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Yi Jie and the others looked at the grieving villagers in confusion, not understanding what was going on and why this heavenly punishment had come. Yang Wenjun and Meng Jie quietly moved to Yi Jie's side and held her hands. Their sweaty palms could sense their nervousness.

"Uncle, why do you say it is a punishment from heaven?" Wang Yushan asked the villager who was kneeling on the ground.

The uncle wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face full of sorrow. “Ten years ago, a group of strangers broke into our village and stayed here for more than a month. Before leaving, they sneaked into the haunted house and looted a lot of things, saying they were antiques. When they were found by the villagers, they all fainted outside the house, with the utensils from the haunted house beside them, and those things were stained with blood!

Everyone in the village was terrified. The witch only saved one man. After waking up, the man acted crazy all day long, muttering that evil spirits were taking his life. However, he fell and drowned after staying in the village for two years.

Over the past ten years, the village's income has dropped sharply, and the villagers have no way to make a living. The village chief found a way to cross the river and sell the things he stole from the landlords' houses. He saved money to repair the village roads and build bridges. The villagers were able to go out to work, and things gradually got better. Even so, people still fell ill and died inexplicably, regardless of whether anyone approached the haunted house or not.

The landlord told the witch in his dream that every two years he must sacrifice a baby he chose and put it in the haunted house to keep him company, so that the village would be safe. The witch said it was a punishment from heaven, that God was punishing our ancestors for the atrocities they had committed against the landlord's family, and it was all retribution.

Everyone couldn't believe what they heard. It was the 21st century and there were still human sacrifices. It was an inhumane and heinous crime!

What was completely different was that all the villagers present burst into tears when they heard this, and a hunchbacked man supported a trembling old woman into the house.

The villagers immediately stood up and gathered around the two people as if they had seen a pillar of support. It turned out to be the village chief and the fortune teller.

The witch had gray hair, a thin body, and skin as dull as dry bark. She looked like an old woman who was powerless. But what she said next made Yi Jie and the others feel cold physically and mentally.

"This is a warning from the deceased landlord. In the past two years, we have finally paid off the debts owed by the outsiders. Except for those who sneak into the haunted house, no more trouble will happen. We also benefited from the success of Deshun's farmhouse business and are now a little better off.

And now this group of ignorant young men have come and angered the gods. We can no longer be good people. Let these two people pay for their sins. The landlord told me in my dream that as long as these two people pay with their lives, the village will be safe in the future. You should not interfere in this matter anymore, otherwise the wrath of the gods and ghosts is not something you can bear!" The witch narrowed her eyes and looked at Yi Jie and the others, with a warning in her words.

"It's ridiculous! It's so ridiculous! You are a bunch of ignorant people who are illiterate about the law! There are no ghosts in the world. You sacrificed babies in order to survive, and now you want to sacrifice my friend's life!" Jiang Yuan's eyes were wide open with anger.

"Girl, don't talk nonsense. We are all thinking about the village. Besides, you saw the ghost with your own eyes, otherwise why would your friend faint?" A villager retorted indignantly.

"Call the police, we have to call the police! Our family members all know that we are here and they will come to rescue us in two days. Don't try to take this opportunity to hurt anyone!" Guo Zijia shouted while holding the phone tightly in his hand.

The farm uncle Deshun who had been silent in the witch's mouth spoke up at this time: "I warned you not to enter the haunted house. Your friends didn't listen and ran in to bring disaster to our entire village. What's wrong with us letting them fend for themselves for our own safety? Besides, the bridge is broken and no one can get out! You should stay here and wait until the road is repaired. As for the two of them, it's purely their own fault and they deserve it!"

Wang Yushan rushed forward and grabbed his collar: "You did warn us, but you didn't say anything about these twists and turns. If we had known your village was so scary, we wouldn't have come here!"

Deshun pushed Guo Zijia aside, no longer as friendly as when Yi Jie and the others first arrived, with a gloomy face: "I have told you everything in detail. You are still young and have not learned your lesson. You are good at slandering others. If this is the case, don't blame the villagers for being rude! Everyone, call everyone in the village!"

The short middle-aged man near the door quickly went out to call for help. The village chief came out from behind the witch and said to Yi Jie and the others, "Young men, stay here for a while. We will send you away when the bridge is repaired. We are in a remote area. Apart from the bridge, we can only cross the river. The river is so fast that you can't do anything if you are not a good rower. I guess your family members will have to wait when they hear that the bridge in the village is broken. I will report to them that everything is fine."

Yi Jie suppressed her anger and guessed that the village's signal was probably blocked by this group of people. She gritted her teeth and said to the village chief, "You can stay here, but we have to inform our families ourselves, otherwise they will be worried."

