Extra: The Village That Cannot Lie (VI)
When everyone returned to the tongue tree, they saw from afar that thirteen villagers were hanging on the tongue tree.
Her hair was wrapped around her neck, her feet were off the ground, and her body was swaying slightly in the air.
When they got closer and saw the miserable plight of the villagers, everyone felt a little nauseous.
The villagers' eyes and noses were stuffed with hair, their mouths were wide open, dark and empty, and their tongues had all been pulled out.
The village chief also died.
Chen Yan's face was pale. He hid behind Su Qiao and was trembling all over.
Su Qiao looked at her and said, "Isn't this your first time entering the game?"
Chen Yan trembled: "No, it's not."
She pointed at Gu Lin, "I know the little player."
Gu Lin is indeed famous throughout the entire game.
Chen Yan added: "This is the second time."
Su Qiao: "..."
Okay.
All the villagers who said that Ah Sheng was a female ghost in black died, proving that the villagers were wrong and had inadvertently "lied".
The female ghost in black is really Ayun.
"A Xiu is missing." Song Ran frowned.
There were still traces of the dog leash on the tongue tree left when Ah Xiu struggled, but at this time, Ah Xiu and the dog leash were gone.
The double-hatted boss hugged Gu Lin and said, "Ah Sheng."
That’s right, it was Asheng’s tongue that the villagers wanted to cut off from the beginning, but in the end it was Ayun who had her tongue cut off and turned into a female ghost in black.
Then the only ones who can cause this kind of mistake are the beneficiaries of the whole thing.
That is Ah Sheng.
Su Qiao said: "They are twin sisters. The villagers only recognize people by their hairstyle, and hairstyle is the easiest to disguise. Ah Sheng wants his sister to be a scapegoat, so he can just cut her long hair to the same short as his own."
Chen Yan asked: "Could it be that Ah Sheng took Ah Xiu away? She had previously asked us not to look for Ah Xiu."
If you don't speak for more than an hour, a female ghost in black will appear and your tongue will be pulled out.
Chen Yan seldom spoke, and he basically spoke only at the right time. What he said was always in the form of asking questions, and it was either an established fact, and he never drew conclusions, which avoided falling into the trap of lying.
When Chen Yan spoke, no one answered her. Instead, they immediately went to wake up the little fat boy who was still sleeping soundly.
Gu Lin lay on the shoulder of the man in the double-layer hat. His chubby little face was deformed by the pressure. His eyes were closed, and his eyelashes were long and thick, like small brushes.
The small Ultraman backpack he was carrying was now on Qi Yuan's back.
The baby is immersed in sleep. He goes wherever others carry him and doesn't even know he has fallen asleep.
The guy in the double-layer hat didn't know how to wake up Gu Lin. He saw that he was sleeping soundly. He shook him, but he didn't wake up. He called him, but there was no response.
Song Ran had been holding A Xiu's hand before and had no chance to wash his hands, and no one allowed him to touch the cub.
The double-hatted boss looked at Su Qiao helplessly.
Su Qiao smiled and shook Gu Lin's soft body: "Tuanzi, wake up, it's time to eat."
Others: “…”
When he heard about eating, Gu Lin woke up immediately. Before he even opened his eyes, he rubbed his eyes with his little hands and said crisply, "Well, get up and eat!"
I can't wake him up even if I shake him, but he wakes up immediately when he hears me eating.
The others silently gave Su Qiao a thumbs up.
While Qi Yuan was hesitating to open his eyes, he asked 9528 to buy a big chicken drumstick from the system mall.
Although it was a little trick to wake Gu Lin up, he couldn't be deceived.
He didn't do this to play games, but he didn't want Gu Lin to feel cheated.
Even if it's just a small thing.
When the adults saw that Qi Yuanzhen bought chicken legs for Gu Lin, they were stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.
Children are indeed much more honest.
Gu Lin got down from the arms of the big man in the double-layer hat, saw the big chicken drumstick in Qi Yuan's hand, and immediately took it happily, took a bite, and started eating happily.
