Chapter Twenty-Five Entering the Village

  My staring contest with Old Man Guo only lasted for a second, but I felt the sudden burst of murderous aura in his eyes!

  I subconsciously turned around, but Old Guo was wrapped up in the back seat sleeping. As soon as Kong saw that something was off about me, he furrowed his brow and asked: What's wrong?

  I took a look at Old Man Guo and nodded towards Kong Yi, asking: Has he been sleeping all this time?

  Kong Yizi wasn't very clear either, but Dong Qizai said seriously: Aunt Guo has been sleeping all the time, what's wrong?

  Have you been sleeping all along? Or was I seeing things just now?

  Although I thought so, I can be sure that I absolutely did not see it wrong just now. That murderous aura is not something an ordinary person can emit.

  I pulled down the handbrake and temporarily put these things aside, with only the option of focusing on driving. It's already dawn now, and it's probably only an hour's drive from Huai Shu Village.

  Zhao Feiyu soon fell asleep, but Kong Yi was awake and focused all his attention on Old Man Guo. He must have thought that my reaction earlier was a bit off, so he helped me secretly observe Old Man Guo.

  But nothing happened all along the way.

  When I drove the jeep steadily to the entrance of Huai Shu Village, Old Guo finally woke up. He got out of the car and stretched his waist, no longer in a hurry as before. Instead, he looked more like a tourist on a sightseeing tour.

  I also got off the car, and Kong was about to ask me what happened, but I waved my hand, indicating that he shouldn't ask for the time being. We carried all our belongings with us, locked the car, and then walked into the village on foot.

  The road to Huai Shu Village is still familiar to me. I led them to the direction of Village Chief Zhang's house. As soon as we entered the village, I could feel the eerie atmosphere emanating from the ancestral tomb area. All of us were frowning uncomfortably, and the eerie feeling was even stronger than when I first came here.

  I remembered the information I saw in the folder, which said that the entire village had mysteriously disappeared. That means this village has now become a dead village.

  I walked at the forefront, feeling only the gloomy wind in front of me. I wrapped my coat tighter and continued walking forward with a frown.

  When I walked into Qiang Shu's house, I guessed that there was no one in the house. The door wasn't locked, so I took everyone inside with a swagger.

  I put down my backpack and was about to go find the light, but after just a few steps, I heard footsteps coming from behind me. I stood still, thinking that Zhao Feiyu was playing tricks on me again?

  I pretended not to notice and continued fiddling with my oil lamp. The footsteps slowly approached me, five meters, four meters, three meters...

  I swiftly drew the meteoric iron from my waist and slashed it backwards with a loud "pa" sound, as if I had cut something off. I took a big step forward, grabbed the person's collar, slammed him to the ground, and pressed the meteoric iron against his neck!

  Zhao Feiyu rushed over after hearing the noise from this side. Zhao Feiyu handed me the oil lamp, and only then did I see who had ambushed me.

  Older uncle?

  Qiang Shu seemed to be in a daze, looking at me with great alarm. When he realized it was me, he suddenly looked relieved! But the meteorite iron on my hand was still on his neck, and he became alarmed again.

  No! Huai Tree Village was already deserted! Why is Uncle Qiang still alive?!

  I was also astonished and stared at Qiang Shu, subconsciously putting the meteorite iron back into its scabbard and helping him up. I looked at him, momentarily unsure of how to speak to him.

  "Qiang Shu?" I called out softly to him, and he finally came back to his senses.

  He let out an "ah" and lifted his head, staring at me blankly. After a few seconds, he seemed to come back to himself and asked in confusion: Xiao Lin... you... how did you get back?

  "I...". I couldn't think of a better reason for the time being. I turned around and looked at Old Guo, waiting for him to come up with a better reason.

  Mr. Guo seemed to have focused all his attention on Uncle Qiang, and didn't notice my gaze at all. I frowned and forced myself to say: I'm an archaeology major, last time we discovered an ancient tomb here, this time I brought my companion back to take a look. But what about you, Uncle Qiang, why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night?

  As soon as I finished speaking, Uncle Qiang suddenly regained his energy. He slapped my forehead with a loud slap and said angrily: "You're talking about me! You broke into my house in the middle of the night, and I was going to ask you what you were doing! I thought it was a thief, so I took a stick. But you're good, you directly split the stick in half for me! This is nothing, but you almost took my life! Are you trying to scare me to death?!

  Hearing Uncle Qiang's words, I revealed a wronged smile. Thinking to myself, who the hell told you that everyone in Huai Tree Village was dead?!

  I said a few good words to Uncle Qiang, and he didn't mind anymore. However, Old Guo was still staring at Uncle Qiang, so I patted his shoulder, hinting him not to look at Uncle Qiang again, and only then did Old Guo withdraw his gaze.

