Chapter 2: The Mysterious Village (10) Human Skin Envelope Sohu Read Book Digging for a better look at Sohu

  "Is that thing made of copper?" I asked in doubt.

  "Ah, yes!" Old Jin said, pulling me back to the house. After we sat down, he continued: "When I returned to the house, Tang Jun grabbed me and told me in detail about his encounter in the courtyard. It turned out that he had also heard the strange noise and immediately ran out, but as soon as he pushed open the door, he saw a figure standing in the middle of the courtyard with its back to him, holding something indistinct. Tang Jun shouted loudly and rushed towards the figure. But suddenly, a black shadow pounced on him, knocking him to the ground. The already agitated Tang Jun immediately got up, ready to fight for his life against this troublemaker who had been disturbing the whole family. However, just as he was about to attack, he saw clearly that the shadow that had attacked him was a monster with a human face and a cat's body. He was so frightened that he stood frozen in place until I heard the noise and went out to help him back into the house. At this point, I connected what had just happened to my previous encounter - the person I had pinned to the ground must have been the black shadow figure standing in the courtyard, and the shadow that had flown over the eaves must have been the monster with a human face and a cat's body that Tang Jun had described."

  That night, after Tang Jun rested, I sat in front of the vat for a whole night, thinking that there must be something fishy about it, but I couldn't figure out what the secret was. The next day, Hongying woke up and saw that her complexion had improved slightly, so she carefully asked if she had seen any strange people the night before. To my surprise, her face immediately turned pale, and then she quickly got out of bed and hugged Jindouzi.

  "After having breakfast, I carried a shotgun and came to the wasteland alone. Relying on my vague impression, I was searching for the deserted grave where my daughter fainted last night. Suddenly, a black object entered my line of sight, and I immediately became spirited and rushed over there. There was indeed a deserted grave, but what surprised me even more was that black object..." Old Jin Tou said up to here and raised his neck to drink another big cup of wine.

  "What's a black thing?" I racked my brains, and it seemed like I had some impression of this thing.

  "Right!" Old Jin interrupted my thoughts, and then continued: "It was the place where I chopped that black shadow the day before. At this time, there is a piece of black stuff like fur here, but it's as hard as wood."

  Lao Jintou's words made me a bit apprehensive, but the more something makes people feel fearful, the more it often attracts them, just like many people are afraid of chili peppers yet have a special fondness for them.