Xie Lao Ba yelled into the inner room for a long time, but Yuan Bao didn't respond.

Xie Lao Ba became frustrated and rushed into the room with the fire tongs, intending to drag Yuan Bao out and interrogate him.

To his surprise, Xie Lao Ba exclaimed and came out to tell us that Yuan Bao was missing!

Fatty cursed angrily, "Xie Lao Ba, you're such a poisonous friend, even worse than Sun Er Niang!"

Xie Lao Ba frowned and said, "Yuan Bao used to be a good person. I don't know why he has become like this. I suspect that he did something wrong, so he's hiding in Wang Family Village! Damn it, I don't know how many people he has harmed. I just saw a large glass jar in the room filled with eyeballs. It's too horrifying!"

While Xie Lao Ba was speaking, Liu Jie had already opened the door and started walking outside.

Chen Dong followed closely behind, telling Liu Jie to wait for him and saying that this place is haunted and he couldn't stay any longer.

Niu Fu Gui took two puffs of his cigarette and told Xie Lao Ba, "I won't argue about the fare anymore. Deal with your friend yourself. I have to go as well. Who knows if your friend goes crazy and starts digging out our eyeballs to soak in wine!"

Niu Fu Gui blew smoke rings as he walked away, kindly reminding Fatty and me, "I advise you two to leave quickly too!"

Actually, we already had the intention to leave, so we nodded and followed them out.

Xie Lao Ba also dropped the fire tongs and hurriedly ran out, saying, "Let's go, I'll leave with you guys! I don't know what happened to Yuan Bao, but we should call the police and let them question him!"

To our surprise, it was still dark outside. We were all puzzled. What was going on? Could it be that Wang Family Village was always in darkness with no daylight?

My biological clock told me that it was already around 6 or 7 in the morning. Normally, it should have been bright by now. However, Wang Family Village was still pitch black, shrouded in mist, and devoid of barking dogs and crowing roosters.

But what was even more strange was that at this time, many people emerged from the village as if it were a market day. It seemed like all the villagers had come out.

The roads outside were crowded with people, walking leisurely with an indescribable awkwardness in their postures.

Niu Fu Gui said, "The people in this village are truly strange. They hadn't even woken up before, and now they have all come out. Are they sleeping and waking up collectively?"

Chen Dong stopped and asked if we noticed anything unusual.

He said, "With so many people outside, why is the village still so quiet, without any sound?"

Chen Dong's words reminded us. Yes, looking around, there were at least hundreds of villagers outside, but the whole village remained eerily silent, which was terrifying.

With hundreds of people, it was impossible for there to be no one speaking. How could there be no sound at all, unless all these people were mute?

Liu Jie reached out to open the door, preparing to walk out. I acted quickly and pulled her back, then locked the door, saying in a low voice, "We can't go out. If we go out, we're done for!"

Everyone looked at me with confusion. With a grim expression, I told them, "Those villagers outside...are not human!"

"You're just a kid. What nonsense are you talking about? Those outside are not human, are they ghosts? Open the door quickly, my son is waiting for me at the hospital!" Liu Jie said while trying to open the door. She was anxious because she was worried about her son.

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"If you go out, you will die!" I reached out and pressed against the door, shaking my head solemnly. "Liu Jie, you're right. Those outside...are all ghosts!"

My appearance startled Liu Jie. She let go of the door and took a step back, saying in disbelief, "Don't scare me..."

Fatty helped me pull Liu Jie back and earnestly told her, "Believe Yang Cheng. He's definitely right. You should go to our Red Flag Village and inquire. Yang Cheng is well-known and knowledgeable in our area!"

Liu Jie looked at me incredulously, probably not expecting that someone as young as me had such abilities.

Hearing what I said, everyone didn't dare to venture out of the yard. They just leaned on the wall and looked outside.

Outside, all the villagers were walking at a leisurely pace, with a strange posture, as if tiptoeing. Moreover, it was more like they were wandering rather than walking. They had no purpose, just wandering around different corners of the village. Each of them had a pale face and dead gray eyes, typical of a dead person's face.

No need for me to say more—Xie Lao Ba and the others also noticed that something was amiss with these villagers.

Xie Lao Ba's teeth were chattering, "These people...are they really...ghosts?"

I nodded, affirming, "All of them are ghosts!"

Xie Lao Ba seemed to remember something, "What about Yuan Bao..."

I sighed, "He's also a ghost. I suspect he has already died! Think carefully, during all these years you've been driving on this road, have you ever known about Wang Family Village?"

Xie Lao Ba nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes! From the very beginning, I found it strange. I've been driving on this mountain road for more than ten years and never knew there was a Wang Family Village here. How did it suddenly appear today?"

Chen Dong sarcastically said, "Forget it, we were all led here by you!"

Xie Lao Ba awkwardly said, "I... I was also deceived by Yuan Bao!"

Fatty asked me what to do now. Fatty had been following me for so many years, and he had developed a sense of reliance on me. Whenever there was a situation, he would ask me for advice and for me to come up with a plan.

I said, "The situation is clear. Wang Family Village is obviously a haunted village. There might have been a Wang Family Village in the past, but the village and its residents have long since disappeared. With so many ghosts wandering outside, do you know what this is? It's the night of the hundred ghosts!"

Night of the hundred ghosts?!

Fatty trembled and said with a mournful face, "Yang Cheng, please don't scare me. I... I still have to go to school. I don't want to die here!"

I stood with my hands behind my back, furrowing my brows. There's a saying among the people: When the night of the hundred ghosts comes, the living should avoid them! If you don't avoid them, you'll surely die!

What should we do?

Don't say Fatty, even I didn't want to die here.

I had been looking forward to going to the county seat to study. I had infinite fantasies about my three years of high school life. How could I die halfway?

However, now there were only lonely wandering souls and ghosts outside. It was as if we were surrounded by a group of ghosts. How could we escape from Wang Family Village?