Chapter 13: Breaking the Situation

"Remember what the villagers of He Family Village said when we first entered the village? —The fortune in the almanac is a heavenly secret revealed by the Serpent God."

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe retreated two steps, leaning against a pillar by a candle stand, looking up at the Serpent God wooden carving with flying posture on the lotus pedestal: "The Serpent God is magnanimous. Violating taboos for the first time will only lead to bad luck and some bad luck."

"However, heavenly secrets cannot be leaked. Exploring today's fortune through the almanac is already the limit of what the Serpent God can tolerate. On this basis, trying to peek at tomorrow's fortune, then the only outcome is death."

And it was a sudden death on the spot without any room for maneuver.

Fragmented information was pieced together in the quiet ancestral hall. A bizarre but logically sound killing process was presented in front of everyone:

The ghost wandering in He Family Village had the ability to impersonate others. When it went to flip the almanac in advance in the identity of 'Gu Yunqing', Gu Yunqing himself was regarded by the Serpent God as violating the death taboo and died on the spot.

Just like what Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe speculated earlier, the ghost itself didn't have the ability to kill. What it did from beginning to end was only one thing: impersonate others.

That is, killing with a borrowed knife.

"Knowing this much is enough." Zhang Yangxu put down the tablecloth in his hand, covered Lin Zhiyuan's corpse again, and said: "I'm going to the central area of He Family Village next to take a look at that 'He Fu' mansion, looking for clues to leave this village. Do you want to go with me?"

He said this to Ye Miaozhu and Feng Yushu, without any intention of inviting Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe to go with them. This was not difficult to understand. After all, whether Lin Zhiyuan was curious himself or instigated by Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe to flip open the almanac, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe's image in the hearts of others had already collapsed and was not worth trusting. This person was extremely dangerous.

Even in a sense, more dangerous than that non-human bizarre thing.

If conditions allowed, Zhang Yangxu even thought about finding an opportunity to kill Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe with others to eliminate the threat, but unfortunately, conditions didn't allow it. Lin Zhiyuan and Gu Yunqing were both dead. There were only two living male adults left in the huge He Family Village, Zhang Yangxu and Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe, and Zhang Yangxu's physical fitness wasn't very good.

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe not killing him was already the Serpent God showing spirit.

Zhang Yangxu's proposal made Ye Miaozhu a bit moved. Looking at her hesitation, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe suddenly laughed lightly.

"What are you laughing at?" Ye Miaozhu asked.

"I'm laughing at your cowardice, inferiority, and dark distortion like a maggot in the sewer." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe said indifferently: "When Gu Yunqing died, you didn't try to find out his real cause of death, nor did you rationally think about it for even a second. You just collapsed emotionally on your own, and without rhyme or reason, you vented your anger on me, saying it was me who killed him."

"But now you know? Gu Yunqing's death had nothing to do with me at all. Even if we didn't go to the river to check the corpse, he would have died at 2:00 AM, died at the hand of the ghost flipping the almanac."

"And after the truth came out, you still didn't dare to face the mistakes you once made. You didn't even have the courage to apologize to me, just blindly driven by that ridiculous self-esteem and fear, trying to escape, staying as far away from me as possible, because only then would you not have to face the fact that you are actually a waste who can do nothing without Gu Yunqing and can only vent your anger incompetently."

This kid's mouth is so poisonous... Zhang Yangxu hissed lightly, and an ancient feeling surged in his heart.

Turning his head to look, Ye Miaozhu was already red-eyed, her hands clenching her fists trembling slightly, her teeth gritting, like a mad beast ready to pounce and bite at any time—however, even if humiliated to this point, she didn't dare to really use violence against Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe, because Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe wasn't the kind of cowardly turtle man who wouldn't fight back when scolded or hit by the opposite sex. He would really use violence against those who tried to harm him, even if the other party was a woman.

"It's as if you are so noble. You are a madman, a murderer! A pervert with no humanity! What qualification do you have to evaluate other people's feelings!" Ye Miaozhu's voice also trembled. After roaring, she turned and ran out of the ancestral hall, leaving Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe still leaning against the candle stand, his gentle expression without a ripple caused by her. So Zhang Yangxu's confusion deepened.

Since meeting in He Family Village, this boy named Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe had never had any meaningless actions. Every sentence he said, every step he took, and every decision he made in action had clear or hidden purposes, and he would never waste his time and energy in vain.

But what was Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe doing now? What was the point of mocking the only doctor among the 4 people until she collapsed emotionally? Zhang Yangxu couldn't figure out the reason, only feeling colder and colder behind his back. He was becoming more and more afraid of this gentle boy who looked very easy to get along with.

"I should go. Lady, do you want to come with me?" Zhang Yangxu asked, biting the bullet.

Feng Yushu hesitated for a moment, stepped forward, then stepped back, and finally bit her lip and shook her head lightly: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, I'd better not go with you. He Fu... I feel it will be a dangerous place."

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe is even more dangerous... Zhang Yangxu shook his head and didn't persuade anymore: "Then I'm leaving, take care."

Zhang Yangxu left the ancestral hall and chased in the direction Ye Miaozhu left.

A white, fat round moon rose to the sky, like a silkworm baby crawling toward the heart of the sky. Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe sighed softly and looked at Feng Yushu, who was still staying in the ancestral hall. Her expression was haggard, and the cloud hair coiled on the back of her head was a bit scattered. The gorgeous purple dress was stained with dots of dried muddy water, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Why don't you leave? Aren't you afraid that I, this murderer, will suddenly become beastly and kill you too?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe asked half-jokingly.

"...... Afraid." Feng Yushu said honestly: "But I'm even more afraid of being trapped in this ghost place forever, life worse than death."

"Following me doesn't necessarily mean we can get out." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe shook his head: "Do you know where Zhang Yangxu is going? He Fu, none of us have explored that place. If there really is a door that can leave He Family Village, it is very likely to be in that place. If you really want to leave no matter what, you should go with him."

Feng Yushu still shook her head: "No, whether it's Zhang Yangxu, or me, or Ye Miaozhu, the things everyone knows and the information mastered are not as much as you. You are very smart and very calm. When everyone is still confused and looking for a way out, you have already started trying to deconstruct the Serpent God's rules, watching others die one by one with a blank face."

If there is one person among all the living people in He Family Village who can solve the mystery and leave alive, this person must be Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe.

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe smiled uncontrollably: "Lady, you are really an interesting person. You clearly don't have any real skills, and your courage is also very small, but your eye for people is quite accurate."

After saying that, he stood up straight, no longer leaning against the candle stand, and pointed an index finger at his temple: "Indeed, regarding the situation of this village, I have already had some preliminary understanding and speculation. If there are no accidents, I will soon find a way to break the rules and leave here. I think that method is very worth trying..."

"But, why should I help you?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe's conversation turned, and the gentle smile on his face disappeared: "There is no free lunch in the world. You hope I help you, but what can you do for me?"

"Anything." Feng Yushu said: "Anything."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 14 =====