Nightmare Apostle

But the middle-aged man in front of him was obviously not easy to fool. After dealing with the tea, he looked at Yang Xiao again, "Have you been around here last night?"

"How do I know?" Yang Xiao became a little impatient. "It was so dark and there was fog all around. We were chased and we ended up who knows where."

Yang Xiao understood that this was another test from a man. If he said he had been here before, he would be asked why. But if he said he had never been here before, it would be too deliberate, so the best answer is that he doesn't know.

Du San, the only person who might know the truth now, is dead. As long as they refuse to tell the truth, they will die without any evidence.

The people of Dujia Village couldn't do anything to them.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man asked several questions without success, so after comforting Yang Xiao and the others, he let them leave.

On the way back, Xiaozui was still in a daze, as if he had not recovered from the bloody scene. "Miss Xiaozui, who was that person just now? Why have I never seen him before?" Sui Chengguo asked.

After a long time, Xiaozui didn't respond at all. Cheng Cha couldn't help but remind him: "Miss Xiaozui?"

"Ah?" Xiao Zui swallowed after reacting and carefully explained to everyone that the man's name was Du Huai. He was responsible for the sacrificial rituals in Dujia Village and was the second-largest person in the village after the patriarch.

"No wonder, Brother Du Huai is so powerful." Cheng Cha said with a smile, "By the way, which Sophora tree is the character for Brother Du Huai?"

"It's...it's the Sophora japonica tree." Xiaozui explained.

On the way back, Yang Xiao and others spoke many times in an attempt to get clues from Xiao Zui, but unfortunately her status in the village was too low, and maybe she was wary and secretly guarded them. In short, they didn't get much useful information. thing.

After returning to the room, closing the door and confirming that Xiaozui had left, everyone gathered together. Cheng Cha was the first to speak: "There is something wrong with this Du Huai. The word "槐" refers to Yin, and most people can't suppress it. As the chief priest of the village, he is the first to speak. If you are easily disturbed by luck and still dare to use a single name with the character "槐", you are either an idiot or you are not a good person."

Du Huai and Yang Xiao had seen this before. He was clear-minded and experienced in dealing with things. He didn't look like an idiot. If he wanted to get to the second place among the villagers of the Du family who ate people but didn't spit out bones, he would definitely not be able to do it without some real skills.

Yang Xiao had a feeling that he would have to deal with this guy in the future. If there was another chance next time, he would get rid of him too.

After lunch, Yang Xiao and others took the time to rest. Not long after, Xiaozui hurried over and said that the clan leader wanted to see them, and asked them to bring Tong Han and Mi Shu by name.

"What do you want us to do?" Tong Han frowned. Liu Haiping's previous experience made her have to be vigilant.

"I don't know, I'm just a servant." Xiao Zui looked pitiful, as if he hadn't gotten over the miserable situation of Du San's family during the day.

Several people followed Xiaozui all the way to the Buddhist hall of the ancestral home. Before they walked in, they heard a cry and howl coming from inside. The cry was very shrill and harsh. The voice was that of a woman, who seemed to be quite old.

Tong Han Mi Shu, who followed, felt that the cry was familiar. When Xiao Zui stepped forward and pushed open the ajar door,

At this moment, there are already people standing inside.

There are at least dozens of people inside the Buddhist hall. It is a mess. Through the gaps between the crowd, you can see people lying on the floor of the Buddhist hall, covered with thick quilts. There is also a woman lying on the quilt crying. The head of the Du family, and in the morning Du Huai, whom I have met, is all there.

Seeing this scene, Yang Xiao probably understood what was going on. It was clear that another selection ceremony had just been held to select the next unlucky person.

That's the guy lying unconscious on the ground, but this person seems to have a good status in Dujia Village, so even if they don't choose the people around them, they don't dare to show their joy after the disaster. You know, last time Du Ershu When he was selected, the villagers almost set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Someone with sharp eyes got up immediately when they saw Yang Xiao and the others coming. The villagers consciously made way for them to enter the Buddhist hall.

After getting closer, everyone discovered that the person lying on the ground turned out to be the wife of Chief Du. She looked pale at the moment.

His breathing was very weak. If his eyes weren't still moving under his closed eyelids, Yang Xiao and the others would have suspected that he was dead.

Under the arrangement of Chief Du, the other villagers left one after another, leaving only Yang Xiao and his party, as well as Chief Du, Du Huai, Mrs. Du's wife who was lying on the ground, and the last one, the housekeeper who was crying on Mrs. Du's body. .

