Chapter 31: Master Dragon (I)

The burning pain reminded Wanli that he only cared about kicking people, but forgot that the other party was a wooden man! At this point, he will have to limp for at least a week before he returns to normal. He swore that he would never laugh at Ruan Zhan again in the future, laughing at him that he would be injured after every battle, and today he realized how difficult it was to fight against foreign objects as a main force, especially when he was alone.

"People really can't be cheap, otherwise they will be punished immediately!" He said in annoyance, jumped over with one foot and picked up the bloodwood sword, and took out the spare flashlight in his backpack, preparing to go into the courtyard.

But at this moment, there was a sudden strange noise around him, and a decapitated puppet closest to the door actually took the first step and crawled towards the door!

Click-click-click- click-

The sound of wood rubbing against the ground and the sound of wooden joints colliding is particularly harsh in the silence of the night. As soon as the first puppet moved, the other three began to move, and they all struggled to crawl into the yard.

Wanli felt numb when he saw it, but before he could react to what was going on, he felt something hit his heel. He hurriedly jumped to the side, but saw that the puppet that had been smashed into two pieces was pulling his lower body with one hand, supporting the ground with the other, and also crawling forward, because Wanli was in its way, so it kept hitting him.

Seeing that the four puppets had climbed to the door, Wan Li suddenly realized that this puppet had no power, and it was impossible for them to act on their own, either controlled by demons and spells, or possessed by spirits.

Thinking of this, he immediately drew the bloody wooden sword. And as soon as the sword came out of the box, it immediately glowed with a faint red light!

Really!

The reason why the Bloodwood Sword was so calm just now must be because of what Master Long did on the puppets, and at this moment their heads were all off, which was equivalent to breaking the outer layer of protection, and the Bloodwood Sword immediately had a sense!

Wan Li didn't care about the pain in his right foot, so he walked over and stabbed with his sword.

"Be merciful under the sword!" A voice suddenly came from the courtyard and stopped him. At the same time as the voice sounded, the door of the small stone house also opened, and a thin figure appeared at the door, "They are all damaged remnants, there is nowhere to go, I am just helping them gather energy, and it won't hurt anyone!" ”

Wan Li let out a sigh of relief, looked down at his own embarrassment and his right foot, which had never dared to land, and thought to himself, is this not hurtful? If it weren't for the fact that he still had two moments and was alert, it would be a blessing if he could still crawl on the ground at this moment, would he still have the opportunity to stand here and talk?

"I warned you to be careful." Master Long seemed to understand Wan Li's heart, and said lightly.

"Much appreciated. Is it that if I can't stand it, you'll come out and stop it right away? Wan Li asked sarcastically, and jumped to the side, allowing the puppets to 'click' into the courtyard until they climbed into the big stone house.

"That's not going to happen. If you can't even deal with these puppets with spirits, and you don't have to go to Newtown to help your friends, you're going to die, and you don't have a chance of winning. Master Long was still faint, as if he was talking about irrelevant people, "Come in." ”

Wan Liyu knotted, knowing that what Master Long said had some truth, but he always felt that this test method was a bit excessive. Seeing that the thin old man had finished talking to him, he walked out of the small stone house, and followed the puppets into the big stone house, without looking back, but had to follow up one by one.

The inside of the big stone house was pitch black, and as soon as he entered the door, a wet and cold breath hit him, making Wan Li shiver. And what made him feel even more uncomfortable was that he felt that there were many pairs of eyes staring at him in the stone house, but there was no trace of him, on the contrary, even Master Long was nowhere to be found.

Wan Li stood still, holding the bloodwood sword in one hand and turning on the flashlight in the other. I saw that this stone house was very large, at least forty square meters, and it was a flat rectangle, I don't know why, it made Wanli feel as if he had entered a huge sarcophagus on the spot. The room was empty and there was no furniture, just a large white flower stacked on the wall.

The light of the flashlight hesitated, then rested on something standing by the wall.

