Let me see which unlucky person is here to tell fortunes today

Even if Ji Chu didn't tell them the source of the matter, Chai Fei and Chen Jun understood the general process, but there was still one question they couldn't figure out.

"Anchor, is the death of the elderly in the village related to this incident? If it is related, then the first ones to die should be the village chief and old lady Qian who have committed the most sins. Why are they still alive and well?"

Ji Chu snorted coldly: "Do you think that one person can do this thing of driving a stake? What benefit can the village chief get from doing this?"

Although Chai Fei didn't want to believe it, the facts were right in front of him: "Anchor, are you saying that this matter was planned by the village elders and the village chief?"

Ji Chu nodded: "Yes, the cause of the incident was the construction of a new countryside. Originally, the road was supposed to be built to the entrance of your village, but when the elders in the village learned about this, they stopped the government from building a road to the village. They just wanted them to repair the road on the mountain."

[I am confused. Why? Building a road to the village would be so convenient. Why do they have to do this? ]

Ji Chu continued, "Because in ancient my country, building bridges and roads was a great act of kindness that could accumulate merit. These old people wanted to receive a word of praise when they met the King of Hell in the underworld a hundred years later, so that they could be reborn into a good family in their next life."

"The government saw that the villagers insisted, so they granted their wish, but also gave them a deadline, saying that there were requirements from above, and if it exceeded this time, they would send someone to repair it!"

"In order to accumulate merit, the old people did not dare to neglect their work. But just when the road was almost finished, an accident occurred. The foundation-laying machine could not drill down at all, and the villagers' tools broke down there."

"That area is a mass grave. No one from your Yangtou Village has ever dared to go there. These old people are superstitious enough that they didn't even do an on-site survey and asserted that it was ghosts causing trouble."

"It just so happens that Grandma Gu, who lives at the east end of your village, was a carpenter before her grandfather passed away. Later, none of the grandchildren in the family inherited the old man's job, so only a pile of books were left at home."

"Since the time given by the higher-ups was almost up, Grandma Gu had no choice but to take out all the books left by the old man. Among them was a book by Lu Ban. The village chief also saw the evil art of beating the living stake."

Chen Jun murmured: "No wonder Grandma Gu was the first old person to die in the village..."

Ji Chu: "We have found the method, but we have no living people to sacrifice and suppress the ghosts. Even though these old people have grandchildren, they are all flesh and blood, and no one is willing to sacrifice their descendants."

"When Mrs. Qian saw that no one was talking, she volunteered to step forward and said that she had two granddaughters who had lost money. As long as the village was willing to give her tens of thousands of yuan, she could contribute her two granddaughters."

【Mrs. Qian favors boys over girls. This kind of thing not only allows her to get rid of two things that she thinks are a burden, but also allows her to make a fortune. It's the best of both worlds.】

[I am so angry, this damn old woman, even if her granddaughter is not well-received, at least she has raised her for 5 years. After 5 years, you will have feelings for a puppy, not to mention two living people who can call her grandma! ]

[Anchor, what happened later? Did all these elderly people agree? ]

Ji Chu shook his head. "Not really. In addition to the village chief and old lady Qian, there were 27 elders who discussed the matter. When old lady Qian wanted to use Huan Huan and Ling Ling to drive live stakes, more than half of them disagreed. Later, one of them, an old man named Huang, said that if they disagreed, the bridge could not be built, and they would have to ask the government for help. Then all the roads they had built before would be in vain."

"Thinking of the efforts they had made, the elders hesitated for a moment. Then, an old lady named Liu said that Lingling and Huanhuan grew up eating food from hundreds of families in the village. When they were young, they survived because of the words of the village chief. Now that they are five years old, it is time to repay the villagers."

"This statement directly eliminated most of the guilt of the elders. When the village chief saw that the elders were divided into two groups, he asked everyone to vote by raising their hands. In the end, only 13 elders disagreed with using living people for sacrifice. The other 14, plus the village chief and old lady Qian, a total of 16 people agreed, so the matter of using living people for sacrifice was decided."

"The 13 elderly people who disagreed were also threatened by the village chief with their grandchildren's lives and were not allowed to tell anyone about this matter."

Chen Jun felt that his three views had completely collapsed. He never expected that the old people who usually greeted all the younger generations with a smile would have such horrible thoughts!

[These old men clearly built bridges and roads in order to accumulate merits. By doing so, they are clearly accumulating karma for themselves. Aren’t they afraid of being thrown into the eighteen levels of hell by the King of Hell after they die?]

Ji Chu snorted coldly, "Afraid? Of course I'm not afraid. In order to prevent Lingling and Huanhuan from complaining to the King of Hell after they die, they pulled out the tongues of the two girls, blinded their eyes, and deafened their ears with smoke. Finally, they took advantage of the dark night and strong wind to cast them alive in cement!"

"Later, in order to explain to other villagers who didn't know the truth, they said they dug out the God of Land and Goddess of Land from the ground. In fact, they were afraid that the wronged spirits of the two little girls would come to claim their lives, so they built the temple and offered incense."

[These damn old guys! Damn it, damn it! ]

[As a mother of two 5-year-old children, I can’t imagine how terrified and helpless Huanhuan and Lingling felt before they were victimized.]

The news that broke out one after another gave Chen Jun a new understanding of the village he lived in. With trepidation, he asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time: "Host, is the construction of the bridge into the village blocked because of the interference of the ghosts in the mass grave?"

Ji Chu asked back: "Do you know something?"

Chen Jun nodded heavily. "Yes, because my father was one of the workers who followed the old people to build the road. He came back and told me that on the day when the village built the temple, the public road construction team passed by. When they saw that we had stopped working, they used a professional pile driver to help us dig the foundation. They also said that there was very hard granite underground, so it was difficult to dig."

"Afterwards, the villagers said it was the blessing of the God of Land and Goddess of Land. In fact, I feel that even if there is no temple, the government machinery can open up the foundation of the land."

Ji Chu shook his head and sighed: "Your feeling is correct. The reason why the construction there was stopped is because the ground is full of granite. Those backward machines and tools in your village will be broken if they hit the granite."

[That means the bridge can be repaired without driving in piles? Then didn't Lingling and Huanhuan die in vain? ]

【Feudal evil magic has caused great harm to people! 】

[The two little girls had such a miserable life, and after death they were sealed in cement and trampled by everyone in your village. These old people deserved to die! ]