Chapter 1035 The Watcher
"There..." Pang Xiaofeng's face turned pale. He didn't know whether he was unwilling or simply scared.
"Yes, masters, please move in first. Someone will come to you a moment before the third watch and tell you what to do." As if he was worried that these people would regret it, the man quickly said: "Don't worry. , it’s easy.”
Everyone just thought he was farting.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Hao turned his head and said bluntly: "Where is the mourning hall arranged? That man came to us just before the third watch, but you said that we would keep vigil in the mourning hall on the third watch, so Calculated, there is only a quarter of an hour in between. The man wants to tell us what to do, and then we have to rush to the mourning hall. In terms of time... is it really late? "
The man had a smile on his face and said, "This master is overthinking it. It's too late, it's definitely too late, because the mourning hall is in the courtyard where you live!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and a bold thought suddenly emerged in their hearts. thoughts, will it be There is no need to keep vigil at all, and even... even the floating corpses are all fabricated, and the real purpose of the villagers is to deceive them and let them live in this strange-looking courtyard in the middle of the night. Come with that person.
The so-called person who came to tell them what to do may not be a human at all, but a ghost who kills everyone on sight!
Li Gui is here to ask for the lives of the villagers!
As for the mourning hall... it is more or less the same as the mourning hall left for them.
Jiang Cheng's face remained calm. He quickly thought about these things together and thought it was unlikely. If this was the case, then there was no need for the villagers to make up a vigil, especially since it had paved the way for so many supernatural events. This will only make them wary of this place.
If you think about it from his perspective, Jiang Cheng would choose not to say anything after meeting, and just put them here to rest, so that they could be killed by ghosts without anyone noticing.
"The mourning hall is in the courtyard, where is it?" Lei Mingyu asked.
The man seemed to be a bit belated and said with a smile: "Look at my mouth, I said it is not accurate. It is indeed in the yard, but it is still some distance from the rooms where the masters live. The distance is not too far. You can walk there. That person wants to There are not many things to explain, maybe just a few words, so please rest assured, masters, there will definitely be enough time."
Du Moyu looked at the courtyard and asked in a low voice: "Who is coming to us? Man, have we met?”
"I've never seen it." The man said with certainty: "That person works for Murakami and knows a few things. He's definitely not as knowledgeable as the other masters, but it's good for you to listen."
"The person who watches the watch?"
"The person who calls the watch and doesn't call the person who watches the watch is just a knock. Hearing this, the man curled his lips and looked strange, "But he only bangs the clapper and never talks when walking at night. By the way, he looks a bit..." At this point, There was something strange on the man's face, as if he had thought of some kind of scene. The man lowered his voice: "He looks like It's such a tragedy. Masters, you saw it unexpectedly. Don't... don't be shocked."
The man licked his lips and said with a mysterious expression: "I'm telling you this in secret, masters. Don't spread the word. I heard the elders say privately that this person's ugly face was not born. …I met a ghost one night when I was on watch, and I said something wrong and was caught by the ghost.”
Being a watchman at night is also a very particular profession, like being a corpse hunter in the river or being executed in the execution ground. Human beings, just like the corpse drivers who are responsible for returning the corpses of guests who died in foreign lands to their hometowns, they are all in the business of bringing bad luck.
It is said that in the past, in these trades, a master would lead an apprentice. The master's criteria for selecting apprentices were extremely strict, and those with ugly appearance and ill-fated life would be given priority.
It would be best if the whole family suffers a disaster and he is the only one left alive.
It is said that such a person has a very strong character, and after entering the industry, he can see the seductive underworld judge.
If you are timid, you may be frightened to death.
After noticing the changes in Jiang Cheng's expression, the man felt that he might have said too much, and explained: "Actually, we rarely see him. He usually doesn't come out during the day, and he doesn't live in the village, so The times we see him are very few, he only comes out at night.”
"If he doesn't live in the village, then where does he live?" Lei Mingyu stared at the man, as if he wanted to ask the question.
"Um...I actually don't know about this." The man was a little embarrassed. He didn't know when the night wind started. It got stronger and stronger, and the temperature dropped a lot. He slowly rubbed his arms and added: " But some people say that the watchman lives in the mountains, but no one has seen him in the mountains, so... so I'm not sure."
"Then let's ask him in person tonight." Yu Cheng, a master of woodcraft, was bold and said to the man.
The man's face slowly became strange, and his tone was not as respectful as before. He stared at Yu Chengmu and said, "Master, I think it's best for you not to be like this."
"The watchman has a bad temper and is a very weird person. People in our village don't even like him, and no one is willing to offend him." The man's voice was dull, "Okay, I won't send him away. You guys, take a rest early.”
"He's coming soon." The man said with deep meaning.
Yu Chengmu turned around, and with the help of the young man, he walked towards the yard. Someone started, and everyone followed. When they got closer, they found that the yard was even more shabby than they thought. , seems to have a history of hundreds of years.
The two big red lanterns hanging on the door made people's faces look red, as if blood was coming out of everyone's face, and an ominous premonition came to mind.
“Hello.” Zhang Junyu crossed his arms and motioned for everyone to look back.
Turn around, everyone saw that the man was still standing in the same position, looking motionless, as if he was frozen.
"Go in."
Surprisingly, Zhou Qing, the youngest, walked to the door without much hesitation and patted the door three times. These three times seemed unintentional, but standing in front of the fat man The angle was just right to see clearly. One shot was on the upper side of the door, another shot was in the middle, and the last shot was on the right side.
But... the fat man's eyes widened. The door was clearly unlocked and ajar. There was a gap about two fingers wide in the middle.
And judging from what the man said, there was no one inside.
What door is no one knocking on?
Who can hear it?
The fat man didn’t understand, he just thought it was weird.
After doing all this, Zhou Qing took three steps back, waited for a few seconds, then stepped forward again and pushed the door open, not with one hand, but with two hands, one hand Hold the door on one side, and then slowly push it open on both sides.
Yu Chengmu put his hand on Zhou Qing's arm again, then raised his leg and stepped through the door. (End of this chapter)