"According to the older generation in the village, this ginger mother was called the zombie mother in her early years, the zombie's zombie! Later, the villagers thought it was unlucky, so they gradually changed it to the ginger's ginger!"
After saying that, Gao Jingfei immediately said to Tan Xirong:
"Captain Qin, ask the old man again, has anything strange happened in the village recently?"
Tan Xirong immediately followed suit.
Then I saw the old man talking excitedly, almost dancing.
It was as if the arrival of Gao Jingfei and the others, the solar aura surrounding them had brought vitality to the old man again, making the old man lose his timidity and reveal all the things he had hidden in his heart that he did not dare to say.
Gao Jingfei frowned after hearing this and recounted:
"Something really weird happened in this village, and it was a murder!"
It turned out that livestock had been lost in the village as early as a month ago. The villagers thought it was a wild beast in the mountains. After this happened one after another, they gathered ordinary people and chased the traces with weapons. But in the end,
The carcasses of domestic animals that had been bitten to death and drained of their blood were found ten miles outside the village.
Even experienced hunters who have been hunting for many years have never seen this beast that only sucks blood but does not eat meat.
At that time, several elders remembered the village legends they had heard from their elders in the early years, and felt that something was wrong, and that it was probably caused by ghosts such as zombies.
However, their village had thrived here for hundreds of years, and they had long since just listened to the original legend as a fictional story, and no one believed it.
So the matter just ended.
But in the following days, more livestock disappeared and even their bodies were left in the pen after being drained of their blood. This showed that the thing was getting bolder and bolder.
For the villagers of Jiangmu Village, this is undoubtedly a provocation.
"Is it a zombie?"
When Qiu Dalong asked here, he thought of the monster attack they encountered outside the mist.
Gao Jingfei did not answer directly, but continued to relay the old man's words.
Although the villagers in Jiangmu Village were already vigilant, people were still attacked.
Apparently that thing was no longer willing to suck the blood of livestock and began to attack people to suck blood.
The first person to be attacked was the village scoundrel Zhao San. Zhao San was also from the village. His family was in a good situation when he was a child. It was better when his parents were alive. Zhao San, who was pampered since he was a child, developed an idle temperament. After his parents died unexpectedly,
, he got worse and worse, and had a hard time living with a few gangsters in the village led by Wang Ergou. Whenever there was any sneaking around in the village, it was mostly these guys who did it.
This time, Zhao San got up to go to the toilet at night and was attacked by a monster. His body was dragged to the field a few hundred steps away. Because Zhao San’s family was located on the edge of the village and he was not popular, not many people were willing to associate with him.
The sound of Zhao San's struggle when he was attacked was not noticed by anyone. In other words, someone noticed it and didn't take it seriously. It wasn't until the next morning when the old man in the village came out for a walk that he discovered it. But by then, Zhao San's body was already stiff.
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No matter how popular Zhao San was in the village, it was a big deal where he left the dead person. And Zhao San's death was so similar to the legendary zombie who killed him. For a while, the entire Jiang Mu Village was plunged into panic.
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It was several clan elders and village leaders who stepped forward to temporarily stabilize people's hearts. On the one hand, they went to the county town dozens of miles away to report to the officials, and on the other hand, they invited famous nearby experts to come and exorcise the evil spirits.
Otherwise, having an elder in a family is like having a treasure. If these clan elders hadn't arranged things clearly, I'm afraid the situation would have continued to deteriorate.
Ruan Bingyang asked:
"Advisor Gao, how long has it been since the first murder? How many people have died in this village now?"
Gao Jingfei whispered:
"Five days have passed since the first incident involving Zhao San. In the past five days, the old man said there have been three. The other two victims are the village chief and Wang Ergou, Zhao San and the others are an idle guy, and
One is a salesman from outside, and now the village has invited an expert. We are just waiting for the people who left to invite other experts and the county officials to come and solve the matter."
Ruan Bingyang felt a little relieved after hearing this, which proved that the matter had just occurred and had not yet developed to an out-of-control point.
"Since we encountered this incident as soon as we entered this world, it means that this is probably the key to solving the fog problem..."
Gao Jingfei and others all nodded. Although Gao Jingfei himself seemed to have a feeling that this matter might not be that simple, Zou Ming had already said:
"Advisor Gao, Captain Ruan, let's get rid of this zombie so that it won't hurt any more innocent people. What do you think?"
Of course, the two of them had no objections, so Tan Xirong said to the old man in the Hunan dialect:
"Old man, we are all practitioners who travel around. Since there is an evil spirit in your village and we have encountered it, we can't just sit back and do nothing. Why don't you take us to the village chief or clan elder. The six of us are also ready to help the village.
Give it a try!"
The old man clapped his thighs excitedly after hearing this. They were worried that there was no expert to exorcise the evil spirits, but now the expert has come and offered to help. Isn't this a case of sleepiness and encountering a pillow?
So he quickly took the six people to the village.
At the village office, the travelers met the village chief of Jiang Mu Village.
The village chief's surname is Ma, and he is about forty years old. He is in the prime of life, but in the old society, this was already the age of grandparents.
The Ma family is also the common surname in the village and was the first ethnic group to settle here. Other surnames in the village all moved in later, or they were relatives of the Ma family who settled here.
Village Chief Ma has been dealing with people in the town and county all year round, and his Mandarin skills are very good. When he learned that several time-travelers were cultivators, he immediately showed joy but a bit hesitant, but he still enthusiastically greeted the six people
Welcome into the village hall.
The so-called village office is actually a rural management organization established in response to the call of the Republic of China government. It is similar to the village committee in later generations. However, at this time, most village offices were chaired by village elders and there was no electoral system.
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After all, the imperial power not going to the countryside has been a traditional system in Middle-earth society for thousands of years, and it will not change until the future turns upside down.
"I welcome some mages to come and help me in Jiang Mu Village. This zombie incident is really worrying me. Now every household is too scared to go out at night."
"Please rest in the village hall for a while. The mountain road is difficult to travel. The officials sent by our village to the county town should arrive either today or tomorrow. How to deal with this murder case then depends on the instructions of the county gentlemen."
Tan Xirong greeted the village chief on their behalf, and the two sides also tested each other during the conversation. The travelers also learned from the village chief that this time it was not just them who happened to come to the door. In order to solve this evil thing, Jiang Mu Village,
A few more people were sent to invite famous Taoist priests and wizards nearby to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate deadlock.
At this time, an expert had already arrived first, but because Jiangmu Village was located in a remote location and the mountain road was difficult to navigate, the others had not arrived yet.
Just as the time-travelers were preparing to meet the master of this world and inquire about some news about the practice circles, the sound of people and dogs barking came from the entrance of the village.
The village chief, Ma Dajiang, looked at the entrance of the village, suddenly beamed with joy and said apologetically to the travelers:
"A few of you, Taoist Master Mao from Gantian Town have been invited. This is an authentic Taoist from Maoshan. Please forgive Ma for excuse me."
"Oh? Since he is an expert from Maoshan, we should go together to welcome him!"