"So every night on Luozhong Mountain, the sound of the fatal bell will always ring in people's ears... It's better if you don't hear it. Even if you hear it, don't show any abnormality! Otherwise, as soon as you open your eyes, you will He looked into the eyes of that long-haired evil ghost, and then his soul flew away and he died suddenly!"
The night was dark, making the fire between heaven and earth extra bright, like a guiding light.
In front of the bonfire, there was a group of travel-stained travelers. Although they were dressed in different styles, they all had the same look of fear on their faces, including the bearded man who was telling a story.
"Bah, bah, bah! There are only monsters in this world that harm people. Where did that kind of thing come from! Stop talking nonsense!" Someone next to me bravely said, "When I was young, I often traveled with my father, and I once saw a kind of thing. Poisonous snakes, when the snake's tail shakes, it makes the sound of gurgling water, in order to attract prey to come closer..."
The topic changed suddenly, making the people next to him look confused: "Brother, do you mean to say that this evil ghost is actually a poisonous snake?"
"Where is that kind of thing in the world?" The person who spoke repeated the previous words, and then continued: "I mean that kind of thing is probably a kind of monster, which can use the same force as the poisonous snake. It’s just a sound coming from somewhere on your body!”
This person is very afraid of the word "evil ghost" and always replaces it with "that kind of thing".
"Oh, what you said does make some sense." After hearing this, several people nearby quickly agreed to comfort themselves.
"Everyone!" The bearded man raised his voice a little higher, "Everyone, I don't think so!"
"As we all know, these monsters come in groups and rarely travel alone! And if the evil ghost is really a monster, even if you close your eyes and don't look at it, you are still hiding your ears. Not to mention that your soul will be scattered, and in the end you won't even be a scum. There will be some leftover!"
After hearing Beard's explanation, everyone fell into a deathly silence.
"Hahahaha... I'm kidding, I'm kidding!" After a moment, the bearded man suddenly laughed, "I only heard this story from others. I just saw that everyone is tired from the journey and wanted to tell you a story to relax you!"
"You bastard! How can you relax me? If you keep listening to this, everyone's crotches will get wet!" Someone nearby who was familiar with this person laughed and stood up, "It's getting late, you guys need to pack up and rest! I'll go first!" Go put some water and I’ll help you keep watch when you come back!”
As he spoke, the man took a few gulps of wine and walked behind the stone not far away.
The bearded man wanted to lie down, but when he heard the pitter-pattering sound, he suddenly felt the urge to urinate. When the man came back, he also turned over and climbed up, and went behind the stone to refresh himself.
The strange thing is that the pattering sound stopped suddenly before it lasted long, and then the bearded man ran back with his hands holding the waist of his trousers and his face turned pale.
"You...you...did you hear..." the bearded man said tremblingly.
Everyone was stunned at first, and then someone laughed and said, "Beard, you can't do the same trick a second time, your trick is no longer working!"
"I...I'm not joking!" He didn't even have time to tie his trousers, so he just tucked them in and lay down on the ground. "It's too late to explain, so lie down! The evil ghost is coming!"
"Dang, clang, clang... clatter..." Sure enough, a crisp sound came closer and closer, looking very ethereal in the night.
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"Senior Mu, what are you doing?"
Seeing Mu Fengchun take out a few copper coins from nowhere and string them on the dagger, and then it kept shaking, Wu Fan was confused.
"Hehe, little friend, you didn't know this, right?" Mu Fengchun smiled mysteriously, but his hand movements did not stop: "The fear of the little bald donkey comes from the old bald donkey and the others, so his nature is yang. They are considered male! These copper coins are underground artifacts. They are Yin coins. Their nature is Yin, so they are considered female!"
"So I use the female's copper coins to make the sound of a bell. Maybe I can attract the male! So we won't waste time like headless flies!"
"..." Wu Fan was speechless, but did not wipe out Mu Fengchun's elegance and let him go.
It's dark now
In the evening, Wu Fan was about to find a place to rest, but suddenly he saw a fire in the distance, and he pulled Mu Fengchun to speed up his pace.
…
"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" Mu Fengchun waved the copper coin and circled around the crowd, and then returned to Wu Fan: "Little friend, why do these guys seem to be possessed by evil spirits? No reaction at all?"
Wu Fan nodded slightly, and was equally puzzled. The people on the ground didn't look abnormal at all, so why were they all closing their eyes, as if they were in some kind of pain?
He leaned down and took a closer look at the bearded man in front of him for a while, and saw that the man's eyes were rolling around under his eyelids, and he must have been awake. But no matter how I called him, he didn't open his eyes, he just shrank and trembled.
"Is it because of this..." Wu Fan touched the ground and found that it was slightly damp and cold.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for such a degree of dampness and coldness to cause dampness to enter the body and cause abnormality, but accidents always happen. Wu Fan did not have time to think too much, took out a pill from his arms and threw it into the fire. .
In an instant, a violent burst of white smoke rose from the fire, instantly covering the place with smoke.
Mu Fengchun received Wu Fan's reminder and had already taken the front of his clothes to cover his mouth and nose, but was not affected. But the guys on the ground who were pretending to be asleep were in trouble. Their mouths and noses felt like they were on fire, and they coughed one after another.
