"Have you heard of the story that Lina told later?" I asked the skinny man.

"Plague Town, I think I've heard of it." The thin man replied.

The three of us walked in the direction of the fountain. The road was empty, and you could hear the lively cheers and singing ahead.

"What kind of story?" I asked.

The thin man looked at me, "Brother Qi, you want me...... Use your abilities again? However, it seems to be the same as the one I used before...... Failed......"

The thin man was distressed. It can be said that it is his ability that has put us in the dangerous situation we are in now. The story has changed, and no one knows if we will be able to deal with that ghost or go back.

The thin man does not know that the past and reality have changed.

I suspect that the thin man's abilities are disrupted by this change. There is nothing inherently wrong with the ability of a thin person. Originally, it was supposed to be according to the story in his consciousness, which was a vicious incident in which an abandoned toy was born and took revenge on society. All we have to do is find Lina's new house here, find that doll toy, destroy it, and we'll be done with it.

It's easier to find a toy in a small town than it is to find a toy in the world. The Toy Man may thwart us, and the Ghost King from the future world can disrupt our plans, but overall, it's something that can be handled.

Now, things have changed.

What Chen Xiaoqiu is worried about is that at most, there are two possibilities for the carrier of the ghost's possession, the doll is fake, and the corpse is real. I'm worried about where we are now, and that we're going to face trouble with a ghost king. Those ghost kings in the future world are ghosts who don't know how many years they have lived, are sensible, calm, and can skillfully use their yin qi and special abilities. They're not as easy to deal with as ordinary ghosts.

If the thin man can add a layer of restrictions to that ghost king and artificially create a weakness, our chances of victory can be guaranteed.

When the thin man saw that I was persistent, he stopped and began to think.

Neither I nor the fat man urged him. The two of them would not doubt my motives for making this proposal. If Chen Xiaoqiu was here, maybe he would think about it more. I have always been cautious in front of Chen Xiaoqiu, for fear that she would guess the past and change, so that my memory would also be cleaned.

After a minute or two, the thin man's eyes lit up. It's not acting, he's really thinking of something.

"Plague Town! Yes, there's a plague town! It was a long time ago, a long time ago, and there were churches that insisted that there were demons in the world. The plague is also regarded as the devil! Then those who have the plague will be put to death. There's a town that seems like that. The priest of the local church said that there was a devil. No...... no," the thin man frowned, racking his brains to think, "there was a murder first, and the body was dumped in the church. The priest said there was a devil. Then the whole town began to search for the devil. ”

My heart beats faster. The beginning of this story seems to be somewhat similar to the scenes I have seen.

"The priest executed some suspicious people, and then, again, people were killed, and bodies were dumped in the church. Later people deduced that there might be a serial killer in the town. People at the time didn't doubt that. At that time, there were also problems with the disposal of corpses, and the sanitary situation was not good, so the plague occurred. They thought the devil was at work and that the church had been contaminated by the corpses. Later it should have been...... Ask someone to do something. The cathedrals of other cities sent people and what did they do in that church...... The search for the devil began again, and some people were executed in the church. More than 100 people may have been executed. In the end, the plague was not contained. The town was abandoned and burned to the ground. Most of the people in the town were burned to death. ”

When the thin man said this, he paused, and his expression was in a trance, "That story, there is a ghost story version." One version is that the church became a gathering place for spirits, and that the fire could not destroy it, and that it has always stood. Later, it became a supernatural place. It is generally called a mysterious abandoned church. It is often found in the rankings of some supernatural locations on the Internet. It is an undocumented church, there is no such church in the local historical records, as well as in the church records, it is not known who built it, and the contents inside are well preserved except for decay, and there are no other buildings around. Someone saw a ghost there, heard cries and screams. ”

It doesn't sound like the Morris Town Church I've seen.

The thin man became serious, "Another ghost story is the story of a survivor, and she is also a real devil. After the town burned down, one girl survived and was adopted by a nearby farmer. Later, wherever the girl stayed, there would be serial murders, and there would be a plague. There is no way to verify this. Some historical records that have been found, records of deaths, records of plagues in that area. A serial murderer is a more reasonable explanation for committing crimes there. But in the ghost stories that circulate, the girl has been alive and is the body chosen by the devil. And then there's ......"

The thin man said such a long paragraph and exhaled, "Someone has really studied the history of that area, which is what I just said, death records or something. One of the characteristics of the towns that are in trouble is that they have water sources that are connected to each other. It could be a water-borne disease, or maybe the serial killer traveled by water to various cities. In the ghost story, it is said that the plague devil survives on water, and fire cannot kill it because of water. ”

"So, fire can burn it, as long as the water source is cut off in advance?" The fat man asked.

The thin man nodded vigorously.

"That ghost is at the fountain right now, right? It's afraid we'll set fire to the town. The thin man said.

This statement is a bit far-fetched, but the thin man clenched his fists and looked serious, he should have successfully brainwashed himself, and he already believed that fire could burn that ghost.

"How? It's already at the fountain. Lure it away, and then we set it on fire? The fat man asked.

"Those toy people are holding candles, aren't they? There is a fire source. The thin man said.

I flew over, looked at the terrain, pointed them to a dead end, and it was convenient to set fires.

The thin man and the fat man would go there and set it up, and I would go face the ghost head-on. If I can eliminate it directly, then this backup plan will not be necessary. But if I am defeated, I will lead the ghost to a dead end, and if I set it on fire, I may be able to get rid of the ghost once and for all.

I don't have much faith in this backup plan. But the thin man didn't seem to think of other ghost stories in this matter. Completely relying on himself to make up a story, the ability of the thin man probably can't do this.

In this case, in the end, it will depend on whether I can catch the ghost king.

I regret it a little.

The success rate has not improved, but it has not decreased to the point of despair.

Separated from them, I floated alone to the top of the toy man's head.

Amidst the roar of fire and noise, I saw the fountain sculpture.

I read that right, the sculpture is a child standing on a high platform, a little girl, very similar to Lina. The ghost floating next to the sculpture is in the shape of a rag doll.

The ragdoll spotted me for the first time, turned around, faced me, raised her hand, and the noisy crowd immediately fell silent.

Good night everyone~

(End of chapter)