The Psychic Resurrection: Riding the Mirage

After working hard all day and consuming too much energy, Yue Renchun quickly became groggy.

In a place where the situation is unknown and suspected to be full of crisis, it is unreasonable to act alone. It is reasonable, legal and logical to rest in a crowded room.

"Creak, creak, creak..."

I felt something moving in my ears.

It's so noisy...

When Yue Renchun opened his eyes again, he was a little dazed and didn't know how long he had slept.

Hu Jiu was sitting nearby chewing beef jerky, and he was the one who made the sound.

"Are you awake?"

Yue Renchun's whole body was agitated, his brain gradually resumed thinking, and his face suddenly changed. It was even uglier than when Hu Jiu heard him say "sleep together" last night.

He was sleeping soundly without warning?

Something's wrong!

"These are the snacks I brought myself. Do you want to try them?" Hu Jiu handed over a handful of beef jerky.

Yue Renchun shook his head and asked tentatively: "When did you take a rest last night? Did you stay on guard all night?"

"I'm used to going to bed late." Hu Jiu quickly changed the topic, "By the way, I have some bad news to inform you."

"What news?" Yue Renchun blurted out.

Hu Jiu said in a solemn tone: "I met that old man again when I went out just now. He said that tonight is the birthday party of Mr. Peng, and we must attend it."

Yue Renchun was confused: "What about the birthday party last night?"

Hu Jiu narrowed his eyes: "I asked, and he said that Mr. Peng celebrated his birthday yesterday, and he will celebrate his birthday today too!"

Yue Renchun raised his eyebrows, this village is getting more and more interesting!

…

The layout of Shoucun Guest House is no different from usual.

A pot of hot water was boiling on the small curved counter. The old man closed his eyes and leaned on the rocking chair, motionless.

Yue Renchun was neatly dressed, walked to the counter, and knocked twice: "Boss, please bring two bottles of wine and a plate of fennel beans."

The old man heard the sound and opened his cloudy eyes, "There is wine, there are peanuts, and there are no beans."

"Okay." Yue Renchun nodded and asked about the birthday banquet to confirm that Hu Jiu was not lying.

When Hu Jiu came out, he saw a little local dog rubbing Yue Renchun's trouser leg. He pinched a peanut in his hand and shook it in front of the dog's nose.

The dog waggled his tail excitedly, and then watched helplessly as Yue Renchun crushed the peanuts and flicked them into the trash can.

So sinful!

The puppy was stunned, with tears in his eyes, and ran away.

"Boring!" Hu Jiu complained, turning to ask the old man, "Can you tell me about Mr. Peng? What's the point of his birthday banquet?"

The old man ignored him at all.

"Let me ask." Yue Renchun whispered close to Hu Jiu, "I'm afraid that old man is not a normal person, so he needs to use some special means."

Hu Jiu straightened the folds of his clothes: "Do you need me to avoid it?"

"No need." Yue Renchun said with deep eyes, "After all... we are partners now."

As he spoke, he unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, revealing a gold chain with a gemstone pendant that had been hidden by his clothes.

When the gem of unknown material was illuminated, it reflected the bright blue fire color, casting a layer of coquettish tones on the surrounding walls and floors.

The old man sitting in front of the counter suddenly raised his head, and his numb face flashed with intelligence for a moment, followed by fine and overlapping murmurs, as if there were countless invisible people whispering in his ears.

Yue Renchun's voice was hollow, and he asked about the secret of Shoucun.

The old man spoke in a vague tone, slowly recounting the buried past——

"When I was a child, this place was not called Shoucun. The people at that time were very poor and often did not have enough to eat. One year there was a famine and many people starved to death. It was this year that Mr. Peng came ”

"Mr. Peng was only in his thirties at that time. He was a talented person, but the village was xenophobic and did not welcome him at first. But Mr. Peng was a good man, good at charity, helping people in need, and his personal conduct was impeccable. He was so hungry that he was skin and bones, but he still picked up the food. I used up my little savings to help the poor.”

"Mr. Peng was generous and kind, and the villagers gradually accepted him. Later, he settled here."

"Mr. Peng is educated and has medical skills. He often provides free medical treatment to villagers, takes care of the elderly, and teaches children to read and write."

"The patients he treated, no matter how serious their illness was, would recover quickly; the old people he took care of, no matter how cunning and mean, would become kind and kind; the children he taught, no matter how naughty and rebellious, would become well-behaved and sensible ”

"Mr. Peng is also good at keeping in good health. The elderly in the village are getting older and older, and he has become more virtuous and respectable. Later, he was elected as the village chief and renamed the village Longevity Village."

The old man talked endlessly and seemed to have nothing to hide.

Yue Renchun asked: "There haven't been any weird things in the village these years? Why has Shoucun become so weird now?"

The old man's expression suddenly distorted, and he stared directly at Yue Renchun. He seemed unable to speak, but was forced to speak for some reason.

The two forces competed with each other on him. After a moment of silence, the old man opened his mouth and made a hoarse, low and incomprehensible sound in an inhuman tone, like a giant exploding in the water, chaotic and suffocating.

Hu Jiu, who was watching the whole process, summoned a blood-stained white silk, ready to take action at any time.

"Wait!" Yue Renchun changed the question: "Is the abnormality in the village related to Mr. Peng?"

"Yes..." The old man seemed to be strangled by the neck, and with great difficulty squeezed out a byte from the depths of his throat.

After that, his eyes widened, his eyeballs protruded, the blood vessels near his temples swelled and spread, and his whole person was in an extremely ferocious state.

Yue Renchun raised his hand to try to appease the other party, and the brilliance of the gem became more and more evil. The old man recovered a little, and after a while he completely changed back to his original state. He just looked very tired, his expression was dull and his eyes were unfocused. No matter what he asked again, he would only say "I don't know."

"He is just like the ordinary villagers outside." Yue Renchun's face was pale and his breathing was a little messy. "Mr. Peng in the past should be Mrs. Peng now. Will he be the source of the supernatural incidents in Shouchun Village?"

Hu Jiu nodded in agreement: "You are talking nonsense."

Yue Renchun calmed down his expression and looked at Hu Jiu: "I don't believe there is such a selfless and dedicated person as 'Mr. Peng' in the world. I'm afraid he has ulterior motives for being a Virgin in such a remote place."

Hu Jiu stared at Yue Renchun meaningfully and made a double entendre: "If you show your courtesy for nothing, you will be either a traitor or a thief!"

Yue Renchun was stunned for a moment, then he came close to Hu Jiu, his eyes bright and the corners of his mouth raised: "I am neither an adulterer nor a thief. I just... want to live a good life."

Hu Jiu chuckled: "I hope so."