Chapter 526 The Ancestral Hall Collapsed
Grandpa Wu and Dad Wu, as influential figures with a voice at the scene, would naturally stand in the position closest to Uncle Li.
Upon seeing this, Wu Chi disregarded everything else, rushed past the crowd to the front, and pulled the two of them away.
Both father and son were stunned by the child's sudden action, and it took them a few steps to realize what was happening: "Achi, what are you doing?"
"I have something very important to tell you. Don't ask any questions yet, come with me."
The two men knew and trusted their son (grandson) quite well. Hearing him say this, they assumed he must have something urgent to attend to, so they didn't resist and went out with him.
Wu Chi found a relatively secluded corner and carefully confirmed that no one was around before recounting Shi Lang's words from beginning to end.
The two men's expressions changed upon hearing this: "Is what you said true? He really said that?"
“Hmm.” Wu Chi said, handing the two of them the information he had found on his way back. “His resume and the virus he mentioned, I just checked, and it does exist. The symptoms are indeed very similar to those of Uncle Li and the others.”
Do you think he's telling the truth?
“I don’t know.” Wu Chi smiled wryly. “But like he said, we can’t gamble with the lives of the entire village. You just saw how many people are in Uncle Li’s house, inside and out. If this really happens…”
Upon hearing Wu Chi's words, both of them changed their expressions.
"First, have them dispersed. Tell them the patient needs to rest and breathe fresh air. It's too stuffy with so many people around; it's not suitable for the patient to rest. Disinfection... disinfection also needs to be arranged."
As soon as Wu Yan finished speaking, Grandpa Wu's phone rang. The callers were naturally Xiao Baihui and Academician Liu.
Xiao Baihui had no time for beating around the bush and immediately introduced himself, which startled Grandpa Wu and the others.
Before this, although they would negotiate with their superiors, they had never confronted Xiao Baihui directly.
After saying a few words, Xiao Baihui handed over the floor to Academician Liu.
The more Grandpa Wu and the others listened, the uglier their expressions became. By the time the phone call ended, the three of them had believed seven or eight tenths of what Shi Lang had said.
Just as I was about to gather everyone together to arrange the next steps, I heard a commotion coming from not far away.
The three exchanged a glance, a sense of foreboding rising in their hearts. They hurriedly ran over and saw a crowd gathered around the Li family, discussing the matter. Occasionally, they could hear comments like "What a pity" or "He's dead."
The three felt a chill in their hearts and hurriedly squeezed into the room, where they saw Uncle Li's wife lying by the bed, crying her heart out. Their children, the older ones, were silently wiping away tears, while the younger ones were wailing loudly.
Uncle Li lay on the bed, his chest no longer rising and falling, his face ashen and purple, blood flowing from his mouth and nose, and even his ears were faintly stained with blood.
Wu Chi stood at the gate, watching this scene, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Blood flowed from all seven orifices—it really was blood flowing from all seven orifices! Shi Lang's prediction was confirmed, but the disaster had only just begun.
"Get out! Get them all out of here! Make them all stay home and don't let anyone leave!"
As soon as Wu Chi said this, there was another uproar outside the courtyard. No one knew why he had given such an order.
Just then, the young man who had run to inform them earlier ran over again and told them another piece of bad news: "Young clan leader, several more people have caught fire."
Wu Chi's expression changed slightly: "Who? Who has caught a fever again? How are they doing? Have they vomited blood or anything like Uncle Li?"
Just as this person was about to speak, another person hurriedly ran over from not far away.
This person ran from the ancestral hall. Because he ran so fast, his face was all red. When he arrived in front of Wu Chi and the others, he had to support his knees and gasp for breath before he could speak.
"Clan leader, old clan leader, something terrible has happened! The ancestral hall... the ancestral hall..."
Grandpa Wu's heart skipped a beat. The anxiety he felt the night Wu Chi and the others returned returned, causing his hands to tremble uncontrollably: "What happened to the ancestral hall?"
"The ancestral hall...the ancestral hall...it's collapsed! It's collapsed!"
"It collapsed?!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than someone in the crowd couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
The ancestral hall holds a very special place in the hearts of all the clansmen. It is no exaggeration to say that after what happened ten years ago, the ancestral hall can be said to be the most solid and sturdy place in their village. If something happens to other places, it is unlikely to be damaged.
But this sacred place collapsed without any warning? It collapsed!
Grandpa Wu clutched his chest, unable to catch his breath, and collapsed backward.
"grandfather!"
"dad!"
Wu Chi and his companion turned pale and hurriedly stepped forward to support Grandpa Wu.
With Grandpa Wu gone, everyone was thrown into chaos, as if they had lost their pillar of support.
The doctor, whom someone had sent to find before Uncle Li's accident, arrived late and missed seeing Uncle Li. This made things convenient for Grandpa Wu.
In order to ensure that Grandpa Wu could receive better treatment, the group quickly sent him back to the Wu family.
Wu Chi and his companions were caught off guard by the sudden turn of events and, without thinking twice, hurriedly escorted Grandpa Wu away.
Once they left, the remaining tribespeople, left unchecked, quickly started making a ruckus.
"The ancestral hall collapsed! The ancestral hall that enshrines the ancestral tablets just collapsed like that! I can't believe it!"
"I don't believe it either. Let's go, let's go and see for ourselves."
"This must be the punishment from our ancestors for their wrath! It must be because of those outsiders! I told you long ago, wasn't the lesson from twenty years ago enough? Why did we have to let these outsiders into the village? And I heard that one of the outsiders has been forced to kneel in the ancestral hall for the past two nights. It must be him, it must be him!"
"Is that so? Good heavens, what were they thinking? Why did they let him into our ancestral hall? Damn it, where is that outsider? I'm going to kill him right now to appease our ancestors' anger."
Count me in!
"Count me in too!"
The clansmen's rejection of outsiders was more unified than ever before because of the sudden collapse of the ancestral hall. At that time, Shi Yuyan, who was completely unaware that he had been unjustly blamed, had no idea that he was about to become a lamb to the slaughter.
While kneeling in the ancestral hall, the hall suddenly shook violently, making him a prime suspect for disturbing the hall.
For this reason, he was taken to a small, dark room where the guards treated him with extreme hostility, as if he had committed some heinous crime.
Shi Yuyan was able to remain calm at first, but as time passed, he gradually became anxious.
Ye Wanxi and the others arrived at this time.
Seeing the group of people who had appeared before him without warning, Shi Yuyan exclaimed, "!!!"
Shi Yuyan: You scared me to death! Can't you guys be normal when you come out?!
(End of this chapter)
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