Li Changan had a vague idea in his mind about the inexplicable situation in front of him, but for this idea to become a feasible plan, he still needed to go deep into the demon bush and know the situation in detail.

Therefore, his next first step is to re-enter the Xiaoshui Fantasy Realm, a volcano that could erupt at any time.

............

Dreamland.

Yu's Mansion Store.

Wind and rain are sparse and dense.

In the middle of the courtyard, the branches and foliage of the locust trees are much thinner.

On the contrary, the surrounding vines bloomed very vigorously, the flowers were so rich that they seemed to be overripe and fell on the ground, purple as if they were about to drip pus, as if they were about to dissolve, as if they were going to rot, and they were washed by the rain, and the whole yard was filled with a greasy fragrance.

"Sneeze. ”

The shopkeeper rubbed his nose, arranged the stools in the corridor one by one, and pulled a rag—the chairs and benches had grown mildew due to the recent rains and dampness—and he had to clean up the dirt from the cracks in the back of the wood.

But it didn't last long.

"Woo~"

Suddenly, a strange horn sounded throughout the city.

The sound of the trumpet was thin and tickling, sweeping through the air, pulling the slanting rain intermittently.

The shopkeeper froze abruptly at the sound of the trumpet.

It's half a ring.

Only then did a spirit wake up.

It's as if he got some kind of instruction.

Running quickly to the door, he picked up the top stick next to the door.

Before it was dark, it was about to close.

But the door didn't have time to close.

A calfskin boot stepped into the threshold first, and then a tall figure squeezed into the courtyard with a body of moisture.

The visitor put down a large bamboo box, untied his coat and hat, turned his back to the shopkeeper, revealing a pair of big earrings that were shining, and patted himself on the muddy water.

The shopkeeper saw that he had grown up, and he didn't dare to stop him: "This guest, I'm really sorry, the small shop is closed." ”

"Do you still push your business out when you open a store?"

The voice of the person who came was clear, and he thought that he was not very old, but when he turned his face, he showed a big beard.

Brown and curly.

Take a closer look, high eyes and deep nose.

At this time, why can outsiders come to Xiaoshui?

Buy wine.

Eighty percent of this man is a Hu businessman.

The shopkeeper's waist pole suddenly straightened a lot.

"No way, this is the rule of the yamen, recently the curfew is strict, no entry and exit are allowed at night, and all hotels and shops have to close early. Besides, the shop is full, and the guests just want to stay, and there is no room. ”

With that, the shopkeeper made a gesture and pushed the door open.

"I think the guests should take advantage of the fact that it is not too late and hurry to another house......"

Before he finished speaking, a bright silver nude was stuffed in front of him.

The shopkeeper quietly closed the door, and the waist pole collapsed.

It's like changing your face.

"It turned out to be a distinguished guest! ”

Hu Shang smiled and groaned: "There is another room." ”

"For a distinguished guest like you, there must be a guest room at all times. ”

The shopkeeper laughed with him, and reached out to help Hu Shang carry his luggage, but Hu Shang carried the bamboo box in his own hand, and the shopkeeper was quite eye-catching, not embarrassed at all, turned his head and grabbed the hat and coat on the side, his face did not change, and led Hu Shang to the corridor.

The corridor is full of low tables and stools, and it is not easy to get off the feet, so Hu Shang can't help but wonder:

"What kind of battle is this?"

The shopkeeper led the way in front: "Since the guests have come to Xiaoshui City, they must know that it will be the Dionysian Festival in a few days, and there are many friends from all over the world. However, in the past few days, the government has a strict curfew, and it is not allowed to enter and exit at night, I am afraid that the guests will be bored at night, so I asked a few sisters to sing songs under the porch to relieve boredom. ”

"Jin Ling'er, who came to the stage today, is a famous person who can speak and sing, and the guests are really in a hurry, and they are blessed. ”

Hu Shang was noncommittal to Jin Ling'er, who was sweet and beautiful in the store, but was more interested in the curfew.

"Curfew? Why is this a peaceful and prosperous world? Murderers, bandits, or ......?"

Hu Shang paused and swallowed a word slowly.

"Youkai. ”

The shopkeeper suddenly stood on his feet.

His eyes suddenly became hollow, and his neck seemed to swing unconsciously.

The air seemed to be heavy, neither of them spoke, and the surroundings were strangely quiet, except for the "gentle" wind and rain, there was no other sound in this mansion full of guests.

Long.

Until Hu Shang silently probed into the bamboo box.

