"There are mirages everywhere on this ghost mountain. If you inhale it, you will have hallucinations. I didn't pay attention at first. By the time I noticed it, we had already separated."
"You must have been affected by mirage, so you saw another me."
"And the old drunkard you mentioned."
"This ghost mountain is dangerous. How can an old drunkard go up the mountain?"
I fell silent.
But I still don't believe it.
Because I didn't feel any discomfort from the beginning to the end, and I have been following Uncle Gui from the beginning. It can be said that I have never left.
Besides, the old woman reminded me before I came here that when I get here, I can’t trust anyone’s words.
Unless that old woman also says she's lying to me.
I suddenly felt a little confused.
I looked at him.
"Why should I trust you?"
Uncle Ghost thought for a moment, took out the soul-suppressing rope from his waist, and then threw it on himself.
There was a "pop", and Uncle Ghost frowned obviously, but it was obvious that he was not hurt.
I was a little shaken when I saw this scene.
And as if to make me believe it, Uncle Ghost took out the corpse-slaying sickle again, and then slashed it towards his arm.
I felt pain just looking at it, but there were no traces left on Uncle Gui's hands.
Soothe the wounded soul.
The corpses chopped by the Corpse Scythe are flesh and blood.
But neither of these two things caused any harm to Uncle Ghost.
That is to say...
If nothing else, the ghost uncle in front of me is real.
I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and even felt a little scared.
"Is it possible that the person I saw before was really not you?"
Uncle Ghost nodded, and then asked me: "What did you see?"
I thought for a moment and told Uncle Ghost everything that happened before.
Uncle Ghost's face changed obviously.
Especially when he heard me talking about that old woman, Uncle Ghost's face turned pale.
"It's impossible for an old drunk to come up the mountain."
"That old woman..."
"Chenghuang Temple did have a temple guardian in the early years."
"If she is real, then you may be in danger."
"What do you mean?" I didn't quite understand.
"After you were lost in the mirage, you should have been rescued by that old woman, but as a temple keeper, your duty is to protect the City God's Temple, and you have told her the purpose of your coming here, so naturally she can't stand idle.
beside."
"It's very likely that she will find you again soon."
"If that's the case, why didn't she kill me in the first place?" I don't quite understand.
Uncle Ghost explained: "As a village guard, you have the aura of the City God in you. It will not do her any good if she kills you openly. But when you come here, the aura of the City God in you will disappear."
After Uncle Ghost finished speaking, he walked towards the depths of the temple.
I just feel like my mind is confused.
Just like when I was in Niang'er Village, I couldn't tell what was real and what was fake.
Even now, even if the soul-suppressing rope and the corpse-slaying scythe cannot hurt Uncle Ghost in front of him, can we really believe what he said?
I am not sure.
At this moment, I just felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
I hesitated for a moment and then followed Uncle Ghost.
Deep inside the temple is the main hall of the City God Temple.
Just like the outside, the main hall is also very dilapidated. When I entered, there was a rotten smell that hit my face. It was very pungent and made me frown.
But that's not the most important thing. Unlike the black and white coffins placed outside, there are several skeletons scattered in the hall, but the heads of each skeleton have disappeared.
And in the center of those bones is a pure black coffin.
The black coffin is hidden in the darkness and is almost difficult to see unless you are close.
Not only that, I just took one look at the black coffin and felt a trembling feeling, as if something inside was looking at me.
"Suppress the coffin?"
My eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
But I quickly rejected this idea.
If this is the coffin, we don't need to find any immortal sword, and it's impossible for Uncle Ghost and the others not to know that the thing is here.
I subconsciously chose to stay away from this black coffin.
The frightening feeling was slightly reduced.
I continued to look inside the main hall, but except for the skeletons and the black coffin, the main hall was empty. The only things left were an offering table and a statue behind the offering table.
And the statue, like those skeletons, had no trace of its head, leaving only its body.
When I had no clue, Uncle Ghost suddenly called me.
After entering the hall, he began to examine the bones. When he called me, he was standing in front of the black coffin.
"Open it!"
Uncle Ghost pointed at the black coffin.
My eyelids twitched.
"What are you driving it for?"
I wanted to refuse, after all, this black coffin didn't feel good to me, but Uncle Ghost's eyes were fixed on it.
"The Earth Immortal Sword may be inside!"
Uncle Ghost said.
Hearing this, I was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned my attention to the black coffin again.
"you sure?"
Uncle Gui looked around and said, "Apart from the ordinary black and white coffins in this City God's Temple, this black coffin is the only one that is different. If the Earthly Immortal Sword is really in this City God's Temple, then it is very likely that it will be here."
What Uncle Ghost said was very reasonable, and it made me a little excited.
"No matter what, this coffin must be opened!"
Uncle Ghost's attitude was firm.
When I saw this, I didn't hesitate anymore and walked directly to the coffin.
Only then did I notice that there was a piece of paper taped to the joint between the lid and the body of the black coffin, with some strange symbols drawn on it.
I asked Uncle Ghost, "What is this?"
Uncle Ghost took a look and said, "I don't know, but it looks like he's quite a few years old."
"Tear it off."
"If there is no Earthly Immortal Sword inside, stick it on again."
I nodded, reached out and tore off the paper.
I just don’t know why, but the moment I tore it off, I suddenly felt a chill on my back, and I seemed to vaguely hear a sneer.
I subconsciously looked to the side, but except for Uncle Ghost, who was staring at the black coffin, I didn't see anyone.
"What's wrong?"
Uncle Ghost glanced at me.
I was a little confused, but I still shook my head.