I'm modifying myself into the ultimate demon.

Chapter 171 Sharing a Pillow and Sleeping Together, The Evil God of the Great Yin Mountain!!
After hearing Nangong Ye's words, Chen Mo fell silent.

Although Zhao Hansheng's memories have been altered, he does possess an instinctual tendency to guard against external evils. If this instinct is triggered, it could become a troublesome matter.

But after much thought, Chen Mo still felt that this was the best solution.

"This is the best solution at the moment. I think we can give it a try."

Nangong Ye nodded: "Okay. Then ask your uncle tomorrow."

"He is not my uncle."

"Then ask Zhao Hansheng tomorrow."

"Ah."

The two made up their minds, and then Nangong Ye tapped Zhao Hansheng on the neck.

hiss!
Zhao Hansheng woke up, crying out in pain, "Who? Who tried to hurt me?"

boom!
In an instant, an extremely terrifying power erupted from Zhao Hansheng's body. The entire room shook violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

Chen Mo was secretly alarmed: Zhao Hansheng clearly had no cultivation or training whatsoever. Yet, he had reached such a terrifying level solely through physical strength. He feared that even the four black shadow ghosts would be no match for Zhao Hansheng.

This Zhao family of Hongcun... truly is a terrifying cannibalistic village.

Because the soil, water, and moonlight here have changed, and because they have been consuming the flesh of ghosts for years... the villagers here are all extremely terrifying. If these people were to escape down the Great Yin Mountain, the entire Nanyang Prefecture... and even Nanzhou, would suffer.

You should know that this village has several hundred households and a population of over a thousand.

They're all so perverted...

If they join forces to attack me and Xiaoye, how can we possibly survive?

"Who goes there? Is it some kind of evil spirit?"

Bang!
The door to the room was flung open with a bang, and Li Yulan stormed in, wielding a kitchen knife, her every step causing the ground to shake. At this moment, Li Yulan was no longer a village woman; she was clearly a ruthless killer.

Even Qian'er rushed in with a wood-chopping knife, looking fierce and menacing. It was as if she would immediately rush over and kill any evil spirit she encountered.

The once quiet and simple family was transformed into demons in an instant.

Chen Mo also realized a problem: although the power of summoning can modify a person's memories and inject non-existent memory fragments, it depends on the target. Ordinary summoning power can naturally modify the memories of ordinary people. However, modifying the memories of such a terrifying cannibalistic race is probably beyond the capabilities of ordinary summoning power.

Without thinking twice, Chen Mo quickly said, "Uncle, there's no evil spirit here. You were just too tired and fell asleep. I brought you to the room to rest. Since you hadn't woken up, I had to wake you up."

"I see!" Zhao Hansheng exclaimed in realization, and the fierce aura emanating from him dissipated. Li Yulan and Qian'er, standing to the side, also breathed a sigh of relief, their hostility dissipating.

Humph.

Li Yulan glared at Zhao Hansheng, "I told you to smoke less, but you wouldn't listen. Your health is getting worse and worse. If anything happens to you, how will Qian'er and I live?"

After saying that, Li Yulan walked up to Chen Mo and patted his shoulder tenderly: "Xiao Mo, were you scared?"

Feeling Li Yulan's concern, Chen Mo breathed a slight sigh of relief: "I'm fine."

Li Yulan said, "It's good that you're alright. You should get some rest. Get up early tomorrow to do farm work. We don't have much land, and the harvest will be finished in another two or three days. Your aunt will treat you well then."

Chen Mo nodded and then expressed his concern for Zhao Hansheng: "Uncle should smoke less and take care of his health."

Zhao Hansheng waved his hand: "Understood."

The family of three has passed away.

Click.

Chen Mo closed the door, feeling much more at ease. "How about we wait until we've harvested all the 'Tai Sui meat' in the fields before bringing that up? By then, my uncle's family will have a bumper harvest, and they'll remember our hard work. It would be more reasonable for them to help out a bit."

Nangong Ye stopped what he was doing and sat down on the bed. "Okay. We can also do some research on Hongcun Village, especially the Zhao Gu family."

Chen Mo agreed wholeheartedly and immediately sat down on the edge of the bed.

The bed was already quite small, so when two people sat down, they were quite close together.

