Chapter Fifty-Three The Appearance of a Stranger

  She gently placed her fingers on the eyelids of the witch, flipped them open and said to me: "After a person dies, their pupils will shrink, but the witch's are enlarged. Moreover, from the bloodshot eyes, she must have been extremely tense before death."

  "No way, Xiao Rou, Wu Ba Ba is the most representative figure of witchcraft. She should have dealt with the most paranormal events in her life. How could she be scared to death?"

  Although I quite believe in Xiaoyu, but what she said still makes me a bit suspicious. It's not that I suspect Xiaoyu, it's just that I suspect there might be some flaws somewhere.

  Xiao Rou sighed and said to me, "I won't be mistaken, but I think the one who hurt Witch Grandma is absolutely not some kind of monster, but a human being. Otherwise, her hands wouldn't have been pierced by steel nails. This person is simply inhumane."

  Seeing Xiao Rou's clenched teeth and bitter expression when she spoke, I also felt a lot of emotions. In fact, I understand Xiao Rou. When she first came to Fengmen Village, Xiao Rou told me that she was raised by Witch Granny herself. Moreover, her skills were also taught by Witch Granny. Now that Witch Granny has died without warning, how can she not be agitated?

  "Xiao Rou, people can't come back from the dead. I'm feeling especially heartbroken right now. We need to think about what we're going to do next, what do you say?"

  There's a saying that goes, "Those who are in the midst of it are confused, while those who observe from the side are clear." Now I might be able to think of some logic. And now Little Rong's brain must be a mess, just like when I used to encounter all those strange and supernatural things.

  As soon as I said that, Xiaorou came to my side and said: "What you said is right, Xiaolong. Now we need to see if those aunts in Fengmen Village are still there or not. Wu Po died at home, and there are dozens of aunts in the village. They can't possibly not have seen anything."

  "Alright, let's go take a look together." I said to Xiao Rou.

  Xiao Rou shook her head and said to me, "This is up to you now. Wu Po had fought many evil spirits before she passed away, and now that she's just left, her soul hasn't settled yet. I'm worried those things will come looking for trouble with her. So it's all on you, Little Dragon."

  "Uh-huh!" I nodded in agreement, although not too enthusiastically, but from her expression, I could already see that Xiao Rou was heartbroken to the extreme. The reason she didn't wail like ordinary people was because she was enduring it.

  I knew she didn't want to talk to me much now, so I didn't say anything else and just walked out. After going out, I took a deep breath and slapped myself hard in the face!

  "Slap!" With a loud noise, I was slapped and my face felt numb. But I thought this wasn't enough, so another big slap came. I wondered, what kind of person am I? Am I the god of death? Zhang Bao and Wang Hui by my side died, but I didn't die. The witch tried to help me, but now she's also dead. Although I don't know how she died, I always feel like it has something to do with me. I'm guilty!

  Whether I die or not doesn't matter anymore, I think I should have died in the first place. But what happened recently makes me feel absolutely guilty and like I owe some people something.

  I quickly started searching the village and called them "auntie" as Xiaorou did, but the situation was not ideal. I didn't find anything, not even a corpse. As the saying goes, "the living should be seen by people, the dead should be seen by corpses", but I haven't seen anything, what's going on here?

  We didn't leave for too long, and the villagers have been living in Fengmen Village for years. How can we say that it disappeared? There must be someone who is plotting something, but who could it be?

  To be precise, I searched from the village entrance to the end again, and even rummaged through the hay many times, but still found nothing, and I was so tired that my body felt a bit dizzy.

  Just then, I heard a few caws of ravens. This thing was calling out unknowingly, it would absolutely make people jump in fright. But at this time, I didn't feel afraid, instead I looked for the source of the sound.

  I'm now confused to death, when people are most confused, they can overcome all fears. I turned my head and saw a crow standing on the branch of a withered tree, I picked up a stone and threw it in its direction. People are bullied by being kind, horses are ridden by being good, now even a broken bird dares to come and scare me, it's really pathetic.

  The crow saw the stone being thrown out, flapped its wings and flew away. And I picked up another stone to throw at it again. I was a bit puzzled myself, what was I venting about?

  "Haha...""Haha..."Just then, a few chuckles came from behind me.

  I immediately became vigilant and tightly grasped the ancient bronze sword as I turned back.

  A man in his thirties, dressed in a suit, wearing glasses without lenses and black leather shoes, with a clear and handsome face, stared at me expressionlessly.

  I pointed at him with an ancient bronze sword and asked: "Who are you?"

  "This person blinked at me and said: 'Who I am is unimportant, what's important is you, how did your heart become so arrogant?'"

  "Hmph!" I was annoyed as soon as he said that, "You're a guy who can talk big without any consequences. The sealed door village has never allowed outsiders to enter, and now you suddenly appear in front of me. It's likely that the old witch's death is related to you. Quickly tell me what kind of monster you are!"

  The moment he appeared, I had already made up my mind that this guy was definitely not a good thing. Although his clothes were human-like, Fangmen Village was no ordinary place. Moreover, his leather shoes were so clean, as if they had transformed from something else into human form.

  The man didn't argue with me either, he just pushed his glasses frame without lenses.

  "You beast, you have nothing to say now. Today I have the ancient bronze sword in my hand and I'm not afraid of your filthy self." As I spoke, I charged at him with a slash.

  To be honest, I don't know what gives me the courage either. Maybe it's the ancient bronze sword, or maybe it's the helplessness and anger in my heart. But I think it should be hatred!

  "Hold on!" At this moment, the guy immediately stretched out his hand to stop me. "You calm down, not everything can be seen with a supernatural perspective. I am human, not a beast, nor the demon or ghost you think of in your heart."

  "Who believes you?" I had already determined that he was afraid of the ancient bronze sword in my hand, so I didn't hesitate to slap him on the body.

  Bang! After a loud crash, he let out a cry of pain.

  At that time, I was also stunned. Didn't it pierce in? Could it be said that he is really a human being? I still remember when Xiaorou gave me the ancient bronze sword, saying that this is a treasure, which has a strange effect on filthy things. But hitting a person, it's like hitting a firewood stick.

  "You're sick!" The guy yelled at me at this time, "I've told you, I'm not some filthy thing, I'm human."

  "What's that got to do with anything?" I glared at him, "As you said, not everything can be explained by the supernatural. Even if you are human, people have their good and bad sides. Don't tell me you're here in Fengmen Village for tourism?"

  "You're really sick!" The guy waved his hand at me and said, "Of course I'm not here on vacation. No one is bored enough to come here for a vacation. I have real business!"

  "What's going on?"

  "I've come to find the witch, you're being too unreasonable with me."

  "Are you here to see the witch?" I was stunned.

  "Of course, everyone who comes to Fengmen Village is looking for her. What's strange about that? I'm no exception either." The guy said with a reasonable tone.

  I naturally didn't believe what he said and continued to say to him: "You're telling lies again, the witch is already dead, how can you say she's coming to find him? What are your true intentions!"

  When I said this sentence, the guy's eyes changed immediately and asked me: "Young man, what are you talking about? The old witch is already dead?"

  "You're really good at pretending, aren't you? You're asking on purpose even though you already know?" I naturally didn't believe him. I thought that apart from Xiaorou, Mojingxia, Wupopopo and Tang Bingxue, there weren't many good people left in this world.

  "Hey kid, I don't know why you're suspicious of me, but let me tell you, I'm really not. I've known the old witch for a long time, and this time I came to ask for her help." The guy said it with such sincerity, looking like he was wronged.