Chapter 1622 Paper Maid.

After walking out of the courtyard, Yao Shunyu was surprised to find that Li Bai and Zhang Yuanchao, who were supposed to be waiting outside the gate, were gone, and there was no sign of them nearby.

This made Yao Shunyu, who had just escaped death, nervous. Zhang Yuanchao's real identity might be Shen Hong. Did he attack Li Bai in advance because he found out that his identity was exposed?

The more Yao Shunyu thought about it, the more anxious he became. After waiting for two minutes, he rushed directly to the village head.

That was the execution site of the second mission tonight. If Li Bai really encountered an accident, then the murderer Zhang Yuanchao must also go to perform the mission.

If he rushed there and only saw Zhang Yuanchao but not Li Bai, then the matter would be very clear. He would definitely kill Zhang Yuanchao to avenge Li Bai.

"Damn it, why would I leave Zhang Yuanchao with Li Bai? Li Bai is quite proficient in Feng Shui and Yin Yang, but in terms of skills, two Li Bais are not as good as him."

Just as Yao Shunyu was getting more and more anxious and his heart was getting more and more confused, suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind him, "Yao Shunyu!"

Yao Shunyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around, and saw two figures flashing out from behind a broken wall, it was Li Bai and Zhang Yuanchao!

"Why are you here?" Yao Shunyu saw that Li Bai was safe and sound, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. Just now, he had already thought of several ways for Zhang Yuanchao to die.

Before Li Bai replied, he heard Zhang Yuanchao trembling and gesturing with his hands, and his nervous voice changed, "Oh, young man, you didn't see it just now, there was a big thing, it broke the courtyard wall and ran out!"

Although Yao Shunyu didn't hear any sound, but after listening to Zhang Yuanchao's description, he also realized what the so-called big thing was.

Li Bai nodded to Yao, Shun and Yu, his face a little solemn, "It's the Goddess of Birth."

Putting all this together, Yao, Shun and Yu also understood Li Bai's intention to hide with Zhang Yuanchao. The two of them did not wait for him to appear, but waited for the Goddess of Birth first. The first reaction must be that the mission failed and he was in the hands of the Goddess of Birth.

And when he saw himself walking out of the courtyard gate safely, Li Bai could not be sure whether it was the real him or a ghost in disguise, so he did not show up, but just hid in the dark to observe.

It was not until he observed for a while and confirmed that he was the real Yao, Shun and Yu that he came out to meet.

The three of them teamed up and rushed to the next mission location. Yao, Shun and Yu also secretly told Li Bai about his discovery.

This section of the road was not long, and soon the three of them arrived at the clay figurine Zhang's house at the head of the village.

It is said that this clay man Zhang was the person in the village who was responsible for repairing the statue of the Goddess of Birth, but he died of illness not long ago. Li Bai and the others' task tonight was to open the cellar of the clay man Zhang's house and then go down to kowtow to the statue of the Goddess of Birth.

This task sounds simple, but when Yao Shunyu thinks of what happened just now, he still breaks out in a cold sweat from time to time.

"Be careful." Yao Shunyu reminded him at last.

Li Bai walked forward and was about to push open the door of the clay man Zhang's yard, but Zhang Yuanchao got there first, "I'll do it, you stand behind me."

After entering the yard, Zhang Yuanchao walked in front. Judging from his cautious movements, he was also very scared, but he still insisted on protecting Li Bai behind him.

Since someone wanted to be the first to come forward, Li Bai would naturally not refuse, and she also wanted to see what tricks Zhang Yuanchao was trying to play.

Soon, they found the entrance to the cellar in the backyard. The entrance was very strange. It was built like a wellhead and was surrounded by stones.

What's even more bizarre is that there is a heavy wooden door covering the entrance.

"Huh? Strange, why is this door upside down?" Zhang Yuanchao's eyes widened.

Li Bai squatted down, and she also found something wrong. There was a very thick bolt outside the heavy wooden door covering the cellar, but there was only a bolt but no lock. It was obviously not to prevent thieves from outside. It felt like something was locked inside.

"Don't be afraid, girl, I'm in front of you, and I'm a strong old man!"

Although he said so, Zhang Yuanchao's hand that stretched out to the bolt was shaking violently, and his face was surprisingly bad. Fortunately, after the door was opened, nothing suddenly jumped out to attack them. There was only a shabby wooden ladder inside that extended into the darkness below.

Zhang Yuanchao volunteered to hold a lantern and climb down the ladder bit by bit.

After both of them went down, Li Bai realized that this place was much larger than she imagined, and the surroundings did not look like a cellar, but more like a cave. There were obvious traces of artificial polishing on the nearby rock walls.

I can feel the wind, and it's very cold, as if it's blowing from deep underground.

Zhang Yuanchao picked up the lantern and shone it around, but it was pitch black. He swallowed hard, licked his thumb, and then raised his thumb in the air.

A few seconds later, Zhang Yuanchao seemed to sense something, and looked in a direction in the darkness with some excitement, "Girl, there is wind, there is an exit if there is wind, the wind is blowing from this side!"

Li Bai had given up resisting Zhang Yuanchao's enthusiasm. At first, she would get angry when she was called a girl, but soon she knew it was useless. Even though she had seriously emphasized to Zhang Yuanchao that they were just casual acquaintances, and she didn't like people who were familiar with her, Zhang Yuanchao would be embarrassed to apologize to her, but soon he seemed to have forgotten his promise, and he still called her as he should, and he took better care of Li Bai.

Staring at Zhang Yuanchao's back, Li Bai was dazed for a moment. She suddenly felt that the sincere concern this person showed for her was not fake, but she did not accept the word "daughter" at all. She had a father, and her father was still alive. Her family was also happy, so there was no bloody plot. The two were just strangers.

Zhang Yuanchao walked cautiously in the direction of the wind, and Li Bai followed him. After a moment, Zhang Yuanchao shuddered suddenly, "Ah!"

Li Bai pressed Zhang Yuanchao's shoulder, "Don't move! It's nothing big, it's just a clay man."

At this moment, a clay man suddenly appeared next to the wall. The clay man was about 2 meters tall, with brightly painted clothes on his body, red on the upper body and green on the lower body. On a pale face, there were very thin eyes, thin lips, and exaggerated raised eyebrows.

It seemed that Zhang the Clay Man wanted to make a funny and festive work, but putting all these together, it looked weird no matter how you looked at it, like the kind of paper maid used to bury the dead.

The clay figurine's movements were also strange. Its left hand was tucked into its abdomen, and its right hand was raised diagonally and stretched stiffly to the other side, as if it was asking for help.

Li Bai raised the lantern in his hand and shone it in the direction of the clay figurine's finger. As the dim candlelight gradually dispelled the darkness, the scene in front of them made the two of them stunned on the spot.

They saw a cave entrance in front of them, and clay figurines stood on both sides of the cave.