Lu Ping borrowed the magic weapons of the other two to open another altar for Chen Hang, Zhou Shilan and Tang Haiyao, and this time the result was exactly the same as Lu Ning's situation.
"Obviously, everyone who participated in the Solitaire game did wear this Yin Qi mark." Song Caiwei frowned, "This matter is bigger than I thought."
"That Solitaire... I don't know where it came from." Jin Yuntai also shook his head. By now, Chen Hang had already shown the previous Solitaire content to several people, but what would happen if he had seen it?
Cannot quit - this is the unanimous view of the three people. Before the origin of the rules set by ghosts is understood, it is very risky to break the rule framework at will.
"When it's your turn to create next time, try to give yourself some favorable conditions. Obviously your encounters have a certain relationship with the development of the story. All the rules are set to force you to continue to add danger to yourself." Song Caiwei said.
"Sister Song, isn't it an advantage for you to be next to us?" Chen Hang asked.
"If we encounter that big monster, we will be defeated. Those who are good swimmers will drown in the water, and how much do you want to hear about the history of Taoist priests who kill monsters but get killed?" Song Caiwei snorted, "Mr. Jin, it seems that this time Unlike in the past, we cannot solve the problem by removing the evil in them."
"That's right." Jin Yuntai pulled out a pendant from his neck. It seemed to be made of wood carving material and was dark red. He stretched out his hand and stroked it gently, and murmured: "Big ghosts, little ghosts, the yin energy attracts ghosts; when you get it, go back, it's a good time to go back."
Lu Ning felt that the white ring on her hand solidified a little, and then returned to a rather nihilistic appearance.
As the name suggests, the Ghost Control Gate is good at using ghost servants. However, unlike sorcery such as soul refining, the Ghost Control Sect uses a certain degree of agreement with some ghosts who reside in the world. The ghosts use Taoist priests to walk in the world and accumulate yin virtues in order to enter reincarnation and have a good afterlife. Taoist priests I also got help from ghosts, so it’s a win-win situation. As a senior of the Ghost Control Sect, Jin Yuntai had quite a lot of ghosts in his hands. During the negotiation just now, he had already released those ghosts to help him collect information.
The people present couldn't see what was happening, and the only feeling was that the surroundings were getting a little cooler.
Jin Yuntai stroked the pendant and remained silent for about fifteen minutes. Then he put the pendant back into his clothes and said, "Let's go to Zaoyuan Manor."
"Mr. Jin, is it possible..." Chen Hang was a little surprised.
"The investigation of your Solitaire group will continue, but part of your problem comes from Bai Li, at least part of it." Jin Yuntai stood up, "Without further delay."
"I'll call a taxi." Lu Ning said.
"I'm afraid we'll have to be on the road these days. I'll just find a rental car." Chen Hang frowned, "We need two cars. Which of you has a driver's license?"
"I can drive." Lu Ning had already learned these basic vehicles at the distribution center, and Li Wenyue had also obtained a driver's license. In addition, Qi Mei and Song Caiwei can also drive.
The advantage of Chen Hang is that he works neatly. When everyone arrived at the car rental place, the two cars were already waiting in the parking lot outside.
"One week, let's go, take turns?" Chen Hang looked at the two cars with three rows of seats with some pride, reached out to open the door, and sat directly in the driver's seat.
While Lu Ning was driving, Qi Mei, Tang Haiyao, and Teng Xuan began to search for information about Zaoyuan Village.
If we go by the definition of those villages and towns that still hold white ceremonies, Zaoyuanzhuang actually does not fully meet the definition. Zaoyuanzhuang, located north of Gengwu City, is an area where the planting industry is quite prosperous. Even the place name was named after a jujube garden owned by an old rich man long ago. Of course, these past events can be found on the APP. According to the official statement, there is a large jujube forest here, which is not only a major source of local economy, but also promotes the development of tourism.
Since it is so prosperous, Zaoyuanzhuang is certainly not a remote, backward, and poorly educated village. It has a permanent population of seven to eight thousand, and there are many migrant workers. It is a very developed village like Huilongbao. Nice town.
Tang Haiyao first told the news about Bai Li in Zaoyuanzhuang.
