It is said that there is a family surnamed Wen in Husu County, and its family members have a total of three, and the fifty-year-old Wen Laohan lives with his son Wen Dalang and his daughter-in-law Liang. The Wen family runs one of the few coffin shops in the entire Husu County, and this business has a lot of income, so the Wen family has a small life to spare.

Wen Dalang and Liang have been married for two years, and the relationship between husband and wife has been very harmonious, but the only thing that makes Wen Laohan dissatisfied is that Liang's belly has not moved, Wen Laohan is anxious to hug his grandson, so after dinner, he urged his son and daughter-in-law to quickly turn off the lights and go to bed.

After some plans to make people, Wen Dalang and the Liang family chatted with each other, chatting and chatting, and Wen Dalang talked about what he saw today.

"Xiaohui, didn't I go to Hejiazhuang to deliver the coffin today, guess who passed away there?"

"The oldest in He Jiazhuang belongs to Mrs. He, and we have asked him to prescribe medicine for the child's affairs before, could it be him?"

"What, Mrs. He is in good health! I knew you wouldn't be able to guess, let me tell you, it was a grandson of Mrs. He who died! ”

"Huh? How old is Mrs. He's grandson, why is there no good one? ”

"So it's strange, why would I talk to you about it? I've heard people say that Mrs. He's grandson was killed by evil spirits! ”

"Evil spirits? Don't scare me, husband! ”

"What am I scaring you for? Many people in the He family have seen it with their own eyes, Xiaohui, do you want to hear the details? ”

"Okay, good!" Liang's tone was both scared and curious.

Wen Dalang told his wife what he heard today, especially the withered hand under He An's bed, which he described vividly, and he was so frightened that Liang went straight into his arms.

Wen Dalang was very happy, and coaxed for a long time to make his wife no longer afraid, at this time he teased in a teasing tone: "Xiaohui, I haven't had fun yet, or we will be again-"

"Hmm." Liang nodded in Wen Dalang's arms.

"If you're still scared, why don't we light the lamp? I haven't looked at you carefully until I got married! ”

"Hmm."

The Liang family has always been reserved, and since they got married, they have only done their best but never let the lamp be lit, so Wen Dalang has been blind, and today he finally got what he wanted with a little trick, and his heart is really happy. However, just when Wen Dalang lit the oil lamp and didn't have time to carefully examine Liang's carcass, Liang screamed in fright in his arms.

"Xiaohui, what's wrong with you, you've lit all the lights, what are you afraid of?"

"Husband, hand, hand—"

"What hand, Xiaohui, isn't my hand with you?"

Suddenly, Wen Dalang felt a chill behind him, and even heard the sound of teeth rubbing, he felt abnormal, so he quickly turned around, but his face suddenly turned pale.

"Aye, Aye!"

It is said that Wen Laohan was dreaming of holding his grandson in his dream, and suddenly he heard Wen Dalang's voice coming from behind, he turned his head suddenly, only to see Wen Dalang crying to him with a bloody face: "Aya, the child and Xiaohui are about to be eaten by ghosts, and the child is here to say goodbye to you!" ”

Such a nightmare frightened Wen Laohan sat up suddenly, he couldn't help but sweat coldly, and his heart was also deeply uneasy, so he only approved a piece of clothing and ran towards his son and daughter-in-law's room.

The lights in Wen Dalang's room were bright, and Wen Laohan hadn't figured out the situation yet, and he was embarrassed to break in directly, so he pierced the window paper with his fingers and looked into the room through the hole.

It didn't matter if he looked at it, Wen Laohan was so frightened that his hair trembled, and he saw a monster as big as a cow and a big head in the room lying next to Wen Dalang's bed, it seemed to be covered with a layer of dead tree bark, and its complexion was like the soil turned out of the ground, and it looked extremely dark and yellow. At this time, the monster was shrugging and chewing on something with his back to Wen Laohan, and the bed was bright red, and a few Sensen's leg bones were faintly visible.

Wen Laohan was very frightened, but when he thought of his son's safety, he couldn't care about anything, so he wanted to kick the door in.

However, before Wen Laohan could attack, the monster seemed to have discovered Wen Laohan, and it hurriedly turned around and glanced at Wen Laohan who was peeping out the window. What made Old Man Wen feel like the sky was falling apart was that in one of the monster's surprisingly large withered hands, he was holding two half-eaten human heads, and from the only remaining half of his face, he could still recognize that they were his son and daughter-in-law.

