Under the moonlight, Su Man and Wang Tiedan crouched down and walked into the village through a small path.
The small village was full of bandits, and you never knew when a bandit would appear on any road, so the two men walked very carefully.
The closer they got to the center of the village, the more bandits there were. They were almost discovered twice, but thanks to Su Man's alertness and Wang Tiedan's agility, they escaped.
After some twists and turns, they hid behind a low wall and watched the bandits drinking around the fire.
They were eating and drinking the villagers' food, and the half-naked village woman was thrown aside, looking like she was lifeless.
Among them were several villagers from Wangjia Village. Their faces, which were still lively when we parted, now became lifeless.
Seeing this scene, Wang Tiedan’s fists clenched.
Whenever Wang Tiedan thought about how his mother and sister were tortured to death by them in the same way, he wanted to go out and fight them.
Su Man felt Wang Tiedan's restlessness and grabbed his wrist.
She looked around but didn't see Zhou Pingping.
Is he in hiding? Or has he been killed?
It happened that a bandit was carrying a dead body to the yard next door, and when he came out again, his hands were empty.
Su Man narrowed her eyes. It seemed that this yard was where they dumped the body. If Zhou Pingping was murdered, she must have been dumped there.
Su Man wanted to go in and take a look, but this place happened to be in the center of the village, with a large open space, which was also the place with the most bandits. If she went in now, she probably wouldn't even bother, as she would be thrown in with her neck cut open.
In a dilemma, Wang Tiedan pointed to the back of the yard.
Yes, since I can’t get in through the main gate, I can only go through the backyard.
Fortunately, the bandits were all drunk and their vigilance was much lowered. The two of them stopped and walked from time to time and managed to get to the backyard safely.
Su Man tiptoed into the house and saw the chair next to the cabinet and the rummaged-through wardrobe. Su Man immediately recalled that when they left, she had seen a touch of red above the cabinet, like some floral dress.
This damn Zhou Pingping.
Su Man cursed her in her heart, what a poor child, always courting trouble and hurting herself and others. She must give her a good beating when she gets home.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
The bandit's laughter was heard, along with a few vulgar words.
Su Man looked out through the half-open door. She was very close to the bandits and could even smell the alcohol in their wine jugs.
It was too risky to go to the front yard under the noses of the bandits.
Wang Tiedan volunteered and pointed at himself, meaning that he would go.
Su Man was a little worried, afraid that he would be discovered by the bandits, but Wang Tiedan was full of confidence.
His confidence was not groundless. In the darkness of the night, he was like a shadow, using the millstone and water tank as a cover to grope his way to the livestock shed.
There were already more than a dozen people piled up here, their deaths varying in scope, looking even more terrifying in the dim night.
Wang Tiedan swallowed, made up his mind and went straight in.
At the same time, Zhou Pingping inside felt the strange movement of the "corpse" and was so scared that she almost fainted.
These are all dead people, how could they move...
Could it be that he is pretending to be dead?
Zhou Pingping immediately thought of all the ghost legends she had heard before, such as hanged ghosts, water ghosts, and resurrected corpses.
She hugged herself in fear, digging her fingers into her flesh, and silently chanted "Amitabha" in an attempt to give herself courage.
However, the "corpse"'s restlessness did not stop there, but instead it moved closer and closer to her.
Zhou Pingping became more and more panicked. Ever since she met the bandits, she was like a taut string that was about to break at the slightest breath.
Wang Tiedan heard the rustling sound of teeth chattering.
He paused and whispered, "Zhou Pingping?"
“…”
Zhou Pingping couldn't believe it. She trembled and whispered, "Who?"
Hearing that Zhou Pingping was still alive, Wang Tiedan cheered up and said, "I, Wang Tiedan, Aunt Zhou and I are here to save you."
Wang Tiedan...Auntie...
With hope of survival, Zhou Pingping almost cried out loud. She bit her fingers tightly, and her snot and tears mixed into a ball.
Wang Tiedan tried to pull Zhou Pingping out, but she was stuck in the bottom corner, and he failed several times. Furthermore, she had been curled up and pressed down for so long that her hands and feet were numb and she had no strength to move.
If we want to rescue her, we have to move everyone up there away, but that would make too much noise.
Wang Tiedan planned to go back to Su Man to discuss countermeasures, "You wait here for us."
Time was urgent, so Wang Tiedan slipped back after saying that.
Zhou Pingping didn't know whether he would come back or not save her because of the difficulties. She was so frightened that she cried helplessly.
Please don't abandon me... Please...
Wang Tiedan went back and told Su Man about the situation, and Su Man also found it tricky.
Just as the two were discussing, the bandits in the yard came in again carrying people.
Su Man quickly pulled Tiedan to hide behind the door and waited until the bandits left before making any plans.
But the bandit didn't leave immediately after throwing the body in. Instead, he looked at the pile of corpses and muttered to himself, "Wasn't it right side up just now? How come it's tail side now?"
“…”
The light words startled the three people who were hiding.
"Isn't he dead?"
The bandit scraped twice with his long knife and then stabbed it in suddenly.
He kept stabbing at random among the dead bodies.
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