Bloody Flesh Villa, Chapter 1: Free Graduation Trip

Zhang Chen returned from Sanxue Temple at precisely 9 AM. He didn't call Wang Yizhi, even though they had planned to hang out today. He decided to spend the day alone first.

"It seems that even after killing that Yang Zi with someone else's help last time, I'm still just a 'Pawn'," Zhang Chen understood the meaning of that word perfectly. It meant a small soldier. Zhang Chen knew that among the billions of people across the country, there were likely hundreds, even thousands, of Jailers. He was just the smallest soldier, or to put it bluntly, cannon fodder.

"Why didn't Master Pu Hu tell me about my abilities? Since he didn't mention it, there must be a reason. After all, everyone has to rely on themselves."

Zhang Chen was already lying on his bed at home. He looked at his hands and sighed deeply. "Sigh, it seems I still have a long way to go. I must work harder and harder. I must work hard."

Zhang Chen spent an entire afternoon and evening in the forest park, running constantly, jumping constantly, and using his Telekinesis constantly... until 9 PM.

"Progress is too slow at this rate. Do I really have to eat those lonely souls?" Zhang Chen draped his sweat-soaked clothes over his shoulders and walked home, thinking about how to improve himself.

However, Zhang Chen didn't notice that in an abandoned sales office not far in front of him, a faint green light suddenly flickered on. A woman in a green long dress walked out, her hair cascading over her shoulders, obscuring half her face. She slowly walked towards Zhang Chen.

"Forget it. Lonely souls haven't done anything evil. If I'm going to eat, I'll eat those who harm others. I can't abandon my principles." Zhang Chen was contemplating this when he looked up and found the woman in green already in front of him.

"Hello, sir. Our travel company is currently launching a promotion for all middle school students. Anyone who gets accepted into a prestigious high school through the high school entrance exam can complete the relevant procedures at our company with proof of admission. You'll only need to pay for the round-trip transportation and enjoy a seven-day villa vacation." The woman in the green dress said softly beside Zhang Chen.

After speaking, the woman handed Zhang Chen a flyer. Zhang Chen was already very tired and was deep in thought, so he didn't think much of it and took the flyer.

"Oh right, didn't we say we'd take Wang Yizhi on a trip to relax after this is all done? This is perfect," Zhang Chen said, not sensing anything unusual, thanked her, and went home.

As he walked, Zhang Chen began to realize something felt off.

"Why was that woman so strange? Even if I wasn't paying attention, a woman dressed so brightly... I didn't even notice her approaching me. Besides, who hands out flyers this late? And dressed like that? And that girl seemed quite attractive, why would she be handing out flyers?"

Zhang Chen frowned, looked back, and the woman in the green dress with a great figure had vanished without a trace.

"Could it be? A ghost? No, if it were a ghost, I wouldn't have had no reaction. Maybe I exercised too much today and I'm just being overly sensitive."

Zhang Chen stopped thinking about it. After returning home, he took out the flyer the woman had given him. It read:

To encourage young people to strive for excellence, our company has self-funded this perfect holiday trip for outstanding junior high school students.

Location: A large villa outside Jiaoping Village, Lvyuan County.

Dates: August 1, 2007 – August 7, 2007.

Eligibility: Students admitted to key high schools and up to three of their classmates.

Contact Number: xxx-xxxxxxx.

On the back was a picture of a pure white, classic European-style villa nestled in the center of a lush forest. It occupied a large area and had two stories, instantly piquing Zhang Chen's interest, as he had only seen such luxurious villas in movies. Behind the villa was a vast lake, adding to its charm.

"Lvyuan County, I remember it's quite remote, being on the edge of the province. How could there be such a nice villa there? Maybe some rich person built it in the past?"

"Something this good will surely attract many people. Why don't I discuss it with Wang Yizhi now? With her academic performance, getting into a key high school should be no problem." Zhang Chen smiled and put the flyer away in his drawer.

Clearly, Zhang Chen saw this as a windfall, unaware of the conspiracy behind it.

Zhang Chen took out his phone and dialed Wang Yizhi's number. The call was answered as soon as he dialed.

"You deadbeat Zhang Chen, where have you been? You've ignored me all day." Wang Yizhi's angry voice came from the other end of the line.

"Oh, why did you pick up so quickly? Were you holding your phone waiting for me?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Pfft, so narcissistic. I was looking up English words. Unlike you, a slacker who never studies."

"Alright, alright, Yizhi, I called to discuss something with you. Just now..." Zhang Chen carefully explained to Wang Yizhi about meeting the woman in green and the graduation trip.

"Wow, really? Something this good, why wouldn't I go? I can even invite my good friends!" Wang Yizhi's simple mind didn't overthink things and immediately agreed.

"I say, Yizhi, Lvyuan County is quite far from here. It takes about four hours by car. You should discuss it with your parents first. It's only allowed if they agree," Zhang Chen said.

"Mhm, I know. My parents will definitely agree," Wang Yizhi said excitedly.

"You're already happy? We're only in our third year of junior high, and there are still two semesters until the high school entrance exam. Study hard. Come to my place tomorrow, will you teach me some English?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Mhm, I'll come over tomorrow morning. My parents are going to some wedding banquet, and I can't be bothered to go."

