Chapter Forty-Nine: On Fire?
"Whew, finally caught up with ......"
Looking at the gray space around him that was gradually fading, Ye Chen breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned down on the bed behind him, and said with some joy.
After dawn, the speed of several people finally got faster, and they returned to the village chief's house in time.
"You say, is what the old man said credible?"
Dieyi turned her head sideways and said with a deep groan.
"Not entirely credible. Ye Chen rolled over, sat up from the bed, and said, "But it's not completely unbelievable—at least the four places he said at the end are definitely inextricably linked to this Hongqing Village." ”
Ye Chen also knew that those four places might be deliberately guided by Old Chen, but as long as they had a goal, it was much better than wandering around the village like a headless fly.
Moreover, it is still impossible to say who will take advantage of whom.
"Bang...... Bang ......"
A knock on the door suddenly interrupted the thoughts of several people, and an old man's hearty laughter also came: "I wonder how many of you slept well last night?"
Hearing the voice of the village chief, several people hurriedly stopped, got up and pushed the door open.
"Slept well. Ye Chen had heavy dark circles under his eyes, and said a little against his will, "Thank you for your hospitality." ”
Seeing that Ye Chen was a little listless, the old man didn't ask much, but said with some guilt: "Alas, it's all my grandson's willfulness, obviously there are many rooms in this house, and it turned out that I was here for you." ”
"Nothing like that. Hearing the village chief's words, Ye Chen hurriedly waved his hand, and continued, "It's very good here, we are very content to have a place to live." ”
Ye Chen didn't believe a word in his heart about this old man's words - if it was really as he said, then why did he send someone to spy on them last night.
He didn't believe that Xiao Yan had such an ability, he could send two people to keep an eye on them all night.
"Well, it's great that you can think so. The village chief looked at a few people with some joy, and then said enthusiastically, "That's it, we were busy yesterday, and we haven't had time to entertain a few people, so if you don't dislike it, how about going to the front with me for breakfast?"
Looking at the expectation in the old man's eyes, Ye Chen had a suspicion in his heart - from the beginning to the present, everyone in this village was a little too enthusiastic, and asked himself, if it were him, it would never be possible to be so attentive to a group of strangers who didn't know the details.
Instead of letting Ye Chen believe that the people here are simple, it would be more practical to let him believe that everyone here has ghosts in their hearts......
But he is already a little difficult to ride a tiger, if he refuses the village chief at this time, then the village chief will definitely notice something unusual, and what else is happening at that time, then it is really impossible to say.
"Then, it's better to be respectful, and I can only continue to trouble you. ”
Ye Chen arched his hand to the village chief and said politely.
"Okay, okay, let's go to the living room, shall we?"
Seeing that Ye Chen agreed, the joy on the village chief's face became more and more intense, and he hurriedly led a few people to the direction of the living room.
"I wonder how many tastes this meal will suit its tastes?"
At the dinner table, the old man stared at Ye Chen and the others with a smile and asked.
"It's okay, it's okay. ”
Ye Chen greeted him, but on the other hand, he spit out all the food in his mouth while the village chief was not paying attention-he hadn't forgotten what Master Wang had done before.
In this way, several people sat at the table with their own thoughts, enjoying their breakfast slowly, but they were silent for a while......
At the same time, Master Wang, who lived in the East Village, was kneeling at an offering table at this time, praying sincerely for something. His name is Wang Hao, and he is also kind on weekdays, and he is famous for his good dishes in the village, and he is also very popular, but for some reason, he is still a bachelor.
"Hopefully it won't be my turn this year, hopefully it won't be my turn this year......"
The sky was already dark, and looking at him, he should have been kneeling here all night, his eyelids were fighting, and the words of prayer in his mouth were already a little slurred.
"It's all to blame on those strangers! If they obediently ate all the food, I wouldn't have to worry about it this year!"
After chattering for a while, Master Wang's face brought a trace of resentment again, and he gritted his teeth a little.
