Celestial masters don't count

The inn in front of me looks good from the outside, with a solid and beautiful appearance, with a special flavor, and there are red lanterns floating high outside.They stepped in and found it was a lobby.

In the lobby, the front and rear doors are facing each other, and there is a door curtain on the door, which is lifted up and hung on one side at this time.There are seven or eight tables and chairs in the lobby, as well as a counter.

There was a half-grown kid at the counter, thinking about something with his head down, and there were a few people sitting in front of him, in twos and threes, not very crowded.

They were all drinking and chatting in low voices, with a plate of peanuts in front of them that seemed endless.

When Mao Jiu and the others walked in, they all stopped and looked at them.The gaze was straight, undisguised, without malice but uncomfortable.

Mao Jiu paused, then followed Lu Liu to the counter as if nothing had happened.The three tantric disciples behind him insisted that it is better to chant scriptures than to say more words, and they buried their heads in chant scriptures.

Lu Liu said, "Stay in a hotel."

The boy at the counter fiddled with the abacus, without raising his head, his voice was a little crisp: "How many days? What are you here for? How many people live?"

Lu Liu didn't reply to him.

There was no answer for a long time, and the kid raised his head and said impatiently, "What are you asking? Are you all dumb?"

Lu Liu said, "I'm looking for the shopkeeper."

Hearing this, this half-grown boy directly threw his mind: "Just find me."

Lu Liu shook his head: "I'll find the shopkeeper, otherwise we won't live here."

The kid cursed lowly, dropped his abacus and turned back to lift up the cotton cloth behind him which was used as a curtain, and shouted inside: "Shopkeeper, there are guests—"

Mao Jiu shook his arm reflexively, the ending sound that the kid yelled just now was very unsuitable for some reason.Whether it is the guest or the ending sound after the guest, there is always an unspeakable sense of disobedience stuck in the throat, so uncomfortable that I want to pick it with my fingers.

Of course he wouldn't really pick it, but he just had a weird face and endured the uncomfortable feeling.

After a while, the shopkeeper came out.

The shopkeeper is a woman, about thirty or forty years old.She has a plump figure, a ruddy complexion, and a pair of eyes that are like hooks at the end of the eyes.She is wearing gorgeous Tibetan costumes, with waist bells tied around her waist.

During the movement, the waist bell swayed and vibrated, but there was no sound.

It's a dumbbell.

The shopkeeper came up to them and spoke.The voice is lower and hoarse than that of women.Not bad, but not very appreciated either.

She took out a notebook from under the counter, opened it, and picked up a brush.He raised his head and asked, "Staying in a hotel?"

Lu Liu: "Yes."

"Five people?"

"Yes."

"How many rooms?"

"two."

The shopkeeper paused, looking back and forth between them.Some said unwillingly: "The bed in the room is not too big, and it would be too crowded for several people. How about asking for another one?"

Lu Liu refused: "No need. Just two rooms."

The shopkeeper had a straight face, not happy in his heart.

Probably because he thought that he received a foreign visitor, but before he was happy, he found out that it was the aggrievedness of the poor ghost.

After a while, she asked out of interest, "Which floor do you want?"

Mao Jiu was the first to ask, "How many floors are there?"

The shopkeeper looked at him, and then said: "There are seven floors. The first floor is for animals. The second floor is for low-class people, the third and fourth floors are for ordinary people, the fifth and sixth floors are for high-class people, and the seventh floor is for VIPs. You Which floor do you want?"

Mao Jiu remained calm: "Are you still divided into classes?"

The shopkeeper spread his hands: "The customer likes it."

Mao Jiu: "Then you need two four-story ones."

The shopkeeper curled his lips and ticked off the book.He took out two wooden signs with numbers written in Tibetan, that is, the house number of the room.After throwing it on the table, he shouted to the back: "Qi Zhu, come out to welcome the guests—"

Mao Jiu trembled again, the shopkeeper and the boy just now trembled when they called the word "guest", but the vibrato seemed a bit weird.

It seems to be joking, and it seems that they all know a secret, and they all know it well when they pass it on from word to mouth, but they don't tell the person standing in front of them who doesn't know why.

That, very obvious feeling of being rejected and...with a sense of judgment.

It's very, very uncomfortable.

The person who came out was the boy at the counter, his name was Qi Zhu.

Qi Zhu came out, holding a red lantern in his hand.Standing in the dark, the lantern illuminated the road but could not shine on him.

He said, "The guests come with me."

