"This is not a tablet of longevity." Zhao Qinghan did not approach, but took a good flashlight and lit the inside of the cellar.

She was so tense all over her body that she was holding a few coins at any time in her other free hand, ready to go.

"A living person can set up a memorial tablet, but in general, in order to avoid unlucky things, they usually set up a tablet for longevity and pray for longevity. But there has never been a living person setting up a shrine and placing it in the ancestral hall for worship." Zhao Qinghan said word by word.

"My good fellow, you don't do anything less in the underworld." Cheng Mengyun took a deep breath, endured the numbness of his scalp and approached, carefully looking at the dense row of tablets at the bottom.

"Since a village is basically a big surname, then this 'Longevity Village' is 'Shoujia Village'." Cheng Mengyun frowned, his eyes repeatedly going back and forth between these tablets.

She suddenly thought of a terrible guess: "You said that these 'Shou family members' all died 6 years ago. Is it because of the massacre in this village 6 years ago? Otherwise, there is no way to explain the date of their death. Almost the same."

Zhao Qinghan's mood slowly eased from the horror of seeing the giant snake, and she began to think about the rationality of Cheng Mengyun's guess: "If there is a massacre of the village, it can also explain why some houses collapsed very early, but it's not right. ..."

"That's right, if there was a massacre of the village, who would set up the tablets of the deceased? Why did so many people live here for a long time 66 days ago, doing human experiments here." Cheng Mengyun rubbed his temples.

She thought that the secret of Longevity Village had been solved, that a group of people were doing human experiments here, but playing with fire caused the zombies to flee 66 days ago, leaving only one Qiaoqiao in the village.

But the discovery of the ancestral hall in this cellar made Cheng Mengyun discover this Longevity Village is not so simple.

She thought that she should go to the grave at the back of the village to have a look.

"I don't know about the latter question, but as for the first question," Zhao Qinghan suddenly wanted to smoke and calm down, she pointed to the spiritual card engraved with "Sect Seed", "Isn't there another person who can help set up the tablet? ?"

Cheng Mengyun carefully checked the unique tablet, the carving was very powerful, and the word "evil seed" almost pierced through the wooden tablet, which seemed to irrigate the strong emotions of the carver.

If this person from the Lisheng Temple was still alive, he would be 40 years old now.

I don't know if it was made for myself or someone else made it for him, because "evil seed" is usually the name that elders scolded for unworthy descendants. Ordinary people don't call themselves that? Moreover, what did the other party do that would be called "evil seed"?

There are also three sticks of incense sticks in the incense burner in front of this spiritual tablet, which is no different from the incense in front of other tablets. They are all extinguished halfway through the burning process, and only the bare half is inserted into the furnace where the incense ashes are piled up.

"It is a very unlucky sign that the incense goes out halfway through the burning of the incense." Zhao Qinghan began to analyze with the metaphysical knowledge she knew. She felt that the statue was staring at her all the time, perhaps the carving was too realistic, no matter where she stood, Those cold-blooded pupils did not move away from her.

"This means that ancestors or immortals do not accept the incense sacrifice of the worshiper, and it also means that the worshiper's intention is not sincere, which is an ominous sign."

Cheng Mengyun heard the explanation and seemed to hear the deep fear in Zhao Qinghan's words, she comforted: "Maybe it is always raining here, the waterproofing measures in the cellar are not well done, the incense is damp, and it is normal to extinguish halfway. Well."

She felt that Zhao Qinghan was living in a large-scale folklore ghost film, and she was an expert in the popular science column next door to try to promote the world without ghosts. But if Longevity Village is here, just the midnight singing that Qiaoqiao made, and "Approaching Science" can make three episodes.

Nothing else was found on the snake statue and the tablet like a hill. Cheng Mengyun and Zhao Qinghan turned their attention to the frescoes in the cellar.

It is said that it is a mural, and don't know what kind of paint was used to paint it. The black and red have almost penetrated into the wall, and some of them are old and blurred in the humid environment.

The painting style of the murals is very abstract, and the style of the lines is minimalist. Cheng Mengyun looked along the wall on the left.

