Zhang Zixuan asked a few more questions, but I answered them vaguely and passed them by. He knew that I didn't want to answer, so he didn't continue to ask.
About half an hour later, we set off. A group of luxury cars drove into the village. At the end of the village, there were more than a dozen wooden houses on a relatively flat ground. Many villagers stood at the gate to watch. There was a mix of dragons and snakes, some dressed simply, apparently local farmers, and some well-dressed, probably outsiders like us.
This is the first time for us to openly put up prefabricated houses in the village. With such a high-profile approach, does Zhang Zixuan want to demonstrate? Tell the people here clearly that the Zhang family has taken a liking to this place, and those who are sensible should get out of here!
There are 12 wooden houses in total, one of which is for cooking, two are for Cheng Dong and others, one for me and Zhang Zixuan and others, and the remaining four are for bodyguards. Since they have to take turns to keep watch, Four wooden houses are enough for them to live in.
The furnishings in the prefabricated house are very high-end. Rich people are different. Even the prefabricated house can be made so stylish.
The cabin I lived in only had one big bed, while the cabin arranged for Xu Xiaoling and the others had bunk beds. I said to Xu Xiaoling: "Sister Xiaoling, it's uncomfortable to sleep in bunk beds. How about we squeeze in together?" "
"Who wants to squeeze in with you?"
"Think about it, Cheng Dong definitely wants to live in a room with his girlfriend. Do you want to live in a room with Wang Jianhua? I don't agree!"
Xu Xiaoling rolled her eyes at me and said, "Cheng Dong and Wang Jianhua live in the same room, and Doudou and I live in the same room." Doudou is Cheng Dong's girlfriend.
"But, the bunk beds are not comfortable. How about this, you sleep in my room, and I will sleep in the bunk beds." I said caringly.
Xu Xiaoling said in a gentle voice: "How can I be so pretentious? It's okay. It's good to have a place to sleep. You, just sleep on the big bed by yourself. If you really want to find someone to squeeze in, go find Cheng Dong. "
Just after lunch, Xu Xiaoling and others were about to go out to collect antiquities, and I followed them.
Zhang Zixuan sent several bodyguards out to collect intelligence and find out news.
Xu Xiaoling and I walked side by side, making the man named Wang Jianhua very angry. We talked and laughed when we came to the first house in the east of the village. This house was small and shabby. We knocked on the door and a man with gray hair came. The old lady opened the door, and Xu Xiaoling said politely: "Hello, grandma, we are from the Qiling City Museum. This is my ID. Please take a look." Xu Xiaoling handed over her work permit.
The old lady said: "I don't know how to read, do you want to rent my house? I'm old, I'm afraid of noise, and the house is small, so I won't rent it out. You can go elsewhere. If you want to collect antiques, you can come in. have a look."
"Grandma, we want to take a look at your antiques and collect them in a museum, where they can be kept well so that future generations can see more complete antiques." Xu Xiaoling said gently.
The old lady invited us into the house, took out a yellowed rice bowl and said, "This is the only one left. I have been eating from it for decades. Someone offered me 5,000 yuan a while ago, but I was reluctant to sell it."
Cheng Dong put on his white gloves very professionally, carefully took the small bowl, and looked at it with a magnifying glass. After looking at it for a minute, Cheng Dong nodded and said, "This is blue and white porcelain from the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, from the official kiln. It is very valuable." High, but the preservation is not complete enough, so the value is greatly reduced. I estimate that the value of this bowl should be around 200,000, you can take a look."
The old lady was shocked when she heard Cheng Dong's words: "Young man, do you think this bowl of mine is worth two hundred thousand?"
I was afraid that the old lady's mood would fluctuate too much, so I quickly said: "Grandma, this is just a preliminary estimate. Don't get excited yet. But I am a little curious, why are you so surprised?"
The old lady said tremblingly: "I, my family originally had three antiques, but the other two were sold for only 8,000 yuan. Those two are porcelain bottles with similar patterns to this bowl."
I was speechless for a while. It seemed that the old lady was deceived by an unscrupulous vendor.
Of course Xu Xiaoling heard what was going on, and she said: "Grandma, we are legal and will never cheat people like those unscrupulous traders."
After appraisal by Xu Xiaoling and others, they finally gave a high price of 220,000, and asked the old lady if she was willing to sell the bowl. The old lady was very excited and said yes repeatedly. While chatting with the old lady, Xu Xiaoling learned that the old lady had a son. His son found a wife in the city and gave birth to a little girl. Ten years ago, they had a car accident while driving back here to celebrate the New Year, and only the little girl was left. He survived, but both his son and daughter-in-law died. The old lady raised her granddaughter, but her granddaughter mysteriously disappeared two months ago. The old lady almost went blind from crying. Then, many women were lost in the village. , even a few foreign women were missing. The old lady told Xu Xiaoling and Doudou to be careful.
