"A hell of a place?"
Su Man and Ao Xi exchanged a glance and, without blinking, made up a lie. "My husband and I went there to visit relatives. My mother-in-law is from Huangkou Village. She's old now and wants to see her family. We can't go against the old lady's wishes."
The waiter didn't suspect anything and waved his hand at Su Man, "Oh, don't go there, don't go there, it's a dead city now."
Su Man was a little surprised, "Why is that?"
"These are all old stories. You will find out once you ask around."
The waiter didn't want to talk any more and was about to leave with the teapot.
Su Man pressed the lid of the teapot and put down a small piece of silver.
The waiter took it, shook it, and naturally put it in his arms, smiling, "There are many customers in the store right now. Please wait a moment, I will come back after I serve the customers."
Su Man smiled and said, "Thank you."
A moment later, the waiter came with two plates of peanuts and poured more tea for Su Man and Ao Xi.
As for himself, he sat nearby, looking like he was about to tell a story. He slapped his thigh and said, "This is what happened..."
If you go back a few decades, Huangkou County was still a deserted village. Although there were two mountains around it, for some reason, the mountains were faintly red and it was impossible to grow crops.
Until someone tried to grow peanuts and walnuts, and they actually grew well, that area gradually prospered and evolved into Huangkou County.
However, the good times did not last long. A few years ago, plague suddenly broke out in Huangkou County, and many people died of the disease.
I invited fortune tellers to help me, but I asked several of them, but they all said they couldn't do anything and just left without even asking for money.
The last Taoist priest was pestered for a long time before he was willing to speak. He said that the two mountains on the side of Huangkou County were used to suppress evil spirits, and the mountains were turning red because the evil spirits were about to come out.
The villagers were already somewhat in awe of these two unique mountains. When they heard this, they were so frightened that their hair stood on end, and the whole village knelt down and begged the Taoist priest for help.
But the Taoist said that the ghosts imprisoned there were evil spirits that had been there for thousands of years. Anyone who encountered them would die. There was no other way except to avoid them.
After hearing the news, some villagers were so scared that they moved away overnight, but it is also possible that some people who did not believe in ghosts and gods stayed in Huangkou County.
"...Those who stayed behind, hey, guess what?"
The waiter was eager to perform, and Su Man had no choice but to cooperate. "What's going on?"
The waiter clapped his hands and said, "They were all bitten to death by evil spirits!"
Su Man frowned, "How is that possible?"
"Hey, girl, don't disbelieve me. So many people saw it with their own eyes. Those who stayed in the village all died in the same way: their necks were bitten off. Everyone who saw it was terrified. And when they ran out, guess what happened!"
Suman: “…What’s going on?”
"The mountains outside are bleeding!"
Xiao Ersong used his hands and feet, gesturing and explaining, "After that, Huangkou County became a dead village. Strange things were always happening around there. Anyone who passed by disappeared. Everyone said it was evil spirits eating people."
Su Man's eyes turned colder. She was afraid that the one who ate people was not a ghost, but someone more evil than a ghost.
"Waiter, pour some water."
Two guests sat down at the next table.
"Hey, here I come."
The waiter stood up and threw the rag over his shoulder. "My two guests, please eat first. Call me if you need anything."
The restaurant was built near the official road and was doing good business. After a short while, the lobby, which had just been quiet, became lively again.
However, the smiles on Ao Xi and Su Man's faces disappeared. Su Man's eyebrows were cold and cold. "The village chief and I think the same thing, right?"
Ao Xi nodded, a rare serious expression on his face. "To prevent others from discovering their activities, they might as well massacre the entire city. And then they can cover it up as a ghost story. I'm afraid only the government can do that."
"Yes, even those Taoist priests are suspicious. They were probably arranged by Master Zhou and Fang Qingshan to scare away the villagers. As for those who refused to leave, they simply killed them and disguised them as evil spirits. They are truly insane."
Thinking of those lives that were ruthlessly killed because of greed, Su Man felt that the world was unfair.
No wonder bandits were rampant in the court. Since the officials could not protect the people, they had no choice but to take up arms and fight their way out.
"But why Huangkou County?"
Ao Xi's unexpected words brought Su Man back to her senses. Yes, why is it Huangkou County?
Why not just find a place where there is no one? Why go through so much trouble?
It seems that there must be something hidden in Huangkou County that requires them to come here.
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After resting, Su Man and Ao Xi set off again.
After tossing around for a few times, they finally found the road sign of Huangkou County. It was lying on the ground, in a dilapidated state. The intersection was overgrown with weeds because no one had walked on it for a long time. If the two of them hadn't been watching it all the time, it would have been difficult to find.
The two men stopped their horses at a distance, and Ao Xi once again used his lightness skills to take Su Man over the pile of weeds that was about a person's height.
I thought I would have to fly for a while, but unexpectedly, the road inside was clear after only a dozen meters.
Su Man looked back at the blocked intersection and guessed that it was deliberately not cleared. It seemed that they had found the right place.
She was about to tell Ao Xi to be careful, but Ao Xi put his arm around her waist, spun around, and hid in the weeds.
There were hurried footsteps, followed by shouts, "Stop!"
The man running in front ignored him, but after running a few steps, he stopped as if he had been electrocuted.
Looking down, the arrow had already pierced his chest.
The accident happened too quickly. Su Man's pupils dilated as she watched the man fall to the ground. His eyes were full of unwillingness and he was muttering something, but the distance was too far for Su Man to hear clearly.
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