One farm house after another in the village was left behind by her. People often came out of the house, and when they saw her, they were slightly stunned, and then chased after her bitterly.

When has she offended these people, seeing her one by one as if she had seen a ghost? Qiu Niang had no choice but to speed up her pace, only to feel that she had never run so fast in her life.

Escape first, and then find a way to rescue the officials! Although the wind and snow are heavy outside, as long as the husband can find a place to shelter from the wind, there is still hope of surviving.

She ran with such hope until a quarter of an hour had passed......

Her wheezing grew louder and louder, and her heart was pounding out of her chest. The footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer, and they were getting noisier and louder.

That's not right. There are about 100 households in the village, and she has been running straight for so long, she should run out of the village anyway, why does it seem that there are endless houses in front of her?

Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw a bright red. It was a picture of a blessed boy pasted on the window of a house. The doll in the painting is white and clean, riding on a carp that rolls out of the waves, festive and cute.

However, in her eyes, there was a chill overflowing, indescribably terrifying. Because she remembered very well that this blind one-eyed New Year's painting of the Blessing Boy had just passed by fifty breaths ago!

Could it be that for a quarter of an hour, she kept going around the village in circles?

Qiu Niang suddenly felt that her legs were weak and couldn't help but stand still. She was originally running wildly, but when she stopped, her legs suddenly became like iron and lead. I could barely even take a step.

The sound of chasing behind her immediately became louder, as if urging her to continue on the road. But Qiu Niang couldn't run.

Don't. If she wants to die here in vain today? She has no grudges with others in her life, but she will never mistake the love in the eyes of the Wu family.

She had no doubt that she had fallen into the hands of this group of people, and that she would end up miserable.

She didn't even die with the officials!

Qiu Niang's eyes were sour, but her heart was filled with strong unwillingness. She looked around one last time, trying to find a place to hide.

In the low house ahead, a small flag blancing in the wind caught her attention. There was only one word written on this little indigo flag: "wine".

This Wu family hoards. There is actually a tavern. The most important thing is that no one in this tavern has ever come out and pounced on her!

Qiu Niang rushed over without hesitation. Lift the cotton curtain of the tavern and flash in.

Compared with the cold outside, this tavern is really warm as spring. On top of that, there were only two people in the tavern. And after meeting her. No ill will was shown.

Qiu Niang gasped and looked at the person in front of her: the woman sitting at the counter was wrapped in a pure white fox fur light fur, and the finest fox fur material was used, pure white and cute, without half a stray hair, and this light fur was worth at least two thousand silver. Her eyebrows are picturesque, her posture is beautiful, and her hair is not beaded. Only a red coral red hosta is used to pull up the green silk on his head, but it is an indescribable luxury and grace all around. At this moment, the woman's eyes widened. looked at Qiu Niang curiously.

As for the black-robed man standing behind her, Qiu Niang dared to swear that this was definitely the best-looking man she had ever seen in her life. The nose is like a hanging gall, the lips are thin, and every facial feature is appropriate to the extreme, delicate to the extreme, both deep and difficult to explore, and infinitely public, as if it is a fairy who walked down in the New Year's painting. No, it's even better than the fairy.

It's a pity that the coldness in this person's golden phoenix eyes is better than the ice and snow that does not melt all year round on the high mountains of his hometown, making it clear that the living should not be approached. He is also full of majesty and bearing, and he is born high.

He frowned, his face suddenly became very stern, Qiu Niang only dared to look at him, and then lowered her head in shame. Therefore, she didn't see the indifferent man raise his hand, and she didn't know that if he flicked his fingers, she would be wiped out.

She only felt that these two looked unspeakably expensive, and there was a voice in her heart that kept encouraging her, maybe these two people could save her from this deep and real nightmare, so her knees were weak, and she knelt down, and cried: "Two nobles, please save the little woman!"

As soon as these words came out, the white fur girl was so startled that her cherry mouth opened slightly, as if she had seen something terrible, and then grabbed the hand of the man next to her and said, "Slow!" The voice was crisp like a yellow warbler out of the valley.

With her stopping, the slender palms stretched again, holding the little hands of the female companion, and the atmosphere in the tavern was suddenly relaxed. Qiu Niang didn't know that she had just escaped, but she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

The two people in front of them were also looking at Qiu Niang. She is only about eighteen or nine years old, and her heavy cotton jacket can't hide her slender figure, although she looks like a girl in the mountains, her chin is pointy and her face is white, which makes people feel good.

"Oh, that's a shame. The white-furred girl glanced at Qiu Niang with pity, "What's the matter with you, you need us to save it?"

