I stepped forward and politely asked, "Excuse me, ma'am, may I ask where you are...?"
The older sister looked up at us, gently stroked the little girl's hair, her eyes full of love and heartache.
“My daughter has contracted a strange disease, and her legs have atrophied like this. We’ve sought medical help everywhere, but nothing has worked. I heard that the Xuanpin Furnace here has miraculous effects and can cure all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases, so I brought her here to try our luck.”
It really is called the Mysterious Female Furnace.
He then turned to ask a few people nearby, and received the same answer.
Either someone in the family is seriously ill, or someone feels hopeless and helpless about life.
Then I asked a few others nearby, and they all said the same thing: either someone in their family was sick, or someone else felt hopeless about life.
Moreover, Luo Tianhe said he even saw several wanted criminals.
What exactly is Wu Zhiguo trying to do?
Could it be that he's really like the village chief of Biyou Village, trying to reshape this world?
Despite having experienced many unbelievable things before, I still couldn't help but feel a sense of bewilderment when such a scene, which only appears in TV dramas, actually played out in real life.
I hope I'm just overthinking things.
Two people were sitting in front of the gate of the Xuanpin Furnace.
However, the two looked extremely lazy and did not seem to be guarding anything important.
One of them was looking down at his phone, his eyes glued to the screen, occasionally letting out a silly laugh.
The other one sat to the side, nodding his head, seemingly already fast asleep and oblivious to everything around him.
I couldn't help but ask the woman, "Excuse me, what do those two people do?"
The older woman glanced in the direction I was pointing and said, "They're the gatekeepers."
"Just a doorman? Just... watching over things? Aren't you afraid someone will go in and steal things? Or spy on the secrets inside?"
I blurted out my doubts.
Upon hearing this, the older sister couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Who would sneak in? Anyway, Dr. Zeng opens the door every now and then to let people in. Anyone who wants to go in can go in."
Upon hearing this, Luo Tianhe couldn't help but interject, "So generous? Aren't you afraid of revealing the secrets here?"
The older sister shook her head: "What's so scary about it? People who come to Sanjiapo can come and go as they please."
We asked the older sister a few more questions, but she had only been there a short time and knew nothing about anything except some basic information.
Left with no other choice, Luo Tianhe and I walked to the side, squatted down, and each lit a cigarette.
Amidst the swirling smoke, Luo Tianhe spoke first, asking, "Old Chen, what are you thinking?"
I took a deep drag of my cigarette, slowly exhaled a smoke ring, and said, "I want to sneak in and take a look tonight."
Luo Tianhe looked puzzled: "Didn't they say Wu Zhiguo would put people in every now and then? Why bother with all that trouble?"
I rolled my eyes at him and said irritably, "That's them, what does it have to do with us? Wu Zhiguo wants to kill us right now, if he knew we came to the village, would he let us go..."
Halfway through my sentence, I was suddenly struck as if by lightning, and a terrifying thought flashed through my mind—
Wu Zhiguo, do you really not know we've come to the village?
Luo Tianhe had obviously thought of this as well, and his body tensed up instantly, his eyes quickly scanning his surroundings.
I glanced around and found that everyone around me was immersed in their longing for the Xuanpin Furnace, their eyes fixed on the towering Xuanpin Furnace, and no one noticed the strangeness on our side.
Luo Tianhe swallowed hard: "Should we leave now? Anyway, that lady said no one will care if we come or go. Otherwise, if Wu Zhiguo comes back tomorrow, it will be too late for us to leave."
I gave a wry smile: "How do we leave? If Wu Zhiguo really knows we're already in the village, will he let us go? Besides, Lin Zimeng is watching us."
“She said if we don’t find the key to the forbidden door for her, we’ll rot here, but the problem is I don’t even know what the forbidden door is.”
Luo Tianhe nudged me gently with his elbow, then gestured toward the Xuanpin Furnace and asked in a low voice.
"Do you think the forbidden gate that woman mentioned is the Mysterious Female Furnace?"
A jolt went through me; the idea ignited within me like a spark, only to be quickly overwhelmed by a host of doubts.
It can't be that simple, right?
What Lin Zimeng said at the time was deep in my memory.
If it's a Xuanpin Furnace, do I still need a key?
According to Chai Mingyu, Lin Zimeng is Wu Zhiguo's goddaughter. She should be able to enter the Xuanpin Furnace whenever she wants, right?
Thinking of this, Luo Tianhe's face grew even more gloomy.
“Since Lin Zimeng is Wu Zhiguo’s goddaughter, why doesn’t she just go to the Xuanpin Furnace to get the things herself? Why does she have to bother us and drag us into this mess?”
At this point, he spat out a curse: "That damned woman, she's always causing us trouble!"
His words were still echoing in the air when a clear and sweet voice suddenly came from behind us.
"Big brother, it's not good to talk badly about people behind their backs."
Luo Tianhe froze instantly, then abruptly turned his head.
Lin Zimeng, dressed in a black evening gown, stood gracefully behind us with her hands behind her back.
Her head was tilted slightly to one side, a bright smile on her face, her eyes curved into crescents, revealing a row of clean, even teeth.
She looked exactly like an innocent, naive teenage girl.
However, we know perfectly well what's going on in our hearts.
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