Chapter 261 The village where demons ravaged
When I walked into the village, I felt cold all around me, and the villagers were covered in sadness.
Some people looked at the two Taoist priests of the big and small with strange looks, and some even followed them quietly. Some people opened their mouths and finally shook their heads and gave up.
Xiaochan carefully pulled the corner of Anyang's clothes. After getting along these days, although she was still a little afraid of Anyang, she was much better than before.
"Book, scholar, let's go around, it's so strange here."
An Yang calmly swept her: "Strange places mean unusual experiences and gains."
Xiaochan didn't dare to speak anymore. Let's not talk about the pet for now. At least she has been very involved in the role of maid. Just like when she used to wash dishes every day in the old man for shelter, she now does all kinds of work within her ability. She is very obedient except for not letting Anyang touch her, and she never makes Anyang angry in order to seek Anyang's protection. In this way, he seems to be more at ease.
Soon, an old man dressed in a clean and tidy manner surrounded by villagers and came to Anyang. The gathering of so many people made Xiaochan panic.
But Anyang saw that they were not armed with weapons, and the leading old man looked friendly, so he probably didn't come to make trouble.
Sure enough, although the old man led people to block their way, he bowed respectfully, forced a smile and asked, "I wonder where the two Taoist priests came from and where they were going?"
Anyang, who had made up his mind to rest here, calmly replied: "Just traveling all over the world, the Taoist priest dare not say that he came from Bingzhou, two thousand miles away, and was going to visit Kunlun. I wonder what the old man had to do, so why did he block the way Xia and Tonger?"
The old man was shocked. He didn't know Bingzhou or Kunlun, but he could hear the word "two thousand miles away" clearly. After taking a closer look at Anyang, because he was a modern man and had a superb physique, he could not see the pale face and thinness that ordinary people in this world often had on his face, and he seemed to have an indescribable demeanor. Even the boy around him had a fair face, his eyes were lively and vivid, and his skin was as tender as a newly peeled egg. At a young age, he could already see the demeanor of beings who would be distorted in the future.
This is definitely not an ordinary person!
The old man thought so, but bowed and looked up at the sky: "Since the two Taoist priests have passed by this place, it is a fate. It's too late to see that the sky is getting too late. Why don't you take a break in the village and leave another day? "
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Anyang nervously, afraid that he would refuse, but he didn't know that this was exactly what Anyang wanted. The two of them had been bumping all the way for a long time and wanted to take a rest.
Anyang hesitated for a moment, looked up at the sky, and then bowed and replied: "Okay, let's bother the old man."
He knew what must have happened in this village.
And such an experience is exactly what he lacks.
The old man turned around and said a few words, and the villagers around him scattered. It seemed that if he had not had a high prestige in this village, there would be some difficulties to unite the entire village.
Anyang and the old man walked in front, and Xiaochan followed behind him nervously, looking around and looking at the unfamiliar environment and villagers, as if he was afraid that he would come out alone and peel her into a fox fur coat.
"The young man's surname is Chen, and Tian is the village chief of this village. When he was a child, he read a few days. His husband was named Chen Zhongyi, and he was ranked fourth. Now he is old, but no one has called this name for a long time."
The old man said, laughing a few times, but the sorrow hidden in his smile was obvious and there was still a faint look of sadness.
Not long after, the two of them stopped in front of a courtyard, which were several thatched houses. They were simple but spacious, with cattle and horses fed in the shed next to them.
The strangest thing is that there are mourning couplets hanging in their courtyard, as if they have just died.
Village Chief Chen was a little embarrassed and bowed and said, "The village is located in a wilderness, the conditions in the humble house are not good, and the family... My daughter happened to die again, and the hospitality was not good. I would like to ask the Taoist priest to take care of her."
Anyang glanced at the courtyard and asked calmly: "The old man should have something to do, please help me, right?"
Village Chief Chen was stunned, then smiled bitterly, pointed to the gate and said, "The Taoist priest is indeed extraordinary. If the Taoist priest is willing, go in and talk later, go in and talk later."
There is naturally no reason for Anyang to refuse, so he took a step forward.
There was a corpse covered with white cloth in the courtyard hall. The chest was slightly protruded, and the deceased should be a woman.
Village Chief Chen was a little cautious. After all, the family that had just died was not suitable for guests. He felt relieved when he looked at Anyang without caring much.
Soon, the two of them were already sitting on a wooden table, just an Eight Immortals table. They had no traditional hospitality etiquette, but they brewed a cup of coarse tea as if they were decent. It was the limit that this deserted village could do.
Xiaochan still stood nervously behind Anyang.
Village Chief Chen had been struggling for a long time and the first sentence he said was: "Master Taoist, there are probably monsters in our village."
Anyang suddenly showed an interest: "Tell me."
Village Chief Chen felt relieved when he looked at his expression. He was really afraid that he would turn around and leave, saying, "Since the Taoist priest can guess that the old man wanted to ask the Taoist priest for help, he naturally saw some clues. The little man didn't know the specific one, but there was something dirty in the village... "
Before he could speak, he was interrupted by Anyang's wave: "Tell me the monsters directly."