  I smiled and introduced the people around me to Uncle Qiang one by one. Most of them said this is my classmate, but when introducing Old Man Guo, Uncle Qiang let out a sharp cry!

  "It's you!" Zhang Shu pointed at Guo Lao and said in surprise!

  "It's me." Old Guo nodded calmly.

  "You... you..." Uncle Qiang was at a loss for words for a moment.

  I looked at Old Guo, thinking when he would tell us the whole story. But Old Guo suddenly turned around and said to me: Little Lin, trouble you for a bit. Take everyone else to rest, I'll have a word with the village chief alone.

  I was about to say something else, but Dong Qizai hastily pulled my hand, as if wanting me to leave quickly. I furrowed my brow and nodded, then took Zhao Feiyu and the other two people away with me.

  As soon as we walked out of Qiang Shu's courtyard, Dong Qingzi still refused to let go of my hand. I didn't like this feeling too much, and seeing that I was uncomfortable, he walked over to me and whispered: Let go of your master's hand, he doesn't like it.

  Dong Qiz raised his head and said in a low and trembling voice: I... I'm afraid...

  I took a look at Zhao Feiyu, his complexion wasn't great either, it seemed he also sensed that Old Man Guo was hiding something from us. I didn't say anything, just softly said to the air: We'll be arriving at my old place soon, we can talk when we get there. Something doesn't feel right here, can't you guys see that?

  Qiang Shu arrived at where I used to live and had to pass by the well in Huai Shu Village. When I got there, I turned on the flashlight on my phone and walked towards it alone.

  There are still marks of my last cut on the edge of the well. I shine a light into the well, and there's nothing in the water. I take a closer look, and the chain is not in the water either. Could it be that there really is a dragon that took the chain away?

  I turned off the flashlight and started walking back. Dong Qizi was still standing in place, shaking all over her body. When she saw me coming back, she didn't think twice and ran to my side, tightly grabbing my arm.

  "Can one of you two control her!" I wanted to shake off Dong Qingzi, but thinking that she had saved my life before, so I didn't do it.

  He spread his hands helplessly and looked at me. I let out a long sigh, didn't say much, and continued walking towards my former residence.

  When I arrived, I was surprised to find that the layout of my room had not changed at all since I left! I easily turned on the light and found a thick layer of dust on the table. Moreover, some white papers I left on the desk were still there, but they also had dust on them.

  I looked at all this and thought carefully. Everything here can be explained, since I left, no one has come to clean up. Uncle Qiang used to say that this was originally his office. But later because of me, the university student village officer, he moved back to his old house.

  Qiang Shu grew up in a poor family, I know he likes to take advantage of small benefits, so I put all the unused white paper on the table. But he didn't come to pick it up, and there was no sign that anyone had cleaned here either.

  Those villagers couldn't be so lazy, I looked around and hoped to find some clues.

  "What's wrong with you just now?" I didn't have time to care about what was wrong with Dong Qiuzi, I only wanted to know what was going on here.

  Dong Qizai sat on a chair and stammered: That village chief makes people very uncomfortable...

  Upon hearing this, Zhao Feiyu walked up to Dong Qiz's front and squatted down, holding onto Dong Qiz's hand, saying softly: "What's going on? Can you explain it clearly to me?"

  Dong Qinger looked at Zhao Feiyu, as if calming her own emotions. I and Kong Yiyi were standing on one side waiting, but I didn't know when Dong Qinger would finally speak up.

  It was as if I wanted to confirm something, so I asked Kong a question: Do you remember the information of each case every time?

  Kong Yizi seemed to know why I was asking this question, and he chanted a Buddhist mantra before saying: Don't worry. I absolutely remember it clearly, and I'm also thinking about this issue.

  It seems that I and Kong Yiji have the same idea.

  "Didn't you say this was a dead village just now?" I looked at Kong Yi and asked seriously.

  Kong Yī heard what I said, his eyebrows furrowed and he nodded slightly.

  I continued: In our understanding, a dead village means there is no one existing, right?

  Kong Yat nodded again.

  I let out a sigh of relief, which served as proof of what I had been thinking in my heart.

  "I don't know why it's like this either. The village chief is a living person. I can see that he still has yang fire. But... could the data from the Ghost Tower be wrong?" Kong Yisi was also very entangled...

  I originally wanted to chat with Kong Yizi a bit more, but Dong Qingzi behind me whispered: That village head...

  I heard this and walked with Kong Yizi to Dong Qizhi's side, wanting to hear what she wanted to say.

  "What's wrong with the village chief, speak slowly, don't rush. You've seen too little and may not be used to it..." Zhao Feiyu comforted Dong Qinger in a soft voice.

  Dong Qizai seemed to calm down a bit and continued: The village chief told me... He crawled out of the grave just to welcome me...