When this "shadow ghost" clamored to turn Zhao Ting into its "corpse puppet" before, Zhao Ting had a bad premonition in his heart.

Because the word "corpse puppet" literally means that these "puppet" villagers were actually dead long ago before they became puppets.

At this moment, seeing the strange appearance of the middle-aged man outside the wing, how could Zhao Ting not understand in his heart that this Niushou Village had already become a "dead village"!

One hundred and ten innocent lives.

At the thought of this, he sighed, stood up, closed the two doors of the wing, and strode out of the courtyard.

In the room behind him, the "shadow ghost" was still roaring.

"Let me out, okay, as long as you let me out, I won't kill your whole family. ”

"Don't go, hey, don't go......"

......

After walking out of the west courtyard, Zhao Ting went straight to the old man with a goatee, oh, that is, the backyard where "Li Cunzheng" lived.

In the east wing of the backyard facing the courtyard gate, two dark yellow wooden doors were half-open, and the oil lamp in the room was still on at this time, and the steps outside the door were dim.

Zhao Tingsan walked into the east wing in two steps.

I saw that on a crimson high chair facing the door, the old man with a goatee was half-leaning on it, his face was pale, and his head and arms were hanging down weakly.

If you get closer, you can smell the stench of decomposing corpses, coming from its body.

Sure enough, he has been dead for a long time.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Ting was even more sure that the "old man with goatee" he saw in the evening was obviously the "shadow ghost" who ate the shadow of the real "Li Cunzheng" and got on him, which is why he looked so weird and weird.

Now that the "shadow ghost" has left the body of "Li Cunzheng", Li Cunzheng's body immediately stinks and rots.

After only staying in this east wing for a while, Zhao Ting felt that the smell in the room was a little unbearable, which made him dizzy.

So he had no choice but to retreat again.

It was pitch black outside the courtyard at this time, and visibility was extremely low, apparently in the middle of the night, and there should still be some time before dawn.

"What should this 'shadow ghost' do?" Zhao Ting stood outside the room and pondered, "Hmm...... Let's go find that Niu Tie first, I lost the control of the "shadow ghost", those villager puppets should have died at this time, and I think Niu Tie should also get out of trouble. ”

Thinking like this, he didn't ink, and walked out of Li Cunzheng's house in the dark.

As soon as the two vermilion gates in the outer courtyard were opened, a black shadow flashed past the stone lion outside the door, and the movement was fast and terrifying.

Seeing this, Zhao Ting's brows furrowed, raised his foot and stepped over the threshold, shouting to the right: "Who is hiding over there?" Si'er, is it you?"

The sound echoed through the empty streets, and there was no echo for a long time.

After a while, a slightly puzzled voice sounded under the stone wall on the right: "Young boy, you ...... You're not dead?"

Hearing this voice, Zhao Ting's heart suddenly relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Who do I think it is, Uncle Niu! Of course I'm not dead, you see, not only am I not dead, but I can also run and jump." ”

“......”

After hiding in the dark and observing for a while, Niu Tie seemed to confirm Zhao Ting's identity, emerged from the darkness, and walked in front of Zhao Ting.

"It's good if you're not dead, it's good if you're not dead," Niu Tie grabbed Zhao Ting's hand and pulled him to walk out of the village, "Come with me, young girl, I'll take you out." ”

"This village...... There are ghosts!"

Zhao Ting didn't break free, but let him pull him.

However, what made Zhao Ting feel a little strange was that this Niu Tie's hand seemed to be a little icy, which was more icy than the snow on the ground.

If it weren't for the dragon's teeth by his side, providing him with constant warmth, he really couldn't stand the cold touch from Niu Tie's hand holding him.

This strange feeling made him look at Niu Tie a little more, and found that the expression on his face was very anxious and frightened, and it didn't seem to be fake.

But the experience of Zhao Ting's predecessor told him that the body temperature of a normal person is relatively constant, about 36 degrees Celsius to 37 degrees Celsius, which is a necessary condition for maintaining the body's metabolism and life activities.

So the question is, how can the temperature of a normal person's palm be below zero?

"Cough," Zhao Ting coughed, and quietly pulled his wrist out of Niu Tie's hand, "Uncle Niu, I have a showdown, in fact, I know that there are "ghosts" in your village, and I am here for this!"

