The moon is dark and the wind is high, and there is an ancient road in the intestines.
Under the lonely moon and cold stars, there are travelers walking in the countryside.
Hu Baxian stood on a hill, pointed to a few lanterns not far away, and said with a smile, "That's our village, Zhenhun Village."
"What's the name of your village? Zhenhun Village. It sounds quite unlucky. Could it be that the two phantoms I met during the day were the ones your village failed to suppress and sneaked out?" Yu Nie's face looked a little tired. .
Hu Baxian smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother Yu, you don't know something. This Soul-Suppressing Village has a long history. More than a thousand years ago, there was a great ghost exorcist in the village. He was very proficient in the art of exorcizing ghosts. Pick it up. According to the older generation of villagers, the ghost exorcist master was proficient in eleven kinds of magic and was invulnerable to all poisons. He once killed all the ghosts in this place for thousands of miles. Later, the local people commemorated the exorcist. Ghost man, that’s why he named the village Zhenhun Village.”
Mo Guyuan looked at the few houses in front of him. With his mind's reaction, he felt that the village was enveloped by a cold atmosphere. He then calmly said to Hu Baxian, "Did Master Hu live here from his ancestors, or did he move here later?"
Hu Baxian's face was stunned, and then he said sadly, "To be honest, Young Master Mo, the Tianji Sect where I belong is a single lineage. The earliest ancestral foundation was on Changliu Mountain. It happened to be that Bai Emperor Shaohao climbed the mountain. The ancestors and Bai Emperor are similar." It was a bet, but the bet failed, and Changliu Mountain was handed over to others. Later, my Tianji Sect took it as its own responsibility to benefit one place, wandering around the world, and each generation of disciples needs to take root in one place and pray for the people. , to honor our ancestors."
Yu Nie was startled when he heard this and asked, "Your ancestors bet with others on Changliu Mountain. How heroic are you?"
Hu Baxian held his head high, his brows calm, and said quietly, "It's just a mountain, but Bai Di has created a cave. The two are equally matched. Winning or losing depends entirely on ability."
"Oh, it seems like I don't have much ability..." Yu Nie muttered softly.
Hu Baxian blushed, a little angry and dissatisfied. Mo Guyuan nodded and continued, "Master Hu has taken root here. Now there has been a severe drought for years. The villagers are running around. The two paths leading to the sea are stuck in the mire. There are ghosts in that forest today." Shadow is dormant, praying for the people is probably as difficult as going to heaven, and it is difficult for you to honor your ancestors, right?"
Hu Baxian was stunned and didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
Yu Nie and Yu Qinggong looked at each other. The former took the lead and said angrily, "You Hu Baxian, you must have planned it a long time ago. If you brought me here, could it be that you are here to help you solve your troubles?" Come to shine for you?"
Hu Baxian was unsteady on his feet. Seeing Yu Nie approaching with great momentum, he subconsciously retreated towards the back. However, he accidentally slipped and rolled over and fell.
Mo Guyuan looked at Yu Nie with a dark face. The latter smiled awkwardly and quickly moved downwards. He helped the embarrassed Hu Baxian up and said repeatedly, "Brother, what are you doing? I'll ask you." Don’t be afraid, even if you want our help, you can just tell us, what’s the relationship between us two brothers, why would I see you outside?”
Hu Baxian was still frightened, patted the withered grass on his body, and said to several people, "I have already known what Mr. Mo said. I don't deny my selfishness. The main reason is that our Zhenhun Village is inaccessible and it is really helpless. Sorry for bothering you."
Mo Guyuan walked down with Yu Qinggong, nodded to Hu Baxian, and said with a chuckle, "Master Hu Xian doesn't need to spend so much time. You can see that my friend is of the water swamp spirit, and he is definitely an expert in this world. I'll wait for you." When you first come to Xishan Jing, if you can act chivalrously, do many good deeds, and accumulate merit, you will also be grateful to the immortal master for guiding you."
