Chapter 242 Old and Young
Chapter 242 Old and Young
The sudden appearance of Old Lady Wu made Jiang Li's heart tremble, but compared to last night, Old Lady Wu was now normal, except that she still wrapped herself tightly in the cloak.

"I...we just want to stroll around the village." Jiang Li explained.

Old Mrs. Wu stared at her and spoke slowly, "I told you not to go out at night, but you ran away. Now we're one person less. Do you know how serious this is?"

run?
Of course I have to run...

If I had stayed in that room last night, it wouldn't just be a matter of missing one person.

However, the three of them were just thinking about this in their hearts, and no one was stupid enough to say it to Old Lady Wu.

"Come with me……"

Seeing that they remained silent, Old Lady Wu did not ask them anything. She closed the door and slowly led the way.

"The village chief's surname is Kang, you can just call him Village Chief Kang."

Old Mrs. Wu did not use any crutches or other tools. Although she looked extremely old, at least in her seventies, she moved very steadily.

The three of them nodded and, led by Old Lady Wu, walked towards the depths of the village.

The doors and windows on both sides of the road occasionally opened, revealing pairs of old eyes staring at Bai Yanliang and his group with longing.

Bai Yanliang and Yu Wenxuan were fine, but Jiang Li got goose bumps all over his body.

The looks from these old people were so strange, it was as if... they wanted to eat her alive.

The further you go in, the more old people you see. There are also some scattered empty houses on the edge of the village that are no longer occupied.

But once you get to the center, you'll find people in almost every household.

Although they are all dying old people.

"We're here, let's go in..."

Old Mrs. Wu stopped, said a simple sentence, and turned away, leaving no chance for Bai Yanliang and the other two to ask any questions.

The village chief's house is no different from other houses. One can smell a rotten smell before even walking in.

There were some disturbing gazes coming from all around, and the atmosphere here was a bit weird.

But Bai Yanliang and his friends had no other choice, so they immediately knocked on the door of Village Chief Kang's house.

"Come in!"

As soon as the door was knocked, a crisp sound was heard in the room.

Jiang Li's eyes widened: "Child?"

Yu Wenxuan was obviously also surprised. There were children in this village?
Isn't it said that all young people have died long ago?

Bai Yanliang's eyes fixed, and he hesitated for the first time.

Seeing Bai Yanliang's condition, Jiang Li and Yu Wenxuan also became secretly alert.

After a few breaths, Bai Yanliang pushed open the door.

"Squeak..."

The scene in the courtyard gradually appeared before the three people's eyes.

An old man, looking haggard, slumped in a recliner.

A delicate and pretty child sitting on a small wooden stool.

The old man could hardly open his eyes and stood up with difficulty, trying to see their appearance clearly.

A curious and clever one, with his hands and feet moving around all the time.

"I'm sorry to come and visit you, Village Chief Kang."

"Ah...ah..."

Village Chief Kang seemed to have finally seen the appearance of Bai Yanliang and the other two. He suddenly became like a madman, pointing at his mouth desperately, and then tried to get up tremblingly.

His old eyes were filled with tears, and all his wrinkles were filled with traces of misery.

"what……"

He seemed unable to make any sound, but his crying became louder and louder.

Bai Yanliang and the other two felt something was wrong when they saw this. Village Chief Kang's condition was completely beyond their expectations.

Jiang Li covered her ears, but Village Chief Kang's strange and miserable cry still penetrated into her brain.

Although he was ready to escape at any time, Village Chief Kang did not make any unusual moves except crying loudly.

But the current situation is very strange.

According to Old Mrs. Wu, it was Village Chief Kang who asked "them" to come, and she was only responsible for receiving them.

But they were clearly guided here by Wu Ji's mission, and what Village Chief Kang was really looking for should be another group of people.

Moreover, in this state, Village Chief Kang is unable to express himself at all. He is too old, so old that he can't even speak.

The dead air that emanated from him formed a sharp contrast with the delicate and graceful child beside him. Although the child's eyes were full of curiosity, he didn't say a word.

...He is old enough to understand things. Bai Yanliang thought about himself when he was young and felt that the child in front of him was someone he could communicate with.

So he simply ignored Village Chief Kang who was still crying loudly and waved to the boy.

"Come here, let me ask you something."

The boy glanced at Bai Yanliang, then turned back to look at Village Chief Kang, who was lying on the recliner with tears in his eyes.

After a moment, he finally stood up from the small wooden stool and walked in front of Bai Yanliang and the other two.

"Tell me, what's your name?" The person asking the question was Jiang Li.

The boy blinked and replied, "My name is Kang Kang!"

Very crisp and lively sound.

Jiang Li was very glad to hear such a lively sound in this village that looked like it was dead.

"Is he your grandfather?"

Bai Yanliang suddenly asked.

Bai Yanliang's tone was strange, or rather... stiff.

He spoke like someone who had no idea how to raise a child, and his tone was not gentle at all.

Kang Kang seemed to be frightened by Bai Yanliang as well. He lowered his head and looked at his toes, not daring to look at Bai Yanliang.

"Let me do it." Jiang Li glanced at Bai Yanliang. Although he didn't say anything, there was some surprise in his eyes.

It turns out that Bai Yanliang also has things he is not good at.

Yu Wenxuan looked at Bai Yanliang thoughtfully, then at Kang Kang, without saying anything.

"Tell my sister, is Village Chief Kang your grandfather?"

Jiang Li asked with a smile.

Her gentle tone seemed to make Kang Kang feel at ease. He secretly raised his head, first glanced at Bai Yanliang, then looked at Jiang Li and shook his head.

"dad……"

The two words Kang Kang uttered were very surprising.

"What?" Jiang Li asked again, as if he didn't hear clearly.

"Dad...he's my dad!"

Kang Kang shouted angrily.

Yu Wenxuan smiled meaningfully, "I never knew that Village Chief Kang is still as strong as ever, and his skills are still as good as before."

Jiang Li ignored him. Although it seemed unbelievable, it was impossible for a child to mistake his own father, right?

Moreover, Kang Kang and Village Chief Kang do look somewhat similar.

Maybe God saw that Zhongyuan Village was lacking young people and was about to die out, so he allowed Village Chief Kang to have a son late in life.

"Hey...Kan Kang, what happened to your father? Do you know why he is crying?"

Jiang Li asked softly.

Kang Kang nodded, then shook his head: "Dad always cries, I don't know why..."

Jiang Li touched Kang Kang's head, stood up and looked at Bai Yanliang and Yu Wenxuan.

"It seems that we can't get any clues from Village Chief Kang. He is so old that he can't even speak."

Is it really... like this?

Bai Yanliang looked at Village Chief Kang, who was lying on the recliner with tears in his eyes. He had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Well, let's go."

Time is tight, and they have to go deeper into the village to see what the similarities and differences are between the place where Lu Guo saw the stranger and the place where Xu Zhifei saw his own face.

However, just as the three were preparing to leave, Village Chief Kang's reaction was even louder.

“Ah…Ah!!!!”

The three of them turned around and saw Kang Kang patting his chest gently, but his eyes were fixed on Bai Yanliang and the other two.

He seemed to have something to say, but he was so old that just crying had used up all his energy.

Yu Wenxuan glanced at him and said:

"Let's go."

(End of this chapter)