Outside of the Su family's ancestral house, there is actually no flower field.
It was already November, and the sky was a bright silver, as if it was going to snow at any moment. And the last snow hadn't melted away yet, except for the rocks outside the village, there was remnant snow.
Of course, Wei Xingshan also knew that Liu Qing dragged him out not to see some flower fields, but to give Anne and Lin Shuo a chance to be alone.
After waiting in the car for more than half an hour, Lin Shuo and Anne finally came out with different expressions.
On Lin Shuo's face was the relaxation of completing an important matter, while on Anne's face was the shock of being subverted.
The Su family's unique skill of "enclosing land" is indeed unimaginable.
Anne, a descendant of the Su family, has already filled her ears with this stunt.
But when she really comes into contact with it, she will doubt this kind of ability, whether human beings can master it only by practicing with their own physical body.
So when she walked out of the ancestral house, she was in a daze, as if she was stepping on cotton.
Seeing her condition, Lin Shuo sat on the co-pilot seat of the off-road vehicle, didn't say a word, just fastened his seat belt silently.
Fortunately, when Anne touched the steering wheel with both hands, the woman's gaze gradually became firmer.
She is the last descendant of the Su family. If she can't practice well, no one can.
"Don't worry." Sitting in the co-pilot seat, Lin Shuo reminded, "Every one of the six Liemen masters has a unique skill that is considered impossible by the world. But we have passed it down like this for thousands of years. That’s right, it’s called ancestors rewarding food. From my point of view, there is no one big in the world, and it’s up to people.”
"Yeah. I made a note." Anne nodded and started the car.
…
Gonger Peak, one of the three peaks of the Pamirs.
Fifteen kilometers away from Gonger Peak is Jiubie Peak, one of the three peaks in the Pamirs.
Both peaks are above 7,500 meters above sea level, standing side by side like a pair of close sisters.
This is the hometown of the strange creature hooked snake.
More than 2,000 years before 1998, this hooked snake lived in the dense forests and glaciers in the mountains, and was guarded by the hunters of the Su family.
Over the past two thousand years, although this hooked snake has a lonely personality, it has never killed a human being.
The first person it killed was Lin Leshan, the leader of the hunting gate, and this was also the last person it killed.
It is this human life that ends its lifespan of more than 2,000 years.
The hatred of killing one's father is unshakable, so Lin Shuo had to kill the hooked snake, but after killing him, he wanted to understand why.
Why did the hooked snake kill, and who ordered it.
And here is not only the hometown of hooked snake and the place where the incident happened, but also the resting place of his father Lin Leshan.
The altitude here is already about 4,000 meters. The altitude sickness made Wei Xingshan and Liu Qing feel uncomfortable, so they stayed in the car.
Only Anne followed Lin Shuo up the mountain.
"Mr. Lin, do you feel that in the past hundred years or so, the speed of our Hunting Gate's decline is too fast." Anne said while climbing.
"Yes." Lin Shuo did not deny this.
Although since the first industrial revolution, the human world has undergone earth-shaking changes, and all walks of life have been reshuffled. As a result, the original leaders in all walks of life-Menli people have gradually declined.
But among them, the falling speed of the hunting gate is indeed not normal.
Especially the six families of Liemen High School suffered from repeated tragedy.
First of all, more than a hundred years ago, the Yun family, the head of the six Liemen families at that time, almost cut off its main line, and since then gave up the throne of the head of the Liemen family.
Then came the Miao family more than 60 years ago. A hunter team that gathered the elites of the Miao family at that time was destroyed. From then on, only four of the "Nine Treasures" of the Miao family remained.
Then there was the Su family thirty years ago, which was almost wiped out overnight, leaving only Su Tongji and Su Tongdu brothers in the country.
After that, it was the Cao family fifteen years ago, the main line was cut off, and most of the inheritance was lost.
The other two of the six families, Lin and Zhang, have lived in the same line for hundreds of years. There were not many people in the first place, and now they are even more sparse.
And the battle of Kunlun Mountain six years ago almost brought an end to Liemen.
If Cao Yusheng hadn't come and Lin Shuo had survived, only a young man from the Zhang family and the Miao family would be left among the six Liemen families in China.
So when Anne mentioned this matter, Lin Shuo naturally felt the same way.
