The years of reselling the haunted house

I nodded: "It seems that this kind of underground undercurrent is everywhere in the devil's forest. These undercurrents converge into the pool from all directions. Hailang and Qian Qingfeng also encountered this kind of undercurrent before, but they are luckier than you , was thrown out halfway, and Shanghai Wolf's adaptability is strong enough, so he got away with Qian Qingfeng, and was not rushed here by this undercurrent."

Liang Yue asked: "Then what about you, did you and third uncle come here as well?"

I shook my head, and told Liang Yue our experience as briefly as possible.Liang Yue sighed after hearing this: "I didn't expect you to encounter so many things."

I nodded and said: "Yes. We encountered these things separately, but some things can be explained together. We saw a girl dancing on the cliff with the sound of the mantra on the way, and finally jumped off the cliff .Do you think this girl is the one who disappeared in the town? I never understood why she danced that strange dance on the cliff, and finally jumped down again. After listening to you, I was thinking, these Could it all be related to the so-called "Mountain and River Festival"?"

Liang Yue thought for a while and said, "It's quite possible. It's a pity that this Yunmei can only understand our words, but can't express them to us. Otherwise, she will definitely know something from her."

I looked in the direction of the entrance of the cave, and this girl Yun hasn't come back since she left here just now.

I tentatively asked: "Liang Yue, is this girl Yun okay? Isn't she from their place? How could she help you? This can't be a trap, right?"

Liang Yue smiled wryly and said: "You think too much, what kind of trap is it? If Yunmei wanted to harm me, why would she save me? You were also saved by her, don't worry, if Yunmei wasn't here, you should It was discovered long ago."

"But... why did she do this? Isn't this the group that betrayed them? What is this place? Who are the people who captured Xiaofeng?"

Liang Yue said: "Based on my communication with Yunmei during this period of time, I probably also figured out some of their situation here. Their place is a bit like our ancient tribe. Now it sounds like the word tribe may be a bit strange. I'm unfamiliar, but I think some of their systems and living habits here are similar to the tribal system. And they seem to have a strange custom here, which involves Yunmei. But Yunmei resolutely refuses to obey and refuses to let her fate It was arranged by others, so she has been hiding in this cave. Didn't you see that the outside of the cave is very secret, it is a crack in the mountain, so the tribesmen have never found her, of course, it may be that they have never found her She doesn't know what she's up to."

"Tribe? So, there is a tribe in the relatively closed mountains here. No wonder Yunmei's face is painted colorfully, which looks a bit like a primitive tribe." I was very surprised when I heard that.

Chapter 1453 Small reasoning game

Liang Yue nodded: "This tribe is just a name I gave them, I don't know what it is. I have seen other people in their tribe, and indeed their faces are painted with oil paint. This may be their It's a custom here, or maybe it's a characteristic."

Having said that, I frowned and thought carefully about some of the things I had experienced.

Seeing that I suddenly stopped talking, Liang Yue patted me and asked, "Hey, what are you thinking?"

I reacted, shook my head and said, "I'm thinking about one thing. You said that there is a tribe here, whose faces are all painted with oil paint. And what we saw in the murals in that cave, some of which are from Zhao Qing was chased here by the chasing soldiers and rescued by some mysterious warriors. Then he also found something like oil paint in this cave, so he used these oil paints and dyes to paint murals on the wall. I am in I wonder if this so-called tribe existed at that time, and these oil paints were originally used by them to paint their faces. If you count from then, it has been hundreds of years now."

"Hundreds of years? There is still a tribe with a history of hundreds of years here? This...isn't possible." Liang Yue couldn't believe what I said.

I nodded: "I just mentioned the oil paint, and I suddenly thought of it. Whether the two are related, I can't tell. Then why do people in this tribe live in seclusion here?"

Liang Yue said: "I don't know why they live in seclusion here. I only know that it may be because of our intrusion that disrupted their originally peaceful life. So when they see outsiders, there must be a certain degree of concern." hostile, we are the intruders."

I shook my head: "Liang Yue, in fact, I have always wanted to ask, what is the mission of you to form this team and come here? You said that we are intruders, so I think recently, intruders like us It's definitely not just our group. For example, Ma Su and his group, there will be even more. People in this tribe live peacefully here, but there must be a reason why so many people suddenly appeared and wanted to find this place. of."

Liang Yue glanced at me, and said: "This is the end of the matter, since you want to know so much, then I will tell you. One of the purposes of our coming here is to find Ma Di and the others, and there is another purpose... "

I nodded: "Let me just say, it must not be that simple for us to mobilize people to come here. Otherwise, if we only look for Ma Di and his gang, I don't believe that Hai Long and those people can even find Chuanshanjia. It will be so difficult for Ma Su and the others."

