Chapter 366: Exploration

Seven days later, there were more and more rumors about the appearance of beasts and demons in the territory around Qingyun Mountain, and within a radius of 100 miles, with Heyang City at the foot of the mountain as the center, people fleeing could be seen everywhere. It seems that in the world at this moment, only the towering Qingyun Mountain can give people a little comfort and security.

And in the midst of the noise of countless people, Heyang City is the most chaotic place, the streets and alleys are crowded with people, the original inns and restaurants in the city have long been full of people, and more refugees who have fled have only stayed in the open air. In this case, the food supply in Heyang City has become very tight, but fortunately, because the city is next to the river, there is no need to worry about the water source.

Originally, in this chaotic situation, it is difficult to guarantee that some evil things such as robbery and murder will not happen, and there are indeed such rumors from time to time, who disappeared yesterday, and today I heard that someone was lying on the street. But after all, Heyang City is at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, and Qingyunmen has already made preparations and sent a considerable number of disciples to maintain order in the city, so in general, these countless refugees have not happened in this catastrophe.

It's just that as the rumors of that terrifying beast demon get worse day by day, no one can predict what tomorrow will be like? In this case, there is an increasingly uneasy atmosphere in Heyang City, and people are panicking.

It was in this situation that the wandering Jianghu scholar Zhou Xian came to this city with his granddaughter Xiaohuan. Standing on the spacious streets of the past, at this moment, I only saw dense crowds of people, and the streets were crowded and difficult to walk.

Zhou Xian relied on the image of his immortal wind bones to open the way in front, and he looked kind along the way.

No, after walking for a while, I turned into an alley at the west end of Heyang City.

The two of them walked inside, and there were many people standing in the alley that used to be very secluded, but compared to the crowded crowd on the street outside, this place could really be said to be spacious. Zhou Xian cursed in a low voice, looking very angry, it is just a matter of my old man running for his life, how can there be so many people running for their lives together, and as a result, my old man is so uncomfortable to run for his life.

The alley was very long, twisting and turning, and the further you went, the fewer people there were, and it took about half an hour for the two to reach the end of the alley. I saw that there were no more people fleeing here, the reason is very simple, because this is a righteous village, but looking at the dilapidated courtyard of this small righteous village, even half of the wooden door fell to the ground, and the other half was nowhere to be seen, and I don't know if it was taken by someone to burn as firewood.

Zhou Zhou Xian looked at this Yizhuang, shook his head, sighed, Xiaohuan stood beside him, called in a low voice, and said, "Grandpa." ’

Zhou Zhou Xian was silent for a long time and said, "Let's go in!" Anyway, it's supposed to be quieter. ’

With that, he walked in first, and Xiaohuan followed behind him. Walking into Yizhuang, I saw that in the small courtyard, the grass and trees were desolate, and the messy fallen sawdust beams could be seen everywhere, and there seemed to be some white things shining in the grass. Xiaohuan's face turned a little pale, and he couldn't help but pull Zhou Xian's clothes.

Zhou Zhou Xian glanced back at her and comforted her in a low voice: "It's not the first time I've come, what are you afraid of, besides, this is also where your father lives, will he still harm us?" ’

Xiaohuan nodded, and his face improved a little.

In front of the courtyard is the gatehouse of Yizhuang, Zhou Zhou Xian stepped forward, only to see that the door was covered with dust, I really don't know how long no one has been here, he was silent, shook his head, sighed again, and pushed the door open.

'Squeak......' The wooden door made a screeching sound, and slowly retreated inside, a musty smell gushed out, and in the dim light, three coffins were placed horizontally, but the coffin lids were already scattered to the side.

The indescribable years are bleak, as if they are in this small room, and the gloom emanates out. The corners of Zhou Xian's mouth twitched twice, his face was gloomy, and he walked up slowly, not looking at the scattered coffins next to him, and walked straight to the sacrificial table where incense was originally offered to the spiritual seat, looking at the more than a dozen spirit cards on the table.

There was silence in the room, and no one seemed to dare to speak. Zhou Zhou Xian slowly stretched out his hand, picked up those spirit cards, slowly wiped off the thick dust on them, glanced at them, put them aside, and then went to find the next one, just like that, when he cleaned up the seventh spirit card, he saw the handwriting on the tablet that 'Aiko Zhou Xingyun's Spirit Position'.

Zhou Zhou Xian stopped his movements, looked at the spirit card silently, stared at it for a long time, Xiaohuan slowly walked up, looked at the spirit card in his hand, his eyes were also a little moist, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, put Dad's spirit card away!" ’

Zhou Zhou Xian let out a sigh of relief, his face was a little desolate, and nodded. Xiaohuan took the spirit tablet from his hand, carefully placed it on the offering table, then took a step back, folded his hands, respectfully saluted the tablet, and said in a low voice: "Dad, my grandfather and I have come back to see you again, thanks to you all these years, although my grandfather and I have wandered the world, everything is fine." I'll be back today to clean you up, and I hope you don't blame us. ’

After speaking, he bowed respectfully and bowed three times.

