After inheriting the antique shop

Yin Gan and Qingniao were naturally not afraid of the plague, but Cheng Jun would follow, after all, he had to lead the way.

So the next day, the three of them wrapped up tightly and led by Cheng Jun into the mountain to Tongjia Village.

The car first drove into a narrow mountain road, halfway through the drive, Cheng Jun asked them to get out of the car, saying that the car would not be able to drive on the next road, and they had to walk by themselves.

Because it rained last night, the road is slippery and muddy now. To go to Tongjia Village, you have to climb up the mountain, and Xu Chengyin's trousers are covered with mud after walking a few steps.

Xu Chengyin was fine, but he thought of Yin Gan's obsession with cleanliness, so he looked back at him.

Sure enough, as expected, I don't know what Yin Gan has done, his body is clean, and there is no mud on his body.Fortunately, Cheng Jun led the way and didn't pay attention to the situation behind, otherwise he would feel strange.

Although the rainy mountain road is not particularly easy to walk, it is actually not as rugged as everyone imagined. After all, Tongjia Village is not completely out of touch with the outside world. The mountain road that has been walked by generations is much flatter than ordinary mountain roads.

After everyone went up the mountain, the first thing they saw was an ancestral hall. This ancestral hall was not small, and it was exquisitely repaired. It looked a bit old. Compared with the scattered houses around it, it looked ordinary.

Looking in from the outside, you can see a statue of a god that almost reaches the roof. There are tributes placed in front of the statue, and candles small in the arms are burning. Occasionally, the wind blows in, and the candles will shake.

Xu Chengyin walked a little bit, and saw that the statue was a statue of a goddess, with gorgeous costumes and a lifelike face, so he knew in his heart that this should be the statue of the Queen Mother of the West.

It's just that this portrait of the Queen Mother of the West has eyebrows and eyes somewhat similar to those of a blue bird.

Cheng Jun also laughed and said, "I said that Xiaoqing looks familiar at first glance, but no, it looks a bit like a god statue."

Now that they had arrived at their destination, Yin Qian wanted to send Cheng Jun away, otherwise they would not be able to do anything, so he politely said to Cheng Jun: "We will take care of the rest, and Secretary Cheng can go back and get busy first."

"How can this be done?" Cheng Jun was quite enthusiastic, and shook his head and refused after listening, "You are not familiar with the place where you were born, and I know the village chief in this village, so it is easier to communicate. Since I am in charge of this matter, then I I must be accompanied, how can I leave you here."

Jade Bird stepped forward and took the initiative to take this kind of dealing with him: "Secretary Cheng, don't worry, we have to investigate here for a long time. After all, Secretary Cheng still has work, and it will take too much of your time to accompany us all the way. We will investigate later. I will call you, please come and pick us up again."

Cheng Jun still hesitated, and Qingniao continued: "The blood test report about the plague in the villagers should be released today, so we still want to see the report with our own eyes, and Secretary Cheng can bring it with us when the time comes."

Cheng Jun thought that he really didn't know anything about the epidemic, and it would be useless to accompany them all the time, so he agreed without hesitation for too long, and felt that these three young people from Yuncheng were quite understanding.

Fearing that they would be hungry, Cheng Jun told them before going down the mountain: "You can go to the village chief's house for a meal when it's time for dinner. Although they reject people who come out of the mountain, they don't reject people from outside. Just say that the government came here." , they are still very polite to our government."

"Oh yes, there are more." Cheng Jun added, "If you have any questions, you can ask the villagers, but there is a taboo."

Cheng Jun pointed to the ancestral hall in front of him: "Don't ask too much about the Queen Mother of the West and their sacrifices. Tongjia Village is quite taboo about this, as can be seen from this ancestral hall. They also have people who specialize in guarding the ancestral hall. You are distinguished and respected, and you have more power to speak in the village than the village head. Especially if you are outsiders, it is easy to say wrong things if you don’t understand the customs and habits here. Just a few days ago, because their sacrifice that we bumped into was too much. It's weird, someone asked a few questions in detail, and was almost kicked out of the village."

Yin Qian: "So serious?"

"Yeah." Cheng Jun sighed, he was obviously puzzled, and patted Yin Gan on the shoulder, "I only dare to say that they dance to the gods in private, but I dare not say it in person. No, because the last sacrifice was over. The villagers recovered from their illness, and now they believe in the Queen Mother of the West even more. We tried our best to persuade them that this is an infectious disease, but they didn't listen."

Yin Gan nodded seriously: "I haven't done enough ideological work, we need to work harder."

Cheng Jun also nodded: "Isn't it? We need to get rid of superstition, liberate our minds and be brave in innovation."

Xu Chengyin: "..."

Xu Chengyin shook his head as he watched. If it was him, he would definitely not believe that this handsome young man in front of him is not human at all—literally not human.

Once Cheng Jun left, they had no scruples.

Xu Chengyin thought that Qingniao seemed to have some connection with this place, and wanted to ask when he saw the statue in the ancestral hall just now, so he said to Qingniao: "It doesn't have anything to do with you, does it?"

