Chapter 1483 Substitute Death
“One more thing. In the conversation just now, the old woman repeatedly mentioned the three words Dafeng Dynasty. You must know that this is the previous dynasty, but she seems not to have realized that the dynasty has changed. "Yao Shunyu reminded: "Her memory seems to have stayed in the previous dynasty, when General Guo was still there."
Zhu Jie heard the implication, "You mean that the old woman died in that era, so the memory stagnated. The time when this village was massacred should be after General Guo and his party were killed."
What Zhu Jie said makes sense. After all, if General Guo was still alive, the then Zhennan Marquis would not have dared to attack the village.
Jiang Cheng took out the wooden sign from his arms. The wooden sign came from the Hou Mansion. The fake grandpa and those who died in vain all had this sign.
These villagers did not kill people for no reason. They were able to enter this village only because of this wooden sign representing the Hou Mansion, which was a guide sign.
Looking at the wooden sign in his hand, Jiang Cheng suspected that his chance of survival was related to this wooden sign. After all, only those who hold the wooden sign in their dreams would see the fake grandpa. Also, there was something buried underground in the open space at the entrance of the village. Next to the many heads, there are wooden plaques, and they are all carefully wrapped in cloth. This looks more like a ritual.
There were patterns on the wooden sign, but Jiang Cheng couldn't understand it after looking at it for a long time. Tang Qisheng seemed to have seen the signs. After taking the wooden sign, he touched it carefully with his hands. After a while, he nodded, "It's the same as before. Likewise, the water script painted on it is difficult to detect because it is inscribed. "
Shui script is a language specifically used to communicate with ghosts. It seems that this wooden sign is for this purpose. These ghost villagers in the village prepared it.
Everyone looked at Shao Tong. Last time it was Shao Tong who interpreted the first lady’s surname and birthday. Tang Qisheng handed the wooden sign to him and said, "Translate it."
After Shao Tong took it, he looked at it for a long time and frowned slightly.
"Is there any problem?" Tang Qisheng sounded suspicious.
Shao Tong took a deep breath, "It's true that it's Shui Shu, but there are many kinds of Shui Shu. This kind is more ancient. I've only heard a little bit about it and can only interpret a small part of it."
It matters whether Li Bai can To survive, the fat man couldn't help but ask: "What did you interpret?"
Yin Ji couldn't see clearly and could only touch it with his hands. Shaotong took the fat man's hand and asked him to touch one of the signs on the sign. "Have you touched it?" Shao Tong asked.
The fat man's face became excited, "I touched it, it seems... it seems to be a word! By the way, what is this word?" The fat man looked at Shao Tong.
Shao Tong's expression remained unchanged, "Death."
"Huh?" The fat man shuddered and almost dropped the sign to the ground.
"Sorry, I can only decipher this one word." Shao Tong spread his hands with a very helpless expression.
The fat man's face turned red and white. He looked at the sign faintly, thinking that this might not be a guide sign. It should be called a death sign.
Yao and Shunyu walked to the courtyard gate and looked out through the crack in the door. The villagers were guarding the intersection not far outside, looking straight at this place, and the distance seemed to be closer.
The situation is urgent and they must make a decision. The current situation is obvious. The bowl of rice must be eaten, otherwise the villagers outside the door will not rule out going berserk.
"I have an idea, you might as well listen to it." Tang Qisheng suddenly spoke, but his eyes turned to Shao Tong, who was out of tune with everyone. The atmosphere was a little subtle for a while.
"Say." Jiang Cheng looked as usual.
"Everyone has seen the current situation. There are villagers guarding outside. If the bowl of rice is still there at night, then Miss Li Bai may not be the only one who will die."
Before Tang Qisheng finished speaking, Fatty immediately objected, "I don't agree. It's not the last moment yet. Li Bai is good at using medicine. Everyone here has received her favor. Now that she is in danger, we will abandon her immediately. This is betrayal, I don’t agree!”
“Haha, Brother Fugui misunderstood, that’s not what I meant.” Tang Qisheng smiled, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. "What I mean is that the bowl of rice must be eaten, but the person who eats it... doesn't have to be Miss Li Bai. We can change someone."
The fat man was stunned for a moment, but soon he After reacting, he looked at Shao Tong with an expression of disbelief. It could be seen that the fat man's eyes were full of entanglement and hesitation, but after a few seconds, this complicated feeling was diluted, and the fat man's eyes gradually became firm.
"Mr. Tang just said that I should be the scapegoat, there is no need to beat around the bush."
Shao Tong was very open-minded, and he had nothing to say until now. He looked at everyone He glanced at the people present, including Tang Qisheng, Yao, Shunyu, Wang Fugui, Zhu Jie, and Zhang Qizheng. They were all looking at him with cold eyes, and no one spoke for him.
Zhu Jie sneered and said: "Shao Tong, you brought this on yourself. No wonder others. You should have had this awareness when you and Lu Qin teamed up to trick us!"
Tang Qisheng took a step back and cut off Shao. Tong's way out, "If you know what's going on, take the initiative. We won't make it difficult for you. Everyone should be dignified. If you don't want to be dignified, haha, then don't blame us for helping you to be dignified!" "
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Shao Tong did not panic. Finally, he looked at Jiang Cheng. He was the only one who did not express his position. "Brother Jiang, do you think so too?"
"This? It's a way." Jiang Cheng paused: "But unfortunately, the success rate is very low."
"You have to give it a try to find out."
The fat man was anxious. In his opinion, it was perfect to exchange Shao Tong's life for Li Bai's. Even if there was only a one percent chance, he would fight for Li Bai.
"Go in, Li Bai should have something to say." Jiang Cheng did not express whether he agreed or objected, and a group of people walked into the room.
Li Bai, who was lying on the bed, looked increasingly pale. She had not been seen for just a quarter of an hour, and her condition had deteriorated visibly. Li Bai heard their quarrel outside.
The fat man was just about to say something when he saw Li Bai shake his head slightly, and then gave the fat man a weak smile, "Thank you all, I heard you all, but this time I was chosen. That person, so...please don't waste your efforts anymore."
"That sign is very important. Although the words on the sign cannot be analyzed for the time being, clues will be found sooner or later, so you must keep it."
"Also, after I eat that bowl of rice, I will tell you how I feel. If you have any questions, ask them quickly. I'm worried that I won't last long, so if there is another person, you will know how to deal with it. "
After saying this, Li Bai looked at Shao Tong, his brows filled with calmness, "You said you were forced to I have no choice but to cooperate with Lu Qin. I believe in you and hope you won’t disappoint me.”
“It’s my fate to be chosen. I won’t hurt you, but remember, if you do it later. If you try to trick my friend in your mission, I will never let you go even if I am a ghost." (End of Chapter)