It's better to imagine a boyfriend than to attack the villain

Chapter 197 World 10: Inquiry

The next morning, sunlight filtered through the mottled leaves, casting golden specks of light across the ground. Chen Huyi slowly opened his eyes, a faint glow emanating from his body. As the light gradually faded, he successfully transformed into a human form.

He carefully took out a warm jade pendant and gently placed Yue Youyou inside. The jade pendant seemed to have magical powers, able to accommodate the tiny Yue Youyou without being noticed.

Afterwards, Chen Huyi tied the jade pendant around his neck. The jade pendant fell in front of his chest, emitting a soft halo.

He looked up at the red sun rising in the east, took a deep breath, and walked towards the village.

Along the way, he knocked on every door, but most of the houses kept their doors closed and did not respond to the strange visitor.

I walked all the way to the end of the village, and finally a door slowly opened.

"Hello, Auntie! I am passing by your precious place and am very thirsty. Could I have a glass of water to quench my thirst?" Chen Juyi politely bowed to the Auntie standing at the door.

The lady looked Chen Yuyi up and down, her eyes rolling, then she stepped aside to make way: "Come in."

"Oh, thank you, Auntie." Chen Huyi showed a happy expression on his face, and hurriedly thanked her and walked into the house.

After entering the house, Chen Huyi followed the old lady's instructions and sat down at the table, picked up the glass of water on the table and drank it all.

The old lady looked at him curiously and asked, "Sir, are you from Yingzhou?" Although the old lady had not left this small village many times, she knew that the nearest prosperous city was Yingzhou.

Looking at Chen Huyi's clothes and the temperament revealed in his every move, he looks like a pampered young master from a wealthy family.

Chen Huyi smiled and nodded, then replied, "That's right. The Master asked me to personally experience the beauty of famous mountains and rivers, so I came out to study and happened to pass by here."

After saying that, he picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then continued chatting with the old lady.

"Auntie, why is this village so deserted and quiet? It's very different from what I saw along the way! At this time, shouldn't everyone be busy in the fields? Why don't I see anyone working?" Chen Huyi asked curiously.

The old lady looked solemn and sighed deeply: "Alas, young master, you don't know that there are not many people in our village willing to farm the fields." As she spoke, she shook her head helplessly.

Hearing this, Chen Yuyi couldn't help but frown and asked, "Oh? Why is that? Is it because of a poor harvest, or is there some other reason?"

The old lady slowly raised her head, a hint of fear and sadness in her eyes: "To be honest, young master, our village is full of resentment right now! Even the fields can't be cultivated normally! And at night, children often die inexplicably..."

"Alas, it's all those evil spirits that are causing trouble. They are taking revenge on us madly!" When she said this, the old lady's voice trembled slightly, as if she recalled some terrible things.

"Revenge?" Chen Huyi widened his eyes and asked curiously, "I am very interested in this. I wonder if you could reveal more about it?" He looked so eager to learn, like a child waiting for the story to begin.

"Since you're so eager to hear it, I can tell you." The old lady nodded, then slowly began to speak, "Our village is called Peach Blossom Village. Back in the day, every spring, the mountains and hills were covered in blooming peach blossoms."

From afar, the village looks like a pink cloud covering the entire area. The paths crisscross the fields, and the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking echo in the air. It truly feels like the paradise described by Tao Yuanming.

The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly, as if immersed in the beautiful memories of the past.

At that time, transportation in the village was not as convenient as it is now, and the river did not pass through the village like it does now. Therefore, very few outsiders could come here.

At that time, the villagers got along very well, just like one family. If a young man or woman fell in love with each other, they would get married without caring about whether they were close relatives or not.

In this way, generation after generation of people lived and multiplied here, leading a peaceful and happy life. However, no one expected that such harmonious and peaceful days would come to an abrupt end one day.

The old lady's expression suddenly grew serious, and her voice unconsciously lowered. "I don't know when it started, but a terrible curse has inexplicably fallen upon our village..."

In this isolated village, bizarre things often happen. People here often give birth to children with strange, hideous, and even terrifying appearances, and many children are born with mental retardation.

However, in this place full of strange phenomena, there lived a woman of extraordinary beauty. Her appearance was considered the most charming and beautiful at the time, like a blooming flower, attracting the attention of many men.

Many young and strong men fell in love with her, but in the end the woman chose to marry the most honest and upright young man in the village.

After marriage, the couple supported each other and cared for each other, creating a warm and harmonious family atmosphere. The couple was not only hardworking, but also worked together to fight for their lives.

In this way, their life became more and more prosperous, and they were so happy that people envied them.

But things don't always go as planned. After this beautiful woman went through ten difficult months of pregnancy, the baby she gave birth to was a deformed baby without a brain!

This sudden change scared everyone. In addition to being terrified, everyone accused and cursed the woman, saying that she was a monster.

As for the poor brainless child, no one knew where he had gone. And from that moment on, the status of this once highly respected woman in the family plummeted.

Fortunately, there had been various rumors and curses about the "evil spirit" before, so she was not ruthlessly abandoned by her husband's family.

Faced with such a predicament, the parents-in-law were extremely anxious and quickly invited a respected elder in the village to come and cast a spell and set up an altar in order to drive away the bad luck in the house and pray to God to bless the next child with a healthy, plump, and fair grandson.

Strangely enough, although other women had experienced abnormal births once, they returned to normal after that, and no abnormalities occurred again. As time went on, the villagers seemed to have gradually become accustomed to this strange phenomenon.

But the beautiful woman was destined for misfortune. In the years that followed, she became pregnant and gave birth again and again, but each baby was without exception deformed.

Five babies in total, all looking like this! This series of blows plunged the once happy family into deep pain and despair.

My husband's family blamed everything on my mother. They cursed angrily, "It's such a misfortune for our family! Why did they marry a disaster like you?" Their words were full of resentment and anger.

As for the woman, her health has been deteriorating since she gave birth to her first child.

Because she has not received proper care, she, who was once as beautiful as a flower and had a face that would bring good luck to her husband, has now become haggard and skinny, exuding an unlucky aura from her whole body, which makes people feel disgusted.

The husband who used to be so gentle and caring towards her had now lost all his tenderness and affection. Not only did he ignore his wife, he even secretly had an affair with her cousin, developing a secret love affair with her.

However, faced with such a situation, the parents-in-law chose to turn a blind eye and let it go completely, with no intention of disciplining their son or protecting their daughter-in-law.

The poor girl was trapped in her husband's house, caught between a rock and a hard place. She wanted to leave this heartbroken place, but she had nowhere to go; she wanted to return to her parents' home for comfort and support, but she felt ashamed to face her parents and relatives.

So she could only endure all the pain and torture silently, living a tormenting life day after day.