Yuan Bao and Xie Lao Ba walked ahead, and I couldn't help but feel that Yuan Bao's walking posture was a bit strange.

Yuan Bao led us to a village house, and Xie Lao Ba exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, I didn't expect you to have property in Wang Family Village! Did you run away from home and hide in a mansion in Wang Family Village?"

There wasn't much decoration in the house. Yuan Bao asked us to sit down while he went inside to pour us some wine and warm ourselves up.

The house was somewhat cold, and it was still dark outside. It was pitch black inside, and no lights were on.

Xie Lao Ba asked where the lights were, and Yuan Bao explained that the village's electrical wiring was broken, so there was no electricity.

Xie Lao Ba tried pulling the light switch on the wall and found that there really was no power.

Xie Lao Ba couldn't help but complain, "What's so good about this lousy village? Why did you hide here?"

After a while, Yuan Bao came out with a tray, containing several cups of wine, one for each of us.

Yuan Bao said that he brewed this health wine himself and asked us to try it.

Xie Lao Ba jokingly scolded him, saying that he's already taking care of his health at such a young age, implying that his kidneys might be failing.

Niu Fu Gui, who enjoys alcohol, picked up the cup and took a sip, smacking his lips and saying, "It's good! Is it brewed with medicinal herbs? It has a medicinal taste!"

The room was completely dark, and we couldn't see what herbs were in the cup.

Fatty and I were hesitant because we needed to go to school for registration, so we didn't drink.

If a teacher smelled alcohol on us during registration, it would be troublesome.

Xie Lao Ba asked Yuan Bao, "Why did you run away from home without saying anything? What are you doing alone in this Wang Family Village?"

Yuan Bao replied, "Isn't it nice here? Quiet and livable, just like a paradise. I live comfortably every day!"

Xie Lao Ba said, "Quiet? Paradise? Why don't you become a monk then? Let me give you some advice: it's better to be with your own wife. Couples fight but make up in the end. Go back and coax your wife a little, and everything will be fine!"

Yuan Bao turned the question around, asking, "Never mind about me, how did you guys end up here? Weren't you driving?"

Xie Lao Ba patted his thigh, annoyed, and said, "Ah, don't mention it. I was driving the early morning shift today, preparing to go to the county seat. But when we passed Qianshi Hill, the damn van hit a ghost. The van crashed into a big tree and got damaged. It can't be driven anymore. So I thought about finding someone to help. As we walked, we ended up in Wang Family Village!"

Speaking of which, Xie Lao Ba asked Yuan Bao, "By the way, is there a mechanic in your village?"

Yuan Bao shook his head and said, "No."

Xie Lao Ba scratched his head and said, "Then help me find a few people. I'll pay them to push the car back onto the mountain road. My car is still parked on the edge of the cliff! Also, if anyone in your village is going to the county seat, can they give these guests a ride? My car can't be driven anymore!"

Yuan Bao said, "Oh, it's still early in the morning. People in this village wake up late. When it's bright, I'll ask around for you!"

Xie Lao Ba rubbed his hands together, thanked him, and then picked up the wine cup, taking a sip and licking his lips. He said, "Hmm, this wine has a medicinal taste, but it actually tastes good!"

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As Xie Lao Ba and Yuan Bao chatted aimlessly, time passed by. I felt something was strange. It had been so long, yet the sky outside still wasn't getting bright.

It was late August or early September, and the sky should have been bright early in the morning. In our village, by 5 o'clock, it was already getting light. We had left at around 3 am, so it had been quite some time. Could it still be before 5 o'clock?

While I was pondering this, Niu Fu Gui muttered, "Not only are the people in Wang Family Village lazy, even the roosters are lazy. It's already this late, but there's no crowing outside!"

Niu Fu Gui's words deepened my suspicions.

Yes, even if it's not bright yet, the roosters should still be crowing. But the whole village was eerily quiet, without any sound, giving us an eerie feeling.

Moreover, as we sat in the house, it got colder and colder, as if winter had arrived. We couldn't stop stamping our feet.

Fatty couldn't stand it anymore and let out a loud sneeze. He reached out to pick up the wine cup, wanting to take a sip and warm himself up.

At that moment, Niu Fu Gui took out matches, preparing to light his black weapon (cigarette).

The match sparked and illuminated Niu Fu Gui's face. In that instant, I suddenly noticed the cup in Fatty's hand and quickly snatched it, knocking it over to the ground. The cup shattered.

Fatty asked me unhappily, "Yang Cheng, what are you doing?"

"You can't drink this wine!" I said.

Fatty replied, "I just wanted to take a small sip to warm up. It won't affect the registration. Besides, even if you want to advise me not to drink, did you have to knock over the cup? Look, the cup is broken. How impolite!"

Yuan Bao stood up and walked towards the inner room, saying, "It's alright, I'll go in and pour you another cup!"

Yuan Bao walked into the inner room, and I swiftly grabbed the matchbox from Niu Fu Gui's hand. I struck a match and pointed at the ground, asking Fatty to look. "Look at what's soaked in the wine."

Fatty lowered his head and immediately covered his mouth in shock.

In the broken wine cup was actually an eyeball!

It was a human eyeball, bloody, and seemed to carry endless resentment in its gaze.

In the pitch-black, cold room, that eyeball coldly stared at us.

Fatty's face turned pale, and when I looked at the others, their faces weren't much better.

Xie Lao Ba ran to the corner and began coughing violently, vomiting loudly.

Niu Fu Gui shook the cup in his hand, and there was also an eyeball in the cup.

Niu Fu Gui was scared out of his wits and threw the cup on the ground.

A chilling air rose from our feet. Something was wrong with this Wang Family Village, and something was wrong with Yuan Bao!

Chen Dong pointed at Xie Lao Ba and cursed, "Fuck, is your friend some kind of perverted criminal?"

Liu Jie, with a bitter face, said, "I don't want to stay here for another minute. Whether you guys leave or not, I'm leaving!"

As she said that, Liu Jie stood up and went to open the door.

Xie Lao Ba grabbed a fire poker from the corner and shouted towards the inner room, "Yuan Bao, come out! Come out! You bastard, did you kill someone? Come out and explain why there are eyeballs soaked in wine? You even made me drink it! Spit it out!"

As Xie Lao Ba yelled, he spat out saliva, disgusted by the thought of drinking wine soaked in eyeballs.

Fatty thanked me profusely. If it hadn't been for that small moment, he would have also drunk the "health wine" from Yuan Bao's mouth.