, let's begin..."
"Dad, I want to say a few more words to you." Ade bit him and spoke reluctantly.
"I've recorded everything I need to in the account book. From now on, you'll be the head of the family, and you'll be the one holding up the pillar..."
"What should I do next?"
Ade didn't say anything, just lowered his head and kept silent.
The daughter-in-law winked at her youngest son, who understood and immediately said, "Dad, you should go ahead. We can't accompany you anymore."
The daughter-in-law then said, “Keep walking, and then you will be able to touch the gods.”
Brother Yu hesitated for a moment, let go of his eldest son's hand, and took a step forward without holding on to the crutches.
Seeing this, Sister Meng couldn't help but say, "Grandpa! Where are you going? Xiaoxiao wants Grandpa to accompany you!"
The mother quickly comforted him: "Little sweetie, grandpa is just going out to play and will be back soon!"
Sister Meng fiddled with her hands and feet and yelled, "I don't want it. I want Grandpa to accompany me now!"
Seeing his daughter making a fuss, Ade felt heavy-hearted and his daughter-in-law had a headache.
Only Brother Yu understood what Sister Meng meant.
She was telling herself not to go forward, it was too dangerous!
Brother Yu looked at Sister Meng's eyes and smiled slightly: "Be good, granddaughter. Grandpa will be back soon."
After saying that, Brother Yu turned around and walked towards the white fog ahead.
He understood that now was his chance. Only by making a sacrifice could he get closer to the god. If he hesitated at this moment, he would definitely make mistakes.
Before Liu Han and the others arrived, he would meet with them first to find out their strengths and weaknesses.
Seeing this, Sister Meng couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
I cursed this idiot inwardly. Why couldn't he wait for Liu Han and the others to arrive before coming up with a plan? He always liked to act on his own!
Sister Meng continued to make a fuss, and her mother hugged her daughter tightly, watching her father-in-law's shadow disappear little by little in the white mist.
The youngest son knelt down and began to pray.
Ade, who was standing at the front, was struggling hard in his heart as he watched the gradually disappearing figure.
He lowered his head, clenched his fists, his nails piercing into his flesh, blood flowing out from between his fingers...
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