Fortunately, Chen Mo was a corpse demon, and given the unstable environment here, he had no time to worry about matters between men and women. "We have to work in the fields tomorrow, so let's not distinguish between men and women. I'll treat you as a man, or you can treat me as a woman, it's fine. Let's just make do and sleep together for one night."

Nangong Ye, the head of the household, lived a simple life and didn't care much about such things. However, he had never slept with a man before, so naturally he was unwilling. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Chen Mo fall asleep soundly.

Not only did it take up two-thirds of the bed space, but its sleeping posture was also very unseemly.

Nangong Ye frowned, thinking to himself: "You're getting off easy, kid. Even if I didn't mind, you could at least give me some space. You have no manners whatsoever."

Nangong Ye nudged Chen Mo and found that the rascal was fast asleep.

Finally, having no other choice, Nangong Ye had to lie down in the small space.

In a normal place, with Nangong Ye's cultivation level, staying up all night wouldn't be a problem. But the Zhao family of Red Village is truly terrifying. Even the weakest cannibals are comparable to the cultivation level of four black shadow ghosts, and the powerful ones are even more terrifying. There are over a thousand people... Once they discover they are an external evil, they're doomed.

To prepare for any unexpected events, Nangong Ye dared not underestimate the importance of resting properly, as this was the only way to maintain peak condition at all times.

Forget it.

I'll just have to make do for a few nights.

Just as Nangong Ye was drifting off to sleep, she suddenly felt a hand climb up her waist. Then Chen Mo rolled over and hugged her like an octopus, pressing his thigh against her stomach without any regard for her comfort.

OK OK.

Click!

Nangong Ye gritted his teeth, feeling an urge to kill this scoundrel.

She pushed Chen Mo away forcefully, only to find that he was indeed fast asleep, which she assumed was unintentional.

I'll forgive you this once.

Before long, the octopus returned.

Click.

Nangong Ye bit her lower lip, feeling utterly miserable. After pushing Chen Mo away, she found him still fast asleep, confirming it wasn't intentional.

I'll forgive you one more time.

Once is acceptable, twice is acceptable, but never a third time.

puff.

The octopus is back.

……

The next morning.

Warm sunlight streamed through the paper windows and fell onto the bed.

Chen Mo slowly woke up.

Comfortable.

Refreshed.

I've never slept so well before.

Peaceful and serene.

Sleep like a baby.

Eh?
Why can't I move my hands and feet?

Chen Mo moved his hands and feet in a daze, only to be horrified to find that they were bound by something. He immediately opened his eyes and discovered that his hands and feet were tied with ropes.

My back felt cold.

How the hell did I end up sleeping on the floor?

Hey!
Who did it?
Chen Mo suddenly looked up at the bed. To his surprise, he saw Nangong Ye sleeping peacefully on the large bed.

A person was covered with a blanket, leaning against a pillow, their face pale and serene, white hair hanging down. Not only was their sleeping posture beautiful, but they must have been sleeping very soundly.

OK OK.

You did it.

Chen Mo struggled a few times, about to express his resentment. Suddenly, he saw Nangong Ye open his eyes, staring at Chen Mo, a slight smile curving his lips.

Chen Mo said, "Aren't you going too far?"

Humph.

Nangong Ye rolled over, snorted coldly, and ignored Chen Mo. A sly smile crept across his lips.

I'll make you an octopus.

I've said once is acceptable, but not a third time, yet I've tolerated you thirty-eight times.

It's really unbearable.

If a stranger treated him like this, Chen Mo would have crushed their head. But facing Xiao Ye, Chen Mo was more patient: "Hey, hey, hey, I, Chen, have never mistreated you. How can you be so cold and heartless, Xiao Ye? If you want to sleep in the bed, I can sleep on the floor."

Nangong Ye spoke up: "Men, heh...don't you know what outrageous things you did last night?"

What?
Did I do something excessive last night?

I do not know how?
After doing all those things, how could I not feel anything at all?

Isn't it?

Besides, I don't have any feelings for you.

Chen Mo looked puzzled, but out of a sense of responsibility, he still asked, "Explain yourself, what did I do last night?"

Chen Mo was a little nervous when he asked the question.

If it really happened...

Should I take responsibility?

This is a problem.

"You keep rubbing against me and pressing down on me. It's really too much. I've put up with you for a long time."

call!
Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it was something serious. Let me go quickly, we need to get to work in the fields soon."