This seems to be the beginning of the murals. At the beginning, some pictures are quite "normal". A long strip is born in the sky, and all the flower hymns sing praises for it.

Cheng Mengyun guessed that this should be the origin of the description of the "snake fairy", which is very in line with the early people's worship of ghosts and gods, and they would imagine what kind of fairyland the gods lived in.

But looking at it, Cheng Mengyun realized that something was wrong. The little people in the picture who threw flowers were more like "little ghosts". They had no legs and feet, and their deformed heads were more in line with the image of a skeleton. The snake fairy roamed in the sea, but the bright red The brushstrokes of color seem to be boundless deep pools of blood.

What kind of fairyland is this, this is obviously hell!

My hands and feet are a little cold, but when think of the completely opposite customs of the entire Longevity Village, it is not incomprehensible that the snake fairy revered by others is from the blood sea hell. Cheng Mengyun felt relieved, and she picked herself up and continued to watch.

Several big-headed little people knelt around a long bar, looking very pious, and there were many things placed in front of them. The painting should be of the villagers worshiping the "Snake Fairy", and the tributes from the villagers are placed in front.

In addition to the basic incense candles, fruits and livestock, and something that has been smeared, from the perspective of location, it should also be a tribute.

In addition to the villain kneeling in front, there are some villains crying behind, and those crying faces are very abrupt among the smiling faces.

All the pictures behind have become blurred, no longer natural blur, but man-made damage, the black ink pen made a mess of the mural, it seems that the destroyer does not want others to be able to see it.

The original black and red paint and the colors of the ink are intertwined, and the eccentric villains are trapped in layers of black lines, making the entire wall look like a stick figure that has been vandalized.

"There are only the birth of the snake fairy and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods. Unfortunately, the murals have been destroyed artificially. I don't know why some people cry, and I don't know what the obliterated tribute is." Cheng Mengyun checked all the walls and found that most of them The murals are all destroyed, I can't help but feel a little regretful.

The murals that can be depicted in the ancestral hall should be able to reveal some secrets in Longevity Village, but the person who destroyed the murals smashed her thoughts mercilessly.

"By the way, was there anything unusual about that child last night?" Cheng Mengyun approached Zhao Qinghan and asked in a low voice.

After all, they have only known each other for two or three days, and the other party may still be a half-human half-corpse who has lived for several years. Zhao Qinghan sleeps with the other party alone. If the child suddenly violent, Zhao Qinghan will not be able to deal with it.

"No, I pretended to be asleep last night, and I didn't find anything wrong," Zhao Qinghan replied clearly, "The child slept soundly, and was very peaceful all night."

"You didn't sleep all night?" Cheng Mengyun got closer to Zhao Qinghan, only to notice the dark circles under the other's makeup, "Why didn't you call me two?"

Zhao Qinghan's beautiful face showed an indescribable expression, she also thought, yesterday she was planning to knock on the door for the second time, but as soon as she arrived at the door, she heard the crying of the person in front of her.

She turned around and left without stopping, the dog food was chasing after her.

Zhao Qinghan looked back at the snake fairy statue, those vertical pupils seemed to be still looking at her.

There was rapid breathing from around him, and Cheng Mengyun turned his head to find that Zhao Qinghan was a little out of breath, the other's eyes were unconsciously avoiding the oppressive big snake statue, and the flashlight in his hand was a little unsteady.

"Sister Zhao, let's go up first, and Yinhua and Qiaoqiao will come down." Cheng Mengyun hurriedly patted her on the back, "You just go back to catch up on sleep. There is nothing urgent today."

"I'm fine." Zhao Qinghan waved her hand, she forced herself up and returned to the ground with Cheng Mengyun's support.

Qiaoqiao and Yinhua were standing on the edge of the cellar. Yinhua seemed to be standing casually, but her whole body was ready to fight, and she was holding the suona tightly in her hands.

Cheng Mengyun and the two people who stayed above described the internal situation of the lower cellar, and then began to change shifts, with her and Zhao Qinghan guarding the cellar door.

