Yun Song thinks this makes sense.

He entered the house first.

Yu Datou closed the door again, and then asked strangely: "There are no living people in this ghost village, only ghosts. Logically speaking, it should be very chaotic at night. Why didn't these ghosts show up tonight?"

Yun Song said calmly: "Fu Sheng, the supreme deity, has been saved by the path."

Yu Datou looked at him in surprise:

"Have you been saved by you? Taoist master, you have such advanced cultivation? It is true that a hero comes from a young age. I once saw an old monk who came to save this village, but ended up sitting in the village. It seems that he is ambitious but not young.

"

Yun Song felt that Yu Datou's words were quite nice, so he bowed his head.

Datou Yu opened the door again and poked his head out to look carefully. He looked at it for a while and then looked back, his face full of surprise:

"It's true, they are no longer around. Oh, they say that old gingers are hotter. This is not appropriate for you capable people. These chili peppers are still hotter than young ones. A boy comes out of a hero. You are really a boy out of a hero.

!”

Yun Song smiled: "The Supreme God of Fortune, the old benefactor is so complimentary."

Yu Datou shook his head and said: "I speak from my heart. Alas, you really don't know how terrible this ghost village is and how many people they have harmed. But now that they have been saved by you, there is no need for me to stay here anymore."

Okay, let’s go together this time.”

He poked his head out again and carefully looked around.

After making sure there was no danger, he walked out and knelt on the ground and began to kowtow.

They bowed their heads respectfully three times in each direction: southeast, northwest, and northwest.

After he came back, he said to Yun Song: "Since the ghosts in the village are gone, we don't have to leave in a hurry. Taoist priest, you must be curious about what I did just now and the situation in the village, right?"

Yun Song said: "I'm really curious."

Yu Datou sighed and said: "Huanshui Village, this used to be a good village, our village..."

"Wait a minute, this village is called Huanshui Village? Isn't it called Buffalo Village?" Yun Song asked.

Yu Datou shook his head and said: "Of course it's not called Buffalo Village. There are no buffaloes in our village. It's just that there was a river surrounding the village, so it's called Huanshui Village."

"Our village has simple folk customs and harmonious neighborhood relations. It has always been like a paradise. But later, the son of our village chief's family, Yu Jinbao, went to the city to study, and then joined the army to follow Marshal Qin, one of the two commanders in the southwest, and won the title of Marshal Qin.

Shuai appreciated it and became a military commander."

"As the old saying goes, wealth without returning home is like walking at night in brocade. After Yu Jinbao was promoted, he brought some officers and comrades to our village. In name, he sent supplies to the village, but in fact he came back to show off."

"It's understandable. It's a good thing that we can follow him and get some light, but as the old saying goes, good fortune and misfortune always lie ahead!"

Yu Datou said this and closed his eyes, with a painful expression on his old face:

"There is no real dragon emperor these days, and those with guns and cannons want to fight for the world, so today you beat me and tomorrow I will beat you. Today you are the commander-in-chief and tomorrow I will be the president."

"A few years ago, Marshal Qin was rebelled against by his subordinate Lu Cishuai. Lu Cishuai became Marshal Lu, and Marshal Qin became a desolate dog!"

"And this boy, Yu Jinbao, is Marshal Qin's confidant. He is also a conscientious man. He was promoted by Marshal Qin. He refused to submit to Marshal Lu, so he left the team and ran away with Marshal Qin's people."

"Shuai Lu couldn't let them escape, so he sent people to hunt them down in every possible way, but they had no way to go, and finally thought of our small village deep in the mountains."

"Yu Jinbao led them into our village. He originally intended to hide here for a while before leaving, but he thought he was too simple!"

"His Majesty knows how powerful Marshal Lu is and they dare not go out to fight against Marshal Lu, but they also dare not surrender to Marshal Lu. According to legend, Marshal Lu, like Marshal Qin, is moody and likes killing people the most, so in the early years of Qin Dynasty, Marshal Lu

The commander-in-chief’s nickname is Butcher Shuai, and Lu Ci’s nickname is Butcher Shuai.”

"These soldiers are not fun. They didn't dare to go against Marshal Lu, nor did they dare to surrender. In the end, they decided to hide in our Huanshui Village forever."

"But they are also afraid that someone in the village will snitch. After all, Qiu Ba will drink and cause trouble when they are not engaged in labor. Over time, the villagers will not be able to stand them."

"They had a bad conscience and went so far as to kill the whole village without stopping! They were all killed, ah!"

Hearing this, Yun Song looked at the old man fiercely: "The whole village has been killed, what about you?"

Yu Datou said sadly: "I am lucky. My son learned shadow puppetry from others in his early years and traveled to the mountains and villages to earn a little money. However, he could not be found later. He suddenly disappeared."

