Nightmare Apostle

Yang Xiao and Sui Chengguo were both stunned, especially the person involved, Yang Xiao. He was not a reckless person and should not have made such a low-level mistake, but he did not expect that this branch covered with green leaves and buds would be so fragile. .

Through the broken position, Yang Xiao was shocked to find that the inside of the branch had long since dried up. This seemingly leafy crooked tree turned out to be a dead tree!

Before they could think any further, the villager in the yard had put down the firewood in his hand and walked towards them with a puzzled look on his face.

It seems that the other party has not discovered them yet, but once they get closer, they will definitely not be able to hide. Once they are found out, the outcome is unpredictable.

Yang Xiao and Sui Chengguo had no choice but to watch the villagers approach step by step. Sui Chengguo's expression turned fierce.

Decided to take a gamble, "Just stay still and I'll lure them away!"

There is no other way. If you want to survive, someone must make a sacrifice, otherwise both of them will die.

Sui Chengguo decided to jump down before the villagers noticed the two people hiding in the tree, and then ran back. As long as he was fast enough, he might be able to get rid of them.

Yang Xiao continued to hide in the tree. According to normal people's thinking, since he saw someone jumping down from the tree,

Then it would be impossible to continue searching the tree, and Yang Xiao could continue to hide until the villagers relaxed and found a chance to leave on his own.

Of course, once all the villagers in the temple are alerted, those who stay in the tree will be risking their lives. As long as they are discovered, there will be no chance of escape.

In short, no matter who jumps out of the tree or stays in the tree, he will face great risks. However, Sui Chengguo's physical fitness is better than that of Yang Xiao, so it is more suitable for him to play the role of escape.

20 meters, 15 meters, 10 meters... ． The villagers were getting closer and closer. Sui Chengguo let go of his hand and was about to jump down. The next second, there was a "pop" sound in the yard, and a stone flying from nowhere was thrown at the feet of the villagers, hitting the people in the yard. There was a sound on the stone slabs.

The startled villagers jumped up on the spot, "There's someone on the wall!" Several villagers standing on the other side of the yard seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly shouted, Yang Xiao and Sui Chengguo saw the wall on the other side from a distance A head popped up, then suddenly disappeared.

"There is a thief! There is a thief in the house!" Someone shouted. The courtyard door was opened, and a group of villagers carrying lanterns and sticks chased out.

With this interruption, no one noticed the tree where Yang Xiao and Sui Chengguo were hiding, and the two of them miraculously survived.

Looking at the villagers chasing away, Sui Chengguo couldn't help but feel worried, "It must be one of our people. It seems that they knew that the two of us were in the tree, and they threw stones to help us distract the villagers."

Yang Xiao was much more anxious than Sui Chengguo. He knew that the person who could take the risk to do such a thing must be Tong Han. He must have come out to look for him because he was worried that something would happen to him after seeing that he had not been back for so long.

It was estimated that it was similar to Sui Chengguo's experience. He also met the ghost villagers halfway. Out of curiosity, Tong Han followed him all the way. As a result, he discovered traces of himself and Sui Chengguo while watching. Seeing that he was in trouble,

Only then did he come to the rescue.

7 or 8 people were chased out. There were still many villagers gathered in the yard at this moment. Yang Xiao wanted to help but did not dare to act rashly. He could only pray in his heart that Tong Han could escape the pursuit. He had confidence in Tong Han's skills, but After all, this is the territory of the Du family.

But soon, hope was dashed. The chasing villagers came back from a distance carrying lanterns and escorting a person.

Sui Chengguo had very good eyesight and could see far away. After seeing the person clearly, he couldn't help but gasped, "Oh no, it's Cheng Cha!"

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As the team entered the courtyard, Yang Xiao could see clearly that Cheng Cha was being tied up with two arms tied behind his back, and there were many scratches on his face and body.

Seeing that the person was brought back, Patriarch Du also walked out of the mist-shrouded Buddhist hall. The villagers who escorted Cheng Cha held Cheng Cha's shoulders and asked him to kneel in front of the patriarch. Perhaps they also knew that he would die today. Cheng Cha He knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and said nothing.

Because of the distance, Yang Xiao and Sui Chengguo couldn't hear clearly what Chief Du and the others asked, but not long after, Chief Du personally untied Cheng Cha and then helped him up from the ground. Even so, Cheng Cha remained silent. .

At this time, a villager brought a stone to Chief Du. After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Chief Du called the villager who had almost discovered Yang Xiao Sui Chengguo's hiding place. Yang Xiao had a bad premonition in his heart. After a few words, the villager suddenly turned around and pointed at the crooked neck tree where they were hiding. Yang Xiao knew that he was in trouble.

Patriarch Du led a few people towards the tree. Just as Sui Chengguo was about to jump down, he was pulled by Yang Xiao, "You stay, I'll go."

As Yang Xiao jumped from the tree, the surrounding villagers immediately exploded. Yang Xiao jumped from the crooked neck tree to the courtyard wall.

