Thriller Tour Group

While Wang Pengpai was preparing for the attraction, he constantly felt a chilly sensation on his back. It was as if something was peeping on him, and this feeling of being watched by someone seemed to come from every direction, almost causing him to have a mental breakdown.

Even Zhao Hongtu and the others felt the same sensation.

At eleven o’clock in the morning, an hour before the washing on the third day custom, they got together again and discussed what each of them had prepared in a low voice. To be on the safe side, they didn’t prepare any items that represented well wishes like “hoping that babies would be braver,” “more agile,” or “stronger.” Instead, they chose the best among the bad bunch, and carefully selected some eccentric items, which had less of an impact on the growth of the evil babies in their tummies. 

For example, for gold and silver, a liter of food, and so on, each person should prepare no more than three things.

Even so, each of them had a minimum of six affinity points with the babies. Almost every time they prepared something, they would add two points to their affinities.

“It’s too high.”

Wang Pengpai said. His eyebrows remained unmoved, as he gestured everyone with the number five using his hand. It was the safest for them to keep the affinity at five points.

“During the washing on the third day custom, we will have to invite the midwife. Everyone, please pay more attention then.”

“Yes.”

“If a midwife comes, I’ll kill them.”

Zhao Hong said, with a sharp expression on his face. After experiencing the peach-wood talisman attraction, he understood that the choice they made in the second scenic spot was more dangerous since they chose the ghost baby option. 

“Don’t be so nervous.”

Wang Pengpai smiled to ease the tension. “Guide III has killed the zombified flying fox king. Following that, all the people we meet will be small minions. We just have to be careful.”

He lowered his voice and said, “Pay more attention to the supernatural. Recently, my back always feels chilly.”

“I feel the same way.” 

After listening to his words, the others looked cold. Yu Hean hesitantly whispered, “Have all of you discovered that Wu Laoliu is constantly following us?”

While they were preparing things by the stream, the stilted building and the firepit, Yu Hean would subconsciously notice the presence of III-9 there, which caused him to be at ease. But while he saw III-9, he also saw Wu Laoliu’s sneaky figure behind him several times.

“I don’t think that old vegetable skin has good intentions. Everyone should be careful.”

Wu Laoliu? 

Wang Pengpai was stunned. He had only placed his focus on III-9, so he hadn’t noticed that Wu Laoliu had been following behind them. Because of Yu Hean’s reminder, he recollected his actions throughout the day carefully. Hiss, yes, every time he felt a chill creeping on his back, not only was III-9 there, but Wu Laoliu was also not far behind them.

Damn it, could it be that Wu Laoliu wanted to cause trouble? What did that local want?

Wang Pengpai’s small eyes sharpened.

. 

Wei Xun left Baby Bamboo Miao Village and went to Cordoned-off Village. Wu Laoliu’s wooden box was no longer in his hands. Before, he had communicated with Quda, who had come out from the ginseng and understood that with his current strength, he could not control any humans unless his body was completely mutated into a monster.

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With that settled, Wei Xun didn’t stay for much longer in Baby Bamboo Miao Village. With the maggots staring at Wang Pengpai, he simply went to Cordoned-off Village——Yu Hehui had appeared again. Wei Xun had a hunch that the washing on the third day custom in Cordoned-off Village had become more interesting. 

After all, there were five tourists but only four ghost babies. What would Yu Hehui do during the washing on the third day custom?

Would another ghost baby pop out, or would something else happen?

Wei Xun took out the glass bottle and shook the firefly in it. The firefly flashed. The light emitted by it was very bright and it looked very energetic. The thin limbs of the firefly scratched on the walls of the glass bottle. Wei Xun felt that the firefly was anticipating something.

Was it anticipating the washing on the third day custom? 

Moreover, ever since he came to Cordoned-off Village, Wei Xun always felt that there were many pairs of cold and resentful eyes watching his back. Wei Xun realized he would have a common topic to talk with Wang Pengpai about. After all, both of them constantly felt someone staring at their backs.

Icy and cold line of sight.

Wei Xun didn’t avoid the line of sight. He straightforwardly raised his head to stare at the other party. The person saw that he was looking at him and was stunned, before hurriedly lowering their head.

“What’s the matter?” 

