There was dead silence outside Lucheng, but the candles were still flickering inside the inn. Xu Huaigu was attracted by the Lucheng incident, and continued to ask the old man: "Since such a terrible thing happened in Lucheng, has the government found out the reason?" The old man replied: "The government has been investigating for a long time, and the reason has already been clarified. The men and women who died were all succumbed to the magic of ghosts, the men were sucked out of the essence and died, and the women were skinned alive after being bewitched. Xu Huaigu gasped slightly.

Being skinned and dying is horrific just to think about.

"So, there are ghosts in this city?" The old man nodded heavily, and said, "Exactly, sometimes we can still hear the howling of ghosts at night, which is a heart-rending one, and I feel that my heart and liver are about to be torn apart just by hearing it in the house." Xu Huaigu asked again: "Then how long has this ghost thing appeared?" The old man lowered his head, folded his fingers and calculated, and said: "It's about ten and a half, so far there have been twelve dead people in Lucheng, everyone is in danger, some rich families with good families have moved out of Lucheng, and the rest of us ordinary people who have no power and no money have nowhere to go, so we have to continue to stay here." Xu Huaigu's face was gloomy: "Ten and a half, it's been so long?" So what doesn't the government do? The old man said helplessly: "The government can't help it, since the day they investigated, all the servants who went out at night to catch ghosts have died, and the two martial artists of the three realms in the government are no exception, they were both sucked dry and died, and five of the twelve dead people were from the government." ”

"I don't know what kind of disaster our Lucheng caused to have such a bad thing. However, it is said that the government has already contacted the people in the county, and more powerful monks will soon come to cure the ghosts, so as long as they survive this time, they should be fine. Fortunately, the ghost never entered other people's homes, as long as he stayed at home and didn't go out, he would be fine. "Ghosts don't come into the house...... Is there such a reason?

Xu Huaigu couldn't help but think. If it's just to kill, then why not go into someone else's house, but just kill the person who stays on the street at night?

He had never heard of any ghosts that could not enter other people's homes, and the peach wood and paper talismans that these residents put at the door were just ordinary objects, and their aura was weak, although it was also somewhat oppressive to ghosts, but it was not enough to make them jealous.

So what is the reason for the strange behavior of these ghosts? He couldn't think of an answer for a while.

The old man hesitated for a while, and asked Xu Huaigu carefully again: "This guest official uses a sword, I don't know who the sword immortal's surname is?" Xu Huaigu hurriedly said: "Where is the sword immortal, it's just a joke." The contemptible person's surname is Xu, just call me Xu Huaigu. The old man also said: "It turned out to be Xu Gongzi." My surname is Tang, just call me Tang shopkeeper, this is our guy in the store, I didn't have a name since I was a child, I was called Changle, people are a little stupid, but my heart is still excellent. At that time, if you offend Xu Gongzi somewhere, please look at my face. Xu Huaigu looked at the guy Changle who was cowering in the corner, and he immediately ran away in a hurry like a hare frightened by a bow and arrow.

Xu Huaigu was a little helpless, this Changle should be an eccentric person. So he didn't care about the guy, but said to the shopkeeper Tang: "Shopkeeper, our group is tired of traveling today, let's stay in your inn these days, you go and arrange the best room, the money will not be less The shopkeeper Tang smiled and said, "Okay, then do you want some food?" Xu Huaigu thought about it, Yu Qin was still an ordinary person, and she had been on the road for most of the day, and she had eaten dry food for the past few days, so she must have been hungry, so she said to the shopkeeper: "Do you have venison here?" Shopkeeper Tang smiled: "How many of you are coming for the venison in our Deer City?" Venison is a specialty of our deer city, and I have it in this store, but my craftsmanship is average, so I'm afraid I won't be able to please you. When the day clears tomorrow, you can go to a famous restaurant in the west of Lucheng, which is the best place to eat venison hot pot in Lucheng. Xu Huaigu also replied with a smile: "Thank you for the reminder, but our group is also hungry, so today the shopkeeper will make two catties of venison for us to taste." The shopkeeper Tang said, "Okay, I'll come soon." Seeing that the shopkeeper Tang turned around and was about to leave, Huang Shan was anxious and hurriedly reminded: "Shopkeeper, come here with two more jars of good local wine." It must be a good wine, and I can taste it in one gulp! The shopkeeper agreed: "Okay! The group ordered food and went upstairs to the lobby on the second floor.

The second floor is built in a ring, there are only five or six rooms, and most of the doorways are covered with dust, and it looks like it has been cold for a long time.

Xu Huaigu said to himself: "It's really lonely, it seems that the haunting of Lucheng has really had a great impact on the shopkeeper's business." Zuo Qiuxun looked at the straw shoe prints on the door of one of the rooms and did not speak.

Soon, the shopkeeper Tang and the guy named Changle came up with a large pot full of venison, and also brought two large jars of unopened mud sealed wine, and suddenly the smell of meat and wine spread between the lobby on the second floor.

Huang Shan was already hungry, so he directly took a small dagger to cut meat and eat it, and grabbed a jar of wine to drink.

Yu Qin ate very carefully and seriously, Zuo Qiu Xun too, and Xu Huaigu ate venison while thinking about whether he should meddle in Lucheng's affairs next.

Their original goal was not Lucheng, but to go to Baihai to make peace with Yi Yun, and as long as the court of Yamato made a move, it was not easy to deal with a ghost thing between the mountains and fields.

But Xu Huaigu always had a bad premonition in his heart, Baihai is not far from here, and Lichuan Mountain is only dozens of miles away, such a coincidental haunting, are the two different groups of ghosts, or are they related to each other?

