It's Liao Zhai, not Cthulhu

"I...have been hiding for so many years, and now all my children have been captured there. Even if I die there, I will get out of Toad Palace and have a break with there."

Qin Yuelou looked at Mu Xiaohuan.

Not sure what to say.

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Yangjiang City is close to the East China Sea, and on the shore of the East China Sea, there is an island called Dongji Island far from Yangjiang City. The island is rich in a kind of thatch, and there are some strange gray-green marks on the thatch. Originally, Dongji Island was not There is no one inhabited, but when the previous dynasty was in turmoil, people from a small town moved to Dongji Island in order to escape the war.

Later, Dajing ended the war and established a new dynasty. The people on Dongji Island also got help and built a fishing village on the island. Later, with the expansion of the population, it became a town, hence the name Yinmao Town.

Yinmao Town is mainly engaged in fishing. After all, they can only rely on the sea to eat the sea, but they also have some sidelines, that is thatch grass, which is an excellent material for papermaking, so they will also harvest thatch grass and sell it to others. The Yangjiang City Paper Mill on the shore.

For the first impression of Yinmao Town, Mu Changong only felt that it was very dilapidated.

He followed Bai Qiulian onto the boat, and arrived in Yinmao Town in a daze. He was still puzzled, how could he go so fast?But when he thought of being able to practice with Bai Qiu, these doubts were subconsciously thrown out of the blue.

Bai Qiulian's body has an indescribable charm, and she also has a faint but refreshing girlish body fragrance, which made him a little addicted.

He wished he could hold Bai Qiulian in his arms every day and sniff it carefully, but now that he and Bai Qiulian came to Yinmao Town and got married directly, they would kill him first and play later, then his father would have nothing to say.

But he didn't think about one thing at all, that is why Bai Qiulian found him.

But none of these things matter.

Walking on the streets of Yinmao Town, Bai Qiulian held his hand without saying a word, only occasionally when he looked back, Mu Changong could notice the blazing love in Bai Qiulian's eyes.

The weather at sea was extremely gloomy at the moment, lead-colored dark clouds seemed to be formed in an instant, covering the sun, there was no thunder, only the sound of torrential rain.

Bai Qiulian seemed like a fish in water, running happily in the rain.

Most of the surrounding houses are mottled and broken, and the bleak atmosphere can be clearly seen in the densely populated town.

Perhaps because of the size of the island, the layout of the buildings in Yinmao Town is more compact than that of the city, so the streets are like alleys, and the width of about three feet can only allow two moderately built people to walk one after the other. .

I don't know if there are moths or termites in the mottled and cracked wooden structure, but there is indeed some inexplicable slime in the cracks that have been moldy due to perennial moisture, which may be left by creatures such as snails or slugs after crawling.

Mu Changong passed a window, where there was a man who covered himself tightly, only showing a little pale skin and a pair of big protruding eyes.

This pale skin looks like it has been soaked in water for a long time. I don't know if it is caused by the ubiquitous water vapor on the island.

After seeing the outsider Mu Changong, the person behind the window hastily retreated into the dark room.

Strange, every corner inside and outside of this village reveals a strange atmosphere, this atmosphere is like mixing with rain and dark clouds in the sky to form suspicious clouds and haze.

Bai Qiulian... Is her hometown such a strange place?

Mu Changong was very puzzled, but he was just like an elf in the rain, leading him to nowhere.

After passing through the vacant streets left by those dilapidated houses, they also reached the center of Dongji Island. In the center of Dongji Island, a small island, there are countless tall thatch growing. Rooted here with some relatively low bushes,

The shadows caused by the canopy of the trees made the already dark environment even more gloomy, but Bai Qiulian still held his hand and walked towards the center of the island step by step.

Perhaps because of the frequent walking of people, a deserted path has been trampled here, but because of the humidity and rain, the ground is muddy for a while.

Mu Changong staggered and almost fell, but fortunately Bai Qiulian's strength that didn't fit his figure supported him. He saw that besides his own footprints, there was something winding past his feet. mark.

Like a snake, but stronger than a snake.

And this meandering indentation meanders continuously behind him.

