Those hundreds of people were walking stupidly around the edge of Dihun Lake.
Their expressions were dull, their eyes were empty, and they looked like they had lost their souls.
"Hey, what is going on?" Cao Shao said in surprise.
"Those are the people who wanted to enter the Soul-Cleaning Lake in the past, but were deceived by evil spirits."
There was a strange light in the old man's eyes.
"It's hard to persuade those damn ghosts. If you still want to go, then go ahead."
The old man turned around and went back to the hut, pretending to close the door.
"Old man, wait!" Qin Qianxue stopped her.
The old man turned around, with a few white hairs on his head floating to the side, and looked at Qin Qianxue intently.
"Then what if we must enter Dihun Lake? Is there no other way?" Qin Qianxue asked.
"Oh? You have to enter that lake?"
The old man turned away slightly.
"Then let's go inside first. It's too tiring to stand outside and talk. My old man can't bear it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man walked in minding his own business.
For some reason, Qiao Yu always felt that the dark doorway was like a beast with its mouth wide open, waiting for its prey.
Qiao Yu followed Qin Qianxue and walked in. After a few people entered the house, the big yellow dog that was originally lifeless at the door stood up energetically.
The inside of the house is as shabby as the outside.
Looking around, there was nothing but a bed, a broken pot, a table and two stools.
I don’t know what this old man usually does to pass his time.
"You can sit wherever you want, you're welcome, just treat it as your own home." The old man said with a smile.
Qin Qianxue glanced at the two stools. They were dirty and had black stains on them. She felt that it was better for her to stand.
"It's okay, we can just stand. Old man, you'd better tell us about Dihun Lake."
"Girl dolls are quite impatient."
The old man glanced at her, grinned, then sat down on the stool and began to speak slowly.
"Didn't I make it very clear? Dihun Lake is a place where evil spirits breed."
"Any living person who tries to enter the Soul Disinfection Lake will be collectively besieged by all the evil spirits and eventually become a lake slave, wandering around the lake forever and ever."
As he spoke, the old man raised his eyelids and glanced around the faces of the six people, revealing a meaningful smile.
"The only way for a living person to enter the Soul-Cleaning Lake is to sacrifice another living person to the evil spirits!"
As soon as the words fell, Qin Qianxue and others became obviously vigilant.
The distance between the six of them quietly increased.
Qiao Yu even secretly held the two rings in her hands. Once they made a move, Cao Shao and Wu Chengfu would probably regard him as a target.
As expected, Cao Shao looked at him with a fierce look in his eyes.
"How do we believe you didn't lie to us?" Mi Yuan asked the old man.
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. You can go directly into the lake. I didn't stop you." The old man spread his hands.
Clang!
A broad sword was placed directly on the old man's neck. If he moved forward even half an inch, the old man would not be able to avoid being separated from his body.
"You should be considered a living person, right? Then can I sacrifice you directly?" Mi Yuan said coldly.
The old man didn't panic at all, and even calmly picked up the porcelain pot on the table and poured himself a large bowl of water.
"Do you know the process of sacrifice? I am the Lakekeeper of this generation. After I die, no one will know how to enter the Soul Discipline Lake."
Qiao Yu was secretly shocked, "Guardian of the Lake?"
Logically speaking, Ji Pingyang shouldn't have told him that there were people guarding the lake at Dihun Lake.
"I don't care who you are."
Mi Yuan's sword pressed forward a little, and the sharp blade cut through the skin, and blood immediately flowed down the old man's neck like dry tree bark.
"Either you find a way to send me into the Soul Discipline Lake, or I'll kill you now."
The old man raised his eyes and stared at Mi Yuan. Mi Yuan refused to give an inch and even pressed her sword forward a little.
"Mi Yuan, please don't get excited. Calm down." Qin Qianxue acted as a peacemaker. She was really afraid that Mi Yuan would actually chop the old man down with a sword.
"Hehe, hehehe, hahahaha!"
The old man suddenly threw his head back and laughed, and an unpleasant smell of garlic filled the room.
The old man laughed until tears came out before he said.
"Very well, you are very brave. I do know a way to bypass the evil spirits and reach the lake. I just don't know if you dare to go?"
"Why don't you dare? Lead the way."
Mi Yuan was not afraid at all. She believed that those evil spirits would not be able to possess her a second time if she was prepared.
"Don't worry."
The old man stood up, walked to the only bed, and lay down on it with a groan.
"It's almost getting dark. The danger of walking on that road will double when it gets dark. Let's take a nap first to recuperate our spirits. We'll set off again at dawn the next day."
"Old man, where should we sleep?" Qin Qianxue asked.
This room is quite big, and there is only one bed in total.
"You can sleep wherever you like. I don't mind if you want to sleep next to my old man."
After saying this, the old man grinned and patted the empty space on the bed obscenely.
Qin Qianxue frowned and walked out of the house. Seeing this, Qiao Yu followed her.
Not long after they walked out of the house, the old man lying on the bed let out a steady snore.
I really don’t know whether to say that this old man is big-hearted or that he is really talented and bold.
"Hey, what should we do now? Are we really going to sit outside all night?" Cao Shao asked angrily.
He felt that Mi Yuan was making a fuss out of a molehill. Instead of taking the path the old man said and facing the unknown dangers, he would rather deal with Qiao Yu.
"Make a fire, cut down some vines and branches, and build a temporary shelter for one night."
At Qin Qianxue's suggestion, the six of them divided into three groups to look for materials needed to build a shelter.
Qiao Yu and Tang Lan, who had never spoken to each other before, were assigned to a group.
The two of them were silent all the way, Qiao Yu followed Tang Lan silently, and he took the initiative to break the silence.
"Just now, thank you for saving me."
Tang Lan's body stopped instantly, and Qiao Yu almost didn't stop and bumped into her.
Just when Qiao Yu was confused, Tang Lan's voice sounded.
"Look ahead."
When Qiao Yu heard the sound, he looked over and saw something that looked like cloth hanging on the big tree in front of him.
The thing was fluffy, orange-yellow, and stained with something like blood in some places.
Qiao Yu took a few more steps forward, and upon closer inspection, she realized that the skin being dried was actually a piece of yellow leather!
And the skin was completely broken at the claws, so it was obviously the one they had just killed.
Qiao Yu felt a little chill in her heart. The yellow-skinned bird was obviously dead. Who on earth peeled off its skin and left it hanging here?