Meishan Ancient Village covers a small area. The buildings of the whole village are long lines. The distance from the entrance of the village to the old house at the end of the village is only a few hundred meters. Along the old green brick road in the middle, there are many old-fashioned Brick and tile houses, a rough count... There may be less than a hundred families here.
The population base is small.
Avoid the world.
There was no sign of farming nearby either.
How did this ancient village survive to this day
Everyone was thinking about these difficult-to-neglect issues, especially Chen Xian... After he got the information about Meishan Ancient Village, he couldn't help but have an unfounded guess in his mind.
Don't the natives of this ancient village intermarry with the outside world
If you want to reproduce from generation to generation, can't you avoid the circle of close relatives
The reason why Mei Shan was born with such a weird and ugly face, could it be...he is one of the products of close relatives in Meishan Ancient Village
Chen Xian really wanted to ask about the Meishan Ancient Village's prosperity here, but his rationality told him that such questions should not be asked casually, at least without confirming whether Meishan is hostile to his side... absolutely not to ask casually .
"Why is there no one in the village?" Lu Yisheng looked around, with an extremely puzzled expression on his face, because no one had seen anyone from Meishan Village since entering the village.
This village seems to be worse than a ghost village, not to mention people, not even a ghost!
The entire ancient village was shrouded in a deadly atmosphere, like an old man who had been dead for many years and was in the process of decay. In this dead village, the sense of dilapidation that cannot be ignored can be felt almost everywhere. Many houses have been in disrepair for a long time, and even dozens of tile-roofed houses have collapsed into ruins, and the ruins are covered with moss and many plants grow... It should have become like this many years ago .
The winding path paved with ancient blue bricks may be due to the poor craftsmanship of the brick layers or the age of the brick laying too long. There are piles of weeds and unknown wildflowers, and they will make a rattling sound when the wind blows. The strange and abrupt sound does not seem to match their size.
"Everyone in the village went to sacrifice."
The old man walked in front, and quickly answered the questions raised by Lu Yisheng, with a kind of longing for the gods in his words.
"Sacrifice?" Lu Yisheng was startled, looked around a few times, his expression was even more puzzled, "But look here... it seems that no one has lived here for a long time."
Hearing this, the old man raised his finger and pointed to several old houses nearby.
"This is the only area that is uninhabited. The other houses are inhabited. They were here yesterday..."
Following the guidance of the old man, everyone looked at the old houses one after another. Although the houses were a little dilapidated, it was undeniable that they did have traces of human habitation, and some doors still had unfinished firewood, there are still unwashed vegetables piled up in wooden basins outside several houses...
Not only Chen Xian was curious about the gods in the old people's mouth, but even Lu Yisheng and the others were very curious.
Seeing what the old man said, that god seems to be real, and the white mist area under the mountain is the masterpiece of that god... Is there really a god in this world
"Old man, is the god you mentioned... still in Meishan?" Lu Yisheng couldn't help asking curiously.
The old man nodded and replied: "It has always been in the mountain, and those who go to worship it have gone to see it. Every year when it comes to the extreme day, sacrifices are required, and that god only comes out at this time."
"Extreme day?" Lu Yisheng was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean by extreme day?"
The old man replied: "The whole day is broad daylight, so there is no need to ask!"
"Is that so..." Lu Yisheng frowned, "How many days does a phenomenon like the polar day last?"
"A long time." The old man said, his steps slowed down, as if he was remembering something, and he added after a while, "Maybe a month, maybe two months...the time is relatively long."
In the original world, the polar day is a real phenomenon, and the polar day is also called the eternal day, which means that within the range of the polar circle of the earth, the sun is above the horizon within a day. For fourteen hours, every minute and every second of a day will be bathed in the brilliance of the sun... But the real polar day will only appear one day a year, and the rest of the time is just long days and short nights or long nights and short days.
Like the old man said, the extreme day will last for a month or two
is it possible
With all kinds of questions in mind, Lu Yisheng walked up to Chen Xian in a few steps, and gave his boss a look.
"What's wrong?" Chen Xian asked under his throat.
"We have really traveled through time."
Lu Yisheng seemed to have discovered some important information because of the old man's words. When he spoke, his expression became a little nervous, and his voice was deliberately lowered, looking cautious.
"Boss, I found that the sun in the sky is not moving."
"Do not move?"
Hearing what Lu Yisheng said, Chen Xian couldn't help but look up to the sky.
With just a casual glance, he understood what Lu Yisheng meant. The sun in the sky was always at the same place and never moved. A lifeless picture scroll.
This may be a world that everyone can barely understand, but it is definitely different from the normal world in their impression.
"Be careful, the old man is not quite right."
Chen Xian also reminded Lu Yisheng in a low voice, keeping his voice very low. Although Lu Yisheng didn't know what Chen Xian found, he still nodded to show that he would be careful, and at the same time put his right hand on the handle of the gun on his back waist , calmly and fully prepared to shoot at any time.
On the way with the old man walking in the ancient village, Chen Xian found out that something was wrong with the old man a few minutes ago. Communication, I am also grateful for the white mist at the foot of the mountain that prevents outsiders from entering Meishan. Does it mean that they should be very hostile to outsiders
Even if there is no hostility, there will be vigilance, this is beyond doubt.
But now my group has made it clear that they came from outside the mountain... Why did he take us back to the village? Are you not afraid that we are bad people
After preliminary analysis, Chen Xian only got two kinds of results, or two guesses.
First, this old man has no bad intentions and is relatively honest. He brought everyone who seemed lost back to the village because of his kindness.
Second, this old man has other plans. He brought his group into the village for other purposes.
"Chen Xian..."
Mr. Skeleton walked up behind Chen Xian suddenly, gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, and asked calmly.
"Shall I eat him?"
Different from others, Mr. Skeleton has a deep connection with Chen Xian, the former host. He can feel the subtle changes in Chen Xian's emotions every second. The hostility... In the eyes of Mr. Skull, Chen Xian is a friend, and he happens to be someone who can do many things for his friends.
Killing and cannibalism is nothing to him, so as long as Chen Xian wants to do it, he can help Chen Xian do it.
"Don't do anything for now." Chen Xian shook his head and said in a low voice, "If he is an enemy, or has done something threatening to us...you and I will kill him right away!"
Hearing this, Mr. Skeleton nodded silently, and then followed behind Chen Xian without saying a word, holding a long umbrella. His eyes, like stagnant water, were staring at the old man's back from the beginning to the end, and there was a light like will-o'-the-wisp flickering in his eyes , look at his silent appearance... like a shadow of Chen Xian.
The old man led Chen Xian and his party to the end of Meishan Ancient Village.
Pushing open the dilapidated and old wooden fence door, the old man led them into the slightly crude yard regardless of Chen Xian and the others being so-called outsiders.
At the same time, there was a rustling sound from the house, as if someone was running inside.
"Yaoer! Open the door!"
The old man shouted at the top of his voice, and soon, the footsteps in the house became more and more hurried.
When the people inside opened the door, Chen Xian and the others couldn't help but took the opportunity to take a look inside curiously.
The person who opened the door was a child, who seemed to be about the size of a three or four-year-old child. His wrinkled skin was a strange dark red color, the hair on the top of his head was extremely sparse, and the whites of his two eyeballs seemed to be covered with some kind of dim yellow. Dip in oil, it looks inexplicably greasy.
Seeing so many guests coming to the house, the child was stunned for a moment, and then he grinned, showing his mouth full of fangs like a beast.