The store suddenly "lived" back.

"As soon as we are responsible for a small business, how can we know about the affairs of the Yamen? ”

"Backyard?"

didn't think about it, this time it was Hu Shang's turn to stand still.

He straightened his face, his eyebrows pressed down with his beard.

"I've heard that there's a donkey barn in the backyard of this shop. What's the matter? Guests still have to sleep next to animals?"

For the sake of the silver, the shopkeeper hastened to explain:

Besides, even if they are next to each other, they sleep next to me, and now I live in a donkey and horse shed. ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's not full, I vacated the room where you live. ”

"Don't, it's so wronged. ”

"Don't be aggrieved, the guests who come to our Xiaoshui, there are many boats, few donkeys ride, my donkey and horse shed has been empty for more than half a month, and it is clean. ”

The shopkeeper tried his best to persuade him, but Hu Shang still refused.

"It's better to be free, how can there be a hotel to take the master's house to sleep in the grass shed. ”

Hu Shang looked around, and finally his eyes fell on a tightly locked guest room.

"I'll just stay here. ”

The shopkeeper was taken aback and looked embarrassed. "This ......"

"Someone to live in?"

Hu Shang stuffed a silver nude again.

"I'm sure he would have been happy to give me the room. ”

The shopkeeper hesitated to take the silver, rummaged over and over and grabbed a few handfuls in his hand, and finally pushed it back.

There was a smile on his face, but it was uglier than crying.

"Don't hide it from the guests, that room is actually unoccupied, it's just a little ......" he hesitated, "it's not clean." ”

"Not clean?"

Seeing that the other party didn't understand, the shopkeeper stomped his foot and leaned over, his voice was small and urgent.

"There are ghosts!"

Hu Shang was stunned, but then laughed:

"That's not right. ”

"Living people move loudly, the voices are noisy, and the smell of sweat is heavy, so I like to sleep in the same room with ghosts. ”

............

The wind carrying the rain drove away the dullness of the room.

The shopkeeper swept the room and turned his head to see that Hu Shang was still looking at the wall.

On the wall, black speck-like stains as big as copper coins or as small as grains of rice crawled all over the wall, densely clustered, like countless black eyeballs at a glance, like wormholes mothed all over the wall, making people shudder.

"Recently, there has been a lot of rain, the weather is humid, and there are many mold spots everywhere, and this house has been unoccupied for a long time, so it is inevitable that there will be more mold spots. ”

"If the guest is really not used to staying, why not change the room?"

The shopkeeper still tirelessly tried to let himself live in the donkey shed, but seeing that Hu Shang didn't care, he had no choice but to retire.

only to cover the door.

The Hu Shang suddenly reached out and wiped it on the wall.

Of course, his hands were covered with black mold.

He twisted it lightly.

The mildew suddenly faded, and wisps of black air drifted back to the wall, and then merged into a few spots of mildew.

"I didn't want the resentment to accumulate like this. ”

A sigh of emotion rang out in the room.

Strangely, Hu Shang's mouth was kept closed and he never spoke, and there was no second person in the room.

If others listen to it, I am afraid that they will immediately think of the words in the mouth of the store - there is a ghost in the room!

But Hu Shang was not frightened at all, but responded:

"Along the way, there are all kinds of phenomena eroded by resentment, not only on objects, but also on people, but also by the illusion, the monsters turn a blind eye. ”

The voice in the void sighed again.

"Freezing three feet is not a day's cold. ”

Hu Shang nodded: "Such a large-scale erosion of resentment is supposed to be due to the accumulation of subconscious resentment among the monsters over the past few decades, and it was just covered up by the illusion before. Even if there is no thunder of mine, this resentment will sooner or later collapse the illusion, and if there is another monster born of resentment, then the fun will be great. ”

This is really frivolous, but the voice in the void is obviously not serious, and it actually laughs:

"It's okay, it's okay, but all sorrows and grievances can be drunk and dissipated, and there is nothing in this god, only thousands of wines! ”

At this point, everyone should hear it.

The voice in the void is none other than Dionysus.

Of course.

It's not that he personally infiltrated the illusion, his divine power is weakened, and his range of activity is only within a few steps of the statue, this is just a means of transmitting sound, according to him, the illusion was built with his own eyes, and he can give Li Changan a little reference.

And Hu Shang is, of course, Li Changan.

After the thunderbolt, the timeline in the illusion has been reset.

The characters in it, like the owner of the Di shop, Ah Mei, Feng Chong, and even Yu Mei, have most forgotten his existence.

