Ten bright moons hang high, and phantoms pass under the moon.
In addition to the terrifying roars of beasts on the dark land, there are also ghosts and ghosts entrenched in dark corners. During the day, the fire of the Golden Crow is so hot that the ghosts do not dare to wander through the city. But at night, when people fall asleep, the ghosts begin their activities.
At first, the ghosts were discussing and cursing the cruel King Xi in small groups, but soon everyone forgot about it.
Devouring the moonlight and absorbing the popularity left by people's activities during the day, the ghosts are very busy.
In a residential house in Xidu, an old man got up to urinate at night. Suddenly, he heard the sound of thin ropes coming from his granary.
Originally, the elderly did not dare to wander around late at night, but the granary was too important to their family. It was the lifeblood of their family, and the entire year's harvest was in it.
If it is stolen by a thief, the whole family will starve to death in winter.
So the old man took courage and walked over with a torch and a wooden stick.
Crunch!
Pushing the door open and entering, the old man's eyes immediately widened, his pupils full of fear.
It was a green monster, human-shaped, with a big face, especially its mouth, which was even more terrifying. The mouth was full of mucus, and its hands kept stuffing grains from the granary into its mouth. It looked scary!
"Ghost!"
The old man was so frightened that he fell to the ground and screamed instinctively.
A glutton is stealing food from his own house!
The old man was both scared and distressed. These grains were the harvest of their family's hard work for a year, and they were counting on them to survive the cold winter. If they were eaten by ghosts, their family would be doomed!
The greedy ghost ignores the old man and continues to gnaw on the food openly, grabbing a lot of it. Since the food is not grown by himself, he doesn't feel bad if he wastes it!
The old man was so angry that he almost fainted, and his body was trembling. He wanted to drive it away but did not dare to do it. But at this moment, he remembered the decree issued by the king that was widely circulated among the neighbors during the day, and it seemed to be to rectify the ghosts.
Then, the old man started to yell: "Catch the ghost. There is a ghost that is trying to do something evil. Come quickly, tell the king and let the masters Wu Zhu come and catch the ghost!"
The glutton was so embarrassed that he gave up stealing food and turned around to deal with the yelling old guy in front of him.
The old man was trembling with fear, holding a torch and swinging it around to intimidate the glutton.
The Greedy Ghost was very disdainful. Ordinary flames would not cause fatal damage to them. The old man in front of him was exhausted and was no match for him. So, the Greedy Ghost grew timid and jumped towards the old man.
But it was a pity that before the glutton could do his thing, the neighbors soon came over.
Xidu was quiet at night, and the old man's loud roar immediately attracted the attention of the neighbors.
In the past, not many people would have dared to come out at this time to clean up the snow on their own. No one would want to touch such unlucky things as ghosts. However, because of the king's decree, the ghosts in stone mills have greatly reduced the number of people in their hearts.
of fear.
"Where is the ghost? The people from the witch temple are coming to catch the ghost right away!"
"What a wild ghost, so scary!"
"Don't be afraid, everyone. I heard the shamans say during the day that if we gather together, the ghosts won't dare to come."
thump!
The glutton flying in mid-air suddenly stopped. There were more and more people, and the blood was getting stronger and stronger. The glutton instinctively retreated.
"Why aren't you afraid of ghosts anymore?"
The Greedy Ghost roared angrily, but people couldn't hear it. They didn't dare to come forward when they saw the Greedy Ghost. Their fear was greatly reduced. Some ignorant kids even pointed at the Greedy Ghost. Obviously, they would
The ghost in front of me and the grinding ghost are regarded as the same animal.
"Catch a wild ghost quickly. If it dares to eat the food of Grandpa Scalper's house, the king will definitely catch it and grind it."
People can't hear lies, but ghosts can understand human voices. The gluttonous ghost was asleep for the past few days, and he woke up tonight. However, when he woke up, he found that the whole world had changed.
The timid and fearful old farmer in the past didn't even run away when he saw it, but even yelled, "What's wrong with the world!"
There are also those neighbors who have heard ghosts in the past. Every household has locked the door tighter, buried their heads in the quilt, and dared not say a word.
Now, they all come out together.
Seeing the majestic body of Grandpa Ghost, these people were not only no longer afraid, but their eyes were filled with excitement, and the children even threatened to catch it.
The gluttonous ghost felt like he was suddenly separated from the rest of the world.
"What's wrong, what happened these days!"
The glutton keenly sensed that something was wrong, and was in no mood to teach the bold mortal in front of him, so he was ready to run away in a flash.
"Kid, where are you running?"
Soon, a group of energetic soldiers arrived, and the hut was surrounded by water, and there were even more shamans behind them.
The soldiers guarding Xidu are different from ordinary civilians. They each have strong energy and blood, and have a great restraint effect on ghosts. A large group of people surrounded them, and it is impossible for little ghosts like Greedy Ghost to escape, let alone escape.
There is a wizard present.
The greedy ghost wanted to cry but had no tears: "I just stole a little food, why do I need such a big battle?! Army, Wu Zhu, I'm just an insignificant little devil!"
The witch temple prayed: "I am arresting you by the king's order. If you surrender, you will not be killed. If you dare to resist, you will be killed without mercy!"
The glutton looked pitiful: "Grandpa Wu Zhu, the kid is wrong. He just stole some food and didn't harm anyone..."
"You can complain to the king!"
As Wu Zhu used his methods, the gluttonous ghost was subdued and captured.
For a time, the bustle of Xidu at night was unprecedented, and the people were discussing it endlessly.
The "harmful" kid was really captured by Wu Zhu. In the past, the witch temple would catch ghosts, but never so quickly, as if it was ready.
That night, Yao Yun was practicing the "Lingshan Ten Witches Heart Technique". When he heard that a kid had committed a crime and was caught on the spot, he was so excited. He just needed a model to establish his authority, and now he was sent to his door.
So Yao Yun put on his clothes in the middle of the night and came to the witch temple in person to examine the glutton all night long!
There are many people watching the excitement in this world. In the middle of the night, taking advantage of the large number of people and not being afraid of darkness, they gathered around the witch temple, waiting for the king to come and judge the glutton.
"The king is coming!"
Someone shouted loudly, and soon, the palace guards cleared a path for Yao Yun, and he walked into the witch temple with dignity.
An old scalper accused a glutton of stealing his family's food. The defendant, the glutton, was caught on the spot. Both the man and the man got the stolen goods, and there were numerous witnesses.
The trial of the case was very simple, and Yao Yun gave the verdict quickly.
"The defendant, a glutton, was caught for stealing food. Since it did not hurt anyone and the circumstances were minor, he could be exempted from the death penalty. He was sentenced to three months of labor reform, effective immediately!"
As the victim, the gluttonous ghost was at a loss and suspected that ghosts were born!
"Your Majesty, I am a ghost. I am not your subject. I am not under your control. Why should I be captured and enslaved by you in life? If you are still in charge of things after death, you are still not a human being!"
"King Xi, Yao Yun, you are not a human being. You are a tyrant. You have become a ghost and you still won't let us go!"
"I didn't hurt anyone, I just ate some food. Why did you catch it? No, Grandpa Wu Zhu, don't put a spell on me...ah..."
In the past, people were afraid of ghosts because they came and went without a trace, and people had no way to deal with ghosts. Now the king even controls ghosts and allows them to be punished like humans. This has never happened before.
Following Yao Yun's verdict, the people of Xidu began to cheer and celebrate, just like celebrating a harvest.
In the shadows, countless ghosts were also watching this scene silently. Soon, the ghosts were stunned.