Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 149 There's a Ghost

Outside the cave, the sky was gradually darkening.

After resting for a day, Luo Qingchen emerged from the cave and stood on the hillside gazing into the distance.

It was nearly dusk.

The village below, as before, remained lifeless and desolate.

There was no smoke from cooking fires, and no human voices.

There was no crowing of roosters, barking of dogs, or even the bleating of cattle and sheep.

It was like an empty village.

After observing for a while, Luo Qingchen returned to the cave, pondering the timing of their action.

If you travel at night, you're more likely to encounter monsters.

Of course, it would also be more dangerous.

If we act during the day tomorrow, it might be difficult to find the demon, and it would take too long, potentially attracting other cultivators. This is within the Blood Eagle Sect's territory.

So, after thinking for a moment, he decided to set off tonight to find the monster immediately.

Since they've chosen to come out and suck blood, it's definitely a risky move.

"By the way, Junior Sister Ye, where are my things?"

He looked at the girl opposite him.

The black iron nails and animal traps he had previously set out had all been instantly sucked away by the other party with a huge magnet, and they hadn't been returned to him yet. Ye Fu asked, "What things?"

She seemed to have just woken up, rubbing her eyes and looking somewhat dazed.

Luo Qingchen said, "You used a magnet to attract the nails and animal traps before."

She thought for a moment and said, "I picked it up from the ground."

Luo Qingchen said, "That's mine."

"oh."

She just said "Oh," but didn't take it out.

"Don't you want to give it back to me?"

Luo Qingchen looked at her with some surprise.

Judging from her previous behavior, she doesn't seem like someone who likes to take advantage of others.

After all, she had given him five thousand taels of silver before, and he had picked up most of the storage bags along the way. Moreover, he had also sucked the blood of the monsters, and she hadn't complained at all.

She probably wouldn't even look at a few nails and animal traps, right?

She herself had quite a few iron nails and animal traps made of black iron, and also a lot of black iron.

"In no mood."

She was very frank.

Luo Qingchen was speechless for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, he decided not to waste any more time, got up, walked to the cave entrance, and glanced outside.

Outside the cave, night had quietly fallen.

The entire village was shrouded in darkness, with not a single ray of light in sight.

It's time to go out and hunt monsters.

"Are you alright? I've decided to go out and search for monsters now, are you okay with that?"

He returned to the cave and asked.

With the other party's cooperation, it is naturally much safer.

Compared to the blood of monsters and his own life, those nails and animal traps were nothing.

Moreover, he had indeed taken advantage of her a great deal along the way, and it wouldn't be good for him to turn against her over a few nails and animal traps. "It still hurts."

She pointed to her chest.

Luo Qingchen glanced at it and said, "Then you continue to rest here, and I'll go alone?"

"I want to go too."

She immediately got up.

"Let's go then."

Luo Qingchen didn't say anything more and left the cave directly.

Under the cover of night, the two walked down the hillside, one after the other.

There is a path overgrown with weeds at the foot of the hillside, leading straight to the village ahead.

The two followed the path and soon arrived at the entrance of the village.

At the entrance of the village stands an old locust tree. Its branches and leaves are sparse on both sides, and the topmost branches and leaves are completely withered, resembling a bald old man who is old and frail.

On one of the thick branches hung a swing, the rope at the top of which was almost worn out.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The two had just walked a short distance when they suddenly heard a sound behind them.

Turning my head, I saw that the swing was gently swaying, as if someone was sitting on it and swinging.

But there was no one on that swing.

It was already night, and all around was quiet. There wasn't much wind tonight.

Luo Qingchen glanced at it, then turned around and walked over, reaching out to grasp the rope on the swing.

Only then did the swing stop shaking.

The creaking sound of the rope rubbing against the old locust tree branches also stopped.

"Let's go."

Luo Qingchen continued walking forward.

The two took a few more steps forward, and suddenly the "creaking" sound came from behind them again.

Turning my head, I saw the swing gently swaying again.

"Crunch, crunch..."

Luo Qingchen stared at it for a while, then turned around and walked over, reaching out to grab the swaying rope.

The swing stopped, and the creaking sound also stopped.

He released his grip, took a few steps back, and stood there, staring motionlessly at the swing.

The swing remained motionless.

"Let's go."

He continued walking forward.

After the two walked another dozen or so steps, the creaking sound came from behind them again.

This time, Luo Qingchen did not turn back.

"Crunch, crunch..."

At this moment, the sound of the swing shaking seemed to be getting faster and more intense.

"Snapped!"

The sound of the rope snapping suddenly rang out!

Luo Qingchen turned her head and looked. Under the huge shadow of the old locust tree, the swing seemed to have fallen to the ground, with a rope still hanging on it, as if it was still swaying gently.

On the ground beneath the swing, there seemed to be an additional dark shadow.

Upon closer inspection, it resembles a shadow cast by the branches and leaves above.

Luo Qingchen thought for a moment, then turned around and walked back.

As he drew closer, he discovered the dark shape was gone from the ground; the swing's seat had fallen to the floor, and one of the ropes was broken. The other rope was still hanging from the tree, swaying slightly.

He walked to the swing, picked up the broken rope from the ground, examined it carefully, and then looked up at the silent old locust tree above him.

The branches and leaves above were pitch black, and through the gaps in the branches and leaves, a red corner of clothing seemed to be peeking out.

"Eye!"

He drew his sword and leaped up.

Parting the leaves, I discovered it was a small red cotton-padded jacket hanging on one of the branches.

He used the tip of his knife to lift the cotton-padded jacket, held it in his hand, pondered for a moment, looked down at the swing below, and then looked around. Suddenly, he saw a well.

The well was only seven or eight meters away from the old locust tree.

"Whoosh!"

He leaped down from the old locust tree, knife in one hand and a small red cotton-padded jacket in the other, walked to the well, and then bent down to look into it. The well was dark, its walls covered with moss, and the water seemed very deep.

However, there didn't seem to be anything in the well.

He looked at it for a while longer, then looked away, his gaze returning to the little red cotton-padded jacket in his hand, and then to the broken swing under the old locust tree.

"magnificent……"

At that moment, a very faint sound of water ripples suddenly came from the well.

In the quiet of the night, it sounds exceptionally clear!

His expression shifted, and he looked down into the well again.

At that moment, he saw that the well water, which had just been completely still, was now strangely rippling.

Then, a pale face slowly rose from the bottom of the well.

"Crunch, crunch..."

As Luo Qingchen was intently observing the face reflected in the well, the sound of a swing suddenly rang out again from under the old locust tree behind him. His heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look.

The broken swing had been repaired, and a small, dark figure was sitting on it, gently swaying.

"What are you doing?"

Luo Qingchen's lips twitched slightly.

What time is it? That girl still has the mind to swing?

Suddenly, a finger reached out from his right and poked his arm, saying, "Are you talking to me?"

Luo Qingchen suddenly turned her head and saw that small figure standing silently beside her.

At that moment, the sound of the swings behind them suddenly disappeared.

"There's a ghost."

Her dark eyes sparkled as she whispered.

She wasn't talking about a demon, but a ghost.