A large number of villagers rushed into the guest house of the farmhouse. The village chief winked and several strong men arrested Yi Jie and others: "Then I will see you report the news with my own eyes."

Yi Jie could actually break free, but her friend was in their hands at the moment, and there were so many villagers surrounding her outside. She had no chance of winning and could only show weakness first.

Seeing the others still struggling, she looked directly at the village chief: "What do you want?"

The village chief said with a pleasant face: "Send a message to your family telling them that the farm stay is fun and that you should stay for another week. The villagers will be watching. If you try to cheat, don't blame us for being rude."

The younger villagers searched out Yi Jie and the others' cell phones and signaled to them to type.

Yi Jie calmed down and said to her friends, "Let's listen to the arrangements first. I believe the village chief is a man who keeps his word."

The village chief was very happy that Yi Jie understood the situation and stroked his beard and replied, "Of course."

When the guys saw Yi Jie speak, although they doubted her obedience, they all stopped struggling. They knew Yi Jie would not harm them, she would definitely have a way.

After everyone dictated the contents of their text messages and informed the villagers of their parents' phone numbers, they sent out the text messages one by one. After considering it, Yi Jie decided not to tamper with the text messages. She was worried that her mother would not understand her meaning and make mistakes in her reply, which would be a disaster.

When the parents received the message, they just thought that their children were playing around and didn’t think too much about it. They replied and said they would pick them up in a week.

After reporting their safety, the cell phones were not returned to Yi Jie and the others. Instead, the village chief had their hands and feet tied up with tight ropes, their mouths sealed with tape, and all their belongings taken away. Each of them was then locked up in a different room in the farmyard.

Such treatment frightened everyone. Yi Jie gave them a reassuring look and asked them to be obedient and save their lives. She didn't know how brave these unruly people were and she couldn't take the risk of losing her life.

The villagers who carried Yi Jie locked her up in a dark and dilapidated house at a corner.

"Be good and obedient. We will deliver two meals to you every day. Don't try to do anything weird. There are people guarding outside."

"Bang!" The door was closed.

Yi Jie reviewed everything that happened in the village in her mind, first the quarrel between Deshun and his wife, then the strange haunted house, the mysterious fainting of Liu Zhijie and Wan Hefei who sneaked into the haunted house last night, the cut off signal, heavenly punishment, living sacrifice, witch, and the villagers' extraordinary trust in the village chief's witch. Everything revealed an unusual atmosphere of conspiracy.

So many people must have interests to be tied together. You can't do anything that hurts the world just because you want to. Don't their families have any objections to sacrificing so many children? Why is the haunted house in the village not sealed and the government not allowed to investigate? Is there any shocking secret hidden in it? This secret happened to be discovered by Wan Hefei and Liu Zhijie, so they must die to keep the secret forever. What exactly did the group of outsiders experience ten years ago?

No matter what the reason is, she must investigate it thoroughly. All secrets started from the haunted house, and she must start from there. She didn't have much time left. Wan Hefei and Liu Zhijie only had two days. She had to go into the haunted house tonight to find out. The village chief said that he would let them go after a week, but who knew if it was true. If she were the village chief, she would probably choose to kill them all to eliminate future troubles, and then find a solid reason to deny that their deaths had nothing to do with the villagers and there was no way to investigate.

"Chichi, can you find out why my classmate fainted?"

"I'm sorry, host. I don't have the medical scanning function." Chi Chi said with regret.

Yi Jie guessed this would be the result. Chi Chi rarely reminded her of anything. Even if she did, it was either life-threatening or harmless. She basically solved the problems on her own. She thought this should be a rule, and Chi Chi couldn't break it. But I still wanted to ask, maybe it's okay.

The danger she encountered this time was far greater than any previous one. There were hundreds of people in the village, and everyone was an informant. She didn't have tremendous strength, and she wasn't absolutely sure that she could save everyone.

It should be no problem for her to escape, but once she escapes, the villagers will soon find out that the truth has been revealed, and they will kill Yang Wenjun and the others in advance, and then hide in the nearby mountains. What will she do then? The dead cannot be resurrected.

"Host, you can borrow money to buy goods in the system mall. Do you want to take a look?"

Yi Jie's eyes lit up. The items she could use now were pepper, the eye of wisdom, a dagger, a lullaby, and the kiss of the elves. She urgently needed a prop that could protect her, and the chameleon cloak was a good choice.

"How much can I borrow?"

"According to your credit rating, you can borrow 80 energy points, which must be repaid within one year."

"Okay, I'll take out the loan," Yi Jie said confidently. The chameleon cloak cost 66 yuan, which was enough.

After getting the cloak, Yi Jie looked at the villagers patrolling the door non-stop and planned to take action late at night, when the defense would be relaxed and it would be easier for her to start.

