Chapter 242 Old and young
Chapter 242: Old and Young
The sudden appearance of Mrs. Wu made Jiang Li's heart tremble, but compared with last night, everything was normal for Mrs. Wu now, except that she still wrapped herself more tightly in a cloak.
"I...we just want to stroll around the village." Jiang Li explained.
Mrs. Wu stared at her and spoke slowly: "I told you not to go out at night, but you ran away. Now there is one less person, you know how powerful it is."
run?
Of course I have to run...
If I had stayed in that room last night, it wouldn’t be a matter of missing one person,
However, the three of them just thought about this in their hearts, and no one would be stupid enough to say it to Mrs. Wu.
"Come with me..."
Seeing that they were silent and didn't speak, Old Mrs. Wu didn't press for anything, closed the door and slowly led the way.
"The village chief's surname is Kang, you can just call him Village Chief Kang."
Mrs. Wu did not use crutches or other equipment. Although she looked extremely old, at least over 70 years old, she moved very steadily.
The three of them nodded, and under the leadership of Mrs. Wu, they walked all the way deeper into the village.
Doors and windows on both sides of the road occasionally opened, revealing pairs of old eyes, staring longingly at Bai Yanliang and his party.
Bai Yanliang and Yu Wenxuan were okay, but Jiang Li had goosebumps all over his body.
The looks in these old people's eyes were so strange, it was as if they were going to eat her alive.
The further in you go, the more old people appear, and there are still some sparse and empty houses on the edge of the village that are no longer occupied.
But when we get to the central location, there are people in almost every house.
Although they are all old people who are dying.
"We're here, let's go in..."
Mrs. Wu stopped, said simply, turned and left, leaving no chance for Bai Yanliang and the others to ask.
The village chief's house is no different from other houses. Before you even walk in, you can already smell a smell of decay.
There are some unsettling sights coming from the surroundings, and the atmosphere here is a bit strange.
But Bai Yanliang and the others had no other choice, so they immediately knocked on the door of Kangcun Chang's house.
"Come in!"
As soon as the door was knocked, a crisp voice sounded in the room.
Jiang Li's eyes widened: "Child?"
Yu Wenxuan was obviously surprised. There were actually children in this village?
Doesn’t it mean that all young people are already dead?
Bai Yanliang's eyes narrowed, and he hesitated for the first time.
Seeing Bai Yanliang's state, Jiang Li and Yu Wenxuan also secretly became wary.
After a few breaths, Bai Yanliang pushed open the door.
"Squeak..."
The scene in the hospital gradually appeared in front of the three people.
A haggard old man slumped on a recliner.
A child sitting on a small wooden stool, carved in pink and jade.
An old man couldn't open his eyes and stood up with difficulty, trying to see their faces clearly.
One was curious and agile, and his hands and feet were moving around all the time.
"I took the liberty of coming to visit, Village Chief Kang."
"Ah...ah..."
Village Chief Kang finally seemed to see clearly the faces of Bai Yanliang and the other three. He suddenly seemed crazy, pointing at his mouth desperately, and then tried to get up tremblingly.
His old eyes were full of tears, and all the wrinkles were filled with traces of misery.
"Ah..."
He seemed unable to make a sound, but his cries grew louder.
When Bai Yanliang and the other three saw this, they felt something was wrong. Village Chief Kang's condition was completely beyond their expectations.
Jiang Li covered her ears, but Village Chief Kang's strange and miserable cry still penetrated into her brain.
Although he was ready to escape at any time, Village Chief Kang did not do anything unusual except crying.
But the current situation is very strange.
According to Mrs. Wu, it was Village Chief Kang who called "them" here, and she was only responsible for receiving them.
But they were obviously guided here by Wuji's mission. What Village Chief Kang was really looking for was another group of people.
Moreover, Village Chief Kang is in this state and cannot express himself at all. He is too old and can't even speak.
The deathly energy overflowing from his body was in sharp contrast to the beautiful child beside him. This child looked like he didn't say a word, although his eyes were full of curiosity.
...I am already at a sensible age. Bai Yanliang thought about what he looked like when he was young, and felt that the child in front of him was the one who could communicate.
So, he simply ignored Village Chief Kang who was still crying and waved to the boy.
"Come here and ask you something."
The boy glanced at Bai Yanliang, then looked back at Village Chief Kang who was sitting on the recliner with tears streaming down his face.
After a while, he finally got up from the small wooden stool and walked to Bai Yanliang and the others.
"Tell sister, what's your name?" It was Jiang Li who asked.
The boy blinked and replied: "My name is Kangkang!"
Very crisp, very energetic sound.
Jiang Li was very lucky to hear such a voice full of life in this seemingly dead village.
"Is he your grandfather?"
Bai Yanliang suddenly asked aloud.
Bai Yanliang's tone was strange, or... harsh.
He was like someone who didn't know how to take care of children, and his tone of voice was not soft at all.
Kangkang seemed to be frightened by Bai Yanliang. He lowered his head and looked at his toes, not daring to look at Bai Yanliang.
"Let me do it." Jiang Li glanced at Bai Yanliang. Although he didn't say anything, there was some surprise in his eyes.
It turns out that Bai Yanliang also has something he is not good at.
Yu Wenxuan glanced at Bai Yanliang thoughtfully, then at Kangkang, without speaking.
"Tell sister, is Village Chief Kang your grandfather?"
Jiang Li asked with a smile.
Her soft tone seemed to reassure Kangkang. He secretly raised his head, glanced at Bai Yanliang first, then looked at Jiang Li and shook his head.
"Dad..."
The two words Kangkang spat out were surprising.
"What?" Jiang Li asked again as if he didn't hear clearly.
"Dad...he is my dad!"
Kangkang shouted angrily.
Yu Wenxuan smiled meaningfully, "You can't tell, the elder of Kangcun is very strong and strong, and his skills are not what they were back then."
Jiang Li ignored him. Although it felt a bit strange, it was impossible for a child to admit his mistake even to his own father, right?
Moreover, Kangkang and Village Chief Kang do look somewhat similar.
Maybe God saw that the young people in Zhongyuan Village were about to die out, so he allowed Village Chief Kang to have a son late.
"Hey...Kangkang, what's going on with your dad? Do you know why he's crying?"
Jiang Li asked softly.
Kangkang nodded, then shook his head: "Dad always cries, I don't know why..."
Jiang Li touched Kang Kang's head, stood up and looked at Bai Yanliang and Yu Wenxuan.
"It seems that we can't get any clues from Village Chief Kang. He is too old to even speak."
Is it really... like this?
Bai Yanliang looked at Village Chief Kang who was in tears on the recliner. He had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.
"Well, let's go."
Time was tight, and they had to go deeper into the village to see what the similarities and differences were between the place where Lu Guo saw the stranger and the place where Xu Zhifei saw his own face.
However, just as the three were preparing to leave, Village Chief Kang's reaction became even greater.
"Ah...ah!!!"
The three of them turned around, and Kangkang was patting his chest, but his eyes were fixed on Bai Yanliang and the others.
He seemed to have something to say, but he was so old that all his energy was spent just shedding tears.
Yu Wenxuan glanced at him and said:
"Let's go."
(End of chapter)