Li Huaiyun explained, "You have forgotten that this jade sculpture has the ability to block all kinds of breaths, so it is normal that the token does not respond."
They walked forward along the street, and when they were about to reach a bridge on the river bank, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps from the opposite side.
It sounded like there were a lot of people there.
Li Huaiyun and A Tian immediately became alert. They went around into the alley next to the street, and then looked at the bridge against the wall. A group of people appeared on the bridge.
At this moment, a burst of white mist filled the street, and the breeze blew up, blowing the white mist around. Then, yellow talismans continued to float down in the air and fell onto the street.
From another part of the bridge across the river, the sound of knocking was heard, and then a group of people passed by on the bridge and walked towards the street where they were.
Those walking in front were carrying long flags on their shoulders. The fabric of the flag had a yellow background and the word "xia" written on it.
These people walked through the street in front of them. Since they were close to the alley and blocked by several trees in front of them, they were relatively hidden.
Li Huaiyun looked at the people walking on the street. Those people were stooped, in poor spirits, and their steps seemed very slow, but there was a special determination in their eyes, as if they were looking forward to what would happen next.
Li Huaiyun kept scanning those people. At this time, he saw a few strange people among the pedestrians passing by.
The clothes of those people were a bit weird. They were wearing Taoist robes, but the way they were dressed was similar to that of monks wearing cassocks. One shoulder was exposed, the bronze skin, clear lines, and strong arms. Their faces were covered with paintings. The yellow cloth of the talisman, the eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes.
Although I don't know the origins of those people, I can tell that these people are obviously different from other people by virtue of their figures and muscles.
When those burly people passed by, Li Huaiyun could feel a special sense of oppression, which made him feel nervous.
This parade-like procession was a bit long. In addition to the flag bearers, there were also people randomly burning paper ingots on the road.
The appearance of these ingots looks quite eye-catching. If you don't hold them in your hands or look carefully, someone might really be kept in the dark.
Others were wearing gray robes and hoods. Judging from their body shapes, they were obviously women.
Why don’t you call me at the opening ceremony of this gym?
Seeing this scene, A Tian couldn't help but clenched the scabbard in his hand. He felt that this scene was quite familiar. He whispered, "Weird! These people are going to a funeral! I didn't see anyone carrying the coffin! This is another coffin carrier." The flag is for scattering paper money again.”
Li Huaiyun frowned and pointed to the street ahead, "I don't know! Pay attention to those people wearing Taoist robes and covering their faces!"
A Tian looked in the direction Li Huaiyun pointed and saw the people he described, thinking that these guys looked quite difficult to deal with.
The procession continued toward the end of the street.
Li Huaiyun raised his head and saw that the yellow paper money was still scattered above the street, and a small amount of it had fallen to Li Huaiyun's feet.
He bent down, picked up the paper money on the ground, looked at it carefully, and found that there were some strange spells drawn on the paper money.
These charms are somewhat similar to the charms on the heart and brain before. Sure enough, those things are related to here.
Li Huaiyun unfolded the paper money, and then said to A Tian, "Look at the spell on it, are you familiar?"
A Tian had a confused look on his face. Before he took it, he saw the talisman painting behind the scraps of paper, and his expression suddenly became tense.
He looked in the direction the team left, "The matter we are investigating has something to do with this place."
"Yes! However, if you want to find out the truth of the matter, I'm afraid you have to investigate what these people are doing!"
A Tian waved his hand, "Let us follow and find out what happened!"
Li Huaiyun raised his hand and stopped A Tian's behavior, "No! Those burly people are very alert. Let's not get too close. We should try to go to other places to understand the situation."
They came out of the alley, walked across the bridge, and walked in the opposite direction. In front of them, in a row of houses not far away, there was a pawn shop.
"That's right, let's go inside and ask! The pawnshop in this town should know the details!"
Li Huaiyun and A Tian walked into the pawn shop and saw the shopkeeper settling accounts in front of the counter. He was quickly fiddling with the abacus and shaking his head with a sad look on his face.
The shopkeeper was a relatively normal person after they entered the town.
Li Huaiyun walked up and placed the jade carving on the table, "Shopkeeper, I want to pawn this thing!"
The shopkeeper glanced at the counter casually and shook his head disdainfully, "We no longer accept this stuff here."
"Why?"
The shopkeeper raised his head and looked at the faces of the two people, and found that they were unfamiliar faces, so he said helplessly, "This thing is very common in this town, and it has long been worthless!"
"Besides, this thing is very evil and has too much yin energy. Only believers who blindly worship it will treat it as a treasure. You came from other places and haven't seen the conditions on the streets in this town?"
"Didn't you say that this thing can calm the mind and nourish the essence?"
"This yin energy is heavier than a dead person. Do you think it can make people calm down? Young man, I advise you to throw this thing away immediately and leave this town."
"Shopkeeper, why don't you leave?"