It's just that he didn't take it seriously, it seemed that after coming to this island, many things were not so important.

It was as if he had fallen into a thin cloud, although his mind was a little dizzy, but the hazy feeling of dreaming only made him aware of the instinctive joy and joy, as if he had entered a fantasy dream.

Finally, after passing through the deserted path, Bai Qiulian led him to a temple.

This temple is not the kind of Buddhist temple, nor is it a purely Taoist temple, it is more like a temple used to worship gods.

And the tile on this temple depicts a strange creature that looks like a fish and a man, and even the roof beast is half a man and half a fish.

There are three big characters written on the plaque of the temple.

"Dagon Temple? What does Dagon Temple mean? Is it a god named Dagon?" Mu Changong subconsciously asked Bai Qiulian.

But Bai Qiulian turned his head, nodded, and didn't speak, the girlish body fragrance seemed to become more and more intense in the rain.

Just... Dagon?He seems to have heard this word somewhere.

It's just that he can't remember at all.

Dagon?Where did I hear it?

"Are you going to take me in?" Mu Changong asked Bai Qiulian.

Bai Qiulian nodded, but still didn't speak, just writing in the mud on the ground, it didn't seem dirty at all.

"I am the Miao Zhu of the Dagon Temple. I was able to find you because of the Dagon Fish God. It is the Dagon Fish God who connected our dreams together. I have dreamed of you for many years."

"Ah? Are you Miao Zhu?" Mu Changong felt very surprised, "I heard that Miao Zhu can't get married?"

Bai Qiulian erased the handwriting on the ground and continued to write.

"I don't know about other temple wishes, but the Dagon Fish God's temple wishes are definitely possible, because the Dagon Fish God hopes that his followers will have more children."

"Ah, that's how it is. Let's go in first." Although Mu Changong didn't understand, he might feel uncomfortable after staying in the rain with Bai Qiulian for such a long time, so he thought it would be better to bring Bai Qiulian in first. .

Bai Qiulian nodded, then pushed open the gate of the temple, and walked into the interior of the temple.

The interior of the temple is brightly lit, and all the decorations are closely related to the three factors of fish, people, and the ocean.

But what attracted Mu Chan Palace the most was a sculpture.

The sculpture seems to be some kind of unknown beast. The owner has a bloated and fat human body with a vague human outline. There are many tentacles under the round head. It looks like some soft substance with scales. Fish jelly, although the sculpture is solid, but it looks like this strange feeling,

The huge bat-like wings hang down behind him, and the body with a human silhouette sits curled up on a tall cuboid stone pillar, looking into the distance, as if he is watching something or calling for something.

And under the stone pillar, there is a half-man, half-fish prostrating, and that half-man, half-fish, seems to have seen it somewhere, but can't remember it.

On the side of the statue, there is a set of clothes neatly stacked, and some gold products are pressed on the clothes. Mu Changong's eyes are attracted by those gold ornaments. Although they are said to be gold ornaments, their color is more than ordinary lighter gold

A piece of gold jewelry is like a fish bone, but slightly curved, like a strange knife, but it is not as small as an ordinary fish bone, but thick, and the part of the fish head is the handle. It looks like it should be used for sacrifices. I don't know what kind of superb craftsman polished this exquisite fishbone golden knife.

The other one is the crown. Although it is strange and strange, it is extremely gorgeous. It can be clearly seen that it was carved by a skilled craftsman with exquisite techniques, because the surface of the crown is engraved with unusual patterns, some of which are simple. The geometric shapes, and some patterns seem to be related to the ocean. Many protrusions that look like thin snakes are densely packed but in a tight order. They grow steadily from the outside of the crown, like snake hair, but this crown It has an oval shape and can hang down to the back, or maybe it was originally worn by a person with an oval head.

But Bai Qiulian's words cut off Mu Changong's obsessed eyes, and then Mu Changong also recovered, listening carefully to Bai Qiulian's words.

