Chapter 1: Seven Days to Die

ed.“Okay, so cool. Why is the backrest so cold”A pair of hands that trembled like chaff reached back hesitantly, and after a while they discovered that their clothes were soaked with cold sweat.Lin Yu...Outside, heavy rain poured down and the wind howled. Inside, the light flickered, casting dancing shadows, and the house creaked ominously.

Lin Yu's silhouette, hunched over a stack of papers, was cast on the wall behind him by the dim candlelight, resembling a ferocious ghost reaching out with claws.

Case File One: The Corpse of the Old Woman in Xiahe Village"There was a 53-year-old woman in Xiahe Village. She was known for being greedy and taking advantage of others to extort small amounts of money. People disliked dealing with her. One day, she suddenly changed her behavior and went door-to-door apologizing, but no one wanted to forgive her. The woman became more and more desperate each day. By the seventh day, she was wailing all night, keeping the whole village awake."

On the eighth day, villagers discovered the old woman dead in her home, her face like a withered tree and her whole body shriveled. After an autopsy, the coroner found that the old woman had lost all moisture from her blood, her internal organs were emptied, leaving only a skin and a skeleton, like a corpse that had been dead for hundreds of years.

Lin Yu held the case file in his hand, closed his eyes and pondered.

This one scroll alone doesn't reveal the key points of this type of event.

Thinking this way, Lin Yu opened the second file.

Case Two: The Woman with a Thousand Tongues from He Shang Village"There was a twenty-year-old peasant woman in He Shang Village. She had a fiery temper, spoke ill of others constantly, and loved to gossip. Villagers avoided her out of fear. One day, she suddenly declared that she would kill everyone who usually avoided her. The villagers only thought she was angry and out of control, and no one took her words seriously. The woman became more and more agitated day by day. On the seventh day, she held a kitchen knife and went door-to-door, scaring the entire village so that no one dared to open their door all night."

On the eighth day, villagers discovered a farmer dead beside a dry well. Her tongue had protruded from her mouth, splitting at the tip into two smaller tongues. The tips of these smaller tongues then split again, and so on, creating countless tiny tongues that resembled a fleshy blanket covering her body. It was a terrifying and sickening sight. The coroner's examination revealed that the farmer's tongue had forked into over a thousand small tongues.

Lin Yu closed the case file in his hands again, propped his forehead and pondered.

According to these two case files, the victims share three commonalities: first, they are all female; second, they were all hated by people; and third, from the appearance of abnormalities to death, they all experienced seven days.

As for the manner of death, there doesn't seem to be any commonality.

Lin Yu's forehead seeped some sweat, if he couldn't find the key point, I'm afraid...

Wiping the sweat from his brow, he continued to flip open the third volume of case files.

Case File Three: The Giant-Hearted Man of Huangsha Village "There was a thirty-one-year-old river worker in Huangsha Village. He was known for his hearty personality, his sense of justice, and his willingness to help others. People often sought him out when they were in need. However, one day he suddenly requested that those he had helped visit him, each bringing 100 catties of rice and flour, and ten catties of meat. Although the villagers followed his instructions and personally visited him, no one could meet his demands."

“To everyone’s surprise, the foreman didn't stop there. Instead, he became even more demanding, raising his requirements day by day. By the seventh day, he demanded that every villager donate all their possessions to him. This made the entire village resentful of him.”

On the eighth day, villagers discovered that the river worker had died on the riverbank. His entire upper body was swollen like a ball, and his head, limbs, and feet were like buds hanging from a meatball. After an autopsy by the coroner, it was determined that this phenomenon was caused by the river worker's heart inexplicably growing larger, distorting his body.

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Lin Yu's hand holding the case file began to tremble.

From this third volume, two of the commonalities found earlier have been overturned: the river worker was not a woman and not someone who was hated by others. Only the third point remains the same.

But knowing only the date of death is seven days meaningless, it explains nothing.

Lin Yu didn't think this would be the key point.

But if we still can't find the key points, then...

“No, no,” Lin Yu swallowed hard, his voice trembling as he muttered to himself, “The second point is still the same. They are both hated by people. Although He Gong was kind and benevolent at first, he eventually became disliked by everyone.”

Once he understood this, Lin Yu felt like he had grasped a lifeline, but his breathing immediately became rapid and labored.

“Okay, so cool. Why is the backrest so cold”

A pair of hands that trembled like chaff reached back hesitantly, and after a while they discovered that their clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

Lin Yu didn't dare to turn his head, afraid of seeing something eerie.

He trembled as he opened the fourth file, trying hard to calm himself.

Case File Four: The Woman with Eyes from Shimon Village. I quickly skimmed through it and opened the fifth case file.

Case File Five: The Fleshless Man of Little Lake VillageSixth Volume...

...the seventh book.

Soon, all seven volumes were finished.

The more Lin Yu looked, the more confused he became. He couldn't find any common points among the cases. The only thing they had in common was that all the victims died seven days later.

"Seven days dead Seven days dead! Today is the seventh day, I..."

Tick-tock—

Tick-tock—

I don't know what was going on, but there was a constant dripping sound behind me, like something liquid was falling onto the floor.

"House, house roof leaking, is it raining in"

"No, no! How could the roof leak The roof of my Lin family estate would never leak!"

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Lin Yu dared not look back. Not only did he not dare to look, but he also tightly closed his eyes.

What is the key to these cases What exactly is it

“The man said that if he found the key point, he could survive. As long as I find the key point, I can survive too!!!”

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The ticking sound was getting closer to him.

Suddenly...

The air behind him turned incredibly cold, like stepping into an ice cellar.

At that very moment, Lin Yu saw the light. He finally knew where the key lay.

The victims in these cases varied greatly in age, gender, personality, and preferences. Their deaths were equally bizarre.

But the similarities are not just limited to "death within seven days". There is another very crucial point of similarity.

"> It's late, too late!

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"Hehehe, it's too late now. If you had thought about it sooner, things wouldn't have come to this."

"Think of me, Young Master Lin, usually raising birds in a cage for leisure, how could I care about these trivial matters."

“But now, hahaha, it's too late, everything is too late...”

Lin Yu now knew the key to survival.

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It's best not to meddle.

Seven cases, each victim was a meddler who liked to stick their nose where it didn't belong, which is why they were targeted by the evil spirits.

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He was a man who had always been raised in comfort and luxury, knowing only pleasure. How could he possibly care about the lives of poor villagers But the results were...

A thump.

Lin Yu's body slid limply from the chair and fell to the ground.

lifeless, beyond any possibility of revival.

Then, suddenly an extra eye appeared on his face. After a breath, another one sprouted up.

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One after another, they grew on his face and then spread to his body.

But then suddenly, these eyes faded away one after another, returning to their original skin appearance.

And his originally bloodless, pale face slowly began to flush.

"Young master, are you alright"

A crisp, inquiring voice came from outside the room, apparently startled by the noise coming from inside.

"Master Master"

After calling out twice more, the person pushed open the door with a creak.

"Master..."

A beautiful young maid walked in from outside. As soon as she entered, she saw Lin Yu lying motionless on the ground.

"Oh no, Young Master is in trouble, Young Master is in trouble..."minously.Lin Yu's silhouette, hunched over a stack of papers, was cast on the wall behind him by the dim candlelight, resembling a ferocious ghost reaching out with claws.Case File One: The Corpse of...