Chapter 34 The Old Village Chief (9)
“The three people who ran out?” At this point, Qin Huai’s head was covered in a layer of sweat, and it was clear that this depressing and heavy story was affecting his mind.
I was just as nervous. I couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to be one of the villagers.
The master said, “Not just those three. Listen to me.”
As the master told the story, we continued to follow the story back to that small, depressed and desperate mountain village.
As the days passed, the villagers became numb. The chickens and ducks had all died, and the next round would be the pigs, cows, and other animals in the village.
No one cared about money anymore. What is more important in the face of life?
So, people simply drove the pigs, cows, and other animals out of the house. After all, they would die if they were kept at home, so it was better to let them go.
By the last three days, all the larger livestock had died, including the villagers’ dogs. At this point, the village was even more of a strange kind of despair. Think about it, a village with no living creatures except for humans, what kind of death is that!
Everyone increasingly loved to gather in the ancestral hall, even if they were just staring blankly. Life was getting more and more dreary, so who had the heart to work?
At this time, a villager walked into the ancestral hall, his face calm but heavy. He said, “I was feeling depressed, so I went out for a walk. Then I saw that all the fish had turned white bellies.”
There was a deathly silence. Were the fish dead? Everyone thought the same thing, and then they sat there numbly, thinking that if they were dead, then so be it. Since the death of the old village chief, the people in the village had not mentioned the fish harvest at all.
After all, the most they had heard in recent days was that this and that had died.
But should they continue to be numb? The answer is no, because on the penultimate day, someone in the village died, a child!
Because of the unrest these days, the villagers have all chosen to keep their children at home, but they don’t really care much about them. So, they will sneak out to play!
The child died in a remote corner. The situation was that a group of children had had enough and went home!
Then the child had an accident. The villagers silently watched the child’s body. The little body was curled up, with its eyes wide open in terror, but its neck was at a strange, twisted angle, apparently broken.
In addition, his face was pale, and the two obvious holes in his neck were already white, having been drained of blood.
This village has had its share of legends about zombies since ancient times, and there have been cases of burning corpses. Naturally, people knew what the old village chief had become!
“Ah…” was the sound of the child’s father’s lament to the heavens.
“How could you be so heartless as to spare even a little child?” was the desolate cry of the child’s mother.
This was an unprecedented horror. Whenever people thought of an unknown creature that had been watching them in the dark, they felt a chill in their hearts. Finally, the people broke out!
“It wants to kill us all. Let’s fight! I’m fighting!”
“It’s just a matter of life and death. We’re all going to die anyway, so I might as well fight!”
“That’s right, I’m not waiting to die anymore. I’m fighting!”
“Let’s fight…”
“Fight…”
Because of the death of this child, the crowd was boiling, and everyone began to gather together to think of a solution!
The plan was discussed in the village ancestral hall, and after the discussion, everyone went home.
That night, another person died in the village. This time, it was an old couple with no children. They died in the same way, in a state of panic, their bodies contorted, their blood sucked dry.
It could be said that this time was even more tragic, because the deceased had multiple broken bones all over his body!
The people became calm and persistent. They quietly collected the bodies of the old couple. Someone suggested, “Don’t disperse. Let’s all gather in the ancestral hall. I don’t believe that 200 people can’t find a way out!”
The people stopped going home and began gathering in the ancestral hall. The men were busy expanding the ancestral hall and building a thick wall around it, while the women were busy cooking and sharpening knives for the men.
Some people said that the zombies were afraid of blood, but where were the dogs in the village? Some people said that the zombies were afraid of fire, so a corner of the ancestral hall was filled with firewood and a lot of wine!
After gathering in the ancestral hall, no one else died in the village. It is not known whether it was because of the lively atmosphere, but people did not even dream anymore!
Some people were happy about this, thinking that their resistance had finally paid off, while others were worried, thinking that it was a lull before the storm!
Zhao Jun was one of those worried people. His grandfather had been a Taoist priest for a while, but he had only flipped through a few books and learned a few rural tricks.
His grandfather had long since passed away, but when Zhao Jun was young, he told him many different taboos, including some about the undead.
Zhao Jun knew that the zombies were very powerful, and that they were afraid of fire, but that ordinary fire couldn’t kill them.
Just sit and wait to die? Zhao Jun was not willing to! To fight with everyone? Zhao Jun felt that there was not much hope. Powerful zombies can massacre a city. This is an ancient legend that he now believes without a doubt. He felt that 200 people were not enough to watch!
Zhao Jun had an idea. He thought that if they all ran away together that night, when the old village chief came to seek revenge, they would definitely not play any more tricks. If they all ran together, they might be able to escape!
He told them his idea, but the villagers, who had already tried it many times and had already given up hope, would not listen to him. Besides, they were all terrified of leaving the group, so they all rejected Zhao Jun.
Some even got so angry that they wanted to beat Zhao Jun, saying that he was pouring cold water on them. So Zhao Jun didn’t dare say anything.
It was around 9 o’clock on the 14th night, and the night was unusually gloomy. People gathered in the ancestral hall, with the children and elderly in the middle, the women in the inner layer, and then some young men outside, and the most outer layer was some strong men.
As soon as it was past midnight, the 15th day had begun, and the time had arrived for the old village chief to make his announcement! People began to get ready, and there were still less than three hours to go.
Zhao Jun was also among them, but at this time, he suddenly said, “My stomach hurts. There is no toilet in the ancestral hall. I have to go to the bathroom.”
Zhao Jun decided to take a gamble!
He of course left the ancestral hall without a hitch, and he really went to pee. Because he was nervous, he really had to pee urgently. He clutched his knife, looked at the ancestral hall, hesitated for a minute, then gritted his teeth and turned and ran.
It has to be said that Zhao Jun is a very courageous man. He knew that there was a monster hiding in the village, but he still chose to take the risk and run away, all by himself! He had no choice. He was in pain too!
He has a family, a mother and a sister. He couldn’t convince them, so what could he do? He had to stay alive and leave some bloodline for the Zhao family.
Of course, his mother and sister knew about his plan. They said, “You run, and we’ll stay with everyone. My mother even said, “If everyone doesn’t believe you, there’s nothing we can do. Our family won’t put all our eggs in one basket.”
Zhao Jun avoided the main road to the ancestral hall and took the small path to the mountain leading to the outer village. He ran and cried. In fact, he couldn’t tell whether his mother and sister really wouldn’t be convinced or whether they didn’t want to leave the village and their neighbors.
At night, there was not a single light, not even the moon. What kind of darkness was that? Fortunately, Zhao Jun was familiar with the road, and he ran up the mountain surprisingly, smoothly, and stumbling!
The mountain was full of insects, but there was no annoying fog. Zhao Jun gritted his teeth and had one thought in mind: he must run out.
He walked with his head down, and after walking halfway up the mountain, he actually made it to the top! It was only then that Zhao Jun realized that he was sweating profusely. He knew that the villagers who wanted to get out of the village could not even make it halfway up the mountain, let alone to the top!
What does this mean? It means that he has escaped!
However, before Zhao Jun could feel any joy, he heard a scream…