"Just stay here."

"..."

Although Nangong Ye was very stubborn, he didn't hesitate to untie Chen Mo's ropes. Chen Mo stretched his limbs and said, "You sleep a little longer, I'm going out to stretch my legs."

Chen Mo went outside and saw Zhao Hansheng sitting in the courtyard smoking opium, while Li Yulan began preparing the "ghostly meat." As for Qian'er, she was walking two yellow ducklings, which made them quack incessantly.

A peaceful scene of rural life.

"You're up." Zhao Hansheng glared at Chen Mo. "Go wash up quickly, your aunt's dinner will be ready soon."

Chen Mo was quite the actor: "Uncle, didn't I tell you to smoke less? Why don't you take care of your health?"

Zhao Hansheng said impatiently, "I know."

He said that, but he smoked even more opium.

Chen Mo didn't say much. After washing up, he woke Nangong Ye up, and then they ate some Ghost Year meat in the kitchen. He took a special knife and followed Zhao Hansheng to the fields to harvest. During this time, he occasionally expressed concern for Zhao Hansheng, taking the opportunity to glean some information.

Three days passed in a flash.

That evening, the harvest of the *Tai Sui* (a type of fungus) from the field was finally completed.

Li Yulan and Zhao Hansheng were very happy and kept praising Chen Mo. Li Yulan even specially prepared a sumptuous dinner and served old duck soup to Chen Mo and Nangong Ye.

This duck is also abnormal; it has the aura of ghost meat.

Chen Mo was a corpse demon, so he was used to the food.

After dinner, Li Yulan was washing the dishes, Zhao Hansheng was sitting in the yard smoking opium, and Chen Mo fed the chickens and ducks as Li Yulan had instructed. Then he went up to Zhao Hansheng and asked, "Uncle, I heard there's a land excavation project nearby. Is it true?"

Zhao Hansheng: "Why are you asking this?"

Chen Mo said, "I overheard other villagers talking about this today. They said that years ago, some people came here to dig up the mountain, which disrupted our feng shui and ruined our ancestral graves. So we hold a deep grudge against those who dug up the mountain. We eat them whenever we see one."

Zhao Hansheng glared at Chen Mo: "You're only staying here for a short time, don't try to know too much. In a while, I'll have someone send you back to Fourth Sister's house."

At Fourth Sister's house?

This must be a memory created for Zhao Hansheng by a dream sender.

Chen Mo didn't know where Zhao Si lived, and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Just then, Qian'er walked over, beaming with joy, and said, "I've heard about digging in the mountains since I was little, but every time I asked Father, he wouldn't tell me. Today Brother Mo is here too, Father, please tell me."

Zhao Hansheng still refused to say: "You are young, there is no need for you to know so much."

At this moment, Li Yulan came out of the kitchen carrying some fruits. While inviting Chen Mo to eat the fruits, she said, "Your uncle had his leg broken by people who dug up the mountain land many years ago, and he holds a grudge. That's why he won't say anything."

Chen Mo said, "Aunt, why don't you tell us?"

Qian'er chimed in, "That's right, that's right. Mother, you say it."

Li Yulan moved a stool over, sat down, and began to speak, "Xiao Mo isn't an outsider, so there's nothing I can't say. Our Hong Village has lived here for generations. Later... about a hundred years ago, a big shot came here with an army and conscripted 100,000 laborers to dig through the Dayin Mountain. They said our Dayin Mountain was blocking their eastward dragon vein. They were very aggressive, clearing roads through mountains and building bridges over rivers..."

really……

This information matched exactly what Chen Mo knew.

Previously, Chen Mo had only heard about it from outside, but now that he was closer to Li Yulan and she was talking about it, he felt that this matter was getting closer and closer to him.

Qian'er asked expectantly, "And then?"

Li Yulan said, "Ten thousand laborers and tens of thousands of soldiers were gathered to dig into the mountains, trying to remove the Dayin Mountain. Our village also suffered their mistreatment. They often came in to plunder our food, forced us to grow crops, and made us do hard labor. Those days were truly unbearable. Later, they dug up something ominous."

At this point, Li Yulan suddenly paused, then became somewhat furious: "The village chief had warned them long ago not to dig at Dayin Mountain, not to dig... Dayin Mountain must not be dug. But that big shot thought himself the emperor, all-powerful. In the end, he dug at something unlucky, and suffered the consequences. Ten thousand laborers died overnight, and tens of thousands of soldiers died overnight. Digging the mountain became a burial pit for ten thousand people. Only a few people managed to hide."

