Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The broken tricycle continued to move forward. The middle-aged man was already on pins and needles, his face covered in cold sweat.
He had begun to suspect that the person he was carrying was not a human being at all!!
The strangest thing was Gu Wuji. This man who seemed to have no strength could actually lift the tricycle easily, and he didn’t even ask them to get off the tricycle! Is this something a human can do?
As for the two people next to him, they were even stranger. The one with an arrogant attitude like a young master had been acting suspiciously since before, holding something in his hand and constantly looking around. His eyes looked very wrong.
The last person didn’t say a word from beginning to end and didn’t even move! Is this normal?
If the middle-aged man hadn’t known that he was the one who wanted to trick these three people from the beginning, he would have suspected that he had fallen into their trap… No, he was just unlucky and met a ghost! He shouldn’t have been so greedy for money before. Who would suddenly want to leave the village in the middle of the night!
The middle-aged man couldn’t help but feel the urge to probe, so he asked, “You know what happened in this village in the past, right? They say it was to suppress a female ghost, but do you know how she died?”
“I think I know something.” When Gu Wuji had asked the villagers about this, he’d heard them vaguely talk about a scumb*g, and he’d already formed a story in his mind. But he couldn’t imagine the identity of the man holding the umbrella he’d seen. Could it be that scumb*g? That wouldn’t fit the atmosphere and setting.
Furthermore, the dream he’d had on his first day in the village had always been troubling, and it also involved some reference to a scumb*g.
“Actually, at that time, the village was plagued by frequent disasters, and they decided to choose a woman to be the wife of a certain deity to protect the village.”
“Another mountain deity? The same trick twice…” Gu Wuji was about to grumble, but then he realized he hadn’t encountered anything like it before.
“But at that time, several strangers came, and they were all very handsome, just like you.” The middle-aged man said.
Gu Wuji finally understood why the other villagers were so wary when they saw them on the first day. It turned out that it was because he was too handsome…
“But that stranger fell in love with the woman who was supposed to marry the deity, and in the end, the two chose to elope on the day of the ceremony. Of course, the villagers couldn’t allow such a thing and hurriedly chased after them.” The middle-aged man broke out in a cold sweat, “The deity was however furious, causing countless disasters to occur around the entire village. At the critical moment, the stranger actually abandoned the woman and ran away, leaving her alone to be killed by the angry villagers.”
“How irresponsible.” Gu Wuji couldn’t help but feel very indignant. If it were him, he would have stood up no matter what at that time! Although it seemed impossible for him to do such a thing.
“After that, the woman became a ghost. The spirits that once protected the village also disappeared, leaving this place incredibly eerie.” The middle-aged man’s voice trembled slightly. “If I had had the means, I’d have wanted to leave this haunted place too. My former partners all left for life in the city. But, even in my middle age, I’m still stuck living with my brother in that haunted house, even sleeping next to a coffin.”
Gu Wuji: “…Thank you for your hard work.” Why did the last half of his words suddenly sound so poignant?
“So, there’s a reason I was trying to make money from you. Please let me go!! If I can get out safely this time, I’ll never do anything evil again!” the middle-aged man suddenly spoke, his voice filled with grief and indignation.
Gu Wuji: “?”
At that moment, the middle-aged man saw several dark figures suddenly appear in the fog ahead, and he slammed on the brakes in fright.
“What’s going on?” Gu Wuji narrowly avoided being hit, but he supported Xiao Qin, who was about to fall, and looked ahead in surprise.
In the mist ahead of the tricycle, several dark figures stalked. Each one wore an eerie, blood-red garment, stained with mud. They appeared to be walking slowly, but they were closing in at breakneck speed.
“How could they be out now? They used to only appear on the night of the event…” the middle-aged man’s voice trembled, as if he had foreseen his own death.
“What the hell is this?” Yang Shao didn’t wait for the middle-aged man to explain. He just grabbed him by the collar. “If you don’t tell me quickly, I’ll throw you down!”
“I’ll tell you!” the middle-aged man began. “After all, that incident happened in this village. Seven ghosts were sacrificed to suppress the most terrifying ghost. But this also intensified the village’s yin energy. The dead bodies began to move on their own, and their strength was immense and difficult to deal with… In the end, the village’s special coffins were needed to suppress them.”
Yang Shao’s threat had reassured the middle-aged man, who felt that these people were still alive. If they were dead, they would have killed him by now.
