Chapter 127 : Are You Human or Demon?
Translator: Henyee TranslationsEditor: Henyee Translations
“Why?” Tang Li asked curiously. “Can’t we take this path?”
“The retarded girl’s house is over there. She doesn’t let anyone go near her house. Otherwise, she will bite people when she sees them.”
“Does she normally bite?”
“She doesn’t normally bite, but she’ll bite when someone is near her house.”
Seeing that Mrs. Li looked very worried, Tang Li decided to take a different path.
After they walked for a while, they saw a woman with disheveled hair and colorful clothes squatting by the canal, picking chrysanthemums and sticking them on her head. She was singing a song that no one understood.
Mrs. Li quickly told Tang Li, “Miss Tang, she’s the retarded girl we told you about.”
Tang Li looked at the woman opposite her. She was facing them sideways. Her messy hair covered her entire face, so her face could not be seen.
“Miss Tang, let’s go. Otherwise, she will scare you later.”
Mrs. Li thought that Tang Li was a rich lady from Imperial Capital, so If she was frightened by a retarded girl, she might blame her.
This time, Tang Li did not listen to Mrs. Li. She stood there and listened to the woman sing.
‘The woman’s voice was very clean and bright. When Tang Li listened carefully, she could hear a hint of sadness in it. As Tang Li listened, she frowned and said to Mrs. Li, looking into her eyes, “You can go back first.”
For some reason, Mrs. Li was convinced by the firmness in Tang Li’s eyes. She nodded and turned to leave.
Tang Li then walked to the woman’s side.
The woman seemed not to have heard the approaching footsteps. She was still singing in a trance as she stuck the wild chrysanthemum on her head.
Tang Li asked, “Tell me, what did you see on the mountain?”
Her voice echoed in the woman’s mind as if it had a magic effect.
The woman’s body trembled. Then, she slowly turned to look at Tang Li.
Their eyes met.
‘The woman’s eyes were like water, pure and clean. Then, she smiled at Tang Li and turned around to pick the chrysanthemum while singing.
Tang Li stood there and looked at her for a long while before turning to leave.
“Since you want to help people, tell me about the situation here.”
‘The man covered his chest and sneered. He said coldly, “Why would I want to help people? What does their death have anything to do with me?”
Then, he raised his head to look at Tang Li and shouted at her fiercely, “Everyone is afraid of my face, that’s why they don’t dare to come up the mountain. I haven’t seen such a beautiful young woman in a long time. If you don’t want to leave, stay with me.”
After saying that, he pounced on Tang Li.
Tang Li snapped her fingers, and the man froze on the spot.
Tang Li looked into his eyes and said to him, “I live in the village head’s house.”
Then, she snapped her fingers again and turned to leave.
After Tang Li was gone, the man moved his body, and only then did he realize that he could move now. He subconsciously turned to look behind him and saw that the collapsed thatched house had returned to its original state.
He looked at the thatched house in a daze.
Tang Li did not plan to visit the mountain today. There were more than a hundred families living at the foot of the mountain. She had to ensure their safety first, so she went straight back to Mr. Li’s house.
At that moment, everyone was planning to go out to look for her. When First Uncle saw her, he quickly walked over and asked, “Li, why didn’t you come back with Mrs. Li?”
Without batting an eye, Tang Li said, “I’ve never seen such scenery before, so I walked around the fields.”
First Uncle looked at her face for two seconds before nodding, He said seriously, “Don’t go out alone next time. Take the bodyguards with you.”
“Got it.”
It was already past four in the afternoon. In order to treat Tang Li and the others, Mrs. Li had already started killing chickens and geese. Even the neighbors came over to help. At first, everyone was still very ill-at-ease.
But as Tang Li asked the bodyguards to return to their room and went upstairs, those people felt comfortable and started chatting.
Tang Li stood by the window and looked into the distance. The retarded woman appeared in her line of sight again. At that moment, a few men walked past her. When the men saw her, they ran away in fear.
The weather in the village changed drastically. When it was about time for dinner, it suddenly rained.
The people who came to help went back.
After the meal, the rain had yet to subside. Mr. Li stood at the door and muttered, “This rain sure is annoying. Didn’t the weather forecast say that it won’t rain in the next two days? The weather forecast is too inaccurate nowadays..”