Chapter 57: The Water Ghost Granny

  When saying this sentence, Wang's aunt's expression was very strange. The other villagers standing next to him suddenly lowered their heads, and the atmosphere was very eerie.

  At this moment, my feet suddenly stopped, and a thought flashed through my mind: escape.

  But I didn't escape, instead I involuntarily retreated a few steps and stood about 4 or 5 meters away from them, staring at them: "Auntie, what's wrong with you? What are you saying, what do you mean by 'sorry'?"

  Wang Datie sobbed again: "Xiao Sen, I'm sorry."

  The more I listened, the more I felt that something was off, so I turned my head towards the village chief again. At this moment, the village chief was standing behind Wang Dasao. He was a head taller than Wang Dasao, and his head was exposed above Wang Dasao's head.

  But when I looked at him, I found that he was staring at me motionlessly with a very strange expression. At the moment when my line of sight intersected with his, the village chief's head suddenly turned to one side, as if avoiding my gaze.

  Something has already occurred to me in my heart. This group of people is strange and mysterious, they must be hiding something from me. They don't say anything, but I suddenly feel a surge of anger in my heart.

  I stood up straight, suddenly clenched my fists and said fiercely: "Stop hiding and come out with it, what's going on, spit it out."

  As soon as this was said, everyone raised their heads. And I saw that the expressions of all of them were extremely painful, but in their eyes, there was a hint of vigilance. That gaze was like a wolf, a fierce and menacing wolf.

  Seeing them in such a state, my last hope seems to have been shattered. I feel that my conjecture is being confirmed.

  Just then, I saw the villagers slowly getting up. Looking at their momentum, they seemed to be walking towards me. I also became vigilant and shouted loudly at the group of villagers in front of me: "What do you want to do?"

  Suddenly, the village chief's face turned sinister: "Get Shao Sen for me and tie him up."

  As soon as he finished speaking, those villagers one by one had ferocious faces and rushed towards me crazily. A group of villagers rushed over, a vast black mass.

  I felt that at this moment, a pack of wolves ran over from the opposite side, each wolf seeming to want to eat me. In fact, it was indeed so, from the faces of those villagers, I had already seen that they were like fearing that I would escape, and when they ran towards me, they all rushed forward in a hurry.

  My mind is completely blown, I originally thought they were just hiding something from me, but the scene in front of me is something I never could have imagined.

  Some scenes began replaying in my mind. The village chief's face, and the kind villagers. Why did these people suddenly become so ferocious?

  I remembered Xiaoliang, and the various things that happened when facing the hanged old man. But I didn't have time to think about it anymore, those people had completely gone mad, moving at an incredible speed, and in just a few steps they ran right in front of me. Seeing their faces, I felt a wave of despair.

  Then I let out a loud roar, turned around and ran away. Behind me, the villagers chased after me like mad dogs, one by one. As they ran, they made some strange cries. Some people even burst into tears.

  After a daze of chaotic running, these voices finally disappeared completely. I stopped and turned around to look, but there was no one chasing behind me anymore. Suddenly, I felt a wave of weakness, and I sat down on the ground with a thud.

  My mind was buzzing with noise, and my heart was in a mess. What do these people want to do? Looking at their posture, without saying, they must be thinking of catching me. I deliberately recalled the faces of those villagers, only to see that their faces were so cold-blooded and ruthless.

  They don't just want to catch me, they even want to eat my flesh and gnaw on my bones. I feel a chill in my heart, and I'm at a loss as to why these people are like this. I've helped them before, yet they treat me like this?

  The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable and suffocated I feel. After thinking for a while, I suddenly got up and ran towards the village again. I won't be at peace until things are clear.

  I ran for a while and finally saw the outline of that village again. It was already sunset, but the whole village looked cold and deserted, as if there was no one around. Normally at this time, the village should be cooking dinner, but today there wasn't even a wisp of smoke from the kitchen.

  Looking towards the village, I occasionally saw a few people walking by with their heads down in despair, and I quickly hid.

  It's still early, I hide behind a tree, not daring to move, afraid of being discovered by the villagers. Before long, the sun slowly sets, and after a bloody glow shines, the night gradually falls.

  I finally poked my head out from behind the tree and found that the village was still pitch black. In the past, there should have been children running around and playing in the village. However, today, the entire village was eerily quiet.

  I continued to wait, preparing to sneak into the village after it was completely dark to investigate.

  At last, night had finally fallen. I emerged from behind the tree, feeling like a demon god. I walked step by step towards the village, grasping a silver needle in my hand. This silver needle was for dealing with dogs.

  I was quite lucky and I had spent a lot of time in the village, so the dogs there knew me. So on this road, no dog barked at me.

