The female ghost's shrill wails echoed through the woods, sending chills down my spine.
As she continued to scratch the flesh on her neck and face, wriggling earthworms began to fall off along with the blood and flesh.
Her voice had become distorted and eventually turned from a clear, crisp female voice into a dull one.
It's like, just like the voice of the earth itself!
I was startled by this thought and quickly stepped forward, ignoring how contorted and disgusting her body looked, and asked urgently:
"Who are they? Who is torturing you? If you tell me, perhaps I can help you kill him and avenge you!"
Upon hearing the words "revenge," the female ghost's twisted body stiffened instantly, and then her pupil-less eyes stared intently at me.
She seemed to have regained some of her senses!
I couldn't help but tremble. I wondered how far this female ghost had gone in her desire for revenge, because even her madness was brought back to normal upon hearing those two words.
Luo Tianhe, Li Huai, and the others behind me couldn't help but hold their breath.
Old Chen was extremely excited, staring intently at the female ghost's lips.
He also wanted to know who was behind it all, turning his village into a ghost town!
Moreover, he himself had been trapped in the village for many years and could not get out even if he wanted to.
"Yes, that's him,"
The female ghost gritted her teeth, her voice filled with venomous resentment, as if she wanted to eat that person's flesh, drink his blood, and tear him to pieces before she could feel any satisfaction.
But I could keenly hear a deep fear hidden in her voice.
She was terrified of the person who had ruined her life!
But she opened her mouth wide, about to utter the name.
Suddenly, countless needle marks appeared out of nowhere on her open mouth!
The red cinnabar thread sealed her mouth shut!
The female ghost's scream was stuck in her throat, and her eerie eyes, which seemed to wriggle like earthworms, suddenly widened, filled with extreme fear!
I immediately realized that someone had cursed this female ghost, turning her into a ghost who couldn't even utter that taboo name!
It was as if that name itself was an untouchable taboo; the moment she tried to mention it, her mouth would be sealed shut.
"That's really, really vicious."
I muttered to myself, the murderer's ruthlessness has completely exceeded my imagination.
And that guy knows some evil magic, it's too weird, he even has this kind of thing specifically used to seal mouths!
The only thing that allowed the female ghost to speak normally without restriction was that she couldn't utter a sound when his name was mentioned.
This didn't seem to be the first time this had happened to the female ghost; she kept making whimpering sounds, and her mouth was agape.
Dark pus and blood flowed from the needle hole in her mouth, and I felt a pang of pity for her; how much pain she must have suffered!
But despite her best efforts, she still couldn't bring herself to say the name.
We all sighed in disappointment.
Suddenly, the female ghost knelt down in front of me with a thud.
"You don't need to kneel before me! I don't know how to break this evil spell!"
I panicked for a moment; it was the first time I'd ever been worshipped by a ghost. I quickly waved my hands.
"Chen Yan, that's not what she meant. Look at her hand; it looks like she's writing!"
Just then, Luo Tianhe, who was behind me, suddenly patted my shoulder and said something.
It was only then that I realized I had been presumptuous, and I felt quite embarrassed.
But the next moment I ignored all of that and instead lowered my head to stare at the female ghost's movements.
Her twisted fingers dug into the ground so tightly that, just like a person, the ground oozed scarlet blood.
Her body trembled incessantly, as if this method of revealing the name could not completely bypass the evil magic!
But in the end, it was a trick, and that evil magic did not stop her.
Soon I saw a crooked character "Chen" drawn on the ground!
"List?"
Old Chen's mouth dropped open. He pointed at himself. What did this female ghost mean? Could he be the mastermind behind it all?
He looked at the three of us nervously, as if he wanted to say that the female ghost was framing him, but he found that the three of us were not paying any attention to him at all.
First, Old Chen is indeed trustworthy; he has no ulterior motives.
Secondly, we already know who it is!
If I'm not mistaken, she wrote the next character, which should be "华" (Hua).
Seeing the female ghost contorted in agony, yet still desperately trying to write the second word, I couldn't help but say:
"His name is Chen Hua, right? We came here for him; he wants to harm my friend!"
Upon hearing my words, the female ghost quickly nodded!
Then, seemingly because she gave up saying the name, the red cinnabar lines on her lips disappeared completely.
"What exactly did Chen Hua do to you? Why did he do it?"
I almost shouted it out, wanting to seize this fleeting opportunity!
Who knows if her mouth will be sealed shut again at any moment?
"He... he wants my destiny, saying I'm some kind of extremely yin, an earth elementalist!"
The female ghost's voice was intermittent, filled with endless pain and resentment.
I could tell she desperately wanted to tell me everything so I could avenge her.
"What is your birth date and time (Bazi)?"
I glanced at Li Huai, whose lips were trembling, and asked the question on his behalf.
"Five, the fifth day of the fifth month!"
He looks exactly like Li Huai!
Li Huai's body trembled, and he staggered two steps before leaning against a tree to avoid collapsing.
No wonder Li Huai was marked as soon as he arrived; it turns out he was also a top-notch source of nourishment in Chen Hua's eyes!
As for what happens when someone becomes nourishment, just look at this female ghost.
It's even worse than being a scapegoat in Building 14!
The female ghost didn't notice our sudden change in expression, and continued speaking haltingly:
"He... he killed me with evil magic, buried me here, and used my resentment to nourish this land, to change the earth's veins, to achieve his goal!"
A flash of inspiration struck me, instantly connecting many clues.
For some unknown reason, Chen Hua wanted to expand the scale, so one "she" was not enough!
So he tried to hunt down more people with extremely ominous fates to use as harbingers, and that's how Li Huai and Bai Yang came to be targeted.
"By the way, what's the deal with that locust tree at the east end of the village?!"
I suddenly realized that the locust tree was definitely a very important clue!
After all, when she first met us, she said she wanted us to take her back there!
The house under the locust tree at the east end of the village was the only safe place.
I simply don't believe there's no connection between the two!
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