strokinit Chapter 40 The Rooster
Chapter 40 The Rooster
"That's strange, I haven't lived in this courtyard for more than a few days."
"I don't know any of the neighbors, so why would anyone come looking for me?"
The old sorceress was puzzled by the knocking noises coming from the door.
She asked, but the other party didn't answer, which made her feel even worse.
The old wooden door creaked and groaned, as if it were about to be knocked down.
When she bought this house, she did so because of its relatively remote location and its old condition, so the cost was not too high.
The old sorceress didn't live here before; she just wanted a temporary place to stay, so she didn't plan to renovate it.
Furthermore, its old-fashioned appearance is more deceptive, making it less likely for people to have malicious intentions.
Now that she's moved in, these are all problems, especially this old wooden door.
The old sorceress glanced at the stove, her hand twitched slightly, and after gathering some items for self-defense, she quickly walked to the wooden door.
He opened the wooden door, revealing a kind smile.
"Hey sir, is there something you need?"
The old sorceress peeked through the crack in the wooden door and saw the strange, burly man knocking. Her pupils constricted slightly.
Because the distinctive gray short jacket the other person was wearing was a unique garment of the Meiyu Gang in the vicinity, making it easy to identify.
Gang members are despicable and have no bottom line; they are extremely difficult to deal with, which is why she has never provoked anyone from the Meiyu Gang.
"Old hag, you've been exposed!"
The moment the burly man in the gray short jacket opened his mouth, the old sorceress's heart skipped a beat.
Her identity has been recognized. How did she offend the Meiyu Gang?
"Young man, is there some misunderstanding? You've got the wrong person?"
"I'm just an ordinary, law-abiding citizen, how could I possibly do anything wrong?"
The old sorceress's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes showed a hint of panic.
She didn't know which "guest" discovered her secret rescue, and this person even had connections to the Meiyu Gang!
"The old witch is a law-abiding person? What a ridiculous joke."
"You've messed with the wrong person this time!"
"If you know what's good for you, come with me. Otherwise, I might just take matters into my own hands. Don't blame me if I break your old bones."
The burly man in the gray short jacket had a cold face.
For safety's sake, Jin Rong instructed the person to bring the old sorceress out first, so that even if there were dirty things in the courtyard, they wouldn't affect them.
"Young man, this old woman says you've got the wrong person!"
"Are you deaf?"
"Don't make trouble for yourself."
The old sorceress's expression changed, and she threatened him in a sinister tone.
Although she didn't know which "guest" had caused the problem, she wasn't going to leave with this strange, burly man.
Who knows where they'll be taken, to some remote corner, and they might not even know how they died.
"Stop your nonsense and get out here!"
The burly man in the gray short jacket reached out and tried to pull the old sorceress out from behind the wooden door to complete Jin Rong's plan.
"Kids, come out and kill this blind fool."
Seeing this, the old sorceress took out a knife, forced the strong man back, and then stabbed herself in the palm of her hand.
The blood dispersed into the air on the left.
Just then, two strong gusts of cold wind suddenly blew up.
The burly man felt a tremendous force strike him, and he was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall and losing consciousness.
"What the hell are those two flying blood-red shadows?"
"There's a ghost!"
"Grandpa Ghost, don't come any closer."
At that moment, someone in the corner exclaimed.
Two flying, blood-red figures appeared before the crowd.
The burly man was sent flying by these two bloody shadows.
When Yang Jian saw the two blood-red figures, a look of excitement flashed in his eyes. However, after using the willow leaves to see the true nature of the two blood-red figures, his expression turned extremely angry.
This isn't a blood shadow, but the ghost of a seven or eight-year-old child.
To be precise, it's a vengeful infant, or a man-made vengeful infant.
The Ghost Chapter of "The Book of Strange Things" records a variety of ghosts and spirits.
One type is the vengeful infant. One type is formed naturally, caused by miscarriage, abortion, intrauterine death, or death after birth. The infant's soul does not dissipate naturally, but instead becomes tainted with resentment, thus having the opportunity to become a vengeful infant and wreak havoc on the area.
Another method involves artificial creation, using children under ten years old to cruelly separate mothers and children, then subjecting the children to various forms of abuse, causing them to suffer the wickedness of the world and die in agony with strong resentment, anger, and other negative emotions, thus creating a vengeful infant.
This method is too cruel and extremely harmful to nature. It has a low success rate and is very easy to suffer backlash. However, if it succeeds, the vengeful infant created will be very powerful and extremely fierce due to the negative emotions at the time of death.
The Ou chiefs that Yang Jian had encountered before did not pose a real threat and could only slowly influence others, but the two vengeful infants in front of him were different; they had the power to kill.
The appearance of these two vengeful infants, coupled with the old sorceress's previous method to alleviate the discrepancy between their souls, suggests what the old sorceress has done.
"There are still people lying in ambush here?"
The old sorceress's face changed drastically upon hearing these sounds.
The situation was worse than she had anticipated.
"Children, kill all the living people outside the door."
Seeing this, the old sorceress stabbed her palm twice more, then took out two blood-red jade pendants from her bosom.
She held the two blood-red jade pendants in her blood-stained palms, making their color even more vibrant.
The blood in the old sorceress's hand did not drip; instead, it was all absorbed by the blood-red jade tablet. The old sorceress's face also began to turn pale, and her condition was not good.
The two blood-red vengeful infants that flew out had an even deeper blood color on their bodies, a stronger ferocious aura, and the surrounding yin winds were also stronger!
Several Meiyu gang members who were nearby were thrown back by the impact before they could react.
The two vengeful infants roared at the crowd, revealing their gaping maws, which were extremely terrifying.
"Second...Young Master, what...what should we do?"
Jin Rong trembled slightly upon witnessing this horrific scene.
He guessed there might be something dirty here, but he didn't expect it to be so terrifying, so ferocious even in broad daylight.
"Release two big roosters!"
Yang Jian took a deep breath and opened the two boxes covered with black cloth.
"Ooh ooh ooh~"
"Ooh ooh ooh~"
The black cloth was opened, and the two roosters saw the bright light and instinctively crowed. The other rooster followed suit and crowed as well.
The crowing was very loud, one call after another, incessant.
Upon hearing the crowing, the two previously ferocious vengeful infants paled, their eyes flashing with fear. They dared not continue their rampage, nor did they dare approach.
"You even brought two big roosters with you. You really came prepared."
"But that's not enough to win over the old woman."
"Children, come back."
The old sorceress hiding behind the wooden door looked even more fearful upon seeing this scene.
The preparations are so complete that it must mean that some "guest" has been exposed and found someone with real skills, otherwise why would they have prepared all these things?
The vengeful infant has a great advantage: it is invisible to the naked eye. However, the person hiding by the wall was able to see the vengeful infant, which clearly indicates that they were prepared in advance.
These two roosters are more clearly targeted.
Seeing this, the old sorceress became even more wary!
She was also feeling a bit depressed, as bad things kept happening ever since the divine talisman appeared.
Otherwise, if she were at the Water God Temple, she could have used its power and had a backup escape route, but in this small courtyard, she had made no preparations at all.