Chapter 178

"Why do you bully kids?"

"I didn’t."

"Then why are you here?"

"I was just passing by and heard some noise inside, so I came in to take a look."

"So what did you see? Ah, you were not secretly killing small animals here! How abominable."

"no."

"You still say no? Isn't that sparrow over there your credit?"

"no."

"You actually denied everything? Do you dare to tell the truth?"

"What I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask the child. Where is the child? Did he die just now? If that doesn't work, you can also ask the ghosts. If anyone among you has seen a ghost."

Paradise said.

"Nonsense! How could we possibly see ghosts? Even if there are ghosts everywhere, our village is safer than outside. If there are ghosts, they must have been brought here by outsiders like you. How can you blame us? It's all your fault. How could we possibly see ghosts caused by other people's mistakes? If a ghost is haunting you, it's your fault, and has nothing to do with us."

The villagers said.

Le Yuan asked, "Are you feeling guilty?"

The villagers shouted: "No! No!"

Paradise asked: "Are you not going to ask the children?"

The villagers replied: "What useful words can a child say? We don't ask. You've already said it, it wasn't you who did it. If that's the case, there's no point in forcing you to answer. What if the child doesn't dare to speak or tells a lie in front of so many people? That's not good for him or us. It's better not to ask. It's better for everyone."

As they talked, they turned around and left, not intending to continue talking here, as if this place was really unsafe.

Leyuan blinked, took two steps forward, and called to them, "I have something to ask you."

The villagers asked, "What's the matter? Tell us as soon as possible! We need to get out, and we can't stay here any longer, otherwise we will be targeted. We don't know what this thing is, but it must have the ability to spread bad luck. We won't accompany you, hurry up!"

Paradise said, "Have you ever seen children from other places here?"

The villagers thought for a moment and said, "It's not like we haven't seen it before. The most recent one was a child running around here and then disappeared. We don't know if he ran in or out, but we haven't seen him since. He might have gone in. We won't go in to help look for him, so just give up on that idea."

After they finished speaking, they ran out in a hurry without looking back, as if there was a fire on their clothes behind them burning their backs.

The park followed them out. They quickened their pace and flew home. They dispersed on the road. After they dispersed, the road was empty and quiet. The park was a little confusing. Although the place was dark and eerie, with the corpses of small animals and chilly water, it was nothing special. There were no human corpses, no one was dead, and children could go in and out.

What's the big deal?

I don't know what they are worried about.

Even if there is a ghost, how can they be sure that the ghost is in the forest and not outside? If it is outside, it will be the same whether they go in or not. They will definitely encounter it or be discovered. Even if there is misfortune, it is not because they entered the forest. They have all come out. What is there to be afraid of? Judging from the way they went in today, it doesn't look like this is the first time.

If nothing happened before, why would something suddenly happen now? So instead of thinking that something is going on, they might as well think that it is a child's prank that has gone too far or that someone is playing tricks on him. It is not impossible.

Leyuan walked back to the house. Nothing happened on the way because he hardly saw any other people. Even if he saw any, they seemed to have heard the news and quickly lowered their heads, shrunk their necks, glanced at Leyuan, and then ran away in small steps.

The park was happy not to say hello to them or anything, which saved some trouble and was a relief.

When he returned to the house, there was still no one inside. Leyuan picked up his tools again and cleaned up the dirty things he brought in. Just as he stood there, the door was opened. Boss Liang came back from outside with tools. He looked up and saw that only Leyuan was there. He was a little surprised. He looked around and asked, "Is your friend really not living here anymore?"

Leyuan nodded: "Yes, he found a temporary place for himself to stay in the village and stayed in someone else's house. Don't worry about him, he has a bed tonight."

Boss Liang nodded and closed the door: "Then I won't leave the door open for him."

He turned around and handed the tools to Leyuan: "We can clean up a little more and then wash up and rest. Are you tired too?"

Paradise said: “Not bad.”

Boss Liang distributed the items and cleaned up the area with his own tools. He said to Leyuan, "You don't know, I was so scared when I walked on the road. It's not like this usually. I vaguely felt that the feng shui here was bad, as if it would kill people, or swallow them alive with quicksand, making them unable to make any sound. It was extremely scary. I'm quite courageous."