"Hmm..." Qingniao was a little helpless, knowing that there was someone in the ancestral hall, so she lowered her voice, "To be precise, I should have been the one who made this statue in the first place."

Seeing Xu Chengyin's shocked expression, Qingniao quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not your empress."

Xu Chengyin asked the blue bird for proof, "It is said that the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West is the three blue birds..."

But when you think about it carefully, it's wrong. There are records about the Queen Mother of the West and the blue bird a long time ago, so wouldn't the blue bird be several rounds older than Yin Qian?

Blue Bird: "It's my ancestor."

Xu Chengyin nodded, that makes sense.

It is the reason why the agreed-upon Queen Mother of the West statue turned into a blue bird. I am afraid that only the person concerned knows this, and he can only guess at most.

At this time, a head slowly poked out from the ancestral hall, and everyone took a closer look and found that it was an old man with gray hair. They guessed that it was the person Cheng Jun said, who was dedicated to guarding the ancestral hall in the village.

The old man heard people talking outside in the ancestral hall before, but after all, he was old and his ears were not working well, so he couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, but he could tell by the tone of those people that they were not locals.

Seeing the protective clothing wrapped tightly on the three people, the old man's face obviously flashed with displeasure.

"Master, we are sent by the government to visit you." Qingniao specially communicated with the old man in the local dialect, "How is the sick person?"

The old man's face softened when he heard the familiar dialect. If Qingniao spoke Mandarin, he might not understand it.

Coupled with the face of the blue bird, although it looks different from the god statue, it has five points, so it is easy to win the favor of the old man,

The old man: "It's all right. If you want to know more, go to the village chief's house and have a look. Stay away from the ancestral hall. Don't disturb the empress, otherwise you will leave here."

Qingniao translated the old man's words in Mandarin again for Yin Gan and the others.

Yin Qian twitched the corner of his mouth in an unclear manner, the dead really shouldn't be disturbed.

With the blue bird there, a group of people made many inquiries and went to the homes of the people who had been sick before, including the village head's house.

After coming out of the village chief's house, Qingniaoxiu frowned: "Boss..."

They are not doctors, so naturally they can't see whether the plague of these people is cured or not. They only know that they are not dead, and their spirits are stable, and they don't look like they are going to die at all.

In other words, they didn't look like they had a serious illness before, and some of them were still in good spirits, with red faces, and it seemed that they would be fine even if they danced in the square all night.

Both Xu Chengyin and Qingniao looked at Yin Qian, wanting to know his next plan.

Yin Gan smiled, and was not in a hurry: "Let's take a stroll around here. If you finally come out, treat it as a public-funded trip to get close to nature."

Xu Chengyin asked: "And then?"

"Then wait for them to come to the door, it should be soon."

Since Yin Gan is not in a hurry, Xu Chengyi has no reason to be in a hurry, so he suggested: "Why don't we go to the ancestral hall to look for clues?"

Although Cheng Jun repeatedly urged them, the old man guarding the ancestral hall also warned them not to get close, which made it clear that there was a problem.As far as Yin Qian and Xu Chengyin's tempers are concerned, it's really strange to listen to persuasion.

Since even Yin Gan agreed, Qingniao could only keep up.

Yin Gan released a demonic aura to envelop Xu Chengyin, and led him swaggeringly into the ancestral hall.

The old man who had been sitting quietly with his eyes closed opened his eyes and looked outside suspiciously. Although he couldn't see Yin Gan and the others, he always felt that someone had come in.

Accompanied by lights all year round, even if the belief is a god that has long since fallen, he has made some famous tricks, and it is reasonable to feel the existence of Yin Gan and the others.

But the old man looked left and right, but no one came in, so he thought it was his own illusion, and closed his eyes again.

A few of them just walked around the patient's home, and the houses looked outdated and dilapidated. Compared with this ancestral hall, it is quite different, which shows that Tongjia Village attaches great importance to this ancestral hall.

Yin Gan stared at the statue that looked like a blue bird. The blue bird felt weird and couldn't help getting goose bumps all over his body.After all, not everyone can bear being stared at by Yin Qian like this.

"I see."

After Yin Gan finished speaking, he shot suddenly, a long knife suddenly appeared in his hand, he swung it up and chopped off the head of the god statue.

Accompanied by the muffled sound of the collision, the head of the statue was cut off like paper.

The old man guarding the ancestral hall was stunned, looking at the head of the "Queen Mother of the West" that fell to pieces on the ground, he yelled, and fell straight backwards.

Xu Chengyin hurried forward to check, but fortunately he was not dead, but fainted from fright.

Xu Chengyin said tactfully to Yin Gan: "Maybe we can use a gentler way."

The inside of the statue's body was empty, and a huge mouse jumped out from the broken neck of the statue, trying to run outside, but was nailed to death by Yin Gan with a candlestick.

Xu Chengyin: "..."

Xu Chengyin: "Actually, it can be more violent."

With disgust on his face, Qingniao walked over and kicked the dead mouse: "Mouse spirit?"

Yin Gan: "You can also call it Queen Mother of the West in Tongjia Village."