Facing this weird ghost village in front of her, Madoka felt a little confused and couldn't explain why.
After all, it is only the remnant soul of the Snow King Cang Xuan, not the complete body.
What's more, even Cang Xuan back then couldn't possibly know everything... In this big world, there are always some bizarre things.
I said solemnly.
"Now that we're here, there's no need to be hesitant about being afraid of wolves in front of us and tigers in the back. Let's go to the village first! For the rest, just adapt to circumstances."
So, we passed under the ancient decayed stone archway and truly entered this ghost village.
As soon as you step into it, you will feel a strange and bizarre feeling.
It's like passing through an invisible barrier.
Just outside the archway at the entrance of the village, even though the distance was very close, I could only see people coming and going in the village and shops decorated with lights, but I couldn't hear a single sound! It's like a movie or television scene where the "mute button" has been pressed.
But as soon as I crossed the archway, I was immediately greeted by the noisy sound, as if I was in a lively country fair.
The cries of various vendors, the voices of customers bargaining, the sounds of pedestrians talking and laughing... can be heard all the time!
As expected, there is evil everywhere in this place.
My level of vigilance increased again - the ghosts who created and ruled this "ghost village" were probably more powerful than Madoka and I had expected.
Of course, we are here to find Lao Cao, and we are not going to destroy this place right now. So just explore slowly. There is no need to face off against this "ghost village" until the critical moment.
I asked quietly.
"Heizi, can you still smell Lao Cao's scent and search for his whereabouts?"
The big black dog next to him sniffed hard in a humane manner, with a confused look in his big bright eyes. He nodded slightly, then shook his head.
Woof woof woof!
I understand what it means. It means that you can probably smell Lao Cao's breath still in this ghost village, but it is diffused in the surroundings, entangled with the smell of many ghosts and ghosts, making it difficult to pinpoint the specific location directly.
I rubbed Kuroko's big furry head.
"It's okay, little Heizi. Don't stress. Anyway, let's just look for it slowly. When we get back, I'll buy you ten pounds of good ribs to eat."
This ghost village is quite large, with a main street and many branching lanes.
The two of us, one bird and one dog, wandered around the main street of this "ghost village" and observed the surrounding scene carefully and closely.
"Seller, can you make this hairpin cheaper? I really like it, but it's too expensive."
"Girl, this is made of fine nanmu and is very expensive. Smell it, it still has a fragrant aroma."
——This is a girl in a long skirt bargaining with a jewelry store.
"Waiter, give me a pound of beef and two bowls of good wine! Don't mix it with water, or I'll destroy your shop."
"Don't dare... How dare I deceive you, a good man?"
——This seems to be a knight who comes to stay in the village and enters the inn to eat.
"Hehe, Su Chai, I heard that your parents made a promise to a good family a few days ago? He seems to be very handsome and handsome. You will be lucky in the future."
"Oh damn girl, don't talk nonsense, be careful to tear your mouth apart."
"Hehe, I'm in a hurry, I'm in a hurry, she's in a hurry!"
——This should be a group of young best friends laughing and teasing each other.
…
We walked along the main street of this ghost village from beginning to end. The more I looked at it, the more confused I became.
Because this village is so "normal"!
I originally thought that since this was a so-called "ghost village", the people coming and going in the village must be mainly ghosts, as well as monsters and other ghostly creatures.
But after walking around, the atmosphere in the village was lively and noisy, and the villagers seemed warm and friendly - some even took the initiative to say hello with a smile after seeing us!
But I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cellar, my heart was hairy, and my back was slightly chilly.
Because the vendors, villagers, and outsiders in this village all seem to be real living people. I didn't feel any evil spirit from them at all!
They did not have their feet floating off the ground as I expected before entering the village, but actually walked down to earth.
Not only that, I even deliberately pretended to fall down accidentally and bumped into a villager who looked honest and honest. While I kept apologizing, I discovered that the other person's body actually had warmth and softness - neither the void and coldness of a ghost nor the hard coldness of a corpse - but like a living person!
I was completely confused.
Because "on the surface" no matter which angle you look at or observe from, the people in this village are all the same as normal living people! There is no trace of femininity or aura.
This feeling is very irritating and frustrating. It was as if he had no strength left, but when he waved his fist, it seemed as if he was hitting cotton!
Although Heizi has become a demon through psychic powers, his mind is simple and he is still like a child. Anyway, just listen to Li Miao and me, so I have no idea about the weird and weird situation in front of me.
Li Miao and Xiao Yuan were stunned just like me.
Especially Madoka, this stupid bird is really stupid and screams in my mind.
"Fuck you, Mr. Wu! Isn't it? What kind of ghost place is this? Xiao Cao, this guy, is not very good at cultivation, and he is very capable of causing trouble! This ghost village, I think it is too evil and a little bit hairy. "
Li Miao looked at me with some worry.
"Heizi said just now that the longer it enters the village, the more seriously its sense of smell seems to be disturbed. When it first came in, it could still smell Lao Cao's scent, but it was difficult to distinguish the specific location. Now, even Lao Cao I can’t even smell Cao’s scent anymore!”
Without the help of Heizi's nose, we have lost the most important tracking method, and we can only rely on ourselves next.
Fortunately, at least it has been confirmed that Lao Cao is in this village!
There is no need to try your luck everywhere like a headless fly.
I hesitated and made a suggestion.
"Brother Li, you damn fat bird, since we are already facing a deadlock, why not try to break the situation violently! We are too worried, so we can only keep delaying it like this."
Li Miao was startled and asked me.
"Brother Wu, what are you going to do?"
My expression darkened.
"Find a single villager, knock him unconscious in a remote place, drag him to an alley, and interrogate him! I want to see what the hell is in this village. Is it really an ordinary village of living people, an ancient paradise? It hasn't been discovered in the mountains for hundreds of years, and it's still stuck in ancient times. That's ridiculous!"
Before Li Miao could answer, Xiao Yuan, an idiot, started to cheer.
"Okay! Let's do it. I also feel that the deadlock in front of me is really uncomfortable. Facing the entire seemingly normal village, I feel like I don't know where to start. Just tie someone up and ask. If something is disturbed, let's fight. A ball count!”
