Chapter 6 Copy: Gu Village (Part 1)
Dense fog gradually rose in the mountains at night. Gu Changnian and a group of Tianxuan Mountain disciples walked along the mountain road to this village hidden in the mountains.
Through the moonlight, you can see the houses in the village built in an orderly manner on the mountain. The doors and windows of every household are closed tightly, there is no light, and it is deathly silent.
Only on the dead branches of the crooked neck tree at the entrance of the village, a few owlbirds stopped there and screamed suddenly, piercing the night sky and reaching into the distance, making people shudder.
Xu Gaizhi listened to the crunching sound of people stepping on the fallen leaves, and asked his fellow disciples who were scouting the way: "Didn't you say that this village can be settled? Why does it look like there is no one there?"
The disciple rubbed the goosebumps on his arms and said, "I saw lights from a distance earlier."
Hua Chiyu involuntarily moved closer to Gu Changnian and whispered: "This place seems... a little weird."
Gu Changnian looked around, and under the moonlight he could vaguely see that the walls of the houses were covered with moss-like but dark red fungi, giving them a vague sense of foreboding.
He nodded and said, "It's true that something's not right. Let's evacuate first." After saying that, he turned around to leave.
But the disciple who just encouraged Gu Changnian to ask He Qing for instructions said: "Where do we need to evacuate? It's midnight, it's quiet at night, and it's normal for everyone in the village to rest. Even if something is wrong, we are all disciples of the Immortal Sect, how can we still Are you afraid of these monsters?"
Gu Changnian looked at his ignorant face and was about to persuade him again when other disciples already agreed: "Yes, our trip is just for experience. How can we avoid it? Not to mention the immortal master. What could happen in the back?"
Some people took the lead, others agreed, and they talked here and there. No one paid any attention to Gu Changnian's suggestion to withdraw.
A female disciple noticed Gu Changnian's seriousness and joked with a smile: "Don't panic, Changnian. Even if the devil appears today, the immortal master will risk his own life to save you."
"..."
Seeing Gu Changnian's face darken, Hua Chiyu quickly interrupted: "Senior Sister Qiao Nan, what are you talking about? Let alone Chang Nian, if any one of us is in danger, the Immortal Master will risk his own life."
Qiao Nan shrugged and said, "That's not necessarily true. Hasn't the Immortal Master never taken action in the past few days? I think the Immortal Master will take action personally only when Chang Nian is in danger."
"Senior sister!" Even though Hua Chi Yu was almost anxious, he couldn't stop the others from laughing.
Some people even said angrily: "Chang Nian, if you are really so scared, you might as well go find an immortal master yourself." It was as if they were teasing Gu Chang Nian like a child.
Gu Changnian understands that they have grievances. The disciples of Tianxuan Mountain have been dissatisfied all the way. After all, He Qing is not here, why don't they express their emotions quickly?
But he was fed up with being involved with people like He Qing again and again.
Gu Changnian held the Quexie Sword tightly with one hand, and pulled Hua Chiyu behind him with the other hand. He said in a deep voice: "Okay, then go and knock on the door to see if anyone is here."
Not only was Gu Changnian's cultivation better than these disciples, but due to the characteristics of the techniques he practiced, his actual damage was also much higher than theirs. I said this just to get them to retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Qiao Nan laughed indifferently and walked directly to the nearest room. Just as he was about to knock on the door, the door suddenly opened from the inside with a "squeak". The room was dark and deep, and there seemed to be one or two figures shaking. .
Qiao Nan breathed a sigh of relief: Sure enough, someone lived there.
She took a step back, raised her sword and raised her voice: "Excuse me, we are disciples of Tianxuan Mountain. We were passing by a village and saw that it was getting late. We would like to stay overnight. Is it convenient?"
However, there was no response from inside the house.
Qiao Nan frowned in confusion and asked, "Is there anyone there?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind seemed to blow by, and a putrid smell instantly filled the air. Almost at the same moment, two figures from the room suddenly jumped out and dragged Qiao Nan, who was closest to the door, directly in.
"Junior sister Qiao!"
"Senior sister!" As the Tianxuan Mountain disciples shouted urgently, more and more figures walked out of the houses everywhere. Under the moonlight, those people's eyes were only the whites of their eyes, drooling, and their facial features were twisted and stiff, as if they were cheating. The corpse comes back to life.
Hua Chiyu held Gu Changnian's arm tightly and said tremblingly: "Are they, are they human?"
Gu Changnian protected Hua Chi Yu and gathered together with the Tianxuan Mountain disciples, then lowered his head and looked at Que Xie Sword——
The sword blade did not buzz, indicating that those gradually surrounding them were really just ordinary people.
Then, you can’t kill or injure...
Xu Gaizhi and Gu Changnian thought together and quickly shouted: "Shudder the sky and overturn the formation!"
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He Qing, who had been in the tree for almost an hour, kept paying attention to the direction of the village.
It wasn't until she saw that the thick fog that suddenly rose up for unknown reasons completely covering the village that she stretched out and jumped down.
Under the tree, Lu Li was sitting curled up with his knees in his arms. When he saw He Qing coming down, he stood up and asked, "Shall we go there now?"
He was still holding He Qing's magic weapon Ying Ying in his arms. His posture was upright and calm, like a dedicated guardian of the weapon.
He Qing found it very interesting. Even though she didn't say anything, Lu Li could always grasp her thoughts.
She touched the top of Lu Li's hair and said, "Well, it will be too late if you don't go."
He Qing's words were vague, and Lu Li did not ask further questions. He only took the initiative to hold He Qing's hand and said with a smile: "It's dark in the mountains. If you hold Master's hand, I won't fall."
It's always a pleasant feeling to be shown kindness. Even though He Qing saw that Lu Li was deliberately being pretentious, he still let him lead him towards the village.
On the way, Lu Li noticed that He Qing was deliberately slowing down his pace, and he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious——
As soon as you enter the foot of the mountain where the village is located, there is a stench that fills the sky. The young disciples may not be able to detect it, but He Qing, with her cultivation, will never be able to smell it.
But she still procrastinated unhurriedly.
Putting aside the fact that He Qing, as the head of a sect, has no shirking responsibility for the safety of those immortal disciples, her own disciple Gu Changnian is also among them. How can she be so at ease?
It was as if they were deliberately waiting for something to happen to those people.
The two entered the village entrance. The entire village was as quiet as a dead town. There was no sign of human activity. Only the messy footprints and fallen leaves on the ground could vaguely tell what happened here.
He Qing squeezed Lu Li's hand and said, "Follow me closely."
Lu Li looked at the hands held by the two of them, and then turned to look at He Qing's profile, his dark eyes shining with a strange glimmer.
Under the moonlight, He Qing looked around, only briefly identifying the general direction, and then walked straight towards a bifurcated road with clear direction.
Just after taking a few steps, some rustling sounds were heard from the houses on both sides of the road. The doors opened one by one, and countless black figures walked out stiffly and gradually approached.
(End of chapter)