The lobby of the inn.

The dim sky caused the innkeeper to light the oil lamp at the counter in advance.

A dim light reflected the wooden shrine on the side of the counter, facing the inn's entrance.

A large open space has been set aside around it, and only a futon is placed in front of the shrine.

A considerable number of the guests who came in and out of the inn would come straight to this place, kneeling on the futon wet and chanting words in their mouths.

The light illuminates the sticky half of their faces with rain-soaked hair.

The expressions are varied, either restless, pleading, or resentful......

In front of them was a copper tripod filled with incense.

Gray-white smoke meandered up, enveloping the statue of Sandu Buddha, which was said to be able to resist the invasion of evil spirits.

There seemed to be tentacles passing through the shadows behind the shrine, and the whispers of Suo Suo came to my ears, making it difficult to calm my mind.

Smack~smack~

Tapping his forehead and forcing himself to get rid of the inexplicable fantasies in his mind, Yan Jing leaned against the pillar in the inn and continued to look at the Buddha statue.

When he first came, he didn't care about the Buddha shrine in the inn, and now when he looks back, he still doesn't see the strangeness of the Sandu Buddha statue.

There is no solemn treasure, no gold casting or jade embellishment, and what is enshrined in the shrine is just an ordinary wood carving, and even the carver can only be said to be medium, and the carving marks on the surface have not been treated.

Not to mention that there are almost no delicate details in the entire Sandu Buddha statue, just the appearance of a Buddha wearing a robe and sitting cross-legged.

The depiction of its head is particularly vague, as if the carver was unable to complete it, and could only carve a rough outline.

But such a scribbled Buddha statue was revered by the townspeople.

The treatment is a little worse than those who are called earth immortals.

"I can't feel the special energy that exists on the Buddha statue, and there is no sign of recovery from the negative state of Zhi Eclipse."

Yu Zhen reminded softly on the side, doubting the role of the Sandu Buddha statue.

"Maybe it's not time for it to take effect yet, and after the unitary time is the real dangerous time for Jingjiang Town."

Yan Jing shrugged his shoulders, he also didn't know where the power of this Buddha statue was hidden,

"Maybe it won't be the same until the evening......"

It's still daylight on the first day, and the weirdos aren't very active, and the two they bumped into this trip can't even be recognized by the torch.

The former is just a clone, and the rat-faced man is a monster that has been temporarily catalyzed and mutated.

The mission given by the torch describes killing at least three monsters or evil heads, and it is obviously not something that can be prevaricated by a few cats and dogs.

"Guest officer, your dishes are ready, do you need drinks?"

The shopkeeper was holding a plate of scrambled eggs, bowing down to ask, Yan Jing turned around and was about to answer, when he saw Zhao Qianwu and Yu Ke who appeared at the door.

Both of them were a little messy, with large sewage stains, and the sleeve of Yu Ke's left arm was also opened, obviously having experienced the battle.

In the afternoon, the sky was getting darker.

The wind and rain still show no signs of stopping, the branches and leaves of the trees "hula~" sound, and the stalls on the street have turned over a lot.

Pedestrians came and went on the street, and most of the outsiders who entered and exited the inn were soaked, stepping into the lobby with their shoulders crossed, dodging the heavy rain, and barely breathing a sigh of relief from the faint lights in the inn.

The steaming food was placed on the wooden table by the window on the right side of the inn, and Yu Zhen deliberately avoided the crowded lobby when choosing a place.

The inn for outsiders to live in, the accommodation conditions are extremely shabby, and the food is naturally not much better, fortunately, the four of them are not very demanding, just to fill their stomachs, the important thing is to exchange information.

"The negative state of the Eclipse...... Looks like you're aware of it. ”

As soon as he sat down, Zhao Qianwu opened his mouth to mention the issue of Zhi Eclipse, and seeing that Yan Jing and Yu Zhen did not show a look of surprise on their faces, he continued,

"Yu Ke and I found a strange willow tree during the investigation, and we only discovered the problem after working together to solve it, as long as we come into contact with strange or evil things, or things related to them, our mental state will continue to deteriorate."

"The abnormal state that the people of Jingjiang Town exhibit when they are faced with those strange things is very likely that their sanity has been affected by the erosion of their minds and has fallen to an extremely low state, but it just looks normal on the surface."

Yu Ke took a sip of wine from the porcelain bowl, frowned, put the bowl aside, and added,

In other words, if the mental eclipse continues to worsen, we will no longer be limited to seeing visions, but will also have a high probability of mental abnormalities, especially when dealing with weirdness...... Heh, this is"

"I think it's those absurd, indescribable weird events that are impacting or polluting our will, just like horror movies can make timid people have terrifying associations with their surroundings, and now we are in a horror event, not facing ghosts, but more special existences!"

Yu Zhen has returned from the county government to the present, and has tried a variety of ways to relieve the negative state, but they have failed, and said bluntly.

With the combat power level of the four people present, ordinary ghosts came to them purely to seek death.

