C17

On the way back, Wu Ji asked me if I knew anything else about the legends or strange incidents that had happened in the village. This was because from the legends of the older generation, one could often learn many things that were unknown.

I shook my head helplessly. My aunt never told me these things.

Although this village had existed for a long time, it was no different from any other village.

If we had to talk about weird things, then the weirdest people in the whole village would be me and my aunt. I know that although most people respect my aunt a lot, but there will still be people who will call me Little Goddess in private and call me Old Goddess.

Wu Ji was not disappointed, but he had a smile on his face. It was obvious that these strange events had not caused him to feel fear, but instead, it had piqued his interest.

When I saw him act this way, I asked him what he had thought of to tell him to stop being suspenseful.

However, Wu Ji still mysteriously shook his head, and refused to say anything.

This made me extremely depressed. Even when I was sleeping at night, I was still pondering what terrifying and exciting things were hidden within the Xiao Xi Kou.

In the next few days, Wu Ji would always go out very early in the morning. Sometimes he would wander around the village, sometimes he would get some strange things from somewhere and bring them back to the village.

On the fifth day, before dawn, I heard the gate of the courtyard open and close, and immediately sat up in alarm.

She then peeked at the window and saw Wu Ji opening the door while wearing outdoor clothes and carrying a backpack.

When I saw that something was wrong, I jumped off the brick bed without thinking and chased after him. I grabbed onto Wu Ji's clothes: "Where are you going!"

Wu Ji did not expect me to suddenly run out, after being surprised for a moment, he patted my hands, and said that since there's nothing going on in the village, he will head back to look for Master Zhi Yuan.

I looked at him suspiciously: "Since we are going back to look for Master Zhi Yuan, why did they leave without saying goodbye?

Wu Ji looked at me helplessly, telling me, a little girl, to mind my own business.

I clung onto his clothes without letting go, and when I recalled how secretive he had been these past few days, and how he made such a ruckus again today, I suddenly thought: 'You want to enter Xiao Xi Kou!'

Wu Ji covered my mouth with one hand, and with the other hand, he made a gesture of "hush" with his lips.

Seeing how nervous he was, I knew that my guess was right and immediately said that I would go as well.

Wu Ji was not willing, and said that he could not be sure of what was inside the Xiao Xi Kou, so he could not take me with him.

Actually, I know what Wu Ji said was not wrong. With his skill, bringing me along would be equivalent to bringing about trouble.

But I am really curious about the things inside Xiao Xi Kou, if I don't make it clear, I probably will always have a knot in my heart.

Rather than thinking about it day and night, it was better to take advantage of this opportunity to follow him in and investigate.

"You also said that you aren't sure of the dangers. Although my skills are inferior to yours, I can still help you out as much as I can in case of danger. Also, the last time I went to look for Lin Xin, you also said that you would be able to help me!" I tried my best to persuade Wu Ji.

He looked at me with a helpless expression, as if he couldn't do anything to me. In the end, I said that there was nothing I could do, so I could only reluctantly agree.

Knowing that Big Aunt wouldn't let me enter Xiao Xi Kou again, I played with my heart, told Wu Ji to pack up his things and inform Big Aunt, and in reality, secretly packed his things. Afterwards, I left a note explaining our whereabouts, and took advantage of Big Aunt's lack of sleep to slip out.

Many years later, Wu Ji said that I was born bold, and even if it was ten girls, they wouldn't be able to pick one like me.

But it's not that I'm bold, it's just that my curiosity is too great.

And this growing curiosity, for many years to come, kept me on the brink of death.

However, at the same time, I saw a lot of things that ordinary people would never be able to see in their entire lives.

By the time we reached the edge of the forest, it was already morning, but the forest before us was still gloomy.

The bright and beautiful dawn did not dispel the gloom in the old forest.

"Are you sure you want to go in?" At the edge of the forest, Wu Ji confirmed with me one last time.

