Chapter 367: There Is One Man Left
This ghost town also has a name, it is called Laoyang Ghost Town, and the city is naturally not as lively as Laoyang Fufu City, and it is even many times more deserted than the endless ghost town that Ji Yuan saw at the beginning.
Lannink walks through the streets and alleys of the ghost town, and it is difficult to find a ghost to ask for directions, but there are too few ghosts to see.
After walking for a long time with my feelings, I forgave several laps in the south of the city, and finally I couldn't help but go to the homes of the people in the city to find ghosts and ask.
But the houses in the city are also very strange, some houses are empty, some places are even empty, and after looking for a few places, I finally heard some laughter in an alley.
Lannink hurried forward and knocked on the door in front of the courtyard.
"Knock knock...... Somebody, uh, anyone's home?"
After a while, the door opened with a "squeak~", and Lannink was slightly stunned, seeing a paper figure with a strange expression.
To be honest, although Lannink is a ghost, he was still slightly startled.
After the paper figure opened the door, he did not speak or change his expression, and he always looked like he was smiling, because his expression was painted, and his blush and eyes were extremely pompous.
Then Lannink saw the situation in the courtyard, a total of eight people sitting around playing wooden cards, just four men and four women, and one older than the other.
'All old men?'
Lanningk was stunned again, and then realized what kind of place this is, this is a ghost town in Laoyang Mansion, most of the people are old and dead, but they are all old people.
"Yo, you're still an afterlife, you're young enough when you die. ”
"Hey, it's a pity that I passed away at such a young age!" "Hmm!"
Several old men were judging when they saw Lanningk's appearance, and Lanningk asked as politely as he could.
"How many people, can you know where the Yin Mansion of the Dong clan in Laoyang is?"
The Dong family is a big family in Laoyang Mansion, as long as it is a local, it should have heard of it.
"The Dong family, the Dong family who practices martial arts?"
An old man asked.
"Yes, yes, it's the Dong family!"
"If you ask the old Yin Mansion of the Dong family, it is already deserted, but a few years ago, I heard that the young master of the Dong family died young, and it is a pity that a young man like you died, and the young master of the Dong family seems to be not supposed to die, so the Yin life is particularly long, it should be in the depths of Yin Mu Lane, which is a place surrounded by a forest. ”
Lanningke knew it in his heart, no wonder he didn't find it after a few laps, it turned out to be in the Yin Wood Forest.
After thanking him, Lannink hurried away.
Half an hour later, we finally arrived at the edge of the Yin Wood Forest, this kind of tree is somewhat like a locust tree, but the wood is pitch black and the leaves are dull, and it seems that it can only be found in the underworld or in a place where the yin qi is heavy.
There shouldn't be such a large woodland in a normal city, but it's normal in this empty ghost town, after all, most people have a much shorter lifespan than a yang lifespan, and ghosts in ghost towns are always sparse.
After walking about a hundred steps through the forest, Lannink could already see a clearly ornate house in the distance, and even a paper man with a broom at the door of the already clean house.
At this moment, Lanningk's emotions are a little complicated, for the other people in the Nine Heroes at the beginning, he can be jealous or even resentful, but he doesn't have this emotion for Dong Bicheng, because Dong Bicheng died many years earlier than him, and he is the first of the nine in terms of bad luck.
Before he could get closer, Lannink had already made a loud announcement.
"Brother Dong, Lanningke came to visit, I wonder if Brother Dong can be at home?"
About when Lanningk walked in front of the mansion, a man in a brocade robe of about thirty or so hurriedly walked out, it was Dong Bicheng.
Dong Bicheng's expression was slightly surprised at first when he saw Lanningke, and then he was slightly excited, he took a closer look before confirming the real Lanningke, although there was a gap with the appearance in his memory, but this was normal.
"Brother Lan, why did you die young? And in my Laoyang Ghost Town, did you die in Laoyang Mansion, did you die of illness or an accident, or was it a matter of the rivers and lakes? Let's go in, go in and drink tea, go in and drink tea!"
There are few people in the ghost town to visit, and there are not many friends, Dong Bicheng is obviously very happy to see Lanningk, but he thinks that the other party may be a new death, and he doesn't dare to show his happiness on his face, but he is slightly excited to invite him in.
"Okay, bother!"
"Hey, Brother Lan still remembers me, I can't thank Dong very much for coming to see me, you're welcome, my father and mother will give me good tea every year, come and taste the pre-rain tea in our Laoyang Mansion this spring." ”
Looking at Dong Bicheng's concerned and enthusiastic look, Lanningke was a little ashamed for some reason, but he still didn't forget Lu Shanjun's request.
The two ghosts sat down in the house, and their own paper man maid went to prepare tea and other things, and Lannink also asked.
"What kind of hardship did Brother Dong suffer before entering the ghost town, and how much is Yin Shou?"
This question is actually very standard, a ghost who has entered a ghost town, as long as he knows these two points, he can basically know what kind of person he is in front of.
"Maybe it's my Dong family's ancestor who has accumulated virtue, and he didn't suffer much in the Yin Division, but he was reprimanded by the judge for a few frivolous things, hey, it may be because of his early death, I have lived more than 60 years in Yin, and I used to think it was a good thing, but now, it is also boring in this underworld. ”
"It's better to die than to live. ”
Lanningke could only comfort him like this, and when he heard Dong Bicheng's words, he already basically understood that he was not a person from the same way as himself during his lifetime.
"By the way, Brother Lan, you haven't said how you passed away?"
Laninker was embarrassed to speak, when a voice sounded first.