Liang Yue shook his head and said, "You underestimated Ma Su and his group. Finding them is much more difficult than finding Chuanshanjia. Hailong and the others can use ordinary methods to find Chuanshanjia, but in some specific places, such as this devil forest, Hailong and the others rely on Ordinary means cannot find this place. That’s why we decided to form a similar small team to carry out these tasks. After finding Ma Su and the others, many mysteries will be solved.”

"Then you continue to talk about it, what is your special mission?"

Liang Yue nodded: "This is a long story, we..."

Before Liang Yue finished speaking, she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.I immediately became alert, Liang Yue also took out the dagger from his body, and the two of us stared at the entrance of the cave together.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and it was Yunmei who finally appeared in sight.

We all breathed a sigh of relief, but Yunmei looked very anxious.This made Liang Yue alert again, and asked, "Mei Yun, has someone discovered this place?"

Yunmei waved her hand at us.

"What's going on? What did you find?"

Yunmei nodded, walked up to us, and spoke a long paragraph of language that we couldn't understand at all.

I waved my hands, raised my voice and said, "I said... Miss Yun..."

I raised my voice, which startled Liang Yue too.She pushed me: "There's something wrong with you, you're startled. She doesn't understand, but it's not that she can't hear. What are you doing so loudly, and you will attract others."

"Oh..." I smiled embarrassedly, and returned to my normal tone and said to Yunmei: "Yunmei, you can understand our words, but we can't understand yours. Let's do a little ordinary reasoning like this Game, we ask you a question, if you say something right, you nod your head, if you say something wrong, you shake your head, do you understand?"

Yunmei stared at me and nodded fiercely.

"Yes, that's what happened, this girl is really smart."

I praised, and Yunmei understood, and finally a smile appeared on her face.

Against the backdrop of the fire, although Yunmei's face was painted, it was not difficult to see that it was still very young.It also looks like it should be under 20 years old.Without these oil paints, I believe this is also a delicate and handsome face, but compared with our people, it has more exotic beauty.

After discussing with Yunmei, Liang Yue came up and said, "This is a good way, I will come first. Yunmei, seeing how anxious you are, let me ask you, is it dangerous for us to be here?"

Yunmei shook her head.

"That's good." Liang Yue continued to ask: "Sister Yun, I asked you to find out about the young man who came with me. Is there any news about him?"

After hearing this, Yunmei nodded her head hastily.

The person Liang Yue mentioned was Zhong Xiaofeng, so there is news about Xiaofeng, and seeing Yunmei's anxious look, I suddenly had an ominous premonition in my heart.

I rushed to ask: "Sister Yun, did something happen to Xiaofeng?"

It seems that even though Yunmei can understand our words, she is not so smooth. I am anxious to speak faster, which makes Yunmei unable to react for a while.

Yunmei frowned and looked at me ignorantly.

"Don't make trouble, let me do it." Liang Yue hurriedly pulled me aside, she slowed down her speech to Yunmei, and said with gestures: "Yunmei, is that young man safe now?"

This time Yunmei understood, she nodded to Liang Yue.

Yunmei's reaction showed that Zhong Xiaofeng was still safe for the time being, so I breathed a sigh of relief.Among these people in the small team, I was most worried about Zhong Xiaofeng, and I was half relieved to hear that he was fine.However, Zhong Xiaofeng's situation doesn't seem to be optimistic. He was caught by the other party first, but now it seems that he may be in danger of encountering accidents at any time.

I hastily said to Liang Yue: "Liang Yue, hurry up and ask sister Yun, how can we save Xiaofeng?"

Liang Yue nodded: "Li Yang, don't be in a hurry. Xiaofeng has been arrested for a while, and I have been asking Yunmei to inquire about the news. Yunmei can't understand everything we say, and it's useless to worry. You have to find out the situation before making a decision.”

Chapter 1454 Third Uncle Arrested

I looked at Liang Yue and secretly admired him.Since Liang Yue became the captain and led the team to travel, not only has his temperament changed a lot, but he has also shown enough calmness in handling some things.Compared with her, I am not so sophisticated, and sometimes even a little impulsive.

Thinking of this, I can't help feeling a little ashamed.When people around me are in danger, I can't let my mood sink down, and I tend to worry about gains and losses. This is my problem.But the third uncle said that it is not easy for me to get rid of this problem, because it is based on my personality.

Liang Yue's performance this time also cleared my mind, and I had to re-examine the current situation we are facing.

