Li Ta seemed to be confused by his words, her eyes widening in terror. "I don't... does that mean if I kill her, if she dies completely, then I won't be the fourth one!"
Lin Yu's smile deepened. "Perhaps."
"Hey!! Li Ta!"
Pu Sang quickly grabbed the man who was about to attack, "Are you crazy! She's just an ordinary person!"
" Li Ta, turn your head."
Jiang Nuo suddenly shouted.
Li Ta looked over instinctively and was punched squarely in the face, knocking him over.
"Damn it." Pu Sang immediately withdrew his hand, and the room fell silent for a few seconds.
Shuishui, who was twisting her arms, seemed to realize the danger and silently shrank back, closing her eyes.
"Are you crazy! Why did you hit me!" Li Ta was so dizzy from the beating that he couldn't tell which way was which.
Jiang Nuo smiled and rubbed his wrist. "You're a Daoist priest, why are you afraid of zombies?"
"I... yes."
Li Ta was completely bewildered. He struggled to his feet, gripping the bed, and said, "What am I afraid of? Just kill the zombies, won't that solve everything?"
He frowned strangely, looked at the girl on the bed, and muttered "Damn it."
Jiang Nuo moved her neck, raised an eyebrow at Lin Yu, her eyes filled with inquiry, but the latter smiled and looked away as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Nuo used talismans to cover Shuishui to prevent her from completely turning into a zombie, and then wrapped the bed several times with red rope so that he could immediately sense anyone approaching.
"Thank you God Nuo!" Jiang Qianqian wiped away her tears again. "Thank goodness Shuishui won't really die."
Jiang Nuo smiled back, "No, don't cry." He also slipped her a talisman.
"Okay, okay, I hope this will work."
The village chief rubbed his hands together. "Thank you, Master Jiang!"
"We have an exorcism ceremony this afternoon, and all the corpse-driving people have to be there. I need to go prepare. You all rest here for a bit, and let my wife entertain you."
After he finished speaking, he walked out. Wu Chou thought for a moment and silently followed him.
"Hey, masters, please follow me. The house is all set up!"
The village chief's wife had the guest group follow along, but Li Ta was still completely bewildered. He followed behind, scratching his neck, which itched terribly. "These bugs are really vicious," he muttered.
" Nuonuo, look there."
Si Yan suddenly shook Jiang Nuo's hand, gesturing for him to look behind the tree in the left courtyard. Unlike all the other open rooms, the doors and windows were tightly closed, and one could only peek through the broken window.
There seemed to be someone sitting inside, staring at them through the window; their eyes were red, festering, and their expression was blank and stiff.
"Is this the same person you saw in the woods?" Jiang Nuo asked, continuing to observe calmly.
"No, the person I saw had a much larger area of ulceration on their face."
Jiang Nuo understood, a sly glint in her eyes. "I'll sneak over and take a look later."
"I also..." "You're not allowed to follow me."
Jiang Nuo refused swiftly.
Si Yan pouted, looking aggrieved, and snorted.
Regardless, we'll just follow along.
The room the village chief's wife arranged for them happened to be right across from the problematic room, separated by a large garden a few meters away.
Jiang Nuo entered the room and jumped onto the bed to sleep in front of the village chief's wife, but in reality, he was listening carefully. He sat up after the footsteps completely disappeared.
" Nuonuo." Si Yan also stood up and winked at him.
"You should rest."
"I don't..." Si Yan's words were cut off, she lowered her eyes in surprise, her face still warm.
"If you dare disobey me, I really will never talk to you again."
Jiang Nuo is fierce.
"Okay."
Si Yan finally felt a little relieved and stopped worrying. She touched her cheek and sat down obediently.
Ahhh, candy!! I finally got to eat candy!
"So you really had a fight! Si Yan, you'd better try to make up with her. If such a good wife runs away, you'll never have her again!"
[I feel like Si Yan is feeling guilty. What did he do? I'm so curious!]
Jiang Nuo quietly slipped away from outside the door, peeked around, and guessed that everyone in the family was preparing for some kind of exorcism ritual, because no one came out.
He walked quickly to the door of the room and peered through the slightly ajar crack. As he got closer, he noticed a strange, indescribable, but extremely pungent smell emanating from the room.
Jiang Nuo pinched her nose and quietly peeked inside.
There was indeed someone inside, sitting in the only corner where some light was getting in. Contrary to their guesses, this woman, apart from her festering eyes, had a very beautiful and alluring face.
She was wearing obviously ill-fitting, oversized clothes, her belly was protruding, her thighs were bare, and both her ankles were chained.
The peculiar smell emanated from the black bowl in the woman's hand. The floor of the room was crawling with all sorts of insects, and the slimy liquid in the bowl was thick and foul-smelling.
The woman was looking down, meticulously crushing the insects, occasionally licking them as if to check the taste.
After tasting it, she randomly grabbed two centipedes from the ground, bit off their heads with her mouth, put them in a bowl and mashed them, then ate the centipede heads.
Jiang Nuo let out a silent "hmm" and continued to observe the only other item in the room besides the bed.
It was a black cabinet with the door open. Inside, there was only a vase shaped like a baby's body with three brightly colored flowers in it.
Suddenly, the woman put down her bowl.
She slowly turned her head, half her face hidden in the shadows, and smiled at Jiang Nuo, her lips and teeth rotting. Then she reached out and waved at him, her long fingernails as brightly colored as flowers.
Jiang Nuo responded with a polite smile.
Hello, goodbye!
Then they vanished in a flash.
The woman showed no intention of pursuing them, and instead caught two more spiders and put them in the bowl without any change in expression.
[Ugh... Following Jiang Nuo's perspective is exciting, but this is way too exciting!]
Jiang Nuo is too brave... I can't imagine how much I would throw up if I were there...
What a strange woman!! And her belly is huge! Even triplets aren't this big!
Could it be because she always eats so many insects? Does she have parasites in her body?
When Jiang Nuo returned, she passed by Li Ta's room and heard a cry of pain. She paused for a few seconds, listened carefully, and then left after thinking for a moment.
It wasn't until late afternoon that the village chief instructed He Jiu to invite them to the place where the exorcism ceremony was being held.
All the corpses in the mortuary were moved out, and the corpse drivers arranged them one by one according to the order in which the corpses were arranged. Coffins were everywhere, and the coffins were bound with iron chains.
This scene stirred up some unpleasant memories for Si Yan. He frowned and hid behind Jiang Nuo, only showing half of his eyes as he stared at her, clearly unhappy.
" Nuonuo, I hate those coffins."
His voice also sounded muffled.
Jiang Nuo found it strange, "The things you hate are quite unique."
"I just hate it."
Si Yan lowered his eyes and murmured, staying close to Jiang Nuo.
"Open."
Jiang Nuo slapped his hand away and continued to examine the pile of corpses.
Seeing this, Zhou Yize quickly followed.
Si Yan's eyes hardened, and she glanced coldly at Zhou Yize's back.