View the previous information from Yang Guan and myself.
My purpose is to hang out with the manager.
Because at that time, I was unfamiliar with the ghost niche and Zhang Gui, and I wanted to have a backup option, perhaps using the City God deity to impede them.
At the time, I believed that my purpose had been achieved, and even concluded that the City God deity was using me for some reason, and then wanting to take back Guo Ying, with each side having their own hidden agenda.
However, looking back now, I realize that the intricacies of the situation are far from as simple as the surface appearances!
Let me send a landmark to save me at any cost!
Rescuing me is certain, and utilizing me is inevitable.
Could it really be that simple?
Or could it be a shot of two birds in one stone?
And incidentally remove the "tumor" that caused Jin Yang's pain?
In comparison, the methods of the ghost niche organization, nurturing ghosts, feeding on ghosts, and even affecting reborn ghosts, are indeed sinister and malevolent.
Using the term "tumor" to describe them is not an overstatement.
Thoughts settled, I replied to the manager Yang:
"Yesterday, I was taken to a place without signal, and I'm fine."
Over there, they replied in a second: "Have you identified the location?"
"None." I replied.
"Xian Shen's nephew, maybe you should try to figure out the location. The Ghost Niche isn't a place to stay long. If you don't join them, something bad might happen. But if you do join, it will be a one-way street."
Manager Yang's words hinted at a guide, and even more explicitly pointed to "crisis."
"I will try my best." After replying, I stopped paying attention to Manager Yang and called Guo Ying again.
The other end was out of service area.
This makes me slightly confused. The village is normal, why would there be no signal?
Could it be that Guo Ying contacted me not only because she was worried about my safety, but also something had happened in the village?
I made two more phone calls, and they were still out of service area.
Instead, I contacted Tang Quan. After two rings, the phone was answered.
"Master!" Tang Quan was slightly surprised.
"Uncle Tang, where is Guo Ying?" My tone was grave.
I didn't ask whether Guo Ying was at home, because I was certain that she would fulfill her promise to come.
The next moment, Tang Quan said, "Miss Guo Ying went out for a walk before nightfall. There is a village watchman who is not too bright in the village. He was bullied by someone. She couldn't stand it, so she went to help. She hasn't come back yet."
I slightly furrowed my brow and remembered the village watchman with only four fingers, Yu Xiu.
At the same time, there was also an image in my mind, as well as old Qin's repeated reminder to me, Yu Xiu is very strange.
I have always believed that Yu Xiu's strangeness is not as terrible as my plague.
But after leaving the village, I learned from the side that Old Qin was much more formidable than I had realized, and I knew that Yu Xiu could not be underestimated!
There must be some secret hidden in her body!
"What trouble is Yu Xiu in?" I pursued Tang Quan.
"It seems like a villager beat her up and dragged her into an old forest. There are many people in the village watching the scene. They say that Yu Xiu is unlucky, as she has attracted the attention of Wang Binyan, who was once imprisoned, and she might be in for a tough time."
"Guo Ying heard that Yu Xiu was a dumb girl, so she immediately went to help." Tang Quan explained while pausing, and then said, "It's getting late. Miss Guo Ying hasn't come back yet. I'll go check it out. I'll have her call you back soon."
Tang Quan clearly doesn't know that it was Guo Ying who contacted me.
"Uncle Tang, it's dark and windy tonight. You don't have to go. Wang Binyan is just an ordinary person. He won't be hurt much."
"There's nothing much here. Let's talk tomorrow."
With just a few words, I stopped Tang Quan from going out.
"Yes, it's quite possible that Miss Guo Ying has taken Yu Xiu home and is comforting her." Tang Quan muttered an explanation.
I diverted the conversation and asked Tang Quan if there had been any strange events in the village recently?
Tang Quan said there hadn't been.
I urged him to take care of his health and rest early before hanging up the phone.
However, I didn't relax inside my heart.
Since there's nothing unusual in the village, why would Guo Ying be out of service area?
I don't think Wang Binyan can do anything.
Does that mean there's something wrong with Yu Xiu?
A sense of being watched subtly brought me back to my senses.
Without turning around, I knew it was Qu Wei watching me.
After all, sending a message and making a phone call were all in front of the hospital building, which might arouse suspicion.
Walking straight ahead, I entered the emergency channel with its blinding red lights.
When I went to register, the night shift nurses were shocked by my arm.
The doctor examined the wound and asked me what I was bitten by. I evaded the question, saying I couldn't see clearly and that it happened in the wild.
After that, it was a series of checks on the wound.
In this process, the doctor was surprised because my wound had healed quite a bit, but there were pieces of cloth mixed in, as well as thick blood scabs. The wound had also deformed. He said he was afraid of infection and other risks, so he must clean and disinfect the wound and give me an injection.
I let him proceed without protest.
The pain of cleaning the wound was no less than going through it again being torn by the Old Hag.
However, after the wound was properly treated and bandaged, my arm looked less bloody.
When I left the hospital, many nurses were gathered outside, whispering to each other and glancing occasionally at my arm and the urinal hanging at my waist.
Lao Gong didn't fully emerge, only showing his eyes, which were crafty and looked at the little nurses greedily.
Fortunately, they could only see the urinal. If they saw Lao Gong, they probably wouldn't have the mood to gossip.
As I walked out of the emergency corridor, the sky was surprisingly dimly lit with dawn.
Hunger and fatigue hit me almost simultaneously.
Not having eaten for a day and two nights, only drinking some water, and not having slept at all, I felt that my spirit had reached the critical point.
When I walked to the place where Qu Wei had parked his car, I hesitated for a moment. The car was gone. I scanned the area, but there was no sign of the car or Qu Wei himself.
Raising my eyebrows, did Qu Wei leave?
What medicine is he selling in his gourd? Or was it arranged by Zhang Gui?
Or perhaps, did they discover something strange?
Standing there for half an hour, I was extremely vigilant and didn't continue waiting.
As I walked out of the hospital gate, the steaming baozi shop had a strong fragrance of green onions and meat that spread half a block.
I sat at the outdoor table and ate three steamed buns and a full bowl of congee before I felt better.
In a moment, sleepiness came even stronger.
Luckily, there was a hotel next to the breakfast shop. I booked a room, locked the door, and fell asleep immediately.
This sleep, I slept soundly and deeply.
When I woke up, the sunlight in the room was extremely glaring.
The phone had an unread call from Guo Ying and a text message as well.
The content was: "I'm fine, but I seem to have discovered something unusual. Why haven't you come back to the village yet?"
At that moment, my heart was suddenly much more at peace.
Initially, I was going to call Guo Ying back and tell her about my situation over the past two days.
My hand suddenly stiffened, and I unconsciously furrowed my nose.
A faintly putrid smell, barely detectable, snaked through my nostrils.
I hadn't noticed this smell when I came in before.
My gaze fell to the door, and I slightly closed my eyes.
The hotel room was not large, at most ten square meters. The door was just three or two meters away from the bed.
The gap under the door was not small; I could see a bit of shadow.
There should be someone standing motionless in front of the door.