It was already past dinner time, and although the others were not hungry, they still bought a piece of bread to fill their stomachs.
Gu Lin held the big chicken leg in his two little hands and chewed it, and even let Qi Yuan eat it: "Brother Yuan, eat too!"
Qi Yuan shook his head: "I'm not hungry."
He hadn't eaten anything.
Gu Lin said seriously: "Brother Yuan, if you don't eat, you won't grow taller. In the future, you won't be as tall as your brother and your son."
Qi Yuan: “…”
Qi Yuan said: "I am taller than your brother."
Gu Lin snorted, knowing how to protect his brother the most: "But if brother Yuan doesn't eat, he won't grow taller, so you can only be this small."
Qi Yuan: “…”
Gu Lin, this little brat, just brought up Gu Yuan's previous remarks to scare him into eating well and not eating snacks.
His purpose was to make Qi Yuan eat well.
Although he is small, he still cares about whether his younger brother Yuan is eating well.
After a moment of stalemate, Qi Yuan compromised and took a bite of the chicken leg.
Seeing Qi Yuan was willing to eat, Gu Lin smiled and said, "Brother Yuan must also eat well in the future. If Qi Yuan eats, then brother Yuan will eat."
Qi Yuan: “…Yeah.”
After eating, everyone split into two groups, one group waited in front of the small earthen house, and the other group went to the village to look for Ah Sheng.
The village of Can’t Lie is so small that villagers cannot leave the village. Ah Sheng has nowhere to go and will most likely have to go home.
The two children can't walk fast, so it's inconvenient for them to find people.
Chen Yan was timid and was unable to take care of the two children when she entered the dungeon for the second time.
Finally, Su Qiao, Song Ran and Chen Yan went to look for someone, while the boss in the double-layer hat took the two children back to the small earthen house.
Back in the little mud house, Gu Lin didn't let him be carried anymore.
Qi Yuan and the double-hatted boss didn't talk much. Before Gu Lin fell asleep, the atmosphere between them wasn't awkward, but just weirdly quiet.
Gu Lin woke up at this time. He was a little chatterbox and talked a lot. No one knew where all the words came from.
He honked all the way, and the noise made by one person was as loud as that made by ten people.
Gu Lin said to Qi Yuan: "Brother Yuan, the little schoolbag you carry with your baby looks great. I'll ask your brother to buy one for you later."
Qi Yuan curled his lips and said "hmm".
Then, he asked the boss in the double-layered hat: "Brother Mao Mao, are you tired holding the baby?"
Double Hat Boss: "Not bad."
Gu Lin nodded.
Not only does he have to speak, he also has to sing and I don't know what he's talking about.
After walking along the way, Gu Lin had picked up a lot of small things, including smooth stones, small wild flowers, and small wooden sticks.
Qi Yuan: “…”
Double-hat boss: "..."
I finally understand why taking care of children is tiring. It’s true. I can’t rest for a moment.
It's too noisy.
I don't know where all that energy comes from.
The doors and windows of the small earthen house were still locked. There was a well in front of the house, covered with a stone well cover.
There was not even a small bench. Qi Yuan and the double-hatted boss just glanced away. When they turned around, they found Gu Lin eating a lollipop while grabbing the manhole cover with one hand, grunting and trying to climb up.
But his calves were too short, and when he lifted them, his small body staggered and he almost fell.
Qi Yuan: “…”
Double-hat boss: "..."
The two were quite speechless.
Qi Yuan walked forward and pulled Gu Lin down, stopping him from crawling around.
Gu Lin had never seen a well before, so he patted the manhole cover with his little hands: "Brother Yuan, what is this? I want to sit on it."
Qi Yuan said: "This is the well where people draw water for cooking. You can't sit on it."
Gu Lin said "Oh" and looked around the well, very curious: "There is water in it"
Qi Yuan: "Well, the water is deep, be careful not to fall in."
Gu Lin held the lollipop in his little hand. Suddenly, he put his little ear close to it, listened carefully, and said: "Why is there a dog in here? Woof woof woof!"
There were intermittent barking sounds coming from the well.