Seeing this housekeeper, Tong Hanmishu couldn't help but feel disgusted, and the strange experiences before came to mind little by little.

"Clan leader, how is the old lady doing?" Yang Xiao asked as usual.

The head of the Du family's eyes were red, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't say a word. Finally, he waved his hand and motioned for Du Huai to speak on his behalf.

"The old lady eats fasts and chants Buddha's name. She has a kind heart. I'm afraid it's because of this that she was hated by the demon monk. The demon monk entangled the old lady." Du Huai said nonsense seriously, "I called you all here today to discuss ways to deal with the demon monk. "

This was said politely, but then Du Huai called up the housekeeper who was lying on the old lady crying and asked her to repeat what the old lady said before.

The housekeeper wiped her tears, but her eyes never left Tong Han and Mi Shu for a moment, "The old lady said that she has a fate with the two girls and is very happy for them. She has always wanted to find an opportunity to adopt you as adopted daughters. .

Originally, Tong Hanmishu should have said something polite at this time, but now they had sensed the crisis.

Neither of them said a word.

Seeing that no one was cooperating with the acting, the housekeeper had to bite the bullet and continue, "The old lady has a fate with the two girls. Now the old lady is in trouble, and I hope that the two girls will give you their full help. Don't refuse. I will start from the second one." Choose one of them to serve as the old lady's blessing body. Don't worry, as long as the old lady saves the day, whatever you want, our Dujia Village will give you!"

"What you need to do for the blessing body is also simple, which is to come to the Buddhist temple alone at night and copy Buddhist scriptures for the troubled old lady. This is also considered a meritorious deed."

"Which one of you wants this great merit?" the housekeeper asked with her eyes wide open.

Mi Shu lowered her head and stared at the tips of her shoes, while Tong Han raised his head and looked up at the Buddha statue in the temple, ignoring her at all.

The embarrassing scene lasted for ten seconds. Finally, the housekeeper couldn't bear it anymore. She stepped forward and looked at Tong Han and Mi Shu carefully. Suddenly, she frowned after seeing the bandaged wound on Tong Han's right hand. He frowned suddenly, then turned to look at Mi Shu, and after a moment he grabbed her hand, unable to hide the madness on his face, "You,

It’s you! "

"I'm illiterate!" Mi Shu still wanted to fight for a chance of survival. After all, she knew that what was waiting for her in the Buddhist hall tonight was most likely the killers of the Du family. They wanted to find a substitute for the old lady, and what they wanted was hers. This body.

But the plump and round housekeeper was not moved at all, "It doesn't matter if you are illiterate, there are words in the Buddhist scriptures, you just need to trace them.

3

Mi Shu broke away from the housekeeper's hand, but the matter was settled like this, and then Du Huai started talking about Mrs. Du's sleep talk when she fell into a coma.

It’s related to tonight’s mission.

In addition to Mi Shu, three people will be selected among them tonight. After midnight, they will leave the ancestral home and go to the Du family ancestral hall to copy Buddhist scriptures.

But the requirements are very special and need to be copied backwards.

"Copy Buddhist scriptures backwards?" Lu Youcheng was shocked. With his knowledge, he also knew some of the stakes involved.

Copying scriptures backwards will cause bad merit, especially some special scriptures. Inadvertent mistakes can be forgiven, but if it is intentional, the consequences are said to be unpredictable.

It seems that this is tonight's task. In addition, there are a few requirements. The first is that the candidates from last night cannot be selected. Now the candidates are almost limited. Yang Xiaocheng, Cha Tonghan and three others are excluded, leaving the Buddha at the ancestral home. Mi Shu, who chanted sutras and prayed for blessings in the hall, was excluded, so only Sui Chengguo, Lu Youcheng, Wuma Haoming, and Quan Doufeng were left.

To select three of the four of them to participate in tonight's Bible-copying task, Yang Xiao could almost predict that it would be a fierce battle, and a large number of manpower might be lost.

After Yang Xiao and others digested the current news, Du Huai's face became serious and his voice lowered: "There is one more thing I want to tell you. You don't have many chances left. Counting today, you only have two chances.

This is also your only chance to break the cycle of curse, otherwise you will enter the next cycle with us. "

When Du Huai said he would be with us, he spoke very strongly, as if there were some hints or threats in it. Yang Xiao and the others pretended not to understand. In fact, everyone knew very well that once the mission failed, they would be useless. People would kill them all without hesitation and take their bodies for their own use.