Yin Yang Lantern Man

Chapter 291 You are all being watched by "Him", run!

Old Fu Zheng no longer spoke, but his eyes kept rolling around, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Bei Huazhui and others continued on their journey. After resting, they slowly came to the outside of the hill.

The hill was shrouded in a thick fog.

"Something's wrong."

Bei Huazhui's eyes turned, the thick fog made him feel uneasy.

When he thought that there was a terrible creature hiding in the village in front of him, his heart began to beat wildly uncontrollably.

"Pure Yang Immortal Ancestor, please protect this disciple and keep him safe and sound."

He muttered to himself and moved half a step inside.

Just then: "Boom!"

The drum sounded suddenly, very loud, far exceeding the sound of human drums they usually heard.

“Scared!”

His other leg went limp and he actually fell to his knees.

Although the other four hall masters did not lose their composure like this, they also looked surprised and doubtful. Xu Muwan, who had said before that he looked down on Xiao Shanli, was now the first to retreat to the back.

Five people, just to take away Master Zhu's body, stopped outside the fog in the hill and dared not move.

"Haha, Master Xu, didn't you say you looked down on this little mountain? What are you doing?"

Another hall master looked at Xu Muwan and smiled: "Why don't you go in and take a look at the situation first, and then we will follow?"

"You're dreaming. I just spoke a little arrogantly, but I'm not stupid."

Xu Muwan's face was gloomy: "The human drum usually only serves as a warning and can resist some gray-level evil spirits."

"But it wouldn't break for no reason. The drum sound just now was clearly wrong. The person playing the drum broke himself."

They had never heard of a person breaking his own drum since they could remember.

"I seem to have seen it in a novel. There was an unimaginable evil spirit in it. People would probably be like this and not be able to bear it."

Bei Huazhui frowned and said, "It seems that we should be more conservative in this small mountain."

"keep?"

Zhou Chuanwei frowned and thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up.

"I remember that besides Xiaoshanli, there are also Zhushuili and Xiaoyunli in the Lookout Pavilion, right?"

"Zhu Shuili, Xiao Yunli?" Bei Huazhui's eyes moved: "What do you mean?"

"We are only here to collect the bodies. It doesn't matter if a few families or people die."

After hearing Zhou Chuanwei's words, everyone was obviously moved.

"I'll go talk to Magistrate Wu." Bei Huazhui made the decision.
"Xu Muwan and I will go to Xiaoyunli, and you will go to Zhushuili. Bring everyone with you. Remember, no one can be left behind."

As soon as he finished speaking, he went to Xiaoyun first.

The Wangfeng Pavilion governs three miles, namely Xiaoshanli, Xiaoyunli and Zhushuili.

The three li are basically adjacent to each other, forming a triangular shape, with a river flowing from afar.

Zhushuili is located on the bank of a river, and most of the villagers there make a living by fishing and growing rice.

"Niu Wa, come back for dinner!"

Along with the women's shouts, smoke rose from every household. Unlike other villages, Zhushuili was close to the water, so food and clothing were basically not a problem.

Accompanied by shouting, the children returned to the village in groups of three or four and dispersed.

Outside a mud house closest to the water, Fu Zhengtao, who was in the water, was sitting on the doorstep, eating porridge and watching the children laughing.

It's great to be young.

He put down the empty bowl and went back to the house to draw today's lantern talisman.

Ever since he heard that Fu Zheng in Xiaoshan had gone crazy, he began to worry. If something happened to him one day, how would the villagers in Zhushui survive?
Although he is not old yet, Tao Shan has been looking for an apprentice these days.

Tao Shan took a pen, prepared ink and water, and drew the lantern talisman on the yellow paper. He was very meticulous in this. Now he could draw the lantern talisman very skillfully.

Basically, it can be 100% successful without wasting materials and energy.

But today, for some reason, his hands shook when he made the last hook.

"strangeness."

Looking at the useless lantern talisman, Tao Shan thought it was an accident, so he took out the talisman again and picked up the pen to carve it.

"Goddess of the Three Immortals, help me to start writing and cultivate my mind. Cinnabar has magic..."

He no longer recited the spell silently, but chanted it aloud to increase the chance of success.

But on the last stroke, he made another mistake.

"How is this going?"

Tao Shan put down his pen and looked at the two talismans. This shouldn't be his mistake.

But at this moment, a string of gourds hanging at the door fell to the ground with a "click".

At this moment, Tao Shan was silent.

He looked at the gourd, then at the two incorrectly carved talismans on his desk, and sighed slowly.