Puppets, puppets, life-size puppets! They had the same limbs and different appearances, but they were also the same vague faces, except that they were not dressed like the puppets who were patrolling the door at night, nor were they colored, except for the two black circles dotted on the eyes, and the smooth wooden surfaces of the other parts were glowing with a faint white light.

These puppets were all placed against the wall, one after another, layer upon layer, circle after circle, at least a hundred of them, densely 'standing' around, so that the thousands of miles who entered the house suddenly felt surrounded. What's even more terrifying is that although they don't move or breathe, they make him feel that they are alive, staring at the people one by one speechlessly, no matter what angle he changes, those round and black eyes still stare at him coldly, making him nervous for no reason, and a layer of fine sweat oozing from his forehead.

"This way." Master Long's voice suddenly came again, taking Wanli by surprise, not knowing where he said it from. If you look closely, there is a small door on the right hand side of the big stone house, which seems to lead to the small stone house.

Wanli was a little dissatisfied, and walked into the small stone house, feeling that his whole back was numb from the staring of those puppets, and he wanted to get out of here quickly, but he tried his best to keep his pace steady, not wanting to be looked down upon by this strange old man.

He had always been very bold, and he could deal with real foreign objects, but the threat of silence was a test of his mental endurance.

"You're very bold." As soon as he entered the door, he heard Master Long say this. Although the tone is still light, there is finally a hint of appreciation contained in it.

The small stone house was also pitch black, and Master Long had no intention of turning on the lights, but Wan Li still saw the situation in the small stone house clearly with the light of the flashlight. The hut was much smaller than the big one, less than six square meters, and half of the room was occupied by a clay kang common in the northern countryside, two simple pieces of furniture and some luggage - a small kang table, a small wooden box and a futon - on one side of the kang, except for a wooden shelf with some carving tools neatly placed in the room.

This stone house doesn't have that cold and damp smell anymore, but the smell of wood!

Wan Li had some doubts for a while.

Is this skinny old man really Master Dragon? Why did he live so shabby and embarrassed, this was very different from what he imagined, such a worldly master, even if he was not a Dao Bone Immortal, at least he should be chic and uninhibited, why did he feel that Master Long was like a ghost? Not only that, but his behavior is also very weird, a feng shui master with such a big reputation and such a high status does not study Zhou Yi, gossip or something, but goes to carve puppets, and the handiwork is very poor!

The villagers at the foot of the mountain say that he makes puppets for a living, but in his opinion, this is simply impossible. Who would want these life-size dolls that make people's hairs stand on end at the first glance? He wasn't like a craftsman, but a wizard who played with ghosts and ghosts!

Didn't he fall into some trap again? In the current dangerous situation, he had to be careful!

Thinking so, he used a flashlight to shine on Master Long's body, and saw that he was sitting in a corner of the earthen kang, his body completely wrapped in Chinese clothes, leaving only a pair of thin hands and a head full of white hair exposed. On the ground, his little black shadow was reflected.

However, when the bright light of the flashlight hit his face, his eyes did not react at all, and he was still half-open, and his eyes did not move!

What's going on? Why doesn't he have the normal human reaction?

"I'm blind." Master Long's shriveled lips moved, answering the question in Wanli's heart.

Wanli breathed a sigh of relief, and he was really afraid of encountering some accidents. He is not afraid of anyone who can communicate with him, whether it is a human or a ghost, but now that the situation is urgent, what he is afraid of is going around in circles again.

He had contacted Ruan Zhan before going up the mountain, and Ruan Zhan said that he had recovered his strength, and now the situation in the new town was not suitable for delay, so he was ready to act. He hoped that Wanli would find Master Long, because he needed the people who designed and built the tower to cooperate with him outside the town.

Wan Li knew that if he couldn't find Master Long, Ruan Zhan would do it, even if the odds were not good. Ruan Zhan faced one hundred and seventy-three resentful spirits. The resentment of these resentful spirits is extremely deep, but they have been suppressed for many years, and when they are released this time, their ability naturally cannot be underestimated. However, the opportunity to subdue them is fleeting, so with the courage and toughness in Ruan Zhan's bones, he will definitely fight hard, even if there is only a one percent chance.

