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The ten-kilometer mountain road is nothing to Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue. Although Shen Laotao has no strength, he grew up in this kind of mountain nest, so he walks as fast as the wind.

In less than half an hour, a fairly wide small basin appeared in front of the hill at the foot of the foot. The lowest depression in the center of the basin was a secluded pool, and on the gentle slopes of the basin around the pool, there were many wooden buildings. , interspersed among the green and lush trees growing on the gentle slope, what a secluded village like a paradise.

It was the afternoon at this time, and the villagers were all working outside. Looking around, there were many figures around the pool in the center of the basin, or they were washing clothes, and if they were playing with some children, it seemed It was very peaceful, and it was impossible to tell that this place was actually haunted by evil curses for generations.

A few minutes later, Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue followed Shen Laocoi and finally entered the village. Then, when they saw the villagers coming to the door, they rushed over one after another. There is a kind smile on the face, giving people a warm feeling like a spring breeze blowing on the face.

After arriving here, Old Covetous Shen seemed to have changed suddenly, like a child, with a heartfelt smile on his face all the time.

This time he came in a hurry, he didn't prepare too many gifts, but he bought a big bag of candies and chocolates, which weighed forty to fifty catties. He carried this bag of candies all the way before, and now When it was taken out, the little guys who swarmed in the village were overwhelmed with joy, jumping up and down and cheering.

After a group of little fellows carried the bag of candy back to the grass on the hillside and began to divide up, the villagers who surrounded them automatically parted ways, letting Shen Lao Tan take Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue The two guests were welcomed into the stockade.

After a while, a group of three followed by many villagers finally arrived at a wooden building on stilts on the sunny slope of the basin.

Looking around, this stilted building is obviously the most magnificent and the best terrain. The person living in it is the leader of the village, the patriarch of the entire generation of the clan, a man who was lucky to live past the age of 45 Kind old man.

When they came here before, Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue discovered that among the adults in the village, although it seems that there are many adults who should be five or sixty years old on the outside, in fact, Old Covetous Shen has long been I told them that among the more than 60 people in the entire village, only a dozen have survived the 500-year-old threshold. Everyone else looks old, but they are just like Shen Laotao, because the blood in their bodies It's just caused by the evil curse in it.

Among the more than a dozen people in the village who are over 45 years old, the old patriarch Bayi is one of them, and he is also the one who has lived the longest. They are all 57 years old this year, nearly [-] years old.

However, although the old patriarch was lucky to live to be 57, he has obviously not lived well these years. It can be said that he has survived. He is only 57 years old. He is old, his body is haggard, his hair is as white as snow, and even the teeth in his mouth have almost fallen out.

These situations were exactly what Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue noticed after entering the stilted building behind Shen Laotan, and they immediately turned their heads and looked at each other, sighing secretly.

Although the old patriarch of Bayi is getting old, he is still in good spirits, and his eyes are very bright. When he heard from Old Shen that he had found the "Phoenix Eye" and that there were still two yin and yang eyes, he also learned that After all this was realized thanks to the help of Su Xinyuan and his wife, he immediately became excited, got up and pulled several clansmen who were sitting in the stilted building beside him, and immediately wanted to thank Su Xinyuan and his wife with a big gift.

Su Xinyuan shook his head and smiled wryly, quickly got up and stopped the old patriarch and the others, kept saying polite words, and kept at each other for a long time before finally giving up and temporarily bringing this matter to the past.

After sitting down again, Mr. Shen greedily took out a small black velvet kit from his bosom, opened the bag, and carefully took out the two "phoenix eyes" inside. The shapes are different, but they all exude a bright red refracted light, which looks really gorgeous and charming.

Before Elder Shen could speak, the old patriarch Bayi took the pair of "phoenix eyes" into his hands with trembling hands, looked at them carefully with an excited expression, and then turned around and handed them to another clansman sitting next to him after a long time...

After half a stick of incense, these two "phoenix eyes" were turned around in turn from the hands of the seven or eight important figures of the clan who were seated around them, and were placed back in the center of the crowd with great care. On that wooden table.

"Old patriarch Bai, the item has been found now, but... how to use it, we have no idea at all, or..."

Seeing that everyone's emotions gradually calmed down from the excitement, Shen Laocai spoke in a timely manner and talked about the most important thing at the moment: "Why don't we go to the valley in the back mountain to find out if that existence is still alive?" Let's go inside, perhaps, maybe we can find some clues related to the method of using the Phoenix Eye from it..."

