The raindrops are cold and chilly.
Dark clouds were approaching, thunder was rolling, and heavy rain was about to begin.
"Let's go." The paper man Xu calmed down the expression on his face and urged in a low voice.
I hurried towards the end of the village.
After a while, the surrounding houses and courtyards began to become sparse, and the woods slowly became denser.
Finally, the courtyard wall of Granny He Gui's house came into view.
Although the light was much darker, the vision was still clear.
It can be seen at a glance that there has been no damage to He Guipo's courtyard. The branches of the poplar trees were swaying in the night wind.
There was a crisp crackling sound, like someone clapping.
I hurriedly walked to the entrance of the courtyard, not caring about anything else, and shouted: "He pheasant!"
My voice is not quiet and can definitely be heard by people in the room.
There was even an echo in the courtyard.
But my call didn't get any response.
The courtyard door was closed tightly, and the hall door was also closed tightly, as if no one was home.
My heart skipped a beat, and I felt like shouting again unnaturally.
The paper man Xu raised his hand and made a gesture of silence.
"There's no need to shout, there's no one at home." The paper man Xu's voice was much lowered. He pushed his hand directly and pushed the courtyard door completely open.
The raindrops began to become denser and fell in pitter-patter patterns.
"Come in and take shelter from the rain." Paperman Xu held his backpack on his chest and hurried towards the main room.
I followed quickly, and soon the two of them arrived at the door of the main room, and the paper man Xu pushed open the door and entered.
It was dark on a rainy night and it was almost impossible to see inside the house.
What makes me uneasy is, He Pheasant and He Gui Po Zi, where did they go?
The dim candlelight lit up, dispersing some of the darkness. It was the paper man Xu who lit the candle on the table.
At a glance, the house was neat and clean, with no signs of fighting or being rummaged through.
"He Pheasant and He Gu Po, have you gone out to do errands?" After hesitating, I subconsciously said.
Paperman Xu still shook his head, frowning and said: "If the watchman has come, then this house will definitely not be saved. If you fight, it will be life and death. No matter what happens, someone will be seriously injured. There will be no trace of fighting at all..."
"The watchman didn't come? You should ask a villager if someone invited He Gui Granny and the others away."
While the paper man Xu was speaking, rumbles of thunder continued, and lightning flashed across the night sky, bringing dazzling white light.
The rain was so heavy that it seemed to pour down.
Waves of water vapor kept rushing into the house, and I even felt that my face was a little wet.
It's not appropriate to go out to find the villagers now when it's raining heavily.
I calmed myself down and whispered: "Wait a minute, the rain will subside a little." During this period, the paper man Xu had already begun to search for clues in the entire house.
After I calmed down, I pulled up a chair and sat down, staring blankly at the candles for a while and then outside the room.
I can't explain my mood at the moment, but nothing can happen to He Zhi.
The sound of pounding rain kept beating in the eardrums, making people feel more and more restless.
A feeling of hunger and thirst came from my belly, and I didn't bring much dry food with me. I got up and walked towards the kitchen.
The paper man Xu had already walked around the house and was now sitting in the usual position of Granny He. It was obvious that he had found nothing.
There was rice, flour, and everything in the kitchen. I quickly made a lot of food, carried it to the main room, and asked the paper man to come and have something to eat.
The two of us had just moved our stools and sat down around the wooden table, picked up our chopsticks and took a few bites, when suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside the courtyard!
The sound came so suddenly that the paper man Xu's expression suddenly turned cold. He slapped the chopsticks onto the table with a "snap", and pulled his other hand from his shoulder. He let out a squeak, and the steel wire reflected the silver light, and a piece of paper pricked the person's stool. Run towards the door!
There was a soft whooshing sound, like the sound of breaking through the air, followed by another snapping sound, and the paper hit the person in the head and he was slapped with a stick!
The paper man Xu stood up suddenly and moved his other hand.
The person who got into the house in the rain was a slender figure.
Her whole body was wet from the rain, her hair was stuck to her face, and her eyes were full of surprise.
In an instant, my body froze suddenly, and my eyes looking at that figure were filled with surprise!
"What pheasant?! Uncle Xu, stop!" At this time, the paper man Xu had already pulled out the second steel wire. I didn't care about anything else and jumped in front of the paper man Xu.
He Zhi's handsome face was slightly pale, and the surprise in her eyes suddenly relaxed a little, and she glared at me fiercely.
The next moment, a look of panic appeared in He Fei's eyes, and he glanced back, as if there was something terrifying outside the house.
She carefully closed the door, jumped to the wooden table, blew out the candle with a breath...
The room suddenly became invisible.
"He Pheasant... you..." I was also surprised.
"Shh... don't talk anymore if you don't want to die, they are coming again..." He Zhi's voice was extremely low, with uncontrollable fear in his tone.
In my previous contact with He Pheasant, she rarely showed fear.
who are they?
I didn't dare to make any more noise, and the paper man Xu didn't make any more noise.
There was lightning and thunder outside the window, and the rain was heavy.
In the gaps between the doors and windows, the white light of lightning was faintly reflected!
I was shocked to find that at some point, the paper figurine Xu was covered with another piece of paper.
The black and red rough human leather texture was so sinister that it made people shudder.
Paperman Xu, did you notice something?
I really wanted to ask He Pheasant, but I didn't dare to speak out. He Pheasant was facing the door of the hall, his body slightly arched, holding a mourning stick in one hand and a ghost knife in the other. It was obviously a gesture of full alertness.
There was another roar of thunder, deafening.
After the thunder, a gong sound of "dang" suddenly came.
This gong may not sound loud, but it seems to suppress all the sounds of rain and resound deep in people's consciousness.
"The night is dark and windy, and thieves are coming. Be careful of candles!"
There was a bit of shrillness in the hoarse voice. This special accent completely suppressed the sound of the rain.
Cold sweat suddenly broke out on my forehead, and my eyes were fixed on the door...
The people outside are watchmen! ?
Suddenly I thought of a possibility.
The watchman must have been here for more than a day or two. He Zhi and He Gui's mother-in-law and grandson have been avoiding the watchman, so they didn't go home?
And after we arrived, we were discovered by He Zhi and the others, so we came to inform them?
Just when I thought of this, there were two more "dang-dang" gongs.
"It's dusk at the time of Xu, when the human essence is exhausted! The first watch has arrived, and the old dog is guarding the door!" The hoarse, high-pitched voice penetrated the eardrums again.
I suddenly felt an indescribable tiredness, my legs and feet were so sore that I couldn't stand still, and I fell diagonally forward...
I was shocked. If I fell to the ground, the watchman would immediately find out that there was someone in the house!
But I was too weak and couldn't control my body at all...
