"You...... You're going to Shanxi Village?! He said in disbelief: "The little girl really doesn't know how thick the sky is!" How dare you go to Shanxi Village?! ”

Speaking of this, the old man became emotional, walked to Jiang Lai's side, grabbed her wrist, and said with a nervous expression: "Don't you know?" What happened in that village...... It's not something that people can meddle with at all. ”

"Ah, old man, don't worry, I'm human. But I have a lot of friends who aren't people. Jiang Lai said.

For example, auspiciousness, such as seven young ladies, such as winter melon, such as Xiaoai.

The old man didn't really understand what Jiang Lai meant.

glanced at the winter melon that was held in Jiang Lai's hand.

This little girl is not talking about people's friends...... It can't be this dog, right?

Finding that the old man was looking at him with scrutinizing eyes, out of the professionalism of a working dog, the winter melon wagged his tail at the old man in a friendly manner.

Old man:......

Wagging his tail at a stranger, there is no warning at all.

The little girl herself is not very reliable, she is not a friend of people, and she is not very smart.

If this goes to Shanxi Village, wouldn't it be a thousand miles away?!

"Old man, I have a friend who was arrested in Shanxi Village. I'm going to save her. Jiang Lai hurried up and said the truth.

The old man stared at Jiang Lai for a while, and when he saw that she had made up her mind, he sighed and said, "That's it." ”

"The situation in Shanxi Village is complicated. The old man only knows that over the years, there are not no people who have entered Shanxi Village. Those people, after they went in...... They never came out again. ”

"It is said that there are powerful man-eating demons entrenched there, who will eat everyone who enters Shanxi Village. That demon is very cruel and vicious, and even the souls of those people will not let go. ”

"As long as you enter Shanxi Village, most of you will get a soul scattered."

As he spoke, the old man took a few herbs from the counter, prepared them, and handed a medicine bag to Jiang Lai.

"You put this away. This medicine is able to mask the smell of human bodies. Wear it on your body to prevent the demons from discovering your presence. You can sneak into Mountain Creek Village. ”

Jiang Lai checked it through Xiao Ai and found that the effect of the pack of medicine was indeed as the old man said.

She accepted the packet of medicine and thanked the old man.

The old man sighed, "Alas, the old man has a map to Shanxi Village here. But your situation is special. Even if I give you the map, you won't be able to see it. Then I'll tell you the general direction of Shanxi Village. ”

The old man told Jiang Lai about the way he needed to go to Shanxin Village, and then said to her: "No matter what you are going to do in Shanxin Village, leave there as soon as you are done, and remember not to meddle in your affairs." Got it? ”

Jiang Lai bowed, "Thank you." ”

It seems that this old man is equivalent to the introduction NPC in the game copy.

She estimated that the other players would be similar to herself, and they would all find their way to Shanxi Village under the guidance of the NPCs.

"Uncle, what happened in Shanxi Village? Why are the people of Ping'an Town afraid to avoid it? Night markets and altars, what's going on? ”

Jiang Lai noticed that when she mentioned Shanxi Village, the old man's emotions obviously became full of disgust.

The old man shook his head, "Holding a night market and opening an altar to worship on the night market are all traditions of Ping'an Town. It is said that there is a big demon who harms one side of Shanxi Village. The monster was very angry. Even a high-ranking monk could not completely seal the monster, so he could only cast a spell to make the demon sleep temporarily. ”

"This is the time of year when the monster is about to wake up and start to be active."

In order to avoid the misfortune of the surrounding area, several nearby towns have reached an agreement with the surrounding temples and Taoist temples. Usually, a lot of incense money is offered in the surrounding area to support those temples and Taoist temples. When the monsters are active, those Taoist temples will take turns to send monks to the night markets held in various towns, where they recite scriptures. ”

"On the one hand, it is to strengthen the seal, and on the other hand, it is also for the ......"

The old man glanced at Jiang Lai, bit his lip, and then continued: "On the other hand, it is also for sacrifice. Demons will suck the souls of monks who recite sutras and leave their corpses behind. ”

After sucking enough souls, the demon will be satisfied, as if he had eaten enough, and will fall into a deep sleep, quietly waiting for the next sacrifice to begin.

After listening to the old man's story, Jiang Lai didn't think that the demon seemed to have been suppressed by some master in Shanxi Village, where it was sleeping.

It's like ......

The demon was raised by someone in Shanxi Village, and every year there are people who send rations to the demon at regular times to ensure that the guy can live.

"Uncle, do you know what kind of demon it is? What is its origin? ”

The old man shook his head, "Where can a small person like the old man know about this?" The old man only knows that this is a rule that has been passed down from generation to generation. People have been doing this since before I was born. ”

Speaking of this, the old man couldn't help but sigh a little, and his words became full of sympathy.

"The locals know the truth. Even if they can't leave here and move elsewhere, they don't want to sacrifice the souls of their children. Over the years, the little monks and little Taoist priests who used to sacrifice were bought from places that were affected by disasters and famine for the Taoist temples and temples. And also...... Kidnapping from all over the world. ”

"Tsk, those Taoist temples, which were supposed to be places to worship the gods, are the cleanest and purest places in the world. Can ...... now For the ritual of sacrifice, those sacred and noble Taoist temples have become places where I don't know how much blood and cause and effect have been stained. For a little doll like you, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is Shura Hell, a mountain of blood and bones. ”

The old man's words were filled with the helplessness of being a local, and the sympathy for the young monks who did not know it, but sacrificed their lives because of it.

Bidding farewell to the old man, Jiang Lai embarked on the road to Shanxi Village.

In order to facilitate the journey, she bought a big dark horse from Ping'an Town, the inn that the Taoist priests had found before, for zero yuan.

The winter melon also sensibly turned into a wolf head tattoo and appeared on Jiang Lai's arm, so that Jiang Lai could take it with him.

Because of his leg strength, it took Jiang Lai less than two hours to arrive near Shanxi Village at midnight on this day.

Tying the big black horse to a nearby tree and letting it graze on its own, she summoned the winter melon, led it, and continued to walk towards the village.