That night, everyone in the Yan family was anxiously waiting for news from Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao.

But they waited until dawn, when the village chief began to arrange people to collect the bodies of the bandits. Only then did they know the situation of the two men.

Knowing that Chu Xiao was injured because she blocked the knife for Yan Zhenshen, she has been displeased with her boss these days.

Whenever she saw someone walking in front of her, she couldn't help but mutter, "You've grown so big for nothing. Xiao Ge'er has suffered so much because of you. I don't know what to say to you."

Yan Zhennan rarely saw his elder brother being scolded, so he would always lean over to listen. His naughty tone always made Zhao Guizhi quickly change the subject and scold him again.

"You're bored all day, aren't you? If you can't find anything to do, there's a lot of wood at the old house. If you don't chop it all, you won't have to eat."

Yan Zhennan: “…”

The wood from the old house?

As an insider, he was a little scared of those pieces of wood. After all, his brother-in-law was really cruel and had actually killed several people with those pieces of wood.

You know, when the villagers saw the messy scene when they passed by, he didn't know how to explain it.

Withered grass, vines and dead branches scattered on the ground, seven or eight branchless trees, and the charred body.

No matter how you look at it, this scene doesn't seem man-made. Fortunately, those guards treated the villagers like saw-mouthed gourds and knew nothing about anything. Anyway, the bandits have been killed, so what are you asking?

And those nearly one hundred bandits...

Whenever Yan Zhennan thought of that scene, his stomach would still feel sour.

It was so horrible that he couldn't sleep for several nights. Looking at his eyes, even Ayun suspected that he had gone out to fight with someone in the middle of the night, as they were all bruised.

There were many men in a similar situation to Yan Zhennan. For example, when Wang Wu returned home that day, the first thing he did was not to sleep, but to take out the big wooden basin at home and soak himself in mugwort water for a whole hour.

You can feel like you are covered in blood.

Wang Wu was not a very clean person before. He would only take a bath every three to five days in the summer. But now he had to take a bath for several days in a row. Luo Ge'er felt really distressed for him.

How much firewood does it take to boil these pots of water? Besides, I have to fetch water for bathing every day. Who will do all the chores at home and outside?

But before he could get angry, he saw other men in the village with equally pale faces, looking listless as if all their blood had been sucked out.

The woman and the young man, who were completely unaware of the corpses strewn across the North Mountain, got together to discuss the matter and discovered that many of the men in the families were behaving strangely.

Even Wang Dadan's husband said that his husband always talked nonsense at night and always woke up suddenly, which scared him several times.

"What do you think? Could it be that the ghosts of those bandits have returned with those men?"

An aunt said something like this in a mysterious tone, and immediately led the other women and boys into trouble.

"I think this is really possible. I am not kidding. These past few nights, I always feel a chill on my back in the second half of the night. Sometimes when I wake up, I see my husband staring at the beams with his eyes wide open. It's so creepy."

"Alas, my son is not like that. He used to eat three bowls of rice in one meal. He liked meat more than his son. But he has been eating less these days. When I stewed meat yesterday, he even vomited when he smelled it."

Luo Ge'er heard the women in the village say that there seemed to be something wrong with every man, and then thought of his own Wang Wu. He shuddered unconsciously even in broad daylight.

Could it be that I really encountered a ghost?

But don’t the old people always say that men have stronger yang energy? If a large group of them are together and they still encounter ghosts, then that ghost must be very powerful.

But then I thought that it was because of killing bandits that he became like this, which is somewhat understandable.

It is also possible that it is not that the ghosts are so powerful, but that there are so many of them.

As they talked, everyone felt that this was not a good way to go, so they decided to go to the east of the village to find a fortune teller to take a look.

At this point, no one would be so stingy as to be reluctant to spend that little bit of silver as a deposit. After all, men are the backbone of the family. If they fall, it will be difficult for the elderly, the weak, women and children to live.

After listening to this, Luo Ge'er couldn't help but panic. He hurried home to get the copper coins and followed a few women to see the fortune teller in the east of the village.

Although she had been married to Anning Village for several years, this was indeed her first time here.

But as soon as they entered the yard, the witch didn't ask any questions and said directly that the village was very clean. If they were worried, she had some runes and they could take them back and put them under their pillow.

It is said that old people become more intelligent. It doesn't take a fortune teller to know the purpose of this group of women and young men coming here.

They are all ordinary men in the village. No matter how brave they are, they will be scared when they see blood.

But they can't let it go for the time being. After a period of time, it will fade from their memory. Letting them take the talisman paper back is actually not of much use. It is just a psychological comfort.

At this point, Luo Ge'er also reacted and shook his head helplessly. This guy was very concerned about his reputation. When he came back that day, he only said that all the bandits were wiped out by the people in Beishan Mansion, but he did not mention a word about the scene of them collecting the bodies.

I think Wang Wu must have worked hard that day, otherwise he wouldn't be so disgusted with me taking a shower all the time.

Several people came out from the fortune teller holding talismans, and Wang Dabing's wife was still a little embarrassed.

After all, her husband's bold reputation was often talked about by people. As a result, after she said this, her husband's bold reputation would be laughed at by others.

"Well... I think there must be some reason, otherwise the witch wouldn't give us the talisman paper, right?"

As soon as Wang Dadan's wife opened her mouth, someone almost immediately responded: "I think so. Although my man's courage is not as good as Wang Dadan's, he is not small either. Besides, killing bandits is such an honor. He even boasted to me when he was free these days. If he was really scared, he would definitely not say anything."

"That's right, that's right. When we go back, we still have to say that they have attracted something. With this talisman, we can be safe."

After all, you still have to give face to your husband, and it is better not to expose him if you can.

After they discussed a suitable excuse, they were about to go back to their homes when they heard someone shouting outside the village.

"Is someone shouting?" Luo Ge'er suddenly stopped and looked around in confusion.

"Who is shouting?" Wang Dadan's wife also pricked up her ears: "It seems there is really a sound, from the village entrance."

"Then let's go and take a look." A nosy woman said this and pulled the people next to her and walked quickly towards the village entrance.

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