Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1250: Chapter 830: Siblings

Yang Xiao couldn’t think of anyone else who could light a fire at this moment; it must be Sopa. He hadn’t expected this girl to be still alive.

"That’s Datou’s sister, let’s go find her and take her with us!"

Yang Xiao turned to find a way down the mountain. Since Datou had kept his promise, Yang Xiao would also fulfill his commitment and do his best to rescue Sopa.

But upon hearing this, the tavern owner collapsed first. He stopped Yang Xiao, demanding to be taken away as he wanted to go home.

"Who are you trying to save? Why are you acting like a hero?" The tavern owner was panicking, suspecting that Yang Xiao had lost his mind. "Who knows how many ghostly things are in that village? Can you get in and out?"

"I understand this ghostly place better than you do. This person is beyond saving; she’s dead, definitely dead! Quick, let’s go!" The tavern owner intended to drag Yang Xiao away forcibly.

But in dealing with someone like the tavern owner, Yang Xiao knew exactly what he feared the most. With just one sentence, he convinced the tavern owner to go rescue people with him.

He sincerely told the tavern owner that he didn’t know where the boat was anchored; only Datou and his sister knew.

That’s precisely the woman trapped in the fenced yard in the center of the village.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the tavern owner was stunned. The urgency in his eyes rapidly turned viciously intense, but to save his own life, he had no choice but to follow Yang Xiao to rescue people.

He had been trapped here for so long, so long that he couldn’t remember the exact duration. He knew all too well that relying solely on himself would never get him out of this ghostly place.

However, the tavern owner wasn’t stupid. On the way down the mountain, he warned in a low voice, "I don’t know your relationship with them, but if things turn out different from what you said after rescuing them, don’t blame me for being rude!"

"Rest assured, I guarantee this woman will surely lead you to the boat," Yang Xiao promised.

The two found a way down the mountain, quietly sneaking into the village. At this moment, most households’ doors were open, with only a few ghostly villagers aimlessly wandering the streets.

Most ghostly villagers had been drawn away, a significant number of whom Datou had dealt with.

Gritting his teeth, the tavern owner took Yang Xiao on a variety of detours. Finally, by sheer luck, they avoided the ghostly villagers blocking their path and arrived outside the village’s largest and most imposing fenced yard.

The owner of this fenced yard clearly held a high status within the village. Yang Xiao speculated that if it wasn’t the village chief, it might be someone like a priest. freewebnoveℓ.com

"I’ll stand guard for you outside. You need to hurry and come back," the tavern owner urged.

Unexpectedly, Yang Xiao grabbed his wrist, not willing to let go of such a good guide, "Brother, help me to the end, if you’re going to ferry the Buddha to the west, take your brother along!"

During the time spent together, Yang Xiao also found something peculiar about this person. He seemed to have a certain perception of the ghostly villagers, able to sense their presence from quite a distance and avoid them.

Having this guy around greatly increased their chances of survival.

Having no choice against Yang Xiao’s persuasion, the tavern owner had to enter the yard with Yang Xiao. Inside and outside the yard there was a fence wall, with two structures made of wood and bamboo standing within.

They were two small buildings, one on the left and one on the right. The left one was the main building with two floors, and the light was coming from the crack in the second-floor window of the left building.

They quietly approached the door of the left building, where the dark wooden door was shut tight. Listening for a while beyond the door, there was absolute silence inside.

Yang Xiao slowly approached, peering through the crack in the door. Initially, it was just darkness, but as his eyes gradually adapted to the dark environment, the scene inside startled Yang Xiao, making him break out into a cold sweat.

Inside the not-very-large room, nearly 20 ghostly villagers were crammed together, varying in height, shape, and size. These figures lurked in the darkness, all with their backs to Yang Xiao, unmoving.

On the other side, the tavern owner peered inside through the gap in the window he pried open, softly reminding Yang Xiao that these figures seemed odd, as if they were all asleep.

At this moment, Yang Xiao also realized this. He held his breath, boldly pushing the door, and with a creaking sound, the dark wooden door opened.

Weak light from outside cast into the room, yet the people inside remained completely unresponsive.

Using the light, Yang Xiao looked at the shadows these figures cast on the ground. Sure enough, they had no shadows.

Yet there were no signs of them collapsing or decomposing, indicating their shadows were nearby; these figures hadn’t "died."

Suddenly, Yang Xiao and the tavern owner simultaneously halted their steps, hearing very faint footsteps from above on the second floor.

A moment later, a weak voice emerged from the dim area at an angle.

"Chu Xi?" It was a young woman’s voice.

Following the sound, there stood a concealed wooden staircase, with a figure standing there. Yang Xiao could vaguely make out Sopa’s face.

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"Who is he?" Sopa was highly alert, glancing behind the two, "Where is Datou?"

"This is the tavern owner, he’s with us. Alright, enough with the nonsense, your brother is waiting for us outside; he sent me to take you away."

In the current urgent situation, Yang Xiao didn’t want Sopa’s emotions to explode due to Datou’s death and delay the mission.

To stabilize her, Yang Xiao lied, claiming her brother was on the mountain outside, waiting for them to evacuate.

But without seeing her brother, Sopa’s eyes were filled with distrust toward Yang Xiao, especially since he brought a stranger along, which was a very dangerous signal.

Seeing Sopa’s skepticism, Yang Xiao quickly said, "Your brother’s real name isn’t Datou, it’s Mengda, right?"