Qiu Niang woke up in the snow for most of the day, and for the first time she heard someone talking to her so normally, she suddenly turned to her and begged: "Young grandma, as soon as the little woman entered the village, the people in the village outside were chasing each other, and I really don't know why." Can you ask the young grandmother to administer justice for me?"

The title of "young grandmother" was just spoken, and the face of the white-furred girl suddenly turned red, with seven points of shame in her eyes and three points of joy, as if there were water waves flowing, and the beautiful ladies of the end turned into a radiant jade Guanyin in a blink of an eye. Although Qiu Niang was full of worries, she only glanced at it and her heart pounded: this girl's face was vivid, and she was so good-looking.

The handsome man beside her who didn't look like a human had the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, and the cold on his face thawed slightly, obviously very satisfied with the title of Qiu Niang.

The white-furred girl bit her lip, her face was still crimson, and said, "Don't call me...... Well, forget it, how did you end up with this group of people outside...... Do people have a grudge?"

As he spoke, the footsteps of the villagers gathered from all directions, getting louder and heavier, and they had apparently chased after them, surrounding the tavern. Qiu Niang was so frightened that her face was pale, and she only stared at the door in fear. Trembling: "Save me, save me!"

It was only then that she remembered that the tavern doors were not closed. Who can stop such a cotton curtain?!

The girl in white fur comforted her and said, "Don't panic, since you came in, it means that we are destined and should help you." ”

The man couldn't help but gently pull her hair, and she was not a mortal, what did this stinky girl believe?

The cotton curtain moved. Someone is already going to get in!

In Qiu Niang's exclamation, the white fur girl turned her head and glared angrily at the people around her, and took out a yellow paper talisman from her arms. smiled and groaned: "Try the Heavenly Master's talisman today!"

Qiu Niang watched as the pair of men and women of unknown origin in front of her were the last straw she could grasp. It's strange to say. The texture of this rune paper is as rough as the toilet paper. There were a lot of messy lines painted on it with red and bright paint, and no matter how you looked at it, it could compete with the graffiti of the neighbor's child next door, but this rune paper left the hand of the white Qiu girl, and actually flew out flat, and automatically stuck to the cotton curtain of the tavern with a snap.

Someone was originally coming in outside the curtain, and Qiu Niang could see that this person was thick eyebrows and tall figures, and he was the father of the pair of boys and girls when she first entered the village. The man stared at her for nothing. With a light of hatred flashing in his eyes, he was about to take the next big step.

Right now. On the yellow paper talisman stained with the curtain, the messy lines suddenly emitted a faint red light, and then the entire yellow paper talisman lit up.

Behind the curtain, the man suddenly let out a painful howl, as if the curtain was suddenly biting, and quickly retreated.

Qiu Niang stared at the shaking door curtain in shock, and then remembered that there were occasionally celestial masters passing by in her village, and what they drew in their hands seemed to be such a charm. Are these two men and women also people with such abilities? She was immediately refreshed.

Outside the house, there was a noisy footstep, and someone shouted and scolded, "Little Niangpi, come out and die!" followed by a series of foul language. Where had Qiu Niang heard such filthy words, her face was red with excitement, and her eyes were pouring down.

The white-furred girl also frowned, snapped her fingers, and the voice outside disappeared suddenly, as if isolated by an invisible barrier. Only then did she wonder: "How did you offend people, say it quickly!"

Qiu Niang said aggrievedly: "The little woman just came into the village to ask for help, but she provoked them somewhere. Subsequently, he told the story of waking up from the snow field until he was chased in the village.

She spoke in detail, and the other party listened carefully. It wasn't until the last word was finished that the man and woman exchanged glances. The white-furred girl pondered for a while, and then suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

"Qiu Niang, my name is Qiu Niang!" Qiu Niang hurriedly said to the ground, "My family's official surname is Yan, and his single name is a clear character! He is a good person, please let the two of you save him." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the white Qiu girl raise her eyebrows, and suddenly said, "Oh, are you Qiu Niang?"

Qiu Niang was stunned. What do you mean by "I am Qiu Niang"? Could it be that this young grandmother has also heard her name, but she was originally just a village girl in the mountains, and she has never even set foot outside the village 20 miles away in her life.

"Take you out of here, naturally no problem. A hint of pity flashed in the eyes of the white-furred girl, and she said softly. Qiu Niang was overjoyed, and quickly kowtowed twice, but the other party shook his hand and said: "You listen to me first, have you thought about it, even if you leave the Wu family, where will you go from now on?"

Qiu Niang was stunned and said: "Self, self is looking for my official to go home." ”

"What if you can't find an official?"

Qiu Niang hurriedly said: "How could it be! I saw it with my own eyes, he fell out of the car with me." Young grandma, you are okay, hurry up with me to save him. No matter how late it is, no matter how late it is, he will definitely not survive the snowy days outside!"

