Chapter 168 - 168 The Yin Energy Here is Very Heavy
168 The Yin Energy Here is Very Heavy
“Phew—” As the coachman’s voice sounded, the carriage stopped steadily at the entrance of Oriole Village.
“Miss, we’ve arrived at Oriole Village,” the coachman said to the girl in the carriage.
Shen Yaowei, who was sleeping soundly against the car, opened her eyes in a daze and opened the curtains to take a look at the scenery outside.
What entered her sight was a dead tree. Beside the dead tree was a stone tablet with a few words on it: Oriole Village.
Shen Yaowei instantly perked up and quickly got out of the carriage. Then, she took out two golden leaves from her arms and handed them to the coachman. She smiled sweetly and said, “Thank you for sending me here.”
The coachman looked at the girl’s sweet and soft smile. As he took the golden leaf, he couldn’t help but say, “If you weren’t so generous, I definitely wouldn’t have come to this place. Miss, what are you doing here? If you don’t have something especially important to do, I advise you not to go in. I won’t charge you for the fare and will bring you to the county city.”
“Uncle, do you know what happened here?” Shen Yaowei was only concerned about rushing to Oriole Village as soon as possible. She didn’t fully understand what had happened here in advance and only knew that there were evil spirits here.
“Many people have died here recently!” The coachman revealed a terrified expression. “It’s said that 50 to 60 people have died in a short month, each more tragic than the last! Now, many people in this village have moved out! I heard that there’s a cat demon causing trouble here.”
Cat demon?
Shen Yaowei’s eyes darted around, then she took out another golden leaf and handed it to the coachman. She smiled and said, “Thank you for telling me this, Uncle.”
With that, she turned around and walked quickly towards Oriole Village.
Looking at Shen Yaowei’s cheerful back with a small bag, the coachman shook his head helplessly and drove away.
After entering Oriole Village, Shen Yaowei took out the compass again.
Pa Pa crawled out of her collar and climbed above her head to observe the surroundings.
“The yin energy here is very strong.” Shen Yaowei saw that the needle of the compass was trembling. It was obvious that it was affected by the aura here, so she became more vigilant.
“Then, then, then…” Pa Pa suddenly waved its hand and pointed in the direction of Landlord Liu’s house.
Shen Yaowei looked in the direction Pa Pa was pointing and asked, “Do you know where my Ninth Imperial Uncle is?”
“Yes, yes, yes…” Pa Pa said repeatedly, looking a little excited.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?” Shen Yaowei put the compass back into the small bag on her back and turned to walk in the direction of Landlord Liu’s house.
Only the girl’s footsteps and the ring of the jade pendant on her body were left on the quiet country road.
Soon, Shen Yaowei arrived in the backyard of Landlord Liu’s house.
Looking at the closed door of the backyard in front of her, a confused expression appeared on the girl’s small face.
It was already midnight. If she knocked on the door again, she would disturb someone’s rest.
“Why don’t we climb over the wall?” Shen Yaowei asked Pa Pa, who was above her head.
Pa Pa clapped its hands in agreement.
Shen Yaowei took a few steps to the high wall and took a few steps back. Then, just as she was about to run up the wall, she suddenly felt a cold aura sweep over her from behind.
The hair on her body stood on end. Shen Yaowei dodged to the side and dodged the sharp claws attacking her back.