Gu Shengchao has been living in the world since he was a child. Naturally, he would not believe in the tricks of evil spirits. Knowing that there must be something fishy, he asked: "Tell me, old man, are there any people in this town who have been killed by evil spirits?"
"Yes, we have all seen it with our own eyes." The old man's eyes widened.
"Oh? What are the ways of death?" The ancient sage was very curious.
The old man lowered his voice and said: "There are no wounds on the whole body, but the skin turns black, as if he died of poisoning. I reported it to the county government to do an autopsy on the couple, but they couldn't find the reason, so everyone believed that it was an evil spirit who killed someone. Especially every day. The sound of bells at night makes people feel frightened. If you can, please leave and stay away from this place of right and wrong."
"Are many people killed by evil spirits?" Gu Shengchao asked.
The old man sighed and said: "There are about ten people. The town has a small population to begin with. When something like this happened, people were panicked. After reporting it to the government, the county officials blamed each other and no one dared to come here. This has aggravated everyone's panic. If this continues, sooner or later this place will become an empty city."
"Did the old man choose to stay because he wanted to run this inn? With all due respect, the business of the inn is average, right?" Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the inn is in a state of bankruptcy. It is more than average and cannot be sustained at all.
The old man did not shy away and said directly: "Everyone in the neighborhood knows that Pengjiawan is haunted, so the business of the small shop is very poor. It is good to have two or three people staying in the shop a month. If you make a living by this, you will starve to death. Fortunately, the old man is still alive. I have a few acres of thin farmland and can barely make a living."
"Aren't you afraid of evil spirits hurting people?" Gu Shengchao didn't understand the reason.
The old man said sadly, "My wife died young and my children are living in the capital. My legs are weak and I can't go anywhere. I can take it one day at a time and just live with it."
"You keep claiming it was a ghost. What does that ghost look like?" Lu Jin asked with interest.
The old man looked a little nervous and said: "Three months ago, I wanted to be convenient at night. I came to the door and peeked out. I happened to see a ghost in white floating in the air. It was floating, floating. He seemed to have discovered He turned around and the moonlight hit his pale face, which almost scared me to death. From then on, I never had the courage to go out at night, even to peek from behind the door."
While talking, a "moo" sound came from a room next to the stairs.
The old man smiled and said: "The old man is hungry and wants me to add some grass to him."
Gu Shengchao followed and tied his and Lu Jin's mounts to the bottom of the stairs.
Seeing the old man feeding the cows, Gu Shengchao walked over and asked, "They say evil ghosts hurt people, but do the evil ghosts here still eat livestock?"
"Yes." The old man patted the dirt on his body: "There are dangers lurking everywhere here. As long as it is a living creature that can breathe, it is very dangerous to stay outside. It turns out that when there were many people, cattle and sheep were lost. If something happens to my old friend and he can't plow the land, I'll have to wait for death."
Suddenly, on the street outside the house, the clear ringing of bells sounded from far to near, and suddenly disappeared without any sound.
When the old man heard the ringing of the bell, he felt as if he had seen a ghost. He took the candlestick and scurried back to his room, closed the door tightly and never came out again.
The ancient sage had excellent ears. He could not sense the outside situation because the doors and windows were closed, but he could vaguely hear something like a big yellow dog running past. Only a well-trained dog could achieve such speed.
"Let's see what we can eat tonight?" Gu Shengchao picked up another oil lamp and walked towards the kitchen next to the stairs.
Lu Jin followed and saw that in the kitchen, apart from a little ground white flour, there were only a few pumpkins and more than a dozen green vegetables.
"Let me bake some pumpkin cakes!" Lu Jin quickly lit the stove fire.
She first steamed the pumpkin slices. After the pumpkin was steamed, she crushed the pumpkin until it was soft. Then she added white flour and kneaded it into a dough, kneaded it into strips, divided it into several equal-sized balls, and flattened them one by one.
At this time, the dry firewood under the stove has basically burned out. Use the remaining heat to put it into the oil pan and fry it slowly. When both sides turn golden brown, the fragrant pumpkin cake is completed.
"It smells so good." Gu Shengchao praised from the side.
While Lu Jin was cooking, Gu Shengchao had already wiped it clean.
There was a table and two chairs. Lu Jin filled the pumpkin cake on a porcelain plate and placed it on the table.
The two of them ate cakes and drank tea and chatted under the lamp. Gu Shengchao suddenly heard something moving outside the house. Thinking of the abnormality in the town, he pointed outside. When Lu Jin nodded to express understanding, he waved to turn off the light.
After arriving behind the door quietly, Gu Shengchao looked out from the crack in the door.
A guy dressed all in white was floating in the night sky. Because he was looking towards Gu Shengchao, his pale face was really frightening.
