Chapter 140
The First Death in Fengmen Village
Chapter 140 The First Death in Fengmen Village (Bonus Chapter 57 for Monthly Tickets)
The next morning, Chen Miao went to find Chen Guokun.
When Chen Guokun saw Chen Miao again, his expression was still somewhat complicated.
He hesitated only once, and Chen Miao had already become an external investigator under Qi Ning, which made him feel like he had missed out.
However, Chen Guokun did not express any dissatisfaction with Chen Miao's choice.
After all, it was a two-way choice, and besides, he had never openly expressed this intention to Chen Miao, so Chen Miao naturally had no reason to wait for him.
"Do you want to switch to a different concealment spray?"
"Correct!"
Chen Miao nodded and took out three peach charms from his pocket.
"Can I exchange it?"
Looking at Chen Miao's three peach wood charms, Chen Guokun thought for a moment and did not refuse.
Chen Miao's peach wood charms are of very high quality. If used properly, these three peach wood charms can save lives, and they are also good gifts.
Chen Guokun immediately agreed to the replacement request.
But Chen Guokun's next words stunned Chen Miao.
"I'm placing an order in the points mall now, and it should arrive by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"the day after tomorrow?"
Chen Miao forgot about this.
"Are you anxious?"
Seeing Chen Miao's furrowed brows, Chen Guokun sensed something.
"We are a bit anxious; we can't wait until the day after tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Chen Guokun took out a spray bottle from a tactical bag at his waist.
"This is what I use myself, but I've already used half of it. I can probably only use it five more times. If the situation is more complicated, and I spray more, I might only have two more chances."
Chen Miao looked at the spray in the other person's hand and directly shoved his peach charm into it.
"That's it."
Upon seeing this, Chen Guokun immediately returned a peach charm to Chen Miao.
Chen Miao did not refuse.
"Do you need my help?"
Chen Guokun still asked the question.
Even if Chen Miao didn't say anything, he knew that Chen Miao must have encountered a paranormal event.
Moreover, it is quite tricky; otherwise, given Chen Miao's incense burning technique, why would he need to use a concealment spray?
Chen Miao smiled upon hearing this.
"No, I can do it myself."
"Alright, if things get serious, don't try to shoulder the burden yourself. Keep yourself healthy so you can do more things."
Chen Guokun did not persist.
"I see. I'll be leaving now."
Chen Miao turned around and got back into his car, driving directly out of Tianmen County.
To be honest, Chen Miao was moved by what Chen Guokun just said.
Chen Miao has no idea what he is about to face. He can only consider things more once the contents of the book change.
Otherwise, if we call on Chen Guokun and it turns out to be a hopeless situation, then there's no point in doing it.
While waiting at a red light, Chen Miao flipped through a book.
The contents haven't changed yet. If Chen Miao's guess is correct, the contents of the book should change once he leaves Tianmen County.
He was already prepared, and had packed everything he needed into his carry-on bag.
Last night, he drew talismans until the early hours of the morning, producing a total of six spirit-suppressing talismans.
Three of them were exquisite spirit-suppressing talismans that Chen Miao drew using the materials he had left over from before!
Just as Chen Miao had guessed, as his talisman-drawing skills improved, the success rate of creating high-quality talismans also increased accordingly.
Chen Miao is confident that he can use the materials from the Three Coins of Yin Virtue to draw four or more exquisite talismans in the future.
In fact, Chen Miao felt that this exquisite talisman was even more refined than the one he had seen before.
But Chen Miao didn't know the specific effects, and his worries did not lessen.
He didn't believe that four high-quality talismans would be enough to deal with the flying zombie that could stand in mid-air.
"Beep~ Beep beep!"
The sound of a car horn woke Chen Miao.
Coming to his senses, Chen Miao continued driving.
Half an hour later, Chen Miao stopped his car on the side of the highway between Tianmen County and Shannan City.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Miao opened the book. The content had changed again; this time, it wasn't the last day of the month.
Chapter Seven
"It's been nine days since Zhong Cai handed Xiao Bai over to me, and I haven't heard from him since."
"Xiaobai's increasing silence made me feel that I couldn't wait any longer."
"I called Zhong Cai, the call was connected, but no one spoke."
"My gut feeling tells me that something might have happened to Zhong Cai."
"I couldn't bear to tell Xiaobai about this, so I could only keep telling lies that only adults can tell."
"I've grown fond of this little guy after spending these past few days with him, and I can't bear to see him sad."
