Qinggete scratched his head and asked, "What's an ancient tomb?"
Yu Hui-fei said, "It's an old tomb."
Qinggete said, "Does my great-grandmother's count?"
"Are there older ones?" Qinggete shook his head and said, "The older ones have been washed away by the heavy rain and can't be found.
Why are you looking for them? "
Yu Hui-fei finally understood. This child was a little naive. If he were to be explained seriously, he would probably have as many questions as Bull's Head Ma Mian and the others.
So Yu Hui-fei changed the topic and was about to say something.
He saw the owner of the snack shop, a white-haired old man, chuckle. "Ancient tomb?
Don't joke around … It's hard for modern people to enter this broken place. What are the ancients doing here?
Catching crickets and raising crickets here? "
Yu Hui-fei thought it made sense …
But Yu Hui-fei couldn't figure it out. These people looked like professional grave robbers. At the very least, they were a professional tourist group. Why would they come here for no reason?
And Shen Gongpao, why didn't that old guy stay in the city and enjoy life? Why did he come to the deep mountains and forests?
Something that could make people like Shen Gongpao come here, Yu Hui-fei was sure it was not something simple.
The old shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Who knows? Maybe they found a dragon."
Yu Hui-fei was stunned. "Dragon?"
The old man took a puff of his pipe and said, "Yes, dragon."
Yu Hui-fei said, "Grandpa, don't joke around …"
He really didn't believe it. After all, Cui Jue had said that the mortal world was the mortal world. There were no ghosts.
Because the spiritual energy here was thin, it was impossible to raise spirits.
If they couldn't even raise spirits, how could there be dragons?
Wasn't that ridiculous!
The old man looked at Yu Hui-fei like he was an idiot and said, "From your accent, you're from Xiulin, right?"
Yu Hui-fei said, "Grandpa, you can even tell?"
The old man said, "You're definitely not a native of Xiulin. Are you here to do business?"
Yu Hui-fei couldn't help but admire this old man. Although he was old, his ears and brain were still good. In any case, they were better than the simple and honest Chinggert beside him.
This was because the kid was scratching his head with a confused look on his face. When he saw Yu Hui-fei looking at him, he grinned foolishly.
Seeing Yu Hui-fei's expression, the old man said, "If you're really a native of Xiulin, there's no way you don't know that there's a dragon here!"
Yu Hui-fei asked in surprise, "There really are dragons?"
The old man nodded and said with a disappointed expression, "That was something that happened when I was young … Back then, there was a torrential downpour that lasted for more than forty days. The flood destroyed the embankment, and the river changed its course, causing a landslide on Mount Baiyue.
Many families had suffered a calamity.
After the heavy rain, someone found a dying True Dragon on the embankment. "
If it were anyone else, they would definitely treat it as a story.
But Yu Hui-fei did not. After all, there were a bunch of Yin Gods and Empresses living in his house.
He had seen the Jade Emperor before, so it wasn't too strange if a dragon really fell from the sky decades ago.
Yu Hui-fei waited for the rest of the story.
Chinggert asked curiously, "How did you know it was a dragon?"
Yu Hui-fei rolled his eyes. As a descendant of China, how could he not know a dragon?
The old man chuckled, "Back then, many people didn't think it was a dragon. I didn't think so either."
Yu Hui-fei was stunned. Didn't know?
Didn't he know a dragon?
Shouldn't dragons be easy to distinguish?
The old man said, "When the dragon was found, it was already rotting. Its body was covered in mud, and its wounds were festering. It was on its last breath.
Also, it was a little small if it was a dragon … It was only about ten meters long. "
Yu Hui-fei said, "Then why did you say it was a dragon?"
The old man laughed, "Of course I didn't know it, but my mother did!"
"Your mother?" Yu Hui-fei hurriedly said, "Literally."
The old man didn't mind and nodded, "My mother was a shaman. She was always mysterious and said that she could communicate with ghosts and gods.
Say that she was capable, but our family was still so poor …
Say that she wasn't capable, but some people's illnesses were indeed cured by her.
Back then, she was a very famous witch in the surrounding villages. When a dragon appeared on the river bank, she naturally had to go and take a look.
I still remember that no one dared to go near the dragon. Only she went forward and touched the dragon from head to toe.
After she was done, she came to the conclusion that it was a dragon!
