Chapter 118 Chapter 118

The sugar bag was opened, and inside was just ordinary sugar, nothing special. The bucket was also placed there. The water inside was clear and transparent, just ordinary drinking water, and could even be drunk directly.

But after the sugar and water were put into the pot, the pot gradually heated up. After the sugar and water were stirred, they melted little by little, emitting an incomparable sweet smell.

Everyone couldn't help but sniff hard, and wanted to bury their heads in it, but the pot was hot, and the sugar melted more and more. As more and more water was added, it became more and more troublesome to stir. People were sweating profusely, and their eyes and hands were shaking with fatigue. For a while, they didn't have time to smell the smell carefully.

They lived in peace for a while.

Just when the meal was about to end, a man suddenly shouted, "No, no, I can't help it. I want to eat it now. It's so delicious!"

Before he finished speaking, the man lowered his head and buried himself in the pot, just like diving from a high place. With a bang, he bumped into something and screamed. The

people around him were stunned for a moment, not understanding what happened. After watching for a while, they confirmed that the man couldn't get up by himself and was not joking. They looked around hesitantly.

Because they didn't know if saving people now would violate the housekeeper's regulations and requirements.

Anyway, everyone was just a casual acquaintance, and there was no special relationship between them. There was no need to risk their lives to save others. They didn't hear the old housekeeper say it was okay, nor did they see the servants around them go to save people. After hesitating, no one approached.

The man's body twitched twice, and after struggling for a while, he gradually sank to the bottom of the sugar water. It looked like he was bubbling and melting, and the sound disappeared completely.

It was quiet again.

People lowered their heads, looked at the pot in front of them, and tried hard to stir the sugar water. No one spoke, no one looked up, and they had no interest in others. They just wanted to leave here as soon as possible.

Although leaving here might not be safe, it might be safer than being here.

Thinking of this, people sped up at the same time, and finally completed the task almost at the same time.

They all breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat off their foreheads. A breeze blew in from the door, and they suddenly realized that their clothes on the back were soaked with sweat. It was partly because they were too tired, partly because they were too hot, and partly because they were scared by the screams of that person.

After they let go of their hands, they felt that the sugar in the pot was not so fragrant. After they were far away from the pot, they only felt that the sugar tasted too sweet and had no appeal.

The housekeeper had a strange smile on his face and sighed slightly, and took them all out in a line. They walked outside one by one, shivering as they walked, not because of the cold, but because they suddenly realized that after leaving that place, they actually had no thoughts about the candies.

They felt a little scared.

If they continued to stay there, perhaps their final result would be the same as the person who fell into the pot, screaming and twitching, and finally melting in it. They could not save themselves, and no one else could save them. They could only die bit by bit, which was extremely painful.

Just think about it and you will know how terrible it is.

They did not dare to think about it any further, nor did they want to recall what had just happened. They lowered their eyes and heads, like a group of guests attending a funeral, walking in a line, or like a group of ghosts. No one spoke, and they were as quiet as if they were waiting for the dead to knock on the coffin and jump out of the pile of paper money.

The butler's smile became more enthusiastic and sincere. It felt like he had never smiled like this before. Now, when he smiled, it was okay if you didn't look closely, but it was very scary if you looked closely.

After all, the butler was old, and his face was wrinkled and had many lines. Ordinary lines would only make a person's face look like a normal person, not scary, but the butler's face, when he smiled like this, made people feel like he was wearing an inappropriate mask that was about to fall off.

Whether you saw it accidentally, secretly, or looked at it seriously, you would feel scared. After taking a look, you would not want to look at it again, for fear that you would have a nightmare at night.

There was a faint sound of soft inhalation in the team, as if they were trying to calm themselves down, but they failed and accidentally saw a more horrifying scene, which made them feel devastated.

Everyone was emotionally affected a little, but fortunately, the number of deaths today was not as high as before, and everyone quickly adjusted their mood. After walking for a while, they gradually smiled, as if they could forget what had just happened.

After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the restaurant and prepared to sit down for breakfast. The food was served on the table, and the people who sat down either drank water or looked for drinks. After picking up the cups, they immediately started talking, completely forgetting about the matter.

Because if you still care a little, you can't talk like this after laughing.

People who are afraid will look dazed and unwilling to talk.

