Chapter 43: Ghost Affair in a Deserted Village

The boat soon docked, but the place where Xu Huaigu and Gu Yue went ashore was not good, only to see that the shore was full of swamps and dense branches, and it was impassable at all.

And this small boat seems to have been arranged a long time ago, as soon as it sails to the shore, it immediately loses power and stops, no different from ordinary small wooden boats.

After going through all the hardships and dangers this time, he finally arrived at Flying Fish Continent, and the top priority for Xu Huaigu to do was to send Zuo Qiu Xun's ashes, pipa and white sword back to the New Rain Sect, but he didn't have a map of the Flying Fish Continent at all, and he didn't even know where the New Rain Sect was.

Therefore, it is imperative to find a place where there are people, buy a map of Flying Fish Island, and then make plans for travel.

Xu Huaigu is now infamous, and it won't be long before all the monks in the world will know how this innate sword fetus from Dongfu Yaozhou colluded with the demon clan, how he mutilated human lives, and how he forced a righteous Nine Realms monk to death.

At that time, Xu Huaigu was no longer a natural sword fetus, but a street rat that everyone shouted and beaten.

He had already decided to change his name and surname in Feiyu Continent, and try to keep a low profile, so he let Gu March take the lead for him.

Reading the book took advantage of the fact that he was on the edge of the swamp on the coast, no one noticed here, Xu Huaigu quietly took the sword into the sky, and saw a small river not far to the west, and there were a few thin lines of cooking smoke in the upper reaches of the river, so he determined the direction, took Gu Yueyue to the river, and then walked up along the river.

Along the way, he and Gu March agreed that he would keep a low profile, so he changed the long sword on his waist to Gu Yueyue's body, his waist was empty, and he took out a bag full of clothes and carried it on his body, looking like a small entourage of Gu March.

Gu March was still a little uneasy about this, but Xu Huaigu insisted on this, and she had no choice but to obey Xu Huaigu's wishes.

The two of them had been sailing on the sea for a long time, and at this time, they had not gone far along the river, and the sky was dark and sinking.

After walking about three or four miles upstream, I finally saw a river beach on the bank of the river, with a few rare lights shining, and more than a dozen small houses were scattered on the river beach, which was extremely lonely.

Gu Yueyue glanced at that place, stopped Xu Huaigu suddenly, and looked around again, only to see that the surrounding area of the small village was full of some trees that should not have appeared here.

Mulberry trees are planted in the south, willows in the north, locust trees in the east, cypress trees in the west, and poplar trees are scattered in the open space in the village.

Even if Gu Yueyue was not proficient in the art of the five elements of yin and yang, he could recognize that these five kinds of trees were the trees of the five yin, and they were the most concentrated yin qi.

The feng shui of the folk house is said to be a mulberry tree

"San", pass

The word "mourning". Willow trees are mostly planted in graves, locust trees

To the right of the "locust" is a ghost, and a cypress tree grows only in the cemetery. The poplar trees in the village are also called ghost clapping, because the sound of the wind blowing the poplar trees is actually the same as the ghost clapping.

As long as you know a little about the art of yin and yang and the five elements, you know that this is a taboo for cultivating a house, and this village is planted like this, obviously intentionally, this village is very wrong.

Xu Huaigu didn't understand these things at all, and looked at Gu Yue in confusion and asked, "What are you stopping me for?" What's wrong with this village? Gu Yueyue looked solemn, pointed over there, and said softly: "Mulberry in the south, willow in the north, acacia in the east, cypress in the west, and poplar in the middle, are the trees of the five yin, the place where the yin gathers." This village is intentional, and I am afraid it is not an ordinary village. Xu Huaigu was not only not afraid, but smiled: "How do you know these things?" Even I don't know. Gu March said: "It's not like when I lived in the village before, I listened to the older generation. Although these things are evil, they are indeed in line with the art of yin and yang and the five elements, so they must not be believed. Xu Huaigu nodded thoughtfully, as if he didn't take it to heart at all.

Gu Yueyue said with some reproach: "Why aren't you worried at all, Master, don't you believe what I said?" Xu Huaigu glanced at her and said with a smile: "How can it?" It's definitely right that this place is heavy with yin qi, and I can feel that the aura there is very filthy. It's just that ordinary people need to be afraid of ghosts, you are now a martial artist with strong qi and blood, and ghosts should respect you for three points, right? Why is it that the mind is still stuck in the ordinary people of the past? When Gu March heard Xu Huaigu say this, she also felt that it made sense, but her thoughts since she was a child still made her very afraid of ghosts.

So she asked worriedly, "Master, are you really okay?" What if there's a powerful ghost in there, and I can't hold it down? Xu Huaigu said casually: "What are you afraid of?" I think that at the beginning, when I was in Lichuan Mountain in Yamato Country, I had seen the ghosts of the entire mountain, and the highest one was a ghost of the Eight Realms. With me behind you, just go in, don't be afraid. Gu March nodded, she couldn't believe herself, but she still believed in Xu Huaigu's ability.

So she took a few deep breaths, swallowed her saliva, cheered herself up, and headed in the direction of the strange village.

After a while, the two of them were gradually approaching the village, only to hear the sound of a woman babbling and singing in the village, adding another touch to this strange atmosphere.

If it weren't for Xu Huaigu behind him, Gu March would have been scared. But she didn't want Xu Huaigu to feel cowardly, so she was still walking towards the village.

