Chapter 297: Shou Bamboo Clan
When the three of us turned around, we saw a black and thin middle-aged man wearing dirty and greasy clothes, and we couldn't see what color it was. We held a stone statue of a divine beast and stared at us with a grin.
I thought to myself that this guy is from the village, right? Look at this outfit, it’s so shabby. Not only is the clothes dirty and torn, but it’s also the kind of dress I used to dress before the liberation. I must have lived in seclusion in this Bamboo Insect Valley for many years. No one has sent them something to eat for many years. Look at how hungry you are, like a little black chicken.
"Our government sent here to visit the ghost guards." I said as I quietly winked at Qu Mo and Shen Bing, telling them not to miss it, and if they were traveling, they would definitely be driven out.
When the man heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have guessed it. The government has not cared about their lives for many years. After a while, he asked me: "Does the government really think of us?"
I nodded and said, "The three of us are members of the Supernatural Association, and are specifically responsible for finding the descendants of those ghost guarding people living in seclusion in the mountains. After confirming it, we will send food and clothing items on time every month."
The man suddenly opened his mouth and looked very excited and excited. He grabbed my hand and said, "I am the deputy leader of the Shouzhu clan, just call me Lao Hei. Come with me to see the leader!"
The Shoushu Clan? Oh, they are not called the Gugu Man, but call themselves the Shoushu Clan. This little blackzi is also the deputy clan leader. The three of us followed him along a path beside the bamboo forest and walked northward. When we arrived at a place with no road, we leaped into the bamboo forest, turned east and west, and walked out to a path.
It seems that the bamboo forest road he took us was a life road. If he hadn't led the way, he would probably end up like those corpses.
Walking up the north hillside and passing through a low bush, you clearly saw that there was no road ahead, but Lao Hei stepped forward and there was another road ahead. Halfway up the mountain, under the afterglow of the sunset, more than a dozen dilapidated earthen houses were dotted among the trees, giving people an ancient and vicissitudes of life.
Looking back, at this angle, the Bamboo Insect Valley was completely included in the sight. The valley was surrounded by mountains on all sides, like an iron barrel, and no path leading out of the mountain. Jiming Mountain stood opposite, and a tall chicken-shaped mountain peak seemed to be stretching out its sharp mouth, staring at a gap formed between the bamboo forest and the foot of the mountain below, like a bug. A faint black air emitted from it. Looking at it so far, I couldn't help but feel frightened.
Oh, the Dead Mouse's words "Pleia Star Official" are probably referring to this place. What does the gathering of Yin Feng in the Grass Head last night mean? Thinking about the strange situation we encountered along the way, the Dead Mouse reminded us that the night before, the enemy dug a trap on the way to Grass Head.
The patriarch's house is just the west end of this village where even urination can be flooded. Among the many houses, it is the largest and most impressive one, but it is as broken as other houses.
The patriarch was a white-bearded old man who looked over seventy years old. He was as thin and black as Lao Hei, but he was quite tall and had a white cloth wrapped around his head. No matter how he looked, he looked a bit like Laden! Lao Hei murmured with the patriarch a few words. The patriarch was worthy of being the patriarch and was very calm about this matter.
He sucked a big bag with his eyes and squinted his eyes and said to us: "We have been here for more than two hundred years. In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, people sent us food, but no one cared about our lives or death. We only survived by opening up and farming ourselves. But when we encountered drought, we would be hungry for a year. Since the government still remembered us, that was a good thing, and we would not have to worry about food and drink in the future."
We were all stunned. He mentioned the government in his mouth. It seemed that no one had cared about them for many years. Shen Bing couldn't help but ask him curiously: "The government doesn't care about you, maybe he doesn't know your existence. Why don't you go to the government?"
The patriarch frowned and said, "Abide by the rules of the bamboo tribe, we only enter but not leave. Because we are ominous people in the eyes of the world, we don't want to be rolled by the world, so no one is allowed to go out."
"I won't go out even if I starve to death?" Shen Bing asked with wide eyes.
"I would rather die than go out of the mountain!" The old patriarch replied with a powerful and powerful sentence.
This is also a kind of spirit. Although it is a relatively pedantic persistence, it is indeed worthy of our respect to be able to reproduce and survive here from generation to generation and make a living.
I complimented the Shoba tribe and flattered the old patriarch. Just like drinking aged wine, I closed my eyes and took a sip of cigarettes. It looked very satisfying. Taking this opportunity, I inquired about the situation in the valley and whether there was a legendary white bone cave at the foot of Jiming Mountain.
When the old patriarch heard it, he opened his eyes wide, with a nervous look and said to me: "Don't believe the rumors, how can there be a harm to the bone cave here? We only have the Ghost-Suppressing Bamboo Forest. Those who don't know the interests of the people insisted on breaking in, but they touched the bamboo and hooked away the bamboo worms."
Seeing that the old guy is so nervous, the White Bone Cave is at the foot of Jiming Mountain, it is probably impossible to make a mistake. That place may be too evil and they don’t want people to get close to it, so they keep their mouths tight.
The White Bone Cave was found, and it was time to find Chen Ming next. If you find Chen Ming, you will not worry about not being able to find the spirit fox.
I touched my nose and thought that instead of looking for Chen Ming in the mountains like a needle in a haystack, I would rather wait for it. I live here and don’t believe that the bait of the four little kids cannot seduce the dogs and bastards!
It has changed the sky outside at this moment. It was only seven o'clock that the sky was completely dark, and the lights in the room were not lighted, which made people feel uncomfortable. In fact, it was not because they were stingy. They had no supplies for many years, and the lamp oil and candles had been cut off. How to light the lamp? Lighting at night is a luxury.
I gave the old patriarch a flashlight, which made his mouth so happy that it was like a puff. Since meeting, it was the first time I saw him lose his composure. I said it was dark and we planned to stay here for a night and come out tomorrow. He kept playing with the flashlight, as happy as a child playing with a fresh toy, and nodding and agreeing.
Lao Hei whispered to the patriarch: "There is only one empty room in our village. I'll live there for those who came here to give gifts the day before yesterday. Where can they live?"
We were all surprised when we heard this. The three of us looked at each other. The person who gave the gift was probably a trash, right?
The patriarch was in high spirits and told Lao Hei that the crazy girl at the east end of the village had disappeared again in the past two days. Let us live in her house first. If she comes back, she will let her live in the ancestral hall.
After thanking the old patriarch, we went out of the house and asked Lao Hei what was going on. Lao Hei said there were two kind-hearted people. After hearing about the suffering of the ghost guard, he brought a large amount of food, clothing and supplies to come here and stayed here for two days.
Or two? I couldn't help but be stunned. Could it be one of the women who crawled on Qu Mo's head last night and exposed their heads?
As he was talking, Lao Hei pointed to a black shadow in front and said, "Here, he is a kind person."
Chapter completed!