Hearing this, Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue were stunned, turned their heads and looked at each other, and soon came to their senses.

Undoubtedly, the existence that Old Covet Shen mentioned at this time should be the guy he mentioned earlier who lived for hundreds of years.

Before that, he and Murong Ningxue thought it was just old Shen's greedy nonsense, but they didn't expect it to actually happen. Apart from the "immortal and undead" clansmen in the snowy secret realm, there are other people in this world. Su Xinyuan was really amazed that such a long-lived person could live so long, and he secretly marveled!

Hearing Lao Covetous Shen mentioning this person suddenly, the faces of several clansmen present, including the old patriarch Bayi, all changed drastically, and fell into a long silence at the same time.

In the end, Old Covetous Shen's proposal was approved. The moment the old patriarch Bayi nodded, it seemed that some extremely sad memories were brought back in his heart. He became much older all of a sudden, and his eyes seemed to be dimmed. up.

After leaving the Diaojiaolou, Shen Laotan led Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue to the depths of the northern side of the basin. The strange thing is that no one else followed from the clansmen in the village, and they all ended up at the edge of the basin. He stopped at the bottom of the slope, but his eyes full of hope were always locked on the backs of the three of them...

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It is said to be the back mountain of the basin, but in fact, one has to climb over the peak on the north side of the basin to reach the valley behind the mountain.

The location of the valley is just on the backside of the sun, and the nearby peaks are quite close to each other. Therefore, this area hardly sees sunlight all year round. As soon as you approach the outside of the valley, you will suddenly feel a cold breath. It doesn't feel very good.

Su Xinyuan frowned, with a look of suspicion on his face. It was hard for him to imagine that people living in such a dark environment could live to be hundreds of years old. This is simply against the scientific theory of health preservation!
"The people in the valley are...actually the ancestors of our group..."

Standing outside the entrance of the valley, Old Covetous Shen gazed into the depths of the dimly lit valley in front of him, the expression on his face became inexplicably solemn and sad, as if he was making a statement or talking to himself. All became blurred: "The ancestor has indeed lived for hundreds of years, at least... more than ten years ago, when a member of the tribe was passing by on the top of the mountain, he heard his painful scream coming from the valley below. Voice……"

"According to the genealogy records of our family, the people living in this valley are the origin of our blood. The more than 500 people in the village are all descendants of him."

"The reason why he chose to live in this dark and gloomy valley all the time, and hasn't come out for hundreds of years, according to the genealogy, he did so in order to atone for his sins, to repent, and to punish himself, so, the genealogy There is an iron rule on the first page of the book, which is also the last instruction left by the ancestors before entering the valley for self-imprisonment: all tribesmen are not allowed to step into the valley behind the mountain, unless the curse in the tribesmen's body Release! Otherwise, the ancestors will have to continue to repent and pray for the forgiveness of the gods..."

Having said that, the words from Shen Laotian's mouth stopped abruptly, and he fell into hesitation with a tangled expression.

As for Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue, they finally understood why he had arrived at Taniguchi, but they suddenly stopped in their tracks, and unexpectedly became emotional.

Obviously, the hesitation of Mr. Shen is precisely because of the family motto left on the first page of their ethnic group's genealogy. He is worried that if he does not respect the ancestor's precepts and enters the valley without authorization, he will be shocked by Yu Guzhong's self-repentance. The ancestors, what unexpected changes occurred, affecting the more than 500 poor people in the basin.

Thinking of this, Su Xinyuan and Mu Ningxue turned their heads and looked at each other, and after a moment of pondering, they suddenly made a suggestion: "How about...let me and Ningxue go in first, we are not from your ethnic group, so naturally There is no need to abide by the so-called clan training. Even if there is a god, he will not take his anger on your clansmen because of the entry of outsiders like us. This is too unreasonable. Eat, but Yu Shao has to lose face..."

These words are really suspected of being blasphemy. Mr. Shen was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then the black lines all over his forehead crawled out, but finally he nodded helplessly. He is not afraid of death. Or worrying about the danger in the valley, the safety of all the clansmen is too heavy to allow him to have the slightest chance of luck.

"Okay, you wait outside, let's go in and have a look..."

Seeing that Old Covet Shen reluctantly agreed, Su Xinyuan didn't delay any longer, and nodded slightly to Mu Ningxue beside him while speaking, the two of them rushed into the entrance of the valley quickly...