A dragon that had its mouth sealed and was banished to the mortal world. "
Yu Hui-fei was shocked, "A dragon that was banished to the mortal world?"
"That's what my mother said. She said that the dragon must have committed a crime in the sky and suffered a calamity. That was why it was on the verge of death.
At the same time, in order to prevent him from spouting nonsense and revealing the secrets of heaven, the Heavenly Courts sealed his mouth.
This is also why the dragon's roar wasn't as loud as a puppy's … "When the old man said this, he took another puff of his cigarette and blew out a puff of smoke." Sigh … You probably won't believe me even if I say this. "
Yu Hui-fei said, "Don't, continue.
I believe this … "
The old man said, "Since you believe it, I'll continue?"
Yu Hui-fei listened attentively.
The old man had nothing to do, so he sat there and recounted the situation to Yu Hui-fei in detail.
In order to save the dragon, the entire village mobilized. They used buckets of water to splash it with water and used rattan and wooden planks to build an awning to block the sun.
However, the dragon seemed to have run out of luck. It died two days later.
When the dragon died, its body rotted very quickly.
When it rotted, there was a grassy smell that was unpleasant to smell.
Everyone didn't dare to go forward and returned home.
In the end, a day later, the smell of the dragon's rotting reached the village from a distance of two to three kilometers, and it suffocated the villagers for an entire night.
The next day, everyone really couldn't stand it anymore and went over to check the situation.
In the end, they found that the dragon was gone!
"The dragon is gone?" Yu Hui-fei asked in surprise.
The old man nodded. "Yes, everyone was shocked at the time.
The village chief was worried, so he got everyone to look around … In the end, they found the dragon's bones in the nearby reeds.
Those are real bones, there's not a trace of blood … "
Yu Hui-fei asked in surprise, "Only a day, and only bones are left?"
Clearly, Qinggete's focus wasn't on this. He asked curiously, "Grandpa, didn't you get a dragon bone to make wine back then?
It's definitely better than your tiger bone! "
Yu Hui-fei looked at the old man in surprise. This old man actually had a tiger bone?
It seemed that he wasn't easy to deal with when he was young.
The old man chuckled and said, "I did want to get it back then … Besides, many people went looking for dragon bones.
But my mother said that there's a method to collecting dragon bones. If the method isn't right, the bones will quickly fall apart.
In fact, those who brought dragon bones back turned to ash in less than half a day. "
Upon hearing this, Yu Hui-fei clicked his tongue in wonder. At the same time, he was even more certain that the old man's mother was no ordinary person!
This old man might not be an ordinary person either …
Qinggete felt that it was a pity.
At this point, perhaps afraid that Yu Hui-fei wouldn't believe him, the old man added, "You're just too young.
If it were someone from your grandfather's generation, he would definitely have heard of this matter.
Back then, this matter caused quite a stir and even appeared on the news.
However, for some reason, all kinds of experts and scholars suddenly popped up and kept on talking nonsense. They said that the dragon was the bone of a whale … Damn it, how could there be a whale in my deep mountain forest?
Could it be that a whale can fly? "
Yu Hui-fei was even more surprised. He didn't expect that this matter would even appear on the Central TV news.
As long as this matter was exposed, Yu Hui-fei would be able to verify it sooner or later if he went to inquire about it.
Therefore, he felt that there was no need for the old man to lie. This matter was most likely true!
Thinking of this, Yu Hui-fei pondered. Could it be that another dragon had appeared?
Yu Hui-fei looked out the window again. The dozens of people had already disappeared.
They had probably entered the mountain …
Yu Hui-fei got up and said, "Thank you for answering my doubts, old man. Maybe there really is a dragon inside.
I'll go take a look too … "
Qinggete said, "I'll go too!"
The old man slapped him. "What are you going to do?"
Qinggete said, "Bao Yin went in earlier and hasn't come out until today.
I'm worried, I want to go in and take a look … "
The old man frowned. "That Ba Ling Village is strange. You're too rash, it's better if you don't go."
Yu Hui-fei asked curiously, "Ba Ling Village? Strange?"
The old man looked at Yu Hui-fei and said, "I suggest that you don't go to Ba Ling Village either."
Yu Hui-fei smiled bitterly. "If I could avoid going, I wouldn't want to go either.
The point is that my friend has been there for a few days, and there's still no news.
Just today, I received a photo sent to me by someone. My friend was seriously injured and fell to the ground, and I was in a hurry to save him.
