Chapter 9: Makino's Horror
As the sun moved westward, a faint yellow gradually appeared on his round cheeks.
The faint golden brilliance was like a light veil in the girl's hand, light and gentle, quietly swaying into every corner of heaven and earth.
Crunchy...... The sound of wheels turning resounded everywhere.
On a two-meter-wide country road, the wooden tiger looked heavy, brandished a leather whip in both hands, and drove a skinny mule and horse slowly towards the ethereal town.
On both sides of the trail are a large patch of withered yellow weeds, and at the edge of the road, you can faintly see some unknown small flowers swaying in the wind.
At dusk, the cold wind came, and the wind whimpered, like resentment, as if telling the defeat of an era.
This dilapidated mule cart is the only means of transportation in Momiji Village.
When the villagers of Momiji Village go to the ethereal town to "barter", they will be led by a young man in the village to load all the valuable animal skins, hand-woven goods, and unknown medicinal herbs dug up from the mountains into the carriage.
This mule cart, which symbolizes the greatest "wealth" in Momiji Village, has now become a lifesaver for Xuanfeng.
"Grandma Wang, this is the only seedling in our Red Leaf Village, you have to take care of it!"
"That kid Xuanchun is really blessed with heaven! Not only did he get a wife who looked like a fairy, but even his son was a person blessed by God. ”
......
In the carriage, the two white-haired old men sat on one side and whispered.
"Manpower is sometimes exhausted, and heaven and earth will eventually have a period, perhaps it is God's mercy, which has left a lone seedling for our Red Leaf Village. ”
The half-centenarian sat cross-legged in the middle of the carriage.
She looked down at the Xuan Feng in her arms, her eyes were like sad autumn water, with tears, and her voice was hoarse and revealing a heaviness.
Xuan Feng had fallen asleep.
Before leaving, Mu Hu washed his body with clean water, his tender little face was glowing with a little fluorescence, and the sound of hearty breathing came and went, full of rhythm.
He had just come to this world, and everything was blank.
It was quiet outside the carriage, and the weeds on both sides of the road were rendered dim in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The breeze was blowing, the blades of grass were shaking, the ground was dusty, and the muffled sound of wheels turning became the only sonata in this world.
"Why haven't Mu Qi and Mu Yu caught up yet?"
In front of the carriage, a strong uneasiness surged in Mu Hu's heart, he temporarily put down the leather whip in his hand, stood up, and turned to look in the direction of Red Leaf Village.
Wolf smoke billowed in the sky directly east of Momiji Village, cold wind swirled, and black smoke circled back and forth in mid-air like a man-eating dragon.
Such a terrifying sight made Mu Hu's heart tremble, and what he was worried about still happened!
There has been no war on the Haoyu Continent for a long time, and some people who practice the Evil Spirit Filth Law will generally secretly hunt some innocent poor people in order to quickly improve their cultivation, take their flesh and blood, and use them to refine the evil pill.
Hundreds of villagers in Hongye Village all died tragically on the grassland, and the bloody atmosphere in the surrounding air was so strong, coupled with the earth-shattering battle last night, it was bound to attract some evil spirits and demon cultivators to rush over.
In order to prevent the bloody gas from continuing to spread.
Mu Hu, Mu Qi, and Mu Yu, three middle-aged men, cut down a large number of dead trees and branches from the red leaf forest in the south of the grassland, and prepared to use cremation to completely bury the traces here.
The three of them worked on the grassland for most of the day, and finally before dusk came, they stacked all the stumps and severed arms scattered around the grassland.
Then, Mu Hu took the lead in leaving the grassland, took Xuan Feng and three old men in the armor, and drove out of Hongye Village in a mule cart.
Mu Qi and Mu Yu stayed in the grassland to light the dead trees and branches to see off hundreds of villagers in Hongye Village.
"Hopefully they will be able to get out of ...... smoothly."
In front of the carriage, Mu Hu prayed secretly.
He looked out over the sky directly east of Momiji Village, where the grass field was, black smoke billowing and the flames soaring to the sky, even if he was ten miles away, he could see the raging fire.
As dusk fell, the heavens and the earth gradually became darker, and the sky more than ten miles away was brightened by the raging fire below.
At this moment, the safety of the three old men in the carriage and Xuan Feng were all tied to Mu Hu's hands, although he was uneasy, he didn't dare to turn around and turn back.
"Mrs. Wang, two old men, sit tight, we must enter the town before dark. ”
Mu Hu could only forcefully suppress the uneasiness in his heart, waved his leather whip, drove the emaciated mules and horses, and quickly drove towards the ethereal town.
At the same time, at the edge of the grassland directly east of Momiji Village, two middle-aged men, Mu Qi and Mu Yu, were looking up at the sky with a frightened expression.
As the sun set, darkness gradually swallowed the earth, and a crescent moon had climbed into the gray sky.
In the middle of the meadow there were a large number of dead tree branches, and the fire was raging, and the surrounding area was bright.
Bucket-like flames swirled back and forth around the mountains of corpses piled up below, like dragons.