Chen Mo: "Where did you hide?"

Li Yulan said, "There's a mass grave behind the mountain. They hid there. I don't know what methods they used, but they managed to build a red ancient house overnight. They hid inside the ancient house and escaped a disaster."

Chen Mo was alarmed.

He knew that the one who spearheaded the excavation of the mountain was the Tianbao Emperor.

These people who are hiding are likely all experts around Emperor Tianbao, including Emperor Tianbao himself.

It's just unknown what ominous thing the Tianbao Emperor unearthed when he dug up the mountain.

Chen Mo gave Li Yulan a fruit, "And then?"

Li Yulan took the fruit, took a bite, and continued, "That group of people hid in the old red house, too afraid to come out. Later, some people came to visit relatives. Then they all left. Those people were really lucky; they dug up such an unlucky thing and still managed to leave alive. It's despicable. They deserved to die here."

Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat.

Visiting relatives?

So it's quite obvious... this person who came to visit relatives was Jiang Hongyue, the Empress at the time.

It seems that Emperor Tianbao's survival and escape from Dayin Mountain was inseparable from Jiang Hongyue's help. After all, Jiang Hongyue was already the head of the Jiang clan, the number one demon-suppressing family in the Great Qian Dynasty, at that time.

He personally came to Dayin Mountain to escort Emperor Tianbao away.

However, because of this incident, Jiang Hongyue became tainted by the evil god and inexplicably became pregnant.

So it's quite obvious that the evil god of Da Yin Mountain is that ominous thing.

Chen Mo mentally processed the information and asked, "Does Aunt know who that person visiting relatives is?"

Li Yulan said, "Those mountain excavations are very sinister, let alone mass graves. I wouldn't dare go. But the village chief has been there. I later heard from the village chief that the person who came to visit relatives was a woman. She was very capable, and it was she who took away those people who were barely surviving."

Sure enough...

Chen Mo asked, "Then, did that woman who was visiting relatives later return?"

Li Yulan nodded: "Yes. But I didn't see her. The village chief did. That woman even asked the village chief for directions."

Village Chief... Zhao Gu.

Chen Mo kept this important information in mind and asked, "What happened in our village afterward?"

Li Yulan sighed, "That ominous thing is really evil, and our village has been affected as well. The soil and water quality have changed, and the moon in the sky has turned red. Our villagers can no longer have children. Fortunately, the village chief led us to grow Tai Sui meat, and we live by eating Tai Sui meat. Of course, we have also started to eat external evil. The flesh and blood of external evil are very delicious."

As she finished speaking, Li Yulan licked her lips, revealing a look of intense longing.

Chen Mo asked, "What exactly is that ominous thing?"

Li Yulan shook her head: "How would I know what such a strange thing is? In our village, only the village chief knows. Many people have asked the village chief, but he won't tell."

It's the village chief again...

It seems this village chief is quite something.

In addition... Li Yulan was talking about something that happened a hundred years ago.

In other words... everyone in this village has lived for over a hundred years.

Even Zhao Qian'er is a hundred years old?
Still so young?

That's really weird.

Although Chen Mo had never seen the ominous thing, just by looking at the impact it had on the village, he knew how terrifying it was.

Since I traveled through time, I have never seen such a terrifying existence.

Are some external factors enough to make the villagers look young and live forever?
Chen Mo said, "According to my aunt, the people in our village have all lived for over a hundred years. Has anyone died of old age?"

If no one dies of old age... then this evil god is terrifying.

fine……

"Of course, some people die of old age."

Chen Mo noticed that Li Yulan was in high spirits today, so he took the opportunity to say, "The people in our village live a miserable life here. Have they never thought about leaving Dayin Mountain to make a living elsewhere?"

Li Yulan shook her head: "Ever since the water and soil quality here changed, our bodies have changed, and we can't survive outside. In the early years, some people did try to go outside to cultivate the land and make a living, but they died as soon as they left the Dayin Mountains. Alas, we are unlucky, and we can only live out our lives alone in this place."

Can't go out...

That's fine.

"By the way, Aunt. Is anyone still living in the land dug up in the mountains?"