Then he grabbed the edge of the courtyard wall and landed in the courtyard. He stood up straight. In front of him was Chief Du. Yang Xiao smiled and pointed at the captured Cheng Cha, "Chief Du, what do you mean?"

"He is so sneaky, he must be a thief!" a villager who took the lead in chasing Cheng Cha shouted excitedly, holding a thick wooden stick in his hand.

"You must have searched him when you brought him back. Did you find anything?" Yang Xiao asked back.

Seeing that the villagers were silent, Yang Xiao knew that he had guessed correctly. Cheng Cha wouldn't dare to take things randomly in a ghostly place like the boudoir.

But this village chief Du was more cunning than Yang Xiao thought. He waved his hand and asked people to climb up the tree to have a look. Now Sui Chengguo couldn't hide anymore, so he had to show up, follow Yang Xiao's example, and jump into the courtyard. , which immediately caused a commotion among the villagers.

Originally, Sui Chengguo planned to strike first. As long as they could control the Du family leader by surprise, they would still have a chance to make a comeback. However, looking at the deep eyes of the Du family leader, Sui Chengguo did not dare to act rashly for a while.

He had a feeling that if he really wanted to take action, he might not be this old guy's opponent, not to mention that these hawkish villagers were not vegetarians.

After weighing the pros and cons, Sui Chengguo did not act rashly and planned to act according to the situation. At this time, Chief Du shook his head and sighed slowly, "I know why you came. You suspect that there is a conspiracy in my Dujia Village, and you don't understand. There are so many of us tonight." What are people doing here?”

Yang Xiao didn't say anything. This was obvious and no one needed to say it.

"Well, if you really want to know, I'll let you know." The head of the Du family turned around, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the Buddhist hall, "Follow me."

Seeing this, all the villagers panicked, and several strong men stopped in front of Chief Du, "Chief, you can't do it, that's us...

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Before he could finish his words, Chief Du shouted loudly, "Go away, how long can we keep this secret?

10 years, 20 years, or 100 years? Look at yourselves now, haven't you had enough of this life of being neither human nor ghost? ! "

After being scolded by the clan leader, the men who were standing in front of him all backed away silently, with complex expressions on their faces, as if they were extremely unwilling, but there was no other way. At the same time, some of the surrounding villagers actually began to sob softly. .

Pushing open the door of the Buddhist hall, there was mist inside, and the smell of herbs was very pungent. There were several white cloths hanging inside, blocking the view.

The patriarch walked over and tore off the white cloth. Behind it was a large wooden barrel. Inside the barrel was a man. Only his head was exposed. His eyes were distracted, his mouth was slightly open, and he looked like he was enjoying himself to death. He seemed to be under the influence of drugs and had no reaction at all to their arrival.

The water in the barrel was very turbid and had a strange brown color. From time to time, things like medicine residues would bubble to the surface. The barrel was elevated with strips of stone slabs, and there was a fire between the slabs. In the fire The same firewood they saw during the day, they were using it to heat the water.

"You...: Are you doing a medicinal bath?" Sui Chengguo frowned, the smell of herbal medicine filling the room was very pungent.

Village Chief Du didn't answer at all. He walked behind the drunken man in Weitong, suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the man's hair, "Don't be afraid."

After saying these words, Village Chief Du used his arms to lift the man out of the water easily. The next second, Yang Xiao and the others couldn't help but shudder. They saw that the man's body was in a state of decay. It was as if it had been eaten by insects and was riddled with holes. Through the rotten wounds, one could even see the internal organs and bones inside.

Even though he was mentally prepared, such an extremely tragic scene refreshed Cheng Cha's understanding.

Yang Xiao and the others were speechless for a moment.

"Plop." As soon as Village Chief Du let go, the man fell into the water again. There were at least 7 or 8 compartments separated by white cloth like this in the Buddhist hall. In each large wooden barrel, a villager with a rotting body was soaked. What kind of Dujia Village is this? It is clearly a village of the dead!

Slowly tearing apart their clothes, Yang Xiao and the others saw that Patriarch Du's body was wrapped in white cloth, like a mummy. They also opened the wrapped white cloth, and a stench hit their nostrils. At the same time, black medicinal residue continued to fall out.

What was finally revealed was a highly corrupted body. Through the tattered chest, one could even see the black heart inside. At this moment, the heart was no longer beating.

Yang Xiao finally understood at this moment, no wonder the villagers had the habit of chewing herbs in order to suppress the rancid smell in the body.

Chief Du slowly gathered his clothes and looked at the white cloth around him, his expression becoming more and more sad, "In order to slow down the decay of the body, we only have this simple method. This herb can delay decay and cover up the terrible stench. taste."

"Then are you humans or ghosts now?" After enduring it for a long time, Sui Chengguo finally asked this key question.

Hearing this, Chief Du raised his head and looked at the three people with eyes filled with turbidity and confusion. "I don't know, we people in Dujia Village have been like this for a long time since we were cursed by that person."