To everyone's surprise, Wang Ling's expression immediately changed, and she pouted, "Nobody said anything, but you're being so critical. Do you look down on me?"
"This...nothing like that, you're overthinking it."
"Then what are you afraid of? It's not illegal, humph! I'm going to sleep here," Wang Ling said, already crawling into the quilt and falling asleep with her head on my arm without saying a word.
At this point, I had no choice; I couldn't just drag her out by force.
I had just fallen asleep when the nurses came to check on us. They were all surprised to see us like this. "Young people these days are really open-minded," they said before leaving.
This is destined to be a sleepless night!
Before we knew it, more than half a month had passed. In two more days, we could be discharged from the hospital. We couldn't help but feel relieved. After lying in the hospital bed for so long, our bones were almost rusty, and we had also gained weight. Our relationship with Wang Ling had also improved.
During this time, the old blind man and Uncle Liu from Hunan have been busy and have obtained a lot of clues, which has brought more things to light. However, in the end, things have become more complicated, involving more and more things. Moreover, the Qiang cult has disappeared without a trace, and everything has become even more mysterious.
129 injured and discharged from hospital
“Hey, do you know what? The village you encountered after leaving the ancient sacrificial site no longer exists. It was burned to the ground,” the old blind man said.
"Have you found any trace of Elder Tako and the others?"
"Yes, he's still in the village, doing well as an elder. He hasn't given himself away at all. We've investigated secretly, but we haven't found any clues."
"Also..." The old blind man looked at me, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
"What else? Tell me."
“Zha Dan was also inside. He looked just like a normal person, and there was nothing wrong with him.”
Xiang Fei and I were immediately surprised. I clearly saw him looking like that at the ancient sacrificial site, there couldn't be any mistake. "Could he be possessed by a vengeful ghost?"
Several days have passed in the blink of an eye, and it's time for us to be discharged from the hospital. We didn't need to pack our things; we went straight to the hotel, planning to go back tomorrow. Today, we planned to go out for a walk.
After lying down for so long, it's time for my body to get some exercise. It just so happens that Old Blind Man and the others are going to a Qiang village, so we're going with them. Wang Ling has been here for so long, but she hasn't been able to go out and have any fun, so I feel a bit guilty. This is a good opportunity to take her to the Qiang village for a visit, which can be considered a kind of tour!
The group headed straight for the mountain stronghold, their destination being Elder Tak's stronghold. They wanted to see if he would reveal his true colors.
Wang Ling was beaming with joy the whole way. "I've wanted to travel here for a long time. I've heard that the scenery here is very charming."
"Hey, Liu Zhihua, how about we stop by Huanglong or Jiuzhaigou on our way back? What do you think?"
"Let's talk about that later. Let me show you around the Qiang village first."
"Hehe, don't even think about cheating."
When we went to the mountain village, we took a car for a while, then got off and walked. Of course, you have to walk a bit when you're on a trip, otherwise Wang Ling would give me a hard time.
The group strolled around, stopping frequently. Last time they came, they hadn't had a chance to properly appreciate the scenery, so this time they planned to take their time to enjoy it properly, otherwise it would be a waste of such a great opportunity.
Groups of tourists could be seen appearing around from time to time, most of them were tour groups from other places, taking photos and commemorating their visit.
Wang Ling happened to have brought her camera, so she asked me to take a couple of pictures for her. We found a nice spot and started taking pictures. Then she asked me to take two pictures with her.
Of course I agreed, so Xiang Fei took the photos for us. Wang Ling had her arm around my shoulder with a sweet expression. To outsiders, at least for now, we looked like a couple deeply in love.
After taking photos, we continued walking forward. Not far away, a waterfall appeared, with rushing water. Many tourists were playing there. We also walked over and stood under the waterfall, which seemed to make us feel like we were far away from the world.
At the foot of the waterfall, many tourists were filling bottles with the water that had flowed down, saying that it was natural water, pristine and healthy, and that drinking it was good for their health. I even saw some people lying down there to drink it.
Wang Ling was also waving her hands around, asking me to come over and help her pick up seashells and catch crabs from the crevices in the rocks.
I was just about to go down to catch crabs when water splashed up behind me. I turned around and saw a child standing there, staring straight at me.
A middle-aged woman was standing next to the child; she appeared to be his mother.
"I'm sorry, the child was just being playful, please don't be angry," the middle-aged woman quickly apologized.
At first, I didn't think anything of it, but when I looked into the child's eyes, I suddenly felt something was wrong. This child had a kind of sinister aura about him, which is to say, a ghostly aura.
He rushed over, grabbed the child, and upon closer inspection, was shocked to find that the child's yin and yang were disordered, and a ghostly aura was emanating from his body. It seemed that the child had been afflicted by some kind of evil magic, also known as Gu magic, and had been possessed by a vengeful spirit. Sooner or later, the child would suffer a bloody disaster.
But he was lucky to run into us here; perhaps it was his destiny to survive!
As soon as I grabbed his hand, the child started struggling and crying loudly. The middle-aged woman next to him also became anxious, "I've already apologized to you, why are you still like this?"
I waved my hand and asked directly, "Has your child been acting strangely lately, doing odd things, and preferring to stay in the dark at night?"
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