12dz Chapter 271 [Domain·Wedding Banquet] Bloodshed
Chapter 271 [Domain·Wedding Banquet] Bloodshed
After a long silence.
Chang Hao picked up the axe.
He chopped the tree trunk with his axe, the force was quite heavy, and a gap was immediately cut into the bark.
Chang Hao didn't strike a second time, but waited a while before turning around and saying, "Nothing's wrong!"
"Stop pretending to be dead, everyone! Come and help!"
Chen Ji, who had been squatting by the tree, stood up and took the axe that Du Tingfeng handed him.
The two walked to the opposite side of Chang Hao and worked together to slash.
On the other side, Chang Hao and Jiang Zhong were working together.
The other four were assigned to the next round.
I don't know how much time passed...
It was broad daylight.
Yin Ziqin climbed up the hillside. She had just sneaked back to the village for a stroll and was now panting, saying, "The villagers here seem quite normal."
"I didn't see anyone raising sheep. They all looked like ordinary rural people... By the way, the richest families here seem to be the Zheng, Li, and Zhou families."
She even sneaked back to take a look at the three houses and deduced that the wealthiest one was the Zheng family, which was the groom's family that had prepared the betrothal gifts.
But the most important thing was the conversation that Yin Ziqin overheard!
They came from two ordinary villagers.
They were discussing whether someone else was going to die today, since the funeral procession had come last night.
The villagers called the madman "the one who cries for death"!
It is said that this person appeared inexplicably half a month ago, wandering around the mountain village at night like a ghost.
He called out twice.
Both times it was in front of the Li family's house.
The first time was after the death of the widow of the Li family; the second time it happened, the son of the Li family was also burned to death!
At the same time, Yin Ziqin also confirmed that the bride of the wedding was indeed Li's youngest sister, the only survivor of the Li family.
Li Fengxiu.
"Half a month ago..." Wu Gong narrowed his eyes: "Li Fengxiu lost her mother and brother, so it's understandable that she can't make decisions."
"The Zheng family doesn't have any reservations either?"
The Li family has just experienced two funerals.
After a brief discussion, the four men who had been cutting down trees in the first round began to rest.
Chen Ji and Du Tingfeng walked to another locust tree.
"Was the one who died under the bed?"
After hearing Yin Ziqin's information, Du Tingfeng speculated.
Only he, Chu Jing, and Chen Ji saw the bloodstains in the side room of the Li family's house.
However, before Chen Ji could respond, Du Tingfeng overturned his own guess.
"wrong."
"The known threat is the Black Goat, but if we follow the previous assumption that the goats' goal is to swap people, then the corpses that have appeared should be human-goat."
"Moreover, to outsiders, Widow Li should still be alive."
Chen Ji nodded.
After thinking for a moment, he added, "However, the bloodstains under our bed are indeed related to goats; there's a goaty smell there."
After smelling the mutton this morning, Chen Ji roughly understood where the stench on the bloodstains was coming from.
It's possible that a person was turned into a sheep and then killed...
Or perhaps, the goat once hid under the bed.
Looking back now, the bloodstains on the wall really do look like they were rubbed onto the wall by a sheep's hoof.
Speaking of blood.....
Chen Ji used his foot to dig at the soil around the tree roots. The soil was soft and damp after the rain, and it was easily pushed aside.
He had just bent down when he heard several hurried footsteps coming from beside the locust tree that had been cut down, as if someone was retreating in a panic.
The next second, Tan Xiangsong's terrified voice rang out:
"It's over!"
"The locust tree is bleeding!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately startled and stepped forward.
Sure enough, there was something unusual on the tree bark!
By this time, nearly one-third of the locust tree had been cut down, and a thick, transparent liquid gushed out from the huge gap... but inside, there were faint streaks of scarlet!
Like fresh blood vessels.
A faint, fishy smell wafted over.
"So sticky..."
On the other side, Wu Gong squinted and looked at it before saying, "It's locust resin, the resin of the locust tree."
"But this isn't chicken blood vine, so why is there red liquid inside?"
Having witnessed the locust tree bleeding, Tan Xiangsong felt a chill run through his body.
Eight men were cutting down trees, and everyone was fine, but when it was his turn, he encountered such an ominous sign...
Chu Jing and he took turns chopping on the same side, and they had just chopped this piece, but nothing happened.
He stiffly turned his head, glancing at everyone as if seeking help, but no one seemed to notice him.
Yin Ziqin and Wu Gong were discussing quietly, while Chen and Du were squatting by the tree roots, and Chang Hao and Jiang Zhong were also present...
Only Chu Jing gave Tan Xiangsong several complicated looks.
"Come and take a look," Chen Ji suddenly stood up and pointed to the base of the tree.
"There used to be corpses buried under here."
As he spoke, he lifted his foot, and a bone immediately appeared beneath his foot.
It rained heavily last night, and the soil was soft and damp. When Chen Ji was cutting down a tree, he felt something prick the sole of his shoe when he put his foot down.
Everyone immediately gathered around.
They didn't dare dig any further, and only examined the bone that had been exposed naturally.
It wasn't long before the problem was discovered.
The bones had been buried for who knows how many years and were already slightly rotten.
However, the outer layer of the bone was covered with a thin, moist, blood-red film that smelled extremely foul.
This film immediately evokes the image of blood vessels in resin.
“There should be some under the other two trees as well,” Chen Ji said. “I just checked and smelled a similar odor.”
However, the smell is masked by the rain and is difficult to detect.
The remains buried under the locust tree for many years are still secreting fresh blood, which is undoubtedly a serious problem.
The group looked at each other, and finally decided to cover the bones with soil again.
The atmosphere suddenly became even heavier.
The logging continued...
Tan Xiangsong refused to cut down any more trees, so Du Tingfeng took over.
But no more blood seeped from the locust tree, which made Tan Xiangsong even more uneasy.
The sun, which had barely risen, was once again obscured by dark clouds...
A muffled bleating of a sheep suddenly echoed through the hills behind the village.
"What—"
In an instant, everyone stopped what they were doing, and a chill ran down their spines!
That bleating of a sheep...
It was in the woods not far from them.
Several people looked at each other.
Is the bleating from a black goat or an ordinary goat?
If it's the former.....
Is Hua Yilan still alive?
The thought flashed through Chen Ji's mind in an instant, while on the other side, Yin Ziqin had already silently slipped away.
A few seconds later, everyone except Tan Xiangsong headed toward the direction where the sheep were bleating.
Even Chang Hao is the same.
It wasn't for Hua Yilan.
Rather, it was for the goal of "living past the wedding feast".
Most of the people here have been to the domain many times and naturally know that being passive will only lead to death.
Actively seeking clues is the key to breaking the deadlock.
The further you go into the woods, the darker it gets...
Chen Ji quietly slipped through the bushes and saw Yin Ziqin hiding behind a tree not far away.
Her body was visibly tense.
From Yin Ziqin's perspective... it was an extremely horrifying scene.
Ahead lies a small lake.
A black goat was kneeling in front of the lake.
It, or perhaps it is her...
Facing the lake, it slightly raised its hooves and placed them beside its head...
up and down.
up and down.
Use a non-existent comb to comb your non-existent long hair.