In Chenghuang Temple Street, the fog gradually thickens.

The nearby houses and the lights in the distance are getting blurry.

It was as if there was a thick layer of gauze in front of my eyes, twisting into a long and strange shape.

On the bluestone road, there are two figures, one long and one short.

Like a wandering spirit, walking quietly.

It seemed that the atmosphere was too silent and a bit depressing.

Luo Yuzhen's throat rolled twice and she whispered:

"Brother Ji, can you make a sound?

Don’t you think it’s strange? It’s just Haishi, why is it like a curfew? Every household in the outer city goes to bed so early?”

Ji Yuan didn't answer, he just said "squeak" and then fell silent again.

Woohoo! Woohoo!

The cold wind is shrill, like weeping and complaining.

Luo Yuzhen shrank his neck. He also had martial arts skills and should not be so timid.

But as the fog gets deeper and the chill gets thicker, the body that has been trained on the muscles, bones, skin and membranes also feels cold little by little.

It's like walking in the snow wearing single clothes.

Even the mind is affected, and is constantly manipulated by thoughts such as fear, fear, fear, and worry.

"Brother Ji, please say something!"

Luo Yuzhen finally couldn't restrain her inner annoyance and suddenly shouted.

The high-pitched voice echoed in the empty long street, which seemed so abrupt that he even startled himself.

"You'd better be quiet, Brother Luo.

If there is too much movement, it is likely to attract... bad things."

Ji Yuan paused, with a stern look on his brows.

Holding the waist knife with his right hand, he has a sharp and murderous aura.

"What are you talking about? Do you really believe the lies told by the shopkeeper of Huaiyinzhai and think there are evil spirits wandering around Tianjing City after dark?"

Luo Yuzhen snorted heavily, feeling inexplicably irritated without even realizing it.

Ji Yuan didn't care and sighed softly:

"Brother Luo, haven't you noticed something weird yet?

We have been walking for a quarter of an hour, but we still have not left the Street of the City God Temple.

Look at the Yongan Pawnshop on the left. This is the twelfth shop when you come in from the street.

And Huaiyinzhai is the 19th one. Logically speaking, it has passed by a long time ago, so why does it appear again?"

Luo Yuzhen was slightly startled and turned to look at the plaque of "Yong'an Pawn Shop".

The four big characters on it are so bright red that they look like drops of blood.

It was like being poured a basin of cold water from beginning to end, and the coolness penetrated my whole body.

He woke up instantly and said with a slightly trembling voice:

"Is this a ghost hitting a wall? It's a ghost!

We were trapped in this Chenghuang Temple Street, wandering around and never getting out!"

Luo Yuzhen's handsome face was full of horror, and she turned pale with fright.

Looking around, there seemed to be ghosts of different lengths floating in the long, dead street, shooting indifferent glances full of malice.

The surrounding haze-like thick fog seemed to have transformed into a flesh-eating cannibal!

"I haven't figured out the reason yet. I walked about a hundred steps out of Huaiyin Zhai and I noticed something was wrong."

Ji Yuan's face was calm, a little too calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

He kept counting his heartbeats, and every time it reached three hundred and sixty, which lasted about four minutes, he and Luo Yuzhen would turn back inexplicably.

"Brother Ji, you are not afraid at all?"

Seeing Ji Yuan's calm and composed face, Luo Yuzhen's panic immediately subsided a bit.

"As the old saying goes, ghosts are afraid of evil people. Why are you afraid of these monsters?

Once the courage is withdrawn, the blood energy becomes weak.

Those invisible and intangible evil spirits and strange things swarmed around us without any explanation."

Ji Yuan's eyes flickered, and he noticed that the fog was getting bigger and bigger.

If the midnight curfew is really reached, I'm afraid we will encounter the terrifying scene of hundreds of ghosts walking at night.

"I understand the truth, but... it's too cold. The fog is so wet and cold that it sticks to my body like ice cubes!"

White clouds of air came out between Luo Yuzhen's breath, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

"Brother Ji, let's go back along the original road and go to Huaiyin Zhai for a while!"

Ji Yuan has the blessings of [Dragon Spirit, Tiger Fierce] and [Steel Iron Bone], and the Qi and blood of the external refinement of Dzogchen are strong, so he can withstand it.

He shook his head and said:

"I heard from the older generation that you should not turn back late at night, as you may easily be haunted by evil spirits.

The shopkeeper told me that entering the City God’s Temple can ensure safety... Let’s go to the City God’s Temple!”

The two of them had already walked around this long street several times, and it seemed like there was a strange force blocking their way, pulling them back and preventing them from leaving.

Ji Yuan's steps were like the wind, and Luo Yuzhen did not dare to fall behind.

The two of them turned into the alley together and ran towards the Chenghuang Temple.

Suddenly!

The mist rolled in like waves.

Tap tap tap!

Like countless gray shadows stepping on the bluestone, there was a rush of footsteps, chasing the two people.

The wet, sticky cold air was even more pervasive, like slippery tentacles stretching out quickly.

"How evil!"

Ji Yuan did not look back, but felt the chill behind him getting heavier and heavier, as if he would be caught by the gray shadow hidden in the mist at any time.

Unconsciously, he mobilized his inner energy to move around his limbs and bones between breaths.

The masculine blood erupts like a burning torch.

Tsk tsk tsk!

The greasy tentacles seemed to be pressed against a red-hot iron plate, making an illusory sound of burning and roasting.

"Huh! Brother Ji, we're at the City God's Temple!"

After a while, Luo Yuzhen exhaled a breath of turbid air and stopped suddenly.

The moment we stepped into the open space of Chenghuang Temple, the fog dispersed and the chill disappeared.

"They can't get close to... this glazed archway?"

Ji Yuan stood below and looked up.

There are couplets on the pillars.

On the left is "Prosperous and illustrious, protecting the country and supporting the country";

On the right is "The holy way and its wisdom send nectar to save the people."

He wrote a letter with four characters: "Pastoralize the common people".

Like flying dragons and phoenixes, the writing is powerful.

It has a majestic atmosphere!

"It was so dangerous, so dangerous! I almost froze to death on that street... my blood was frozen!"

Luo and Zhenxin have lingering fears.

"The shopkeeper didn't lie. Entering the City God's Temple will ensure your safety."

Ji Yuan frowned slightly and remained silent. The Huangtian Dao Diagram actually reflected the glazed archway.

I saw the brilliant light shaking, manifesting the handwriting——

[Artifact]: [Chenghuang Archway]

[Status]: [Suppress evil] [Block evil] [Exorcise evil] [Eliminate evil]
To be continued...