Chapter Four Hundred and Thirty Nine: Strange Things
The innkeeper spoke, lowered his voice, and his tone was cautious. Especially when he mentioned the words "The Haunted House of the Li Family", his tone could be said to be a little cautious, as if he was very fearful.
Seeing this, the short-haired young man and the steady young man couldn't help but look at each other, and a glint flashed in each other's eyes. From the boss's eyes, they could see that the hotel owner didn't seem to be lying. A liar can look good on the surface.
Pretend, but it’s hard to fake it with your eyes and tone. The taboos and fears revealed in the boss’s tone and eyes don’t look like lying at all.
"The Li family's haunted house is located at the end of East Street in the town. It can be said to be the most famous haunted place in the town. When people in the town talk about the Li family's haunted house, they all talk about it." The hotel owner lowered his voice.
The voice said to the two of them: "It's very dangerous inside. Anyone who has entered it, even if they don't die directly inside, will not have a good end when they come out, and they will die mysteriously within a few days."
"You can't go in there even during the day. Once you go in, as long as you go in, even if nothing happens at the time, you will not end well later and you will definitely die. Some people say that it is a curse of the Li family."
The short-haired young man and the steady young man looked at each other again after hearing this, and then looked at the hotel owner. The short-haired young man said: "There must be some reason for the formation of the Li family's haunted house, right?"
"The whole incident in the Li family's haunted house started with the decline of the Li family ten years ago." After hearing the short-haired young man's words, the hotel owner said, with a faint light flashing in his eyes, he said: "Ten years ago,
At that time, the Li family was the most powerful in our town and was the richest in the town. Li Shoucheng, the owner of the Li family, was the richest man in our town. His business even reached Peking..."
"The Li family at that time was very powerful. They dominated the whole town with one hand. They had more than a hundred thugs in the family, and no one dared to mess with them. They were like a local emperor."
"And Li Shoucheng, the master of the Li family, is also a tyrannical, greedy and lustful person. He takes advantage of the power of the Li family, dominates the town, bullies men and women, and does all kinds of evil."
"And Mr. Li's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, is also a mean and sinister person. Although she is beautiful, she is a snake-hearted and jealous woman at heart. Any woman who is attracted by Mr. Li and marries him will be despised by him.
They tried every means to kill them, but Li Shoucheng was also new to those women, and after playing with them, he didn't care much about them, and turned a blind eye to what Zhou did."
"At that time, countless people in the entire town were persecuted by the Li family. However, due to the financial strength of the Li family, everyone dared to be angry and dared not speak out. They could only choose to swallow their anger. Fortunately, it seemed that the sky had eyes. Before long, the Li family
The business outside had problems one after another, and Li Shoucheng was exhausted mentally and physically and fell ill. He couldn't afford to get sick, and he died in the hospital bed not long after."
"After Li Shoucheng's death, coupled with the Li family's business problems, the Li family also declined. The servants and thugs in the family also left, leaving only Li Shoucheng's wife Zhou and a seven-year-old child.
A pair of orphans and a widowed mother. Then, one winter snowy night, a group of bandits broke into the Li family and robbed the remaining belongings of the Li family. The orphans and widowed mother also disappeared, and the Li family was destroyed...
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The hotel owner opened his mouth and told them some past events of the Li family. Upon hearing this, the short-haired young man and the calm young man both changed their expressions, looked at the hotel owner and said -
"So since then, the Li family has become a haunted house?"
"Right?" The hotel owner nodded: "Since then, strange things have often happened in the Li family. Every night, there will be women crying, children laughing, and some ghost-like sounds.
It was reported from the Li family that at that time, three brave men in the town went in to check, but two of them died immediately inside, and another one ran out like crazy and did not survive that night."
"Subsequently, some people entered the Li family's house during the day. Nothing happened at that time and they all walked out of the Li family's house safely. However, at night, these people who entered the house all died mysteriously.
, some people died in their own wells, some were hanged from the beams of their houses, and some people simply disappeared without finding their bodies. During that time, quite a few people died in the town."
"Some people say that this was a curse placed by the Li family during their lifetime, and they became evil ghosts after death. Anyone who enters the Li family's house will be cursed and haunted by evil spirits."
