I was held captive by demons

"But now that the Hungry Ghost Festival has passed, and the Yin Division has returned to its place, unless someone lures it from the Yang, it is impossible for the City God Ghost to descend...uh..."

After Wan'er finished speaking, the two suddenly looked at each other.

Kong Ning frowned and said: "The monsters in the city, there is no reason to take the initiative to welcome the city god ghost..."

Wan'er smiled mischievously: "This... Only the monsters in the city know about this... Aren't they always preparing some big plan? Maybe that big plan has something to do with the city god ghost."

Regarding the prediction of Kong Ning's nightmare, the two discussed for a long time, but failed to reach a conclusion.

One can only be sure that during the Mid-Autumn Festival or the Double Ninth Festival, something big may really happen.

And there is a high probability that it is related to a certain big plan that the monsters have been preparing...

In the end, Kong Ning, who was unable to discuss the outcome, sighed and said, "Forget it, let's call it a day. It's getting late, I should go."

"During this time, Miss Wan'er, you can check it out in the city when you have time. I will also find a way to test the tone of the monsters at home when I go back."

"I'll let you know if there's any news."

With that said, Kong Ning was about to leave.

The timid girl who stood aside hurriedly said, "Engong, go slowly..."

Kong Ning smiled: "You are very polite... Well, I will study hard with your sister Wan'er in the future, so don't learn badly."

After speaking, Kong Ning prepared to leave.

But the moment he turned around, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a woman in red squatting next to the girl.

The woman was pale and miserable, and was reaching out to stroke Xu Caiwei's hair.

However, the young girl, and Wan'er beside her, didn't notice this.

Kong Ning felt shocked.

Turn around immediately.

"Xu Miaoyi?!" Kong Ning exclaimed in astonishment.

However, after he turned around, in the small courtyard in his field of vision, only a girl named Xu Caiwei and Wan'er looked at him in astonishment.

As for the red-clothed woman whom he had glimpsed just now, there was no trace of him.

Kong Ning's brows furrowed instantly.

Did he get it wrong?Or……

ghost?

Kong Ning's abnormal movement startled Wan'er.

She said in surprise: "Ning catcher? Why are you so surprised?"

After finishing speaking, the girl also looked around in panic, and subconsciously opened her eyes.

However, under Fayan's eyes, the courtyard was empty, and there was no Miss Xu San's ghost.

The girl looked at Kong Ning, and said weakly: "Ning catcher...it's broad daylight, don't be scary..."

Kong Ning looked at her with a frown, and said: "I seemed to see Miss Xu San's soul just now, standing beside Caiwei, reaching out to touch Caiwei's head. But when I turned around, I couldn't see it anymore."

Kong Ning's words made the girl tremble all over.She quickly gathered herself together, opened her Dharma eyes again and looked around the yard again.

Finally, he looked back and said, "No... Ning Butou, did you read it wrong?"

The girl looked around nervously, and whispered: "It's broad daylight, where is the ghost coming from? And even if there is a ghost, we have to wait another six days."

"It's not yet the first seven..."

The girl was extremely nervous.

Kong Ning watched her reaction silently, and suddenly remembered that Wan'er seemed to be quite nervous when she was in the ghost city.

At that time, I thought she was intimidated by the danger and weirdness in the ghost city, but now it seems...

"Wan'er, you... aren't afraid of ghosts, are you?" Kong Ning asked with a strange expression.

Wan'er's expression was instantly a little embarrassed.

"Well... I'm only 17 years old, and I'm still a girl. Is it normal to be afraid of ghosts... Is it normal to be afraid of ghosts?" The girl tried to speak stiffly.

However, even the girl on the side couldn't help but look at her with a surprised expression.

Kong Ning was even more speechless.

"You...you are a practitioner!"

This is so amazing.

The only descendant of Xuantian Sword Sect is afraid of ghosts?

This cold joke is really cold enough.

For a moment, Kong Ning didn't know how to complain.

The world is difficult and demons are rampant, but in this desperate world where demons and ghosts are rampant, the only companion I can rely on is a girl who is afraid of ghosts?

This is really...

Suddenly, I felt that there was no hope for Xuantian Sword Sect.

Kong Ning shook his head speechlessly, and finally decided to save some face for this girl, and changed the subject.

"But I really saw Xu Miaoyi's ghost just now," Kong Ning said, "I just turned around and it disappeared."

"It stands to reason that now that the gate of ghosts is closed, after death, ghosts should not be able to enter the underworld, right? Could it be that she has been following Caiwei all the time, but we can't see it?"

Kong Ning raised a possibility.

Wan'er shook her head and said, "Impossible."

"Ghosts are just a kind of spiritual body, and they are not special things. If they really appear, it is normal for ordinary people to not see them, but it is impossible for us not to notice them."

"If Miss Xu San's ghost really came, it's impossible for us not to feel it."

Chapter 71

"In addition, although the gate of ghosts is closed, ghosts are not unable to enter."

Wan'er explained: "I have to correct Ning Butou on this point."

"Although the gates of ghosts are closed, all the yin gods in the underworld have disappeared. But that's just the lack of ghost messengers such as black and white impermanence, bull-headed horse-faced, etc. to guide the souls."

"Without the guidance of ghosts from the underworld, seven days after a person dies, the remnant soul will gradually condense and turn into a wandering soul to wander in the world."

"And they are not allowed in the human world. The longer they stay in the human world, the more difficult it will be."

"Whether it is wind, sun or rain, it is suffering for them."

"These wandering ghosts will eventually wander towards the gate of hell unconsciously, and finally hide in the underworld."

"It is really difficult for us living people to enter the closed gate of hell."

