The slightly pungent smell of medicinal soup filled the small room, creating a tense and heavy atmosphere.
The man is lying on the bed with his eyes closed.
The pale face and a large area of bright red blood on his chest showed the man's poor condition at the moment.
Beside the bed, Meng Xiaotu burst into tears, her cute and tender little face full of anxiety and fear.
This image of a girl in an anime made Li Nanke feel so distressed that she wished she could hold her in her arms for comfort.
The little girl raised her head and looked expectantly at the village chief who was checking the man's injuries, and asked in a crying voice: "Grandpa, village chief, how is my father? Is he going to be okay?"
"Little rabbit, don't disturb the village chief."
Mother Meng reminded in a low voice.
Although the woman looked calm on the outside, there was deep worry in her eyes, and her eye sockets were also a little red and swollen.
The old village chief sighed, stood up and said slowly: "Although the injury is a bit serious, fortunately, my life is safe. I will wake up in two days."
The village chief smiled, touched the little girl's head and said, "No, but tell grandpa honestly, did your dad go out last night?"
"No, aren't you allowed to go out at night?"
The little girl shook her head, expressing confusion.
The old village chief turned his attention to Meng's mother again.
The woman looked a little unnatural. She stepped forward and lowered her eyes and said softly: "Last night, our family went to bed early as usual. My husband couldn't go out. After all, we also know that there are... monsters haunting us at night."
monster?
Li Nanke raised his eyebrows.
It seems that people in Hecun don't go out at night because they think there are monsters. And the monster here must be the red rain monster he saw last night.
"The wounds on his body..."
The old village chief hesitated to speak, and finally sighed and shook his head and said, "Forget it, I have said what needs to be said. It is your business to listen or not. Try to be more careful in the future. I have a hunch that something big will happen in this village soon.
"
"event?"
Mother Meng frowned.
"Little Rabbit, I remember that you have some medicinal materials in your house. Take me to get some. I will go to the kitchen to fry some medicine for your father." The old village chief suddenly said.
"I go--"
"Just ask Little Rabbit to get it for me. Just watch your husband." Mother Meng wanted to get the medicinal materials herself, but was stopped by the old village chief.
Obviously, the village chief intends to use Little Rabbit to try to learn more about the inside story.
Children of this age are not prone to lying.
Seeing her daughter and the village chief walking out of the house, Meng's mother bit her lip and had no choice but to stay.
Seeing Li Nanke leaning over to study her husband's wounds on the bed, she said softly: "Is your husband feeling better? Can you speak?"
Li Nanke shook his head, ignored her, and continued to study the wound.
The wound on the chest was obviously torn apart, and two ribs were broken. It should have been caused when the monster entangled it with its tentacles and the man broke away.
In other words, the red rain monster that originally attacked him last night turned to attack Meng Xiaotu's father for some unknown reason.
So he escaped.
"Why did you come to Hecun to teach? Did you hear something?"
Mother Meng asked.
At this time, her eyes looked very strange, and there was a bit of uneasiness in her alertness, as if she was worried about something.
Under the slightly dark light and shadow of the room, the whole person was enveloped in a gloomy atmosphere.
Li Nanke pointed to the wound with questioning eyes.
Mother Meng was silent for a while and said quietly: "It is already a miracle that my husband can survive. Many people in the village have been brutally murdered in the past. No one except the village chief has seen the true face of the monster."
Only the village chief has seen it?
Li Nanke's eyes flashed as he recalled the monster he saw in the village chief's house last night.
As for why there are monsters in this village, but the villagers don't go out, it's actually easy to explain. Because this place is part of the Red Rain world, and they can't get out at all. This is their root.
Just like the White Phoenix in Phoenix Mountain, it is divided into areas.
Otherwise the village chief wouldn't have said such strange things.
"Sir, do you want to leave here?" Mother Meng deliberately lowered her voice and asked, secretly glancing outside the door while speaking, for fear of being overheard by the village chief.
Li Nanke nodded and pointed outside to show that the village chief asked him to leave.
"Then can you..." Mother Meng lowered her voice again, her eyes filled with pleading and hope, "Take the little rabbit and leave here."
The man was stunned.
Listening to the meaning of these words, Meng Mu seems to know something inside?
