Xiao Qi led us to the small restaurant, and I saw that the rest of the Taoist priests were also there. They were talking about something around a table.

I walked over and asked them, "Which of you tell me, what's going on?" ”

The boss came over and whispered: "Let's keep a low profile here, the people in this place are not people, they are all ghosts." ”

I can't help but want to say fart. But after thinking about it, I still held back.

I asked the boss, "Everybody?" ”

Then I pointed to the boss who was standing behind the counter with a melancholy face: "That kid too?" ”

The boss shook his head: "He's not, except for him, the rest of the people are." ”

I sat down and asked, "What's going on?" ”

The boss said: "This boss's surname is Zhou, we all call him Lao Zhou." Two days ago, the person he asked said that there was something dirty in their house and wanted us to help him clean it up. As a result, my master never came back, and later we learned that he had been taken away. ”

I waved my hand and asked Lao Zhou to come over.

Lao Zhou cowered and walked over, I saw that his eyes were evasive, and his face was still injured. I can't help but feel a little funny.

I looked at the boss and asked, "Did you beat him?" ”

The boss was indignant: "Can you not fight?" The kid wasn't telling the truth at all. What a mess of it? I now suspect that he was in league with those imps and deceived my master. ”

I asked Lao Zhou: "Tell me what's going on." ”

Lao Zhou opened his mouth, and I saw that his two front teeth were gone. "I really didn't mean to, I didn't know it was this serious," he said. Good village, they have all become ghosts. ”

I waved my hand: "Tell me, who has become a ghost?" Why didn't you turn into a ghost? ”

Lao Zhou said with some embarrassment: "I'm fine, because I'm not from this village." ”

Lao Zhou looked surprised when he saw us, and explained: "They are all native-born local residents, I am not, I am from here." Do you see this store? It's not mine, it's my wife's, and the children don't follow my surname. ”

I nodded: "And then?" ”

Lao Zhou sighed and said: "At the beginning, it was also to eat well, so I agreed to join the family, and when I arrived in this village, I found that it was not like that, and they were all sick." ”

I asked, "How?" ”

Lao Zhou said: "I found that the people in this village believe that they are from the underworld. Burn incense and worship the Buddha every day, and worship the Lord of Yama. Here, people generally don't quarrel, and if they quarrel, they will definitely kill each other. They are not afraid of death, and they feel that if they die, they will go home. ”

Wushuang glanced at me and said, "I really made you right." ”

I asked Lao Zhou: "So you regret it, you want to divorce, and you're afraid that they will kill you, so you found the fat man?" ”

Lao Zhou shook his head: "What." I want to get a divorce every day, but how dare I. As soon as the word divorce came out, my wife's knife could be put on my neck, and if it weren't for my mouth and begging for mercy immediately, my head would have moved a long time ago. In her words, if you kill it, you will kill it, and it is a big deal to find another man. ”

I couldn't help but wonder, "Does the government care?" ”

Lao Zhou sighed: "In this poor and remote area, there are two small policemen in the town, and they don't even have pistols. They dare to enter the village? It's a bunch of outlaws. If it's not too much, it's the county, too, turn one eye open and close one eye. ”

I nodded, then asked, "What happened later?" ”

Lao Zhou said: "Later, I won't divorce, I want to run away." But after it didn't work out, I thought of a solution, and I said to my wife, let's open a restaurant. Earn money, buy some furniture or something. I begged for two months, and she finally agreed. The restaurant just opened. I've thought about it a long time ago. The village is located on a major transportation route. With such a restaurant, pedestrians must have to settle down here, so I begged them to bring me out and get a message that they had to save me. ”

I nodded, "You're going through a lot of trouble." ”

Lao Zhang took a sip of tea: "You can't be cautious." Otherwise, if my wife catches me, it will be a death. But I didn't expect that after the restaurant opened, all the people who ate were from their own village, and those from other villages didn't dare to enter the village at all, so they all walked around, and it seems that the reputation of this village has long been spread. ”

"Probably, almost a month ago. Two people came to the village. No, it should be three people. These three people are real outsiders. I want them to help me bring a message outside. But then I realized that these people didn't seem to be normal. Moreover, they did not leave the village, they disappeared like that......"

I heard the cloud shroud: "What do you mean?" What does it mean to be gone like that? ”

Lao Zhou frowned and said, "It's just what my wife said." Their village is very taboo against outsiders. At that time, I only saw these three people enter the village, but I didn't see the three of them leave the village, and they searched for a long time. ”

I tapped my hand on the tabletop: "It seems that this place is indeed unusual." ”

Lao Zhou said: "Three days later. The men, women and children in the village suddenly went crazy, as if it was the New Year, and every house was decorated with lights. Especially my wife. Wear red and green all day long, and dress up demonically. I felt like she had a little white face on the outside. Hey, it would be nice if you really took care of the little white face, and kicked me away so that I could escape, but that's not the case. ”

I patted him on the shoulder: "What are the facts?" ”

Lao Zhou said: "Actually. They were lively for a few days before I found out. Lord Yama has come to this village. They celebrate all day long to welcome Hades. ”

Wushuang smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said faintly: "I didn't see anyone come to pick me up?" ”

I also laughed: "I guess I went around that impostor, but I forgot about the main owner." ”

Lao Zhou swallowed nervously and spitted: "My wife has been kneeling in that temple for the past two days, and she doesn't have time to care about me, so I have more time." Exactly a week ago, a young man from another city passed by. I begged my grandfather to tell my grandmother and begged him to help me find a Taoist priest who could do magic from outside. Get me out. ”

I frowned and said, "Judging from what you just described. Your wife and her fellow villagers are at most neurotic and paranoid, why do you want to hire a Taoist priest? ”

Lao Zhou took a sip of tea and said nervously: "Because, I saw two of my wives that day." ”

I couldn't help but exclaim, "What? ”

Lao Zhou smiled bitterly: "I was much less reactive than you at the time. However, I'm not calm, I'm scared stupid. ”

"That day, my wife went to the temple to offer incense again, and I happened to pass by the temple gate, and then I saw her coming out of the temple."

"I was about to say hello to her, when I saw another one coming out from behind."

The one in the back was obviously startled when he saw the one in front. Then she grabbed the neck of the one in front of her and unscrewed her head directly. ”

"I was scared on the ground."

"I know this rule, and if I see it, I will die. So I crawled and hid in a small alley. ”

"I was lying on the mud floor, shivering and waiting. I don't know if my wife saw me or not. Actually, I don't know if it's my wife. ”

"I waited for fifteen minutes, but no one came, and then I realized that my little life was thin. After a long sigh of relief, I smelled a foul smell. I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm pulling it in my pants. ”

I patted him on the shoulder: "I don't laugh at you, you're bold." ”

Lao Zhou continued: "When I got home, I was lying on the bed tossing and turning. I didn't even dare to say anything to my wife. The next day I thought and felt that something was wrong. It happened that a young man came, so I asked him to find a Taoist priest. Unexpectedly, this fat Taoist priest let them be arrested. Actually, I don't know if he was arrested or not, anyway, he entered the temple and never came out again. However, this Taoist chief is definitely a good person and didn't confess me, otherwise, my wife would have killed me a long time ago. ”

I nodded: "I probably know about this." The problem lies in that temple. ”

Lao Zhou hurriedly said: "That's right, that's right, it's that temple." ”