Chapter 59.3
The old lady wept bitterly for a while and finally stopped crying. She climbed up with a blank expression and looked back at Xiao Tangqiu and them, âOutsiders, your actions just now have offended the mountain G.o.d! The mountain G.o.d will not let you go!â
Her eyes were murky and her whole body teetered, and she seemed to have aged over a decade just now.
âMountain G.o.d?â Xiao Tangqiu frowned, âYou mean that wolf?â
The old lady spoke with fear, âThat was the envoy of the mountain G.o.d. You killed the envoy of the mountain G.o.d. Divine punishment will befall from the mountain G.o.d!â
âMountain G.o.d? Is there a G.o.d in this place? But wait, isnât this place called Hundred Ghost Village?â Tang Mianmian felt befuddled. And wasnât their instance called the Hundred Ghost Night Parade? What was the relations.h.i.+p between ghosts walking at night and G.o.d?
Xiao Tangqiu frowned, âThe j.a.panese G.o.ds and our G.o.ds are different concepts, especially the mountain G.o.ds and whatnot, but they do seem to have the custom of treating the wolf as mountain G.o.ds or protectors of the G.o.ds.â
âTo see the wolf as a mountain G.o.d, were you sacrificed to it just now?â Tang Mianmian quickly recalled the previous horror game routines and asked with a stunned expression, ââ¦you were all sacrificed to the mountain G.o.d?â
The old lady glanced at Tang Mianmian with a blank expression and didnât answer.
Xiao Tangqiu said, âIâm afraid itâs not that simple! What did you mean by âfor Ichiro, you have to bear itâ?â
The old woman closed her mouth tightly, unwilling to answer.
Duan Hongzhen snorted, âForget it since she doesnât want to say anything. Letâs just take her down the mountain and take a look at her home. Her home should be nearby, right?â
Upon hearing the words âdown the mountainâ, the old woman immediately widened her eyes, veins popping out, âNo! I will not go down! I will never go down!â
Duan Hongzhen raised an eyebrow, âOh? Why?â
The old woman shut her mouth again, like a clam that could only be opened with prying.
Xiao Tangqiu frowned. What the h.e.l.l was going on? Whatâs the secret behind this?
âSince you arenât speaking, then itâs agreed.â Duan Hongzhen didnât bother to negotiate at all and he spread his hands. âSo this matter has been happily decided. This mountain is not very safe, itâs too dangerous for an old lady with half a foot in the grave like you. We are very helpful people so of course we must escort you safely down the mountain!â
The old lady immediately screamed hysterically, âNo! I wonât go down the mountain! I want to stay here with the mountain G.o.d!â
Duan Hongzhen said with a smile, âItâs not up to you.â
As he spoke, he picked up the old woman with one hand and put her on his shoulder.
The old lady struggled hard, âLet me go! Put me down! I want to stay on the mountain! I will never go down!â
Yu Fuling frowned slightly, âDuan Hongzhen, change the posture! Do you think you are carrying rice?â
Duan Hongzhen said, âHow else? Princess hug? If I carry her on my back, she will run away.â
Yu Fuling, ââ¦forget it, you just carry her over your shoulder.â
âLet me go! For Taro! I must stay!â The old woman screamed in resolution.
Duan Hongzhen carried her down the mountain, relaxed, âBe still.â
âTaro! Taro save me!â The old lady cried for help again, but there was no one else on the hill beside them, let alone the âTaroâ she shouted for.
âWhat the h.e.l.l is going on?â Tang Mianmian couldnât help but ask Xiao Tangqiu.
Xiao Tangqiu shook his head and was about to chat with Tang Mianmian, but suddenly felt Shen Yuanâs gaze on him and had an inexplicable feeling.
Wait, whatâs going on with the gaze of a partner having caught a cheating husband eyeing some random third party?!!
Xiao Tangqiuâs mouth twitched, and his heart felt frantic, but at this moment, Shen Yuanâs gaze chilled, âThe corpse is gone.â
They were all stunned at the same time, looked back, and sure enough, the dead old womanâs corpse had disappeared at some point.
The body actually disappeared!
Although they had encountered this situation many times before, previously the corpse disappeared without them realizing, and it was usually on the second day. But this time the corpse was before their eyes!
Xiao Tangqiu felt a chill go down his back. The wild wolf has been chopped in two by Yu Fuling and they hadnât seen another wolf⦠Did this hill really have a mountain G.o.d?
But compared to the mountain G.o.d, this kind of man-eating behavior was more like a mountain ghost!
On the road afterward, Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian couldnât find any words. Although it was not the first time that they had seen someone die in front of them, actually witnessing a life pa.s.sing away with their own eyes still left a bitter feeling inside. Especially since it was an elderly woman whose dying screams still echoed in their ears.
The old lady who was carried over Duan Hongzhenâs shoulder seemed to be tired and gradually stopped shouting and struggling. Her expression turned blank and finally appeared completely wooden.
After coming down the hill, they met the newbies again. To their surprise, none of them had chosen to leave. The 13 people waited for them at the foot of the mountain.
But thinking about it, it made sense. In such a strange place, it was dangerous no matter where they went, it was better to stay here and go nowhere.
When they saw Xiao Tangqiuâs party returning with an old woman, they were shocked, âWhere did you go to kidnap an old lady back?â
âIs this the old lady on the mountain just now?â
Suddenly, someone found something wrong, âWhy does this old lady wear a kimono?â
Although the old lady carried by Duan Hongzhen was plain and shabby looking, they could still see that she wore a kimono. When he got to the foot of the hills, he threw the old lady from his shoulders to the ground.