"Okay, then come over early. I'll make you scrambled eggs with tomatoes when you get here."

"Haha, that's great! Heehee, I want a big bowl!"

"Alright, you foodie. Get some rest early, goodnight."

Time passed quickly. In Class 3 of the third year, due to Xie Wen's incident, a new teacher replaced her. However, this chemistry teacher was completely unsuited to everyone's taste. Not only was he over fifty, but he was also a man, which many students in the class found hard to accept. The efficiency of listening to his lectures also dropped significantly.

As for Zhang Chen and Wang Yizhi, their relationship was basically known to the entire class. Everyone envied them, saying they were a perfect match, a talented couple. Because Zhang Chen had brought honor to the class, even their homeroom teacher, Lu Ba, tacitly approved of their relationship, which indeed made many couples, who had been broken up by Lu Ba himself, feel disheartened.

Then, Lei Xiaori, who had come out of the hospital, saw Zhang Chen as if he had seen a ghost and couldn't avoid him fast enough. Later, for some reason, he personally brought many subordinates, saying he wanted to treat Brother Zhang to a meal to calm his anger. Zhang Chen naturally refused, but he responded by saying that as long as Lei Xiaori didn't extort protection fees from others in the future, he wouldn't hold grudges about past events.

Lei Xiaori actually lived up to expectations and started acting like a good person. He even returned the 7 yuan he had snatched from Tan Fei at the internet cafe in front of Zhang Chen.

A year passed, neither long nor short.

Over the year, Zhang Chen grew to 1.85 meters tall and became much stronger. It was also cause for celebration that both Zhang Chen and Wang Yizhi were admitted to key high schools in the city. On that day, they prepared to take their admission notices and finalize the matter with the travel company.

However, Tan Fei and Er Wa somehow heard about this. They insisted on clinging to Zhang Chen, saying they wanted to latch onto him and go play together. There was no way to shake off these two guys. Besides, Wang Yizhi was also bringing a good friend. Thus, what was originally planned as a sweet couple's trip for Zhang Chen turned into a graduation trip for five people.

Holding everyone's ID cards, Zhang Chen dialed the travel company's number. A familiar voice answered on the other end. Listening carefully, it was the voice of the woman in the green dress from a year ago.

"Hello, Wanda Travel Company."

"I'd like to ask, we have two people who got into Hengde Middle School in Tianfu City, plus three classmates. Can we participate in your villa tour activity?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Of course, you can. Just send me your ID numbers," the voice on the other end replied.

"Hmm? Don't I need to bring my acceptance letter and ID to your company to register? Also, I don't know if you've reached your maximum capacity yet?" Zhang Chen asked strangely.

"We can look up all that information. As for staffing, you're the first batch, so there won't be any issues."

"Then let me ask again, about how many people will be going? I saw the villa only has two floors, it shouldn't be able to accommodate many people, right?" Zhang Chen was worried that if too many people went, it would lose its appeal and be too noisy.

"Regarding staffing, only the second floor of the villa is for accommodation. The total number of people will be between 10-12, definitely not exceeding that."

"Thanks, that's all."

"At 9 AM on August 1st, our vehicle will depart from your school entrance punctually. Please be on time."

"Okay." After speaking, Zhang Chen hung up the phone, feeling a little excited. Such a great free trip, and only ten people sharing such a large villa, he couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

"If it turns out to be a scam, I wouldn't mind taking care of them too," Zhang Chen wasn't afraid of them being fraudsters.

The next day, after Zhang Chen informed his two brothers and Wang Yizhi about the arrangements, everyone was overjoyed. After all, it was their first time traveling alone, and to such a great place, how could they not be happy?

Jiaoping Village, Lvyuan County

Inside a simple brick and tile house. A white-haired old woman, holding a bowl of soup with only a few green vegetable leaves, approached an old man with a shaved head who was convulsing on the bed. A closer look would reveal that the old woman was missing her pinky fingers on both hands. The old woman stared at the old man and said softly, "Old man, come drink some soup."

Hearing the old woman's voice, the convulsing old man immediately stopped twitching. He slowly sat up from the bed, looked at the soup with a few green leaves floating on it, and then suddenly became very angry. He snatched the soup from the old woman's hand and splashed it out. He then returned to the bed and began convulsing again.

"Sigh, old man, just hold on a little longer. It won't be long before we can eat meat, okay?" the old woman said helplessly.

Seeing that the convulsing old man didn't react, the old woman took out a knife and slashed her left ring finger. Blood immediately sprayed onto the convulsing old man.

The old man immediately stopped convulsing. He turned around, picked up the severed finger from the ground, his eyes gleaming, and began to devour it greedily. The old woman, ignoring her injured finger, simply stroked the old man's shaved head and said, "Look at how you eat, honestly. If you keep eating like this, I'm afraid I'll end up like our son and daughter, with just a head left. You're so picky, you don't even eat delicious things like heads."

At this moment, a shout came from the room next door to the old woman's house.

"Old Master Luo next door must be hungry too. Really, it's almost time, almost time, we'll have meat soon, haha..." As the old woman spoke, she suddenly burst into laughter.

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