In order to entertain the three of them, the host enthusiastically slaughtered a chicken and caught a fish to entertain them.
Knowing that the monk Puzhi did not need meat or fish, he served the freshest vegetables and fruits to show the simplicity of the villagers.
When it was time to rest at night, due to the limited space, the three of them thought twice and did not live separately in other people's homes, but only crowded into one room.
The host had gone to bed early, but the guest was not sleepy.
Tian Buyi and Pu Zhi were both profound practitioners and could regain their energy by just sitting cross-legged and meditating, so they both gave their beds to Xu Yin.
Xu Yin did not sleep, but asked a question.
"Two masters, could Chisha enter the village at night to commit murder?"
Tian Buyi said: "It is best for Chisha to have fresh human blood. There is only one village in this barren mountain and ridge for hundreds of miles. Normally, they would go into the village and kill people."
Pu Zhi said: "But Chisha is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time. For ordinary zombies to become Chisha, they have to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon for more than three hundred years and suck the blood essence of tens of thousands of people before they can achieve it.
Logically speaking, this Taoyuan Village does not rely on protection, so how can it be safe?"
This is the strangest thing about the three of them. Xu Yin couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that there are experts stationed in this village, acting as a deterrent to the surrounding monsters?"
Tian Buyi and Puzhi both shook their heads. With their strength, if there were really masters in this village, they would definitely be able to sense it.
"So this is the strangest place, but I don't know if the disappearance of our disciples is related to Taoyuan Village." Tian Buyi frowned.
Puzhi suddenly stood up, looked at the stars outside the window, and twisted the beads in his hands.
"The stars are shining brightly tonight and the moon is unclear. The red evil spirit cannot absorb the essence of the moon. It has difficulty in daylight. It should be difficult for it to commit evil tonight.
Tomorrow, the poor monk plans to go out to the village to investigate. It is best to kill this evildoer and protect this paradise to some extent."
Tian Buyi said: "Ha, the Universal Wisdom Divine Monk has a profound cultivation, so he probably doesn't need Tian's help. Tomorrow I will go around the village asking about the whereabouts of the disciples of our sect and looking for clues."
Xu Yin said: "During the dinner, the owner of this family told us that he would take us to see the village chief tomorrow. If the two immortals have any questions, why not ask the village chief here for advice?"
Tian Buyi said: "I almost forgot about this! You can also ask the village chief here to find the whereabouts of our disciples."
As he said that, he looked at Xu Yin and said with a smile: "Xu...Brother Xu, you are in trouble. I think you might as well take refuge here. The villagers here are hospitable and extremely friendly. Wouldn't it be better to spend the rest of your life here?"
Living in the rivers and lakes with an old body?"
Xu Yin chuckled, "But I always feel that this place is so ghostly that it's not a good place for retirement."
Tian Buyi looked at Puzhi again, nodded slightly, and Tian Buyi said: "It's getting late, let's rest first, and come back tomorrow to see what's so weird about this lonely mountain village."
Xu Yin and the other three were resting in the house, but Tieshan, the male owner of the house, burned a talisman in the middle of the night and immediately walked silently. Even if he opened the door and opened the window, there was no sound or movement.
He looked at his wife and whispered to her to take her two children at home, while he quietly left the house and took advantage of the starlight to go to the village chief's house uphill from the village.
It was already dark at this time, and most of the people in the village had turned off the lights and had a rest, and no one was outside to watch the night watch.
What's even weirder is that there are obviously many poultry, pigs, and dogs in the village, but not a single sound can be heard. It's as if after nightfall, all living things here cease to exist and it becomes a dead village.
This is worthy of the ghostly atmosphere described by Xu Yin!
Uphill, the village chief's house looked no different from ordinary villagers' houses. In the entire dark village, only his house always had candles lit.
Tieshan pushed the door open and entered, but the door was not even locked.
The village chief has three long strands of beard and looks more like an educated scholar than an ordinary farmer.
He had already been sitting in the hall waiting until Tieshan came in.
Seeing that the village chief showed great respect, Tieshan bowed his head and said hurriedly: "Village Chief, these three outsiders who came today are very special. One of them is a fat man, and he seems to be related to the young man who entered the village half a year ago.
He is asking me for information about him."
Immediately afterwards, he briefly described how his wife encountered Chisha during the day and was rescued by these three people.
The village chief put his fingers on the table, tapping them rhythmically, but his eyebrows were furrowed.
First, he glanced at Tieshan with a sideways glance, making the other person tremble in fear.
"Your mother-in-law has three generations of outsiders, and the family bloodline has been much diluted, so my uncle didn't recognize her.
When the two men and women in your family grow up, they will marry the children of the Yao family. There are many cousins within the third generation of his family who intermarry, and the bloodline will be too strong. If this continues, the next generation will be prone to deformed children. "
Tieshan nodded in agreement, seemingly not caring about the marriage of his children by outsiders.
The village chief continued: "In addition, I don't know how many times I have told you! Those whose family bloodline has been diluted for three generations must not be allowed to go near the back mountain!
What's the matter with your mother-in-law? Are the mushrooms in the back mountain particularly fragrant? You've grown so big and you're still not familiar with every plant and tree here? You almost caused a big disaster!"
Tieshan trembled slightly after being scolded, and buried his head even lower, saying: "There are guests at home today, and it's hard for me to deal with this woman. When the village chief takes care of those guests, I will definitely teach her a lesson!"
Hearing him talk about the three guests, the village chief's frown deepened, his fingers tapped on the table faster and faster, and something seemed to be spinning in his mind.
Suddenly he stopped his finger and asked: "I heard that the fattest one is the elder of the young man half a year ago?"
Tieshan nodded repeatedly.
"The kid from half a year ago was quite good at Taoism. I heard that he claimed to be from the Qingyun Sect and was able to control magic weapons to subdue ordinary mountain spirits and ghosts. I must have reached the fourth level of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao.
But this is nothing to worry about. If the person who comes is his elder, he should be the elder of Qingyun Sect. As the leader of the righteous path, Qingyun Sect has been famous throughout the world thousands of years ago.
Besides, they encountered my uncle during the day, and not only did nothing happen, but they also rescued your mother-in-law. I guess they repelled him head-on. This is not an easy thing to do!"
Tieshan said: "The fat man's surname is Tian. He respects that monk quite a bit, but towards the other old man, well, his attitude is a little more casual.
I think this old man should also be the one they rescued in the forest. He is so old and does not look like a practitioner. Can I follow the old rules?"
The village chief shook his head and said: "In order to protect our bloodline from gradually decaying due to incest, we have to absorb as many outsiders as possible.
But it only accepts young men and women, and it would be better if they are children! But the elderly are the most useless. The village has the legacy of its ancestors. Although it is rich, it does not have any extra funds to provide for outsiders to provide for themselves in their old age!
If my uncle is not injured, he usually will not retreat easily. He must also need fresh human blood to recover and heal his injuries.
I will teach him that it is not a problem for him to suck the blood of wild beasts in the mountains. After meeting with them tomorrow, we will find a way to disperse the three of them, and then I will make arrangements."