But Yu Mei and Hundred Illusion Butterfly must have him in their bones, if they were accidentally discovered by the two parties, they would definitely be surprised by the tenacity of the Taoist priest's vitality, and at the same time transfer rampant soldiers or monsters to let him die completely.

For the sake of a small fate, the Taoist priest infiltrated this time, and he must act secretly and change his appearance.

Coincidentally, when Yu Zhenren created the illusion, he was very casual, stuffing many strange characters and objects, such as Jiang Yang thief who was good at disguise.

That's why Li Changan was able to jump around the city with this appearance, but looking at it all the way, the situation was surprising.

It's not that the state of the illusion is too bad, it's too good.

According to the original estimate, it is not surprising that the fantasy realm has become a hell for a group of demons to devour, but the reality is that except for a little "mildew", the fantasy is still running in an orderly manner, and the monsters are still contributing their essence to the illusion while "selflessly" playing their respective roles.

"No matter who controls the illusion right now, it must have a much stronger control over the illusion than we expected. Li Changan smiled, "That's fine, at least you don't have to worry about the sudden disintegration of the illusion, and tens of thousands of monsters are wandering around eating people." ”

The words fell.

"Bang. ”

It was a clay pot on the cabinet that fell abruptly and broke into pieces.

The candlestick on another table was lifted up by an invisible hand and smashed.

Li Changan dodged sideways, and there was a cold wind swirling low in the room, and the wind was mixed with a vague and resentful whisper.

The Taoist priest ignored these strange images, casually chatted with the god of wine, walked to the side of the bed, leaned over and dragged out a large box from under the bed.

Open it.

The patriarch plaque, the statue of the god of thunder, the moon lamp, yellow paper, cinnabar and other bits and pieces are all inside.

That's right.

This room is the one where Li Changan stayed last time, and he came this time mainly to try to see if he could take down the things that had fallen down.

The results are gratifying, and there are a lot of things.

Li Changan breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately smiled: "It's quite good." ”

"After all, it is a plaque picture of the heavenly court god who has opened the light, the vine demon and the phantom butterfly have many eyes, and some knowledge, at this juncture, where do you dare to deal with it at will? Put some small tricks, make a haunted house to hide, so as not to be bumped into by other monsters, but it is also a smart way to deal with emergencies. ”

The god of wine should be reconciled, and the words changed.

"Although the situation seems to be calm, in fact it is still full of crises, and we should be cautious. ”

Li Changan knew that what he said was something that he had just said to stimulate the store and make him almost bewitched. After all, one or two monsters are no threat, but if they attract the attention of Yu Mei or Phantom Butterfly, the situation can be dangerous.

The Taoist priest nodded:

"I'm self-reflecting. ”

He packed his things into the bamboo box, but the shop was still more conspicuous, and he wanted to find another secret place, so he could invite the next wind and fire thunder.

But after cleaning up, I was about to run through the window.

But I was surprised to see that at some point, there was already a torrential rain outside the window, as if a wall of water sealed the window, but with such a heavy rain, I still heard the sound of drizzle.

There is a world of difference between what you see in your eyes and what you hear in your ears.

The Taoist priest chuckled in his heart.

It wouldn't be so unlucky, would it?!

As soon as he said goodbye, the voice of the store came from outside the door.

"The dinner has started and the seats are ready for you. ”

"Be careful!"

Bacchus reminds.

"Yes. ”

Li Changan pushed the door out.

Suddenly.

A thick demonic aura rushed into the nose.

Really.

Judging from the results of the previous test of the store, although the illusion is still operating in an orderly manner on the surface, in fact, the monsters are on the verge of awakening at any time, as long as there is enough stimulation, whether he is an honest worker, a shrewd trader, a domineering scoundrel or a shy girl, he will tear off his skin and become the hungry monster!

The Taoist priest looked around, outside the courtyard, the white sky and water met, and the heavy rain blocked the store like a wall, but in the courtyard, it was still a slanting wind and a slight drizzle.

Such an anomaly is the image of the demon's awakening.

The situation was unclear, and the Taoist priest could not act indiscriminately, so he followed the instructions of the store and sat down in his own seat.

Looking coldly, the originally dead and silent mansion and unmanned corridor were filled with residents who came out one after another like mushrooms after the rain.

It's staggered, so it's not lively.

And under the porch facing the door, a beauty with plain makeup sang tactfully.

"The two feelings are as thick as honey, and I am willing to serve my heart and liver. ”