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Unbeknownst to them, the old shepherd came back alive before the cenotaph was constructed.
His appearance sent everyone in the village into a frenzy.
They found it unbelievable that he could escape unscathed whereas all of his sheep died in the disaster. It was
nothing short of a miracle!
However, everything about the old shepherd became weird ever since.
First, his mannerism was peculiar, and his movements were rather stiff. When he walked, he moved like a zombie.
Additionally, he did not utter a single word since his return.
Rumor had it that the old shepherd filled his mouth with sand. So, he refused to talk in order to keep the sand
inside.
All in all, he looked and acted like a living dead.
Initially, the villagers had the impression that he was swamped by anguish and despair because he lost of all his
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Later on, the old shepherd started roaming around the village aimlessly like a haunting spirit. A few days later, he
died.
When the villagers found him, his body was as hard as a rock. There was something very strange about the way he
collapsed. He was kneeling down in the direction of Gold Mountain, facing south, seemingly worshipping the
mountain.
Out of pity, the villagers buried him.
To their disbelief, the old shepherd's tomb was dug up three days later, and his body vanished mysteriously.
The villagers were petrified. They wondered who would have done such a bizarre thing when it was apparent that
there was nothing valuable buried along his body. No one knew what the motive of the culprit was.
Upon investigating, the police discovered that the tomb was dug from the inside.
In other words, the old shepherd might have possibly risen from his grave!
Anyhow, not many people believed the myth.
When he was buried, it was evident that his corpse had turned cold and stiff with no signs of breathing or heartbeat.
It was impossible that he was still alive then. How could he have escaped from his grave? Could it be that he was a
zombie? The myth was utterly absurd.
Many strange things happened after the old shepherd was buried.
Later on, none of the villagers who went up to the mountain could avoid being engulfed by a harsh sandstorm.
The surprising thing was that they could all walk out alive after the disaster.
Similar to the experience of the old shepherd, the survivors would then act strangely and move stiffly. They always
stared blankly into space and almost never opened their mouths to speak.
Some claimed to have seen their noses and mouths filled with sand.
After a few days, they suffered the same ending - death. A day after their bodies were buried, their graves would
unequivocally be dug up.
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It was only after the series of strange occurrences that the villagers started feeling dubious and having their guards
up.
It would be considered as a coincidence if the same thing happened only once or twice. However, when it took
place more than ten times, something dreadful must be going on.
Since then, Golden Sands Mountain became a restricted area. No one dared to step foot into the mountain.
A while later, people began to explore the mountain again.
There was a pair of twins who returned to the village after working elsewhere for several years.
They had no idea about the scary myth and wanted to climb the mountain one day.
As expected, they were met with a sandstorm.
However, their encounter was slightly different this time around. The older twin returned to the village the next day.
Unlike the other casualties, his movements remained agile, and he was not quiet albeit being a little out of his mind.
He wailed day and night, claiming that he saw a demon killed his brother and consumed his soul afterward.
Luckily, he was only crazy for a few days, and things went back to normal thereafter.
When he recovered from the episode, he was not aware of his peculiar actions. In fact, he could not even recall
going to Golden Sands Mountain with his twin brother. It was as if he had lost his memory completely.
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