Chapter 195 Many people died in the village again

Old man Li is dead.

He was hanged in a dry toilet not far from Qi's home.

Last night, he said he was going to the bathroom and never came back.

The people who were playing cards with him thought he had won the money and was looking for an excuse to run away, so they cursed him a few words at the table and then didn't take it seriously.

And his wife, noticing that he had not come back all night, thought that he had been playing cards with people from the same village there.

It was not until noon in the morning when there was still no sign of Old Man Li returning. His wife realized that something was wrong and immediately called the neighbors to go look for him.

When he was found, old man Li's body was already stiff.

His wife cried until she was hoarse, but it was of no use; crying couldn't bring his life back.

Just when Old Man Li's family was grieving his death, another piece of bad news came from the village.

Everyone who was at the same poker table with Old Man Li yesterday died this morning.

Some people even fell to death in their own toilets while getting up at night.

I was lying in bed for no reason, but when I woke up this morning I felt out of breath.

There were also people who climbed up the mountain in the middle of the night and died on the grave.

The village chief's family, that is, the Qi family, who are currently handling the funeral, not only lost the village chief yesterday, but also his mother, his wife and his son.

Only the daughter who was studying away from home and had not yet returned in time escaped the disaster.

"It's over..."

"She must have come back to take my life!"

"She must be back!"

The cries that rose and fell resounded through the sky, as if they were blowing along with the late autumn wind and reaching the ears of the gods.

But God will not forgive sinners.

No matter how loudly they cry, they cannot bring back to life those who died innocently.

Chen Shu watched this scene from a distance with mixed feelings.

When Huo Ning came back, his face was calm and indifferent, and he didn't seem to have any unnecessary emotions because so many people died in the village overnight.

Chen Shu walked up to her in silence.

The faces of the villagers are either strange or familiar, and many people and things become blurred as he grows older.

But no matter what, these are the folks who watched him grow up.

So many people died suddenly, even if Chen Shu had a heart of stone, he couldn't help feeling sad and grief-stricken at this moment.

He looked at Huo Ning with trembling lips, "Master Huo..."

Huo Ning sighed, "Didn't I tell you last night not to go out unless it's important?"

She shook her head. "If I hadn't left the house, I might have had a chance of survival, but now—"

The implication is that they died because of their own fault and it had nothing to do with her.

Chen Shu's face turned pale.

What he was thinking was that it was a good thing that he listened to Master Huo yesterday. Not only did he not go out, he also stopped his father and grandparents from going out.

Otherwise, I am afraid that among the family members crying together today, there will be their Chen family.

"You knew they were going to die! Why didn't you explain it more clearly?"

"You did it on purpose!"

"Aren't you a master? Why didn't you stay in the village last night?"

An old lady whose husband had died rushed towards Huo Ning and stared at her with a pair of dark and blood-red eyes.

Huo Ning took a step back.

Her face was expressionless. "If you leak the secret at will, there will be backlash. I have warned you enough, but you didn't listen."

Huo Ning never had any idea of ​​upholding justice.

I never thought of robbing the rich to help the poor.

She has always had only one criterion for whether to save someone or not, and that is whether the other person is worth saving.

"So where did you go last night? As a master, shouldn't you have stayed in the village last night?"

There was still a lot of dissatisfaction and abuse towards Huo Ning in the crowd.

Huo Ning curled her lips slightly and said, "I'm going to prepare some things to deal with the evil spirits."

"If you don't prepare these, everyone in your village will die tonight."

"I do know a little bit of mystical arts, but my ability is limited, and I can only protect so many people."

"I think you have found a more suitable Xuanjutsu master than me. If that's the case, I won't bother you any more."

She said this without hesitation and turned away.

Of course, she could also say something else to make these villagers grateful to her.

But she didn't think it was necessary.

If those people didn't deserve to die, Senior Brother would have taken action last night.

Even the most righteous senior brother in the sect chose to turn a blind eye.

There was no need for her to wade into this muddy water.

"Master Huo!"

Father Chen was anxious and hurriedly ran after him, "Don't be angry, the villagers don't know how to talk, they don't mean any harm."

Huo Ning shook his head.

She doesn't care about these villagers, let alone whether their attitudes are good or not.

Chen Shu clenched his fingers into fists and couldn't help but yell at the villagers, "Enough!"

"So many people died, was this Master Huo's idea?"

"She came all the way with me to check out the abnormalities in the village. I don't ask you to be grateful to her, but don't take it for granted. And don't think that just because she is a master, she should protect you!"

Chen Shu can fully understand the pain of losing a loved one.

But he couldn't stand anyone saying that about Huo Ning.

After all, it was he who invited Huo Ning back.

To put it bluntly, Huo Ning only needs to protect their family.

As for other people in the village, it would be a favor for her to give them a little reminder, and it would be her duty not to remind them.

"Let's not talk about anything else. Which master reminded you not to charge money? Even if you go to a fortune teller at a stall under the bridge and ask him to open a price, it will cost seven or eight hundred yuan!"

"Master Huo didn't ask you for money, and he also reminded you not to go out. He has done his best!"

"Those who don't listen to advice and insist on going out, shouldn't they be held responsible for any problems they encounter? Why blame Master Huo!"

After Chen Shu's roar, many people lowered their heads and remained silent.

Although they are from the countryside, they are not completely unreasonable.

They also knew that Chen Shu was right.

But knowing is one thing, and feeling bad is another.

Of course, what Chen Shu didn't say was that a big part of the reason why he could stand on Huo Ning's side so righteously was because nothing happened to his family.

Those who had the accident last night were his fellow townsmen, but not his relatives or friends.

If this kind of thing really happened to his family, he couldn't guarantee that he would remain as calm as he is now.

"I'm sorry, Master Huo, we were the ones who offended you just now."

"Can you please forgive me and don't bother with us?"

Several villagers lowered their heads, not daring to look Huo Ning in the eye. After hesitating for a long time, they finally spoke out their apologies.

Huo Ning didn't say anything, but she wouldn't admit that she did it on purpose.

She shook her head and was about to speak when a shadow suddenly appeared on her left.

The man's clothes were torn and there was a dried blood stain on his forehead.

She knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to Huo Ning.

"Master, I was blind last night. Please help me!"