0p0 Chapter 201 A Lifetime of Departure, A Fully Cooked Return
Chapter 201 A Lifetime of Departure, A Fully Cooked Return
Tang Xi, who was lying next to Lin Sui and reviewing the scribblings on the bedding with her fingers, suddenly turned sharp.
Xu Haize's words were clearly intended to deliberately shift the blame onto Lin Sui.
She wanted to rush out immediately, pick the guy up, and throw him into the river by the door, but thinking of Sui Sui who was still asleep, she decided to cover her ears first.
However, when she turned her head, she found that Lin Sui had already opened her eyes and sat up.
Tangxi: "..." Instead of throwing it into the river, throw it into the sea.
Feed the fish! Feed the great white shark!
Tangxi thought angrily, her stomach practically bulging out of shape with rage.
Lin Sui could guess what she was thinking just by looking at the emotions in her eyes, and couldn't help but want to laugh.
She scratched Tangxi's chin like she was petting a cat: "Don't be angry anymore, let's go out and take a look."
Tangxi was immediately soothed.
She squinted her eyes and made snoring sounds in agreement.
No lag, perfect score!
"Pfft!" Lin Sui couldn't help but laugh this time.
Outside the guesthouse.
Li Ye and his three companions were carrying breakfast from the small kitchen.
When they saw that there were many local villagers outside their house, they realized something was wrong.
When they got closer and listened, sure enough, it was Xu Haize again.
With his back to the four people, Xu Haize continued explaining to the villagers, "Master Lin can tell fortunes and exorcise ghosts and demons; she definitely knows what's going on..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked hard in the butt.
He was kicked so hard he stumbled and almost fell flat on his face.
If he hadn't reacted quickly and grabbed the wooden pillar next to him, it really might have happened.
Si Xingran clicked his tongue.
It seems this person isn't planning on pretending to be brainless anymore, what a pity.
"What's there to regret?" Lu Xiang knew what he was clicking his tongue at, and glanced at Xu Haize sideways. "Aren't you still brain-dead?"
Yu Cinian smiled slightly: "No, it's double the brain damage."
Li Ye: "Mm."
Xu Haize listened to their back-and-forth, his eyes filled with gloom.
He's really been putting up with these people for a long time.
Xu Haize coldly questioned, "What do you mean by this?"
"Oh, sorry," Si Xingran said lazily, "I thought there was no one here, just a dog barking."
Lu Xiang: "This is an insult to dogs."
"Yeah, they're worse than dogs."
Xu Haize clenched his fists, unable to contain himself any longer.
Then he thought of the monsters outside, and the cave god the villagers talked about... Although he didn't know this would happen, he could guess that this was definitely not an accident.
He just needs to cooperate.
Thinking of this, Xu Haize took a deep breath and held back once again.
His expression grew increasingly aloof: "Am I wrong? Is Master Lin really so prescient, or are you saying she's not actually that amazing?"
Lin Sui heard this as soon as she opened the door, and couldn't help but think—
Thankfully, the drone couldn't get a signal, and there were no other cameras around.
Otherwise, the audience would be arguing about whether it's scripted or not right now.
At the same time, Lin Sui was also surprised by Xu Haize's loyalty.
Even though they were excluded by the ghost keeper, they still cooperated so actively.
But considering his reasons for joining, it's understandable.
As Lin Sui thought about it, she casually took a steamed bun from the bowl that Lu Xiang was holding.
Just as she was about to take a bite, she remembered that she hadn't brushed her teeth yet, so she casually took out some tooth powder from Yu Cinian's pocket and rinsed her mouth with water.
Then, while eating a steamed bun, he mumbled, "You're right, in front of God, I'm indeed not that powerful."
Otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen into this trap.
Hearing Lin Sui admit it so readily, Xu Haize was at a loss for words.
Wang Tengda cursed, "Damn it! I knew all those so-called masters were fake, especially since she's just a blond kid... Ouch!"
He stomped hard on the back of Wang Tengda's foot, causing Wang Tengda to fall to the ground in pain, cold sweat pouring out on his face.
"If you curse me again... I'll beat you up!" Tang Xi threatened, shaking her fist.
Seeing this, Si Xingran finally understood that Little Potato had been quite gentle with him before.
Lin Sui was also at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
It seems that Tangxi is venting all her resentment towards Xu Haize on Wang Tengda.
Wang Tengda also deserves it.
"What should we do then?" Luo Rulan asked anxiously. "If we don't get an explanation, these people will kick us out."
The thick fog surrounding the village showed no signs of dissipating, and sounds resembling the roars and scratching of wild beasts could be heard from time to time outside the tightly closed gate.
Wouldn't they be in danger if they were really kicked out?
