Chapter 78 I was tricked

Huo Zhenhua stood in front of A'da and Su Meng, his back straight and his expression solemn.

He said in a deep voice, "Uncle, if they are unreasonable, please take Su Meng away first."

Before A-Da could say anything, Su Meng disagreed, "What about you? No! You take Uncle with you, I'll bring up the rear."

Just as Huo Zhenhua was about to argue, an old man stepped out from the crowd.

He threw down his cane, bowed to them, and said, "Thank you, sirs, for helping us break the curse on the village."

curse?

Su Meng looked at A Da with a head full of questions.

Ah Da frowned, looking inquisitively at the people surrounding them. "What curse? What's going on with your village?"

The old man leaned on his cane, sighed, and then his gaze became distant.

He said, "It was nine years ago, and after a scream came from Sheqi's house, we found that our whole village was becoming strange."

They heard the screams and naturally wanted to go out and find out what was going on.

But they found that they couldn't leave their own courtyards and couldn't hear the voices of other people's houses, as if the entire village was confined by courtyards.

Some people have to take risks to make a living, but every time they step out of the courtyard, it's like hitting an invisible wall.

We can't get out!

Some people thought of going underground, attempting to build tunnels to travel underground.

But it was discovered less than two days after it was dug up.

"The Xie family you mentioned were the ones who were discovered digging a tunnel and were brutally murdered."

"On the day they were killed, we heard screams and the man's warning voice," the old man added.

"Who is that person? Have you seen him?" Ah Da, who was knowledgeable and experienced, remained calm about these strange people and events.

The old man half-closed his eyes in recollection when suddenly a woman stepped out from the crowd. She pointed to a house and said, "Ask them. We can't walk around the village, so how can their son move around?"

Upon hearing this, the man jumped up and shouted, "You're framing me! My...my son was killed long ago. Waaah..."

The next second, several women came out crying and complaining.

"A man from our family was also kidnapped, and we don't know if he's alive or dead, sob sob..."

"Those heartless people are trying to trap us here to die."

We used to have land and could even go out to sea to fish, boohoo..."

The old man who had spoken earlier stepped forward again and bowed. "I am the clan chief here. On behalf of my people, I humbly request that you heroes help us rescue our family members. I am deeply grateful!"

Upon hearing this, Su Meng and the other two exchanged glances, their eyes filled with the same surprise and confusion.

If this emaciated old man is a member of the clan, then is he the one who ordered Su Mianzhi's killing?

Ah Da's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he paused with his cane to the side.

He stared at the old man. "Clan leader, may I ask how Su Mianzhi died ten years ago?"

The old man looked at Ah Da with a probing gaze, the confusion in his eyes genuine. "Are you a member of the Su family?"

"Didn't your Su family take them back? It was quite a scene when they left."

Someone in the crowd chimed in, "I heard they even gave Xie Qi's family several hundred yuan."

"We put him on the ship, how could he die?"

Su Meng became more and more confused as she listened.

So Su Mianzhi recovered and returned home ten years ago, shortly after A Da went back.

However, Ah Da categorically denied it, "Impossible! My patriarch has broken a leg. Even if he goes back to the best hospital in Shanghai, it will take at least six months before he can walk again."

What you see cannot be the head of the family, but rather...

Su Mengfo instantly understood and replied, "That was Shen Wuyang. Only Shen Wuyang seamlessly took over the position of head of the Su family ten years ago."

But this only made Su Meng more confused.

If Shen Wuyang is here, then where is her father?

Could it be true, as that person said, that he was killed and skinned by Xie Qi?

Su Meng was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth. She turned around and walked towards Xie Qi, who was lying in the center of the Tai Chi diagram.

Even if he dies, he should still experience the pain his father suffered.

"Xiao Meng!"

Huo Zhenhua called out in concern.

Su Meng waved her hand, "I'm going to check on that wicked Xie Qi."

With a cold expression and an aura of menace, she walked step by step onto the Tai Chi diagram.

Nearby women whispered among themselves, "How dare she go in? What if she angers the gods? She'll be punished."

"Young man, you're too daring! Get down quickly, or you'll trigger the restriction again and endanger us. Get down now!"

"We can't let him go up there!"

The villagers picked up their weapons again, ready to rush up and stop Su Meng at any moment.

Ah Da stared at the clan leader opposite him, remaining silent.

Huo Zhenhua looked at everyone warily, got into a fighting stance, and was ready to strike.

Su Meng ignored him and walked step by step to Xie Qi's side. She kicked him and felt the softness under her foot. Surprised, she quickly ran over.

"Xie Qi isn't dead. He's not dead?"

Upon hearing Su Meng's voice, Huo Zhenhua ran over in disbelief, gun in hand.

Xie Qi's left chest was stained red with blood, and a hole in his clothes showed that the bullet had indeed pierced his heart.

"He's really not dead!"

Huo Zhenhua checked his breath, then pressed on his right chest, and looked up at Su Meng, saying, "Turn your back."

He wanted to check if this Xie Qi was the same Shen Wuyang who had appeared in Shanghai.

The one from Shanghai was shot by them; he should have a scar.

Su Meng paused for a moment, then immediately turned around to face the villagers.

Ah Da also came over, and seeing the exposed gunshot wound on Xie Qi's left chest, he laughed angrily, "This is another one of those biased people. Let's see if his skin is really that thick."

Huo Zhenhua did as he was told and tore off a piece of the face mask.

The crowd stirred, and some followed the clan leader closer.

"Hiss! Who is he? He's not Xie Qi."

Why is he wearing a mask?

"Oh no! What if our family members have also been harmed? What if someone turned their faces into his?"

These words made the crowd even more uneasy.

The clan chief tremblingly raised his right hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

He said, "The most important thing now is to find them."

Listen to me, everyone. The elderly and children should stay at home, while the rest of us should be divided into four groups, with two groups combined into one group, and we will act together.

If anything happens, signal as usual, and everyone act together. We must find our family members and avenge the dead.

Su Meng looked at the composed clan chief and approached A-Da to ask, "Uncle, do you think the clan chief's words are credible?"

He hasn't revealed who the mysterious person is yet.

A-Da, leaning on a thick wooden stick in one hand and holding a gun in the other, swept his sharp gaze over the old clan chief, who had his back to them, and calmly said, "I don't think so!"

He did not lie.

The entire village was scammed.

Huo Zhenhua walked over carrying "Xie Qi" in his hand and said, "I will keep an eye on him."

Su Meng said gratefully, "Thank you!"

Then, she turned back and curiously examined the Tai Chi diagram.

The bead in the center of the Tai Chi diagram was gone, and she could clearly feel the weight that had previously made it difficult to take a step, and the air was flowing smoothly again.

Could those two beads be the key to supporting some kind of formation?