Uncle San didn't show any anger at all. He said calmly, "Actually, this isn't a bad thing. On the contrary, it proves that this family is indeed guilty."

"What should we do? We can't just suffer the loss in vain." I was still very angry.

"We have to think things through. We are people of the martial arts world. Since we are in the martial arts world, we have to deal with all kinds of people. If we are framed, we can't blame others. We can only blame ourselves for not being deep enough in the Taoism and cultivation. Otherwise, the other party will suffer the loss."

"Uncle San, you are so well-mannered." Chu Sen actually had the mood to flatter his uncle in such a place.

Uncle San laughed heartily at his amusement and said, "Chu Sen, if we continue to get along like this, I'll feel guilty if I don't teach you some real skills."

"I mean this sincerely. If I'm framed, I'll definitely take revenge on him."

"What are you talking about? Where is this place? Why didn't you bring your glasses in?" The policeman standing behind Uncle San glared at Chu Sen and scolded him.

"I'm sorry, I'm just angry." Chu Sen quickly stood up and apologized.

"Okay, your visiting time is up, let's go." He waved his hands impatiently.

Uncle San stood up and said, "We have another car parked in Laolong Village. You two can go and get it."

"Could you give me the car keys, police?" I asked.

"The car keys were in the car, and the doors were unlocked. It was a black Honda, parked at the store at the entrance to the village."

Although I cannot claim to know everything about the situation in Longhua Village, I do know that there are a total of 42 cars of various sizes in this village, and none of them are Japanese cars. This is because the eldest son of the head of the family, my uncle, died in a car accident while driving a Japanese car , so since then, people in Longhua Village have only bought German cars.

There is no way that Uncle San would drive a Honda here. There must be a reason why he said that.

After leaving the detention center, I said to Chu Sen, "We have to go to Laolong Village."

"Uncle San and the others haven't been released yet, what's the point of us going there?"

"It's not that I want to go, it's my third uncle who wants us to go. He can't possibly drive a Japanese car here, so there are no Honda cars in Laolong Village. He must have other reasons for letting us go."

"What's the reason?"

"They definitely hope we can secretly investigate the murderer 's family. We just arrived, and they don't know our identities, so it's convenient for them to do this."

Chu Sen clapped his hands and said, "You're right. This is a good opportunity for us to show off our skills. By then, it will be a natural progression for the two of us to join Longhua Village."

"That's settled then. My company has just been shut down, so maybe I can make a career out of it by joining Longhua Village now."

"You look like a noble person. You will definitely have great success if you join Longhua Village."

"You're just telling lies right away." I said with a smile.

"How can this be nonsense? This is a thoughtful remark I made after careful consideration. I have high hopes for you." After saying this, he couldn't help but laugh.

We boarded the bus from the county seat to Laolong Village. After a while, Chu Sen asked, "But we don't know who the murderer's family is. How can we find out?"

"It's not that simple. Just go into the village and ask around."

"It's easy for you to say, but how should we ask? We don't even know the murderer's name. Should we just ask where the family sentenced to death is? We will reveal our identity in just one sentence." Chu Sen said.

"Hey, why do you have to ask so directly ? Why don't we just ask if there are any witches in the village who perform rituals for people? There are usually only one or two witches in a village or two who do this kind of thing. It's not difficult to find them."

After a bumpy ride for nearly an hour, we finally arrived at Laolong Village. After getting off the car, I felt like my whole body was about to fall apart. I rested for a while before walking into the village.

It was already spring. Standing at the entrance of the village, one could see green rice fields extending all the way to the foot of the terraced fields, a scene full of vitality.

Laolong Village is different from most of the Guizhou villages I have seen . There is no shortage of water here. There are two clear springs winding down on both sides of the terraces, forming a fairly large stream on both sides of the mountain that meanders along the mountain, but it does not flow down because there is a gully in the middle of the mountain. The springs merge into one stream at the gully and continue to circulate into the mountain.

Moreover, both sides of the creek and pond are full of huge dark red rugged rocks. It is impossible to make a hole in them to dig the flow unless large machines are used. So based on my limited knowledge of feng shui, Laolong Village is indeed a feng shui treasure land that can store wind and gather energy. Among the economically backward mountain villages in Guizhou, the living standards of the farmers here are not low.

