The old village chief was a sensible person. Although he didn't know that the mountain god's power was about to be exhausted, he didn't ask why the mountain god didn't protect Qingshan Village.
Because they were the ones who abandoned the mountain gods first, how could He De dare to ask the gods to ward off the evil spirits for them.
In the following days, the village chief and Zhou Bai successively invited the elders in the village, all of whom were famous people. They agreed, and the villagers had no other objections.
Although the Dazhen government was in turmoil one after another and its control over the local area was greatly weakened, on the surface, the imperial court was still the unshakable overlord.
Qingshan Village has to take risks to violate the law that prohibits private sacrifices in the Ming Dynasty. Many people are inevitably afraid.
In Zhou Bai's plan, the first step was to let the villagers know the dangers of ghosts, and to massacre the village and genocide is not just a matter of words, and then to control the influence of the local government.
Putting aside the prefectures and counties, Qingshan Village does not have the ability, but the relationship within the county must be opened up.
Seven days later, Zhou Bai fully recovered his physical condition with the help of wolf meat and incense water.
It is shown in the Book of Fortune as follows.
[Luck: All living beings are favored by the mountain god]
[Status: strong and strong, full of energy and blood]
[Skill: Archery Skills]
[Origin point: 1]
Zhou Bai can understand the meaning of the entries very straightforwardly, especially the luck, and the reflected figure on the first page of the Book of Luck explains it.
The figure is surrounded by pale white energy, and at the edge of the first page, a large amount of gray and black energy is ready to move, as if a disaster is about to happen.
However, a few wisps of pure white and light red Qi firmly guarded the figure, containing the disaster for a short time.
Before Zhou Bai was reborn, he didn't develop much about the functions of the Book of Luck, but he was definitely familiar with the interpretation of reflected figures.
All living beings represent Zhou Bai's current luck, which is the same as that of most ordinary people.
A small amount of pure white and light red is the luck of the mountain god.
As for the highly offensive gray-black energy in the distance, Zhou Bai guessed that it was related to his next actions, either from ghosts in the mountains or from the Dazhen government.
It can also be seen from here that the Xiaoqingshan Mountain God has indeed run out of gas, and there is still pure white in his favor.
In the human world, red represents influence within a county. White luck can only serve as a ninth-level official at best. If you go higher, your virtue will not match your position and you will surely suffer misfortune.
Of course, a person's luck can be divided into natal luck and external luck, and Zhou Bai did not dare to claim to have figured out the secrets.
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After the efforts of Zhou Bai and the old village chief, the elders in the village won most of them, but there were still a few who were doubtful and wanted to prove the existence of ghosts and mountain gods.
At the foot of Xiao Qingshan, in front of a dense forest, the village chief, village elders and a group of young people gathered here.
"He Dong, what does the ghost look like?"
"Uncle He, do you think this amulet really works?"
"There may be big insects in the mountains, so it's better not to go."
The Dazhen court has suppressed the world for two hundred and fifty years, and its laws are strict, and there is rarely anything sneaky or evil to harm others.
The majesty of the imperial court is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone is naturally concerned. If there are no ghosts, then if they openly defy the imperial decree, they are asking for trouble.
However, there were several people who disappeared in the mountains before, and later Zhou Bai personally told about ghosts and gods. Even the bravest people were a little scared.
However, the elders must find out the truth before making up their mind to privately sacrifice to the mountain god.
In this way, seven or eight young men walked in front, Zhou Bai hung far behind, and went deeper into the forest step by step.
Each of them had an amulet tied around their necks, which was wrapped with incense ash. Zhou Bai couldn't guarantee how useful it would be.
So he is very cautious. If you want to see a ghost, go ahead. I will definitely not take this risk.
The time Zhou Bai chose was around noon, when Yang was strong and Yin was weak, otherwise he would not even go further into the mountains.
However, the further you go up the mountain, the more ancient trees there are, the denser the jungle, and the less sunlight comes through.
Birds chirped, insects chirped, and the roars of various wild beasts came from time to time, which forced the young men to tighten their grip on the weapons in their hands.
The ghosts in the mountains have not yet been verified, but the harm caused by ferocious beasts has existed since ancient times.
After more than an hour, the beast did not appear, but gradually disappeared. The occasional howl came from further away.
By this time we were already on the mountainside, the colors were darkening early in late autumn, and a sense of coldness was approaching.
Zhou Bai raised his head and looked up. The dense forest ahead was dark and deep, already covered with thick fog.
It was like a big net stretched out, waiting for prey to step into the misty forest.
There was silence, and goosebumps began to appear on Zhou Bai's skin. The atmosphere was obviously not right, so he decisively blew the whistle to warn.
In the fragmentary memory, there is a cave ahead, where He Dong chased the hare, and then ran away in trouble.
The young men looked back at Zhou Bai and found that he was standing motionless behind him, and immediately looked at each other.
There was an agreement before going up the mountain that Zhou Bairu could stop moving forward if he felt it was dangerous. Whether or not he would investigate or not was up to a few young men.
Finally, after some discussion, they stepped into the thick fog cautiously.
There is no way, the village elders at the foot of the mountain control most of the land, and they are just ordinary tenants. If they don't check it out, they will have no land to farm.
Zhou Bai's whole body was tense, ready to run back at any moment. He didn't have any effective means to deal with ghosts, so he would be cowardly.
And it turns out that he made the right choice.
In less than a cup of tea, the young men who had disappeared into the thick fog rushed out with frightened expressions on their faces. Their chopping knives and hunting bows had long been abandoned.
Woo~
The dark wind howled, the heavy fog behind him rolled and surged, and the black air chased after him endlessly.
There was no trace of the birds and beasts, and the cold and piercing gazes in the black air seemed not to be living creatures.
Without saying a word, Zhou Bai relied on the hunter's body to escape quickly. As for his companions behind him, he also reminded him out of conscience.
"Spread the ashes from the amulet!"
During this run, even if he was out of breath, Zhou Bai never stopped until he saw the sun on the road ahead and ran out of the forest.
The old village chief and other village elders never left. When they saw Zhou Bai rushing down the mountain out of breath, they hurriedly greeted him.
"He Dong, where are Huzi and the others?"
"Something really happened?!" The old village chief frowned and looked ugly.
The Dazhen Dynasty was not always prosperous, and the current turbulent and chaotic situation also occurred before Jiazi.
At that time, the old village chief was just a young boy, but he had really seen ghosts, and almost all the living animals in the village had died.
Zhou Bai ignored the questioning and just pointed to the mountains behind.
After a long time, the first young man ran out. He looked frightened, his face was pale, and he was still shaking even though he was being supported.
"It's good to survive, it's good to survive..." A village elder came up to comfort him.
However, these words could not comfort anyone. In the end, only five of the eight young men escaped, and three living lives were saved by them.
Zhou Bai was also helpless. He had to see blood to prove it?
Moreover, the three people did not listen to Zhou Bai's words and just ran away, without using amulets and incense ash to block the ghosts.