“That’s all in the past. In fact, it’s rarely happened in the last decade or so. Only on the day of the event, when the Yin energy is extremely strong, will these corpses move on their own. I didn’t expect them to appear today!”
“I see.” Yang Shao breathed a sigh of relief. If it were just ordinary corpses, these wandering ghosts wouldn’t be a problem at all.
Beside him, Gu Wuji had a solemn expression. He figured these corpses must have been possessed by that mold after death, causing this situation. It must be all very scientific anyway.
“So what should we do now?” Gu Wuji asked.
“Of course, we go back,” the middle-aged man suddenly realized. “If we drive back now, we should still be able to shake these corpses off!”
“Okay.” Yang Shao thought this was a feasible solution. While the wandering ghosts were easy to deal with, their sheer numbers were a problem.
“Just help me hold them off for now, to prevent the corpses from coming over,” the middle-aged man said. He didn’t have the courage to abandon Gu Wuji and the others as planned. After all, these men were no ordinary people.
“Okay.” Gu Wuji turned to look to the side, gazing at the approaching shadows. The next moment, a cold hand suddenly grabbed Gu Wuji’s collar.
Everyone looked in surprise, realizing that Xiao Qin, who had been keeping his head down and silent, had somehow transformed into a decayed corpse, biting Gu Wuji’s neck fiercely.
Time flashed back to a short while ago.
Xiao Qin hurried over, and upon seeing the figures ahead, he excitedly rushed over, only to find nothing.
“What’s going on…” He was bewildered. Then, looking at the figure before him, he found he had a strong resemblance to Gu Wuji, though their appearance was different. The only similarity was that they were both incredibly handsome, and the clothes they wore looked like something from decades ago.
“Could this be some illusion from decades ago? Where the hell have I come to?”
Xiao Qin suddenly thought. Although he was terrified, he felt a surge of excitement at the thought that this might reveal the truth about the village. Maybe once he found out the truth, he could leave this dungeon—
Wait, what was a dungeon?
Xiao Qin felt a sudden pain in his head, while the others not far away were still communicating with serious expressions.
“Are we really going to do this? Take that woman with us? Who knows what kind of trouble that will cause?” someone said disapprovingly.
“I know very well. You should just leave first. Let me stay with her. Even if something goes wrong, it will reduce the losses.”
“Are you crazy? No matter how powerful you are, it’s too risky to do this for an NPC. You don’t have to care about her life at all, not to mention that you’ve been targeted…”
“It doesn’t matter. This is what I should do.” The young man said calmly.
“Since you’ve made up your mind, there’s nothing we can do.” The others looked pained, as if they didn’t want to see the young man put in danger.
“Is the woman they’re talking about the ghost girl who’s the source of the legend?” Xiao Qin was still thinking.
The next moment, the scene changed, and the young man was the only one left.
A woman in red ran over in the night, her face flushed, looking like a young girl in love. She rushed to the young man excitedly. Anyone who saw them would think there was something going on between them.
To be honest, this woman was really good-looking, and she was definitely the most beautiful in this village. But no matter how Xiao Qin looked at it, he felt that the woman was instantly eclipsed by the young man…
So why on earth would such a handsome man appear in such a village!
“If you are ready, let’s go.” The young man said.
Xiao Qin still felt that this young man gave him a familiar sense of reliability, exactly like Brother Gu. Was this person really the scumb*g in the legend?
If he had met this scumb*g, he would not have doubted the other’s character at all!
“Is it really okay?” The woman said cautiously: “If you take me away, the risk is too great. No one in the village will let you go! And that monster… he will kill you!”
When the monster was mentioned, fear appeared on the woman’s face, as if she remembered something extremely terrifying.
“It’s okay.” The young man said with a faint smile on his face, “I know how to deal with him. Instead of worrying about that, let’s go quickly. It’s completely dark. If we don’t leave now… the time will be up.”
The woman nodded, and the two of them hurried forward along the rugged mountain road. They had to climb the mountain next to them before they could leave this place.
To be honest, no matter who saw this scene, they would think that they were going to elope. Everything that was happening now was exactly the same as the rumors.
Xiao Qin also hurriedly followed behind them. The two of them walked very fast. If this place was not like a strange space, Xiao Qin might not be able to keep up.
At this moment, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew from behind.
Xiao Qin turned his head and saw that they had climbed very high. Xiao Qin immediately saw the fog that surrounded the entire village. From a high place, it looked like the shadow of a monster. He immediately opened his eyes wide in shock.
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