Chapter 36 Introduction
The ancient city of Tans, located about 300 kilometers northeast of the city of Matas, was the center of religious art in Mexico in ancient times, and was called the city of connection at that time.
Historically, due to wars, it has changed hands several times, but the main religious buildings have been preserved.
Perhaps because of its proximity to the border, or because of the liberal social and cultural influences of Mexico, it has now developed into a multi-ethnic and culturally mixed tourist city.
The two drove into the city and saw all kinds of people from all over the world communicating and living together, civilized and polite, orderly, and most of them had happy and confident expressions on their faces.
"Xiucai, don't you think it's strange?"
"As soon as I entered the city, I felt abnormal, the people here don't seem to know anything about Matas City?"
"No wonder Zhang Tianshi asked us to come here first at the first stop, it was really weird. ”
Fan Wu pulled over and stopped a middle-aged man passing by.
"Hello, how far is it from here to Matas City?"
"Oh, Matas, about 300 kilometers to the west, are you going on a tour? It's a nice beach there, and I often take my family on vacation. ”
"Oh... yes, you're familiar with that over there?"
"I have a friend there who works at a seaside hotel, and I just contacted him yesterday, and he said that there is a big music festival in Matas City next week, and he invited me to play, and I am going to go next week, and if you need to stay in a hotel, I can give you your contact information. ”
The middle-aged man answered Fan Wu's question very enthusiastically, and saw that the two were Orientals, and misunderstood that they were here to travel.
"Okay, thank you, let's play here for a few days first. ”
sent the middle-aged man away, and the two looked at each other, both of them saw the confusion and surprise in each other's eyes.
It stands to reason that if the Mexican government blocked the news, people here would not know that the situation in Matas City is normal, after all, it only happened a few days ago.
But to say that I only contacted a friend over there yesterday, it is impossible at all, now Matas is already a dead city, Fan Wu and the others have looked for it, not to mention people, the strangest thing is that there is not even a ghost.
So the man just now was either lying, or he thought it was true, or he thought it was true.
The two of them asked a few people of different ages and colors in different neighborhoods in the city, and they got almost the same answers, saying that Matas City is a good place, there will be activities next week, and then there are acquaintances who can help arrange food and lodging and other matters, and they all have contact information.
The fat man bought a disposable mobile phone on the side of the road, and called a few according to the phone number he got in hand, and the information he got was much the same, anyway, there are all kinds of attractive reasons to suggest that you hurry up and travel to Matas City.
Only then did the two of them realize the seriousness of the problem, and all the people here seemed to be under control, and they were all trying to persuade unsuspecting outsiders to go to the dead city of Matas.
The fat man once wondered if this was a ghost town, and he had heard his master say that if there is no comparison between life and death in the soul, he would think that he was not dead.
When a place or a city suffers a large-scale natural or man-made disaster, and all the people die in a short period of time, it is very likely that it will become a ghost town, and the whole city will think that they are not dead, normal socialization, and normal life.
However, the fat man's suspicion was immediately overturned by the two of them.
Because both of them have eyes to identify ghosts, it can be seen that the people in the ancient city of Tans are all living humans, and there are a few dodging imps in the streets and alleys.
But that proved that there was no problem with the eyes of the two of them, and they were not affected or disturbed in any way.
What could be the reason why the people here were deceived and controlled, and they also found that their reactions were normal in any way except for the incident of Matas City, and the two of them were even more puzzled.
After thinking about it to no avail, he had to put it aside for the time being, and when Zhang Wudao asked the two of them to come to Tans Ancient City, he probably didn't know that the situation here was abnormal, but since he suggested that the first stop should come here, he must have his deep meaning.
The two of them checked into a hotel in the center of the city for a short rest, and decided to come out in the evening to investigate, and it would be better to find a ghost or two to ask, hoping to find out what was going on here.
After midnight, when the city was basically quiet, the two left the hotel and drove along the street to look for ghosts, and strangely, they could still see a few ghosts hidden in the shadows during the day, but at night there were none of them.
