hell in disguise

Since the door could not be closed tightly, it was not locked.He dodged in and found that the interior was just like the exterior. Although it was dilapidated, it was tidied up very carefully, not even a single broken nail or shaved beard or hair could be found.He found a pajamas from the suitcase, and tore off a tie from it. Although there was nothing that fell directly from his body, it was okay to have such a close-fitting one.He took out another piece of cinnabar from his sleeve pocket, and wrote a series of distorted characters on the strip of cloth.That character is not Chinese, nor is it any known language. It is like a tangled mess, filled with chaotic and vague meanings.He hid the cloth strip under the bed, so that if Na Guanyi entered this room, he would be trapped by the evil prison formation he set up for a period of time.In addition to the charms he left on each monk's dormitory, as long as he returns to his room and sets up the last altar, he can form a large Qingming formation, pulling the entire Xiangguo Temple into the bardo realm, and then it will be You can force the ghost to let go of Guanyi and submit to him.

It's just that since Guanyi already knew that he was here to catch ghosts, he might have been on guard against him long ago, as soon as the sun went down and the monks fell into meditation, they would make moves.He had to go back to his room and set up the altar as soon as possible.

But at this moment, he heard a rustling sound, slurred and without tone, as if he was chanting a scripture.

Is someone back?

Turning around and pushing the door out of the house, he stopped suddenly.

The scene outside the door had already changed.What he saw were no longer those locust trees, but a few persimmon trees covered with bright red fruits, stretching their heavy branches in the last afterglow of the twilight.The original monk's dormitory has been turned into a house surrounded by water, surrounded by green hills in the distance, fog and mist on the mountainside, and faint crows whizzing past like clouds.

Tan Yangzi's heart twitched fiercely at the scene as if it had been a world away.

Qinghong Wuchang is a ghost soldier, but she often has to walk in the world.So they need a physical body that they can "wear" in the human world.They will choose some fetal eggs that have died in the mother's womb and their souls have been separated to live in them, and they will be born in the world as newborns.At first they would not remember their identity as ghost soldiers from hell, and they grew up like ordinary people. It was not until around the time that they began to recall their true identities, and they could leave their bodies and return to hell at any time.The physical body will get old and become no longer useful, and then they will throw it away and find a new physical body.

But in this life, Tan Yangzi had been living in the quiet Taoist temple in Zishang Mountain that few people visited.During those 18 years, every time he and his brother came out of the small dormitory, what they saw was the scene in front of them.The lantern-like red persimmons on the persimmon tree were picked one by one, and the skin was torn open and sucked hard, the flesh filled the mouth, and the sweet and chewy taste would never get tired of eating.

That was more than 80 years ago.

Thinking of this, there seems to be that sweet taste in the mouth, which makes people feel a little yearning.

This is... formation?

Is it that the Thorny Ghost made an advance move?

Generally speaking, evil spirits are very weak when they forcibly come to the human world, especially during the day when the yang energy is at its peak, they have to hide in the human body, and can only escape after sunset.But now it's not dark yet, but is it ready to do it?

Tan Yangzi looked down at himself, his originally tall and straight body seemed to have become shorter and thinner, and the original blue and white Taoist robe had also become a blue cloth blouse.I touched the back with my hand, and the karma sword was gone.

He became himself when he was 15 years old.

Suddenly, I heard a familiar, hoarse male voice with the characteristic husky voice of a teenager, "Xiao Yangzi, are you thinking about persimmons again?"

My heart trembled slightly, but I saw a boy of about sixteen or seventeen turning out from the corner of the room, wearing a familiar blue cloth bunt and carrying two buckets of water on his shoulders.He has delicate features, but his figure is very vigorous and tall, and he is a bit shy when he smiles.

That was Tan Zhenzi, the senior brother who grew up with him. If he was still alive, he would be almost a hundred years old now.Tan Zhenzi is not as talented as he is in cultivating Taoism, but if the master passes on the unique longevity technique to him, maybe he will have the same white hair and youthful face as himself, and still maintain a young face in his 20s.

