Early the next morning, under the arrangement of their boss, I left the small village and rushed home.

The road was uneventful and I slept very comfortably. Since they will still ask for help from me in the future, it indirectly means that I am safe now.

By the time I returned to the village, it was already four or five o'clock in the afternoon. It was summer and it was supposed to be a busy time for farming. However, there was no one in the fields outside the village, not even a shadow at all.

"Stop, just stop here." I said to the driver.

"Send you home directly, Mr. Mu, so you can save the time of walking."

"No, just stop here, I have something to do."

At my request, the driver parked the car about 20 meters away from the village entrance.

I am very familiar with the village where I have lived for more than ten years. Most of the people in the village leave early and come back late in the summer. I often go out to buy goods. Every time at this time, I can see a bunch of people working in the fields. But now

It seems a bit desolate.

With curiosity, I walked to the wheat field closest to me, and after checking it, I found that it was all ripe.

This made me even more curious, and at the same time, a bad thought emerged in my heart.

I took three steps and then two steps towards the entrance of the village. When I was about ten meters away from the entrance of the village, I smelled a vague fishy smell.

"Did the old butcher at the entrance of the village kill pigs again?" The layout of our village entrance is particularly like a gourd lying horizontally. There is a butcher family living at the entrance of the village. The old man in the village said that the butcher has a murderous spirit and wards off evil spirits. Living here is equivalent to a guard.

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The price is that every time a pig is killed, the fishy smell will waft out.

I've made a lot of money this time. After being out for so long, Master Kui should be back. I should also buy some meat and go see him.

With this idea in mind, I changed my goal and turned towards the butcher's house.

It's not far away, just a few steps to the door.

"Old Tu, open the door! Why are you locking the door in broad daylight?" I patted their door.

After waiting for a while, no one responded. I just thought it was a freshly killed pig with bones still inside, so I increased my voice and intensity.

"Old Butcher! I'm here for pork! Open the door!" The door creaked as I patted it. I thought he would open the door and I sat at the door of their house and waited.

But after waiting for a while, he still didn't open the door, and the rusty iron door was still locked, giving me an eerie feeling.

I shivered all over, so I could only go back first and watch Kui Ye later.

I didn't see anyone along the way, not even the shadow of a dog.

I hurried back to my house, thinking that I couldn't go empty-handed, so I opened the supermarket, picked up a few boxes of food from inside, and planned to go out.

When I turned my head, I found a woman about twenty years old standing upright behind me, staring straight at me with her eyes, not afraid of embarrassment, I almost had a heart attack.

It was only after I recovered that I remembered that this girl was Li Ruyi, his daughter from the old Li family at the east end of the village.

"Damn it! Why was there no sound when you showed up?" I said angrily: "You want to scare me to death?"

Li Ruyi didn't reply, but simply took out the money and handed it to me: "Give me candles and incense."

Looking at her straight outstretched hand, I was stunned: "Are you playing a puppet or a robot?"

The reason why I think so is because he always does some strange things, which is common in the village.

Li Ruyi didn't pay attention to me, but still stared at me, repeating the words mechanically: "Give me candles and incense."

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been encountering too many things recently, but I got goosebumps all over my body, and I quickly ran in to get it, hoping that he would leave quickly.

Putting the candle and incense into her hand, Li Ruyi seemed to have touched some mechanism, and smiled unnaturally at the corner of her mouth: "Thank you."

By the time I recovered, she had already walked out more than ten meters.

"By the way, there is no explanation now, why did you buy it?" I looked at Li Ruyi in confusion.

Li Ruyi turned her head and smiled like an ordinary machine, saying with a forced smile: "I'm hungry, let's eat."

"You're not going to burn the pot with a candle, are you?" I asked in disbelief.

But Li Ruyi didn't reply to me and walked straight to his house.

I don’t understand why she did this. Was she trying to boil a frog in warm water?

But I don't have to worry about it so much right now. I'll go see if Mr. Kui is back first. After making up my mind, I lock the door and go to Mr. Kui's house with the gift in hand.

Mr. Kui's family lives in the innermost part of the village. This is what the old village chief meant. Mr. Kui is a half-immortal and the old butcher has a murderous aura. Both of them are not easy to mess with and can help the village avoid a lot of troubles.

My family lives in the middle, but the village is not big, and we can walk to Kui Ye's house in a few minutes.

As I walked on the road, I felt a little confused. There was no one in the village, and there were no crops in the fields. Where had all these people gone?

After walking for a while, I could already see the door of Mr. Kui's house. To my surprise, I saw a few people at the door of Mr. Kui's house.

Three or four people were sitting on the side of the road, seeming to be chatting. Seeing this scene, I felt relieved. Fortunately, there were still people there.

But when I got closer, I didn't hear any sound. I thought they were whispering bad things about other people, so I didn't pay attention.

When I walked in front of them, I panicked because I couldn't hear any sound even in front of them!

Their faces were a little pale, as if they were very weak.

The mouths of these old people are moving, and their limbs are also moving, but it makes me feel very awkward. If I have to say how awkward it is, it is very stiff, just like Li Ruyi just now.

Moreover, these people didn't react at all when I was in front of them. Usually at this time, they would happily call me Little Boss Mu, which was considered a kind of ridicule.

But now they seem to have not noticed me and are still minding their own business.

I always feel something is wrong. Ever since I came back, everything has been weird.

I shook my head and ignored it for now. Anyway, Mr. Kui's house was nearby. I went to see him. If Mr. Kui was at home, maybe he would know something.

I gathered my thoughts and walked towards Mr. Kui's house. There was a grape vine in front of their house. It was very cool to sit under it in summer.

After passing through the vines, I suddenly discovered that the door to Mr. Kui’s house was unlocked!

"Master Kui is back!" I felt happy, he is back, everything is easy to say!

I walked in carrying the gifts and saw that the main door of Mr. Kui's house was close to each other, but the lock on the house was open.

"Grandpa Kui, I'm here to see you!" I said, standing at the gate with a smile.

After waiting for a while, the door did not open. I felt a little panicked and said loudly again: "Kui..."

I didn't say it, because there was a withered hand behind me, covering my mouth!
Chapter completed!