The car has been driven from the city center a few times to the periphery of the city, still did not see any ghosts and monsters, the two people who do not believe in evil continue to go around, when the car drove to the ruins of an ancient temple, the fat man said to get out of the car to relieve a little, Fan Wu had to stop on the side of the road, and he also got off the car by the way to move his hands and feet.
When the fat man came back, the two of them were ready to get into the car.
"Brother Wu, look, there is a ghost in the temple, and he is standing at the door. ”
Following what the fat man said, Fan Wu saw that there was indeed a ghost at the gate of the ruins not far away, which seemed to be an old man, who was standing at the gate of the ruins temple and watching the two of them.
Both of them are not familiar with Western architecture, and they don't know what kind of temple ruins this is, but from the preserved part, you can vaguely see the mysterious grandeur of the year.
The four remaining walls and door frames of the temple were made of unknown black rock barriers, and even the gate was made up of two large black stone slabs, but now only one remained, and it fell crookedly to one side.
The two of them searched for a night and finally saw the ghost, turned off the car and walked happily to the ruins, hoping to talk to him, the old ghost saw the two walk in front of him, he waved his hand and turned around.
After taking two steps, he looked back and saw that the two had not followed, beckoned to them, and continued walking towards the ruins.
Fan Wu and the fat man glanced at each other, made eye contact, shrugged their shoulders and walked in after the old ghost.
For the two of them, an ordinary old ghost has nothing to worry about even if he doesn't have a good heart, so follow him with confidence and see what tricks he plays.
Entering the center of the ruins, the old ghost turned back to the two of them.
"Where are you going?"
The old ghost was hunchbacked, looking only about one meter five, wearing a hooded robe, the hood was pressed down, and his whole face was hidden in the dark, even Fan Wu's ghost eyes couldn't see what Zhang looked like, but the accent was standard Chinese pronunciation.
Listening to his question, the fat man smiled.
"Old man, didn't you beckon us in?
"I'm just in charge of the lead, how do I know where I'm going? I'm the lead, I don't know where to go, I don't know where to go?......"
The old ghost seemed to be a little delirious as he spoke, and kept repeating the words 'I don't know where to go' with his head down, and his tone was a little sad and helpless.
Fan Wu patted the fat man who wanted to continue talking and said to the old ghost.
"What do you call it, old man, what kind of temple is this?"
"This is the Temple of Reception, my name is... My name is... Who am I, who am I, where am I going, where am I going?......"
After being interrupted by Fan Wu, it seems that he has recovered, and then he is haunted by the question of 'who am I?', and he returns to the cycle of 'where am I going?'.
"Brother Wu, it turns out that this is a stupid ghost, it seems that he can't ask anything, let's go, and then go find the next one. ”
"Wait, I'll ask again. Old man, what's the use of leading the temple, where can you let us go?"
Fan Wu's words interrupted the old ghost's chaotic state again, and the old ghost quieted down and thought sideways for a while.
"The Temple of Reception is responsible for taking you to Hell and allowing you to go to any level except for Wandering and Solitude for seven days. ”
"Psycho, why are you going to hell if you have nothing to do? We don't want to die yet. Besides, if you want to go to hell, my master also has a way, how can you use this leading temple, Brother Wu, let's go, don't pay attention to this stupid ghost. ”
The fat man couldn't listen to this old ghost talking nonsense anymore, and he was about to leave with Fan Wu in tow.
In fact, Fan Wu had the patience to listen to what the old ghost said because he had too many adventures after death, but what the old ghost said now was really a bit outrageous, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
"Old man, we really don't have much interest in going to hell, if there's nothing else, we'll go first. ”
After saying that, the two turned around and left, and were just about to walk out of the door, when the voice of the old ghost came from behind again.
"How can young people nowadays be like this, they don't want such a good opportunity, I remember who wanted to go in the past and I didn't agree, alas, who is who? Who, where did you go? Where to go?......
The two of them shook their heads and walked two steps away from the ruins, let's look for any more normal ghosts.
When he returned to the car, he started the car and when the headlights came on, the fat man sighed.
"Brother Wu, have you seen anything?"
