After settling Song Qing, Chu Huai, and Liu Han went to the village chief’s house.
Liu Han saw the spacious house located at the foot of the mountains and wondered: “Chu Huai, how could a decent village chief live in such a remote place?”
Earlier, when Chu Huai led him deeper into the mountains, Liu Han was already puzzled. This place was over ten miles away from the foot of the mountain. If there were any problems in the village that needed the village chief’s help, by the time he arrived, it would be too late.
Chu Huai remembered the night pearl wrapped in his coat pocket and said: “He’s hiding something.”
As they approached the house, they found the door tightly closed with a note attached to it.
Liu Han looked at the note and said: “Chu Huai, our luck isn’t good. The village chief’s family has all gone down the mountain. Should we wait? It’s already so late, they should be back soon.”
The evening haze settled in, and the night grew darker.
The wind in the mountains carried gravel and was a bit strong. Liu Han turned around to survey the misty surroundings and couldn’t help but shiver. If it weren’t for Chu Huai, he would have suffered alone in the deep forest at night.
“For now, we have no choice,” Chu Huai said.
Just as he spoke, they heard a loud, crisp sound from behind the door, as if something had accidentally fallen. Chu Huai paused.
Liu Han exclaimed happily: “There’s someone inside!” He turned to knock on the door and said: “Has the village chief returned? We need to find him for something! If he hasn’t come back yet, can you please open the door and let us in for a while?”
They waited in silence, but there was still no movement inside. Chu Huai frowned.
Liu Han was curious and pointed to the cat on Chu Huai’s shoulder. “Could it be that it’s not a person, but a pet in the village chief’s house that accidentally knocked something over? If it’s a person, there’s no reason not to open the door for us!”
“Let’s just wait patiently and hope that nothing bad happens,” Liu Han sighed and tried to enjoy the night.
Chu Huai pursed his lips and started to doubt. He asked Liu Han to hold the cat for him and went to the low wall at the back of the yard to check its height. He thought it was no problem for him to jump over it with his height.
Liu Han said: “Chu Huai, what are you doing…”
Chu Huai jumped over the wall, ignoring Liu Han’s stunned look. He stood on the wall and scanned the yard with sharp eyes. His gaze met the man at the door of the side room who was holding a plate.
The man had just finished eating and was pouring the leftovers into the trash can to feed the pigs. He was scared and dropped the plate into the bin when he saw Chu Huai. He trembled slightly and pretended to be calm for a while before turning back with a cold face and sternly asking: “Who are you?! Why did you enter my house without permission?”
Chu Huai saw his subconscious reaction and raised his eyebrows slightly, smiling lazily: “Sorry, it was an emergency.”
Although he was apologizing, his tone and expression didn’t seem like it.
“I’m inside now.” Chu Huai said, not caring if the man agreed or not, and jumped over the wall directly, landing steadily.
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Chu Huai went straight to the door, opened it for Liu Han and his beloved cat, and then turned back. He saw the man frowning and rubbing his hands on his back.
The man was walking around nervously, seemingly anxious about something.
“Sorry,” Chu Huai walked over and handed him a cigarette, asking: “I don’t know who the young man is, the village chief or someone else?”
The man was afraid that the two would cause trouble and reluctantly took the cigarette, anxiously shouting: “He’s my dad. Whatever you need, find my dad. Please go back now! They won’t be back tonight!”
Chu Huai raised an eyebrow: “Then why are you in a hurry?”
The man became more flustered: “I need to feed the pigs, work and rest!”
Chu Huai continued to be shameless: “Can we sit here for a while? We rushed over for a long time and haven’t rested yet. Can we have a cup of tea?”
Liu Han nodded in agreement and handed the struggling cat back to Chu Huai.
“You!” The man trembled with anger.
After dragging on for so long, there suddenly came a rush of footsteps outside the house.
Upon hearing the familiar footsteps, the man realized that something was wrong. His eyes darted around as he was about to run away, but he was caught by Chu Huai, who had been secretly watching him all along.
The man struggled desperately and glared at Chu Huai with a sinister look in his eyes.
Misunderstanding the man’s intentions, five or six people rushed in, thinking that something had happened to him. Upon seeing the stranger in the courtyard, they stood frozen in place.
One of the men behind the old village chief immediately lowered his head, wishing he could bury it in his clothes. However, Chu Huai noticed that this man looked exactly like the man he was restraining, except that his skin was darker, indicating that he worked outside in the sun frequently.
“Hello, Village Chief.” Chu Huai smiled, addressing the chief while keeping his gaze fixed on the man with the strange behavior behind him.
The village chief covered the man with his body and angrily exclaimed: “What are you doing here? This is trespassing! What do you want with my son?!”
Shrugging his shoulders, Chu Huai released the man.
As soon as he had the chance to speak, the man shouted: “Dad, don’t waste time with them! There are so many of us, what are we afraid of…?”
He glanced at the well in the courtyard.
The village chief immediately understood and the man who had been hiding his face and cowering stood up. The five or six people were about to rush over to subdue them, but Liu Han was in a hurry to escape and urged: “Let’s go!”
