night.
Si Kongling hugged Little Baozhu and fell asleep in the carriage.
Three men were responsible for guarding outside as a precaution.
There is nothing else nearby except the haunted village, so it is extremely quiet at night.
Pei Muling leaned against the fire, warming himself up would make him feel more comfortable.
Along the way, Xiaobaozhu's spiritual energy suppressed him, and no strange things grew on his body.
If he hadn't seen it occasionally, he would have felt like he was no different from a normal person.
General Pei also sat by the fire, looking back from time to time.
"What's wrong, Lao Pei?"
"nothing."
General Pei muttered, "I just always feel like there is something around me."
"You must be overthinking it. How can there be ghosts in this world?"
Huo Yingwei wanted to appease General Pei.
However, just before he finished speaking, he happened to mention the word "ghost", and suddenly, something popped out.
The three of them clenched their weapons and looked in the direction of the sound.
It seemed like... something was glowing.
Huo Yingwei was about to step forward when he was pulled hard by General Pei.
General Pei stared, "Be careful!"
Just a few more whooshing sounds were heard, and something flew out again.
It's green, bright, shining with some weird light, hanging on the treetops or grass branches.
"There's a ghost!"
General Pei shouted, drew his weapon and rushed forward, slashing randomly.
General Pei was completely frightened, so he couldn't control himself.
but……
Huo Yingwei frowned. He did not step forward, but just observed from the side.
This will-o'-the-wisp looks exactly like the one in the legend, but it seems a little strange.
The legendary will-o'-the-wisps are all slowly floating in the cemetery.
But these will-o'-the-wisps came out all of a sudden, and then hung there lightly and stopped moving.
Xiaobaozhu and Si Kongling were also awakened by the sound.
Si Kongling held Little Baozhu in his arms and got out of the carriage.
She held Xiao Baozhu's hand tightly and approached Huo Yingwei, "What happened?"
"There is a will-o'-the-wisp." Huo Yingwei said.
Si Kongling also saw these dots, and her lips opened slightly, "This..."
Maybe General Pei's aura was so strong that the will-o'-the-wisp only stayed a short distance away from them.
General Pei was still shouting and slashing at the "ghost" who didn't know whether he was there or not.
"father?"
Pei Muling was sweating a little.
"Dad, how about we just calm down a little bit?"
There's nothing suspicious about this will-o'-the-wisp except that it's a little brighter.
Pei Muling stepped forward and dragged General Pei back.
General Pei looked a little uneasy, but he still said firmly, "I'm afraid you will be afraid."
"These will-o'-the-wisps don't look dangerous," Pei Muling said.
Little Orb looked up, and there was a will-o'-the-wisp hanging on their heads.
"Daddy." Xiao Baozhu pointed to the top of his head.
She felt that this was not a will-o'-the-wisp.
She checked it with her spiritual vision, and there was no yin energy at all.
She didn't know how this thing lit up, but she was certain that it was not some will-o'-the-wisp.
Huo Yingwei knew what his daughter was thinking. He jumped up and took out the will-o'-the-wisp from the branch.
"You don't want to hold this thing with your hands!" General Pei was about to stop him when he saw this.
"It's okay." Huo Yingwei held it in his hand. It was neither cold nor hot, neither painful nor itchy.
He pinched it casually, and some phosphorus powder rubbed into his hand. It sparkled, but the place where he rubbed it did not shine.
Little Baozhu looked up and said, "Daddy, it's fake."
Huo Yingwei knew what it was at once.
This is just ordinary burnt charcoal, stained with phosphorus powder from fireflies or the like, so it can sparkle at night.
This is definitely not a trick done by ghosts.
Only people would do this.
General Pei looked at it and his expression instantly improved, "Ha, ha, ha, I knew there were no ghosts in this world."
Pei Muling looked at his father silently.
He didn't look so calm just now.
Since it is man-made, there must be people around.
Huo Yingwei said loudly: "Come out, we have seen through your tricks, stop pretending."
No one responded to him except the whining of the wind.
General Pei leaned toward the center where they were gathered.
What, he is just cold, he is not afraid, not at all.
I turned on the little orb of spiritual vision and looked around several times.
There are no ghosts around here at all.
How can there be such a stupid ghost in this world, so scary that he still wants to do things on his own?
After a while.
"Woo~"
what sound? ! General Pei tensed up.
"Woo~"
The cold voice became clearer.
General Pei pulled Pei Muling back and said, "Son, don't be afraid."
Pei Muling:...
Was he sure it was him who was afraid?
A rustling sound sounded from the darkness.
A white shadow floated out.
The white shadow is more than two meters tall. This is definitely not the height of a human being!
Huo Yingwei stopped them, "Don't act rashly yet..."
Before he could finish speaking, General Pei rushed out.
He was not unafraid, he was very frightened.
But the more scared he became, the more he wanted to rush out.
He wants to face his fear by himself and will never let the people he cares about face it!
"Lao Pei?!" Huo Yingwei failed to hold him.
Why didn't this person listen to what he was saying? !
One, two... more and more white shadows appeared.
"Wow ah ah ah -"
General Pei shouted wildly.
But the ghosts in front of them were not afraid at all. They swayed around and surrounded them.
General Pei waved the sword in his hand.
The night was so dark that he couldn't see the road clearly.
So he swung the sword and heard a click.
A tree as thick as a human thigh was cut in half by him.
The white shadow on the opposite side was stunned.
General Pei didn't give them any room to breathe, and stepped forward waving his sword.
At the critical moment, Xiao Baozhu shouted: "Uncle Pei! Show mercy! They are human beings!"
people?
General Pei's sword can no longer be retrieved.
If Huo Yingwei hadn't stopped him in time, the big knife would have struck the person's body.
Huo Yingwei wiped his sweat.
Although I don't know what the purpose of their pretense is, it would be very troublesome if they kill civilians when they go out.
"Who are you? What do you want to do with your pretense?"
He thought of the ghosts he had seen before.
Presumably, these are a group of people.
"Woo~"
"Stop whining." Huo Yingwei looked at them coldly, "Your disguise is a bit clumsy."
When I first saw it just now, I was indeed a little frightened.
But if you look carefully, it's not difficult to find that the so-called white shadow is just a piece of dirty white cloth on the body.
It's not a ghost at all.
The torch on the opposite side suddenly lit up.
They are not going to pretend with them anymore.
