Quick Travel: Save the poor little villain

Rong Zixu looked at the white cloth carefully and assured the old man that he would do his best to break the ghost domain, and if those who were taken away were still alive, he would do his best to bring them back.

The group then went to several other houses to investigate and vaguely discovered a clue: the family in the town that lit the most red lanterns would be the first to be taken away by the parading ghosts.

"Could it be that the ghosts here like red lanterns very much?" Chang Wuming guessed.

"Let's go to the noodle shop first." Rong Zi said, "It will be dark soon after dusk."

Jinchen bought a few strings of snacks from the snack stand, and after catching up with them, he handed one to Chang Wuming first.

Then he gave the rest to Rong Zixu.

Chang Wuming: “…”

There is no need to be so obvious in different treatments!

Sensing the condemnation in Fourth Senior Brother's eyes, Jin Chen put his arm around Rong Zixu's arm and said, "I can't help it. Senior Brother and I are the best friends in the world."

Rong Zixu chuckled after hearing this and took the snack. "You said this to everyone when you were a child."

Chang Wuming: "Usually happens after a prank."

Jinchen: "..."

He stared at Rong Zixu with a serious face, "Now that I'm grown up, I will only tell it to my senior brother."

Rong Zixu raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay."

It can be said to be a very perfunctory answer!

Jinchen took a bite of beef angrily and walked towards the noodle shop first.

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When the noodle shop owner heard that they came to the town to kill ghosts, he was so excited that he didn't even charge the money for the noodles. He just hoped that when the dirty thing was found, his wife would come back.

Lord Song sat in a seat facing the window of the noodle shop. He had obviously been waiting for a long time. He drank his tea and looked at Rong Zixu and the others approaching. He smiled slightly and said, "It seems that you have found a lot of things."

Rong Zixu glanced at him indifferently, bowed slightly, and then asked Yang Yu and the other three who had returned earlier, "How are you doing over there?"

"Big Brother, we brought back someone... No, it should be rescued." Jing Xingcan pointed at the little girl hiding behind Xu Qie.

Jinchen looked up and took a quick look. The little girl was about ten years old, dressed like a little beggar, with many new and old scars on her gray face. Her eyes did not have the liveliness of a girl of her age at all. She hid behind Xu Qie with fear, while her other hand was holding Gong Siyue's sleeve. It was obvious that only her two older sisters could give her a sense of security.

"Don't be afraid." Gong Siyue touched her hair and explained to Rong Zixu, "Her family is one of the few in the east of the town that has never lit a red lantern. When we first entered, we saw her being hung on a tree and beaten with a cane by her grandmother. If they had been more ruthless, she would have been beaten to death."

"By the way, she can't speak, and everyone in the town calls her the mute girl," Xu Qie said.

Yamen runner A, who had become closer to Jinchen on the way back, looked strange. He pulled him to the door of the noodle shop and said, "People here say that the mute girl is a nemesis. Why did your brothers and sisters bring her here?"

Jinchen looked back and asked again: "Who is the enemy?"

"It is said that her mother died when she was born, and within two years her father and grandfather died as well. They fell to their death in the mountains while trying to collect herbs for her. After that, her grandmother went crazy and would beat and scold her every day."

Jinchen nodded in understanding. When he returned, the mute girl was answering his senior brother's questions, but she couldn't speak and her sign language was a mess. No one had taught her.

“…What is she talking about?” Jing Xingcan scratched his head.

When Jinchen came over, she suddenly appeared from behind Rong Zixu: "She said that no one in her family likes red lanterns because she is their nemesis and they never have the chance to light them."

The mute girl's eyes lit up, she looked up at Jinchen and nodded.

"When did you learn to read this sign language?" Yang Yu put his hand on Jinchen's shoulder.

Jinchen smiled and said, "I am gifted."

Rong Zixu pulled him over from behind, took a pair of chopsticks and said, "Sit down and eat noodles."

While eating noodles, the seven people summarized the clues they had found and officially determined that this was the Yin-Yang Ghost Realm, with darkness as the dividing line.

"It can be recovered during the day, which is somewhat considered the luck of this town." Yang Yu took out a few taels of silver to pay the boss for the noodles, and looked at Mr. Song with a fox-like smile, "What do you think?"

Mr. Song: “…”

Originally, he firmly believed that there were no ghosts here, but only human-caused troubles.

But after these seven people finished speaking, they inexplicably felt eerie.

He took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his face and defended his own thoughts, "I think that killing people selectively and in accordance with certain rules is human-made."

"You said it was a ghost, but... would that kind of thing pick on people?"

After all, most of the monsters in the novels kill everyone indiscriminately. Who has ever heard of a ghost killing people with rules?

Jinchen finished the last mouthful of soup and glanced out the window at the completely disappearing glow of the sunset glow and the moonlight gradually overflowing from the dark clouds.

"You'll know in a moment." Jin Chen raised his chin slightly, "It's getting dark."

The noodle shop owner who was listening to their conversation was startled and rushed over with the waiter to close the windows and doors, leaving no gap at all.

The candlelight dimly illuminated the lobby of the noodle shop. Jinchen took a candle and let the light on his face flicker. He turned around and said to Lord Song, who had a serious expression, "When the ghost comes, you can ask him in person."

Mr. Song: “…”

His expression also became unpredictable and looked very ugly.

The yamen runners were looking around behind him, always worried that a ghost would appear from somewhere.

The mute girl sat blankly beside Gong Siyue, looking out the window in confusion and fear. She glanced again and said a few words hurriedly before hiding upstairs from the boss and the waiter.

Finally, she stood up, walked to Jinchen, looked up and made a few gestures.

"Want to go home now?" Jin Chen was puzzled. Seeing the mute girl nod, he pointed outside and said, "It's dangerous on the road now. Let's talk about it after daybreak."

The mute girl's hanging hands moved again, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, and then she nodded obediently.

Jinchen stared at her for a few seconds and stopped talking.

"The moon disappeared."

Rong Zixu opened the window a little, his tone somewhat solemn.

It was not covered by black clouds, but disappeared suddenly without any warning, which meant that Xiling Town entered the ghost realm of the underworld and people could die at any time.

Rong Zixu: "March, how is the flag formation going?"

“It’s all set up.”

Gong Siyue hurried back, took a hairpin and neatly coiled the ponytail that was vertical to her waist, "She will move strangely when she senses a ghost."

This will also make it easier for them to find the townspeople in Xiling Town who will be in danger tonight.

At this moment, footsteps were suddenly heard on the stairs of the noodle shop.

The seven people looked up alertly.