Chapter 189 The Taoist priest died suddenly at home three days later

"You have seen it, Xianyuan Village is really a good place with outstanding people. The memorial archway at the entrance of the village is the number one memorial archway."

Ji Yong couldn't help but sigh when talking about this.

The local government has been vigorously supporting farmers, revitalizing rural areas, and driving villagers to develop rural economy. How could it give up Xianyuan Village?

But the problem is that projects involving Xianyuan Village just can't be carried out, and there are always various problems.

Over time, this place has been lagging behind. Other villages have become rich one after another, but only Xianyuan Village has been declining.

Last year, suddenly a wealthy businessman took a fancy to the ancient village and Xianshui Lake in Xianyuan Village and wanted to invest in building an ancient town tourism project.

Everyone in the village was excited and was waiting for the signing of the contract and the funds to be in place, so that everyone could get rich together.

As a result, on the day of signing the contract, a strange thing happened. A boy fell into the lake and drowned.

The child was already seven or eight years old. Although he was a little naughty, he was timid and afraid of water since he was a child. He didn't dare to go near the lake at all. But that day, he insisted on washing his hands by the lake.

He fell into the lake in full view of everyone. When everyone rushed over to rescue him, they couldn't even find his body.

The child's mother collapsed on the spot. Her family moved to the city more than 20 years ago. They came back only after hearing that the village was signing a contract. They didn't expect such a thing to happen.

Why can the village still make a fuss and divide the money just because her son died? How can this be possible! She wants compensation from the village and the investors.

Anyway, in the end, the cooperation fell through again.

"Did you pay compensation?" someone asked curiously. Although the other party's experience was sympathetic, it seemed that they were not willing to pay compensation.

"How could they not pay compensation?" The wrinkles on the village chief's face were bitter. "Every family in the village chipped in some money and paid the money to the family. But not long after, the woman committed suicide by jumping into the lake." Everyone

present was a little surprised. Both mother and child died?

The village chief said: "The father of the child is Hu Zhigao from our village. He was a college student in the village 25 years ago. He tried to stop the riot, but he couldn't stand the powerful daughter-in-law from the city." The villagers

had a lot of opinions about Hu Zhigao's daughter-in-law. Your son died because you didn't take good care of him. Why should we pay compensation?

Everyone was reluctant, but for the sake of the village chief's face, they had to agree to pay the money and settle the matter.

Later, the woman committed suicide by jumping into the lake. Many people secretly cursed her for what she deserved, but they also felt very sympathetic to Hu Zhigao

, who lost his son and wife in his middle age. It was bad luck to marry such an emotionally unstable wife.

Not long after this incident, two more children in the village fell into the lake and drowned. The bodies could not be pulled out.

The villagers suspected that Hu Zhigao's daughter-in-law was still haunting after her death and wanted to take revenge on each household. After all, the woman was not easy to deal with when she was alive.

Everyone was very scared, so they invited a Taoist priest from outside to help exorcise the evil spirit.

After the Taoist priest finished the ritual of exorcising evil spirits, he also improved the Feng Shui pattern of the surrounding area. A strange thing happened. The swollen bodies of the two children floated up.

The Taoist priest said that the ancestors of Xianyuan Village chose to build the village in this place, which was very wise, just right to suppress the things in the lake.

He assured everyone that no matter how powerful the things in the lake were, they would not come out, so there was no need to worry.

But not long after the incident was settled, people in the village began to see ghosts frequently.

If the villagers were alone and returned late at night, they would see the ghost of Hu Zhigao's wife wandering in the village. Gradually, every household would close their doors at night.

The village chief was very worried: "She has too much resentment, and her body has sunk to the bottom of the lake and cannot be retrieved. We don't know what to do."

Ming Zhuo exclaimed: "Village chief, you know a lot." Chu

Yuqi: "The village chief was a high school student thirty-seven or eight years ago!"

Ming Zhuo was even more surprised, "Then you are really amazing. If you were alive today, you would be almost as good as a college diploma. Unlike the rest of us, we don't like to study."

Chu Yuqi: "..."

In order to flatter someone, you shouldn't belittle yourself to such an extent, right?

And this flattery is completely hitting the horse's leg. This is the village of number one scholars. The village has a fine tradition of supporting children to study.

The village chief has a good family style and a noble character. He especially likes children who are good at studying. This behavior of belittling himself and elevating others is completely unnecessary.

"I'm different. I like to study, and my grades are always among the best in the school. By the way, Senior Brother Shen and Qianqian are graduate students of famous universities."

Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly cast his eyes on Qianqian who was sitting quietly in the corner.

"So you are so educated, classmate!" The wrinkles on the village chief's face were full of kindness, "What a good child."

Qianqian became the focus of attention in an instant, blushing and waving her hands, "No, no, you are flattered."

"Then, what else happened?" Ming Zhuo brought the topic back.

Zhuang Xun: "If it was just this, it wouldn't be rated as an S-level mission."

He went to the lake to check, and the feng shui bureau was not broken. The evil spirits at the bottom of the lake could not come ashore, and could only gather resentment and walk around the village, and they could not hurt anyone for the time being.

What the evil spirit can do is to shake the minds of the villagers and lure those with weak wills to commit suicide by jumping into the lake.

This mission was rated A-level, which is already the best. How could it possibly reach the level of S-level?

Sure enough, Ji Yong's voice sank slightly: "The Taoist priest who took action was quite powerful, but he died suddenly at home three days later. The cause of death was drowning!"

The room was quiet for a while. He Wangyao touched the goose bumps on his arms. He always felt that the light bulbs in the village chief's house were too dim.

That's fine. He looked up in the direction of the door. It was pitch black outside, without any light.

Accustomed to the light pollution in big cities, suddenly there was no light, and he felt particularly insecure.

He Wangyao squeezed next to Li Wenhe and Pei Di.

Shen Boyuan stood up and frowned, "We plan to go around the village. If you are afraid, go back first. We will stay in the village tonight."

The village chief has promised to provide them with accommodation. Although the village has always been closed to outsiders, these people are from the Xuanmen, so they can be an exception.

Ji Yong said without hesitation: "Teacher Shen, I will follow you."

He is a non-staff member of a special official department and needs to provide appropriate assistance to the trainees. He has now regarded Shen Boyuan as the backbone of this mission.

Ming Zhuo said nonchalantly: "Okay, then you stay in the village to check the situation. We will go to the lake and go back to the B&B later."

Fang Linxiao was confused. He was the kind of person who made up for his lack of talent with hard work. He couldn't go back to sleep when he knew there was a problem in the village.

This was to get rid of all the clues. How could he be willing to accept this!

"If you want to stay, you can also act with Assistant Shen and the others." Ming Zhuo said to Fang Linxiao.

Fang Linxiao was stunned for a moment: "Is it really possible?"

"Of course, but you should go to the lake with us first." Mingzhuo also stood up.

When the two teams separated at the door of the village chief's house, Chu Yuqi whispered: "You are so insecure that you brought Fang Linxiao with you."