Chapter 41: Lighting the Sky Lantern

Soon, because of the weather, it rained lightly in Xiangxi.

The fat man scolded and said, "It's really peeing, it rains when it rains, and there is no umbrella." ”

"Let's go quickly, see if there is a cave or something, hide for a while, look at the weather, it is estimated that it will not stop for a while and a half, and it will get bigger and bigger."

Qin Lan calculated the weather conditions, but she really said that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it still hurt a little bit on her body.

Our group quickened our pace, but we couldn't find a place to hide from the rain, just when everyone was at a loss and ready to get wet, Liu Yuexin suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Look, there's a house somewhere." ”

We followed the rain and looked vaguely ahead, hey, there was really a small house.

We hurried to the front, and when we got closer, we realized that it was not a small house, but a two-story wooden house, like an inn.

The plaque on it reads four large vague characters, Dead Man's Inn, and two white lanterns next to it, swaying with the breeze, and candles in it, presumably there are people in this inn.

The Dead Man's Inn is very particular, it is generally a place where corpse chasers rest, and there are not only people living in it, but also corpses, which can be described as evil and ruthless.

As soon as the fat man wanted to go in, I stopped them and said, "Wait! ”

He looked at me suspiciously, and then I explained, "There are people here, we can be considered to have broken into other people's territory, have you seen these two white lanterns?" ”

The fat man looked at the white lantern in confusion and asked, "Is there anything special?" ”

I nodded, "Generally speaking, if you see a lantern hanging in front of the door, it means that there are people inside, when I went south and north with my master, I once encountered this situation, and if you want to go in, you must blow out one of the lanterns, one is to inform the wild ghosts nearby, no one here to disturb, and the other is to inform the rest guests inside, that is, the corpse chaser has a companion here, asking to go in to rest, this method is commonly known as lighting a sky lantern." ”

"And what if not?"

Qin Lan asked.

My eyes narrowed slightly, and I said, "If you don't light the lamp, the consequences will be unimaginable, don't look at this is the Dead Man's Inn, but there are still many people from other factions entering it, but don't forget, this is Southern Xinjiang, and the factions are complicated, so it's better to follow the rules." ”

I extinguished one of the lanterns, and there was a thunderclap in the sky.

Looking up, I suddenly had a bad feeling in my heart, but now that the rain is getting heavier and heavier, we have no other way to go, so we can only go into it to adjust a little and hold the fire to keep warm.

I arched my hand into the gate and shouted, "I don't know who is inside, can you let me wait in and adjust a little and rest for a while." ”

No one responded inside the door, and Qin Lan asked suspiciously, "Didn't you light the sky lantern, why did you shout." ”

I smiled and shook my head, and shouted again, "I know that there are senior seniors inside, I will pass by here, and I see the pouring rain outside, there is really nowhere to go, can you make it convenient for us to go in." ”

This time, I finally heard a response, a dull voice, saying to us, "Fellow Daoist, have you forgotten the rules? ”

I glanced at the extinguished lantern and said, "The sky lantern is lit, there is no need to light it." ”

With a creak, the gate opened on both sides, and I hurried in with the others, and after passing through the courtyard, I reached the inner gate.