"At noon that day, I was working at the inn. Suddenly it got dark," the waiter recalled: "We went out to take a look, and then we realized that it wasn't actually dark, but that it was covered by those things."
"What things?" Jiuze said.
"Evil ghosts." The waiter in the shop said, and his body couldn't help but tremble. "After they came, they were so sinister that they didn't speak. They just laughed, and their laughter was very scary."
As if recalling an extremely terrifying scene, the waiter's hand on his side couldn't help but tremble.
"Sit down and talk." Qian Yun pulled the waiter to sit on the wooden stool.
"Noon is always the liveliest time in Chengzhou, with people coming and going on the street. The laughter only rang out twice, and one person died. His whole body exploded and was bloody. Everyone was frightened by this situation.
When they reacted, they all ran home, and those who were farther away hid in the shops on the roadside."
"I went out late at that time. I stood in the back and came in faster. But no matter how fast I was, it was useless." The waiter said, "I saw with my own eyes that someone had already hid in the store and closed the door, but it still cracked.
It’s open.”
After saying this, the waiter collapsed a little, "Not far from the gate, blood spurted all over the floor, and also on the door."
Jiuze poured out some spiritual tea and handed it to the waiter: "This is a gift from a young man on the road. You can use some."
The waiter thanked him, "Thank you."
Khotan also patted the waiter's shoulder soothingly, put his palm on the back of the waiter's heart, and secretly injected a small amount of spiritual energy to soothe the waiter's mood.
Gradually, the waiter calmed down and did not notice the spiritual power flowing in Tao's body. He put the cup back on the table and said, "I have never had such delicious tea. Thank you."
Jiuze smiled reassuringly, looked at the brand new door of the inn, and said, "I think this door has been replaced."
"Yes." The waiter said, "After that day, the owner changed the door, but it was useless. Nothing could stop it."
"Three people died that day," the waiter said. "I originally thought that we would all die."
"What happens after that?"
"Later, three days later, those evil spirits came again. Everyone still hid, and they could only hide, but it was of no use. They could kill people with a smile. Three at a time."
"After another three days, they came again. There were still three people. As soon as the number was reached, they stopped."
"But everyone is afraid because they may come again in three days."
"I heard that the people who died were all members of the Song family and the Wang family. I don't know. Three days later, they still came."
"On that day, no one died, there was no scream, there was only that eerie smile, non-stop laughter. They didn't take action that day, but I was very scared that day, afraid that they would kill us without knowing when.
Kill them all."
"I didn't dare to go home and stayed in the inn. That day, they stayed from noon to midnight. They gathered in the sky and never dispersed. Until noon the next day, they were still there. I was very desperate at the time. In the inn
So did everyone else."
"Until a scream rang out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief." The waiter said this, his eyes full of guilt and bitterness, and his face had not long been filled with tears.
"Why?" Jiuze asked.
"Because they are still killing one by one, they should not massacre the city." The waiter lowered his head and said.
"We thought they would kill two more people and disperse as usual, but who knew, they never made any move or dispersed again. At noon the next day, one person was killed."
"Until the previous immortal came, those evil spirits were being driven away. By that time, more than half a month had passed, and 17 of them were dead."
"Now, can you still hear their voices?" Jiuze asked.
"Yes, but it's only at night. Every night, those evil spirits will cry or laugh in the sky, and we can all hear it," the waiter said.
Jiu Ze looked frightened and held his chest with his hands: "This is too scary."
The waiter glanced at Jiu Ze and said comfortingly: "It's okay. Although everyone is also scared, since the immortal cast the spell, those evil ghosts can no longer hurt us. Just watching them every day and listening to their calls is unavoidable.
If you are in a panic, the two guests just don't look at you. If you are worried, go to bed early and plug your ears with something, which can slow things down a bit."
Jiuze stroked his chest and nodded: "Okay, let's try it. Thanks for the reminder."
Because Khotan was "sick and unable to take care of himself" and Jiuze was Khotun's "kid sister", the two of them requested a suite divided into two rooms, inside and outside.
When he got to the room, he threw out the isolation array, and Jiu Ze said: "Something's wrong. If those evil spirits are really as powerful as Xiao Er said, why do they have to attack several times? Just like Xiao Er said, they all have the ability to massacre a city."
Khotan said: "That's right, either those evil spirits can only kill three at a time, or the waiter didn't tell the truth."
Jiuze nodded: "Anyway, we need to ask more people."
Khotan: "Yes."
Jiuze: "There is another question. Assuming that the waiter is telling the truth, what kind of evil spirit can come out to kill people at noon?"
Evil spirits, which is what the waiter calls evil spirits, are all condensed with evil and filthy air. These turbid air surround and infiltrate the soul. Over time, the soul will be changed beyond recognition.
However, the turbid Qi is afraid of the sun, especially at noon, when the Yang Qi is the most abundant in the day. According to common sense, it is difficult for evil spirits to act in that environment.
Tian Yun pondered for a moment: "This is also the unusual thing about this matter. Also, the Song and Wang families mentioned by the waiter have no idea where they came from. Most of the people who died this time were their two families."
Jiuze shook his head, "Let's find a few people to verify this information first and send a message to Senior Brother Shen as soon as possible."
Khotan: "Okay."
The two placed the isolation array disk in the room, left a surveillance talisman in the room, and jumped out of the window together.
At this time, Shen Yi had already flown into the city lord's palace unimpeded.
The people in the City Lord's Mansion were not as excited as the people outside. When they saw Shen Yi stepping on the flying sword, they just stopped, bowed to Shen Yi with a calm expression, and then continued to do their own things.
As soon as Shen Yi got off the flying sword, a middle-aged man came face to face. Although he was also dressed in brocade, the material was ordinary. His feet were thick-soled black cloth shoes, and there was already some dust around them. Although his face was slightly plump, his expression was very haggard.
.
Shen Yi judged that the person coming should be the steward of the city lord's mansion.
Sure enough, the visitor bowed deeply to Shen Yi and said sincerely: "Ding Fu, the chief steward of the lower city lord's palace, are you the new immortal chief of Huayang Sect?"
Shen Yiyi nodded: "My Huayang Sect, Shen Yi, would like to see the Lord of the City."
Ding Fu hurriedly bowed to the end and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. Our city lord said that we should have personally led the crowd to welcome the Immortal Chief, but now he is sick in bed and unable to get up. This is a lot of neglect. The Immortal Chief's words should be taken seriously."
I'll wait for you."
Shen Yi was a little surprised: "The city lord is sick?"
Ding Fu still bowed his body and said, "It's been more than two months."
Shen Yi: "Do you know what the disease is?"
Ding Fu: "We have invited many doctors, but they can't find out. The previous Immortal Chief also came to see it, but... the Lord of the City has accepted his fate, but I hope the Immortal Chief can save the people of Chengzhou!"
Shen Yi: "Can you take Shen to meet Lord Ding?"
Ding Fu said hurriedly: "Of course, please ask the immortal to move and come down with you."