Chapter 16: White Fox's Heart Falls 2. Ghost Village
After the boatman docked, Xinluo lit the lamp, paid the fare, and then took Wu Yu's hand and walked towards the shore.
At this time, the hazy night enveloped the surroundings, and under the gloomy sky, it seemed even more desolate and silent. Seeing this scene, Wu Yu began to shudder. He felt as if they had entered an ancient tomb in a desolate mountain.
They walked along the path on the shore, winding all the way. After a while, a small mountain village appeared vaguely in front of them. Wu Yu's heart skipped a beat: "Is this the ghost village that Xinluo mentioned? Why is it called a ghost village? Are there really ghosts in the ghost village? Why did Xinluo bring him here?" All the doubts were knotted in Wu Yu's heart.
The mountain village gradually emerged, and the dilapidated houses against the gloomy sky looked particularly strange.
As he was about to enter the mountain village path, Wu Yu accidentally saw a wooden stake on the side of the road with the words "Ghost Village" scrawled on it. Wu Yu was shocked when he saw it.
Wu Yu timidly asked Xinluo, "Why does Ghost Village have such a scary name?"
Xinluo suddenly became nervous and seemed a little scared. He said, "I don't know either."
Wu Yu became more and more shocked when he saw that Xinluo's expression seemed to be wrong.
"Could it be that Xinluo is..." Wu Yu didn't even dare to think about it. His heart went cold.
They walked along the path and passed several houses. Wu Yu saw that most of the dilapidated doors were closed, and the locks on the doors looked very old and faded , which showed that no one lived there.
"Who would dare to live in a village like this?" Wu Yu murmured.
Xinluo said nothing, turned into an alley, and stopped in front of a courtyard gate.
"Ah--" Xinluo called softly.
After a long while, the door was closed and suddenly there was a creaking sound. Then the door slowly opened and a white-haired old lady came out.
She hunched over, squinted her eyes, and looked at Wu Yu seriously. Wu Yu felt numb all over and had to lower his head.
Xinluo opened the gate and walked in holding Wu Yu's hand.
"Grandma, this is Wu Yu." Xinluo looked at Wu Yu tenderly and said.
Ah-mo said nothing, still staring at Wu Yu.
Wu Yu didn't dare to look up at her, his heart was in turmoil.
"Let's go in." Xinluo said as he handed the things to A-ma and pulled Wu Yu into the low door.
Wu Yu and Xin Luo sat down on the chairs. Wu Yu was surprised to see that the simple room was very clean. The dim light of a lantern on the stage made it look unusually warm.
Ah-mo poured some tea and went into the inner hall.
"She--" After seeing A'mo come in, Wu Yu looked at Xinluo in confusion.
"She can't speak, don't blame her." Xinluo's eyes were exceptionally tender.
Wu Yu couldn't guess the reason, and it was inconvenient for him to ask.
"She was my mother's wet nurse, and she raised me since I was a child." Xinluo knew that Wu Yu was full of doubts, so she explained slowly.
After hearing this, Wu Yu opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Xinluo continued, "This ghost village is desolate and remote. Few people know about it, and those who know about it never dare to come in because it is rumored that the ghost village is where ghosts live."
Wu Yu was silent. After entering the ancient town, he found that things that he thought were impossible in reality actually existed. Xinluo's words made him suspect that ghosts really lived in the ghost village.
"Yu, do you believe it?" A strange look suddenly appeared on Xinluo's face.
Wu Yu pretended to smile and said, "How is that possible?"
"I believe it's just a rumor." Xinluo also smiled.
As they were talking, Ah-ma brought in dinner, which was all country food. Wu Yu and Yun-yun ate hastily, and it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang. He didn't need to look at it to guess that it was Yunyun calling. He took it out and saw that it was indeed the case. The phone continued to ring, and Wu Yu was a little panicked. He looked at Xinluo, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Xinluo looked into Wu Yu's eyes, understood his thoughts, and her expression gradually darkened.
In the end, he took the job .
There was a rustling sound on the other end, it seemed the signal was bad.
"Yu, Niao Niao and I have already returned to the ancient house. Where have you been?" Seeing that Wu Yu was not in the ancient house, Yunyun's tone was clearly full of blame.
"Well... I'm going to a rural village to investigate the truth. As for the details, I'll tell you when I go back tomorrow morning." Wu Yu said tremblingly.
Yunyun didn't know Wu Yu was lying, so her tone softened: "Then please be careful. That's it. I'm hanging up now."
"Yeah." Wu Yu put down his phone and his nervous mood instantly relaxed.
"What did Yunyun say?" Xinluo asked with concern.
Wu Yu shook his head.
Xinluo wanted to say something else, but her cell phone rang. She took the phone out of her handbag calmly. It was Niao Niao calling. Xinluo pressed the answer button and said hurriedly, "I came to my grandma's place today. I need your help..." Xinluo stood up and walked out the door.
Wu Yu vaguely heard Xinluo talking to Niao Niao about what was going on between them.
