Chapter 9: Man-eating Youkai
How can there be monks in this temple? This is not a long-worn ...... Abandoned small temples? How could there be a monk here, and where he was when he came and when he left just now. There's no way out! It can't really be a ghost, right? I heard that the monks have become ghosts, which are even more fierce than these ghosts outside. Or don't mess with him, quietly.
But look at the ghosts outside the door...... The more I look at it, the more I get mad, so let's sit down and take a break.
However, Lan Qi didn't rest for a while, and the sky lit up with the sound of a rooster. I finally got through the night: "System! ”
[I'm here!] 】
Lan Qi couldn't help but feel a little sleepy, so he said, "Turn on the system mode and let my brain rest." Otherwise, it's too tiring! ”
[The host is switching ...... to turn on the system mode to make sure that he is switching] Then he was still dozing off, and he immediately became energetic. Because now the system is controlling his body, and Lanqi is asleep.
Now the youkai outside have receded, just as the system is about to leave. The monk appeared last night and saw that he was leaving. He immediately took out a string of small Buddhist beads from his clothes, handed it to him, and said, "Is the donkey leaving?" This string of small Buddha beads will be given to you, although it can't stop any powerful monsters. But it's useful to fend off those little goblins! ”
The system borrowed Lan Qi's body and said, "Thank you, Master!" You...... Be careful, too, you've helped me. Those youkai won't let you go! ”
"The donor is too worried, and I am blessed by the Buddha. The poor monk will be fine, and the poor monk will take his leave. When the monk had finished speaking, he turned and left. It wasn't until he left that the system reacted. I didn't seem to ask him for his name, if I knew his name. You should be able to go to a nearby village and ask how he died.
Then the system began to analyze those monsters last night: [System prompt: The illustrated book has been unlocked: faceless demon, hanged ghost, hairy ghost, knife ghost, snake ghost, cat ghost...... The number of Bestiaries unlocked is fifteen in total. Get items, beads! 】
After the system unlocks the things that should be there, it keeps the beads in his hand.
Now there is actually no place to do it, so I can only go to the nearby village first. It's only been one day, and it's four days before the next mission. Taking advantage of the fact that I was looking around now, there was only one Daolao ghost who died last night. There was also one that didn't know where it was, so quickly ruled out something that was dangerous to Lanqi. At least there can't be monsters or ghosts within a hundred meters around, otherwise Lan Qi's approach will definitely be to run directly. Giving him this peachwood sword is also an ornament, it is better to come to the system itself now.
The system then came to the nearest village, and found that there seemed to be only a dozen people in this village. And there are more than twenty houses, even if it is one room per person. That's a lot more! There must be a problem here, and at this time, the system saw an old man who was planting rice in the field, so he stepped forward and asked, "Hello old man, I want to ask." What's been going on in this village lately? ”
When the old man saw Lan Qi's face, his expression couldn't help but become solemn. As if he didn't want to see outsiders, he grabbed a handful of mud in the field and threw it at him: "Hurry up!" You are not welcome here, go. ”
And the system flashed sideways, since you don't welcome yourself, let's go. There must be something wrong with looking at the old man's reaction, now analyze it. The old man's unusual appearance, coupled with the fact that half of the population of the village is missing. There must be a youkai here, and the old man's reaction. There must have been outsiders who came over and ate his family.
This explanation is the most reliable, it is just not known whether it is true or false. Let's leave this village alone, it's better to protect ourselves. As soon as these five days passed, the monster would no longer be able to smell the smell of Lan Qi.
Just spend these few days in peace, this village has no place to stay. Then change places, and then the system goes to the next village. This village and the village just now are completely different from each other. When he walked into the village, it was peaceful. There is no ghost haunting at all, but it is more dangerous than this.
But now the system is in control, so naturally I am not afraid. And there seem to be quite a lot of people in this village, so I guess it's counted. There are 100 people here, and it's like a small city. Then the system found an inn where people could stay, although it was an inn. But in fact, living in a thatched hut is better than not having a place to live.
Then the system asked the owner of the inn: "Boss! Do you know what's going on in the village next door? ”
The boss was calculating the ledger when he heard the system ask him. Immediately raised his head and looked at him and said, "You said the next village?" I heard that the village next door has been haunted recently, and quite a few people have died. I heard that it was a ghost with a bloody mouth, but I don't know what it is. However, a few days ago, someone from the next village came running. If you ask him, he might know that he lives here too. ”
"And where is he?"
Then the boss picked up the registered injection sheet, looked at it and told the system: "I'll take a look, he lives in ...... Grass shed No. 5. It's next door to you, you're number six. ”
However, when the system searched for it just now, he had already written down all the check-in information of all the people on it. Then the system went to the No. 5 grass shed to find the person, and the list said that this person was called 'You Cheng'.
When the system arrived at the No. 5 hut, they found the man lying motionless in the hut. After a closer look, I found that this person seemed to be ...... It's dead. And in his hand, he still has a note in his hand. The system took the note and read it again, then put it away, and then carefully checked to see if he was really dead. The system placed its hand under his nose and found that he was no longer breathing.
immediately went to inform the innkeeper, and then the innkeeper immediately asked people to come over and carry away You Cheng, who was already dead.
The innkeeper couldn't help but sigh as he looked at You Cheng who was being carried away. I felt a little sorry: "Hey! No wonder I haven't seen him come out for the past two days, but I didn't expect him to be dead. ”
When the system saw him like this, it seemed that he was quite familiar with him. Then he asked, "Boss, it seems that you have a good relationship with him?" ”
"It's not familiar, it's just that he used to come to play with me a lot. So recognize! The boss touched his chin, thought about it for a while, and then told the system.
The system then wrote: "Then when he came over a few days ago, was there anything unusual?" ”
The shopkeeper thought about it carefully and said, "Well...... When he came here the other day, he was trembling all the time. He looked very scared, and kept muttering something like 'it's going to come over, I'm going to die.'" And asked me for a banknote, I don't know what was written. Maybe you should know something if you find the note he wrote. ”
After listening, the system nodded. Then the shopkeeper said, "I'll go and bury him first, so that he won't be a lonely ghost when he dies." ”