Upon hearing this, Bai Wuji raised his head and happened to look into the eyes of an old man standing at the door of the inn.
The old man looked to be less than seventy years old. He had a strong body, but his eyes were a little dim. He was wearing a gray tunic suit and had no expression on his face.
"Hey, let me go! Uncle, you scared me..." Fatty Wu patted his chest, shook his head and said, "No, we are here to find someone. Liang Xuan is a resident here, right?"
The old man nodded: "He lives in the West House, let's go find him."
Although Bai Wuji and Fatty Wu were not staying in the hotel, the old man didn't seem unhappy. Of course, his expressionless face meant that he was really unhappy, and Bai Wuji and Fatty Wu probably couldn't tell.
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The two of them rubbed shoulders with the old man. Bai Wuji reached out to push open the door of the inn and found that there was a large courtyard inside.
The courtyard was decorated in the same antique style as the wall. In the middle of the courtyard was a small ancient building. When Fatty Wu was about to turn around and ask the old man how to get to the West House, the old man suddenly caught up with the two of them and said in their ears
: "Although I am looking for someone, there are many guests staying here after all. You two need to register first."
"That's easy to say. Hey, uncle, how do we get to the West House?"
Seeing Fatty Wu and the old man walking side by side, Bai Wuji always felt that there was something weird there. What was the weirdness... Oh yes, the old man looked familiar.
And then, something happened that made Bai Wuji feel even weirder!
The small ancient building in the middle of the courtyard is where the old man lives. It has a large space inside, a bit like an antique teahouse. The two followed the old man to the second floor. In a room, the old man took out a thick notebook and
He said to the two of them: "The names are registered here. My hands are not very good. You two can write your names."
"Okay." Fatty Wu took the notebook, wrote his name on it, and then handed it to Bai Wuji.
Bai Wuji picked up the pen and was about to write when his eyes suddenly saw something on the bookcase next to the desk!
At that time, Bai Wuji's eyes twitched. The thing was black, very similar to the tiger talisman used to lead armies to mobilize troops in ancient times. Bai Wuji had seen this thing once, and it was the ghost talisman that Mrs. Zhao got!
Why is there a ghost charm in the innkeeper's bookcase?
"Young man, what are you looking at?" The old man's voice suddenly came from behind Bai Wuji.
"Ah? It's okay. By the way, uncle, your tiger talisman made from that piece of jade is pretty good. How much does it cost? Do you want to sell it?" Bai Wuji deliberately tried to test.
But the old man smiled: "This is not a tiger charm...Young man who doesn't want to sell it, this is something passed down from our ancestors."
After just a simple explanation, the old man seemed unwilling to continue talking to Bai Wuji. He lightly tapped the thick book in Bai Wuji's hand with his finger and said: "Register, and then I will tell you how to get to the West House. Where is it?"
Both households are not at peace."
Two households?
At first Bai Wuji didn't quite understand what this meant. When he wrote his name in the thick book, the old man began to explain, saying that his inn was divided into four small houses in a big house, namely, southeast, northwest, and south.
They are all behind his ancient building.
Each small house has a small yard, and each yard can accommodate two families, so a total of eight families can live there.
There are currently six families living in this inn.
The old man just told the two of them how to go, and did not lead the way. After all, it was such an ancient inn, and it was impossible to miss it. So Bai Wuji and Fatty Wu walked to the West House, and when they passed through the back door of the North House and arrived at the West House
While walking, Bai Wuji suddenly heard a burst of footsteps behind him, as if a child was running.
The next moment, something hit him. Bai Wuji turned around and found two boys chasing him.
They all looked to be six or seven years old, one was chubby and the other was as skinny as a little monkey.
The skinny monkey-like boy bumped into Bai Wuji. He rubbed his head with a smile and said, "I'm sorry, uncle, I wasn't careful."
Bai Wuji raised his eyebrows and squatted down: "Who do you want to call uncle? Call me again!"
The thin little monkey looked embarrassed, but immediately said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm sorry..."
Bai Wuji suddenly had black lines on his face. He couldn't scare the naughty boy now. He stood up with a smile and was about to walk into the west house, but suddenly he found a little hand holding him. When he looked back, it was still the thin little monkey, Bai Wuji.
Ji raised his eyebrows: "Are you going to make trouble and beat you again?"
"No, uncle, I haven't been involved in the chaos... Do you live in the West House?" The thin little monkey looked at Bai Wuji and Fatty Wu curiously, while the little fat man next to him was pulling the thin monkey aside, his face seemed a little scared.
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Bai Wuji frowned slightly, why did this child have this expression?
"What's the matter, kid? You are not allowed to enter this yard?" Bai Wuji knelt down and looked at the skinny little monkey.
"No... I'm just asking, hehe." After saying that, the thin monkey was pulled away by the fat man, and the two children began to play and laugh again.
"Hey, brother, what are you doing, teasing children? Do you like children? When Xiaoling and I get married, the child will recognize you as his godfather!" Fatty Wu stretched out his hand to pull Bai Wuji.
Hearing what Fatty Wu said, Bai Wuji almost spat out a mouthful of blood, thinking in his heart, I must beat you to death.
Huh? No, why should we beat him to death...
The two walked into the west house. The small courtyard was about 300 square meters. There was a small antique house, which was divided into two families in the middle. There were wooden floors under the steps of the two families. Bai Wuji and Fatty Wu
Walk up and make a crunching sound.
"Hey, wait a minute. I don't know which household is Liang Xuan. I'll give him a call."
