The Republic of China Conspiracy Records

Chapter 67 Congratulations to the Groom (6)

Yang Sizhao smiled and quickly changed the subject.I saw that he didn't want to continue this topic, so naturally I wouldn't take the initiative to bring it up again.We walked in the mountains for half a day before arriving at the cottage on Hushan Mountain.

The cottage was built on a high place on a hilltop, condescending, and shielded by rocks and trees, it was easy to defend but difficult to attack.Although the terrain is dangerous, if you want to say that the houses in it are different from ordinary houses, it is not necessarily true. They are just house walls built of rocks, covered with tiles and wooden doors to hide the houses. The whole cottage seems to be hidden deeper. a mountain village.

Before they reached the stronghold, bandits guarding him jumped out from behind a boulder to block the way, but they must know Yang Sizhao, so they didn't show much hostility when they saw that he brought someone with them, they just questioned him a few words.Yang Sizhao told them that I was a patrol horse, and I was here to deliver letters in the cottage.

One of the bandits couldn't help laughing out loud: "It's a strange thing, and there are city patrol horses who came to the bandits' lair to deliver letters!"

I told them that the letter was for Hu Xiaotian, the head of the village. I knew that Hu Xiaotian was no longer there, and Hu Xiaoshan, the young master, was not in Hushan at the moment, so I wanted to see the head of the village at the moment.

The bandit heard that the letter was from Hu Xiaotian, so he put away his smile, didn't dare to neglect, and soon led me to the hall of the cottage.Yang Sizhao did not go to the hall with me, but followed the bandit who led the way, saying that he still had something to deal with in the cottage, so he would not wait in the hall with me.

I also don't know what's the purpose of his coming to Hushan, but seeing him looking mysterious, I shrugged and walked into the hall by myself.Not long after I sat down, a middle-aged man about forty years old walked in from the outside. He yawned magnificently before he arrived, and asked me to look at his bloody mouth from a distance.

Seeing him approaching, I stood up hastily, and was about to speak, but the man waved at me, motioning me not to speak, and then walked to the top of the hall by himself.In the middle of the hall is a tall tiger leather chair, and behind the chair is a statue of a god, probably Guan Erye or something like that.

Because the statue was covered by the chair, and I had been thinking about things since I sat down, so I didn't notice it for a while.As soon as he stood up at this time, he immediately saw the statue clearly.Who knows it's okay if you don't look at it, after seeing it, you were taken aback immediately, and yelled: "Bitch!"

After the man put incense on the statue, he heard my exclamation and turned around in surprise. He probably thought I was swatting a fly on the tiger's head, so he dared to scold him.I saw that his eyes were not right, so I hurriedly explained: "Bitch is the name of a dog."

The man tilted his head and looked at me for a long time before saying: "My old man has given me a name, so I won't bother you."

I was also stunned for a while, I didn't realize why he took the name away automatically for a long time, and after a while, I realized that what I said just now was ambiguous, that he was saying that he was a "bitch", and I felt guilty at the bottom of my heart.Fortunately, the man didn't bother, but looked back at the statue behind him, then pointed back with his hand, and asked if I was talking about it.

I nodded hastily, and said: "The dog under the seat of the God of the Mountain is called a bitch."

There is a statue of a mountain god on the table behind the tiger leather chair. There is nothing strange about the statue of the mountain god. What is strange is that this mountain god is riding a big dog with a snow-white nose and a snow-white tail.

Although I have never seen a bitch with my own eyes, I remember it clearly. When Yang Sizhao described the bitch to me, he said that the origin of the bitch was unknown, that it suddenly appeared in the mountains, and it had a snow-white nose and a snow-white tail.The bitch is really the mount of the mountain god!
But why does the mountain god ride a dog?
The man showed surprise on his face: "Do you know this dog?"

I nodded, then shook my head again, thinking that I was in the den of bandits, I was afraid that he would think that I was teasing him, and before he could speak, I hurriedly told all the stories about the bitch, including the bitch summoning the savior of the wolves, last night Come back and "congratulate the bridegroom" and other things, none of them will be left behind.

