If those novels, games, or even film and television works describe such an existence.

Say its name and it will resonate in your heart.

Saying his name, having evil thoughts in mind, arguing with each other, and even wanting to destroy the foundation of people's enlightenment, that "existence" can appear from nine days away, across the world of mortals, among the complicated clues of cause and effect.

In the vast sea of ​​people, I "see" you...

When I first saw this setting, I was inevitably confused about it, but I thought it was very powerful. In the game, players have the same idea and simply regard similar settings as the background of the world view.

What if the game has become the real world?

There is great horror in this...

Shang Ye could feel this kind of terror at any time.

He knows too many secrets. If he talks in a dream or says something that he shouldn't say, he might attract someone from the dark side, and that would be a dilemma between life and death.

Therefore, Shang Ye has been avoiding certain disasters that will be launched in the future. If he gets too entangled with it now, he may not be able to wait until the future, and he will be crushed to death quietly like a mantis using his arm as a chariot...

Taking into account the "Huangquan Rebellion" is his current limit.

…

The horse was surrounded by people and the reins were being pulled. Shang Ye sighed and had to turn over and dismount. He was thinking that maybe he could change his clothes and walk.

That’s not right either…

He was wearing a navy blue robe from Tianshi Dao, which was just for the sake of convenience. The city checkpoints were smooth all the way, and pedestrians who crossed the bridge and took the ferry were proactively courteous. Even if he took a sip of water from a roadside tea stall, the shopkeeper would serve him tea first.

When you enjoy privileges, you naturally have to assume obligations. There is nothing wrong with that.

The uncle who was the first to block the road saw Tianshi dismounting, so he let go of the reins, grabbed Shang Ye's sleeve, and asked him to go back for a detailed discussion, and asked him to prepare wine and food.

Shang Ye was a little helpless and declined the uncle politely. He also asked him to briefly explain what happened here. If it was convenient, he could consider taking action.

Then, the place became lively.

The old man is old and frail, and his brain works slowly. Except for the smoothness of his voice at the beginning, when he started to talk really loudly, he always gasped for breath when he spoke. Everyone was anxious to hear it, so they started talking at once.

After a while, Shang Ye heard a general idea...

This place is called Lao Li Village. There was a man named Li Dalei in the village. In his early years, he ignored the opposition of his relatives and forcibly married a widow. The woman also brought a small oil bottle.

Lao Li Village is a family village, everything is governed by family rules and laws, and the head of the Li family is the god here.

"Men of the Li family are not allowed to marry widows", this is the family rule engraved on the bluestone slab of the ancestral hall.

As for Li Dalei, he was a well-known local fool, and he was sure of things. He didn't listen to God's words. He married a foreign widow surnamed Wang, and even moved out of Lao Li Village on his own and got married in a nearby ravine.

Living in a hut.

The Li clan members felt this was embarrassing, so they went to the ancestral hall and wanted to ask the old clan leader to make the decision. The old man who couldn't get rid of the sand in his eyes might have become soft-hearted for a while, and just said "Fend for yourself" and let him die.

Everyone dismissed.

Later, although the two elders and the younger one lived in poverty and were always ostracized by the nearby villagers, they managed to get on with their lives. However, the children were getting older and it was time to start elementary school at the age of five or six. The ancestors of the old Li family had

He was a high-ranking official and had the demeanor of a farming and studying family. There was a family private school in the village. Li Dalei went there with a shy face, but was kicked out.

I can't go to the private school in the village, and I don't have the money to go to schools in other towns or cities.

Normally speaking, one should give up on studying, but Li Dalei was a man of great ambition. He regarded his children as his own, and felt that there were no conditions, so he had to create conditions. No matter how poor he was, he could not afford education.

So, one morning, he said goodbye to his mother and son, left behind his poor farmland, and went to the city to do long-term work.

Little do you know that this separation is an eternity.

One day, Mrs. Li, who was busy farming, received the bad news that her husband had died unexpectedly. She took her children to the city to deal with the funeral arrangements. After a long time, she returned home, and late at night, she took her children and committed suicide by throwing herself into a well.

And that well was in the backyard of Li's ancestral hall in front of Shang Ye.

There is a sentence in the introductory classic of Tianshi Dao, "The Supplements from the Red Dust", which says: "Where ghosts and ghosts abound, tragic things will happen."

Shang Ye was convinced.

He looked at the tall gate of the ancestral hall and thought for a while. From what he saw along the way, Laolizhuang was obviously just an ordinary village and did not look like a wealthy family. However, the ancestral hall was very grand. He thought it was either the ancestors' leftovers or the clan members valued it.

The place of ancestral hall.

At this moment, Shang Shang was only accompanied by a middle-aged man with a fair face and a beardless face. He was the son of the old man and seemed to be the official village chief. The rest of the people heard that they wanted to come to the ancestral hall to visit, but no one dared to follow.

