Li Huaiyun explained, "You forgot, this jade carving has the ability to block all kinds of breath, so it's normal for the token to not react. ”

As they walked down the street, they were approaching a bridge on the bank of a river when a jumble of footsteps came from the opposite side.

There are a lot of people in the voice.

Li Huaiyun and Ah Tian immediately became alert, they went around into the alley next to the street, and then leaned against the wall to look at the bridge, and a group of people appeared on the bridge.

At this moment, a white mist filled the street, and a gentle breeze blew up, blowing the white mist around, and then the yellow rune paper continued to float down in the air, spilling onto the street.

On the other side of the bridge in the river, there was the sound of tapping on the watch, and a group of people passed over the bridge and walked towards the street where they were.

Those who walked in front of them carried long flags on their shoulders, and the cloth of the flag was yellow with the word "Gorge" written on it.

The men walked down the street in front of them, relatively hidden as they clinged to the alley and a few trees in front of them.

Li Huaiyun looked at the people walking on the street, those people were slumped, their mental outlook was very poor, and their steps seemed to be very slow, but there was a special firmness in their eyes, as if they were looking forward to what was next.

Li Huaiyun's eyes kept scanning those people, and at this time, he saw a few very strange people among the pedestrians walking by.

The men were dressed in strange clothes, they wore Taoist robes, but they were dressed in a similar way to the monks in robes, showing one shoulder, the bronze skin, the lines were clear, the arms were strong and strong, their faces were covered with yellow cloth painted with charms, and their eyes were bloodshot red.

Although I don't know where those people came from, I can tell that these people are obviously different from the others by their size and muscles.

When those burly people passed by, Li Huaiyun could feel a special sense of oppression, which made him nervous in his heart.

This parade-like procession is a bit long, in addition to those who carry flags, there are also people who burn paper ingots on the road.

The appearance of these ingots looks quite eye-catching, and if you don't grasp them in your hands or don't look carefully, maybe someone will really be kept in the dark.

Others were dressed in gray robes and hoods, and were clearly women.

Don't call me when this hall opens!

Seeing this scene, Ah Tian couldn't help but clench the scabbard in his hand, feeling that this scene was quite familiar, and he whispered, "Strange! These people are going out of the funeral! I didn't see anyone carrying the coffin! This is carrying the flag again, and it is also sprinkling paper money. ”

Li Huaiyun frowned and pointed to the street ahead, "I don't know!" Look out for those who wear robes and cover their faces! ”

Ah Tian looked in the direction Li Huaiyun was pointing and saw the people he described, thinking that these guys looked quite difficult to deal with.

The line made its way to the end of the street.

Li Huaiyun raised his head and saw that the yellow paper money was still scattered in the sky above the street, and a small part of it had fallen to Li Huaiyun's feet.

He bent down, picked up the paper money on the ground, and looked closely, and found that there were some strange charms drawn on the paper money.

These spells are similar to the ones on the heart and brain, and sure enough, those things have something to do with it.

Li Huaiyun unfolded the paper money, and then said to Ah Tian, "Look at it, are you familiar with the spell on it?" ”

Ah Tian looked confused, before he took it, he saw the rune painting behind the confetti, and his expression was a little tense all of a sudden.

He looked in the direction the team had left, "What we're investigating has something to do with this. ”

"Yes! However, if you want to find out the truth of the matter, I'm afraid you have to find out what these people are doing! ”

Ah Tian waved his hand, "Let's follow and find out!" ”

Li Huaiyun raised his hand and stopped Ah Tian's behavior, "No! Those burly men were very alert, so let's not get too close, but try to go to other places and find out what is going on. ”

They came out of the alley, walked across the bridge, went in the opposite direction, and in front, in a row of houses not far away, there was a pawnshop.

"That's right, let's go inside and ask! The pawnshops in this town should know the details! ”

Li Huaiyun and Ah Tian walked into the pawnshop and saw that the shopkeeper was settling accounts in front of the stage, he shook his head while quickly fiddling with the abacus, with a sad face.

The shopkeeper was the one who looked relatively normal when they entered the town.

Li Huaiyun walked up and put the jade carving on the countertop, "Shopkeeper, I want to pawn this thing!" ”

The shopkeeper casually glanced at the countertop and shook his head disdainfully, "We don't accept this thing here for a long time." ”

"Why?"

The shopkeeper looked up at the faces of the two of them, and realized that it was a raw face, so he said helplessly, "This thing is very common in this town, and it has long been worthless!" ”

"Besides, this thing is very evil, the yin qi is too heavy, only the kind of believers who blindly worship will be treasured, you came from other places, and you haven't seen the situation on the streets of this town?"

"Didn't you say that this thing can calm the mind and nourish the spirit?"

"This yin qi is heavier than the dead, you say you can make people meditate, young man, I advise you, throw this thing away quickly, and then leave this town."

