Ninety-Nine Day 2 (Mon)

As the sky gradually brightened in the distance, the white fog in the courtyard slowly dissipated. And just as the old man Lou said, when the first real sunlight shone into the courtyard, the corpses of the dead on the ground, the bones, and the luggage left behind...... All gone. The yard, which had been a mess last night, was restored to its original appearance, including the backyard door, which was still tightly closed, and the latch on it was still there.

And the flowers that had been curled up in the corner of the wall also disappeared all at once, but there was a gentle breathing sound from her original room—the little girl was sleeping soundly in it. Along with the roof, the pair of female master and servant next to Huang Chang were the same. Huang Chang had been paying close attention to their movements, but the two of them disappeared instantly beside him, as if they had never appeared here.

Huang Chang also deliberately observed the position where they were standing, including the moss and floating ash on the tiles, which were completely restored to their original state, as if they had never been trampled on here...... No, it should be said that it is back to before it was trampled.

"See, whatever has happened, as soon as the day dawns, everything will return to its original appearance. ”

Old man Lou once again explained this fact to Huang Chang, and after experiencing it himself, Huang Chang felt different.

He went into the backyard of the mansion again, and looked around, and everything was exactly the same as when he came to see it yesterday. I even found the clay pot that killed the man last night, and put it in the corner of the house full of dust, and I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't made a special trip to find it.

Huang Chang stepped forward to pick it up and look at it carefully, but this clay pot was extremely fragile during the day, and it was crushed by a little force in his hand, scattering pottery shards and splashing dust, but there was nothing in it except dust. The weird white fog from last night, there is no clue here at all.

Standing still in the yard for a while, pinching his fingers and calculating the direction, Huang Chang found a corner of the house, took out a shovel from the Qiankun bag, and actually began to dig directly into the ground.

The old man Lou looked at him with some surprise - he knew that Huang Chang had been silently recording the location and number of those white mist ghosts last night, but he didn't know that this guy was actually planning to do this. The dignified immortal cultivator actually dug up the ground like a farmer.

"Ha, Brother Huang, are you really going to dig three feet into the ground?"

"yes, nothing else, let's solve the mystery of those ghosts first...... During the day, it's the easiest way to deal with this kind of thing. ”

Huang Chang smiled calmly, since this is a "copy" for him, he must fight monsters. And judging from last night's experience, the only ones who can be called "monsters" here are definitely those ghosts. It doesn't matter if they refresh the next day or not. Anyway, let's fight all the monsters that can be fought first, isn't this the standard tactic of "next dungeon"?

Therefore, Huang Chang has been thinking about how to deal with those things since last night. Judging from their later performance, the lethality of these ghosts is still quite strong, and it is difficult for ordinary mortals to save their lives once they come into contact with them. Moreover, conventional means of combat are ineffective against it, and it is indeed a rather difficult opponent.

Fortunately, they still possess the natural weakness of all the ghosts - fear of the sun's rays, so it is estimated that other methods of dealing with ghosts will also be effective against them. Therefore, Huang Chang now uses the simplest and most practical way - digging their nests in broad daylight!

Although he had been sitting on the roof last night and watching, he had not just watched the excitement, but had been paying attention to the direction and quantity of the white mist pouring out. From it, it is estimated that the location of these "things" is hidden - even if it is a ghost, it is necessary to pay attention to the basic law when entering and exiting, and it is impossible to appear out of thin air. There are so many suddenly, there must be something wrong under this house.

Regarding Huang Chang's inference, Lou Laodao felt quite reasonable. He had tried to find the source of those ghosts during the day, but he had never thought of digging into the ground like Huang Chang. It's a young man, full of energy!

So the old man sat there with great interest and watched Huang Chang dig a hole, and when he was in full swing, he suddenly heard a voice next to him:

"Who are you, and why did you come to my house and dig around?"

- But it was the little girl Duoduo, Huang Chang made such a big move, it must have woken her up. The little girl couldn't open the backyard door, but the wall separating the front and back yards was not too high, so the little girl didn't know what to put her feet on, and poked her head out of the backyard wall, just in time to see their movements.

For Duoduo at this time, the two of them are authentic strangers again. When you see a stranger running into your yard and messing around, your face will definitely not look good. The old man Lou looked a little embarrassed, but Huang Chang was calm - he had already thought of his words:

"Ah, you're Duoduo, right? My surname is Huang, and this is the corridor chief. The two of us were commissioned by your sister to come here to exorcise evil spirits. ”

"My sister invited you here, but my sister is gone. ”

The little girl said unexpectedly, but Huang Chang's face did not change and her heart did not beat and said nonsense:

"yes, that's what she told us earlier. But at that time, we happened to have something to do, and we couldn't spare time for a while, and it was not easy to find here, so we delayed until today, and finally had time to come. ”

Duoduo frowned and thought for a while, as if she was considering whether to trust these two strangers, and after a while she said:

"Do you know where my sister went?"

"I don't know, we didn't meet her either. But since I promised her. I have to do something...... Hey, by the way, we have steamed buns and cakes here, would you like to have some?"

Huang Chang walked over, easily jumped over the wall, came to Duoduo's side, and took out the bag of dry food again. And the little girl was really easy to deceive, and was coaxed by Huang Chang's words. In addition, when I saw the white-flour steamed buns, I immediately diverted my attention.

The process after that was basically the same as yesterday, except that Huang Chang had more time to communicate with the little girl—it was still early in the morning. Huang Chang took out the means of teasing his little sister at home, and after a while, he smiled with flowers, and was hugged by Huang Chang to sit down on the roof of the backyard, and obediently watched him dig a hole below.

But the excavation work did not go well, Huang Chang spent a whole day, looking for several places in a row, but there was no harvest when he dug down. Aside from finding a few large ant nests, nothing of note was found.

"How's it going?

Looking at the big dirt pits in the courtyard, the old man Lou asked with a slight smile, Huang Chang looked at the sky - seeing that dusk was falling, it was going to be night again.

"Don't worry, maybe my calculation is wrong, stay one night today and observe it carefully. ”