Uncle Jiu's Senior Brother

A month later, Lu Li arrived in western Hunan. At that time, there had been no major wars in western Hunan. Although there were constant fights among small warlords, the people in Xiangling were generally able to keep them under control.

After traveling for several days, Lu Li's cultivation was a little exhausted, so he decided to take a break. After passing a forest, he saw smoke rising from cooking fires and a peaceful little village came into view.

The village seems to have dozens of households. It is located in a valley. The location is good. You won’t go hungry because you live by the mountain. You can also pick some mountain delicacies and hunt some wild game to sell in the town.

Lu Li walked towards the village. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he saw an old man smoking his pipe on a stone bench.

Lu Li stepped forward and bowed, asking, "Old man, I am just passing through. I would like to stay for one night. I wonder if the village can take me in."

The old man looked to be in his seventies or eighties, but he was still strong. He looked Lu Li up and down for a few times, and seemed to feel that Lu Li was not a bad person. He exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Sure, there is a vacant room in our village, just give two big coins."

The old man was a warm-hearted person. He stood up and personally took Lu Li to the Huang family.

"Where are you planning to go, young man?" asked the old man on the road.

"I plan to visit a friend in the north." Going to Chen Yulou can also be considered visiting a friend, Lu Li thought.

"Oh, there are no other rules in our village, but you should not go out after the lights are turned off at night." The old man said casually.

There is such a rule. Lu Li was curious but did not ask much. He just kept it in mind.

"Huang Da! Huang Da!" When they arrived at a yard with three wooden houses, the old man shouted through the gate.

"Hey, Uncle Min, why are you here?" A man in his forties walked out of the yard.

Seeing Lu Li beside him, he looked at the old man in confusion.

"This young man planned to stay in our village for one night. He thought that your house had two empty rooms, so he brought him here." The old man explained.

"Is that so? Sure, sure, please come in." Huang Da let Lu Li in.

"I won't go in. Please tell the young man about the rules of our village." After saying that, the old man walked away slowly.

"Guest, you can stay in the west room for the time being. It's clean. It was originally occupied by my children, but they and my wife are visiting relatives in town." Huang Da introduced.

"As long as there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain, it's not so particular when you go out. By the way, can't we go out at night in our village?" Lu Li asked doubtfully.

"Hey, there's nothing special about it on weekdays. But tonight our village is going to worship the Mountain Master. We are afraid of running into the Mountain Master when he goes out on patrol at night, so we made a rule that we can't come out at night." Huang Da explained the reason.

"Uncle Shan? What kind of deity is this?"

Seeing that Mr. Huang seemed to be in trouble, Lu Li did not ask any further.

Seeing that Lu Li probably hadn't eaten yet, Huang went to prepare dinner, which was a simple meal of bamboo shoots, some wild vegetables, and pancakes. Lu Li ate it with relish.

After dinner, Huang Da was afraid that Lu Li would not be able to resist his curiosity and wander around, so he said, "My guest, let me tell you. Our village is called Baoping Village, which is surrounded by mountains. The villagers live on wild animals and wild game. On weekdays, they hunt rabbits and deer, pick some wild ginseng, and exchange wild game for money, so they can live a decent life. But in the past two years, people who go up the mountain always get into trouble. Some lose their lives, some break their legs, and some even become disabled. Alas!"

"There must be something fishy going on in the mountain!"

"The guest dare not say that." After saying that, he looked outside the door a few times and closed it.

"The mountain uncle has very sharp ears, we can't say anything nonsense! Later, he appeared in the villagers' dreams, claiming to be the mountain uncle, saying that we disturbed him by going up the mountain, and if we want to continue to go up the mountain, we must offer tribute and sacrifice, otherwise whoever goes up will lose his life. So the tenth day of every month is the time for us to worship him."

"There is still such a rule, isn't this forced?"

Then Lu Li thought that this might not be a mountain god, but a mountain spirit. He might have become a spirit in the mountains and brought disaster to the people.

This kind of thing is not uncommon. Some people were buried in the mountains. The location was not good. They became weather ghosts and came back to take the souls of the villagers. This is because the graveyard blocked the way of the messenger from the underworld and was chosen by the messenger to be the soul-collecting messenger. Such people will never be reincarnated and will always be enslaved by the messenger.

"Speaking of which, in the past few years, Uncle Shan didn't ask for much. Some pig heads and roasted chickens for sacrifice were enough. Later, he asked for live cows, pigs, and chickens. We could just put up with it if the villagers could get some. But this month, he actually wants Miss Huanghua to serve him. What's going to happen in the future?" Huang Da said as he wiped away his tears.

