Chapter 335

As a member of the village chief's family, he seems to have some unclear relationship with his niece-in-law.

Lin Qingyang thought about it and suddenly had an idea to ask Cheng Hui to wake up his second uncle.

As a member of the village chief's family, he seems to have an ambiguous relationship with his niece's wife. However, when all the family members are not resting in bed, only this second uncle is snoring...

I always find this person's position in the village chief's house very interesting.

Cheng Hui went there and called the sleepy middle-aged man back after a while.

Looking at the traces of tea on the middle-aged man's face, Lin Qingyang roughly guessed how Cheng Hui would wake him up.

Cheng Hui shrugged: "He must have been drugged. No matter how much I called him, he wouldn't wake up."

The middle-aged man wiped his face vigorously and tried to open his eyes wide. He was quite calm about the fact that there were suddenly two more people in his house in the middle of the night.

Cheng Hui asked with interest: "Aren't you surprised?"

Second Uncle glanced at him indifferently, a look of sagacity suddenly appearing on his slightly sleazy face. "I can't beat you anyway, so even if I'm surprised, what good is that? Better to calm down. At least you don't look like the kind of bandits who would destroy families."

Lin Qingyang was very surprised that Uncle Zhang said this. It seemed that... he was not the kind of deadbeat who only clung to his brother as the villagers said.

So... who gave the villagers this impression?

It seems like the village chief is even more suspicious...

Lin Qingyang smiled gently. "Don't be afraid. We have no intention of harming anyone. We've just been in the village for two days and have discovered many...strange things, so we're a little curious."

"Strange things?" Uncle Zhang repeated, a puzzled look on his face. "There's nothing wrong in this little mountain village. I've lived here for decades and haven't noticed anything strange."

"Really?" Lin Qingyang smiled noncommittally and tapped the trapdoor on the ground with his toes.

Uncle Zhang was speechless for a moment. The other party's meaning was very clear. You have lived in this house for a long time, but you also didn't notice that there was a tunnel here, right?

Uncle Zhang scratched his head in confusion. Digging such a passage in the house must be a huge project. He was at home all year round, so how could he not be aware of it?

He looked it up and down, and tentatively reached out to grab the door knocker of the trapdoor. Seeing that Lin Qingyang had no intention of objecting, he exerted force and pulled the trapdoor up from the ground.

Under the trapdoor was a narrow staircase, only wide enough for one person to go down. Uncle Zhang was very self-aware and wanted to go down to explore the way, but was stopped by Cheng Hui.

He looked up in confusion: "Didn't you ask me to explore the way?"

Lin Qingyang said: You think too much.

You go explore the way, we are worried that you and the village chief are in cahoots!

After all, you are family. Even if they hide things from you, you are related by blood. God knows what choice you will make.

Uncle Zhang said he had nothing to say.

He obediently made way, and when Lin Qingyang tried to go down, Cheng Hui stopped him again.

He jumped down without saying anything, and said confidently: "Looking at my physique, I'm the stronger one, so of course I'll go first."

Lin Qingyang curled his lips, and took out a kitchen knife from somewhere and handed it to Cheng Hui: "Use it for self-defense."

Cheng Hui looked at the kitchen knife with a subtle expression, and felt that... this thing did not match Lin Qingyang's temperament at all.

Never mind, at least it can be used for self-defense. He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly and walked down the stairs slowly with a nervous mood.

The second one is naturally Uncle Zhang. Lin Qingyang would definitely not feel at ease letting him stay outside.

Uncle Zhang was also very self-conscious. He picked up the broom in the corner and kicked the broom head off, leaving only the stick. He weighed it in his hand and found it was quite comfortable. Then he bravely walked down the stairs.

Lin Qingyang's mouth twitched. He felt that Uncle Zhang's movements were very skillful. He didn't know what he had done in the past.

The three of them walked down the stairs and entered a long and narrow passage.

The passage was very narrow and could barely accommodate one person. Cheng Hui's tall figure made it very uncomfortable to walk inside and he could only barely move.

The passage was very dark and the space was very oppressive. Cheng Hui felt that his chest valve was tight and he had difficulty breathing.

Suddenly, a soft hand grabbed his big hand and squeezed it gently.

Cheng Hui was stunned, and he pinched it back reflexively. In the darkness, someone chuckled, and Cheng Hui suddenly felt that he was fine again, and even the stuffy air became fresh.

Oh... no, this was not his illusion. The air had indeed become fresher, and there was wind blowing around. Perhaps someone had dug a ventilation passage.

He gently squeezed the flexible and strong hand in his palm, then slowly released it and strode forward.

Lin Qingyang curled up the corners of his mouth in the darkness, with an unknown smile on his face, and his steps became much lighter.

Sandwiched between the two, Uncle Zhang saw nothing but vaguely sensed something: ...

Forget it, young people are always so restless. He didn’t see anything anyway, so just pretend he didn’t know.

The passage wasn't too long, and they soon reached the exit.

The exit was blocked by a bunch of dense weeds. Cheng Hui pushed the weeds aside and found that they had appeared somewhere outside the village.

He turned around and pulled Uncle Zhang and Lin Qingyang out. The three of them stood in the wilderness, feeling a little confused for a moment.

"Is this... the back mountain?" Uncle Zhang had lived here for a long time, so he guessed their location after just looking around.

