C7

Chapter 7 - The Little Store Shrine

"Great sir, what do you mean?"

Hearing the old man say so, of course, I was unhappy.

"Heh heh, how many days can you bring these two top-grade Yin Fiends to the village of Scholartree Manor?"

I looked at him and forced a smile. "What about it? Do you have anything to say?"

The old man turned and glanced at Sang Lan and Ji Yayun, and then turned and said: "One is the red robed Xi Sha, and the other is the even more powerful one, the one who was burned to death by fire, his wife! After getting entangled by the two of them, how good are you? "

My heart thumped. Ji Yayun was indeed wrapped up by the red shoes, but Sang Lan …

Recalling what had happened to her in the past two days, I couldn't help but shiver.

"Old man, you're an expert. Do you have any way to help them get rid of the trouble?"

The old man laughed dryly, "You still want to help them? You can't even protect yourself anymore! "

The old man seemed to be in a hurry as he took a long drag on his cigarette and said softly, "Lord Ding, I have never taken advantage of anyone for nothing in my life. So, when you get to Little Peach Garden Village, go to my shop and break the clay pot that I placed on the table. Then, go to peach orchard behind me to pick a peach. As long as you do both of these things, you might be able to change your fate and preserve your life and those two women's lives. "

"Uncle, isn't this your restaurant?" I looked back and sure enough, there was a clay basin on the table.

The old man didn't answer, but his eyes swept over me. "Look at your hand!"

I subconsciously looked down. My entire body spasmed and I almost cried out in fear.

On the back of my left hand, there was actually a scarlet centipede!

I hastily swung my arms, but the centipede seemed to be nailed to it, unable to get rid of it no matter how hard I tried.

When he looked up again, the old man was already gone.

Just as I was panicking, a hand suddenly came from behind and touched my shoulder!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

I finally couldn't hold it in anymore and shouted loudly. I wanted to run away, but my whole body suddenly quivered and my head knocked against the door frame …

"Xu Huo, are you alright?" A weak voice sounded.

I looked up quickly and found myself in the car, my head hitting the steering wheel.

Remembering the centipede that I saw just now, I immediately raised my left hand. There wasn't any centipede, only the gaping wound.

Turning around, Ji Yayun and Sang Lan both curled up in the back seat and looked at me while trembling in fear.

Ji Yayun carefully asked: "Have you had a nightmare?"

Nightmare …

Nightmare?

I held my head in pain and looked around.

The rain had lessened considerably, and the car was parked under a big tree by the side of the road. Where did the village's small shop come from?

"Why are you here?" I tried to remember.

Ji Yayun said: "I'm worried about the rain, if we continue driving it would be dangerous, so I told them to find a place to stop. You. "I'll just stop the car by the side of the road under the locust tree."

"Scholartree?"

If he took a closer look, he would find that the tree by the roadside was indeed a locust tree.

The tree was covered in branches and leaves, so no one was able to carry it.

It took me a while to sort out my thoughts.

This was because he didn't sleep well last night. He fell asleep the moment he stopped the car. Everything that happened just now was just a dream.

But what about the store in his dreams and the old man who claimed to be the Lord Ding?

And...

Scholartree... Scholartree Manor...

After being frightened for a while, I didn't have time to think about it anymore. Seeing that the rain had stopped, I found the map and headed towards the Little Peach Garden Village.

They had finally reached the Little Peach Garden Village and found the peach orchard at Zhang Xi's home. However, the gate to the fence was locked from the outside and the door to the peach orchard's shack was also locked.

I called Zhang Xi, but I still couldn't get through.

"Gulp …"

I lowered my head to look at my stomach, turned around, and looked down along with Sang Lan's lowered head.

She had had a 'big stomach wash' last night. She didn't feel well in the morning and didn't eat much. She was hungry.

Looking at his watch, it was already past 11 PM.

Under the locust tree, I slept for an hour.

Ji Yayun said, "Why don't we eat first, and then try to call your friends."

"Eat..."

I am not worried about not being able to contact Zhang Xi at all.

Zhang Xi's family's orchard was in Little Peach Garden Village, but his family lived in County. Restaurants are rare in the countryside.

"Come, let's get in."

Since there were no restaurants, there was always a snack bar. Right now, he could only buy some instant noodles and something else to deal with.

"If I can't contact your friend, then did I come here for nothing?" Sang Lan asked.

