C6

She held Cheng Xiu's hand and walked outside, thinking that if worst comes to worst, she could just cover the little bastard's eyes with her hands.

One man and one ghost, walking at a leisurely pace. Rong Chen was worried that Cheng Xiu would be hungry, so he grabbed a handful of peanuts that Jiang Xinhe delivered last night and started casting a spell on the peanut shell. From time to time, he would stuff one into Cheng Xiu's mouth.

Cheng Xiu obediently ate it.

Rong Shen brought him to the village entrance. After walking for a while, he realized that something was wrong.

She and Cheng Xiu lived in the small courtyard at the end of the village. It was a lonely little yard, a few dozen steps away from the nearest family, unlike the other families in the village, which lived side by side.

From the looks of it, Rong Chen and Cheng Xiu's small courtyard was separated by the village.

Usually, other than the children and Jiang Xinhe, almost no one would visit them. Thus, Rong Chen was not familiar with the people in the village. But now, she and Cheng Xiu were walking on the road.

She realized that no one came out of the house but opened the door a crack and pointed at her and Cheng Xiu. Their eyes were filled with hatred but mostly with fear and terror.

"This has never happened before in the village …"

"It must be related to that siblings! Ever since they came to our village, I've felt very strange … "

"Have you seen anyone so good-looking? Both brother and sister are alike. It must be some of the monsters in the mountains that transformed! "

"Exactly! Those people died because their lives were taken! "

"…"

Rong Chen had heard all the discussions, and even though Cheng Xiu couldn't hear them clearly, he also realized that something was amiss.

He glanced at the person hiding behind the door, then raised his head to look at Rong Chen. He pursed his lips slightly, his eyes filled with doubt.

She lowered her head to look at Cheng Xiu, then suddenly squatted down and said to him, "Let's go another way."

"Alright." Cheng Xiu nodded obediently.

Rong Shen led him around a corner and directly left the village from the side. They walked along the small road that led to the town, completely ignoring the discussions of those people behind them.

After they walked down the road, they saw a horse carriage parked by the roadside. The driver was wrapped in a black cloak and wore a bamboo hat. He bent over to carry Cheng Xiu onto the horse carriage.

Cheng Xiu took a step back and looked at Rong Chen seriously.

Seeing Cheng Xiu climb onto the carriage, she also jumped onto the carriage. She stretched out her hand to rub Cheng Xiu's head and praised him, "Cheng Xiu is too tall."

Cheng Xiu turned his head to look at her. Seeing the smile on her face, he pursed his lips and smiled as well.

The carriage slowly made its way to the town.

Cheng Xiu had eaten his fill in the town, so he was in no hurry to go back. He took him around the streets, carrying candy bars and a box of pastries.

Cheng Xiu was also holding a box of pastries in his hands as he leisurely ate it.

A man and a ghost had long since forgotten about the matter of being pointed at when they left the village.

Rong Chen was in a good mood as he bit a stick of candied fruits that Cheng Xiu had stuffed into his mouth. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the sky. It was different from the gloomy village. The weather was not bad, and there was even a small sun.

Although he couldn't feel the warmth from it, he still liked it a lot.

In this short moment of absent-mindedness, Cheng Xiu, who was walking in front, was suddenly hit by the kid who rushed out from the corner and took a step back.

If not for the fact that Rong Chen was standing right behind him, he would have fallen to the ground.