Chapter 135: Hatred

Chapter 135: Hatred

Jiang Cheng slowly turned around to look at Bei Qian. The villagers were stunned before they also turned to look at Bei Qian. Bei Qian, who was confused, widened his eyes.

A few seconds later, Jiang Cheng suddenly shouted, “Congratulations, Elder Bei!”

The villagers paused. Then, as if a switch had been turned on, they all congratulated Bei Qian.

“Master, congratulations!”

“This is very impressive at your age!”

“...”

Bei Qian waved his hands to clarify his relationship with Lee Lu. “I’m not. This is...”

Chen Xiaomeng enjoyed this. After all, she didn’t like Bei Qian.

In the end, it was Zhou Rong who ‘kindly’ reminded the villagers that there were still embers around the Qian Family Ancestral Hall. It was then that they left. Just as Bei Qian wanted to demand an explanation from Jiang Cheng, Lee Lu stumbled back. As she sensed everyone’s gaze on her, she was befuddled, “What happened?”

Bei Qian had to swallow his words. The culprit, Jiang Cheng, was insouciant. He shoved his hands into his pockets. He narrowed his eyes and followed the group back. Before they entered the courtyard, they could see through the gaps in the fence that Jiang Zhongyi’s corpse had disappeared.

“It probably disappeared this morning.” Zhou Rong stood beside the yard door and analysed, “We left in such a hurry, and the sky was so dark. No one noticed it.”

Even though they were in the nightmare realm, that was a bit over the line. Thankfully, no one was hung up over this.

The death of two teammates placed a lot of pressure on them. After breakfast, Zhou Rong suggested that they moved in groups for better efficiency. After a quick discussion, they would be split according to gender.

Lee Lu looked at her ankle with worry. It had been some time since she injured herself but her injury showed no sign of healing. If anything, it had gotten more serious. It was even more swollen.

Chen Xiaomeng walked over and patted her shoulder. She told her that she’d look after her. Lee Lu thanked her and apologised.

The two groups left the courtyard.

Jiang Cheng’s group planned to walk around the village.

The women would venture deeper into the village and explore Little Ravine Village in more detail. They especially wanted to know if the courtyard they were staying in was related to the Qian Family. And the strange building in the yard.

When they first arrived, they noticed that some houses were only occupied by women. Their husbands were probably killed by Zhao Xiangmei. These widows were Chen Xiaomeng’s group’s focus. They might know some secrets.

However, Chen Xiaomeng also had something she wanted to figure out. When the village head first brought them to the village and was finding them a place to sleep, they encountered a woman who glared at them from behind the door. There was no fear in her eyes but thick hatred.

Her instinct told her that her hatred might not be directed at the travellers.