Chapter 13 Breaking the situation
Chapter 13 Breaking the situation
"Do you remember what the villagers of Hejia Village said when I first entered the village? - The good and bad luck on the almanac is the secret revealed by the snake god."
Ning Zhe took two steps back and leaned against a pillar next to a candlestick. He looked up at the wooden sculpture of the snake god on the lotus platform. "The snake god is magnanimous. Violating the taboo for the first time will only lead to worse luck and bad luck."
"Of course, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. Using the almanac to find out whether today is good or bad is the limit of what the snake god can tolerate. If you try to find out whether tomorrow will be good or bad based on this, the only outcome is death."
And he died suddenly on the spot without any room for maneuver.
The fragmented information was pieced together in the silent ancestral hall, and a weird but logical murder process was presented to everyone:
The ghost wandering in Hejia Village has the ability to impersonate other people. When it checked the almanac in advance under the identity of "Gu Yunqing", Gu Yunqing himself was regarded by the snake god as having violated a death taboo and died on the spot.
Just as Ning Zhe had speculated before, the ghost itself did not have the ability to kill people. All it did from beginning to end was only one thing: taking on the identities of others.
In other words, killing with a borrowed knife.
"That's enough for me." Zhang Yangxu put down the tablecloth in his hand, covered Lin Zhiyuan's body again, and said, "I'm going to go to the central area of Hejia Village next to look at the 'He Mansion' mansion and look for clues to leave this village. Do you want to go with me?"
He said this to Ye Miaozhu and Feng Yushu, and had no intention of inviting Ning Zhe to go with him. This is not difficult to understand. After all, whether Lin Zhiyuan was curious or instigated by Ning Zhe to open the almanac, Ning Zhe's image in the minds of others has collapsed. He is not trustworthy and extremely dangerous.
In a sense, it is even more dangerous than that inhuman creature.
If conditions permitted, Zhang Yangxu even thought about finding an opportunity with others to kill Ning Zhe to eliminate the threat, but unfortunately the conditions did not allow it. Lin Zhiyuan and Gu Yunqing were both dead, and there were only two living men left in the huge Hejia Village, Zhang Yangxu and Ning Zhe, and Zhang Yangxu's physical fitness was not that good.
If Ning Zhe didn't kill him, it would be like the snake god appearing.
Zhang Yangxu's proposal made Ye Miaozhu somewhat tempted. Looking at her hesitation, Ning Zhe suddenly chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?" Ye Miaozhu asked.
"I laughed at you for being cowardly and inferior. You are as dark and twisted as a maggot in a sewer." Ning Zhe said lightly, "When Gu Yunqing died, you didn't try to find out the real cause of his death, nor did you think rationally for even a second. You just broke down emotionally and took your anger out on me without any explanation, saying that I killed him."
"But now you know? Gu Yunqing's death has nothing to do with me. Even if I didn't go to the river to examine the body, he would have died at 2 a.m., killed by the hand of the ghost flipping through the almanac."
"And after the truth came out, you still didn't dare to face the mistakes you had made. You didn't even have the courage to apologize to me. You were just driven by your ridiculous self-esteem and fear to try to escape. The farther away from me the better, because only in this way would you not have to face the fact that you are actually a useless person who can't do anything without Gu Yunqing and can only be helpless and furious."
This kid has such a vicious mouth... Zhang Yangxu hissed softly and took a breath of cold air, a strange feeling surged in his heart.
Turning around, she saw that Ye Miaozhu's eyes were red, her clenched fists were trembling slightly, and her teeth were clenched, like a mad beast that was ready to pounce and bite people at any time - but even though she was humiliated to this extent, she did not dare to really attack Ning Zhe, because Ning Zhe was not the kind of cowardly man who would not fight back when insulted or beaten by the opposite sex. He would really use violence against anyone who tried to hurt him, even if the other person was a woman.
"You talk as if you are so noble. You are a lunatic, a murderer! A pervert with no humanity! How can you judge other people's feelings!" Ye Miaozhu's voice trembled. After yelling, she turned around and ran out of the ancestral hall, leaving Ning Zhe still leaning against the candlestick, with a calm expression without a single ripple caused by her. So Zhang Yangxu's doubts deepened.
Ever since they met in Hejia Village, this young man named Ning Zhe has never made any meaningless moves. Every word he says, every step he takes, and every action decision he makes has a purpose, either explicit or implicit. He never wastes his time and energy in vain.
But what is Ning Zhe doing now? What is the meaning of ridiculing the only doctor among the four people until he has an emotional breakdown?
Zhang Yangxu couldn't figure out the reason, he just felt a chill growing on his back, and he became more and more afraid of this gentle boy who seemed very easy to get along with.
"I should go now, Mrs. Bai, do you want to come with me?" Zhang Yangxu asked stiffly.
Feng Yushu hesitated for a moment, took a step forward, then took a step back, and finally bit her lip and shook her head gently: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, I still won't go with you. The He Mansion... feels like it will be a dangerous place."
Ning Zhe is the more dangerous person... Zhang Yangxu shook his head and stopped trying to persuade him: "Then I'm leaving. Take care of yourself."
Zhang Yangxu left the ancestral hall and chased in the direction Ye Miaozhu left.
A plump, round, white moon rose to the middle of the sky, and crawled towards the center of the sky like a silkworm pupa. Ning Zhe sighed softly and looked at Feng Yusu who was still in the ancestral hall. She looked haggard, and her hair that was tied behind her head was a little messy. Her luxurious purple skirt was stained with dried mud and water, making her look a little disheveled.
"Why don't you leave? Aren't you afraid that a murderer like me will suddenly go wild and kill you too?" Ning Zhe asked half-jokingly.
"...I'm afraid." Feng Yushu said honestly, "But I'm more afraid of being trapped in this hellhole forever, living a life worse than death."
"Following me may not necessarily get you out." Ning Zhe shook his head and said, "Don't you know where Zhang Yangxu is going? He Mansion, none of us have explored that place. If there really is a door that can leave He Village, it is very likely that it is there. If you really want to leave no matter what, you should go with him."
Feng Yushu still shook his head: "No, no matter if it's Zhang Yangxu, me, or Ye Miaozhu, none of us know as much as you do. You are very smart and calm. When everyone was still confused and looking for a way out, you had already started to try to deconstruct the rules of the snake god, and watched others die one by one with an expressionless face."
If there is one living person in Hejia Village who can solve the mystery and leave alive, that person must be Ning Zhe.
Ning Zhe couldn't help laughing: "Auntie, you are really an interesting person. You obviously don't have any real skills, and you are very timid, but you have a very accurate eye for people."
After that, he stood up straight, no longer leaning on the candlestick, and pointed his index finger at his temple: "Indeed, I have some preliminary understanding and speculation about the situation of this village. If nothing unexpected happens, I will soon find a way to break the rules and leave here. I think that method is worth a try..."
"But why should I help you?" Ning Zhe changed the subject, and the gentle smile on his face disappeared: "There is no free lunch in the world. You want me to help you, but what can you do for me?"
"Anything." Feng Yushu said, "Anything."
(End of this chapter)