"Please lend me a fire to drive away evil spirits and continue the day."
I saw the little ghost holding an empty lantern, standing in front of the fire, saluting respectfully and saying.
"..."
Silently, the lantern lit up.
Song You also felt strange when he saw it.
"Thank you, mountain god."
The kid bowed and saluted again, then turned to Song You and said with a smile: "Okay, please come with me and I will take you outside the market town."
"good."
Song You followed him, chatting while walking.
"Are you from the previous dynasty?"
"How does the Taoist priest know?"
"The names are different."
"How to say?"
"Since the Great Yan Dynasty, people have loved to call Taoist priests and folk Taoist practitioners Mr."
"I see, then I will also call you sir."
"Just feel free to do it."
"Then let's call him Taoist."
The little ghost walked in front holding a lantern, and the ground reflected the firelight, just like the color of dusk: "I am indeed a member of the former dynasty, but I was born in the last years of the former dynasty. At that time, the world was in chaos and demons and ghosts appeared frequently. I left with my parents.
When I arrived in the mountains, I was accidentally eaten by an evil tiger and turned into a ghost. But soon spring came, and there were thunders and stings. The evil tiger ate people and became evil, so it was taken away by God. Because of that, I
I have never harmed anyone, I escaped a disaster, and later I regained my freedom. I slowly lived in this mountain, and I discovered that there is a whole other world between these mountains."
"This is a world of fairies and ghosts."
"Yes, in this world, it is rare for us fairies and ghosts to have such a world."
"well……"
Song You just sighed.
This is a world where humanity is paramount, and there is no doubt that it squeezes the space for monsters and monsters, but he is a human being, so how can he say that?
"Taoist master, you don't have to be like this. Although I am a ghost, I was once a human being." The kid smiled, "It's not bad to be a wild ghost in this mountain. Although Taoists often come to this mountain to catch ghosts in recent years, we
These duty ghosts will usually not be in trouble. There are countless fairies and ghosts in this mountain, and hardship is hardship, and it is not that boring. It cannot be said that they are more stubborn than those in the human world."
"This trip really opened my horizons."
"It's not a surprise. Although we are monsters and ghosts, now that we have developed spiritual intelligence, we still have our own lives!"
"rational."
While talking, they had reached the edge of the market town.
The kid stopped, smiled, raised the lantern, and asked, "Does the Taoist still remember the way he came?"
Song You took the lantern from his hand.
"I vaguely remember."
"Be careful along the way."
"It is truly a great blessing to meet you tonight."
"Why am I not like that?"
Since they met by chance and talked casually, they naturally parted ways when the time came. There was really no need to say anything. They bowed to each other to respect this fate, said goodbye, and then left.
The kid returned to the market town, and Song You also walked into the night.
The lantern illuminated a small area, and the cracks and weeds on the dry dirt road were clearly visible. There were shadows on the roadside. Someone came from behind and walked into the fog in front. Someone also came from the fog in front, with a pair of eyes that were either surprised or confused.
Song You passed by and went to the market.
Song You touched the horse's neck: "Do you still remember how to get back?"
The horse didn't speak, it just lifted its hooves silently and moved forward.
Song You smiled.
"Thanks to you."
The calico cat followed them with small steps, looking up at him and at the fairies and ghosts passing by on the roadside. Apart from its body, it kept walking forward, its eyes, neck and head turning with them.
"That incense seller just now, you keep staring at me. It's really rude." Song You said as he walked, "People have attained the Tao. After they become sperms, they are no longer ordinary animals. You'd better not do that."
Looking at people will scare them."
"That's a rat!"
"Everything in the world, be it demons, ghosts, or spirits, as long as their intelligence is complete, they are all the same as humans. If you eat them, it will be like cannibalism, and you will be infected with evil spirits, which is not allowed by nature."
"I'm just looking around!"
"It's very rude."
"..."
The kitten was silent, as if he was thinking, so his steps slowed down a little, and he fell behind a little. After he thought clearly, he immediately ran quickly to catch up, shaking his head at the same time:
"Slightly, slightly, slightly~"
The pronunciation is slightly pronounced, but the pronunciation is very impolite.
Walking all the way outside is also wonderful.
This is really a world of goblins and ghosts. Apart from the well-behaved goblins and ghosts who have built a market town in the middle, there are also countless little things on this road who are not well-behaved and lack wisdom.
Song You saw a kind of little spirit with upright limbs, like a humanoid. It looked different from humans. It was only as high as a palm. It carried a small house about the size of a palm on its back. It was traveling hard. It was neither from that market town nor from that market town.
To get to the market town, just follow the road.
It's so foggy that I don't know where I'm going or what I'm doing.
Then I saw a little person walking on the tree trunk holding an umbrella. She looked like a delicate woman. The umbrella was also a flower umbrella, but she was walking on the tree trunk backwards, with her head down and her feet up, stepping on the lower edge of the trunk.
I don't know why it won't fall.
I don’t know why I need to hold an umbrella. Not only will it not be able to cover the rain, it will probably accumulate rain when it rains.
There are also people shouting while walking.
These people are also very small, a little smaller than a palm. Their limbs are upright, like human figures, and they are different from humans. They are almost naked, except for two or three strips of cloth, which can be said to cover their shame. These strips of cloth do not have any
Their vital points are covered, but they are wrapped in other places.
