Seeing that the two children were eating sweetly and swallowing all the snot in their stomachs, Gu Juan simply handed over the whole piece (meat) again, frowning slightly, "Don't you wipe it, they are eating snot." ”

The woman, who looked rather haggard, finally squeezed out a smile, although it looked stiff and ugly, "No need to wipe it, children don't need to be so clean." ”

"Is it delicious, little friend?" Gu Juan nodded, looked at the two little boys who were eating violently, and took out a bag from behind (身shēn), "You two drink some wine, (meat) is dry, and it is delicious." ”

The woman was anxious all of a sudden, and waved her hand again and again, "No, master, they are still young and can't drink." ”

If you don't drink it, you won't drink it, and I didn't plan to let them drink it anyway, but when I heard this woman keep saying "no, master", I don't know what I'll think when outsiders hear it.

Gu Juan coughed lightly, taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere now, and immediately asked, "What about the men in your family, what about the old man, why are you orphans and widows left?"

"Also, I passed by here in a chivalrous way, preparing to stay overnight in your town, why is it that every household is in such a situation?"

"It turns out that the master is a chivalrous hero. ”

The woman had tears in her eyes, sighed and said, "The concubine (body shēn) husband and in-laws both died at the hands of that Yan Lingjun. ”

"Madame's Day mourning, I have been walking the rivers and lakes for a long time, but I have only heard of the name of Xinlingjun, but I have never heard of this Yan Lingjun. ”

"No one in the town had ever heard of this man's name, and the first thing he said when he talked to people was, "I am the Lord of Words, the Spirit of Last Words, the Spirit of Wisdom, and the King of Words." ”

Gu Juan recalled the content of the Persona about the strange tales of the night, and there were no words from beginning to end, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After a while, he took out two more pieces of dough and handed them over, quietly watching the woman gobble it up.

She fumbled and took a few sips of water, then said, "The concubine (身shēn) doesn't know who this Yan Lingjun is, only that he likes to sneak into the town in the dark and find a family to go in and tell them stories. ”

"After a few days, the family will start to die, and the way of death is strange, and the worst is to destroy the door. ”

Gu Juan hesitated a little, but finally asked, "It's rude, so Madame's in-laws and husband are also because of this?"

"Yes, we had just finished eating that night, and I put the two children to sleep, and then went to the kitchen to wash the dishes and clean up, and when I was done with my work, I saw him come out of the main house, wearing a black hat and a strange high hat on his head, and slowly walked out of the door. ”

"Did he talk to you?"

"No, he didn't even look at me, he just walked away on his own. ”

A shudder flashed on the woman's face, and she said in a trembling voice, "The next morning, my mother-in-law went to the well to fetch water, but somehow she fell and fell, and was wrapped around her neck by the well rope, and hanged herself alive under the well. ”

"My father-in-law found out the most, and screamed like crazy, and then my husband, after seeing this scene, his face turned pale, and he muttered to himself, how can this be, how can it really be like this......

It wasn't long before they were all dead, and my father-in-law hid in his room and did not dare to come out, but he was strangely hit by a suddenly crooked cabinet, and a sharp wooden bar pierced him through his left eye. ”

"My poor husband was completely insane by this time, and ran outside without hesitation, but before he could reach the gate, he suddenly fell out for some unknown reason, and when I went over and pulled him up, I found that he had choked to death. ”

"Drowned?" Gu Juan asked with wide eyes and some disbelief.

"Yes, he happened to fall into a basin with half a basin of water in it......"

At this time, the two children had eaten and drunk enough, shrunk into the quilt and fell asleep, leaving only Gu Juan and Mrs. sitting opposite each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became cold and dull.

After a while, Gu Juan broke the silence and asked, "When did this happen, and how many other people have the same experience?"

"It's been twenty-four days since my husband passed away, and I don't know how many other families there are, but there are probably more than 20 households. ”

"Has the government come to investigate?"

The woman thought for a moment and said, "More than two months ago, someone from the yamen came and accompanied a few adults in black and red official robes to the town to find a few people, asked some questions, and left, but no one came after that. ”

"After Yan Lingjun arrived, did you report to the official again?"

"The mayor of the town took the people with them, but they never returned, some said they had run away, others said they died as soon as they left the town. ”

Gu Juan nodded thoughtfully, "So, none of you dare to run, and no one even goes out for help anymore." ”

"There are also those who have run, but since the first wave of a dozen or so people who fled out of town, only one of them fled back during the night, he said, there is no road outside at all, and the only way to go is a dead end. ”

She looked up, revealing her numb face again, "Later, the knocking on the door continued in the middle of the night, and there were still dead people in the town...... Later, everyone found that as long as they blocked the door, ignored Yan Lingjun outside, and didn't tell stories or listen to stories, it was very likely that they would spend the night safely. ”

Gu Juan took a sip of soju and combed through the information he got from beginning to end.

First of all, Yan Lingjun, who didn't know what it was, first appeared here a month ago, knocking on the door of a house every night and listening to stories to tell.

Secondly, the people who talked to it are all dead, and the way of death is different, related to what Yan Lingjun said when he introduced himself, Yan is the last word, Ling is the spirit of the spirit, and Jun is the gentleman of a word, so the content of its conversation with people can have a rough guess.

Finally, on the question of the inability of the residents of the town to escape, can really only enter, not exit, and the only way to go out is a dead end?

So, should he try to get out of town now and see what kind of dead end method it is?

"You don't dare to go out of town now, not even out of your own house, so how do you maintain your life after so many days?"

He pointed outside, and then added, "Even if every family has a stockpile of food, do you need all the firewood you need to make a fire and cook by burning furniture?"

The woman replied slowly, "This is thanks to Huang Shanren, who runs inns, wine shops, rice shops, noodle shops, etc., in the town, and from time to time he will help the people in the town, and besides, his old man sells coal, and he has built a coal mountain in his house, and every few days he will let us come over to bring a fire to cook." ”

After a pause, she continued, "Also, thanks to Huang Shanren's ability to talk to that Yan Lingjun, it has changed from taking people's (sexual) lives indiscriminately at the beginning to appearing at night every few days, and as long as the door is closed, there will generally not be too many problems." ”

Gu Juan frowned slightly, "Then are there still dead people in your town recently?"

The woman showed a slightly bitter smile, and said lightly in a resigned tone: "How can you not die, I heard them say, Yan Lingjun is sometimes tired of eating livestock, and he will still catch people to eat......"

"It's just that in such a cold winter, even if there is no Yan Lingjun to cause trouble, some people in the town will die of cold, hunger, illness, and death, and now this world has become like this, and most of the villagers have accepted their fate, and living a day is just a day. ”u

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Chapter 192: Yan Lingjun