I nodded without hesitation.

Because I knew that if I didn't go in, I'd be thinking about it for the rest of my life.

After inspecting the things we brought with us, Wu Ji and I headed towards the Xiao Xi Kou for the second time.

Because of our previous experience, we specially avoided the place where Wang Kuisheng was attacked. All the beasts have a fixed territory and hunting route, no matter what it was, we didn't want to face it head on.

Along the way, Wu Ji made marks and occasionally raised his head to look in the direction of the sun. I didn't understand, but I knew that he was using the trajectory of the sun to determine our position.

During this time, I asked him what we were looking for after entering Xiao Xi Kou.

He said, "Something very old."

His words reminded me of an ancient tomb.

Since the phone went into the jungle, there was no signal. I thought my aunt must be worried about me now, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

Wu Ji saw that I was extremely tired, and told me to wait on the spot before leaving, he went to check the surrounding terrain.

I drank and nodded.

But after a while, I got up and looked around. I realized that Wu Ji had actually disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, he had gone somewhere.

Alone in the woods, the cool, damp wind on my face reminded me of a slippery snake.

I started to feel scared. I tried to find him, but I wasn't sure where he was, so I just lowered my voice and called his name.

But it was still dead, and the only response was the rustling of the leaves in the wind.

He had said that he would only go nearby, but now, he was nowhere to be seen. I started to complain in my heart, and subconsciously held the piece of Death Jade that he had previously given me in my hand.

While I was lost in my thoughts, I heard some sounds coming from the forest ahead, as if someone was stepping on a dead branch or a fallen leaf.

"Wu Ji, is that you?" I asked carefully.

There was no response.

"Wu Ji?" I picked up the machete by my side and subconsciously retreated two steps.

Staring in that direction, I didn't hear anything else. Am I hearing things? Maybe a hare or something?

Just as I was wondering, someone suddenly patted my shoulder from behind!

I was so frightened that I subconsciously swung the machete in my hand.

"It's me!" Wu Ji reacted quickly and lowered his head, at the same time, he held down my wrist to prevent it from getting injured.

I looked at it and let out a long breath. I glared at him and complained, "Why are you walking quietly? You scared me to death!"

"I asked you why you held the knife. You didn't say anything." Wu Ji said as he took the machete from my hand.

I frowned at that, but I didn't hear him approach or ask questions.

Then I pointed to the place where I had heard the noise. I said I had heard something.

Hearing that, Wu Ji did not let me move. He went over to take a look, and lightly walked over with his blade.

At this moment, my palms were sweating. I was afraid that a two meter long dog with antlers would jump out of the dense forest!

But when Wu Ji looked back, he said, there was nothing, maybe I really heard wrong.

I then felt relieved and suggested we hurry on while it was still morning.

Wu Ji took out his water canteen and drank a mouthful of it, then said with a nod, "Alright, I will also …"

"You what?" He stopped in mid-sentence.

Just when I was curious, he suddenly looked behind me in astonishment and slowly raised the machete in his hand.

The back of my head didn't have eyes, so I couldn't see what was behind me, but from Wu Ji's expression, I could tell that it definitely wasn't anything good.

And gradually, I began to smell a very bad smell. I couldn't tell what it was.

Subconsciously, he raised his leg and wanted to run, but Wu Ji saw through my intentions. He lightly shook his head at me and said in a low voice, "Don't move."

His manner made me even more nervous, my heart rising to my throat.

The stench was getting stronger and stronger, and I could feel the weight of something pressing against my back, which meant it was getting closer and closer to me.

Wu Ji stared behind me and whispered for me to tread lightly as I followed him.

Not daring to say anything, I nodded.

Following that, Wu Ji held my hand and slowly moved me to the side. We were still facing each other, but I was still unable to see what was behind me.

However, what happened afterwards proved that sometimes not being able to see was a happy thing!

Because when I finally saw it, it was like a nightmare!