Leyuan nodded: "What happened?"

Boss Liang laughed and said, "I didn't expect you even knew this? There is indeed something wrong."

He put on a melancholy expression: "I don't know what happened. I was walking on a flat road and it suddenly tilted, as if I stepped on something that didn't exist. When I looked down, there was really nothing on the road. I don't know why it happened. I stomped my feet, walked away, and began to feel a little nervous.

Afterwards, people on the street would walk around me when they saw me, as if there was something strange about me. I wanted to ask them, but there was nothing I could do. I could only walk back by myself. Don’t you think it’s weird?”

Paradise said, “That’s not bad.”

Boss Liang's eyes widened: "Is everything okay? You are so relieved!"

He shook his head. "Forget it. Since you said it's okay, I won't say much. If nothing happened tonight, that would be great. I'll get up tomorrow. If I get up early, I'll go to the village and ask them if they know anything. If I get up late, I'll walk around the village and see if their attitude is still the same as what I saw today. Then I'll know what to do."

Paradise responded.

After they finished cleaning, it was already dark. They closed the door of the room and rested. The wind started to blow in the yard, making a whistling sound. It sounded like someone was banging on the door outside. Boss Liang, who was originally fast asleep, was so scared that he sat up from the bed, shivered, sneezed, and said to Leyuan, "Did you hear that?"

Leyuan said, "I heard the wind outside and the door was blowing loudly."

Boss Liang said, "Why do I hear a group of people walking outside and someone knocking on the door?"

Leyuan said, "I don't know. My hearing is not very good."

Boss Liang smiled and said, "Really?"

He relaxed a little, and then the door slammed. Boss Liang shuddered and quickly lay back down: "Forget it, since you didn't hear it, I must have heard it wrong. It's so noisy outside, so I think it must be that. I want to rest. I hope to get up earlier tomorrow."

Le Yuan responded, and Boss Liang comforted himself and soon fell asleep. His snoring overwhelmed the sound of the wind outside the door. The wind outside gradually died down, and Boss Liang's voice also gradually weakened. He soon shouted: "Hey! Ah! Don't come over!"

Probably having a nightmare.

Le Yuan couldn't sleep, so he sat on the bed next to him and shouted at him.

The sky gradually brightened. It was morning. Boss Liang woke up, sweating profusely. He let out a long breath, as if he had rested. The redness on his face gradually faded. He opened his eyes wide, revealing his eyeballs. When he looked towards the amusement park, his eyes were inexplicably terrified: "Why are you looking at me? Didn't you get a rest all night?"

Paradise said: "Yes, you were very noisy last night and I couldn't sleep."

Boss Liang sat up and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm really sorry. I made you sleep poorly. I will be out during the day. You can rest here and maybe you can catch up."

Leyuan nodded and asked, "What did you dream about?"

Boss Liang suddenly became excited when talking about this: "You don't know, after I came here, I actually had a nightmare different from before! This time there was only the sound of dripping water. In my dream, I went to an old grave on the mountain with someone to burn incense and worship Buddha. When we were walking on the road, the road suddenly collapsed. A villager passing by said that it was because it rained heavily the day before and the rain washed away the muddy road.

I expressed my understanding, and the villager nodded and left. When he turned around, he turned into a black shadow, like a drop of ink on a white paper. I continued to walk forward with the people around me. There was a pile of eerie green plants on the side. As I walked, a child suddenly appeared beside me, as if he had been following us. I thought the child looked familiar, but he didn't say anything when I asked him.

I also wanted to take a closer look at his face, but I couldn't see it clearly. It was like a ghost following me. I was a little scared, so I stopped talking to him and looking at him. He actually started to walk away without moving his legs. I couldn't pretend that I didn't see him, so I could only turn around and talk to the people next to me. But in the blink of an eye, the child disappeared. I was a little surprised.

I wanted to find someone around me to say a few words and seek comfort, but when I turned around, I found that the person around me was gone. I was the only one on the road. I hadn't reached my destination yet, so I continued walking alone and soon arrived in front of the old grave. The grave was quiet and motionless, as if everything was normal. I bent down and bowed twice, and suddenly I heard the sound of firecrackers in the distance.

It seemed like there were other people here to worship their ancestors, and I took two steps forward in confusion.