I just want to practice horizontally - Chapter 17

[Chapter 17 A Fire in the Seventeenth Winter (Part 2)]

Boom!

“Gone? What do you mean disappeared?

Dead or ran away, a living person, can’t leave any traces?”

Old Chen slammed his cane on the ground, his face was ugly, and there was undisguised anger in his voice. .

“This…” The bitter-faced man took a few steps back in awe, scratching his head. After a moment, he cautiously said: “Mr. Chen, since there are no traces in the village, will the village chief… show up?” Village?”

As soon as these words came out, all kinds of speculation and discussion in the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Wuye glanced around and found that many people had flashing eyes and complicated expressions. Apparently, they all thought about leaving the village.

However, there is no way out.

Everyone knows that leaving the village is a dead end. The bloody examples of the past few days are in front of them, constantly eroding the luck in their hearts.

If the village chief really leaves the village, I’m afraid…

thinking of this, many people have closed their eyes and gritted their teeth, unable to accept this result.

“Oh… Yousheng!”

The old lady with gray hair and wrinkled face next to Mr. Chen sighed, walked forward, knelt down, and touched a young man with purple-black complexion with trembling hands. The sadness on her face could not be concealed. , said bitterly: “I have been cautious for most of my life, why did I get confused?

Ahem… Oh my god, what did these children do wrong?”

Tears fell to the ground.

Sadness slowly spreads.

The people present felt the same pain and looked sad. Many people had red eyes, tears in the corners of their eyes, and were choking and sobbing.

Born to be human, remember to be human.

Just like me, I can talk, laugh, be happy and sad…a living person, just like the weeds on the roadside, silent and separated by yin and yang.

The feeling here is filled with thousands of sorrows and flowers destroyed by wind and rain. It is hard to describe, but it hurts the heart.

alive.

Such a simple and small wish, but at this moment, it feels so out of reach.

Behind the crowd, Jiang Wuye clenched his fists and his heart was boiling.

Compared with the confused and hesitant villagers in the courtyard, after experiencing what happened last night, he could better understand the feeling of powerlessness so far away.

Staring into the abyss is not scary.

What is really scary is standing in the abyss and looking up at the light – it is out of reach.

As long as I don’t die!

One day, I will tear your smiles to pieces with my own hands!

Trample your pride!

A little, a little!

Kill your body, destroy your soul, and slaughter your roots!

Are you born to be as humble as an ant?

I think I can’t help it!

“Huh…”

He unclenched his fists and let out a long breath. Jiang Wuye’s expression returned to normal, and his mood gradually calmed down.

Obsession has arisen and is hard to forget.

The rest can only be explained in detail with fists!

“Alas…”

Mr. Chen sighed, relaxed his hands tightly holding the crutches, and said to everyone: “The dead are gone, but the living are like this.

Now it’s freezing and we can’t leave the village. Let’s have a cremation. , Don’t let them suffer any more.

After the burial, a plaque can be carved and they can be entered into the ancestral hall.”

Hearing this, everyone restrained their sadness and did not object. Obviously they all knew that this was the best way to deal with it at present.

after an hour.

The sky was overcast, the wind was cold and the rain was icy.

In the open space outside the ancestral hall, there is a pile of firewood like a hill, with blazing torches and endless cries.

“Click!”

Mr. Chen’s slightly trembling voice sounded.

The men holding the torches all sighed, threw the torches, and swirled them down onto the woodpile.

“Xiaowei, wuwu…”

“Don’t worry about me, mother. I am supporting you at home!” “

My son…why are you so cruel? What’s the use of leaving my mother alone in this world, cough Ahem…”

The fire grew stronger, and the crying became louder. Several people lay on the ground, their eyes were lifeless, and they could only shed tears.

It was so hard to accept that he even ignored the fire and rushed forward with tears in his eyes. Fortunately, he was caught by the villagers in time.

Hula la…

crackle, crackle…

The flammable black oil wood burned extremely fast, and the flames jumped seven or eight meters high in one minute.