Li Yulan said, "That place is a burial pit of 100,000 corpses, filled with resentment. Some of the spirits are wandering ghosts and evil spirits. I don't know why, but evil spirits often sneak into our Hong Village, trying to cross over and dig up the mountain land. Although the village chief is wise and powerful, he eats up every evil spirit he sees, but there are always some that escape. Among them, those who walk on dragons are the most rampant. Over the years, I don't know how many dragon walkers have died. But they keep coming here one after another."

By the way, Xiao Mo, you must be extremely careful of the dragon-walkers. These evil spirits have no good intentions and want to kill us. Don't go out at night, partly to avoid being harmed by the dragon-walkers, and partly to avoid being mistaken for evil spirits by the villagers. It would be pointless to lose your life.”

Chen Mo understood and nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Zhao Hansheng spoke up, "Why are you saying so much to a child? You might scare him."

Li Yulan retorted, "This place is inherently unsafe, and Xiao Mo is family. I'm telling you more so that Xiao Mo can be on her guard. Hiding things will only harm Xiao Mo."

Zhao Hansheng snorted and said no more.

Just then, Li Yulan glanced at Nangong Ye under the eaves and said to Chen Mo, "Xiao Mo, this girl is quite beautiful, and you even share a bed with her. Do you like her? Why don't you let your aunt act as matchmaker for you and get married soon?"

Chen Mo glanced at Nangong Ye in the distance, thinking of the past few days of "sharing a pillow," which had been filled with bitter tears. It was much more comfortable to sleep alone.

"I appreciate my aunt's kindness, but I can handle my own affairs."

Hey.

Li Yulan said, "Then stay at home for a couple more days. There's no more farm work to do now. I'll take you around to see the sights."

Chen Mo said, "I've been helping with farm work these past few days and have also wandered around a bit. There's not much to see elsewhere, so I'm thinking of going to explore the mountains. I wonder if my aunt could take me there?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hansheng and Li Yulan were both taken aback and stared wide-eyed at Chen Mo.

Zhao Hansheng: "That place is very dangerous, it's full of ghosts and spirits. What are you going there for? There's nothing to see."

Li Yulan softened her heart. "Xiao Mo has worked so hard on the farm these past few days, it's no problem for him to go and see her. It's just that to dig the hillside, we have to go through the village chief's backyard. I don't know if the village chief will allow it. I'll go and ask tomorrow."

Zhao Hansheng was very angry: "You just keep spoiling her. You've spoiled Qian'er and you still won't stop, you're going to spoil Xiao Mo too."

Li Yulan perked up, "Xiao Mo isn't an outsider. It's been so long since she's come to our house. Now that she's finally here, she even helped with the farm work. What's wrong with me spoiling her a little?"

"Hmph, woman's kindness!" Zhao Hansheng turned and left.

Li Yulan held Chen Mo's hand and said kindly, "Your uncle just has this bad temper. Don't pay any attention to him. Tomorrow I'll ask the village chief. If he agrees, I'll take you to dig up the mountain land."

Chen Mo nodded: "Thank you, Aunt."

"Good child, it's late, go and rest."

……

Chen Mo led Nangong Ye back to the room and closed the door.

Nangong Ye had just seen Chen Mo and Zhao Hansheng's couple talk for a long time, and knew that Chen Mo knew a lot of information, so he asked, "What did they all tell you just now?"

Chen Mo sat down on the bed. "You're not allowed to tie me up again tonight."

Click.

Nangong Ye bit her lower lip. "Okay."

Chen Mo continued to make demands: "You're not allowed to push me hard when I'm sleeping."

"You're such a big shot..." Nangong Ye thought to himself, but said aloud, "Okay."

Chen Mo then spoke, recounting in detail what Li Yulan had said, and concluded by saying, "That's about it."

After listening, Nangong Ye nodded repeatedly. He wanted to praise Chen Mo, but remembering Chen Mo's earlier manner of making demands, he held back and instead said, "So it seems that Emperor Tianbao was cursed because he dug up something unlucky. That unlucky thing should be what people call... the evil god of Dayin Mountain. Later, Emperor Tianbao fled to the mass grave and used some secret method to build a red ancient house overnight, where he hid. Later, Jiang Hongyue came here under the pretense of visiting relatives and rescued Emperor Tianbao."