As soon as Zhao Qinghan was helped to the wooden chair beside him, there was a loud cry from inside the cellar, it was Qiaoqiao's voice.

What happened! ?

Cheng Mengyun stood up holding the stick, and walked quickly to the door of the cellar. The next second, Yinhua ran out of the cellar holding Qiaoqiao in pain.

"What's the matter?" Cheng Mengyun took Qiaoqiao anxiously, and she hugged the child unskillfully, softly comforting her.

Qiaoqiao was crying heart-piercingly, her hands covered with black lines tightly covered her head, as if there was an extremely severe pain coming from inside her head, her small face was crowded together, full of fear and helplessness.

The pain in the head caused the girl to tear her hair, Cheng Mengyun hurriedly stopped Qiaoqiao's self-mutilation,

"I don't know what happened. As soon as she saw the memorial tablet, she became like this." Yinhua said quickly. After he freed his hands, he immediately picked up the suona hanging from his waist and started to blow.

It is not the usual sad music, but the sound of joyful music, reminiscent of spring and warmth.

As soon as Cheng Mengyun heard it, he felt that the anxiety in his heart was eased a lot, and a gentle warmth gushed out from his heart.

Qiaoqiao was also infected by this burst of music, her painful expression eased, and finally recovered slowly in this joyful sound.

Cheng Mengyun focused her attention on Yinhua who was playing the suona. She had discovered before that Yinhua's ability not only restrained zombies, but also comforted people.

Zhao Qinghan has already got up to get some fun and delicious food. She knows that when the child is crying, if there are these things, the child's attention can be diverted.

After the three of them calmed down Qiaoqiao's emotions, Qiaoqiao sat on the chair with a piece of chocolate in her hand, her eyes were red from crying.

"So much red, red everywhere..." she said blankly.

The three of them did not expect that the child would take the initiative to speak. In Qiaoqiao's upside-down words, the three of them knew that when Qiaoqiao saw those memorial tablets, a bright red suddenly appeared in her childhood memories. Come sharp pain.

It was as if the bright red memory had been blocked.

Qiaoqiao was affected by the pain and sudden sadness, and her thin body was a bit unbearable. She leaned on the wooden chair and fell asleep drowsily.

Cheng Mengyun thought that Qiaoqiao recalled the escape of the zombies 66 days ago, and also used the description method of "everywhere is red", which means that the red in Qiaoqiao's mouth is associated with "death" and "killing".

And the child clearly stated that he suddenly recalled a certain scene when he was a child, like a hidden memory fragment activated by those spiritual cards.

Cheng Mengyun suddenly remembered the spirit cards he saw in the cellar not long ago, those "Shou family members" who died collectively six years ago.

"It may be post-traumatic stress disorder. After witnessing death or suffering a strong shock, selective amnesia occurs, so after being stimulated by the spiritual card, it will flash back to the traumatic scene." Cheng Mengyun said the disease without a pause The name seems to have suffered the same before myself.

Could this child also be named Shou? Cheng Mengyun looked at Qiaoqiao who was sleeping.

If Qiaoqiao was also a member of the Shou family, she would have been about 4 years old six years ago. If the speculated massacre of the village had really happened and witnessed the death of elder relatives and friends, she would indeed selectively forget those bright red memories.

And Cheng Mengyun remembered that Qiaoqiao said that when she was a child, an old grandfather who later turned into a zombie called her granddaughter.

Then Yinhua went to the cellar again, Cheng Mengyun partnered with him, she had some guesses and wanted to discuss with Yinhua.

After the discussion, before leaving the cellar, Cheng Mengyun stood on the stairs and looked back.

The dusty statue of the big snake was silent, and the spirit tablets were abandoned in this dark and narrow corner like a silent graveyard.

Qiaoqiao slept on the side, and the three of them sealed the cellar well.

Yinhua's expression was more serious: "I discussed it with Mengyun, and we suspected that the aboriginal people of Longevity Village were exterminated six years ago, and those researchers who did human experiments were latecomers.

"It's quite possible that those researchers are responsible for the mass death of the Aboriginal people and the Longevity Village."