The heat wave rolled away, dispelling the cold, and a burning smell gradually filled the air, and the crowd retreated involuntarily.

A few hours later.

The last sparks were extinguished under the continuous drizzle, and the world was once again covered by the ubiquitous coldness.

“The rain is getting a bit heavy, hurry up.”

Mr. Chen turned around and said hello to the villagers holding various jars. Judging from their posture, he was preparing to collect the ashes.

Jiang Wuye shrank behind and did not participate.

The Jiang family is a small household among small households in Qinghe Village. Jiang Dazhuang has lost his footing since he went up. He is an outsider and has no real relatives. He is also a junior, so naturally there is no reason and no one to ask him to do this.

The villagers with sad faces and holding various jars walked to the fire, knelt down and kowtowed three times, and said some words such as go well and don’t miss them, and then stood up and opened the lid.

However, just when they were about to take action.

Whoosh whoosh —

a strong cold wind blew from nowhere, but showed no mercy, blowing the ashes all over the sky, spinning and scattering into the mud.

“This…”

The villagers holding the jar covered their faces with their sleeves and turned to look at Mr. Chen who was standing in front of the crowd.

Do you want to destroy this little comfort in your heart?

Jiang Wuye waved his sleeves to sweep away the drifting smoke, and looked in the direction of the cold wind with a slightly chilled gaze, but he didn’t see anything special.

But he could confirm that it was definitely not a coincidence, because the cold wind was mixed with a strong yin energy that made him feel bored.

Moreover, the intensity of the yin energy is similar to that of the scarecrow last night. It is obviously a strange thing hiding in Qinghe Village.

I just don’t know if it’s from the Fox Fairy side.

But, no matter who you are, don’t let me catch you!

Withdrawing his gaze, Jiang Wuye gritted his teeth viciously, wishing he could immediately drag out the weird and charming figure and ravage him to death.

“Forget it… let’s use clothes instead.”

Mr. Chen looked up at the gloomy sky and the drizzle. His face was full of sadness. He could only shake his head helplessly and turned back to the ancestral hall.

The others just thought it was God who was blind, and sighed and returned to the ancestral hall one after another.

Judging from the posture, the elders obviously still had something to explain, so no one chose to leave.

Back in the compound, the crowd crowded together, and their bodies gradually became warmer. They looked at the elders standing in the center of the compound, not making a sound to break the silent atmosphere, and they all waited quietly.

Boom!

The cane struck the ground, attracting everyone’s attention.

Mr. Chen glanced around at the village names with expectant faces and sighed: “Anyway, winter is almost over. During the remaining time, everyone goes home during the day and goes to the ancestral hall to sleep at night. There are more people and more strength, so take turns to rest

. , there will be someone to take care of you if something happens… I also hope everyone understands that this is a matter of life and death, so don’t be pretentious and take it seriously.” The ancestral hall, except for the house where the spiritual tablets are enshrined

. Others are basically idle and useless on weekdays.

After cleaning it up, it will be a bit cramped to accommodate four to five hundred people, but it is not an insurmountable difficulty for the villagers and there will be no big problem.

“Live together?”

Only Jiang Wuye frowned. This was indeed a good thing for the villagers.

But with his current appearance, no one paid much attention to him in a short period of time, so it was naturally no big deal.

But if he stays together for a long time and is secretive, even a fool will know that there is something wrong with him. With the current attitude of the villagers, what should they do then?

It seems that when we get to that point, no matter how we deal with it, it will only add chaos to chaos and only increase worries.

It seems… I want to disappear too.

With a decision in his mind, Jiang Wuye quietly withdrew from the crowd and left alone when he saw that no one was paying attention.

It’s so hard, so hard. I go home at nine o’clock every day, endure the sleepiness, and stumble out a picture. In order to refresh myself, my face is almost swollen, what a sin.

Great Wish + Great Blessing: Let me increase my speed!

(End of chapter)