Chen Mo nodded: "But Jiang Hongyue also got pregnant because of this."

Nangong Ye said, "Hmm."

Chen Mo asked, "I heard that after Jiang Hongyue became pregnant, she rushed back to inform Emperor Tianbao of the good news. However, Emperor Tianbao was furious upon learning this. He even said that he and Jiang Hongyue had not consummated their marriage for several years, and that the child was illegitimate. So he drove Jiang Hongyue out of the house. Jiang Hongyue had nowhere to go, so she returned to Mount Dayin to worship that evil god, hoping to find out the origin of the child and its father through the evil god. The evil god wouldn't say."

Jiang Hongyue then planned to rest and give birth to her child in Dayin Mountain.

She was pregnant for three years, but the baby was never born.

Later, the Tianbao Emperor died.

After taking control of the harem, Consort Xiao sent an old Taoist priest with a group of people to Dayin Mountain to kill the fetus in Jiang Hongyue's womb, so that the child would not fight for the family property after it was born.

But when the old Taoist priest arrived at Da Yin Mountain and met Jiang Hongyue, he discovered that the child in Jiang Hongyue's womb was an evil spirit. He concluded that Jiang Hongyue had been sexually assaulted by an evil being from the underworld, which was why she was pregnant with a fetus that was half yin and half yang.

So the old Taoist priest set up an altar in the Dayin Mountain, intending to sacrifice Jiang Hongyue and the fetus in her womb.

Unexpectedly, the sacrificial ritual went awry. All the men and practitioners involved perished.

Chen Mo had heard this information from Jiang Xiaoti and the Red Lantern Goddess.

Jiang Xiaoti's part was likely discovered through his own investigation. As for the part that the Red Lantern Goddess knew, was it something Jiang Hongyue told her in a dream, or did the Red Lantern Goddess investigate it herself?
Chen Mo was unsure.

After all, Jiang Hongyue is the Empress of the royal family, and the matter involves the imperial heir, which is a matter of national importance... so naturally, she would keep it from the outside world. It's likely that apart from Jiang Hongyue herself and the core members of the royal family, no one knows the truth.

Whether the claim of illegitimate offspring is true or not, we don't know.

Nangong Ye said, "I've heard these stories too, but I don't know the truth. After all, it's a secret from a hundred years ago, and matters of the court are always half true and half false. However, I have heard that Emperor Tianbao and Jiang Hongyue had a very good relationship and were very affectionate. Otherwise, Jiang Hongyue would not have risked coming here to rescue Emperor Tianbao."

Chen Mo nodded. "It's probably true that Jiang Hongyue is pregnant here. It's just that we don't know if the child is the Emperor Tianbao's or the child of an evil god."

Nangong Ye: "Get some rest. Wait for news from your aunt tomorrow."

Chen Mo fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, and this time he was a little more obedient, only taking up half of the bed.

Nangong Ye looked at Hanxiao and thought to himself that this scoundrel finally had some conscience.

She lay down as well, and soon Chen Mo clung to her like an octopus.

Nangong Ye tried to push him away a few times, but couldn't, so he gave up and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning.

When Chen Mo woke up, he found himself clinging to Nangong Ye, who was practically using him as a pillow.

This made Chen Mo feel a little uncomfortable. He secretly loosened his grip on her hands and feet, then quietly got out of bed, dressed, and went out the door.

Zhao Hansheng is cooking today.

After washing up, Chen Mo went to the kitchen to help start the fire. "Where's my aunt?"

Zhao Hansheng complained, "Your aunt is such a busybody, always spoiling you. She went to the village chief's house early this morning."

Chen Mo smiled but didn't say anything more.

Before long, Li Yulan returned. "Xiao Mo, I promised to pay the village chief more rent, and he agreed. After we eat, I'll take you and Xiao Ye to look at the mountain. But it's a promise, it's just for looking."

"Ah."

"Dinner will be ready soon. Go and wake Xiaoye up."

Chen Mo nodded, then rushed back to his room to wake Nangong Ye, and told him the good news about his aunt.

Nangong Ye secretly gave Chen Mo a thumbs up, "Well done."

After spending this time together, Nangong Ye truly felt that Chen Mo was capable. Especially in terms of acting, he addressed his uncle and aunt in an exceptionally sweet manner, and the information he gathered was also remarkably useful.

He ended up being relegated to a supporting role, despite being the head of the household.

