Luo Tianhe and Li Huai turned their heads stiffly, both staring intently at me.
They didn't know what to do, so they could only place their hopes on me.
I felt a chill run down my spine as I recalled what Wang Fugui and the old man had said during the day: never go out at night.
Is knocking on the door with something at the entrance a way of enticing us to go out?
Just then, I suddenly heard Wang Fugui's hoarse voice.
"Since you three are still awake, there are some activities in the village tonight, it's quite lively, let's go take a look."
An event? A lively scene? In this deathly quiet night?
My lips twitched. Do you think that statement is correct?
This village is as silent as a tomb during the day, and they say there are activities at night, but you can tell it's just a lie!
Moreover, Wang Fugui and his wife had repeatedly warned us during the day not to go out at night, but now they've come to invite us...
The three of us exchanged surprised and uncertain glances. Li Huai silently mouthed:
"Don't open the door! We're not going out!"
Luo Tianhe did the same; he shook his head at me.
My heart was pounding and my brain was racing. Going out would be like throwing myself into the lion's den. Wang Fugui was clearly acting strangely at that moment.
But soon, eerie sounds continued to come from outside the door.
“You can hide inside, but Wang Fugui’s family will probably go to attend.”
Aren't you Wang Fugui?!
But he quickly realized that the Wang Fugui in front of him might not be the same person as the Wang Fugui during the day!
After all, Wang Fugui during the day seemed to be flawless.
Moreover, he warned us never to go out on eerie nights.
I realized that this guy was threatening me; if I didn't go out, Wang Fugui's family might suffer a terrible fate!
Thinking of this, my Adam's apple bobbed.
Our purpose in coming here is to find out what secrets Blackwater Village holds!
And who is Bai Yang involved?
Therefore, simply running away won't solve the problem.
Luo Tianhe and Li Huai also realized the threatening meaning behind the thing outside the door, and their attitudes began to waver.
I gave Luo Tianhe and Li Huai a wink and lowered my voice to say:
"Be prepared and act accordingly. If things go wrong, run back inside immediately."
Then I raised my voice and, speaking to the door in as calm a tone as possible:
"Brother Wang, it's getting late. Can't we participate tomorrow?"
"No, the event has to be held at night!"
The voice outside the door was silent for a moment, then rang out again, carrying an undeniable chill.
As he finished speaking, I seemed to hear suppressed breathing and footsteps outside the door.
Looking out the window, I saw that there were more and more people in the yard, surrounding our house.
I suddenly realized that even if we chose to stay inside this house, they would force the door open and take us out!
My brain was racing. If Wang Fugui wasn't deliberately trying to harm me, then he probably knew there would be a crisis that night, but he didn't expect it to be this big!
The house that should be able to shelter us is completely incapable of dealing with the current situation!
Even he himself is in dire straits!
I suddenly realized that the three of us had been noticed!
There are many possibilities. It could be because of Li Huai's special status, or it could be because Chen Hua was secretly sabotaging us and knew we were investigating him.
I gritted my teeth, knowing I couldn't hesitate any longer, and carefully placed the yellow talisman and other items close to my body, also tucking the peach wood sword into my clothes.
Then he winked at Luo Tianhe and Li Huai, signaling them to get ready.
The next moment, I reached out, paused for half a second, and yanked open the door!
The scene outside the door made us all gasp in shock, and our hair stood on end involuntarily.
Wang Fugui and his wife stood side by side, their faces appearing ashen and sallow in the dim light.
This caused them to lose their normal daytime behavior.
What alarmed us even more was that there seemed to be some kind of dark red stain left at the corners of their mouths!
Could it be that they were the ones making the chewing sounds earlier?
Were they being controlled, or was this all part of a conspiracy?!
The courtyard was still filled with the same villagers who had been standing there with blank expressions during the day.
Let's go...
Wang Fugui stiffly stretched out his hand and pointed outside the courtyard.
The three of us gritted our teeth and practically shuffled out of the west wing.
The villagers automatically parted to make way for us, their gazes like cold needles, piercing our very being.
We were thus half-swept along by this silent crowd, heading towards the open space in the center of the village.
The closer you get to the open space, the stronger the earthy smell in the village becomes, almost nauseating.
When we finally stepped onto the edge of the construction site, we were actually mentally prepared, but the scene in front of us still made our blood almost freeze!
The square, which was empty during the day, was now filled with white lanterns.
The stark white light illuminated the square, making it resemble a funeral parlor.
Instantly, my face turned deathly pale.
The lanterns we see in daily life are almost all red, symbolizing joy and celebration.
White lanterns are only lit in three places!
The first is during a major funeral, to light the way to the underworld for the soul of the deceased, to prevent him from lingering in the mortal world, and also to prevent him from going to the wrong place.
The second option is mass burial grounds or mortuaries, providing a temporary resting place for unclaimed souls, where they are offered small incense offerings to pray that they will not cause trouble.
The third is the Ghost Market and Evil Sacrifice, which, as the name suggests, are markets where evil spirits or other things are traded.
My grandfather once told me that if I were in the middle of the night...
If you see a lit white lantern, don't hesitate, turn around and leave immediately!
And these are the white lanterns that illuminate the entire square!
That pale, cold light is guiding me!
But that's not all that's strange.
Beside the old well in the center of the square, a huge black iron pot was now set up!
Flames leaped beneath the pot, and the dark red, viscous liquid inside boiled violently, emitting a foul stench that was a mixture of earthy and rotten smells.
With my sharp eyes, I noticed that there were still white bones floating in the iron pot.
My pupils suddenly contracted, and my blood seemed to freeze in that instant!
As a cobbler, I have sewn together no fewer than a hundred corpses, and I am extremely familiar with the human skeleton!
Those bones in the pot that have turned white from being boiled are definitely human bones!
My lips trembled; I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
That rather thin and long one is probably a human rib.
The thicker bone on the side of the pot should be the thigh bone.
If both of these are controversial, then I definitely won't be wrong about the one!
The undulating skull in the center of the pot!
That's a human skull, and you can even vaguely see what it looked like before it was born!
They were actually boiling people in a giant pot?!
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