Chapter 219: The Woman Waving Her Hand

　　"Tonight? Why wait until tonight?"

　　Dong Shanhai felt uneasy.

　　His Jade Guanyin was covered with cracks and could shatter at any moment.

　　"Evil things usually wreak havoc at night, of course, we will know its tricks when it gets dark," Lu Fei said without further explanation, changing the subject.

　　"Brother Hu, there should be vinegar and ginger here, right?"

　　"The mine's kitchen should have them," Hu Guidong replied.

　　"Trouble Brother Hu to prepare a bowl of vinegar and a bowl of ginger water, it will be useful at night."

　　"Got it."

　　Hu Guidong immediately ran to the kitchen.

　　"Manager Lu, what are these for?" Dong Shanhai asked in confusion.

　　"Boss Dong will know when it gets dark," Lu Fei still didn't explain.

　　Dong Shanhai opened his mouth, but seeing Lu Fei's indifferent expression, he could only swallow his questions.

　　"Young man, are you really going to get involved in this?" Old Huang looked at Lu Fei, his wrinkled eyes full of concern, "Going against the Mountain God, you have quite the courage!"

　　"Elder, I'll give it a try, and of course saving someone would be the best outcome." Lu Fei smiled at him.

　　"You are a good person, but not believing in fate will get you into big trouble!" Old Huang waved his rough old hand, hesitated for a moment, and then pulled out a small wooden amulet made of peach wood from his faded clothes.

　　The amulet was quite old, with a yellow character carved on its back.

　　"This is a peace amulet passed down from our ancestors. You should keep it for protection."

　　"Every year we pay tribute to Lord Mountain. If anything were to happen, I hope Lord Mountain will spare your life for the sake of our village."

　　"Elder, this is too valuable, I can't accept it," Lu Fei quickly tried to return it.

　　"Keep it. The ones lying in the hospital are all my old friends, and I hope you can save them. Consider it as me doing something for them."

　　With Old Huang saying this, Lu Fei could no longer refuse.

　　"Thank you, elder. I will do my best to save them."

　　"Old Huang, do you have any more of these amulets? Can you get one for me too?" Dong Shanhai came over and handed Old Huang a cigarette.

　　"That's all, this is the only one I have." Old Huang waved his hand, declining the offered cigarette, and snorted, "Aren't you a big boss who doesn't believe in the mountain god? Why are you still afraid of these things?"

　　Dong Shanhai was very unhappy, but he didn't make things difficult for Old Huang because Lu Fei was present.

　　Worried that Lu Fei's activities at night might affect him, Old Huang got on his motorcycle and left in a hurry after saying this.

　　There was still a good part of the day before it got dark.

　　There weren't many entertainment options in the mountains, and even the mobile signal was poorer than elsewhere.

　　After Hu Guidong prepared the ginger vinegar water, he started to get dinner ready. With all the workers gone, they had no choice but to cook for themselves.

　　"Master Lu, the ingredients in the mountains are limited; you will have to make do with what we have. When we return to Jiangcheng, we will treat you to a grand meal."

　　Hu Guidong was busy preparing everything by himself.

　　Hu Zǐ, unable to stand idly by, volunteered to help.

　　The little black dog also followed over, squatting beside them and waiting for leftovers.

　　Hu Guidong found its clumsy and adorable appearance very cute, so he cut several pieces of wild boar meat for it to eat. The little guy enjoyed the meal immensely and kept wagging its tail around Hu Guidong.

　　"You little ungrateful thing, I feed you every day, but you never show me such affection!" Hu Zi felt particularly unbalanced seeing this.

　　After the meal.

　　The sky quickly darkened.

　　It seemed to get darker earlier in the mountains.

　　A dim yellow light shone from the prefab house.

　　Five people sat around the table, on which the piece of Beauty's Blood Jade lay in the middle of a thick red cloth, emitting a cold, red glow.

　　Beside it were the ginger water and vinegar.

　　"Manager Lu, how exactly are we going to do this?"

　　Dong Shanhai glanced at the heavy night outside and asked anxiously.

　　The ink has been drying all day, it's getting dark, shall we begin?

　　"Boss Dong, don't be in a hurry, I'm already prepared. Once the evil creature comes out, we can start," Lu Fei said calmly.

　　"Is the process dangerous, do you want us to step aside?"

　　"If Boss Dong wishes to step aside, of course, that's fine."

　　Dong Shanhai thought for a moment and said, "I'll still stay with Shopkeeper Lu! There's strength in numbers, and if you need anything, we can lend a hand."

　　"Either way is fine."

　　Lu Fei closed his eyes indifferently, holding the small black dog, and rested his mind.

　　The others had no choice but to wait patiently.

　　Time passed second by second.

　　The night grew deeper.

　　The nights in the mountains are particularly dark and quiet, with only the occasional sound of wind brushing past the window.

　　The blood jade lay quietly in the red cloth, showing no sign of anything unusual.

　　Everyone was yawning nonstop.

　　"I'm going out for a smoke!" Dong Shanhai couldn't stand it any longer. However, Lu Fei remained as calm as ever, so he grabbed his cigarette and went out for some fresh air.

　　Even when smoking, he had bodyguards follow him.

　　"I'm putting up with you now, but if things go wrong..."

　　He muttered under his breath, puffing away, when suddenly he heard someone calling his name.

　　"Who is it?"

　　The voice was very familiar, and he instinctively turned his head, only to see the heavy darkness of the night.

　　"I must be hearing things."

　　He dug in his ear, turned around, and suddenly froze.

　　Behind him, there was also a sea of darkness.

　　The bodyguard was gone!

　　The lit-up shed had also disappeared!

　　It seemed that in this boundless night, he was left all alone.

　　"People, where are the people?"

　　A chill instantly shot up his back, and Dong Shanhai's hand holding the cigarette began to tremble as he anxiously looked around.

　　"Shanzi! Little Hu!"

　　He shouted in panic, spinning around in all directions, but no matter which way he went, all he could see was an endless expanse of darkness.

　　"Dong Shanhai——"

　　That voice appeared again, coming from ahead in a hazy manner, softly calling his name.

　　"Who, who is it? Is it Shanzi?"

　　The voice was particularly familiar and warm, like a lifeline in the vast darkness of the night.

　　Without much thought, Dong Shanhai ran towards the voice.

　　In the blur, the figure of a woman gradually emerged.

　　She was waving at Dong Shanhai.

　　Although it was very dark and her face could not be seen clearly, Dong Shanhai felt that she was smiling at him.

　　Her smile was especially warm, and he couldn't help but run towards her.

　　But strangely, no matter how fast he ran, the woman always remained at a distance, standing inside a pitch-black cave, gazing at him dimly.

　　"Dong Shanhai, I am so cold and lonely, come and keep me company..."

　　"Me..."

　　Dong Shanhai was just about to nod when he heard a sharp crack, as if the entire world had shattered, causing an excruciating pain in his head like a cramp.

　　The woman suddenly seemed very distant from him.

　　"Wait for me..."

　　He covered his ears, grimacing in pain.

　　Opening his eyes in panic, he found himself back inside the room.

　　Everyone at the table was looking at him with strange expressions.

　　Immediately after, he felt something loosen around his neck. The pendant's string had broken on its own, and the jade Guanyin fell to the ground, shattering into pieces instantly.

　　"What, what's going on?"

　　Dong Shanhai was completely bewildered.

　　Hu Guide carefully said, "Brother Dong, you just fell asleep and kept talking in your sleep."