Secret realm? I asked Master what the secret realm was.

Master said that it was a section of the road at the junction of the ghost town and the present world, and it was shrouded in a thick fog all day long, full of mystery and danger, and even the top cultivators did not dare to easily break into it, so they couldn't tell what it was like inside. It is like the rubber layer of a balloon, separating the inner and outer spaces.

Then, Master told me that if I'm curious, I can go out and have a look now, and I should see something extraordinary.

I was pleasantly surprised, the ship sailed for a while, and I was full of curiosity about the outside world, because we were walking an unusual path, a road that ordinary people would never see in their lifetime.

I nodded at once, lifted the curtain and went out, seeing that the oil lamp in the bow had been lit, and a handful of orange-red flames were flickering.

Looking over the old money, the scenery outside came into view in an instant, a thin mist floated on the calm water like a mirror, the fog was gray veil, the water was black ink, and the old money's oars shook slowly, causing layers of ripples. Suddenly, a faint green starlight appeared in my field of vision, and I stared away, and that little starlight was like a candle flame in the dark, suspended above the water, and suddenly jumped, like a marble on the ground, and suddenly disappeared, and then appeared in another place.

My eyes widened as I watched the magical light, and then countless dark green stars flashed like popping beans in the mist, and in an instant they spread across the entire wide river, reflecting on the surface of the water, like a dancer in the water, which was extremely beautiful.

When Lao Qian saw me leaning out and kept looking, he said, "Little doll, don't move, the water here is not something that can be touched casually, and it will be more dangerous to fall." ”

I laughed and said, "I'll stay at the water's edge for three minutes in the water without breathing, don't worry, I can float up if I fall." ”

Lao Qian shook his head helplessly and said, "The water here, even if you are a fish, you can't come up if you go down, so you better sit tight." ”

"How? Is there anything in the water? I asked.

Old Qian looked at me deeply and pointed behind me, I looked back, and instantly a chill went straight to my heart.

I saw a gray shadow swimming in the water behind me, like gauze and aquatic plants, and what really made my heart tremble was that on those shadows, from time to time human faces appeared, empty eyes, distorted faces, as if full of pain and grief.

It's a ghost! Why follow us!

"This is ......" I was so timid that my voice became cautious.

"This is the ghost in the water, they are all drowning to death, because they have been washed by the yin wind all the year round, and even the basic consciousness has long been wiped out, leaving only endless unwillingness and resentment, and they are no longer even lonely souls and wild ghosts, they have no home, they will follow any boat that travels here, waiting for the people on the boat to accidentally fall into the water, drowning them as substitute ghosts, is their only way to die. But as long as you stay on the ship, nothing happens. Old Qian swayed his body with the oar, and the sound of paddling was almost none.

As a result, the whole river became quieter, except for the sound of me talking to Lao Qian.

I asked again what those green dots of light were.

Lao Qian said: "It is a ghost fire, a wisp of nostalgia that every ghost has left in the world, with the memory of the deceased before his death, slowly burning here until it disappears completely." That can't be touched, it will ignite your soul. ”

I quietly looked at the ghost fire dancing on the river, but I didn't feel afraid, but a touch of sorrow rose from the bottom of my heart.

When a person dies like a lamp going out, all traces left in the world will gradually disappear, and finally, dust will return to dust, earth will return to earth, and everything will turn into nothingness.

"So, what is the meaning of human life?" I'm talking to myself.

Old Qian stared at me with a dim gaze.

"Man is like a lamp, burning himself and illuminating others, this is the meaning of human life." Master's voice rang out behind me.

As soon as the words fell, Lao Qian's eyes suddenly flashed.

I turned around and saw that Master had lifted the curtain and looked at me, and then his face changed, and he said strangely, "You kid is very philosophical, and you still think about the meaning of life!" It's already very rare to be yourself, what's the point of thinking so much? If you see it through, you can still ascend to immortality! ”

These words suddenly came out of the master's mouth, inexplicably giving people an indescribable feeling of depression, as if choking on eating taro.

