Jinzhou City, a city of considerable scale in the Tang Kingdom, although it is worse than Chang'an City, it can definitely be regarded as a prosperous city. Jinju Fortress has only one gate, and it is not surrounded by a four-way wall like Chang'an. From the gate to the final border of the mountains and rivers, it is the area of Jinju Fortress. The further back they looked, the more depressed the people became. The final destination of their trip, Shicun, is on the border of Jinju City.

In order to be in a hurry, Jingye spent some silver taels and found a carriage in the city. Save time and take a break.

In the carriage, Jingye and Ning Qinghuan sat opposite each other. However, because of what happened just now, Ning Qinghuan's beautiful little face was still cold. Jingye didn't dare to speak to her rashly, for fear that if she didn't say something right, this ice lotus would suddenly explode again.

The speed of the carriage was very fast, and the driver was an old coachman, and only an old coachman like him dared to take them to the remote stone village when the road was closed by heavy snow.

"Phew!"

After a while, the old coachman let out a long cry, stopped the horse, and stopped the car.

"Young man, Ishimura is in front, but because of the recent rumors, I won't take you in, and you have to be careful about the rest of the way. The old coachman lifted the curtain and reminded Jingye, with a look of fear on his face. He didn't know what this pair of young people thought about coming to Shicun, and he didn't ask, after all, it was someone else's business.

"Thank you, uncle. Jingye looked at the old coachman and smiled, then took out a few taels of silver and gave it to the old coachman, and then got out of the carriage with Ning Qinghuan.

The old coachman looked at the silver in his hand, and his frightened face was also happy at this time. From the city to Shicun, a tael of silver at most is a great deal, and Jingye gave him the previous ten taels, can he not be happy? After collecting the silver, he turned his horse and turned his head, and the old coachman walked away.

Jingye's bright eyes looked at a stone tablet not far in front of him, on which the word Shicun was engraved. Behind the stele is the entire stone village, surrounded by snowdrifts that have accumulated heavy snow, and many houses have collapsed.

"Our mission this time is to solve their snow disaster problems, and the second is to investigate the strange things that happened here. Judging from this alone, it is estimated that because of the ferocity of the heavy snowfall, the villagers did not have time to prepare, and their food and houses were damaged. "After a cursory look at the appearance of Ishimura, Joye can probably only come up with these.

"This kind of famine problem, the government can't solve it, it's obviously a corruption bend the law, ignore it!" Ning Qing heard this, his red lips opened slightly, and he said coldly. Like these questions, as long as the government is willing to open a warehouse to release grain and send people to clear the heavy snow, why is it difficult!

"Well, since you have come, you still say that you are doing these things. After listening to Ning Qinghuan's words, how could he not know, but where there is light, there are always shadows, the bright lights are too bright, and the lights are too dark. They can only do what they can.

When the words fell, Jingye stepped on the snow and walked into the stone village. Ning Qinghuan frowned slightly, keeping up with the pure karma.

"Knock knock!" Jingye walked to the door of a house and knocked lightly a few times.

"Crunch, young man, who are you looking for? There was a crack in the wooden door, and there was an old woman's face inside, and then he looked at Jingye vigilantly and asked.

"Auntie, we are the academy disciples who came from the Sage Academy in Chang'an City, and we are here to help you solve the recent problems in the village. Jingye looked at the old woman, with a kind smile on her face, and said softly.

"Disciple of the Academy, how do I see you like a monk? The old woman didn't open the door, but saw that Jingye had a bare head, like a monk.

"I used to be a monk at the Pure Industry Temple. Pure karma explained.

"Pure Industry Temple! It turned out to be the master of Pure Industry Temple, please come in, please come in. When the old woman heard about the Pure Industry Temple, she suddenly smiled, opened the door, and let Pure Industry and Ning Qinghuan enter the house.

The room was very small, and next to the bed was a small stove, and Jingye and Ning Qinghuan were sitting by the stove, and the old woman poured hot tea for them.

"I heard from the people in the village who came back from Chang'an that the Pure Industry Temple is full of true Buddhas of great compassion, but unfortunately I am old and have no chance to go. However, I didn't expect that there would be a master from the Pure Industry Temple who came to my house today, and it was really blessed by the Buddha. After pouring hot tea for the two of them, the old woman also sat by the fire, looked at Jingye and said.

"Auntie, I used to be a monk of the Pure Industry Temple, and the family teacher was the master of the Pure Industry Temple. However, I am now a disciple of the Sage Academy in the capital, and I have received a task from the academy to come to your village to help you solve your difficulties. After listening to the old woman's words quietly, Jingye still felt the need to explain, so as not to cause misunderstandings.

Ning Qinghuan, who was beside Jingye, didn't speak, compared to talking to others, she was very unaccustomed to it, but since there was Jingye, she didn't need to speak.

"Master Jinghai's disciple, an amazing young man! I have also heard of the Sage Academy, and they all say that it is full of sages who are reading, but like me, I am used to chanting scriptures and seeking Buddha every day, and I don't know much about the Sage Academy. The old woman was even more happy when she heard that Jingye was a disciple of Master Jinghai. The child in front of him is so young, and he is the master of the Pure Industry Temple and the disciple of the academy, he is really an excellent young man.

"Auntie, the scriptures are quiet, the Buddha is born from the heart, the heart is good, and the Buddha is at ease!" Jingye looked at the old woman and said this sentence slowly. This old woman, it seems, has been worshipping the Buddha all her life, and although her home is small, she also has Buddha statues.

"A Buddha is born from the heart... Worthy of a master!" After listening to Jingye's words, the old woman lowered her head and pondered for a while, and then looked at Jingye with some excitement and said.