But Nangong Ye is a person of great vision and wouldn't care about such things.

Chen Mo said, "My aunt was really good to me. She even paid extra rent so that the village chief would take us to dig up the mountain land."

Nangong Ye was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Logically speaking, the villagers here are all monsters, with extremely strong spirits and physiques. Ordinary summoning power cannot alter their memories. The thing that appeared in your dream is truly capable."

Chen Mo's heart sank.

The thought of something appearing in your dream always makes you uneasy.

But having come this far, there's no turning back.

Perhaps sensing Chen Mo's worry, Nangong Ye said, "With me here, I won't let anything happen to you for no reason."

Chen Mo nodded: "Hurry up and get up to wash up. We'll set off after we eat."

……

"The village chief is a man of few words, and may seem aloof, but he is actually warm-hearted. As long as it doesn't involve evil spirits, he treats the villagers extremely well. When you meet the village chief later, don't be afraid."

As Li Yulan led Chen Mo and Nangong Ye on their journey, she talked about the village chief, Zhao Gu.

Chen Mo nodded in agreement and asked, "By the way, Aunt, how old is the village chief?"

Li Yulan shook her head: "There's not much of a concept of time here. Life just goes on like this. I don't know how old the village chief is. But he's definitely the most capable person in our village. If it weren't for the village chief, we wouldn't be able to grow Tai Sui meat to make a living."

Chen Mo didn't ask any more questions and followed along.

Before long, they arrived at Zhao Gu's house.

Three red sedan chairs were hidden at the entrance.

Chen Mo and Nangong Ye exchanged a glance, realizing that three more dragon-walkers had been discovered. They feared they wouldn't fare well.

dong dong dong.

Li Yulan stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Squeak.

The man who opened the door was a man in red with a cane; it was Zhao Gu.

Li Yulan greeted the village chief and then introduced Chen Mo: "Village chief, this is my nephew Chen Mo. This is his maid, Xiao Ye."

Zhao Gu's expression was cold as he glanced at Chen Mo and Xiao Ye. "Come in. We just captured a few evil spirits and are slaughtering them."

Chen Mo followed him inside and immediately saw three dragon-walking people bound hand and foot and pinned to the ground. Zhao Gu's three sons, each wielding a butcher's knife, stabbed the three dragon-walking people to death, and then the family divided the remains among themselves.

Zhao Gu said, "You all go wait in the living room. Our family hasn't had breakfast yet. After breakfast, I'll take you to see the mountain. But the rent we agreed on can't be less."

"I know." Li Yulan seemed to have long been accustomed to this situation and didn't think much of it.

The three of them went into the living room and waited quietly.

Chen Mo took the opportunity to look around at the living room's decor.

It was very simple, with only an eight-immortal table and four benches. There was a wooden shelf on the side, piled with some bottles and jars. There wasn't even an incense table for the head of the table, nor were there any picture albums or plaques hanging there.

Chen Mo found it quite eerie to see Zhao Gu's family of more than a dozen people gathered in the courtyard, sharing the food of the dragon-walking creature.

Chen Mo wanted to take the opportunity to deduce Zhao Gu's intentions, but there wasn't enough time, so he had to give up.

Not long after, Zhao Gu, having eaten and drunk his fill, walked into the living room with his cane, burping, and asked, "Why did your nephew think of digging up the mountain?"

Li Yulan said, "Xiao Mo hasn't been here long and is very curious about everything here, so he thought he would go and dig into the mountain to take a look."

Zhao Gu sized up Chen Mo: "Is this Han Sheng's fourth sister's son?"

Li Yulan: "Yes. I was away before, and I only recently came back."

Zhao Gu frowned: "Hansheng has four sisters?"

Li Yulan said, "Yes, I have. I've seen them too. Qian'er has seen them as well."

Zhao Gu looked Chen Mo and Nangong Ye over again, but ultimately didn't ask any more questions. "Well, your family has a hard life. Since you're willing to pay more rent for your nephew, I can't refuse. Come with me."

Zhao Gu led Li Yulan and the other two through the main hall to the backyard.

The backyard was large, but it was littered with body parts and blood, and smelled strongly of blood.

The villagers here seem to have long been used to this scene and don't find anything wrong with it.

Upon reaching the end of the backyard, Zhao Gu reached out and pushed open the backyard gate, leading everyone outside.