I couldn't understand what they were saying, but their voices were harsh and intense, but there was nothing in front of them, as if they were talking to the air.
What's interesting is that they only talk like this when no one is seeing them. Once someone sees them, they immediately shut up.
At first, Song You thought they were talking to him, and after watching them several times, the little people started shouting and became quiet several times. Song You found it interesting and puzzled, but later he saw them acting like this when other monsters and ghosts walked by on the road.
Understand, this is probably their nature.
"Taoist priest, I seem to have been poisoned by eating fungi!"
"You didn't eat at all."
"right……"
Gradually we are getting further and further away from the market town.
There are gradually fewer pedestrians on the roadside.
There was heavy fog in front of me and heavy fog behind me. The light on the mountain path gradually became less and less, and only a few fireflies were slowly moving through the mountains.
You can vaguely tell that it's still the same road as before.
At some point, there was no other light in his sight except his own. Occasionally, he could make out a little bit, but it was almost invisible in the fog, and evil things began to follow him around.
"Taoist priest……"
The calico cat reminded in a low voice.
"fine."
Song You held the lantern and continued walking forward.
It was difficult to see the appearance of the evil things in the dark night and mountain fog. They did not dare to get too close due to the intimidation of the lantern's flames. They could only vaguely see the shadows hidden in the darkness, hear their breathing, or hear their voices.
They make subtle inaudible and incomprehensible sounds to sense their presence.
But it seems that living people are far more attractive to them than the fairies and ghosts that often come and go in the mountains. Gradually, more and more of them gather.
This thing is just like people. Once there are more of them, they become bolder.
So they began to get closer and closer to the fire.
"More and more..."
The calico cat whispered to Song Yin.
Her body had quietly tensed up, her hair began to stand up, and she was thinking about whether she could scare them away if she breathed fire.
Gradually, their figures appeared in the periphery of the firelight, and they were clearly visible under the dim light.
As expected, there are many kinds and strange shapes.
Or they are evil things born due to different coincidences between heaven and earth, or they are full of resentful ghosts, some have entities, some have illusory figures, some have human form, some have twisted shapes, some are good-looking, some are ugly, and some only retain evil.
They have beast-like instincts to attack and prey, and some have twisted minds and can understand human speech.
Some people know it and some don't.
Some of them can also be used as medicine. They can be used as medicine for the whole body or part of the body. The medicines produced have endless magical effects, such as telling lies and becoming more courageous. Some of them can even be cooked directly after being caught, and they also have strange effects. They are sold in the market towns above.
Their things may be the objects that some evil things turned into after death, or they may be parts of their bodies. It feels like everything can be cooked and eaten, and everything can be used as medicine.
The prerequisite is that you can catch it, know how to prepare medicine, and dare to swallow it.
Don't associate them with fairies and ghosts.
Goblins and ghosts also dislike them and even fear them. Their image in the hearts of goblins and ghosts is not much different from the image in people's hearts. In their eyes, goblins and ghosts are similar to humans. The biggest difference is that most goblins and ghosts have some moral principles, not so much.
Easy to deal with.
Faced with this scene, I am afraid that many fairies and ghosts in the market town will be frightened and will have to either walk back with lanterns or find other ways to escape.
Song You showed no fear and watched as he walked.
Gradually, they formed a circle, with three layers inside and three layers outside.
Even the bay-red horse began to feel uneasy and turned around to look at Song You. After Song You smiled and reassured it, it felt more at ease and continued to move forward with its hooves raised.
These evil spirits are undoubtedly afraid of this lantern.
If the light of the lantern does not move, they will not move, just staring greedily from outside. If you take a step forward in the light of the lantern, those behind you will crowd forward and take a step forward, while those in front of you will crowd back one step, and some will even be squeezed to the point of falling.
He rolled and crawled backwards on the ground. He was so bold and brainless that he began to frequently look at the shadow beside the maroon horse, trying to jump into the shadow.
"Ah……"
Song You laughed twice, then suddenly spoke up and asked them curiously: "You guys want to eat us?"
There was no answer for a while.
The evil spirits only stared at them.
The greed in his eyes said it all.
Song You was not satisfied with this silent answer. He shook his head with a smile, raised the lantern in his hand and said, "If you answer me, I will put it out."
Some of the evil spirits who could understand looked at each other, and then they rounded their eyes, and strange sounds sounded one after another:
"yes!"
"yes……"
"yes!"
"..."
Song You shook his head in a funny way: "You are so stupid. This lantern can't burn you, so what are you afraid of?"
But he is also trustworthy——
He only stopped, raised the lantern and blew it.
"call……"
The fire in the lantern suddenly went out.
The only light in the mountains also disappeared, turning into a dead, oppressive and breathless darkness.
The group of evil spirits in the darkness immediately rushed forward like a tidal wave bursting out of a dike. They excitedly rushed towards the man, horse and cat in the middle, squeezing and shouting again.
"Canopy!"
Suddenly, the light lit up again in the mountains.
This light is not white light, nor is it green light, blue light, or purple light, but a bright yellow, yellow, red, and bright fire. This fire does not come from the front and back, nor from the left and right. It lights up from up and down around the body, and from everywhere in all directions.
, everywhere, lighting up half the mountain in an instant.
Along with the fire, there was an overwhelming fire.