With that said, Fatty Wu took out his mobile phone and called Liang Xuan. Within two minutes, the door to the north opened and a young man came out. He was indeed as handsome as Fatty Wu said, with a smile on his face.
But he was a little shy, so he walked over and said hello to Fatty Wu first, and then shook hands with Bai Wuji.
At this time, Bai Wuji frowned slightly, but quickly smiled back at Liang Xuan.
"Hey, let me go. It's really hard to get around your place, but it's okay. I found it." Fatty Wu smiled, then looked around and asked, "Where are my younger siblings?"
"I fell asleep. I was so scared last night that I didn't dare to sleep, so I fell asleep." Liang Xuan smiled, then looked at Bai Wuji: "This is the one you were talking about..."
"Yes, my little apprentice... come and say hello to your uncle."
"Hey, do you believe I will beat you?"
Fatty Wu smiled: "Ha, just kidding, they are all my buddies, this is called Bai Wuji... This Liang Xuan, I have been telling you just now."
The two of them got to know each other for a while, and at this moment, behind Bai Wuji and others, the south door opened with a creak.
Bai Wuji turned around, and the person who opened the door was also a young man. He had eyes and looked polite, but his face was a little ugly. He saw many people standing at the door of Liang Xuan's house. The man with glasses stretched out his hand to say hello. Liang Xuan
Smile back.
But this time Bai Wuji frowned sharply, because there was a stench in that person's room! There was also a black air wrapped around this person's body. What was going on?
The man locked the door and left in a hurry without speaking to Bai Wuji and others.
"Hey? This is your neighbor, why does it look weird?" Fatty Wu asked curiously.
Liang Xuan smiled: "His name is Chen Xiaosheng, he's a bit weird... Come on, come in, I've prepared dinner, haven't you eaten yet?"
"Nonsense, eating grass in the wilderness?"
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Fatty Wu and Liang Xuan went in noisily, but Bai Wuji stood at the door, looking at the door for a long time, but finally returned to Liang Xuan's house.
Liang Xuan's girlfriend is a hundred percent beautiful.
Their name is Liang Xiaoman. The two of them have lived here for more than half a year. They came here specifically to enjoy life because of the beautiful scenery. Of course, it was probably not autumn at that time, and Bai Wuji didn't see the scenery here anyway.
OK.
Liang Xiaoman was hospitable and talked a lot. She didn't look frightened at all last night. Within a few minutes, she got acquainted with Bai Wuji and Fatty Wu and started joking. Liang Xuan watched quietly from the side.
But he always got to the point. When Bai Wuji asked about what happened last night, Liang Xiaoman's expression changed, she shook her head and said: "She pinched my neck, it was really real, it wasn't a nightmare, it scared me to death, and...and...
There have been a lot of weird things lately, do you really have any way to help us?"
"Don't worry, brothers and sisters. It's okay. My little apprentice needs me to tell you the truth. This matter will be settled immediately." After saying that, Fatty Wu pulled Bai Wuji and asked in a low voice: "How are you, brother, did you see any ghosts?"
"Saw it."
Fatty Wu smiled and asked quickly: "Then when are we going to deal with the ghosts?"
Bai Wuji frowned: "There's no rush in this matter, I'm not talking about the ghost you mentioned... Oh, by the way, you eat first, and I'll go out and take a look. The female ghost who is pestering your buddy will probably come back at night."
Come, I will take action when the time comes."
"Okay!" Fatty Wu nodded, then looked at Liang Xuan and Liang Xiaoman with a smile: "What about that, don't worry, my apprentice went outside to make some preparations, we will start catching ghosts tonight!"
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The room was bustling, but Bai Wuji came out.
It was already dark outside at this moment, the sky seemed to be obscured by dark clouds, and no starlight could be seen. The whole courtyard was very dim, but the strange thing was that Bai Wuji could see everything in the courtyard clearly, and there seemed to be a faint light that always existed in the courtyard.
among.
At this time, a little head poked out from the door of the west house's courtyard. It was the thin little monkey during the day.
He raised his fingers at Bai Wuji and said, "Uncle, come here."
Bai Wuji smiled and pointed at the thin monkey: "Huh? Come here, there is no one in this yard."
"But I... don't dare."
"It's okay, my uncle is here."
The thin little monkey looked at the yard and walked in doubtfully. Bai Wuji was sitting in the small pavilion in the middle of the yard, and the thin monkey was sitting next to him.
"Tell me, why don't you let me in during the day?" Bai Wuji looked at the child curiously.
"This West Mansion is haunted..."
Bai Wuji smiled, reached out and patted the thin monkey on the head, and said, "Uncle knows about this. Not only the West House, but the entire inn is haunted, right?"
"Hey? Uncle, how do you know?"
Bai Wuji smiled mysteriously and did not answer the thin monkey, but asked: "Uncle, I can't tell you, otherwise you will be unhappy. Come, tell me why this West Mansion is haunted?"
"There is a legend about this inn, called 'Four Houses of Lun Zuo'. Uncle, do you know?"
Bai Wuji shook his head.
The child continued: "It's just that the four houses in the southeast, northwest and northwest are haunted in turn. Recently, the West House has been haunted... These are what my parents told me. It is said that when the haunting is haunted, the residents will not be peaceful. When the haunting is over, some
The residents are missing, and those who are not missing will leave the Barren Mountain Inn and never come back again. Now it’s the West House’s turn.”
Bai Wuji nodded, and then asked: "Then why are you afraid of the West House? Because it has been haunted recently?"
At this time, the child shook his head and said tremblingly: "Because... the residents who disappeared because of the legend of being haunted were all eaten by the wife of Uncle Chen Xiaosheng in the West House!"