This time he didn't say the word "guest" with a trembling ending.

Mao Jiu and others followed him and left through another door in the lobby.Walking out of the lobby, I found that this inn is similar to a Hakka enclosure, with a patio in the middle, and they are in the corridor.On both sides are enclosed rooms.

The inn is seven stories high and wide.It is estimated that there are hundreds of rooms, and there are dozens of rooms on the top with red lanterns in front of them.

On each floor there are several rooms lit with red lanterns.

Some of the lanterns at the front of the room were not lit.

It was quiet, with or without the lanterns on.Like no one.

Looking out through the patio, it was already dark.There are many stars at night, which are very bright.Looks like a sunny day, no snow.

Qi Zhu quietly led them up the steps.Going up layer by layer, their footsteps stepped on the wooden steps, making creaking sounds.

But Qizhu passed by without making a sound, the corridor was very dark, because of the construction, the starlight could not penetrate.They only saw a red lantern floating in front of them.

Mao Jiu was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "Why are some rooms lit with lanterns in front of them, while others don't?"

Qi Zhu answered absent-mindedly: "When the lantern is lit, it means that there are people living there."

Mao Jiu laughed: "There are so many people, it's quite quiet. Your place is well isolated from the sound."

Qi Zhu suddenly tensed up, and put away his absent-minded attitude: "Hehe, of course. The sound insulation is very good. But, the guests are just resting, and they like to come out to play at night. It will be more lively at night, and young people like to come out to play at night."

After he finished answering, he fell silent, obviously unwilling to speak.

Mao Jiu said again: "I didn't see any red lanterns lit on the first floor."

Qi Zhu sneered: "How can a lowly animal live with the red lanterns of the guests?"

Mao Jiu raised her eyebrows, and shook Lu Liu's hand in the dark.The hands of the two made small movements, and then fell silent.

They went up to the fourth floor, and Qi Zhu speeded up after Mao Jiu and Lu Liu's inquiries, so they quickly reached the fourth floor.

The two rooms are not lined up together, even a little far away.The room near the stairs was given up to three Tantric disciples, and Mao Jiu and Lu Liu moved to the other room.

Qi Zhu lit the red lantern on the door of the room where they lived, and then left with the red lantern in his hand.

Mao Jiu narrowed her eyes slightly, and was dragged into the room by Lu Liu.

The room was nice, with a vestibule and a bed to the side.Antique, there are many old things around, and there is a shaman mask hanging on the wall.

Lu Liu sat down, poured two glasses of water, and handed Mao Jiu a cup.

Mao Jiu took a sip and put it down.Then ask, "Did you see that just now?"

Lu Liu: "Yes."

Mao Jiu continued to sip her saliva, and when she lit the lantern just now, Qi Zhu's face was illuminated.

Qizhu's face was bruised and swollen, indicating that he had been severely beaten while they were talking to the shopkeeper.

Who beat him?Why beat him?

At the beginning, Qi Zhu's attitude was a bit arrogant, but after being beaten up, he became more obedient.

Is it for this reason?Being rude to guests or something.

Lu Liu said: "Qizhu means pig and dog in Tibetan."

Surprise flashed in Mao Jiu's eyes, and then he frowned.

"You've been here before, do you know why?"

Lu Liu shook his head: "I only lived here for a few days, and I probably felt dangerous intuitively, and everyone in the village was weird. At first they were very enthusiastic, in line with all the characteristics of the villagers you can imagine, warm, simple and kind. But I It soon became clear that they were lying and wanted to enter the Holy Sepulcher earlier, so I left. But the people who came in at the same time as me couldn't leave. I reminded them at that time. But they didn't believe it, and I didn't quite Sure."

Back then, Lu Liu didn't stay in an inn, although everyone in the village advised him to stay in an inn.But if one person persuades him, he will listen. If the whole village persuades him, he will be rebellious.

He was a sophomore at the time.

It's not to bother the villagers' advice, but because they say the homestay is bad, they want to challenge.Seek to be different.

But these will never be told to Mao Jiu, he is not stupid.So in his description, he himself became a wise boy who saw through the conspiracy.

Mao Jiu: "What conspiracy?"

Lu Liu looked away and stared at the floor.He was silent, and he didn't know.

The pretense failed, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Fortunately, Mao Jiu didn't particularly care about this, so he continued to ask: "The people who came in with you back then failed to leave?"

