Before dawn, there are roosters crowing, one after another, competing for superiority.
Mo Guyuan and Yu Nie had already packed up early. Afraid that Hu Baxian, Yu Qinggong and the others had not yet woken up, they carefully opened the door and walked outside.
In the winter near the sea, the climate is cold and humid, with frost everywhere, and the top of Zhenhun Village is shrouded in gloomy air, making it look very eerie and cold.
"The top of the head is always filled with gloomy air, can't Brother Eight Immortals notice it?" Yu Nie stood at the door, stretched and looked up and murmured.
Mo Guyuan looked around and heard several barking dogs and roosters crowing from time to time. He took a deep breath and said, "Didn't Master Hu say it yesterday? He is a fortune teller, not a feng shui expert."
"That shouldn't be the case. Seeing as he is a single disciple of Tianji Sect, if you can't tell this, doesn't it mean he is not good at learning?" Yu Nie said without comment.
"I can see that your expression is extraordinary, how can you say this? It would be so chilling if your brother heard it." Mo Guyuan turned his head to look at Yu Nie and said with a smile.
Yu Nie smiled, unable to refute.
Just as the two were about to walk to other parts of the village, a call suddenly came from behind them.
"Hey, Brother Yu, Young Master Mo, you woke up so early. I was thinking of getting you something to eat. I was in such a hurry last night that I didn't even give you a good refreshment." I don't know when he came out. Hu Baxian waved his hands behind the two of them and smiled.
"Master Hu Xian doesn't need to be so polite. We both plan to have nothing to do and go to the village first to see if there is anything suspicious." Mo Guyuan said slowly.
Hu Baxian walked up to the two of them, looked at them for a while, then looked into the distance of the village, and said for a moment, "You just entered the village last night and noticed it, right? Is this village haunted?"
The two of them were stunned. Looking at Hu Baxian's calm face, Yu Nie said directly, "This village is very dark. Brother, are the objects placed in your room used to ward off evil spirits?"
Hu Baxian nodded, not hiding anything, and said, "Since the severe drought more than ten years ago, there has been such a dark cloud hanging over Zhenhun Village. It does not rain or float away. It has always been hanging above. . At first, the people in the village thought it was nothing, but it has not rained for a long time, which is a bit unreasonable. It’s just that the people of Zhenhun Village are simple. Even if they know something is wrong, they can’t do anything about it. Over time, they will get used to it. "
The Eight Immortals looked above their heads and continued, "As for me, I usually set up a stall here to tell fortunes. Even if I see some signs, I don't have the ability to solve them. I can only give the villagers some basic methods to ward off evil spirits, so as to prevent the villagers from being Yin qi corrodes the body, after all, I am not a god practicing on the mountain, my Tianji Sect is already far from what it used to be in my generation, hey."
Mo Guyuan understood in his heart and comforted him, "It is rare for Master Hu to be able to do this. No matter what exists here, since Master Hu has brought us here, we will definitely not stand idly by."
"That's right, brother, don't worry about anything. As long as I'm here, all the monsters and ghosts will call me grandpa when they see you." Yu Nie promised, patting her chest.
"Brother Yu and Young Master Mo are really formidable young people. Earlier, I was worried that my rash decision-making would cause resentment among others. Now it's me, an old man, who is overly worried, hahahaha." Hu Baxian said with a smile on his face. A little more relaxed.
Mo Guyuan continued, "Why don't we go for a walk outside now and see if we find anything."
"It's not impossible, it's just that your wife and daughter haven't woken up yet. We're going out. They won't be worried when they wake up and see no one, right?" Hu Baxian asked quietly.
"Brother, people have already woken up when you laughed just now, so don't worry about it." Yu Nie patted Hu Baxian on the shoulder and said with a teasing expression.
Hu Baxian's face turned red and he looked at Mo Guyuan. The latter's face was also a little red, but he was speechless for a moment and had to walk out of the house quickly.
Several people were walking in the village, led by Hu Baxian, walking along the path in silence.
"Brother, have the people in the village not woken up yet? Why can't you see a soul on the road?" Along the way, only the three of them were strolling on the narrow path.
Hu Baxian looked around, frowned slightly, and said, "This shouldn't be the case. Normally, even if it's not dark, there are villagers getting up and working. Today, I can't see even half a person. Is it possible that they are still sleeping in bed?"
Yu Nie rolled her eyes and asked Loneliness.
"Perhaps it's getting colder and it's too early. Let's go take a look at the two ancient roads leading to the seaside. I guess there will be people there when we get back." Mo Guyuan reminded.
"That's fine, I'll take you there to take a look first," Hu Baxian nodded in agreement.
The three of them did not hesitate and quickened their pace towards the outside of the village.
As the group of people drifted away, at the corner of a trail near the entrance of the village, Mo Guyuan suddenly turned his head and glanced behind him, with some doubts in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Yu Nie asked as she walked ahead.
Mo Guyuan looked at Zhenhun Village behind him, shook his head after a while, and continued to walk towards the two of them.
At the foot of the rock near a thatched cottage, there was a figure clinging to the earth wall. After a few people walked out of the village, they poked their heads out again and took a careful look. The figure was covered by a hat, and only a pair of sinister and deep eyes could be seen.
After walking for about half an hour, Hu Baxian brought several people to a slightly flat road. Looking around, the end of the vision is hazy, but the sound of crashing waves can be clearly heard in the ears, and the waves are turbulent and endless.