"What a ghost!" Lu Jin glanced at it and didn't dare to look again, and her tone of voice began to tremble.
Gu Shengchao smiled. He could feel the breath of the guy outside through the crack of the door. As long as there was breath, it must be a human being. It is said that ghosts are dead things that do not need to breathe and should have no breath.
And judging from the steady and weak breath of the other party, the person outside has extraordinary martial arts skills.
It is precisely because of this that he can walk with a sword and cover it with a white robe, giving people an eerie and terrifying feeling.
"Don't be afraid, that's a person. I will expose his disguise now." Gu Shengchao whispered.
After that, he unbolted the door bolt and walked out, closing the door behind his back.
Gu Shengchao originally wanted to go out at night to find out, but the other party took the initiative to come to his door. Especially in front of such a delicate beauty like Lu Jin, he couldn't be timid or show weakness.
The man in the air was stunned when he saw Gu Shengchao walking out on his own initiative, and then swooped down towards him with a ferocious face.
Anyone else would have been scared to death and would have peed their pants.
However, Gu Shengchao did not believe this evil. Instead, he took a few steps forward and stood upright in the courtyard. Seeing the man approaching, he waved his right hand to summon the sword and raised it gently.
Instead, the man panicked, showing a look of horror.
If he rushes forward any further, he will hit the ancient sage's long sword and be stabbed to the core.
In desperation, the man slipped past and Gu Shengchao stretched out his left hand to accurately grab the corner of his clothes.
With a "stab" sound, the man's robe was removed, revealing his casual clothes and the sword at his feet.
Now, the pretense can no longer be concealed, and the truth is exposed.
"Seeking death!" The man was angry. He took off the white mask attached to his face and threw it away. He made an arc in the air, turned around and slashed at Gu Shengchao with his sword.
Gu Shengchao used his right hand to use the Qiuhuang Sword Technique to respond. After more than thirty moves, the two of them were deadlocked.
The origin of the other party is unknown, and Gu Shengchao is willing to spend more time to find out his details.
The man didn't want to delay, so he turned around and ran away.
"Where to go?" Gu Shengchao raised his sword to chase, but saw the opponent's left hand secretly spilling some powder backwards, just in the direction of his pursuit.
I seem to have seen such a technique somewhere.
Gu Shengchao suddenly woke up. When he rescued Ding Ying from the West Cold Country, Yeguimen was so obsessed with the seemingly ferocious butcher. After being poisoned, he was slaughtered at will like a walking zombie.
In Mengyou Villa, Gu Shengchao was forced to inadvertently develop a body that was invulnerable to all poisons. Ordinary poisons had no effect on him.
Seeing the ancient sage surpassing and chasing him closer and closer, the man became more and more panicked as he was unscrupulous about the poisonous powder he sprinkled.
Seeing that Gu Shengchao was about to stop him, the man dropped a small pink ball in time, and it suddenly exploded in front of Gu Shengchao.
This method is close to that of the Poison Sect.
The ancient sage sensed the opponent's position, didn't care at all and didn't hold his breath specifically. He walked through the thick pink fog as usual.
The man stood in the courtyard of the inn, and Gu Shengchao put away his sword and prepared to capture him alive.
After landing, he took a step forward, and suddenly realized that the true energy in his Dantian was gone. When he raised his energy, he found that there was no energy in his meridians, and he couldn't exert any strength at all.
"How could this happen? Didn't I have a body that is invulnerable to all poisons and am no longer afraid of these poisons? Am I really poisoned?" Gu Shengchao had many questions in his mind.
Time waited for no one, he fell forward in a daze and lost all consciousness.
"Brother Gu!" Lu Jin could clearly see from behind the door that the man was about to approach Gu Shengchao, so he opened the door in time and jumped out to stop him.
The man was stunned for a moment, then when he saw the delicate and lovely Lu Jin, he smiled wickedly: "It's a pity that such a beautiful lady has to lose her husband. It's so pitiful."
"Fart!" Lu Jin rushed over with his machete brandished.
Seeing that Gu Shengchao was about to fall, the man stepped forward and put his hands on his armpits to let Gu Shengchao lie flat.
At this moment, Lu Jin's scimitar also came, and the man jumped back and moved away from Gu Shengchao.
Not aware of the deception, Lu Jin lowered his head and asked Gu Shengchao: "Brother Gu, how are you?"
Gu Shengchao's face was expressionless, but his clothes suddenly exploded, and a wisp of white smoke rose up, covering Lu Jin.
"Ahem..."
Lu Jin choked and burst into tears. She stretched out her hand to rub her eyes a few times, her mind went blank and she slowly fell down.
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