"Tsk, that doesn't matter. At most, we can just climb over the fence and enter. Furthermore, all the families here have peach trees and the peach season is already over. Which village can't I get a few pieces of wood? "

While I was trying to reassure the two of them, I drove to the end of the village and looked around.

"There's a small shop there!" Ji Yayun pointed to a place not far away.

When I saw it, my whole body shuddered and I almost stepped on the gas pedal.

It was indeed a small shop. It was a window that was opposite to each other, and on the wall was written, in red paint, 'Little Store'.

Remembering the dream I had under the old locust tree, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.

This stall is exactly the same as the one I saw in my dreams!

I parked and hesitated for a moment before I bit my lip and got out of the car.

"Is anyone there? Buy things! "

Sang Lan called out to the shop owner twice and turned around, "There seems to be no one here."

I walked straight to the front door and looked at the two mottled wooden doors that were closed. My breathing couldn't help but become rough.

"The store is open, there should be someone inside, right?" Ji Yayun said as she knocked on the door.

She had only knocked twice before the door creaked open without her hand coming back.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Seeing the situation in the house, Ji Yayun and Sang Lan screamed at the same time.

In the middle of the room, an old man in a birthday suit was lying on a door.

There was a candle on the table, and in the middle was an enlarged black and white photo.

This was actually a funeral hall!

"Let's go!" Ji Yayun pulled on me while crying.

But by now I was so stiff I couldn't move.

The person in the photo was actually the old man who had asked me for a cigarette in his dreams!

"What are you guys doing?" someone behind him asked.

In a trance, I heard that person say "Aiya", "Why did Lord Ding lose his head? "Yanzi, hurry up and find the Village Chief!"

As I walked slowly into the mourning hall, I saw the face of the body lying there, and I felt the world spin around me.

When he finally woke up, there were already dozens of people gathered outside the house.

An old man around the age of sixty walked over and looked at the corpse, then looked at the portrait on the table and muttered, "Brother Old Ding, why did you leave just like that … …"

Ji Yayun pulled me to the side and said: "I just asked the villagers that this old man is an old man from the village. He opened a small shop by himself and grew an acre of peaches. "He knows he's about to die and he's sending it to me." "… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

"Did you find out he was gone?" Old Smoke Stub walked over and asked.

Sang Lan quickly said: "We originally wanted to buy things, and shouted outside, but no one replied. When we pushed open the door, it was like this for him."

"I am the village chief of Little Peach Garden Village, Old Yang. I thank you on behalf of the Old Ding, if not for you guys meeting him, she would have been bitten by rats every other night. "

"You're welcome." Ji Yayun looked at me, and carefully said to him: "Village Chief Yang, if there is nothing else, we will be leaving first."

"Let's go."

Village Chief Yang waved his hand, turned his head and asked, "Has the person who asked the questions come?"

"He's coming." Following a calm and collected reply, a thin, middle-aged man in his fifties walked in.

Questioning was a type of sideline and also a type of profession.

Generally, they were people who were highly respected and knew how to be courteous to others.

Whichever family had the happy occasion, they were responsible for hosting and managing it.

The Little Peach Garden Village and Zhang Xi were from the same family, their surname was Zhang, and their name was Zhang Ande.

Ji Yayun wanted to pull me away.

I said wait and see.

I have a strong feeling that the dream under the locust tree was definitely not a coincidence.

More importantly, on the other side of the table, there was a clay basin!

Zhang Ande first paid his respects to the corpse, and then looked around from inside the mourning hall.

"Hiss …"

Looking at the altar, he suddenly took a deep breath, "This spirit tablet …"

"What is it?" Village Chief Yang asked.

Zhang Ande turned around and whispered a few words into his ear.

He turned around and frowned slightly.

Very quickly, he opened his eyebrows and spoke loudly to the people outside: "We already know the situation in Lord Ding, so I won't say anymore. "We'll send this country bumpkin off on his way!"

Village Head Yang walked to the door and told the villagers to stand.

Zhang Ande walked to the front of the table, holding onto the incense, he looked at the portrait and sighed, then said something in a low voice.

"Dad." A man who looked sincere walked in and nodded at Zhang Ande.

Zhang Ande lit three joss sticks with a candle flame and passed them to him. "Give your Lord Ding an incense."

The man nodded, he walked to the dead body, held onto the incense and said loudly: "Lord Ding, walk well."

He then respectfully bowed down.

However, the moment he bent down, the corpse's eyes suddenly opened!