Lu Liu nodded: "After I went out, I went to check and found that they were all missing. The reason for the disappearance appeared to be that they were killed while climbing a mountain, but they actually disappeared in the village."

Mao Jiu: "Is it possible that those who went to the Holy Tomb and passed through the red snow area safely but disappeared in the village?"

Lu Liu: "It's not impossible."

Mao Jiu: "If they disappeared in the village, where would they be now?"

Lu Liu hesitated for a moment: "It doesn't necessarily mean that he disappeared in the village, but you can stay here and check."

The village is indeed very weird, back then Lu Liu didn't have much patience to stay and find out why the village was weird.The most important thing is that the village back then was far less weird than it is now.

In the past, at least he didn't realize something was wrong after living there for a few days, but now he could feel something wrong as soon as he entered the place.Everyone has a strong sense of disobedience, and the village seems to hide a huge secret.

From the moment they arrived, everyone they met couldn't hide their thoughts, as if they were confident.Think of them as fat sheep, the kind of fat sheep that can cramp their bones and eat flesh and blood.

That kind of thought is not concealed very deeply, it is easy to understand.

Mao Jiu suddenly thought: "You said that the villagers will lie during the day, so what do you mean by not being merciful to the villagers at night? They are different during the day and at night?"

"That's exactly what I'm going to tell you, the villagers will lie to us all kinds of lies during the day, and let us fall into the trap. They... seem to change their identities every once in a while, like a game of kings - you play Ever played King Game?"

Mao Jiu: "I have heard of it."

There are kings and queens in the playing cards, from top to bottom, the hierarchy is strict, and the king has absolute power and can order everyone.Whoever wins the king will have absolute power, and can even kill lower ranks without being condemned.

"It's just a little similar. There are not so many classes, but they do have their strict system. If I guessed correctly, foreigners staying in hotels or homestays will be classified as identities. Last time I came, foreigners were strongly persuaded to stay in hotels , it should be regarded as a low-level level..."

Mao Jiu said suddenly, "Low-grade livestock."

The two startled at the same time, looking at each other.

If Lu Liu's guess is correct, what kind of treatment will the outsiders who lived in the inn last time be treated as inferior livestock?

Humans don't treat inferior livestock on the same level.

Even, sometimes, inferior livestock are equivalent to food on the table.

Zhu Lian's name is pig and dog, so it is normal to be beaten up even if he just speaks disrespectfully to the guests.

If they hadn't been instructed by Lu Liu in advance, just like all outsiders who were kept in the dark following the enthusiastic advice of the villagers to live in a B&B, what would their class status of being an inferior animal be like now?

Lu Liu's face was serious, and his brows were furrowed.The scene I saw when I left a few years ago suddenly flashed in my mind.

It was night when he left, and he left at night.Before leaving, I took a look at the square, and there will be a bonfire party in the village at night.I heard that it is their tradition to have a carnival every night.

At that time, there were celestial masters, ordinary climbers, and ordinary people who walked in by mistake with him.They are very interested in these traditional programs and participate every night.

When he left, he saw an ordinary man tied to a stick and set up.There were people all around, cheering.A man is holding a knife and spraying wine on it.

Then go to the fire to roast, and after roasting for a while, go to cut the flesh of the person tied to the stick.The man's mouth was tied, and his face cramped immediately.

The crowd reveled and danced around the flames.

This is the drama of their program. It is said that they pray to the gods to drive away illness and bring happiness.

Seeing it for the first time, Lu Liu thought it was real.To stop it, the result was popularized again.The last time I saw it, I thought it was too realistic, but I saw that the companions of ordinary climbers were drinking and having fun in the crowd.

He left.

Looking back now, it seems that the picture was all distorted.The movements and expressions of the climber's companions were numb when they were drinking happily, so maybe at that time, some people were really treated as inferior livestock.Served as food in a bonfire feast.

Lu Liu rubbed his brows: "They will have a banquet at night, we can go and watch it. The villagers seem to value the banquet very much, and almost everyone wants to participate. However, they don't have a carnival in the square every night, they carnival in the homestay at that time .It just happened to meet them offering sacrifices to the gods, and they carnivaled in the square for three consecutive days."

Thinking about it now, the so-called worshiping gods at that time was actually the time to re-establish the class.

The villagers at that time were not as distorted and crazy as they are now. With just one glance, you can find that their faces are covered by thick black air.That is resentment, guilt.

