Chapter 17: Strange in the Illusion
The battle of the broken temple made Yunluo and the others really feel that this time the experience was extraordinary; after a few days of cultivation, seeing that Wu Xiang's injuries were basically healed, everyone left the broken temple; this time, they had a clear destination, that is, Shuzhou City.
First, because Shuzhou City is the closest city to them; second, along the way, Yunluo and the others saw countless villages, corpses all over the field, miserable; gradually, everyone has faintly felt the seriousness of the situation, since the evil ghosts in this wilderness are so rampant, then this densely populated Shuzhou City, is it ...... When they thought of this, everyone's hearts suddenly shuddered.
Along the way, almost everywhere they passed, but wherever there were villages or places where people gathered, no living people were found; everywhere they went, Yunluo and the others were bound to experience a fierce battle, but after the battle of destroying the temple, everyone was much more cautious and safe.
Recalling that tragic scene, everyone was anxious, no longer made any stops, and galloped towards Shuzhou City.
Shuzhou City
After a few days of hurrying, Yunluo and his party finally came to the city of Shuzhou; looking up at the towering city wall not far away, Yunluo couldn't help frowning, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it.
Standing outside the city, I originally thought that Shuzhou City was already a mess, but I never expected that this Shuzhou City was as prosperous as ever, and there was no trace of ghosts at all.
Everyone had a hint of doubt in their eyes, nodded to each other, didn't think much more, and stepped into the city.
The situation in the city has even subverted the ideas of Yunluo and others; I saw that the city was full of traffic, the shops along the street were endless, and the hawkers were shouting one after another, a prosperous and lively scene; it seemed that the city of Shuzhou had not been attacked by evil spirits, and people still lived a carefree life according to their own needs.
"Senior Sister Tianxue, do you feel that something is wrong?" shuttling through the crowd, Yunluo's heart always had a stone hanging in his heart.
"Well, there's something wrong, but I can't say it" Tianxue looked at the bustling crowd around her vigilantly, although there was a trace of inexplicable depression in her heart, but she didn't know where this depressed feeling came from.
"Is something wrong? I feel pretty good?" Wu Xiang on the side looked left and right, looked at this shop, looked at that stall, just like usual shopping, and couldn't miss it.
"Do you want to be able to feel that you will still be possessed by a powerful ghost?" Yunluo glanced at Wu Yu with disdain.
"Can you not mention this matter in the future?" Wu Yu's originally high enthusiasm suddenly disappeared; as an immortal cultivator, a dignified Taiyi disciple, he was possessed by a powerful ghost without even noticing, how embarrassing it is to say this.
"I don't want to mention it, but I can't help it, haha" Maybe he felt that the atmosphere was too depressing, and Yunluo joked about Wu Yu from time to time, which made everyone feel a lot more relaxed for a while.
"Okay, be vigilant, I don't want someone to suddenly say a word behind my back, kill you" As the time spent getting along longer and longer, living and dying together, the estrangement between Senior Brother Chang Geng and Yunluo, Wu Xiang and others has slowly disappeared;
"I know what's wrong" Suddenly, Yunluo suddenly noticed something, and there was a gleam in his eyes.
"What?" Tianxue and Senior Brother Chang Gung stopped at the same time, turning around to look at the clouds on the side.
"Look at ......" followed the direction of Yunluo's finger, and saw that Wu Yu was not far away, shouting something at a hawker.
"Hey, let me ask you how many silver taels is this?"
"Hey......" No matter how Wu wanted to call the hawker, the hawker did not react in the slightest, and could only instinctively do his own thing, but when other passers-by went to buy something, the hawker immediately greeted him enthusiastically as if he had changed into a different person.
Looking at this strange scene in front of them, everyone suddenly understood something.
Yunluo thought about it carefully at this moment, although it was very lively on this road, but no hawker took the initiative to greet them; let them shuttle back and forth in the crowd, but no one's eyes looked at this side; if nothing else, just their unusual costume, normally, there would definitely be people who stopped to watch.
As soon as he thought of this, Yunluo suddenly felt his hairs stand on end, and cold sweat flowed.
"Wu Xu, hurry up, don't buy it" Senior Brother Chang Geng beckoned to Wu Xiang and motioned for him to hurry back to his side.
"I really don't know what's going on with that vendor, why is he so at home to others and treat me coldly?" Reluctantly leaving the stall, Wu Xiang looked a little depressed and indignant in his heart.
"Okay, if he doesn't sell it, you won't buy it, isn't that okay?" Yunluo didn't tell Wu Yu about everyone's discovery, because he knew that according to Wu Yu's character, if he told him now, there might be an accident.
"It's still early, let's go somewhere else" After carefully observing Wu Xu, seeing that he was not unusual, Tianxue slowly spoke, led everyone, and continued to walk on the street.
The huge Shuzhou City was almost searched by Yunluo and others, and what they saw almost confirmed everyone's thoughts, this Shuzhou City is very weird.
Time passed little by little, and the sky began to gradually darken, and after walking all the way, through the streets for a few days, Yunluo and Tianxue and the others stopped in front of a solemn compound.
"Tonight, we'll stay here for the night"
As soon as Tianxue's words fell, Wu Xiang raised his head and saw the plaque above the gate, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and looked back at everyone with a puzzled face.
"Are you serious?" Wu wanted to cry and laugh, because the plaque had four big characters written on it, 'Shuzhou Mansion Ya'.
"No, this is the place of the government office, the official family, can let us stay here?" Feeling that he should have heard it wrong, Wu Yu seemed to want to get a definite answer.
"Let's go, no one will stop you!" With that, Tianxue took the lead in turning around and headed towards the palace, just as Tianxue said, those officials and guards standing at the door actually turned a blind eye to her, which once again made Wu Yu at a loss.
"This ...... What's going on? Are we ghosts? They can't see it?" Wu Xiang went straight to a servant, no matter how he shouted, the servant was doing his own thing, and the next moment, Wu Yu's move made him stunned in place.
"My hand ......" Seeing that the official ignored him, Wu Xiang planned to hold him, but his hand penetrated the official body.
Looking at all this in front of him in disbelief, Wu Yu finally understood, turned around tremblingly, and desperately tried to move his body, but found that he couldn't move a single step.
"We're not ghosts, they're all"
Senior Brother Chang Geng's words filled Wu Xiang with fear, thinking that these people were ghosts, and the entire Shuzhou City was a ghost, Wu Xu's eyes suddenly turned black and he collapsed to the ground.
The official at the door was still doing his own thing, slowly passing through Wu Xu's body, still living in his own world.