"What are the white sails around here?" Shang Ye raised his finger and asked.

"Alas..." The village head looked sad and said, "After the woman fell into the well, many strange things happened. The old patriarch was already seriously ill, so he left because of worry."

Shang Ye nodded and said, "Well, let's go to the back door."

The two of them walked around in a circle and came to the back door of the ancestral hall. Shang Ye was just about to let Cunzheng unlock the door, but he turned his head slightly and glanced at the nearby bushes with his peripheral vision. He had been practicing Qi for some time, and now he has a better physique and better senses.

He is very sensitive. Not only can he see in all directions and listen in all directions, but he can still detect the wind and grass moving nearby.

At that glance, he saw a bald monk swaying among the forest leaves.

Shang Ye frowned, greeted Muramasa, turned around and left.

Something is wrong here, it's not as simple as it seems...

"Sir! Don't go, sir..."

When Namurazheng saw Shang Ye leaving suddenly, he immediately became anxious.

Shang Ye stopped and looked at him, and said calmly: "This matter needs to be discussed in the long run, there is no need to rush."

The village leader grimaced and said: "How can you not be anxious? Sir, you don't know. There are rumors in the nearby towns that our village, Laoli Village, forced orphans and widowed mothers to death. Outsiders almost spit in our faces when they meet us. Now the place where our ancestors are buried is

They were also haunted by evil spirits, and some of the old people in the village were so anxious that they even wanted to hang themselves."

"Get out of here first."

Shang Ye continued walking, and Na Cunzheng kept shaking at the difficulty along the way.

Shang Ye asked: "If I had known today, why did I do it in the first place?"

"Back then...we didn't treat Li Dalei badly back then." Muramasa felt a little aggrieved and said, "We had already found an innocent daughter for him, but he fell in love with a widow with a child. We are the elders.

How could you just ignore it and not ask? He was so stubborn that he just turned around and moved..."

"Later, he brought his children to the school, but was kicked out. However, it was a private school within the clan. It would teach some family knowledge passed down from ancestors. According to the rules, not to mention a stepson, even a native son with a foreign surname in the village was not eligible to enter.

…”

There are quite a few rules...

Shang Ye kept walking. After leaving the ancestral hall, he looked back at the nearby woods, but found no more clues.

If what the Li family said is true and what they did was indeed not excessive, then the Li Wang family resolutely took their son and threw themselves into the well, and with the monks secretly waiting around, this matter is by no means simple...

Shang Ye felt heavy-headed now and wanted to leave.

If there is a little ghost on the roadside causing trouble, he can just go up and slap two talismans and then leave.

Now after listening to the story, he felt that there was something fishy about this matter, such as how Li Dalei died, what happened when Li Wang went to collect the body, and what she was thinking after she came back, so much so that she wanted to commit suicide with her son.

Are you so desperate...

The biggest problem is that less than twenty miles away is a Buddhist temple that obviously has a spiritual heritage. How can you just sit back and watch ghosts breed at your doorstep?

Moreover, after he appeared, there were actually monks watching him nearby.

"Why don't you invite the monks from the temple to come here and deal with the ghosts?" Shang Ye asked, staring into Muramasa's eyes.

Muramasa looked a little helpless and said: "Our ancestors have taught us that the Li family only worships their ancestors and does not believe in foreign gods..."

After listening to Muramasa's explanation, Shang Ye roughly understood that most of the ancestral rules and regulations of Lao Li's family came from the hands of his ancestors. After reading too many typical books, he wanted to impose his personal ideas on future generations.

but……

"Only worship ancestors, don't believe in gods", Shang Ye actually agrees with this. There are many beliefs in the world, especially in the countryside. Most of them are from fairies to great gods, and they are bullshitting and cheating money. There are even deadly demons and evil gods mixed in among them.

Although Lotus Buddhism is a formal religion recognized by the government, the official was very adamant. He said: "When the ancestors of the Li family fought through thorns and slash-and-burn farming here thousands of years ago, there was not even a tile in the Huayang Temple in the mountains.

…”

"Why should I trust you?"

Hearing this was very encouraging, Shang Ye scratched his head, but the situation was stronger than others. He placed a Bodhisattva at home and recited a few words on the fifteenth day of the year to express his feelings. If he paid some incense money, it would be treated as protection fee.

After all, a Buddhist temple is standing right in front of your face. For ordinary people, why bother...

Of course, Shang Ye has no position to say this. He is a member of Tianshi Dao.

In Cunzheng's house, Shang Ye was drinking tea, and several old people around him stared at him eagerly, with expressions of anticipation on their faces.

Seeing this, Shang Ye was too embarrassed to refuse, so he tentatively said: "It's a little late today. I came from a long way and I want to rest first and worry about it tomorrow."
Chapter completed!