Wen Laohan wailed, and had the heart to step forward and fight the monster, but the front of the monster was even more terrifying, it had an indigo face and red hair like steel needles, its face was like a skeleton covered with a layer of dry skin, the eyes that were deep in the eye sockets were blue and faint and shot with bursts of cold light, its upper and lower teeth were sharp and fine, like two rows of hacksaws, and the nails of its hands were long and sharp, like hook claws.

When Wen Laohan saw this scene, the courage in his body suddenly disappeared, and he saw that the monster was grinding its fangs, as if it was about to move on himself, he only screamed in fright, and quickly turned around and ran.

Early the next morning, the Husu County Yamen received a drumming report, and the murder in the coffin shop of the Wen family in the east of the city alarmed the county magistrate Cui Shen and his staff Xie Ping.

The informant is Wen Laohan, who saw his son and daughter-in-law killed last night, for fear that he would also be devoured by monsters, so he hid in a coffin in a hurry, and did not dare to come out until the rooster crowed three times, thus escaping a catastrophe. Listening to Wen Laohan's tearful and trembling description, Cui Shen and Xie Ping's eyes showed deep suspicion.

After sending Wen Laohan away, Cui Shen couldn't help but turn his head and ask Xie Qiao, "Ziping, what do you think of this matter?" ”

"Dong Weng, the evil ghost's cannibalism sounds too terrifying, but whether it's true or false is still inconclusive. If you figure out the bad things, it is not impossible for this old man Wen to kill his son and daughter-in-law to blame the ghosts and gods, so everything has to wait for a careful investigation before making a conclusion! ”

Cui Shen nodded and said, "You're right, Ziping!" However, I have limited energy for the time being, and this matter may have to be left to you! ”

Xie Ping saw that there were bloodshot threads in Cui Shen's eyes, and couldn't help but say, "Dong Weng, what's wrong with you, why do you look so tired?" ”

Cui Shen sighed and said, "Siniang is sick, very sick!" I heard from the insider, she has been unconscious since she came back from Hejiazhuang yesterday, and the high fever does not go away, I have seen the doctor, and I can't see any problems, I and the insider last night in her room with a night, can be described as exhausted. ”

Xie Ping was surprised: "Siniang has been in good health since she practiced martial arts, why is this good person sick?" ”

"I heard from Gorou that he was frightened in Hejiazhuang the night before yesterday, and there was something very strange, the woman who came back with them also disappeared suddenly."

"Dong Weng, why is there another woman for no reason?"

"That's the case, I heard the insider mention to me, saying that the woman came to Husu County to look for relatives, but her relatives are no longer there, and she was rescued by Siniang when she was molested by gangsters on the road. I haven't seen anyone yet, I only heard that she looks good, and she is also very gentle, and the inner people and Siniang like her very much, so they took her in, and this time I went to Hejiazhuang Siniang and brought her, but as soon as she came back, she was gone, and it was also very strange. ”

Xie Ping was secretly surprised when he heard this. And Cui Shen suddenly said: "Oh yes, I remembered, He Taiweng's grandson also died the night before yesterday, I heard that he was killed by evil ghosts, which sounds a little similar to the case that happened to the Wen family, but the He family did not come to the Yamen to report the case." You'd better go to Hejiazhuang in the future and investigate if there is any connection between these two things! ”

"Yes, Dong On!" Xie Ping lightly arched his hand, then turned around and left the yamen.

In Hejiazhuang, He An's body has been buried.

As a famous doctor in Husu County, Mrs. He's sons have also inherited his mantle, and the family has a wide range of connections in Husu County, so many relatives and friends have come from Husu County to attend He An's funeral.

Zhou Hong was now hidden in the crowd, hearing the frustrating sadness, and seeing the crowd that ushered in, his face showed a deep sadness. Of course, Zhou Hongxian's sorrow was not born for He An, but for Cui Yu, and along with the sorrow, there was also the deep exhaustion in her eyes.

