Chapter 166: A Soul

I look at me and Shousheng, I look at you, I don't know what Wanyu is referring to.

I thought she would laugh when she saw us dazed and ignorant, but her qíng was still dignified, she looked outside, and said, "There's neither the sun nor the moon here—"

We were taken aback and quickly looked out, only to realize that although there was some light around, we didn't know where it came from, because there was no moon in the sky.

When I thought about it in the daytime, I didn't seem to feel that dazzling feeling at all, and we were very puzzled by this, and looked at her blankly.

"The name of this place is "(rì) Yuezhuang," she said.

The two of us wondered again, since there is no (rì) and no moon, why should it be called "(rì) Yuezhuang"?

Wan Yu saw our thoughts, and showed a faint wry smile: "This just reflects the expectation of this Zhuang people for the moon (qíng)." ”

Without the moon, it doesn't have much of an effect, and without the sun, have you ever thought about the consequences? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Shousheng first rushed to say: "If there is no sun, it will naturally be cold, and the quilt is damp and there is nowhere to dry, so it is uncomfortable to sleep." “

Wanyu's brow furrowed, and her gaze turned to me.

I thought for a moment, and then said, "What is more troublesome without the sun is that everything cannot grow normally without the sun's shine. “

Wanyu's face was a little relieved, and she nodded: "What the guest officer said is extremely true, it seems that the two of you haven't noticed that the trees here are different from other places?" ”

Then I realized that it was no wonder that the trees here were completely devoid of the vigorous, vigorous appearance, like some plants growing in the dark.

In this case, there must be no crops to grow here, because without the sun, they cannot grow.

"And where does the light come from?" I asked, though there was no sun, but there was light, and because there was light, and I was in a high state of tension all the time, I didn't notice these things.

Wan Yu shook her head and didn't answer, but changed her words: "Do you two know why someone (yù) has been harming you?" ”

Listening to her question, Shousheng and I glanced at each other, and then stared at Wanyu, eager to get an answer from her.

She continued with a solemn expression: "Because they want to eat you." ”

When I heard this, my head got bigger, and I thought, how can this be good?

When you get here, it will be very difficult for anyone to escape, and they will use all kinds of methods (yòu) to confuse you into a trap and create a false pretext to kill you.

Here, not only do they want to eat, but none of the people you see don't want to eat, and you may not have noticed, even those conscripts and county officials are rubbing their hands together, and they can't swallow you in one bite, just because they are in the way of a (shēn) official uniform.

At this time, I completely understood that they could not grow crops, they had no food to feed their stomachs, and only food (ròu) could survive, and this was the reason why they turned to cannibalism?

No, there are many animal eaters in the world, but there are only a few people who eat people.

No, that shouldn't be a reason for them to eat people.

Come to think of it, there is only one reason, or it is due to the murderous 本 (xìng).

Wan Yu continued to speak slowly.

There is only one point, since it is called a village here, there are corresponding village rules, that is: you can't kill each other, you can only eat strangers if you want to eat.

And, not yet (yǔn) allowed to eat a living person, after a person dies, he can eat as he pleases, fry and cook, and do whatever he wants.

The people here are very skillful, they can make people (ròu) into products of various flavors, cows, sheep, pigs, donkeys, chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, you can make whatever flavor you want, in fact, what you steal is not sheep (ròu), but dead people (ròu); The wine drunk is not really wine either, but their urine.

When the people of the yamen saw you, they were also salivating (yù) drops, so greedy that they beat you for no reason, and they were also helping those people, wanting to put you to death, and they would get a piece of the pie.

And the ròu, the strange-looking dogs, the stone men, and the ghosts that have been tracking you are all bred by them for the sole purpose of killing you.

Once the purpose is accomplished, those who hunt you down will immediately appear to them and take the dead captive, and when they have eaten them, they will be rewarded with the remaining bones and scraps.

Hearing this, it dawned on us that this seems to be the reason why those people did not follow and chase, with such accomplices, they still need to be busy with anything, just sit back and enjoy the results.

Naturally, ten fingers are not ordinary, and there are exceptions for people here, that is, they don't eat people, but there are not many.

Now, I'll talk about it.

Speaking of which, I saw a faint look of sadness on Wanyu's face.

"Since that's the case," Shousheng panicked when he heard Wan Yu's words, "will they still track it down here?" ”

Wan Yu Qi (shēn), while pouring tea for us, said, "The two of you have come to this point, and they dare not come (sāo) to disturb them." ”

"Why is that?" I was puzzled.

"Because we have entered the confines of (yīn) Street." Wan Yu replied.

