Just after walking out of the gate, I saw a few people gathered at a table, sipping wine.
It was strange that in such a desolate and sparsely populated mountain village, there would be people drinking peanuts late at night, so I walked up to join in the fun and inquired about the town.
"Three eldest brothers, the younger one is new to Guibao Land and doesn't understand the rules. I have two bags of pickled mustard and a can of meat. If you don't mind, how about I serve you as a snack?"
The three of them saw that I had a kind face and that there was only a plate of peanuts and that the food and wine were not enough, so they accepted my gift and invited me to sit down.
The tall man started the introduction round, first pointing to the fat man wearing glasses, "This is my eldest brother, the big eater. His stomach is a stomach that doesn't matter. He can eat as much as he wants!"
Then, he pointed at the bald man and said: "This is my second brother, the king of sea volume. His liver is a liver that can be drunk casually. As long as the wine pipe is enough, you can drink it all the time."
Finally, it was his turn to introduce himself, "I am the third child, the king of lung energy. My lungs are heartless lungs. I smoke one cigarette after another and never smoke enough." 33
After listening to him introduce the three protagonists on the table, I was amused and laughed. The people in this mountain village are really funny and humorous. They are still simple-minded people who live in peace with the world. In the backward mountain village, there are many things to eat and others. Drink it, smoke it and you will be as happy as a god.
"Little brother, you are a real person! You don't look like a mountain person. Why did you come to our poor mountain den?" asked the bald man among the three.
"I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you. In fact, I am a Taoist priest. My Taoist temple is in Zhending County, Shihou City. I traveled here and found that there is a place on the mountain where the yin energy cannot be dispersed. It is expected that evil spirits must live in this mountain. , and then came to the treasure land to inquire about the news."
When the three people heard about my background, they almost burst out laughing. It wasn't until I took out the yellow package from my backpack and showed them my props and magic weapons that they believed me.
But none of them mentioned anything about the ghosts in the mountains. They just chatted while eating and drinking. They asked me to tell them about catching ghosts and banishing demons, and then asked me to popularize the knowledge of the Five Elements and Bagua to them, but they had little knowledge. , I have a narrow range of knowledge, I listen to it in a fog, and I have no other feeling except that I don’t know how powerful it is.
The bald man was indeed the Sea King. He defeated the Big Stomach King and the Lung Qi King one after another, and wanted to drink with him. I kept saying that I didn’t know how to drink, so he let me go. There was no one around me who could drink with him. Just drink the remaining half of the bottle of wine in one go.
After finishing the drink, his expression remained calm and his heart did not beat. Only Ren Lingling could compete with him in this drinking capacity.
It was time to get down to business. I sat next to him, took out my water bottle and filled him with a glass of water. When he saw the water I poured in, he thought I looked down on him, so he glanced at me, turned his back, and said, I didn't say anything and looked at the dark mountain forest as if I didn't exist.
After all, I was asking for help now, so I could only lower my face, hand over the cup full of water, and then said to the King of Seas: "Brother, I know that you are not happy without wine, and it was my fault for not pouring wine with you. But, please understand, I am not in the habit of drinking, so you can drink water instead of wine first. I owe you a drink, how about it?"
As soon as he heard that I owed him a drink, he seemed to be a different person. He immediately turned his face towards me with a smile, "Really? You will buy me a drink?"
"A gentleman's word is as fast as his horse's whip. I owe you two meals!"
As soon as he heard that I had increased my chips, King Hailiang was even more happy. His eyes were shining, and he took the initiative to start chatting: "Tell me, what do you want to know?"
The king of sea volume has taken the bait, so I will strike while the iron is hot and "overturn the town."
At this time, King Hailiang glared hard, as if he had been shocked. It seemed that I had hit the point. Sure enough, there was something weird in Fanzhen.
Although I don’t know if this bald man can provide some useful clues, he definitely knows more about Fanzhen than a foreigner like me, so I pricked up my ears like an insect with its antennae, ready to absorb it. News from Xiafan Town.
I thought he would answer my questions readily, but I didn't expect that he suddenly spoke up and challenged me.
"I know about the overthrow of the town, but I want to drink three times."
He was really good at raising prices. King Hailiang caught me, the scapegoat, and plucked the wool off my body. I put my face close and said, "It's a deal."
