Chapter 261 The End of Greed
Before Wu Zilin entered the door, Chu Ruanruan stopped him:
"Brother Wuzi, are there any corpse ginseng in this mountain?"
Hearing this, Uzi paused, with a hint of panic clearly flashing in his eyes:
"What...what corpse ginseng? I don't know!"
The village chief looked at Wu Zi doubtfully:
"You don't know? Wu Zi, you've been collecting herbs in the mountains since you were a child, how could you not know? The corpse ginseng grows next to the stone statue in the mountains. You almost ate it by mistake when you were a child! Have you forgotten?"
Uzi's expression became even more flustered:
"I...I forgot. Village chief, I have to go cook!"
After saying that, Uzi went into the house.
The village chief was still puzzled: "What happened to this kid today?"
"Village chief, what is the origin of the stone statue in the mountain you just mentioned?" Chu Runrun asked.
"Oh! That stone statue was built by our ancestors to worship the gods. Later, as society developed and everyone believed in science, not many people went to worship the stone statue. It has been abandoned for too long and is in the forest, so almost no one goes there!" said the village chief.
Chu Runrun narrowed her eyes slightly. She felt something was wrong when she saw the stone statue last night. Although there was no evil energy, she always felt that the stone statue was alive.
It is not impossible for a stone statue that has been worshipped for hundreds of years to develop intelligence.
"Uncle, I want to go to the stone statue again!" Chu Runrun said.
"Okay! I'll go with you!"
Chu Ruanruan immediately shook her head: "Uncle, you and Uncle Zhuo stay to look after Wu Zi, and we will take Da Hei with us!"
"Okay! Be careful!" said Han Liming.
With the experience of last night, they were much more skilled in climbing the mountain this time.
Under the leadership of Dahei, they quickly found the stone statue.
During the day, this stone statue is not as eerie and scary as it is at night, but Chu Runrun still feels inexplicably disgusted when she approaches it.
Chu Runrun slowly walked forward and reached out to gently touch the stone statue. This time she did not fall into an illusion, and she didn't even feel anything.
There were still traces of blood from the two people who died last night near the statue, and the breeze that blew into my nose made my heart palpitations even worse.
"Ruanruan, you were also born on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. Do you think the ghost using the Five Elements Soul Restoration Technique will target you?"
Chu Qi's words reminded Chu Ruanruan that she was also born on July 15th, and she also had an extremely yin constitution.
If the Five Elements Soul Restoration Technique needed a better sacrifice, she would be more suitable than those five people.
"Then can I..."
Before Chu Ruanruan finished speaking, Ning Xuan immediately said, "No!"
Ning Xuan knew that Chu Runrun wanted to use herself as bait to lure out the mastermind, but if something went wrong, none of them would be able to control the outcome.
Chu Runrun looked at the bracelet on her hand. It was a gift from her grandfather. As long as she took off the bracelet, the negative energy in her body would dissipate.
Chu Runrun looked at Ning Xuan without saying anything, but Ning Xuan understood what she meant.
After a long silence, Chu Ruanruan's cell phone rang, breaking the atmosphere.
It’s He Jun calling.
"Hey, Officer Chu, that woman is awake. See when you can question her!"
"Okay! I'll be there now!"
Chu Ruanruan hung up the phone, and seeing that Ning Xuan's expression was still stern, she took a step back:
"Brother, let's go back and see what that woman has to say. If we can find the mastermind behind this, I will definitely not put myself in danger!"
Ning Xuan pursed her lips but still said nothing. Chu Runrun was at a loss.
"Brother~" Chu Runrun took Ning Xuan's hand and shook it coquettishly.
Ning Xuan was the one who fell for this, so he sighed helplessly:
"Let's go back first!"
Chu Ruanruan immediately smiled and said, "Let's go!"
The four people and the dog immediately went down the mountain.
At the hospital, the woman's eyes were covered with gauze. Her eyes were contaminated, and she was brought in too late to have them reattached.
When Chu Runrun and the others arrived at the hospital, He Zhun was already waiting at the door of the ward, taking a nap.
"Officer He!"
Hearing the voice, He Zhun immediately came back to his senses:
"Officer Chu, you're here!"
"Where is Moyi Lanzhu?" Chu Runrun asked.
"She's right inside! But she's emotionally unstable. The doctor just gave her a sedative. Be careful when you ask her later!" He Jun said.
"I understand! Officer He, you have worked hard. You should sleep a little longer!" Chu Runrun said.
He Jun rubbed his red eyes and nodded.
Chu Runrun pushed open the door of the ward. Moyi Lanzhu's hand was handcuffed to the bed, and the gauze on her eyes covered half of her face.
Compared to the enthusiasm and brightness she showed when I saw her a few days ago, she now looked like a rag doll on the verge of breaking.
"Moyi Lanzhu!" Chu Ruanruan called out softly.
Moyi Lanzhu's fingers trembled slightly, and she opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, tears of blood flowed out from the gauze.
Chu Ruanruan walked over and took a piece of paper to wipe the blood off her face.
"Don't cry, losing your eyes is better than losing your life!"
“S-sorry!”
Moyi Lanzhu's voice was filled with tears, and gradually turned into clear sobs.
"What exactly happened that night? Why did you go to that stone statue?" Chu Runrun asked.
Mo Yilanzhu sobbed softly for a long time before she choked out:
“That day…that day, Ukirangda went to the mountain again. Out of curiosity, I followed him. I saw him kneeling in front of a stone statue, muttering something.
I was thinking of just taking a look and then going back, but I saw a lot of bugs suddenly crawling out of the stone statue. They crawled onto Ukilangda's body, and I was so scared that I ran back quickly.
I thought Wujilangda was dead, but he came back at night as if nothing had happened. I was curious about what he was doing, so I secretly lay on the windowsill of his house at night to watch.
As a result, we saw Wujilangda put those bugs on his grandmother's body. His grandmother was almost dying, but after being bitten by the bugs, her complexion improved a lot.
Wujilangda also told his grandmother that this insect was a treasure given to him by the gods, which could help people prolong their lives. As long as we offer sacrifices to the gods, it can also help us live forever.
When I heard this, I became greedy and thought that if I could also get this kind of insect, my whole family would be immortal.
So the next day I secretly took the offerings and found the stone statue of the god, but no bugs came out after I worshipped for a long time.
I was unwilling to give up, so I went there again that night, but I didn’t expect… I didn’t expect…”
When she said this, Moyi Lanzhu couldn't help but tremble all over, her expression was terrified, and tears mixed with blood flowed out from the gauze.
Chu Runrun took out the Sanqing Bell and shook it gently, and combined with the calming effect of the Qingxin Mantra, Moyi Lanzhu gradually calmed down.
Mo Yilanzhu took a deep breath and spoke after a long while:
"That god wasn't a god at all. He was a devil, a murderous devil! He controlled me, made me dig out my own eyes, and then killed those two policemen. I'll never forget that scene!"
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