At this moment, the village chief and Little Rabbit walked into the house again. Upon seeing this, Meng's mother subconsciously distanced herself from Li Nanke.
These details are enough to show that she is very afraid of the village chief.
"I'm missing some herbs. I'll take the little rabbit to my house to get them. When you get them back, you can fry them yourself, just the old way." The village chief said.
"Oh, I see."
Mother Meng nodded.
Originally, Li Nanke planned to stay in the house, but after being glanced at by the old village chief, he had no choice but to follow him out of the house.
On the road, the little rabbit chased the old village chief and asked questions, mostly about medical treatment.
Although what the village chief said was obscure and difficult to understand, the little girl listened very seriously and tried hard to cram the knowledge into her little head.
Li Nanke followed behind, looking at the girl's light back and lost in thought.
As a person possessed by the future, he knew that Hecun would soon face a catastrophe, but the little rabbit was safe and sound.
But when a crisis comes, it's hard not to worry about this girl.
"gentlemen!"
When he was having a headache, the village chief suddenly spoke.
His expression was solemn and his voice was thick, "I will send you off personally tomorrow morning. I will pack everything that needs to be packed when I get back today."
"Ah? Sir, do you want to leave?"
The little rabbit was very surprised when he heard this, and his sweet and lovely face looked a little disappointed.
Li Nanke smiled at the girl to comfort her, and nodded to the village chief to express his understanding.
"Remember not to go out after today."
The old village chief reminded Li Nanke again, his sharp eyes like a knife giving Li Nanke a warning.
Li Nanke agreed on the surface but disagreed on the inside.
What happened to me?
………
The red moon hung in the sky, illuminating the surrounding areas.
The pleasant and peaceful village during the day once again fell into a strange and desolate atmosphere.
Li Nanke quietly opened the door, stuck his head out and looked around.
After making sure that no one was watching, he walked out of the house quietly.
This time Li Nanke did not go to the village chief's house, but went straight to Meng Xiaotu's house. His intuition told him that although Meng's father was not dead, there would definitely be danger later.
When I arrived at Little Rabbit's house, I realized something was wrong.
The small room that should normally be dark was now lit by candlelight, and the door to the main room was also open a crack.
Li Nanke's heart suddenly tightened and he walked quickly towards the main house.
When he opened the door, he saw that Father Meng, who was supposed to be unconscious on the bed, was nowhere to be seen!
There is still a string of dazzling blood stains on the ground!
Following the direction of the blood drops, a woman's figure on the ground came into view.
It’s Mencius’ mother.
At this time, Meng's mother was lying on the ground, looking as if she had been attacked. There was a wound on her forehead, and her delicate face was extremely pale.
Li Nanke quickly stepped forward to check.
As soon as she helped him sit up, Mother Meng opened her eyes. She was dazed for a few seconds and grabbed Li Nanke's clothes. She said in a panic: "Go and save the little rabbit! Go and save the little rabbit!"
Something happened to that girl?
Li Nanke's expression changed suddenly.
Bang!
The sound of tables and chairs colliding suddenly sounded again in the back room.
Li Nanke was startled and hurriedly protected Meng Mu in front of her.
After all, she is the future mother-in-law.
After waiting for a while and hearing no more noise, he slowly stepped forward and opened the curtain - and then saw the window in the back room wide open, and the little rabbit lying motionless on the ground beside him, in a coma.
The doll on the table was shaken by the wind blowing from the window and almost fell to the ground.
Little bunny!
Li Nanke rushed forward and helped the little girl up.
"Take her away!!"
The man's sharp shout sounded like thunder.
Li Nanke was startled and found that Father Meng was lying in the corner beside the bed, with blood oozing from his chest even more horrifyingly.
He held a puppet tightly in his hand and yelled at Li Nanke.
The monster is really here again!
Seeing this scene, Li Nanke immediately thought of the village chief.
But the next moment, he heard a strange sound behind him. It was like the sound of bones being twisted, or the friction of silicone...
Li Nanke slowly turned around.
I saw that Meng Mu's body was getting bigger little by little, with countless tentacles emerging from the skin and flesh.
I see!
At this moment, Li Nanke suddenly realized.
The red rain monster in Hecun is actually Meng Xiaotu’s mother!
This also explains why in the girl's dream of red rain, the monster did not harm Meng Xiaotu but protected her instead.
