Free Web NovelChapter 372: Chapter 351: Perhaps the Entire Village is Growing Such Strange Plants
Each skull brimmed with boundless malice.
It was as if they were silently waiting for some special moment to arrive, or perhaps they were spying on the uninvited guests before them.
In this vegetable garden, completely overrun with skulls, the very air seemed to have frozen solid.
Every tiny sound was magnified as if by an invisible amplifier.
The CLACK-CLACK of the skulls knocking together in the wind,
sounded like the Death God’s whisper echoing in their ears,
making their hearts pound uncontrollably,
threatening to leap from their throats.
Cold sweat beaded on their foreheads and trickled down their backs like rain, soaking their clothes in an instant.
"This family is definitely up to something. What kind of normal person would grow such bizarre plants?"
a young man said, his voice trembling.
"Maybe this family is the one keeping that grotesque Evil Spirit."
another added, his eyes filled with terror and rage.
"Forget all that! Let’s just rush in and restrain them. They must know how to get us out of this mess."
someone suggested excitedly, causing a stir among the group.
The young men and women all started talking at once, throwing out ideas.
They were practically convinced that this family was responsible for all the strange occurrences.
"Doesn’t it seem illogical if that were the case?
The Great Xia Empire has explicit laws
forbidding anyone from keeping anything related to the supernatural.
If this family was really that bold,
wouldn’t they at least hide these plants and grow them in secret?
This house is located right at the village entrance,
the most conspicuous spot in the entire village. Everyone who comes and goes has to pass by here."
Chu He said as he slowly walked back from a leisurely stroll around the area.
"I’ve had enough of you! Who the hell do you think you are?
Acting like everything we say is wrong and you’re the only one who’s right.
I agree with everyone else—this family is definitely involved.
Forget all this talk, let’s just restrain them.
If we keep dawdling here in front of their house,
what if they hear us, and they run away or hide?
We’ll lose our only chance!"
Zou Baixuan stepped out from the crowd, his face contorted with rage.
He held his flashlight high,
shining the blinding beam directly into Chu He’s face in a blatant provocation. "You’re just a common thief,
and now you’re trying to order us around? Why should any of us listen to you? You really think you’re in charge here?"
"Instead of rushing to argue with me, why don’t you walk a little further and check the other houses in the village?
If I’m not mistaken,
every family should have its own vegetable garden,
and the plants growing in them will be identical to these."
Chu He’s expression remained calm, completely unaffected by Zou Baixuan’s taunts.
His voice was steady and firm, cutting through the tense atmosphere with stark clarity.
"A few of you, go and see if he’s right,"
Lai Yu Yao ordered, her brow furrowed.
Several security guards nodded. Gripping their flashlights,
they cautiously advanced toward the next few houses.
They moved quietly, their eyes scanning their surroundings with vigilance,
as the situation was fraught with danger at every turn.
They didn’t have to go far. When they returned, the looks on their faces were grim.
They hurried back and reported to Lai Yu Yao, "Miss, he was right.
Those other houses also have small gardens covered in the same kind of plants.
The plants in their gardens are identical to the ones here.
The whole village might be growing these bizarre plants!"
