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Chapter 74 The Journey to Wangshan (Part 3)

"I...I didn't notice!"

Seeing the fear in his eyes, Su Yixuan didn't expose him, but whispered, "There are also human bones!"

"impossible!"

"And it's in such a bad state that it can't be pieced back together."

As she spoke, she took out a piece of metal from her bag: "I also found this thing, you should recognize it!"

Silver Chain leaned closer to examine it closely, then suddenly his eyes widened: "A Bagua bronze mirror! I've seen it on a zombie's forehead."

"Looks like we were right, someone cleaned up the mess for you, it must have been him!"

"But I really don't know him!"

As the two were talking, the hairy monster suddenly took off running, causing the earth to shake violently.

Su Yixuan quickly signaled to Yinlian to follow along.

They soon arrived at a wetland near a mountain spring. The hairy monster parted a bush, and a blue-ringed snake with a bump on its head slithered out.

Upon seeing it, Silver Chain immediately knelt on one knee: "High Priest, you're still alive? The clan chief and the others?"

The blue-ringed snake transformed itself, and a hundred-year-old woman appeared on the spot, holding a cane with a forked tip.

She looked at the silver chain without the expected surprise: "You left, so why did you come back?"

Silver Chain looked at the High Priest, bewildered: "I just wanted to come back and visit!"

"Are you trying to see if we're all dead?"

"The High Priest!"

“I don’t know how much you know about what your father did, but you have been expelled from our clan and are forbidden from setting foot in Wulian Mountain from today onwards. Now, leave!”

Silver Chain tried to grab the high priest's robe, but the high priest flicked it away with a flick of his sleeve.

"roll!"

Silver Chain wanted to step forward, but Su Yixuan grabbed him and shook her head.

The man and the snake had no choice but to return to the cliff.

It wasn't until the next day, when Su Yixuan changed her route to Wangshan, that Yinlian's emotions calmed down a bit.

He remained silent.

Su Yixuan sighed silently: I told you it's good to be confused sometimes, but you insisted on going and getting beaten up.

The mountain road is difficult to travel; one must rely entirely on one's own two legs.

Finally, I saw smoke rising from chimneys in the distance; we had finally arrived.

Wangshan Village is small and located in a mountain valley.

There are only about a hundred households, and getting around is very convenient, though it involves walking along mountain paths.

The mountains are infested with snakes, insects, rodents, and ants, and overgrown with weeds.

Therefore, the villagers are unwilling to leave the village unless absolutely necessary.

There are crops in the fields and fruits and vegetables in the garden.

They are always able to achieve self-sufficiency, like a paradise on earth.

If you ignore the soaring malevolent aura, it's actually a great place.

Su Yixuan stood on a high place and took out a compass.

While calculating, he turned the compass, and suddenly the needle swayed back and forth in the northwest.

"They actually used a magical artifact to shield their location."

Putting away her compass, Su Yixuan still decided to go into the village to take a look.

As soon as I stepped onto the cement road, I encountered an uncle wearing a straw hat and a tattered vest, with an old towel draped around his neck and a hoe on his shoulder, walking back home.

Su Yixuan quickly stepped forward to greet him: "Uncle, is there a convenience store nearby?"

Li Dali wiped the sweat from his face with a towel: "Young lady, you look unfamiliar. Are you a tourist from out of town?"

"Yes, I heard that the scenery at Wangshan is very beautiful, so I came here to climb the mountain. But I got lost and ran out of food and water. I wanted to find a small shop to buy some."

"You came all by yourself to climb this mountain? You've got guts!"

"Uncle, you're joking! How could I dare come here alone? We came as a group, but I got separated from them. But we've already agreed on a place, so I just need to buy some food and then I can find them!" Li Dali was quite honest, laughing, "We only have a tiny little shop around here, in that village over there, a bit of a distance. My wife just finished cooking, come over to our place for a bite, you must be starving in the middle of the day!"

"Why is this so embarrassing?"

Li Dali laughed heartily: "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's rare for us to have customers, and a bowl of rice doesn't even cost two yuan. I'm just saying this because I see it's not easy for a young girl like you to be traveling alone!"

Su Yixuan nodded: "Thank you, Uncle! Then I'll take my leave!"

"No problem, no problem, I'm just having a bite to eat."

The two walked along the main road for about ten minutes, then turned into the path behind the house and walked for a while before finally arriving.

Li Dali's home is a standard farmhouse courtyard, not very large in area.

Not far from the entrance is a large vegetable garden, fenced off with fishing nets and bamboo poles, and several old hens roam freely outside the fence.

It looks quite cozy.

As soon as he reached the door, Li Dali called out, "Hongxia, is dinner ready? We have guests."

A woman's voice came from the tiled house on the left: "Who's here? Why didn't you say so earlier? You weren't even prepared!"

Then a woman in her forties came out. She was taken aback when she saw Su Yixuan, but quickly greeted her politely, "Come in and sit down, it's hot outside!"

"Thank you, Auntie!"

Su Yixuan sat down on a wooden chair in the main room. The old fan above her head creaked and groaned, sounding as if it was about to fall apart.

Fortunately, there was a breeze, even a hot one, which was better than being exposed to the sun.

Before long, all the dishes were served: a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a plate of cucumber salad, a plate of tomatoes with sugar, a plate of scrambled eggs, and a pot of mung bean soup.

Wu Hongxia said somewhat reservedly, "Little girl, you must be starving! Eat up!"

To be honest, this meal was just what Su Yixuan wanted; she hadn't had a proper meal in two days.

"Thank you for your hard work, Auntie!"

"It's not hard work. There are plenty of vegetables in the garden at home. Just eat them."

After finishing her meal, Su Yixuan put down her chopsticks.

Before they could even exchange pleasantries, the sound of porcelain shattering suddenly came from the inner room.

The two women's expressions changed drastically, and Wu Hongxia hurriedly ran into the house.

Li Dali frowned and looked worriedly into the room.

Su Yixuan couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, is there anyone else in the inner room?"

Li Dali gave a wry smile: "It's my eldest son, Li Xian. Two months ago, he came back from working in the fields and suddenly lost all feeling in his legs. We went to several hospitals, but they all said there was nothing wrong, so we had to bring him home. Sigh, it's really unbelievable!"

Su Yixuan couldn't help but mutter, "Maybe it really is a ghost!"

"What did you say?"

"To be honest, I am a disciple of the Seven Star Sect, a renowned family of Taoist practitioners. Thank you for inviting me to dinner, so I will now offer you a special connection."

Li Dali suddenly stood up: "Really!"

Su Yixuan nodded: "Really!"

Li Dali, with some skepticism, led Su Yixuan to the inner room, where they saw a emaciated boy lying on an old-fashioned bamboo bed.

Food was spilled all over the ground, leaving a mess.

After his anger subsided, the little boy stared blankly at the top of the mosquito net, looking utterly hopeless.

Wu Hongxia wiped away her tears while picking up the broken pieces on the ground.

As soon as Su Yixuan approached, a pungent, fishy stench hit her nose, but Wu Hongxia seemed not to smell it at all.

He turned to look at Li Dali at the door, but there was no reaction.

It seems this flavor comes from the soul.

Su Yixuan activated her spiritual eyes and indeed discovered a ghost clinging to Li Xian's body.

However, this ghost looked rather strange; her lower body resembled a fish tail.

As if realizing that Su Yixuan could see him, the mermaid ghost suddenly turned around, baring his teeth and issuing a warning to Su Yixuan.

(End of this chapter)