When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they saw only people walking eastward in the thick fog, mumbling words. Although they couldn't hear exactly what they were saying, they looked very much like those devout pilgrims.
In addition, the houses along the road were all labeled with the word "happy", but the red color was too dark and looked particularly dazzling in such a ghost town.
A happy event?
Shi Qinghuan was full of suspicion, looked at each other with Baili Heng, sneaked into the back of the people, and followed cautiously.
When we arrived at the empty space on the east side, we saw a large crowd of people standing there. Perhaps the entire village was already here.
They could vaguely see someone placing something.
As I got closer, I discovered that it was an extremely high cross.
There was a circle of firewood around, and someone was holding a torch in his hand, with a little bit of mourning in his eyes, and murmuring to himself.
A couple cuddled together and wiped away tears.
"The auspicious time has come!"
A familiar voice came over, it was Sun Peng.
Only then did Shi Qinghuan realize that the figure standing on the high platform opposite the cross was Sun Peng.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone escorted a woman in a wedding dress forward. The woman was choking and struggling, but she was helpless.
Only after they were completely tied to the stakes did the couple below collapse to the ground.
"Lian'er, we are sorry for you, but if we didn't do this, the whole town would not be able to survive!"
"Yes, Lian'er, you can get married with peace of mind. In the future, our whole town will remember your kindness and chant sutras and burn incense for you."
The whole town began to agree, and then Sun Peng slowly stepped forward.
After changing his humble look of begging for mercy last night, he was dressed in Taoist robes, with arrogant eyes and a whisk in his hand. He really looked like a Taoist priest.
"Don't worry, everyone, Mr. Baigui wore wedding clothes last night just to welcome the bride. As long as we successfully send the bride over today, if I say a few nice words, he will let us go."
Upon hearing this, Shi Qinghuan's heart trembled.
They want...a living sacrifice.
He wanted to burn this woman alive and send her to be the wife of that white ghost who didn't exist.
How ridiculous!
But he couldn't help the people who lived in fear all year round to believe him.
"I beg you, Taoist Master, to stabilize Master Baigui."
"Yes, I would also like to ask Taoist Master to work hard and have a few nice words with Master Baigui."
"Thank you, Taoist Priest!"
One person took the initiative to speak, and then everyone echoed in unison. There was only a desire for life in their tone, and their eyes were filled with fear as they fell on Sun Peng, as if he was grasping a life-saving straw.
Seeing the people like this, the smile on Sun Peng's face became more and more complacent.
"Don't worry, everyone, I will do my best."
As he spoke, he intertwined his fingertips and pretended to make a seal, and then pointed at the girl.
A wisp of white mist floated out from behind the woman, but it did not last long and dissipated without a trace.
"We're in big trouble."
Sun Peng looked at the expectant expressions of the people with a sad face. He was speechless for a moment and sighed softly.
This time, it made the people's hearts hang.
"What's wrong with the Taoist priest? But what's wrong?"
"I just made a calculation, this girl may not be able to satisfy Lord Baigui!"
"What should we do?"
"Don't panic, everyone, let's send this girl over first. No matter whether Mr. Bai Gui is satisfied or not, we have done our best, so he won't blame her too much."
After that, he took the torch and walked slowly to the woman.
"When you go today, you must serve Mr. Baigui well, otherwise, the lives of the whole town will be lost!"
The moment the torch fell, a stone passed by, driven by the strong wind, and directly knocked down the torch.
At the same time, Shi Qinghuan and Baili Heng flew onto the high platform, protecting the woman behind them.
"There are no white ghosts in this world, it's just some people who are pretending to be ghosts!"
Shi Qinghuan scolded sternly and glanced at Sun Peng.
Sun Peng's calves trembled, but he quickly stabilized his body.
There was fear in his eyes, but not surprise, as if he knew they were coming.
More likely, he was luring them out.
"That's nonsense. How dare a passerby from the outside world slander our Lord White Ghost?"
"snort!"
Shi Qinghuan snorted coldly, took the red-clothed white-haired man from Bailiheng's hand, and threw it directly to the ground.
"Then take a look, is this the White Ghost you are talking about!"
Everyone looked at it and were stunned for a moment.
"This is exactly the same as the White Ghost I saw last night!"
"But why is Lord White Ghost in their hands? There is only this..."
The people looked at each other, and Sun Peng was also quick to respond.
He jerked back with a frightened look on his face.
"The bold maniac dared to take away the body of our Lord White Ghost. No wonder I felt Lord White Ghost's rage last night. It turned out to be because of this. Do you know that those who anger Lord White Ghost will be cursed? It will harm the people of the whole town!"
This is his territory after all, how could he be suppressed so easily.
Last night, he didn't know enough about the young lovers. Today, there are so many people here who are stupid and trust him, but he doesn't believe it and can't cure these two people.
Sure enough, as soon as Sun Peng said these words, everyone knelt down.
"Sir Bai Gui, please forgive me. It's all the outsider's fault. Don't blame me!"
"Yes, Mr. White Ghost, please calm down!"
Everyone knelt down and knelt together.
Shi Qinghuan watched with furrowed brows, looked at each other with Baili Heng, and sighed.
Deep-rooted thoughts may be difficult to break.
But give it a try anyway.
"It's ridiculous, what a curse, that's just a trick you used to deceive others!"
Shi Qinghuan glared angrily, but Sun Peng looked into Shi Qinghuan's eyes with a smile, without any fear, "You are a joke. Is it possible that I can make all of them live less than forty?"
"You can't live to be forty. It's just because the fog here is filled with fog all year round and the sun is not visible. The body accumulates over time and the root cause of the disease is left untreated, which leads to early death. This disease is not a terminal illness. It can be relieved by taking medicine, or it can be cured. cure."
Shi Qinghuan said and pointed around.
It was clearly a clear day and the sun was shining brightly on it, but it was obscured by thick fog, making it all pale white.
It was very humid all around, and the mountain breeze was biting cold.
As soon as Shi Qinghuan said these words, everyone was stunned.
Is this a disease?
Not a curse?
Can it still be cured?
Although they were surprised, they still had hope.
Who doesn't want to live?
Seeing the change in the expressions of the people, Sun Peng frowned and said loudly, "Nonsense!"
After scolding, he looked at the people, "You can't believe what she said. They are just outsiders who have just arrived. And I just calculated that they are the new scourge. Otherwise, why would the White Ghost Lord be so angry when they appeared?" Just got angry? Don’t forget, Lord White Ghost hasn’t appeared for a long time!”
This reminder made the hearts of all the people tremble suddenly.
Naturally, they also thought about the barely peaceful days in this town when Bailiheng and Shi Qinghuan did not appear.
Seeing this, Sun Peng took advantage of the victory and pursued him, "Only by driving them away can Mr. Bai Gui calm down his anger. Once the bride is sent over, peace will be restored in our town. Otherwise, can you bear it if Mr. Bai Gui punishes you again?" ?”
