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"Ah?" Just like that? "

I was slightly stunned for a moment, and then, I glanced at Lingling. I didn't really care about it myself, as the main reason was because I was afraid that Lingling would be injured inside.

Also, I don't know how deep this thorn forest is, it is indeed a bit dangerous to carelessly enter it.

Right now, there did seem to be a path that wasn't really a road, but if one went deeper in, who knew if this passage would break.

Moreover, if they really went in and met with any danger, it would probably be difficult for them to escape.

At this time, Liu Qing said:

"I've been to this thorn forest before. Although there's something strange inside, this tunnel can definitely continue on for a long time."

"Follow me. You'll know once you get in."

Hearing Liu Qing's words, I nodded. Liu Qing hid both of his hands inside his sleeves, and then used his wide sleeves to cover his head.

"Lingling, protect yourself. Follow Big Brother Liu Qing closely."

Although Liu Qing's body was not considered big and sturdy, it was definitely enough to be used as a barrier when compared to Lingling.

Allowing Lingling to follow closely behind Liu Qing was the best way to protect her.

I followed Liu Qing's example and protected myself as I slowly moved forward.

There was not much snow on the thorns, at least not on the thorns on both sides of the passage.

Beneath our feet, the footprints were still very clear. It was clear that Liu Qing had been here not long ago, and the snow on the thorns had fallen due to the branches that vibrated when he passed by.

Just like now, as we walked along, snow would constantly fall from the branches of the thorns. It seemed to be a pretty good scene, but that was on the premise that I wasn't in the thorns.

Although the thorns didn't pierce into my body, the sound of them clashing against my clothes and arms made me feel a wave of fear. I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and continued forward.

As we walked, I noticed that there weren't any tunnels in the thorns from the start. It seemed that they were forcefully opened by someone.

Previously, this place should have been a forest of thorns, but this road … Who would have done it?

He looked at the thorny trees on both sides of the passageway, and the broken branches hanging from the books. They had long since dried up.

"This road looks like someone forced their way out …"

I softly sighed to the Liu Qing in front of me. Liu Qing merely gave a light grunt, and then continued.

"The predecessors went on a journey, the descendants sought results."

At this moment, I saw that many of the thorny branches had pieces of cloth hanging on them. Perhaps it was because it had been too long, but many of the cloth had already become netted and looked like they were broken.

No matter who had dug this path, in a place like a mountain village, especially in such a deep mountain, there were no mechanical tools. If one wanted to step out of this passage, they would inevitably have to suffer a lot.

At this time, I suddenly remembered a person — — Liu Songxian.

That year, his condition was very similar to Liu Qing's, he was also hiding in the mountains, and suddenly disappeared without a trace.

I didn't even know that Liu Songxian was actually in the village, and when I saw him again, he had already been killed by the village chief.

At that time, I saw many scars on the Village Head's body, and these scars seemed to have been carved out by some sort of tree branch.

When I saw Liu Songxian, he was already covered with wounds, and it seemed like he felt that his life was over.

Otherwise, the previous Village Chief's physique would not have been able to kill him.

Now that he thought about it, there might have been some injuries on Liu Songxian's body that had been carved out in the thorny forest.

At that time, the clothes worn in the rural area during the summer were about the same, especially the colors. There were only two or three of them, so judging from the fabric, it was obviously unreliable.

But according to my deductions, these guesses are pretty accurate, if not, how would Liu Qing have had people who went on the road before him, and people who came after him to look for the fruits of their actions?

The first person to leave this path was very likely to be Liu Songxian, and this was also one of the things that he needed to do in the village …

Liu Songxian had definitely done a lot of things in this village. The scarecrows in the birch forest and the burial grounds of the foster father were probably all his actions.

I used to think he was an enemy of my adoptive father and wanted him to die a horrible death.

But after going through so much, and going through so many speculations, I feel that Liu Songxian's and his foster father's goal is the same.

Liu Songxian wanted his adoptive father to become a fierce ghost, but his adoptive father himself... He also wanted to transform into a ghost.

I didn't dare to speak about this matter of the road, afraid that I would make Liu Qing feel sad. After all, they were all connected by blood and flesh, and I felt that Liu Qing's feelings for Liu Songxian were still very deep.

Else, they would not have beaten the village chief to death.

At this moment, I walked to the front. After walking for a long time, I saw a small door in front of me. It was an extremely dilapidated small door.

On closer look, there is actually a small house in this thorn forest. Looking at its appearance, it seems to be a temple. The feeling it gives me is as though it has already grown together with the thorn forest.

Because the temple itself was made of wood, the color didn't seem too different from the thorny forest, which made it even more similar to the thorny forest.

However, if one looked carefully, that was not the case. All the thorns were clustered around the small temple.

The small temple should have a name because there's a sign hanging on it with three words written on it, but because it's too old and is covered by branches of thorns, it can't be seen clearly. I don't think that the open space that suddenly opened up is actually such a small temple, and behind the small temple, there is still an endless thorny forest. From the looks of it, it seems that the small temple has occupied the thorny forest …

Why did such a place have a temple? I felt that it was a bit strange, but at this moment, Liu Qing had already walked to the front of the temple.

The temple door had been in a state of disrepair for a long time, so it didn't matter. It was riddled with holes, giving off a desolate feeling.

He gently pushed open the wooden door, causing creaking sounds. There was even snow falling from the door.

This temple was clearly quite old, and the growth of thorns was very fast. It was very clear that this temple was much older than the thorns.

In other words, this temple was here since a long time ago. However, for some unknown reason, there were suddenly so many thorns growing in the surroundings.

I explained my thoughts to Liu Qing, who was now standing at the entrance of the temple with one foot in.

"I don't know about that, and this is only my second time here.

However, just as you think, thorns shouldn't grow like this.

This patch of thorns was a circle, and this temple, in the middle of the thorny forest, was completely surrounded.

"If I'm not mistaken, these thorns are most likely from the people of the village. They were planted a long time ago in order to seal this temple."

Liu Qing's words stunned me. Such a big patch of thorns, it was definitely not a small project. The villagers rarely came to the top of the mountain to begin with.

Why waste such a large amount of strength to plant such a large amount of thorns?

It was precisely because these thorns were so dense that they seemed to be clustered on top of the small temple and were connected to it as a whole.

The villagers should not be wasting their time. The thorns were all ordinary thorns, so the problem naturally appeared in this temple.

Liu Qing's guess was not wrong, the existence of these thorns, was it all because of this temple?

Then, what was inside the temple?

At this time, Liu Qing took out a flashlight and walked in.

The thorns were not very tall, and were only slightly taller than Liu Qing. Therefore, when passing through the thorns, they did not have a dim feeling.

However, we couldn't enter the temple. The snow and thorny branches had completely covered the temple. After entering, I felt a strange atmosphere …