I open an adventure house in the mysterious world of recovery

Chapter 21 The Eagle’s Bet

After several hours of galloping, Tang Long had arrived near Huanggang Village.

"It's no longer safe here." Taking a deep breath, he pulled open the gold body bag on the co-pilot's head.

A ghost can suppress the number of ghosts it owns without any solution. The way to avoid being attacked is to have more ghosts gathered in a certain range than it has on its body.

This range is about the size of a small room, and there are countless ghosts imprisoned by gold.

At this time, Tang Long opened the body bag, and the toilet ghost was not in a state of imprisonment. The number of ghosts near him was 2, and the ghosts should not be able to attack him.

Driving an off-road vehicle all the way to the entrance of Huanggang Village, I happened to meet several other messengers.

These guys were much worse off than the ghost masters, but they were sent over in a van as a team.

"You're actually here." Tang Long saw Liu Qingqing at a glance.

"I saw her on the road and brought her here. After all, more people can help." Eagle said.

When Liu Qingqing saw Tang Long, a rare glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, and she shrank up to him, looking like she was seeking refuge.

"Let's go." Tang Long said calmly without saying anything more, "Try not to leave me too far after entering the village. I can help you if something happens."

Hearing this, Liu Qingqing nodded gratefully: "Definitely."

But the attitude of the other messengers was not so good, and they looked completely questioning.

Tang Long didn't care about this. He had said everything that needed to be said. He couldn't control these people who were seeking their own death.

They found an open space at the entrance of the village and parked the off-road vehicle. A group of people walked into the village. Contrary to their expectations, the place where the red letter was delivered turned out to be very normal.

Although the roadside is overgrown with weeds, you can see farmland and vegetable fields, as well as poultry such as chickens and ducks hanging out. It is now noon, and the chimneys on the roofs of many houses are beginning to emit smoke.

Except for the deserted areas, this is just an ordinary rural area that can be seen everywhere.

You can feel that the people around you have obviously relaxed. Compared with the abandoned buildings, the old forest with the female corpse hanging, and the deserted fields with moving blood-stained scarecrows, this place is like a tourist attraction.

Only Tang Long's expression remained stern. This place looked extremely peaceful, but in fact it was a ghost domain. Once any changes occurred, it would really bring despair and terror.

"Look over there!"

At this moment, Zhao Gang, who had one hand bandaged, stretched out the other hand and pointed at a certain house at the entrance of the village.

I saw the door open there, with wreaths on both sides. A large group of people dressed in white mourning clothes looked sad, and some were still crying loudly. Paper money was burning in a copper basin on the ground, and not far from the copper basin, there was a mouth of vermilion-colored coffin.

Tang Long knew that the person lying in the coffin was Feng Quan, but his eyes fell on the portrait in front of the coffin.

This portrait... is a ghost.

At this time, Yin Tong was unusually quiet and didn't react at all. The ghosts were hidden in the deeper ghost realm. Even Yang Jian's ghost eyes couldn't see anything unusual, let alone Tang Long.

"That's it!" Someone couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice with excitement, "We just want to deliver the letter to that coffin!"

"What if we just rush over and pry open the coffin together, throw the letter in and run away?" Zhao Gang suggested.

Although this place looks quiet, after all, it is the place where the red letter is delivered, and it must be full of dangers. He also has a broken arm and is the one with the worst ability to protect himself among the group of people.

Therefore, Zhao Gang couldn't wait to leave here. In his opinion, this was the best opportunity. Instead of encountering various dangers after entering the village and then delivering the letter, it was better to run away now.

"You're crazy!" Eagle was startled, "This is a funeral held in the village. If you rush over to pry the coffin, it will cause public outrage. Maybe we'll have someone beat you up before the coffin is pried open. , it will be difficult to get close by then.”

"If my gun is still there, who dares to stop us." Zhao Gang muttered quietly, obviously still resenting Tang Long.

"How about we bribe him with money?" Someone else suggested, "If he pays tens of thousands of dollars, he will say that he is a friend of the deceased and wants to rush over to see him for the last time. Please ask these people to open the coffin conveniently and secretly send the letter to him." Throw it into a coffin without anyone noticing."

"That's good." Eagle sneered, "Then the problem is, this village is so backward that it may not even have a mobile phone, let alone a smartphone. Which of you has tens of thousands of dollars in cash?"

Everyone was silent again. The reason they came to deliver the message was to travel lightly to facilitate their escape. Who would be stupid enough to carry such a thick pile of things with them.

"Let's chip it together." The person who made the suggestion still didn't give up, "They are all on the road, and they probably have some cash on them. If we can scrape together a few thousand yuan, maybe it will work."

"Don't even think about it." At this moment, Tang Long spoke, "I will not open the coffin now."

From the moment his group of people entered the village, every move was under Feng Quan's control, and Feng Quan could control the villagers to a limited extent.

