Dazed

It was pitch black all around, and there was occasional barking of dogs, and the night was colder, so that there were no people walking around in this remote street corner.

Cao Jingxing and Qi Zheng walked side by side, passed through the alley, and found that it was a crossroads. A deep dirt road ahead divided a dilapidated residential area into two sides. The buildings in different locations were mostly made of red bricks. , The door is a rusty iron door, and there are more or less garbage piled up at the door. Several families still have dogs in the yard, and when they find a strange smell, they all yell one after another.

Most of the migrant workers live in this area, the rent is cheap, the law and order are chaotic, the environment is bad, the turnover of people is large, and it looks complicated.

Qi Zheng and Cao Jingxing looked at an apple tree only two meters away from him, their brows slowly knit together, "Why do I feel this place is so familiar?"

Cao Jingxing stared at the scene in front of him intently, and said calmly, "The ghost hit the wall."

Qi Zheng was sure that the two of them had been wandering around this intersection for a long time, and this light was guiding them every time, but no matter which direction they changed to, they always turned here when they walked down that road.

Qi Zheng remembered a folk saying that a ghost hit a wall is actually the eyes being led away by a ghost. What you see is fake and you are naturally walking in the wrong direction, so he said, "Let's try walking with our eyes closed."

Cao Jingxing denied it without even thinking about it, "Of course not, I might not be able to tell where I will be taken with my eyes closed."

Cao Jingxing always behaved more professionally than Qi Zheng in this aspect, and he couldn't say anything, so he said, "Then what should we do?" He hesitated in his heart, wondering if he should take out the things that Master Yuantong gave him during the day and try it out .

"There's no need to worry about this little problem." Cao Jingxing's eyes revealed a sneer, and he held two objects that looked like broad beans in his palm. He flicked his backhand, and the beans fell in a straight line to the street lamp. There was a "snap", as if the electricity was out of order. Just as steady, the white light of the light bulb flickered for a while, then stabilized again.

There was silence around, Qi Zheng took a closer look, and at the entrance of the alley, there was an animal with a human face and a dog's body grinning at Cao Jingxing. The sharp fangs still dripped from time to time, and then flicked its tail, hidden into the dark.

"What the hell is that?" Qi Zheng was taken aback. He really couldn't bear the fact that the dog had a human face similar to his own, and there was a look of disgust on his face.

"This is Chi Beast. It haunts the border between the human world and the underworld. Its mana is weak. It often uses its hair to disturb humans who stray into this place. It will not come forward to suck their yang energy until they lose their way and exhaust their energy. "

Qi Zheng recalled the sneeze he couldn't help when he just walked through the alley. It turned out that it wasn't blown by the wind, but the animal hair. He was so sick immediately, he asked curiously: "What did you throw just now?" ,so smart?"

"This is a bead given by an old man who I knew more than ten years ago. It is said that Chi Beast did evil in the world. A Bodhisattva threw a handful of beans casually, and Chi Beast ate it for a long time. I am afraid and dare not fight." Cao Jingxing said with a smile, which seemed to be an understatement.

Qi Zheng thought it was amazing as if he had heard an old story, and wondered how someone like Cao Jingxing could know so much about ghosts and gods, so he asked, "How do you know so many strange things? your?"

Cao Jingxing glanced at Qi Zheng and said emotionally, "It was taught by that old man."

Qi Zheng was enlightened, Cao Jingxing glanced at him, and was about to speak, suddenly there was a faint voice around them, as if coming from the wind, it was indistinct.

Qi Zheng and Cao Jingxing looked at each other, silently thinking in their hearts that it might be the place they were looking for, a flash of surprise flashed in Cao Jingxing's eyes, Chi Beast guarded the junction of the two worlds, on the one hand, there are few people, and on the other hand, it is easy for him to drive Ghosts, but living people who are not afraid of chi beasts may not be easy to deal with. He has been wandering around the world for so long, and this is the first time he has seen such interesting creatures.

Qi Zheng grabbed Cao Jingxing, who was about to move forward excitedly, and just wanted to ask him if he knew what it was and whether it should be deployed, but on second thought, forget it, this man can turn monsters from another dimension Run away, what can you worry about, even if he still has that item on him, he can probably resist it.

Cao Jingxing looked at Qi Zheng who suddenly grabbed his arm inexplicably, and seeing that he was a little distracted, he raised his eyebrows, narrowed his eyes slightly, and teased with a smile: "Why, are you scared?"

Hearing this, Qi Zheng was furious, and said disdainfully, "Fear of farts." After saying that, he opened his palms, but he didn't expect Cao Jingxing to catch him with his backhand, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

Qi Zheng couldn't help being disgusted, and scolded: "You are teasing the little girl, let's go, I'm afraid something will happen to that child."

Cao Jingxing restrained his expression, and replied calmly: "Well, let's go."

That vague sound was always around, the cold wind was howling, the night sky was covered with dark clouds, the strong wind blew the dust on the ground, the branches and branches were shaking, and the black shadows were scurrying, as if ghosts and ghosts were haunting.

Qi Zheng and Cao Jing walked very carefully, avoiding startling others. Today is the [-]th day of the [-]th lunar month, a cloudy day, and the strong wind is raging. It doesn't feel like a good omen.

"Hey!" Qi Zheng suddenly saw some figures, and quickly grabbed Cao Jingxing. The two hid behind a collapsed broken wall, and lowered their voices to Cao Jingxing's ear, "It's at ten o'clock."

The faint but warm breath blew past Cao Jingxing's ears, making his heart itch uncontrollably. Hearing what Qi Zheng said, he nodded slightly to let Qi Zheng know.

The broken wall was very short. Qi Zheng and Cao Jingxing were both tall and long-legged people. They hid behind a stone that was no more than two meters in size, and they looked restrained. However, Cao Jingxing shook his head gently, which meant that they were still standing still for the time being.

Qi Zheng had no choice but to lean against the wall, hide in the dark, and secretly looked forward. In the dim sight, there was a square wooden table on an open space not far away. It was probably an altar. A stout middle-aged man was facing the two of them with his back facing the two of them. There was a red cloth bag on the table. There was something bulging in the bag. It was probably the one they hung on their shoulders in the legend all the year round, and his Beside him, there happened to be a child about one meter standing, standing in the cold wind like an unconscious pottery servant.

The Luoshen man with his back to the two of them was raising his head, piously singing a song that Qi Zheng couldn't understand at all, it was a bit similar to the mourning song played at the funeral, but not so shrill, the man's deep murmur was a bit like Buddhist scriptures, but without the solemnity of Buddhist scriptures, they are even more sinister.