The prosperity of Zaoyuanzhuang was obtained by the old rich man with free gifts. But in a series of subsequent events, the old rich man died and his family fell into decline. Only the fertile land he exchanged for was still nurturing the people there. The prosperity that Bai Li can bring is only limited. As that gift comes to an end, Zaoyuanzhuang will return to an ordinary village. High-volume agriculture and forestry will also be gone forever.
Some people say that the old rich man is not really in trouble. Since he knows Bai Li, he must also know some Taoism. He knows that some things cannot be avoided, so it is better to disperse the family wealth in the dark and turn it into the dark. Even if he died, some of his things were left in Zaoyuanzhuang, and his descendants also stayed in Zaoyuanzhuang.
His descendants will not let the land that their ancestors worked so hard to lose its fertility, and the solution is simple... Bai Li again. Since only a small village of about a hundred people could bear the loss of a white ceremony back then, it would be easy for Zaoyuanzhuang, which has now grown to a scale of tens of thousands of people, to perform a white ceremony again.
"Absurd!" Lu Ping snorted coldly, "If this statement is true, this person must not have asked the residents of Zaoyuan Village for their opinions one by one! What's more, even if there are thousands of reasons, taking human life is really evil and stubborn!"
"Bai Li... doesn't need everyone to perform it together? Didn't the old man say before that the whole village must perform it together?" Teng Xuan asked.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, there are people who can eat the ghosts, so it's okay if someone performs the ceremony. How can you not want this kind of benefit delivered to your door?" Qi Mei shook his finger, "Don't think of them as being too rule-abiding."
"Is there any ghost news about Bai Li?" Lu Ning asked again.
"No, Gengwu Zhiguai did have some ghostly descriptions of Zaoyuan Manor, but they were very accurate descriptions, and they didn't look like Bai Li's counterparts." Teng Xuan glanced at Lu Ning's phone, and then said, "Wen Yue, there is a video group chat invitation."
"who?"
"The cockroaches that broke through the sky... attracted a swarm."
"It's Chen Hang, call me."
Soon Chen Hang's voice came from the phone: "Hello, everyone."
Before Lu Ning could speak, she heard a calm voice: "What's going on? Suddenly a group was formed. Why is Li Wenyue not herself?"
"Driving." Lu Ning replied.
"Okay everyone, I have brought in Lao Qian, Yang Cai, Zhang Xinqing and Dandan. There is a problem with Sun Shengxi, we will solve it later." Chen Hang said, "Let's discuss it like this first. .”
"What are we discussing?" This time it was a girl's voice, speaking very fast, it was Zhang Xinqing.
"Everyone, let me tell you directly. We really encountered a ghost incident, and now we have a lucky escape, and we are all together." Chen Hang said.
"This is not a good joke, Chen Hang." said the calm boy. This is Qian Yipeng, the man who is already at Zaoyuan Village.
"Old Qian, we are heading to your place. We just heard about what Bai Li is. That place is very dangerous - why do you want to go there?"
"New Year's Eve."
"ah?"
Qian Yipeng laughed: "My hometown is Zaoyuanzhuang. Later, I moved to the city along with the development of Gengwu City at that time, but I still have to go back during the Chinese New Year, just in time to collect materials. That Bai Li... is the one mentioned on the APP Like that?”
"Old Qian, don't take it seriously. We only told you this when we really encountered each other. Have you not encountered anything wrong in the past two days?"
"No...the atmosphere of the New Year is very strong. Every house is decorated with lights and colorful decorations. It's no different from before."
"Tsk...Zhang Xinqing, where are you? You can't go back to your hometown when you go to Secret City, right?"
"I just came to see the situation. I'm also curious about these things. You said you encountered a ghost? Who encountered it?" Zhang Xinqing asked.
"Shilan and I, as well as Li Wenyue and Tang Haiyao, have all met. There are several Taoist priests around us."
"Well... I was worried that I would scare you if I told you." Zhang Xinqing said, "I have already met him in Mi City."
"What?" Lu Ning heard several people's voices coming from the phone.
"This place is simply a place full of ghosts and ghosts. When I arrived in Miss City at night, I encountered ghost shadows floating outside the window. In the middle of the night, I could hear a woman crying on the ceiling. When I go out to take a car, I have to look at the driver's mirror first. Is there any shadow?"
"Wait a minute! Are you still Zhang Xinqing? Have you really been ghosted..."
