Ling Jiushi seems to have not seen such fine weather for a long time. The wind stopped and the snow stopped, and the warm sun hung in the sky, and the warmth returned to the earth, as if what had happened last night were just a bad dream.
Lingjiu pick rare with Ruan Baijie Lai bed for a while, from poetry to talk about the philosophy of life.
Finally Ruan Baijie hungry, urging Ling Jiushi up to get something to eat.
Ling Jiushi went to the kitchen, see everyone has got up early, eat a meal is discussing to go to the carpenter there.
Bear paint saw Ling Jiu pick up and he said hello, and asked Ruan Bai clean people.
"It's still in bed." "She said it was too cold and she didn't want to get out of bed. I'll bring her something to eat."
Bear paint oh voice, said they plan to go out later, let Ling Jiu pick up the best together. If this is on weekdays, then we will suspect Ling Jiushi and Ruan Baijie do something, but what happened last night, if Ling Jiushi they still have this interest and energy, that is really gifted.
Today, when I went to the carpenter, Bear Paint mainly wanted to ask about filling the well, how to fill it, when they did not know. But perhaps the most important thing is why the well was filled.
Come here for a while, Ling Jiushi also determined that almost every household here has a well, most of the wellheads are standing in the center of the yard, just block the way out. This is very unscientific in structure and seems to hide some strange custom.
Two people died yesterday because of carpenter's wrong information, and everyone was not in a good mood when they saw him again. Even the always kind bear paint expression was a little cold, but the old man did not care much, still holding the bong, squinting his eyes to smoke.
"Pops, what are we going to do after this?" Bear lacquer asked.
"Well filling, of course." The carpenter said, "Pick a night, put the dead thing in the well, it is done."
"Dead things? What dead thing? What does that mean?" Xiao Ke felt bad, the tone suddenly heavy a lot, "what do you mean?"
The carpenter said, "Literally."
"As long as it's a dead creature? Bear lacquer quickly confirm.
"Yes, as long as it's dead." The carpenter said, "If you can find chickens, ducks, dogs and geese, throw them into the well in three days, cover them with earth, and the coffin will be made."
Hear as long as it is dead things, bear paint relieved, but he did not finish this breath, standing next to Ruan Baijie came to the sentence: "We have been in this village for so many days, did not see what living things in this village, where to find what chickens, ducks, dogs and geese."
"But didn't we eat eggs?" Ling Jiushi thought of the basket at home, "Since there are eggs, there should be chicken ah."
"You didn't look closely at the basket." Ruan Baijie said, "There are no outsiders in our house, and there are no villagers, and the things in that basket have grown by themselves."
Ling Jiushi: "... So what is the egg really raw?"
Ruan Baijie: "Whatever it is raw, it tastes good anyway."
Ling Jiushi: "..." He feels sick to his stomach.
In Ruan Baijie's reminder, everyone seems to remember that there is no living thing in this village, it is winter at this time, there is nothing in the mountains, bear lacquer is also a smart, suddenly seized a key point, the blood on his face gradually faded, began to white: "Old man, what do you mean?"
The carpenter said: "I'm just a coffin maker, can say can do only so much, I will not intentionally hurt you."
He said this, and finally someone could not help it, and the man slammed the table and roared: "What do you mean that you will not intentionally harm us, you let us go into the temple one by one to worship, and now as long as the people who go in alone are dead -"
The carpenter said coldly, "What is the coffin for?"
The crowd froze.
"It is used to hold dead people, no dead people, what coffin." The carpenter laughed, his wrinkled face looking very strange. "Besides, why don't you listen to me..."
Ruan Baijie: "Listen to you what?"
The carpenter pointed to them: "There are so many people left, she has not eaten enough."
"Full of food... ?" Ling Jiu pick heard the word eat, suddenly remembered the third floor above was chewed into pieces of the body, and yesterday all mentioned the details, the people who were hacked to death by the horror ghost seemed to be dragged back to the temple, now he finally know the final whereabouts of the bodies.
"What the hell is that?" Xiong could not help asking, "That woman..."
The carpenter waved his hand and refused to continue.
Ruan Baijie's eyes began to drift, and finally stopped in an empty corner, muttering: "How to put away the sticks ah."
