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Chapter 441 Strange news

After He Bin, Li Yin, Jiang Zhe, and Han Xue left, leaving only Bai Mengfei, Xiang Yuntian (the two people with "special identities"), and Miao Xiaoxiao in the living room, Miao Xiaoxiao slowly spoke: "Actually, before coming here, I had already looked up this place online and even saw some strange stories about it on some forums."

"Oh? What kind of strange story is it?" Bai Mengfei immediately became interested and asked curiously.

“Do you know why everyone here has moved away? I think what the tour guide joked about on the bus today wasn’t entirely unfounded; it could very well be true. A lot of people must have died here before. Some people online say they got strange illnesses, but I think it’s because the yin energy here is too heavy. Maybe it really is the work of ghosts. And online, besides me, many of my fellow spiritual mediums agree with my view.”

Xiang Yuntian couldn't help but interject, "That's because you yourselves are spiritual mediums, so naturally you would believe in those supernatural things and believe in the existence of ghosts and gods."

"That's not how it is! How can I explain this to you?" Miao Xiaoxiao said anxiously and uneasily, "I'm serious! And when I was on the ship, looking at this island from afar, I felt like there were dark clouds hanging over it, which was very depressing."

Bai Mengfei nodded secretly, signaling her to continue.

Miao Xiaoxiao continued, "Moreover, this place has such a good location, so logically it should be inhabited, but it's deserted now. Don't you find that strange? Besides, there's also a story about this place during the Republic of China era."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuntian immediately became interested and said, "Then tell me quickly."

"Legend has it that during the Republic of China era, a wealthy family named 'Han' lived in this place. The male head of the household was a rich man named Han Wan. Actually, I was just about to ask the tour guide if this Han Wan might be her grandfather."

"What happened to this rich man afterward?" Xiang Yuntian pressed.

Miao Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, took out her phone, and wanted to search for relevant news to show them, but found that her phone had no network. She was a little disappointed and said, "My phone has been malfunctioning ever since it got wet last month. Give me your phone, and I'll use your search to show you."

Xiang Yuntian immediately took out his iPhone and handed it to her.

Surprisingly, even this brand-new phone had no signal here.

Miao Xiaoxiao took the phone, glanced at it, frowned, and handed it back to Xiang Yuntian with a puzzled look, saying, "That's strange, why doesn't your phone have any signal either?"

"Huh? How could this be?" Xiang Yuntian took the phone and looked at it. Sure enough, there were no signal bars at all. "My God, there isn't even half a bar of signal!"

Bai Mengfei also took out her own domestic mobile phone to check, and the result was the same: no signal.

"Perhaps there are no cell towers on this island," Bai Mengfei analyzed. "That's understandable, since no one has lived here for a long time."

Xiang Yuntian agreed: "Yes! Actually, I noticed it before. There are only some old cables here, probably left over from when someone lived here decades ago. Later, probably because no one lived here anymore, even the maintenance personnel were too lazy to come and repair it."

Miao Xiaoxiao nodded gently and said regretfully, "Alright, since we can't search online right now, I can only tell you verbally. I read a report that said a rich man named Han Wan already had two wives, but he was still not satisfied and wanted to take a beautiful woman from the island as a concubine. But that beautiful woman eventually married his neighbor, a man who had raised cattle since childhood, and everyone called him Brother Big Cow."

Hearing this, Xiang Yuntian couldn't help but tease, "That girl's name isn't Xiaohua, is it?"

Bai Mengfei felt it was impolite for Xiang Yuntian to interrupt others like that, and secretly glared at him. Xiang Yuntian understood her meaning, quickly lowered his head, and remained silent.

Miao Xiaoxiao then continued, "No, that beautiful woman's name seems to be Huizhen. Not only is she beautiful, but she also studied at a university in the provincial capital and is a cultured college student."

"Oh, I see. What happened next?" Bai Mengfei pressed.

Miao Xiaoxiao continued, "After Han Wan took a liking to Huizhen, he tried every means to get her. He first seized Da Niu's land and house, and then tricked Da Niu into smoking opium."

"Was opium still around in those days? Wasn't it banned during the Qing Dynasty?" Xiang Yuntian asked doubtfully.

Miao Xiaoxiao replied briefly, "It's a persistent problem despite repeated bans."

She then continued, "After Brother Da Niu became addicted to smoking, he sold almost everything in the house, leaving only Hui Zhen. At this point, Han Wan hired someone to instigate Brother Da Niu and force him to sell his wife."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuntian was shocked and said angrily, "And then he really sold his wife to Han Wan as a concubine?"

“He did succumb to his addiction and considered selling his wife, but Huizhen refused to yield!” Miao Xiaoxiao’s voice became soft and low as she said this. “So on the night of her wedding, she chose to hang herself. Since then, it is said that the island has been haunted. Especially on December 7th every year, the haunting is the worst, because that day is the anniversary of Huizhen’s death.”

"December 7th? Isn't that tomorrow?" Bai Mengfei asked.

Miao Xiaoxiao immediately corrected, "No, it's today. Look at the time, it's already past 12 o'clock."

Bai Mengfei glanced at the time, and sure enough, it was already 12:01.

Just then, a sharp scream suddenly came from the second floor. It was a woman's voice, breaking the silence of the night. Bai Mengfei, Xiang Yuntian, and Miao Xiaoxiao all stood up at the same time and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

"Something seems to have happened. I'm going up to check it out. Don't follow me," Xiang Yuntian instructed.

After saying that, he hurriedly ran upstairs.

Bai Mengfei was worried about Xiang Yuntian's safety and wanted to follow him. At the same time, she was also worried about Miao Xiaoxiao's safety if she left her there alone. So she grabbed Miao Xiaoxiao's hand and led her upstairs.

After the three of them went upstairs, they realized that the scream they had just heard was from Li Yin, because He Bin had found her while she was playing hide-and-seek.

However, at this moment, the two were gazing at each other with deep affection.

The three who had arrived were all astonished by what they saw. Miao Xiaoxiao, in particular, as He Bin's girlfriend, could hardly believe her eyes.

She murmured to herself, "I never imagined that the rumors his haters had been spreading were actually true. I never thought he was such a womanizer." She finished with a self-deprecating bitter laugh.

Bai Mengfei quickly comforted her, "A person like him isn't worth your sadness. You're better off without him."

Just then, Han Xue arrived.

Seeing the complex expression on Miao Xiaoxiao's face, a mixture of crying and laughing, she coughed lightly twice, signaling He Bin to tone it down. Only then did He Bin notice everyone's gaze and hurriedly came over to explain to Miao Xiaoxiao, "It's just a game, don't take it too seriously."

"Playing games?" Miao Xiaoxiao asked with a wry smile. "Aren't you guys a little too engrossed in it?"

"Can you please stop being so suspicious?" He Bin actually said.

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