Someone brought in two steamed buns to feed her, but Yi Jie said she was not hungry. She was not sure if there were any drugs in them, even if they could make people fall into coma.

"No one will feed you when you're hungry!" The villager glared at her, sealed her mouth again, slammed the door and left.

The sky gradually darkened, and the number of villagers patrolling the door dropped from many to just one. Not long after, the man was seen leaning against the door as if he was taking a rest.

good chance!

Yi Jie took out a dagger from her system backpack and slowly cut the thick rope tied around her wrist. The dagger was quite sharp and the rope was soon cut cleanly.

After shaking her red wrists, Yi Jie untied the ropes on her feet and tore off the tape on her mouth. She tiptoed to the window. Fortunately, they locked her in such a shabby house, the windows were all papered.

I used the method I learned from watching TV, put some saliva on my finger and poked a hole in the paper window. The person at the door had indeed fallen asleep. This was a blind spot, and no one would notice me if I ran out.

How can I run out of the room without making any noise? If I open the door, I will definitely wake up the guard. Yi Jie lowered her eyes and glanced at the wooden lock on the window. God help me.

Using a dagger, he pried open the window lock, pushed the window open gently, and climbed out from the window.

She quickly put on the cloak and ran out of the farmyard. The cloak only lasted half an hour, and it would take two hours to restart after being used once. She had to hurry to get to the haunted house.

After running all the way, they arrived outside the haunted house in less than ten minutes. The house looked even more creepy in the dark, and the damp and cold wind blew from all directions, causing goose bumps on Yi Jie's skin.

She must be scared. She has never encountered such a strange thing in her twenty years of life. Even though she has been to a haunted house in an amusement park, it is still nothing compared to this kind of Chinese supernatural thing.

Silently reciting the 24-character socialist core values ​​of prosperity, democracy, civilization and harmony, she covered her mouth and nose with her cloak and swallowed three or four mints. Yi Jie pushed open the shabby door of the house covered with Taoist talismans.

Facing you is a screen wall. Under the night light, the large Chinese character "Fu" surrounded by auspicious dragons and phoenixes is still clearly visible. Years of wind and rain have not obscured its exquisiteness.

Without looking further, I walked around the wall and suddenly the view opened up. The yard was overgrown with weeds, and the several water jars there had long since dried up and were covered with moss.

Walking up the bluestone steps to the corridor, passing the relatively well-preserved red door with hanging flowers, the main courtyard of the house also reveals its true appearance.

There were neatly arranged tables and chairs, cooking utensils in the yard, and oil-paper lanterns hanging on both sides of the wall, which clearly showed that someone had been coming here for a long time. A dim light shone through the main room, and one could faintly hear people whispering.

Yi Jie walked lightly to the window of the main room and listened to the conversation inside the room through the thin gauze.

"It's still too risky this time. Although the customer is in urgent need of the goods, we can just go from outside. It's still not safe to attack the people who come to the farm house. They are our cover! Those students look rebellious and must not be kept." This is the voice of the witch!

"Don't worry, I will use your ancestor's Ghost Hand Powder to poison all of them, and then sell them to rich families for ghost marriages. In the end, they will make the profit. I was forced to do this. The male student that Xiayun kidnapped was arguing with a customer for payment for too long, and when I glanced at him, he ran into the mountains. After searching for a long time, I finally found him at the bottom of the cliff with a bloody body. The customer didn't like him at all. You also know that my second son is in a hurry to buy a house and get a wife in Beijing, so he was a little reckless." The hoarse male voice was actually Deshun, the uncle from the farm house!

"Okay, then we'll coordinate our statements with the villagers. They ran into the haunted house and got into trouble. We can't be blamed. The hospital can't find out the cause of death anyway. Deshun, remember to take good care of the bodies. Those nobles are very superstitious about them. There can't be too much smell, otherwise they will end up with nothing. The village is still waiting to distribute the money next month! Several families have had newborn babies in the past few years, so we need more money to keep them quiet." The village chief's voice sounded slowly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Cheng, I've sealed them in a freezer. Those people are really hard to serve! They find the goods according to the requirements, but they are also picky. If I didn't make a lot of money, I would have stopped serving them a long time ago."

"Once the next batch of products from your students are sold out, we will take a break for a few years and wait until the hype has died down." After saying this, the witch coughed a few times.

Deshun's voice came, "It's still a bit cold in this house. Let's go back and rest. After the two male students are dead in a few days, we can deal with the others. Mother-in-law, I will go to your place later to get some more Ghost Hand Powder."

The three of them walked out of the room, completely unaware of Yi Jie who blended in with the surroundings under her cloak.

After the others left, Yi Jie pushed open the main door with a trembling body. Two rows of six freezers were placed in the hall! The air was full of the smell of formalin. So that's it! They were killing people to arrange ghost marriages for rich families!