The man narrowed his eyes after hearing what I said, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw this. I was eager to tell the things just now, but I forgot that once I said these things, anyone would think of Hu Xiaotian's death or the relationship with Xiao Yang. Village, my remarks may bring disaster to Xiaoyang Village.

Thinking of it this way, I immediately felt great regret in my heart, and my forehead immediately felt slightly sweaty.The man still looked thoughtful, and asked me after a long time: "The bride who married Yang Siyuan owns a winery?"

He suddenly asked an irrelevant question, I was taken aback for a moment, and nodded without knowing why.The man seemed to be very interested in the bride, and asked after him, "What's her name?"

I'm just a passing guest, how could I know the bride's name, so I shook my head.The man seemed to be very curious, and chased me to ask about what happened last night.I saw that he didn't mention anything about the bitch and the mountain god, but I was slightly relieved, and hastily followed his lead, and told the story of the bride's deeds last night in detail, and I was full of praise for the bride in words.

After listening to these things, the man did not speak, but kept tapping his thigh with his fingers, wondering what he was thinking.I wondered why the mountain god enshrined in Hushan was riding a dog, but I didn't dare to ask him, for fear that he would think of Hu Xiaotian's death.Who knows that I didn't ask, but after a while the man asked himself: "Are you a little strange, why does the mountain god ride a dog?"

My heart skipped a beat, thinking that he had already thought of Hu Xiaotian's death, but there was nothing he could do, so I nodded.The man said casually: "Actually, it's nothing unusual. This mountain god was also a mountain man before. As for when it happened, who knows, it must have been hundreds of years ago."

The man told me that hundreds of years ago, when this mountain god was a mountain dweller, he was similar to the people in Xiaoyang Village, and he made a living by logging trees and gathering herbs.One day, he encountered bandits in the mountains, and he was about to suffer disaster. At this time, the dogs who followed him into the mountain suddenly attracted a pack of wolves, surrounded the bandits, and rescued him from the knife.

He narrowly escaped death, and when he told the story after returning from the mountain, it caused a sensation immediately.Everyone passed it on and on, and finally came to a conclusion that his dog was the mount of the mountain god, so he was able to command the wolves.Since the dog is the mount of the mountain god, the person who raised the dog is the reincarnation of the mountain god, so everyone worships him.

After decades like this, after he died of old age, someone erected a statue of him and called him the patron saint of this forest.This story has been circulated in the local area for hundreds of years, but there was a famine in this place more than a hundred years ago, and almost everyone went out to escape the famine. Now the people who live here are actually foreigners, so gradually no one knows It's over.

Before Hushan, it was actually an ordinary village. It was because of the famine that year that everyone couldn't survive, so they took the risk and became bandits.Now, the people in Hushan are the only ones who know this story, and this mountain god statue has been handed down from hundreds of years ago and has always been in Hushan.

After listening to him, I was even more shocked, because the story of the mountain god hundreds of years ago was exactly the same as the story of Yang Siyuan and the bitch.Hundreds of years ago, the bitch called the wolf to save the mountain god, and hundreds of years later, it called the wolf to save Yang Siyuan.Although this incident was almost miraculous, I somehow felt a wave of horror when I heard it.

Since it is certain that the bitch is the mount of the mountain god, and Hu Xiaotian was taken away by the mountain god, then his death must be related to Xiaoyang Village.This matter is so obvious, but I saw the man's expression, but it seemed that he hadn't thought of Xiaoyang Village at all.Is it because the old patriarch gave up his life to save Hu Xiaotian, so he thinks that Xiaoyang Village will not be bad for Hushan?
If someone gave up his life to save me, I naturally wouldn't think that this person would harm me again.But it was this normal point that made me aware of the abnormality—since Hushan has a friendship with Xiaoyang Village, why did Hu Xiaotian, as a mountain god who has a close relationship with Xiaoyang Village, take Hu Xiaotian away?
Could it be that Hu Xiaotian offended the mountain god?I was thinking about it in my heart, but before I could say anything, that person suddenly seemed to have something urgent, before I could speak, he said: "Young master is not in the village, so I won't keep Mr."