"What?" Niu Tie's eyes widened in shock, "Young boy, you know this...... There are ghosts, you still dare to come, are you the legendary ...... Taoist priest?"

Saying that, Niu Tie glanced at Zhao Ting up and down, and muttered, "It doesn't look like it." ”

“......”

Knowing that he couldn't convince Niu Tie with his mouth alone, Zhao Ting had no choice but to present evidence and asked: "Uncle, let me ask you, is the reason why you were able to appear at the door of Li Cunzheng's house is because the puppet named "Niu Youde" who was guarding you died suddenly?"

Niu Tie was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Yes, it's true." ”

"Do you know why he died suddenly?" Zhao Ting smiled, "Because the 'ghost' who can control him has been arrested by Xiao Sheng." ”

"When these puppets lose control, they naturally get cold. ”

“......”

"So that's the case," after some explanation, Niu Tie finally believed Zhao Ting's words a little, and even changed his title to Zhao Ting, "What's that...... Master, since the "ghost" has been arrested by you, can you help me ask where it hid my father and mother?"

"Uh...... Do your best. ”

After some communication with Niu Tie, Zhao Ting had a general understanding of the strange things that happened in Niushou Village in the past month, the causes and the beginning and end.

Here's the thing.

One day a month ago, Niu Tie fished on the Canglan River for a day in order to subsidize his family for the winter.

When he finished work in the evening and came back to have dinner with his parents, at the dinner table, he found that his mother suddenly seemed to be a different person.

Whether it is the speech, the tone of voice, or the look in the eyes of the father and son, it seems a little strange, as if they are looking at their favorite food.

And the most important thing is that Niu Tieniang actually forgot what Niu Tie's favorite meal was!

Niu Tie felt strange during the meal, so after the meal, while his mother was washing in the kitchen alone, Niu Tie secretly ran to ask his father Niu Youde, why did such a change occur in his mother?

Niu Youde also felt very strange, because Niu Tie's mother hadn't gone out all day, and after the father and son discussed it for a while, they finally came to the conclusion that Niu Tie's mother might be sick.

Niu Youde said that he would take Niu Tie and his mother to the doctor's house in the village the next day.

After discussing the results, Niu Tie didn't take this matter to heart, and went to the big river to fish as usual the next day.

Who knew that when he came back the next night, he found that his father was virtuous, but he had become stupid and stupid overnight.

His eyes are sluggish, his steps are stiff between actions, and even the expression on his face looks very rigid.

You must know that when he and Niu Youde had a long talk in the house last night, Niu Youde was still an old man who spoke clearly, spoke well, and smiled very kindly.

In just one night, Niu Youde turned into this ghost.

The continuous strange changes in his father's mother finally made Niu Tie realize the seriousness of the matter, and he wanted to take his father Niu Youde to see the doctor, but was stopped by his weird and eccentric mother, and he was not allowed to go.

There was no way, things dragged on, and two more days passed.

It wasn't until two days later at night, when Niu Tie drank too much water at night, went to the toilet in the courtyard to get up at night, and passed by his father's room, that he saw the scene that made him very frightened and scared to this day.

At that time, the oil lamp in his father's room had not been extinguished, and by the dim yellow light, he actually saw that his mother's shadow was gnawing on his father's shadow one bite at a time, and while eating, the sound of a carnivore chewing bones was made in his mouth.

I don't know how long his mother's shadow has been eating, Niu Tie only saw that the shadow of Niu Youde reflected on the wall had become dilapidated, and only one leg was left.

He was so frightened that he didn't dare to squeak, so he quietly slipped back to his room, put on a long robe, and rushed to Li Huai's house, the village leader of Niushou Village, overnight, and told him about it, wanting to ask for help.

Unexpectedly, after Li Huai heard it, he actually laughed.

And what to say, it's Niu Tie who has been alone for too long and has hallucinations.

After Niu Tie repeatedly assured that he was absolutely conscious, Li Huai finally agreed that he would call Niu Tie's parents tomorrow to see with his own eyes whether one was a ghost and the other became a fool as Niu Tie said.

It's just that what Niu Tie never expected was that when Li Huai called his parents to the ancestral hall in the village to ask them face-to-face, his parents actually returned to normal.

