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A scream startled countless birds that were perched there, causing them to fly away.
Upon hearing the scream, the four of them ran even faster, as if a voice was calling out from the depths of their hearts, telling them that if they didn't run faster, they would end up like Xu Qiang!
"Run! Don't stop!"
Mr. Wang spoke hurriedly, and not long after, he looked at a wisp of fire in the distance and said hastily, "There's a fire ahead, there must be someone there!"
Upon hearing this, the others suddenly felt a surge of energy and hurriedly looked up into the distance.
Looking at that wisp of fire, it was as if I saw a glimmer of hope!
They ran wildly, almost all four of them using every ounce of their strength. In the past, they probably would never have believed that they could unleash such powerful potential.
Fortunately, they ran in the right direction; the place with the firelight was a village.
When they arrived at the village, the chilling voice behind them had been left behind, perhaps having gone somewhere else.
They were extremely grateful to have survived such a situation. It was good luck, of course. They were fortunate to have noticed the fire in the village; otherwise, if they had been constantly chased by the rats, they would have ended up like Xu Qiang sooner or later.
Just looking at that group of rats already filled them with immense fear.
"Thank goodness, we shook off those bastards." Mr. Wang was also somewhat absent-minded.
"Yes, but why are there so many rats on the mountain? That doesn't make sense." Lin Yu was still shaken.
The things that happened to them today were all too bizarre. First, they were inexplicably dressed in mourning clothes and locked in a room containing only a coffin. Then, just when they were about to sit there and wait for dawn, they were attacked by a swarm of rats.
What happened today is like something out of a horror story.
The four of them sat on the stone steps to rest for a while, catching their breath before slowly standing up.
Mr. Wang took a deep breath and said, "Let's go. Now that we've found the village, let's ask them to stay for the night. Luckily, I still have some money on me, so I can go home after we go down the mountain during the day."
The other three nodded as well.
They had to admit that they felt a little more at ease after finding the village.
To be honest, even the half hour they spent sitting on the mountain waiting for dawn before felt like several hours. They never wanted to experience that feeling again.
After they left the stone steps and walked into the village, a figure landed.
It was Su Yang!
Su Yang stood there and looked around, feeling a particularly strange sensation.
He could sense from the sky that a barrier was trapping them on this mountain. In other words, it was almost impossible for them to leave the mountain, and he had to find a way to break through this barrier.
What's strange is why there would be a village in such a place?
Previously, Su Yang stood high above the village, looking down from the air with a clear view. Although the village was situated on flat terrain, the surrounding area was mostly overgrown with weeds and small trees with withered branches and leaves. It could be said that there was no sign of life in the vicinity, and it would not be an exaggeration to call it an abandoned village.
But in such a desolate place, there are actually villages inhabited by people?
"Something's strange." Su Yang stroked his chin, then shrugged and asked, "Ahei, can you sense anything?"
Ahei raised its little head, sniffed in the direction of the village, and then said with disgust, "How smelly! Rats."
Su Yang frowned: "You mean there are a lot of rats inside?"
Ahei nodded.
"Dead or alive?"
"Alive!"
Now Su Yang was even more puzzled. He had clearly seen from the outside that the rats had all scattered, obviously avoiding the village. And Ahei could smell the stench of the rats, and they were even alive.
This is rather puzzling.
However, Su Yang didn't think much of it and simply took out a black cloak from his storage bag, stealthily moving within this dark camouflage.
Since there's something wrong with this village, let's sneak in and take a look. Maybe we can find a way to leave this space here.
Thinking of this, Su Yang put on his cloak and disappeared into the darkness.
now.
Mr. Wang led the three people into the village. At that moment, a tall bonfire was piled up in front of a large house in the center of the village, which stood out conspicuously in the village.
Upon seeing this, the four hurried over, but as soon as they arrived, they saw that all the villagers were dressed in mourning clothes, some crying and some shouting. After a while, someone started playing the suona, beating the drum and gong, which made them feel uneasy.
Although they were still scared, they mustered their courage and went over.
At this moment, they saw two paper figures placed at the entrance. Everyone panicked as soon as they saw them, especially Li Xiangyu, who was a girl and was so frightened that she almost turned around and ran away.
Fortunately, Mr. Wang was a composed person and calmly said, "Don't be afraid, it's just a paper figure. Some places have these customs when holding a funeral."
The three nodded, but looking at the paper figure's pale face, its eerie smile, and even its lifelike eyes, even knowing that it was just a paper figure, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Even as they walked by, they would glance at the two paper figures from time to time, fearing that they might suddenly pounce on them and how terrifying that would be.
Ever since they inexplicably appeared in that oppressive room, everything that has happened today has been utterly baffling!
It felt like they had entered a world of ghosts and monsters; it was extremely terrifying!
They only breathed a sigh of relief after they had crossed the path.
But what they didn't expect was...
As they walked along the road, a cold wind blew by, and the two paper figures stirred slightly. Their eyes turned to look at the four people's backs, and bursts of laughter could be faintly heard.
Li Xiangyu reacted most sensitively. When she heard the strange laughter, she hurriedly turned her head, but she saw nothing.
After the strange feeling disappeared, all that could be heard were the villagers kneeling in front of the house, their pitiful cries, and the piercing sounds of suona horns and gongs.
Lin Yu noticed that Li Xiangyu's expression was a bit off and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Xiangyu cleared her throat and said, "I think I just heard laughter, but it might have been my imagination."
Lin Yu shook his head and advised, "Don't think too much about it. What happened today is too strange. Everything will be resolved by daytime."
Li Xiangyu nodded: "Mm."
After saying that, the four of them went to the house where the funeral was being held.
After they had completely climbed up.
The two paper figures turned their heads at that moment, their eyes staring at the house, the curve of their mouths becoming increasingly eerie, and their bursts of laughter, carried on the cold wind, sent chills down one's spine.
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