Hu Baxian's eyes lit up and he looked at Mo Guyuan quietly. The latter looked at him with a calm expression.
"Let's go, it's getting late. When we arrive at Zhenhun Village, I'll arrange for you to rest on the couches first, and we'll take a good look tomorrow." Hu Baxian turned around and walked forward.
Behind him, Mo Guyuan and three others followed closely.
Outside Zhenhun Village, dogs were heard barking from time to time, and as the night got darker, they stopped intermittently.
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After a few people entered the village, no one was seen walking outside, and even the previous lights had been extinguished.
Hu Baxian was not too particular. After leading Mo Guyuan and the others into the house, there happened to be two unused rooms. Yu Qinggong and Diaozi chose the one on the right, while Mo Guyuan and Yu Nie chose the one on the left. Side room. After a brief exchange of greetings, Hu Baxian said goodbye to the others and walked into the central bedroom to rest.
"I'm getting older, and my arms and legs are a little weak. Brother Yu, please just treat yourself as your own home. I haven't had guests come here for many years, but I will still clean it up, so you don't have to worry about clutter or dust. "
Hu Baxian made some explanations before taking a break, and several people nodded.
In the wing room on the left, Mo Guyuan and Mo Guyuan were attracted by the layout of the room from the moment they entered the room. Yu Nie inspected it back and forth and marveled.
"Brother Eight Immortals has such good taste. I really can't believe that the decoration in his room is so exquisite. There is white jade hanging on the lintel of the door, and there is a portrait hanging on top of the bed. Look at the ancient coins strung on both sides of the wall. I don't know if they are. What year is it from?" Yu Nie's eyes were lingering and full of interest.
Mo Guyuan also looked at the entire room, and saw an upside-down broom leaning against the corner behind the wooden door. He paused slightly in his heart, and then looked at the portrait hanging on the wall, as if he saw something.
"Master Hu Xian is a master. It's not surprising to have such a sect in his family. Otherwise, how would he be able to bear the title of Tianjizi?" Mo Guyuan said slowly.
"Hey, you rarely say such things. How about it? My brother is not bad at all. You can tell that we are talented and unique. We must not be ordinary people." Yu Nie stepped forward and smiled. road.
Mo Guyuan looked at Yu Nie's winking gesture and was speechless for a moment. After a moment, he pointed to the portrait hanging on the wall and asked Yu Nie, "Do you know who the portrait is?"
Yu Nie looked at it, frowned and said, "How do I know? I have never seen this person with thick eyebrows, big eyes, full beard, and such a fierce look. Could it be used to ward off evil spirits?"
Mo Guyuan twitched the corner of his mouth, pulled Yu Nie back to his side, and explained to him, "This is Zhong Kui."
"Zhong Kui? What are you doing?"
"Ghost catcher, Zhong Kui is the ghost king of the underworld. With one stroke, ghosts stay away and dare not approach. He is the patron saint of the people. No monster, ghost or ghost can escape his pursuit."
"Isn't that just to ward off evil spirits?"
Mo Guyuan had a dark face and lazily responded.
Seeing that Mo Guyuan didn't want to talk to her, Yu Nie licked her face and continued, "This village is full of weirdness. Ever since I entered the village, I felt that there was a lot of gloom here. Could there be some lingering ghost?" , are you sneaking around here?"
Mo Guyuan took a deep breath and said, "You have also noticed that the entire area of this Zhenhun Village is only ten miles away. I checked it with my mind before. Except for the heavy yin energy, there is nothing abnormal. Even the life The people in the village are no different. If I guess correctly, it should be related to everything in this room right now."
Yu Nie frowned and asked in confusion, "Is it related to the room? What do you mean?"
"This village is shrouded in Yin Qi, but the people living here are safe and sound. Don't you think it's strange? Since there are Yin things hovering here, they must be here for popularity or something else. But Now that the Yin Qi has not dissipated, it is simply because there is something blocking it in the village. Look at the items on display in Master Hu Xian's home, which are used to drive away ghosts and avoid the Yin. In that case, I guess the same is true for other people's homes. This is why the Yin Qi is blocked. Qi cannot penetrate inside." Mo Guyuan said slowly.
