Looking at Heizi's actions, we were completely convinced that Lao Cao had indeed entered this weird mountain village.
I stared at the strange village in the mountain col, frowning and speaking solemnly.
"I'm afraid, this village is a ghost village! But I have never heard of a ghost village that is so large in scale and so clear and real. Not to mention that I have never seen it, I have never heard of it. It is very dangerous to enter it."
The so-called "ghost village", as the name suggests, is a village where lonely ghosts gather and live.
After all, "ghosts" and "people" are essentially the same kind of creatures, but they have lost their bodies and their souls have undergone some alienation. But there is also a need for "socialization".
If there is a relatively powerful ghost and some followers gather around it, they may choose to build a ghost village in the barren mountains and ridges far away from human habitation!
In such a village, ghosts live and live like humans.
Some monsters, mountain spirits, zombies, etc. will also appear in it from time to time, and even form a fixed market - this is a real "ghost market"!
In ancient times, such "ghost villages" were actually not uncommon.
After all, at that time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, the cultivation of various creatures was much easier, and the number of demons and monsters was far greater than it is now.
But even in ancient times, according to records in some classics, the size of ghost villages was mostly within "one hundred households". The common ones are basically dozens of families...oh no, dozens of "ghost families".
Ghost villages with hundreds of households are not uncommon, but they are relatively rare.
As for modern society, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is close to being exhausted, the number of ghosts is very small. Even in the world of supernatural cultivation, "ghost villages" are just a kind of anecdotes and strange things that can be discussed after tea and dinner.
Not to mention, the scale in front of us reaches hundreds of households!
Madoka, this idiot, also analyzed it seriously.
"A ghost village with a size of several hundred households looks so lively... The ghost who created and ruled this place is probably the best among the [Ghost King], and is definitely not an ordinary person who has just entered the [Ghost King] class! Even if it is I don't dare to say that I can easily defeat the other side by joining forces with Mr. Wu. Xiao Cao has always been a cautious person, how could he cause such a big trouble this time?"
Li Miao took a breath after hearing this.
"Ghost King! That's the same as the Corpse King. It's incredible to think about the existence of this level. But in this era, and it's not very far from the town, why is there such a scale? Where are the ghost villages and ghosts?”
That's right!
I also nodded.
"Brother Li, you are right. This is too unreasonable. Although we ran forty or fifty miles into the mountains, we were not actually far away from the human habitation. The areas around Fubei County are not really remote and pristine mountains. The forest is, at most, a hilly area. Hundreds of ghosts and ghosts gather here, which is really inconsistent with the common sense of today's Dharma-ending era..."
This situation is getting weirder and weirder.
The ghost village in front of you is full of weirdness.
However, I kept my eyes firm and patted the star blade scabbard hanging on my waist.
"Forget it, don't think so much. Let's go and find out what the situation is! Now that Lao Cao has really entered this place, in order to find him, we have to break through even the dragon's pond and the tiger's den, let alone a ghost village. ?”
During this time, my strength has also been greatly improved. My martial arts has entered Huajin, and I have gained the magical powers of the Liang family's [Fire Qi Yuan Lu] and [Thunder Qi Yuan Lu].
A few days ago, Star Blade and I both received the "Thunder Tribulation" baptism from Wujiacun's "Village Protector Old Tree", which gave us the aura of thunder in our own strength. This has a great restraining effect on all kinds of evil things!
Even if the leader of this mountain col ghost village is really a very powerful ghost king, I am sure that I will not fall behind - at least if I can't defeat him, I will have no problem running away.
Li Miao also woke up from the initial shock and laughed.
"Brother Wu is right, Coffinmaker Cao has a deep friendship with us. Even if there is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den in front of us, we will still have to break through!"
Woof woof, woof woof woof!
Heizi also shouted a few times in cooperation, looking majestic and fearless.
Only the stupid Madoka complained.
"What's a tiger's den? Ordinary Siberian tigers can only be used as food for me. A ghost village is a hundred times more dangerous than a tiger's den!"
Me: "You stupid bird! The [Tiger Lair] that corresponds to [Longtan] is certainly not an ordinary tiger, at least it is a demon king level tiger... Can you just use it as rations?"
Madoka put her wings on her hips arrogantly and snorted.
"Tch, it's not like I haven't tasted it before! When I was entrenched in Changbai Mountain and dominated the Northeast, I had tasted everything from the Tiger Demon King to the Bear Demon King."
I rolled my eyes and ignored it—even though it might have been true.
After all, [Snow King] Cang Xuan's strength, I have seen in its memory fragments, is indeed overwhelming and unparalleled.
Ordinary junior demon kings and their ilk cannot survive more than two rounds in front of Cang Xuan, and they are very likely to become food.
…
After we chatted for a while, we started walking along the winding path next to the "ghost village" at the bottom of the mountain.
At this time, dusk has passed, the sun disappears, the moon rises, and it is completely night.
The silver moonlight illuminated the country road and the surrounding vegetation and woods, as if they were soaked in clear water.
It's both beautiful and eerie.
There is a sense of visual magnificence, but it seems that there is something hidden and peeping in the darkness of some bushes and woods...
Children who have lived in rural areas for a long time should have a good sense of such a scene!
And the ghost village in the mountain col became more and more lively and prosperous in the moonlight at night.
As we got closer, we could see rows of paper lanterns lighting up along the street in the village! There was also the faint sound of hawking from the market.
If it weren't for the fact that all the villagers coming and going were wearing ancient clothes and it was in the middle of an uninhabited mountain, one would have thought that this was really a big, prosperous village or a small town.
I was talking to Li Miao, Xiao Yuan and Heizi.
"After we enter the village later, let's not alarm the snake first. Control your aura and treat it as if you are here to visit the ghost village market. After all, according to some ancient classics and legends, such a large-scale ghost village itself will also attract the surrounding people. All kinds of spiritual beings come here. As long as they don't cause trouble, they won't be troubled or interrogated when they first enter."
"Our only goal is to find traces of Lao Cao! Then find out why he came to a place like this and take him away safely. As for the truth about this ghost village and other things, we will talk about it after we get back."
At that time, I will definitely have to inform the Xiuxing Company and the big Buddhist and Taoist sects such as Qingcheng Mountain and Emei Mountain.
There is such a large-scale ghost village near Fubei County. Of course, the righteous forces must know about it and come up with countermeasures!
Of course, these are all things for later.
The top priority is to sneak into this ghost village, find Lao Cao, and find out what he is doing!