That's why I came looking for him … "
Yu Hui-fei took out his phone and showed the message and photo to the old man.
After the old man saw it, he believed Yu Hui-fei's words. He patted Yu Hui-fei's shoulder and said, "Kid, you're a responsible and loyal person.
However, I advise you not to go, lest you get yourself killed. "
Yu Hui-fei said, "Old man, even if it's a mountain of daggers or a sea of fire, I have to go.
What do you know? Can you tell me? "
Qinggete said, "Grandpa, just tell me."
The old man took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Do you know why all the villages in the country have roads, but Ba Ling Village doesn't?"
Yu Hui-fei shook his head. In fact, he was also puzzled. The previous project to connect all the villages could be said to be huge. The entire country was in action, and every household had a cement road.
However, there was a village here that didn't have a road. That didn't make sense!
The old man said, "Ba Ling Village is located in the middle of eight mountains, so it's called Ba Ling.
The people there are very bad-tempered. Needless to say, if there's a disagreement or a wrong look, both sides will immediately start fighting. In the past, people were beaten to death and arrested every year.
"When the road was being repaired, I don't know what went wrong, but the entire village rushed out and beat up the exploration team.
When the construction team came, they became even more violent.
They beat people, smashed equipment, flipped cars, and set fires. They did all of these things.
Back then, lives were lost.
In any case, the matter was blown out of proportion.
"Later on, no construction team dared to take on their work. The government had no choice but to give up in the end.
"From then on, the people in the village basically didn't come out.
It's been three or four years, but there haven't been any deaths. "
When Yu Hui-fei heard that, he was also dumbfounded.
He knew that northeasterners had fiery tempers, but that fiery temperament was the kind where they would fight one moment and then go to a food stall to drink the next.
That kind of fight wasn't about risking one's life, but a unique form of communication.
If they couldn't communicate clearly, they would just beat each other twice and drink some alcohol after the fight. If that didn't work, they would fight again and then go to the hospital to pay the bill.
But from what the old man said, the people of Ba Ling Village were simply beating people for the sake of it. Furthermore, once they started fighting, they didn't hold back at all.
With this in mind, Yu Hui-fei was even more puzzled. Why would Tan Yuan and Captain Song go to such a place for no reason?
"Kid, are you still going?" the old man asked.
Yu Hui-fei said, "Yes, I have to go."
The old man looked at Yu Hui-fei, and Yu Hui-fei looked back at the old man. The two of them looked at each other for a long time.
The old man nodded slightly and said, "It seems like you really aren't afraid of death."
Yu Hui-fei cupped his hands and said, "Please guide me, Old Master."
The old man nodded and kicked Qinggeerte. "What are you waiting for?
Go change your clothes! "
Qinggeerte scratched his head and said, "What?"
"What what what?
Change into clothes for the mountain and bring him to Ba Ling Village.
But you better remember, if you see the village from afar, you better come back to me.
You are not allowed to step into Ba Ling Village!
You are not allowed to go to Mount Baiyue either, understand? "the old man said.
Qinggeerte was overjoyed when he heard that. Clearly, the kid really wanted to go. Then, he ran home to change his clothes.
When Yu Hui-fei heard the words "Mount Baiyue," he immediately asked, "Old Master, do you know of Mount Baiyue?"
The old man nodded. "Yes, because the place where the dragon first appeared was at the foot of Mount Baiyue."
Yu Hui-fei increasingly felt that a real dragon might have appeared there again.
After chatting for a while, the old man didn't have much to say. He only exhorted Yu Hui-fei to act within his means and not to act recklessly. He also promised that if Yu Hui-fei didn't return in two days, he would help him call the police.
Yu Huifei was very grateful for the old man's warm-hearted attitude.
As for why he didn't call the police, the reason was simple.
If he did, would the police be able to do anything about it?
If they could, why would they need the main character?
If they couldn't do anything about it, wouldn't it mean that the police weren't strong enough and were inferior to the main character?
Wouldn't the book be harmonious then?
Therefore, he didn't call the police.
Not long after, Qinggeerte returned. The kid had changed into coarse clothes and had a chopping knife and a gourd hanging from his waist.
Yu Hui-fei said with a smile, "What's that?"
Qinggeerte hid the gourd carefully and said with a chuckle, "You'll know when the time comes."