He suddenly issued an order to expel the guests, and I was also worried that if I continued to speak, it would bring disaster to Xiaoyang Village, so I hurriedly got up and left.The man sent me to the gate of the cottage, where Yang Sizhao was already waiting, and when he saw me coming out, he walked out of the cottage with me.I had something on my mind, so I was in a hurry to leave. I didn't realize until I arrived at Xiaoyang Village that I came here specially to deliver a letter, but I didn't mention anything about the letter in Hushan just now. At this moment, Qin Jian's letter is still there. Lying in my baggage.

When I thought of this, I suddenly stopped and patted my head with my hands again and again.Yang Sizhao saw that I had suddenly smashed his head, and asked me what was wrong. After learning the truth, he also looked at me with the expression of seeing a ghost, and asked: "What did the master say at Hushan and the second master, and he even sent a letter?" I forgot, the second master didn't ask you?"

Only then did I realize that the man just now was the second in charge of Hushan, and he must have taken over after Qin Jian left.After Yang Sizhao said this, I finally realized, yes, I forgot to send the letter, why did the second master also forget, did something distract him?
I didn't dare to tell Yang Sizhao the truth, so I just answered him vaguely. It was too late to go back to Hushan now, so I planned to go again tomorrow.Yang Sizhao looked at me suspiciously, and couldn't ask any questions, so he sent me back to the patriarch's house, and then left by himself, saying he was going home to feed the dog.Looking at him like that, he really regarded the dog as a member of the family.

Seeing that I came back with Yang Sizhao, the patriarch gave another burst of hospitality.After I thanked him, I naturally wanted to tell him what I heard about the bitch in Hushan.After hearing this, the patriarch opened his mouth in astonishment, he couldn't believe it, he stomped his feet repeatedly, and said in his mouth, no wonder the bitch is so psychic and human, it turns out that it is the reincarnation of the mountain god's mount, if the people in Hushan didn't say it himself, who would have thought of it There is such a story in it.

I asked him why Hushan knew about the legend, but Xiaoyang Village didn't.The patriarch told me that Xiaoyang Village is different from Hushan. They did not live here for generations, but migrated here a hundred years ago, so they don't know some legends hundreds of years ago.

Only then did I understand, hesitated again, and told the patriarch.I told the second leader about the son of a bitch and Yang Siyuan. I thought the patriarch would be a little worried and afraid that Hushan would link Hu Xiaotian's death with Xiaoyang Village, but the patriarch seemed to be fine after hearing this. , didn't care at all.

It seems that the friendship between Hushan and Xiaoyang Village is deep, and neither party thought of this aspect, but I was worrying unnecessarily.After having dinner at the patriarch's house, I told him that I forgot to leave the letter at Hushan today and that I would go there again tomorrow, so I asked the patriarch to allow me to bother me one more night.The patriarch couldn't ask for more, and didn't ask me why I forgot to deliver the letter during the day, but just entertained me attentively.

It was getting dark quickly in the mountains, and there was nothing to entertain the people in the dark, so everyone went to bed early.After dinner, the patriarch sent me into the room and asked me to rest early.After I sent him out of the room, I found a book from the bag, and prepared to read it on the bed with the oil lamp for a while before turning off the light.

Unexpectedly, he picked up the book and read it for a long time, but he couldn't read a single word. He just thought about Hu Xiaotian's death and how to track down Gu Yin's whereabouts.After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside. Someone came to look for the patriarch in the middle of the night, as if something urgent had happened.

When the man reached the door, he shouted loudly outside the door: "Patriarch, patriarch."

The patriarch responded in the room: "What's the matter?"

The visitor took a breath, and said again: "Go to the entrance of the village and have a look, the people from Hushan...suddenly surrounded our village!"

(End of this chapter)