Chapter 053: Haunted Rumors
At that time, although the Chenghuang Temple was not at the peak of incense, there were also people guarding the temple, passers-by holding incense to worship, and people living nearby would often come in to worship, which could be regarded as continuous incense.
However, one day, the temple keeper suddenly fell ill, and he died before he could call a doctor for treatment.
The temple keeper is a lonely old man who has lived alone all his life, and no one knows if he still has relatives. He is also a withdrawn person, who is quiet and does not have many friends.
No one came forward to take care of the aftermath of the temple keeper, and his body was always resting next to the temple.
After death, the body quickly decays, but the body of the temple keeper who has been left for seven or eight days does not deteriorate, and does not even appear to be stiff.
Some people say that it is the blessing that he has guarded the temple all his life to worship the city god, so his body will not rot after death. Such a person should go to the cemetery, but no one has the ability to take money out and build a cemetery.
No one came out to repair the temple with money, and the remains of the temple keepers were put into a wooden coffin and stored in the temple.
The news of the temple keeper soon spread in the surrounding towns, and it didn't take long for a rich man to be willing to pay for the burial of the temple keeper.
The body of the temple keeper was placed in the main hall, and a Taoist priest was invited to pray for him to chant sutras at night.
After three days and three nights of chanting and praying, the Taoist priest did not close his eyes, and on the third night, the exhausted Taoist priest finally could not support it, and finally fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, someone brought food to the Taoist priest, and as soon as he walked outside the temple, he heard the sound of snoring from the door, and knew that the Taoist priest was asleep, so in order not to disturb him, he quietly pushed the door in.
The man was originally a bold man, very curious, as soon as he entered the door, he couldn't help but look towards the wooden coffin, the body of the temple keeper was placed in the wooden coffin, and the man stared intently at the temple keeper's face for a while.
It is indeed very strange for a person to die without being stiff, after death, ordinary people will be stiff and hard like a board, but this person's body is unusually soft, and his complexion is ruddy as before his death.
Could it be that this person has become a Buddha?
The man picked up the lamp and cautiously approached, wanting to take a closer look. Unexpectedly, the body actually sat up by itself, and the man was so frightened that the oil lamp fell to the ground and did not care, and wanted to scream but found that his throat seemed to be choked and could not scream.
In a hurry, he pulled out his legs and rushed out of the door, and when he went out, he slammed the temple door with his hand, as if there was something chasing him behind him, and stumbled back to the house, closing the door.
The man was only concerned about running for his life, but he did not realize that there was another person in the temple at that time. When he was found the next day, the Taoist priest had already died, and the death was extremely tragic, and the temple was also smashed into a mess, like a scene of a fight.
The doors are locked, as are the windows.
Two dead people, a blocked space, no matter how you look at it, it's haunted.
It is impossible for the Taoist priest to kill himself, but he is indeed dead, and he died a very miserable death.
For a while, the rumor that the City God Temple was haunted spread in this generation, and there were many people who said it, and there were all kinds of words.
Some people say that the temple keeper had a bad life before his death, and only returned to the ghost after his death, and some people say that the person who escaped did not save him when he saw death, but locked the temple door and killed the Taoist priest. Some people even say that it was the man who killed the Taoist priest and made up lies to deceive everyone.
There were many rumors, and no one was willing to find out the truth anymore, so as to spread the truth, and finally everyone began to panic.
Hauntings are scary, but it's even more disturbing to have a murderer alive all the time.
So much so that later, everyone avoided the man who ran out of the temple, saying that he was a murderer, and some people scolded him, and some people beat him, and after a long time, that person's mind also became deceitful. One moment he said that he had seen a ghost, and the other said that he had killed someone, and he was stupid and stupid, and he was crazy and crazy, until one day the man starved to death in the temple of the city god.
After the man's death, the temple began to be haunted. During the day, there is often a sudden fog outside the temple, and in the middle of the night, you can hear people crying in the temple, and people often die inexplicably nearby.
Gradually, rumors spread that the crazy man would become a terrible ghost after his death, and the whole mountain was covered with a layer of dead air.
Whether the rumors are true or not, this undoubtedly creates an invisible pressure in the hearts of the people who live here.
The people living in the surrounding area also moved their families because they couldn't bear the fear of the days.
There are fewer and fewer people, but rumors of hauntings are spreading farther and farther.
After that, there are fewer people who take this official road, even if there are one or two bold people who insist on taking this road, there will be accidents in the end, either missing, or crazy, and some people will die inexplicably, but from the mouths of those crazy people, it can be known that they have heard crying and talking outside the temple before, but no one knows whether they have seen anything or not, because even if they are crazy, they seem to have forgotten what they have seen.