I was speechless.

At this time, I saw another river channel, a canopy boat slowly approaching us, and unlike us, the oil lamp on the bow of the boat was green.

I was puzzled in my heart and asked Lao Qian, who said that this is called a soul-attracting lamp, and when sending souls, you should light a green flame, and when you give away people, you should light a normal flame. And the canopy itself has a magic circle, which can prevent the ghosts that enter it from escaping again.

The ship slowly approached us, and a rough voice followed: "Old money? Pick up people? ”

"Well, Lao Yang, where are you going?" Lao Qian also replied, and it could be heard that the two were old acquaintances.

"To the north, I've heard that there are a lot of people in that area recently, and I don't feel comfortable," the man paused and saw me, "Do you still have a child?" "This man's accent is out-of-town.

"The guest brought it, no need to ask."

"I feel that the past two years have been very much, and many colleagues have said that they are too busy." The man was wearing a loose military uniform, not very tall, and the clothes almost covered the knees.

Old Qian didn't answer, so the man continued, "Let's go after picking up the people." ”

Old Qian waved his hand, "No, I'm going west, and it's not safe there." ”

"Huh? What's going on? ”

"Maybe something went wrong."

"I heard that there is something going on in Poyang Lake, which has affected the ghost town over there, and many ghosts have escaped." It was the voice of the godfather, I turned around, and saw the godfather also poking his head out, I should have heard the conversation between the two.

"What? It's a B-level ghost town, and the city lord is still a dragon! The man exclaimed.

"We don't know, it's chaotic in that area now, and the relevant departments are also trying to find a way to solve it." Grandpa said.

"Old Wu, is the matter over there serious? There are several people in that area who are my friends. Old Qian put away the oars and let the boat glide forward slowly.

"I'm not optimistic, as far as I know, there hasn't been an accident with the people of Duyin, but ordinary people in several nearby villages have died, and now Lushan Zhang Shixiu is over there to cooperate with relevant departments to preside over the overall situation." At the mention of this, Grandpa God's brows furrowed.

"Zhang Shixiu? I heard that he is one of the three cultivators, Ziyun Zhenren, and even such a character is present in person, it seems that the matter is not small. The man was amazed and amazed.

"Did you find out why?" Lao Qian habitually took a cigarette and put it in his mouth, thought about it and put it back.

"Not yet, several nearby provinces have been affected, and at present, it is still led by relevant departments, and it will not be a big problem for the time being." Grandpa replied.

"That's the same, if someone is taking care of you, there will naturally be pressure on you, and nothing serious will happen. We, the peripheral personnel, want to help, but we are not enough. The man sighed.

This is the thinking of ordinary people, the sky falls, and there will be people on top, so it is only regarded as gossip and chat.

And I'm thinking the same way.

At that time, we didn't know that the Poyang Lake incident that we talked about casually would really turn into a monstrous disaster.

"Let's go, I'll walk with you for a while." The man continued.

Duyin people, who wander alone at night all the year round, are accompanied by loneliness, and it is rare to meet colleagues, and it is a good opportunity to be able to walk together.

So, the two ships set off again side by side, and Master and Godfather returned to the cabin one after another.

I think Master knew about this, but he didn't say a word the whole time, and I guess he didn't get involved.

As the two ships slowly moved forward, the fog grew thicker, and I noticed that the ghostly fires seemed to have wisdom and would deliberately avoid us and make way for us to move forward.

About ten minutes later, by this time my vision could only stay within less than fifty meters, and occasionally a slight gust of wind was so cold that it went straight to the bone marrow, and I couldn't help but wrap my clothes tightly.

At this time, the person who was traveling with him said to Lao Qian: "Old Qian, we will be separated here." As he spoke, he strove hard, and the bow of the ship quickly turned and headed north.

Old Qian waved his hand, and then said to me, "Let's go back, don't come out next." ”

I was already choking on the cold, and seeing that there was nothing to see outside but fog, I immediately reflexively climbed into the cabin.