Although the Hunting Gate has suffered from severe attrition due to the continuous fighting with strange creatures since the birth of civilization by human beings, the number of people has always been small. However, in modern times, the number of strange creatures is far less than that of ancient times. It stands to reason that all the descendants of the Hunter Gate possess unique skills, so they should be more prosperous.
It is not known whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.
"Did you find anything?" Lin Shuo asked.
"Not yet." Anne shook her head, "I just have a feeling that over the past hundred years, there should be some kind of person or force targeting the Hunter Gate. What Mr. Lin encountered here six years ago is also here people planned."
"I think so too. Maybe our current actions are also part of their plan." Lin Shuo said, "The transaction in the Outer Xing'an Mountains is just a prelude."
"Mr. Lin, what should we do?" Anne asked.
"If we want to break the game, we have to wait for the moment when the other party meets." Lin Shuo said, "At present, we can only take one step at a time."
While talking, Lin Shuo slowed down.
This is the edge of a coniferous forest, halfway up the mountain, and the mountain is relatively gentle.
Anne found that in front of Lin Shuo, there was a row of raised mounds with tombstones standing on them.
"Is this right here?" Anne asked.
"En." Lin Shuo responded.
Anne's heart sank, and then she looked at the graves herself.
Large and small, there are more than 30 tombstones in total, all of which have tombstones, but some of the tombstones have words on them, and some do not.
"Some of them, I don't know their names." Lin Shuo said calmly, "So when we built the tomb, we didn't erect a monument. We can only record their clothing and appearance behind the tombstone. Waiting for their future People come here to identify people based on these."
"Mr. Lin, you made all these graves?" Anne asked softly.
"At that time, there was no one else alive, but me." Lin Shuo smiled wryly, and pointed to the front, "Your two uncles are in the second row. You can find them yourself. I'll chat with my father for a while. .”
"OK."
…
Coming down from the mountain, Anne found that Lin Shuo was not in good condition.
His face was pale, and his whole body began to tremble slightly. The way down the mountain was not difficult, but he walked very slowly.
"Mr. Lin." Anne wondered, "What's wrong with you?"
She knew that Lin Shuo had been traumatized before, and he would have similar symptoms when he felt emotional.
But after seeing the zombie oil lamp before, his condition seemed to be cured, and he never committed the crime again.
"When I was chatting with my father just now, I thought of something." Lin Shuo took out a cigarette with trembling hands, struck a match and lit it, and said, "It was raining that day."
"It's raining, so what's the matter?" Anne didn't understand.
"It rained heavily that night, and the raindrops hit me like stones." Lin Shuo said, "Except for thunder, heavy rain and lightning, they couldn't hear or see anything. At that time, they started to work on their own. Cannibalism.
I was like drunk at the time, and I don't know how long I was confused, maybe a second or two, maybe a minute or two.
By the time I regained my sanity, it was too late.
You analyzed before that the reason why we lose our minds and even kill each other is because someone has mastered the zombie oil lamp and confused us.
However, how could the lamp be lit when it rained so much that night
Even if they have a lampshade or something like that, if they light the lamp, then in such a rainy environment, the hallucinogenic gas burned by the wick will be washed away by the rain soon, so how can it be broadcast so far and affect us everyone. "
Hearing what Lin Shuo said, Anne understood, and she said, "Could it be that the zombie oil lamp was not the one that killed the hunter team that day?"
"Definitely not." Lin Shuo shook his head and said, "Actually, there were suspicions before. The characteristic of zombie oil lamps is that the affected people live in peace, and then attack people who are not affected by the oil lamp. This situation is inconsistent with six years ago. .”
"What the hell is that?" Anne felt that a stone was suddenly pressed in her heart, and she suddenly became preoccupied.
Lin Shuo thought for a while, then extinguished the cigarette in his hand: "If this is not accidental, then they are using things like hooked snakes and zombie oil lamps to keep reminding me what happened that night, let me not forget, let me I'm going after it."
Speaking of this, Lin Shuo glanced at Anne beside him: "You, it seems that you can't stay out of it now."
"what do you mean… "
"Hooked Snake killed my father, this is their reminder to me." Lin Shuo said, "And Shan Yan Wang almost wiped out your Su family, this seems to be a reminder to you."
"Is this a clue?"
"Maybe, or maybe not." Lin Shuo said, "But I've accepted all the deals, so I'm going to have a look."
"Um."