All the people in the small Taoist temple are not human

There is a grain wholesale market near Wucheng’s home, which sells all kinds of rice, and the quality is good, and the nearby residents love to buy rice there.

Seeing that the rice tank at home was almost bottoming out, Mother Wu asked Father Wu to buy rice there.Later, the rice was not bought back, and there was an accident.

After Wu's father fell down, Wu's mother was busy taking care of it. She didn't think of asking Wucheng to buy rice until the house was completely out of rice a few days ago.

Unexpectedly, something happened to his son.

Now that Mother Wu thinks about it, she thinks it is the most suspicious place: "It used to be a wasteland with many graves around it. It is said that there was a large tomb in the early years, so few people went there. Later, a wholesale market was built and roads were built. We They all take the newly built cement road to buy rice. There are shops on both sides of the road, so you don’t have to worry about the bustle. But there is actually a small road that is closer. Got tangled up in something dirty."

Cheng Xinghai, a senior at the Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University, investigated whether the patients with symptoms similar to those of Wucheng and his son had been to the grain wholesale market, and he planned to go and see for himself.

The path was remote, Wu's mother was worried that Cheng Xinghai would not be found, so she asked the nurse to take care of Wu's father, and took Cheng Xinghai there by herself.

Wu Cheng couldn't let him be alone in this state, and it was the same for Yuan Ji who was still young, so he could only bring the two of them with him.

This grain wholesale market is next to a main road in an urban-rural fringe area, but it takes a big detour to walk from Wujia to the main road.

The small road that Wu's mother said can save 10 minutes, and only those who are familiar with the local area know it.

This small road is hidden in the ruins of a village, which was originally a lively village, but was later demolished due to policy reasons, and the village was abandoned.

The back of the village used to be farmland, but now it is covered with weeds taller than people because of neglect.

Wucheng's family used to live here, but they moved to the town after the demolition, so they knew this path.

Standing at the entrance of the path, Cheng Xinghai frowned when he saw the soaring yin energy in the village: "Auntie, take Wucheng back first, and I ask you to take care of my little friend."

Just as Mama Wu was about to agree, the last ray of light from the setting sun on the abandoned village faded away, and Yuan Ji, who was holding onto the corner of Cheng Xinghai's clothes, evoked a smile.

I can't go away.

The empty houses that have been demolished to only their frames are lit up one after another, and there are lively sounds in the empty village, the coughing of the elderly, the shouting of children, the calling of parents, and the barking of cats and dogs, as if everyone An ordinary countryside evening.

Mother Wu grew up here, and even heard the movement of her own house through those vague and distant voices, and her scalp exploded.

She pulled Wucheng close to Cheng Xinghai's side, her voice trembling: "Xinghai, this...is this something dirty?"

Cheng Xinghai nodded slightly: "Take Wucheng and follow me closely." He looked at Yuan Ji again.

Yuan Ji said obediently: "I also follow Xinghai."

Cheng Xinghai took his little hand, stood there feeling it for a while, felt that the chill coming from the west was more piercing, and walked there.

The village is built along the river. Some houses have been demolished to the point of ruins, while others can still be seen in their original appearance. They are the kind of two-story self-built houses that are common in the countryside. The front of the house corresponds to the river beach and the yard.

But at this moment, all these houses have been restored to their original appearance, with doors and windows still in place, and the doors are wide open.The lights were on in the house, and the voice of the owner could be heard, as if welcoming guests in, but no one could be seen.

Mother Wu followed Cheng Xinghai with Wu Cheng, who was dumbfounded. She was very familiar with this village where she had lived for decades. Every time she passed by a house, she could hear different voices. The voice of the original owner of the house is very similar.

She held her son's hand tightly, looked at Cheng Xinghai who seemed to be strolling in the garden, and said nervously: "Xinghai, let's get out of here quickly. Something is wrong here."

All the neighbors here had moved to town with her, and there was no way they would stay here.Moreover, she also heard the voices of people who had died long ago in those voices.

"We can't go anymore, we can only look inside." Cheng Xinghai motioned her to turn around.

The road they came from disappeared, replaced by darkness, like the mouth of a giant beast, waiting for its own prey.

Mother Wu gasped, feeling anxious and afraid.If she enters this ghost place and becomes a fool when she wakes up, what will the three idiots of her family do?

There was a rustling sound behind her, and she turned her head stiffly, and saw Cheng Xinghai took out his homework book from his backpack, and was drawing something on it with a marker.

Mother Wu was anxious: "Xinghai, it's already this time, what else are you drawing?"

"Painting talisman." While speaking, Cheng Xinghai had already painted three pieces of amulets, tore them off and handed them to the other three.

Seeing Mama Wu's dazed expression, he signaled her to be at ease, "This is the spell of the concept of tranquility, it's very effective, don't be afraid, auntie."

Mother Wu: "..."

Why are young people nowadays more superstitious than her?

Doubtful, Mother Wu still folded the amulet according to what Cheng Xinghai said, stuffed it into Wucheng's trousers pocket first, and then put away her own.

After finishing all this, she heard a sharp shout: "Who are you?"

"Successors of socialism." Cheng Xinghai followed the voice and saw two men in navy blue Taoist robes standing on the other side of the path. Their long hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin.

