The sky was dark, and tall red lanterns were hung on the city gate tower, bringing some light.
When Lorraine Hill walked to the city gate, several guards guarding the gate came over. They were holding red tassel halberds in their hands, wearing blue and black uniforms with a layer of black and yellow armor on them.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Seeing that the girl was not a local, these people asked a little warily.
"I come from Huilu Continent, the Burning Sun Xiangyu Sect." Lorraine Hill took out a bronze medal from his arms to indicate his identity.
After carefully verifying the situation several times, these guards reluctantly moved out of the way to allow the girl to enter the town.
Is this place so heavily guarded? The girl thought to herself, and then she called the two birds to follow her into the city.
The town is not lively, and there are few pedestrians on the streets. Most of the shops on the roadside are closed. Only a few two inns and one restaurant still have bright lights. The alleys around the streets are also dark, making it difficult to see what is going on inside.
, disturbing.
Crossing the threshold of the inn, Lorraine Hill walked into an inn. There were still many guests sitting in the hall, eating and drinking. Compared to the deserted outside world, this place was somewhat popular.
"Is there any room left?" Lorraine Hill walked to the counter first and asked.
The waiter looked up at the veiled girl, was slightly surprised, and then answered.
"Hello, there are some, and there are quite a few vacancies." There are few people here, so naturally there are a lot of vacancies.
After asking about the price, Lorraine Hill placed a few silver rings on the counter. Then the waiter called a companion and took Lorraine Hill to put his luggage upstairs.
Stepping on the wooden board of the stairs, you can clearly hear your footsteps. Lorraine Hill looked at it with a little curiosity. The construction of this inn seemed to have cut corners and materials, and the wooden beams were all thinner.
After entering the room, the simple bed, table and chairs appeared in the girl's eyes. Although there were no stains, there was a thin layer of dust on the table and chairs, as if no one had lived there for some days.
"Sorry, sorry, I'll wipe it off for you right now." The waiter said sheepishly, then picked up the cloth at hand and started wiping it off.
Lorraine Hill said he didn't care, as long as the whole thing was clean, it didn't matter if there was a little dust.
After putting down her luggage, the girl opened the window and looked at the streets and scenery outside.
"Do people here go to bed so early?" The girl saw that many houses in the town had lights out.
"That's not true, it's just that there are fewer and fewer people here now." The waiter explained.
"Why?"
"Because this place is close to Songyan Mountain and there are many ghosts and ghosts, it is not suitable for ordinary people, so many people have moved away."
"What about before? There must have been a lot of people there before, otherwise there wouldn't be so many houses."
"My guest, you are right. There used to be a lot of people here, and many foreign traders would come here to trade goods from Songyan Mountain."
"It's a pity that after the change of heaven and earth, demons and ghosts appeared frequently in Songyan Mountain and attacked passers-by. Many people were killed as a result, so there were fewer and fewer people coming." The waiter cleaned the room and answered quickly.
"Okay, do you think it's okay?" After wiping the seats and sweeping the floor, the waiter asked Lorraine Hill.
"Okay." The girl nodded.
"Okay, then you have some rest first. If you want to have something to eat, you can go to the lobby on the first floor. We are open all night." After saying that, the waiter left the room.
Lorraine Hill put down his luggage, took out some prepared nuts from the box, let the two birds peck at them, and then went downstairs to eat something.
Walking down the stairs, the first floor seemed to be more lively than before. In addition to some ordinary guests, there were also a few people wearing moon-white clothes. They had long knives hanging on their waists and their skin was white. They sat at two tables.
, seems to be waiting for the food to be served.
"Did you hear that someone was attacked by a ghost the day before yesterday?" Several men in yellow linen clothes ate white steamed buns with pickles and talked about the recent strange events.
"Recently, haven't you heard that Master Zhou Mu sent Black Leopard Cavalry to eliminate them? How come there are still more?" A man asked, and then took another big bite of steamed buns.
"That's not true. We always have to clear it out, but this time it doesn't look like a naturally formed ghost. It hasn't been this weird before."
"How to say."
"It is said that a man broke his leg because his horse hit him on the road. He had to walk to the next station by himself, but it was not dark until dark."
"He saw that it was not far off, only about ten miles, so he continued on his way in the dark."
"While walking, someone suddenly called his name on the side of the road. He was a little confused. Did he meet an acquaintance? Maybe he could find someone who was traveling with him and someone to talk to on the way."
"So I turned around and looked around, saw a dark figure in the field by the roadside, and waved to him."