The situation in Xinzhen and Laozhen is changing, and the time may appear at any time, so they can't agree on a time to start, but Wanli really hopes that he can prepare in advance on his side, and then wait outside Xinzhen, and wait for Ruan Zhan's signal to arrive, he can make a move, and he doesn't have to let Ruan Zhan send a signal but can't wait for reinforcements.

"I'm sorry." He was a little embarrassed, "I didn't mean to. ”

"Now understand why I didn't light the lamp? I'm not a puppet, just because I don't need to. Master Long said, "If you can see me clearly, can you remove the flashlight from my face?" ”

For a moment, Wan Li thought that Master Long could see the appearance of a little ghost who was probing his brain, so he coughed in embarrassment, and hurriedly withdrew his flashlight, letting the pillar of light shine on the roof.

"Find a place to sit." Master Long spoke again.

There were no stools, chairs or anything like anything in the small stone house, so Wan Li had to sit on the side of the kang as he said.

"Master Dragon, I-"

"You don't trust me?" Master Long interrupted Wan Li's words, meaning that he was sitting far away from him.

"I'm afraid you'll put me to the test again." Wan Li told the truth, "When I find here, I'm already at the end of my crossbow, and I can't afford accidents anymore." ”

This old man is really, obviously there is a door in the small stone house, but he wants him to come in from the big stone house, obviously it is the second time to test him, to see if he will be frightened to the ground by that strange scene.

"You must wonder why I live like this, why I carve those puppets, why I hide in the darkest places like a ghost, why I am blind, because when you ask someone in the know about me, you must know that I have no disability, and you even wonder if I am the 'Dragon Master' in your mouth. Then I'm telling you, I'm not. ”

"Isn't it?!" Wanli almost didn't jump.

"It's not. The so-called Dragon Master, when that incident happened ten years ago, was already dead. What you're seeing now is just a ghost. Master Long sighed.

Wanli didn't speak. He could feel the faint heat and breath on the old man's body, and there was a shadow on the ground, it couldn't be a ghost, but he said it in remorse. However, this famous feng shui master is indeed different from what he imagined, and does not have that unfathomable sense of 'heaven cannot be revealed', but is somewhat straightforward and aggressive.

"No matter what you're doing now, you're going to help us this time anyway." Wanli said sincerely.

Master Long sighed again, his expression was full of loneliness and helplessness, and he replied authentically, "It's only a month, just these thirty days, but it fell short!" Catastrophe, what a catastrophe! ”

"Really—is this going to be resolved? Is it possible to put them back in and continue to be in town for a month? ”

Master Long shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly, "That's impossible. As I said, I am not a person with great mana, and it is only through years of research on the Five Elements and Feng Shui that I can set up formations, calm spirits, and communicate yin and yang. Back then, I spent all my strength to be able to suppress them, so I was blind. ”

"Master Dragon—"

"But not really." Master Long continued, "It's also because what I'm doing is a detrimental thing, ostensibly to defuse their anger and send them to where they should go, but in fact, I have selfish intentions in order to keep someone. This is God's damnation, and I deserve it. I think that if you can find here, it means that you have investigated it clearly, and you say, do I deserve it? He looked up and looked Wanli, "Alas, I can't see it after all." ”

"In my opinion, the matter has come to this, let's see how we can remedy it. I hope it's not too late to make amends. ”

Master Long groaned, as if thinking about the words of Wan Li, and only after a while did he say, "You--very good, very bold. If you have a little courage, you have a chance, but you don't know what the result will be? ”

"Whatever the outcome, I'm going to have to try." Wan Li hurriedly said, "In the new town, there are friends who have had a lifelong relationship with me, and the women I care about the most, and I will save them if I say anything." ”

"What if I won't help?"