Lin Sui swallowed the bun in his mouth, turned to the group of villagers who were eyeing them menacingly, and asked, "Do you have a ladder?"
The villagers looked at each other, and finally a bolder young man in the crowd asked, "What do you need the ladder for?"
Lin Sui: "Let's see if we can get out."
These villagers were mostly simple and honest; although they were shouting to drive them away, it was still a matter of more than a dozen lives.
I would naturally be willing to accept a solution that satisfies both sides.
Soon, following Lin Sui's instructions, the villagers set up the ladder in front of the gatehouse.
Lin Sui slowly stepped onto the ladder, while the villains below nervously held onto it.
The ladder was just long enough for Lin Sui to see outside.
The moment she peeked out, the strange figures gathered outside the gatehouse began scratching at the gate even more frantically, sending chills down one's spine.
Lin Sui wanted to see what these figures looked like.
Unfortunately, her eyes could penetrate the darkness but not the thick fog; even when she was nearly blinded, she could only see blurry shadows.
Lin Sui could only focus on the important matters first.
She drew a talisman in the air and slapped it towards the figures.
The glittering talisman disappeared into the thick fog, but like a stone thrown into the sea, it was silently swallowed up.
really……
Lin Sui lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then drew a talisman and slapped it onto the mountain path ahead.
This time it wasn't swallowed up.
But the thick fog dissipated for a moment, then quickly gathered again, lasting no more than a second.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Lin Sui sighed and lowered her head, intending to go downstairs.
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching cry came from the stilted house on the hillside: "Grandpa—"
The elderly man who was over a hundred years old, whom we let in yesterday and allowed to stay, has died.
The stilted houses were surrounded by layers upon layers of villagers.
An atmosphere of fear and unease permeated the crowd.
"Old Meng was usually quite healthy and energetic. I even saw him taking a walk by the river with his great-grandson yesterday. How could he just die like that?"
"And he's only just over a hundred years old, he still has many years to live."
"Divine punishment! This must be divine punishment! It's him who brought the outsiders in!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Sui and the others, who were already blocked outside and unable to enter the stilted house, were immediately surrounded by the villagers.
The longevity village is blessed by the cave god, and the elderly not only live long lives, but even those in their seventies and eighties can still have offspring.
This has resulted in a large population in the longevity village, especially among young and middle-aged people.
Lin Sui and his group only numbered twelve, and some of them harbored ill intentions. If they were to confront each other head-on, they would not come out on top.
—But that applies to other people.
Lin Sui glanced calmly at the person who claimed it was divine punishment.
She was also a young girl, about the same age as Meng Yu, but her eyes seemed to reveal a maturity beyond her years. In the blink of an eye, they turned into pure panic and indignation.
“The Cave God has always loved our Longevity Village the most. He would not harm the people of our Longevity Village for no reason. It must be because of these outsiders. It is they who brought the misfortune and disaster.”
"Get them out of here right now!"
Amidst the public outrage, the encirclement grew smaller and smaller.
Faced with the fear of death, pairs of innocent eyes were left only with the instinct to survive.
"Brother, what do we do now?" Cheng Yuexiu gripped Cheng Feng's arm tightly, almost crying with anxiety.
Cheng Feng patted his hand: "It's okay, I'll block in front of you for a while, you just need to find a place to hide."
He smiled reassuringly at his younger brother, but when he turned his face back, it instantly became serious.
There are probably only two outcomes today: either they'll be thrown out to be eaten by monsters.
Either get beaten up and then thrown out to feed the monsters.
As he pondered how to protect Cheng Yuexiu from these two possibilities, he turned his head and saw that Lin Sui and the others were all very calm, and even seemed to be slightly excited.
How could I not be excited?
Si Xingran started twisting his arms and legs: "It's been a long time since I've fought anyone. It's time to rediscover my original dream."
Lin Sui asked curiously, "What was your original dream?"
Si Xingran: "He's a cleaver killer who can chop people up like he's cutting vegetables. Wherever he goes, a whole bunch of people fall."
"..."
The thought of him starting out with a kitchen knife and covered in blood made Lin Sui fall silent.
As expected, after a lifetime of wandering, he returned fully prepared.
He is still that carefree juvenile delinquent.
Unfortunately, before he could even begin to search for his dream, Xu Haize said coldly, "Lin Sui, even now, you still won't tell the truth?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it made the approaching villagers stop.
Xu Haize's voice then sounded exceptionally clear.
"You're good at fortune telling and reading faces; nothing escapes your eyes. So why couldn't you tell this time that the director got the real haunted village wrong?"
Although the longevity village is located in a mountain valley, it has internet access. Some young people who had watched the program recognized Lin Sui and immediately shouted in agreement.