"After careful consideration, I've decided to go find Zhong Cai!"
"Before leaving, I entrusted Xiaobai to Qi Ning. I feel more at ease leaving it with the Management Bureau."
"Because Zhong Cai's condition might not be very good, I brought everything I could with me when I went there."
"I drove for a full five hours and arrived at the location Zhong Cai had told me about at 1 p.m., but it wasn't Fengmen Village."
"That place called Fengmen Village isn't on the navigation map."
"When I arrived, I found a kind-looking family and parked my car in their yard. I paid them 200 yuan for parking and then asked the old man for directions to Fengmen Village."
"When he heard about Fengmen Village, the old man there clearly changed his mood. He advised me not to go there, but when I asked him why, he didn't say anything."
"After thanking the old man for his kindness, I took the map and headed towards Fengmen Village."
"Although there are mountains all around Tianmen County, I don't hike up the mountains very often. What the old man called a two-hour journey took me more than three hours."
"Fortunately, I arrived at my destination before dark, Fengmen Village, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides and borders a dry riverbed."
"It's hard to imagine that in such a remote place, every household has built a three-story building."
"Although the house layout looks a bit strange, three stories is considered luxurious in a mountain village, and every household in this village is like that!"
"Half of Fengmen Village is built on a hillside. Standing on the gravel road at the entrance of Fengmen Village, you can look up and see the general size of the village and the houses connected by the gravel road."
"If I hadn't stood there for ten minutes without seeing a single person, and if I were a hiker, I would probably have chosen this place as my base."
"I didn't rush into the village. I called Zhong Cai from outside the village, but unfortunately I couldn't get through."
"I put away my phone and carried my things into the village."
"After walking for about two minutes, I finally saw the first person."
"It was an old man, sitting in a grand chair inside the door of his house on the first floor. He seemed to be in good spirits, but he looked a little lonely."
"I didn't stop, I kept going, and all I saw along the way were old people, most of them sitting in armchairs inside the door."
"I spent half an hour searching the entire village, but I couldn't find any trace of Zhong Cai."
"As it was getting dark, I found a family that looked alright and asked if I could stay the night."
"The old man wasn't as cold as I had imagined; he agreed to my request to stay overnight."
"As soon as I entered, I saw the two coffins placed on one side of the hall, and I was stunned."
"The old man wasn't surprised by my reaction. After talking with him, I learned that this was a custom in Fengmen Village. If one of the elders in the family passed away, they would not be buried. Instead, their bodies would be kept in the house until the other elder also passed away, at which point they would be buried together."
"As someone who works in the funeral industry, I have serious doubts: is it really acceptable to keep a body in custody for a period of years?"
"But I didn't ask any questions. After entering the room the old man arranged for me, I tidied it up a bit and then took out the instant noodles I had brought with me."
"When I went to get hot water, I found that the old man was also eating. I was surprised by his cooking skills and by the fact that he was still able to cook for himself despite his poor health. But obviously, he didn't intend to invite me to eat with him."
"After finishing my meal, I wandered around the village again until night fell and the village was completely dark, at which point I had no choice but to return to my lodgings."
"After a long day of running around, I was exhausted. After trying to stay awake for a while, I finally fell asleep."
"I don't know when, but I was awakened by some noise."
"There's no one in the room. The noise is coming from outside. It seems... someone is cooking?"
"I glanced at the time, it was one in the morning. I was wide awake after being woken up, so I decided to go downstairs and see if I could get a meal. That would be pretty good."
"Going downstairs to the kitchen next to the main house, I saw someone cooking. It wasn't the old man; it looked like an old woman?"
"With doubt in my heart, I walked over. My footsteps were not loud, but when I got close to the kitchen, the old woman stopped cooking."
I greeted her somewhat awkwardly, but the old woman didn't respond.
"Just as I was about to leave, the old woman moved—not by turning her head, but by leaping onto all fours and lunging at me!"
"Those eerie green eyes startled me awake, but they were too close, and I was a beat too slow to react. I couldn't dodge the old woman's attack and was knocked to the ground."
"The peach charm on my body cracked instantly. I knew what I had encountered. I took out one of the spirit-suppressing talismans I always carried, activated it, and suppressed her."
"I got up in a disheveled state, and as I wanted to take another look, I suddenly felt waves of malice coming from all directions."
Turning my head, I saw dozens of eerie green eyes peeking out from the walls all over the courtyard!
"I died. I was bitten to death on my way back to my room to get my sword."
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(End of this chapter)