Volume Two: The Wandering Devil Chapter 123: Encountering an Evil in the Mountain Village
As soon as she heard that there was food, Tao Yanran immediately became energetic and jumped to the gate. When she opened the courtyard door, she saw the village chief standing outside with a basket.
"Uncle Village Chief, please come in quickly." He opened the door and let the Village Chief in.
She didn't plan to stay there for long, so it was enough to provide a place for her to sleep and put her things. She asked the village chief to come into the house. The table was still covered in dust and had not been cleaned, which made Tao Yanran blush.
"Look, I didn't clean up after I came back. It was a joke and I asked you to bring me food." She said with some embarrassment.
The village chief laughed and said, "I'm just afraid that you young people will be unprepared as soon as they go out. And you are the only one here. You haven't been back for a long time. There is nothing here. I'm afraid that you will be hungry. I'll give it to you."
Bring some food."
Tao Yanran's face turned red and she said coyly, "Thank you, uncle village chief."
"Look at what you kid said, I hugged you when you were a kid. Uncle doesn't think about you. Who does?" He glanced at the table and said, "You kid, even if you can't stay for a few days, you can at least wipe the table. It'll be nice.
A place to eat.”
The village chief followed the busy schedule and cleaned the tables, chairs and benches. He put down the dinner and left. He also specifically told him that there was no need to clean up the dishes. He would come to deliver breakfast tomorrow morning and he would clean them up. This little princess has been pampered by the family since she was a child and has never done any housework.
, usually it is done by the parents. It feels natural to let the parents do it, but the little girl is still a little embarrassed to let outsiders do it.
But Tao Yanran was so hungry that she didn't care about the food, the food was not delicious, the place was too dirty, etc. After eating, she went to bed and burped.
As the saying goes, you will feel sleepy when you are full, and you will be in a daze when you are hungry. Tao Yanran was tired after walking for a day, and her eyelids began to fight, and soon they were squinting. In her sleep, she could vaguely hear the movement around her, but she was too sleepy, so she turned over
I covered my body with the quilt and continued to sleep. I don’t know why, but I just didn’t sleep well and kept waking up in a daze.
I kept hearing noises outside, and they were getting louder and louder. At first, I thought there were mosquitoes, and I was sleepy. Mosquitoes come from nowhere in winter. Then I felt something was wrong, so I squinted outside through the cracks in the curtains. There seemed to be a faint sound outside.
There is light.
No matter how rebellious and bold a girl is, in the middle of the night in the mountains, there are fires and noises, and she feels a little timid. She seems to believe what is said on the Internet, the unspoken rules recognized by the three worlds of gods, ghosts, and humans, because no matter how many
No powerful ghost will attack someone hiding under a quilt. He immediately hides in the quilt and wraps himself tightly.
But the sound outside had no tendency to stop. The penetrating force penetrated the house and directly entered her ears. It was like a tightening spell on her head. It was so uncomfortable. It couldn't be said to be painful, but it was uncomfortable.
It's hard to think carefully, it makes people upset.
On impulse, she left the house and entered the yard. When she got to the yard and saw the flashing light outside the wall, she was suddenly scared. She didn't know what was outside, monsters, monsters, etc. She would definitely not be able to do anything about it. If there were people, lights, shadows, and sounds outside,
There must be a lot of people outside the formation. How could she, a weak woman, cope with them?
She just wanted to retreat back into the house, but a trace of curiosity crept into her heart. There are people who are extremely afraid of ghosts, but they still like to go to haunted houses and watch ghost movies, even if they are so scared that they cover their eyes every time and dare not watch.
Even if I scream, I still have to participate again and again. I am afraid and intimidated, but I still want to do it. Tao Yanran belongs to this kind of person, afraid, but also curious about what is going on.
Not daring to open the door, I found a relatively dark place, brought a stool from the house, climbed on it, and quietly stretched my head out to look outside.
There was a circle of people outside, and there were a few torches on the ground. Except for the area around the torches, the rest of the place was relatively dark. These people were wearing ancient costumes, that is, short robes with slanted breasts, and were walking slowly around the yard. Her
The first reaction is that these people wear so little at night in winter. Isn’t it cold?
The noise was made by these people. It made my head feel uncomfortable. After listening to it for a long time, I finally understood what these people were saying in a low voice: "My lord Wutong, the most holy and spiritual, has high virtues through the ages, protects the peace of the place, and has great power."
Brilliant, the Wei family house is free from evil spirits and evil spirits, and has been met with great kindness. Respect the heaven and earth, and praise your virtues and kindness."
Suddenly a figure spotted her and suddenly looked up. It was a face wearing a mask. The mask was white, and the smile painted on it was false and hypocritical. It flickered in and out against the firelight, especially the pair of empty eyes.
The eyes are like a pair of black holes that want to suck the whole person in.
"ah!"
She was so frightened that she screamed and fell directly from the bench to the ground, causing the bench to collapse.
"It hurts, it hurts..." Tao Yanran rubbed the sore place where she was thrown, and looked at the wall where she was just now in fear. Her eyes widened in surprise. The fire outside was gone, and the low voice of prayer was gone too.