"Well, let me tell you, three children were lost in Fanzhen, but that was more than ten years ago. I was only seventeen or eighteen years old at that time. There were supposed to be four children, but then they were called Someone came out! I didn’t expect that after so many years, there are still people who are concerned about this matter. I think you are about thirty years old and have some magic power. I really can’t underestimate you. "
His answer cheered me up, so I said: "To be honest, brother, when I came by car in the morning, I found a cliff mouth on the winding mountain road, and found that there was some ghost energy. There must have been many car accidents on that section of the road. I guess it has something to do with the evil spirits that have invaded the town!"
"Ah, I really met an expert. You are right. There are one or two car accidents at that mountain pass every year. Especially at night, vehicles are prone to accidents there. Someone who is lucky enough to jump out of the car in time. I personally said that a man with half his face rotten sat in the driver's seat and drove the car!"
The description of the king of sea volume is so similar to the corpse driver I met in my dream. He should be one of Deng Wanwan's playmates lost in Fan Town.
"Taoist Master, let me tell you, this town has been abandoned for sixty or seventy years. My grandfather told me that as long as he can remember, there has been no one in Fan town. No one goes out or comes in all day long. , but according to grandpa, there was an old man living there, but he was withdrawn and behaved erratically. He later died, and the town became a dead town and deserted. Later, he was lost in it for three days. It’s a matter of a child, I thought people had forgotten about this dead town, but I didn’t expect that today, a master with such an immortal spirit like you is here.”
King Hailiang tried his best to tell me all the news he learned about Fanzhen. Although many things did not hit the point, it cannot be said that it was useless at all. At least it confirmed some of my conjectures.
It seems that King Hailiang only knows so much. I thought to myself, since I can’t find out any other useful information, why not let him be my guide and take me to the archway in Fanzhen, and I will go in again. To find out, I didn't know that as soon as I asked him to take me to Fanzhen, his head immediately shook like a rattle.
At first, I thought he was afraid of entering that ghost town, but what he said next was really shocking.
"Taoist Master, it's not impossible for you to really go to town. But, I want to drink - four meals of wine." He held out four fingers to me, and found the opportunity to add another sum to me.
You show me the way once, and then you have to add another drink? How much of a drinker is this guy? I was confused. Today I really encountered a strange person. It is really unique that someone can love wine to such an extent. I couldn't laugh or cry, so I nodded and agreed, "Okay, four drinks are four drinks! Let's leave now!"
The king of sea volume laughed, as if he had won a prize. Without saying a word, I led the way. I put on my backpack, left the other two drunkards where they were, and followed the king of sea volume down the mountain.
After walking in a winding way for half an hour, it was pitch dark in the mountains. If it weren't for the King of Seas holding a torch to lead the way, I would really have gotten lost. I didn't have to be sneaky to get lost.
The more I walked, the more tired I became, and the more I felt something was wrong, so I asked, "I've been walking for a long time, why haven't I arrived yet?"
King Hailiang said: "Don't worry, it's already here."
As he said that, he stopped and pointed forward with the torch. Sure enough, he saw two badly decayed logs stuck in the ground. He looked up and saw a very old plaque hanging in between. I can't make out the words clearly, but this scene is very similar to the scene in my dream. It's not too much to say that it is similar.
"Taoist Priest, you are a foreigner, don't you know that Fanzhen is actually not a small town?"
I thought to myself, you were told what the town was before. From the name to my dream, to the yin energy I felt when I came here, I knew this was definitely not an ordinary town.
"It's not a small town, so what was it before?" I asked deliberately pretending to be silly, innocent and curious.
"I heard from my grandpa that this place used to be a righteous village, where the corpses of foreigners who died while visiting this place were kept. The yin energy was so strong that no one dared to come here at night." After saying this, King Hailiang showed a trembling look on his face.
Yizhuang is equivalent to a modern funeral parlor where corpses are stored. However, in ancient times, the funeral industry was not as developed as it is now, and there was no such good technology to refrigerate corpses as it is now. But people will die, and the body must be placed in a coffin, and coffins cannot be left randomly. Yizhuang has become a place to display coffins. Everyone knows that there are coffins in Yizhuang, and the coffins contain dead people, so There are rumors that Yizhuang is filled with evil spirits and hordes of ghosts.
"Taoist priest, don't look at the backwardness of our place now. Three centuries ago, it was a transportation hub. The Qing government also set up post roads here and also set up post officials. The first mayor of our village was this post. Official, the official position is not small."
