"Oh, it's so scary, so many chickens are all dead."
"Yes, and the chicken's body is dry...it seems like all the blood has been sucked dry."
"Look, the dog next to me is the same. Such a ferocious big yellow dog has now turned into a skinny mummy."
"This is definitely not done by chicken thieves. It is probably some wild beasts in the mountains."
"Beast? Have you ever seen this kind of beast? I'm afraid it was caused by something dirty. It's so evil."
People in the village were talking in front of the yard, which made Xia Degui's heart beat wildly.
He pushed through the crowd and walked to the front.
I saw dead chickens all over the yard, and a dead dog lying next to it.
Just like what people in the village were talking about, they were all dry corpses...
It was obvious that there was not even a drop of blood in the body!
The aunt next door was sitting on a pile of chicken carcasses, crying loudly. Her husband was comforting her and trying to pull her up from the ground.
Xia Sanjin, the village party secretary, was also nearby and kept persuading.
Looking at this scene, Xia Degui felt a chill in his heart!
He suddenly thought of the footsteps walking back and forth in his main room last night, and the last muddy footprints of the children he saw.
"Could it be..."
A terrible thought came to Xia Degui's mind.
Then he looked around in the yard next door.
really!
He found a series of small footprints - very hidden near the fence of the yard. If you don't search carefully, you will never be discovered.
Xia Degui's scalp suddenly exploded.
My whole body was shaking.
He was almost certain that...the dead chickens and dogs all over the yard were killed by the thing that walked back and forth in his house last night.
As for whether that thing is his daughter Xiaomi back?
Xia Degui was not sure.
After a whole morning of noise, Xia Sanjin finally calmed down the family.
Just as he was about to go back to rest, Xia Degui took the initiative to find him...
He told what happened last night, which made Xia Sanjin panic, thinking that this was probably a trouble!
But I didn’t know what to do for a while, so I could only say that we would have to wait and see.
Maybe this kind of thing happens once in a while and won't happen again.
Who would have known that something even more weird and terrifying happened that night!
Xia Degui may have not slept well last night and was tired during the day, but he fell asleep quickly that night...
Sleeping until midnight, he suddenly woke up inexplicably, only to find that his wife Xia Dong was missing!
"Did you get up at night to go to the bathroom?"
Xia Degui thought.
At that time, even if the houses in rural areas were built with three floors, it was not customary to design a bathroom in the master bedroom - after all, there was no running water.
Therefore, the toilet is still built outside the house. You need to get out of the bedroom first and go through the main room to the other side of the first floor. Then open a small door and go out.
Xia Degui lay in the dark, waiting for his wife to come back from using the toilet.
But he felt that almost half an hour had passed, and Xia Dong hadn't come back yet.
Even if it’s constipation, it should be over after such a long time, right?
Xia Degui called out twice tentatively.
"Wife, wife?"
No response.
It stands to reason that in such a quiet night, even if you are going to the toilet on the other side of the house, you can still hear your shouting.
But, still no response.
At this time, Xia Degui's mind was out of control.
His thoughts began to spread, and he thought of what happened last night...the footsteps in the main room, the muddy footprints on the ground, and the tragic death of the chicken and dog next door.
"No! We have to go and see if she is in any danger."
Xia Degui still cared about his wife very much.
He quickly got out of bed and prepared to walk to the toilet.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the bedroom, he heard bursts of crying voices coming from the hall in front... It seemed a bit scary in the silent night.
Xia Degui was a little scared and listened carefully.
It seems to be the voice of my wife Xia Dong?
Why did you stay up late at night and go to the main room to talk to yourself?
Xia Degui held his breath and picked up a kerosene lamp from the table in the corner of the corridor.
After lighting it, he held it in his hand and walked slowly to the main room.
Then, under the dim kerosene light, he saw his wife Xia Dong squatting on the ground, with her back to him, crying and laughing while whispering something.
She didn't even notice that she was walking over with a kerosene lamp!
"Is it sleepwalking? I heard that some people will suffer from this weird disease because of mental shock."
Xia Degui thought with a frown.
By some strange mistake, he did not step forward, but stood a few meters behind Xia Dong with a kerosene lamp in hand, wanting to hear what she was mumbling about.
As a result, hearing this scared him so much that his hands and feet became cold and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Xia Dong is talking about...
"My good daughter, Xiaomi, have you lost weight in just a few days? Mom is very distressed."
"Is it cold underground? Are there any snakes, rats, bugs, etc. in the soil to bully you?"
"No, that's good, that's good."
"You said you scared dad when you came back last night? It doesn't matter, dad also likes you very much. He won't be scared."
"You said you were hungry and ate some chickens and dogs from the aunt next door? It's okay, my aunt also likes you and can let you eat."
"Come, mother, give your good daughter a hug."
Xia Dong seemed to be talking to an invisible person, speaking without listening.
And Xia Degui in the back became more and more horrified the more he listened!
Then he also saw that Xia Dong's upper body leaned forward slightly and made a hugging movement - she was clearly hugging the air, but her hair moved and the clothes on her shoulders were pressed into a wrinkle.
It was as if there really was a little girl in front of her, responding to her hug!
Xia Degui was so scared that his scalp was numb.
He mustered up the last of his courage and roared.
"Xia Dong, what are you doing?! What nonsense are you talking about? You're still sleepwalking. Xiaomi is dead, and people can't be resurrected, you know? Don't go crazy."
Hearing him speak, Xia Dong slowly turned around.
Her face was relatively normal, but her eyes were slightly red and swollen from crying.
She looked at Xia Degui and said while crying and laughing.
"Husband, our good daughter is back, really back. Look, look at her!"
Xia Dong stood up, stretched out his hand to the side - as if he was really holding a little girl's hand, and approached Xia Degui.
"Stop! Don't come over. Wife, stop talking nonsense. Go back to bed with me quickly. I..."
The words just fell.
The kerosene lamp in Xia Degui's hand suddenly and silently went out.
The entire hall suddenly fell into boundless darkness.
You know, there is a long oval glass lampshade on the kerosene lamp - larger at the bottom and smaller at the top, with only an air outlet at the top.
So even when the wind is blowing, the kerosene lamp can burn normally and will not go out!
At this moment, in my own home, there is not even a breath of wind.
How could a kerosene lamp go out?
Xia Degui was so frightened that he almost knelt down!
At the same time, he suddenly felt a rotten smell mixed with earthy smell in his nose... It seemed that something was in front of him.