The white-furred girl sighed, "Okay, then I'll change my words." If your ruler is dead, what will you do in the future?"

Qiu Niang stopped talking. It wasn't that she hadn't thought about it, and in the hours she had been waking up from the snowy field and looking for officials, she had repeatedly thought about what she would do if her husband was gone. Do you want to go back to your mother's house, or go back to your mother-in-law's house to continue to honor your in-laws? Somehow, when I think of my mother-in-law's house, I faintly resist in my heart and don't want to think deeply.

The white-furred girl saw the uncertain look on her face. He said softly: "It's time to put it down, it's time to put it down, you can look at it." ”

Qiu Niang hurriedly shook her head: "Young grandmother, you two are people with great skills." Shall you take me out of here first? I need to find the official before I know what to do in the future!"

"Yes, you must find the official first before you know what to do in the future?" The white fur girl's eyes flashed, and she and the man exchanged glances.

The yellow paper sigil on the tavern's curtain kept glowing red, blocking the only entrance. But at this moment, the paper talisman suddenly spontaneously combusted without fire. Almost in the blink of an eye, it burned clean.

Without the suppressive power of this paper talisman, the cotton curtain was lifted, and the people outside had already penetrated!

Qiu Niang was so frightened that her face turned pale. On the contrary, he was agile, and he went directly behind the white fur girl, and then he heard the man next to him shake his head and laugh: "Mortal things, as expected, are still unreliable." ”

Mortals? And these two?

The white-furred girl said, "Hmph." If it weren't for the weird tightness. This paper should have been in effect as well. Seeing that there was nothing in front of him, he looked at Qiu Niang, and his eyes rolled around, "Let's go, I'll take you out of here first!"

Strange to say, the people who rushed in almost ignored the young man and woman, and only Qiu Niang had in their eyes. At this time, someone had already grabbed Qiu Niang's arm and dragged it back fiercely.

Qiu Niang screamed in fright. It happened that the girl in white fur handed over an object, and she took it without thinking about it. Stab at the man!

The other party couldn't avoid it, and this time, it happened to stab him in the chest, he covered the wound in pain and roared, letting go of her.

Qiu Niang pulled out the sharp weapon in her hand and immediately froze. She has a pure nature, she only wants to get out, but she has never moved the idea of killing, and at this moment she inadvertently hurts the vital point of others, and there is only one thought in her mind: "I killed someone, I killed someone!"

Looking at the look on her face, the white-furred girl couldn't help but shake her head and said, "Don't be busy being scared first, do you see him bleeding, do you feel like you are stabbing someone?"

For a moment, no one could get close to them.

Qiu Niang then remembered in a daze, she was clearly pierced into the other party's chest, why did there only come from a strange feeling on her hand, it seemed that it was not a fleshy chest, but just a thin piece of paper?

Qiu Niang clearly saw the wound on his chest...... It's gone.

It wasn't right! She did poke through his left chest, and if memory serves, it was the place of the heart. But she never remembered that this person had shed blood, and now, there was not even half a tear in his clothes!

What the hell is going on, Qiu Niang felt that she was about to be driven crazy by these strange objects! She looked down mechanically, and saw that the murder weapon she was holding in her hand turned out to be a long golden wedge, the top was extremely sharp, but the bottom she was holding was embedded with ivory.

The girl in white fur pursed her lips and said unhappily: "Don't open the forest!" Sure enough, the closer you get to that ghost place, the stronger the evil qi becomes, and these guys reply faster than the ghost doll of the Zeng family!"

The beautiful man stroked her hair, looking very doting: "Let's go, you can still be in a good mood in the face of these evil people." "His family has always had very special hobbies. She nodded, and suddenly reached out and threw out a black and flickering thing to Qiu Niang: "Put it on, and you will have the strength to follow us." ”

When I took it in my hand, it was a black piece of wood tied with a silk rope, which didn't look very special, but it swelled as if it had been soaked in water for a long time, and the heart of the wood was broken in a few places. Although Qiu Niang had doubts in her heart, there was not much time, and she had always been well-behaved, so she wore this strange necklace around her neck.

Sure enough, as soon as it was tied, a new force grew in the body, which instantly flowed through the limbs and hundreds of remains. At this moment, all the fatigue in her body was gone, and she felt that she was in good condition enough to run for several more miles.