Perhaps because of the experience they had in the past, everyone was very calm. It was hard to tell from their faces what they had just experienced.

Nothing happened during the meal.

In fact, their voices were a little lower than usual, so that even the restaurant was quieter than usual.

As for the servants who came and went with trays, they were very quiet to begin with and didn't talk, so as not to disturb the meal or the conversation, and there was no excitement at all.

After the meal, people left quietly.

Li Qingshan sat in the restaurant, holding a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, and asked in a low voice: "What is that green thing?"

Taylor replied in a low voice: "It's broccoli just like before, but this time there's a pot of garlic next to the broccoli, don't touch it."

Li Qingshan nodded and asked again: "Did you see Beiji take the knife here before?"

Taylor shook his head and said: "No, my attention was not there, and we left after we finished eating, but Beiji took a long time to eat, and we couldn't watch him while walking on the road."

Li Qingshan nodded, He asked, "Is there steak today?"

Taylor took his hand and took the black pepper steak on the white plate next to him, moved it to his plate and said, "This is it, you try it."

Li Qingshan tried to cut a piece of beef with a knife, put the piece of beef into his mouth with a fork, chewed it twice and commented, "It tastes okay, but it feels weird."

Taylor took a bite of the steak and nodded and said, "It is indeed very soft and chewy. It seems like it didn't come out of a pot. No one is very familiar with it."

Li Qingshan lowered his head and smiled.

Taylor whispered in his ear: "Don't let others see or hear it, or they might cause trouble again."

Li Qingshan nodded and tried to stop smiling, but his eyes still looked a little crooked.

"Eat it." Taylor stuck a broccoli for him.

Li Qingshan chewed the broccoli.

Taylor stuck another green grape for him.

He chewed it and said: "This thing tastes a bit strange."

Taylor laughed secretly: "Isn't it strange? One is a fruit and the other is a vegetable."

Li Qingshan nodded: "So that's it, then it's normal."

After breakfast, there was nothing to do. Li Qingshan lay down to rest. When he was half asleep and half awake, he heard Taylor say beside him: "Everyone is resting today. They shouldn't sleep at this time. It's too early. It's a bit strange."

Li Qingshan nodded.

Afterwards, he felt like he had slept and forgot a lot of things. When he woke up, he found himself in a very strange small room.

He was lying on the bed wondering where this place was when someone knocked on the door. Before he could say anything, the door was pushed open.

The person outside walked in with a smile.

Li Qingshan turned his head and looked over.

Osmanthus's face was on this person's head.

"What are you looking at? Don't you even recognize your second aunt?" The person who pushed the door asked with a smile.

Li Qingshan took a breath of cool air. He didn't know what he was afraid of, but he felt that something was very strange.

"It's getting late, come down quickly. After you get dressed and wash up, take your wedding candy. We should go into the mountains to worship our ancestors." The second aunt said with a smile and waved.

Li Qingshan was stunned for a long time, then slowly frowned and asked, "Do we have to go today?"

The second aunt nodded and said affirmatively, "We must go today. Missing the time would be disrespectful to our ancestors. How can you do that? You just got married. If you disrespect your ancestors right after getting married, you will be in trouble. Do you want to implicate us?"

The second aunt's face suddenly darkened, her smile disappeared, and she stared at him grimly, as if she would pounce on him and bite him to death if he said he would not go.

Li Qingshan opened his mouth and had to say, "Why wouldn't I go?"

He laughed twice.

The second aunt didn't seem to hear the perfunctory and helpless laughter. She just laughed, as if she had gone from night to day in an instant. She said in the sunshine, "That's right. You promised yesterday. You can't go back on your word."

The second aunt walked out and said, "I'll wait for you outside. Hurry up."

Li Qingshan nodded.

The second aunt closed the door and walked out.

Li Qingshan walked around the room and looked through the things. He didn't feel that anything was familiar to him, nor did he feel that he remembered anything. He just confirmed again that his mind was empty now, as if his memory had been completely erased.

Li Qingshan stood up with a frown.

The second aunt couldn't wait to knock on the door outside: "Hurry up, hurry up, are you ready? The bride is waiting for you. You can't be slower than the bride, right?"

Li Qingshan sighed, opened the door and said with a smile: "Let's go."

"That's right." The second aunt smiled.

