"Kuang Kuang...... Kuang ......

The noisy gongs and drums came from the entrance of the "ghost city", only to see a quaint Chinese memorial arch standing majestically at the foot of the mountain, the blue plaque in the center of the archway with the word "ghost city" in the seal body hanging on it, plus the two towering "black and white impermanence" statues on both sides of the archway, added a bit of coldness and solemnity to the originally slightly hazy mountainous area.

And echoing this atmosphere is the vast crowd gathered under the archway. I didn't feel anything from a distance, but when I looked closely, I found that all the people who participated in the parade were painted with thick scarlet oil paint, in addition to dressing up as ghosts and Taoist priests, there were also many people dressed as decapitated wild ghosts, with long tongues, which looked particularly strange in the dark clouds. However, what is even more strange is that those people are still carrying a lot of giant paper figures, paper coffins, and paper sedan chairs in their hands...... Such a strange style of painting is really incredible.

However, at this time, Jiang Yao and Lu Xingyue didn't have the heart to pay attention to those strange crowds, and the two of them were shuttling through the flow of people, while anxiously looking around, trying to find the figures of gluttony and three-legged black.

"Tsk, where are these two guys dead? It's ...... at this time."

Lu Xingyue glanced at her watch irritably, and found that the hands were about to point to seven o'clock, and there was not much left before the time agreed on the "Ghost Market Invitation".

"The invitation says 'hour', not 'the time when the hour begins', that is, as long as it is between seven and nine o'clock covered by the 'hour'. Jiang Yao analyzed. "But the problem is that we don't know how far this 'Ghost Gate' scenic spot is from this entrance, so we have to find those two people and set off as soon as possible. ”

Jiang Yao said, took out his mobile phone again and dialed a number, but as Jiang Yao expected, there was still no answer.

"Hey......" Jiang Yao looked at the word "gluttony" on the address book of his mobile phone and sighed helplessly.

For gluttony, things like mobile phones are decorations, and it is common to lose contact with them, and the three-legged black bird who doesn't understand the customs of the world doesn't say that he uses a mobile phone, and he doesn't even know that there is this thing in the world, and it's just wishful thinking to contact them through electronic communication tools.

"I said, if they really wanted to make trouble, I'm afraid they would have made a fuss a long time ago, and they wouldn't have moved by now, I think they might have left us behind and set off on their own, right?" Lu Xingyue muttered as she looked at the crowd of people gathering more and more on the left and right.

"But no matter how you say it, you won't just disappear without saying hello?" Jiang Yao hesitated. "I'm worried if something happened......"

"Ouch, those two ancient demons still need us to worry?" Lu Xingyue spread his hands, in fact, for him, the absence of the three-legged black followed was something he couldn't ask for. "I don't think we should go first, right? The two of them are not children, they can always find such a big attraction as 'Ghost Gate'. ”

"This ......"

"The hour has come, and the sacrifice begins—the beginning ——!."

Just when Jiang Yao hesitated, he heard a loud call sign suddenly came from the "ghost town" archway, and the marchers who were still noisy instantly became silent, and began to take the archway as the leader, consciously lined up into a long line.

"Fun in a Ghost Town...... from—'

As soon as the words fell, the mournful suona sound rose to the sky, and at the same time, the procession began to pass through the "ghost town" archway, along a narrow mountain road on the left, and entered the dark mountain forest.

"Jiang Yao, look at those people......"

As if she had suddenly discovered something, Lu Xingyue quietly grabbed the corner of Jiang Yao's clothes, and pointed to the "tourists" beside the parade in front of her without moving. Jiang Yao looked up and found that those people had taken the initiative to join the parade instead of doing nothing before, and marched with those strangely dressed marchers, and what was even more strange was that those marchers turned a blind eye to the addition of these "tourists", as if they were immersed in the sound of suona, carrying the paper coffin and continuing to move forward.

"Click, click...... Whoa......

The icy mountain rain gradually covered the entire mountain forest, but the sudden drizzle did not affect the procession, and the marchers in strange costumes seemed to have been prepared, and they all put on the red hats that had been prepared for a long time, and at the same time unconsciously quickened their pace.

"Let's go, follow and see. Seeing this, Lu Xingyue glanced at Jiang Yao. The latter nodded, and was about to follow, when he suddenly paused again and looked behind him hesitantly.

The waves of the river came from afar, and under the sudden attack of the mountain rain, there were already few people around, but Jiang Yao felt as if a certain line of sight was projected from the shadows and focused on him.

Who's staring at me......?

Jiang Yao looked around, but he didn't find the line of sight, and at this time, seeing that the procession was about to go up the mountain and leave, he could only temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart, turned around and followed in the urging of Lu Xingyue, and quietly blended into the tail of the parade.

"What's wrong? Lu Xingyue asked.

"It's nothing...... Jiang Yao shook his head lightly and looked up at the front. "Anyway, where is this march going?"

"I don't know the specifics, but you can see that the other guys are following, and there must be a reason. Lu Xingyue carefully observed the "individual visitors" who had mixed into the team and said. "In addition, I just took a look at the guide map here, the location of the 'Ghost Gate Pass' is above the mountain road, near the halfway up the mountain, and the direction is right, let's wait and see what happens. ”

Will you wait and see what happens......

