Huanpei City, but it's on the edge of Qingcha Town... This made Lu Sheng feel an inexplicable touch in his heart.
"This news was sent out more than a month ago, that is to say, this incident happened as early as more than a month ago, or even earlier.
And at that time, I was still busy plotting against Red Fangzhu..." Lu Sheng tapped the table lightly, and he smelled an unusual smell.
It is rare for such a sub-rudder to disappear. Even if monsters are rampant in this world and ghosts appear frequently, but a sub-rudder is a master of this level. Even if ordinary ghosts want to sneak attack, they may not be able to really keep him. OK.
Even if you can't escape, you can issue a signal firework alarm. The weird places that are more dangerous are marked, and you can't break into them without making a sound... ..
Lu Sheng quickly flipped forward again, and found a piece of letter paper from Zhao Jiaojiao's urgent reports.
'It is rumored that there is a mysterious mansion in the deep mountains, and there are woodcutters and herbal gatherers who heard that those who went in did not see it and came out again. Suspected to be haunted by new ghosts. Ready to go to test. '
Lu Sheng closed his eyes slightly, he had an intuition, as if there might be some kind of connection between the two.
Qingcha Town, Tea Gang.
The leader of the gang, Dong Qi, sat restlessly in the lobby. She held a cup of green tea in her hand, but she didn't take a sip.
The urgent news that the deputy gang leader just reported made her worry all the time.
"Recently, large tracts of tea camellia trees have dried up, and their growth has become worse and worse. I can't find any reason. This year's harvest may be affected."
But for the specific situation, she also went to see it herself, and really didn't know the reason.
Dong Qi stood up and put the teacup on the table. Feeling depressed, she walked out of the lobby and went to the courtyard outside to relax and breathe.
"Master, there is a person outside the door saying that he can help us solve the tea tree wilting disease!" At this time, a guard in the gang stepped forward and whispered.
Dong Qi was taken aback.
The tea tree was sluggish, and she hadn't had time to release the news at all. How did the other party know and come to the door
Could it be that there is another mole in the gang
She hesitated for a while, then nodded.
"Ask him to go to the living room, and I'll be there soon."
"Yes." The men left.
Dong Qi calmed down a bit, drank a few sips of tea, and then headed towards the living room.
As soon as she entered the door, she was attracted by the figure standing in the hall at the first sight.
It was a slender, handsome young scribe, full of confidence and calmness, holding a black umbrella in his hand, standing in the hall, admiring a sunset chart hanging on the wall.
"In the next section, Xichen, I met Chief Dong." The scribe cupped his fists and smiled at her, "Hearing that the tea mountain was withering, Xichen was always confident, so he recommended himself to the door. I hope Chief Dong will not be offended."
"Where is it!" Dong Qi smiled, "Mr. has sharp eyes, if you really have the ability, the whole gang will definitely reward you with great gifts."
"The boss is being polite." Duan Xichen said with a smile. Suddenly he seemed to ask inadvertently. "Speaking of which, the headquarters of the tea gang seems a bit gloomy. I heard that it was haunted a while ago?"
Dong Qi was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head.
"Where is it haunted? It's nothing more than some dirty things inside the gang..."
"Really?" Duan Xichen showed a little curiosity. "Could you tell me about it? For the matter of Chashan, just leave it to me."
Dong Qi couldn't bear to leave his eyes. He just felt warm and comfortable in his heart just listening to his words, which made people want to satisfy the other party's request inadvertently.
"It's all in the past, but since my husband wants to hear it, I'll tell you."
... ... ... ... ... ... ... .
deep mountains.
The rumbling thunder was rolling, the heavy rain was pouring, and the dark forest was swaying under the pressure of the wind and rain.
Ouch... Ouch....!
Under a dark slope in the middle of the mountain, Zhang Wulang lay moaning in a ravine, the rain mixed with muddy water soaking his lower body.
When his legs rolled down the slope, they were already covered with blood, and now they were soaked in muddy water, making them even more painful and swollen.
At this time, I stretched out my hand to touch it, and the skin of my legs and feet was a little numb.
"It's broken, I have to get up quickly, I'm afraid I'll lose my life if I lie here again!" He struggled to get up, before he passed out because of hitting the back of his head, and accidentally missed the best time to go back.
At this time, it was raining heavily and thundering, the mountains and forests were pitch black, and the road could hardly be seen. There are shrubs and thick tree trunks everywhere.
It will be difficult to find the way home.
"I can't stay here. I shed so much blood before, it will inevitably attract wild animals..." Zhang Wulang has been collecting herbs and hunting in the mountains all year round, and he is very experienced in this area.
He slowly got up, limped out of the slope and ravine, looked around, trying to see the way back clearly by the lightning flashing from time to time.
But he fell down the hillside all of a sudden, and he was no longer on the usual road at all. Coupled with wind, rain, thunder and lightning, it was pitch black at midnight. In such a harsh environment, it was difficult to find the way back.
But he knew that if he didn't persevere, he might not be able to survive the night in this remote mountain field, and he would be frozen to death tomorrow.
The temperature in the north is not high, and now it is autumn and winter, the temperature is even lower. Not long after Zhang Wulang woke up, he felt shivering from the cold all over his body. Some parts of his body may even cramp and become stiff as long as he stops moving.
"Is anyone there?" he tried to yell.
But the wind and rain were blowing, and the strange humming sound was mixed with thunder, and his little voice could not be heard very far at all.