After worshipping, Zhou Zhou Xian turned around and looked away, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly suffocated, turned around suddenly, Xiaohuan and Zhou Zhou Xian seemed to feel something, and looked at the door of Yizhuang almost at the same time.

In the originally bleak and quiet Yizhuang, at the door of that room, a man in black suddenly appeared, and even his face was covered by black veil, which was indescribably weird. Yizhuang, who originally gained some popularity because of the arrival of Zhou Zhou Xian and the others, suddenly fell into a deeper dead silence and desolation because of the appearance of this person.

The man in black standing at the door was none other than Mr. Ghost, the mysterious figure of the Ghost King Sect.

Mr. Ghost floated in, but he didn't seem to expect that there were people in this secluded and obscure place, and some of them could recognize him, and his body couldn't help but shake, and after a moment he saw the two people in the house. He glanced at Zhou Xian, and then looked at Xiaohuan again, but surprisingly did not speak.

Merely......

Mr. Ghost didn't speak, but it didn't mean that Zhou Zhou Xian didn't speak, and then he spoke: "The old man has a relative's spiritual seat here, and we are here to worship. ’

Mr. Ghost stared for a moment, and then saw that behind the two of them, there was indeed a dilapidated spirit card erected on the sacrificial table, with several words written on it: Aiko Zhou Xingyun's Spirit Seat. Mr. Ghost nodded, and then seemed to groan for a moment, his eyes behind the black veil flickered, and he said slowly: "Since you have already worshipped, this is a ghost land after all, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time, so let's go quickly." ’

Zhou Zhou Xian didn't have anything, her face was tense and seemed to be thinking about something, and her eyes were a little strangely uncertain, but Xiaohuan's beautiful face was rarely a little more angry, obviously very annoyed by the words of this man in black, seeing that she was about to talk back.

Suddenly, I saw Zhou Zhou Xian step forward and walk in front of Xiaohuan to block her, Xiaohuan spoke to his mouth, but he was taken aback and changed back: "You are ...... Hey, grandpa, what do you do? ’

Zhou Zhou Xian glanced at Mr. Ghost, who was still standing at the door like a ghost, and said lightly: "No, we came here this time to see your father, since we have already worshipped, let's go, anyway, there is nothing to do to stay here." ’

Xiaohuan was stunned and speechless for a while.

Xiaohuan is such a smart person, at this time, he more or less understands that something is wrong, and he no longer insists on it at the moment, and nods. The two of them hastily packed their luggage and walked towards the door of the room, and Mr. Ghost quietly made a way and drifted into the darkness of this mansion, which really looked like a ghost and a ghost.

The two of them walked out of the room quickly, the sun shone down again, and they didn't take a few steps, only to hear the door behind them automatically without wind, making a rather frightening 'woo' sound, covering it out of thin air, and slamming it together.

Walking quickly far away from the Yizhuang, and the shadow of the house could hardly be seen, the two stopped, Zhou Zhou Xian let out a sigh, Xiaohuan glanced at him, frowned, and said: "How did Grandpa do it, why are you afraid of being like this?" ’

Zhou Zhou Xian ignored her, just lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

Zhou Zhou Xian's brows were tightly locked, silent, Xiaohuan was a little strange, it was rare to see grandpa thinking so carefully, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Grandpa, what's wrong, do you think this person is also very strange?" ’

Zhou Zhou Xian nodded slowly, his tone was very slow and cautious, and said, "This person is indeed extraordinary, not to be underestimated. And just now in the Yin Mansion of Yizhuang, did you notice that there was something in the right corner of the room three feet away from the wall? ’

Zhou Xian snorted coldly and said, "Yes, it's a coffin." ’

Xiaohuan asked puzzledly: "What's strange about the coffin, it's Yizhuang, so naturally there is a coffin." ’

Zhou Zhou Xian glanced at her and said, "The other coffins are naturally not counted, but one of them is different, not only is it as thick as other coffins, but it is also very neat in the north-south direction, and the location is the most yin in this Yin Mansion and ghost land." ’

Speaking of this, Zhou Zhou Xian's face became more solemn, and said: "Originally, I didn't expect this, and the coffin was not conspicuous, but that person seemed to be the ghost Mr. of the Ghost King Sect. However, when it came to this, Zhou Zhou Xian's face was also a little puzzled, he lowered his head slightly, and said to himself with a little puzzlement: "It's just that although the people in the Demon Sect practice the Dao Law more strangely, this kind of ghostly Dao magic seems to be better at witchcraft in the southern Xinjiang, how can it appear on this person?" ’

