Chapter 27

"What do you all think?"

Li Yunhua's gaze swept across the crowd, very naturally regarding himself as the leader.

The two followers hurriedly echoed: "Just follow Brother Li's instructions; we have no opinion."

After speaking, they also looked up at Lu Zhangsheng and the other, as if demonstrating.

Lu Zhangsheng sneered coldly inwardly and didn't speak.

He wanted to know what method Li Yunhua could come up with.

Being able to quickly find the Guaiyi and then behead it, he would also benefit.

Yue Shulan was also silent, looked at Lu Zhangsheng, and both fell silent.

Seeing this situation, Li Yunhua smiled slightly, quite self-satisfied.

Then he continued to speak: "Since we can't ask anything, let's just cut the Gordian knot. The other party will definitely strike again. We'll just wait for the rabbit, and then swarm up to behead this evil thing..."

Hearing this, Yue Shulan was very disdainful in her heart.

Anyone with a normal brain could think of this method.

The key was whether the Guaiyi hiding in the dark would really do as he wished and strike rashly?

You know, as martial artists, their Qi and Blood were thick, and they were extremely conspicuous in the night like small suns.

As long as that Guaiyi had consciousness, it definitely wouldn't strike easily.

However, she didn't point it out, but instead agreed with a face: "I have no opinion. What about Brother Lu?"

After speaking, she cast her beautiful eyes towards Lu Zhangsheng.

"Then let's do it this way."

Lu Zhangsheng shrugged, looking indifferent.

Since Li Yunhua wanted to try this simple and rude method, he had no opinion.

If it succeeded, it would naturally be best; if it failed, he would think of other ways.

Soon the group unified their ideas and guarded one area each.

Li Yunhua chose to sit in the middle of the village without giving way.

The others each chose one side to guard.

Lu Zhangsheng chose the east area of the village.

After dividing the guarding range, the few dispersed.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the sunset glow seemed to carry strands of blood, scattered on the surrounding dead trees, looking very weird.

After Lu Zhangsheng parted with the few, he walked along the small hillside, and soon arrived in front of a courtyard of a household in the east of the village.

A few white cloths were hanging in front of the courtyard, fluttering in the wind.

"Creak..."

He pushed open the dilapidated wooden door and walked in.

"Who is it..."

A middle-aged woman in hemp clothes walked out, looking very vigilant.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng, her face was stunned, then she squeezed out a smile reluctantly: "So it's the officer from the county city, please come in..."

She had also seen Lu Zhangsheng and his party during the day, so naturally, she let down her guard.

"I'll disturb you for a few days."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled kindly.

Then he walked into the house with the other party.

At this time, the woman's family was eating dinner. On the dilapidated wooden table, there were a few bowls of clear water porridge.

Besides that, there was no other food.

A five or six-year-old girl was eating with relish.

Seeing someone coming, the little girl looked at Lu Zhangsheng with curiosity.

Beside the girl was a middle-aged man, looking very vicissitudinous.

Seeing the appearance of the visitor, the man knelt down directly.

"Please avenge our family, Officer."

"Are those ten corpses your family?"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression stirred, somewhat regretful in his heart.

The lives of poor commoners were already extremely difficult, and they were often invaded by demons, simply worse than death.

"It was my son, who was killed more than ten days ago."

The middle-aged man cried bitterly.

The woman on the side also cried.

A moment later, the two wiped their tears.

"Let the officer see a joke."

The couple was full of apologies.

"The officer should live in the main bedroom; the house is too dilapidated to neglect the officer..."

"No need, I'll just stay in the courtyard." Lu Zhangsheng smiled and refused, then walked out of the hut and sat cross-legged in the courtyard.

Night fell, the cold air rose, but his martial arts practice was just beginning, so he didn't feel the slightest chill.

One night passed, and Lu Zhangsheng didn't find any anomalies.

Seeing that the evil thing wouldn't appear in a short time, he began to divide a strand of his mind to control the pangolin to search for spirit medicines.

For the next three days, Lu Zhangsheng was searching for spirit medicines while sitting in the village.

He still didn't find any anomalies.

However, he found a few more spirit medicines, which made him quite happy.

Such days passed for another day, and still no Guaiyi appeared.

This day, early morning.

Lu Zhangsheng frowned; this was not a way to go.

He couldn't just wait like this.

He decided to take the initiative.

Until noon, when the middle-aged couple returned from farm work, Lu Zhangsheng got up and walked into the house.

He went straight to the point: "Brother Yang, before the accident, were there any abnormal events in the village?"

While speaking, he took out a candy and handed it to the little girl beside him.

"Thank you, Uncle Lu."

The little girl said thank you crisply; the few had become familiar these days, and she was no longer afraid of Lu Zhangsheng.

Old Man Yang thought carefully for a while, then shook his head.

"The village is quite remote, with few outsiders coming and going, and everything has been calm."

"Then were there any strange things a few years ago?"

Lu Zhangsheng's eyes stirred, pushing the time forward for a long time.

Sure enough, the words of the two next made a ripple in his heart.

At this time, Mrs. Yang's eyes brightened, and she spoke first: "When the officer mentioned this, I remembered some old things."

"Five years ago, a bride died in the village, only sixteen or seventeen years old. At that time, it was spread all over the village, and it spread for a long time, and then it was gradually forgotten."

"It is said that the bride had a sweetheart, but was forced to marry Old Man Zhang, who was in his thirties, in the village. That Old Man Zhang had a lot of family property, second only to the village chief in the village..."

"Later, the bride hanged herself, her resentment was hard to dissipate, and she turned into a Guaiyi..."

"Later, those people all died, only the sweetheart went crazy a few years later, and Old Man Zhang also died. This matter was very big at the beginning."

Old Man Yang on the side also nodded repeatedly.

"When Old Man Zhang was buried, I went to see it. That state of death, it was miserable..."

After speaking, his eyes contained a trace of fear.

"Was Old Man Zhang's state of death with red eyes, bulging outward..."

Lu Zhangsheng asked softly.

Old Man Yang's pupils shrank, seemingly thinking of something.

"Could it be...?"

He was somewhat unbelievable, and his whole body was trembling.

At this time, outside the wooden window, the moonlight was swaying, the courtyard was very quiet, and two or three night crows stood on the dead trees in the distance, their dim eyeballs seemingly full of malice.

"Is that crazy man still alive?"

Lu Zhangsheng continued to ask.

"Still alive, still alive..."

Old Man Yang and his wife nodded repeatedly like chickens pecking at rice.

"His name is Peng Yuntian. If the officer wants to find him, just go one mile east out of the courtyard. There is a big pagoda tree in front of his dilapidated courtyard."

Old Man Yang immediately said the address.

"Thank you, Brother Yang."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled slightly and took out a small piece of silver from his bosom and placed it on the wooden table.

Although it was less than one tael of silver, it was enough for the few to live for several months.

It wasn't that he didn't want to give more; if he gave a few taels of silver, he was afraid it would harm this family.

They couldn't keep it.

"Officer, this... can't be done."

Old Man Yang and his wife waved their hands to refuse, their faces full of panic.

This Officer Lu in front of the two was simply like a god descending, so how could they dare to take the officer's silver.

"Take it to buy something good for the child."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled, then without waiting for the two to refuse, he walked towards the outside of the house, taking three steps as two, and soon disappeared in front of the two.

Old Man Yang and his wife came back to their senses, looking at Lu Zhangsheng's back blankly, full of gratitude.

"This Officer Lu is a good official."