The ghost knocked on the door, luckily I was able to read the save file!

The scene in front of them surprised Lin Luo and others. The village chief, holding a cane, directed the villagers to place the tribute in an orderly manner, his face filled with solemnity and concentration.

Time passed slowly, and the whole square was gradually filled with villagers, like a sea of ​​people.

The stage seemed to have been arranged, with only the village chief and a few white-haired old men remaining on the stage, and the rest standing neatly below the stage.

Looking at the crowd, the village chief held the cane tightly with both hands, standing firmly in front of him, and he raised his voice and said: "Today is the sacrificial day of our Taoyuan Village every ten years. We are about to go to worship the mountain god who has always blessed our village with good weather and good harvests, and this time..."

As the village chief's voice sounded, the square gradually quieted down, and finally only the voice of Village Chief Li was left echoing in the square.

The position where Lin Luo and others stood was at the edge of the square.

Looking around, they saw the villagers around them showing excitement and happiness, and they couldn't help but have an illusion in their hearts, as if they were caught in a pyramid scheme.

Tong Tong observed the villagers around him vigilantly, lowered his voice, looked at Zhang Yuan and others and asked: "What should we do now?"

Zhang Yuan's eyes were cold, his lips slightly opened, and he slowly uttered four words: "Wait and see!"

At this moment, he had no choice. He had a strange feeling in his heart that if he acted rashly, he might be torn to pieces by the crazy villagers in front of him.

Village Chief Li spoke a lot of words that made Lin Luo and others confused.

Suddenly, his expression changed, his face turned red, and he shouted excitedly: "Let's go and worship the mountain god!" With this order, more than a dozen strong young men quickly climbed onto the high platform, picked up the tributes on the platform one by one, and walked quickly towards the back mountain.

Seeing this scene, Lin Luo and others looked at each other.

"Should we follow?" Someone asked in a low voice.

"Follow us." Lin Luo made a decisive decision. Everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Then, they quietly mixed into the back of the team.

At this time, the fair-skinned young man disappeared.

The mighty group of people slowly walked through half of the village and finally came to the clear stream.

At this time, Village Chief Li and the villagers did not rush to go up the mountain. Instead, they stopped in front of the stone bridge and carefully placed various tributes.

Lin Luo and others standing at the back of the team could not hear what Village Chief Li said at all because of the distance.

They could only look ahead curiously, full of doubts in their hearts.

At this time, Zhang Yuan suddenly said, "I have an idea." Everyone turned to look at him, with curiosity in their eyes.

Zhang Yuan looked around and made sure that no other villagers noticed them. He lowered his voice and continued, "There may be no one in the village now. We can split into two groups. One group will go to the home of Village Chief Li to check the situation, and the other group will follow the main force up the mountain."

Hearing this, everyone frowned at the same time.

Because this proposal is not perfect, but it has to be admitted that it is indeed a feasible plan.

"Who goes to the village and who goes up the mountain!?"

Lin Luo asked calmly, and his words were exactly what Wu Shan and others were eager to know now.

Following Lin Luo's words, everyone's eyes were once again focused on Zhang Yuan, as if waiting for the other party's task assignment.

Zhang Yuan thought for a while, and then looked at Lin Luo and others and analyzed seriously; "If we go up the mountain, we should also follow behind them and watch. There is not much use for more people. If we attract their attention, it will not be worth the loss."

Hearing this, everyone immediately understood what Zhang Yuan meant, and no one spoke, but continued to wait for his next words.

Zhang Yuan paused and continued; "How about this, the four of you go to Village Chief Li's house, and Zhang Yang and I will follow you up the mountain."

He pointed his finger at Wu Shan, Tong Tong, Zhao Qian and Zhao Shuang.

Hearing this, Wu Shan and the other four felt relieved inexplicably, looked at each other, and nodded at the same time.

"We are fine."

Compared to going up the mountain, it is safer to go to the village to explore.

And Lin Luo looked calm, nodded, indicating that he was also fine.

After the task was assigned, the figures of Wu Shan and the other four quickly disappeared in the village.

They went to the other party's house and drank a cup of tea under the leadership of Village Chief Li yesterday, so they naturally knew the location of Village Chief Li's house.

Looking at Lin Luo beside him, Zhang Yuan's eyes were fixed on Village Chief Li and others in front of him, his face changed slightly, and he asked softly: "Did you find anything too?"

Lin Luo shook his head slightly and replied calmly: "No." After that, he was so happy.He turned to look at Zhang Yuan curiously and asked in confusion: "Did you find anything?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan's face looked a little ugly. He glared at Lin Luo fiercely and said, "What does your expression this morning mean?!"

Lin Luo touched his nose, an awkward smile appeared on his face, and explained softly: "I just think everyone's look is a little funny."

Zhang Yuan's face became even gloomier. He glanced at Lin Luo and secretly regretted his decision just now. If he had known earlier, he should have let Wu Shan accompany him instead of choosing to act with this unreliable guy.

Just as the two were chatting, Village Chief Li and his men started to act again.

The flow of people was like a long black river, slowly flowing towards the back mountain.

Lin Luo and Zhang Yuan looked at each other, and then followed closely and went to the back mountain together.

When he stepped onto the stone bridge again, Lin Luo's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked around. However, when he walked forward with the villagers for more than ten meters, he did not see the thick fog he saw yesterday.

It seemed that everything he saw yesterday was just an illusion.

Perhaps because it was early in the morning, the weeds on both sides of the road were covered with crystal clear dewdrops, soaking Lin Luo's trouser legs and bringing a hint of coldness.

Lin Luo and Zhang Yuan followed the team at the end. He turned his head to look in the direction of the village, and then carefully looked at the team in front of him. He said with a puzzled tone: "Something is wrong."

Zhang Yuan, who was walking beside Lin Luo, frowned and asked: "What's wrong?"

Lin Luo looked at the villagers in front of him, and then turned his head to look in the direction of the village again. His eyes gradually narrowed, revealing a vigilant look: "Where did those girls and women go?"

His words exploded in the air like a thunder, making Zhang Yuan's face stiff in an instant. He hurriedly observed the villagers in front of him carefully, and even couldn't help jumping up and looking around.

It was indeed as Lin Luo said, there was not a single woman among this group of villagers.