"I only have one son, and I can't live without him. But I thought that his body didn't appear. Maybe he wasn't dead? Maybe he was still alive? In this way, I am usually not in the village, but always looking for him in the mountains.

"

"It can be considered a blessing in disguise. I lost my son, but I saved my life when I was looking for him!"

As he spoke, he smiled bitterly: "What the hell is this? Haha, the people who deserved to die didn't die, but the people who didn't deserve to die did!"

Yunsong frowned habitually when he heard this.

He had heard similar stories from the old village chief.

But according to the old village chief, it was Yu Datou whose son worked as a servant for the commander and died in battle. It was Yu Datou whose son went to learn shadow puppetry with others and disappeared!

So who is telling the truth and who is telling lies?

Or are they all lies?

He expressed his suspicions and then asked: "Is there any evidence for what you said? Why should Xiaodao believe you?"

Yu Datou said: "The old man doesn't need you to believe it, but the old man really has credentials, so if you don't believe it, I can prove it to you, and you follow me!"

There was a rope hanging from the roof. He stretched out his hand and pulled hard, and a piece of the ceiling was pulled off.

Like a skylight!

The ceiling was opened, and a folding wooden ladder dropped down.

Yu Datou waved to Yun Song and said: "Taoist master, follow me. This big young man will wait in the room for a while. The secret passage in my house is too small for you to pass, but now there are no ghosts in the village and it is safe.

You don’t have to be afraid even if you’re in the house.”

The big elephant smiled and put down his burden and sat down with a calm look on his face.

Yun Song's face was full of astonishment: "Old man, your secret passage is on the roof? But your house is a bungalow, how can you get out?"

Yu Datou smiled and said: "You will understand if you come and take a look with me. It's not just the roof. This secret passage is very powerful. Don't say you've never seen it before. You can't even think of it. My son came up with it. After all, it's inside the mountain."

If there is chaos, it is easy to be targeted by bandits. Having a secret passage is equivalent to one more life."

The old man was in front and he was behind, and the two of them climbed up the wooden ladder.

When Yunsong passed the hanging ceiling, he looked carefully and saw dark red writing on the inside of the ceiling, all in Sanskrit.

Before he could ask the question, the old man said: "This was left by the eminent monk who came to the village to save the souls of the villagers."

"After I found out that the village was destroyed by those soldiers and bandits, I came back to collect the corpses of the villagers and packed up the remaining things in the village. Then my son was gone, and the villagers were gone. I was too lazy to live anymore, so I stayed here

People who come to the village from time to time are discouraged here at the entrance of the village."

"The eminent monk was grateful for my good deeds. He taught me several techniques to ward off evil spirits, and he also used cinnabar to set up a magic circle in my house, so the ghosts in the village could not harm me."

Yun Song asked again: "You carved all the paintings on the rocks on the wall?"

Yu Datou said: "Most of them are, but not the one yesterday. It was carved by two brothers from the Zuo family - oh, it was the last statue. They carved it with daggers and warned their colleagues."

Yun Song asked: "Why don't you write?"

Yu Datou smiled and said: "I can't read, but those two brothers can also write their own names."

The two quickly went to the roof.

There is a mezzanine on the roof, but it is very cramped and the space is very small, so you have to endure it.

They crawled inside, and through the mezzanine there was a large cylinder that smelled of moisture and musty vegetation.

Yunsong stretched out his hand and touched it, and it turned out to be wood!

He immediately thought of the large locust tree growing curvedly close to the roof, and asked: "You hollowed out the locust tree outside and connected the mezzanine of the roof to make a secret tunnel?"

Yu Datou smiled and said: "Yes, but it is not hollowed out. It has grown into a hollow by itself. Then I wanted to cut it off. As you know, Taoist priest, this kind of tall tree with a long sky is easy to break and hit houses when blown by strong winds."

Hit someone."

"But my son has a good brain. He saw the trunk of this tree leaning against the roof of my house. There happened to be a mezzanine on the roof of my house for hiding food. So he dug out the contact area between the roof and the trunk, and dug out the place under the tree.

We dug outside and dug a tunnel."

Yunsong praised: "Fu Sheng Supreme Heavenly Lord, this is a big project."

Yu Datou said proudly: "Isn't it? My son is smart and diligent, but it's a pity..."

At this point, he couldn't go on and wiped his tears sadly.

This big tree is hollow, like a slide, you can slide down it.

After going down, the base of the tree was hollowed out and turned into a small cellar.

There are a lot of things in the cellar, full of them.

Yu Datou sighed and said: "These are all the things I collected when I returned to the village. You see, there is a spinning wheel that is rare for Xiaohua, a chess set that the second master regards as a treasure, and um, there are also things that can prove my words.

"

He was very familiar with the things in the cellar, and finally took out a torn book with several photos in it.

One of the photos is a family portrait.
To be continued...