"Because it was too dark, he couldn't see clearly who the person was, but the voice sounded familiar, so he calmed down and walked over."
"But after walking for a long time, the figure's face was still blurry. He was a little impatient and wanted the other person to come over and take a break. But the other person still called his name, said he was the same as before, and waved to him."
"There was no other way. He kept walking forward, trying to see who this person was."
"Finally, when he walked up to him and looked up, he felt a chill behind him and his heart almost jumped out of his chest, because the man's face looked exactly like his own, and he smiled at him and said, 'I am you.'"
"This man was scared to death and ran away immediately, and the voice seemed to be in his ears all the time, calling his name non-stop."
"In this way, he ran for nearly 10 miles. When he was approaching the city gate, the sound gradually disappeared."
"Later he told the guards about it, and everyone thought he was crazy because he ran over alone and there was no one behind him."
"What happens next?" Several people nearby sounded scared but curious, eager to know what happened next.
"At first, everyone didn't take it seriously. After being worried for a while, the man continued to live in the town for a few days and then suddenly disappeared."
"A few days later, some merchants came over and said that they found a corpse on the way there, dead in a field several miles away from the city. The appearance of death was also quite strange. It seemed that he became stiff while standing, and then fell down alive.
Already."
"It's strange to say that later everyone remembered the person before and reported it to the government. The government sent someone to investigate and it turned out to be the person before."
"Okay, okay, don't say any more. After hearing this, I won't dare to walk at night anymore." One of the strong men wiped the cold sweat from his back, feeling a little scared.
"Waiter, bring me a bottle of wine to calm down the shock."
"Okay."
Lorraine Hill, who was sitting aside and waiting, turned his gaze to the man who said strange things and thought in his heart.
Is there really such a strange ghost in this world? She has some doubts. You must know that her teacher Trinasha is the great witch and archon of the Mercury Dynasty, and is also a strong person who specializes in the undead sequence.
According to her teachings, there are indeed ghosts, corpses and other monsters in the world, but I have never seen a ghost with such weird behavior and abilities.
Is this a specialty of the East? However, as the Xiangyu Sect is a major sect, she has not seen any definite records of such special ghosts in the sect's collection of books.
Calling people's names and exchanging identities of life and death involves too many aspects. If it is just to kill people, there is no need to go to such trouble.
Just as the girl was analyzing the authenticity of this story, someone at the table said loudly.
"In my opinion, this is an evil spirit raised by the Youchi clan, specially used to harm people. We should send people to Songyan Mountain to kill all those evildoers from the Youchi clan."
"Hey, keep your voice down, didn't you see there's a circle of 'white knives' sitting over there?" A companion next to him pulled his sleeve.
The man turned around, looked at the group of people in moon-white robes, snorted, and then sat down angrily. Although he hated these half-human, half-ghost guys, he also knew how powerful these people were and stopped talking.
"Guest, the dinner you ordered." The waiter came over with a tray, and placed three plates, one large, two small, on the table of Lorraine Hill. One plate of stir-fried vegetables, one plate of pickled radish, and one plate of steamed buns.
"Thank you." The girl nodded, then chewed slowly.
Listening to the whispers of other people in the hall, she gradually understood that there was a group of aliens living in Songyan Mountain. Their skin was extremely white and green, and they were good at the power of the Nine Netherworlds. They were called the Youchi clan. And those who wore moon-white robes and belts
People with long knives are the descendants of a mixture of the Chi clan and outsiders. They are called half-human and half-ghost by others, and are nicknamed "White Knifezi".
Songyan Mountain is the name of the Ximu Mountains in the past. In ancient times, there used to be a great sect here named Songli Yama Palace.
After sorting out some local information, Lorraine Hill also had a general understanding of the situation here.
While she was slowly finishing the meaty eggplant on her plate, a burst of rapid horse hooves suddenly sounded outside the inn, approaching from far away, and then stopped at the door.
Carrying the cold air and wind and frost outside, a group of heavily armed cavalry pushed open the door and entered.
"Shopkeeper, bring the good wine and meat. We are going to dine here today."
His tone was unruly and arrogant. More than a dozen people walked into the inn, looked around and scanned the area. People at several tables near the door quickly gave up their seats and allowed these military lords to sit down.
"Okay, gentlemen, wait a moment, the kitchen will be ready soon." The waiter wiped his sweat and nervously arranged for the dozen cavalrymen in armor.
Lorraine Hill also learned the identities of this group of people through subtle discussions among the people around them. They were the 'Black Leopard Cavalry' under the command of the local state pastor. Their strength was around 2-3 in the war sequence, and they were indeed elite.