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Just as he was wondering, a faint "creaking" sound suddenly came from somewhere at the bottom of the box.

Li Xiangqian's eyes gradually moved away from the bottom of the box, and his doubts grew stronger. The emptiness brought by the hole in the box made him a little dazed, but the "creaking" sound was like a needle that pierced the fog in his mind. Just as he lowered his head to look at the seemingly unusual box, he heard a slight sound of footsteps.

He raised his head suddenly, his eyes nervously scanned the surroundings, and he stood up straight almost subconsciously. His heart skipped a beat again, and then beat rapidly, as if it was about to jump out of his chest. That was He Yuzhu's pace. Li Xiangqian frowned slightly, and a sense of alertness inexplicably rose in his heart.

He Yuzhu was not in a hurry to come over. His steps were relaxed and slow, but Li Xiangqian always felt that there was a kind of hidden tension hidden in this relaxation. He looked down at the wooden box in his hand, and he had an intuition in his heart that He Yuzhu's appearance at this time was definitely not a coincidence.

"Why are you here?" Li Xiangqian finally spoke, trying his best to sound calm, but he could not hide his uneasiness in his heart.

He Yuzhu didn't seem to notice Li Xiangqian's nervousness, and even revealed a relaxed smile. "I saw that you were in a bad mood today, so I came to see you." He walked to Li Xiangqian, looked down at the box, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "What is this?" he asked, with a hint of curiosity in his tone.

Li Xiangqian hesitated for a moment. The suspicion in his heart made him not respond immediately. Instead, he said in a calm tone: "Nothing, I just found something and wanted to take a look."

He Yuzhu nodded, looked at the empty space in the box, and stopped asking questions. He just chuckled and said, "You know, I brought back a chicken today."

Li Xiangqian was stunned, and immediately turned his eyes to He Yuzhu. "Chicken?" He couldn't help but say, with an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. He Yuzhu changed the topic, as if intentionally or unintentionally avoiding the box in Li Xiangqian's hand, but brought up the topic of the chicken again, making him start to imagine the origin of the chicken.

He Yuzhu's eyes flashed with a different light than usual. He was not in a hurry to show the chicken he brought back. Instead, he looked at Li Xiangqian mysteriously and said, "You must feel strange, why did you suddenly bring back a chicken? In fact, the origin of this chicken is not simple."

Li Xiangqian raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled, but he did not interrupt He Yuzhu, instead waiting for him to continue. He Yuzhu did not seem to be in a hurry to speak, instead he cast his eyes around, was silent for a while, then slowly said: "This chicken was bought from a place outside the village. It is not an ordinary farm chicken, I heard that it is a little special." He paused, with a meaningful smile on his face, "You know, this chicken's eyes are particularly bright, as if... as if it can see through people's hearts."

Li Xiangqian was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but frowning. "Can you see through people's hearts?" He sneered, "Don't joke with me like that."

He Yuzhu didn't seem to be in a hurry to explain, but looked at Li Xiangqian thoughtfully. "I also felt it was a little strange, but when I took it back, its eyes just stared at me. The eyes were so sharp, as if it could see through me and see something."

Li Xiangqian subconsciously frowned. This topic was a little unreasonable, but he couldn't help but feel a little creepy. "Where did you put it?" Li Xiangqian asked anxiously, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart began to spread.

He Yuzhu's smile suddenly became a little strange, as if it had a subtle chill. "It's in the yard. I just let it walk around in the corner. Do you want to go take a look?"

Li Xiangqian felt a strange sense of oppression in his heart. He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but for some reason, his feet unconsciously moved towards a corner of the yard. There was still a quiet open space, and the surrounding scenery had not changed much from before. The wind blew gently, and the yard was quiet, without any abnormality.

When he walked to the corner, he suddenly realized that the chicken He Yuzhu mentioned was standing under an old locust tree. The chicken's feathers were white and bright. Its eyes were small, but extremely bright, as if they could penetrate all the darkness. Li Xiangqian felt an inexplicable chill spread from his spine in an instant, as if the chicken was staring at him with its deep eyes, sensing every fluctuation in his heart.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his nervousness, but the chicken's eyes were like an invisible pressure, which made him almost unable to breathe. He stood there, his eyes were attracted by the chicken's eyes, and he involuntarily took a few steps closer.

However, just as he approached, the chicken suddenly turned its head and crowed softly. The voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from underground, causing Li Xiangqian to stop involuntarily.

"It...it seemed...to be looking at me just now." Li Xiangqian's voice trembled with a hint of uncertainty.

He Yuzhu smiled gently from behind, "It's okay, it's just hungry. Look at its eyes, it must be used to contact with people, there's nothing special." His tone was relaxed, but there was an indescribable meaning in that smile.

Li Xiangqian's eyes widened, still unable to let go. He inexplicably felt uneasy, the existence of this chicken seemed not so simple. Even though He Yuzhu's attitude did not seem abnormal, the invisible pressure and the deep eyes of the chicken always made him feel a little uneasy.

He suddenly remembered Uncle Liu's warning: "Farming is not as simple as you think." Those words pierced his heart like a thorn. Was all this related to Uncle Liu's words? Was this chicken a warning or was it somehow related to this land and the strange phenomena in this place?

Li Xiangqian lowered his head and took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner fluctuations. At this moment, the chicken made another low cry, as if responding to his inner doubts. Li Xiangqian's eyes condensed slightly, and an inexplicable urge rose in his heart - he no longer just wanted to farm, he wanted to uncover all the mysteries here.

However, a voice deep in his heart told him that the cost of uncovering the mystery might be far more than he could bear.

Li Xiangqian stood in the yard, staring at the white chicken, his heart still restless. The chicken's eyes were like an invisible chain, tightly entangling his thoughts. Every time he turned his head,