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“Looks like we have our work cut out for us!” I said with a wry smile at Solemn.
Solemn's face turned pale. “Why is it that every time I run into you, something bad happens? Just look at this bun…”
I quickly made a gesture to pause him. “Don’t talk about buns in front of me, or I might just throw up on you.”
Buns were likely to haunt me for the rest of my life.
“It’s as if without me, everything would be peaceful. Do you really think that if I weren’t around, there would be no crime in this world?” I retorted.
Solemn frowned in thought. “Ling Feng, what’s going on with your nails?”
“Our priority right now is the case at Baozi Shop. Have your colleagues keep an eye on it, and when we get back, we’ll investigate it thoroughly!” I suggested.
Ruo Yu, hearing us talk about buns from behind, quickly leaned in. “Ling Feng, what’s wrong with the buns? I think they taste pretty good!”
As Ruo Yu got closer, the smell of meat buns wafted over, and I couldn’t hold back—I ended up throwing up again.
A lady in the car spoke in a local dialect: “Young people these days are just too lazy. If they worked as hard as we did back in our day, they wouldn’t be throwing up all over the place after a car ride!”
I felt a surge of indignation and exchanged a knowing glance with Solemn, deciding to keep this incident from Ruo Yu.
When the car stopped in town, I was already looking pale from all the vomiting. I found a nearby noodle shop and ordered a bowl of plain noodles to settle my stomach.
I specifically instructed the owner to make it light, without even a drop of lard.
After finishing my meal, we asked for directions and pretended to be tourists as we set off toward our destination with a map in hand.
Yang Wang Village was located at the border of two counties, nestled against the mountains. The village had about two hundred households.
By the time we arrived, it was nearly dark. We casually approached a house that had its lights on and knocked on the door.
An elderly woman opened the door. “Who are you looking for?”
I said loudly, "Grandma, we are here traveling and got a bit lost. Would you be so kind as to let us stay for the night? We will leave early in the morning and won't be any trouble!"
The old lady probably didn’t understand what traveling meant, but when she heard we needed a place to stay, she warmly welcomed us inside. "These days, there are fewer and fewer people in the village. The young ones have all gone to the city to work, and the children have gone to the county to study."
While the old lady busied herself preparing dinner, we set down our things and came over to help—some chopped firewood, some tended the fire, and others fetched water.
With so many hands at work, dinner was ready in no time. Although it was mostly vegetables, they were freshly picked from the garden right outside—so fresh!
"Grandma, are you all alone here?" I asked.
She nodded and replied, "My son and daughter-in-law have gone out to work, taking my grandchildren with them. It's just me, an old woman, left here to look after the house."
It seemed that she usually had no one to talk to; having been lonely for so long, she took the opportunity to ask us a few more questions—where we were from, what our parents did, whether we were married, and if we had children.
As we ate and chatted, the atmosphere became lively. After dinner, we took it upon ourselves to clean up.
The old lady prepared two rooms for us—one was her son and daughter-in-law's room, and the other was her grandson's.
By the time the old lady finished her chores and went to rest, it was nearly ten o'clock. Through the window, everything outside was pitch black, with only a few distant pinpricks of light visible.
Suddenly, a blurry face appeared on the frosted glass, startling me. I called out, "Who’s there?"
Ruo Yu reacted quickly and rushed outside, but by then, the figure had already vanished.
"Ling Feng, do you think that group has noticed something?" Solemn asked.
I nodded. If I were part of that group and suddenly saw three young people arrive in the village, I would definitely keep a close watch.
"Let’s all go back to sleep; we need to get up early tomorrow!" I said loudly, urging them both to head off to bed.
Since I had some matters to attend to that night, I slept alone in one room. The walls were covered with posters—most of them featuring basketball stars. Although I couldn’t recognize all of them, I knew a few. It seemed that the old lady's grandson really liked basketball!
It was just past midnight when I took out the Lucky Cat. This time, I had learned my lesson. I first lit three incense sticks and fed Xuan well.
Sure enough, the well-fed creature was much more obedient. I took out the spotted dog doll and instructed Xuan, "Remember, follow this scent and see what’s going on with your sister."
Xuan nodded obediently. I pulled out a pre-prepared Mouse Toy, about a finger's length, and green in color!
After bringing Xuan over from the Lucky Cat, I stuffed a few Talismans into the bottom of the toy—one for invisibility, one for explosion, and one for escape!
The most important one was the Water Mirror Technique! It was a simplified version of the Xuan Guang Jing Shu. The mother Talismans remained in my hand while the child Talismans were placed on Xuan.
As long as Xuan could see, I would be able to see as well.
Many people might wonder, with such clever methods available, have I ever spied on girls while they bathe?
I could only chant Amitabha. As a model citizen of the new society, how could I engage in such sordid acts?
Xuan was also a pitiful child, completely unaware of what was happening over there. Since I was sending him on an adventure, I had to be fully prepared.
No matter what, I couldn’t let such a doll come to harm; even ghosts should not be subjected to that!
Xuan attached himself to the Toy Mouse, which had four wheels underneath and moved quite swiftly.
It seemed like it was Xuan's first time seeing something like this; he played with it joyfully. After I gave the command, he chose a direction and disappeared into the night.
Those people lived in an old ancestral hall located some distance from the village in Village East. The hall was quite dilapidated and had not been maintained for years.
When the village chief saw someone offering a high price to rent those broken-down rooms, he happily agreed.
As for what they intended to do? Who cared about that?
After a long stretch of darkness, faint light finally appeared in the scene.
At the entrance of the ancestral hall, there were patrolling guards. Xuan managed to evade them and slipped into the building.
Inside the main hall of the ancestral hall, a few people were drinking and playing games.
Xuan moved further inside. In a room at the back of the hall, the light was dim, but I could still make out about ten children whose hands and feet were bound, their mouths taped shut, tossed on the ground like objects.
A surge of anger burned within me; I could hardly restrain myself from rushing over to turn those scoundrels into minced meat.
Xuan then went to another area, which seemed to be the kitchen. A faint mist hung in the air, and a massive pot was set over a fire.
Inside the pot, something was simmering. A thick layer of oil floated atop a milky broth that bubbled continuously, occasionally revealing slender bones rising to the surface.
Though I wasn't trained in medicine, I could distinguish between human bones and animal bones.
Those were clearly the leg bones of children!
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