"But these dead lonely ghosts have long been spirit bodies, but they can easily enter the underworld."

"It's just that once you get in, you can't get out."

Wan'er said: "I've seen it before, the ghost messenger who closed the ghost gate at the beginning just blocked the way out from inside, but specially left a path for the wandering ghosts outside to enter."

Having said that, Wan'er couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a pity that such a move was originally well-intentioned, but in the end it fueled the arrogance of the city god ghost in the underworld."

"In the past 20 years, He has continuously enslaved the ghosts of the underworld, absorbed the yang energy of the world, and greatly strengthened the ghost body."

"That's why the spirit body of the City God Ghost is so huge."

"At least half of the ghosts of the people who died in Shanlan County in the past ten years were swallowed by it. The rest were all locked in the ghost city by him and lost themselves."

Wan'er said: "According to common sense, Miss Xu's ghost will take seven days to condense and appear without ghost messengers from the underworld to pick it up."

"And there is no Yin Division to guide and guide, this kind of self-condensed and manifested ghosts are all devoid of intelligence and muddleheaded, leaving only the most basic instincts, which is no different from dementia."

"So even if Miss Xu San's ghost is condensed, it will definitely not remember the past, love and hatred, and will not come here to touch Caiwei's head."

Wan'er looked at Kong Ning, and said helplessly, "There is a high probability that it is Ning who catches the head, you are fooled."

Kong Ning frowned, constantly recalling the glimpse when he turned around just now.

Although it was only for a moment, the scene was very real.

It's unlikely to be vertigo.

Kong Ning frowned and said, "Then is there no other possibility? For example, Miss Xu San is so talented that she can condense her soul right after she dies?"

Wan'er smiled helplessly, and said: "This possibility is not impossible... If Miss Xu San's resentment is difficult to appease, and her character is too strong, then after a tragic death, she will directly turn into a demon and linger in the world."

"But the courtyard is empty, without the slightest yin, and no evil spirits dare to appear in broad daylight."

"As for the difficulty of resentment... When Miss Xu San died, her obsession disappeared, and the head of Ning Bao promised to help her take care of the child and avenge her blood. It can be said that she walked very peacefully, and it is impossible to turn into a demon. "

Wan'er said: "Take a step back, even if Ms. Xu San is really resentful and turned into a ghost. But a ghost can haunt us both... Ning Butou, what do you think? is it possible?"

Kong Ning thought for a while, then nodded helplessly: "It's really unlikely, it's probably because my eyes are dazzled."

Although I feel that the possibility of my being blind is not high, but compared with Wan'er's logical and meticulous reasoning, it seems more logical to see myself blind.

After leaving Tian's abandoned house, Kong Ning returned to the county government office on a jujube horse.

Along the way, he carefully observed the situation in the front, back, left, and all around, paying attention to everything around him out of the corner of his eye.

However, the figure of the woman in red never appeared again.

Seeing Xu Miaoyi's ghost in Tian's abandoned house seemed to be his illusion.

When I returned to the Yamen, it was just time for dinner.

Today, the arresters didn't go out to eat restaurants, but sat in the courtyard of the yamen and set up a banquet.

When Kong Ning arrived, everyone greeted him to take a seat.

Kong Ning was a little confused: "What's the matter today? Why did you suddenly set up a banquet in the yard?"

Ma Liu on the side said: "Your Excellency is treating you today, you must have a good meal."

Kong Ning's expression was astonished, unbelievable: "My lord treat?"

That county magistrate who slams the door and is stingy?

Also invite the arrests of the entire county government, more than 300 people up and down?

Kong Ning immediately asked in a low voice: "What happened?"

Their county magistrate is notoriously stingy.If he eats one meal, he may have to vomit out the hard work of ten meals.

Sure enough, Ma Liu whispered: "Sir, let us eat and drink enough, and go to the mountains to cut trees in the afternoon."

"The batch of Yin locust trees he bought from Hejian Mansion before seemed not enough."

Previously, the county magistrate asked Zhang Rong and his ten policemen to escort the corpse of the monster to Hejian Mansion. When they came back, those policemen did help the county magistrate to buy a batch of Yin locust trees, and brought them back to the county magistrate's brother-in-law's carpenter's house. yard.

Kong Ning didn't need to do coolies because he was arresting the head, so he didn't move it himself, but he also heard about it from other people in the yamen.

Not enough shade locust trees now?The county magistrate wants everyone to go to the mountains to chop?

There are indeed quite a lot of Yin locust trees in the mountains, but if Kong Ning remembers correctly, the last time the Yin locust trees were dragged back from Hejian Mansion was several cartloads, right?Still not enough?

The county magistrate, brother-in-law, why do you need so many Yin locust trees?

Kong Ning was very puzzled.

After asking around, I roughly understood the cause and effect.

The county magistrate's brother-in-law used this batch of Yin locust trees to make Nuo opera masks.

And since Yin Huaimu arrived last month, that guy's workshop has been working day and night without stopping, working overtime to make masks for Nuo opera.

The team leader of the soap room even told Kong Ning in a low voice that the county magistrate planned to restart the Nuo opera sacrifices on the Mid-Autumn Festival, inviting people to perform Nuo operas, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and praying for a good harvest.

Tomorrow the yamen will post a notice to let the people in the city know about it and cooperate.

And the county magistrate's brother-in-law worked overtime to make these Nuo opera masks, obviously intending to make a fortune during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After all, for such an important event as the Nuo opera sacrifice, the villagers of this world must participate, and no one dares to be absent.

At that time, the people in the whole city will only be able to buy the Nuo opera masks of the county grandpa and brother-in-law...