We followed Coffin Chen to the door of the main house, and the originally closed door opened in front of us without any wind, just like the courtyard door. Coffin Chen took the lead and walked in with a calm expression.
There was another small square table under the window, with an oil lamp placed on the table. The dim light came from that oil lamp. The moment the door was opened, wind poured into the room, and the flame of the oil lamp swayed, which was unexpected.
This space adds a bit of life.
As Coffin Chen said, there was a person sitting under the window, and she was a woman. She was an old woman with silver hair and ravines on her face.
But she is by no means an ordinary person. This can be seen from the cautious attitude of Coffin Chen, who has already half-stepped into the heavenly realm.
The old woman was sitting at the small square table, holding a pair of scissors in her hand and cutting the coins. There was already a small pile on the table in front of her. It seemed that she had been sitting there cutting coins for a long time.
From the moment we walked into this room, the woman didn't even raise her head, she was concentrating on cutting the coins in her hands.
"Mother-in-law, is there anyone else here besides you?" Coffin Chen actually asked something that sounded like nonsense.
It was not until later that I realized that what Coffin Chen asked was not a simple nonsense.
"Haha!" The old woman suddenly laughed to herself, her voice was hoarse and a bit weird. She raised her head, looked at us and asked: "Do you think there is anyone else in this place?"
Her eyes were like an ancient well without waves, dark and deep, unable to see the bottom at a glance.
"My husband is dead, my son is dead, and everyone in the village is dead!" the old woman said, with an imperceptible glimmer of water in the corner of her eyes, "This is not the place you should come.
We shouldn’t have brought that boy back on May Day!”
I was horrified. Not only did this old woman know that we were here, but she also knew about Wang Wuyi. Could it be that she knew from the moment we entered the village?
"Mother-in-law, do you know where May Day is?" I asked eagerly.
"He followed you back to the village. I knew where he was!" The old woman glanced at me, and then her eyes fell on Coffin Chen's face.
But what the old lady said to Coffin next was enough to scare me out of my wits. It wasn't that the words she said next were cruel and bloody, but the meaning behind her words.
"It's too late for you to take this girl away now. It's not easy for her to escape from there. There is no need to hurt you and the thousand-year-old bird spirit in you for the sake of our village. The thousand years of Taoism hidden in you
That girl is almost dying. Let’s go. Let’s go quickly. The affairs of our village are beyond your control, and there’s no one you’re looking for here!”
My face turned pale instantly. This old woman not only saw the origin of Coffin Chen at a glance, but also saw Coffin Xiaohui and Leng Hongxia hidden in the safety buckle. She even knew the purpose of our coming here. She
Who is she, or is she really a human?
Turning his head to look at Coffin, his face was still expressionless, as if it was something he expected to be discovered by the old woman at a glance.
"I believe what my mother-in-law said. If the person we are looking for is really no longer here, we can leave, but before leaving, we must take Wang Wuyi away. This is what we promised others!" Coffin looked at her mother-in-law.
road.
"Now that he's back, he can't go out anymore. If you insist on causing trouble, don't blame the old lady for being rude to you!" The old lady's hoarse voice began to become cold and stern.
Coffin Chen still looked at the old woman expressionlessly, his mouth tightened and he said nothing.
The old woman stopped pressing him, and just looked at him silently. Their eyes were equally cold and unpredictable, as if they were engaged in a silent contest, both waiting for the other to bow first.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn and tense, as if a bow string was fully drawn and was about to explode.
The surroundings became dead silent again, and even the dim oil lamp no longer flickered. I held my breath and looked at them nervously, reaching into my pocket and holding the hilt of the dragon scale dagger tightly.
The old woman in front of me is obviously not a simple character. She can't argue between friend and foe at the moment. Even though I know that my ability is nothing in front of her, as long as she takes action against Coffin Chen, I will never stand aside and watch.
Even if two people deal with one person it is not a very honorable thing.
After an unknown amount of time, Coffin Chen took the lead and broke the silence, "I'm sorry, I promised to take Wang Wuyi back, and I will definitely do it!"
The old woman's face became ugly and dark, as if there was anger hidden in every fold on her face, and she was about to burst out and pounce on Coffin at any time.
My hand gripped the handle of the knife even tighter, and the runes on the handle of the knife hurt my palm slightly because of too much force.
However, the sudden outburst that she imagined did not appear. The old woman looked into Coffin Chen's eyes, and her expression even slowly softened.
"You're just a bird, but you actually know what you preach?"
When the old woman said this, her voice was very soft, even with a bit of contempt and disdain.
I instantly felt blood rushing to my brain. I have never been an impulsive person, but at this moment, anger almost took over all my reason instantly. In my heart, Coffen Chen was no longer a bird. To me
, has long been like my fourth uncle and grandma, one of my dearest and most respected relatives. I will not allow anyone to insult my relatives like this.
"You're going too far!" I took a step forward and took my hand out of my pocket. The tip of the dragon scale dagger flashed under the dim light, creating a cold blue light.
Before I could take action, Coffin grabbed my wrist and whispered, "Hu Ling, don't be impulsive!"
"Hundred Dragon Scales! You have a lot of good things on you!" The old woman still had a bit of disdain in her eyes. She lowered her head and stopped looking at us. She continued to cut the ghost coins in her hand, "Let's go, I am the May Day Yaozi."
The people of Shouning Village, as long as my mother-in-law, Epiphyllum Epiphyllum, will not let them be in any danger again, the person you are looking for has already left before you come."
It turns out that this old woman’s name is Granny Epiphyllum!
Looking at the wrinkles on Granny Epiphyllum's face, I clearly saw that when she mentioned Wang Wuyi, the kindness on her face was exactly the same as when my fourth uncle and grandma mentioned me to others. I suddenly realized that she
So when I spoke to Coffin Chen with this attitude, I was actually dissatisfied that Coffin Chen was using a child as young as Wang Wuyi as bait in this weird village.
Obviously Coffin Chen also realized this.
"Grandma Epiphyllum Epiphyllum, I'm sorry. Maybe I didn't think well, but I didn't mean to take advantage of the child. I just thought that if he ran away... But I didn't expect..." Coffen Chen did not go on.
I don't know how to go on.
"It's just that you didn't expect that your arrangement would get out of control, right?" Granny Epiphyllum suddenly raised her head, with a cold light flashing in her eyes, looking at Coffin Chen, "You are too confident in yourself. What happened in Shouning Village is beyond your imagination.