"What is (yīn) Street?" When Shousheng heard this, he couldn't wait to ask.

"(yīn) Street is the junction of (yīn) yang." Wan Yu said, "If a person arrives here, he has actually entered the (yīn) room, and if his life is not over, he can still breathe and swim here (dàng)." The length of 時 (rì) depends on the longevity of the yang, and the length can be several months or even years; If it is short, it will die, and the soul will wander to Yama (diàn). ”

I was taken aback, and I looked at Shousheng for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "So are we dead or alive now?" ”

Wanyu glanced at the two of us sadly, pointed out the window with her hand, and said, "The two guest officers looked at my fingers, can you see anything?" “

I hurried to the window and looked outside, but I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

He looked back at her suspiciously.

"Look ahead." Her hand pointed forward again.

At this moment, I saw a cemetery in the distance, and I immediately remembered that this was the cemetery we had strayed into.

I couldn't help but feel a chill on (shēn), but I still didn't notice anything.

Wanyu seemed to see through our thoughts, and told us, "You two will understand if you look closely. ”

I rubbed my eyes and looked again, and saw two men lying on each other's graves, as if they were asleep, motionless.

When I looked at it more closely, I couldn't help but be surprised, because I saw that those two people were dressed exactly like the two of us, and when I looked at it again, weren't they the two of us!

I wanted to ask Wan Yu what was going on, but she sighed and replied, "That's the two (ròu) (shēn)." ”

I'm with

Shousheng 不 (jìn) looked herself up and down and asked her eagerly, "Are we ...... now?"

Wan Yu nodded and told us, "Although the two of you are in the same place, if you are killed, you will be immediately divided and eaten, and because you are still alive, no one will dare to move." ”

My heart sank, cold sweat came down, and Shousheng's face suddenly lost its blood, like a blank piece of paper.

We asked her, "What should I do?" ”

"When you get to (yīn) street, anything is possible." Wan Yu said slowly.

After listening to this, I seemed to see hope, and asked Wanyu eagerly, "In this way, if you come here, is it possible to return to the yang?" ”

Wan Yu nodded: "That's why the slave maid wants to lead the two of you here." ”

Shousheng and I were both happy, especially Shousheng, who was dancing a little bit with his hands, and if the other party was a man (xìng), he would definitely go over and pick him up.

He excitedly said to Wanyu: "Then Miss Lao must help us once, and help us return to the yang as soon as possible!" ”

Wanyu glanced at the two of us and nodded silently, but then a sad look appeared.

I winked at the happy Shousheng, and pouted to Wanyu.

As soon as Shousheng saw Wanyu's table (qíng), he immediately retracted.

I thought to myself, looking at it like this, she is also the same as us, she is also here as a soul wanderer (dàng), but why does she still have some mana? ”

She seemed to understand my thoughts at once, and went on.

Just because when I was in my hometown, I was taken in as an apprentice by a Taoist priest and taught me some small spells.

If not, I can continue to study, and I may be able to achieve some results.

Now it can only be said that one bottle is not satisfied, half a bottle is left, it is not up or down, and it is difficult to become a big climate.

It's okay to deal with some ordinary ghosts, but if you encounter a strong hand, you can only bow down.

I asked in a low voice, "I would like to ask, how did you get here, Miss?" ”

After hearing this, Wan Yu did not answer, and I saw that two lines (rè) tears quietly fell down her pink face, and she turned (shēn) to wipe them away with her sleeve, and then, I could only hear her sigh softly.

Three years ago, my hometown in Hunan Province was in a severe drought for many years, and my father and several siblings either died of illness or starvation, leaving only my mother in the family.

In order to survive, the slave and mother went to the north to join their relatives, but because of the long journey, the road was long, and not long after, there was no money on (shēn), coupled with fatigue and hunger, when they came here, it was dark, and my mother and daughter were exhausted and could not move forward.

As soon as I stopped to rest, I felt that the sky was spinning, and unconsciously, I fell here, don't you know, this is really a cemetery.

Our mother and daughter fell asleep.

As everyone knows, we have entered (yīn) Street.

Speaking of which, Wanyu poured us tea again, and then continued.

When I woke up, I saw that this place was full of people, and I thought it was a market, so I wanted to ask for a bite to eat here.

When an old lady came and saw my mother and daughter in ragged clothes and withered bodies, she came up to talk to us, and when she learned that we were defecting to relatives, she advised us to stay here for a while (rì), recuperate for a few days, and when we have recovered our strength, it is not too late to go to our relatives.

My mother and I felt that there was some truth in what she said, but who would have thought, but she had come to a place of right and wrong.