The stench of burnt flesh filled the air all around, and a cold wind blew, and the two of them were almost fainted by the oncoming stench.
Billowing black smoke quickly rose into the air along the tongues of fire at the tip of the flames, and they seemed to be given life by people, hundreds and thousands of black smoke intertwined and swirled back and forth in the meadow.
The wind roared on the grassland, and there was a strange atmosphere everywhere.
"This ...... What is this thing?"
"It's not a good place to stay long!
The scene in front of him was too shocking, and the four big words "evil ghosts and filthy spirits" appeared in the minds of the two middle-aged men almost at the same time.
Autumn Leaf Village, Ethereal Town...... Although it is located on the eastern frontier of the Shenlong Empire, the news is closed, but there are still many ghosts and evil spirits circulating here.
The two of them didn't care to investigate the fire, their feet slammed on the ground, and with the help of the ground, they leaped up, and disappeared into the grassland in a few jumps.
Jie Ji ......
Airplanes!
Not long after the two of them left, there was a cold laughter in the void to the north of the grassland, and the void hummed, and the sound was harsh and chilling.
On a sheep farm trail in the west of Hongye Village, two middle-aged men ran wildly all the way, tired and sweaty, and out of breath.
It wasn't until they were exhausted and couldn't take a single step that the two had to sit down in the open space of the trail.
"Second brother, look at the grassland!"
One of the middle-aged men pointed to the east of Red Leaf Village and exclaimed.
Another middle-aged man followed his gaze and looked behind him.
I saw that the sky above the grassland was full of red light and black smoke.
Hundreds of fist-sized red flames were suspended by the yin wind, flowing back and forth like thousands of ghost fires.
What was even more terrifying was that he saw a "human face" in every red flame.
The two of them have practiced the method of refining their muscles and bones since childhood, and their tiger eyes are far beyond ordinary secular mortals, and the scenery more than ten miles away is unobstructed in the eyes of the two.
Frightened, angry, painful, or weeping......
The expression on each "face" is different, but it all reveals a visceral fear. Moreover, the owners of these "human faces" are very familiar to them.
Xuanhu, Xuanchun, Xuanmu, Xuanhuo...... The friend who used to be weak on his knees, at this moment, has become a ghost and spirit who kills people invisibly.
"Mu Yu, while those ghost monks haven't discovered our traces, leave this place quickly."
Mu Qi was anxious.
With that, he pulled his spear from the ground, barely stood up, and walked towards the country road that Mu Hu had walked before.
"Second brother!"
Another middle-aged man, Mu Yu, called urgently.
He was completely shocked by the scene more than ten miles away, his legs were numb, and he couldn't exert any strength in his whole body.
"If you don't want to become a lonely ghost, stand up for Lao Tzu!"
Mu Qi scolded angrily that iron could not be made of steel.
Mu Yu's heart trembled, and the dignified seven-foot man was so frightened that tears splashed, he drooped his cheeks, and said intermittently.
"II...... Second brother, I'm ...... I can't go!"
The hundreds of "human faces" that appeared above the grassland shocked him, his legs did not obey, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and even his back was wet.
"Close your eyes and try to calm your mind, and we'll rest here for a while before we set off. ”
Mu Qi was helpless.
He couldn't leave Mu Yu alone, so he could only choose to rest for a while, and then quietly evacuate this place after the latter calmed down.
As the minutes ticked by, the dark night gradually swallowed up the last glimmer of light between heaven and earth, the wind whimpered, and the cry from the grassland became clearer and clearer.
Woowoo......
The ghost cries, and its voice is melodious, as if in the ears.
Mu Qi and Mu Yu hid in a dense bush, covering their ears with their hands, and each sat cross-legged in place, not saying a word.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!
The cold wind howls and time flies.
Gradually, both of them were calmed down to a certain extent, and most of the strength in their bodies was restored.
"Mu Yu, let's go!"
Mu Qi lowered his voice and said.
Then, he quickly got up on the spot, holding a seven-foot iron spear tightly in his right hand, a pair of tiger eyes glowing with cold light, staring at the night sky more than ten miles away for a moment.
At this moment, the sky above the grassland is still fiery red, and hundreds of red flames each wrap a "human face", and under the blowing of billowing black smoke, one by one looks even more eerie.
"Don't look, let's go!"
Mu Yu just wanted to turn back after getting up, but was interrupted by Mu Qi's voice.
"Second brother!"
"Shh......h Be quiet, let's go!"
Mu Qi didn't blame Mu Yu in the slightest, he waved the iron spear, gently pushed the bushes in front of him aside, and then took a tiger step and quickly jumped out of it.
At the same time, Mu Yu also walked out cautiously.
"Boom...... You two little devils are finally willing to come out!"
The two of them had just stabilized their figures on the avenue when an eerie sneer suddenly sounded in their ears.
"Who!"
The two of them were suddenly shocked, Mu Qi put the iron spear in front of him, and a pair of tiger eyes swept in all directions, and his body couldn't stop trembling.
And Mu Yu was even more unbearable, the moment he looked up at the air, his legs were weak, the iron spear slipped aside, and he squatted directly on the ground.