I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 123 Cave
Suddenly, rain began to fall, arriving abruptly.

All night long.

The wind also swirls and flows through the streets and alleys, arriving with the rain and departing with it.

The wind and rain in the streets and alleys could not blow into the Pei Clan's Demon-Slaying Sword Hall.

Pei Ju and Senior Sister Yu sat in the small house.

The original altar in the hut had long been removed, because there were no longer any images of the two door gods, so there was no need to make offerings there.

The small house suddenly felt much more spacious.

Besides Pei Ju and Senior Sister Yu, there were seven lamps in the small house.

The lamps formed seven stars.

It complements the nine colorful stones inlaid on the top.

There were nine colorful stones above his head, but only seven lamps. Pei Ju asked Senior Sister Yu, and after she simply told him to sit in a seat, he immediately understood.

Because the other two lamps were replaced by myself and my senior sister.

The two sat there, and as his senior sister had instructed, Pei Ju closed his eyes and sat upright in a meditative posture.

In front of Senior Sister Yu were several items.

A document filled with writing, and a tiger tally.

She sat there, chanting incantations in a low voice.

As Pei Ju pondered, the light flickered, his head grew dizzy, and the light in his perception became even more blurred.

In the dim light, he seemed to see a door, then suddenly the light went out.

The door disappeared too.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a room on a bed.

A lamp is placed on a lamp stand. By the light of this lamp, you can see that you are in a cave, and yellow talismans are pasted everywhere. A wisp of wind blows, causing the lamp to sway and the talismans to flutter.

He lifted the blanket and touched it with his hand; he could feel the dampness of the blanket.

The bed beneath him was very simple, just a few planks nailed together, with two large stones at the foot of the bed.

As he stood up, he could feel the weakness in his legs.

He still felt exhausted and wanted to see what he looked like. He went to the simple lamp stand and saw a mirror hanging on it, but it looked like there were talismans pasted on the mirror.

A piece of yellow paper was pasted on the mirror, and on the paper was written in cinnabar: "Do not look in the mirror."

Pei Ju couldn't help but wonder, why not look in the mirror?

This made him wonder: what would happen if he looked in the mirror? Would he be possessed?
Pei Ju then began to examine the other talismans, which also had some taboo words written on them.

For example, the lamp base next to it says: "Do not blow it out with your mouth."

There was also a sign on the wooden frame that read: "A frame made of vines watered with human blood."

There was a sword on the table with a talisman on it that read: "An ominous sword, when drawn, it will surely drink blood."

He picked up the lamp and went to the wall next to it, where there was a small hole and a statue of a god inside.

The statue was carved from stone, and it had a malevolent appearance, looking like a monstrous demon.

There was also a talisman pasted on it, which read: "Little Stone is very cute, but do not disturb Him too much." He looked around and found nothing else of value, not even toiletries. However, when he returned to the bedside, he saw a stone tablet carved from stone with a few words engraved on it.

"Little Stone, protect me." When Pei Ju saw this, he thought of the words on the talisman pasted on the evil spirit statue and couldn't help but wonder if this could summon the evil spirit named Little Stone.

And you can't call it too many times, because Xiao Shi doesn't like to be disturbed too much.

He also discovered a talisman that could only be seen by looking down, located at the foot of the bed, which read: "Do not look down at the area under the bed."

He got up immediately after seeing it.

Just then, footsteps came in from outside.

A boy came in carrying a lamp. He had his hair tied up with a dirty, blackened strip of cloth, and his hair looked like it was covered in oil.

When he saw Pei Ju, he said directly, "Senior Brother Pei, Master asked me to ask why you haven't gotten up yet."

"Oh, I didn't sleep well last night, so I got up a little late. Is there something you need, Master?" Pei Ju replied perfunctorily.

"It's time to eat. We're waiting for you to start the meal," the boy said, rubbing his eyes.

“Okay, I’ll go right now.” Pei Ju said and was about to go out with him, but the boy said, “Senior brother, you didn’t bring a lamp.”

"Oh, I forgot," Pei Ju said immediately, then turned around to get the lamp. As he got the lamp, he also took off the sword and tucked it into his waistband.

"Senior brother, you've told us many times not to forget to bring a lamp, and not to let ourselves be swallowed by the darkness, or we'll be taken away by the ghosts and monsters in the dark."

Pei Ju was at a loss for words, and could only say, "Of course I haven't forgotten, I just wanted to see if you still remember."

“I will definitely remember, senior brother. A few days ago, Xiao Dan was blew out of the lamp in the dark and groped his way back, but he had already been possessed by a ghost. We all saw it. In the end, it was Master who took him away and threw him into the alchemy furnace to refine the ghost to death. We will be careful.”

Pei Ju frowned. He didn't know who this senior brother was or what the alchemy furnace was.

The two of them walked out of the cave where he had just stayed. There was another cave right next to them. The cave was pitch black and the ground was uneven. He walked carefully.

The boy walked in front, and Pei Ju followed behind.

Pei Ju discovered that the cave was actually a maze of interconnected passages, making it easy to get lost.

However, he followed the boy for quite some time but still hadn't reached their destination.

He didn't want to ask why they hadn't arrived yet.

Just then, the boy suddenly ran towards a side road.

Once inside, he disappeared without a trace, and Pei Ju heard his footsteps quickly fading into the distance.

He didn't chase after them; the other person suddenly ran in, without any explanation.

He stood motionless at the fork in the road, looking at the darkness, his heart pounding.

He unconsciously handed the lamp to his left hand, and then gripped the hilt of the sword tucked behind his waist with his right hand, which gave him a great sense of security.

Suddenly, he sensed something behind him, and at that moment, the lamp in his hand flickered. He immediately turned around and saw a pale-faced person quietly approaching and blowing on the lamp in his hand.

He immediately tightened the lamp and then kicked it out, but the other party was extremely agile. The moment Pei Ju noticed it, it had already turned around and run into the darkness.

Pei Ju didn't know the way in this darkness, but these people seemed very familiar to him.

He turned and disappeared into the darkness.

He stood there for a moment and then decided to move forward, gripping the hilt of his sword and proceeding cautiously.

(End of this chapter)