Monsters, mountain spirits and wild monsters, these things have been circulated in the world of cultivation since ancient times, but this is the first time Chen Mo has heard such weird things like what he said.
"He will return to the original village path inexplicably, and the living and the dead live under the same roof, chanting ancient mysterious spells..." Chen Mo murmured in his heart, but showed no expression on the surface: "You continue."
Ma Lipeng continued to dissuade: "Shangxian, you are not the first immortal to come here. Not long ago, the immortal Zhaotian Sect who was in charge of Nanzhou came to Kuyin Village to check. I was lucky enough to go with the county guard. Then scene...."
He shivered with coldness, and now, recalling that horrific scene again, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken.
When Chen Mo saw this, a soft Yin spirit force shot out, making him feel a little more comfortable.
It's not that Chen Mo is kind-hearted, he just doesn't want Ma Lipeng to distort or exaggerate the facts out of fear. That analysis of Chen Mo is a fatal mistake.
"Thank you, Immortal!!"
Only then did Ma Lipeng's mood stabilize. He thanked her hurriedly. After adjusting his breathing a few times, he said slowly: "At the end of Kuyin Village, on the branches of a century-old locust tree, a young woman with disheveled hair was hanged. ! Her tongue is five or six inches long, and her eyes are wide and bulging, staring at the three of us, as if she will come to life in the next second! "
Chen Mo: "Then what do the immortals of Zhaotian Sect do?"
"Both the villain and the county guard were so frightened that they could only follow the immortal closely. In the house closest to the roadside, there were dead bodies everywhere. Some of the broken limbs were on chairs and some on the table. , the mud bricks were soaked into dark red, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and putrefaction, very much like the Asura Hell that people often call it!"
"By the way, there is a weird portrait in the middle. Ever since we came in, the character in the painting seems to have come to life and keeps smiling at us, as if it looks wherever we stand!"
Even though it was not completely dark, Ma Lipeng still spoke intermittently when recounting this experience. It could be seen that Kuyin Village really scared him this time.
"What happened next?" Chen Mo asked.
Ma Lipeng said: "The villain told the county guard that he didn't dare to look. Could you wait for him at the entrance of the village? The immortal didn't say anything, but walked straight further away. How dare the county guard and I go further? Hurry up. He ran out. After a quarter of an hour, the immortal said something about evil spirits in a worried tone. If there were evil cultivators here to do evil, they would be extremely powerful, etc. The villain didn't understand. Before he left, he asked the county guard first. He suppressed the matter and went back to ask for reinforcements, but they haven't come yet."
This time, Chen Mo could be regarded as a blind cat and a dead rat. He originally wanted to ask the local gang boss, thinking that he could learn something about the situation through his men, but he never thought of getting lucky and directly found a person involved. Know more than others.
Chen Mo asked for some more details, and Ma Lipeng answered them all. However, because he didn't go into details, he hesitated and couldn't answer some of Chen Mo's questions.
"Have I been here today?"
Chen Mo had almost everything he wanted to know, so he slowly stood up and asked Ma Lipeng casually.
The latter immediately understood what he meant: "I haven't seen it! I will definitely make your subordinates who have seen you shut up forever!"
"Well, good. What should you say if others ask you about things in Kuyin Village?"
Ma Lipeng said without thinking: "Half truth and half falsehood, just tell it in a nutshell."
This person has not been the leader of the gang for so many years. He knows exactly what Chen Mo wants to hear. He doesn't know that it was these two sentences that made Chen Mo put away his murderous intentions and luckily escaped!
"If Li Yanjun knew that he had inquired in such detail, he would definitely become suspicious, but since he is in charge of the overall situation at the inn, it is naturally impossible for him to investigate in person. If I killed Ma Lipeng, it would attract his attention, which would be self-defeating. ..”
"That's all..."
Chen Mo gave up the idea of taking his life, and left the room in a flash, leaving only Ma Lipeng, who was frightened and at a loss.
The heavy rain stopped for a while, and everyone took advantage of this time to rush back to the inn one after another.
The cultivators of Xianyun Valley gathered in a spacious guest room on the second floor. Li Yanjun stayed here all the time, adjusting his body to the best condition to prepare for what was to come.
At this time, he looked around at the people present, frowned and said, "Junior Brother Chen is not back yet?"
"I saw him enter Yihong Building with my own eyes. He may be sleeping at the moment!" Zhou Xuan'er rushed to answer.
At that time, she happened to be inquiring nearby, and she saw Chen Mo's figure in white at a glance, and then said with a look of disgust: "We came out to inquire about the news about Kuyin Village. As a monk, he actually has the desire to covet these worldly things! How bad. Lost the reputation of Senior Sun!"
The most embarrassing person was Chu Wushuang. She believed that what Zhou Xuan'er said was not false, because Chen Mo had told her before leaving that he wanted to go to a place with dense crowds, so that it would be easier to detect news.
I didn’t expect to visit Yihong Tower! Chu Wushuang bit his silver teeth secretly, this bastard junior brother! ! When he comes back, he must be taught a lesson!
"Junior Sister Xuan'er, Yihongyuan is indeed the fastest place to get information. You can't just look at the surface. What if Junior Brother Chen really went to do business?" Li Yanjun glanced at Chu Wushuang's unnatural expression from the corner of his eye. , said gently to Zhou Xuan'er.