"He, naturally, he suffered retribution for doing a lot of evil, so let me swallow it in one bite!"
The voice fell, and a burst of mist broke away from Lannink's ghost body and turned into Lu Shanjun's appearance on the side.
"You are?"
Dong Bicheng was not too surprised, he had seen some old ghosts with a lot of magical ghost methods, even he knew some of them, so he thought that Lu Shanjun was also a powerful ghost.
Lu Shanjun arched his hand.
"My name is Lu Shanjun, in front of the mountain temple on Niukui Mountain, I made an agreement with you nine knights, and now I am here to fulfill the contract, but you have a bad life and are dead. ”
Dong Bicheng was slightly stunned, and also remembered what happened at the beginning, but compared with the previous ones, he was the most calm, he had been dead for almost ten years, and he couldn't see anything, so he just stood up and saluted back.
"It turned out that the mountain monarch was coming, but Dong has been dead for a long time and has not been able to complete the agreement with you, so he can only apologize. ”
The voice fell, and he turned his head to the paper maid who had already come up with tea.
"I also look at the tea for Mr. Lu, the tea can't be poured full, so don't spill it. ”
The paper man nodded mechanically, walked slowly, put the tea cup for the three one by one, and poured out the tea without the slightest temperature.
"This paper man is just a little stupid, and he has to tell everything in detail......"
Dong Bicheng sighed and looked at Lu Shanjun again.
"What are you going to do to me when the mountain lord comes this time? Can youkai also enter the ghost town?"
Lu Shanjun picked up the fluttering tea cup and tasted the so-called tea, it was cold and full of yin qi, but the taste was okay.
"You didn't do anything evil, I won't do anything to you, come to see you, it was also bound by the agreement back then, by the way, how did you die?"
Dong Bicheng calmly took a sip of tea and recalled.
"It's also related to this chivalry, hehe, everyone on the rivers and lakes admires the world-famous heroes, and those chivalrous deeds are also popular, but who knows how many people died in it, Dong didn't do his best to chase the thief and fly on the grass, but his skills were not as good as others, but he was killed. ”
"Also, Xingxia also depends on strength and luck, but it is admirable to die like this, and it can be regarded as having a clear conscience. ”
Hearing Lu Shanjun's words, Dong Bicheng smiled bitterly.
"Really have a clear conscience? No! I can't recognize my own strength and act blindly, it's just a matter of harming myself, and it will also make my family grief, after confirming my death, my father, who has always been extremely strict, has a white head overnight, my mother washes her face with tears all day long, and the white-haired person sends the black-haired person the pain, who can understand it? Can I have a clear conscience?"
Although Dong Bicheng spoke calmly, he still had a feeling of sadness and guilt.
Lu Shanjun didn't speak, thought for a while, and just sighed.
"Don't talk about this, the two of you can come today, Dong is very happy, tell me about Yangshi, don't mention Brother Lan's matter, how are Yan Fei and them now?"
Dong Bicheng didn't ask about Lanningke again, but pulled the topic to other people, because Lu Shanjun's words had already made him guess before, so he chose to leave Lanningke some dignity.
Lu Shanjun was still very willing to say a few more words to Dong Bicheng, and roughly talked about the things of the previous people, and Lan Ningke really didn't mention it, which made the latter a little grateful.
It wasn't until the past half a day that Lanningke and Lu Shanjun said goodbye and left, and the former asked in detail about the situation of "flying on the grass".
Dong Bicheng leaned against the gate of the courtyard, watching the visitors leave, he intuitively felt that these two people might not come again, and he could guess that they were not ghost towns that came by legitimate means, but he had no intention of going to Yin Cha to report, but he was a little embarrassed, sighing that he was also a former friend.
I was about to turn around and go back, but suddenly I noticed another visitor at the end of the woodland.
Ji Yuan was dressed in a white shirt, with one hand on the side and the other on his back, and in a few steps, he had already shrunk to Dong Bicheng's mansion.
"You are?"
Dong Bicheng felt a strong sense of familiarity in his heart, because he had just met Lu Shanjun, so he immediately thought of who this was, and his title was immediately changed to honorifics.
"You are Mr. Ji!"
Ji Yuan bowed.
"If you don't want to say goodbye to Dong Daxia, it will be in this way! The past life is gone, and the road to the underworld is still long, if Dong Daxia is bored in this city, he can go to the people of the Yin Si to seek an errand, and it is said that it is recommended by fate. Well, this one for you, although it's just a little bit of a gadget, it's rare. ”
After Ji Yuan finished speaking, the right hand on his back stretched out and unfolded his palm, revealing a stack of copper coins on it, the gilt cancan was very eye-catching, and it looked like there were twenty or thirty.
"What's, what is this?"
"Fa Qian, haven't you seen Dong Daxia?"
Dong Bicheng was stunned, took out a small stack of thin paper money with a slight brass color from his arms, and looked at it against it.
"Hehe, take it, Ji Mou's money is naturally a little different, and it can be used very carefully!"
Ji Yuan smiled and put the money in Dong Bicheng's hand, who subconsciously reached out to take it, only to feel that it was heavy in his hand, and the spiritual charm on it was also strong.
Dong Bi couldn't put it down, and just wanted to thank him and invite Mr. Ji into the house, but when he looked up, he found that the person was gone.
Outside the Yin Wood Forest, Ji Yuan looked back behind him, and then looked ahead, so that there was only one Yan Fei left.
"I don't know what it will be like for that brute cow and Lu Shanjun to meet!"
Ji Yuan smiled and muttered to himself, looking forward to what he was thinking.
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