Xiaohuan stood next to him and frowned, and said, "Grandpa, no matter what, after all, Dad's spiritual position is still in the middle of that room, and now there is such a monster in it, wouldn't it be bad?" ’

Zhou Zhou Xian shook his head slowly and said, "Your father has passed away for many years, it doesn't matter, but after all, it is also where your father's spiritual seat is, and I am such a son, so I can't ignore it." ’

Zhou Zhou Xian thought for a moment and said, "I naturally want to go back and have a look, I can't just leave." ”

"Originally, according to common sense, this kind of ghost path person, the yin qi is the strongest at night, and it is also the best time for him to practice meditation. It's just that he bumped into him today, so we can't just go back so early, so let's wait until the evening. ”

Xiaohuan nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The two of them waited in this secluded alley, and a few figures could still be seen in the distance, but after getting late, even those figures gradually disappeared, thinking that it was probably because this was the Yin Mansion of Yizhuang.

When night finally fell, Heyang City, which had been noisy for a day, and the people who were shrouded in the fear of the beast demon catastrophe finally suffered another day, and the sleepy people quietly fell asleep with fear and confusion about the future in every corner of this city, who could still take care of the things around them?

There was no moon in the night sky, the black clouds were heavy, and the city of Heyang seemed dim, only in the distant part of the sky, there were one or two faint starlight, far away, emitting a faint light. The night breeze blew quietly over the city, with a hint of chill and coldness, and let out a thin whining sound.

Zhou Zhou Xian and the two quietly came to the door of Yizhuang at the end of the alley, and in the dim light, the dilapidated door wall could still be faintly recognized, and the cold wind was blowing, as if there was a yin wind blowing from inside. Zhou Xian shrank his neck, and seemed to be a little chilly.

Zhou Zhou Xian looked at the dark place for a long time, as if thinking about something, and after a long time, he turned around and took out a few yellow paper talismans from his arms, on which he could vaguely see a crooked and obscure picture, and he couldn't see what it was in the dimness. Zhou Zhou Xian handed two pieces to Xiaohuan and said in a low voice: "These two spirit runes, the big one you hide closely, you can ward off the ghost qi invasion, and the small one is in your hand, if something is wrong, immediately chant the spell and swing it, and you can escape." ’

After speaking, Zhou Zhou Xian whispered the spell to her again, Xiaohuan probably knew this spell before, and nodded.

Zhou Zhou Xian took a deep breath, then slowly raised his feet and walked forward, Xiaohuan followed behind him, only to see that the night ahead was deep and dark, it was really indescribably weird. At this tense moment, suddenly in the distance behind the two of them, there were faint calls of a few faint voices.

'Squeak, squeak...'

This sound is similar to the insect chirping on weekdays, Zhou Zhou Xian didn't care, but Xiaohuan's body suddenly shook, turned around suddenly, looked back, she turned around so violently, so that Zhou Zhou Xian around her was startled, thinking that there was something unexpected behind him, and hurriedly turned around to check, but found that there was nothing behind him.

Zhou Xian said: 'Xiaohuan, what's wrong? ’

Xiaohuan's face changed, his expression was also a little strange, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Grandpa, I, I seem to hear the sound of a bell." ”

Zhou Zhou Xian frowned and said, "The sound of the bell? ”

His voice froze suddenly, and he whispered, 'You mean......

Xiaohuan nodded, but his face was a little confused, and he said slowly: "But, now there is no sound again, could it be that I heard it wrong?" ”

Zhou Zhou Xian looked into the distance of the alley, and saw that it was pitch black, and there was a shadow of Baguio.

Zhou Zhou Xian glared at Xiao Huan, Xiao Huan's face turned red, and he turned around, but for some reason, the expression on his face seemed to be a little distracted, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

Zhou Zhou Xian said: "Okay, don't think nonsense, let's go in." ’

Xiaohuan nodded in agreement. When the two of them tiptoed to the door of the dilapidated house, they saw that in the small courtyard in the gloom, the grass and trees were desolate and dilapidated, and there was darkness everywhere, and there was nothing, but it seemed that behind every shadow, there was a pair of cold eyes looking at them.

The cold wind blows, it is really ghostly, and it makes people's backs stand on end.

Zhou Xian swallowed his saliva and walked in lightly. The footsteps of the two of them stepped on the grass and trees of the courtyard, and in the silence, although they had been extremely careful, they still made the slightest sound of footsteps, which seemed to their own ears to be countless times louder than usual.

As the two of them got closer and closer to the mansion, their heartbeats couldn't help but get faster, and Xiaohuan even felt that her heartbeat was so loud, as if she was afraid that others would listen to it.

It was at this time that in the originally dark mansion, there was a sudden sound that was slight, but at the moment it was like thunder in everyone's ears, and a flame suddenly lit up from the room, and the color of the flame was a strange dark green......