necting three talismans and incantations, I pressed that “Butcher” to the ground with the divine tiger's might, while the demonic energy surging from the soul-refining being was restrained by me as I...We could only hear fragments, but Lao Zhang was shouting frantically, "How would I know this place is haunted! I... I just came back to get some things, to give you some money—"

That woman let out a low sigh and said a few words we couldn't understand.

Old Zhang mumbled to himself, "No, no... I have to leave immediately. If I don't leave, that little ghost will definitely kill me! I... where are my car keys"

The sound of light, shuffling fabric came from inside the house, maybe he was fiddling with his keys.

I patted my pockets, but the car keys were gone.

"You...aren't you with two companions" The woman spoke in stilted Mandarin, likely having learned some from being around Lao Zhang for these years.

"Never mind, never mind! Can I even care about others right now! Just now they helped me block that little demon, who knows if that little demon will go after them for revenge! It just so happened to distract... Hey, why aren't you people from this village running away Are you just waiting to die!" Old Zhang asked.

The woman didn't say a word.

I thought to myself, old Zhang, this guy hasn't been scared witless after all.

This abacus is really well-made.

Some people say human nature is inherently good, while others say it is inherently evil. Both have their own reasons.

But most ordinary people, as animals, will have an instinctive selfishness — self-preservation — when it comes to survival.

A moment of silence fell in the house, suddenly followed by a muffled "glug" sound. My eyes met with Long's, and he immediately circled around to the side of the house.

Through the slits of the bamboo window, one could see Old Zhang sprawled on the floor in front of his bed. In the woman's hand was a large wooden mallet, the kind used for washing clothes.

This... murder for love

These two words popped into my head.

"Swoosh..." A sound came from behind me again. My ears were very sensitive now, and as I heard the sound I turned around to see that shadowy figure actually chasing after me.

What is wrong with this village There are ghosts and zombies everywhere, and these women dare to live here

"Perhaps those undead creatures are just the villagers," Long Xiaog said in a hushed voice.

What am I supposed to do I stared at him.

Long Xiaogē tilted his head and pointed at the room, making a "click" gesture with his hand.

This woman definitely knows the secret. Torturing her might reveal a lot.

I'm quite good at this kind of diversion tactic. I immediately made a little noise by the window, and sure enough, she jumped and rushed over to open it and see what was going on.

She looked up and immediately saw the dead man appearing at the edge of the woods. She screamed in fright and immediately wanted to close the window!

Long Xiaoge moved with incredible speed, striking like lightning. He grabbed the woman's hair and pulled her out! And he even climbed in after her himself!

I was stunned for a second, then immediately jumped through the window after him.

Long Xiao pulled the woman's hair, shutting the window. The woman became a figure squatting under the window, her head held fast by his grip, unable to move.

She clutched her head, letting out a low moan of pain. She dared not cry out loud, desperately covering her mouth as she clawed at the window.

Truly terrifying...

I rubbed my goosebumps, leaning against the window and whispering, "You know what that monster out there is, right If you want to live, just answer our questions."

"Yes, yes!" The woman whimpered in panic. "Let me in, I'll, I'll tell you everything..."

"No, you go first. I'll only ask two questions. If you answer quickly, we'll let you in." I said hastily.

"Woooooo...Yes!"

"Do you know the dead man by the woods"

"Yes, it's true, they are my family..."

"Why have your loved ones become zombies"

"......We, we were deceived... Someone said they would take the elderly to a nursing home, but..." The woman's voice trembled and she couldn't speak.

Long Xiaoge saw from the crack that the zombie was swaying over, only about twenty or thirty meters away.

He suddenly flung open the window, dragging the woman inside before quickly slamming it shut.

The zombie wandered around for a few steps, turned its head to go elsewhere, but didn't approach the bamboo building.

I took a closer look, and on the door frames and window frames of the bamboo building, there were red paper talismans stuck on them, with drawings of ghosts on top.

"Come on, just lay it out for us. We're not the police, we don't care about your family drama. All we want to do is get out of here," I said, crouching down in front of her.

This is a thin middle-aged woman who looks malnourished and has a sallow complexion.

Her hair was pulled out in a patch, and she cried with her head in her hands, saying: "In our place, when people get old, they go to the mountains to spend their remaining days. This has been a tradition for hundreds of years, but... recently... someone came, claiming to be a government official, who said he would build a nursing home in the mountains and provide free care for the elderly until their death. We sent our elders there... But then..."

"What happened later"

“Later… someone went to gather mountain goods and was attacked by zombies… Government officials said there were wild people and monsters here, so they sent young people to get weapons and train them in self-defense… After they left, they never came back… Only we are left guarding our homes, with shamans coming to perform exorcisms for us, telling us to never leave the house after sunset, or we'll be attacked…”

Well, that sounds like a big conspiracy.

"Dragon King." Long Xiaoge let out a cold snort. "It's definitely him."

"Are you so sure"

"He needs fresh corpses," Long Ge whispered. "And the poison must be administered before death, then refined after."

"What does he want to do Become a living puppet or a corpse puppet" I anxiously scratched my head.

"Gu people Corpse people" Long Xiao sneered, "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

The sun was setting in the west, and the sky here had already darkened. I felt very nervous and said, "Let's get out of here quickly If there are any dragon king's nests around here, we need to leave as soon as possible. This woman is also quite pitiful, let's just ignore her."

"Poor" Long Xia ge coldly said, "This is their own doing—"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a sudden gust of wind howled outside. The woman screamed and scrambled desperately under the bamboo bed.

I was already scared out of my wits, trembling as I asked Long ge: "Are we...surrounded"

Long Xiaoge looked out the window.

Just moments ago, the sun was setting in the west, and now there's a full moon shining brightly.

That moonlight was very cold, the whole world bathed in an unnatural white cold light.

"Omens in the heavens, there must be calamity…" he muttered.

I stood there, at a loss.

He walked up to Lao Zhang's side, pulled the earthen hunting rifle from his back, and tossed it into my arms.

"Miss Yin, although we met by chance and went through a difficult ordeal together, I'm afraid I'm unable to help you escape right now."

Uh!

"Here's a gun. There's dried food and water skins in this house, and you have the car keys on you. Now it's up to you."

What !

"You, what do you mean! Are you going to leave me!" I was so flustered that my eyes were starting to well up.

Foreign lands! There are so many ghosts and zombies, and even weirder creatures than ghosts! Me, I... how am I supposed to escape all this!

"...I can't just leave. Whether or not I can escape is still unknown. But... heaven won't abandon me, I will eventually get revenge." He let out a cold laugh.

"No, no! Two people still have each other to watch out for. Separating would just make it so we get picked off one by one!" I was so panicked, my words were jumbled.

"Break up" Long Xiaoge smiled, then suddenly threw open the window —

A bright, cold light suddenly flooded in, accompanied by a foul and chilling aura.

"Who's running away with you I'm going to run first, Miss Yin. I will...hope to..."the magical seal and destroyed the two little ghosts who were operating the magic artifacts, these energies could no longer be contained.I leaped over with lotus steps, lowering my voice to address Ji...