Reading the book, Huang Shancai didn't think about it so much, he patronized and desperately stuffed venison into his mouth, full of praise: "What a Tang shopkeeper, and dare to claim that his craftsmanship is average, I think this venison is very delicious." This venison meat is fresh and not old, one bite, the lips and teeth are full of venison fragrance, and there are various spices and marinade mixed in it, the color and flavor are complete, I have not eaten such a delicious thing for many years. Xu Huaigu was also very happy to eat, and said in agreement: "It's really delicious, but the old shopkeeper shouldn't be lying, I'm really looking forward to what he said about how delicious the venison in the wild ping should be." Huang Shan took a sip of wine and laughed: "Try it tomorrow!" A few people were in the middle of eating meat and drinking, when they suddenly heard the door click open, and a man in straw sandals rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned and walked out.

Before the man approached the group, a foul smell suddenly hit his face, almost suppressing the smell of venison.

Xu Huaigu and his party suddenly stopped talking and looked at this man. The man opened his eyes and looked at the few people in the lobby in surprise, as if he was a little overwhelmed.

But then he caught a glimpse of the large plate of venison in the middle of Xu Huaigu and his party, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and he salivated: "It's really fragrant, this is venison, right?" The man was extremely sloppy, his body smelled terrible, it was okay to hide in the room before, but when he came out, the smell on his body spread, and suddenly Xu Huaigu couldn't even raise his appetite for eating venison.

Xu Huaigu looked at the other three, Huang Shan's face was a little displeased, and Zuo Qiu Xun looked at the man angrily, eager to cut him with a sword.

So Xu Huaigu replied coldly: "Yes, it is indeed venison." The man laughed, took a few steps closer, leaned to Xu Huaigu's side, and said, "This little brother, the world is so big, why can we meet in Lucheng, it is a great fate." It's rare to meet in life, why don't we sit down and eat meat and drink wine, and have a chat? The stench became stronger and stronger, Xu Huaigu almost vomited out the venison he had eaten in his stomach, he was about to drive this sloppy man away, but the man didn't wait for him to answer, he sat next to Xu Huaigu cheekily, looking at the venison, salivating.

Xu Huaigu had an idea, and quickly covered his nose with aura, so as to disperse the stench on this man's body.

He looked at the other three, but saw that Huang Shan was the same. Zuo Qiu Xun was even worse, she even used her aura to wrap herself and Yu Qin's whole body, afraid that her clothes would be stained with the stench.

The man didn't feel disgusted, but introduced himself: "My name is Kong Xiong, I am a person from the north, but I am temporarily living in this inn in Lucheng, I don't know what the name of the little brother is?" Xu Huaigu replied coldly: "My surname is Xu." The man looked around at the rest of the people, and his eyes did not stop because of Zuo Qiu Xun and Yu Qin's faces, but just glanced around and gave up, this small move made Xu Huaigu feel a little more comfortable.

Although this man is sloppy, he should still be a serious person. The man also saw the sword box beside Xu Huaigu, and then asked suspiciously: "Brother Xu is a swordsman in the rivers and lakes?" Xu Huaigu replied, "It's half a half." The man suddenly laughed arrogantly and said, "I didn't expect the little brother to be the same as me!" I, Kong Xiong, am also a Jianghu guest, but I use a sword, not a sword. The man then hurriedly took out a scabbard at his waist, pulled out the knife inside, and said ostentatiously: "Little brother, take a look, this is a first-class good knife, I think I spent three hundred taels of silver to buy it from a dilapidated temple." The monks didn't know how to buy it, and they didn't need it, so I bought it. Although this knife is indeed good, I didn't take advantage of them, three hundred taels of silver, worthy of this good knife! Xu Huaigu looked at the knife carefully, the cold edge was shiny, and the blade was made of fine steel, it was indeed a good knife.

But it's just a secular knife, otherwise even if it's the lowest-level spiritual weapon, it's priced in small beads, and it won't involve secular silver in any case.

Xu Huaigu echoed a few words, nodded and said, "It is indeed a good knife." When the man heard the admiration, he became even more energetic, proudly hugged Xu Huaigu's neck, laughed and said: "Haha, Brother Xu, I finally met someone who knows the goods." I'm here in Lucheng, and it's not been a day or two since I've been here, but everyone I met can't see the power of this knife. But I know that we, the Jianghu cultivators, will definitely be able to recognize the quality of this knife! Xu Huaigu frowned slightly, and subconsciously retorted: "Who is Ye Xiu?" The man was a little puzzled, looked at Xu Huaigu, and said, "Aren't you?" Immediately, he looked at Xu Huaigu again, seemed to have an epiphany, and said, "No wonder, Brother Xu, you are still so young, have you not found a suitable way to step into the cultivation world?" Xu Huaigu was stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

The man immediately smiled, patted Xu Huaigu on the shoulder, and comforted: "It's okay, I have a personal fate, and you still have a long way to go, don't worry." Xu Huaigu had a strange face, looked at Huang Shan, and was a little joking.

Huang Shan naturally understood what Xu Huaigu meant. Could it be that you wild cultivators are all like this? No wonder he was ridiculed by the children of the fairy family.

Huang Shan was also very helpless, but then again, the vast majority of low-level wild cultivators were really like this. The cultivation of the second and third realms is holding a tattered method, a knife or a sword, that's all.

However, this man called Kong Xiong was particularly miserable, and Huang Shanneng could see that he had just stepped into the cultivation realm, a realm of cultivation, and it seemed that because of the purchase of that knife, he was now very poor, and he didn't even have the money to eat a meal of venison.

Huang Shan shrugged, meaning that what can I do, and this has been the case since ancient times. Xu Huaigu ignored it and continued to listen to the man talking to himself.