Nightmare Apostle

"One more thing, the north gate when we left the village was a bit strange." Tong Han recalled, "The stone wall built at the north gate is very strong, and there is a lookout tower on it. There is also a deep trench outside the stone wall, and there are only A small bridge provides access.”

"Yes, I've seen it too. These things were built with great care and are by no means just fake." Sui Chengguo agreed.

"What's the purpose of building a village like this?" Quan Doufeng asked in confusion.

Yang Xiao didn't like him and replied: "Don't ask stupid questions. Since you have practiced it, there must be a reason to practice it."

The wall was obviously not built to prevent ghosts. Yang Xiao guessed that there were either gangs or thieves nearby, or they had grudges with other villages or forces.

From now on, Yang Xiao noticed that Cheng Cha was sitting in his seat, silent, his brows furrowed, and his face was not pretty, "Brother Cheng Cha, what are you thinking about?"

Yang Xiao is very concerned about this person. The two have similar behavior styles. When he was frightened by the sudden appearance of Chief Du, the boy's first reaction was to reach out and touch his waist. Normal people would not have such a reaction. Yang Xiao suspected that this The Kid also has a gun in reality.

Seeing Yang Xiao asking, Cheng Cha raised his head and said slowly after a while: "Don't you think it's strange?"

Liu Haiping swallowed uneasily, "What's...what's weird?"

"Those who come in can no longer leave the village, but the maid just said that there are no foreigners in the village except us. So where have all the foreigners who once came to the village gone?"

As soon as these words came out, Wu Ma Haoming, who was already weak, couldn't help but shudder, "Yes...:: It was fed to that ghost by people from Dujiacun."

Cheng Cha didn't nod or shake his head, but just kept talking to himself, "This is the most likely possibility, and it also explains why the villagers are so enthusiastic when they see us, because there are new scapegoats, the victims of the previous merchants and so on. , they were all tricked into the village.”

It is true that Cheng Cha's statement made sense, but Yang Xiao vaguely felt that the matter was not that simple. He remembered the way the villagers looked at them. The eyes were too naked, not like they were looking for a scapegoat, but like they were looking at them themselves.

Kou Kou suffocated...

There was a burst of scattered footsteps not far away, and everyone's hearts couldn't help but lift up. Tong Han made a gesture, and everyone continued to talk, but they were all nonsense about being grateful to the patriarch of Dujia Village for taking him in.

Soon, an elderly woman with a gloomy face walked over. She was wearing a pair of three-inch golden lotus shoes. Judging from her dress, she was not an ordinary servant.

The old woman was wrapped in a heavy cotton-padded jacket, which was many times stronger than the clothes worn by the maid Xiaozui. She was also tall and round-waisted, and her body was more like a man. Judging from the binding on her feet, she was also a person of some status in the house, at least she didn't have to do it. Rough work, after all, it is not convenient to work on a three-inch golden lotus.

"I am the steward of the house. Madam calls you over." The old woman was fierce and her tone was harsh. Her three-white eyes that were tilted down kept looking at the three women, Tong Han, Mi Shu, Liu Haiping, which was very disturbing. disgust.

But just when everyone was about to set off together, the old woman suddenly frowned, stretched out her hand from her sleeves, and pointed at Tong Han and the other three women very rudely, "Just you three women, follow me, the others stay here. ”

Hearing this, Liu Haiping immediately became frightened, "What are you doing to us?"

The old woman moved her eyes and stared at Liu Haiping. The latter was actually frightened by the cold eyes. After a few seconds, the old woman moved her body and made way out. "You will know when we get there. Now follow I’m leaving, my wife and young lady are still waiting.”

If you don't go, you won't know what the other party is up to. Tong Han and the others were taken away in the end, but Yang Xiao probably guessed that the Du family wanted to choose a woman to replace their precious daughter. After all, according to the previous instructions of Patriarch Du Say, that ghost will appear tonight.

After passing through several courtyards, Tong Han and the others were brought outside the Buddhist hall where Yang Xiaocheng came today. At this time, there was already a person kneeling on the futon in the Buddhist hall and chanting sutras.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, the person turned around immediately. She was an old woman with messy gray hair. When she saw Tong Han and the others, the old woman's dim eyes suddenly lit up. She immediately stood up and ran over in three steps. They took two steps together and came to Tong Han and the others, "Three great benefactors, we in Dujia Village will never be able to repay you in this life. As long as we can save my daughter, we will give you whatever you want!"

Tong Han was tired of hearing this rhetoric. Every family in the mission said this. In the end, no one fulfilled it. Even if it did come true, it would be to kill people and silence them.

"Madam, please tell me if you have anything to do." Tong Han went straight to the point. She knew that this person was the patriarch's wife.

"Okay, okay." The patriarch's wife pulled her woman over and sighed, "We will choose one of you three to replace my daughter in the boudoir tonight."

After a pause, the patriarch's wife carefully asked: "Three of you, do any of you volunteer?"

The three of them were silent, and Liu Haiping even took a small step back pretending to be casual.

The patriarch's wife sighed, this was all expected. She looked at the old woman who brought the people. The old woman understood and walked alone into the dark depths of the Buddhist hall. After a while, the old woman came back and supported a person. Very young girl.

Although the girl was young, she was in very poor condition. She could not walk steadily and needed help. Her face was as white as paper and her eyes had heavy dark circles. She looked like she was about to live a long life.

The girl was wrapped in thick clothes and an extra fur coat, which made her look very bloated. At the same time, the old housekeeper took out dark brown herbs from her pocket from time to time and stuffed them into the girl's mouth.

Tong Han frowned slightly. She didn't understand the meaning of doing this at all. In her opinion, the girl might only have one breath left to hang on. She was not even sure if she had the strength to chew.

But the next second, a strange scene happened. When the girl raised her eyelids with difficulty and saw Tong Han and the other two, her eyes immediately became energetic. She almost pushed away the old housekeeper who was supporting her and stumbled towards them.

First, she caught Mi Shu, then touched Mi Shu rudely and tore his clothes, as if he was crazy.

Then he changed his target and stared at Tong Han. He also touched and rummaged around, as if he was looking for something.

Seeing her daughter's crazy appearance, the clan leader's wife could no longer hold back, tears streaming down her face, her lips trembling, and she muttered something in a low voice.

After a while, the crazy woman changed her target again, this time it was Liu Haiping who was hiding at the back. She rushed over, threw herself on Liu Haiping, and touched and scratched her all over. Liu Haiping was frightened, but she didn't dare to really push her away, and tears rolled in her eyes.

After a lot of tossing and turning, the crazy woman seemed to have really found that thing, hugged Liu Haiping, and screamed hysterically: "She, it's her!!"