What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

After Li Qing finished speaking, I was somewhat surprised.

Pointing to the trunk, he said, "This thing of yours, will it even pass security?"

To my surprise, he seemed completely unconcerned: "Don't worry, it's not contraband!"

After saying that, he casually opened the car door and got in, even taking out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and throwing it into his mouth.

"Alright."

Since he said that, I didn't insist anymore. After getting into the car, I said to the driver, "Tianhe Airport, thank you."

"Alright, buckle up, let's go."

One hour later, at Jiangcheng Tianhe Airport.

Li Qing's black box passed through the security checkpoint smoothly and was successfully sent to the baggage check-in area.

I also checked in the cloth bag I was carrying, since there were some things inside that wouldn't pass the security check.

When it was our turn to go through security, the staff and passengers around us looked at Li Qing with the strange eyes of someone looking at a con artist as he took out items such as compasses and ink lines from his bag.

Unexpectedly, he didn't care at all, and just hummed a tuneless little tune to himself.

Once on the plane, for some reason, I felt restless.

Li Qing, on the other hand, remained calm. As soon as he boarded the plane, he asked for an eye mask, adjusted his seat back, and within five minutes, he was breathing evenly.

At 2 a.m., the plane landed on time at the provincial capital airport.

After we collected our luggage, Li Qing's spirits immediately lifted.

He skillfully rented an SUV from the airport car rental shop, tossed the black box into the back seat, and got into the driver's seat.

Then, looking at me, he tilted his head and said, "Get in the car, I'll show you what Fujiwara Takumi's Jiangcheng Fenkai style is all about!"

I chuckled and cursed, genuinely amused by this kid.

But with his interruption, the nameless tension in my heart instantly subsided considerably.

With the roar of the engine, the off-road vehicle sped into the night.

It takes another three hours to travel from the provincial capital to Huilongzhai via mountain roads.

Throughout the journey, Li Qing drove incredibly fast, yet remarkably steadily.

No wonder this kid boasted about dividing the sea in Jiangcheng; he really does have some skills.

He could hum along to the rock music playing on the car stereo while driving, showing absolutely no sign of tension.

As dawn broke, the car finally entered the mountains where Huilongzhai is located.

This was the darkest hour before dawn.

The fog in the mountains is very thick now. The car headlights can only illuminate the road ahead for a dozen meters. The surrounding trees are indistinct in the fog and cannot be seen clearly.

When the car reached the fork in the road a few kilometers from the village entrance, Li Qing, who had been humming a song, suddenly stopped.

"squeak--"

He slammed on the brakes, and the SUV slid a few meters across the gravel road before coming to a steady stop.

"What's wrong?"

I instantly became alert and looked around.

Li Qing didn't answer. Instead, he rolled down the car window, stuck his head out, and sniffed the air hard.

Then, his expression turned grim, and a hint of seriousness appeared in his eyes.

"It smells so earthy... and there's also a stench of rotten meat."

He shrank back, turned to look at me, and said in a low voice, "Chen Yang, it seems your second uncle hasn't been idle these past few days in Jiangcheng. The earth's energy within this radius has been disturbed."

I wasn't too surprised after hearing what Li Qing said.

This was to be expected; my second uncle's gang wouldn't give up so easily.

This is exactly what I wanted. Now that I'm in the shadows, I can find the perfect opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop!

My mind raced, and I replied in a deep voice, "Can you figure out what they're up to?"

Li Qing frowned and pondered for a while: "I don't know exactly what the other party wants to do, but I do know that the entire area of ​​Huilong Village has now become a breeding ground for corpses."

"The entire Huilongzhai?"

"Hmm." Li Qing pointed to the bushes by the roadside. "Look at those bushes."

I looked in the direction he was pointing, and in the dim light of the car headlights, I saw that all the roadside weeds had turned yellow and black, and they were all lying down in the same direction, pointing towards Huilongzhai.

"All things have a spirit, and they seek good fortune and avoid misfortune."

Li Qing sneered, "Even the grass knows that's a dangerous place, and it's desperately trying to grow outwards. What a grand scheme! This trip is probably like venturing into a dragon's den or a tiger's lair."

After saying that, he looked at me and chuckled, "Looks like coming here with you was definitely the right decision. I haven't seen anything like this in years!"

I took a deep breath, gripped the rattle drum tightly, and looked in the direction of Huilong Village with a fierce glint in my eyes.

"Whether it's a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, that's my home. Whoever causes trouble there, I'll bury them!"

Then, I looked around.

"The car can't be driven."

I stared at the thick fog that churned and churned like a living thing under the headlights and said decisively, "This fog is too eerie, and the engine noise carries far through the valley. We've already been exposed before we even entered the village."

Li Qing glanced at the compass needle spinning wildly in his hand and clicked his tongue: "Fine, I'll listen to the local bully."

We then drove the SUV into a dense thicket of bushes by the roadside and parked it, then got out of the vehicle.

After taking the scalpel out of my cloth bag and carrying it with me, I said to Li Qing, "There's a narrow path ahead, it's not easy to walk, stay close to me."

Li Qing slung the heavy black box over his shoulder, tightened his baseball cap, and gave a wry smile: "Brother, I'm a feng shui master, a sorcerer, and you're really using me like a soldier! This kind of heavy-duty cross-country work is inhuman."

Despite his complaints, he didn't slow down at all.

We went one after the other into the deep forest beside the road.

This path is one I used to walk on when I was a child. I was a very mischievous kid back then, running all over the mountains and fields. I could find the potholes and bumps with my eyes closed.

But today, this familiar road feels incredibly strange to me.

It's too quiet.

It was dawn, and the birds in the mountains should have been chirping away long ago.

But now, the entire mountain is deathly silent.

There were no birdsong, no insect chirping, and not even the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves.

In the vast forest, only the footsteps of Li Qing and I could be heard.

"Chen Yang, stop for a moment."

After walking for about twenty minutes, Li Qing suddenly shouted from behind.

I immediately stopped and looked back.

Li Qing stood under an old locust tree, his face extremely pale.

The compass needle in his hand no longer spun randomly, but pointed firmly in the direction he was facing.

"What's wrong?" I asked in a low voice.

"Look at this tree."

Li Qing pointed to the old locust tree.

I took a closer look, and my pupils suddenly contracted.

This old locust tree, which should have been lush and leafy, was now oozing a dark red liquid from its trunk, resembling undried blood.

The soil around the tree roots was charred black, as if it had been burned, and emitted a foul odor.