the terrain of the mountain was far more complicated than chi jiao and the others had imagined. if it wasn’t for an experienced person leading them up the mountain, they would be completely at a loss, and they wouldn’t know which road to take.
however, liu daguo was still very uneasy, and he kept mumbling on the way.
” sir, i’m doing this for the sake of living. i have no other choice. after a month, i’ll definitely go up the mountain and burn some paper money for you. i’ll burn it for seven days. no one will take care of you if you go to the underworld alone. i’ll also offer you tributes every year when i pay respects to my ancestors … ”
liu daguo’s incessant nagging made bai xiaozhou even more nervous.
bai xiaozhou clenched the mahogany sword in his hand, constantly on guard against his surroundings.
beitang lie was only afraid of ghosts. he wasn’t afraid of dead people, nor was he afraid of chen li who wanted to eat people, so he was calm along the way. he followed chi jiao closely and used the flashlight in his hand to illuminate the road.
bai xiaozhou saw that beitang lie and chi jiao were not holding anything in their hands and asked uneasily, ” “big brother beitang, why didn’t you and the boss bring anything?”
“we’re here to catch someone, so we don’t need those strange things. besides, with boss here, what are you afraid of?” beitang lie said proudly.
bai xiaozhou looked at beitang lie with admiration. ” “big brother beitang, you’re so bold! i’ll be following you from now on!”
beitang lie laughed. ” that’s for sure. follow me closely. if anything comes out, i’ll be the first to help you deal with it! ”
but just as beitang lie said this, rustling sounds suddenly came from the trees beside him.
“ah-yingluo-” beitang lie, who had been so aggressive just a second ago, immediately jumped three feet high and almost landed on a big tree.
in the end, an innocent little squirrel passed by the bushes. when it left, it didn’t even forget to take a look at this neurotic human. it wagged its tail in disgust, then quickly scurried up a big tree and left.
for a moment, the atmosphere was very awkward.
beitang lie’s lips twitched a few times.”that … that was an accident.”
bai xiaozhou didn’t say anything. instead, he silently distanced himself from beitang lie and continued to follow chi jiao for protection.
the muscles at the corner of beitang lie’s lips twitched twice. he also lowered his head in dejection and followed the crowd in silence.
the four of them walked for about 15 minutes, and liu daguo led them to an open space.
“the old man’s dead body is buried there.” liu daguo was a little scared. he said carefully, ” ” i’ll bring you all here. you can go and see for yourself. the old man has only been buried for a month. the traces on the ground are still very obvious. you can see it with one look. ”
“many thanks.” chi jiao nodded in thanks and was about to continue walking when she suddenly heard a creaking sound in front of her.
this strange sound instantly attracted everyone’s attention, and goosebumps appeared on everyone’s back almost at the same time.
creak, creak. it was like the sound of nails rubbing against the coffin, and it was extremely ear-piercing in the silent night.
other than chi jiao, the three of them were instantly scared out of their wits. bai xiaozhou raised the peach wood sword in his hand and said with a pale face, ” “there’s a ghost, is there a ghost!”
“calm down. follow me. we’ll go and take a look.” chi jiao listened to the terrifying sound, but she still remained calm.