He listened carefully for a while and confirmed that there was indeed a dog barking in the well. He was about to ask Qi Yuan and the man in the double-layer hat if they heard it, but when he turned around, he found that the two were gone.
Gu Lin: ""
The scene in front of him also changed subtly.
It was still the same little mud house, but the sky had darkened and day had turned into night.
The barking sounds in the well became clearer and clearer. Gu Lin didn't have time to be surprised. He turned back to look at the well and found that the well cover was gone. There was dark and unfathomable water at the bottom of the well.
A black dog was struggling in the water, scratching the wall of the well with its claws, trying to climb out, but the wall was slippery and there was nowhere to put its strength.
When Gu Lin looked more carefully, he found that there was nothing in the well but still stagnant water.
Gu Lin said anxiously in a small voice: [9528, why can't I see brother Ayuan and brother Maomao?]
9528 hurriedly comforted: [Don’t be afraid, little anchor, this is a flashback. When the flashback is over, you will be able to see them. 】
Gu Lin said “Oh”.
He had also experienced the memory killing in the Mermaid Town copy, so he was not unfamiliar with it.
At this moment, with a creaky sound, the small earthen house opened.
Gu Lin looked back and saw a girl with shoulder-length hair walking out of the house.
"Hey, it's that Sister Asheng."
Gu Lin said, running forward and standing in front of Ah Sheng.
But Ah Sheng seemed not to see him and did not even look at him.
Gu Lin tilted his little head back and ran around in front of her, but Ah Sheng just didn't look at him.
Ah Sheng's face was heavy. He raised his feet and walked out. His arm touched Gu Lin, but he passed directly through Gu Lin.
9528 said: [Young anchor, we are wearing clothes, so others can’t see you. 】
Seeing that Ah Sheng couldn't see him, Gu Lin could only put his knees together, sit on the doorstep, and concentrate on eating his lollipop.
There was a dim light in the small mud house, and the decoration inside the house was simple and poor.
After a while, a girl with waist-length hair came back from outside, followed by a big black dog.
She looked very unhappy, and the big black dog at her feet was Ah Xiu.
Gu Lin was sitting on the doorstep eating candy. He recognized the big dog at a glance and pointed with his little hand: "A Xiu."
When he saw the girl with long hair, he said "Huh" in surprise, not understanding why there were two "Sisters A Sheng".
Ah Xiu is not a Yin dog yet. He is alive and well, his fur is very shiny, and he is well taken care of. He is a big, smooth, beautiful black dog.
Dogs can see things that ordinary people cannot see. As if it felt something, it looked in Gu Lin's direction and started barking.
Gu Lin stomped his little feet on the ground and raised his little palm.
The living Ah Xiu was arrogant when she didn't have the Yin Dog, but she felt fear instinctively when facing Gu Lin, the little auspicious beast.
It barked a few times, but when it saw Gu Lin raising his hand, it became timid, and hid behind Ayun with its tail between its legs, not daring to bark anymore.
Ayun frowned and touched Axiu: "What's wrong with Axiu?"
Ah Sheng sneered: "You still care about a dog. Now the villagers want to cut off my tongue one by one. Don't you care about your sister?"
Ayun frowned even more tightly, glanced at Asheng, and was about to walk into the house.
Ah Sheng stopped her and said: "Didn't you just go to the village chief to plead for mercy? Are they still going to cut off my tongue?"
Ayun: "You spread rumors everywhere, killing Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang, and also killing their unborn child. What do you think we should do?"
Ah Sheng stared: "I said it, did I say it? Everyone thinks I'm lying, but didn't you tell me all this?"
"Didn't you say you have the ability to read minds? Can you read what I'm thinking now?"
Ah Yun pursed her lips, looking melancholy: "You know I can't read your thoughts. Besides, I will tell you the truth about whatever you ask me. But I will never tell anyone else."
Ah Sheng had a fierce expression: "Yes, you are the most innocent, you are the most pure, you are the most likable, and I am the most annoying. Everyone hates me. I have always lived in your shadow, like a clown."
