The moon sinks into the sea of clouds, and the shadows of the trees are like walls.
The hunchbacked deaf-mute man at the gate of the manor smoked a dry cigarette silently. His dull face looked like a stone sculpture under the dim light.
His whole person seemed to be integrated with the manor, and he was completely unafraid of the cold and decaying atmosphere around him.
Luo Ning held Zhang Tianshi's invisibility charm and observed the deaf-mute man a few steps away.
Is this the coffin keeper who understands lip reading and can read? It doesn't look like he has any cultivation skills.
But why, after being in such a sinister place for so many years, could he remain safe?
Luo Ning walked past him quietly, trying not to pick up a trace of dust.
The young man walked a few steps, suddenly turned around, and saw the deaf-mute... staring at him!
That’s right, just stare at yourself!
Can he see himself? His invisibility spell doesn't work in front of him?
Facing those eyes that were as dark as ancient wells, even though Luo Ning was brave, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat and his whole body became sticky.
Being discovered, Luo Ning was stunned for a moment, and was about to make a move when suddenly the gaze withdrew again.
Turn a blind eye.
Luo Ning was sure that this strange deaf-mute man saw him, but he completely ignored him.
It was as if he, the pallbearer, was just a decoration.
If you are not surprised, you will lose yourself. Luo Ning took a deep breath and did not bother to care about the deaf-mute anymore, but walked towards the depths of the manor with dim candlelight.
The tall, dark houses, like giant coffins, are arranged in the huge manor.
In every house, there are densely packed coffins.
The rich yin energy, death energy, rotten energy, evil spirit, corpse energy, bad energy, ghost energy... blended together, chilling people to the bone marrow, eroding the Yang energy, and really don't allow strangers to enter.
Under the pale light, there are shadowy ghost figures.
Deep in the manor, an indescribable sound could be heard faintly, like the murmurs in a nightmare.
There are many ghosts here.
Amidst the howling of the dark wind, the shadows lingered miserably between the house and the coffin.
Some were crying, some were laughing...all kinds of strange and grotesque, like an atlas of ghosts or a scroll in a devil's cave.
Deeper inside the house, there were coffin lids being opened, and the sound of teeth and bones grinding was even more eerie.
Many coffins were rotten and separated, boards were scattered, bones were exposed, and will-o'-the-wisps were flickering.
Even though Luo Ning was about to lose his sense of smell, he still smelled the stench of corpses.
There are also some ghosts with solid ghost energy who have learned how to practice ghost cultivation without any teacher, lying among the rotting corpses, happily absorbing the pus-like bone marrow.
There are also mischievous ghosts who blow the bladders of the dead with their pointed heads, chase them like balloons, or pull out the hair of the dead and weave ropes...
There are also "elegant" ghosts who make flutes out of dead people's leg bones and play them, or they can beat the dead people's skulls while the ghosts sing.
The whole thing is a netherworld.
If Luo Ning was not an eighth-grade monk, but an ordinary person, even if he was not frightened to death at this time, he would be destroyed and die.
"Evil! Evil!" A ghost bird screamed shrilly, carrying resentment that would never go away until death, and flew by with a sinister air.
However, as Qian Sibaan said, although there are many ghosts and heavy Yin Qi in Yin Yue Villa, no ghost cultivators have been seen.
Luo Ning looked around and saw that they were all lonely ghosts who couldn't make it to the stage. Their ghostly auras were scattered and they were all in a state of confusion.
There were too many ghosts, and he had to avoid the ghosts coming towards him from time to time, which was very difficult.
Occasionally being hit by a ghost is like ice and snow pouring into my collar.
There are tens of thousands of coffins here, many of which are as rotten as cotton wool, but the bones rarely rot. Some corpses are at least a hundred years old, but their facial features are still vaguely distinguishable.
This is because the yin energy here is too strong and it has become a place for raising corpses, like a large natural ice cellar, where the corpses decay very slowly.
If Lu Pianpian's subordinates really hid her body here, it must be to protect it and allow it to be nourished by the yin energy.
Luo Ning hid in the ghostly Yinyue Villa and wandered around, listening carefully to the movements around him and detecting abnormalities with his naked eyes.
He cannot use his consciousness, otherwise the invisibility spell will fail.
Once it fails and exposes the vitality of living people at night, it will immediately cause trouble.
Luo Ning searched patiently in various houses. He was not looking for Lu Pianpian's body, but for the benefits mentioned by the Tongyan Shaman.
If there is no benefit tonight, he will immediately chase away the Tongyan Shaman when he returns.
At Haipai time, Luo Ning finally found the deepest part of the manor.
Faintly, there were faint voices coming from one of the largest two-story houses, like Jiuquan's confession.
Ghost cultivator!
Luo Ning knew immediately that there was a ghost cultivator inside.
Then, someone else's voice sounded.
Is there anyone else inside?
This is the only two-story house in the manor, built like a building.
Luo Ning slowly moved closer and found that in the middle of the house full of coffins, there was a stage!
That's right, there is a stage in the middle.
Luoning immediately understood that this largest two-story house was a ghost theater used to entertain ghosts.
Large-scale charity villages often invite opera troupes to perform performances to entertain ghosts and dispel their grievances on the Ghost Festival.
The coffins here are obviously better than other places.
And in the "elegant seats" with lanterns lit and tributes placed under the stage, there were two people, a ghost cultivator and a corpse monster covered with red hair.
Those two people were wearing shrouds, but they were living people, and their cultivation levels were both at the eighth level.
The red-haired corpse, which is also an eighth-level monster, is eating a human heart with relish, its fangs are covered in blood.
Only that ghost cultivator was a seventh-grade ghost cultivator, but that ghost cultivator's ghost aura was messy, black gas was coming out of his ghost body, and he was seriously injured.
This injury reduced its strength to the eighth level.
Otherwise, it should have discovered the invisible Luo Ning at this time.
This ghost has a pale face, a hooked nose, blood-red eyes, a pointed chin and thick black eyebrows. It looks very ferocious, and has an indescribable majesty.
Although he is a ghost, his aura is like that of a spiritual official.
"Lord Xuan Qian." A man wearing a shroud said, "We are only eighth-level headhunters, with low status and low power. We can neither cleanse your grievances, nor shelter you for a long time."
"Don't you, Master Xuanqian, have an old relationship with Master Minshan? Why don't you go and seek refuge with Master Minshan? How can this Yinyue Villa be as safe as Master Minshan's cave?"
The other man also nodded and said, "That's right. Lord Xuanqian, you have been the Town God of Tuo County for many years, so you are well aware of the officialdom of the Celestial Empire. Since Cai Ji harmed you, he dismissed you and fled, so how can he let you go?"
"You are hiding in Yinyue Villa. Sooner or later, Cai Ji's people will find you."
Xuanqian!
Luo Ning couldn't help but feel shocked. He never expected that he would meet his enemy Xuan Qian here!
I'm really jealous.
The Tongyan Shaman said that he would benefit from coming here tonight. Could it be that he was referring to Xuan Qian, his enemy?
Do you still have a chance to kill it tonight?
Luo Ning's eyes suddenly lit up when he thought of the benefits of killing Xuan Qian.
Ghost Bait Fruit…The Mental Technique for Taming Beasts…
Yes, as long as Xuan Qian is killed, it will indeed be a benefit.
At least he can get another ghost bait fruit, and his sister can become a monk immediately!