Zhang Wulang had no choice but to drag his tired body and try to find a place with a lot of shade to hide, but he avoided the rain, and the cold wind blew on his wet body, and he was still freezing enough.
While walking in the forest, he suddenly raised his head and saw an inexplicable white light in front of him.
"Light? Someone??" Zhang Wulang was overjoyed, and hurriedly quickened his pace, rushing towards the place where the light came out.
click.
Lightning flashed across, dyeing the sky and the earth into pale white for a moment.
Zhang Wulang dragged his exhausted body with difficulty, finally got out of the sheltered forest, and came to the front of the light.
What appeared before his eyes was a dilapidated small mountain village. The stone houses are scattered all over the place, sitting on the black ground like old bark.
At a glance, the white light came from a big stone house at the entrance of the mountain village.
The stone house is in a higher position, a bit higher than the other stone houses, and there is a sloping stone step to the left connected to the gate.
Zhang Wulang swallowed his saliva, and in the ecstasy of his heart, he accelerated his speed and walked towards the light.
In this kind of deep mountain, you can still meet human habitation, which is simply great luck.
"Is anyone there!!? Excuse me!!" He yelled loudly, and soon walked to the stone steps of the stone house.
All the stone houses in this village were pitch black, but this one was the only one with a light on, and it happened to be close to the entrance of the village, so he simply went straight here.
"Excuse me! Is anyone there?" Zhang Wulang yelled again when he didn't hear the answer.
He climbed up the stone steps step by step with difficulty, and finally came to the wooden door of the stone house.
Boom boom boom.
He knocked hard on the door.
With a creak, the wooden door didn't close, and he knocked it open.
Zhang Wulang's heart skipped a beat. In such a dangerous deep mountain, it's not normal for the door to stay open in the middle of the night!
You must know that there are many ferocious beasts in the mountains, and the doors are not closed at night. If wolves, tigers and leopards are attracted, it will be a life-threatening disaster.
But right now it was thundering and raining, and he was suffering from hunger and cold, so he didn't want to think too much about it.
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Wulang opened the door and walked in.
Behind the door is a spacious yard, and further into the yard, facing directly in front of the door, is a white-lit main hall. Through the window paper, you can see that there seems to be someone sitting there.
Zhang Wulang suddenly came to hope.
'Perhaps the owner was careless and forgot to close the door. And my previous yelling may be because the thunderstorm was too loud, so I didn't hear it at all. '
He closed the door behind his back, and limped towards the main hall.
"Help!! Is anyone there!??" He felt his body hurt more and more, and he yelled.
But just at this time, the rolling thunder sounded again, completely suppressing his shouts.
Zhang Wulang had no choice but to walk quickly towards the main hall.
Walking to the eaves in one breath, the wind and rain were mostly blocked by the stone house, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"My name is Zhang Wulang. I accidentally slipped and fell in the middle of the mountain at night, and I have been in a coma until now. I hope the master will let me stay for one night. I will be rewarded in the future!" He shouted loudly into the main hall.
Outside the white papered window, one can clearly see a person sitting inside.
Right in the middle of the main hall, the shadow of the man was reflected on the window by the light, sitting motionless, as if asleep.
"Is anyone there? Help!"
"Help!!"
"Master, help!"
Zhang Wulang yelled again and again, knocking on the door.
But there was no sound at all inside.
He suddenly became a little scared.
'Could it be possible, could it be possible that I have encountered a ghost! ? Zhang Wulang's complexion slowly turned pale, and he became a little uneasy.
at this time.
creak...
The door opened.
Zhang Wulang was overjoyed, hurried over and stepped into the door.
The main hall is brightly lit and warm as spring, and the inside of the room is also very delicate, completely different from the rough stone house outside.
There are carved patterns on the wooden furniture tables and chairs. There are some unknown strange ornaments hanging on the wall, and a middle-aged man is sitting in the middle of the main hall.
A chubby, expressionless middle-aged man.
"Tell me a joke." The man said suddenly.
Zhang Wulang was taken aback for a moment, standing at the door without reacting.
"What...?" He looked at the other person, wondering if he had heard wrong just now. "My name is Zhang Wulang. I'm a herb picker who lives nearby. I fell down a slope accidentally and fell into a coma. I can't go home, so I have to come here for help. Hope..."
"Tell me a joke."
The middle-aged man said it again.
This time Zhang Wulang heard clearly, he felt something was wrong. Looking around, there was no one else in the main hall except this man.
In the middle of the night, this man was sitting alone in the main hall where the guests were entertained, motionless and expressionless, it felt a bit weird anyway.
"I....I....can't tell jokes....I'm sorry...." Zhang Wulang felt a chill in his heart, and his legs and feet began to tremble faintly.
"Tell me a joke."
For the third time, the man's strange and calm voice sounded again.
Zhang Wulang collapsed a bit, he stepped backwards, trying to exit the door backwards.
"I.....I...." His sweat was seeping out in big spots, and his breathing began to be short and disorderly.
Boom! !
Suddenly, the door slammed shut.
The lights in the main hall suddenly went out, and everything was plunged into darkness.
I don't know how long it has been.
In the dark main hall, white light was lit again, and everything returned to calm.
A figure sitting on the main seat, reflected by the light on the window paper, remained motionless.
Besides, there is no second person in the house.
"Help... Help!!" Suddenly there were footsteps outside the stone house.
A man in distress covered in mud and water stumbled into the courtyard, and when he saw the main hall with lights on, he was overjoyed and rushed over.
squeak...
The wooden door opened and closed.
"Tell me a joke." The voice came out of the window again.