The current situation is that no matter what the reason is or what happened, there are only Liang Yue and me left in this team.Alone and alone, and the opponent is powerful and mysterious, we must keep a clear head in order to have the possibility of turning the situation around.Fortunately, there is another Yunmei on our side that can be used. Now I don't care what her identity is, because we can only choose to trust her.

I saw that Yunmei and Liang Yue had a conversation, and she seemed to understand Liang Yue's words better, so I said to Liang Yue, "Ask her, is there any news about Third Uncle and Qian Qingfeng?"

Liang Yue nodded, and spoke as slowly as possible to Yunmei: "Yunmei, we still have two people here. One is a Taoist priest and the other is an old man. Have you seen them here?"

Liang Yue already had some experience in communicating with Yunmei. When she talked to Yunmei, she also showed a rich body. When he was an old man, he even stroked his beard pretendingly. Although the action looked a little funny, it was the best way to communicate with Yunmei and make Yunmei understand.

Sure enough, after listening to Liang Yue's words, Yun Mei nodded again.

This is what Yunmei meant when she saw Third Uncle and Qian Qingfeng. After I saw it, my heart sank again.

Liang Yue then asked: "Then...are they arrested like that young man?"

Yunmei nodded first, then shook her head.

I was taken aback: "What does this nod and shake your head mean?"

Liang Yue continued to communicate with Yunmei tirelessly. I was too anxious to help here, so I just stopped talking and waited until Liang Yue and Yunmei finished communicating.

Liang Yue and Yunmei seemed to be playing a game of gesture and guessing, and they talked for half an hour before stopping.

I asked Liang Yue: "How is it?"

Liang Yue nodded: "It's almost there. The third uncle and Qian Qingfeng, one was arrested and the other ran away. The whereabouts of the one who escaped is unknown, and the one who was arrested was locked up like Zhong Xiaofeng, but Yunmei doesn't know if it is Locked up with Xiaofeng."

This is also what I expected. After I went down to the pool, Third Uncle and Qian Qingfeng should have climbed down along the vine.And they were not as lucky as me to meet Yunmei, so it is normal for them to be arrested.But there is another arrest that I didn't expect.

I said: "Then don't ask, the third uncle must have escaped, and Mr. Qian was arrested."

Liang Yue shook her head, "No, you're wrong. The third uncle was arrested, and Qian ran away."

"Ah?" I was very surprised when I heard it: "How... how could it be possible? Miss Yun is right, right? The old man Qian ran away, but the third uncle was arrested instead? Is it the other way around?"

"How do you use the words? What is arrested?" Liang Yue frowned, and said, "This news should be correct. I asked twice, and what Yunmei said was that the man in the Taoist robe was arrested. She didn't see the old man. .”

I scratched my head: "This is not in line with the human design, the third uncle is so ghostly, how could he be arrested?"

Liang Yue waved her hand: "These are not important now. Yunmei expressed the meaning that the two people who are arrested now are very dangerous. Because there will be a grand ceremony here soon, and Xiaofeng and third uncle may be attacked at the ceremony. I doubt this The so-called grand ceremony is the Great Mountain and River Festival. If Xiaofeng and Third Uncle were attacked, they might be used as sacrifices for the great ceremony."

I questioned: "That is to say, if we don't save them, they may die."

Liang Yue nodded.

I gritted my teeth and said, "But now there are only the two of us, and force is definitely not enough. If we want to save them, we have to think of a comprehensive plan."

Liang Yue smiled wryly and said, "You're not that impulsive this time. I've already thought about it. Let Yunmei get us two sets of clothes. After we put them on, try to get mixed up in the tribe, and then play by ear. Other than that Other than that, I can't think of a better way."

I waved my hand: "When will the grand ceremony be held?"

Liang Yue said: "It is said that it will be two hours later, probably around noon."

"Then we still have at most an hour or so, and try to rescue Third Uncle and the others before the ceremony starts. Otherwise, it will be too difficult to save people after the ceremony. Girl Yun knows that they Where is it locked?"

Liang Yue replied: "Yes. Yunmei knows where Xiaofeng is being held. It doesn't matter whether Xiaofeng and third uncle are locked in the same place, we can save one or the other. Let Yunmei take us there, and it's up to us if we can rescue them." It depends on luck. In fact, before I saw you, I wanted to save people when I was alone, but considering that I was really alone, I still didn’t dare to take the risk.”

I nodded: "It was the right choice for you not to go at that time, but now that there is a mountain and river festival, we have to act. Whether it is life or death, we have to fight."

At this time, Yunmei took the things she brought over, and I unfolded them to see that there were two loose robes inside.

Liang Yue said: "The people here are all wearing such clothes."