Miao Fangfei noticed Yu Hehui’s peculiarity during their final discussion before the washing on the third day custom.

“I saw a firefly in Guide III’s hand. Guide III found it.”

Yu Hehui was a little embarrassed and smiled, and sighed as if he was reminiscing about something. “Our hometown is in the mountains and we couldn’t see many interesting sights. I told my brother before that when we grow up, we will go outside to see fireflies, the aurora, and the sea. I think that a human’s life is too short. We should use our eyes to personally view these sights. Otherwise, we would be making a loss.”

“Ah, sorry, I got sidetracked. Let’s continue our discussion.” 

Yu Hehui embarrassedly scratched his head. He smiled shyly and looked like a familiar boy next door.

But——

Miao Fangfei glanced at his stomach. It hadn’t grown bigger. Yu Hehui wasn’t harboring a ghost baby.

Would he act during the washing on the third day custom? 

Miao Fangfei, Hou Feihu, Shi Tao, and Lin Xi exchanged glances.

“During the washing on the third day custom, everyone should act together.” Miao Fangfei commanded.

This was what everyone had agreed on. After all, it was too difficult to find the things needed for the washing on the third day custom in Cordoned-off Village. Even if they found the things, they only found one or two copies of each. If they had to complete the washing on the third day custom separately, everyone would only possess a few items, and the ghost babies in their stomach may not necessarily be satisfied.

And the spiteful ghost Pingping would definitely not be satisfied. 

This was why everyone decided to gather the items needed and complete the washing on the third day custom together.

“I understand.”

Hou Feihu nodded and whispered, “What if……I give you my portion of items needed.”

Most of the things they had searched for were the same, such as the abacus, cattle’s horn, weighing scale, and so on. After nearly a hundred years, these scattered things in Cordoned-off Village were in a pristine condition, as compared to the other rotten furniture. They were still completely preserved, as if……someone had saved them specially for the washing on the third day custom. 

There was basically only one piece of each, so this was a very obvious hint.

Either everyone will complete the washing on the third day custom together, or……

They only required the cooperation of one ghost baby for the washing on the third day custom.

It was best if it was the former. If it was the latter, they may have to take a risk and gamble, and it would greatly rely on the cohesion of the team. After all, everyone had found two or three items, and the amount of items each person had could allow them to barely complete the washing on the third custom. If one person contributed their items to someone else and if that turned out to be the wrong judgment, they would be greatly disadvantaged. 

Hou Feihu believed in his judgment. If they really couldn’t complete the washing on the third day custom together, he would give Miao Fangfei what he had collected. After all, Miao Fangfei had once been possessed by a ghost. The ghost baby in her hands was most likely to be the one that they were conducting the washing on the third day custom for.

“What if the ghost baby in her stomach is not one with good intentions?”

In contrast, Shi Tao and Lin Xi hesitated.

“We all faced the same situation at the fetal flesh grave.” 

Shi Tao analyzed, “That is to say, the ghost babies all of us have gotten are the same, and the possibility that none of us are pregnant with a special ghost baby is higher.”

“That’s right.”

Lin Xi muttered, “I feel Yu, Yu Hehui is special. I’m not sure if he……”

Miao Fangfei stared at Lin Xi. He shut his mouth and stopped speaking. 

“Sigh, Brother Lin is joking. What’s so special about me?”

Yu Hehui didn’t know how the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange. With a silly smile, he scratched his hair and said, “We’ll decide when it happens later. Maybe we’ll be able to complete the washing on the third day custom together.”

Twelve o’clock, noon, was a delicate time. There were people who claimed that this time was the hour of Yang, because Yang energy was the highest at this hour of the day. There were others who claimed that it was the hour of Yin, because twelve o’clock was the time of the day when Yang and Yin energy exchanged.

When five dark, thin shadows appeared quietly at the gate of Cordoned-off Village, the atmosphere became gloomy and overcast, exerting a pressure that weighed on everyone’s heart. 

“It’s time for the washing on the third day custom——”

Bang!

The sharp sound of a gong banging broke the silence in the village. Each shadow held a gong in their hand and knocked it as they walked. The sound of the gong was sharp and harsh, like the creaking of a beast grinding its sharp teeth and claws.

