Just like a merchant who was lost in the desert saw an oasis, Qi Lu, who was already exhausted, was suddenly full of strength again, and he ran faster.

A cold wind blew, and the setting sun completely set down the valley, and the whole land was surrounded by night. Qi Lu saw that the village was enclosed by a low stone wall, and the houses inside seemed to be ancient buildings, and the outer walls had long been aged under the baptism of wind and frost.

The hope of survival burned in Qi Lu's heart, but he immediately heard the rapid breathing and low roars of the demon beasts, as if they were just a few steps behind him.

Qi Lu no longer dared to take it lightly and continued to run forward.

When he finally approached the village, Qi Lu could already see the gate of the low wall towering in the unfathomable darkness, and he quickly breathed a sigh of relief and ran straight towards the gate.

As long as they enter the village and then close the gate, he and Lao Wu can occupy the favorable terrain, these demon beasts are not highly cultivated, and they can't control the clouds and fog, so they can only come in over the wall, and when the time comes, Qi Lu can use spirit runes to destroy them one by one like a sharpshooter. If it's really not good, you can call the villagers for help, and if they have shotguns, that's even better.

But just when Qi Lu was only a few meters away from the gate, something strange happened. Suddenly, a thin white shadow appeared in front of them at the gate. And this white shadow only has a body, no limbs!

Is he disabled? Qi Lu looked at it in a panic, and something even stranger happened, the white shadow actually floated towards him! Getting closer and closer to him......

Oops, it's really unlucky for people to stuff their teeth when they drink cold water, and I actually ran into ghosts that haunt the dark night! Qi Lu's hand involuntarily touched into his arms, preparing to give Zhang Lingfu to the ghost for free, so that he could roll back to the ghost gate.

"You ...... It's from afar...... Guests? The white shadow suddenly stopped in front of him, and Qi Lu almost hit his head into his arms.

The distance was so close, Qi Lu finally saw the true face of this white shadow.

He was a man in a doctor's white coat, which was so long that it almost covered his legs, and he wore a pair of black leather shoes that almost blended into the night, which could easily give the illusion that he had no legs, but was floating in the air.

"Hurry into the village, there's a monster chasing after you!" Qi Lu was in no mood to chat with him, and the top priority was not to let the demon beast behind him hurt this innocent villager.

"Monster, what monster?" The man in white ignored Qi Lu's anxious reaction at all, and stood in front of him calmly, without the slightest expression of panic.

"Are you an idiot? There are so many monsters behind me who haven't seen ......" Qi Lu's words couldn't go on, and just as he turned around behind his fingers in a panic, he was surprised to find that all the demon beasts that were chasing after him were gone, as if they had all evaporated in the air.

In an instant, only Qi Lu and the man in white were left at the gate of the village, as well as the red-faced and sweaty old Wu.

Qi Lu was stunned, seeing the man in white laughing, this demonic smile looked a little eerie in the reflection of the night.

"Okay, it's gone, and my old life can be saved." Lao Wu sat on the ground panting with his buttocks, completely ignoring his image.

Yes, it's finally safe, no matter what the reason for those demon beasts to disappear, this door seems to be a talisman for the two of them, blocking all evil.

"You are in a hurry at night, and you have ...... Delusion. The man in white seemed to be stammering, and his speech was somewhat choppy.

"No...... Excuse me. Somehow, Qi Lu felt a dull sense of depression in the air.

Only then did he see that the man in white was an old man with a gray mane, his face was covered with scars, as if someone had slashed him indiscriminately, each scar was full of haggard and sadness, and there seemed to be a little pain in his eyes.

Qi Lu couldn't help but feel pity, he opened his mouth and asked, "Uncle, may I ask what kind of place is this?" ”

"Hehe, you're here to dig for treasure, right?" The old man didn't answer the question, and he grinned, showing his white teeth. "A skull, a thousand hungry. In his own house, there is gold all over the ground, who knows. At this point, he suddenly became fluent.

Qi Lu asked in surprise: "Treasure, uncle, what do you mean by this?" ”

The old man stopped talking, and stood motionless, staring at Qi Lu's eyes like a living dead.

Suddenly, a male duck's voice came from inside the door: "Old grandson, are you scaring guests here again?" Don't go back to bed yet! ”

Qi Lu raised his head and saw a middle-aged man with his hands behind his back walking out of the door, his face seemed to be angry.

This person named Lao Sun Tou seemed to be very afraid of this middle-aged man, as soon as the middle-aged man spoke, his expression returned to normal, wiped the sweat on his forehead in embarrassment, and said a little embarrassed: "Xiao Du, I'll go back." With that, he walked into the gate and turned into the alley on the right.

Qi Lu couldn't help laughing suddenly, and found that the old man surnamed Sun was wearing a white coat on his body, if he hadn't reached out to wipe his sweat just now, Qi Lu really thought that he was a disabled person without hands.

The man surnamed Du walked up to Qi Lu and asked with a smile on his face, "The two of you are here to travel, right?" ”

"Ah...... Oh, yes. What is the name of this village? ”

"The village of Charbagh."

Qi Lu was shocked when he heard this, isn't this the village he is looking for, Charbagh Village is uninhabited for ten miles, and if he wants to go to Death Valley, this is the only place to stay.

Before Qi Lu could ask, the middle-aged man took his hand and said, "I see that the two of you can't find a place to rest, please come with me." ”

"Thank you so much, then please trouble Mr. Du to lead the way."

