Chapter 21: The Ghost Gate
After nightfall, the original hustle and bustle of Huangye Village dimmed.
Farmers are accustomed to going to bed early, after all, the days are long, especially during the autumn harvest, and there is too much farm work to do.
In the end, a flowing water banquet is happy, and the folk customs of the village are so simple, and the benefactor of the village is entertained, and the heart is as if something has been accomplished, and he is satisfied.
is also satisfied, as well as the drunk Guo Pu. He was already unconscious, and he didn't know how many jars of liquor he had drunk, as if he had been soaking in the wine vat for half a month, and his whole person began to exude a strong smell of alcohol.
The villagers put Guo Pu's body on his back and jokingly subdued him into the village chief's house. Guo Pu still had a trace of instinct, and at this time he kicked his shoes, rubbed on the bed, and immediately snored.
"Little Immortal Master, the village is vulgar, and there are no good beds. If the little immortal master doesn't dislike it, why don't you succumb to it in the inner courtyard for a night?" The village chief naturally did not forget to take care of the guests, and after settling Guo Pu at this time, he respectfully arranged Xie Xiaoman's affairs.
"I don't care, I can sleep on the floor." Xie Xiaoman said with a smile.
"How can that happen," the village chief smiled dumbly, "The little immortal master came with Guo Immortal Master, then he is also a distinguished guest, how dare we ordinary people be negligent?" It's just that our small village is remote, and we hardly see any guests, so we don't even have a hostel. The best place to live in this village is just me, so I have to let the two immortal masters succumb to ......"
"The village chief is too polite, we were originally here to disturb him." Xie Xiaoman smiled slightly, "Then it's up to the village chief to arrange." ”
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and instructed his mother-in-law to change the bedding clean, and then guided Xie Xiaoman to the inner courtyard.
Xie Xiaoman thanked him, and instead of saying something casually, he just stepped into the inner courtyard, but he paused suddenly, turned his head and looked at the village chief thoughtfully.
Seeing this, the village chief couldn't help but smile bitterly, and sent the others away: "You all step down first, I have something to discuss with the little immortal master."
In ancient times, it was a family society, and those who could be the village chief in the village were all respected people of the big clans in the same place. The village chief in front of him was already a white-bearded old man, and Xie Xiaoman was dressed in a Taoist robe, so even if the two of them were alone, there would be no inappropriate suspicions.
Although the villagers didn't know what to do, they all responded at this time, and quit respectfully, and did not forget to close the courtyard door casually.
The courtyard was so clean that it was almost viscous, as if it were an isolated space. Especially after closing the courtyard door, the entire courtyard seems to become an enchantment, and even the sound outside becomes illusory.
Ordinary people may not feel this, but how can they hide it from Xie Xiaoman?
"I thought that the little immortal master was just a little servant of the Guo immortal master, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful." The village chief sighed and spoke first.
Xie Xiaoman shook his head and said, "There is a strong ghost aura here, if it weren't for this spiritual wall, I'm afraid it would spread to the entire village." This spiritual wall was set up by Guo Pu? ”
Hearing Xie Xiaoman directly call Guo Pu's name, the village chief couldn't help but glance at her very differently. But after all, ordinary people are different from immortal cultivators, how can the village chief dare to ask in detail?
"What the little immortal master said is good, this is what Guo Immortal Master managed to do two years ago, it has been calm since then, about half a month ago, but something strange happened here."
"What's weird?" Xie Xiaoman asked casually, but people wandered around this small courtyard, looking for something. Walking to a dry well to get fat, Xie Xiaoman only felt that the ghost aura at the bottom of the well was something he had never seen before, and he couldn't help frowning.
"The little immortal master is really profound, and he found the source of the ghost gate in one fell swoop! To tell you the truth, after the accident, I went to the town and secretly searched for several monks, but they either couldn't even feel the ghostly spirit, or they just ran away as soon as they entered the courtyard! Little Immortal Master, you have strong mana, you must help us in Huangye Village! ”
Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, and this village has not said anything for a long time, but it is actually to test whether his cultivation is advanced or not, and whether he can be trusted.
People are in a difficult situation, and it is understandable to be careful, Xie Xiaoman does not pay attention. In contrast, she wanted to know more that since it had happened, why didn't the village chief go to Guo Pu to solve it?
Listening to Xie Xiaoman's question, the village chief couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Immortal Master Guo is idle and wild, and the dragon sees the head but not the tail." How do ordinary people like us know where to look? Fortunately, the sky has eyes, and when my Huangye Village was in danger, I let Immortal Master Guo come back again, and brought a little immortal master with the same high mana. ”
Xie Xiaoman didn't like other people's praise, so he lightly excused himself, and urged the village chief to get to the point: "What happened?" Please also ask the village chief to tell us. ”
"Where do you start with this," the village chief hesitated and said, "The little immortal master is just here at the table, and he must have heard about the scalpers ravaging my village a few years ago, right?" After Guo Xianshi subdued the scalper monster, he once inspected the source of the monster......"
"So, this well is where youkai were born?" Xie Xiaoman looked at the dry well beside him. The well was so deep that there was no end in sight by the moonlight. Standing next to her, she only felt that the ghost qi was constantly surging up, and it was endless.
"What the little immortal master said is right, according to Guo Xianshi, my Huangye Village has poor feng shui, and it happens to be located in the ghost land, and the ghost gate here is this well. Back then, the monster was rampant, and it was from this well that was drilled. ”
Xie Xiaoman has a lot of goblins, but not many ghosts. When I was in Huiji before, although I followed Guo Pu to Xi's house to exorcise a ghost, the ghost of the locust tree had not yet taken shape, and it was not a real ghost.
was thinking about the difference between ghosts and monsters, so he heard the village chief continue: "Immortal Master Guo jumped into the well back then, and I don't know what kind of rules he set up with the ghosts in it, anyway, the final result is that we villagers can ensure the safety of the village by handing over some private money every year to sacrifice to ghosts." As for this courtyard, Immortal Master Guo was afraid that the ghosts would be tyrannical again, so he set up some protective ......"
Xie Xiaoman nodded and said, "I probably understand all of this." What happened half a month ago, what made you look like this?"
The village chief smiled bitterly when he heard this, and trembled and grinded out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket: "Little Immortal Master, please look, this is what I found next to the wellhead a few days ago."
Xie Xiaoman took it and looked at it, only to see that it was written:
My generation of villagers, this year's private money needs to be doubled, otherwise the chickens and dogs in Huangye Village will be restless!
Xie Xiaoman frowned, and the village chief also knelt down and begged: "Please also ask the little immortal master to cast a spell to save Huangye Village!"