Only lose women? Is there a trafficker here? Unlikely? You know, there is a mixed bag here, and there are many people with special abilities. This incident must have aroused their suspicion, so have they pursued it? So I asked: "Grandma, didn't you call the police?"
"No, we are in a remote rural area. How can there be any police? However, the village chief organized young people to go out to search many times, but nothing was found. Moreover, it was not done by outsiders, because the girls were only lost at night, and at night , those outsiders don't go out." said the old lady.
Everyone in the village has alibi, so that would be strange. Could it be some kind of monster causing trouble?
It seems that things are not simple here. In order to prevent Xu Xiaoling from being in danger, I must be more vigilant! If I had known earlier, I would have asked the eldest sister to come over. With her here, she would definitely be able to help a lot.
Returning to the cabin, I said to Xu Xiaoling sternly: "Sister Xiaoling, it's very dangerous here. It's really not possible. You'd better stay in the same room with me. Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you."
"No, Xiaolong, I just try not to go out at night."
In the evening, I moved a chair and sat at the door of Xu Xiaoling's door to take a nap. I was used to this way of sleeping, maybe because I have a strong constitution, so it was no problem not to sleep for two consecutive days.
Although there were five armed bodyguards patrolling the night, I still felt uneasy, so I sat at Xu Xiaoling's door myself.
According to my inference, there are three possibilities for the frequent disappearance of women.
First, it was human traffickers who did it, but how can human traffickers come and go without a trace without being discovered?
Second, those women were deceived by ghosts when they went out at night, and perhaps walked into the mountains.
Third, he was dragged away by a ferocious beast, but this possibility is too small. If it was a ferocious beast, it would not be able to bite the person to death at once. It would definitely leave the woman with the opportunity to cry for help, but no one in the village heard it. This kind of sound, and there is no trace of blood.
So the second possibility is more likely, and Xu Xiaoling brought the amulet I made, so ghosts don't dare to approach, but for safety reasons, I still have to guard here personally to feel at ease.
Fortunately, Xu Xiaoling didn't have the habit of getting up at night, so I sat there until three o'clock the next morning, stood up and moved around, jogged for a while, and did 500 push-ups, which made the bodyguards stare.
Just after I finished doing push-ups, when I was about to meditate, Ma Dehua came out and said hello to me: "Xiaolong, you are really diligent. How about you come over and practice a few moves?"
"I can't get it!"
After sparring with Ma Dehua for a while, although I was constantly abused by him, I also gained a lot of experience. Masters are born through abuse.
During the day, Zhang Zixuan discussed with me and said that he wanted me to go to the nearby mountains to look for clues. He estimated that there must be some ancient tombs nearby. The names of the villages should also know the location, but they refused to say it, so he While looking for a breakthrough from the villagers, I went up the mountain to search.
He has said so, how can I still refuse to agree? He could only nod helplessly. Then he found Xu Xiaoling and asked her to be careful.
Xu Xiaoling touched my face and said, "You have to be careful."
"Don't worry, haven't you seen my skills? I'll try to come back as early as possible and have dinner with you." I said with a smile.
Zhang Zixuan asked Uncle Jiang, the master of Bagua Lian, to accompany me to the mountains to explore, so that we could take care of each other.
This small village is surrounded by mountains on three sides. When I walked to the mountains, I was confused. Who knows where there are ancient tombs?
I suddenly thought of Feng Nianke. If she were here, she would definitely be able to quickly find the location of the tomb. No matter how difficult it was, Miss Jiang could do it too. She was the one who found Long Chen's tomb back then, but I guess she is about to become Chen Haotian's wife. Now, how can I have time to help here? As for Feng Nianke, I wish I could hide far away, how could I take the initiative to find her.
We were walking aimlessly on the mountain, and Uncle Jiang asked: "Xiaolong, I read in Ghost Blowing Lamp that the main character is looking for Feng Shui and looking for tombs, but we seem to be walking around randomly."
"Uncle, do you also read novels? But you also know that they are novels after all. Besides, I am a descendant of Taoism, not a tomb robber, so I don't know that kind of technology."
I don't know if this is nonsense, but it's really amazing. It turns out that Uncle Jiang is also a weirdo. He is already in his forties, and he also likes to read tomb-robbery novels. He kept telling me the plots of various tomb-robbery novels along the way. He also said that every time he read it, his blood boiled with excitement. He had long wanted to read it. I tried it myself and said that if I go ghost hunting again in the future, I must take him with me. He also wants to experience it.
The chatter started and we got a lot closer. I asked some questions about martial arts. Uncle Jiang was not stingy and told me some techniques in detail. He also said that if I was interested, I could learn his Bagua comic. Palm, of course I am willing to do this kind of thing, so I agreed on the spot. . .