I couldn't figure out what happened. My mind was numb. I forgot my fear. Driven by curiosity, I set up the bench and slowly poked my head out. My eyes looked hard at the darkness outside, as if the torches and people just didn't exist.
The same thing, just a dark mass that looked vaguely empty.
If there are people down there, you will also be afraid. Those who are afraid are those who are pretending to be ghosts. If you hide in the house, at least you know that they are outside and have not entered the house, so you are still safe. This kind of unknown now is the most important thing in people's hearts.
The thing she is afraid of is that even if Tao Yanran hides under the quilt now, she wonders if that unknown thing will already be in some dark corner of the house, which will make people lose their sense of security. The real fear is that they are helpless and helpless.
Know where it is safe.
"Girl, are you up? I am the village chief and I have brought you breakfast!" The village chief's voice came from outside, waking up Tao Yanran who was sleeping.
Hiding under the quilt, she finally couldn't bear the exhaustion and fell asleep again. She didn't want to leave the warm quilt, so she had no choice but to open the door. It was inappropriate for someone to kindly bring her food and let her wait outside in the winter.
Opening the door, he weakly greeted: "Uncle Village Chief!"
Looking at Tao Yanran, who was wearing a coat and had sleepy eyes and yawning constantly, the village chief said with some shame: "Oh! Look at my mind, I only think about bringing you breakfast and forget that you kids in the city get up late. No.
Like us country folk, we have to get up at dawn and go to work in the fields."
Tao Yanran had already yawned and walked into the house. She comforted the village chief and said, "I don't blame you, you are doing it for my own good. I didn't sleep well last night. Some people outside the house were praising Wutong.
I was so noisy that I didn’t sleep well.”
The village chief's expression changed, and he quickly suppressed him. He asked doubtfully: "What praise? Our two families are not far away, why didn't I hear it?"
Tao Yanran, who had just woken up, was still confused. When she heard this, she immediately replied: "Maybe I was asleep."
After entering the house, the village chief put away yesterday's bowls and chopsticks, put breakfast on the table, and said: "Eat quickly, and then go to sleep and recuperate after eating. There are still many things in the village, so I will
Let’s go first.”
"Okay, you go and do your work. I can take care of myself and let you worry about it." Tao Yanran said in a daze.
The breakfast brought by the village chief was very simple, consisting of pancakes, eggs and millet porridge. I wanted to go back to sleep, but apart from the eggs, the pancakes were hard and inedible, and millet porridge was most comfortable to drink hot. So I sat down and ate first.
, and then went to bed. I don’t know why, but the more I ate, the more sleepy I became. I was so sleepy that I nodded like a pound of garlic.
There was still some left to finish, and Tao Yanran couldn't bear it anymore. As if the quilt had cast a summoning magic on her, she walked crookedly back to the bed, fell down and went to sleep.
She slept until the afternoon. She looked at the time and saw that it was already past one in the afternoon. She was a little confused as to why the village chief uncle didn't come to deliver the room at noon.
It's a gift of affection, but it's a duty not to send anything. Thinking that as the head of a village, there must be a lot of things at home and in the village, and it is possible that he can't take care of himself for a while. And it's already daytime,
Since I am an adult now, finding a place to eat is not a problem. I use this reason to comfort myself.
She got out of bed and walked a few steps, and her legs and feet felt a little weak. Although she usually pays attention to exercise, she walked outside for a day yesterday, walking on trails and climbing mountains. It was normal to suffer a little the next day. She simply lay down.
Playing games on the bed. Staring at such a small screen, the sun warmed the room. After playing for a while, my eyelids started to fight, and I fell asleep after a while.
She didn't know how long she had been sleeping when she heard her cell phone ringing. Someone was calling her. When she picked up the phone, her hand failed to hold it and it fell directly to the ground. She turned over and tried to hook it up, but found that it had fallen a little far, so she could only
She got out of bed to get it. She lost her balance again, took a staggering step, and just happened to kick the phone. With a bang, she kicked the phone under a cabinet.
The gap under the cabinet was too small to put her hand in. After looking around for a week, there was no suitable tool in the room, so I thought of going to the yard to see if there was anything suitable that could help her take out the phone.
As soon as she walked into the yard, she felt someone pulling her out, but the feeling was so wonderful, warm, and very lazy. She didn't want to get out of this wonderful feeling for a while. So she closed her eyes and let it go.
It is up to you to follow this force.
After walking in the perception for a long time, a gust of breeze blew by, bringing a bit of coldness in the winter. This made Tao Yanran regain some sense and wanted to see where she was, so she opened her eyes and saw the person pulling her in front of her.
The human figure was so frightened that he shouted: "Ghost!"
It was a black illusory figure that resembled an eight-armed arhat. It lacked the majesty of an arhat. His face was fierce and twisted, and he looked like an evil ghost. After just one glance, Tao Yanran felt her hairs stand up, and a cold air rushed straight to her forehead. She quickly took it back.
He stretched out his hands and stepped back. Due to the excessive force, he fell to the ground. He grabbed his side and pulled him towards the figure without knowing what he was doing to prevent him from approaching.