After walking several hundred meters, there was a cliff ahead, with a wooden bridge built on top of it.

Chen Mo glanced at the cliff, which stretched for a considerable distance, almost completely separating Red Village from the other side.

No wonder the cheat code showed that Zhao Gu's house was the only road leading away from Hong Village.

Zhao Gu pointed to the wooden bridge and said, "Once we cross this wooden bridge, we'll be digging in the mountains. Usually, no villagers go to the other side because there are many ghosts and evil spirits there. If it weren't for this wooden bridge, I wouldn't be able to go to the other side either. I'll take you for a walk ahead, but you must be back before dark."

"Thank you, village chief."

Li Yulan led Chen Mo and the other person, following Zhao Gu across the wooden bridge.

Ahead lay a vast expanse of desolate hills.

The surrounding mountains, stretching for miles, are all barren, without a single living tree, though there are plenty of dead trees.

However, a dense flock of crows perched on the dead tree, emitting mournful cries that filled the air with the scent of death.

"This place is very eerie, you guys stick close to me."

Da da da.

Zhao Gu, leaning on his cane, walked ahead and climbed to the top of a hill.

The view here is excellent. One can see clearly for miles around. In the distance lies a vast valley, filled with an aura of resentment and a stench so strong it makes one want to vomit. Countless crows circle overhead.

Zhao Gu raised his cane and pointed to the valley, saying, "That valley is the burial pit for 100,000 corpses. Emperor Tianbao once led 100,000 laborers there to dig up the mountain, but they accidentally dug up something ominous. All 100,000 laborers and tens of thousands of soldiers died in there overnight."

Chen Mo looked at the large valley. Near the west, there was a dense forest that appeared out of nowhere, and faint red light could be seen deep within the forest.

"May I ask, village chief, is that dense forest a mass grave?"

Zhao Gu said, "Yes. Back then, there was an accident while digging in the mountains, and countless people died overnight. Emperor Tianbao led a group of people to hide in that dense forest. They even built a red ancient house there overnight. Later, a woman came to visit relatives and took Emperor Tianbao away. I thought that was the end of the matter, but I don't know what happened later, that woman actually came back. Alas, what a tragic fate."

Chen Mo and Nangong Ye exchanged a glance. Chen Mo said, "Village Chief, I want to go to that dense forest with Xiao Ye. Why don't you go back first? I'll definitely be back before dark."

Upon hearing this, Li Yulan sternly stopped them: "That place is very dangerous, don't go! We agreed to just look around here."

Just then, Zhao Gu spoke up: "If your nephew wants to go, let him go. Just make sure he's back before dark."

Li Yulan was surprised: "Village chief, didn't you say that place was dangerous?"

Zhao Gu said, "The danger is for us villagers. As for external evils, what danger are they?"

brush!
Li Yulan turned around abruptly, staring at Zhao Gu in disbelief: "Village Chief, what... what did you say?"

Zhao Gu's lips curled into a strange smile: "Your nephew, and that woman... they're evil spirits. Didn't you know?"

Li Yulan exclaimed, "Impossible! This is my fourth sister Hansheng's son. Chen Mo. I know him. Village chief, don't talk nonsense."

"Hee hee~"

Zhao Gu suddenly let out a sinister smile, his pupils widening. "You idiot. It was that dream sender who infiltrated your family's dreams and altered your family's memories. Zhao Hansheng never had a fourth sister."

Li Yulan still couldn't believe it and insisted, "Impossible. Impossible..."

Hehe ~
Zhao Gu's smile grew increasingly sinister and terrifying. "You think this Red Village came about like this? Every villager in Red Village is a product of my flesh and blood. You... are all my children. Do you think I wouldn't know that Zhao Hansheng doesn't have a fourth sister?"

"what!"

Li Yulan clutched her head, backing away frantically, screaming as if she were going mad. "I am your flesh and blood? Impossible, this is impossible! I am a living, breathing person! I lived a whole life with Hansheng and Qian'er. Every single detail is real."

"Jie Jie Jie~"

Zhao Gu's aura turned incredibly chilling: "The native villagers are all long dead! I used my own flesh and blood to recreate them, maintaining their original appearance. You dare bring evil spirits here... then I cannot let you live. If you die, your nephew... will also die. Heh heh!"

(End of this chapter)