The other men in the guest room laughed when they heard Li Yanjun's words. Ke Yuan said with a smile: "Yes, let's do business! I didn't expect that Junior Brother Chen is not old and has a lot of thoughts. If I had known, I would have gone there to inquire!" "
His little cleverness, carried out with great righteousness, made it difficult for everyone to tell what he was doing, but no one was stupid, and everyone knew what he was doing.
"Snapped!"
Just as everyone was laughing, Chen Mo pushed the door open and walked in with a look of joy on his face: "I found a clue, come and take a look!" As he spoke, he walked over, smelling of rouge and gouache. It all indicates where he went.
Chen Mo looked up and saw different expressions on everyone's face. The male monks were all looking at him teasingly. Unlike Zhou Xuan'er's disgust and Su Wanyun's interest, Chu Wushuang was about to explode. If he hadn't taken others into consideration, he would have been killed long ago. I came here to teach Chen Mo a lesson.
"What's wrong?" Chen Mo stopped and asked doubtfully.
Li Yanjun smiled and said: "It's nothing, come here quickly, we are discussing matters in Kuyin Village."
After a pause, he continued: "I believe all of you fellow Taoists have clues, right? Let us integrate the information and then make a judgment. Who comes first?"
"I'll go first." Zhou Qi took out a old and yellowed drawing and spread it on the table: "This is a map of Kuyin Village. The village is located fifty miles east of Longyang County, surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the terrain is like a gourd. Like, for mortals, the only exit is where you enter the village, you see." After that, he pointed at the entrance of the village so that everyone could see clearly.
"According to some mortals, there is thick and strange black smoke in the sky above Kuyin Village. Birds will die if they touch it, leaving no corpses. If we want to use the flying charm to evacuate from the village, we will inevitably come into contact. This is Potential danger." Zhou Qi analyzed.
Li Yanjun nodded: "Brother Zhou's words make sense. We will know when we get to Kuyin Village and test it. In this case, what we can know is that we will come out the same way we entered."
"Senior Brother Li, there is something evil in this village! The deaths of hundreds of villagers are so weird. I heard some people in the town say..."
Everyone began to discuss the matter, and the information they got was similar to what Chen Mo had found out, such as the living and the dead living together, and ghosts wandering in dry wells, etc. In short, they were all very common knowledge in the eyes of the people. Things that can be explained.
Chen Mo also interjected a few words at the right time, but everyone's minds were attracted to Kuyin Village at the moment. This was about the safety of their own lives, and they had already ignored the small matter of him going to Yihongyuan to be happy and free.
When no one was paying attention, Chu Wushuang came to Chen Mo and pinched his arm so hard that he almost screamed out in pain.
"If master knows that you go to a place like this, your legs will be broken!" Chu Wushuang said angrily in a low voice.
Chen Mo grinned in pain: "Senior sister, I really went to find out the news!"
"Bah! From now on, you must always appear in my sight. You just heard it. Kuyin Village is very weird. Your cultivation level is so low. How can I explain to the master if something unexpected happens?" Chu Wushuang's expression seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
"Okay..." Chen Mo said helplessly.
On the other side, the cultivators in Xianyun Valley were almost finished talking. Li Yanjun put away the map of Kuyin Village and said: "Although we are cultivators, we must be very alert. We must not underestimate the enemy. The sky is already dark. It’s getting late, let’s go back and rest, we’ll set off tomorrow night!”
The Yin Qi is at its weakest during the day. If the people were evil cultivators, they would not choose to appear at that time. If they wanted to fight against them, they would naturally have to do so in the middle of the night.
As Li Yanjun said, they are not mortals. Through this series of clues, they have concluded that the underground of Kuyin Village is a rare place of Netherworld Yin Qi. A certain evil cultivator discovered this place by chance and sacrificed the whole place with blood. The villagers in the village are practicing evil arts inside. If they are not stopped in time, the consequences will be disastrous.
The guest rooms of Chen Mo and Chu Wushuang were adjacent, so that she could know in time if Chen Mo moved. Late at night, she had fallen asleep peacefully, but Chen Mo did not sleep. He clearly sensed that the danger was getting closer and closer. , but he still had no clue.
"What exactly is Li Yanjun's goal?"
Chen Mo asked himself more than once. He recalled Li Yanjun giving Chu Wushuang tricks. Why did he want to win Chu Wushuang's favor? Is it to pursue her?
But that's not right. Everyone, even if they are not blind, can see Chu Wushuang's admiration for him. As long as he takes the initiative to pierce the window paper, the two of them will easily be together.
But he didn't.
Chen Mo thought about Chu Wushuang's personality again. From indifferent to gentle, the changes during this period were huge. If she hadn't been familiar with him, how could she...
"correct!"
Chen Mo suddenly remembered something. If he didn't know each other, how could Chu Wushuang agree to his invitation? And there is no resistance at all? All his previous actions may have been to... abduct Chu Wushuang here!
"But if he pursues Chu Wushuang directly, then the goal of going to Kuyin Village together will be much easier. Why would he sacrifice the near for the far?"
Chen Mo found that he had just solved a problem, and a new fog appeared, making it difficult for him to see the truth of the matter.
