Wu Qiudao looked up at the gloomy sky and the town at the end of his sight that was getting closer and closer.
He frowned, and a depressing feeling came from the mourning platform, as if the town was telling all outsiders, don't come, we don't welcome you!
Wu Qiudao looked at the civet cat running at his feet to keep up with the group of people. He smiled and strode forward. If you say you don't want to come, why don't I come? I want to see what you are doing here.
What a trick.
The strange thing is that even in Yongshou Town at the foot of Luoping Mountain, the townspeople organized themselves to guard the entrances and exits, but this Jiangyuan Town is quite deserted. Not only is there no one guarding the entrance to the town, but in broad daylight in the first month, even the streets
No one was around.
Wu Qiudao and the other four walked into the town, and their footsteps made a "tap-tat" sound on the stone slabs. Only small mice appeared unscrupulously in the streets and alleys. They climbed up the eaves and window sills. When they saw the civet cat transformed by their senior brother, they
They ran away in fright.
After finally being caught by the sharp-eyed and quick-handed six-armed Tuolumao, a pedestrian was caught by Zhang Tianqin. Zhang Tianqin asked: "Brother, we are travelers here to stay. May I ask, why is your Jiangyuan Town so deserted?"
The passerby glanced coldly at the civet cat sitting at the feet of the four of them, "poofed", and then said: "This is the dojo of Grandpa Gray God, how dare you foreigners bring this evil beast in?
"
Wu Qiudao was stunned for a moment: "You have such big opinions on cats?"
The passerby sneered and said: "Humph, you'd better get out of the town with your evil beasts, otherwise Grandpa Gray God will have your own good looks! Let me go! Don't get entangled with me here! I'm afraid that God's punishment will come.
Rubbed my toes!"
There was nothing they could do, the four of them had no choice but to watch the pedestrian leave in a hurry.
Next, several people wanted to find a place to stay, or at least find someone to ask about the situation, but those houses were closed, and occasionally they opened the door. As soon as they saw the civet cat, their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly
Close the doors and windows tightly and don't want to communicate with them anymore.
They walked around the town and couldn't find anyone who could ask questions, but they could feel the line of sight coming from the cracks in the doors and windows, and they were faintly afraid of showing up.
Several times, the laughter of children came from above their heads. They saw the children's heads peeking out of the windows to watch the fun, but they were quickly pulled away by the elders in the family, covering their mouths, and the windows were slammed shut.
They walked around for a long time, but found nothing except that there were too many rats in this town and the townspeople hated cats. Seeing that the sun was about to set, they had not found a place to stay for the night, so they couldn't break into private houses!
Things get a little tricky.
Just when Wu Qiudao was getting a little anxious, Toutuo Lumao, who had always been reticent, suddenly said: "It may rain at night, and this is not the way to go. We have to look for any land societies or abandoned temples. If it doesn't work, it can still be done at night."
Live in the temple."
Everyone felt that Lu Mao's suggestion was very reasonable. After changing the target, they quickly found a large temple that looked very solemn and majestic. The door was very steep and the plaque read "Five Ramps Temple".
A big character.
The four people walked in and saw that the temple was brightly lit with candles, the hall was brilliant, the walls were covered with red and colorful decorations, and the food was laid out on the table, as if it was a wedding banquet, but strangely, there was no one around.
When Sogdian He Desen was about to pick up a chicken leg to eat, Zhang Tianqin directly beat him and scolded him: "How dare you eat the offerings in the temple? Are you crazy?"
Suddenly, the four of them heard the cry of a woman coming from the east wing, sobbing and complaining.
He Desen was so frightened that he hid behind the six-armed tutu Lumao, but he saw that the tutu was actually sweating on his forehead, his six hands were trembling slightly, and he was reciting the "Buddha Speaks of the Rain Treasure Dharani Sutra": "Emperor Mopo, 嚩
Hey, hey, hey, hey..."
Wu Qiudao looked at these three useless pig teammates with disdain and asked loudly: "Are the people weeping in the room human or ghosts? Dare I ask why there is such a banquet in the Wuyang Temple, but it is quietly decorated with lanterns and colors?
unmanned?"
The female voice answered while crying: "I am the daughter of the local God of Wuchang Temple. This Jiangyuan Town began to worship the Wuchang God five years ago, so the Wuchang Temple was built and my father was invited to come here to do it."
Temple blessing."
"The Five Ramps God is actually a giant rat with gray fur, so it is also called the Gray God. It can control people's misfortune and fortune. According to legend, the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month every year is the day when the rat gets married. In order to earn this evil fortune, my father deceived the villagers.
People must sacrifice a woman to the Gray God on the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month every year.”
"The villagers didn't know the truth, so they all agreed that every year they would choose a beautiful virgin to marry, but in fact they were all eaten by the Gray God. This year is the same, the village elders in the town chose a beautiful girl to marry.
Gray God.”
"Every year, the married daughter died, so the country girl resisted fiercely. My father was afraid that she would run away, so he asked me to watch her first and leave later. Unexpectedly, the woman secretly brought the Mongolian sweat medicine and knocked me out.
Lock it here."
"According to the custom of the rat getting married, no lamps are lit on this day, and no boxes are opened, for fear of disturbing the rat getting married, so no one dares to stay in the temple. I called for a long time but no one responded. When I heard your movements outside, I thought it was gray.
God wanted to come and eat people, so he cried in fear."
After listening to the woman's words, He Desen, a Sogdian man, said frankly: "You father and daughter sacrificed to the lustful god, and deceived the villagers into sacrificing their daughters for this harmful wealth. Now this girl is on guard and locks you here instead. This is not
Is there any reward for evil?"
Zhang Tianqin glared at him, and He Desen shut up and stopped talking.
Wu Qiudao frowned, picked up the seven-star and five-blade sword that was as sharp as clay, and split the door lock. As expected, there stood an ordinary village girl with a plain appearance. Her eyes were swollen from crying and her face was gray. When she saw the door
I was shocked when it was opened.
"Little Sword Immortal, that Gray God comes to eat the bride every year on the 25th. If we were to ambush here, with your great creation, we would be able to kill this beast easily!" Zhang Tianqin turned to ask the temple to wish his daughter, "That Gray God
When will God come?"
Miao Zhu's daughter shook her head: "As the saying goes, 'On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, rats line up. They don't dare to speak loudly for fear of surprising the newlyweds.' So we don't know when the gray god will come, but rats lie around day and night, so it's always
Did you come here late at night?"
On the other hand, He Desen, a Sogdian, only cares about food: "Then the banquet on this table can be eaten? It's not poisoned, right?"
Miao Zhu's daughter said: "These banquets are all prepared by the town's chefs. Of course you can eat them, but they are banquets dedicated to the Gray God. No one dared to eat them all day long. They are all waiting for the twenty-sixth day."
Only that day did someone come and take it away.”
He Desen asked: "Little Sword Fairy, captain! I said that we have been walking for a day today, and we are tired and hungry. How about we eat first before we talk? Anyway, the big gray-haired mouse will not come until midnight!"