Ayun looked at her quietly, as if she was looking at a child who was making trouble for no reason.
Ah Sheng couldn't stand the look in her eyes the most, always acting superior.
They are twins, but compared with Ayun, she has become a clown that everyone hates.
She lived like a shadow under Ayun's halo.
Ah Sheng suddenly grabbed Ah Yun, and begged desperately because he was scared: "Sister, let's run away, let's leave, I can't let my tongue be cut off, I will never say nonsense again, let's leave here and start over!"
Ah Yun looked at her calmly: "We killed three people. Do you think the villagers will let us go?"
"This is the best result after my efforts to persuade the villagers."
Ah Sheng let go of the hand that was holding her sleeve.
Ayun didn't want to argue anymore, so he walked around her and went into the house.
Ah Sheng's face was distorted and becoming more and more sinister. She stood there stiffly, not moving a muscle.
However, just as Ayun was about to walk into the house, Asheng suddenly picked up a drill bit from the wall, turned around and rushed forward, hitting Ayun on the back of the head with a brick.
Ayun fainted on the ground, unconscious, and fell next to Gu Lin.
Ah Xiu barked loudly, rushed forward and bit Ah Sheng's right ankle, holding on hard and refusing to let go at all.
Ah Sheng screamed in pain and hit Ah Xiu's head again and again with the brick in his hand, but Ah Xiu held on tightly and refused to let go.
Ah Sheng's ankle was bitten and bleeding. The heart-wrenching pain made her scream in agony, and she threw the brick at Ah Xiu with more and more force.
It smashed a hole in its head and caused it to collapse.
Ah Xiu finally let go, and her body slid limply to the ground.
Ah Sheng kicked the half-dead Ah Xiu away. His ankle was bitten so badly that the bone was visible.
Ah Sheng's expression calmed down. In her anger, she ignored the pain and dragged the unconscious Ah Yun into the house and closed the door.
…
The scene changed, and Gu Lin found that Ayun and Asheng in front of him were gone.
He went from sitting on the door frame to sitting on a small bench in the room.
Ayun was tied to a chair with a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, while Asheng was dragging his bloody right leg, holding a pair of scissors in his hand, and gesturing at Ayun's head.
Ayun has woken up, but her mouth is blocked so she can't speak. She just looks at the crazy Asheng with a pair of clear eyes.
Ah Sheng's expression was stubborn and clearly abnormal: "You told me that you are the culprit. It's all your fault. If I have to cut someone's tongue off, it should be your tongue."
Ah Sheng had a fierce expression on his face. He grabbed Ah Yun's long hair and cut it off bit by bit until it reached her shoulders, the same length as her.
At this point, just looking at their faces, the two people are exactly the same.
Ah Sheng was satisfied: "Okay."
She picked up her cut long hair and put it on her head, "Now, I am Ayun."
Ayun's eyes widened completely.
…
The scene changed again, and Ayun, whose hair had been cut, fainted on the ground. In front of him was no longer Asheng, but a dozen villagers.
The village chief was also there, his expression very serious.
This is no longer a small mud house, but a farmland. Next to it is a big bare tree, which is the tongue tree that has not yet hung its tongue.
The villagers held sharp daggers in their hands and looked at "A Sheng" who was unconscious after being fed sleeping pills.
A villager: “Do we really have to cut off Ah Sheng’s tongue?”
Another villager: "We originally wanted them to leave the village, but she refused to repent and went out to spread rumors again today. If we don't cut off her tongue, how can we be worthy of the deceased Wang Lao's family?"
Finally, the villagers looked at the village chief, waiting for his decision.
No one wants to bear this kind of responsibility and guilt.
The village chief looked at the big bare tree and said, "Let's do it."
Just as the villagers were holding down Ayun, one villager pried open her mouth, another villager clamped her tongue with pliers and put a dagger to it, Ayun woke up.
As soon as she woke up, she wanted to struggle, but she was held down by four or five strong villagers and could not break free.
Her mouth was pried open as wide as possible, exposing the root of her tongue, which was still fixed with pliers. She could only make humming sounds but could not speak.
