The night was silent, the sky rippled, and a faint light shone through the thick dark clouds and shone on the earth.

Zhang Tao stood with his hands in his hands, standing at the door of the inn, his eyes were deep, and he seriously looked at the strange town in front of him.

He did not act rashly, like a stubborn rock that stood tall in the middle of the town, and he did not move as the strange and changeable atmosphere of the streets roamed.

It was a dead silence, a corruption and ominous aura that lingered over the town for a long time.

The streets were empty and silent.

White paper lanterns are hung high in every house, like a ray of hope in the dark streets, and the dim candle flame can dispel all ominous and dangerous.

"I'm afraid there is something wrong with these lanterns too..."

Zhang Tao lowered his eyebrows and pondered, realizing that the town of Five Rivers before dawn had become more dangerous and strange.

"The material of these lanterns seems to be ...... Human skin! ”

He was startled, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a wave of jealousy and horror flashed in the depths of his pupils.

When he first came to this town last night, he sensed that something was wrong with these white paper lanterns, and they were strange and uncomfortable everywhere.

Now I look at it, it turns out to be a human skin lantern!

The skin of the dead is as white as gold paper, which makes people shudder!

Thinking of this, he took out the bronze lamp from the bag he was carrying.

His eyes were gray, a dark green flame suddenly rose, and the bronze lamp ignited instantly.

The cold breath came to the face, and the cold candlelight swayed in the cold wind.

"I see!"

Seeing this, Zhang Tao showed a sudden look, everything was as he guessed.

The flames of the human skin lanterns hanging high in front of the doors of every house were burning corpse oil, just like the bronze lanterns in his hands.

"Could it be that this Five Rivers is a ghost town?"

In the next second, he was instantly startled by the thought that came to his mind.

"Zhang Tao, the sky is about to dawn, should we be ready to leave?"

At this time, Fang Zhibai walked over with the wind, his expression was solemn, he followed the other party's gaze to the opposite street, and sighed: "What a once prosperous ferry town, but now it has become so depressed and lonely. ”

Immediately, he gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what terrible power there is behind these horse bandits, everything they do will be punished by the imperial court!" ”

"It's not quite dark yet, and for safety reasons, we can't leave the inn just yet."

Zhang Tao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "As for those horse bandits, let's wait for the imperial court to send troops to encircle and suppress them!" ”

After a pause, he added: "This town is no longer the town it once was, it has bred great terror, and it is not an existence that you and I can contend with." ”

As soon as these words came out, Fang Zhibai was suddenly startled, his eyes widened, revealing a solemn look.

"Did you make any discoveries?"

He knew that the other party had a secret ability and could observe some secrets that others could not see.

"Well, those lanterns are made of human skin..."

Immediately, Zhang Tao said everything he saw and thought.

Hearing his words, Fang Zhibai's face gradually became serious.

At this moment, he seemed to be back in the Wuling Mountain Range, as if facing a great enemy, and a dangerous consciousness was suppressed in his heart.

"How's that for good?" He asked hurriedly.

"Wait and see!"

Zhang Tao said indifferently: "Without understanding the dangerous situation here, we still have to wait until the yang energy is strong before acting." ”

Suddenly, a cloudy wind arose.

At some point, the human skin lanterns hanging high on the street were instantly extinguished.

The streets, which were still somewhat bright, were suddenly plunged into endless darkness, which was eerie and terrifying.

"What's going on?" Fang Zhibai was shocked.

Airplanes!

The sky and the earth are bright, and the morning sun is rising.

The vibrant sunlight instantly swept away the darkness and haze in front of you, and quickly disappeared like ice and snow melting.

In the blink of an eye, the dark and dead streets became bright, and all the strange human skin lanterns were gone.

"It's dawn!"

Zhang Tao thought for a moment and muttered: "When dawn comes, it is the darkest hour!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a lively sound from the corners of the streets and alleys, and the cries of merchants and vendors came and went, instantly resounding throughout the town.

In an instant, Zhang Tao felt that the town in front of him came alive again.

The sun shines down, the closed doors of every house are opened, and all kinds of people come out of the house, a thriving scene.

In stark contrast to the previous eerie and dead scene!

"This ......"

Seeing this strange scene, Fang Zhibai was stunned and at a loss.

"Have we entered the ghost realm?" He felt a tingle in his heart, uneasy.

"No, we're still in Rivers Town, and we're not going anywhere..."

Zhang Tao frowned, he was also puzzled by the strange changes in front of him, and there was a cloud in his heart.

In a solemn tone, he said, "Nothing we see is an illusion... It's real. ”

"This place is not suitable for a long time, while the sun is shining and there is no danger, let's leave this town quickly." He added eagerly.

"Uhh......hh My head is so dizzy! ”

At this time, Chu Chen, who had been lying on the ground unconscious, finally woke up.

"Niang Xipi, who has been fighting geese all the year round, was finally pecked by geese, and was actually subjected to the way of sweat medicine."

He shook his drowsy head and scolded: "It's really embarrassing, it's insulting!" ”

While speaking, he had already come to the front of Zhang Tao and Fang Zhibai, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I followed all the adults, otherwise the little one would have fallen into this black shop!" ”

"You go to the second floor and call the others down, we're ready to get out of here!"

Zhang Tao was expressionless, glanced at him, and reminded: "It's not safe here, it's better to leave early." ”

"Are we going to Kyoto City?"

Hearing this, Chu Chen's eyes rolled, as if he thought of something, hurriedly patted his chest, and without saying a word, he ran to the guest room on the second floor of the inn.

The sound of a banging on the door suddenly sounded in the empty hallway.

After four knocks on the door, the sound of opening the door and walking came from the second floor.

However, the time for half a cup of tea passed.

Zhang Tao only saw three neatly dressed Sky Survey Guards appear, and Chu Chen and the other remaining Sky Survey Guards did not show up for a long time.

"Oops, that bastard kid escaped!"

Seeing this, he raised his eyebrows and instantly figured out the key.

The other party is a man who aspires to become a thief, how could he obediently follow them to Kyoto City, and surrender to the Sky Survey Division with his hands tied?

Will definitely find a way to take advantage of the opportunity to escape...

It's just that he didn't expect that the other party would choose to run away at this time.

I knew that at this time, Wuhe Town was full of weirdness and wrongness, and even he didn't have the courage to dare to run around this town alone.

Dangerous!

"That thief boy escaped?"

Fang Zhibai was stunned for a moment, then his face froze, and he said coldly: "What a guy who doesn't know what to do." ”

After a pause, he changed his words, looked at a few people in the field, and asked, "What about Zheng Yu's adult?" ”

At this time, the Sky Survey Guards realized that one of them was missing.