From the end of the world

Chapter 274 Ancient Moon God

Hujia Village?
These three words were like a stone thrown into a lake, stirring up ripples in my heart. The voice came from the counter, and I immediately looked over there, and Ma Zao also looked in that direction at the same time.

Hujia Village is where Dongche is going. Although it has nothing to do with the purpose of our trip, Hujia Village is the place where strange incidents in the Yueyin Mountain area have occurred, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not affect us.

Moreover, it is very likely that Dongche has formed a strange fate with us under the gravitational pull of the broom star. In other words, whether we like it or not, the strange events related to Dongche will probably be related to us in the end. Therefore, when relevant clues appear, we need to dig deep into them with the idea of ​​being prepared for a rainy day.

Thinking positively, since Hujia Village is in the Yueyin Mountain area, it may be related to Yinyue and Chang'an that we are looking for. The reason why the clue of Hujia Village suddenly appeared at this moment may be that Ma Zao's strange luck is working to bring clues related to Chang'an and Yinyue to us.

The man who mentioned Hujia Village seemed to be a familiar customer sitting at a table near the counter. Ma Zao and I suddenly looked over here, which also attracted the attention of him and the shopkeeper. The two stopped talking and looked at each other, obviously not knowing why Ma Zao and I had such a reaction.

"Excuse me, did you mention Hujia Village just now?" I asked.

"What's the matter, little brother?" the shopkeeper asked, "Is there something that bothers you?"

"Can you tell us about Hujia Village?" I asked.

The shopkeeper frowned and turned to look at the regular customers, who shook their heads. It was obvious that they didn't want to answer my question.

Since they would talk about Hujia Village in such a public place, it means that Hujia Village is not a secret topic that cannot be discussed in broad daylight. I think the reason why they are uncooperative is probably because they find it troublesome.

When I investigated supernatural events in various parts of the country, I also had to consult with local people about local folk culture. Some people would explain enthusiastically, while others were too lazy to waste so much time. In addition, I still look like a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. Not to mention using this face now, when I was fifteen or sixteen years old and went to other places to do strange investigations, I was often not taken seriously. They probably want to send me away casually now.

We can't blame them for being unfriendly, as it's human nature to find troublesome. On the contrary, it would be naive of me to expect people to tell me everything just by asking a casual question.

In the past, I would still worry about how to get the other person to speak, but now I have a more convenient way.

I took out the fake Moon in the Water and handed it to Ma Zao. She took it with understanding and input her own magic power into the fake Moon in the Water.

A wave of spiritual power spread.

Then I repeated the same question. This time the shopkeeper "miraculously" changed his attitude and cooperated to tell me the information about Hujia Village.

Hujia Village is a small village located on Yueyin Mountain, and it is also the origin of the small town of Yueyin Mountain City.

More than a hundred years ago, our country was in a period of war and chaos, and countless people were displaced and became refugees. At that time, a group of refugees chose to escape the war and fled to a deserted mountain forest, the location was the distant Yueyin Mountain.

However, it didn't take long for the villagers to find that Yueyin Mountain was not an ideal place to live in seclusion. It was not suitable for farming, the water quality was poor, and there were many poisonous insects. Every winter, the temperature would become too cold. Since Yueyin Mountain was not suitable, then changing to another place was naturally the best choice. However, most of them had lost the mental strength to continue to travel through mountains and rivers, and were extremely afraid of the war outside. Although some people left the mountains, many people still chose to stay. Yueyin Mountain was not good in many ways, but it was a first-class place to hide.

Even so, the plight of hunger and cold remained unchanged. They fell into a state of slow death, constantly enduring the pain of a blunt knife cutting flesh. But one day, a turning point came.

As the shopkeeper was not an eyewitness to what happened next, he could only relay some extremely dubious legends - it was said that the refugees at that time encountered gods.

According to legend, that god is an ancient moon goddess who has the power to fulfill all wishes.

With a wave of her hand, she created an inexhaustible supply of food; with another wave, she created an inexhaustible source of water. Today, there is a freshwater river outside Yueyin Mountain City, and legend has it that it was created by the god back then.

Even the bitterly cold climate of Yueyin Mountain became like spring all year round under the influence of her divine power, and the refugees were saved from the desperate fate of hunger and cold overnight.

And the ancient Moon Goddess also made her own demands on them.

The requirements are very simple, just believe in her devoutly.

How could the refugees miss such a rare opportunity? They bowed down to the gods and built a village in Yueyin Mountain, naming it "Guyue Village".

However, as time went by, the fanatical belief eventually faded.

The new villagers had never experienced war, hunger, or cold, nor had they seen the gods appear. In their view, the ancient moon goddess that the elders always talked about was just a beautiful legend. The climate of Yueyin Mountain had always been like this, and the creation of the river was just a beautification of the discovery of water sources.

When the war in the outside world subsided, they no longer had any reason to continue living in seclusion. Most of the villagers left the mountains and forests. Some moved to other cities, while others started a new life and built new villages step by step in the plains at the foot of the mountain.

After the new village expanded, it became the current Yueyin Mountain City, and the Guyue Village on the mountain was called "Hu Village" or "Hujia Village" by the people at the foot of the mountain. As for whether there is anyone in Hujia Village who really has the surname Hu, that is another matter.

When the shopkeeper told this, a familiar customer next to him interrupted: "But there seems to be another saying... This is what I heard from my parents. It is said that the reason why the villagers of Guyue left the mountains in the past was not because they did not want to continue to live in seclusion, nor because they disliked the belief in Guyue God, but because of fear..."

The shopkeeper seemed to have thought of something, but still asked back: "What are you afraid of?"

"Well... I've only heard a few words and don't have a very clear impression. I just heard that they seemed to be very afraid of something..." said the regular customer vaguely.

(End of this chapter)