Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 62: The Haunted House
Generally speaking, haunted houses have crooked trees, overgrown weeds, broken window paper, half-open doors, scattered furniture, accumulated dust and spider webs everywhere.

Of course, if ordinary people come to the haunted house, the ghosts inside will cast magic to turn the haunted house into an exquisite and beautiful house, serve delicious food, and reduce the vigilance of ordinary people.

But these are just a trick. Once the spell is broken, the real haunted house will be revealed immediately. Well, maybe it is built next to a grave.

So Gu Zhao immediately suspected that this was an illusion created by the ghost in the house.

However, no matter how hard he focused his eyes, looked carefully, or even used his spiritual sense to cover the area, he could not find any trace of magic.

"Isn't it an illusion?" Gu Zhao asked in surprise.

"It's not an illusion!" Taoist Master Yansong touched the pillar beside him. "Unless the opponent's magical power is much higher than ours, there is no way we can't detect any abnormality at all."

"But it's also possible that he's proficient in illusion." Bai Ke jumped out of the embroiderer's backpack and came to the embroiderer's shoulder. "If we encounter a fierce ghost who is proficient in illusion, it will be a big trouble."

Unlike those with weaker magic power who may still be able to fight, once you are caught in an illusion and cannot escape, your life and death will be out of your control.

The embroiderer turned around and saw that the gate of the house was still open. She was a little scared and asked, "Should we go in?"

Taoist Master Yansong also looked at Gu Zhao, waiting for his decision.

"Of course I'll go in." Gu Zhao nodded, "Since we're here!"

It is certainly right to be cautious, but once a decision is made, one must move forward courageously. If a deserted and haunted house in a county town can make them hesitate and stop, how can they survive in this world in the future?
A look of relief flashed in Taoist Master Yansong's eyes, and then he walked out first.

The three of them filed in and soon arrived at the central hall.

Just like what I saw just now, the tables and chairs were neatly arranged, the calligraphy and paintings were swept free of dust, and even the incense burner on the side table had incense burning in it, emitting wisps of light smoke.

Taoist Master Yansong sniffed it and said, "The fragrance contains pollen. The owner of this house is an elegant person."

The embroiderer looked at the vase on the side shelf, which was decorated with birds and flowers. "How beautiful!"

Gu Zhao looked up at the portrait hanging in front of the main hall. The painting showed a middle-aged scholar wearing a Confucian robe, a square scarf on his head, and holding a scroll. He had an elegant and kind face and was looking straight ahead.

Gu Zhao looked into the eyes of the man in the Confucian robe and felt as if the man was also looking at him.

Gu Zhao browsed the portrait, his eyes flickered, "Could it be another painting of a demon or a ghost?"

The painted demons do not cultivate their bodies, but only their spirits, so it makes sense that they are proficient in illusions.

But before Gu Zhao could test it, footsteps were heard from the back of the hall, and then a cold voice suddenly rang out, "Come in without invitation, enter without notice, is an unwelcome guest."

A few people turned around suddenly and saw a white figure slowly walking into the hall.

The person who came was wearing a moon-white gauze dress with silver silk cloud flowers, her black hair was tied up, and she only had a simple ebony carved hairpin. There was no other jewelry on her body, but her skin was still as white as snow and her face was as beautiful as the moon.

Although she had a very peaceful appearance, she had a hint of weakness and indifference in her eyes. "You have trespassed into my house without a card or knocking. What are you doing here?"

The other party did not attack, but instead questioned him for trespassing. Gu Zhao was a little confused for a moment and subconsciously asked, "Is this your home?"

The woman frowned, "This is naturally my home."

Facing the woman's questioning, Gu Zhao felt slightly embarrassed because the Five Thunder Order in his sea of ​​consciousness hadn't reacted. There were only two possibilities: one was that the woman's cultivation was far superior to his, concealing her aura, making it impossible for the Five Thunder Order to sense it; the other was that the woman, like Bai Ke, had never harmed innocent people and her spirit was devoid of evil.

However, Gu Zhao reacted immediately and bowed in greeting, "I apologize for disturbing you."

Several people had already used their magic power just now, so the woman must have known their identities long ago. Gu Zhao did not hide it, "We are all mages, new and inexperienced. Seeing the yin energy here, we thought of coming in to take a look."

The woman nodded, "Now you've seen it."

Gu Zhao praised, "Well, your house is so beautiful!"

woman,"……"

Before the woman could say anything, Gu Zhao continued to praise her, "The young lady lives alone and secluded, and she is elegant and graceful. It seems we have found the right person."

The woman frowned, "What do you want to do?"

Gu Zhao didn't answer, but instead talked about another thing, "When we first entered the city, we met a butcher who sold human flesh."

The woman knew this man and said indifferently, "Mr. Chu, he kills a living person every seven days, sucks his blood for cultivation, and then makes the human flesh into mutton to sell."

"He wanted to kill us, so he died." Gu Zhao said.

The woman looked at the three people and was not surprised. The magic power displayed by Taoist Yansong when he used his power to investigate was not weak, and the white fox on the embroiderer's shoulder was obviously a monster, but the three of them focused on Gu Zhao.

Then she heard Gu Zhao continue to ask, "Young lady, you are kind-hearted and have never harmed anyone. You will never associate with those who do evil. May I ask if you know any evil monsters and demons in the city?"

Although Xiu Niang and Bai Ke didn't know how Gu Zhao judged that the female ghost in front of them had never harmed anyone, Xiu Niang trusted Gu Zhao wholeheartedly and naturally did not question him.

The thunder seeds in Taoist Master Yansong's sea of ​​consciousness came from the Five Thunder Orders. Since they could eliminate evil and accumulate merit, they naturally had similar functions, so he just stood aside and watched the changes without saying anything.

"Ok?"

Only the woman was confused. She looked at Gu Zhao with a sneer on her face, "How do you know I haven't harmed anyone?"

How do I know? Of course it's because the Five Thunder Orders have no effect on you!

Gu Zhao thought this in his heart, but he certainly wouldn't say it out loud, "We have trespassed into the young lady's residence, behaved frivolously, and spoken disrespectfully, but the young lady didn't show any anger on her face, and didn't say a single word of abuse. This shows her good manners."

The woman put away the faint sneer on her lips.

"Evil spirits only use magic to harm people, not to truly tidy up the place they live in." Gu Zhao continued, "The young lady has kept the house clean, warm and quiet, without a trace of blood or weirdness. It's obvious that she truly cares for this place."

The woman's eyes were dazed for a moment, as if she had thought of something.

Gu Zhao pointed to the painting in front of the main hall and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the gentleman in the picture should be your relative. You've cleaned the house so cleanly and hung a portrait of your relative in the main hall. It shows that you still have feelings for him."

"The young lady is not only polite and pure, but also has true human feelings in her heart." Gu Zhao stepped forward, bowed and smiled, "So I can naturally judge that the young lady has a kind heart and has never hurt anyone."

The woman stared at Gu Zhao for a long time without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)