It's just that the boy didn't even survive the weak crown.

Qingwuchang like Tan Yangzi will remember countless years of past events after his memory is restored, so he often appears a little cold.But as soon as he saw the very important person in the 18 years who was just a simple boy in the world, he still felt a cry in his head.

Tan Zhen carefully put down the burden, poured water into the water tank, and glanced back at him, "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Hurry up and change into De Luo, the master will see us soon!"

Tan Yangzi still remembered this day, it was the day when master Jingxu Daoist came back from Yunyou and calculated that he would suffer a catastrophe of life and death soon, and decided to pass on the mantle and his unique mentality to his senior brother.After dark, the master will call his sixteen disciples in front of him and tell them that in the future, they should ask Tan Zhen about everything in the temple and then come to him.

Tan Zhen is the third disciple of master Jingxuzi, neither the first disciple like the big brother nor the talent like Tan Yangzi, but the master chose him.At that time, several disciples were dissatisfied, but Tan Yangzi has always been very supportive.

At least it seems very supportive.

Only the young Tan Yangzi knew that it was a lie to say that he was not jealous at all.He is only one year younger than Tan Zhen, but he is smarter and more talented than Tan Zhen. He usually practices hard to the point of frightening. Whenever the master inspects the newly taught martial arts, his moves have always been correct, but Tan Zhen, who is mediocre Zhen is always more favored by the master, and also more liked by other brothers and sisters.It is nothing more than because Tan Zhen is gentle and considerate, respectful to superiors, and friendly to subordinates; but he himself is reticent and likes to be quiet, and he will never learn to smile shyly and sincerely like Tan Zhen. With a serious look, the new juniors are a little afraid of him, and even his master seems to be a little afraid of him.

Tanzhen is very gentle to everyone, and takes extra care of Tanyangzi, so although he has dissatisfaction in his heart, he can't express it. He always suppresses it and pretends to be very happy for him.However, in the depths of his heart, where even he himself does not want to admit it, he is secretly looking forward to the day when Tan Zhen will make a mistake.As for Senior Brother Tan Zhen, he was dependent on one side and slightly jealous on the other side, such a complex state of mind could not be seen from his taciturn appearance.

"You are already dead." Tan Yangzi looked at him and said in a steady tone of regret.

Tan Zhen was taken aback, and spat at him, "Hey, are you dizzy? Why are you cursing me?"

Tan Yangzi suddenly smiled, but the smile was a bit cold, "I stayed in this temple for half a day, did you find such far-fetched things in me?"

Tan Zhen seemed to be unable to understand what he was talking about, but his expression was a little more concerned, "You must have a fever?" As he spoke, he rubbed his hands on his clothes and walked towards him .

But at this moment, Tan Yangzi suddenly stretched out his hand to the back of the empty space and pulled it out suddenly, a brilliant blue light suddenly burst out from the void, like a shooting star.Na Tanzhen's footsteps stopped suddenly, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Then, a thin streak of blood seeped from his forehead, flowing down the corner of his eye, as if tears of blood flowed out.The bloodstain became longer and longer, and more and more blood gushed out, and finally began to crack from the top of the head like a bamboo split by a sharp knife.Brain, blood vessels, and internal organs lost the support of bones and muscles and splashed on the ground. The longitudinal section was so neat that it had a disgusting aesthetic feeling, and the blood soaked the ground under his feet like a river.

A lot of blood was splashed on Tan Yangzi's face and body, and his indifferent expression made him look as terrifying as a murderous pat on the head.

A junior junior just walked into the yard, just in time to see the horrific scene of the beloved Tan Zhenzi being split in half by the always gloomy Tan Yangzi, and immediately screamed.His screams attracted more people, even Master.