"They seem to have their own rules, very strict rules. They are full of lies during the day, but you can ask them for anything, and they will not refuse. But they will use all kinds of words to erode your will, just like the old man gave you today. We lead the way. He tried his best to persuade us to live in a B&B, and although he was very unhappy, he didn't refuse our request. It's not that he didn't want to refuse, but probably he couldn't refuse."

"As for the night, they will tell the truth. But they will also reveal their true nature."

Mao Jiu muttered to himself: "It's really weird."

Lu Liu lowered his eyes, but he was a little puzzled.

He didn't know what else the villagers had done in the past few years, but the black air covering their faces shocked him.Back then he still chose to leave after he noticed the weirdness, mainly because he didn't see the karma from the villagers.

The villagers at that time were very clean, so he interpreted all the weirdness as their customs.

Thinking back now, the villagers at that time had already started killing people, so why weren't they entangled in karma?What happened in the past few years caused them to suffer from karma.

The frightening thing is that they are still alive under such heavy karma!

Mao Jiu said, "Let's go out to see their carnival at night."

Lu Liu: "Okay."

As expected, the carnival tonight was only held in the inn, the square was quiet, and there was no sound coming from it.That is to say, they have not yet encountered the time to re-enact class.

After nightfall, it was almost eight o'clock.The sound of gongs and horns resounded throughout the inn, and suddenly, the silence was broken, and the voices of people, silk and bamboo, dance and music all sounded.

The laughter and laughter floated far away, and almost all the rooms were lit up and brightly lit.And the red lantern hanging in front of the room door became brighter and brighter, as if stained with blood, no light could take away its brilliance.

Mao Jiu and Lu Liu walked out of the room and let out a carnival on the seventh floor, the VIP building.

They stood in the corridor and looked out, and found that many people came out of the room and walked towards the seventh floor.

Qi Zhu walked up and down several floors, very busy.There are a few people who are in charge, scolding some servants who are hurrying to and fro with big plates of food, and whipping some servants who walk too slowly from time to time.

It feels... like whipping a beast.

Passing by the room of the three Tantric disciples, I found them waiting at the door.After a few people gathered to say hello to each other, they walked up to the seventh floor.

Passing by each floor, I found that the decorations of different floors are indeed different, and the rooms on the higher floors are more gorgeous.The more lanterns there are at the door of the room.

If you look carefully, you will find that the number of red lanterns at the door of the room is the same as the number of floors.The most is seven.

They walked to the seventh floor and followed the crowd, many of whom were excited.Most of these people are guests.

Going all the way to a lobby, almost all the sounds came from this lobby.There were laughter, singing, swallows and dancing, the fragrance of wine and meat, and the big red candles that can be seen everywhere were burning enthusiastically, illuminating the lobby brightly.

As soon as the crowd entered the lobby, they scattered in all directions and jumped into the fun.In the lobby, there are glamorous women in naked clothes holding wine bottles to persuade them to drink. There are casinos, hot springs, delicious food and various scenes.

"It's like heaven, like falling into bliss, enjoying bliss."

Mao Jiu and Lu Liu turned their heads and saw the shopkeeper standing behind them.

The shopkeeper smiled and turned towards them: "Welcome guests... come to Bliss Village."

Paradise Village?

"This is called Bliss Village?"

The shopkeeper looked at the entire lobby, narrowed his eyes, and curled his lips slightly: "Day and night are upside down, you don't have to produce, you don't have to work, and you can enjoy bliss. Here, you can relax and enjoy, and play openly. You have power, as long as you... ...Of course, the guests are all our honorable adults, you can let go and play wantonly."

Mao Jiu still wanted to ask more questions, but the shopkeeper deftly turned around and slipped into the crowd.There was an old man next to him holding a wine bottle, hiccupping and saying: "The shopkeeper is going to serve the honorable adults, hehe, you are not qualified... hiccup! The shopkeeper... is so beautiful, hiccup! Let me be a VIP someday... you must first Sleep with her—”

The drunk old man was sprayed with a basin of cold water.On the top of the snow-capped mountain in winter, even if the inn has heating, it will still be uncomfortable to be poured a basin of cold water.

The old man was furious, pointing at Qizhu and yelling that he would be punished: "Dog! Beast! How dare you treat me, you dare to treat me as a guest—"

Qi Zhu interrupted him: "What you said to the shopkeeper, I will tell her."

The old man's face suddenly turned pale, and the idea of ​​calling the law enforcement officers was instantly dispelled.The imaginary shopkeeper will be disposed of at will before becoming a VIP.

What's more, he's just... an inferior person.