"Three generations of my family have opened a pawn shop in this town, and their ancestral graves are here. How can we leave!"
Li Huaiyun took back the jade carving from the table, "Shopkeeper, you should know very well about this jade carving and why this town looks like this!"
The shopkeeper carefully observed the two people who came here this time. After seeing the brocade clothes, he knew that their identities must be unusual.
"Are you two sent by the imperial court?"
Li Huaiyun picked up the token and said, "The demon catcher of the Demon Slayer Division."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately pressed his hands on the countertop as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, "The court finally did some personnel work. The town has been having problems for so long, but no one cares!"
He leaned out of the table excitedly, "You two adults, we must help this town, otherwise this place will really become a dead city."
Li Huaiyun stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling the shopkeeper not to get excited and to speak slowly.
A year ago, a strange man came to the town and set up a stall on the street to tell fortunes. People who had their fortunes told by him could basically seek good fortune and avoid misfortunes, and they became much richer.
For a time, it became a legend in the whole town, and there was an endless stream of people looking for this person.
So half a year ago, that man built a Taoist temple here, and at the same time accepted a large number of believers to practice in the Taoist temple, hoping that they would live forever, regardless of whether they were men, women, old or young.
At the same time, let them buy jade carvings for spiritual practice at a high price. It is said that this thing contains spiritual energy and can make people practice to a higher level.
The shopkeeper sighed, "You have also seen that most people in this town are cultivating now, as if they are following the devil."
"The shopkeeper doesn't seem to be affected at all!"
"That's because I have a clear mind and know the stakes involved. A jade carving as big as a finger costs so much silver, so there must be something wrong with it." The shopkeeper responded proudly.
"Someone asked for my jade carving from the gym. Unexpectedly, I bought it with a silver tael!" Li Huaiyun shrugged, "Then where is the gym?"
The shopkeeper shook his head, "I don't know!"
Li Huaiyun was a little surprised. It had been half a year since the gymnasium was built, but he didn't even know its location. "Shopkeeper, you've been living in the town, don't you know?"
"Yes! Since the construction of the gymnasium, except for those believers, no one else knows where it is. If you want to enter the gymnasium, you have to wait for the meeting!"
"Rally?" Li Huaiyun thought that this person was acting very cautiously.
"On a specific day of the month, people from the Taoist Hall will parade through the streets of the town. Those who are believers will automatically go out and join the procession. When the number of people is gathered, they will be led by the people from the Taoist Hall to go to that place. A secret gym.”
The two looked at each other, and what they didn't expect was that the people they met just now were actually people from the gym conducting a parade.
Li Huaiyun asked immediately, "Shopkeeper, those who walked by on the street in front just now were the people from the gym parading on the street."
The shopkeeper nodded, "Yes!"
"Then they went to the gym just now?"
The shopkeeper glanced out the window and said, "No! The monthly parade will last for a period of time. It will be around dusk before taking those people to the gym. It's about half an hour away."
"Uh! Boss, is there any way for us to sneak into the parade?"
"You're just kidding, the people here are all believers. You can tell by the way you two dress up."
"Shopkeeper, do you have any clothes? I can borrow them!"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he laughed, "I'm not one of those believers, and I don't have those clothes."
A Tian suggested, "How about we go look outside on the streets, maybe we can get some clothes."
"That's right! Two demon hunters!" the shopkeeper said. "There is a family at the east end of this street. They are also believers. The jade carvings I collect here are from their family! You can go and have a look."
Li Huaiyun immediately clasped his fists, bowed and thanked, "Thank you so much, shopkeeper!"
The shopkeeper waved his hand hurriedly, "No, no, no! I have to thank you. If you two don't come, this town will really be over!"
"Wait a minute!" He left the counter and walked inside. After a while, he came to the counter and placed a bottle of medicine on the table.
"This medicine is extracted from calamus. It has the function of awakening the mind and awakening the mind. That gym must be filled with evil spirits. This medicine can also prevent you from being affected by evil spirits."
The two of them thanked the shopkeeper again, then left the pawn shop and walked directly in the direction pointed by the shopkeeper.
The two of them walked cautiously on the street. At this time, the sky became a little darker.
When they arrived at the house the shopkeeper mentioned, they found that the door of the house was closed, but there were noisy roars coming from inside.
At this time, there were only a few scattered vendors on the street, and some people were walking aimlessly on the street.
Li Huaiyun stood by the door of the house and knocked gently with his fingers. The crisp wooden board made a thumping sound. But after a long time, he still only heard vague voices inside the door, but no one came from Come out and open the door.
This is very strange! He tapped his finger on the door again, a little harder this time.
Although A Tian was filled with fear, he came up and knocked hard on the door, but no one opened the door.
After waiting for a while, Li Huaiyun thought to himself, there must be something wrong with this family! He thought for a moment, and finally decided to pry open the door to find out.
Just when he was about to take action, the door opened automatically.
A middle-aged man with an unattractive appearance jumped out from inside!