"Ugh……"

"Tao Fu Zheng, Tao Fu Zheng!"

From outside, I heard the voice of the headman of Zhu Shuili. When I looked outside, I saw the headman, who was quite old, running towards me quickly.

"Brother Lizheng, what's wrong?"

Tao Shan put away the two invalid talismans, and the village head had already run to the door.

"Something big has happened! The chief and hall master of the Qing'an Division of Gushan County have come to our Zhushuili."

The head of the village looked anxious: "As soon as I arrived, I was asked to gather everyone and no one was allowed to be late."

"The Chief of Qing'an Division?"

Tao Shan's eyes flickered. Qing'an Division was a special office set up by Daqi Kingdom to deal with evil spirits. It was set up in every county, from a small one to the capital.

How did the big shots in the county come back to Zhu Shuili?
He looked at the gourd on the ground and felt that something was wrong.

"Master Lizheng, don't worry. Send someone to Xiaoyunli and Xiaoshanli to check the situation first. I always feel that there is something wrong."

"Then this way..."

"They don't know how many people are in Zhushui. If one or two are missing, it won't be noticeable."

"I'll go hold them back first."

Tao Shan walked to the center of Zhushuili first. The chief of Qing'ansi would definitely go to the headman's house when he arrived.

Sure enough, he soon saw two people, a man and a woman.

They all looked middle-aged, wearing expensive silk clothes and carrying talismans that he was very familiar with.

Talismans are something that every talisman maker wants. They are very precious and can be used directly to fight against evil spirits.

Those who make talismans can be called talisman masters.

Tao Shan shouted outside the door, and a smile appeared on his face after he tidied his clothes.

"Oh, you two must be the adults from Qing'an Division! Zhu Shui's Fu Zheng Taoshan is here to pay his respects!"

His voice was so loud that Bei Huazhui and Xu Muwan turned around and looked at him.

"Are you Fu Zheng here?"

Bei Huazhui's eyes wandered over him: "Are you cultivating the lineage of the Three Immortals Grandma?"

"Master Si Zheng has a keen eye. I am the disciple of the Three Immortals."

Tao Shan introduced himself, and this way he was qualified to talk to him.

Fu Zheng is different from ordinary people. He is respected wherever he goes. He is divided into two categories.

One type is orthodox learning, with a master, such as Tao Shan.

The other type is the same wild type as the old madman and Tu Ming, who have no ancestral bloodline.

And since Tao Shan is a disciple of the Three Immortals, Bei Huazhui can no longer look down on him.

"Please take a seat." He extended his hand and gestured, "Since you are a disciple of Grandma Sanxian, I will not hide anything from you. I will give you time to gather tonight. We will go to the hill tomorrow."

"What are you going to do in the hills?"

Tao Shan frowned. He saw the embarrassment on Bei Huazhui's face.

"Tao Fuzheng, you don't have to attend tomorrow, but you can't hinder us. I hope you can understand."

He pointed to the location in the hills and said, "For the sake of the Three Immortals Grandma's lineage."

The other party doesn't want to say.

Tao Shan understood, and fortunately he asked the village head to send someone to investigate.

At this moment, Tao Shan saw that there was someone else in Si Zheng's room.

A crazy old man was hiding in the darkness, with a cloth stuffed in his mouth to prevent him from speaking.

That man looks familiar.

When Tao Shan looked at the old man, the old man also looked back and saw him.

"Ugh! Ugh!"

He began to struggle and ran into the yard.

"What do you want to say again?"

Bei Huazhui's eyes gradually turned cold: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. This matter is of great importance. If something goes wrong, you will lose more than a hundred heads."

He moved his fingertips and the strip of cloth in Lao Fu Zheng's mouth fell out.

"run!"

Old Fu uttered this one word: "You have been seen! You have been seen when you were in and outside the hill!"

"He knows everything you do now! Run! If you run now, he might be watching Master Zhou and the others. It's still not too late!"

"what happened?"

Tao Shan was eager to know who that "He" was, but unfortunately Old Fu Zheng's mouth was gagged again. Bei Huazhu smiled at him:
"This man is crazy. Get ready to gather at the hill tomorrow."

The head of the village has already informed everyone, and everyone has learned that this is an important figure who came from the court.

Following his order, everyone began to prepare.

Tao Shan felt increasingly uneasy, as he knew this time it would most likely be bad luck rather than good luck.

That evening, it was already late at night when the village head entered the house through his back door with two young men.

"Master Fu Zheng!"

The two young men saluted. They were experts at walking in water. Whenever there was anything going on, they would run back and forth between Guishan Township and the village.