This method really worked... Wu Fan just had an idea, but he didn't expect it to be so effective, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.
Wu Fan was about to ask about the situation, but he saw that the group of people covered their eyes and kowtowed: "Sir Evil Ghost, have mercy! We didn't see anything!"
"Huh?" Wu Fan was stunned when he heard this.
After a lot of explanations, Wu Fan finally understood the situation before him. He really couldn't laugh or cry.
Although they realized that it was just a misunderstanding, everyone was no longer sleepy after being tortured like this, so they simply filled the fire a little higher again.
The bearded man scratched his head in embarrassment and sat next to the two of them: "This place is sparsely populated and the coordinates are hard to find. Where are you two friends going?"
"I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you. We are looking for the evil in your mouth..."
"Luo Zhong Mountain, we are going to Shancheng at the foot of Luo Zhong Mountain." Wu Fan hurriedly interrupted Mu Fengchun.
"Oh? I didn't expect that our two friends are actually traveling with us!" Because when explaining, Lu Xiu had already mentioned the purpose of his trip. Hearing this, he did not show any doubts, but just looked puzzled: "I dare you to ask. Why are you going to Luo Zhongshan?"
Wu Fan smiled: "This time we go to Xiashan City, we are actually looking for an old friend..."
Ever since he heard about the incident between Taiyi Pavilion and Jianxingju from Tao Yong, Wu Fan's first plan was to help Qingjing.
But when I think about the fact that I don't have the help of old immortals and opera ghosts now, it will be difficult for Mu Fengchun to cope with any accidents alone, so it is also crucial to find a trustworthy helper.
When he was saying goodbye to Chi Huang, the latter suddenly stopped him and told him the news that Yuan Hua was probably in Luo Zhong Mountain.
Although Wu Fan didn't know how Chi Huang could see through his mind, the other party's words were a timely help to him, so he thanked him and left.
In front of Chihuang, Mu Fengchun found it difficult to speak. After leaving some distance, Mu Fengchun's face darkened and he recounted the old story. After all, he had been here before, and he knew most of all that the "dragon-killing elephant" in Xiashan City was dangerous and scary at every step.
Mu Fengchun did not go into details about his experiences in Xiashan City. After all, some things would only make people more troubled.
Seeing that Wu Fan had made up his mind to go to Xiashan City, Mu Fengchun could neither bear to refuse nor agree. People and ghosts take different paths and it is difficult to renew the old bond. He just hopes that the two people in Xiashan City have been reincarnated and gone, so as not to disturb people's hearts.
He chatted with Luo Xihu for a few more words, and when the relationship became familiar, Wu Fan looked worried and asked his doubts: "Brother Luo Xihu, I heard that Shancheng was once troubled by sand poisoning. , but is this really happening?"
"Don't worry, little brother! Although the sand poison thing is not a lie, it's thanks to the sand poison.
The existence of poison can allow Xia Shancheng to escape disaster! "The bearded man stroked his beard and laughed.
From what Luochi said, they originally lived opposite Luozhong Mountain, so they escaped when the sand poison invaded. But this good life did not last long. One night, a swarm of red-eyed bats suddenly came over and bit them to pieces.
Just when they were helpless and about to become a delicious meal for bats, they suddenly saw two black shadows appearing on Luozhong Mountain, asking them to go to Xiashan City to avoid the bat attack.
The situation was critical at this time, Luo Xihu and the others were really helpless, so they could only treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor, and followed the two people to Xiashan City.
Strange to say, the originally menacing bats twitched violently as soon as they flew into Xiashan City, and then fell into the air one after another, shattering into yellow sand on the ground.
As the sky became clearer, the black clouds became thinner and thinner. In the end, only a few bats were left and fled away, disappearing into the white fish belly.
Since the original village was destroyed, they had no intention of going back. Seeing that Xiashan City was empty, they wanted to set up camp here.
At the beginning, some people were worried that the sand poison would affect them, but as time passed, this worry never happened, and they gradually settled down.
Out of repayment, Lu Xiu always wanted to find the two people who led the way. But the strange thing is that even though they searched the entire Xiashan City, they never found those two strange faces.
"We didn't think anything was wrong at the time, but now that we think about it, it was probably a god coming down to earth to save us from the sea of suffering! That's so good!" After talking about it, Luo Hu suddenly felt emotional.
"What gods? They are just two poor lonely ghosts..." Mu Fengchun muttered quietly from the side, but fortunately no one heard him.
"Little brother, most of them heard about what happened in Xiashan City and came here! Maybe your old friend has already arrived one step ahead, so there is no need to worry!" After speaking, the bearded man pointed at the figure in front of him. , don’t forget to comfort me again.
"Thank you, Brother Beard, I understand." Wu Fan nodded, then lowered his voice and said, "Actually, I want to know more about the evil ghost on Luozhong Mountain than this... Is it true?"
"Ahem..." The bearded face changed, "Don't be afraid, little brother, I was just telling them stories out of boredom to deceive them... In fact, there are no evil spirits at all on Luozhong Mountain..."
"Dang Dang Dang..."
"Ouch!" Hearing the sound of the bell, the bearded man trembled again and turned pale.
Wu Fan looked bitter and said helplessly: "Senior Mu, you'd better put your "Mother Bell" away..."
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