The second aunt walked over with a smile, stretched out her hand and grabbed Li Qingshan. It was said to be pulling, but it was actually more like grabbing, just like grabbing the wings of a poultry that wanted to run out.

Li Qingshan blinked his eyes, not liking this situation very much, and wanted to struggle. The second aunt pulled tighter, and everyone around looked over. The two uncles approached, silently, walked to Li Qingshan's side one after the other, and looked at him like a prisoner.

That look was very disgusting, and that feeling was even more disgusting.

Li Qingshan frowned secretly, planning to find a chance to run away later, but he also wanted to know what would happen next, so he pretended to be obedient and barely fooled them.

The people in the distance withdrew their gazes, and the people nearby did not leave, but still gave him a little personal space. Although the distance given was only enough for him to run one step at most, it was better than nothing.

He really didn't want to continue breathing in the strange breath that was unique to this mountain village from these people, which made him feel like he was living in a Buddhist shrine surrounded by smoke.

That was not good.

A group of people went up the mountain. The road was rugged and difficult to walk on, but they kept walking. No one said they couldn't go on. After climbing for a while, they came to a lush forest with grass half a person high. In the grass was a pile of gray graves.

The villagers put down their things, which were all big bags. After opening the bags, they revealed candles and paper money inside. They found a piece of land in front of the grave, pulled out the grass, and began to put candles in it. After lighting the fire, they burned paper money next to it.

The flames were very strong, making crackling sounds. After burning for a while, they put out the fire, put away their things, picked up their bags, stood up, waved to Li Qingshan, and continued to walk forward.

Li Qingshan looked around, and before he showed that he wanted to leave, he was already pulled forward. He felt dissatisfied and stood there, pulling with the person who pulled him.

The person's face was flushed, veins popped out on his forehead, and he stared at him with gritted teeth, his eyes bulged out and were very red, like a bullfighting with red cloth, and the expression on his face was extremely fierce, as if Li Qingshan didn't want to stay where he was, but wanted to burn them all to death with a fire.

The people around were about to leave, but when they saw the two of them were in a stalemate, they paused and turned around to surround them. Li Qingshan was in the middle, like a ball of fire that would burn the entire mountain if they weren't careful.

They stared at Li Qingshan with a very vigilant and nervous look.

Li Qingshan said with a cold face and disdain: "If you don't want me to come, don't pretend. Why do you have to be so hypocritical? If I'm a little slower, you come up and pull me. You know whether you want me to go or not!"

As he spoke, he suddenly exerted force on his hands, pulled the other person towards him, raised his leg and kicked him to the ground. The man was stunned for a moment, got up from the ground and refused to let go.

After hearing what he said and looking at the situation, the second aunt was afraid that the two of them would continue to argue and waste time, and that he really didn't want to and would just turn around and leave. They couldn't stop him and hurriedly smiled and tried to persuade him, saying, "It's all his fault! He's young and doesn't know the rules, so don't bother with him. You just got married, don't make things unhappy, it will make everyone unhappy."

The second aunt patted the young villager while speaking, and smiled at Li Qingshan and said, "I have already taught him a lesson, don't be angry, he won't do it again, I promise to watch him, let's continue walking, okay? It's not auspicious to go late."

Although the second aunt's behavior really looked like she was trying to smooth things over and protect the people in the village who were close to her, but since she expressed this attitude, it was also a statement to Li Qingshan in person, saying that we are on your side and will not harm you, don't worry. Although

this attitude is not very useful, if something really happens, they may not remember what they said, but there are so many people around, if it really gets turbulent, Li Qingshan may not get any benefits, so he can only make do with it.

He said to his second aunt with a fake smile: "I'll let it go for your sake this time. If it happens again next time, I won't continue even if the king of heaven comes."

The second aunt nodded repeatedly and held him: "I know, I know, I promise there won't be a next time, come with us."

Li Qingshan snorted at the person who had just pulled him. The man lowered his eyes and bowed his head, as if he knew he was too hasty.

Li Qingshan vaguely felt some danger, but he was not afraid now, so he didn't plan to leave immediately. He suppressed his worries and went deeper into the mountain under the guidance of his second aunt.

A group of people came to a staircase deep in the mountains. They walked up along the staircase, as if they were going deep into the clouds, and came to a flat ground. On the flat ground, there was a huge stone statue. The stone statue was embedded in the mountain, with its eyes downcast, looking down from a high place, overlooking the world.

