The room was dark and hollow, and I slammed my body against the two broken doors. The wooden door shook to reveal a gap. The light from outside peeked through the crack in the door, like a glittering sword hanging on the wall.

I pressed my eyes to the crack in the door and saw the villagers outside entertaining the Taoist priest.

Wine and food were placed on the wooden table, and the Taoist priest sat on a bench and ate happily.

I know that some Taoist priests don't shy away from meat and wine, so I wasn't very surprised to see this scene.

I haven't eaten since breakfast this morning. As soon as I finished reading that book, I was caught by those two little ghosts.

At this time, my stomach was empty, and I couldn't help but drool when I smelled the smell of meat outside.

I put my mouth on the door and shouted outside, "I'm hungry, I want to eat." ”

My voice was not small, but the Taoist priest didn't seem to hear it, he still gobbled it up.

At this time, the villagers next to him couldn't look at it, and cautiously said to the Taoist priest: "Daoist, he said he was hungry." Youkai and imps aren't hungry, right? Did we catch the wrong one? ”

The Taoist priest said in a thick voice, "What do you know? What if he was pretending to be hungry? These ghosts are very cunning. If you let him out, hehe, we're all going to suffer. ”

The villagers next to him saw that the Taoist priest said terrible, and immediately did not dare to make a sound.

I saw that the Taoist priest had no intention of letting me out, so I died of this heart. There were no floor tiles in the house, only a thick layer of dust, and it was so damp that you couldn't even lie down if you wanted to.

I fumbled against the wall and sat down slowly. The rope strangled my arm so hard that I closed my eyes and began to struggle slowly.

After a while, I untied the rope. It can be seen that the person who tied me up had no experience.

Just because the rope on my body is untied doesn't mean I can escape. I'm so hungry right now that even if I can break through the gate, I can't beat four or five people outside.

So I sat down on the floor, hugged my knees and wanted to take a nap.

I was sitting on the floor dozing off when I heard an old voice calling me, "Little brother? ”

I was startled and jerked my head up.

I saw a white-haired old man with a candle in his hand, looking at me with a kind face.

I was uneasy and asked, "Who are you?" ”

The old man said, "Time is running out, you go out with me first, and then I will explain to you." This place is not safe. ”

I was surprised, "You're here to save me?" ”

The old man nodded: "That's right, I'm here to save you." ”

Then he grabbed my arm and said a little tiredly, "Let's go, let's go." ”

I felt light and fluttery, and the hunger that had been haunting me was gone.

I thought it was strange, and when I looked back, I could clearly see that there was another me, with my knees crossed, leaning against the dirty wall, sleeping soundly.

My head buzzed, and my mouth involuntarily screamed, "Out of body? "Then I began to struggle violently to shake the old man off.

However, the old man sighed and said, "Little brother, you don't have to be afraid, I won't harm you. ”

Then, he stretched out his hand and drew two lines on the wall, drawing the appearance of two doors, and then, with a push of his hand, the wall was literally opened.

He pulled me through the two doors.

I looked at this qiē dumbfounded, and thought to myself, "Is this the magic pen Ma Liang?" ”

The old man took me to the courtyard and walked around the priest.

I saw that the Taoist priest and the villagers were already drunk. They took off their shirts and bragged bare-chested.

The Taoist priest kept boasting about his master, saying how powerful his master was, and how he subdued demons and eliminated demons back then, and the villagers showed a look of awe on their faces.

I thought to myself: "I guess this Taoist priest has no real skills, otherwise, he wouldn't always brag about his master and never mention himself at all." ”

The old man stood in the courtyard, looked at the Taoist priest for two or three seconds, then sighed, shook his head, and pulled me on.

I followed the old man out of the village, and suddenly I saw numerous walls of fire in the wilderness, which were more than a foot high, and rushed towards us with a wave of heat. These walls of fire enclosed the village like a labyrinth.

I was surprised and anxious when I saw this. At this time, he couldn't be afraid, and said to the old man, "Old man, this place is on fire. ”

The old man glanced back at me, then said with a wry smile: "These are not real fires, only ghosts, monsters can see, and they are specially used against us." ”

When he said this, he paused again, and then said, "To deal with me, to be exact." Little brother, you're fine. ”

At this time, I had already guessed the identity of the old man, so I asked tentatively, "Are you the owner of the empty house?" ”

The old man looked back at me, smiled slightly, and said, "Yes." The old man is the owner of the empty house in Yucheng, and you are the owner of the empty house in Huaicheng. ”

I argued, "My city is not called Huaicheng. ”

The old man smiled slightly and said, "With our habit of empty houses, you will be called Huaicheng." "Blood came from all sides.

I nodded, thinking, "Maybe it's because of that locust forest." However, the locust trees have been cut down by me. It's a bit of a misnomer.

I already know that this old man is the man of the empty house. I can't help but think of him as my own. Although I am still a little uneasy, I am not as scared as before.

I said to the old man, "What are you looking for me for?" ”

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "I invited you here to save my life." ”

I was about to ask again, when the old man pointed to the two small huts in front of me and said, "Go in, let's talk in the house." ”

I followed the old man into the hut. Found the furnishings inside very rudimentary. Just a few tables and a few oil lamps.

The old man invited me to sit down, and then said, "Little brother, you have seen it too." My room is trapped by the sunfire, and I'm afraid I won't have long to toss. ”

I nodded and asked, "Who trapped you?" ”

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Who else can there be?" It's those two Taoist priests. The little Taoist priest you saw today is brave and unscrupulous, and his skills are low, but it is nothing. But his master is very powerful. Even I was wounded by him. ”

Speaking of this, the old man's face showed a touch of unwillingness, and he said hatefully: "If it weren't for my injuries, how could I be bullied to this point?" These two Taoist priests are really too deceitful. ”

I had some doubts in my mind. In my impression, the empty house is very powerful, powerful enough to push Mr. Lu's senior brother to a dead end. Why was this old man so wolf by two Taoist priests?

I'll say that again. The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Little brother, you don't know, these two Taoist priests are very cunning. At first, they showed weakness and pretended not to understand anything. Let my guard down, and then surprise me and hurt me. By the time I found out, the place was completely trapped. ”

I looked at him nervously: "These two Taoist priests, so good, why should they be enemies of you?" ”

The old man sighed and said, "This, I also wonder. Although we don't like Taoist priests in the empty house, for hundreds of years, no one has taken the initiative to provoke anyone. Even if there is a dispute, it is for a reason. But these two Taoist priests, without saying a word, came to provoke, they can be regarded as bastards. Hey, I guess, it's probably a battle between good and evil, some people think that we are evil and crooked, and they don't like us. ”

I asked again, "So, what do you want me to do when you come to me?" ”

The old man glanced at me and said to him, "I thought I would die this time." Unexpectedly, the two scoundrels actually invited you. Little brother, I'm afraid that only you can do this, and the rest of you can't do it. ”

He stood up and sighed and said, "I have long heard that the Yin Ghost Woman in Huaicheng actually found a young man to be the owner of the empty dead house. At that time, I was not convinced by you, so although the two cities were close to each other, I never visited you. ”

I already have a score in my mind. This old man has been getting close to me, but he doesn't say how I can help him, and it seems that what he asks me to do should not be easy.