He looked very serious when he said this, so serious that I doubted that he was really stupid.
After a while, I nodded.
Then I saw him take out a whip from his waist. When I saw the whip, my eyes couldn't help but shrink slightly.
Soul-Calling Cord?
This whip is very similar to my soul-killing rope. The difference is that this whip seems to be broken in half, only half the length of my soul-killing rope. After he took it out, he swung it directly towards me.
"I'm going to take you down today"
When I saw this, I followed his movements, hiding and retreating at the same time.
It's just that he didn't seem to have much energy. He just waved the whip for a while, panted, looked at me and waved his hand: "I won't play anymore, I won't play anymore."
"You can't catch the devil."
"It's not fun at all."
I smiled and said, "Then who do you usually play with?"
He scratched his head and said with a silly smile: "Follow the ghost."
"But they are not as powerful as you. If I hit them they will disappear."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but narrow my eyes. After looking at him for a while, I said, "Then where do you usually find them?"
He thought for a while, then pointed in a direction and said, "There, do you want to follow me?"
I nodded and said with a smile: "Okay."
When he heard this, he immediately looked very happy, cheered, waved the whip and ran in that direction.
Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but sigh. If I had been like him when I was pretending to be stupid in Niang'er Village, maybe everything would be different.
It's just that it's obviously impossible because he is really stupid.
And I'm just pretending, so I can't be as natural as him.
But, is this the life of the village guard?
Even if you are a fool, you still want to catch ghosts?
The people who protect the village protect the soul of the village...
Maybe that's how he is?
Soon I saw him stop. What I didn't expect was that what was in front of him was a temple. However, the temple looked dilapidated and seemed to have not been repaired for a long time, or it had been abandoned.
And vaguely, I saw a statue in the temple.
That statue also seems to be incomplete.
This seems to be a City God's Temple?
"Come here quickly, they're inside."
He greeted me over with excitement on his face.
But when I was about to go over and take a look, there was a sound of footsteps, and then I saw his face suddenly change. The original excitement disappeared at the same time, and was replaced by fear.
Not long after, an old man who looked to be in his seventies came over angrily.
"I told you not to run around. You know how to run around. What if something happens?"
The old man scolded him and held his hand to walk back.
"I told you not to come here, but you will come anyway."
"If you don't obey again, I will lock you up at home."
"Grandpa, I...I don't dare anymore." He let the old man hold him, not daring to resist at all.
I thought for a moment and asked: "Grandpa, what are you doing?"
The old man glanced at me and sighed: "You look unfamiliar, are you from another village?"
I nodded.
The old man waved his hand and said, "My grandson is ignorant and takes people here when he sees them."
"Get out of here quickly, this is not where you should be."
I looked at the ruined temple and asked, "Where is this place?"
"It used to be the City God's Temple, but then somehow, the temple was struck by lightning, and the temple was no longer used."
Struck by lightning?
I couldn't help but think of Xiawei Village before.
I asked again: "What about your grandson?"
The old man looked at his grandson who was being pulled by him and looked scared and did not dare to resist. He sighed and said, "My grandson is born stupid."
"It can't be cured."
"His parents didn't want him anymore, so they left him here."
As he said this, the old man seemed to have thought of something. He looked at me with a more apologetic look on his face and said, "He is ignorant and almost made a big mistake. I, old man, can't help you to apologize."
I shook my head and said, "It's not that serious."
The old man sighed and said, "Anyway, don't go into that temple."
"in……"
He looked around and then whispered: "There is a ghost in there."
After saying that, he took his grandson and left without looking back.
It wasn't until the two of them left that I set my sights on the dilapidated City God Temple again.
When I first entered the village, I heard the team of coffin bearers say that the woman in the coffin died seeking a child in the City God's Temple, which should mean that there is a new City God's Temple here.
And this old one was struck by lightning.
Under what circumstances would a City God's Temple be struck by lightning?
Is it possible that the city god here has made some big mistakes before?
I couldn't help but think about it, until the two of them disappeared from my sight, I didn't hesitate and walked directly over.
If you want to know the answer, it seems that you can only go inside and find out.
After walking into the ruined temple, my first feeling was that the yin energy was soaring into the sky. The yin energy was really soaring into the sky. At a glance, I could clearly see floating shadows, but they seemed to have been removed for some reason.
It's like being trapped in this ruined temple and unable to leave.
As soon as I entered, they seemed to sense my presence, floating towards me.
Silent, but full of weirdness.
I meditated silently in the golden light, and the souls approaching me immediately dissipated.
They are just souls.
If we say they are ghosts, they are just ordinary ghosts. Except that there are too many of these things, which makes the place very dark, I don't feel any resentment at all.
However, this is the City God's Temple. Even if it is the old site, it was guarded by the City God. Why are there so many souls here?
And judging from the old man's reaction, most people in this village should know the problem here.
Could this be the reason why this temple was struck by lightning?
I continued walking into the temple and soon arrived outside the main hall.
This City God's Temple is somewhat different from the City God's Temple in Fengling Village. It is not as big as the City God's Temple in Fengling Village. It only has one main hall.
And standing outside the main hall, you can just see the statue of the City God inside the hall.
The statue of the City God was damaged, one of the pieces was missing, and the body of the statue was split in the middle, as if it had been struck by something.
Is this where the lightning struck?
I thought for a moment and walked in.
But soon, I saw another coffin.
Those coffins were neatly placed in the main hall. I counted and there were nine in total. However, each coffin had a crack on it, split from the middle. Like the statue, it looked like it had been split by something, and it was very neat.
Every coffin is the same, without exception.
This made me take a deep breath, and three words appeared in my mind.