As the words of the four people sounded, no less than twenty people came out of the surrounding rooms, because the road in the alley was not very wide, so these people appeared one after another, and directly surrounded them completely.

Like them, each of them carried a paper lantern, which looked very strange in the green moonlight.

Li Shuai and Chen Cheng were ready to rush hard, but because they didn't get Xiao Mo's instructions, the two of them didn't move, just stared at those people with cold eyes.

"As I said before, we're not ghosts, we're living people, so we won't hurt you."

The man who spoke was a man of about fifty years of age, with half-black and half-white hair, and a typical sad look.

Whether it was the people who were blocking in front of them, or the people behind them, it seemed that they were all looking at this old man. As the man spoke, everyone listened quietly, and no one interrupted or echoed him.

And everyone on their side was undoubtedly centered on Xiao Mo, seeing that Xiao Mo didn't speak, the others also chose to be silent, still staring at those people with vigilance.

The old man also saw that everyone was guarding against them, but he didn't care, smiled kindly and said:

"I think you've met ghosts disguised as humans before, that's why you're so wary of us. You have encountered wild spirits wandering through this town, not very capable of their own, but possessing the ability to disguise themselves as any outsider they have ever seen.

And because they are not restricted by the houses here, they can freely enter and exit the houses, and kill outsiders after tricking them into them. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces showed a little bit of understanding, and they knew why those ghosts deceived them, and why they were able to escape from the hands of those ghosts.

Xiao Mo always only believes in what outsiders say. Referring to seven points, so no matter what the old man said, his expression would not change too obviously.

"Actually, it's easy to tell who's a human and who's a ghost here, just look at this."

Speaking of this, the old man shook the lantern he was carrying at the crowd and continued:

"It's called a bright lamp, and it's only lit when it's in the hands of a living person."

Xiao Mo recalled that the seven "people" did not carry lanterns in their hands at that time, but that was not something he cared about. From the moment they were surrounded by these people. Then the old man patiently explained to them, and based on this alone, Xiao Mo denied the conjecture that these people were ghosts.

Because there is no reason for the ghosts to explain something to them on the premise of completely surrounding them. It has long been revealed, and it has been flocking to it.

The reason why Xiao Mo kept silent and didn't speak was because he wanted to hear what this old man would say, after all, he could hear it from the few words he had just said, and he knew the situation in this ghost town very well.

It didn't take long for that. The old man really talked about the issue that Xiao Mo was concerned about:

"You may wonder why I know so much about this place. Actually, we are the indigenous people here. ”

"Aborigines? Living in a ghost town? Li Shuai finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and couldn't help asking.

The old man glanced at Li Shuai. Said helplessly:

"This town used to be called a ghost town in your mouths...... Well, it's quite figurative. ”

"What, isn't this a ghost town?"

"It's a ghost town." The old man replied quite happily this time:

"Here, July and August are the Ghost Months. The sky will turn blood red, and the moon will turn green. At this time, the town more than doubles in size. Then came some buildings that looked indistinguishable from the town.

However, if anyone strays in, they will be killed by the ghosts trapped in it, and the aborigines of the town like us don't know how many people have died.

In addition to the expansion of the area of the town and the increase of buildings, there will also be some outsiders coming here. The number of these outsiders ranged from one or two hundred to one or twenty, all from the outside world, and as for how they got here, no one could say clearly, but they said that they woke up from a sleep and appeared here inexplicably.

They were shocked at how haunted the town was, the blood-colored sky, and the green moon, and had never heard of it outside. ”

"I guess before that, the world in your eyes will only be as big as this town." Xiao Mo deliberately interrupted at this time.

The old man glanced at Xiao Mo in surprise, and then he nodded and said:

"Yes, if it weren't for the presence of those outsiders, we wouldn't have known that there were other towns in this world. I feel that the world has been deceiving us and controlling our thoughts and actions, and we are like marionettes who are not able to be autonomous, and we are controlled by the world at will. ”

The old man's words shocked everyone, because this was the same issue they had discussed before, and it was a real and terrifying topic. Unexpectedly, here, it was brought up by this man again.

Xiao Mo didn't let this topic continue, but suddenly asked:

"What happened to the outsiders? Did anyone escape? ”

"Maybe there is, or maybe not." The old man replied ambiguously, but gave the reason for his answer:

"We only dare to stay here, because there are too many towns to hide, and there are too many strange and unknown dangers. So in general, we just show the way to the outsiders, and we don't follow them. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Mo asked puzzledly:

"You know that there is a heaven outside the sky, haven't you thought of leaving here with outsiders to see the outside world?"

"Huh." The old man smiled sadly, and then replied with great helplessness:

"Do you think no one will try? It's just that no one knows if anyone has succeeded. For those who left never returned, and there was no news of them again.

Besides, our ancestors have lived here for generations, and our roots are here, even if we can really escape to the outside, how can a person who has no home, no roots, and is incompatible with the outside world survive?

Therefore, the vast majority of people would rather endure this kind of torture, this kind of pain, and live a life of fear, rather than desperately trying to escape. After all, the Ghost Moon only lasts for two months of the year, and after two months, every qiē in the town will return to normal. ”

"It's such a weird world." After hearing the old man's words, Wen Qiayun couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Xiao Mo pondered for a moment, distinguishing and digesting the old man's words, and then he went straight to the point and asked:

"Where's that exit from here? How do you know that this is the exit from town? (To be continued......)