Xiangzi was caught off guard by my question. He hemmed and hawed for a while, his eyes darting around, before finally saying, "I've heard a few things..."
"What have you heard?"
By now, I was completely calm. I understood the situation in Huixiang well enough. All that remained was to find a way to catch the ghost that was causing people to walk in circles.
As for the other things going on in Huixiang, I had no interest in learning more. The people here seemed perfectly content with their lot. As for those unlucky outsiders... It wasn't as if I could save the whole world.
If I told Chen Yihan about this, maybe he could think of something. I was at a loss.
Xiangzi thought for a long time before finally putting his thoughts in order and launching into his story.
"Actually, it's not just something I heard about. I did hear a few things, but I also saw some of it." His story was a little jumbled. "I believed right from the start that the guy had encountered a ghost, so I told him to burn some incense and pray at the temple. Or he could marry a local girl. Then he'd be one of our sons-in-law, and that ghost wouldn't dare go too far. He really took my advice. He found a widow and got the paperwork done right away. He even put on a few tables of food and invited people over to celebrate. But during the banquet, he was drinking the traditional nuptial toast with his bride while we were all cheering them on. Suddenly, he dropped his cup and pointed at her, shouting. The bride... well, she wasn't exactly pretty. She looked old, and she was a bit... The way he yelled, you'd think he'd