Chapter 50: Entering the Village
The master had been to this village before, so he was still familiar with the way into the village, but before entering the village, he first removed the black cloth that covered the eyes and ears of Ma Le and Ma Xiao, and then took out some water from his bag and moistened it with the cloth, so as to wash away the cinnabar symbols on their faces. (You can find this site)
After about half a minute, the two brothers opened their eyes, a little groggy, and the master said, "Don't say anything, drink saliva first, and take a rest." ”
The two brothers did as they were told, and after about five minutes, Ma Le spoke: "Master Jiang, it's amazing, I feel as if I'm sleeping, and when I wake up, I'm here, but when I wake up, it's like a dream, and I don't see anything real, and I'm groggy." ”
"This is also a last resort, Feng Wugan hurts the body, but it's better than you being scared and collapsed." Master explained responsibly.
Ma Xiao hurriedly said: "Yes, Master Jiang, it's better to seal it, I'd rather do this, and I don't want to see it." ”
"Shouldn't you see it?" The master glanced at the village in front of him, and then said, "I'm afraid I can't avoid it." ”
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I sometimes really admire my master's memory, even though he came to the village decades ago, he remembered the road so clearly, and led us into the village very familiarly.
Unlike other villages, this village is not shrouded in white fog as we imagined, and everything is very clear, but it is very unreal.
Why is it not true? First of all, it was a summer with clear skies and scorching sun, but the sky in this village was gloomy, not cloudy like rain, but a depressing gloomy day, and the sun could not be seen, as if someone had put another lid on top of the village.
Second, walking on the edge of this village, looking at everything, it was like a yellow veil, and I looked at it for a long time, trying to describe this feeling, but I couldn't describe it. It wasn't until Ma Le and Ma Xiao set up the survey equipment, as if they were photographing the similar, that I had a flash of inspiration and found the adjective. Yes, looking at this village is like looking at a broken old photograph.
Needless to say, these two points alone make the whole village seem extraordinarily unreal.
Ma Le and Ma Xiao were busy surveying the village, measuring something while writing and drawing, after all, they were professional, and they wanted to draw topographic maps, and they did not draw simple topographic maps, but topographic maps that met military standards.
It's a habit of agents.
Seeing that they were busy, Gao Ning said to my master, "Master Jiang, are we going into the village today?" Looking at Gao Ning's expression, he was reluctant to go in.
My master looked at his watch, and then said, "What is your name Jiang Ye, you can call me Master Jiang." The village is to enter, but not too deep, there is no time to delay, we set off at 8 o'clock in the morning, and now it is almost 12 o'clock. And between 12 and 12:30 noon, we were absolutely not allowed to enter the village, and we had to leave before 2 o'clock. ”
Gao Ning heard my master say that he wanted to enter, and his face couldn't help but change, and he didn't say for a long time: "I'll just call Jiang Ye, your ability is worthy of my call Jiang Ye." Jiang Ye, what I want to say is that I am not timid, and I have seen a lot of Taoism so far. It's just that this village gives me a really dangerous and depressing feeling, and my feeling also tells me that a few of us can't help in this village, and we will."
Master patted Gao Ning on the shoulder and said, "I know, we won't go deeper, we just need a map." ”
I didn't care about any of this, so I took a sip of water and asked Master, "Master, why do you say you have to leave before 2 o'clock?" "Between 12 o'clock and 12 o'clock, I knew that it was too cloudy for us to go in, so why leave before two o'clock? I don't understand.
Master said, "Do you think we will have a way to survive on the mountain after 6 o'clock?" After 6 o'clock, the yang energy weakens, and the activity of those insects begins to become more frequent, and even your insect repellent powder can't stop them. Moreover, we set off at 8 o'clock, and it took more than 3 hours to get here, and when we go back, God knows if there will be other changes, so it is better to leave enough time. ”
What the master said was very vague, maybe he was afraid of something, I understand what he meant, the old village chief let us in, God knows if he will make trouble on the way back? Or will he leave a few of us in this village?
This thought made me uneasy, but Master said, "Do you know why I feel comfortable coming here in groups of five to survey the terrain?" Because the time is not up and there are not enough people, we will not have an accident in the village. ”
What time is not up? Not enough people? I'm confused! Master's speech was inexplicable.
But the master didn't have the heart to explain, so he sat there alone and smoked a dry cigarette, and I took out a cigarette from my bag and lit it, leaning against a big stone, tilting my head and smoking.
After a while, about 12 o'clock, Ma Le and Ma Xiao were busy, and the two brothers ran over after collecting the drawings and sat down next to the master.
"How long will it take to complete this map?" Master asked.
"If the two of us continue to measure, it will take three days, and we will have to go deep into the village to draw a map that meets the requirements." Ma Le replied after taking a sip of water.
"Three days? Do you want to go deep into the village? The master pondered alone for a while, then groped in the yellow cloth bag for a while, took out a handful of incense wrapped in yellow rune paper, and said, "It seems that this 'immortal guide' cannot be saved. ”
I know that this thing is a kind of incense stick made of special materials, and the smoke that wafts out does not disperse, even if the wind blows, it is not so easy to blow away, and with the guide charm wrapped in the incense, it really fits the name of 'fairy guidance'.
It is not easy to draw the guide talisman, even my master will not, according to my master, this guide talisman is almost lost, and now I can only find two or three people who can draw it, as for where my master got this immortal to guide the way, I really don't know.
However, looking at my master's appearance, he was also more distressed.
Actually, if you're lost, you can open my eyes! Master will also open his eyes, but think about the sequelae after opening his eyes, let's use this 'immortal guide'.
The group talked for a while, ate something simply, and prepared to enter the village, of course, where to enter the village, it was according to the requirements of the two brothers, Ma Le and Ma Xiao.
Do you want to walk into the same village as in the photos? I suddenly panicked for no reason, but it was a matter of no choice, and I followed suit.
Soon, I came to the first building in the village, which seemed to be a house on the edge of the village, and the house revealed a sense of decay, indescribably strange.
This is different from other villages, where houses have been uninhabited for a long time, have fallen into disrepair, and have collapsed, which is not unusual.
But the house in front of me is as if the owner has not been gone for a long time, neither looking dilapidated nor dilapidated, but there is a sense of decay in it, it feels like something has been in the refrigerator for a long time, shriveled and blackened, and the inside has rotted.
Has this house been locked in the photo for a long time? All of a sudden, I had such an idea, it was very weird!
I had a keen sense and could probably sense that something was wrong, and of course Master could sense it, and he patted the house and said something that I couldn't figure out: "Another unsolved mystery." ”
Heh, this house has risen to the point of unsolved mystery in the eyes of the master?
The rest of the people didn't dare to say much, they didn't feel anything wrong with the house, they just instinctively made the village feel uncomfortable.
And I also inadvertently found a problem, that is, the plants under my feet, as if they were divided by this village, grow differently, their leaves are still green, but as if they are green spices, white is added, and the green actually looks very bleak, obviously, the edge of the leaves is actually miserable white.
This kind of thing is not worth mentioning in this village, and even if I see anything strange in this village, I don't think it's strange.
A few of us walked past the house towards the village, but unexpectedly, we heard a 'squeak', the sound of the gate opening.
Is the wind blowing? But when I looked back, I saw a horrific scene that I will never forget in my life.