Lin Qingyang recalled that the village was indeed backed by a mountain. Considering the location of the village chief's house and the direction of the passage, they were most likely on the back mountain.

"This way..." After Cheng Hui went out, he used the moonlight to look for traces of other people and soon found a clue.

It can be seen that the village chief and his family seem to come here often, and they have vaguely trampled out a small path.

The three of them walked along the path, turned a corner, and saw a small wooden house not far ahead.

Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang looked at each other and simultaneously sandwiched Uncle Zhang in the middle.

Uncle Zhang gave a bitter smile: "You don't have to be like this..."

"This is also to avoid accidents." Lin Qingyang smiled.

What else could Uncle Zhang say? He could only let them tie him up and then stuff a piece of cloth in his mouth to prevent him from screaming.

Fortunately, Lin Qingyang did not do anything too extreme. In order to avoid sudden accidents, he used a slipknot to tie the knot of Uncle Zhang. It could be opened with a light pull on the rope end, which would not delay his escape.

In this way, the two men held Uncle Zhang and quietly approached the cabin.

Shadowy figures appeared in the window of the cabin. They walked in and could hear voices talking inside.

"Dad! It hurts! It hurts so much!" a young girl screamed miserably.

"My dear, it's okay, it will be okay soon! Just hold on a little longer!" said an old, hoarse, but powerful voice.

"I can't hold on any longer! Dad... I can't stand it anymore! It hurts so much!" the girl screamed.

"Qinghe! You must hold on! The Taoist priest and the others have found the woman's whereabouts. As long as we can catch her, you will be saved!" A young male voice.

"Brother! Brother! Save me! Save me!" the girl cried. "Catch that woman back quickly! How can you be so useless! It hurts so much, it really hurts!"

"Qinghe, don't worry, we will be able to catch her soon. Then, just offer her to the Stone Immortal and you will get better soon." said the old voice.

"Ah!" The girl screamed and then fell silent.

All I could hear was the other people gasping for breath.

A hoarse female voice said in pain, "What sin have we committed! Why is your sister so miserable?" Then she suddenly raised her voice, "How did that woman get away? If it weren't for her, my darling daughter wouldn't have to suffer like this!"

"Mom! Don't worry, I promise we will be able to catch her back soon and let her cure my little sister." said the male voice.

"We have to hurry up! Stone Immortal is not someone to be trifled with. Your sister must die in exchange! We must bring her back quickly!"

"But... she's a ghost now." The young man's voice seemed a little distressed. "Also... I think the Taoist priest seems to have started to doubt us these past few days. Otherwise, how could it be that we haven't caught the female ghost for so long?"

"If that's the case... then forget about our ruthlessness. Wait until tomorrow and find a way to capture that young Taoist priest. I don't believe that with that young Taoist priest in our hands, he would dare to have any other ideas!"

"Dad... he is a Taoist priest after all. If we do this... what if he..." the young man stammered.

"You're useless! Give that Taoist priest some medicine tomorrow, and when he catches the female ghost, kill him too!"

"Okay, Dad..."

The three people outside heard everything clearly. Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang were fine, as they had a rough guess about the village chief's character. Only Uncle Zhang was shocked by his eldest brother's ruthlessness. If his mouth had not been blocked, he might have screamed to express his inner feelings.

"Then... Dad, what should Second Uncle do?" the young man suddenly asked.

The three of them immediately pricked up their ears, especially Uncle Zhang, who was particularly curious about how his relatives would treat him.

"What else can we do? Your second uncle has been eating and drinking at our house for so many years. We have been very kind to him. What's more, he dotes on your little sister so much. I think he would be willing to make some sacrifices for your little sister."

"Then... let's stick with the original plan? Have my younger sister pretend to be sick and send my second uncle out to find medicine. Then we'll say he kidnapped my niece-in-law and ran away. But what if my second uncle comes back in the future?"

"Humph! The place I asked your second uncle to find medicine for is the Huangquan Sect's corpse refining ground. No one who enters there comes out alive. They all become food for the corpse refiners. No matter how powerful your second uncle is, he only went out to travel a little in the past. Can he really turn the world upside down?"

"Dad is indeed very shrewd."

"You are still young, learn more!"

"Yes, Dad."

Cheng Hui looked at Uncle Zhang with sympathy. At the same time, his family was plotted by his eldest brother to send him to death. He must be feeling very bad at this moment...

Uncle Zhang stared at the expressionless face with his eyes blank, as if he was in a trance due to the shock of the cruel reality he had just heard.

"Um..." Cheng Hui patted Uncle Zhang's shoulder, wanting to offer some words of advice, but he didn't know what to say. "My condolences..."

Just pretend that all your relatives are dead...

Cheng Hui expressed his meaning implicitly.

Uncle Zhang turned his head stiffly and stared at him, his face twitching unpleasantly, as if he wanted to cry but couldn't.

Cheng Hui looked at Uncle Zhang's numb expression, and vaguely felt that although his parents were not good people, at least they didn't want to take his life.

Of course, it is also possible that they do not have the courage due to legal deterrence.

Cheng Hui: ...

Wait! The law!!!

Cheng Hui only felt a loud bang, and countless fragments of memories flooded into his mind. He... remembered!

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