When the peasant woman saw me coming in, she closed the door as soon as she touched it, as if she was avoiding something.

This made me freeze on the spot, and I couldn't help but turn around and look at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan also glanced towards the courtyard and frowned slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

The two of us had no choice but to continue walking along the village road. Sure enough, there were people living in this village. Along the way, we saw villagers in many houses.

But without exception, these villagers looked at me with strange expressions, and their sallow faces were covered in gray and lined with wrinkles.

Everyone's cheeks seemed to be too old to look good, and the people in the village were silent, like a piece of wood without any spiritual energy.

As the sky gradually darkened, I found that the fog in the village became thicker, and the fog was no longer pure white, but had a faint yellowish fog, which looked particularly weird.

I walked along the village road. Due to the thick fog, the visibility was too low. After walking for a while, I realized something was wrong.

Fengyin Village looked dead at night! As I walked, I looked at the houses on both sides of the road, and I saw that the windows of all the houses were nailed shut with wooden boards!

Most of the houses in the village are dilapidated and old. At first glance, you can tell that no one has lived in them for a long time. They are like death tombs! Occasionally, you can see a few houses, and the faint light shines through the gaps in the wooden boards on the windows.

, like a will-o'-the-wisp in a cemetery.

Why are there so many people in this village!?

When this idea came out, I was quite surprised, but when I thought about it, the old man never told us that Fengshan Village had become an uninhabited village.

It just means that no one has been out in many years.

The customs here are quite strange. Even if people outside have never seen the villagers of Fengshan Village go out, it does not mean that there are no people in the village.

As we approached those houses, the sound of footsteps alarmed the people inside, who were so frightened that they quickly put out the lights.

Pointing to those houses, I whispered to Chu Yuan: "Why do you think these villagers have to seal up the windows?"

After Chu Yuan glanced around, he replied in a deep voice: "Because they are afraid! Afraid of light coming through the window! This will expose themselves!"

When I said this, I thought of something, and a trace of fear appeared on my face!

Judging from what he said, Fengshan Village is still haunted by ghosts and the like.

No wonder these people in the village have boarded up their doors and windows.

But if I use this trick to prevent ghosts...will it work?

We walked around the village and came to a house. This house was even more exaggerated. There were two layers of wooden boards nailed to the windows, and two large locked iron doors were covered with shabby portraits of door gods.

However, it has been exposed to the wind and sun for too long, and the portrait has become blurred, and it is difficult to tell that it is the immortal painted.

I stopped, turned my head and said to Chu Yuan: "We've come here already, we still have to find a local person to inquire in order to find any clues."

This village is so strange, the most direct way to find out is to ask the local villagers.

He didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

The yard is not big, but due to the thick fog, it was difficult to see clearly, except for the weak light coming from the door panel.

The windows are boarded up. What are they afraid of?

I walked to the door and could not clearly see the scene inside. I could only reach out and knock on the door several times. After knocking several times in succession, an old and frightened voice came from the room.

"Who...who's knocking on the door?"

"it's me!"

"Who are you? What do you want to do?"

I hesitated for a moment, then opened my mouth and said that I was passing by.

After I spoke and waited for a long time, there was no movement in the room, just when I thought the door would not open.

The door opened with a creak, and a stooped and gray-haired old woman appeared in front of me holding a candle.

I was about to open my mouth, but the old lady interrupted me first, "Don't talk."

I was stunned, and before I could react, the old lady’s other hand hidden behind her back took a small bowl with something unknown in it, and threw it towards me.

I was caught off guard and felt a basin of water poured on my head. I was so frightened that I almost hit someone.

It's a bowl of water, but the water has a faint fishy smell. It can't be said to be smelly, but it definitely doesn't smell good.

The old lady was still staring at me after splashing. After seeing that there was nothing strange about me, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sorry, I was just testing to see if you are one of those ghosts."

This old lady is really a panda. She ordered takeout and the bamboo shoots arrived home.

He looked shaky and unsteady when walking. He never thought of taking action but he was so agile. He even splashed water on his body without saying anything.

"fine."

I waved my hand bitterly, living in such a ghost place, if I don't take precautions, I won't be able to survive at all.

After saying this, the old lady raised the candle in front of me, almost to my face. She observed it carefully and then relaxed.

"Come in." He lost this sentence.

The old lady turned around and walked towards the house, muttering something as she walked.

After entering the house, the old woman suddenly shouted, "Old man, we have a visitor."

I shivered violently. As soon as I entered the room, I felt a pair of eyes staring at me. I turned my head and saw a scrawny old man on the right with his head raised and his eyes staring straight at me.

Only then did I see clearly that his eyes could not focus at all, and the eyeballs seemed to be covered with a layer of white horn. This old man was blind.

The old lady turned around with her rickety body and said to me: "Come in and sit for a while!"

After we entered the house, the old lady hurriedly locked the door, turned to me and said, "On your way to my house just now... you didn't notice anything unusual, right?"

As she spoke, the old lady climbed up to the crack of the door, peered out desperately, and then asked us in a horrifying tone.

I said suspiciously: "No! It's all quite normal!"

Hearing this, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to the short stool next to her, and said to me: "The house is a bit shabby, so you, a foreigner, can just find a place to sit."

I subconsciously moved the small stool to the side, farther away from the old man. The old man's eyes were really scary.

After the old woman sat down, she took a pair of scissors and cut the wedding paper. I saw that the table was covered with scraps of paper.

I asked curiously, "Grandma, does anyone in your family have a happy event?"

The old lady grinned and said, "The day after tomorrow is July 15th, which is the day when our village worships the Dragon King."

"Sacrifice to the Dragon King?"

Chu Yuan and I looked at each other, and a flash of surprise flashed through our hearts.

The old lady smiled and nodded: "There is a small sacrifice every year and a big sacrifice every ten years. This year happens to be the tenth year. According to the rules of our village, we have to give a gift to the Dragon King!"

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