Suddenly, Zhang Gui's eyes flickered between gloom and brightness.
I frowned once again.
Old Gong has a bit of the 'which pot's not boiling?' taste, talking about things that don't need to be discussed.
But based on my understanding of him, there's a good chance something is going to happen!
Starting the action with a few people missing is definitely not acceptable.
Starting the action with immediate casualties is even less acceptable.
Zhang Gui is someone who helped to facilitate our cooperation, and it wouldn't be right to let him go out while we bear the risks, nor can we let him die.
Otherwise, I and Luo Gu, Zhao Xī would be at risk of collapsing at any time.
Thus, I cautiously spoke up: "Brother Zhang, when we came out earlier, I encountered my mother-in-law. Although I recognized her at the time and explained it to a friend who then told me about it."
"I didn't expect this thing to be incompatible with you; it was my oversight. Although Old Gong talks harshly, he can see the flow of fortune, and you can't enter the village anymore."
The so-called 'fortune' is what Mr. Huang said, and it was also the judgment of the few people in front of us. They didn't know the special reasons behind Old Gong, and I spoke with an extremely sincere tone, full of remorse.
Both Luo Gu and Zhao Xī nodded in agreement and encouraged Zhang Guai not to enter the deep village. Instead, it would be better to stay outside the village and provide backup.
Zhang Guai closed his eyes, and the fluctuations in his eyes disappeared, replaced once more by that confident demeanor.
"Brother Luo does not know your mother-in-law, so he naturally doesn't recognize the function of the object in my hand."
"Both of you, Brother Luo and Brother Zhao, do not know its abilities either." Zhang Guai turned to look at Brother Luo and Brother Zhao, speaking with absolute certainty. "I didn't react earlier, but now I'm prepared. If that ghost thing dares to come again, it won't be able to leave."
I didn't speak, but my frown became even more severe.
Having been working with coffins for years, I recognized it immediately. The thing in Zhang Guai's hand was a cypress log, and it had a considerable age.
Is this thing incompatible with the mother-in-law?
Zhang Guai had also mentioned earlier that there were not many ghost creatures that could harm the corpse, and he had some preparations.
Does this mean that for any ghost creature he knows that can harm the corpse, he carries the corresponding counter items with him?
This does make me admire Zhang Guai's thoroughness, but his reaction is still somewhat slow. If it weren't for Zhao Xi earlier, he would definitely have been injured.
Old Gong remained silent, with a lonely head hanging from the night pot, but his eyes gazed towards the deep village direction, seemingly lost in thought.
Zhang Guai gripped the cypress log tightly in his hand and continued: "Brother Luo, please lead the way. Your path, besides your mother-in-law, should have no other dangers and can also lead to a safe landing area?"
Zhao Xi and Luo Gu both nodded at me.
After saying everything, they didn't doubt me, so I didn't say anything more and followed the direction I remembered forward.
The environment of Qijia Village was too dark and too quiet.
Previously, we made such a commotion, but there was nothing unusual happening in the safe area outside and nothing out of the ordinary in the deep village.
Soon, I led them to a place where the ground could still be seen with obvious ruts from the vehicle.
I pointed to the deep village opposite the barren field and said: "In the courtyard after going out of the field ridge, there was originally a female ghost who was violated and died, and her host was her corpse. I sealed her with soul-locking method, and it is safe in the courtyard."
"However, there is an emotional ghost in the adjacent courtyard, and that old woman is not easy to deal with. You had better not get involved with her, as Zhao Kang was driven away by her crying."
"By the way, you should be aware that the most malevolent ghost in Qijia Village is the starving ghost, right?"
I glanced at the three of them again and added: "The last time, I didn't encounter the starving ghost."
The three of them exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.
"Don't worry, Brother Luo. Although the starving ghost is troublesome, it's not hard to deal with. Their awareness is more single than that of ordinary ghosts," said Zhao Xi with a smiling face.
With this inhuman and ghostly appearance, he's actually more like a dead person than Zhang Guai.
That's why, earlier, even Old Gong smiled at him.
I didn't say anything else and directly entered the field ridge.
As I walked through the barren field, I paid extremely close attention to the sounds of the wind rustling through the grass around me.
The slightly undulating grass grass tells of the unease beneath it.