Village Chief Chen immediately nodded and said, "There is a small hill at the west end of our village. It is said that under the hill is the tomb of a nobleman from the previous dynasty. No one believed it, but about a year ago, it was raining raining, and it rushed out the tomb. The people in the village were also afraid of poverty. They thought there were gold, silver and treasures inside. They didn't listen to the dissuasion of the older generation, so they went to dig it. After a long time, the entrance of the tomb was dug, but there was no gold, silver and treasures inside. There was not even the burial room mentioned in the book. There was a bronze coffin. The villagers were extremely disappointed, but they never expected that a group of bastards didn't know what crazy they were going, and they even pried open the coffin in a mad manner."
Anyang interrupted: "There is still no gold, silver and treasure inside, right?"
Village Chief Chen immediately looked at him in surprise: "The Taoist priest is indeed a clever plan!"
Anyang glanced at him with a painful look on his face. He could tell at first glance that if there were really gold, silver and treasures, you would still be so down and out?
Village Chief Chen sighed and continued, "There is indeed no treasure in the coffin. There is only one corpse. The body is not rotten and his eyes are still open. He frightened the bunny on the spot and ran back. Later, he invited the older generation to see something and found out that the corpse was not human at all, but like a monster!"
Xiaochan shivered when she heard this, and her little body unconsciously approached Anyang.
Anyang became more and more interested: "How did you become like this later?"
Village Chief Chen nodded and said with lingering fear: "The strange incident happened that night. The whole village could hear a shrill scream from the hill. It lasted for a whole night. No one dared to go out for half a step. The next day, I organized someone to check the truth during the day, but found that the monster in the coffin had disappeared out of thin air. Some said it was a corpse, some said it was a beast. Later, people were worried, but maybe nothing strange happened for a long time."
"Everyone thought the village had returned to peace, even the young man, but I don't know when it started. It was like there was no sun here, and it was always gloomy. Fortunately, there was nothing else. The people in the village lived here for generations. Leaving this village would mean that there was no house and land, so they kept living there. But when it was the season for sowing food, the wind and rain would start to be uneven here."
"Later, one day, someone found that there were monsters in the forest on the mountain behind. Hunter hunters were almost injured by monsters. Fortunately, they brought a hunting bow and a hunting knife and cut off half of the monster's tail before they escaped. Later, gradually, there were more and more monsters in the back mountain and more frequent appearances. Hunters had to go up the mountain to hunt together. Some people had to bring swords and soldiers to call young and middle-aged people to walk with them, otherwise they would be eaten by these monsters!"
Anyang frowned when he heard this. If what the old man said was true, then the monsters in this world are really powerful. Not only can they block the sunlight, they can also affect the climate and weather. This is more than what modern technology can do. The earth's climate control technology is still in the stage of weather forecasting. At most, dry ice is used for artificial rainfall, artificial rain drives away, etc., which is far inferior to this monster.
These monsters have many strange abilities and are hard to defend against. On the contrary, they seem to lack their own force. For example, the monster in the forest behind the mountain attacked a hunter and was cut off by its prey and fled in a hurry. It was simply a loss of the face of the monsters in various novels.
Even though monsters appeared on the mountain more and more frequently, hunters still dared to go up the mountain when they walked together.
Alas, how should he talk about these monsters?
"If someone passes through our village, if there is no guard, the young old man will advise them to return the same way and bypass our village. Today, we saw the two Taoist priests who were really extraordinary, and we were troubled. Especially since last month, Zhang Laowu's house at the west entrance of the village made a ghost, causing his wife, mother and a pair of children to die. In the end, thanks to the help of a master, he dug open the stone slab in front of the door and found a corpse ghoul. It was squeaky when burned. Not to mention anything else, even my daughter died in vain. She worked as a female worker at home and was ready to get married. Unexpectedly, she died suddenly. I was afraid that she would not be able to escape from the monsters, which made the young old man not know where to bury him."
Anyang glanced at the corpse placed horizontally in the hall and asked in confusion: "Then you didn't find a Taoist priest to do a ritual or something?"
"I looked for it, so of course I found it. However, I found Taoist priests several times but it was useless. Some of them cheated money and left. Some of them had some skills, but they also said that they could not solve this problem. Some people said that the mountain was not a tomb, and that the seal to suppress demons was a seal. A Taoist priest who came here was very kind-hearted. He was the one who found the corpse ghost in Zhang Laowu's family and did a ritual on the hill at night. Unexpectedly, a gust of demonic wind blew, and he died so miserably!"
Anyang's eyes narrowed, but he became more interested.
The old man had been struggling for a long time and said, "If the Taoist priest is powerless, then don't let this muddy water go, don't let the Taoist priest lose his life. It won't work in one or two months. We will have to relocate the whole village. Alas, I don't know what kind of evil he has committed!"
Anyang glanced at the old man, but he didn't expect that there was such a kind person in this poor mountain and bad water.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "Let me do this, I don't know if I can deal with this monster. Let's stay here for the time being. If I can't, it's not too late for the old man to move again. As for now, I'm also asking the old man to prepare some hot water first. Tonger and I are too dusty all the way, so I want to wash it well. This little money is a reward for bothering the old man."
Village Chief Chen looked at the white silver on the table, suddenly his eyes shrank and he waved his hands repeatedly.
"This is impossible, it is impossible, it is impossible. The Taoist priest should reward the Taoist priest with the devils and demons in my village. How can this be done!"
Chapter completed!