Chapter 321 - Ghost Village (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

Chen Ge’s group of three looked at the man before them, and each of them had a different expression.

“Is what you’re saying real?” Master Bai was shocked. He and his father had come to Coffin Village a long time ago. At the time, he had only thought the villagers looked weird, but other than that, they were no different from normal people. He did not expect they would be hiding such a scary secret.

“Yes, it’s all real.” The man took several steps forward and stood inside the inner room’s door. “I could keep all this to myself, but I told you everything. This is proof of my sincerity.”

It was quite curious to hear a deformed man saying these words inside a village filled with coffins. Master Bai and Ol’ Wei looked at each other before their gaze collectively fell on Chen Ge.

“Wait a minute, I want to ask him a question first.” Chen Ge asked for the man to move forward. “How shall I refer to thee?”

“You can call me Ah Qing.”

“Okay.” Chen Ge walked to the man, dragging the hammer. “You can get us out?”

“Yes, I know the way, and I have that power.” The man was urgent, like he was running out of time.

“In that case, why didn’t you leave the village with your son on your own?” From Chen Ge’s perspective, they were using each other. Since Ah Qing had volunteered his service then there had to be something useful on the outsiders for him, “You’re afraid of being chased by the spirits, so you’re planning to use us as bait?”

“No, that’s really not my intention!” Ah Qing waved his hands. He was trapped inside the village and had little interaction with the outside world. His expression was obvious, and it showed his real thoughts easily.

“Then, why do you need us?”

“The first month after a baby is born, the Zhu woman pays the family a visit personally to inspect the baby. If the baby is normal, she takes the baby away, but there was an exception.” An Qing counted on his finger. “Every year, on the day the female ghost jumped into the well, the village will hold a sacrificial ceremony. Around that time, the Zhu woman collects all the babies born in the village for the past three months. She will carry them into a room and let the female ghost choose the sacrifice.”

“Let the ghost choose?” Chen Ge frowned. This female ghost is possibly the scariest Red Specter!

“Today is the day she jumped into the well. The ceremony is starting soon; this is our chance! When the ceremony starts, everyone will be summoned by the ghost, but as long as we manage to sneak into the building to steal the baby away before she wakes up, it’ll be fine!”

“You sure are optimistic.” Chen Ge interrupted the man. “The female ghost, you’re saying, has the power to wipe out an entire village with her own power. Even if we manage to escape, I don’t see why she would leave us be.”

“This is the best solution.” Ah Qing’s nails dug into his flesh. “The female ghost’s resentment is only directed at this village; she doesn’t seem interested in outsiders.”

“Is that true?”

Ah Qing nodded with difficulty. “Just as she has never harmed the Zhu woman, I’ve never seen the female ghost attack an outsider. When you see my child, bring him away, and I will go back to the village. If you’re accidentally exposed, I’ll try my best to buy you some time.”