The stone statue had no color, but its facial features were clear, its expression was vivid, its clothes were flowing, and it was lifelike, as if there had really been such a huge giant sitting here and turned into stone.

Li Qingshan wanted to find someone to ask about the situation of the stone, but when he looked around, the people around him showed very pious eyes, staring at the stone statue, as if possessed, and very quiet. He couldn't ask for a while, so he kept silent.

The crowd walked quietly to the front of the stone statue, and Li Qingshan discovered that there was a table here. The people around him put down their pockets again, opened them, took out the things inside, and placed them on the table one by one.

It was a very long table, and the things placed on it were very suitable. There were flowers and fruits, and of course there were red wedding candies, plus the incense burner that they carried all the way, and then they put candles on it and lit it, and it burned brightly.

The wind on the mountain was very strong, and it was very high here, so the wind here was stronger than the wind in the previous cemetery. Sometimes it made a whistling sound, and sometimes it was like someone had just been stabbed with a knife and was screaming.

The candle flame flickered and seemed to be going out in the next second, but it never disappeared. It kept illuminating that small area, and even the table was bright, as if it was white for a moment in a trance.

It was a kind of whiteness that suddenly appeared in the sky, which made people feel more like falling into a dream.

The eldest aunt suddenly brought a porcelain blue round water cup, patted Li Qingshan on the shoulder, and said to him: "You must be thirsty after all this journey, drink some water?"

Li Qingshan was indeed thirsty, so he took the cup of water and drank it, and returned the cup. The aunt took the cup and left. Li Qingshan saw that no one was looking for him, so he found a stone and sat down, watching the people around him busy.

As he watched, Li Qingshan felt dizzy, his eyelids were fighting, his eyes went black, and he fell asleep.

He didn't know how long he had slept. When he woke up, the sky was dark and all around him was green. He felt his skin was cold and his body was stiff. He tried to move his fingers and suddenly found that he was tied up.

He gradually came to his senses and looked at himself carefully. He found that he was tied up. The ropes were wrapped around him again and again, so tightly that he couldn't break free. A huge apple was stuffed into his mouth, which made him unable to make any sound or close his lips. His tongue was pressed by the apple and was numb from time to time. His mouth had long been numb and he couldn't feel anything.

He was now lying on his side on the table, with a stone statue behind him, tribute in front of him, and a group of very pious people in front of the tribute.

They knelt on the ground, clasped their hands together, closed their eyes, and muttered something. I don't know if they were making a wish or reciting some scripture. It made people feel dizzy and their bodies ached.

After they finished reciting, they stood up from the ground and patted their clothes. Their expressions were firm and their eyes were calm. If they were not preparing to sacrifice Li Qingshan on the platform, Li Qingshan would be moved.

They wiped their hands with wet tissues, picked up three incense sticks, lit them, and watched the long gray-pink incense burn with an orange glow. They raised their hands and waved at the top, lined up, and walked to the incense burner one by one.

They first looked at the huge stone statue, then lowered their heads, lowered their eyes, and mumbled something, probably the name of the stone statue, or maybe their god, then they bowed three times to the stone statue and inserted the three incense sticks in their hands into the incense burner.

Everyone was very nervous, staring at the incense in the incense burner. After a while, the three incense sticks were normal, so the first person turned around and walked away. The second person followed the first person's process and inserted the incense in his hand into the incense burner.

The team was very long, and they walked for a while before they reached the end. The sky was no longer dim, but black. The sky was covered with dark clouds, as if it was about to rain. The wind was blowing, and the surrounding trees were leaning to the left and right, and the leaves made rustling sounds.

Everything sounded so frantic and disturbing.

Especially the young girl in a red wedding dress was standing upright next to the table. She looked stiff and indifferent, with no expression on her face, no emotion in her eyes, and her pale ears like plaster, freezing the whole person.

There is no doubt that the presence of the bride gave the whole scene an eerie sense of solemnity.

People lined up again, but this time it was not a long line, but a new dance team. They opened their eyes wide and began to dance and sing.

The bride still stood by without moving, just looking at them, as if she was out of the matter.

A rustling sound came from the people, which sounded like the sound of the leaves of the surrounding trees being blown by the wind. When you listen carefully, it is a little different, which is even more weird.