Calabash Fairy

Chapter 102 Night Wanderer

Night fell quickly. In Redwood Village, a group of men who had been busy all day had fallen asleep, their snoring deafening. Xu Hu, however, was not sleepy and wandered around.

Even though it has become ruins, every time he comes here, he can still see some shadows of the past and recall the things that happened back then.

Whether it's painful or joyful...

Xu Hu wandered aimlessly until he came to the front of the redwood forest, where he saw a dashing figure in a blue robe who had appeared there at some point, with his back to him, looking at the redwood forest under the moonlight.

Xu Hu felt a sudden sense of unease, yet he also felt a strange sense of familiarity with the figure before him.

And that back view... why does it look so familiar? It's like I've seen it somewhere before...

Xu Hu's eyes widened as the figure in the blue robe before him gradually overlapped with the figure he had seen walking back to the mountain god statue when he and his two children had offered sacrifices years ago...

"Shan...Lord Mountain God?"

Xu Hu quickly rubbed his eyes, and when he looked again, there was no longer any figure in green robes. Instead, he heard a gentle voice in his ear.

"Have you seen anything wandering in this forest?"

Xu Hu quickly turned his head and saw that the young man in the blue robe who had been standing in the distance had appeared beside him at some point, his pair of dark and bright eyes looking at him with a smile.

He had expected to be extremely excited, but simply knowing that this person was here brought him immense peace and tranquility...

Xu Hu let out a soft breath, lowered his head, and dared not look directly at the man again. He respectfully said, "Reporting to...Reporting to the Mountain God, Xu Hu did not see anything in the forest just now..."

Fang Yan waved his hand lightly, causing a golden light to fall into Xu Hu's eyes, and chuckled, "Let's see now."

Xu Hu hadn't noticed anything amiss, but upon hearing this, he quickly looked up at the redwood forest ahead and was immediately startled.

At this moment, in his eyes, several streams of black energy were rushing around like headless flies among the towering redwood trees in this redwood forest, unable to leave.

If you look closely under the moonlight, you can see that there seem to be hideous faces of different shapes on those wisps of black mist...

"These...could they be...ghosts?!"

Xu Hu felt a chill run down his spine. They had been logging in the redwood forest for days, yet they had never known such a strange and terrifying thing was lurking around them...

"They are just some wandering souls that have escaped tonight as the gaps in the underworld appear. During the day, when the sun shines brightly on the earth and the yang energy rises, they cannot appear."

"The incense talismans I bestowed upon you have also kept them trapped around the gap in the underworld, preventing them from leaving this area, which is why they are wandering here."

"Don't worry, they will disappear by tomorrow."

Xu Hu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but even though he had witnessed Qiu'er and her master Su Xueyi use magic before, today's scene still left him somewhat bewildered...

Fang Yan glanced at the forest on the left and chuckled, "Go back and rest early. We'll meet again when we get back to the village."

Xu Hu quickly turned his head, but the mountain god was nowhere to be seen. The surroundings were quiet, as if it were all just a dream.

But when he looked towards the redwood forest, he could still see those wisps of dark, ghostly mist, reminding him that everything that had just happened was real.

"Xu Hu respectfully obeys the decree of the Mountain God."

With a complex expression, he bowed deeply towards the sky, glanced one last time at the wandering spirits in the redwood forest, and then left the place.

Unbeknownst to him, Fang Yan had been standing still, quietly watching this scene unfold.

"This divine incarnation is truly profound. Although the incarnation formed by incense is limited in terms of time, methods, and power, it can greatly break through the limitations of space, which is quite remarkable."

Fang Yan sensed everything within this avatar. Although the incense and divine power within it could be described as weak, he was already quite satisfied.

As for his true form, he was naturally still drinking with a group of people on Qingfeng Mountain.

However, the reason he has now separated a divine sense avatar to appear here is not only because of the sudden appearance of the Yin Realm gap in the Redwood Forest, but also because he sensed the presence of a powerful Yin energy...

Fang Yan turned his gaze back to the jungle on the left and slowly said, "May I ask who you are? Would you be so kind as to show yourself?"

"Oh..."

A moment later, a hoarse laugh rang out, and amidst the sweeping black wind, a tall figure dressed in a black robe, wielding a steel knife, and with disheveled hair appeared not far in front of Fang Yan.

Despite his fierce appearance, the figure immediately bowed to Fang Yan with his sword in hand and said, "Chao Chong, the Night Wanderer, greets the Mountain God."

Fang Yan suddenly realized what was happening and returned the greeting with a cupped hand, saying, "So it was the Night Wanderer in person."

This must be the Night Wanderer among the day and night wandering gods of the underworld.

These day and night patrol gods are also known as day and night patrol gods. Among them, the day patrol god is responsible for patrolling the human world during the day and supervising the good and evil in the mortal world.

The Night Patrol God before us is a deity responsible for patrolling the human world at night, recording the activities of the underworld, and dealing with the evil spirits wandering among humans.

Across from them, the Night Wanderer Chao Chong raised his left hand from his sleeve, and a barely perceptible glint of light flashed by.

"I came here to inspect the suddenly appearing rift in the underworld, but I never expected to encounter you in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. I failed to recognize you as the Mountain God beforehand, which is why I did not reveal myself. I apologize for that."

Fang Yan looked at the faint, peculiar threads in the Night Wanderer's hand, which emitted a ghostly light.

He could sense that this treasure was like a vast net connected in the void.

The Night Wanderer's Network is used by the Night Wanderers who patrol the night to monitor the movements of ghosts and monsters. Just like the crevices in the underworld of the Redwood Forest, the wandering souls that rush out and the gathering ghostly energy have attracted this person here.

After exchanging pleasantries with this person for a moment, Fang Yan smiled and said, "Since you are here, it seems I don't need to worry anymore."

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The Night Wanderer's expression turned solemn, and he cupped his hands, saying, "Your Excellency the Mountain God may know of this matter, but I imagine you do not yet know the full picture. This turmoil in the Underworld is only just beginning."

"As the energy of the underworld leaks out, the boundary between the yin and yang realms becomes blurred. Evil ghosts and even ancient ghost kings that roam outside the underworld may break out of the underworld and cause even greater turmoil."

"Therefore, Your Excellency Mountain God, please do not be careless."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan's heart tightened, and he nodded slightly. Then, he asked curiously, "I wonder if the Night Wanderer could tell me what caused this disturbance in the Yellow Springs? Of course, if it involves the secrets of the Underworld, you can naturally choose not to tell me."

Upon hearing this, the Night Wanderer remained silent for a moment before saying, "I don't actually know much either, but I do know that the upheaval in the Yellow Springs seems to occur once every million years."