“Look at the hill behind their house again, look closely.” Lu Mo’s tone was somewhat mysterious, which aroused Ye Qingqing’s curiosity.
Since she couldn't see clearly from inside the car, she took out her camera, asked the driver to stop, and pretended to take a picture.
The driver, unsuspecting, pulled over to the side of the road and waited with a smile.
Lu Mo led Ye Qingqing a few steps, and they happened to be able to see the couple's house from a distance. Ye Qingqing casually posed for a few pictures, and Lu Mo took some of them.
"What's different about the back mountain? Apart from the trees being particularly thick, there's nothing different..."
Ye Qingqing muttered to herself, unaware of anything unusual about the mountain behind her husband's house. However, she noticed that some eaves were faintly visible in the distance, indicating that there were other villagers there, but they were too far away, at least a mile away.
"Gah..."
The faint cawing of crows could be heard. In China, crows are considered unlucky birds, and legend has it that anyone who encounters one will have bad luck. However, this is a superstitious belief. Crows are actually beneficial birds, offering great advantages to humans. It is only because they love to eat carrion and have dark feathers that they are regarded as unlucky birds.
But in my country, it's completely different. Crows are everywhere, and each one has glossy black feathers and a large body. Because crows are considered auspicious birds here, and are even regarded as divine beasts by the people, there are more crows here than sparrows in China. You can hear the hoarse cries of crows all the time, and you can often see crows flying in the sky.
A few crows cawed in the distance, and several small black dots could be vaguely seen. They perched on the branches for a while, then flew into the sky. They got closer and closer, but strangely, when they were almost at their husband's house, the crows changed course and flew in other directions.
It flew farther and farther away until it disappeared completely.
"Huh, why isn't it flying over here anymore?"
Ye Qingqing originally wanted to take pictures of these beautiful and spirited crows. The crows here are really quite spirited, with glossy black skin. Perhaps the crows know that they are mythical creatures here, so they hold their heads high and act arrogantly, unlike the crows in China, which seem rather pitiful and unpopular. They are rarely seen and seldom appear in crowded places.
However, the crows here are really not afraid of people, and there are many of them. Before long, a few more appeared, also heading in the direction of Ye Qingqing and her group. Ye Qingqing raised her camera, but like the previous crows, when they were almost at Tsumabuki Minami's house, the crows turned around and flew away.
The first time was a coincidence, but was the second time also a coincidence?
Ye Qingqing frowned. She refused to believe it and decided to wait and see if there would be a third batch of crows. She wanted to see if they would turn around again.
After waiting a few more minutes, a third group of crows appeared. They cawed a few times and flew over, but the result was the same. This time, the crows even turned around and flew away some distance from the couple's house.
"What's going on? Is there a monster in Tsumabuki Minami's house?" Ye Qingqing found it unbelievable.
However, she finally figured out why the Tsumabuki Minami family's house was so quiet. There was such a big mountain behind it, and she had been there for more than half an hour without seeing a single bird. Now it seemed that all the birds had flown to other places!
"Let's go back to the hotel."
Lu Mo didn't say anything, but pushed Ye Qingqing into the car. Now was not the time to talk; they would discuss it in detail back at the hotel.
Ye Qingqing was full of suspicion, but she didn't ask any more questions. Before getting into the car, she looked back again and saw Tsumabuki Minami meticulously weeding, with a large house behind him, as quiet as a painting.
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