The two of them strolled around and admired the mountain scenery. They didn't pay attention to the inns on the roadside. They walked past the road and the mountain scenery was shrouded in darkness. Only then did they realize that it was getting dark.
Looking up, half of the sky was completely dark, and the stars were covering the sky. However, the two of them had reached a place in front of a Buba shop and behind a Buba village, so they had no choice but to camp out. Fortunately, the place in Guilin is warm and warm. Even though it is autumn, the nights are not too cold. The two of them built a fire to drive away the autumn cold and humidity.
The two brothers ate some dry food and talked about their respective experiences.
Yun Kong mentioned Yuezhou where he met Tielang Gong: "After talking to him, I found out that Yueyang next to Dongting Lake is the mouth of the Miluo River flowing into Dongting Lake."
"Oh? Is it the place where Qu Yuan jumped into the river?"
The two chatted for an hour, and they didn't realize that time flew by.
There is no moon in the starry night, the surroundings are dark, night owls are chirping, and nocturnal animals are also moving quietly. The quiet night is full of vitality.
Suddenly, the night owl shut up, and the forest fell into a dead silence.
I saw little by little bright lights appearing in the forest, like fireflies visible on a summer night, but the light spots flowed gently between the trees, not unlike the movement of fireflies.
When Yun Kong saw it, he was so surprised that he couldn't help but watch it intently.
Those rays of light fluttered in a curved way, like a drunken fairy dancing, leaving a faint line wherever it passed, which lingered in the air for a long time before dissipating.
"Senior brother, what is that?" Yun Kong turned around and asked, unable to help being stunned.
Yankong actually looked frightened, staring at the rays of light with full vigilance, his muscles all over his body were stiff.
Yun Kong said again carefully: "Senior brother..."
"Wait a minute." Yan Kong raised his hand slightly, signaling Yun Kong to wait a moment. At this point, Yun Kong couldn't help but become nervous.
Those lights floated for a long time, and finally reached the water's edge, gathering quietly on the water's edge, making a slight slurping sound.
"...Drinking water." Yankong approached Yunkong and whispered in his ear.
The two of them watched for a long time before the light spots slowly rose and dispersed.
Yankong immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body slumped down, collapsing to the ground.
Yun Kong was shocked and hurriedly helped his senior brother up. Yankong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm just too scared." Yankong had a stubborn temper, but he confessed to his junior brother that he was scared, which showed that he was really scared.
Yunkong stopped asking questions and waited for Yankong to calm down.
Yankong exhaled a long breath, blinked, and after feeling the gentle mountain breeze and the coolness all over his body, he turned to Yunkong.
Yankong said: "There are three things similar to this in the world. One is phosphorus fire, which is born from the phosphorus of corpse bones. It floats in the air, as if waving to people, so some people call it a ghost lantern."
Yun Kong nodded, he knew.
"The second is miasma, which is the air of rotting soil in swamps. Occasionally, a bright light appears in the sky and then disappears. Therefore, some people think that it is mountain spirits and ghosts that are frightening people."
Yankong swallowed his saliva and his voice was a little choked: "This...the third type is...a folk magic that was originally only found in Jiangnan..."
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Yun Kong couldn't help asking anxiously: "What is that?"
"Gu..." Yankong said, "It's Gu."
"Gu." Yun Kong thought for a while after hearing this: "Then there must be a lot of people raising Gu around here."
Yun Kong said this for a reason.
Raising a voodoo is not something that happens overnight, nor is it something that can be done by one person. Each time a voodoo is raised, it takes seven or forty-nine days. The whole family must purify themselves and recite the mantra together. Ordinary people rarely have such time except for farming and resting, so it is not easy for a family to raise many Gu.
There are so many Gu here, it must be beyond the control of one household, so Yun Kong would say this.
Yankong closed his eyes and sat leaning against the tree trunk, his whole body seemed paralyzed. This is what happens when a person suddenly relaxes after being greatly stimulated.
"Senior brother seems to be very frightened." Yun Kong thought, "Why?"
Yankong slowly opened his eyes and said feebly: "Yunkong, let's leave early tomorrow morning..."
"good!"
Yankong didn't seem to hear Yunkong's response and was still muttering: "Early in the morning... we can't stay any longer..."
