The end of the world: mountain and sea disasters

Chapter 57 Cause and Effect
Successfully promoted to two-star hunter.

Yu Ke left the Forestry Protection Bureau and did some shopping at a nearby mall.

Wait until evening before setting off to return to your residence. The return ticket has been purchased for tomorrow afternoon.

"Boss, a bowl of shredded pork noodles with pickled vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, and no green onions!"

Returning to the familiar noodle shop, Yu Ke, wearing a black down jacket and sitting on a bench playing with his mobile phone, with a suitcase beside him, still has the cool and sharp attitude when he was wearing the uniform of a ranger hunter. He simply returned to his hometown to work.

No one would have thought that the special suitcase he was carrying contained a long-handled ax and sharp-toothed bow and arrows.

There was no way around it. The uniform of a ranger hunter was too easy to attract attention in the ordinary community where his predecessor lived.

His eyes briefly paused on a statue of a god enshrined in the corner of the store. There were still unburned incense sticks in the incense burner, and the smoke was curling up.

Yu Ke remembered that there was no such thing before.

Confused, he turned his eyes to the residential area on one side of the street. The former residence was not high-end, just an ordinary middle-rise residential area in Danhang City.

It’s just that the entrance to the community seems to be particularly deserted today.

In the past, at this time, there would be vendors pushing carts to sell their goods, and adults taking their children out for a walk.

I've been stuck at home for nearly a week during the cold wave. It finally cleared up, but no one came out?
Shaking his head, Yu Ke stopped thinking about it.

He had lived in this community for more than half a year before he became a ranger hunter. Looking at the streets and the night scene in front of the community that were so familiar that he could replay the location of each store in his mind, he still didn't have much sense of belonging.

This is the memory and life of the predecessor, not his.

Yu Ke came back here specifically to say goodbye to his previous life.

He wants to move forward, and the past can no longer restrain him.

If there is anything I can't bear to give up, it's only the shredded pork and pickled vegetables noodles from this noodle shop. The taste is so authentic.

The noodles were served on the table. Yu Ke had just lowered his head to take a few bites when he heard the bell ringing at the door of the store. A new customer came into the house. He subconsciously raised his eyes to check, but his sight suddenly froze. When he saw the person looking over, he quickly avoided it.

"Boss, noodles with shredded pork and vegetables, poached eggs and green onions."

Following the voice, her footsteps finally stopped beside Yu Ke, and she asked with some uncertainty,

"Yu Ke, is that you?"

"Um, um, long time no see, Teacher Xu."

Yu Ke looked up at the woman in front of him. She was wearing a light pink down jacket and her hair was tied to her shoulders. Her gentle and dignified features showed signs of fatigue that were visible to the naked eye. She was holding a bag of frozen dumplings in her hand and tilted her head to look at him.

His former colleague was also the person he was pursuing before the accident.

After Yu Ke "resurrection", because he was worried about exposing his identity, he used the excuse of being too sad to cut off contact with everyone.

Except for relatives who disappeared after two visits, she was the only one who lived in the same community and came to visit from time to time.

"You seem to be a little different. It seems that the work of a ranger hunter is very hard?"

Xu Wan looked at Yu Ke's angular face. If it weren't for the fact that his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar, she really wouldn't have recognized him.

"Haha, you are stationed in Jinghu Forest. You should exercise every day to lose weight."

Yu Ke laughed dryly and ate the noodles a little faster.

"I saw the video you posted. It's amazing. Another teacher told me that your story has spread in the school. It's amazing. I heard that the principal wants to contact you and tell the classmates about your story. Experience." "I will definitely have the opportunity in the future."

"Prepare to stay for a few days when you come back this time. There will always be a holiday after the cold wave is over, right?"

Noticing the large suitcase next to Yu Ke, Xu Wan's eyes sparkled and she asked.

"Actually, I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon. I'm coming back this time because there are some things at the Forest Protection Bureau that I need to deal with. There have been many hunting group activities in Jinghu Forest recently. As a ranger hunter, I have to stick to my post."

Looking for a random reason, Yu Ke explained awkwardly.

He could fight fiercely with dozens of Wendigos in the deep forest in the snowstorm without changing his expression, but he was a little at a loss when faced with the woman in front of him who had still cared about him six months after he traveled through time.

This feeling belongs to the precursor of the disaster, and Yu Ke has no love for Xu Wan, and all he has to say is gratitude.

He never intended to pretend to be his predecessor to accept this relationship.

After quickly finishing the noodles, Yu Ke stood up and was about to say goodbye. Instead of getting entangled, it was better to make a decision immediately.

As soon as Yu Ke stood up, Xu Wan grabbed the cuff of his right hand. Only then did he notice that the latter was wearing an apricot yellow amulet folded into a triangular bag on his exposed wrist, with a faint cinnabar incantation visible.

"Wait a minute, you may not know this when you just came back, but our community has been haunted recently, especially at night. It's not clean."

Xu Wan noticed Yu Ke's gaze, took out an identical bracelet from her pocket, and said,
"This is what I and several colleagues in the office went to a nearby temple to pray for during the day. They said it can ward off evil spirits."

"Is it a ghost attack?"

Yu Ke sat back down and realized why Xu Wan looked so tired.

Something a colleague mentioned at a camping dinner comes to mind.

The recent attacks by ghosts in Danhang City have indeed caused quite a stir, but if Yu Ke remembers correctly, the location of the incident should not be in this community.

"Yes, yesterday evening, a victim also appeared in the neighborhood next door."

Speaking of this matter, Xu Wan's eyes were full of worry and her face turned a little pale. She currently lives with her elderly parents. It is difficult to feel safe when encountering this kind of thing, so she goes to pray to gods and Buddhas.

"Has anything strange happened in the community recently?"

Yu Ke took the amulet and looked at it. It had no effect. It was purely a trick. However, he did not expose it and asked instead.

"I've been in school during the day. I heard what happened last night from others. You should go find a hotel to stay, otherwise it will delay your trip tomorrow."

"There is no time to book a room at this time. Besides, I have already arrived at the gate of the community. There is no reason to turn around and leave. I will go back with you later to see what kind of evil ghost is so arrogant."

Not long ago, Yu Ke was wondering whether there were really evil ghosts in this world, so he took this opportunity to investigate.

If he could bump into that evil ghost, he might as well make it disappear into ashes. It would be the last thing he did for his neighbors or Xu Wan before leaving, to end the various causes and consequences left by his predecessor here.

"Aren't you afraid? I remember you didn't even dare to watch horror movies before."

Xu Wan looked at Yu Ke in surprise, and then thought of the videos the latter had recently posted.

When talking about Li Gui, he was like talking about a toothy wild dog he met on the roadside. He seemed to be able to dismiss it casually, and his words were filled with incomparable confidence.

She always regarded Yu Ke as the fat colleague from half a year ago, but how could he still be the same as he was then?
Suddenly, Xu Wan fell silent.

(End of this chapter)