"That is an even greater god, Cthulhu, the dragon god of the South China Sea. His true form is the head of a man and the body of an eighteen dragon, with dragon wings on his back. He sleeps in the crystal stone palace Luluye on the bottom of the South China Sea. It's just that he is mostly in human form. It appears that the Dagon Fish God worships the Dragon God of the South China Sea and is also a loyal servant of the Dragon God of the South China Sea, so we will also erect a statue of the Dragon God of the South China Sea in the Dagon Temple." Bai Qiulian spoke.

Her voice is pleasant and sweet, but there are some other unnamed sounds, like being in water, water pouring into her throat, which is quite weird.

"So you can talk." Mu Changong smiled awkwardly, and smiled dryly, "I thought you couldn't talk."

"I just can't speak, don't you have to marry me too?" Bai Qiulian smiled sweetly, "Besides, it's not that I can't speak, I just can't speak outside the Dagon Temple. The Dagon Fish God said my voice would If you confuse a lot of people, if you confuse too much, you will find out my supernatural powers, and you will be arrested."

Bai Qiulian opened his small mouth, with neat white teeth and a soft and delicate tongue, Mu Changong was a little restless, but he still suppressed it.

"Then, why did you bring me in?" Mu Changong asked Bai Qiulian.

As Bai Qiulian said, he took Mu Changong's hand and placed it on his face.

"I brought you here to let Dagon Fish God witness the union between us."

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Qin Yuelou controlled Jianguang, but also protected Mu Xiaohuan with his magic power.

He couldn't refuse a father's request, because the father's request also contained a firm determination, even if he died there, he would save his son.

"Mr. Mu, although I don't understand and don't agree with what you do, you really care about Mr. Mu." Qin Yuelou withdrew Jianguang, and landed on the edge of Dongji Island with Mu Xiaohuan .

Three hundred miles is indeed not far away, not to mention that Dongji Island is also displayed on the map, so he paid some tokens to obtain a more advanced map display. Yuelou drove Jianguang to Dongji Island.

What he saw was the dilapidated and desolate scene of Yinmao Town. Through his perspective, he also discovered that there were submerged reefs outside Dongji Island. The seabed, and there is a deep space in the middle of the reef, but Qin Yuelou can't see through it,

Because it is too deep.

But he can intuitively perceive that there is something in that deep place, whether it is a dead thing or a living thing.

Afterwards, Qin Yuelou turned on the God of Nose Chong Longyu, and carefully searched for the smell of Muchan Palace in this town full of fishy and watery smells.

Although those smells were very faint under the continuous rainstorm, Qin Yuelou was able to find them among the many smells, and then searched for the smell to find Muchan Palace.

Daoyin Yuqi condensed the water vapor to form a water shield, which protected him and Mu Xiaohuan from the heavy rain. Although Mu Xiaohuan was trembling a little, he still followed Qin Yuelou firmly.

It seemed that the fear buried in his heart could not be dispelled for a while.

"So, Mr. Mu, what happened back then?" Qin Yuelou asked Mu Xiaohuan.

"When I was in business, I was with my wife, because my wife was not inferior to me in business. With her, I also had help. At that time, I was with another friend, that... friend He said that he used to be just a fisherman in the South China Sea, but one day when he went out to sea, he met a merman, and then he married the merman and gave birth to a child. He got rid of poverty, and then he told me that the fish god in the sea summoned his wife to go back. We can go to the South China Sea to find the shark tribe, and then sell their teardrops. I think this is a good idea. At that time, he readily agreed to the business opportunity." Mu Xiaohuan said following behind Qin Yuelou.

"Then what then?" Qin Yuelou asked Mu Xiaohuan, Daoyin Yuqi also turned into water swords, endowing the water swords with the art of changing swordsmanship.

The water sword of the technique of transformation was connected to the water cover on the body, like flying swords dragging water traces one after another, piercing fiercely into the interior of the dilapidated building,

There were also screams from inside those buildings.

It's just that these screams don't sound like normal people, but like the wailing of some weird thing.

Although Mu Xiaohuan was still a little trembling, the fear in his heart was obviously much less, because he didn't expect Qin Yuelou to kill these mermaids so easily, and it didn't consume at all.

Compared to her weak self before, Qin Yuelou is like a sword fairy in the world.

