Volume 1 Chapter 030 Dogtooth Valley
Liu Wen Chong just came back after comforting his mother, and said with a smile: "We just want to know about my sister-in-law's family situation."
The village chief asked in confusion: "Why didn't the girl from the Bai family come back this time? Everyone missed her so much."
Liu Wen Chong's face darkened, and he sighed and said, "To be honest, my second brother and sister-in-law have both passed away."
The village chief exclaimed "Ah!" and the other villagers were also extremely shocked.
"How could the girl from the Bai family...how could she just disappear? It's impossible!" The old village chief looked incredulous.
Uncle San said, "This time we are sending back the remains of the Baimei couple so that they can return to their roots." He pointed to the two coffins parked in the courtyard.
I couldn't help but exclaim in my heart, "Damn it!" I thought to myself, "How dare you go on to say that Lin Wenjing and Liu Nan are Baimei and her husband?"
The village chief cried out "Ouch!" and the other villagers also looked sad. Several women with their children went to pay their respects in front of the coffin. It was said that almost every household in the village had received favors from the Bai family.
Uncle San asked, "I heard before that Miss Bai comes back every July?"
The village chief wiped his tears, sighed and said, "That's right. Ever since the girl from the Bai family got married, she came back every year in the first few years and brought many new good things to everyone. But since more than ten years ago, she has never come back." The village chief rambled on and on, "The ancestors of the Bai family have a rule that every July, they must go to the Gouya Valley in the back mountain."
"Gouya Valley? Is it in that forbidden area?" Liu Wen Chong asked.
The village chief shook his head and said, "This Gouya Valley is more than thirty miles away from the village, and it is also more than ten miles away from the forest in the back mountain. There is also a big canyon in between."
Liu Wen Chong nodded and asked, "What are they going to do in Gouya Valley? "
The village chief said, "I'm not sure about that. They never said anything. But I heard my old man mention it a long time ago. He said that the Bai family has a complicated background. The reason they stayed in our village for so many years was because they were guarding something."
I had been eating hard, but when I heard this, I couldn't help but very interested. The father and son of the Liu family also pricked up their ears, and the dead faces stopped drinking tea. After talking for a long time, they finally got to the key point, which might reveal the secrets behind Baimei and even the Bai family.
Uncle San asked, "What are you guarding?"
The village chief shook his head and said, "That's not something we can know. Every time the Bai family went to Gouya Valley, they went alone."
"Oh, right." The village chief seemed to remember something. "Every time they go there, they always push a small cart filled with things. Someone saw it in a hurry and said there were incense, candles, gold ingots and so on."
Uncle San said "Oh" and asked, "Are we going to pay respect to the grave?"
The village chief shook his head and said that it should not be the case. The ancestral tombs of Maobizi Village are all on the hill east of the village, and the Bai family is no exception. That place is completely different from Gouya Valley and has nothing to do with each other.
The third uncle pondered for a moment and winked at Liu Wen Chong. Liu Wen Chong was also a man of good sense, and immediately understood and said with a smile: "Old village head, could you please show us the way tomorrow? We want to go to Gouya Valley."
"This..." The village chief looked embarrassed. "Ever since the Bai family settled in the village, they suggested to the village chief at that time that there are great dangers hidden in the Dogtooth Valley and it is best not to go in easily."
When I heard this, I realized that this Gouya Valley has also become a forbidden area. I don't know what's going on with this Cat Nose Village, why are there so many taboos?
Liu Wen Chong begged several times, but the village chief refused to give in, saying that it was really difficult to do. Uncle San coughed, pointed his finger at my head, and said, "This is the child of Bai Mei and his wife. He came here this time to follow his mother's will."
I was chewing a pig's trotter at the time, and I almost choked when I heard that. Damn, in just a short while, I found two cheap parents! After all this time, I actually became a brother and sister with that devilish girl named Liu!
I was about to get angry, but when I saw my third uncle glaring at me, I had no choice but to put down the pig's trotter and choked a few times: "Grandpa Village Chief, I... I... Woo woo..."
When the old village chief saw me, he really thought I was the son of Bai Mei and that damn Liu Wenxuan. His heart softened immediately. He brought me a plate of green fruits and promised to take us to Gouya Valley tomorrow.
After this meal, we gained a lot. After walking on the mountain road for so many days, everyone was exhausted. After eating, we went to the villagers' homes to rest.
I was the only child in the group, and when they heard that I was the son of Baimei, the villagers were very welcoming to me. The little girls kept stuffing delicious food into my hands. Finally, I was taken to the village chief's house to rest. There were three daughters in his family, two of whom were unmarried. They rushed to tease me, pinching my cheeks and nose. Did they really think that my brother was a naughty child who knew nothing?
