Chapter 112: Sides

Chapter 112: Sides

The boss paused like he was thinking back to that tragedy. His expression was coloured with fear. He accepted the bowl of water from Zhou Rong. He gulped it down and finally calmed down.

Chen Xiaomeng leaned forward and asked, “So... is Little Ravine Village cursed by those dead women?”

“Yes.” The boss nodded. “Not long after the police left, people started to go missing from Little Ravine Village. At first, no one connected the two, but as more people went missing, people realised this was the dead women coming back to take revenge. Especially...” The boss’ voice trembled, “When they found the men’s bodies.”

“What’s wrong with their bodies?” It was Ben Fu who asked this question. His body curled up. He was both curious and scared.

“The bodies... were in a horrible state.” The boss pulled his coat around him like there was a sudden chill. “I heard some of them had their eyes and noses gouged out. There were others that were dismembered and had their limbs hung from the trees. There was one case where the man was fully skinned, and his skin was folded neatly and placed under the tree... It was horrid.

“Just imagine. Could a human be behind these atrocities?”

The ghosts and curses had to be real. After all, for the travellers, that was the core of their mission.

CREAK.

The boss seemed to be very scared of his wife. Once he saw her, he jumped up and told the travellers, “Listen to me. No matter your reason, do not get entangled with those people from that blasted village!” He studied Zhou Rong’s clothes and said rapidly, “I can see that you are not normal people. However, the issue in that village is not easily solved. The Little Ravine Village has dropped a lot of money to deal with the curse over the years. However, once those people who were hired entered the mountain, they were never seen again.” The boss gritted his teeth as he made a decision, “You need to rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, I’ll send you away from the backdoor. The food and accommodation is free. Please leave as soon as possible and don’t come back.” The boss was an honest person. He didn’t wish the travellers to die from the curse. However, he didn’t understand that solving the curse was their mission. Once they failed to do that within the time limit, the travellers would all die. Of course, they couldn’t tell the boss that.

Bei Qian glanced at him and said nothing. However, Zhou Rong looked at him chillingly. Ben Fu didn’t dare to meet his eyes. He quickly lowered his head to look at his feet.

Then, only Jiang Cheng was left. His vote was very important.

Bei Qian chimed in, “Little brother,” His voice was soft, but it gave off a reliable feeling, “Your choice might decide whether we live or die. I hope you consider the weight behind it.”

Since Bei Qian spoke, Zhou Rong had to say something too. “Mr. Yi,” He looked at Jiang Cheng, “I believe you know how precious time is during the mission. Even though my choice is riskier...”

Jiang Cheng sat in the middle and enjoyed this feeling of being valued. He slowly raised the cup to his mouth. When he realised it was empty, he frowned and tutted audibly.

Jiang Zhongyi astutely filled up the cup for Jiang Cheng.

After taking a satisfactory sip, Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes. He looked at Jiang Zhongyi with a smile and said, “I support...”

Jiang Zhongyi was so excited his face was red.

“I support Zhou Rong,” Jiang Cheng turned his head. “After all, the Dragon Lady is my good friend. We...” He looked at Chen Xiaomeng seriously. “We were once a couple.”