The wind grew stronger, and the shadows of the branches reflected through the windows danced like the claws of monsters. Under the corridor, the white paper lanterns swayed in the wind, and Qiaojiazhuang became more and more quiet.

On the third watch, the wind stopped.

The sky was still as if it was covered by a black curtain, and there was not even a trace of light to be seen. The lanterns under the porch were also silent, as if they were waiting, waiting for someone or something to happen.

Xing Ruyi looked out of the window, and a black shadow was lying on the ridge of the opposite roof, moving in the direction of the main house like a cat.

"It's coming!" She said softly and glanced at the fox next to her: "Is that the merchant?" ”

"It's not!"

Xing Ruyi, who didn't turn on the ghost purpose, and her eyesight was only a little better than that of ordinary people, and in such a dark night, and from such a distance, it was really difficult for her to see what was lying on the opposite roof. The fox is different, no matter how dark it is, his eyes can also see each other really, really.

"It's not the merchant who came back to seek revenge, what could it be?"

"It should be the missing person in Zhuangzi." The fox said, hugging Xing Ruyi's waist: "Let's go up and have a look." ”

"Who said I wouldn't be nosy."

"It's just going to have a good time, it's not nosy." The fox looked down at Xing Ruyi: "It's dark at night, you hurry up." ”

"Good!" Xing Ruyi responded, and firmly hugged the fox's waist with both hands: "Did I hold it tightly?" ”

"If you hold on tighter, your husband will be out of breath."

"You're a nine-tailed fox, what you said is so exaggerated, you think I believe it." Xing Ruyi curled her mouth, "Hurry up, don't let that thing slip away." ”

"Since you are here for Qiao's family, how can it be so easy to leave. This time passes, maybe just in time for the show to begin. ”

"I hope that tonight can be safe, although there are some things that the owner of Qiao Zhuang is not a thing, and the manager of Qiao is also a master who helps the abuse, but ...... Forget it, there is a wrongdoer, and there is a debtor, as long as it does not hurt the innocent. ”

Partial courtyard, lower room.

Steward Joe opened his eyes suddenly, and there were still a few drops of cold sweat oozing from the corners of his forehead. A candle burned in the middle of the table. The candle is already half burned. Through the faint flame of the candle, you can see the people sleeping on the bunk opposite.

Those subordinates slept very neatly, all with their heads against the wall, their feet facing outward, and they were tightly wrapped in quilts. Steward Qiao had also been to the lower room, and knew what these rough people looked like when they slept. But tonight, there was something unusual, not only was there no noisy snoring, but even the wheezing of the living could not be heard.

He tried to call someone's name, calling several times in quick succession, but there was no answer.

Steward Joe was a little flustered, and he stood up with his hand pressed against the edge of the table. But as soon as he got up, he felt that something was wrong, as if someone was dragging his feet. He didn't dare to look down at the table, only subconsciously pressed the table with his hand, and then desperately tried to lift his feet, but no matter how he lifted it or shook it, it was a little useless.

"I know it's wrong, I know I'm wrong, please, let me go."

Steward Joe thought in pieces, his eyes slightly downward, trying to see what was holding his feet behind. But it was pitch black under the table, and I couldn't see anything clearly. When he got up, he only felt his scalp tingling, his whole body was cold, and an extremely foul smell had penetrated his nose. If it weren't for the fear he was too scared, he would have been vomited by the smell.

"Madame, is it you, Madame? I knew I was wrong, and I knew that I shouldn't have listened to the owner's orders in the first place, and I shouldn't have failed to save you. But madam, I'm just a subordinate, a subordinate, who relies on the owner of the village to eat. You are the wife of the owner, and the owner of the village is still like this to you, I am a subordinate, even if I come forward to stop and persuade, I am afraid that I can't stop it, I can't persuade it. ”

Steward Qiao read it again in pieces, and as soon as he finished reading, he felt that the force that was holding his bare feet was loosened. He breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then the breath that had just been relieved was lifted again. For he felt something standing behind him, and the chill was creeping up his back. The cold sweat on the corners of his forehead increased.

Steward Joe grinned, and wanted to cry without tears. He took a half-breath, then turned around stiffly. It's okay not to look at it, but at a glance, the three souls and seven spirits are almost scared.

Opposite him, there was indeed a person standing, but it was not the lady of the Qiao family that he thought he had, nor the white silk he had seen in the daytime, but a woman with a rotten face and a somewhat familiar look. This woman was lifeless in her eyes, not even a trace of black eyeballs could be seen, and her eyes were white when they were opened. Her hand, stretched forward, seemed to pounce at any moment, and then grabbed her neck, and then bit the flesh off her neck with her purple mouth.