"Right, right, isn't Lin Sui a master? Why would he go to the wrong place?"
Xu Haize's team was also filled with doubt and uncertainty.
Yes, they had all heard of Lin Sui before participating in the show.
How could someone so capable not see that the director was wrong?
Could it be that everything before was just a script?
Even if it's just a script, shouldn't Lin Sui know their destination beforehand, instead of letting the director make a mistake?
This was exactly the effect Xu Haize wanted.
He continued with a cold laugh, "It's hard not to suspect that Lin Sui did this on purpose, deliberately leading us here."
"What do you want? Do you really think, like Lin Siyao said, that it's a world overrun by demons and ghosts, so you came here on purpose to massacre the village and kill the gods?"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.
The people of the longevity village are the most devout believers in gods. Anyone who wants to kill a god is tantamount to stabbing them in the lungs.
An old man with a cane pounded the ground in exasperation: "No wonder those messengers outside are so reluctant to leave, and even withdrew their blessing of longevity for Old Meng. The cave god must have sensed this man's intentions, which is why he is angry!"
"Old Wu is right! The messenger of the Cave God must want to capture Lin Sui. If we don't drive her out, our village is doomed!"
"Throw her out! Tie her up and throw her out!"
"..."
In an instant, the villagers who had been shouting to drive out the outsiders turned their guns on Lin Sui.
Amidst the deafening roar of shouts, Lin Sui gazed at the towering Drum Tower in the distance, seemingly sensing something.
The Drum Tower has sharp, distinct edges, its pointed roof pointing to the sky, and its eaves spread like wings, resembling a fierce eagle baring its fangs in the mist.
Lin Sui's gaze gently swept across a window on the top floor of the Drum Tower.
Nothing.
the other side.
The person who quickly hid back in the shadows only cautiously peeked out again after a while.
Seeing that Lin Sui was no longer looking this way and was about to be overwhelmed by the angry villagers, the man's lips were full of smiles.
"Goddess, shouldn't we proceed to the next step?"
A clear, girlish voice rang out behind her, its tone revealing a maturity and world-weariness that belied her age.
Yes, simply throwing Lin Sui out to feed the monsters isn't enough.
They need to send her to that place, so that her soul and body can be torn apart.
Only then will she, and the evil force behind her, never make a comeback.
The woman referred to as the goddess nodded: "Yes, go."
Once Lin Sui dies, everything will return to normal.
……
Lin Sui was not surrounded by the villagers.
She was surrounded by villains with gloomy faces.
If Lin Sui hadn't said "wait a little longer," they probably would have already rushed into the crowd and started a massacre.
They didn't know what Lin Sui was waiting for. They tried to spare a sliver of their minds, which were consumed by murderous intent, and to rationally assess the situation before them.
They soon discovered that the villagers who were clamoring to throw Lin Sui out seemed to be suppressed by someone and had not yet made a move.
"Make way, make way, the wizard is coming."
Someone called out, and Lin Sui looked in the direction of the sound.
An elderly man with completely white hair and extremely thin skin was carried over in a sedan chair.
Lu Xiang frowned: "A wizard?"
“Wizards are a unique profession in this area; they are people who specialize in communicating with spirits and deities,” Lin Sui said calmly.
As they spoke, the wizard was helped down from the sedan chair and took a sip of glutinous rice wine.
The villagers who carried him there offered him incense, pickled fish, raw glutinous rice, and tea.
The shaman watched them set out the offerings and then looked up at the sky.
The village was shrouded in fog, with only a sliver of sunlight showing through.
The wizard staggered up the wooden ladder by the river and stood on the high place, striking a large, black drum.
As soon as the drum sounded, all around fell silent, and not a sound could be heard.
Even the scratching at the door disappeared.
The drumbeats were slow and steady, each beat a gentle, resonant call, as if calling out to something.
The wind chimes under the black eaves of the Drum Tower in the distance rang.
The sound of the bell grew louder as it approached, as if something was slowly walking towards the wizard.
Amidst the ringing of the bells, the wizard, holding up a reed, cried out, "Heavens, earth, almighty gods..."
Halfway through his sentence, he started muttering in the local dialect, like reciting some strange incantation.
As he spoke faster and faster, the sound of the wind chimes became increasingly urgent, almost to the point of being shrill.
Xu Haize's team members couldn't help but cover their ears.
But then, very quickly, it was as if the pause button had been pressed.
All sounds stopped at once.
Lin Sui looked up and met the wizard's gaze from afar.
His eyes were incredibly sinister and full of malice.
He slowly raised his hand, pointed at Lin Sui, and said, word by word, "I want you to be my bride."