I am a fairy

Chapter 47: Shadow of Ghosts
It is time to perform Nuo dance and worship gods again.

In the afternoon of this day, the shamans would bathe in the hot springs on the mountain. They would also put on cloud-patterned robes and masks, and transform themselves into the shadow and carrier of the Lord of the Clouds in the human world.

"Crash!"

The spring water was flowing, and the witch was standing by the spring pool, holding the inner garment, divine robe, belt, shoes and accessories, waiting.

There are dense trees all around, and a peach tree on the side. The fragrance of the flowers can be reflected in the spring pool, making people feel relaxed and happy.

The witch was wearing a thin veil and no mask, and her black hair was neatly cut short. But today, as soon as she went up the mountain, she felt uneasy and looked around.

She stood barefoot beside the spring pool for a long time without moving.

The witch asked, "God, what's wrong?"

Divine Witch: "For some reason, I feel like something is spying on me in secret."

As soon as these words were spoken, the witch holding the belt on the other side also said.

"Yes, yes. Walking all the way here today, I felt a chill on my back. I was very nervous."

Although they cannot see, people seem to have a premonition of danger, just like when people encounter tigers and leopards while walking in the jungle. Even if they have not seen their shapes, they can already smell the scent of the tigers and leopards with their bodies.

However, at this moment, the shaman and the witch were not thinking about this, but some other things and rumors that had happened recently.

The older witch at the side frowned and looked at the jungle around her with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Could it be that someone down there didn't know what was happening and ran into the God's Garden?"

The witch and the shaman also heard about some recent events in the county. There were people in the city selling "holy water" that was said to be taken from the source of the hot spring on the sacred peak.

When these rumors spread, people felt extremely ashamed, even though the wizard of the spring pool had only been here once, and the water in the pool was constantly flowing and being replaced all the time.

Therefore, the reason why the witch always felt that someone was spying on him every time he went up the mountain today actually partly originated from this.

The shaman said, "It's better not to wash here. Find a bucket or build a separate pool to separate it from the others."

The witch at the side poked her head to look at the cave entrance not far away, as if she had discovered something.

Pointing inside, he said, "Aren't there a lot of fenced-in pools here too?"

The other witches also looked over: "Oh, yes."

I walked in and took a look: "Just right."

The pool is right next to the cave entrance, the water temperature is just right, and the place feels safe.

The witch stood at the entrance of the cave and the shaman entered.

After bathing, I looked through the neatly round hole and saw that the sun outside seemed to have not set yet, it was very early.

The shaman put on his clothes and asked the witch to bring his harp, and he started playing it at the entrance of the cave.

Accompanied by the sound of piano.

The terrifying figure deep in the cave no longer made the terrifying whimpering sound, but became quiet and docile.

Slowly retreat and gradually disappear.
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After crossing the second mountain gate at Shenfeng, everyone will become extremely cautious.

Because this area belongs to mortals only during the day, and once night falls, it becomes a forbidden area belonging exclusively to ghosts and gods.

But these two days.

Even during the day, people would occasionally see some strange shadows appearing on the sacred peak.

It looks like a human but not a human, which is scary.

On this day, the stonemasons, carpenters, and porters who were responsible for the final finishing work on the Yunbi Shou Palace and the Yunzhong Shrine arrived here early to decorate the inside and outside of the hall.

Sunflower-style hangings were installed under the corridor, and some rooms in the shrine were being installed with chessboard-like ceilings.

On the two large pillars outside the palace gate, two kinds of animal sculptures were to be carved.

One is a monkey, the other is a leopard.

This is also a general decoration for the facade, so it looks particularly cautious, and the carving craftsmen are also invited to do so-called master craftsmen, that is, the best skilled craftsmen.

Today, the sculpture is of the monkey.

There was a constant clanging and knocking sound, and everyone came to take a look after finishing their work.

As they were watching, someone said, "The monkey you carved doesn't look like a monkey at all. It looks ferocious and looks like it wants to eat people."

Master Chef: "What monkey? This is the sacred beast guarding the temple."

Some people also said, "It looks familiar." The master craftsman also took a close look at the monkey he had carved and smiled instantly.

"I saw the appearance of the drought demon on the road a few days ago. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep that night. Once I fell asleep, the evil demon seemed to crawl into my dreams. How come I was carving a monkey and it turned out to be like that unconsciously?"

During the break, everyone sat in the bamboo forest to eat, but there were always people who would peek toward the mountain, or secretly run to the edge of the bamboo forest to look at the other side of the mountain.

On the other side of the mountain, through the deep jungle and paths, you can faintly hear the sound of waterfalls and springs.

Faintly, you can see water vapor rising and turning into mist lingering in the forest.

As the mountain wind blew, the fog in the forest came down with it, and everyone became more and more excited, wanting to get closer and get a touch of the "magic dew".

"That spring water was shaken out by divine thunder from under the nine earths."

"How come the water coming out from underground is hot?"

"Who can know the magical powers of the gods?"

"Recently, many people have been running down the mountain to fetch water from the hot springs, saying it can cure diseases!"

"Really?"

"But when the hot spring flows down the mountain, the fairy spirit will dissipate. If it is on the mountain, the fairy spirit will be more abundant."

Everyone held onto the bamboo poles and leaned their heads forward, wanting to breathe in some of the immortal energy.

suddenly.

On the top of the mountain where smoke was drifting, someone saw a shadow suddenly appear.

"what is that?"

In a trance, everyone seemed to see a terrifying giant covered in black, with his head taller than the trees and a strange thing on his head passing through the forest.

"what!"

The craftsmen were so frightened that they screamed and ran away in panic.

At this time, the witch also ran over, and everyone rolled and crawled to surround the witch, as if they were holding on to a life-saving straw.

"Help me, help me!"

"What happened?"

"There is... there is something."

"He's a weirdo."

"A person who is completely black, has no eyes or ears, and only a bloody mouth."

"No, that's definitely not a person. How can a person be taller than a tree?"

After hearing this, the witch's face became extremely ugly. He did not give these people any face at all and scolded them harshly.

"Who told you to look around? I told you to behave yourself when you come in."

"There are ghosts and gods patrolling this mountain, and there are mountain and river spirits and river dragons coming to pay homage to Lord Yunzhong. Can you see them?"

"If you disturb the gods and are captured by patrolling the mountains or passing ghosts, we will not be able to save you."

"If you lose your life then, it will be what you deserve."

The craftsmen and porters trembled in fear: "Will the ghosts and gods take our lives?"

The witch sneered and said, "It would be easy to die, but if you fall into the hands of ghosts and gods, it would be difficult to die."

The craftsmen and porters were so frightened that they were out of their wits. Seeing this, the witch finally calmed down a little and said to these people.

"Do your job well, the gods and ghosts will see it."

"If you get the job done, Yunzhong Jun and the ghosts and gods will naturally not blame you."

"but."

"Remember not to look at what you shouldn't look at, and don't say what you shouldn't say."

The craftsmen nodded in agreement and dared not to look around randomly anymore. They even worked more carefully and meticulously.

It seemed that the ghosts were watching them all the time on the mountain or beside them, and if they were negligent or delayed in any way, they would come and take their lives at night.

The existence of the dark ghost on the mountain also spread and became known to people.

(End of this chapter)