The metaphysical mother returns, and the villain son stands at attention

Chapter 276

Gu Qingyin ignored her and sat down to think.

The dream master caught her, and now she had to think about how to get out of this dream.

Kill the dream master directly? Gu Qingyin looked at Niuniu with a heavy gaze and ill intentions.

Niu Niu didn’t know what she was thinking, but it didn’t stop her from feeling a chill on her back and having a bad feeling.

"No." Gu Qingyin denied herself. If the dreamer died, the dream would collapse and she would be finished.

Gu Qingyin hooked her finger, and Niuniu was dragged by the light prison and floated in front of her. She smiled like the wolf grandmother, "Let's make a deal. If you let me out, I'll send you to reincarnate."

Niuniu said expressionlessly, "I don't want to be reincarnated."

Gu Qingyin hissed, "Then what do you want to do? I can satisfy your wish as appropriate."

Niu Niu was silent for a long time before she revealed a sneer and said, "I want to meet my parents, can you do it?" She obviously had no hope when she spoke, but her eyes were filled with anticipation that she herself was not even aware of.

"Sure." Gu Qingyin didn't think it was difficult. "Are your parents still alive?"

Niuniu was stunned for a moment, then said hesitantly, "She should... still be alive."

Now it was Gu Qingyin's turn to remain silent. "Okay, let's look for it on both sides."

Niu Niu looked at her with a complicated expression. Over the years, many people had mistakenly entered the village and stayed there, and there were also Taoist priests, but only Gu Qingyin offered to help.

"What are you standing there for?" Gu Qingyin frowned and urged, "Let me out."

Niu Niu's expression became more complicated. "Before you ask others to do something, why not look at yourself first?" She looked down at the light prison on her body.

Gu Qingyin coughed lightly and removed the light prison with a snap of his fingers.

Niu Niu returned the favor and snapped her fingers as well. The dream was like an old photo, fading and weathering in the blink of an eye... revealing the real content outside.

Gu Qingyin snorted, "Little brat."

Niuniu originally thought she was quite handsome, but she froze upon hearing this. She glared at Gu Qingyin with a dark look on her face and said threateningly, "My grandparents are not as easy to talk to as I am."

"Hmm..." Gu Qingyin responded and was about to speak, but when she looked up, she couldn't help laughing, "It's really hard to talk about it, and the solution was a bit violent."

Niu Niu also turned her head to look over and fell into complete silence.

In the living room, her grandparents were tied up and thrown on the ground, with bruises all over their faces, obviously they had been beaten a lot.

Huo Yunjing and Huo Xingchen sat on the sofa, while Master Huo Tianshi stood on the other side. The three men, two adults and one child, were relieved to see Gu Qingyin appear unharmed.

Village chief Liu and Aunt Liu looked at Niu Niu, who was standing next to Gu Qingyin and had not lost her freedom. Their eyes lit up, thinking that their savior had come.

Niuniu felt uncomfortable being stared at. She coughed and said, "...we have agreed on the terms. She said she would help me bring my parents back."

The two were stunned and looked at Gu Qingyin in unison.

Gu Qingyin walked over and squeezed Huo Yunjing to sit down. "Tell me the specific information so that it will be easier to find someone."

"Can you untie me first?" Niu Niu asked.

Master Huo glanced at Gu Qingyin, then moved his fingers and released the two "people".

Gu Qingyin glanced at the red marks on their wrists and asked in confusion: "What on earth are you?"

Village chief Liu and Aunt Liu looked at each other and responded uncertainly, "It's a kind of living dead. We are dead during the day and can come back to life at night. We are no different from normal people."

Gu Qingyin nodded, "So are you going to die now?" She pointed to the sky outside the window which was gradually getting brighter.

The three zombies' faces changed, and they quickly got up and went upstairs, "We are going to sleep now, we will talk tonight."

Then, without waiting for a response, he hurried upstairs, as if something was chasing him.

"It's probably because it's afraid of sunlight." Huo Yunjing speculated, "Low-level evil creatures usually have an instinctive fear of sunlight." Huo Xingchen suddenly realized, "No wonder this place is like a dead village during the day."

"Let's go." Gu Qingyin stood up, "We can explore more places while it's still daylight."

"No hurry." Huo Yunjing pulled him to sit down again, "Let's eat first."

"Huh? Where's the food?"

"I'll do it." Huo Yunjing walked towards the kitchen.

Huo Xingchen followed happily.

"You want to cook too?" Gu Qingyin asked in surprise.

Huo Xingchen puffed out his chest and said, "All the ingredients are here with me. I'm a mobile warehouse!"

Gu Qingyin laughed and gave him a thumbs up.

The father and son went to the kitchen, and Gu Qingyin discovered that the house was not as dirty, messy and shabby as she had seen in her dream. Although it was not as new as it looked last night, it could still be considered tidy.

She looked at Master Huo and asked curiously, "Did you really eat those things last night? And did you drink the wine?"

Master Huo nodded, "There is nothing unusual in the food."

Gu Qingyin found it magical. It was not uncommon to see zombies that needed to eat, but this was the first time she had seen one that ate normal food.

"Their power comes from dreams. They absorb soul power and keep it completely in their dreams. The soul power of one person is enough for them to consume for many years."

Master Huo Tian paused and continued, "We realized something was wrong as soon as we fell asleep last night, but it took us some more time to explore the world in our dreams."

"Village Chief Liu's dream was very large, covering the entire village. After controlling him, we went to see other people's homes. Their nighttime lives were no different from those of ordinary people during the day."

"Feeding livestock, tilling the land and growing vegetables, washing clothes and cooking, even the children have to learn to do their homework."

The more Gu Qingyin listened, the more incredible it felt. "It feels like they have developed into another species."

A species that looks very much like humans and can only come out at night.

Master Huo also nodded, "Indeed, this is what makes the Tianshi Association feel thorny."

When the association discovered this place, they originally wanted to clear it out, but because they found that they seemed to have the potential to develop into a new species, they decided to isolate and observe them first.

However, the evolution of a species takes too long, and after no progress was found for a long time, the village was forgotten by the association.

The village is closed, and no outsiders have come in over the years. They are the first group.

At present, it seems that eating human souls is almost instinctive for them, and it is not something that can be changed over time. Also, they have not died even after not eating souls for such a long time.

It's amazing.

Gu Qingyin had never seen this information. In fact, the information they knew before coming was very simple.

Gu Qingyin frowned, "Then what is the purpose of our coming here? To observe closely, or to solve the problem completely?"

Master Huo was silent for two seconds, then said, "It depends on you. It depends on how you judge."

Gu Qingyin reacted instantly and laughed out of anger.

It is obvious that the association wants to use them to solve the problem of this ghost village. No matter how they deal with it, the association can stay out of it perfectly.

They decided to get rid of the zombies in the village. Even if someone accused them of being cruel in the future, they would be able to find someone to blame.

They decided to continue observing and if any problems arise in the future, they will still be the ones to take the blame.

The Tianshi Association really has a good plan!

(End of this chapter)