  As I entered the village, I headed straight for Old Lady Wang's home. Before I even stepped inside, I heard bursts of sobbing coming from within - both children and Old Lady Wang herself.

  They were still talking while sobbing. I stuck my ear to the door and roughly made out the content of their conversation, they seemed to be preparing to leave and packing things up. At this time, I gently pushed the door open.

  Inside the house, the dim yellow light shone on my face. I tiptoed in and quietly closed the door behind me. The people inside were completely unaware.

  At this moment, Mrs. Wang was indeed hugging her son and crying on the bed. I walked all the way to the front of Mrs. Wang, staring at them for a long time, but they didn't notice. Seeing that they were still sobbing, I didn't disturb them either. When they calmed down a bit, I called out: "Auntie."

  As soon as the two words were shouted out, Wang's face changed greatly. She suddenly turned her head and saw me, and that face twisted instantly. The little kid even stared with a pair of eyes and ran out of the house.

  I was stunned by their intense reaction. Just then, Wang's aunt rushed out a few steps, grabbed the child and covered his mouth tightly.

  I heard that before the child's mouth was covered, he seemed to be shouting loudly: "Xiao Sen is here, catch him quickly."

  Because the child's mouth was covered, his cry was very small and only people in this room could hear it. After covering the child's mouth, Wang Dajie burst into tears. The child struggled desperately, and Wang Dajie cried while whispering to the child: "Child, he is your lifesaver, we can't do this."

  After a long time, the child stopped moving, and Wang Dajie finally let go of her hand. During this time, I didn't say a word, just quietly watching. Suddenly, Wang Dajie raised her head, her eyes flashing, but her gaze was very firm: "You leave now, hurry up and get out of here."

  I said: "Why go?"

  "Old Lady Wang said: 'If you don't leave, they will catch you.'"

  "Is it someone from the village?"

  Aunt Wang nodded, then stood up, touched my face, and pushed me hard towards the outside of the house. I stood still, not moving. Although Aunt Wang was an adult, I thought it would take no great effort to block her way.

  Wang's aunt sobbed again: "Xiao Sen, I'm begging you, hurry up and leave this place."

  I told Aunt Wang: "I won't go, they want to catch me, come on. But I don't understand, why?"

  "Xiao Sen, remember, don't easily believe others in the future. People's hearts are treacherous."

  Old Lady Wang's words were not yet finished, when suddenly a shrill and mournful cry broke the quiet of the night outside. In an instant, both I and Old Lady Wang stiffened. Old Lady Wang suddenly stopped speaking, hastily turned around to gather her things.

  Seeing her flustered appearance, my heart sank and I quickly turned my head towards the outside of the house. Next to me, Wang Dajie muttered softly: "It's coming, it will come eventually."

  I didn't pay attention to her, but instead walked towards the outside of the house. When I reached the door, I pressed my eyes against the gap and looked outwards. The outside was pitch black, and at this moment, I saw a person lying on the ground struggling non-stop.

  He struggled to get up early in the morning but couldn't manage to stand up after all.

  Not far from this man, a hunched figure stood motionless. Although the night was dark, one could vaguely make out the shape of the hunched figure, which was that of an old woman.

  The scene in front of me quickly associated with something in my mind. I roughly guessed what this situation was about.

  As the man who had fallen to the ground let out a loud cry, the doors of the village opened one after another, and the villagers came out of their houses, with most of them shouting in terror and fear. But there were also a few people who, as soon as they rushed out of their houses, shouted loudly while quickly rushing towards the hunchbacked old woman, holding weapons in their hands.

  But they didn't get a good result. Just as they were about to rush in front of the old woman, the old woman suddenly raised her head violently, and her hair flew up on her face, fluttering everywhere. I saw that the old woman was like reciting scriptures, her lips moving rapidly.

  Those who ran towards the old woman suddenly let out a loud cry, all lying on the ground, convulsing non-stop. This old woman is indeed more sinister than I imagined.

  Suddenly, the old woman let out a terrifying and hoarse voice: "Why did things become like this? That little brat called Xiao Sen, you haven't caught him for me yet?"

  A man walked out of the crowd, who was the village head. He walked to the front of the old woman and suddenly knelt down with a thud: "Please, spare these villagers."

  The old woman's face changed drastically and she suddenly burst into a loud scolding: "You useless old thing, what good are you to me?"

  After finishing the sentence, the old woman's mouth moved again, she recited while jumping, and the village chief in front of her suddenly covered his chest and neck, screaming desperately. The old woman jumped even more happily, those dance steps, combined with her hunched posture, were simply terrifying.

  Suddenly, the village head let out a shrill cry and fell to the ground convulsing.

  At this moment, I suddenly came back to myself and understood what had happened.