Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Hua Yilan... has been replaced!

Yin Ziqin felt a chill run through her body, completely confirming her guess.

Otherwise, how could the black goat make such a feminine gesture!

All of this happened too fast. It had only been half a day since she entered the domain, and she hadn't even seen Hua Yilan's face yet!

Chen Ji lay in ambush in the nearby bushes.

Looking at the black goat combing its hair, he initially felt a strong sense of incongruity.

But gradually...

The sheep's movements, however, revealed a sense of tranquility.

It's impossible to connect this with the eerie goat that kidnapped Hua Yilan at night.

Has the soul of this sheep been transformed into Hua Yilan?

Chen Ji frowned. If that were the case, then a new problem would arise.

Why didn't Hua Yilan, who was replaced, appear?

Moreover, it's highly illogical that Hua Yilan didn't seek help from the intruders but instead combed her hair by the lake...

The fact that she can make the motion of combing her hair proves that she still retains her previous habit.

How could one lose the instinct to survive?

Chen Ji remained silent, observing the black goat in quiet contemplation.

After combing its hair for a while, the goat stared blankly at the lake, as if gazing at its own face.

There was no movement for a long time.

There was a rustling sound behind Chen Ji. Tan Xiangsong still didn't dare to stay by the locust tree alone, so he quietly slipped over.

He kept a close eye on the goat, afraid of being seen, but didn't notice his footing.

Tan Xiangsong tripped over a tree branch and fell hard to the ground!

thump!

Everyone's heart stopped for a second at the same time.

Moreover, Tan Xiangsong's actions triggered a chain reaction, causing such a commotion that it startled a flock of crows!

Ga! Ga!

The sound of birdsong suddenly rang out above Chen Ji's head. The moment the sound appeared, his heart tightened and he immediately stepped back!

Tan Xiangsong also scrambled to his feet, his face filled with extreme terror!

He knew he had messed things up. With such a commotion, it was impossible for Black Goat not to have heard it, and it might even implicate Chen Ji who was standing nearby!

However... the woods remained quiet.

There was no sound of hooves as Tan Xiangsong had imagined.

The birdsong gradually faded away, even the crows flew away, but the black goat remained kneeling by the lake, as if it hadn't heard anything.

Yin Ziqin breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't just because they hadn't been discovered, but also because she had a vague feeling... that those who had transformed into sheep might not harm humans?

Her biggest worry was...

Humans and sheep will become treacherous spirits.

Just as she caught her breath, Yin Ziqin suddenly squinted her eyes again.

The goat moved.

The goat tilted its head, but not towards them; instead, it looked deeper into the forest.

"Ah—baa—"

A rough, hoarse scream, strange and indistinct, rang out from that direction.

A madman has arrived!

What is he shouting?

"Ah—meh—come here!"

After the second shout rang out, the goat silently stood up and walked towards the man.

A madman known as the "funeral caller" is summoning goats!

Is he a shepherd?

What was his purpose in controlling the goats to impersonate people?

After witnessing this scene, countless questions arose in everyone's minds.

The black goat followed the madman away.

The lake in the forest fell into tranquility once more, as if it had all been a dream.

Wu Gong immediately darted to the open space beside the lake!

His nose twitched slightly as he caught a faint scent of grass.

"The scent on Hua Yilan yesterday!"

Chang Hao also came over.

The place where the goat knelt was surrounded by rocks, and the remaining weeds had all turned yellow and withered due to the winter.

The fresh scent of grass was clearly brought by the goat.

"Hua Yilan has turned into a sheep... Will that goat still appear tonight?" Chu Jing couldn't help but ask.

"Who told you there was only one?"

Jiang Zhong looked into the depths of the forest, his brows furrowed.

The appearance of the madman indirectly explains why Yin Ziqin didn't see any sheep in the village: they lived in the woods behind the mountain!

The group silently returned to the locust tree and continued chopping wood, but their eyes kept glancing into the depths of the woods.

I always have a feeling that the madman will appear silently behind a tree with a goat at any moment.

I don't know how much time has passed...

The locust tree has been cut down.

The group began to separate the tree trunk and branches.

At the top of the locust tree, Du Tingfeng discovered a mark left by lightning, where all the branches had turned charcoal-colored.

Chen Ji immediately recalled the burnt smell he had smelled when he first arrived.

They arrived at around 3 or 4 a.m. It was raining heavily outside, but they didn't hear any thunder. Judging from the intensity of the burning smell, the thunder must have struck in the first half of the night.

A sound of hooves came from afar... but it wasn't a sheep.

Ah Jian came with a donkey cart to pick them up and take them back.

"Bring these logs up."

As instructed by Ah Jian, several thick tree trunks were selected and carried to the car by Chen Ji and the others.

Eight people stood around the car, slowly making their way into the village.

Dark clouds hung low, the air was heavy, and although it was already noon, the sky grew darker and darker, as if a downpour was about to begin at any moment.

"We'll set up the wedding table at our house this afternoon."

Ah Jian briefly mentioned it, and Chen Ji noticed that he seemed absent-minded, as if he was thinking about something.

Abu still hasn't come....

As we gradually entered the village, we walked up a slope and arrived at Zhou's alley.

Squeak—Ah—

The wooden cart made a strange noise.

The donkey pulling the cart was panting heavily, its hooves straining forward, but it just couldn't get up the hill!

The wood is too heavy!

Ah Jian clicked his tongue and gestured for everyone to help push.

Du Tingfeng and Chen Ji were pulling the donkey rope in front.

Tan Xiangsong and Chu Jing pushed the cart from behind.

The remaining four people split into two groups, each holding onto one side of the wooden cart.

Tan Xiangsong reluctantly walked to the back of the car. Every time he got a little closer to Chu Jing, he felt a chill run down his spine.

He glanced at Chu Jing's pale skin beneath her long, black hair, and goosebumps immediately rose on his arms. He silently moved to the side.

"Three, two, one..."

"rise!"

The wheels of the wooden cart finally started turning again.

With the combined efforts of eight people, Tan Xiangsong didn't need to exert too much strength.

He didn't want to look at Chu Jing on his right, but ahead...

And it happened to be the broken end of the tree trunk.

The tree rings, covered with sticky locust resin, and the bark, sticky with soil, almost poked his eyes.

Which piece of wood is this?

Tan Xiangsong's heart suddenly started racing.

He suddenly remembered the blood that had inexplicably seeped out when he was cutting down the tree... Although it had been wiped away by the soil, who knew if it would flow out again?

The more Tan Xiangsong thought about it, the more frightened he became; the broken end of the tree trunk was too close to him!

pat!

Just then, Tan Xiangsong was suddenly startled and felt something fall at his feet!

He stiffly lowered his head...

There was a patch of wet mud on the surface of his shoe.

It fell off the tree bark when the cart was bumping along.

Tan Xiangsong breathed a silent sigh of relief, but for some reason, he felt increasingly nervous, his emotions as heavy and oppressive as the dark clouds in the sky.

The donkey cart crawled along with difficulty...

There wasn't a soul on the street... I wonder if it was because it was about to rain; the surroundings were utterly silent.

A hazy mist swirled around Tan Xiangsong.

Why haven't we reached the end yet?

How long is this uphill slope?

Tan Xiangsong started to panic.

Just as he was about to look ahead, he suddenly heard someone shout loudly from the front of the donkey cart!

"Don't let go from behind—"

The moment that sound rang out, the car began to reverse abruptly.