The middle-aged man sneered, glanced at us and said, "I believed in him then just as I believe in you now. I thought he could restore peace to the village, but it's a pity..."
Ge Weihan asked in disbelief: "Did you deliver the letter to Guanghan County?"
The middle-aged man didn't say yes or no. He just sighed slightly: "It would have been better if I had given away the mask he found."
"Then why didn't you send him to the county together? You know Liangyu died because of the bronze mask. He was still so young."
Ge Weihan's eyes were slightly red, and a drop of crystal liquid flashed in his eyes.
The middle-aged man told us: "It's not that I don't want to send it, but that he doesn't give it, or he doesn't completely trust me and is worried that it will fall into the hands of tomb robbers... He asked me to wait a little longer, as long as these letters are delivered In Guanghan County, his teacher will bring people soon, and Sanxing Village will return to its former tranquility. "
At this time, I roughly understood Lin Liangyu's worries. He just wanted to wait for Ge Weihan to come. He was too afraid that the bronze mask would be taken away.
Although the middle-aged man successfully delivered the letter to Guanghan County, not long after, Yan Daocheng's family suddenly died suddenly, and Lin Liangyu also disappeared...
The group of tomb robbers had struck first. They claimed that Lin Liangyu had killed Yan Daocheng's family, and held a funeral in a two-story building without any explanation. No villagers were allowed to attend, and they pretended to be relatives of the Yan family. Weeping in mourning.
When they first arrived, the county sent people to fish out Lin Liangyu's body from the river. Only then did the villagers realize that this young man had not fled in fear of crime, but had been killed!
But those mysterious people claimed that Yan Daocheng's family dug up something they shouldn't have dug up, and they were cursed, which affected everyone.
He persuaded the village chief and the most respected people in the village, half by coercion and half by bewitchment: "The curse has been cast, and disaster is inevitable. Only by setting up a stage at the entrance of the village and singing ghost plays every night can we calm down the anger of the evil spirits underground! "
"But you must also know their real purpose. The opera singing is fake, but the robbery is real. I guess that Lin Liangyu must have a close relationship with the county. Since his accident, soldiers have been patrolling every two days. Those tomb robbers can only keep their tail between their legs."
The middle-aged man sighed repeatedly. Ge Weihan drank a large glass of water and drank it all as wine. He whispered: "If he is still alive, Sanxing Village will indeed return to its past."
The atmosphere became tense for a moment, so I quickly changed the subject and said, "Are those mysterious people the opera singers at night?"
The middle-aged man nodded, and there was no one else except them.
I asked again: "What happens to those group of tomb robbers who go to the river at night to retrieve corpses?"
"It's all commonplace." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "They dig out one or two piles of jade every few days, but the people who dig out the jade are often cursed and eventually drown themselves. No one can survive it. Why don’t you fish the corpses out and put them in the water? Won’t the people in the county see it as soon as they get there?”
"Instead of waiting to be cursed to death, wouldn't those group of tomb robbers resist?" I asked: "The control methods of these mysterious people are too terrifying..."
My words attracted Lao Jiang's attention: "Do you still remember the Five Poison Miasma we encountered when we came here? Before, there was only Green Miasma in the foreign land, not the Five Poison Miasma. Perhaps it was not only to prevent people from outside from coming in, but also to prevent people from inside. People are fleeing.”
"The evil ghost in Western Sichuan is really cruel and ruthless. He first used these tomb robbers as cannon fodder." Lao Jiang said to himself in the second half of the sentence.
At this time, Yin Ling'er interjected: "But is the curse really contagious? Why do people in the village die?"
There was no need for the middle-aged man to ask this question. Lao Jiang was the first to answer: "It's probably because someone was thinking about those jade articles that the accident happened. If the curse could be contagious, Sanxing Village would have died long ago. People who are cursed usually throw themselves into the river. They are all outsiders, which means that the curse of throwing themselves into the river is only effective for outsiders. It seems that the natives can be avoided. Even the Yan Daocheng family who have been most exposed to jade has different symptoms from those antique dealers. "
At this point, I also added: "I guess the villagers here should be protected by a special power!"
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man put out his cigarette butts at this time and told us: "This village is called Sanxing Village, and there is a river next to it called Moon Bay. Moon Bay wraps three small hills, which forms the Feng Shui pattern of three stars accompanying the moon!" The people here were imprisoned in Sanxing Village and grew up drinking water from Moon Bay for generations. If the unearthed jades are poisonous, then the water from Moon Bay is the antidote. As long as you drink enough water before, I’ll definitely be able to deal with the day when those evil things appear.”
"This is why, after the accident with Yan Daocheng's family, he felt like he couldn't drink enough water no matter how much he drank."
Hearing this, we were all stunned, especially Lao Jiang who suddenly stood up: "Three stars accompanying the moon, this is an insider's term, who are you?"
The middle-aged man smiled. He had finished smoking, but he did not ask Lao Jiang for a new one. Instead, he just looked at us.
"Don't worry, I have no hostility towards you..."
At this time, a trace of imperceptible sadness slipped across his face: "I am just a heartbroken Jianghu man. I want to live here in peace and stability until I grow old."
Jianghu people?
Lao Jiang and I looked at the middle-aged man, but he didn't want to mention his past, but reminded us: "Those actors have hidden themselves too deeply. You won't be able to dig them out for a while." What clues are there will only alert the snake! Let me give you a suggestion. Start digging with the group of tomb robbers below. They are simple-minded and have limited abilities. After dinner, you should go to the first house at the east end of the village and wait. There will be unexpected gains.”
It was obvious that the middle-aged man had no ill intentions.
Lao Jiang's eyes rolled around: "How can I be sure that this is not a trap? How can I trust you?"
The middle-aged man knew that Lao Jiang wanted to question his identity, so he smiled and put something dark in his arms into Lao Jiang's hand.
It was a swallow made of iron, and the workmanship was not very fine. It was the kind that was sold at a small stall and no one asked about it.
But Lao Jiang was stunned and said in shock: "You...could it be that you are..."