The carpenter almost laughed, wondering if I could put it away and wait for you to pick it up and threaten to beat me up like you did last time.
Ruan Baijie: "Although the stick is gone, it is good that I have other preparations." She said, pulling a folding knife from behind her, "Don't tell me, father, if you don't make it clear, we're all going to die here, and it's good to take you with us before we die as a companion."
Carpenter: "..."
Whether it is the carpenter, even Lingjiu pick are dumbstruck, they fell into a kind of strange silence, most people are thinking in their minds and this kind of SAO operation?
Carpenter angry to death, and Ruan Baijie can not do, can only bite his teeth said "that woman" thing.
It turned out that the woman was a god worshipped in their village, although it was a god, it was an evil god, while protecting the peace of the village, but also very fond of eating raw flesh and bones. Every winter, people in the village offer sacrifices of live animals. But this year there was an accident in the village and all the live animals were lost...
Fortunately, at this time, several strangers came to help them make coffins.
At this point, everyone understood that they were the living animals in the eyes of the villagers.
"Must it be fed? What happens if you're not fed?" Bear lacquer asked.
The carpenter said, "Not well fed... She will come to you, and everyone who makes coffins has to worship her, so no one will make coffins but you this year." He took a puff. "That's all I can say. As soon as you fill the well, I'll start making the coffin."
Ruan Baijie did not speak, head down to play with the knife in her hand, her fingers slim, sharp blade quickly shuttle in her fingertips, the people who see dazzling.
Carpenter also silent, he seems to be very afraid of Ruan Baijie, often look at her two eyes when speaking.
Just when everyone thought Ruan Baijie would say something, she sighed and said, "Let's go."
"Going back?" Bear lacquer said.
"Or else?" Ruan Baijie a little impatient, "he knows so many things, and then ask also ask nothing." She turned, opened the door and walked out, defiantly.
Everyone see also followed by one after another went out, Lingjiu pick feel Ruan Baijie mood seems not good, he chased out after ask her what happened.
Ruan Baijie said, "Be careful tonight."
"What do you mean? Does that mean it could still come for us?" Ling Jiushi can only think of the reason to be careful.
"Ah." Ruan Baijie smiled, she suddenly turned her head, came to Lingjiu pick up the ear, softly said, "Sometimes ah, people than ghosts, much more terrible."
Ling Jiushi up stunned.
"Back." Ruan Baijie turned forward, Ling Jiushi looked at her back, suddenly feel that the girl really can not see through.
If before going to the carpenter, everyone would occasionally say a word or two, then after returning from the carpenter, the atmosphere among the people would completely become a pool of stagnant water, or the kind of smell.
Lingjiu doesn't understand why this happens, Ruan Baijie eating baked sweet potatoes, slow explanation: "You silly ah, because before everyone will think of working together to survive, but now well..."
'Now? Ling Jiushi up doubts.
"Now, everyone is hoping each other will die." Ruan Baijie leans back on a chair, "As long as someone dies, there are dead things to fill the well, the coffin will be made, everyone can leave alive..."
Ling Jiushi: "..." He did not think of this at all, after listening to the expression of a little trance, "Is the world inside the door like this?"
Ruan Baijie continued: "This is actually quite good, you can not go out tonight, otherwise..."
Ling Jiu Shi: "Will meet the female ghost?"
Ruan Baijie shook her head: "May encounter more horrible things than female ghosts oh."
Ling Jiushi actually guessed what the heart, but he is still not willing to admit. After all, born in a legal society, his thinking has not been able to break out of the frame. Ruan Baijie suggested that some people would kill their companions for this to obtain dead things to fill the well, but he did not want to believe that anyone would really do this.
That night, Ling Jiushi insomnia.
Ruan Baijie lay next to him, still sleeping like a carefree pig.
Ling Jiushi is looking at the ceiling, thinking about those things that happened during the day, the Windows and doors are closed, he would have liked to use a chair against the door, the result Ruan Baijie came next to the sentence: "You are not afraid of that thing suddenly appeared in our room... ?"
Ling Jiushi: "... !!" That makes sense. So he obediently moved the chair away again.
However, the thing that should happen, sooner or later will happen, at two o 'clock in the morning, Ling Jiu Shi who is troubled by insomnia, once again heard the screams of human beings.