There is indeed a small shop at the entrance of the village with a very rustic name called "Weiwei Market". Surprisingly, there is a Honda car parked next to the shop.

Chu Sen said, "Brother, I think your inference is probably distorted, right?"

"Impossible, there are definitely no Japanese cars in Longhua Village. This car must be a coincidence." I soon found the connection between the "coincidence theory" and the license plate of this car was not from Jiangsu, but from Sichuan.

"Just look at the license plate and you'll know this car has nothing to do with my third uncle. It's just a coincidence," I said affirmatively.

Chu Sen also saw the license plate and laughed, "This is such a coincidence, it's almost magical."

After figuring this out, we entered the store and saw a middle-aged woman in her forties sitting at the counter. She was very fat, with obvious "highland red marks" on her cheeks, and her fluffy and dirty hair had not been washed for who knows how long. She was concentrating on knitting.

We pretended to take a few bags of snacks and walked to the counter. She looked up at us expressionlessly and continued knitting.

"Sister, what kind of cigarettes are good here?" I said to get close to her.

"Outsider?" This time she put down the wool in her hand and asked in Mandarin with a heavy accent.

"Yes, we are from out of town."

"Of course, the most famous Guizhou cigarettes are from Huangguoshu." After saying that, she turned around and took out two packs from the counter and placed them on the counter.

"Yeah, how much is it?" I took out my wallet.

"No money." A simple smile appeared on her face.

I asked curiously, "Your things aren't free, are they? I see they all have prices."

"Others charge money for their products, but you two don't. That's what our village chief told us to do."

Chu Sen and I looked at each other, feeling quite surprised. Could it be that the locals already knew our identities in advance?

When I was hesitating, she pushed two boxes of cigarettes to my hands and said, "Don't be polite, you two. As long as you can pass on the latest agricultural technology to us, we will burn incense to thank you two. Two packs of cigarettes are nothing." Only then did I realize that she had recognized the wrong person.

But this is a good thing for me, as it will be convenient for me to get information, so I picked up a pack of cigarettes and said, "Then I won't be polite to you, big sister."

"Don't be polite. We farmers usually can't invite you gods. Everyone in our village is so happy that you can come this time."

I quickly waved my hand in mock modesty and said, "Big sister, you are too polite. There are many masters in the countryside . You also have many skills worth learning from."

"We farmers don't know shit. We can't even read a few words. What skills can we teach you technicians?" the elder sister laughed.

"Everyone has learned different skills. I heard that there is someone in your village who has great skills. Is there really such a person?" I asked with pretended curiosity.

"You're talking about Wang Gui, right? His father has been performing shaman rituals for people in his previous life. This family is indeed very capable. Ten years ago, there was a flood here, and Wang Gui caught a yellow eel spirit, and then there was no water anymore."

"What? It's good enough that we have water here, but there will be floods?" I asked curiously.

"Yes, that year was strange from the beginning. The sky was always overcast, and the crops didn't grow well due to lack of sunlight. The mountain spring water was freezing cold, but it didn't rain until the middle of the year. It wasn't a heavy rain, but the groundwater overflowed, and the streams kept gushing out, flooding many fields and low-lying homes. Later, the village chief brought a pig and a cow to ask Wang Gui for help. He took a sword up the mountain, and somehow, he blew a hole in Dragon Ridge Mountain, and out of the hole came a huge eel."

"That eel was thicker than a human leg, with blood-red eyes. When it emerged, the stream surged even more violently. Thunder began to roar again, so Wang Gui used his sword to impale the giant eel on the ground. Then he came down the mountain and told us we had to stay home that night because there was an eel spirit causing trouble here. It usually hides in caves, so the thunder can't reach it. Now, if he lets the eel's head out, it will be struck dead by the thunder. But the eel is so big, it needs 1,080 strikes to kill it, which takes all night. That night, our village was filled with thunder and lightning, and many stray dogs were killed by the lightning."

At this point, she lowered her voice in a mysterious tone and said, "Wang Gui used up all the family's luck by asking the heavenly thunder to kill the eel spirit. His son was later executed for murder because of this."