Xu Huaigu whispered to her: "You go knock on the door, let's find a house to spend the night tonight, and we will continue on the road tomorrow." At this moment, the sound of the opera suddenly stopped, and suddenly the surroundings were as quiet as the world.

Gu Yue only heard the sound of his heavy and rapid heartbeat, nodded nervously to Xu Huaigu, and walked to the nearest thatched house.

Gu Yueyue stood at the door, glanced back at Xu Huaigu, plucked up her courage, raised her hand and knocked heavily on the door a few times, and asked, "Is there anyone?" ”

"Knock knock...... "Gu Yueyue's knock on the door was the only sound in this dead village, her hand knocking on the door was trembling, but she still knocked on the wooden door one by one.......

"Anyone? Anyone? We just want to spend the night, anyone, please? After a long time, the wooden door suddenly came out

With a "squeak", Gu Yue took a step back suddenly. The wooden door slowly opened, and inside was a middle-aged man with pale skin.

He was unkempt, his eyes were deep-set, and his skin was lifeless and pale, and he looked at Gu Yue, who was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out.

The ghost-like man didn't do anything, just shook his head, and closed the door. Xu Huaigu frowned, he could clearly feel that this man was not human.

Gu Yue said to Xu Huaigu in fear, "Master, why don't we rest outside for the night?" This village is too weird. Xu Huaigu shook his head and said, "What's so terrible about this person, it's just that he rejected you and moved on to the next family." Gu March had no choice but to go to the next house, this one was a young and bewitching beautiful woman, just like the man before, her skin was strangely pale.

Looking at her coveted appearance, she really wanted to invite Xu Huaigu into the house, but because of some insurmountable rules, she still shook her head and closed the door.

Seeing that although these people looked terrifying, they would not do anything terrifying, Gu Yue's courage gradually grew.

She then knocked on the doors of several houses in a row, and there were old women, old men, young men, beautiful women, and even two teenage children, but without exception, they all refused Gu Yueyue's request to stay overnight without saying a word, shook their heads and closed the door.

Gu March knocked on the door all the way and walked all the way into the depths of the village. I saw that there were all low thatched houses around, but in the middle of the village sat a house surrounded by a huge courtyard wall, which was much better than thatched houses.

At Xu Huaigu's request, Gu March came to the door of this big mansion again. She grasped the rusty knocker and tapped lightly, and suddenly the sound of a heavy bronze blow spread through the village, faintly, piercing the deepest fears in people's hearts.

Gu Yueyue wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and shouted, "Is there anyone?" We'd like to spend the night here, can anyone else? She knocked on the door for a long time, but there was still no answer inside, she turned her head to Xu Huaigu and said, "It seems that there is no one, why don't we go to the next one?" Xu Huaigu said, "Wait." Gu March shouted a few more times, and finally heard very light footsteps coming from inside the house, and then a plain white old woman opened the door, looked at the two of them anxiously, and shook her head slightly, looking very scared.

Although this old woman was very old, her face was slightly ruddy compared to the people in the thatched hut before, and she was a living person.

The old woman was still shaking her head hurriedly, as if urging the two to leave quickly, but Xu Huaigu didn't seem to understand what she meant, stepped forward, and smiled at the old woman: "Old man, our brother and sister are passing by here, just wanting to spend the night." If there is still a room in the house, please make it easier, no matter how shabby it is, we just want to make do with it for the night. The old woman frowned in a hurry, and quickly shook her head, and suddenly the wrinkles on her face seemed to come to life.

But at this moment, they heard a man's strong voice from the depths of the house, saying, "Granny Miao, we have always been hospitable. It's not safe outside at night, so please let them in. Granny Miao replied

"Yes, sir", then glanced at the two helplessly, sighed resentfully, and said, "Please come in." Xu Huaigu gave Gu Yueyue, who was so frightened that her legs were trembling, that Gu Yueyue had to take heavy steps, and as Granny Miao walked into the courtyard, Xu Huaigu also followed.

Granny Miao closed the door of the house, and then led the two of them through the courtyard to a side room.

Xu Huaigu knocked on the side and asked, "Old man, our brother and sister got lost and came here, how should we go out?" Granny Miao glanced at him and said angrily, "Go out?" Do you want to go out after entering the house? I advise you two young people who don't know what to do, and get through tonight! Xu Huaigu smiled slightly, he didn't take it to heart at all, Granny Miao only thought that his newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and she was very disdainful in her heart.

Granny Miao took the two of them to a room, settled them down, and went out, leaving Xu Huaigu and Gu Yue squeezed into a bed.

Gu March was still afraid, she lit an oil lamp at the bedside, opened her eyes and looked there, hoping that that little bit of fire could bring her a sense of security.

Xu Huaigu lay down, closed his eyes, and even wanted to really sleep in his clothes, which made Gu Yue a little embarrassed, and said, "How can you sleep now?" What if a ghost comes in! Xu Huaigu put his hand to his lips, motioned for her not to speak, and said half-jokingly: "Ghosts only catch people who can't sleep, haven't you even heard this truth?" Gu Yue thought about it fearfully, and also lay down, and the two of them fell asleep on their sides, with no charm at all, only the fear of silence.

Suddenly, Xu Huaigu seemed to hear a few thunders outside, and then a light rain fell, and the babbling opera that had stopped before also sounded again in this house.