The mountain wind blew on our faces, cool and refreshing.

The cold sweat on our backs was blown away by the wind, causing us to shiver involuntarily.

We checked each other and found that no one was seriously injured, except for Xie Lao Ba and Niu Fu Gui in the front row.

Xie Lao Ba's face was covered in blood, which was quite frightening. Liu Jie took out tissues and helped him clean the blood off his face.

After wiping away the blood, Xie Lao Ba realized that his injuries weren't severe. He only had a few cuts on his face, probably from being scratched by broken glass.

Niu Fu Gui held his swollen forehead, hissing in pain and blaming Xie Lao Ba for not knowing how to drive.

Xie Lao Ba also felt wronged. He said that if it weren't for the shrouded old man who suddenly appeared in the back seat, would he have driven the car off the mountain road?

Mentioning that shrouded old man made everyone feel uneasy.

Xie Lao Ba asked if the old man was still in the car, and I shook my head.

Xie Lao Ba then asked Chen Dong and Liu Jie what had happened earlier.

Chen Dong's face was pale, clearly still in shock from what had just happened. He stuttered, "I... I don't know... After burning the paper and getting into the car, the old man seemed to be in the corner of the back seat..."

Xie Lao Ba complained, "Since you saw that old man when you got into the car, why didn't you say anything?"

Chen Dong said, "At that time, I was still groggy and didn't realize the situation. I instinctively treated him as a passenger!"

The front of the van was already deformed. Standing at the edge of the cliff and looking down, we could only see white fog that seemed bottomless.

Fatty took a quick glance and got scared, his legs trembling. He quickly pulled his head back and said, "No, no. I have a fear of heights!"

I patted the big tree standing at the edge of the cliff. Fortunately, this tree saved us. If the van had flown off the steep cliff, we probably wouldn't even be able to recover our bodies.

The van was damaged, so it was impossible to continue the journey.

Originally, we wanted to flag down a passing car for a ride, but in the middle of the night, in such a remote area, we couldn't find any other vehicles.

After waiting for a while, Xie Lao Ba couldn't resist anymore. He led us along the mountain road, hoping to encounter locals and seek help.

Waiting here was not a solution, so we slowly proceeded along the mountain road.

Fatty murmured, "In the middle of the night, where can we find people to help? We might find ghosts instead!"

Chen Dong glared at Fatty and said, "Kid, can you please stop mentioning ghosts? Do you think we haven't suffered enough from that old ghost?"

"Hey, there seems to be a village up ahead!" Niu Fu Gui said.

After walking a little further, we indeed saw a small village. Where there's a village, there are people. Seeing this small village, we were all happy and quickened our pace, hoping to find villagers to help fix the van.

The village was surrounded by thick fog, appearing dark and mysterious.

It was currently the time just before the moon sets and dawn breaks, and the mountain fog was heavy. It was normal for the village to be enveloped in dense fog, so we didn't pay too much attention to it.

Upon reaching the village entrance, we saw an archway with three large red characters written on it: Wang Family Village.

For some reason, those three characters made me feel uneasy. Hanging above us in bright red, they gave off an indescribable sense of eeriness.

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Xie Lao Ba rubbed his chin and muttered to himself, "Strange, I've been running on this road for over ten years, how come I've never heard of a Wang Family Village nearby?"

The speaker had no intention, but the listener had a heart.

When I heard Xie Lao Ba say this, I felt even more suspicious. So I carefully asked Xie Lao Ba if he really had no knowledge of this Wang Family Village before.

Xie Lao Ba furrowed his brow and said, "Yes, I never knew there was a Wang Family Village here. If I had known, after the accident, I would have directly brought you all to Wang Family Village instead of searching along the mountain road. Wouldn't that have been a waste of time?"

I nodded. Xie Lao Ba was right. If he knew about the village, he would have brought us straight here after the accident, instead of searching around. It would have been a waste of time.

Perhaps it was still early, but no one came out in Wang Family Village. The village was silent, completely still. There wasn't even the sound of dogs barking or roosters crowing. The excessive silence felt unusual.

Fatty clutched onto my clothes and whispered, "Yang Cheng, don't you think there's something off about this village?"

Even Fatty noticed that something was amiss with this village, so it's possible that there's really something wrong.

Niu Fu Gui said, "The people in Wang Family Village are so lazy. It's almost dawn, and no one has gotten up to work! In our village, at this time, many people have already gone to the fields to harvest vegetables, preparing to sell them at the market!"

Niu Fu Gui's words indirectly reflected that Wang Family Village was different from ordinary villages.

The whole village was lifeless, lacking any vitality.

Rather than calling it a village, it felt more like a massive graveyard.

Recalling the shrouded old ghost that appeared in the van earlier, I couldn't fully understand what was happening. I was about to call Xie Lao Ba to turn back when he excitedly shouted, "Hey, isn't that Yuan Bao?!"

Looking up, I saw a person not far ahead, waving to Xie Lao Ba. They seemed to be familiar with each other.

Niu Fu Gui said, "Finally, we see a living person. This person must be the earliest riser in Wang Family Village!"

Xie Lao Ba ran over and started chatting enthusiastically with the person. We walked over and saw that the person was short and chubby, with a nose resembling garlic.

Xie Lao Ba introduced him to us, saying that his name was Yuan Bao, his childhood friend. They had a close relationship, and Yuan Bao was also a wild boar hunter.

I found it strange because Xie Lao Ba was from the town, while Yuan Bao was from Wang Family Village. How could they be childhood friends?

Xie Lao Ba explained that Yuan Bao wasn't actually from Wang Family Village but from the town. A few days ago, he mysteriously went missing while driving. Xie Lao Ba had helped search for him for two or three days, but no one knew where Yuan Bao had gone. There were rumors that Yuan Bao had a fight with his wife and left home in anger. Unexpectedly, this missing Yuan Bao had ended up in Wang Family Village.

Xie Lao Ba patted Yuan Bao's shoulder and asked with a smile, "Everyone in town says you had a fight with your wife and ran away in anger. Is that true?"

Yuan Bao smiled but didn't answer.

Xie Lao Ba asked again, "By the way, how did you end up in Wang Family Village? Why have I never heard of this village before?"

Yuan Bao said, "It's a long story. Let's go, come to my house and sit down. We can chat slowly!"

Yuan Bao put his arm around Xie Lao Ba's shoulder and turned to walk away.