After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

The car came to a complete stop.

The guesthouse that Yin Huaixi booked was built in the style of a stilted house, and the owner planted a lot of bamboo next to the courtyard for aesthetic purposes.

The green tiles stretch endlessly.

When the wind blows, the green bamboo sways.

It's breathtakingly beautiful.

"Wow, this is so beautiful!"

"Huaixi, you have such good taste! This time, our photos are guaranteed to be amazing!"

Nuo Qianqian took off the Nikon camera hanging around her neck and started taking pictures of the yard.

Han Ke was also captivated by the beauty of the stilted building, so she took out her phone and adjusted the angle to take a picture.

She felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the boss driving up the mountain in a winding, circuitous route, thinking it might be some desolate place with exorbitant fees.

Looking back now, it was worth the money.

"Go ahead and take pictures. Dinner is included here. I'll go and prepare that chicken right now."

After completing the registration, the guesthouse owner went to the kitchen, and he specifically told the group to eat in an hour.

Nuo Qianqian and Han Ke were in a state of excitement and kept taking pictures, while Yin Huaixi, who had initially been clamoring to come and see Miao territory, was restless.

She was still thinking about the "sacrifice site" that the guesthouse owner had mentioned in the car.

However, after searching online, I found no posts mentioning the words "sacrifice site".

After searching through a certain popular app for a long time, Yin Huaixi finally found it, but when she excitedly clicked on it, it turned out to be about other scenic spots, some of which were even undeveloped areas.

It has nothing to do with Miao villages.

Undeterred, Yin Huaixi reverted to her online nickname "Moon River," which attracted a flood of beautiful photos.

This shows that many people ignore the advice of the guesthouse owner and tour guide and secretly go to see and check in at this popular tourist spot.

After taking a couple of shots, Nuo Qianqian wanted to ask Yin Huaixi to take a few more solo shots of her.

But they found that Yin Huaixi, who had been looking forward to visiting the Miao village, was now engrossed in playing on her phone.

Nuo Qianqian walked over, puzzled.

"Huaixi, why are you always on your phone? You haven't even taken a single picture?"

Her gaze first fell on Yin Huaixi's screen, where the magnificent scene of the Moon River appeared before Nuo Qianqian's eyes, and she was immediately stunned.

She had seen this place on Douyin a few days ago, and it received a lot of likes.

There are five or six hundred thousand.

Nuo Qianqian was itching to get her way.

She nudged Yin Huaixi with her shoulder and whispered, "Huaixi, do you want to go to this popular photo spot?"

Nuo Qianqian was already somewhat skeptical of what the guesthouse owner had said in the car, but now she saw a bunch of people posting photos online, and there were even high likes.

Then I wasn't so scared anymore.

The "Moon River" is said to be free to visit; tourists don't need to pay to see it.

Maybe in six months, when the tourist area plans to fence off and develop this place, they'll start spreading rumors about it being haunted to keep people away.

The purpose was to make it easier to carry out construction secretly.

Bumped by Nuo Qianqian's shoulder, Yin Huaixi immediately snapped out of her daze. She hurriedly put her phone away and gave Nuo Qianqian a smile.

"No, I was just searching for good food and fun things to do around here. This place is very popular, so it just popped up here."

"Qianqian, let's listen to the boss and just wander around around here. Anyway, this place is pretty photogenic."

Nuo Qianqian wasn't so easily fooled; she raised an eyebrow.

Nuo Qianqian: "Huaixi, you've been researching this place called Moon River. You're not planning to go there and film something behind my and Keke's back, are you?"

"Then you're being really unfair."

Yin Huaixi realized she had been misunderstood and quickly waved her hand.

"The boss just mentioned it in the car, so I looked it up out of curiosity. I really don't plan to go... Qianqian, what's the point of me going there alone?"

Seeing Yin Huaixi's anxious explanation, Nuo Qianqian smiled and put her arm around her shoulder.

Nuo Qianqian: "Huaixi, you're making the atmosphere so tense. I was just saying it casually."

"I definitely wouldn't have gone without you guys with me."

"Let's go eat."

"This is a meal we specially booked for three people, including authentic Miao village chicken and glutinous rice cakes."

Nuo Qianqian is usually very easygoing; her temper flares up quickly but also subsides just as fast. Yin Huaixi didn't think much of it.

Thinking that she really didn't intend to go to the dangerous internet-famous spot, Moon River, I relaxed my tense nerves.

They were eating the boss's wood-fired rice at the dinner table.

There was another table of people sitting next to them. Judging from the clothes and appearance of the boys, Yin Huaixi guessed that they might be filming a vlog.

These days, with the rise of short videos, filming and exploring these little-known but popular mysterious places can easily garner tens of millions of views online, as long as the title is good enough and the gimmick is enough.

Today, most of the people who came here were dressed in Miao ethnic costumes taking photos, so this table of boys seemed out of place.

"Do you think that place is really that eerie?"

The boy asked the owner for a pot of local wine, poured a cup for each of them, and looked somewhat serious.

Even if they are only outside the Moon River, their equipment can still take some beautiful pictures.

But this gimmick is not enough for the big spender who commissioned them; what netizens really want to see is the abandoned Miao village above Moon Lake.

No blogger has ever dared to venture inside, and only one colleague once went up to the outer perimeter of the abandoned ancient village.

The video of the abandoned Miao village outside Moon Lake has gone viral, garnering millions of likes.

Unfortunately, the other party quickly deleted the video, and no matter how many comments fans left, he only gave ambiguous replies, and never mentioned Miao villages again.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. If you're not even willing to take this little danger, then you can't work with me. I'll go alone."

"Besides, we've explored so many places. They can make a big deal out of a cat's meow. What could possibly be going on?"

The group then discussed their route to Moon River, and when the boss arrived, they all fell silent as if by unspoken agreement.

Yin Huaixi listened attentively, keeping a watchful eye on things.

She and Nuo Qianqian were in separate single rooms. Yin Huaixi had just opened her suitcase when she heard footsteps at the door.

The voice was very soft, and Yin Huaixi immediately thought of the boys who had been discussing going to Moon River during dinner.

"Ding-dong!"

A WeChat message popped up on my phone.

Yin Huaixi was almost scared to death. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was sent by Nuo Qianqian.

Nuo Qianqian: [Huaixi, it's still early, I'm going to visit the Miao village.]

Nuo Qianqian: [Coco said she's tired and will go out tomorrow.]

The Miao village has long been commercialized. It's very hot during the day, so many people don't want to go out. At night, there are crowds of people, and vendors come and go in droves.

Yin Huaixi didn't think too much about it.

She replied with an "ok" emoji, telling Nuo Qianqian to be careful and come back immediately if she sensed anything was wrong. They chatted for a while, but Nuo Qianqian got annoyed by Yin Huaixi's chatter and said she knew, adding that Yin Huaixi was just being a worrywart.

Yin Huaixi lay back on the 1.8-meter-wide bed to rest. She drifted off to sleep and suddenly found herself at the "sacrifice site" she had seen on social media.

A beautiful woman, dressed in an indigo robe and adorned with silver ornaments, leaned against the railing.

He smiled slightly at her.

A gentle breeze caused the silver ornaments on the beautiful woman's body to jingle, as if they were ringing in one's ear.

"I've found you."

He was panting heavily.

Startled awake by the nightmare, Yin Huaixi hurriedly reached for her phone on the bedside table. However, with her eyes still blurry, she immediately saw that Nuo Qianqian had sent her 99+ messages.

The last message is still on her lock screen.

Nuo Qianqian: [Found you.]