Last night, in order to find Cui Yu's soul, she searched for almost a whole circle in Hejiazhuang and the surrounding area, for fear that she would miss any corner, she did not use the earth shrinking technique, and ran around completely with her own foot strength, but the result undoubtedly made her frustrated. In desperation, Zhou Hongxian had no choice but to return to Mrs. Ho's house, only hoping that he had missed some places in Mrs. Ho's house.

He An's mourning ceremony is still ongoing, but the He family has a little disagreement about He An's funeral, He Ping's father wants to bury his son in the ancestral grave, but He Ping's brothers did not agree, because He An died at a young age, and the death was strange, they were afraid that burying He An in the ancestral tomb would bring ominity to the clansmen, so they insisted on burying He An in the Songpo Forest west of Zhuangzi.

What kind of place is Songpo Forest, that is the famous mass grave around Hejiazhuang, the place where lonely souls and wild ghosts gather, I heard that the ghost fire was a piece at night, ordinary people did not dare to go in alone during the day, I heard that his son was going to be buried there, how could He Ping comply, so he quarreled with several brothers about this matter.

Zhou Hong didn't know about this dispute now, but when she heard the words "Songpo Forest", her eyes couldn't help but light up slightly. She remembered that the Songpo Forest was located in the middle of Husu County and Hejiazhuang, about ten miles away from Hejiazhuang, and she and Cui Yu had passed by there when they came to Hejiazhuang before, Cui Yu was still in the car pointing to the bamboo forest and told her in a frightening tone that it was often haunted, and it was obvious that those were just what Cui Yu heard, so Zhou Hongxian just smiled knowingly at that time.

Now that I think about it, Cui Yu's soul is very likely to want to return to Husu County from Hejiazhuang with memory, and Songpo Forest is on the side of the road, and at night, what is presented in front of her may be a scene like the yang world, so there is a high probability that she will strayed into it. Thinking of this, Zhou Hongxian felt like she had caught the last glimmer of hope, she looked at the sky, and estimated that the current time was about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was dark very early in winter, so she planned to rush to the Songpo Forest in advance to take a look.

At this time, a descendant of He Jiazhuang suddenly ran in the crowd, and he came to He Taiweng and said, "Taiweng, Mr. Xie from Yamen is here!" ”

He Taiweng was slightly stunned at first, and then immediately said: "Hurry up and be affectionate!" ”

A man's low-magnetic voice sounded outside the house: "Mrs. He, Xie came uninvited, please forgive me!" ”

Zhou Hongxian walked out of the house with a heart, and felt that a few people passed by him, but those people couldn't see her, and she didn't have the heart to look at those people, and after passing away, she turned into a breeze and left.

The two men who came with Xie Qiao paused slightly, and one of them shuddered and said in a low voice: "Mr. Xie, I see that the Yin Qi of this He family is heavier than that of the Wen family, as soon as I entered the door, I felt a gust of wind behind me!" ”

Xie Qiao also felt the gust of wind, but he raised his head and pointed to the sky: "Don't talk nonsense, where does the yin wind come from in this blue sky and white sun?" ”

The pine slope forest more than ten miles west of Hejiazhuang is overgrown with weeds and barren graves, and many graves do not even have a tombstone. Zhou Hongxian stood alone among the weeds of the deserted grave and looked around, under the evening afterglow, her graceful shadow and the surrounding desolation were completely integrated, and could not help but give people a lonely and strange beauty.

Zhou Hongxian is also worried, although she is a fox demon, but in her previous life, after all, she was a human being, if you say that she is not afraid at all about this situation, it is definitely impossible. However, as she waited, the sun slowly set, the sky gradually darkened, and everything around her began to become eerie.

After a while, phosphorus fire also began to emerge from between the various graves, some were green, some were white, and some were dim, they were half floating in the air, illuminating Zhou Hongxian's face extremely bleak. After waiting for a while, those phosphorus fires gradually fell to the ground and turned into faint figures, and as the sky became darker and darker, those figures became clearer and clearer, and the barren graves and mounds in the forest slowly turned into houses, and a ghost town like a town in the sun gradually appeared in front of Zhou Hongxian's eyes.

Zhou Hongxian pinched her palm hard, only pain could prevent her from screaming out in fright by this strange scene in front of her, and after her mood gradually eased, she looked at the ghost town in front of her with her heart, she found that she was standing at the entrance of the ghost town at this time, and a stone tablet with three big characters written "Songpa Town" stood quietly beside her.