"See, nothing. ”
There was an open space in front of the car, and the two of them stayed for at least five minutes before the Guiding Temple was nowhere to be found, or was there no such ruins at all?
Illusion? It is impossible for two people to appear at the same time, illusion? With the strength of two people, how can they fall for illusion without knowing it, impossible.
Although the two of them have encountered a lot of ghosts and killed countless monsters, they can't help but get goosebumps all over their bodies now, and they feel a little chilling.
"Brother Wu, I have a feeling, it's not that I'm afraid, I can't say it clearly, but I'm flustered. ”
"Me too, but I know what it's like, it's frightened. ”
"Fertilization?Brother Wu, don't laugh at this time. ”
"What do you think? I'm frightened. ”
The fat man smiled embarrassedly.
"Brother Wu, don't bully me for reading less, isn't it the same meaning to be surprised and afraid?"
"It's different, fear is subjective, surprise is objective, just like a baby, they don't know what fear is, but they will be frightened when they feel a real threat, I think it's a kind of innate soul induction, and adults rarely have it. ”
"Oh, then I understand, or blame me for not reading much, and I don't think clearly as Brother Wu. ”
The fat man understood, but after Fan Wu finished speaking, he fell into deep thought.
"Xiucai, what kind of threat do you say with our current strength to make our already turbid acquired soul feel frightened?"
After Fan Wu finished speaking, both of them fell into deep thought.
"Bang Bang Bang"
Suddenly, the sound of slapping the glass startled the two of them, and Fan Wu saw a familiar Republic of China college student beauty standing next to the car through the window, and hurriedly pressed the window glass.
"Zhong Kui, why are you here?"
"Haha, sure enough, it's you, Fan Wu, now you look much more handsome than yourself. ”
Fan Wu never imagined that he would see Zhong Kui, the "enemy who killed himself" in Mexico, and it was in the middle of the night on the outskirts of the ancient city of Tans.
"Brother Wu, who is this ugly woman?"
"Hmm, what are you talking about? Dead fatty, who do you say is an ugly woman? You come down for me, and the old lady promises not to beat you to death. ”
Fan Wu couldn't imagine that as a ghost, the granddaughter of the dignified ghost hunter Zhong Kui, she couldn't stand being called ugly like other little girls, and hurriedly got out of the car to comfort her when she saw her madness.
"Forget it, that dead fat man is blind, such a beautiful girl Zhong Kui can't see clearly, let's not be like him, why did you come to Mexico?"
As he spoke, he turned back to look at the fat man, the fat man was also eye-catching, he didn't pay attention to it for the first time, but this time he finally heard clearly that this was the Miss Zhong Kui that Fan Wu had mentioned, and he immediately got out of the car and ran over.
"I'm sorry, Miss Zhong Kui, I saw the hell just now, I was blind for a while and didn't see it clearly, I had long heard Brother Wu say that I knew a big beauty, and when I saw it today, it was really a shy flower in the closed moon, and the fish and geese were falling. ”
"Count you as acquaintances, otherwise you want to look good. ”
After speaking, Zhong Kui ignored him anymore, and pulled Fan Wu to chat.
It turned out that after Zhong Kui left Fan Wu's house last time, he received an order from his grandfather to track down a Wei who had disappeared for many years.
She searched around the country but couldn't find it, and recently heard that someone had seen it in the United States, so she chased it to the United States non-stop and followed the clues to here.
Tonight, the chasing induction suddenly disappeared, and I just saw a car parked on the side of the road, and sensed that there was a familiar soul power in it, who knew that it was Fan Wu in the car.
"That's a coincidence. Fan Wu was thinking about the information in Zhong Kui's words, and responded casually.
"This is fate!"
The fat man couldn't help but sigh beside him, he was used to joking with Fan Wu, and he forgot that Zhong Kui was there for a while, and when he saw her murderous eyes, he quickly shut up.
Fan Wu thought for a moment, and then told Zhong Kui in detail what happened to the two of them just now.
"It's him, it's definitely him, Mongo. ”
"Who's Mongo?
"You don't know Mongo? yes, he doesn't use that name very often, and you've heard his name in the world, Konstantin. ”