"Look, this is the ancient road that used to lead to the sea from the village. This one is to the east, and there is another one in the northeast. The current situation is similar to the current situation." Hu Baxian pointed to the dry and cracked land in front of him.
Mo Guyuan frowned and looked at the desolate land in front of him. He immediately let go of his mind and searched the land in front of him. Seeing this, Yu Nie also opened his mind towards the dry sides of the earth, exploring and searching along the way.
After a while, both of them came to their senses. Yu Nie was the first to ask, "Did you find anything?"
Mo Guyuan nodded and said slowly, "From our feet to the edge of the coast, the road is dry. It should be related to the long-term drought here, but the cracks on the ground are a bit unusual."
"Have you noticed anything unusual, Young Master Mo?" Hu Baxian asked curiously.
Mo Guyuan nodded and continued, "There are Yin Qi seeping out from the cracks in the ground, and the smell of Yin Qi is exactly the same as in the village and in the woods we passed yesterday. "
After hearing this, Hu Baxian stared blankly at the scene in front of him and murmured, "No wonder. In the past, some villagers did not believe in evil and insisted on walking through here, but no one could walk safely to the other side. On the way, they were all bound by cracks in the ground, and they were deeply entangled. Trapped in it and unable to escape, they eventually sank into the ground."
"But I just relaxed my mind and didn't notice anything unusual in the ground. I couldn't even capture the source of the Yin Qi floating out of the cracks. It seemed to appear out of thin air." Mo Guyuan said in confusion.
"I'm afraid something strange is here underground. I can't even penetrate the Earth Escape Talisman, so I'm afraid there's something weird underneath." Hu Baxian twirled his white beard and shook his head.
"Yes, there is something underground."
The two of them turned to look at Yu Nie, who flew straight up and stepped heavily on the dry ground in front of him from top to bottom.
A burst of dust swept across, and the dry land instantly turned into powder. Under Yu Nie's feet, there was a mess for miles around.
When the dust and smoke dissipated, Yu Nie's feet sank into the ground, and black-gray gas underneath wrapped around his upper body.
"Hmph, what a trick!" Yu Nie shouted coldly. As soon as he put on his clothes, there was no wind, and there was a strong wind around him, which instantly dispersed the black and gray energy.
Mo Guyuan looked at Yu Nie's legs that were stuck in the ground. There was all mud there, and he couldn't see anything at the moment.
"I want to see how long you can hide yourself." Yu Nie bent her legs and flew up.
In mid-air, a white light flashed in Yu Nie's hand. With the jade fan in his hand, he raised his hand and waved it downwards. In an instant, four tornadoes were generated from the front, back, left, and back, taking root in the ground, whirling all the way around, sweeping up the dust and sand from the land.
Mo Guyuan's eyes lit up, this was not a good idea.
Hu Baxian was leisurely and comfortable, as if he were watching an immortal performing in the sky. He was watching Yu Nie's movements smoothly. He smiled softly and said, "Brother Yu is really as I said, not a thing in the pool. Heroic young man, this move is one after another." , it’s really pleasing to the eye.”
As the four tornadoes swept across, the place became empty within a short time, and all the dust fell towards the distant seaside with the force of the wind.
As they climbed up and down, they all looked towards the ground, where the waves were sparkling and as smooth as a mirror.
"Is this...is this a river or a mirror? Are those..." Hu Baxian looked at the incredible scene in front of him, his mouth slightly opened, and his face was full of surprise.
Under Yu Nie's momentum, the underground of the earth was opened up, and a long transparent object appeared in front of the three people's eyes. On the upper surface, many people stretched out their hands, but their bodies were submerged in it. It looked inexplicably weird and terrifying.
Yu Nie stood in the air and said, "It's not a river or a mirror. When I look at it, there's not even a shadow. I can only see the appearance of those guys."
Without saying a word, Mo Guyuan stood up with his sword, and when Hu Baxian exclaimed, he took him into the air.
Before Hu Baxian could calm down, he saw the figures below. Their faces were frightened, and their hands were struggling to reach out, ferocious and sad.
"Zhou Ru, Zhao Wen, Xiao Cui, Li Jiang...are the villagers who insisted on taking this road." Hu Baxian looked at the familiar faces below and muttered blankly.
Mo Guyuan looked at everything below, suddenly his eyes narrowed, and he asked Hu Baxian, "Master Hu Xian, look at their hair. They all have white hair. Was it like this before?"
Hearing this, Hu Baxian looked subconsciously and saw that those people's hair was all white. He said to himself, "Of course not. These bold villagers are all young adults in the village. There is no such thing as bald hair."
"These people were stuck here and couldn't break free. They must have been blocked by this water mirror and lost their lives. It's just that their hair turned white. This is really strange." Mo Guyuan said thoughtfully.
Not caring about anything else, Yu Nie grabbed a stone from nowhere, raised it with one hand, and threw it straight down.
There was a sound of glass breaking, and then countless cracks spread on the surface of the water mirror. In an instant, the water mirror was torn into pieces and fell to the ground in pieces.
Among them, the trapped villagers were also dispersed by the wind, turning into powder and disappearing.
"Me?? It's gone now. I thought it was some kind of magical weapon, but it's really a piece of glass." Yu Nie scratched his head, with a confused look on his face.
Mo Guyuan lowered his sword, and when he came down, he gently picked up a piece of fragment and put it in front of his eyes to look at it.
As soon as I saw it, I suddenly saw my own reflection, which was no different from an ordinary mirror.