"Shopkeeper, why don't you leave?"

"Three generations of my family have opened pawnshops in this town, and the ancestral graves are here, how to leave!"

Li Huaiyun took back the jade carving from the countertop, "Shopkeeper, you should know very well this jade carving and why this town is still like this!" ”

The shopkeeper carefully observed the two people who came here this time, and after seeing the brocade clothes, he knew that their identities should be unusual.

"The two were sent by the imperial court?"

Li Huaiyun picked up the token, "The demon hunter of the Demon Slayer Division." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and pressed his hands tightly on the countertop, "This court has finally done some personnel, and the town has had problems for so long, no one cares!" ”

He leaned out of the table excitedly, "Two adults, you must help this town, otherwise this place will really become a dead city." ”

Li Huaiyun stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling the shopkeeper not to get excited, and to speak slowly if he had something to say.

A year ago, strange people came to the town, setting up fortune tellers on the streets, and those who passed through him were basically able to avoid bad luck, and they became much richer.

For a while, it was a good story in the whole town, and there was an endless stream of people looking for him.

So half a year ago, the man built a monastery here, and at the same time accepted a large number of believers to practice in the monastery, hoping that they would live forever, regardless of men, women, old and young.

At the same time, let them buy jade carvings for cultivation at a high price, which is rumored to have an aura in it, which can make people practice to the next level.

The shopkeeper sighed, "You have also seen, now in this town, most people are cultivating and following the demons. ”

"The shopkeeper doesn't seem to be affected at all!"

"That's because I'm sober-minded and know what's at stake, a finger-sized jade carving costs so many silver taels, and there must be a problem in it." The shopkeeper replied proudly.

"My jade carving was begged for by someone from the gym, but I didn't expect it to be bought for two silver!" Li Huaiyun shrugged his shoulders, "Then where is this hall?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head, "I don't know! ”

Li Huaiyun was a little surprised, the gym had been built for half a year, and he didn't even know the location, "Shopkeeper, you have been living in the town, don't you know?" ”

"Yes! Since the construction of the gym, except for those believers, no one else knows where it is, and if you want to enter the gym, you have to wait for the assembly! ”

"Rallies?" Li Huaiyun thought to himself that this person's actions were quite cautious.

"On a certain day of the month, the people of the gym march through the streets of the town, and those who are believers will automatically go out and join the procession, and when the number of people is full, they will be led by the people of the gym to the secret gym."

The two glanced at each other, but what they didn't expect was that the people they met just now were actually the parade carried out by the people from the Gym.

Li Huaiyun immediately asked, "Shopkeeper, what I walked on the street in front of me just now was the people from the Daoist Pavilion paraded on the street. ”

The shopkeeper nodded, "Yes! ”

"Then they already went to the Gym just now?"

The shopkeeper glanced out the window, "No!" Every month, the parade will continue for a while, probably at dusk, and then take those people to the gym, and now there is about half an hour. ”

"Huh! Shopkeeper, is there a way for us to blend in with the parade? ”

"Just kidding, everyone is a believer, just look at the outfits of the two of you."

"Shopkeeper, do you have any clothes, borrow them!"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he laughed, "I'm not one of those believers, I don't have that clothes,"

Ah Tian suggested, "Why don't we go out and look on the streets, maybe we can get clothes." ”

"That's right! Two monster hunters! The shopkeeper said, "At the end of the east side of this street, there is a family, and they are also believers. You can check it out. ”

Li Huaiyun immediately clenched his fists, bowed down and thanked, "Then thank the shopkeeper!" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, no! I have to thank you, if you don't come back, this town will really be over! ”

"Wait a minute!" He left the counter and walked inside, and after a while, came to the counter and placed a bottle of medicine on the counter.

"This medicine is extracted from calamus, and it has the function of opening the body and awakening the mind, that hall must be rampant with demonic energy, and this medicine can also keep you from being affected by demonic energy."

The two of them thanked the shopkeeper again, then left the pawnshop and walked directly in the direction the shopkeeper pointed.

The two of them walked cautiously down the street, and at this time, the sky was a little darker.

When they came to the house that the shopkeeper had said, they found that the door of the house was closed, but there was a loud roar coming from inside.

At this time, there were only a few vendors on the street, and some people were walking aimlessly on the street.

Li Huaiyun stood by the door of the house, knocked lightly with his fingers, and there was a knocking sound on the crisp wooden board, but after a long time, he still only heard the muffled voice inside the door, but no one came out to open the door.

That's weird! He tapped his finger on the door again, this time with a little force.

Although Ah Tian was also afraid in his heart, he also came up and knocked on the door vigorously, but no one opened the door.

After waiting for a while, Li Huaiyun thought to himself, something should be wrong with this family! He was in his mind for a moment, and finally decided to pry the door open and find out.

Just as he was about to make a move, the door opened automatically,

A middle-aged man with an unattractive appearance jumped out of it!