The two of them talked and laughed freely, and they reacted quickly, and they couldn't see a trace of the abnormality of last night.

After this experience, Li Huai refused to believe what Niu Tie said, and even hated him because he was arranging his parents behind his back.

Niu Tie's own family knows about his own affairs, and he knows very well that Li Huai has been deceived.

But with Li Huai's status in the village, if he refuses to speak out to help him, then he is really desperate.

So Niu Tie thought of making things bigger. As long as things get bigger, the rest of the village will naturally notice what happened to his parents.

That's what he thinks, and that's what he does.

But Niu Tie didn't know what his "parents" said in front of Li Huai, Li Huai actually told the people in the village that he was crazy.

Li Huai has always been highly respected in the village, and he said that Niu Tie was crazy, and other people in the village naturally refused to believe Niu Tie anymore.

Niu Tie finally let go and wanted to go to Linshan County to report to the official, but halfway through, he was stopped by his "father".

His monster "mother" also knew that he was exposed, so he didn't bother to cover it up in front of Niu Tie, but changed his vicious face and threatened him fiercely, telling him not to meddle in his affairs, otherwise he would wait to collect the body for his father and mother.

With this threat, Niu Tie no longer dared to act rashly.

Since then, there have been more and more people in Niushou Village who have been eaten and become like zombies, just like his father Niu Youde.

Even at some point, even Muramasa Li Huai was ghosted and helped him to help him abuse.

With Li Huai's help, soon, all the villagers of Niushou Village became puppet monsters like they are now, neither human nor ghost.

......

......

After listening to Niu Tie's narration, Zhao Ting couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.

It's just a small "shadow ghost" who killed so many of his own people so easily.

In the process of Niu Tie's narration, although his tone was very flat, Zhao Ting deeply felt that Niu Tie at that time was in a situation where danger was lurking, evil ghosts were watching, and even the closest people had become enemies, but none of the villagers were willing to believe him, and even thought he was crazy.

How sad and helpless he must have been at that time.

It's just that what Niu Tie didn't know was that his father and mother had already died after being eaten by the "shadow ghost".

The only reason why they can move around is because the "shadow ghosts" are controlling them.

The naïve Niu Tie always thought that his father and mother were still alive, but they were just hidden by the "shadow ghost".

Maybe he guessed the truth, but he chose to deceive himself so that he could have "a glimmer of hope", and then struggled to save his father and mother from the "shadow ghost".

"Hey," Zhao Ting sighed, "It's also a poor person!"

After being silent for a moment, and after suppressing his sad emotions for a while, Zhao Ting asked a question that he had always had in his heart: "Uncle Niu, according to what you said, this "shadow ghost" should harm people indiscriminately, since it harms people indiscriminately, then why did it eat up the shadow of the whole village, but only let you go?"

"This ......" Niu Tie obviously thought of this a long time ago, hesitated for a moment, he slowly shook his head, and said: "I don't know, it is said that there are so many villagers in the village who are controlled by it, if it wants to kill me, it will not be more difficult than killing a chicken." ”

"But it didn't kill me for a long time, and on several occasions I deliberately caused trouble and let go of the people who had broken into the village, and I could feel that it knew I was doing it on purpose. But even if it gets angry again, it just sends those puppets to take care of me, so that I don't spoil its good deeds, that's all. ”

"This ...... It's something I haven't figured out all along. ”

Speaking of this, Niu Tie's expression changed and became angry: "But don't worry, master, no matter what reason it let me go, I won't have a trace of gratitude to it." ”

"Because even if we don't mention the fact that "my father and mother were imprisoned by it", just because it harmed so many villagers in our village, I Niu Tie will be inseparable from it!"

"I will fight it to the end, until I die!"

Looking at his passionate expression, Zhao Ting glanced at him with some pity, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I hope you won't regret what you did." ”

......

Seeing that the sky outside was about to light up, Zhao Ting patted his head and remembered something.

"Uncle Niu, I need your help with one more thing here. ”

Niu Tie is now only thinking about how to rely on Zhao Ting to rescue his parents, and he is omniscient about his words.

"Master, please speak, as long as Niu Tie can do it, he will never refuse. ”

Zhao Ting smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not a difficult thing, come with me." ”