His most beloved and beloved Master, whom he regards as his father.Unlike Tan Zhen and most of the other senior brothers who were sent to the temple by his family to practice the longevity technique, he was randomly discarded in the mountain depression when he was born. If he hadn't been picked up by the master, he might have died already.

Of course, when he recovered his memory later, he realized that he was only attached to an egg that was supposed to be knocked out in the body of a deep boudoir. After the accidental birth, the master of the family ordered his servants to throw him into a ravine to wait for death.Since these Qinghong impermanent must look for stillborn fetuses whose souls have left their bodies or have no souls at all, their births are usually not expected, and it is normal for them to be abandoned as soon as they are born. would die so easily.

But for him who didn't know these causes and effects when he was young, he always had a slight inferiority complex in his heart.There must be something wrong with me, and I must be unworthy of being liked, so I was thrown away at birth.So even if it is picked up by someone, there is still a risk of being thrown away again.This fear will remain with them until the day their memory is restored.

Therefore, the young Tan Yangzi had an unusual attachment and longing for Master's love.

At this moment, Tan Yangzi's state of mind was affected by the surrounding environment, and it seemed that he had suddenly changed back to when he was 15 years old. The moment he saw the master, there was a panic in his heart as if he had committed a crime and was seen by his father, as if It's as if he really killed Tan Zhen.

Those senior brothers looked at him with terrified expressions like watching a ghost, and the master was even more dumbfounded, unable to believe what he saw. After a long while, he finally roared, "Nonsense! What have you done!"

His roar made Tan Yangzi suddenly calm down again.He clenched the bronze sword in his hand, and shouted into the air in a cold voice, "I've already seen you through, why don't you show up yet!"

Seeing his appearance, everyone thought that he was bewitched by evil spirits, and even killed Tan Zhen, who had the best relationship with him, and those who had swords all drew out their swords and pointed at Tan Yangzi frightenedly.Eldest brother Tan Yi stepped forward cautiously, and shouted in a cold voice, "Tan Yang, put down the sword in your hand!"

Tan Yangzi saw those brothers who had been with him day and night staring at him with expressions mixed with fear, anger and disgust. Although he knew it was the trick of the thorny ghost, he still felt a little uneasy and anxious.He thought that as long as he killed Tan Zhen, the spell would be broken, but now it seems that the eye of the formation is not on Tan Zhen.

Do you want to kill all these people?

Even if it was just an illusion, the feeling of hesitation when the sharp blade cut through the flesh and bones, Tan Zhen's unbelievable eyes, the scattered organs and the blood all over the ground are all so real, even if he is a man who has lived for countless years. Even if the impermanent ghost sees the family members who he regarded as everything when he was young died in his own hands, he will still have a kind of uncontrollable evil and pain that erodes his spirituality.

Perhaps this is what the Thorny Ghost wants. Even ghosts like them who are as strong as them will always be affected after being exposed to such a powerful and real illusion for a long time.Just like now, he has begun to feel a looming suspicion.

I wondered if I really went crazy after waking up, thinking that I was an impermanent ghost who had lived for thousands of years, that my brothers and sisters were fantasies of ghosts, and took this opportunity to kill Tan, who I had been secretly jealous of. True brother.

"Tan Yang! Don't you know me?" It was Tan Yu, the second senior brother who cared for him very much when he was young, who was speaking. He disregarded the dissuasion of his senior senior brother, and walked towards Tan Yangzi cautiously. He didn't hold any weapon in his hand, but Zhang Kai raised it in front of him, signaling Tan Yangzi that he was not malicious, "Tan Yang, where did you get the sword in your hand? Put it down first, and let's talk slowly if we have something to say?"