Chu Huai shook his head at him and calmly pulled out the night pearl from his pocket.
The dazzling light instantly illuminated the dim courtyard.
The village chief, who had been running towards Chu Huai with a shovel, froze in place and turned pale. The people behind him also changed their expressions upon seeing the object.
Chu Huai asked: “Do you recognize this?”
The village chief regained his composure and lied: “This is mine! I lost it a few days ago and couldn’t find it! You two are just thieves!”
“What are you standing there for?!” He turned around and scolded them, furious.
Chu Huai had originally planned to explain the truth about how Little Guanyin would eventually slaughter the villagers but changed his mind and came up with a lie on the spot: “Little Guanyin asked me to come in a dream.”
“What did you say?!” Several people exclaimed in unison, shocked and dropping the farming tools in their hands, causing a piercing sound.
Chu Huai smiled calmly, pointing to the night pearl in his hand, and continued to fabricate: “I found this thing. Little Guanyin blamed you for losing her stuff, so she sent me here.”
The several women behind him believed him without a doubt, trembling as they said: “Please forgive us, Little Guanyin! We really didn’t mean to lose it!”
“Old man, apologize quickly, or our family will be ruined!” The village chief’s wife panicked.
Liu Han was delighted to see that he had a chance to act.
But the village chief was very clever and not so easily deceived, and he asked sternly: “Why should we believe you?”
Liu Han suddenly became a bit scared, but Chu Huai didn’t take it seriously and said with a smirk: “Believe it or not, it’s up to you.”
The more logically you try to convince someone, the less likely they will believe you.
He looked at the fair-skinned man and said to the village chief: “Little Guanyin said she will kill your son to punish you for breaking your promise. She said she promised and she delivered, and she didn’t force you to keep one and kill one, but you…”
The village chief’s wife was so scared that her legs went weak, and she rushed over to pull the village chief: “What are you still hesitating for?! He knows even this!”
This was their family’s biggest secret. In order to keep it, they were forced to live in seclusion deep in the mountains, afraid of being discovered by the villagers. Their family had two sons who looked exactly alike.
The village chief finally began to panic.
Liu Han looked confusedly at Chu Huai, not understanding what was going on. How could he not understand?
Chu Huai didn’t expect that he could use Little Guanyin’s power again. He pointed to the well in the courtyard and looked at the village chief, scolding: “I spoke nicely to you, but you wanted to attack me without distinguishing right from wrong. If I hadn’t come to tell you, your son would have died tomorrow. It’s no different from those villagers who discovered the clues and were killed and thrown into the well by you.”
The village chief’s face turned pale, and he asked with a trembling voice: “This is also… told to you by Little Guanyin?”
Taking advantage of Little Guanyin’s convenience, they killed the villagers and Little Guanyin helped them control the wills of the remaining villagers, erasing all memories of the dead villagers from the memories of others.
If Chu Xiaohuai knew about this, it was definitely not because they were not careful enough and exposed their tracks. It could only be…
The village chief was filled with fear.
“Yeah,” Chu Huai shrugged, looking incredulous. “Otherwise, how could I possibly know?”
The cat in his arms buried its face in his arm and trembled slightly as if trying to suppress a laugh.
Chu Huai stroked it and then lowered his head helplessly, muttering softly: “You know me too well.”
The village chief immediately invited the two of them into the house, poured tea, and served them with a flattering smile. He even brought a small stool for the cat to sit on.
The village chief was anxious and kept asking: “Does Little Guanyin have any instructions?”
Chu Huai gave a vague response and continued to lead the conversation: “Yes, but I didn’t quite understand what she meant. I asked too many questions, and Little Guanyin got annoyed and told me to go ask the village chief directly.”
The village chief didn’t suspect anything and was so anxious that he muttered: “Why didn’t Little Guanyin just send a dream message directly to my wife?”
With a third party involved, if anything went wrong, he couldn’t bear the consequences! His youngest son had been living in hiding for so many years, suffering in silence. He had finally grown up, and if he were to lose him again, how could he bear it?
“Your wife?” Chu Huai raised an eyebrow.
“Yes!” The village chief didn’t catch on.
Chu Huai immediately understood and said: “Thirty-five years ago, there was a woman who desperately wanted a child and dreamed of Little Guanyin. As long as she followed Little Guanyin’s instructions, the villagers would be able to receive the blessing of children again.”
He looked at the village chief’s wife, who was standing by, and smiled: “So this woman was your wife.”
The village chief nodded, smiling awkwardly. Liu Han and Chu Huai were also villagers, and he had hidden and deceived them for so many years. He felt embarrassed now that Chu Huai had exposed the truth so mercilessly.
However, since Chu Huai had received a dream message from Little Guanyin, he must have gained some benefit. Regardless, Chu Huai was now in the same boat as him and was a fellow traveler.
Chu Huai asked: “So what did Little Guanyin say in the dream message?”
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Xiao Huai’s brain is way too good, I was speechless 😂
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