"What post officer? That's called Yi Cheng. This is just a mountain road. The Qing government set up a post station specifically for government officials to rest and provide supplies. Your village chief is still an official. To put it mildly, he is the director of a guest house. He's probably a financial officer from the ninth grade." I made it clear to him directly to prevent him from deceiving me again.
"Taoist Priest, you know so much, I underestimate you." King Hailiang said with admiration.
I expressed my conjecture with a look of disdain, "You said this was a post station during the Qing Dynasty, which means that the mountain road here is an official road, and there are more people coming and going. But after all, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away." , sparsely populated, those young people probably did not seek wealth or death in the hotel here, so they came out of Yizhuang. Yizhuang also needs people to take care of it, so there are people here. As time goes by, the number of people increases. It’s become a town, it’s just a town, but in such a remote place, there aren’t many people.”
"Taoist Master, you are right. In the beginning, the couple was in charge of the Yizhuang. Later, the more people died, the larger the Yizhuang became. The couple couldn't manage it anymore, so they recruited some people. As time went by, "Chief, this has become a small town with dozens of people. In fact, there are not as many people as our village." Hailiang Wang said again.
"Then why did all the people who came to the town leave later?" I continued to ask.
"Because it's haunted!"
"Haunted?"
A sudden thought occurred in my heart, thinking that this shouldn't be the case. Although most of the dead people in Yizhuang died in a foreign land, there are still dozens of people here. The yang energy should be strong enough not to be suppressed by the yin evil. Unless there is some evil spirit with overwhelming resentment.
"Since it's haunted, wouldn't it be better to find a Taoist priest or monk to perform rituals? If that doesn't work, build a temple or a Taoist temple, which can always suppress the evil! This is a rule, as long as there are small temples and small temples The place may have been a haunted place in the past.”
"After it was built, it really built a Taoist temple. As for suppressing evil, it suppressed loneliness."
When King Hailiang said the word "lonely", he was so angry that he sprayed a big mouthful of spit foam in my face. It was smelly and disgusting. Otherwise, people say that drinking is equivalent to drinking horse urine. I really can't stand the smell of alcohol.
He took out a pack of wet wipes from his trouser pocket, took one out and just wiped his face clean, the King of Seas burped at me again, and the smell of alcohol almost made me faint. Before I could go in to clean up the evil spirits, this drunkard After cleaning up, I looked at him with a look of disgust and said: "Wake up, I know, there is such a weird legend about love in this town, I finally figured it out, then the Yin Qi in the mountain must be in This will definitely turn the town around."
"Taoist Priest, are you going to start a ritual to ward off evil spirits?" King Hailiang asked.
I waved my hand to deny him and said, "No, I want to go into the town to take a look. You lead the way in front of me and I will follow behind."
When King Hailiang heard that I was going to enter Fan Town, his expression immediately changed. He waved his hands and said, "Taoist Priest, it turns out you didn't come to Fan Town to open an altar to ward off evil spirits! Before, two Taoist priests came and didn't dare to go in. The most I can do is do a French ceremony in front of the archway and then leave. This is a town where you can’t get in. You can’t get in. Once you get in, you can’t get out again. Have you forgotten that I told you that there are three children obsessed with it? "
After hearing what he said, I teased him, "Why can't I get in? I'm not just a little Taoist priest with tricks. I'm here to drive away evil spirits. You just lead the way. Don't worry about anything. I'll do it." Handle."
When King Hailiang saw that I was serious about going in, his mouth grew louder, as if he had lost his Taoist soul.
I thought he was going to add more wine, so I promised, "Do you want me to add more wine? Okay, five meals!"
I pointed out five fingers to him, but he remained unmoved and stood still.
Seeing that five drinks didn't work, I simply vomited some more blood and gestured to him with the sign of seven, "Seven drinks, that's alright? Lead the way!"
He still didn't respond, just blinked at me twice, and I could read his thoughts from his eyes, "This Taoist priest must be crazy. He is seeking death and wants to drag me with him."
"Ten drinks, listen, I'll treat you to ten drinks, okay?" I pointed out all ten fingers of both hands in front of him.
"Taoist Master... I don't need you to invite me for wine. Really, I don't need you to invite me for a drink. This is a town. You'd better not come in. I still have something to do. I... have to go!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran away at a speed faster than a hare.
I twisted my mouth and said to myself: "Tsk, he is really a weirdo. With me here, what the hell are you afraid of!"
After saying that, I turned my head and walked into Fanzhen.
Some people died, but not completely...
