As the saying goes, tiger poison does not eat children. I really have no way to answer Xue Qian's question. Although Mrs. Chai is not allowed to shave her eyebrows, she should not be perverted to the point of killing her own son.

I could only sigh and say very tiredly: "I'm afraid I can't figure it out if I want to break my head, but as long as we go back to Mrs. Chai's house and ask something, we will definitely be able to ask something." ”

Xue Qian looked at the road and said, "We walked from the old lady's house to the crematorium for more than two hours, and now it is about to get dark." If you go on like this, you will get lost again. ”

I smiled and said, "Old Xue, don't worry, I've already inquired about the road." Last night we took the lantern around in a big circle. In fact, as long as you walk along this road and walk for a while, you will be in that village. ”

Sure enough, when the sky began to darken, I could already see the dilapidated village from a distance.

It's one thing to see the village, it's another to walk up to it. By the time it was completely dark, the two of us had just walked to the entrance of the village.

The village was quiet, there were no voices or barking dogs, and it was not like a village inhabited by humans, but like a city occupied by lonely ghosts.

We walked inside for a while, and a lot of white candles appeared on the way. The candles were very large, with wax wicks more than two or three times thicker than ordinary ones, and the flames burned vigorously, and they swayed back and forth in the night wind, but they were never blown out.

Xue Qian looked at the two rows of candles on both sides of the road, and said with some hesitation: "Mrs. Chai is afraid that we won't be able to find the door when we come back, so do you light the candles?" ”

I smiled wryly: "Do you think she's that good?" I looked at the candles on the road and said, "I always feel like these candles are alive, staring at the two of us." ”

Xue Qian wrapped her clothes: "Lao Zhao, do you want to say it so scary?" ”

I put the big knife and the lantern on the ground, walked over slowly, bent down and looked at the candle, which was very white, like a carefully carved jade, without the slightest blemish. I don't see anything out of the ordinary.

I stood up in confusion and thought, "Could it be that I am feeling wrong?" ”

Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly picked up the candle and looked at the bottom of it.

I sighed and said, "Sure enough, there was a problem. "Upside down

The base of the candle resembles a white disc, and in the center of it is carefully carved out with a fine needle. And around the gossip, there are eight characters written on the birthday. All the grooves are covered with a red pigment. The red letters on a white background are particularly eye-catching.

I leaned my nose over and sniffed it, and there was a faint fishy smell. This red pigment should be blood.

Xue Qian asked me, "Who did this?" ”

I took out the piece of paper in my pocket: "This is the birthday of Mrs. Chai, which is exactly the same as the one on the candle." ”

Xue Qian looked like she had discovered some big secret. He trotted and looked at all the candles around him, and then nervously said to me, "All the candles have this thing engraved under them." ”

I hummed and thought: This old lady Chai is not simple.

I didn't speak, and Xue Qian didn't speak. The two of us walked forward in silence, a little more cautious between our steps.

Ten minutes later, in the middle of the road, suddenly there was another row of candles, and like a long sword, they cut a road in half.

Xue Qian and I stared at the candles suspiciously for a while, and then had to walk on the narrower road alone.

The two of us had a tacit understanding, and we both walked cautiously, and neither of us wanted to extinguish the candles here. In this atmosphere, the white candles all over the village are like some kind of weird ritual, which is daunting.

As we got closer and closer to Mrs. Chai's house, there were more and more candles on the road. The main road was divided into four paths. Xue Qian and I had to keep our heads down, try to avoid the candle flames, and move forward cautiously.

After a while, Xue Qian whispered, "Lao Zhao, we're here." ”

I looked up and froze.

The gate of Mrs. Chai's house was open, and the yard was full of burning candles, flickering back and forth like stars in the sky. At that moment, I had the illusion that this group of candles was like soldiers, murderous, swords unsheathed.

I took a slight step back and said a nonsense that didn't make sense: "Be careful. "Cambrian is back

Neither of us said a word, but walked in cautiously.

Xue Qian patted me on the shoulder and pointed ahead.

I saw a chair at the end of the candle, on the steps in front of the main house, and Mrs. Chai with her back to us.

I can't figure her out in my heart. What is this for? I coughed tentatively, but she remained unmoved, still sitting quietly.

Xue Qian and I walked around the large pile of candles and walked behind Mrs. Chai, and I whispered, "Hey, old lady, I brought your son back." ”

She still didn't move.

Xue Qian said suspiciously: "Lao Zhao, shouldn't she be dead?" ”

When Xue Qian said this, I also became suspicious. For so long, Mrs. Chai has been in this position, and it really looks like she is dead.

I reached out and patted her on the shoulder gently: "Chai Lao ......" The lady behind me hasn't said it yet. Suddenly a wooden sword shot out of her body and plunged into my shoulder.

I screamed in pain and fell to my back.

At this time, I realized that it was not Mrs. Chai sitting on the chair at all, but a paper man.

Xue Qian didn't know what the situation was, so she asked me in a panic: "Old Zhao, what's the matter?" ”

I grinned and said, "Hurry up, the ghost covers your eyes." Don't lie. ”

However, Xue Qian just wanted to help me. Suddenly, the door opened, and a man rushed out brandishing a sword, and without saying anything, he was about to slash at us.

Xue Qian screamed in fright, instinctively grabbed the big knife that fell to the ground, and met it.

There was a muffled sound, and the broadsword held the sword up.

That's when I finally saw it clearly. It was none other than Mrs. Chai's daughter-in-law who rushed out of the house. She held a wooden sword in her hand, which had been cut by the broadsword an inch deep. Heavenly Demons

The woman was stunned when she saw me and Xue Qian. I hurriedly shouted, "Catch her, grab her." ”

Xue Qian understood, and hurriedly put the big knife on the woman's neck.

The woman was sweating profusely and said anxiously, "Listen to me." ”

I lay on the ground and said angrily, "Xue Qian, give her a knife first, and then listen to her explanation." ”

At this time. Old Mrs. Chai's voice came from inside the house, and she said anxiously: "Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding, you guys come in first." ”

Xue Qian escorted the woman, and I walked in holding the wound on my shoulder.

I saw a coffin in the room. Chai Ji in the coffin was dragged out and thrown crookedly on the bed. And Mrs. Chai was wearing a shroud, and her legs and feet were a little inflexible.

When I saw this scene, I couldn't help but laugh angrily: "Mrs. Chai, what are you singing?" ”

With a little effort, she finally crawled out, stood on the ground, and then panted and said, "I didn't expect you two to come back alive." ”

Xue Qian was furious: "You didn't kill the two of us in the crematorium, so you plan to continue to harm us here?" Wife, what kind of heart do you have? ”

Old lady Chai waved her hand: "Misunderstanding, it's really all a misunderstanding." ”

She sighed, sat down on the sofa, and said, "Can you let my daughter go first?" We two women will definitely not be able to hurt you, and we don't have to force her with a knife. ”

I was a little surprised: "Your daughter? Isn't this your daughter-in-law? ”

Mrs. Chai smiled, not a little ashamed, but a little proud: "This is not my daughter-in-law, this is my daughter." Then she pointed to Chai Ji on the bed: "He is actually my son-in-law, and he entered the door upside down." The old woman told you a little lie. ”

Xue Qian had already let go of the woman. Then he carried a big knife, like a kidnapper who had escaped alive: "Say, what's the matter?" ”

The old lady did not answer his question, but asked with great concern: "Since you two have come back alive, are the ghosts in the crematorium dead?" ”