Finally, I slept with the sister who had dimples when she smiled. She was pretty, but she snored so loudly that I almost wanted to die. I finally fell asleep in a daze, and when I woke up, I found that the whole family was busy, steaming steamed buns for us to make breakfast.
I got up and washed my face. I saw that Third Uncle and Dead Face were already up and were talking to the village chief outside. When the village chief saw me coming, he greeted me with a smile and asked me if I slept well at night. I tried to stay awake and said I slept well. I went over to listen for a while. It turned out that the village chief was discussing with Third Uncle and others whether they could ask Third Uncle to check the Feng Shui of the village before going to Gouya Valley.
This has always been a concern for the village chief. Seeing that it was still early, the villagers were preparing breakfast, and most of our group had not yet woken up, Uncle San suggested that we take this opportunity to go for a walk around the village.
So the four of us set off. The village chief led the way, Uncle San and Dead Face walked in the middle, and I was the last one to come. Actually, I was new to the place and was looking around, so I walked slowly.
Uncle San looked all the way over and said that the village was close to the mountains and the water, which was a good Feng Shui location. The village chief nodded repeatedly, but his smile was a little forced. After all, since he became the village chief, Maobizi Village has not only not prospered, but has become increasingly decadent, which is not pleasant for anyone.
As we were talking, we arrived at a piece of earthen ground west of the village. This place is high, and is usually used as a grain drying ground for the villagers. Standing on it and looking west, there is a large flat forest land, which looks like a green sea without any waves.
It is said that such a large and lush forest is very suitable for broadening one's mind. But for some reason, after taking a few glances, I felt a little depressed and stuffy in my chest, and I turned my eyes away. I turned to look at Uncle San and Dead Face, but I saw that they were facing the forest, with solemn and gloomy faces.
Uncle San pointed at the forest and said, "Is this the forbidden area of Maobizi Village?"
The old village chief hurriedly said yes, it is here.
Dead Face asked, "Is there a higher place where we can see the forest ahead clearly?"
The village chief thought for a moment, pointed to a straight mountain in the east, and said they could go there. Uncle San and Dead Face urged him to lead the way.
The village chief didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly led the way. I looked back at the forest and felt something was strange. I hurried to catch up with Uncle San and asked him in a low voice if he saw anything wrong. Uncle San frowned and ignored me.
I could only ponder it in my heart. The straight peak is just to the east of Maobizi, and should be considered the side peak of Maobizi Rock. The peak is not very high, but compared to other places, it is already considered to be a relatively high terrain nearby. The village chief is an old man here, and he knows the way well. It took us about half an hour to reach the top of the peak.
Standing on the top and looking towards the forest, the feeling is quite different. At first, when looking from the flat ground, the forest seems flat, like a calm sea without even a wave. But looking down from a high place, it is found that the forest is not as calm as it looks on the surface, but has several areas with obviously different colors.
The village chief said that there were actually several deep trenches hidden here, covered by dense jungle. They could not be seen on the flat ground, but they could be seen clearly from high places.
Uncle San asked, " Has anyone been in here before?"
The village chief said, "Yes, it was a long time ago. But it was very dangerous there, with all kinds of ferocious beasts. The terrain was also complicated. If ten people sneaked in, it would be lucky for one to come out. In the past hundred years, no one has gone in there anymore."
I looked into the distance for a while, and then I felt a tightness in my chest. I said, "Don't you feel a little uncomfortable?"
Uncle San and Dead Face turned around at the same time and looked at me, seeming a little shocked. The village chief came over to touch my head and said with concern: "Jing, you feel uncomfortable somewhere, did you catch a cold last night? Hey, my San girl, she's fine in other aspects, but she likes to kick the quilt when she sleeps! I'll give her a good scolding later!"
I was also a little speechless, and hurriedly said that it had nothing to do with my third sister. As I was talking, I suddenly felt vague and blurted out: "I remembered what this thing looked like!"
Uncle San and Dead Face stared at me with strange expressions. The village chief asked in confusion, "Jing Wa, what did you see?"
I pointed to the forest and said, "Look, doesn't it look a bit like something? Like... like a person, a very big person, lying there!"
Uncle San and the others turned their heads to look at the same time. This vast sea of forest, due to the deep gullies and valleys hidden below, as well as several nearby mountain ranges, was undulating and continuous. Looking down from above, it really looked like a giant person lying there!
The village chief laughed and said, "It really looks like that. We used to call this place Giant Valley in our village!"
The old man laughed happily, but Uncle San and Dead Face didn't smile at all. Uncle San asked solemnly, "Have you ever dug up anything strange in the mountains around here?"