Yu Nie looked around again and asked subconsciously, "Can you see the elegance of these things?"
Mo Guyuan nodded and said, "It should be a Taoist art of exorcising demons. It is a method of exorcising ghosts. There is a Maoshan sect, which is very good at subduing and exorcising demons."
"Is Brother Eight Immortals an expert?"
"Since Master Hu Xian has already registered his name, he should not belong to the Maoshan sect. However, the left branch of Taoism is complex and has a long history. I have also read some records in the Huangting Sutra. This is not surprising."
"You are very thoughtful, have you noticed my brother's background or something unusual? Isn't it that I have no cultivation? Look at that fall during the day. I was shocked at the time." Yu Nie said in her heart.
Mo Guyuan shook his head, but still spoke loudly, "Master Hu Xian indeed has no cultivation level. This has already been explored by Beiming Kun in Canghai Sea. Regardless of whether he is real or fake, at least one thing can be said. To be sure, I didn’t feel any evil or yin energy in him, and he didn’t have any ill will towards us.”
Yu Nie exhaled and said with a smile, "Brother Eight Immortals is really a master."
"It's no exaggeration to say that I can talk to you not only as an expert, but also as a god." Mo Guyuan said with a smile.
"Stop flattering and tell me your next plan quickly so that I can be prepared." Yu Nie suppressed her embarrassment and was praised by Mo Guyuan, which was rare.
Mo Guyuan nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "As I said before, Zhenhun Village has suffered from a series of strange signs due to successive years of drought. Since the drought, people in the village have to go to the sea to fetch water, but the houses leak. It rained all night, and misfortunes never come alone, and the two Yangguan avenues cannot be walked out. This should be someone deliberately causing trouble, and the purpose is to make the people in the village have to walk through the woods."
After hearing this, Yu Nie was stunned and immediately replied, "I know! Since the Yin Qi is all around here, it cannot corrode the Zhenhun Village. This is because every household has something to ward off evil spirits, but the villagers need water, so they will naturally go out. The purpose of the evil thing is to let the villagers walk through the woods so that it can achieve its own needs, right?"
Mo Guyuan did not doubt that there was a lie, and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about this, but Master Hu Xian didn't tell us earlier that there were any signs of being haunted here, and no one had disappeared or died inexplicably. If he wants to ask for our help, , of course, I have to explain it clearly. It’s just that there has been no rain for more than ten years during this drought. Now it seems that the reason why it doesn’t rain may be that the heaven and earth here are affected by the Yin Qi, and someone did it deliberately. But there is another point I don’t know if you have paid attention to it. , this village is not completely closed. According to what Master Hu said, those families who cannot bear it can still move out. If there are evil things entangled, we will definitely not let them leave easily."
"Did we encounter that shady thing in the forest during the day? At that time, the white shadow appeared behind me. I had cast a spell to control the surroundings, but the white shadow flickered in it, but it was not affected at all. I can be sure that it was either a dead thing. , or it doesn't exist at all, it may be an illusion." Yu Nie speculated.
Mo Guyuan knew Yu Nie's power of time. As long as the living creature existed, the power of time could control it. The black shadow can be frozen, but the white shadow cannot. It seems a little strange.
"What we are encountering now is full of doubts. You and I don't have to rush for a while. We will go shopping tomorrow, ask the people in the village, and then take a look at the two dry ancient roads. Anyway, I can't think of a result right now." Gu Yuan took advantage of the situation and lay down on the bed.
Yu Nie nodded, tiptoed and sat on the edge of the bed, and said cautiously, "It's a bit cold when I sleep at night. Can I give you a hug?"
Mo Guyuan sat up, placed the Xuanyuan Sword in the middle, and said seriously, "If you accidentally touch it and the sword energy hurts someone, don't blame me."