When Master saw me come in, he took me to his lap and wrapped me in the thick robe to keep me warm, in fact it was very warm in the cabin, and the temperature had basically not changed since I went out.

Although Master is strict and serious, the gentleness he shows at times is indeed heartwarming.

Seeing this, Grandpa Godfather smiled at the master, and the master couldn't help but cough a few times in embarrassment.

However, after a while, the sound of Lao Qian's spell came from outside the cabin, and then the rhythm of the rocking oars also accelerated, and it was obvious that the ship began to speed up in the cabin.

The old man's curse stopped, and then he opened the curtain and came in and sat next to his godfather, while the boat was still moving forward rapidly.

I was really scared, no one was in charge of the boat, wouldn't it hit the shore?

All three of them laughed, and my godfather replied to me: "No, because Lao Qian has performed a spell, the boat will move on its own." ”

I was amazed and felt that each sect had its own unique and magical method, like a sky full of stars, each bright and bright.

Then, Lao Qian took out a bamboo basket from the bottom, in which a jar of wine and peanuts and melon seeds were placed, and he put them on the table one by one, and said to us: "There is still a way to go, let's eat a little to pass the time." After speaking, he grabbed a handful and stuffed it into my hand, then took out three cups, poured wine respectively, handed them to Master and Godgrandpa, and without waiting for the two of them to make a move, he raised his head and drank all the glass of wine in his hand.

The master also took a sip of wine, and couldn't help frowning, obviously Lao Qian's wine content was relatively high. Grandpa has a sip, and he has the same expression.

"This is my own sorghum wine, strong and warm-up," Lao Qian saw the expressions of the two and briefly introduced, "We ferryed on the river every Chinese New Year's Eve, the humidity was heavy, and this wine can just drive away the cold and dampness." ”

Presumably, he spends his time in the shade all the year round, with tobacco and alcohol as a companion, so as to solve problems and talk about masturbation. It's okay to pick up people, and you can chat and send ghosts on the way, so it's really alone.

It's not too late now, it's about seven o'clock when I go out, and it's only eight or nine o'clock at most.

In the cabin, Lao Qian drank a lot of wine while asking Grandpa about Poyang Lake, and I was in good spirits, and I had a strange tacit understanding with the master, both of whom were concentrating on peeling melon seeds and peanuts, and occasionally pricking up my ears to listen to their conversations.

I heard about Poyang Lake, it was something in the lake that was stirring up trouble, destroying the formation on the periphery of the ghost town over there, causing a large number of ghosts to flee to the nearby area, causing a lot of panic and even killing people.

Because the information blocking measures have been done very well, basically except for some people involved, people in the surrounding areas do not know the specific situation, and word of mouth is also regarded as rumors, which soon became very bizarre and unfounded claims. It has been stated to the outside world that there have been many shipwrecks in Poyang Lake, and now the matter is being thoroughly investigated.

Listening to Grandpa Gan, the shipwreck incident did happen, and the initiator still has no way of knowing, and it is not without the slightest connection with the damage to the ghost town formation, and the information in it is insufficient, and it is impossible to analyze the reason.

After about half an hour, the boat slowed down abruptly, interrupting our conversation. Lao Qian threw away the husk in his hand and said to us, "Okay, I'm out of the secret realm, we can go out." ”

With that, he lifted the curtain and went to the bow of the boat to row. I jumped off Master's lap and climbed out with me.

There is no land to be seen on the left and right, and the water surface stretches for thousands of miles, and I don't know whether it is the ocean or the lake. Behind us was a thick fog that covered the sky and the earth like a curtain, and in the distance, the outlines of some buildings were shadowed near the edge of the sky, and the sporadic lights were clearly visible in the darkness, like a small village or town, and there was nothing special to see.

However, at this time, there were five or six more awning boats similar to ours near us, and several of them had orange soul-attracting lights on their bows, which meant that they were carrying people.

As time went on, we got closer and closer to the ghost town, and I couldn't help but widen my eyes to get a glimpse of the ghost town.

I was dumbfounded when the entire coastal terrain appeared before my eyes......