After looking at it for a while, Steward Qiao suddenly realized that the "person" standing in front of him who didn't know whether it was a ghost or something was someone he knew, the youngest daughter of the old blind family in Zhuangxitou, was also the third missing person in Qiaojiazhuang.

"I, I shouldn't have offended you, did I? Last year, when your family had something to do, I came out to ask the owner for favor to help your family tide over the difficulties. Steward Qiao wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I know you're missing, and I know something must have happened to you, but I swear, I really didn't know you would become like this." I'm still helping your dad find you. This injustice has a head, and the debtor has a master, even if you want to seek revenge, you should go to find the person who harmed you. If you can't rest assured of your father, I can promise that I will take care of him for you. If you just get lost and go to the wrong door, don't worry, go out of here and go west to find your home. ”

As he spoke, Steward Qiao observed, and when he saw that the other party was just standing still, he had some courage. He carefully moved his feet, inch by inch, cautiously towards the door.

"Roar!" The corpse suddenly opened its mouth, let out a beast-like roar, and pounced.

Although Steward Qiao subconsciously dodged, his back was still scratched by the dead body, and the hot pain spread all over his body in an instant. He couldn't care about anything anymore, and quickly rushed out of the next room.

"Roar!" Another bang.

Steward Qiao didn't even dare to turn his head, and as soon as he ran to the small door, he felt a tightness on his right shoulder. Out of the corner of his eye, he swept to a hand, a blue and white woman's hand, with some familiar insects on his hand. Before he could feel any disgusting, the hand turned into a claw, and then pinched into his shoulder like a hook, and the blood instantly stained the clothes on his shoulder.

He let out a low cry of pain and almost fell to his knees.

Should I accept my fate? Should he be killed like this?

Steward Joe looked down at his shoes, and the pain in his body welled up with the despair in his mind.

No! He can't die yet, at least not for now.

The desire to live soon overcame the fear of the dead. Steward Qiao straightened his back at once, and he couldn't even care about the pain, he first pushed away the dead body like crazy, then turned around, clenched his hands into fists, and hit the other party's body hard.

"It's okay if you're dead, you still want to drag me to die together. Bastard, go to hell! ”

Steward Joe scolded while beating.

Although he used all his strength, those fists fell on the corpse's body like a drizzle, and did not cause any damage to the other party. On the contrary, his madness completely infuriated the dead body. The corpse went berserk, and she turned her stiff head, staggered Steward Joe's fist, and opened her mouth to bite his left shoulder.

"Hiss~"

The clothes on his left shoulder, even the flesh and skin, had been ripped off by the corpse.

"Die, you die!" The huge pain made Steward Qiao also go crazy. He reached out and grabbed the dead body's head, twisting it vigorously. actually screwed off the other party's head.

"Plop!"

The headless body fell to the ground, but it was still moving. Steward Qiao's eyes were red, he first glanced at the headless body on the ground, then stumbled to the wall, holding the head in his hand, and desperately hit the wall. While bumping, he was still cursing in his mouth.

When the fox fell into the yard with Xingruyi, he saw such a scene.

Hmm~ Fierce people, initiating madness, even the dead body will be afraid.

In the end, it was the fox who calmed down Steward Joe, and the head in his hand was, of course, put back on the ground.

"You should have glutinous rice in your kitchen, right?"

Steward Joe sat down on the steps and nodded slightly.

"If so, go find some and put them on your wounds." Xing Ruyi pointed to the injury on Steward Qiao's body: "Right now, there shouldn't be any subordinates in the house who can let you call, so you have to apply this glutinous rice yourself." If you don't know how to apply it, it doesn't matter, just grab a handful and sprinkle it on the bite of the thing. Oh, by the way, when you feel a little better, boil some hot water, pour all the remaining glutinous rice into it, and soak it well.

Even if you have two hands, you can't apply medicine to your back, so take a good glutinous bath, maybe you can soak out the zombie poison in your body. ”

"Madame said zombies?"

"This thing must be a zombie." Xing Ruyi pointed to the corpse on the ground: "You go look for glutinous rice first, and leave the matter here to me." ”

"Madame......"

"It's okay, my husband has learned some Taoist techniques before, and he can just deal with the current situation. Besides, she has been beaten like this by you, even if she wants to bite us, I'm afraid she will be powerless. Xing Ruyi said and walked up to the dead body: "This head, it can't be screwed off by you, right?" ”

Steward Qiao looked up and looked at the head resting on the ground, and sweat oozed from his whole body. He opened his mouth and did not answer.