"It wasn't until later that the people in the town invited a Taoist priest to come and perform rituals, that the murderous house of the Li family was calmed down. However, in the past ten years, no one has dared to enter the murderous house of the Li family. According to what the Taoist priest said at that time, the murderous house of the Li family was calmed down.
The curse of the haunted house is too strong, and he cannot solve it completely at once. He can only seal it with magic and use time to erase it. As long as ordinary people do not enter it, it will be fine."
"Boss, are you telling the truth? Are you making up a story to deceive us?" The short-haired young man's expression flickered, and he looked at the hotel owner and said.
"Everything the old man said is true. If you don't believe me, you can go and have a look in front of the Li family mansion. Since ten years ago, it has been listed as a forbidden area in the town, and there are security guards guarding it every day.
, and no one is allowed to enter, sir, you can also go to the street and ask someone about the Li family’s haunted house to see if what the old man said is true." The hotel owner patted his chest and said.
"Then boss, what is the strange thing that happened recently that you just mentioned?" Seeing the boss's words, the short-haired young man asked again.
When the boss heard this question, his expression flickered again, and he looked hesitant as he looked at the two of them and said.
"Two gentlemen, I can tell you this, but remember not to talk about it outside, and don't say that I told you."
The short-haired young man and the calm young man saw the boss's appearance, looked at each other, and then nodded. The hotel owner was relieved when he saw the two nodding, and then said.
"Speaking of this strange thing, it is really evil. Even now that I think about it, I feel a chill on my back. This is the first time I have seen such a thing in my life."
"Boss, stop beating around the bush and just tell me."
The short-haired young man had a rather impatient temper and urged the innkeeper. At the same time, he directly handed the money in his hand to the innkeeper. The innkeeper immediately beamed after taking the money.
"This strange thing happened at Tian Yong's house in the town. A few days ago, Tian Yong's wife went into labor, and this strange thing happened at this time."
"I heard that Tian Yong's daughter-in-law was bleeding from the vagina during delivery. At first, everyone didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just a reaction during labor. But later, everyone's expressions changed. Can you think of it?
Do you know why? Because what was born at the beginning was actually a broken baby's arm, broken from the elbow, as if it was bitten off by something..."
"Then, half of the baby's head and half of the baby's body were born in a bloody mess. It looked like the baby had been eaten by something."
"Everyone present at the time was extremely frightened by this scene, and Tian Yong's wife was so frightened that she fainted."
"But it's not over yet. After the first baby was born with most of its body eaten away and only a mutilated body was left, another baby was born. This baby was intact, but more scary. Do you know why?
"The hotel owner asked the two of them as if he was deliberately creating an atmosphere.
"Why?" The short-haired young man asked following the old man's words.
"When the second baby was born, his eyes were open, and he could hold the baby's arm with both hands while chewing on it. His eyes were also wide open, and he looked at everyone, giggling and giggling."
"But when the first baby was in the belly, most of the body was eaten by the second baby. Everyone present was almost scared to death."
"hiss--"
At this moment, even the short-haired young man and the calm young man present could not help but change their expressions, and felt an unexpected chill in their hearts.
"What happened next? What happened to the baby?"
The short-haired young man asked.
"What else can we do? The two babies were burned on fire that night. Who would dare to keep such a wicked thing?"
"The two gentlemen didn't know that when they burned it with fire that night, the baby actually stood up in the fire, and then giggled at everyone. That scene was really...hiss...now that I think about it,
Damn it, I feel a chill in my back, it’s so weird..."
After saying this, the hotel owner's face turned a little pale involuntarily, and there was a lingering fear in his eyes.
He was not present when Tian Yong's wife gave birth that night, but when the baby was burned later, he got the news and rushed over, just in time to see that scene.
The burned and bloody baby stood up from the fire and smiled slyly at everyone.
The short-haired young man and the calm young man looked at each other, and an inexplicable chill could not help but rise in their hearts.
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"This is the Li family's haunted house."
Half an hour later, at noon, the two came to the street opposite the gate of a dilapidated mansion.