"I'm going to tie you up too!"

"What if I still don't help?"

"Then I'll slaughter the person you protected, force me, and I'll do anything!" Wan Li was anxious, and his tone was three points provocative.

"Him?" Master Long's face was calm, and he was not angry, "Paper can't contain the fire, the so-called Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not leaky, I just wanted to put out this fire and go against the sky, it seems that it is really a mantis arm blocking the car." Now that this matter has shaken out, he will die sooner or later, what am I afraid of? But don't worry, I won't help you. It's my fault, I can't implicate anyone else - you honestly answer, is that friend of yours a person with natural ability? ”

"You know?" Wanli asked.

In fact, Wan Li was not too surprised, from the time he came into contact with Master Long, this master had foreseen opportunities everywhere. A few days ago, he had heard someone in the town say that Master Long's criticism of the hexagram was extremely accurate, so it was not difficult to imagine that he already knew something.

"I knew it from the moment the change came into Newtown." Master Long turned his hand back as he spoke, accurately pulled over the small kang table, and uncovered a piece of black cloth covering it.

Wanli moved the light of the flashlight, and found that there were no things to eat and drink and utensils on the kang table, but a model. It's not a model of a real estate company that displays real estate, but a sand table for military deduction. The sand table is clearly drawn in horizontal and vertical lines, which look like streets, and the small squares that separate them are buildings. In the center of the sand table, there is a small dish filled with water, and in the center of the saucer stands a small wooden tower that is vivid.

"See that tower? Tell me, what is it like around the tower? Master Long asked.

Wan Li focused all the flashlights on the sand table, "The sand around the saucer is very messy, the water in the saucer is very muddy, and this little wooden tower is in—my God, it's moving!" When he got closer and took a closer look, he was really startled when he saw the small wooden tower suddenly shake, and instinctively stepped back.

What's going on? Do all the wood around Master Long have life?

"That's it." Master Long said calmly, "The sand soil was originally flat, the water was clear, and the tower was stable, and one day, when all this became different, I naturally knew that someone had broken the feng shui array there!" ”

"What's going on?"

"As I said, my mana is limited, and I usually rely on the knowledge I am familiar with. Besides, do you think that one feng shui array can trap those angry ghosts? ”

"Is it - have you been here for the past ten years?" Wan Li took a breath, and finally understood why Master Long wanted to live alone in such a strange and cold place, and used the formation to isolate himself from the world, it turned out that there was such a reason.

Master Long nodded, "There are also these puppets, a total of one hundred and seventy-three, each with a name and a surname, engraved on the back of their heads along with their birth dates. Every night, I would put these special puppets in the courtyard and apply the method of yin and yang, just to calm their grievances and ensure that the feng shui array would not be broken! The other four puppets I made, one is to take in those poor remnants, and the other is to let them patrol the night and scare away the beasts with the light of fire, because the beasts do not have human minds, and at the same time they do not have the limitations of human minds, so they are not confused by the outer formations, and their breath will frighten the soul, and will make these unconscious wooden people become evil creatures! ”

"This bastard!" Wanli gritted his teeth and scolded, scolding Sima Nan.

Of course, Master Long understood what he meant, "It should be said that he is a master. Although he broke my feng shui array, I have to admire him. He smiled bitterly, "In your opinion, maybe this person is messing with the situation, but in my eyes, this is called the cycle of heavenly principles, and retribution is unpleasant." On that day, I was casting a spell on these puppets when I felt them suddenly wander around. You see, they're just dead things, but it's the names and birthdays engraved on the back of their heads that make them seem to be sentient when I cast them, but they're just wood. But that day was different, as if they had echoed the spirits of Newtown. I hurriedly withdrew the yin-yang spell and returned to the house, although I couldn't see it, I also felt that the sand table had changed! That's when I knew that someone had broken my game! ”

As he was talking, a small sound suddenly came from the big stone house. If you listen closely, it's someone talking, many, many people talking at the same time!