Tan Yangzi looked at Tan Yu, hesitating in his heart.Is Tan Yu the real body of the Thorny Heart Ghost?Tan Yu's calm and comforting eyes, his slender and beautiful hands like a woman's, and his clear voice like a spring, were once very admired by him when he was young.In fact, he likes Tanyu more than Tanzhen, even slightly surpassing his admiration for his elder brother.It's just that after he grew up, Tan Yu didn't tease and coax him as much as he did when he was a child, and even became a little alienated, but the relationship with Tan Zhen got better and better.Probably the older Tan Yangzi grew up, the less talkative he became, and the more gloomy and cold his face became, making it unpredictable.

He once overheard senior brother Tan Yu chatting with senior senior brother, and somehow the chat got to him.Tan Yu said that sometimes he felt that "Xiao Yangzi" was getting more and more weird, and he couldn't see what he was thinking clearly, and sometimes his cold eyes looked weird and creepy.The elder brother laughed mockingly from the side, "It's not just you, there are so many senior brothers, they all think he is weird. If you think about it, even his biological parents didn't want him, and he was thrown in the ravine, it means there must be something wrong." Tan Yu didn't defend him, instead he said, "He treats me pretty well, but to tell you the truth, sometimes he looks at me like that, and smiles at me, it's quite disgusting." He laughed loudly, "Maybe he is really as good as Long Yang, and maybe he has a crush on you. Lock the door tightly at night!"

He still remembered that day that he swallowed a bitter and astringent persimmon in his heart, choking it in his throat, unable to get down or get up.That whole night, he couldn't sleep, he tossed and turned, and felt sore and hot in his eyes.From then on, he never took the initiative to talk to Senior Brother Tan Yu.

It's really strange, it's obviously an old thing 80 years ago, but in this illusion, it suddenly seems as real and clear as yesterday's memory.This thorny heart ghost is really powerful, it is worthy of being a ghost that can draw out the inner darkness of an eminent monk like Guan Yi.

It's just that there seem to be more and more ghosts with such supernatural powers in hell, and I don't know why.

Looking at Tan Yu's cautious face, Tan Yangzi felt unbearable. He bit his tongue hard, told himself not to be fascinated by illusions, and raised his sword to stab Tan Yu.But this time Tan Yu seemed to have been prepared, and immediately turned back and rolled on the spot to avoid it.The senior brother rushed up immediately with a sword, and the other senior brothers also rushed forward, trying to take him down.However, Tan Yangzi's skill was far superior to them, and with a few swings of the sword, two juniors were already injured or injured.Tan Yangzi's 15-year-old face was covered with blood, showing a chilling calmness and ruthlessness.

"Tan Yang! Are you crazy! They are your juniors!" Seeing that another junior was kicked by Tan Yangzi and was already dead when he landed, the senior brother's eyes were already red.Seeing the elder brother cry, Tan Yangzi's heart twitched again.But he can't stop, he must get rid of this illusion as soon as possible.

But what shocked him was that he felt that his strength was rapidly draining, and even the sword in his hand became heavy.It seems that not only his appearance, but also his cultivation has gradually regressed back to the level of 15 years old.

"That's enough! Naughty animal!" Suddenly a tyrannical palm came down from the sky, Tan Yang raised his sword to catch it, but was surprised that he couldn't catch it, and the sword fell out of his hand all of a sudden.It turned out that Master Jingxuzi made the move himself.

Although Jing Xuzi was over 70 years old back then, his face was still as young as 20 years old. It was because he practiced the longevity technique of prolonging life and rejuvenating youth.Now that his cultivation has reached the peak, even the usual Tan Yangzi would have to work hard to deal with it, let alone the 15-year-old Tan Yangzi whose skill has been greatly reduced by the influence of the illusion.He only felt that his true energy was retrograde, a fishy sweetness welled up his throat, and he spit out a mouthful of blood when he opened his mouth.

Tan Yangzi didn't expect that this illusion would have such a great influence on him, it's because he underestimated this thorny ghost.He was lying on the ground, unable to move his body as if he couldn't control it.He raised his head with all his strength, and saw Master's stern face with a hint of disgust.