Every year when Ah Yan leaves, there will always be some strange things in this village - there are always people who disappear inexplicably, he originally planned to leave Ye Chen and a few people here, in that case, even if it is his turn, he can let Ye Chen and a few people die for him, but he didn't expect that his little abacus actually failed, which made him a little annoyed and angry......
It's hot, it's hot......
Suddenly, he felt the temperature in the house rise suddenly, it stands to reason that it is now almost winter, and this Hongqing Village is already located in a depression, there is no reason to be so hot, as if it is in a furnace.
At first, Master Wang didn't pay much attention to it, just thought that the temperature was rising during the day, but after a while, he couldn't bear it anymore, the skin on his body was already burned and a little red, and a trace of black mist slowly came out of him, and then it was immediately evaporated by the high temperature and turned into water vapor......
What's going on!
Master Wang began to panic, could it be that this was a precursor to disappearance?
Thinking of this, he suddenly became confused, and instead of praying, he looked around for a source of heat—maybe something was on fire......
The sky outside was getting brighter and brighter, and the sun was as usual, climbing into the air, swaying light and heat wantonly.
"Crackling ......"
The scorching sound of a wooden board being roasted exploded in his ears, causing him to look to his feet in a hurry.
But the floor was as usual, even as usual, without even a single crack.
No, it can't be!
The successive abnormalities had already made him a little nervous, and he fell to the ground, checking inch by inch, but no matter how he checked, the floor was intact.
Could it be the ceiling?
Master Wang's heart sank, and he looked up a little stiffly. Sure enough, a few blackened marks on the ceiling were lying there quietly.
But when he saw it carefully, his heart fell violently, and he was directly frightened!
This, what's going on!
He was already a little hysterical - on the original wooden ceiling, a few charred footprints were very clear, and the five toes were clearly marked, and even the ceiling around the footprints was somewhat curled up by the heat......
The second floor!
Looking at the slightly raised footprints, Master Wang suddenly became a little angry - I can't say, all this is the ghost of those strangers!
After thinking about it, Master Wang tiptoed to the board and picked up a kitchen knife - although the kitchen knife had already burned his hand a little red at this time, he didn't seem to feel pain, and walked to the second floor angrily with the knife.
"Come out!"
"I know you're the one who did it!"
"Don't try to scare me! I've never been afraid of ghosts!"
After Master Wang reached the second floor, he began to shout.
Quiescence.
Except for Master Wang's angry voice, the entire second floor did not make even a single sound, and several bedroom doors were closed well, not looking like someone else.
"Still hiding, aren't you!" he smiled miserably, and then began to kick the bedroom door open one by one, and cursed viciously, "I want to see how long you can hide!"
Soon, he saw all the bedrooms, but in addition to the original furniture, there was not even a shadow of half a person.
All that's left is the storage room.
Master Wang looked at the footprints that had slowly extended to the storage room in the time he was looking at the bedroom, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he raised the kitchen knife and walked towards the storage room.
"I know you're here!"
He raised the kitchen knife high in his right hand and pulled the door violently with his left hand.
In the sunlight, he saw the whole thing inside—a broom, a dustpan, a hoe...... There was nothing but farm tools!
Seeing this scene, Master Wang was a little flustered in his heart - could it be that the group of strangers did it?
Run, get out of here, and you'll be all right!
His previous courage suddenly disappeared without a trace, and as soon as his body froze, he thought about escaping from this house as soon as possible.
But he didn't feel that the temperature in the room was almost a day by this time—he was covered with hot bubbles, and as the hot bubbles exploded, a few wisps of white mist came out of it, and then quickly dissipated into the air......
The moment he turned around, a scarlet, magma-like arm suddenly stretched out from the storage room, and before he could react, a huge force came from that hand, and just pulled his body directly into the storage room!
"Nourishing ......"
The door to the locker slowly closed, and the sound of something being scorched came from inside, and then the door slowly opened again, and a cloud of mist burst out of it.
When the fog cleared, the whole picture of the storage room was revealed—brooms, dustpans, hoes, still neatly laid out there, as if nothing had happened.