"Be alert!" Seeing the black cat's movements, the guards surrounding him immediately drew out their weapons and stared at the opposite side vigilantly.
"Meow!" However, the black cat, perhaps feeling that Su Mu was too powerful, or perhaps not intending to attack, barked again, then jumped down from the tree and walked leisurely towards a dense forest not far away. run.
When the black cat disappeared, the guards heaved a sigh of relief. One of the men was about to turn his head to report to Eunuch Chu on the carriage when he heard the faint sound of a suona coming from the town.
"It's already this time, and there are still people attending funerals?" Hearing this voice, Eunuch Chu also opened the curtain and looked outside: "Su Sizhong, is this also the custom in the north?"
"No." Su Mufeng shook his head and looked in the direction where the suona sound came from in a very strange way.
After a while, a funeral procession was slowly approaching, with the sound of suona and crying intertwined together.
When the guards saw this, although they were still vigilant, they also moved out of the way.
After all, things come first, and no matter how anxious you are, you will never be more anxious to get on the road than a dead person.
And just as the funeral procession passed by the motorcade, Su Mufeng faintly heard what someone among them was saying.
However, because the suona was too loud and the distance was far away, it was difficult to hear.
Su Mufeng could only hear a few words, such as "cat god", such as "three"...
Soon, the funeral procession passed through the crowd and disappeared from everyone's eyes. The motorcade then continued to move forward, heading towards the small town.
When the motorcade entered the town, the sun was almost setting. Under the command of Eunuch Chu, everyone arrived at the local inn.
"My lords, please come in quickly!" The person in charge of the inn was an old man in his fifties named Gu Cheng. After checking the road signs, he hurriedly invited everyone to enter the inn.
Soon, Gu Cheng prepared a sumptuous dinner to entertain Eunuch Chu and others.
"That's right." While eating, Su Mufeng asked Gu Cheng curiously: "When we came here just now, we happened to meet a group of funeral attendants. What's going on?"
"Oh, you're talking about Carpenter Sun's family, it was his family that sent the funeral just now." Gu Cheng stood aside respectfully and replied.
"What I want to ask is what's going on? Why is there a funeral at this time? Is this our custom?" Su Mufeng asked.
"No, no, you misunderstood." Gu Cheng shook his head: "We don't have such a custom here. There is a reason why the funeral is so late."
"What's the reason?" Su Mufeng frowned and said in a deep voice: "Lao Gu, can you stop playing riddles with me? What is going on?"
"This..." Gu Cheng hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, to be honest, the reason why the funeral is so late is, yes, it is the will of the Cat God!"
"Cat God?" Hearing this, Eunuch Chu frowned and became interested: "Haha, why did a cat god appear here?"
"Oh, be careful what you say, sir!" After hearing this, the expressions of all the postmen in the post station changed, and Gu Cheng even said hastily: "This, this cat god, is really smart!"
"What's going on?" Seeing Gu Cheng's expression, Su Mufeng asked again.
"Okay, sir, I'll tell you the truth." Gu Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "You also saw the funeral procession just now. The funeral was for Carpenter Sun in this town. And Carpenter Sun was the one who died last night. Damn it, killed by the Cat God!"
"Killed by the Cat God?" Su Mufeng looked at Gu Cheng: "Is the Cat God you are talking about a person, or..."
"The Cat God is naturally the Cat God, how could he be a human being!" Gu Cheng said, "Adults, please be careful what you say. If you offend the Cat God, I'm afraid, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave Beizhen. !”
"Haha, it's a joke. Is this the king of the world? What kind of thing is this cat god? It makes you so afraid!" Eunuch Chu sneered: "You are still an official of the imperial court, and you actually believe these nonsense. talk!"
"It's not nonsense!" Gu Cheng said hurriedly.
"Lao Gu, you don't need to be nervous, we are not hostile." Su Mufeng patted Eunuch Chu on the shoulder, then looked at Gu Cheng with a smile: "Just please tell us, what kind of cat god do you say? Condition?"
"This, this started two months ago..." Gu Cheng said solemnly.
Two months ago, there were no rumors about the cat god in this northern town. But on a full moon just two months ago, the watchman in the town suddenly discovered a corpse on a street corner.
The body was covered with cat scratch marks and black cat hair.
Then another half month passed, and another person died in an alley like this. The death condition was exactly the same as the previous person.
At this time, rumors about the Cat God suddenly spread in the town, saying that these people had offended the Cat God and were killed by the Cat God.
"Haha, it's nonsense. You can believe this kind of nonsense!" Eunuch Chu sneered.
"We didn't believe it at first." A wry smile appeared on Gu Cheng's face: "But just half a month ago, when it was my turn to rest, I went to the pub to drink a few more drinks. When I woke up, I was almost pregnant. It’s time.”
"The owner of the tavern knows me well. He didn't wake me up after I drank too much, so he kept waiting there. Since I'm awake, I can't stay any longer."
"So, I didn't care about the darkness and took the time to rush towards the inn."
"And just when I was passing by Fengsan Street, I vaguely heard a cat meowing."
"At that time, I didn't believe the rumors about the cat god. When I heard the voice, I just felt curious, so I quietly walked over."
"Then, then I saw such a big black cat, like a calf, lying on a person's body, clawing, scratching, and biting."
"The person who was pinned down was covered in blood. He was still alive at the time. He wanted to struggle but couldn't. He wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound."
"I was terrified at the time, no, I should say I was stunned! When I came to my senses, the black cat had already walked in front of me, with blood dripping from its mouth..."
"The Cat God bless you, the Cat God bless you!" Gu Cheng couldn't continue at this point and hurriedly bowed outside.
"I said Lao Gu, could it be that you drank too much that day? Did you see hallucinations?" Su Mufeng said in a deep voice: "Or, could it be someone pretending to be you?"
"No, no, absolutely not!" Gu Cheng shook his head: "The real one is definitely a black cat!"
