But she didn't dare to slow down her steps for a moment. Summoning all her strength, she ran all the way to the town.
The sky was just beginning to brighten.
Looking at the rising sun, Xie Qian felt for the first time that the sense of security it brought could be so overwhelming.
She tried hard to calm herself down and thought carefully about how to save her child.
Di Sumu's state was obviously abnormal, but she didn't know what to do.
The first thing she thought of was the police, and she immediately called them.
Unexpectedly, after being guided by the police, she did see Di Sumu, but he didn't recognize her at all.
Finally, they were driven out of the village by the gathered villagers.
As Xie Qian was being driven out, she saw her in - laws in the crowd. A chill ran down her spine. Sure enough, they knew the child was here.
In the end, she returned empty - handed.
From beginning to end, the so - called witch never showed up.
Xie Qian didn't have the courage to confront Di Yong during this period.
Privately, she still couldn't believe that her husband would lie to her and give away their own son.
She also couldn't believe that all the tenderness from her husband over the years was just an act.
Having no other options, Xie Qian could only come to Ning Yitao and wait for her to return.
If Di Sumu was happy, it would be okay. But Xie Qian could clearly feel that something was wrong with the child. Everything was so strange.
After Xie Qian called the police, her so - called in - laws privately tried to persuade her together.
She was really at the end of her rope and didn't know what to do.
After listening to Xie Qian, Ning Yitao said, "A few of us will go back to the village with you."
Then she changed the subject, "But I'll charge you. It's 200,000 yuan. If you can accept it, we'll set off right away."
Xie Qian's eyes lit up. Finally, someone was willing to stand on her side.
She nodded quickly and said, "No problem, of course it's no problem. As long as my child can come back, I'll pay any amount. Two million is okay too."
The two sides reached an agreement. Ning Yitao picked up her suitcase. It was just right that she didn't need to pack. She could just buy tickets and set off.
Chu Zhiyuan was looking at Ning Yitao and Xie Qian buying tickets longingly, with "I want to go, I want to go" written all over his face.
After the last Psychic Battle program ended, for some reason, the brand urgently called Mu Momo back, and she still hadn't returned.
Ning Yitao glanced at Chu Zhiyuan and still took him with them.
He really needed some experience.
Duan Qinghuai, who was a bit slow, also quickly said that he wanted to go.
So the two - person trip became a four - person trip, plus a snake and Yun Lianmeng who was clinging to Chu Zhiyuan.
When Ning Yitao saw Yun Lianmeng this time, sure enough, after being guided, Chu Zhiyuan's taste had improved.
Yun Lianmeng now looked like a noble young lady, making it seem as if Chu Zhiyuan was the one who was lucky to be with her.
Chu Zhiyuan put her in the soul - gathering bag and took her with them on the journey.
On the way, Xie Qian, who had calmed down, told Ning Yitao other things.
There was still something the police didn't tell the public about Saweier's death.
In fact, when Saweier was found, her death was much more miserable than what was reported on the Internet.
Her limbs were twisted in postures that no human could assume.
Her joints seemed to have been forcibly broken. No one knew why, and the police couldn't find the murderer.
The police didn't want to tell the public these things because it would only make people believe in ghosts and gods and stop trusting the country.
The news about the melting of her internal organs was only revealed because someone leaked it.
The official statement was always that she died of poisoning.
They all knew very well that as long as Saweier listened to the voice in the black air, every thing she did was a path to death.
Xie Qian used to be Saweier's assistant. Now that Saweier was dead and no one was in charge of the team, it had to be disbanded.
At that time, Xie Qian was unemployed. The director of the Psychic Battle program saw her ability and offered her a job.
Xie Qian's only requirement was to be Ning Yitao's assistant, and the director agreed. She successfully got the job.
Basically, when the program reached the last ten psychic masters, each of them would be assigned an assistant, mainly to help them present their best state.
And this time, Xie Qian came to tell Ning Yitao one thing: the new season of the Psychic Battle had been postponed.
After two program accidents in a row, the program was temporarily being rectified and the equipment was being upgraded to avoid the possibility of the live broadcast being interrupted again due to magnetic field chaos.
As they were chatting, they didn't notice that someone had been following them.
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After a long and bumpy journey, they finally reached their destination.
This village was really remote.
No one expected that such a small village would make them travel for a whole day. They took a plane first, then a bus, and finally a bull - cart before they finally saw the appearance of the village.
This place didn't seem to belong in this high - tech era.
The village was deep in the mountains, completely retaining the old - fashioned house styles.
All the houses were made of mud. The young people in the village didn't want to come back.
Those who came back didn't want to leave. All the houses in the village were built around the witch's earthen house.
Standing at the entrance of the village, Ning Yitao felt something was wrong. She could always smell a faint smell of blood.
The village was surrounded by mountains. The villagers' houses didn't have porches, and the mountains formed a closed loop.
A place should have a mountain called Sishan at its back and be surrounded by water to be suitable for living.
But this place didn't have Sishan, there was no water source, and even the sun could hardly shine in. It was a perfect yin - dwelling.
All the houses in the village faced away from the biggest mountain. The mountains were full of yin energy, and the big mountain at the back looked like a coffin. This was a typical corpse - nurturing acupoint.
The eye of the formation was bounded by the village entrance.
Generally speaking, if a place had a mountain of the earth element at its back, honest and reliable people would be born there.
But judging from the feng shui of this village, the villagers were so honest that they were stubborn. That's why they worshipped the witch as a god and believed in her whole - heartedly.
Looking at the deserted village in broad daylight, Xie Qian hesitated and suggested to Ning Yitao, "Why don't we come back at night? During the day, the villagers will definitely protect the witch. Last time, I called the police and was beaten out by the villagers."
It was true that coming at night and avoiding the villagers would save a lot of trouble. Ning Yitao nodded and suddenly asked another question, "Have you ever seen this so - called witch?"
Xie Qian gradually looked puzzled, "I've been married into this family for so long, and I really haven't seen her even once. I've only heard about her from the villagers. But every month in the middle of the month, she will notify the villagers to put offerings in front of their houses before sunset. The villagers are not allowed to go out at night. She will definitely come to take them at night."
Chu Zhiyuan said seriously, "Mid - month midnight is the time when the yin energy is the heaviest in a month. This witch must be up to some evil tricks."
Duan Qinghuai calculated the time, "The middle of this month is coming soon. It's the day after tomorrow."
Ning Yitao thought for a moment and made a decision, "We'll come back in two days. If I'm not wrong, this whole village is a corpse - nurturing acupoint."
Chu Zhiyuan was so surprised that his face distorted, "This is a corpse - nurturing acupoint?! Isn't this a forbidden technique?"
She pointed at Yun Lianmeng standing beside Chu Zhiyuan, "You go and find out what's going on inside the witch's house now."
Ning Yitao stuffed a talisman into Yun Lianmeng's hand, "Take this. She won't be able to detect you."
As the group left, Ning Yitao glanced meaningfully at the bushes beside them where the "little tail" that had been following them was hiding.