Because his family had a daughter, when they learned about this, they immediately asked their wife to take the child to the town to live with relatives.

"It actually wants living people?" Lu Li said angrily.

"Isn't it?"

Lu Li had a plan in his mind. He must get rid of this monster tonight, otherwise the village would be finished. This evil creature was greedy and could never be satisfied.

The two chatted for a while, and then Huang went back to his room to sleep. Before leaving, he told Lu Li not to leave the house, and Lu Li agreed.

It was about midnight when Lu Li heard a slight snoring sound from Mr. Huang's room and went out.

He had already asked Huang Daping where the villagers were worshipping in Xishan, so he headed all the way to Xishan.

The village road was very quiet, except for the chirping of insects and the rustling of leaves. There was not even the sound of livestock, which seemed a bit eerie.

Rushing all the way to the foot of the West Mountain, Lu Li saw a dozen people leading cattle, sheep and other livestock, and two strong men carrying a sedan chair, which was obviously prepared to be a tribute to the maid of Mr. Shan.

Lu Li jumped onto a tree and observed the actions of these people. At the foot of the mountain was a wooden altar. A group of people tied the cattle and sheep to the stakes, placed the sedan chair on the altar, and began to kneel down and wait.

"Uncle Shan, please accept the offerings and bless us with safety." The village chief should be the first to kowtow, followed by a dozen people behind.

Ten minutes later, there was movement in the mountains. The wind began to grow stronger, the branches began to shake, and the leaves rustled.

Lu Li also concentrated and came.

"You can go."

The voice was rough and the tone was very awkward. The kneeling man quickly retreated, leaving the sedan chair and the people in it there.

After everyone left, Lu Li's consciousness found that a mountain ghost similar to a monkey jumped out and landed on the altar. This monster was two meters tall, covered with black hair, with two tufts of erect hair on its head, a face like a round basin, and four fangs protruding from its mouth, which was very creepy.

It opened its bloody mouth and bit the sheep's neck and began to suck blood. The sheep did not struggle at all, and in just a few tens of seconds, it was drained of blood and fell down.

The mountain ghost showed a very ferocious and weird smile on his face. Then he did not suck the other livestock but went straight to the sedan chair.

When the curtain of the sedan chair was opened, there was a woman with her hands and feet bound inside, and her mouth was also tied. It was obvious that she was forced.

At this time, his face was full of tears. When he saw the mountain ghost, his eyes showed fear and despair. He wanted to scream but his mouth was blocked, so he had to struggle continuously.

The mountain ghost showed a ferocious and greedy look. Just as he was about to grab the woman with his claws, he heard a loud shout.

"You evil beast, you still dare to hurt others? You are looking for death." A blue light came on, and a figure walked out of the lightning. It was Lu Li who couldn't bear to watch anymore.

This beast is not satisfied with sucking the blood of livestock, it even wants to eat humans. It is so bold and has no idea of ​​whether it lives or dies.

Mountain ghosts are usually the spirits of plants and trees that have become part of the mountain, or are born from the gathering of spiritual energy from spiritual beasts after their death.

If they are formed by plant elves, most of them are very kind and will even protect the mountains. Those with merits will be named mountain gods. If they are formed by wild beasts, their personalities will vary, some are good and some are bad. The bad ones will attack the mountain people, and this one is one of them.

"Roar"

Seeing that his plan was ruined, the mountain ghost became extremely ferocious and pounced towards Lu Li.

Lu Li dodged sideways and punched the mountain ghost in the back. The mountain ghost jumped up to avoid the lightning, as if he felt that the human in front of him was not easy to deal with. The surrounding trees began to shake, and branches stretched out to wrap around Lu Li.

"what!"

Lu Li was surprised that this mountain ghost could actually control the trees, but judging from its appearance, this mountain ghost should be the soul of a monkey after its death, and it actually had the innate abilities of a plant elf.

Lu Li broke the branches with one punch. The branches were struck by lightning and turned black and broke.

Seeing the mountain ghost jumping around in place, Lu Li used a palm thunder at the mountain ghost.

"Crackling"

The palm lightning hit the mountain ghost's chest, and the mountain ghost immediately rolled to the ground. Lu Li hit the mountain ghost's head with another lightning fist.

The mountain ghost slowly turned into ashes. It was originally the resentment of the dead animals in the mountains, and it would return to the mountains after death.