An unspeakable pain spread in the bottom of my heart.He forced himself to ignore the pain, and glanced at the senior brothers who carefully surrounded him like a monster, "You think you can trap me like this?"

"Crazy, he's really crazy."

"Could it be possessed?"

"It was fine this morning, how could this be?"

Master's hands were clenched tightly into fists, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he wanted to raise his hand, but was persuaded by Tan Yu, "Master, it seems that Xiao Yangzi has been bewitched by an evil spirit, maybe he couldn't control himself to commit the crime." To commit such a serious crime. Now it is better to find a way to get rid of the evil spirits on him, and then send him off."

Jingxuzi thought for a moment, then slowly let go of his hand, and said coldly, "Tie him up and send him to the woodshed. I'll talk about it after I prepare the magic circle to exorcise evil spirits."

The Zhanye sword that Tan Yangzi had been holding in his hand disappeared without a trace the moment he let it go. At the same time, Tan Yangzi also felt that his dantian was empty, and the blood vessels that belonged to Qing Wuchang disappeared. magical powers.In this way, he was trapped in his 15-year-old body, and he could only watch helplessly as his elder brother tied him up so that he couldn't even move a finger, and was held on his shoulders like a grain bag, and was finally thrown into the pile In the demolished house full of firewood.The elder brother looked at him with hatred and strangeness in his eyes, as if he was no longer his seventh junior brother, but a monster who killed without blinking an eye.

The door slammed shut, and Tan Yangzi let out a slow breath.There is an inexplicable sense of relaxation.

What's going on, why would I be affected so much?Shouldn't his memories of the first 18 years of his life as Tan Yangzi have such a strong influence on him?And this illusion is too real, even the feeling of being trapped by the thick hemp rope is the same as real.No matter how real the illusions created by ghosts are, there are always some details that are lacking, but this time the illusions not only fit the details in his memory, but even those people he had forgotten appeared.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Tan Yangzi regretted that he didn't apply for a new Hongwuchang partner from above...

However, it is not yet hopeless.So far, the Thorny Heart Ghost has not killed him, which means that he still does not have the ability to kill himself in the illusion.If he did it rashly, it might wake him up instead.As long as the delay is longer, the illusion will become more fragile, and there will always be a time when a flaw can be seen.

But after two days and two nights passed, he began to panic.

The passage of time in the illusion is different from that in reality.Two days may be just a moment in reality, or it may have passed for a long time.

I don't know if Yan Fei is in a hurry...

In the past two days, only senior brother Tan Yu would regularly bring him food and water, and patiently fed him spoon by spoon, but he refused to eat anything.Tan Yu tried to talk to him and persuade him to eat, but he kept silent all the time, because he knew that the thorny ghosts and supernatural powers this time were stronger than those he had encountered before. If he opened his mouth to communicate with these people in the illusion, he would even eat Things that get down here will be invaded into the depths of the heart by the thorny ghost even faster.If he excavates some memories that have a greater impact on him, he will be really dangerous.

But even without saying a word, he still found that his memory of the past 80 years has become more and more blurred, but the memory of the previous 15 years has become more and more clear.Time passed slower and slower, and the surrounding scenery was surrounded by light and shadow, becoming more and more real and believable.His doubts about himself are also growing uncontrollably, doubting his years and memories for more than 80 years, and even the thousands of years before that as Qingwuchang.

Accompanied by growing suspicion, comes growing panic.

Because if all this is true, but the memory of Qing Wuchang is false, then it means that he killed Tan Zhen, the senior brother Tan Zhen who took care of him like a younger brother.He also killed two junior juniors in cold blood, and in front of the master, he also tried to kill Tan Yu...

At dawn on the third day, suddenly the door was opened.Tan Yangzi thought that the so-called exorcism array was ready, raised his tired and bloodshot eyes, but froze.

The visitor's smile was hidden in the faint brilliance of the morning sun, and it was Yan Fei in a red dress and an oil-paper umbrella with a brass bell tied on it.