Chapter 181 The Red Flower Mark: You're Being Watched!

"I don't!"

The villagers were getting angry when they saw that the villagers wouldn't let go of them and didn't believe what they were saying.

"You've provoked the Red Flower Woman, and you'll be seeing her soon, but she'll definitely eat people when she appears. Good luck to you!"

Seeing that he was angry, the driver stuffed a pack of cigarettes into his arms. "Sorry, brother, we're from out of town and don't know much about this. Could you tell us more about this 'Red Flower Girl'?"

Out of respect for the cigarette, the villager continued, "I'm not trying to scare you, it's because not long after Honghua Nu ate her grandson, her son also died, leaving only his head! Everyone in the village says that Honghua Nu ate his body!"

And another thing! Many hunters from our village used to go up the mountain to hunt, and several of them died in the exact same way as Honghua's son—their bodies were eaten, leaving only their heads.”

The driver and Xin Xiangyun had strange expressions, feeling that what the villager was saying was getting more and more outrageous.

Xin Xiangyun said directly, "It's a real shame you're not a screenwriter, you have such a vivid imagination."

"you……!"

The villagers looked at her with dissatisfaction, and Xin Xiangyun continued, "Besides, there's clearly nothing around our car, how do you know Honghua is following us? You can't even make your lies believable."

"Because every time the Red Flower Woman eats someone, we find a bright red, blooming flower hanging near the dead person's head!"

The villager pointed to the back of their car, "Look at the back of your car, there's a red flower hanging on the window! You're being watched!"

After quickly saying this, the villager took advantage of the driver's inattention, shoved him aside forcefully, and then ran quickly into the alley.

The driver saw him run away but didn't chase after him. He and Xin Xiangyun walked towards the car.

When they got to the back of the car, they saw a bright red flower pinned to the windshield wiper on the rear window.

The driver asked them, "Who put these flowers here?"

The others exchanged glances and shook their heads, all saying that they hadn't let the flower go.

"Where did these flowers come from? Did someone from You Shuqing plant them?"

Xin Xiangyun guessed, "I know, it must have been You Shuqing's people who put it there, and then bribed that villager to make up a story, just to scare us to death!"

The driver took the flower off the windshield wiper, examined it for a moment, and then said, "There's still dew on this flower. Editor-in-Chief You and her team were with us. They got off the plane and went straight to the car without stopping to rest. They didn't have time to pick such fresh flowers."

"Could it have been placed there by villagers?"

Xin Xiangyun guessed again, "When we were looking for a place to stay, we stopped in several places. Maybe it was left by villagers who were passing by. It should just be a prank, so don't be too scared."

"Possibly."

The driver casually tossed the red flower to the side of the road and then prepared to get back into his car.

But after taking a few steps, as if he had thought of something, he stopped and asked Xin Xiangyun's assistant.

"Xiao Yu, you checked the car several times before, didn't you see this flower?"

“I saw it.”

The assistant said, "But I thought it was something one of you had put there for fun, so I didn't think much of it."

The driver then asked, "Do you remember when you first saw this flower? Was it there when you first did the inspection?"

The assistant remained silent, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Actually, she saw them as soon as they entered the village and got off at You Shuqing's place.

At that time, Xin Xiangyun and the others went inside first. She went to the trunk to get something and saw a red flower by the rear window of the car.

In other words, the red flowers were already on the car before they entered the village, so it couldn't have been a prank by the villagers.

Thinking of this, the assistant felt a chill run down her spine, and she inexplicably felt uneasy.

The assistant didn't answer immediately, but said to them, "It's too late and a bit cold outside. Let's go to the car and talk about this first."

The driver noticed her expression and sensed something was wrong, so he didn't say anything more and told everyone to get into the car and sit down.

Once they were in the car, the assistant said, "The first time I saw this red flower was when you parked the car over at You Shuqing's place."

"What!"

The driver's expression changed drastically after hearing this. "That means it definitely wasn't placed there by the villagers, but rather it was an extra flower that appeared on our way here!"

Seeing his serious tone, which made the atmosphere in the car tense, Xin Xiangyun said, "Why are you making such a fuss? If it wasn't the villagers who put it there, it must have been You Shuqing and his gang. Maybe they bought the flowers in advance and put them in a box beforehand, but we just didn't see them."

Alright, alright, it's getting late. Let's cover ourselves with some clothes and go to sleep. We'll leave this awful place tomorrow morning!

Xin Xiangyun's voice came through, and the tense atmosphere in the car finally eased a bit. Everyone took out their coats and prepared to rest.

After a while, the car quieted down and everyone rested. Xin Xiangyun, however, kept fidgeting and adjusting her position, as if she wasn't sleeping very comfortably.

"Xiao Yu".

Xin Xiangyun suddenly sat up and said to her assistant, "Go to the trunk and get my down jacket. It's too cold in the mountains at night. I'm covered with a blanket but I still feel cold."

The assistant glanced at the dark night outside the window, her heart tightening as she thought about what had just happened. She looked at Xin Xiangyun pleadingly, "Sister Xin, I'm scared. What if there really is something outside...? How about I give you my coat? You can make do with it."

Xin Xiangyun complained, "Your coat is just a hoodie, it's not warm at all. I need a warm down jacket right now! Stop dawdling and go get it for me, or I'll lose my year-end bonus!"

Besides, as I just said, those stories are all made up by other people, so what's there to be afraid of!

The assistant remained seated, but her face was much paler than before.

"Xiao Yu!"

Seeing that she was sitting still, Xin Xiangyun couldn't help but feel annoyed. "Can't you understand human language? If I'm not covered up, I'll definitely get sick tonight, and I won't be able to continue working! If we lose money because of this, your year-end bonus won't be enough to cover it!"

"But it's really dark outside..."

The assistant was still scared. "I'll cover you with my coat. You definitely won't get sick. I don't need your year-end bonus."

Xin Xiangyun persisted, saying, "You don't even dare to help me get my clothes, what use are you as my assistant! I think you don't need to keep your job! Tonight you choose one: help me get my down jacket, or lose this job!"

The assistant bit his lip and remained silent, his face grim.

Finally, the driver in front couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Xiao Yu, I'm not asleep yet. I'll go down with you to get your down jacket."

The assistant breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the driver gratefully, "Brother, thank you so much!"

"You're welcome."

The driver opened the car door and got out first, then helped the woman open the door and went with her to the back of the car to open the trunk.

Seeing that she had gone to get it, Xin Xiangyun finally lay back down, satisfied, covered herself with the blanket, and then closed her eyes to go to sleep.

She vaguely heard someone get on the bus and the sound of the door closing. She said, "Xiao Yu, just put the down jacket on me."

She was too lazy to even move, treating her assistant like her own nanny.

But she waited for a long time and the down jacket never arrived. A chilling coldness emanated from her, as if gusts of cold wind were penetrating her bones.

Xin Xiangyun shivered from the cold, turned her head to look at her assistant's seat with dissatisfaction, and scolded, "Are you stupid? I told you to put the down jacket on me!"

As she finished speaking, she turned her head but didn't see her assistant. Instead, she saw a red figure sitting next to her, staring straight at her.