Qin Yuelou pushed open the door and checked the "people" on the ground.

The man was dressed in rags and sackcloth, but he showed a strange appearance of half a man and half a fish, because his fingers were like squid's whiskers, and one left arm had become a thick octopus tentacles, and his face was covered with cloth. Full of fish scales.

"Why do sharks still have the characteristics of octopus and squid?" Qin Yuelou was puzzled.

These are different from the freshwater merman he has seen. The signs of the freshwater merman are more inclined to freshwater fish, but the signs of the coastal merman are more inclined to sea creatures.

"Are all the sharks you saw at that time like this?" Qin Yuelou asked Mu Xiaohuan.

"No, all kinds, they chased us densely, and then, I was betrayed by that friend..." Mu Xiaohuan gritted her teeth when she said this.

"Betrayal? How do you say that?" Qin Yuelou asked Mu Xiaohuan.

"He deliberately tricked us into offering sacrifices in Yinmao Town. His wife is the priest of the Dagon Temple. At that time, I also met the only normal person in Yinmao Town. The righteous man wanted us to escape. , died at the hands of these monsters, and we also know some things about Yinmao Town in the past." Mu Xiaohuan followed closely behind Qin Yuelou, holding the letter Qin Yuelou gave him. Zaan sword self-defense.

"Something from the past?"

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In the former Yinmao Town, in order to avoid the war, they hid on Dongji Island, and the ancestors of Yinmao Town, who were fishermen themselves, also had a god as their belief. It is called Mazu Empress, but more often it is called Tianfei Empress.

As a belief, Tianfei Empress will be enshrined by everyone related to the sea,

Because the sea voyage must first offer sacrifices to Mazu before the ship sets sail, praying for blessings and safety,

Therefore, whether it is pirates or passenger ships and fishing boats, Mazu will be enshrined.

It is said that among the pirates, there is also a pirate leader named Tian Baozai who has experienced strong winds and waves for the first time in his life, and became the bodyguard of the concubine Tian.

But Tian Baozai died.

Because Yinmao Town is no longer protected by the concubine Tian.

Although the fishermen in the village believed in Ma Ge Niangniang in the early days, it was just that the harvest was not good and the catch was very little.

One day, an ugly Taoist came, who looked like a fish and a frog. He said that if he believed in Dagon, the king of sharks in the sea, he would be able to catch gold cakes.

The villagers didn't believe it, but this evil man opened an altar to cast spells, wore a golden crown on his head, held a golden knife, and went out to sea alone.

The villagers were annoyed at the concubine's refusal to bless her, so they smashed the statue of the concubine and worshiped the dragon god of the South China Sea and the fish god of Dagon instead.

However, although the Dagon Fish God also brought harvests to Yinmao Town, it gradually decreased, and then the evil man said that he needed to sacrifice his life to make the Dagon Fish God's mana stronger. .

But Yinmao Town will not hand over the people in its own town, because they are already the people of Dagon Fish God,

So they thought of a way,

That is to find someone from the outside world to perform sacrifices.

At first, only boys and girls were needed, and the gold, silver and jewels can be easily bought in the hands of Ren Yazi,

Then Dagon fish god got worse and started asking for adult men and women,

This barbaric human sacrifice has continued to the present. At that time, it was more convenient to fight in chaos, but now that Dajing has been established for nearly a hundred years, everything is in order, and it is difficult to find human sacrifices again.

And with the scarcity of life and human sacrifices, Yinmao Town has gradually declined, and even these townspeople look like mermaids.

Some people say that it was the punishment of the fish god Dagon, who punished them for not having enough human sacrifices.

Later, Mu Xiaohuan's friend who betrayed them met the Shark Girl, because she missed the Shark Girl, and also heard that the Shark Girl said that her home was in Dongji Island, so she took the child to Dongji Island .

At that time, the mermen of Yinmao Town wanted to sacrifice him as a living sacrifice, but they were stopped by the merman, because the merman was the priest of the Dagon Fish Temple that occupied the Mazu Temple.

The shark girl and the fisherman were gentle and told each other about the incident, and then the fisherman said that he could attract others.