Qi Lu was about to follow him into the village, but Lao Wu pulled the corner of his clothes behind him, suggesting that he should be vigilant.

Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and walked into the door with his legs raised. Lao Wu followed closely behind him, babbling and muttering something at a loss.

Walking along the bluestone paved path, there were low houses all the way, with white walls and black tiles, without a little color, and the lights were turned off in every house, causing Qi Lu to follow the middle-aged man cautiously to prevent himself from accidentally tripping.

Qi Lu took out his newly bought mobile phone and looked at it while walking, and found that it was not even eight o'clock. He couldn't help but wonder a little, it wasn't late, why did the villagers rest so early?

The only place in the village where there is light is a small three-story building. The middle-aged man surnamed Du stopped in front of the door, the corners of his mouth rose slightly to show a smile, and said, "Please come in, two of you." ”

Qi Lu saw a plaque full of dust and stains hanging on the door, with four words written on it: Shangri-La, and he immediately realized that this was a hotel.

Before he could think about it, he suddenly heard a "poof" sound over his head, and he looked up to see that the fluorescent lamp was slowly dimming. In an instant, the lights went out, and the lights in the store projected out, pulling Qi Lu's figure long.

"Alas, these lazy people have long been called to change the lamp, they are just lazy!" Lao Du shouted at the door at the top of his voice, "Xiao Li, come out to greet the guests." ”

"Here it is, boss." With a crisp answer, a young man in his twenties greeted him with a warm face, "Both, please follow me to the counter to go through the formalities." ”

Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, he looked at Lao Du and said, "You opened this hotel?" ”

"Huh." Lao Du Yan laughed, "Guests don't think this place is shabby, my hotel is reasonably priced, the service is considerate, and I guarantee that you still want to live here, and you don't want to leave after staying." ”

Hearing his advertising words so smooth, Qi Lu couldn't help laughing, and just when he wanted to talk, the waiter Xiao Li took his hand and said, "Come with me to go through the check-in procedures." ”

Qi Lu was startled, his nose couldn't help moving, he smelled a strange smell, he looked at Xiao Li's hand in surprise, and found that his right hand was greasy, as if he had just washed his hands in a pan.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Xiao Li sensed Qi Lu's unhappiness, and turned around to take a towel to wipe his hands.

Qi Lu didn't make a sound, he took advantage of wiping his hands to enter the store to look at the furnishings inside, and was surprised to find that the hall was richly decorated, which was completely the standard configuration of a five-star hotel.

Qi Lu returned the towel to Xiao Li, pretending to be casual and asked Boss Du, "How much does it cost to stay here for one night?" ”

"It's only 80 for a night's sleep." Boss Du smiled and said, "But I still advise you to stay for a whole day, it's more cost-effective." ”

"How much was that day?"

"A hundred."

"A hundred, dollars or yuan?" Qi Lu was stunned.

"Of course, the Chinese have taken the yuan. How's that, it's cheap, right? ”

Qi Lu swallowed his saliva and hesitated for a long time, he couldn't believe that it was only a hundred yuan a day to stay in such a luxuriously decorated hotel, he was suddenly a little uneasy, and began to wonder if there was something shady in it.

Lao Wu was smiling when he listened, and he hurriedly pulled the waiter Xiao Li to the front desk to go through the formalities.

"You two are guests brought in by the boss himself, I will arrange the best room, just stay on the second floor Nos. 18 and No. 19." Xiao Li enthusiastically took out a notebook and asked Lao Wu to register his name, he didn't look at the ID cards of the two, but asked each of them to press a handprint at the signature.

Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this hotel to have such rules, he said to Xiao Li: "We don't need a single room, we only need a double room." ”

"I'm sorry, we have a small place here, and all the rooms are single." When he said this, Xiao Li's face was a little unhappy, and he lost it instantly.

"Mr. Qi, don't be too frugal when you go out." Boss Du had already seen the signatures of the two of them from the notebook, and he still said with a smile: "The small shop is cheap enough, so you can just settle for it." Besides, you live next door, and you can hear each other if you scream through the wallboard. ”

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive at all." Lao Wu hurriedly paid a thousand yuan, "Let's stay for five days first." ”

"Aren't you afraid of ghosts at this time?" Qi Lu reminded him with a suppressed voice behind Lao Wu.

"It's not worth living in such a cheap hotel." Lao Wu answered indifferently and beckoned Xiao Li to take him to the guest room.

"Don't worry, the two of you sign a contract first." Xiao Li smiled and took out the contract from under the counter and handed it to them.

"Personal injury contract?" Qi Lu hesitated to open the contract and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned.

The content of the contract is very simple, only a few short sentences: the check-in traveler must close the door after 8 o'clock in the evening and is not allowed to go out to hang out; You can't talk more than 70 decibels in the hotel, and you will be fined 1,000 yuan each time you violate the rules.

No wonder you can't see people on the road when you enter the village, it turns out that there is such a broken rule. Qi Lu glanced at Boss Du and said, "I've stayed in many strange hotels, and I've never seen any store with such rules. ”

"In order to improve customer satisfaction, we have taken some necessary measures to provide better quality service, and I think you can understand our painstaking efforts."

Qi Lu didn't say anything, he signed his name, and went upstairs with Xiao Li to rest with Lao Wu.

Boss Du stared at their backs, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were cloudy like a bottomless backwaterhole.