Seeing that "A Sheng" woke up, the villager holding the dagger trembled and cut a line on his tongue, causing blood to flow, but did not cut off the tongue.
Ayun cried in pain, whimpered even more miserably, and struggled even harder.
The villagers could barely hold her down.
The other villagers were urging her to cut it off quickly to give her a quick death.
The villager holding the dagger broke out in a cold sweat. The dagger cut into the root of his tongue. He scratched it hard as if he was cutting flesh, and used the pliers in his hand to pull it out with force.
Blood flowed out of Ayun's mouth like a faucet, a lot of blood flowed out.
Tears welled up in her wide-open eyes.
The dagger was very sharp. When two-thirds of the tongue was cut off, the force of the pliers pulled the tongue out of the mouth by the roots.
After the villagers pulled out their tongues, they hung them on a big tree with a red rope to warn the villagers not to spread rumors and destroy the harmony among the villagers.
After the villagers left, Ayun, whose tongue had been pulled out, lay dying under the tongue tree, as if he was already dead.
The night was dark and the wind rustled through the cornfield.
Ah Sheng, wearing a wig, limped out from behind the cornfield.
She was at the scene and watched the whole process, but she never said a word.
Ayun opened his eyes hazily, looked at Asheng, bent his fingers, and wrote and drew on the ground. What he wrote was "lie".
She wrote these two words repeatedly, staring at Ah Sheng without blinking.
you.
lie.
You lied.
Ah Sheng's expression changed, and then he smiled again: "Oh, you reminded me that even though you don't have a tongue, you can still write, right?"
She squatted down, picked up one of Ayun's arms, looked at it, and compared it with her leg, as if comparing something.
Then she threw away Ayun's arm, dragged her legs, and dragged her directly on the ground, dragging her back to the small mud house.
Ayun had already fainted.
There were many mosaics in front of Gu Lin’s eyes. After Ah Sheng dragged Ah Yun away, he followed behind, but he could not touch anyone or anything and could not do anything.
Back in the hut, Ah Sheng rummaged through the drawers, found the needle and thread, and then sewed Ah Yun's arms and legs together.
Ayun was awakened by the pain, but she couldn't scream because her tongue was gone.
Ah Sheng looked at her with a sneer.
It's so pitiful. He can't even make a sound without blocking his mouth.
The needle and thread were not strong and always broke, so Ah Sheng sewed over and over again until the arms and legs were completely and tightly sewn together. Only then did she feel satisfied and sew the other arm and leg.
She spent most of the night sewing before she finally finished it.
She even sewed a completely black outfit for Ayun to change into. It only had trouser legs and no sleeves, and the arms and legs had to be worn inside the trouser legs.
At this time, Ayun turned into the shape of the character "冂".
The floor of the room was covered with blood, the stench was overwhelming, and Ayun was lying in a pool of blood.
Ah Sheng wanted to find some water to wash the ground, so he walked to the well, but did not move. He lowered his head expressionlessly and kept looking at the well.
Gu Lin also came to the well and looked down into the well.
A black dog was soaking in the well. It was the dead Ah Xiu.
Suddenly, the dead A Xiu opened her tightly closed eyes and looked at Gu Lin.
Gu Lin was startled. Although he was brave, he could still be frightened by a sudden shock.
Ah Xiu opened her eyes, struggled in the water, and barked.
The sound became increasingly distant and increasingly blurred, until a manhole cover covered the mouth of the well and the sound disappeared...
Gu Lin placed his small hand on the manhole cover, and the dark night had turned into a sunny and warm day.
"Cub."
Qi Yuan's voice rang in my ears.
Gu Lin turned around and saw Qi Yuan and the double-hatted boss standing behind him, their eyes on him.
The memory killing is over.
Gu Lin blinked, slowed down, pointed at the well with his little hand, and said, "A Xiu is down there."
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I am such a loser. There is still one chapter left. It seems that the small copy is not short. I didn’t know it before I wrote it. I found it is quite long after I wrote it... I decided not to write small copies later, and write a small side story of cute babies.
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