Ning Qinghuan, who was silent on the side, was also thinking about some words of purification, but she really didn't understand.

"Okay, auntie, can you tell us what's going on in Shicun recently?" Jingye took a sip of hot tea, and his throat was slightly bitter. Then he asked the old woman in a soft voice.

"Alas, our village has always been self-sufficient, with men ploughing and women weaving. Every winter, they rely on the food they have prepared at home. However, this year's harvest was very bad, coupled with the sudden heavy snowfall, most of the people in the village did not have enough to eat, and some people's houses were destroyed. The old woman sighed heavily, and reluctantly told Jingye about the general situation of Shicun this year, she was an elderly woman, and the food depended on the village to scrape together. If it weren't for the fact that I usually eat less and still have some left, I would have starved to death a long time ago.

"In addition to the heavy snow and the problem of food, is there anything else in Ishimura, strange things?" After listening to the old woman's words, Jingye was in line with his own judgment, but what was the strange thing?

"This incident also started after the heavy snowfall. Because of the heavy snowfall, the young people in the village came out to look for wild food, and wanted to go to the mountains and forests behind the village to hunt some rabbits and wolves. However, only three or four of the dozen or so young men who had gone to the forest came back, and when they came back, they were covered in blood and delirious. The villagers were frightened and did not dare to go into the mountains and forests anymore. The village chief took a few people to report to the government, and when the government heard about it, some people also went, but after that, the government never came again. Since then, every night, strange noises have been heard outside the house, like someone walking on the snow, and like something scratching the door, which is very scary. Moreover, many women died in the village inexplicably. At this time, the villagers did not dare to go out again, and would rather starve to death than go out. They all said that it was a monster in the mountains and forests, and they were awakened. The old woman looked at Jingye and Ning Qinghuan, and talked about the strange things in the village for a long time, and her face was also afraid of this matter, because of this matter, they didn't dare to open the door easily if anyone knocked on the door.

"This is really weird, auntie, is that strange sound every night?" Jingye listened carefully to the old woman's words, and then asked again with a frown.

"It's like... That's right, every time there is movement, after two days someone will die!" said the old woman, thinking for a moment.

"Okay, I see, auntie, can you tell me where the village chief's house is? I'll leave this matter to me, but I'm going to go to the village chief and ask about other things. After getting the answer, Jingye looked at the old woman and said seriously. In Jingye's view, this strange thing in Shicun is more serious than the snow disaster.

"Go out, go straight, turn right at the first intersection, and the second house is the village chief's house. Young man, be careful. The old woman told the village chief's house the location of the house and reminded her that she didn't want anyone to die because of it.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie. Don't go out these days, wait for me to settle this matter, and then you come out. Jingye got up and said to the old woman, and then looked at Ning Qinghuan.

Ning Qinghuan also stood up, where did she go to Jingye.

"Good, young man. The old woman spoke.

Jingye no longer stayed, and took Ning Qinghuan out of the door and walked to the village chief's house.

"Go straight out and turn right at the second house, this is it. Jingye and Ning Qinghuan stood in front of the door, and Jingye confirmed.

"Knock knock, is it the village chief's house? I'm a disciple of the Sage Academy from the capital, and I'm here to help you solve your difficulties!" said Pure Ye loudly as he knocked on the door.

The voice fell, and it was quiet for a while, and only then did there be movement inside the door.

"Academy disciple?" A hoarse voice sounded from the crack in the door.

"We are disciples of the academy, are you the head of Ishimura?" Jingye still showed a kind smile, took out his identity card and showed it to the old man, and then asked.

"Yes, yes, you are finally here! If it is a few days late, our whole village will die!" the village chief looked at the word sage on the sign, and quickly opened the door and welcomed them in, and said eagerly.

The village chief's house is not big, there are two small rooms, the inside should be his child's house, and Jingye and Ning Qinghuan are sitting in the outside room.

"Village chief, I have already learned about the situation from an aunt just now, and I will try my best to help you solve this matter. Jingye looked at the village chief's stiff body, and was still a little trembling, thinking that he had really been scared recently.

"Thank you, thank you!" After listening to Jingye's words, the village chief actually left old tears in the corners of his eyes.

As the head of a village, under his leadership, the villagers lived and worked in peace and contentment. As a result, with a heavy snowfall, everything changed, and the pressure on him was really too great.

"Village Chief, that's right. The problem of the food and snow disaster is not a big problem. The main problem now is that people are dying in the village! We have to solve this problem first, and no one can die. Jingye tried to speak softly as much as possible to relax the village chief's mind.

"yes, you're right. If this continues, the village will be clean. When the village chief heard Jingye's words, he nodded and said.

"I heard from my aunt that at the beginning, the young people in the village went hunting in the mountains and forests, and very few people came back, and they all went crazy, right?" asked Jingye. Ning Qinghuan listened quietly on the side, thinking about the ins and outs of this strange thing in his heart.

"That's true, eleven people went, seven didn't come back, and four went crazy. The village chief closed his eyes tightly and grieved in his heart, because the young people of the village were the guarantee of their livelihood, and now they have become like this.

"I'm going to see the people who have come back, maybe they have clues on them, maybe I can save them. The words of pure karma made the village chief suddenly open his eyes.

"You come with me. The village chief quickly got up and walked to the house inside.

Jingye and Ning Qinghuan followed.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a man of twenty-five or sixteen years old, lying on the bed in an extremely distorted posture, shrugging his tongue, drooling, and rolling his eyes.

Jingye looked at the man, and his expression became very solemn, because as soon as he entered the house, he noticed a strong demonic aura, permeating the house!

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