One is slightly older, Chai Jixiang from Qingyang Temple.The other person is fatter and similar in age to Cheng Xinghai. He is Chai Jixiang's junior brother Shan Fu.

Hearing Cheng Xinghai's answer, the two opposite people looked at each other and walked towards them cautiously.

"Are you alive?" Shan Fu asked tentatively.

"Well, who are you?" Cheng Xinghai asked.

"It is auspicious to watch firewood in Qingyang, a poor road."

"Poverty Road Qingyang Guanshan Fu."

After the two briefly introduced themselves, Chai Jixiang took out four charms and politely said to Cheng Xinghai and his party: "This place is weird, for safety's sake, please forgive me."

He silently recited the spells, and quickly threw four spells at Cheng Xinghai and the others.

Cheng Xinghai knew this spell, it was called the Spirit Distinguishing Talisman, and it was used to confirm whether the other party was a human or a ghost.

The spirit discrimination talisman will not change when it is attached to a living person, but if it is attached to a ghost, it will immediately turn into a cloud of black smoke.

The spells on Cheng Xinghai's three people did not change in any way, and the spell on Yuan Ji's body was suppressed by his magic power at the moment when it was about to turn black, and it seemed that it did not change in the eyes of outsiders.

Moreover, his control over mana was extremely precise, even if Cheng Xinghai was standing beside him, he didn't notice the slightest leak of mana.

Seeing that they were all alive, Chai Jixiang was relieved, but at the same time worried about them: "Why did you come here? It's dangerous here."

"Come and find my roommate's brain." Cheng Xinghai signaled Chai Jixiang and the two to go to Wucheng, and he also pasted the spirit identification talisman he had just drawn on the two senior brothers.

The spell has also not changed, and it is confirmed that it is a living person.

Shan Fu didn't see clearly what spell he was drawing, but he saw that he tore off the homework book with red graffiti, and couldn't help reminding: "Student, spells can't be scribbled, especially for you. It's useless."

Mama Wu thought it was very useful. Since she got the amulet from Cheng Xinghai, the biting coolness has lessened. I don't know if it is a psychological effect.

She wanted to speak for Cheng Xinghai, but Cheng Xinghai didn't bother to argue with Shan Fu, so he let out a "huh" indiscriminately.

Chai Jixiang looked at Wu Cheng seriously, and said in surprise: "He has lost his mind too? To tell you the truth, we are here to investigate this matter."

"Has the Taoist priest found anything? Are my son and husband saved?" Mother Wu asked quickly.

Chai Jixiang shook his head: "It's ashamed to say that we have been here during the day, but we didn't enter this space until after dark, and we don't know anything about it."

The village came back to life, maybe it was an illusion, or maybe it was a ghost that pulled people into another dimension.

Cheng Xinghai also felt that it was the latter, and this Chai Jixiang was able to say this accurately, which seemed a bit level.

"Then what should I do?" Wu's mother anxiously turned her head to look at Wucheng, and found that her son's eyes became more and more lax, and his eyes were red again.

Cheng Xinghai looked into the distance where the lights were shining, and said to Mama Wu: "Auntie, let's take us to the original place of your house first."

This matter has something to do with Wu Cheng and his son. If there is no clue, we can only go there first.

Mama Wu nodded and led a group of people inside.

The Wu family's old house was located in the back, and a group of people walked over. Amidst the chaotic footsteps, Cheng Xinghai heard an abnormal sound.

He was keenly aware that something was wrong, turned around, and saw a group of zombies behind them at some point.

Zombies are dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes like those on TV, with a wrinkled and blue face, hands with sharp claws raised high, and stiff legs bouncing mechanically.

The seemingly tall and heavy body was extremely light when it landed, and there was no sound of footsteps, only a very light "rustle" sound when the wind blew past them, even a bit ethereal.

Cheng Xinghai's sudden turn of the head seemed to frighten them. The zombies in the front all braked sharply, but the zombies behind couldn't stop in time, collided and fell together.

Forty or fifty zombies were all hit by him, and even the top one was blown around by the wind.

Cheng Xinghai: "..."

Are these zombies here for a joke?

Chai Jixiang and the others turned pale with fright, and he and Shan Fu immediately took out their mahogany swords, pulled Cheng Xinghai behind them, and solemnly said, "Run!"

These zombies have at least one or two hundred years of experience in terms of clothing. It is difficult to deal with just one, let alone forty or fifty.

Cold sweat rolled down Chai Jixiang's pale face, and he guessed that he might not be able to pass this test.He quickly took out the talisman and laid layers of magic circles in front of him, and whispered to Shanfu: "Junior brother, I will hold these zombies, you take the others and run!"

Shan Fu was unwilling in his heart, but he also knew that if these ordinary people were allowed to stay here, there would only be a dead end, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, senior brother, you must come back safely!"

Chai Jixiang knew that he was in danger, so he didn't respond, and joined hands with Shan Fu to lay down the last magic circle, and sternly shouted: "Go!"

"Come with me!" Shan Fu pulled up Wu's mother and ran forward, seeing Cheng Xinghai stopped in front of a small vegetable selling house, hurriedly urged, "Don't look, go!"

The shop is full of melons and fruits, Cheng Xinghai smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist, have you heard of Plants vs. Zombies?"