Zhou You stood at the entrance of Qingniu Village and looked at it.
More than twenty houses stood quietly, hoping that the reflections of these houses would be very long.
But traveling around feels a bit strange.
This is the time when fires are lit for cooking and smoke rises from every household.
But looking at it now, there is no smoke rising, let alone any human figure, just like an abandoned village.
Besides, according to common sense, if the black dog made such a big noise just now, someone should at least come out to see what's going on.
Zhou You narrowed his eyes slightly, led the horse, and walked along the only khaki village road in the middle that could be considered a road.
When he reached the end, he finally heard some voices.
These sounds came from an ancestral hall, and there seemed to be some panic and fear.
"What...what's going on?"
"Yu Ming was fine before. Why did he die suddenly and in such a horrible way?"
"Could it be that the little boy in the dream killed him..."
As soon as these words came out, the ancestral hall fell into silence again.
But Zhou You, who was outside, raised his eyebrows.
He had seen the name Yu Ming before.
This person is the person who went to Qingzhou City to report the case, and the content of the case file is what he said.
I didn't expect that he would die as soon as I arrived...
Tie up the horse's rope and walk around into the ancestral hall.
Sure enough, dozens of villagers gathered around the ancestral hall, their faces filled with fear and anxiety, and they kept burning incense and worshiping.
When these villagers saw a man dressed in black robes and carrying a long knife walking around, they were also stunned.
"Who are you?"
An old man with a cane came out.
"I am traveling around as a demon slayer, specifically here to solve the problems in your village."
Zhou You took out his token.
"Great, Shaoxia Zhou, we are finally waiting for you!"
The old man was so excited that he did not doubt Zhou You's identity at all.
No one dares to forge the token of the Demon Slayer.
When other villagers heard that Zhou You was coming from the Demon Slayer, they surrounded him as if they were grasping at straws.
"Young Master Zhou, you must save us!~"
"I was almost driven crazy by that nightmare!"
"Yes, yes... we just found someone dead in the village!"
At this moment, the old man knocked his crutch on the ground and shouted: "That's enough!"
"Since Mr. Zhou Shaoxia is here, he will help us solve the trouble. Don't bother me there."
This old man should be the village chief and is very prestigious. Once he speaks out, no one else dares to speak out.
Zhou You then said calmly: "When I was outside, I heard someone saying that Yu Ming was dead. Where is his body?"
"Not long after we found him in his house, everyone was so frightened that they ran to the ancestral hall," the village chief replied.
"Take me to see you." Zhou You looked calm.
Hearing this, the other villagers looked at each other, and no one dared to guide Zhou You.
In the end, the old village chief snorted coldly and personally led Zhou You the way.
The two came to a wooden house with an open door.
At this time, the sky was gloomy, and there was only a little afterglow left in the west.
"This is it." The village chief was about to take Zhou You in, but was stopped.
"Okay, village chief, leave the rest to me." Zhou You shook his head and walked into the wooden house alone.
As soon as he entered the house, he was greeted by a nauseatingly rich smell of blood.
Zhou You narrowed his eyes slightly and walked to the room inside.
A bloody corpse appeared on the bed, with blood flowing all over the floor.
The dead body looked as if it had been bitten by some wild beast. It was horrific, its face was covered with claw marks, but its eyes were wide open, as if it had seen something terrible.
Yu Ming died so tragically, no wonder the villagers were so frightened that they didn't even have the courage to lead the way.
If Zhou You in his previous life had seen this scene, he would have been scared to death.
But now he is mixed with the original memories of his travels in this world. In the training camp, he has seen more bloody scenes than this, and there is not much trouble on his face.
However, Zhou You quickly frowned.
He felt something was wrong.
He thought for a while, then lifted up Yu Ming's arm and placed his palm on the claw marks on his face.
Perfect fit!
Continue to compare with other claw marks on the body, and the result is the same.
In other words, Yu Ming should have been possessed by Weirdness or lost his mind and caught himself alive.
But judging from the frightened expression on the corpse's face, Yu Ming was most likely awake at the time.
He knew what he was doing, but he lost control of his body and couldn't even scream. He could only watch as his own hands grabbed him to death!
When I pictured the scene in my mind, my scalp felt numb even when I was traveling around.
This method is too cruel.
Zhou You sighed helplessly. By the time he walked out of the wooden house, it was completely dark.
Tonight's moonlight was also obscured by large dark clouds, and the sky was overcast.
The people in Qingniu Village stayed in the ancestral hall and did not dare to come out. No house was lit up with candlelight, just like a dark ghost.
"Young Master Zhou, how are you?"
The old village chief had been standing guard outside the house. When he saw Zhou You coming out, he quickly asked.
"I don't have a clue yet." Zhou You shook his head.
He was afraid that telling the cause of Yu Ming's death would cause greater panic, so he simply didn't say anything.
"Then what to do with this corpse?" The old village chief sighed.
"Burn it..." Zhou You said calmly.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements tomorrow." The village chief responded.
When the two returned to the ancestral hall, they were inevitably questioned by many villagers, but they were directly blocked by the village chief.
"What exactly is going on? Zhou Shaoxia will continue to investigate. He will stay in the village tonight. If nothing happens, everyone should go home quickly."
As for the village chief, he won't do it at this point.
When people encounter danger, they will subconsciously hug each other for warmth. This is their nature.
The villagers shuddered when they thought of Yu Ming's death. In addition, they had been tortured by the terrible nightmare these days, and their emotions were almost on the verge of collapse.
Now they are not willing to go back home no matter what.
The village chief had no choice but to let them stay in the ancestral hall for one night.
In order to make them feel at ease, Zhou You also sat in a corner aside.
The village chief, who is also a mature man, came over. "Mr. Zhou, is there anything else you want to ask?"
"Then Yu Ming...who is he from your village?" Zhou You asked softly.
He had seen several paintings in Yu Ming's house.
These decorative paintings are naturally normal in Fucheng, but in a small village, they seem a bit weird.