At night, it's extremely quiet.

At night in a small mountain village, it is undoubtedly much quieter than in a city.

These days, many young people have left their villages and gone to big cities to make a living. Only the middle-aged and elderly people who are used to going to bed early and getting up early have turned out their lights early.

but.

At this time, a few rays of pale light shone through the ancestral hall at the back of the village, and faint sounds of crying could be heard from inside.

Yes.

The body of the person who died today is placed in the ancestral hall, and their descendants are also keeping mourning here in mourning.

In fact, Jiang Chen had previously suggested that if the family was afraid, they did not need to come over tonight and he could just stay at the ancestral hall. However, the descendants of the deceased insisted on keeping filial piety to their elders.

Jiang Chen was quite surprised by this.

at this time.

In the dimly lit ancestral hall, several young people were guarding the corpse in the ancestral hall with sad expressions.

Looking carefully, there are three people sitting in a corner of the ancestral hall, looking towards here.

That's right.

The three people in the corner are Jiang Chen, Luan Xiaoqing, and Xiao Liu.

Originally Jiang Chen only planned to come over by himself, but Xiao Liu and Luan Xiaoqing insisted on following him.

Both of them are also smart people. If something bad happens to this village, then it is undoubtedly the safest to follow Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen naturally understood the plans of these two people and did not reject them at the moment.

...

at this time.

The lights above the heads of the three people flickered, and there was a faint sound of mournful crying not far away, which really made Xiao Liu feel a little chilly in his heart.

It didn't matter if he didn't believe in ghosts and gods at first, but now that he believed in the existence of ghosts and gods in this world, he felt a sense of panic when he looked at the spiritual tablets above the ancestral hall. He always felt that there seemed to be many pairs of eyes watching him behind the spiritual tablets.

Xiao Liu stretched out his hands to tighten his clothes, and leaned towards Jiang Chen without leaving a trace.

"Brother Jiang Chen, can we really see ghosts tonight?"

"I can't be sure about this, but if what those old people said before is true, then something unusual will happen here tonight."

"Um...Brother Jiang Chen, are all real ghosts as scary as those shown on TV?"

"No, in fact, many Yin spirits look the same as living people. What they were like before death will remain the same after death."

After hearing Jiang Chen's answer, Xiao Liu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. However, at this moment, Jiang Chen continued.

"Of course, we don't rule out the possibility that some evil spirits will take on terrifying forms."

"The appearance of this kind of evil spirit is much more eye-catching than the evil spirits in movies and TV shows. One glance at it will make people forget it for life."

After listening to Jiang Chen's story, Xiao Liu directly imagined many terrifying scenes in his mind, and immediately moved closer to Jiang Chen.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen reached out and patted Xiao Liu's shoulder gently, laughing softly.

"Don't worry, ordinary people can't see evil spirits unless they want you to see them."

"Huh~ So that's what happened!"

Xiao Liu immediately let out a long sigh of relief, and Jiang Chen was amused by his cowardly look.

...

During the soft conversation between Jiang Chen and the three of them, the time soon came to midnight.

at this time.

There are fewer young people guarding the ancestral hall than before. Some of them have already gone to bed. They will take turns with these people to keep vigil.

In the corner of the ancestral hall, Xiao Liu was chatting softly with Jiang Chen, looking a little drowsy.

"Brother Jiang Chen, hasn't that ghost come yet?"

"not yet......"

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Chen suddenly paused, and his originally lazy state instantly became serious.

"Shh~ stop talking, there's a situation!"

While speaking, Jiang Chen turned his head and looked directly at the center of the ancestral hall - where the corpses were placed.

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the sleepiness in Xiao Liu and Luan Xiaoqing's minds immediately disappeared without a trace. Xiao Liu almost shouted, but fortunately he covered his mouth with his hand in time.

After the two people reacted, they quickly followed Jiang Chen's gaze and looked over.

at this time.

The lights in the ancestral hall suddenly started to flicker.

The young people watching at the funeral felt a gust of wind blowing, and they couldn't help but stretched out their hands to tighten their tight clothes.

but.

Those people obviously didn't think much and continued to burn the paper money with sad expressions. Perhaps because of the wind, the flames of the paper money suddenly increased a bit and kept beating.

Every place has its own customs. In this village, after someone dies, they will not leave the body for three days. They will only leave the body in the ancestral hall for one day and offer incense to the ancestors enshrined in the ancestral hall.

.

What those young people didn't see was that the incense burning on the altar table was also burning rapidly.

certainly.

None of this escaped Jiang Chen's eyes, and now he was staring at an open space next to the corpse with slightly squinted eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Liu suddenly tugged on Jiang Chen's sleeve.

Jiang Chen turned around and met the doubtful eyes of Xiao Liu and Luan Xiaoqing.

Seeing the questioning look in their eyes, Jiang Chen instantly understood what they were thinking.

"Pay attention to the flames of the paper money and the burning speed of the incense. There are ghosts appearing."

When Xiao Liu and Luan Xiaoqing heard this, they quickly looked in that direction again, and then saw the strange thing Jiang Chen said.

The next moment.

The two looked at Jiang Chen doubtfully again.

"It's okay. I've already set up a magic circle here. It's okay if you whisper. It won't be able to sense our presence."

Hearing this, Xiao Liu then remembered that Jiang Chen had been tinkering here for a while before, and it must have been what he said about setting up the magic circle.

"Brother Jiang Chen, has the Yin spirit really appeared?"

"Um!"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, and at the same time took out two talismans from his body and handed them to the two of them.

"If you want to see it, just hold this talisman in your hand and you can see the Yin spirit."

Looking at the talisman placed in front of them, Xiao Liu and Luan Xiaoqing were slightly startled. They were both curious, and they did intend to get a glimpse of the Yin Spirit's face.

But.

They were also a little afraid of seeing some terrible scene.

"It's okay. This Yin spirit is just an ordinary person and has not transformed into anything scary."

"Really?!"

Xiao Liu and Luan Xiaoqing looked at each other, and after a moment's hesitation, they reached out and took the talisman from Jiang Chen's hand.

As soon as they took the talisman, the two of them felt a heat flow from their palms into their bodies, and then quickly spread throughout their bodies.

The two of them didn't think much and followed Jiang Chen's eyes again and looked forward.

The next moment.

A middle-aged man who looked a little dull appeared directly in their eyes.
Chapter completed!