“It’s time for the washing on the third day custom——” 

Amid the sharp sound of the gongs, the voices of the shadows also sounded particularly distorted. They were strange and unpredictable, unlike the voice a real human would have.

“After the baby completes the washing on the third day custom——their body will be as strong as a mountain——”

“The baby will takel a bath——the longer they take the more obedient they will grow to be——”

Wei Xun stood nearby and watched. When the five shadows appeared and started shouting, the firefly which had been lying quietly in the glass bottle suddenly became excited. It jumped up and down, showing a sense of urgency. Wei Xun could sense its emotions——the firefly was dazed yet excited. The ghost baby didn’t know what the custom was, but the washing on the third day custom must be very important to it. 

“Good child, go.”

Wei Xun opened the glass bottle and let the ghost baby out. The beautiful firefly didn’t leave immediately after flying out of the glass bottle, but circled around him, reluctant to leave.

“Do you still want to play ball?”

Wei Xun raised his eyebrow and spent 1000 points casually. He exchanged for a Human Placenta Ball and gave it to the ghost baby, saying “Take this and play with it yourself.” 

“Hehe, hahaha”

The firefly landed on the Human Placenta Ball, and Wei Xun vaguely heard the ghost baby’s happy and pure laughter.

“Hehehe——”

The Human Placenta Ball disappeared, and the firefly landed on the back of Wei Xun’s hand. It paced around Wei Xun several times before it left reluctantly. From the time Wei Xun had played with the ghost baby, it had ignorantly developed good feelings for Wei Xun. After he had killed the zombified flying fox king, the good feelings the ghost baby had for Wei Xun had turned into attachment. The ghost baby vaguely understood that what Wei Xun did was helpful to it. 

But it was leaving now.

The firefly rubbed the back of Wei Xun’s hand.

[Your esteemed self has gained the trust and love of the ghost fetus (Relative to the scene)]

[Duration: During this tour] 

[Effect: No effect]

[Note: What’s the use of the love of the weak ghost fetus? Of course, there’s no use. At best, the family of the ghost fetus will treat you better]

Family of the ghost fetus?

As the five tall and thin shadows approached Miao Fangfei and the others, even though the ghost fetus was reluctant to leave Wei Xun, it finally flew away. The glowing green light flew to Yu Hehui and was sucked into his belly. 

Yu Hehui’s stomach bulged.

Only Lin Xi, who was always watching III-9, noticed this scene.

He was stunned as he watched the firefly fly into Yu Hehui’s stomach.

[It is said that the pure soul of a baby who died young will turn into a firefly.] 

Lin Xi still remembered what Guide III said. Every word III-9 said was deeply engraved in his heart.

Guide III held the firefly in his hands. The firefly flew to Yu Hehui’s shoulder, and the pure soul of the deceased baby turned into a firefly.

Firefly, ghost baby. Ghost baby, firefly.

The items were sufficient for only one ghost baby to complete the washing on the third day custom, and  they were supposed to focus on a special ghost baby. 

Lin Xi’s body trembled slightly. He clenched his teeth and fist before turning around.

The others were negotiating with the “midwives,” but judging from the ugly faces of Miao Fangfei and the others, the negotiations were not going smoothly.

“There’s no other alternative. We can’t complete the custom together.”

Miao Fangfei frowned. When the five midwives arrived, they surrounded them and shouted “It’s time for the washing on the third day custom——” As they sped up and dragged their voices, they were trying to secretly urge them to hurry up to conduct the custom. Just by hearing their voices, one would feel panicky and experience a shortness of breath. But other than shouting, the midwives did nothing. 

Obviously, it wasn’t in line with the regulations of the attraction for the five of them to be together when completing the attraction. This time, they couldn’t complete the washing on the third day custom together. Furthermore, each of them was paired with a midwife.

Miao Fangfei and Hou Feihu looked at each other. Hou Feihu nodded seriously and gave Miao Fangfei a small bag of items without hesitation. Then he turned and walked to his room. A “midwife” staggered behind him.

Sure enough, they had to complete the custom separately!

Miao Fangfei, Shi Tao, Yu Hehui, and Lin Xi were left. The “midwives” moved forward and trapped them. They could vaguely detect the midwives’ malicious eyes sweeping their gazes over them, hidden under the shadow of their hoods. 

The atmosphere suddenly became more oppressive.