I nodded and said.
"That's right! Since the day and night in this village correspond to the time outside, and there is a curfew. Then wait until twelve o'clock at noon - this village is equivalent to twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and there will probably be no one outside. Let's secretly Go out and find Zhang Hui at the altar in the village."
Madoka added a few words.
"Boy Wu, you have to pay attention to those patrols. I have an intuition that although their strength is not very good, their perception is very keen. It is best to use serious talisman paper to draw a few invisibility charms, which will be more effective."
What this silly bird said reminded me.
Although my lineage does not need to use [talisman paper] to draw and carry spells when performing Talisman Taoism, ordinary rice paper can be used. But if you use real [talisman paper] to draw the talisman, although it is a lot more troublesome, the effect is still better.
There is still quite a while until twelve o'clock, and I can just use real [talisman paper] to draw some spells with different effects. Then rest for a while to relieve mental fatigue.
…
It's nearly twelve o'clock.
I took Heizi with me and got ready to go out.
Xiao Yuan and Li Miao are staying in the inn room.
Because if all four of us went out together, there would be too many people and not enough privacy.
As for Xiao Yuan and I, we can have telekinesis, so we can easily know where the other person is and what is going on. So separate the two ends.
As for why he brought Heizi but not Li Miao, it also fell into the category of "risk sharing." The combination of one person and one demon seems to be more balanced.
This was all agreed upon by the four of us.
"Heizi, are you afraid?"
I patted its head gently.
The big black dog raised its head and barked twice, looking fearless.
I said with a smile.
"After we find Lao Cao, let's go back to Lianghe Town together. I'll buy Heizi a hundred pounds of good ribs for you to eat!"
Li Miao said from the side.
"Brother Wu, don't forget it this time. Otherwise, Heizi won't want to pay attention to you."
Madoka also helped.
"That's right! Don't just lie to other people just because they think they are stupid. It has a boss like me!"
We laughed and joked a few times, which also relieved the tension in our hearts.
Then, I pushed Heizi open the door to the room and walked out cautiously.
The corridor was quiet.
Our room was on the third floor. When we leaned on the railing and looked down, we could just see the shopkeeper's counter - it happened to be in a diagonal position, and he was sitting inside and dozing off.
"Isn't this guy too responsible for looking after the store?"
I silently complained, feeling helpless.
Fortunately, I had prepared the [Sleeping Talisman] just now - it was drawn with real [talisman paper]. I held one piece between the index and middle fingers of my right hand and typed it out.
call!
The sleeping talisman crossed the distance of three floors, flew diagonally behind him silently, and disappeared in the air.
The effect of the spell burst out, and the innkeeper's body, which was already lying on the table, felt even more limp, like a puddle of mud. This is when he fell asleep completely.
I took out two more [Invisibility Charms] and stuck them on myself and Heizi respectively.
"Heizi, let's go! Keep your voice down."
The big black dog nodded, followed me quietly, and went downstairs.
The two of us successfully left the inn, one person and one dog standing on the empty and cold street.
A gust of dark wind swirled, carrying dead branches and leaves flying on the ground.
I took Heizi and quickly walked along the main street of the village towards the altar.
This "ghost village" is said to be quite large, so naturally it is compared to a "village". In fact, the size of a few hundred households is not that far away.
Heizi and I quickly arrived in front of the altar, and we could see Longhushan disciple Zhang Hui lying on it from a distance.
He didn't know whether he passed out or fell asleep, but he didn't move.
Out of caution, I waved my hand and typed a [Apparition Talisman] before going out. After flying around the altar a few times to make sure there were no ghosts hiding nearby, he quickly passed by with Heizi.
I told it.
"Heizi, please prick up your ears and pay attention to what's going on around you. If anything happens, tell me immediately!"
The big black dog nodded vigorously and spoke with his chest raised, as if "you can rest assured that I will do the work."
Dogs are inherently more observant than humans, let alone a black dog demon like Heizi who has grown up following corpse collectors since he was a child? Whenever there is any evil movement around, it will be able to detect it!
Even if I have entered the martial arts to transform my energy, I am still not as sharp as Heizi.
What's more, I have to concentrate on talking to Zhang Hui and not let go of any information he told me about this "ghost village"...
I stood on the edge of the altar, about two meters away from Zhang Hui. I didn't dare to go to the altar for fear that something unexpected would happen.
"Brother Zhang?"
I called him softly, and at the same time shot out a soft zhenqi, which turned into a wisp of soft wind and entered his forehead.
Zhang Hui moved, then slowly opened his eyes and saw me standing in front of the altar.
This circular altar is about 1.6 meters high. He was nailed to it in a "lying" position, so he could only see my head.
He was suddenly startled.
"You, you... haven't left yet? Didn't I tell you to leave quickly! How dare you stay the night?"
I won't talk nonsense and get straight to the point.
"Zhang Daoyou, my name is Wu Zhong, and I am a folk cultivator. I have a friend named Lao Cao who also entered this weird village. It was because of the spirit dog next to him named Heizi that he followed and sniffed the scent. Came here. So I will not leave until I find Lao Cao. Fellow Daoist Zhang, what is your situation? How did you end up like this? Also, what is the situation in this weird village... Do you know anything about the inside story? ? Can you tell me? I will also try to rescue you!"
After listening to my words, Zhang Hui was stunned for a moment, and then sighed.
"This matter is a long story. But I see that you are also a strong-willed person, and you also value love and justice. You will definitely not leave until you find the friend you mentioned. In that case, I will tell you about it. .Actually, I don’t know what is going on here. I accidentally entered it when I passed by the night before yesterday..."
As Zhang Hui told me, I roughly learned about his experience and more information about this "ghost village".
It turned out that not long ago, Longhu Mountain sent Zhang Hui to Qingcheng Mountain. The two sects are both major Chinese Taoist sects, and their relationship is quite close on weekdays. From time to time, some disciples of the sects will visit each other.
This time Zhang Hui went to Qingcheng Mountain, it was because a certain elder from Qingcheng Mountain successfully broke through to the [Qi-eating Realm], and Longhu Mountain sent him to give him a congratulatory gift.
Because it was not a particularly urgent task in the first place, it was more of a walk and sightseeing trip, so Zhang Hui did not use modern transportation. Instead, we traveled like ancient people, traveling through mountains and ridges, and along the ancient roads in the mountains towards Sichuan...
When he passed by this place the night before yesterday, he was surprised to find a large and prosperous village in the mountains! It was very lively with people coming and going.
Like us, he could tell at a glance that something was wrong with this village!
As an inner sect disciple of Longhu Mountain, "the largest Taoist sect in the world", he is already in the middle stage of [Condensing Qi into Reality] when he is only in his thirties, and is considered to be an outstanding and powerful person among the younger generation. It is also his duty to subjugate and eliminate demons.
When you see this weird village, you must come in and find out!
