All of a sudden, everyone is silent. They can't see anyone in broad daylight. How can they live?!
They don't think these monsters will come out to harm people during the day.
At last, they searched the village. There was no Tian Laoer at all. It seemed that he was really missing.
The four captors were also frightened. Only Xu Qing and Hu Ling were calm.
Li Changting said: "go to the mountain to search, see if there are traces of people leaving."
The villagers are a little frustrated. How can this human resource compete with the demons? This village really can't stay any longer.
"What are you doing?" Tian Fengshou was at a loss when he saw some villagers preparing to leave.
"Run for your life! I don't want to be the next person to disappear. "
"Where can you escape from the freezing weather?"
"It's better than dying here!"
The persuaders were silent.
Xu Qing, Hu Ling and the captors walked all over the mountains around the village until it was almost dark.
"What do you find?" Asked Xu Qing.
Hu Ling and the captor shook their heads.
"Nothing was found. There was no suspicious trace on the mountain." Hu lingbai waved his hand, "it's too strange. Can this man really disappear out of thin air?"
Xu Qing patted him on the head: "sometimes I have to broaden my mind. If someone really takes the villagers away, it's not the only way to go up the mountain."
Hu Ling blinked: "what else is the way?"
Li Changting said, "the tunnel."
Hu Ling stood up and said, "yes! Why didn't I think of that! "
Hu Yidao: "but we haven't found any tunnel, have we?"
Xu Qing sighed: "look for it again, can they still go to heaven?"
It's certain that heaven can't fly, but it's very possible to escape.
Back at the village head's house, Xu Qing saw Tian Fengshou sitting under the eaves quietly wiping his tears.
"What's the matter with you?" Asked Xu Qing.
When Tian Fengshou saw them coming back, he sniffed and said, "three families have left the village."
Hu Ling: "it's good to take refuge outside at this time. You don't have to be sad. Although we haven't found anything yet, the enemy will always show his feet."
Xu Qing: "I'm going to cook. Come and help."
After dinner, they moved to the ancestral hall again.
It was the same as last night, but this time there was no overpowering drug in the firewood. Everyone opened their eyes vigilantly. As a result, nothing happened until midnight.
Xu Qing said: "everyone sleep, now the enemy can't do it at night, so they choose to do it in the daytime. During the daytime, we must not act alone."
Three men were left to watch the night, and the rest fell asleep.
As expected, nothing was found that night. It seems that the enemy knows that they are on guard. The next day is the day. They must be careful not to be alone.
People in the village go home in groups, bring their food to the ancestral hall, and simply cook in the kitchen next to the ancestral hall.
Their wedding and birthday parties will be held here, so there is a big kitchen beside the ancestral hall. Although it is impossible to accommodate all people, we just need to stagger the time.
The villagers gathered together, leaving four captors to protect them.
Xu Qing and Hu Ling went up to the mountain and went to the mountain which had been dug up.
When Hu Ling left, he carried two hoes, and the four walked for a while, and soon arrived at the wasteland.
I don't feel it when I look at it from a distance. It's really big when I look near.
The four looked around carefully.
"This wasteland doesn't seem to be man-made." Hu Ling came back.
Xu Qing: "how do you see that?"
Hu Ling: "the surrounding mountains and forests are dense. This is the only one. There are no trees on the mountain. Look at this piece of wasteland, it's almost square, but it seems that it's hollowed out and sunk down."
Xu Qing also thinks that it is impossible to excavate such a large area for a month or two by manpower. Where has all the excavated soil gone? There is no mound around here.
Therefore, Hu Ling said that the earth peak was sunk, which is very likely.
Xu Qing: "how do we do it now? Will the disappearance of villagers be related to this mountain?"
Hu Ling: "if you want to know what's below, you have to dig up the soil, but it's impossible." No one knows how thick the soil is below.
Li Changting: "go back."
The four returned in vain.
Back at the village head's house, the four held a meeting in the house.
Xu Qing rubbed his head and said, "let me sort it out. First, the villagers must have been abducted by someone. Second, there must be a channel leading to a place we don't know. Third, the other party doesn't abduct all the people at one time, but comes one by one. It must have some special purpose."Hu Ling nodded: "sister, I agree with all the three points you said."
Xu Qing: "so passive defense doesn't work. Let's set a trap."
Attack is the best defense. Instead of waiting for the enemy to start, it's better to take the initiative instead of passivity.
In the afternoon, Xu Qing went to the ancestral hall. Li Changting's clothes were broken. She went to borrow a needle and thread to mend them for him.
Just as everyone was busy with their own affairs in the ancestral hall, a woman quietly left the ancestral hall and walked towards a room in the distance.
She looked left and right warily, then pushed the door open and went into the yard. Then she went into the room again.
Then, she rummaged around the room, and when she reached some silver coins under the jewelry box, she was ecstatic.
Just when she wanted to put the silver in her purse, a silver needle pierced her back neck, and the woman suddenly lost consciousness and fell down.
Then, a man in black came in from the window, picked up the woman on the ground and jumped out of the window. But just as he got out of the backyard, he suddenly found himself surrounded!
The man in black looked warily at Li Changting, quickly put the woman down and grabbed her neck instead.
"If you come near me, strangle her!" The man in black threatened.
Hu Ling held the sword: "you are pinching one."
The man in black twisted his brow and then fell to the ground powerlessly.
"Soft tendon fragrance!" The man in black clenched his teeth and spat out three words. His unwilling eyes shot at them.
Li Changting noticed something strange and quickly stepped forward to remove the chin of the man in black to prevent him from swallowing poison to commit suicide.
Hu Ling: "is there poison in your teeth? Is it a dead man? "
Li Changting: "take off his clothes and search him."
Hu Ling quickly stripped the man in black's clothes. There were only some poison and signal bombs on the man in black, but there was a tattoo about the size of a copper coin on the left scapula, and the tattoo was a black manjushahua.