Chapter 50.2 Shi Qi, let me touch your hand (2)

She originally thought that the people would’ve died after what had happened yesterday but they didn’t. Instead, they looked exactly as they did yesterday.

It was as if what had happened yesterday night was just an illusion.

However, Ning Meng was certain that it wasn’t an illusion. She still had the previous night’s wound on her hand and the pain she felt at that time was real.

This village wasn’t your usual mystery case.

Shi Qi suddenly said, “We can leave.”

Ning Meng turned around and quickly answered, “Alright. Let’s quickly leave.”

In case anything else happens.

When they went out, they bumped into the village children who looked at them weirdly and even tiptoed, following them from behind.

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The village still had smoke coming out from their chimneys and villagers hard at work in their fields. There were also children frolicking and playing, painting a picture of harmony and tranquility.

Uncle Li and several middle aged men stood at the entrance watching them. When they saw her turn her head, they waved at her, smiling.

Ning Meng quickly turned her head and no longer looked back.

However, the instant she turned her head, she saw those men withdraw their hands and rub their face with small smiles still on their faces.

These several people said ruefully, “It hurts.”

It was such a pity that Ning Meng’s group weren’t able to hear it.

Ning Meng only saw them make this action and felt a chill run down her spine. She nearly tripped herself but was fortunately caught by Shi Qi.

He asked, “What’s wrong?”

Ning Meng shook her head, “….It’s nothing. I mistakenly took the wrong step.”

Shi Qi didn’t look suspicious and walked by her side. However, Ning Meng couldn’t help but ask the system, “Did they just say something?”

The system responded, “Did you see it? They said ‘it hurts’.

Its tone was normal, however, Ning Meng only got goosebumps from it and couldn’t help but rush into the car, no longer looking outside.

She thought those people didn’t have any recollections, or were completely in the dark about the incident. Perhaps they were only shadows or whatever kind of supernatural beings…

However, reality now stood before her very eyes.

After everything that had happened yesterday, those people were still able to remember what had happened and had still managed to live on.

Were the blood and flesh she saw yesterday real or fake?

Ning Meng contemplated deeply but only felt more and more fearful.

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The driver and the men in black were all inside the car.

Once they passed the field, Ning Meng finally figured what was wrong. Even though they worked all day, there was not a single change on the field.

It was as if they hadn’t worked at all.

She buried this odd realization deep in her heart and once they finally reached the main road, she finally eased up.

Since there was a packet of melon seeds in the car, she took them out to eat.

Liu Xuan was only preoccupied with looking at her own face the whole journey. Now that the mask was off her face, she felt like she was the prettiest person in the whole world.

The car entered the city and the sight of lofty tall buildings and crowded streets appeased the worries in her heart.

For the first time in her life, Ning Meng felt that the outside was really beautiful.

In the past, she thought that living in the rural area would be nice. The landscape was beautiful and it was a good area to live after retirement. However, after last night’s experience, she firmly decided to kill this idea off.

The driver suddenly spoke, “Young Master Qi, the master is outside.”

Shi Qi’s eyes shifted for a bit before he said, “Then, let’s go over.”

Ning Meng hadn’t seen Shi Shanjin for a long time and curiously asked, “Are we also going as well? Wouldn’t we be bothering you?”

Shi Qi suddenly had the urge to chuckle.

He pursed his lips, his gaze falling on the melon seed she had in her hand and he asked in return, “Do you think it’d be a bother?”

Ning Meng felt his tone odd but still replied in a matter-of-fact, “Of course, we don’t even know each other.”

Just as she finished, she heard Shi Qi harrumph softly, his expression unchanging.

Ning Meng secretly asked the system, “Did I somehow offend him? Why did the little brat turn so sensitive?”

The system replied, “Aiya, it’s puberty. A lot of meaning can be inferred from just one sentence. You just need to coax him.”

Sounds reasonable.

Ning Meng softened her tone and said, “Okokok, we’ll go and meet him.”

Shi Qi tilted his face and saw her muttering something under her breath and felt a bit jittery. When he shifted his gaze onto her blurred features, he felt even more annoyed.

The car eventually stopped in front of a tall building.

It was the first time for Liu Xuan to come to a place like this and her intuition told her that she didn’t belong here. Her heart pounded and she wondered whether it was appropriate for her to join or not.

After a long time, Shi Shanjin appeared in front of everyone.

Shi Qi greeted him, “Uncle.”

Liu Xuan didn’t recognize him and assumed he was Shi Qi’s father but hearing the term “Uncle”, her confusions were finally clarified.

With such an outstanding uncle, it was no wonder senior grew up to be so good-looking.

She knew that it wouldn’t make sense for her to stay any longer so she smiled and interjected, “Senior, senior sister, I’ll be going home first then. Thank you very much for all your help.”

Ning Meng responded, “Next time, don’t randomly touch things.”

Liu Xuan naturally nodded in accord, “I know. If I dare randomly touch things again, I’ll really be seeking death.”

She secretly cast a glance at Shi Qi who was talking to the adult and felt rueful when she left. She and senior were clearly from different worlds.

When she left, three people remained.

Shi Shanjin’s gaze fell on Ning Meng and surprise flitted across his eyes, feeling that Shi Qi’s thoughts were slightly odd.

However, it was necessary for him to have an apt amount of social contact so hanging around classmates was acceptable.

He didn’t reveal a surprised expression and said, “If you have anything to ask, just ask.”

Shi Qi first narrated the events that transpired yesterday before finally asking, “Were those people actually dead or alive?”

Hearing this question, Shin Shanjin chuckled and spoke slowly, “This village never existed in the first place.”

Ning Meng was astounded.

What did he mean by the village never existed? If it didn’t exist, how were they able to stay there for a night and even come into contact with those people.

However, Shi Qi only mulled his words over for a moment before responding, “I understand.”

Shi Shanjin nodded and didn’t say anything else. He only reminded him not to handle things impulsively next time before leaving.

After he left, Ning Meng approached him and asked, “What did you understand?”

Why didn’t she understand the conversation that the two had just had. Was the content too deep or did she not use her brain enough…

Shi Qi looked at her calmly before saying, “That village had already perished since long ago. What we saw was but just an illusion.”

Ning Meng felt befuddled, “Then why did my hand feel pain?”

Shi Qi replied, “Those people have been there for a long time and something that was left behind is able to specially render their images. What we’ve experienced was something that had happened in the past, that’s why….every week, they would repeat the same actions with the start of a new cycle.”

Ning Meng heard this and began to recall what the villagers were doing when they left.

The system suddenly popped out and said, “It’s kind of like what you see in the news. Some people discovered that every time lightning strikes, you’ll be able to see the imagery of ancient wars in certain ravines.”

This finally cleared her confusion.

However, what they experienced was clearly more complicated because not only were they able to interact with the people, they still retained memories of the events so it was evidently different from those circumstances.

The system then explained, “Those people were real but also fake. It’s impossible to say whether they’re real or not but what you saw was what they were really doing the year before they perished.”

Ning Meng felt it a bit cruel.

If what they said were true, those people were real back then but had pulled their face off with the mask.

Perhaps the culprit behind-the-scenes was the supernatural being suppressed, that’s why a lot of people…had to be sacrificed.

That temple could very well be made by the villagers through force. Then they were made to wear the mask which resulted in their demise.

The whole village came to ruin just like that.