Soon, I spotted the grave that we saw with Hana Ying.
The hole through which the mother-in-law emerged was dark and deep, and outside the grave, there was even a dead body lying there, with the other half of its body inside the hole.
The skull of the dead person had been eaten, with the top like that of a salty duck egg, and an opening had been made. Inside, it was completely empty.
I looked so worried that my eyebrows were all scrunched up.
Luo Gu and Zhao Xi became even more vigilant, with Zhao Xi's released ghost baby crouching over his head, its dark and red eyes scanning around.
The most composed one is still Zhang Guai.
In a blink, we had walked halfway, and the deep village became clearer to see.
Now, as we cross this field ridge, there are no bamboo groves near the courtyard. Bamboo is yin in nature, and forests are conducive to raising ghosts. This kind of environment is more conducive to us taking a stand and discussing strategies further.
It seems that Zhang Guai's cypress wood still has a calming effect!
Just as I was thinking about this, a sudden change occurred!
The grass on our left trembled, and a mother-in-law shot out suddenly, straight towards Zhang Guai's face!
No, it's not the face, its aim is the brain!
With its sharp teeth, it's likely to bite Zhang Guai's brain in one go, splitting his skull.
Zhang Guai was prepared, and with a cold snort, he fiercely struck out with the cypress wood!
Before Zhao Xi's ghost baby could even move, the cypress wood was about to penetrate the mother-in-law's forehead!
My face suddenly changed, and I whispered: "Stop! Not this one!"
However, it was already too late for my shout...
Only to hear a faint cracking sound, followed by the sound of a nail piercing wood.
The mother-in-law instantly fell to the ground, her body convulsing...
In the countryside, when pigs are killed, a single cut to the throat is enough to seal it off. Even then, the pig will convulse for half an hour. The mother-in-law's convulsions and cries were even more piercing through the night sky!
It was clearly smaller than the mother-in-law that had appeared earlier.
The bristles on its body were not as hard, and the sheep-like face wasn't as gloomy.
The cypress wood had completely pierced its forehead, and blood was spurting out non-stop!
Moreover, the yellowish and pale wood had turned black, clearly indicating that this item could only be used once!
"Something bad is going to happen!" I had an extremely pale face, and my pace accelerated greatly!
Following closely behind me, Luo Gu, Zhao Xi, and Zhang Guai quickly caught up!
The weeds in the barren field were surging more violently.
The old lady's dry and cracked laughter filled the air like an echo!
Zhang Guai's move was too fast.
There was no hesitation; it was a deadly strike!
There are more than one mother-in-law!
It was deliberately intended to send a weaker one to trade for the cypress wood in Zhang Guai's hand!
If a few more come, it might turn into a big problem!
Twoooos! Two plump figures shot out of the barren field, suddenly blocking our way.
Hard and rough bristles, a plump body, a thin and pointed sheep-like face.
The two mother-in-laws were almost identical to the first one, but there were no injuries on their faces either!
Two mother-in-laws emerged from our back, their faces scratched and bloodied. One of them looked particularly pitiful, with its sheep eyes full of resentment and malice.
Four of them!
Cold air shot into my limbs and bones, and for a moment, my head buzzed loudly.
"Damn it," Zhao Xi cursed.
"Each one of us against one!" Luo Gu barked in a low voice, "We'll meet up at the courtyard Brother Luo mentioned later!"
Before the words could be finished, Luo Gu's bulky figure suddenly rushed forward to block the path of the one mother-in-law in front!
Zhao Xi's reaction speed was extremely fast, and he charged towards the other one!
The ghost baby atop his head suddenly shot out and directly pounced on the mother-in-law's face!
In the next second, both of them changed their positions and pulled the two mother-in-laws apart.
Zhang Guai didn't say anything. He turned and advanced toward the mother-in-law that first appeared.
Instead, the mother-in-law's round sheep-like eyes flickered, as if it had some sinister intent, and it ran away into the distance!
Zhao Xi and Luo Gu were distracting the mother-in-law to divide their strength. Why was Zhang Guai being diverted as well? That mother-in-law is also cunning!
I was lost in thought, when Old Gong strained his neck and gave a dry, shrill scream: "Don't eat alone! You want to have it all to yourself!"
