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Su Jianyang walked out of the Siheyuan and decided to search for witch Li again. He went to the town's teahouse and community center, hoping to gather information about witch Li. Elderly people sat at the tables in the teahouse, sipping hot tea and chatting.
"Recently, has anyone seen witch Li?" asked Su Jianyang calmly.
" witch Li? Oh my, I haven't seen him these past few days," said an elderly man with white hair, furrowing his brow.
"Yeah, when I passed by his house yesterday, it was all locked up and he was nowhere to be seen," another elderly person added.
Su Jianyang had a thought, it seems that not only he noticed witch Li's disappearance, but also the old people in the village felt surprised. He then asked, "Does anyone know where witch Li was last seen?"
An old man with white hair and a slightly hunched back, took a sip of tea from his teacup and then said, "The last time I saw witch Li, it seemed to be at his doorstep. He was looking at the sky, as if contemplating something."
Another elderly person chimed in, "Yes, I saw him too. His face looked very unusual at the time, and he seemed somewhat agitated."
"Yeah, I remember too. He seemed like he was waiting for someone," added the third elderly person.
Su Jianyang felt a hint of doubt in his heart. witch Li's behavior before his disappearance was indeed somewhat strange, which could be an important clue. He decided to ask more questions about witch Li to see if he could get more useful information from the elderly people.
"Do you know if witch Li has recently had any conversations with other people?"
"Ah, he always loves to talk to everyone about astronomy and geography, but he doesn't really interact with others." An old man shook his head.
"Yeah, it seems like sometimes he goes up the mountain and brings some strange things with him," another old man added.
At that moment, a few elderly people gathered together and began discussing the disappearance of witch Li.
"Has anyone seen witch Li recently?" one of the elderly people asked.
" witch Li? I haven't seen him recently," another person replied.
"Yeah, the door to his house is always closed, it seems like no one is home," the third elderly person frowned.
" What should we do? That day is getting closer and closer. If witch Li doesn't come out to help us dispel the evil spirits, I'm afraid something bad will happen," said an old man with concern.
Upon hearing these words, Su Jianyang became even more puzzled. "That day?" he asked curiously.
The elderly exchanged a glance with each other, and then one of them spoke up and explained, "It's the day when the mine had an accident."
"Mine accident?" Su Jianyang's pupils contracted slightly, sensing that this clue might be related to the entire incident.
Another old man continued, "Thirty years ago, the mines here were quite rich. But as time passed, the mineral resources became less and less, and eventually mining had to be stopped."
"What happened next?" Su Jianyang asked.
The elderly people frowned slightly, and one of them said, "Back then, it seemed like the elder of the Li family received a divine message, saying that as long as we behaved well and showed Black-faced god that he would show us a new path and help us find a new vein of ore."
Another elderly person continued, "Yes, many miners and their families converted to the worship of that Black-faced god. They believe that doing so can save our mine."
Suddenly, an old man interrupted and said, "At that time, the Li family was acting strangely, often holding gatherings at the back of the mine. I remember, from that time on, our local Earth deitie also seemed to become unusual."
"How so?" Su Jianyang asked.
The old man continued, "Children have night terrors and sleepwalking, and adults also have nightmares at night. After having a nightmare, a person may disappear after a few days!"
"Then, later on, there was an accident in the mine. At the time, they were mining, and it seems the timing of the explosives was off. As a result, a bunch of people were killed in the explosion, and others went crazy and died in the mine, almost all of them died."
"Ah, it's also strange that after this incident happened, nothing strange happened afterwards."
"Goodness, the Li family!" another old man sighed, "That accident killed all the people in our entire mine, with the vast majority dying inside the mine."
Officer Su never expected that such a serious incident had occurred in the past. He had only heard from his senior during the handover that they should stay away from the mountainous areas, but he never imagined it was for this reason.
Finally, he turned to the elderly people and said in a firm tone, "Everyone, I understand. I will find witch Li as soon as possible. Please don't worry too much. I will have a result as soon as possible."
The elderly exchanged a glance, then nodded. One of them said, "Young man, you may not fully understand the situation here, but since you are determined, we believe in you. We hope you can find witch Li soon, but be careful!" Su Jianyang smiled gently, bowed to the elderly, expressing his gratitude, and headed towards the direction he had decided in his heart.
At Li Xiaoting's home, Wu Cheng carefully listened to her story, trying to understand more about Qing Town's past secrets. However, when Wu Cheng mentioned that part about the experience with the cult, Xiaoting's expression suddenly became tense, and a hint of pain flashed in her eyes.
"Xiaoting, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. I just want to understand more, maybe we can find a solution from it," Wu Cheng hurriedly explained.
Xiaoting took a deep breath, trying to calm her emotions, and said softly, "It's okay, I know your intentions are good." Then she began to tell the story about the Black-faced god teaching.
"Starting from my grandfather's generation, the mineral resources began to decrease. In order to solve this problem, he often prayed to Black-faced god Sanma, but he never got a response. Until one day, my grandfather suddenly received an oracle from the Black-faced god, learning about the location of new mineral deposits. He was very happy and decided to share this news with everyone. However, at the moment of announcement, Black-faced god Sanma suddenly possessed him. He became insane, attacking people, and spreading curses and rumors about the Li family."
Xiaoting's voice gradually became low, and she continued, "The reason why Three Mother did this is actually because she had a hostile relationship with Black-faced god. She was jealous of the mining resources and wanted everyone to change their faith to Black-faced god, so she started to interfere and wanted to change the situation. Later, my grandfather passed away due to illness, and my father took over the position of priest, but everything had already changed." Wu Cheng listened seriously to Xiaoting's explanation. Although the story was very tragic, he felt very happy and warm in his heart, because he was reuniting with the person he loved the most.
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