If you dare to get close to the coffin now, you will definitely be attacked by a group. As long as you hurt a villager during the resistance, the true appearance of the village will be revealed. At that time, it will be even more difficult to open the coffin.

Not to mention that Gui Cha is right next to the coffin. If he opens the coffin, he might be attacked by Feng Quan and Gui Cha from both sides. Even if he has a knock on the door, he won't be able to withstand it.Tang Long's plan was to wait until late at night, when the villagers dispersed and the ghosts began to wander out, to sneak over, use the knocker to suppress Feng Quan, force open the coffin and then immediately close the coffin.

After all, this will be an important place for Yang Jian to control the second ghost in the future. It is best to keep it unchanged. Otherwise, if the plot changes too much, his biggest advantage as a time traveler will be gone.

As soon as Tang Long opened his mouth, the others closed their mouths with ugly expressions. Now that the red letter was in his hand, and his group of people's fists were not as big as his, what could he do?

"Do you have any plans?" Eagle is still more inclined to follow orders, but he also has his own ideas.

"Find a place to rest first. You have three days to deliver the letter. What's the rush?" Tang Long waved his hand and motioned for the group of people to follow him.

Of course, the others were very dissatisfied. Seeing that Tang Long was already walking towards the village, they could only follow behind him angrily.

After walking for a while, Tang Long gave a few hundred yuan to the old lady on the roadside and rented her long-unused cabin.

"I'm going to rest here today. If you don't want to die, just come into the house together." Without saying a word, he walked into the hut carrying a body bag.

The others looked at each other in confusion, wondering what Tang Long was having.

"Damn, I won't follow him anymore." Zhao Gang said a little annoyed, "I have no experience at all. How can I pretend to be the boss? I have a good plan but don't use it. I waste time to rest. Even if I don't know how to deliver the letter now, I should go shopping first to get familiar with it." It’s easier to escape by getting down the surrounding terrain.”

He stood up and said, "Is there anyone who will explore the entire village with me? Maybe we will find something."

As soon as these words came out, they immediately received many responses. Those people may not really think that Zhao Gang's words were right, but just wanted to express their dissatisfaction with Tang Long in this way.

Liu Qingqing did not hesitate and followed Zhao Gang and others. Her fate tonight could be imagined, so the woman immediately followed into the cabin.

Yingying's expression changed. He felt that what Zhao Gang said made sense, but Tang Long's confident look seemed to have some trump card.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and instead of chasing Zhao Gang and others, he entered the cabin where Tang Long was.

"Ok?"

Tang Long had just cleaned the only wooden bed in the cabin when he saw Liu Qingqing and Yingying walking over. He said with slight surprise: "I thought you would follow the big army."

"I, I think you are safer here." Liu Qingqing looked extremely weak. She really had no choice but to rely on Tang Long.

"Since I want to bet, I have to put all my money on it. I think you have a higher chance of winning." Eagle tactfully expressed his intention to take advantage of the situation.

“If you’ve ever seen All or Nothing, you know that things don’t end well for gamblers, and the only one who wins in the end is the banker.”

After Tang Long finished tidying up the wooden bed, he placed the body bag on his back on the corner of the bed and sat down on the bed.

"Who would want to be a gambler if they had a choice?" Eagle sighed, patted the dust on the only chair in the room, and sat on it.

Liu Qingqing had no choice but to sit carefully next to Tang Long.

"What's your name?" Tang Long became a little interested in this somewhat decisive man.

"Just call me Eagle."

"Eagle..." Tang Long frowned. This person also had a role in the original work. Although he did not control the supernatural, he had a calm personality and knew how to assess the situation. He was really brave enough to take action at critical moments.

Even Yang Jian admired him very much. Although the eagle died in the subsequent messenger mission, it was resurrected in another sense by Yang Jian with supernatural power and was able to get rid of his identity as a messenger.

To sum it up in one sentence - he is a talent.

"Since you two have chosen to follow me, I will try my best to protect you." Tang Long said calmly, "Follow the command and don't leave me too far. This way, if you are attacked, I will try to save you when I can." of."

"But if you disobey orders, run around, lose your mind because of fear and become pig teammates, not only will I not care about that person, I may even kill him myself."

"Thank you." Eagle breathed a sigh of relief. When you are about to face a ghost, it is unrealistic to expect others to try their best to save you. Tang Long can do this, which is the most benevolent and righteous thing.

More importantly, from the other party's words, he realized that Tang Long did have a trump card.

Maybe I made the right bet.

"What should we do next?" Since he had made up his mind to follow the other party, the eagle didn't think too much and obeyed the command honestly.

"Don't do anything, just rest first and wait until nightfall."

"Then... should we invite Zhao Gang and the others for our actions after dark?"

Tang Long glanced at Eagle and said with a half-smile, "No need, those people won't survive until nightfall."

(End of this chapter)