Liang Yue and I each picked up a robe and put it on our bodies. Since the robe is relatively wide, we don't need to take off our own clothes, and it looks very loose if we put it on directly.

Afterwards, Yunmei took out another set of oil paints and pens, and pointed to our faces.

Liang Yue explained this: "Everyone here has oil paint on their faces. If we want to get in, we naturally have to paint."

I nodded: "Just draw it. It's easier to disguise. It's better to draw something that even my father can't recognize me. How about I draw it for you."

"Spoof." Liang Yue glared at me, then said to Yunmei: "Yunmei, you should help us draw."

I smiled: "You still don't trust me? What kind of technical content does this have? Just paint your face with color?"

Yunmei also smiled without saying a word, took a few pens, dipped them in different colors of oil paint, and first painted on Liang Yue's face.

Chapter 1455 Face Painting

Originally, I thought that face painting was just a process of scribbling. Anyway, it is enough to paint the face in colorful colors.But judging from the process of Yunmei painting Liang Yue's face, it completely overturned my previous imagination.

The first is the color of those pigments.

There are several kinds of pigments, and I see red, yellow, blue, etc. among them.But Yunmei didn't dip the original paints directly with a pen, but started to match colors with these colors of paints.

Just like a painter painting, Yunmei uses a brush to color in a paint tray, and her movements are also very skillful.

Soon, Yunmei adjusted five colors in the paint tray, which were orange, blue, purple, white and black, among which white and black were the original ones, and the other three were later-prepared colors.

I took a closer look and saw that Yunmei's face was also made up of these five colors. Only then did I realize that the oil paints on her face were not random, but quite regular.Originally, I was whimsical and wanted to do it myself. If I really scribbled, I would probably be discovered after I went out.

In addition to the certain rules for the color of these paints, when Yunmei dipped the paint on Liang Yue's face with a pen, she also put the brush in an orderly manner, and she should be very particular about what paint to dip in and where to paint.After Yunmei finished the work, I saw that Liang Yue's face had been painted with oil paint.

Among the colors of those oil paints, purple and white are the majority, and there are relatively few other colors.As for purple and white, two colors, white is the majority, and most of them are concentrated below Liang Yue's eyes.

I don't know what kind of rule this is.Originally, I thought it would be a very simple process, but it turned out that Yunmei worked on Liang Yue's face for about [-] minutes before it was over.Looking at the process of Yunmei painting Liang Yue's face, it is a bit like drawing a Beijing opera mask.But I feel that her painting is more complicated than the facial makeup.After all, facial makeup is just an inherent pattern, and what Yunmei draws needs to be carefully studied and considered.

After Liang Yue's face was painted, it was my turn again, this time without the process of mixing paint, which was relatively quicker.

The paint Yunmei used for me is not too different from the paint on Liang Yue's face, mostly purple and white.And I noticed that Yunmei's own face is different from ours. Her face is mostly purple and blue, with almost no black.

Although I have many questions in my mind, because it is still difficult to communicate with Yunmei, I can't ask too much, and we don't have time to ask Yunmei in detail like before.

By the time both of our faces were fixed, more than half an hour had passed.

Liang Yue and I looked at each other, both a little dumbfounded, because the effect is really like what I said before, even my father may not even know me.Our faces were covered by oil paint, and we had already lost our original features.If it wasn't for the two of us standing here before, watching each other's face painted with oil paint, we might not have recognized each other even if we met head-on.

But the meaning of hiding our faces in this way is not very big, because people here don’t know us, the biggest meaning of our face painting with oil paint is to make us look more like people in their tribe, no As for letting others see through at a glance.

After Yunmei tidied up the two of us, she pointed in the direction of the cave entrance.

Liang Yue nodded: "We're about to set off. It's impossible for us to bring all of this equipment, otherwise people will be able to spot it at a glance if we carry a bag."

So Liang Yue and I found some things that were easy to carry and might be used in our respective equipment.I mainly carry the Dragon Subduing Wooden Sword, some Taoist talismans and ink brushes, and other relatively small things.In addition, I brought some herbs I picked with me just in case.The herb was picked by the mouse king, and it is very effective in treating external injuries.

Seeing that we were ready, Yunmei put out the fire and led us out from the deepest part of the cave with a candle.

After passing through the long and narrow passage again, I came to the cave where I woke up in the first place.

At this time, a ray of sunlight penetrated through the mountain crack at the entrance of the cave.Obviously the sky outside is already bright now, and it will be noon in two hours.

Yunmei took us to the front of the mountain crevice. Since I stayed in the dark for a long time, seeing the sunlight was a bit dazzling.

Both Liang Yue and I covered the sunlight with our hands, and the discomfort eased after we got used to it for a while.