Only the weirdness that is difficult to guess with common sense can affect them with the help of the environment of Jingjiang Town at this time.

"We must hurry up to complete the main task, and at the same time, it is best to find a way to alleviate the eclipse, with the current situation, once we come to the third day of the Zhongyuan Halloween Festival, I am afraid that the situation in the town will be worse than we imagined."

Yan Jing opened his mouth to remind.

Although they have not been able to figure out the root cause of this negative state so far, one thing is certain: when the data of intelligence erosion falls below a certain threshold, it will inevitably start to affect their sanity, and thus weaken their combat effectiveness.

"The pagoda in Jingjiang Town!"

Zhao Qianwu and Yu Zhen opened their mouths in unison, and then they were a little surprised, and the former asked,

"You found it too?"

"The lunar eclipse mentioned in the background of the event erupted in the first year of Dashun, that is, twelve years before the present, and the county records in the Jingjiang government clearly recorded that on the night of the lunar eclipse, there was an earthquake around the pagoda, and after that, strange things began to appear in the town."

Taking out the notes, Yu Zhen described the information she and Yan Jing had gathered in as brief sentences as possible,

"Not only that, since the pagoda began twelve years ago, there is a high monk in it, specializing in carving three Buddhas, and several will be sent out every few months, and these Buddha statues are quite effective in suppressing evil and weirdness, I have reason to suspect that the pagoda at this time is related to the suppression of these monsters!"

Previously, on the way back, Yu Zhen discussed this matter with Yan Jing.

If the Three Buddhas are indeed effective, then the eminent monk who carved it must have mastered some key means.

"That's right, Yu Ke and I also noticed this clue, but we learned through the people around the pagoda that we have observed the pagoda closely, and the strange thing is that the government has sent a special person to guard it, sealing the gate, not allowing anyone to enter to pay respects, and there is also a special person responsible for delivering food, and this situation has been going on for many years!"

As soon as the two of them said a word, the benefits of their separate actions became apparent, and both sides had obtained some information about the pagoda, and now that they had converged, they had a more comprehensive understanding of its situation.

The four of them quickly agreed on a trip to the stupa in the afternoon to find out what was going on inside.

"One more thing, there will be a marriage of Uncle He tonight, this is an opportunity at hand......"

Speaking of the special events she had discovered earlier, Yu Zhen was about to explain the situation, but a shout from the door of the inn interrupted her words.

"Woe to you, someone died on the county government's side, the archives room was burned to the ground, and the officials are coming to us."

The ragged middle-aged man shouted as he gasped.

Zhao Qianwu and Yu Ke's eyes immediately looked at the other two.

"While we were reviewing the files, Shuzuo suddenly changed into a rat-faced man."

Yu Zhen first explained, then looked at Yan Jing and asked,

"We must have blown out the oil lamps when we came out, are there any other reasons that could have caused the accidental fire?"

"That's a murderer, who killed half of the county government, and finally left from the main gate with a swagger!"

The man in the back was still talking about what he had heard from the official.

"It's not us, killing people, burning the archives, apparently to block the news in it......"

"Don't think about it, it must be He Jianbing, killing people and setting fires, destroying corpses and destroying traces, this is his usual method in this world!"

Zhao Qianwu's tone was firm.

The Torch's important consideration in the selection of the Ember Apostle was clearly not a moral standard.

Unlike Yan Jing and Yu Zhen, who subconsciously follow some moral codes that ordinary people should have, He Jianbing, who is himself a wanted criminal, is a lawless existence in this world, let alone in another worldly event where he may die at any time.

There are no taboos!

"Let's go, get out of here, and go to the stupa immediately."

Yan Jing got up suddenly, looked at Zhao Qianwu and said in a deep voice.

When the other three heard this, they quickly understood the meaning of Yan Jing's words, and each put down the dishes and chopsticks.

Since Yan Jing and Yu Zhen were able to find the information they wanted through the archives, He Jianbing was also able to see the strange corpses on the ground, not only did not hide them, but deliberately killed people and set fires, causing the government to counterattack and come to the neighborhood where outsiders lived.

You must know that when Yan Jing and the others entered, someone was watching outside the door!

If it is found by the government, the latter will not care whether the fire was set by Yan Jing or not, and an interrogation must be indispensable.

At that time, there will only be two paths left in front of Yan Jing and the others, resistance and compromise, and no matter which one they choose in the end, they will be in a disadvantageous situation and waste their already tense time.

This will give He Jianbing a head start.

If he had found the monks in the pagoda first, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Without the slightest delay, Zhao Qianwu, who knew the location of the pagoda, grabbed the hat beside him and walked straight out.

The wind and rain are fast, and there is no need to hold an umbrella.

The four of them all changed into robes and hats, and Yan Jing and Yu Zhen specially bought two sets through the shopkeeper after returning to the inn before.

Step out of the threshold of the inn and leave the place where the candlelight barely shrouded in.

Heaven and earth are dark.

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