"Hahaha, I lied to you." Zhang Xinqing suddenly laughed, "It's not that serious, there is just something wrong. I live in a hotel, but every morning when I walk out, I can see the carpet at the door of the room. It's wet, and the door on our floor is like this. I asked the hotel staff, and they didn't know anything about it, and there was nothing on the surveillance camera."
"Sister Song, do you have any clues?" Chen Hang asked loudly.
"Anyway, move out first. If it's all on the first floor, then it's not locked to you. Come out first and see if this situation continues to happen. There may be ghost signs, ghost movements, and ghost trails. We haven't seen it live. The situation cannot be confirmed." Song Caiwei said immediately.
"Huh? Is this the Taoist priest? He sounds very young." Zhang Xinqing didn't look scared at all.
"I said... are you all telling the truth? I suddenly felt that I wasn't that safe at home." Another boy, Yang Cai, also spoke, "In the story, I accompanied Lu Jiangyang to the Weiye Village. What's the problem?"
"There is a problem with the story itself. The Taoist priest did the math for us, and the problem is with a few of us who participated in Solitaire." Chen Hang said it bluntly.
"Why don't you just check Zheng Yunting?" Yang Cai raised his voice.
"It takes some time." A slightly quiet voice came from Yan Zidan, "Although the president has a good relationship with us, who of you knows where he is from Gengwu City? If you want to know, you can only find a way to transfer him from the school. Information, specific address, etc. It seems that the president has not disclosed too detailed personal information."
"Are you already investigating?" Chen Hang asked.
"That's not true. I'm not a detective. I just feel a little weird, but there haven't been any ghosts or anything like that around me."
"Sister Dandan, you have to believe us. If you are not careful in this matter, you may lose your life, not just your own life." Chen Hang said seriously.
"I understand, so are the people in this group the ones you think are more trustworthy?" Yan Zidan asked.
"That's right." Chen Hang said, "You are the only ones I can screen out. I'm not that familiar with the others."
"According to the information we got from the APP called the Book of Life and Death in the World, someone there is going to hold a white ceremony again." Lu Ning said, "This APP specializes in collecting some gossip involving ghosts and human lives, and this news currently seems The probability of it being true is very high.”
"So...someone would hold a white ceremony in Zaoyuanzhuang? That would be difficult..." Qian Yipeng also became more serious.
"How do you say it?" Chen Hang asked.
"You may not be able to tell from the map. Although Zaoyuanzhuang has developed to this day, although it is integrated to the outside, it is actually divided into four parts internally according to rivers and terrain. As we call it here, it is the old Yuan, Xiaheshuo, Dadong Road and Caowazi. There are actually some distances from each other, and the area is much larger than the actual area on the map. It is not easy to find the person who wants to perform the white ceremony secretly. "
"It doesn't matter, Bai Li can't do it secretly." Lu Ning said.
"Yes, Mr. Jin said that Bai Li must have a daytime sacrifice no matter what, and ten coffins must be prepared. It is impossible to skip some basic necessary conditions." Zhou Shilan also said.
Qian Yipeng sighed: "Normally... if you want to find this kind of thing, you can find it in minutes. But now the Chinese New Year is approaching, every household has to worship their ancestors, and no matter how bad they are, they will prepare some offerings, spiritual tablets, etc. , this is considered a tradition. How can we find out which family is really doing the white ceremony?"
"...Ten coffins? Director Lu, this coffin can't be replaced by an urn or something like that, right? If that family can put ten lunch boxes on the table to replace the coffin, we really have no choice." Lu Ning asked a little worriedly.
This was Jin Yuntai's voice coming from the mobile phone: "Don't worry, the coffin must be able to fit a body. Now it seems that Bai Li hasn't started yet, and he should be thinking about how to transport the body into the coffin. Of course, little Miss Li Wenyue’s thinking is not wrong. All she needs is a container that can hold a corpse. It may not be in the form of a normal coffin, so it will not be easy to find."
"Mr. Jin, let me ask. If that family dug ten holes in the wall, or hollowed out ten trees..." Lu Ning's thinking was very fast in this regard.
"It should be possible to ensure that Bai Li goes smoothly, as long as they can find a way to put the body in." Jin Yuntai said, "However, there is one thing to note about what you said - Bai Li's ten coffins must be prepared in advance, and they cannot die. Each person makes one now, so if they have made preparations, these ten coffins have definitely been prepared."
