Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 225: The Wang Family in the Deserted Village
Zhang Jingtian didn't expect that he would lose consciousness in an instant. When he woke up again, he found himself standing at a crossroads.

In front of him was a small mountain village that looked very peaceful.

The sun was shining brightly, and he could even see smoke rising from the hillside.

Zhang Jingtian frowned, but did not forget his purpose.

I don’t know how many secrets are hidden in this secret place called Xihu Lake.

Zhang Jingtian walked forward quickly and saw a stone tablet at the entrance of the village.

After seeing the above text, Zhang Jingtian's heart skipped a beat.

It turned out to be a deserted village.

The material he had obtained before was about a deserted village. Unexpectedly, this deserted village was actually the name of a place that once existed in the underwater Lanruo Temple.

However, this also made Zhang Jingtian alert. He knew that this deserted village was definitely not simple, and he could not take it lightly.

Soon, Zhang Jingtian walked into the deserted village and looked around. Then he saw several old ladies in the village chatting under a tree.

When they saw Zhang Jingtian again, they smiled and then walked towards him.

"Young man, why do you look so unfamiliar? Is this your first time here?"

Zhang Jingtian is still unable to judge whether these people are just NPCs who maintain the operation of the secret realm, or the Scourge Legion.

But judging from their expressions, they have no ill will towards me at the moment.

Zhang Jingtian nodded and said, "Yes, I got lost accidentally. Is this Lanruo Temple?"

The women immediately laughed. "Yes, they all belong to Lanruo Temple. But if you want to find a temple with the same name, you'll have to go into the city."

Zhang Jingtian's eyes turned, and he instinctively thought that this temple should be the key to the secret realm.

So he immediately said, "Can you take me there?"

When the women heard what Zhang Jingtian said, they immediately burst into laughter, as if they had heard a very good joke.

"It's too far. If you go there now, you won't be able to reach it until dawn.

You might as well wait until tomorrow morning and take a carriage with us."

Zhang Jingtian thought about it and felt that this deserted village was worth exploring. Maybe he could get another scene material here?

So Zhang Jingtian agreed and planned to stay here.

Several women immediately started chattering, and the core idea was to arrange a place for Zhang Jingtian to live here.

Zhang Jingtian didn't care where he lived. He was just concerned: "Is there a Wang family in your deserted village?"

A few people smiled and said, "Yes, the richest family in our deserted village is the Wang family. If you want to go, we can take you there."

Zhang Jingtian nodded, and followed a few people, circling around the village, and finally stopped in front of a very imposing-looking building.

Although judging from the style everywhere, the era he lived in should not be modern, but the Wang family's courtyard is still obviously much more grand than other families.

They knocked on the door and soon a housekeeper came out.

The housekeeper looked at Zhang Jingtian and, for the first time, allowed Zhang Jingtian to stay.

Then the butler took Zhang Jingtian and walked towards the yard.

After taking another look around the Wang family's house, Zhang Jingtian found that apart from being a little bigger, it seemed to be no different from other places.

Even the Wang Family Ancestral Hall, which he cherished so deeply, seemed to be completely normal. Could it be that there were no Scourge troops there? Had all the materials been cleared out long ago?
Zhang Jingtian lay in bed at night, wondering if he would have a chance to find Lanruo Temple tomorrow.

At this moment, Zhang Jingtian suddenly heard a voice coming from outside the door.

Who is talking in the middle of the night?

Thinking of this, Zhang Jingtian put on his clothes and summoned the heroic spirit.

As soon as he saw the five of them, Zhang Jingtian's fear disappeared.

With them around, Zhang Jingtian didn't worry at all about any problems with this place.

At this time, Zhang Jingtian tiptoed to the window and continued listening.

He only heard that an old ancestor of the Wang family was hungry and wanted to eat in the middle of the night.

When Zhang Jingtian heard this, he felt a little strange. If he was hungry and wanted to eat something in the middle of the night, he could just ask the servants to cook. Why was there such a secret? Unless the food he wanted was not simple.

Then the answer is obvious, this ancestor wants to eat people!
Moreover, they deliberately stood in front of his door to discuss this matter, and nine times out of ten they wanted to eat him.

Zhang Jingtian was not afraid at all, but he didn't intend to alert the enemy yet, so he simply pretended that he knew nothing.

"He lives alone, so even if something happens to him, no one will know. At worst, after he dies, we can enshrine a tablet for him in the ancestral hall."

Zhang Jingtian suddenly remembered that there seemed to be quite a few tablets without names at the bottom of the ancestral hall. Now it seems that they were probably the people who were eaten by the ancestors.

Soon, the two men pushed the door open gently and walked in.

When they found that Zhang Jingtian was still sleeping soundly on the bed, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

They were just worried that if Zhang Jingtian woke up, they would have to fight another battle, but now they saved the effort.

Then they lit some incense in the room.

Zhang Jingtian knew that this was definitely not for the sense of ritual, but the fragrance should also have the effect of making people unconscious.

However, this thing had no effect on Zhang Jingtian at all, and he remained sober.

He pretended to be asleep, and the two men didn't notice. They quickly found a rope and tied up Zhang Jingtian.

Afterwards, Zhang Jingtian was sent to the most secluded house in the Wang family like a tied-up pig.

When they put Zhang Jingtian at the door of the room, they heard bursts of terrifying growls from inside.

The two men hurriedly put Zhang Jingtian down and then left as if they were escaping.

It seemed that if they were just a step slower, they would end up like Zhang Jingtian.

However, Zhang Jingtian himself was not worried. He soon saw a gap behind the door.

Then he heard a whoosh, and a black shadow grabbed Zhang Jingtian at an extremely fast speed.

Then Zhang Jingtian saw a guy with messy hair, who looked half human, half ghost, drooling at him.

He opened his mouth, revealing a set of teeth sharper than those of a beast, ready to eat Zhang Jingtian at any time.

At this moment, Zhang Jingtian opened his eyes and easily untied the rope.

This was his first time using his mental power, but he didn't expect it to be so successful. He untied the rope silently.

The old ancestor was stunned for a moment, then pounced on him with his fangs and claws bared, but Zhang Jingtian had already drawn the card and summoned them immediately.

(End of this chapter)