Jiang Yao pondered, looking up and observing the surroundings of the mountain road. It was a small mountain path, and although it was clearly repaired, it was only possible to walk two people alongside each other due to the mountain conditions, and the steep, muddy slopes on both sides of the trail and dense woods made it impossible to gain a foothold outside the trail.

This terrain ...... Is it a bit strange that the mountain road at a popular tourist spot like this can be so narrow?

Jiang Yao muttered in his heart, he turned his head to look behind him again, and found that the back road of him and Lu Xingyue had long been blocked by the team carrying huge paper figures, while the team in front of him spread all the way up, firmly occupying the entire path, and there was no road to go on the left and right. In this situation, it is obvious that they cannot advance or retreat, and can only be "held" by the procession unhurriedly and move towards the upper part of the mountain road.

Bad.

This is Jiang Yao's first reaction at the moment.

For some reason, since stepping on this mountain road, Jiang Yao always had a feeling of trepidation, and this uneasiness became more intense as the team marched. Gloomy skies, cramped spaces, silent marchers...... The oppressive air gave birth to some indescribable anxiety, as if after passing through the "ghost town" archway, everything around was covered with a strange atmosphere, which made Jiang Yao's heart have an ominous premonition.

This forest...... How do you feel lifeless?

Jiang Yao thought about it, and looked at the gloomy woods on both sides, it was obviously early morning, but the light and shadow in the forest were very dim, as if they were shrouded in a layer of hazy mist, and they looked dim. The echo of the suona lingered in the forest, but it did not arouse the slightest insect song and bird call, such a scene is really abnormal.

"......" Jiang Yao silently withdrew his gaze from the forest, and moved to the four "marchers" wearing red hats in front of him.

Perhaps because of the rain, the hats of the four "marchers" were pressed very low, and their faces were completely covered, Jiang Yao couldn't even see what these people were playing, only to see the four people carrying a huge white paper sedan chair together, walking unhurriedly in front.

I saw that this paper sedan chair seems to be made of white oil paper, although it has not been affected by the mountain rain, but what makes people feel hairy is that the paper sedan chair is actually covered with a piece of worn-out yellow charms, and in the gust of mountain wind, it makes a "rattle rattle" sound, as if it is sealing something in the sedan chair to prevent it from running out.

Something is wrong, the way this team looks...... It doesn't look like a "folk parade" by any means......

Jiang Yao looked at the strange paper sedan chair in front of him, and suddenly felt an indescribable feeling of discomfort in his chest. He tried to look away, but somehow, his gaze seemed to be firmly drawn by the sedan chair, and instead of being able to move away, he began to focus on the paper window of the sedan chair facing him.

"Puff...... Puff ......

The gradually rapid heartbeat was intertwined with the poignant suona sound in Jiang Yao's ears, and in a trance and uneasiness, Jiang Yao saw that a black spot suddenly appeared on the paper window in front of him.

What is that?

Jiang Yao frowned slightly, he found that the black spot was getting bigger and bigger, and then, a miserable white finger suddenly poked out of the black hole without warning, which startled Jiang Yao.

This is!?

Jiang Yao's eyes widened suddenly, but this was not over, he immediately saw a scarlet eyeball emerge from behind the broken window, staring at him in the black hole.

Jiang Yao was shocked and subconsciously wanted to stop, but contrary to his wishes, his legs did not have the slightest intention of stopping, but instead stepped forward and rushed towards the paper sedan chair in front of him.

Stop...... Stop it!

Jiang Yao was anxious, he tried his best to resist approaching the sedan chair, but he felt that his body was completely out of his control, and the black hole on the paper window of the sedan chair in front of him also began to expand rapidly, but this time it was not a finger that stretched out, but a miserable white withered claw with rotting flesh and blood, and the sharp nails were stained with mottled blood, slowly reaching towards Jiang Yao's face door and grabbing his throat.

No...... Stop, stop!!

The sorrowful cry of suona twisted in his ears, and gradually evolved into a ghost-like sneer, and under extreme fright, Jiang Yao suddenly felt that the hot energy in his body began to be automatically stimulated, and quickly flowed to his limbs, and with that energy came a familiar but extremely intimidating rebuke voice in his heart.

[What are you afraid of?]

“……！？”

The ghost cry and the rotten claws shattered like a cloud of smoke in an instant, leaving only the sound of rain and the echo of suona in the ears, while the paper sedan chair in front of it was still intact, as if the black hole of the previous paper window was just an illusion, and there was no trace.

"What the hell is this...... What's going on?"

Jiang Yao pressed his chest with his heart beating violently, and looked at the paper sedan chair in the distance in a daze, only to realize that he had already stopped, and unconsciously fell behind a large part of the team.

"Xingyue, the situation doesn't seem right, we ......"

Jiang Yao, who came back to his senses, suddenly felt that something was wrong, he hurriedly turned around and planned to pull Lu Xingyue away, but found that Lu Xingyue, who was supposed to be by his side, had disappeared without a trace at this time.