"Come with us. The white-furred girl smiled at her and beckoned her to come closer to the two of them. Then, a golden light curtain was supported by the center of the circle of three people, protecting them tightly in the middle. The ripples on this layer of light curtain are circulating, and there are Qiao characters flickering from time to time, which can be called a god and mighty, and it is very significant in both appearance and effect. The villagers who rushed into the tavern were naturally unwilling to let Qiu Niang get away, and pounced on her to pull her, only to hit her on the light curtain, and screamed miserably. The hand that touched the light curtain actually dissolved silently like this.

Qiu Niang's eyes widened in disbelief.

This unlucky guy who was dissolved. The call sign tossed around twice on the ground. Qiu Niang had thought that his arm would heal as quickly as the injury on his companion's chest. But no, the dissolved part is expanding, and he is like a snowman under the summer sun, dissolving little by little in front of everyone.

His screams grew fainter. The beautiful man in the light curtain snorted coldly and said, "What a bold man, dare to stretch out his dirty hand to touch it!"

"I know you're amazing. Let's go out quickly!" the white-furred girl tugged at his sleeve and walked out, pulling him easily. Qiu Niang is naturally following suit.

The villagers who blocked the way were all dissolved by the light curtain without exception. The rest of the people finally knew that they were afraid, and they had no choice but to start avoiding it, their faces full of hatred and fear.

The three of them walked out of the tavern. Qiu Niang saw it. This short and narrow street has been tightly surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside. She couldn't help gritting her teeth and said in a loud voice: "What kind of enmity do I have with you, to be so bitter?"

An eleven or twelve-year-old child in the crowd squeezed out, spat at her, and screamed, "Murderer, murderer! Why don't you die alone?"

The white-furred girl sneered: "They have already entered the obstacle, and they speak upside down, reasoning with them. What's the use?" said softly to Qiu Niang, "This place is not what you think. You close your eyes. Say silently in your heart: Don't blind me, don't mess with my heart, and then open your eyes and see, and you will understand!"

With them to protect them, it seems that there is no danger to life for a while. Qiu Niang closed her eyes and meditated silently for a while according to the method she taught, and then slowly opened her eyes, and then her face turned pale.

Oh my God, where is this peaceful and tranquil mountain village?

When Qiu Niang opened her eyes this time, what she saw was a deserted village wrapped in dead silence. The tavern behind her was so dilapidated that even the cotton curtains had been torn down in half. The house on the side with a blind New Year's painting boy actually had a collapsed roof. In the distance, there was indeed a lantern hanging under the eaves of a house, but the bright red had faded its color, and the edge of the cage had a large hole, and from a distance it looked like a blind hole staring silently.

I don't know how long this deserted village has been abandoned, a cold wind swept by, blowing up countless fallen leaves, and the sound set off when it crossed this decadence was not much different from the howl of a ghost crying wolf. No creature dared to come near here, not even the wild dogs that scavenged and the night owls in the sky!

How could she mistake such a ghost hoard, such a terrifying place day and night, for a small village of singing and dancing?

"It's ...... What's going on?!" Qiu Niang was so frightened that her legs went limp, and she murmured.

"That's what this place is. Come out with us first. The girl in white fur said kindly, and the man beside her had already strode towards the entrance of the village, looking very impatient.

Qiu Niang hurriedly followed.

At this moment, in her eyes, where are the people in the nearby villages still the same as before? It is clear that all of them are pale, most of them are so thin that their skin is covered with bones, and their skin is covered with bruises and purple spots. Some of them are missing arms and legs, and some of them have rotten stomachs, so they have to hold the intestines that flow out with their hands, and Qiu Niang can see that there are maggots in the cracks of his bones that are busy going in and out, and they are very happy.

She couldn't stand it anymore, her heart was churning, and she retched twice, but she couldn't vomit anything.

The white-furred girl sighed softly and said, "Don't look at it." They were also poor people. After death, the corpses were eaten by wild beasts, and what you see now is exactly what they looked like after they died. ”

Although Qiu Niang was so frightened that her hands and feet were weak, she also knew that only by staying in this light curtain could she give herself safety, as long as she accidentally stepped out, she was afraid that she would be torn to pieces by the monsters outside, so she followed step by step at the moment, but tears flowed down her cheeks, and she was somehow sad in her heart: "Young grandma, this is ...... What's going on?"

The delicate figure in front of him paused lightly: "Wu Jiaho disappeared three years ago." At that time, the plague was raging on this continent, and the epidemic was so fierce that no one in many villages could escape for their lives. Over here...... The atmosphere is not good, and the people who have been killed by the epidemic are unwilling, and after death, they turn into ghosts and frequently make trouble. Especially on the third and fourth days of the first lunar month every year, it is necessary to reproduce the appearance of the Wu family hoard, attracting mortals who don't know how to come and die. In the past few years, more than ten unlucky people have died in Wu's hoard. (To be continued......)

PS: January 27:

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