I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 70: Snow in Taoyuan Village (Three more chapters, please read!)

"Sister Orange, what is the connection between this pattern, the coffin, and the statue?"

Seeing Teacher Juzi's serious expression, Lin Xing'an couldn't help but ask.

But Teacher Orange shook her head. "Little brat, what else did you see? Tell me everything. It's very important."

She didn't answer, but asked instead.

"What else did you see..."

Lin Xing'an adjusted his sitting position.

"I also saw at least six gluttonous ghosts coming to the villa. They were here to hold some kind of ceremony."

"Before the ceremony, they dug something from the back garden of the villa."

"When I was turning the soil, I saw that the soil in the back garden was dark red, as if it had been soaked in blood."

"But in the end, I didn't see what they dug up."

Lin Xing'an said as he recalled.

"Oh, and there's also... Mother. I vaguely heard them say the word 'Mother'."

"The last one is the ghost realm. It should have been opened together when they performed the ritual."

Lin Xing'an sighed softly.

When he thought of that ghostland, he was still terrified...

"...What did you say you heard just now, Mother?"

Teacher Juzi looked at Lin Xing'an and asked with a frown.

"Yes, mother. The statue that the gluttonous ghost transported also looked like a mother holding a child, except that it had no facial features."

"It's a pity I didn't have a cell phone, so I didn't take a picture."

Lin Xing'an wanted to describe it in detail to Teacher Juzi again.

But when the words come to my lips, I don’t know how to say it…

"Mother……"

Teacher Orange seemed to have thought of something, but seemed hesitant to confirm it.

"Sister Orange, this mother and the statue, Taoyuan Village, these patterns, this coffin, and even this ceremony..."

“I think there must be some connection between these elements.”

Lin Xing'an looked up and said.

“Yes, there is a connection.”

Teacher Orange glanced at Lin Xing'an, was silent for a moment, and nodded.

"Little brat, regarding this villa...I have to talk to the organization."

"Because this coffin and this pattern were discovered by the organization at Puguang Temple a month ago."

"We only heard about this after we passed the organization's initial test two days ago."

She took out her cell phone and said.

"...What do you mean? Puguang Temple?"

Lin Xing'an was stunned.

"Little brat, do you still remember the heavy snow in South City three months ago?"

"Of course I remember. February 28th was the first heavy snowfall in South City's history."

He nodded.

As the southernmost major city, Nancheng's temperature never drops below zero during the coldest winter.

People who were born and raised in South City have never seen snow.

But two months ago on February 28th, the temperature in South City was around 10 degrees Celsius, but a heavy snowstorm fell without any warning.

It's not the kind of snow that's so fine that it's invisible and turns into rain in mid-air.

Instead, it was a heavy snowfall that only lasted for one day.

When Lin Xing'an got up in the morning, the snow outside the window was already above his ankles.

Yu Yu was so excited that he found a down jacket from somewhere and pulled Lin Xing'an outside to roll around in the snow in the community.

The two also built a snowman.

That day was the first time Lin Xing'an saw Yu Yu so excited.

That excitement, when I think back on it now, wasn't like the excitement of a southerner seeing snow for the first time. It was more like... the excitement and surprise a northerner might feel upon seeing snow again in their hometown after leaving home and moving south...

"Little brat, it never snows in South City, and it's impossible for it to snow."

"That heavy snow..."

"That heavy snow was the snow in Taoyuan Village."

Teacher Orange said softly.

"The time in Taoyuan Village is consistent with that in South City, but Taoyuan Village has distinct four seasons."

"On the night of February 27th, Yunxi dreamed of Taoyuan Village. In her dream, it was snowing heavily in Taoyuan Village."

"When she woke up in the morning, she thought she was still dreaming."

"And it wasn't just Yunxi. Someone from the organization also dreamed of Taoyuan Village that day and experienced a heavy snowfall there."

Teacher Juzi's words startled Lin Xing'an. "So, on February 28th, the snow in Taoyuan Village fell in the real world? How did that happen?"

he asked with a frown.

"No, little brat, you'll know when you dream of Taoyuan Village."

"Taoyuan Village is also the real world, but... you can think of it as another world, another real world that only exists for us humans."

"But we also want to know how they did it."

"Until a month ago."

Teacher Orange paused.

Looking at Lin Xing'an's focused eyes filled with curiosity and doubt, she let out a light breath and continued speaking.

"Until a month ago, someone from the organization, while tracking the gluttonous ghost, discovered a coffin in the center of the main hall of Puguang Temple."

"And many strange patterns."

Teacher Orange looked at Lin Xing'an.

Lin Xing'an also gasped, "Is this what I saw in the villa?"

"From the description, it's the same."

Teacher Orange nodded.

"Afterwards, through continued tracking and investigation, the organization discovered that Puguang Temple, as a scenic spot, was completely closed for three days from February 27 to March 1."

"It's not just Puguang Temple that's been sealed off, but the entire Puguang Mountain where the temple is located. The entire mountain is sealed off."

"And the ban happened to cover the day it snowed in South City, February 28th."

"After realizing that these incidents might be connected, the organization stepped up its investigation, but what exactly did the investigation reveal..."

Teacher Orange shook her head and said, "I don't know yet."

"Could it be that the gluttonous ghost opened Taoyuan Village? Is it trying to capture people in Taoyuan Village?"

"Impossible! If they could do that, they would have done it long ago. Besides, do you think the Taoyuan Village is open to the Taoyuan ghosts? I speculate that the Taoyuan ghosts must have done something during those three days that indirectly caused the heavy snow in Taoyuan Village to fall here. What exactly they did, and how this incident relates to Taoyuan Village, is the focus of our current investigation."

"Is it possible...that it was today's ceremony?"

Lin Xing'an's breathing quickened slightly. "Well, that's unlikely..."

After he finished speaking, he shook his head.

If this is really today's ceremony, it would be a bit too hasty.

Last time, the entire Puguang Mountain was closed for three whole days, and there was heavy snow in Nancheng for a day, which shows the scale of the gluttonous ghost's actions.

Forget about closing the mountain just now, this hallucinatory ghost didn't even close the door...

The final expansion of the ghost domain only barely covered the entire villa.

"Then the arrangement in this villa...is it a rehearsal or something? Or a backup?"

"Don't even think about it, kid. Even if the organization investigates with all their might, they won't be able to find out the truth. If you want to find out, I guess we can only wait for the gluttonous ghost to launch another activity."

"As for the villa, I have already..."

As Teacher Orange was speaking, her expression suddenly became serious.

She glanced at Lin Xing'an and handed the phone over.

The above is the announcement released on the official WeChat account of Puguang Temple Scenic Area three minutes ago.

[Due to temple maintenance, Puguang Temple on Puguang Mountain will be completely closed from May 5rd to May 23th]

PS: Brothers, I am going to set up a book club. If you want to join, you can deduct 1. If there are more than 50 people, I will set up one tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)