Chapter Thirty: Moving Heart

  He indeed saw a hint of horror on the boss's face, and was so scared that he immediately said: "I'm here to provide necessary clues for the police to crack the case, it's a citizen's basic duty. I'll ask you something, you just answer honestly, I'm not interested in you, I only want to investigate what happened on the mountain. You should know that ten years ago, four students from Yuan Shui City went up the mountain and disappeared, and they were never found. I'm investigating this case."

  "It's been a long time and I really don't know," said the shop owner weakly.

  "I'm not asking you about that missing case. What I want to ask is what's going on with the village of women at the foot of the mountain? Why is it a whole village of just women?"

  The shop owner looked at Yanfeng and saw that he was staring at him, so he had to say slowly, "I'm not a local, I've only heard a rough idea. I heard that more than 20 years ago, the village was still normal. However, one day all the men in the village disappeared and were never found again. The local gods and goddesses said they were taken by the mountain god to become ghost soldiers. If the women in the village wanted their husbands and sons to have a chance to be reincarnated, the village could no longer accept any male villagers. Our people all believe this, so from more than 20 years ago, the Women's Village allowed men to pass through and stay overnight, but no one was ever able to become a member of the village again. If the women in the village wanted to get married, they were not allowed to come back, and it slowly became what it is today."

  "Why did they always advise travelers not to climb to the top of the mountain?"

  "I heard that the men from the village who went missing back then were all because they climbed to the top of the mountain. This made them think that the mountain god really lived there, so from then on, they refused to climb to the top again. Later, something happened ten years ago that made people around here feel that this was true. No one has gone up since. Of course, I'm just hearing this, I only arrived five years ago. But I also heard that later many tourists went to the top of the mountain and nothing happened, maybe the mountain god moved away, who knows."

  Yan Feng didn't say a word this time. But his eyes were still fixed on the shop owner. He could tell that the shop owner seemed to know something about the disappearance of the men from the woman's village back then, but he didn't want to say anything. If he pressed him for an answer, it might have the opposite effect and let the other person know what he was investigating. So he didn't continue asking.

  She asked again about the trivial matters of the woman's village and gave the shop owner an impression that she cared about the affairs of the woman's village. Then, after going out to make a phone call to Gu Long, Yan Feng went upstairs.

  The hotel corridor was dark and long, and at this moment it seemed extremely empty because there were no people. As soon as Yanfeng went upstairs, he saw Linglong sitting in front of his room door with her knees tucked in, her head lowered, and the empty space made her look exceptionally small and fragile, and he couldn't help but feel a wave of tenderness and soft feelings arise.

  "Linglong." He softly called out to her.

  Linglong raised her eyes for a moment, and her gaze was unfocused. She stared at Yanfeng in a daze, clearly having just woken up. These past few days, she had been taking care of Yanfeng in the hospital. Her round face looked worn out, with a white bandage stuck to her forehead with adhesive tape. It made her look pitiful and adorable, causing Yanfeng's heart to tremble with regret. He was filled with remorse for having rushed to pursue Wu La and investigate the case, when she had obviously been injured in front of him. How could he have neglected her?

  "Are you back?" She tried to smile at him but her smile was extremely weak.

  Yan Feng tapped her forehead with a gauze "Does it hurt? I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up."

  "It's just a small wound." Ling continued to smile hard despite the pain in her heart. "I'm trying to win sympathy, but it's not that serious. You see, women are all liars, they seem to be born with it."

  Yan Feng didn't know what to say and simply pulled her up. Afterwards, every time he grasped Ling Long's hand, he couldn't bear to let go.

  "And I live next door." She waved the key in her hand "What are you going to do now?"

  "It's not even noon yet, I have to go up the mountain for a trip. If possible, I will ask to stay there." Yan Feng forced his gaze away from Ling's warm and sweet eyes, focusing on the case at hand.

  "Can I go too?" Linglong asked eagerly. "I've never climbed a mountain before, last time in Jing County was my first time... I promise I won't disturb you, okay? Take me with you."

  Yan Feng didn't want to agree at first, but then he thought that the villagers wouldn't let a man stay in the village with Linglong, so it might be more convenient if he agreed, and so he nodded his head in agreement.

  Two people picked up and went up the mountain all the way, because of Yanfeng's willingness to take her along, this little bit of happiness made Linglong exceptionally satisfied, humming a song as they climbed the mountain, making Yanfeng's mood also improve.

  Arrived at the women's village, Yanfeng still felt unwelcome, but Linglong quickly got along with these women. She was originally easy-going and because of her good mood, she smiled and welcomed people. Because of being with Yanfeng, she even felt that the village's well and old trees were exceptionally lovely.

  This isn't a tourist destination, so there aren't many people who come to visit. Even if they do, they'll think the village is strange and won't get close to the villagers. It's rare to see someone as kind and enthusiastic as Linglong being accepted quickly. This made Yanzhi realize that the villagers weren't indifferent, but rather afraid. They were afraid of what happened twenty years ago when all the men in the village disappeared, so they didn't interact with outsiders.

  Ten years ago, when students from the Yuanshui City Traditional Chinese Medicine College came here, the villagers had already begun to isolate themselves. But for Ula and her companions, they were still able to stay in the village for a few days, proving that the villagers did not completely disallow men from entering, as long as the accompanying women were likable, the men could borrow their relationship with the women to enter the village. "Who is he to you?" asked the middle-aged auntie they met last time.

  "She is my wife." Yanzhong took over the conversation.

  He looked at Linglong's shy inquiring eyes and blinked, meaning that it was necessary for work, but actually felt very sweet about this title and had a few hopes that it would be true.

  "What brings you two here?" asked the elder sister-in-law again.

  "He likes hiking, I heard from friends that the scenery is good here, so I came. Linglong quickly got into the play "Sister-in-law, can we stay here for a few days? I know it's not far from the county town, but since we're here, of course, we want to experience a few days of real rural life. The county town is too boring, and the hotel is dark, old, and not soundproof." When she said this, her face naturally turned red."

  The elder sister suddenly raised her head and glanced at Yan Feng, making Yan Feng a bit embarrassed. Pretending to appreciate the two dogs fighting, she turned her head away.

  "This is something you should ask the village head." Big sister, although fond of Linglong, was somewhat embarrassed. "In the past, there were four students living here, but later no one else came. Everyone said that if we didn't let people stay overnight, they wouldn't harm us either. Alas, it's really a sin."

  "Big sister, please help us out." Linglong saw that big sister's tone was not very firm and quickly pleaded softly, "I know you don't care about the cost, but I've been thinking for half a day and our village can completely get rid of poverty and become rich. I think even though the village doesn't need men, women can still live better and dress more beautifully, which can also prove that without men, we women can still live well. Anyway, I've thought of several ideas and I'll tell you about them slowly later."

  The elder sister saw that she was hesitant and delicate in her words, which were overheard by several young girls who had been eavesdropping on the side. They were all very young, the last batch of children left behind by the men who went missing that year. Which young girl doesn't love beauty? So they immediately chimed in, wanting the elder sister to go and talk to the village chief.

  "Alright, Ling and I will go together. If the village chief wants to take a look at you personally, it'll save me from having to run back and forth."

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