So now, this official road is almost deserted, and no one dares to walk it anymore.
The morning sun rises slowly, the mist in the mountains gradually turns whiter, the clouds and mist drift, the valley breeze is breezy, the air is cool, and the dead silence of the barren forest is so eerie.
Unable to restrain the horror in his heart, Bai Luoshang shook his shoulders and said in his heart: Fortunately, he is on the same road with Prince Qiu, otherwise it would be really scary to be alone in such an environment. But when he turned his head and thought about it, it was a little strange, this road was not the first time he had walked back, every time he had been too peaceful before, but this time there were strange things, could it be that this time his luck was worse?
"So, the reason why this Tonghu Mountain is called Cannibal Ridge is because of the dangerous terrain here, or because of this haunted ruined temple?" Bai Luoshang couldn't help but ask.
"There are two reasons. The man in black replied.
"Did those who died and disappeared after entering the mountain fall into the cliff and died, as rumored, or were they killed by these green tengs?" Bai Luoshang asked again.
"It's both. The man in black replied anyway.
Bai Luoshang stared, I don't know why I always felt that this person's attitude towards him was very unkind, whether it was the tone of his voice or the way he looked at him, it made Bai Luoshang feel uncomfortable.
In fact, these things had nothing to do with him, although he was curious, there was no need to investigate deeply, but the man in black ignored him so much, which made him feel somewhat unhappy.
Just when Bai Luoshang was frowning and depressed, Qiu Lifeng suddenly pushed behind him.
Bai Luoshang glared unhappily, "What are you doing?"
Qiu Lifeng's eyes glared more displeased than Bai Luosheng, "What else do you want to ask, hurry up and ask." ”
Bai Luoshang frowned, "I just wanted to ask, but I was pushed by you, and I forgot about it." ”
Qiu Lifeng snorted and asked the man in black, "What about Forget Wuwu and that stinky girl?"
Bai Luoshang's eyes flashed, and Qiu Lifeng smiled, thinking that Qiu Lifeng still knew him, and actually knew what he was thinking.
It is impossible for the two of them to disappear in the City God Temple for no reason, since they will not wake up so soon, it is naturally impossible for them to leave here by themselves. Someone must have taken them away, but who is this person? This person will not be Qiu Lifeng, nor will it be these men in black, so who else will it be?
The man in black suddenly straightened up and said to Qiu Lifeng: "If the young master wants to take a look, you can come with me." ”
Qiu Lifeng nodded, and then followed the man in black into the bushes behind the City God Temple.
As soon as he entered the jungle, Bai Luoshang couldn't help but open his mouth wide. He couldn't believe his eyes, what he saw was much more than he had expected.
Countless crows roosted on the tall and stout old trees, pitch black, some as if they were dozing, some lazily flapping their wings on the branches.
Suddenly intruded into the people, as if frightened, flocks of black crows "dumb" from the branches of the tree, overwhelmingly flying over the heads of Bai Luoshang and others.
Sweeping through the air, there was a sound of wings fighting against the air. The sky was obscured by a large flock of crows, and the light suddenly dimmed. The loud and rough voice screamed hysterically, like a desperate wail, which made people disgusted, and even more shocking people's headaches.
The raven is an ominous bird, and if the crow is fierce, evil will happen.
Bai Luoshang had to cover his ears with his hands, and he felt that his head was about to be shattered by the abominable crow's fierce cry. Not only did he cover his ears, but everyone here had to cover their ears, and they couldn't stand the crow's heart-rending cry.
"Damn!" Qiu Lifeng twisted his eyebrows, blocked his ears with his palms, and thought viciously in his heart, he must set fire to this forest later.
Bai Luoshang looked at the man in black and asked loudly, "What do you want us to see?"
The Man in Black did not answer.
Bai Luoshang only felt that his head was pressed by the huge number of crows, so he had to hold his head and squat down, "You just brought us over to see the crows?
Crows are not vultures, they don't eat the dead, and the two are not dead. Even if they were dead, even if these crows could peck at the carrion, it would be impossible to move two people from the City God Temple, and it would be impossible for these crows alone to move two people.
After all the crows flew away, the woods were quiet, but it was too quiet, and it made people even more uneasy.
Bai Luoshang suddenly grabbed Qiu Lifeng's arm, pointed to the place where the crow flew away, and exclaimed, "What is over there?"