The old lady with a blank expression suddenly fell to the ground and cried, âI canât go down! I canât go down! Let me go back! Let me go back!â
A girl came out of the newbie group, expressing sympathy, âOld lady, whatâs wrong with you? Did this group kidnap you?â
The old lady shouted in horror, âI canât go down the mountain! Let me go back! The mountain G.o.d will be angry! Divine punishment will befall from the mountain G.o.d!â
The upright man immediately sneered and said, âMountain G.o.d? Divine punishment? I think this old lady and this group of people are together!â
The girl frowned, âOld lady, do you have some unspeakable difficulties?â
Suddenly the old lady climbed up and was about to run up the hill, but was stopped by Duan Hongzhen, âBe quiet for me!â
âLet go of her! You really are not good guys!â The girl cried immediately.
Duan Hongzhen gave a laugh, âSo you want us to let her go back to seek death? There are wolves in the mountains! The kind that eats people!â
The girl froze, but the old lady screamed resolutely, âThatâs the envoy of the mountain G.o.d! The mountain G.o.d came to welcome me!â
Duan Hongzhen simply stunned the old lady with a hand chop, and then carried the old lady who pa.s.sed out on his shoulder again.
âHow can you treat an old woman like that!â
Duan Hongzhen didnât bother her and walked forward with the old lady.
Yu Fuling suddenly spoke, âWhere are you going?â
Duan Hongzhen spoke without worry, âHundred Ghost Village.â
Yu Fuling said, âWrong, it should be on the left.â
Duan Hongzhen didnât ask how she knew that and turned his head and walked to the left.
The others in the Reincarnation team didnât say anything and followed Duan Hongzhen. Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian glanced at each other and naturally followed. The dozen newbies looked at each other, not wanting to keep up but not daring to stay. They finally decided to keep up.
They wanted to see what the h.e.l.l these people were doing!
The crowd walked along a winding path. Gradually, a few fields of farmland appeared before them. After the farmland was a village.
Because it was nighttime, there was no one working the fields and the gates of the village were closed. The whole village was very quiet with only the occasional dog barking.
Through the fence and gate around the village, they could barely see the buildings in the village. The wooden houses with thatched roofs were clearly different from most of the buildings they were used to, and the whole village had such wooden houses.
The newbies looked at each other, unsure if this was a con. Could a con be so big?
The Reincarnation Team quickly talked it over, âWhat to do? Forcibly break in?â
âIt will alarm the people in the village. Iâm afraid it will be difficult to investigate afterward.â
âSecretly sneak in?â
âThen letâs sneak in.â
Things were decided so easily, but the progress was not so smooth.
Perhaps to resist bandits, the villageâs fences were both strong and st.u.r.dy. They couldnât find a breakthrough in a short time. Although they definitely had a way to enter, it was difficult to not alarm those villagers.
As they were in a dilemma, a chance suddenly appeared â the village gate suddenly opened from the inside, and a man quietly came out. But he did not leave the village, he just stood at the village gate and looked towards the hills in the distance, expression hesitant.
Without waiting for Xiao Tangqiu to remind her, Yu Fuling rushed forward and knocked him out with a hand chop.
She supported the gate with one hand and held the man with another hand, winking at her teammates. The others immediately followed.
They finally succeeded in sneaking into the village⦠but it was actually directly from the main entrance. Other than the torches lit by the village entrance, the whole village faded into darkness and appeared asleep. They did not dare to wake the villagers and remained silent all the way.
Yu Fuling dragged the man forward with one hand. The village was not large. Soon they found the only wooden house with an open door, presumably the manâs home.
They immediately entered the wooden house and closed the door.
The interior of the wooden house was very simple, the only furniture was a bed. Even the windows were covered with paper, which did not block the cold wind at all.
Although there were candles in the house, they didnât dare light them in fear of attracting the attention of any villagers who got up at night. Fortunately, the paper windows didnât block the moonlight. The moonlight in the village was relatively bright so they were able to see each other clearly.
Duan Hongzhen lowered his voice and asked Yu Fuling, âWhen can this guy wake up?â
Yu Fuling thought about it, âProbably in a little while. When will the grandma wake up?â
Duan Hongzhen paused, and said without any changes, âI didnât control my strength earlier⦠I guess she will sleep until tomorrow.â
Yu Fuling, ââ¦â
Xiao Tangqiuâs lips twitched, âNevermind. She probably wonât say anything anyway. Letâs wait for this man to wake up. I have a hunch that we should be able to get something valuable from him.â
They could only wait patiently. The wooden house was small and the twenty of them could barely squeeze in. Soon, the impatient Duan Hongzhen spoke out, âWhy isnât he awake?â
Yu Fuling was silent for a while before she said, ââ¦I also didnât seem to control my strength earlier.â
Xiao Tangqiu, ââ¦â Indeed pro teammates!
The Reincarnation Team, ââ¦â These two were definitely not their teammates!
T/N: So thereâs probably some confusion about âmountainâ and âhillâ being used here. The issue is that itâs all the same word in Chinese: âå±±â (mountain/mound). Thereâs only âbig moundâ or âsmall moundâ or other adjectives to describe its size and shape so itâs basically up to interpretation which word to use in English. Since the height mentioned is that the tallest one is no more than 100 meters (about 328ft), Iâve made the decision to use the word âhillâ.