"how's it going?"

Tao Shan's face was gloomy under the light. The two looked at each other, and the stronger young man said:

"We went to Xiaoyunli, and someone called them to gather, and then we went to Xiaoshanli."

"But we dare not go in." This is another young man speaking:

"The hill was shrouded in a mysterious white mist. Nothing could be seen or heard from inside."

"White mist?"

Tao Shan's heart skipped a beat. Tomorrow they would all go to the hill.

"I understand."

He took a deep breath and suddenly said to the head of the village: "Tonight, find someone to take the children in the village and let them return to the mountain village."

"Is it already this serious?"

The village head knew what this meant. He frowned and said, "Master Fu Zheng, are we trying to preserve our bloodline?"

"If we don't protect it, we might all die."

Tao Shan looked outside the house and saw the darkness. "Old Fu from the hill is being held captive in your house. Come with me later and see if we can have a conversation."

He had a deep impression of what happened during the day, and he was sure that Old Fu knew something.

At this time, it was extremely late at night, and the moon in the sky was obscured. The two slowly came to the headman's house, and could see that the house was lit and there were faint gasps coming from the main room.

It was Xu Muwan and Bei Huazhui. You could tell what they were doing without even looking.

good chance!
The two of them quickly came to the side room, where old Fu Zheng was locked up.

"Clap."

The door opened gently, and almost instantly a light symbol lit up in the room.

With the help of the light, Lao Fuzheng saw the two of them and then he breathed a sigh of relief. Where was the cloth strip in his mouth? His hands were not tied either, and they were thrown aside.

Moreover, Lao Fu Zheng was already dressed, obviously waiting for an opportunity to move in or out so that he could escape from here.

"Old Fu Zheng, how did you become like this?"

A trace of sadness flashed across Tao Shan's face. They were in the same Wangfeng Pavilion and were in communication with each other for three miles. They had been friends for decades.

"This is not the place to talk."

Lao Fuzheng listened attentively to the noise over there, and then said, "Let's go to the water first."

Several people arrived at the water's edge, using the sound of water to cover up the sound of their conversation.

"Lao Tao, Zhu Shuilizheng, I'm telling you the truth, as many people as go there tomorrow will die!"

"There's a terrible evil spirit in the hills. I've never seen anything so horrible. Whoever goes there will die!"

"They just want a body in the hill. They don't dare to go in themselves, so they will definitely let you in."

After these words came out, the two of them looked unhappy. Tao Shan frowned: "Aren't they afraid of being punished by the higher-ups?"

"If the news of this leaks out, they will definitely pay with their lives."

Zhu Shuilizheng also nodded and said, "The truth cannot be hidden. With so many people in Sanli, it's impossible that no one would report it."

"That's why I said you're all going to die."

The old man took a deep breath, found a few dead trees on the shore, and said:

"Why did you all come to report? Isn't it because we're afraid that one of you will leave and leak the news?"

"The evil spirits don't have to kill you all when they see you, but once they get the body, they will definitely kill you all!"

After these words were spoken, Tao Shan and Zhu Shuili were like being struck by lightning, unable to move.

This is... so chilling.

"Listen to me, it's still not too late to leave now. If you leave half an hour later, I'm afraid it will be too late."

He hugged a piece of dead wood and jumped into the water: "My two old friends, I hope to see you again in the future!"

Along with the sound of splashing water, the old man in the river had disappeared.

Only a single reed could be seen still standing above the water.

"Is what Old Fu Zheng from this little mountain said true?"

"I'm afraid it's true."

Li Zheng's face was grim: "Let's go back first, otherwise it will be hard to explain if we are discovered."

,, Lao Fu Zheng ran away, but they couldn’t run away because they couldn’t leave behind so many fellow villagers in Zhushui.

Besides, they all have families. If they run away, what will happen to their wives, parents and children?
The two of them went back with a sigh, and could only take one step at a time.

"Hey, Master Fu Zheng, look at the water. Is there any white mist?"

The two looked back and saw that the dark clouds around the moon had parted and were shining just above the river.

The river water was actually covered by a white fog. Oh no, wasn't Old Fu Zheng walking into a trap?

"Ri...Ri Zheng-sama."

Tao Shan's lips trembled: "During the day, Lao Fuzheng said that we were all watched by "Him". Do you think we are being watched now?"

…………

The dead tree on the river suddenly stopped moving.

Lao Fu was slowly sticking his head out of the water. He felt it, he saw it, that thing... "Him"... was coming!
(End of this chapter)