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"Gu" was originally used by farmers to help fertilize farmland, but if mortals have such foreign objects in their hands, it is easy to abuse them for revenge once they develop resentment against others.
Once abused, even a small feud will be easily taken action.
Who could have imagined that this tourist attraction, which has been hailed as the most beautiful place in the world since the Song Dynasty, has such a dark side!
Thinking of this, Yun Kong couldn't help but tremble.
Seeing the stars changing and the night getting very deep, I couldn't help but my eyelids gradually became heavier and I lay down next to Yankong.
The clouds were hazy, sometimes as if they were waking up, and sometimes as if they were dreaming. They stayed up until midnight, but suddenly woke up.
Yunkong found that his clothes were soaked with cold sweat, his heart was beating violently in his chest, and his back was still a little numb.
Ominous! This is an ominous feeling!
A large bright light came from behind the big tree, illuminating the surrounding area. Yun Kong was so frightened that he jumped up quickly, turned around and saw a person, with a light yellow dazzling light all over his body, walking slowly towards him.
It seems inappropriate to say that he came on foot. His steps were light and graceful, as if he was half-floating in the air.
The man was very short, as tall as a child.
Yun Kong took a closer look and was stunned: "It's a girl!"
I saw the radiant girl floating to the water's edge. She was in a daze for a moment, then lowered her body to drink the water.
Yun Kong watched for a while and suddenly felt very angry.
He was so angry that his brain was burning and the pores all over his body tightened instantly.
And he wasn't the only one angry.
Yun Kong heard a voice behind him, turned around and saw Yan Kong with a flushed face, and his eyes were bloodshot as if they were about to burst into flames, and he pulled up the grass on the ground without realizing it with any force.
Anger drove away the fear in Rock Hollow.
The girl drank the water and slowly returned along the same route.
The two brothers exchanged glances, understood, and followed the girl cautiously.
The girl floated in the air, sliding unsteadily like a lost body.
Both of them knew it very well.
This is a huge gu, a human gu!
Someone is actually using people as a poison!
How many lives does this mean that must be sacrificed?
Yankong seemed to have forgotten his physical fatigue, and the mood to take care of worldly affairs unknowingly took over his heart.
He also forgot about the fear he felt not long ago, and told Yun Kong to set off early tomorrow.
The girl gradually moved closer to a village. From time to time, some of the light on her body was scattered on the ground or fell on the grass, glowing lightly with a pink light.
While Yun Kong was angry, he couldn't help but be moved in his heart, touched by the girl's enchanting beauty.
The sound of drums sounded in the courtyard, which sounded particularly peaceful in the quiet night.
It's midnight.
The girl floated over the wall and entered the manor's courtyard. Although the two could no longer see her figure, the soft light still shone into the sky from behind the wall, and then gradually faded.
"Yunkong," Yankong's voice regained its vitality, and the stubbornness came back, "Are you going?"
"Senior brother, there should be many people guarding the Dazhuang courtyard..."
"Go to hell!" Yankong said, already kicking up and ready to move forward.
"Senior brother." Yun Kong blocked his way with his hand.
Iwakong finally calmed down a little: "Okay, let's have a night's rest first."
"Your energy has not yet recovered. This is too..."
"Let's come again tomorrow!"
After Yankong said so, Yunkong had no choice but to stop talking.
The two of them quietly lowered their bodies and left, so as not to disturb the servants in the manor.
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The lazy sun slowly climbed up the hills.
Although it was the first light of dawn, Yankong and Yunkong had already arrived in front of the courtyard.
The courtyard is surrounded by a large field, like a palace in the countryside. In the hazy morning mist, an evil atmosphere is increasingly revealed.
Yankong shook the dew off his Taoist robe, and his weak body couldn't help but shiver.
Yun Kong stepped up to the front door steps and knocked on the door with a bamboo pole.
Soon, a sound of creaking was heard coming from behind the door, and the door creaked open a crack.
Just a crack.
"It's Tao... Taoist Master, what's the matter?" The person who spoke was very polite, but timid.
"My senior brother is unwell and very weak. He didn't eat for another day yesterday... I just ask your village to take a break and ask for some porridge and water. He will leave in just a few hours."
Yun Kong said a long paragraph to face him, but the servant who answered the door didn't know what to do.
"If...that's the case, Taoist Master, please wait a moment. I'll go ask the person in charge."
The door quickly closed again.