Mao Jiu stared at Qi Zhu and stopped him.

Qi Zhu stood still, showing a flattering smile in the suspicious eyes of the steward: "Guests, let's have a carnival. Women, money, food and wine are all available."

Mao Jiu: "Is it okay to kill someone?"

Qi Zhu's obsequious smile stopped, and then resumed: "Of course you can't...kill people at will, guest."

"Then who can be killed?"

Qi Zhu: "Low-class animals."

Mao Jiu: "For example you?"

Qi Zhu could hardly hold back his flattering smile: "...Yes."

Mao Jiu blinked, indicating that he understood.

Qi Zhu left in a hurry after getting permission, Mao Jiu saw him leave in a hurry and was reprimanded by the supervisor from the corner of Mao Jiu's eyes.

Turning his head to stare at the joyful lobby, he said blankly, "Do you want to leave?"

Lu Liu: "Look again, someone is watching us."

Mao Jiu: "Oh."

He originally wanted to leave, and now that almost everyone was in the lobby, he could ask Qi Zhu some questions.Or go to the homestay to find out some doubts.

But after Lu Liu reminded him, he also found someone watching them, in the wing room on the second floor in front.

The lobby is divided into the first floor and the second floor, standing on the first floor and looking up you can see the second floor.But the second floor was covered by gauze curtains, so I couldn't see the inside clearly.

The shopkeeper just went to the second floor.

The old man said that the shopkeeper serves the VIPs, that is to say, the second floor is for the VIPs living on the seventh floor.It is likely to be the highest level existence in the village.

Their visiting eyes fell on Mao Jiu and Lu Liu, but they could only pretend not to know.

But they also don't play around like everyone else, can't do it, and don't like it.Can only show a disdainful look.

The VIPs on the second floor were accustomed to this, and they asked the shopkeeper, "Are you a new climber?"

The shopkeeper stood aside, bowed his head and replied: "Yes."

"Ordinary people?"

"Yes."

The distinguished guests expressed some regret in their expressions and words: "If it is a celestial master, the spar produced will be more beautiful and pure."

"But there are not so many celestial masters. Most of them are ordinary people. It's not always lucky."

"Indeed. There are three days before the next rearrangement of the hierarchy, we should think about how to deal with the group of inferior livestock."

"Do you need motivation? They have never won, and they always try to replace us. But the best home for inferior animals should be the dining table."

"Hahahaha, yes. But this time the inferior livestock is actually not bad. Yeti liked the one that was sent in last time. Didn't you hear the sound of its carnival?"

"Of course, the crystals we get are all purer than before."

"Ah, that's right. Shopkeeper, the new guests don't seem to like banquets and carnivals."

The shopkeeper said: "They will like it. The new guests are always like this, and their families are rich. I am afraid they will get tired of our carnival. After all, only when they are tired of playing will they come to the snow mountain for excitement. But they will like this A kind of carnival that turns upside down day and night without the burden of labor, this is bliss. Who would refuse bliss?"

"That's right. New customers are always reserved at first, but when they find out that no matter how depraved and indulgent they are, no one will condemn them. Revelry and indulgence are the norm, it is daily life, it is normal and does not need to be criticized. They will quickly become addicted .”

"This is allowed, the bliss allowed in Bliss Village. There is no worry, only endless carnival."

"New guests will love it, they can't leave."

"Even if you are unfortunately reduced to an inferior animal, you will not be willing to leave."

"No one will deny bliss."

Those who refused have been buried in the snow-capped mountains.

In the middle of the night, the carnival was in full swing, no one noticed Mao Jiu and Lu Liu.Even the shopkeeper and VIPs couldn't notice it.

Mao Jiu and Lu Liu quietly left and jumped from the window.Fall to the room on the sixth floor, then come out of the room, and leave grandly.

Countless people poured in to add wine and food outside the seventh floor, and the steward was also guarding outside.

No one leaves that early, and when they leave it's noticeable.It's so obvious.

On the other hand, the three disciples of the Tantric sect sat in a corner inside, closed their eyes and recited scriptures if they couldn't leave.

For some reason, no one made things difficult for them.

Soon after reaching the first floor, Mao Jiu and Lu Liu decided to separate.Lu Liu used to live in the B&B, so he went to the B&B to find out about the situation, while Mao Jiu went to the first floor, where the low-grade livestock lived in the population to look for Qizhu.

If you want to ask Xin Mi about the village, you can probably only get it from his mouth.