"Fellow Taoist, I see that everyone in the village seems to be at the ancestral hall. Did something happen here?" Uncle Jiu asked.
The paper ghost did not answer, but started coughing again. After a few breaths, it slowly stopped.
"The village is in some trouble. If fellow Taoists want to stay overnight, that's fine. However, it's not safe outside, so you can stay overnight in the ancestral hall." Zhigui said.
Before Uncle Jiu could say anything, the paper ghost said again: "I won't charge you any money, just give me some black dog blood."
The paper ghost said, and looked at Xiaohei, and the eagerness could be seen in his eyes.
Although Wang Xiaohei restrained his energy and blood.
However, the paper ghost's own special characteristics are that it is extremely sensitive to qi and blood, and it can also detect that the power of qi and blood contained in Wang Xiaohei's body is extremely powerful.
"Isn't it safe?" Uncle Jiu immediately took out two leaf-shaped magic weapons and wiped them on his eyes.
Suddenly, two golden lights flashed across his eyes.
Then, he looked around, but he didn't see any ghosts as he thought.
"It's not the time yet, fellow Taoist, why don't you come in first and talk about it later," said the paper ghost.
Uncle Jiu didn't reply and looked at Wang Xiaohei.
Wang Xiaohei nodded.
Seeing this, Uncle Jiu said, "Then I'm sorry."
After saying that, he led the white horse and walked towards the ancestral hall.
Although Uncle Jiu was still confused, Wang Xiaohei nodded, which naturally proved that it was not a dragon's pool or a tiger's den.
Although Wang Xiaohei thinks this paper ghost is a very strange person, he is definitely not a bad person.
Because Wang Xiaohei could smell that there were many people inside the ancestral hall.
If this person is a villain, then he must be able to smell the strong smell of blood.
It is true that he smelled the smell of blood inside, but the smell of blood came from domestic animals, and he also smelled a little bit of the fragrance of food.
They must have slaughtered domestic animals and cooked them for food.
The most important thing is that even if there are traps inside, Wang Xiaohei is not afraid. He is always ready to use bloodline rage to protect Uncle Jiu.
Soon, the two entered the courtyard.
The courtyard gate was also closed directly.
"Be careful, follow me and don't go wrong. Just tie your horse to a corner." Paper Ghost said.
When Uncle Jiu heard this, he didn't say anything and tied the reins to the pillar in the corner.
"By the way, hold your dog. If you go wrong, it will touch my paper man array." The paper ghost said.
Uncle Jiu nodded and went to hug Wang Xiaohei.
Wang Xiaohei shook his head.
"Fellow Taoist, just lead the way." Uncle Jiu said.
When the paper ghost heard this, he didn't say anything and walked forward slowly.
Uncle Jiu followed the paper ghost's steps closely and didn't miss a step.
Wang Xiaohei also followed Uncle Jiu's steps closely and did not miss a step.
There is also a strong smell of blood in the yard, which comes from these paper figures.
Their eyes are all blood red.
As I walked by, the paper figures all around me looked over, which was frightening.
Uncle Jiu's face was surprisingly calm, and he followed the paper ghost silently.
After a while, several people walked through the courtyard, walked up the steps, and arrived at the door of the ancestral hall.
squeak——
There was a harsh sound from the door, and then it was pulled open from inside.
"Paper Grandpa." A few children with their heads in the door poked their heads out and shouted.
"Yeah." Paper Ghost nodded and walked in.
Uncle Jiu and Wang Xiaohei were a little surprised, so they also walked in.
There is light in the ancestral hall. In the center, there are many ancestors ranked and many candles are lit.
There were many children inside, about twenty or so, the oldest were fourteen or fifteen years old, and the youngest were still in their infancy.
There were four or five old people and about seven or eight women, including two pregnant women with big bellies.
Apart from them, I couldn't see a strong man.
In a corner of the ancestral hall, there are also some bones of livestock and some pots and pans, which are obviously leftovers eaten by these people.
"Ahem!" Paper Ghost coughed twice and said, "You guys, just find a place to rest. I'm afraid it won't be peaceful tonight, and you may need some help from fellow Taoists."
"However, if fellow Taoist is unwilling to take action, that's okay, just give me more black dog blood."
The children were hiding in the distance and looking at them secretly.
Uncle Jiu withdrew his gaze from the children and said, "Fellow Taoist, what happened here? Where are the men in the village?"
Paper Ghost glanced at Uncle Jiu and did not answer, but slowly sat on a futon.
He took out a pipe pipe from his pocket, lit it, and took a long puff.
However, what followed was a more violent cough.
"Grandpa Paper, stop smoking." A little girl ran over and tried to snatch the pipe.
"Ahem! Grandpa doesn't have long to live. Let grandpa take a few more breaths."
The paper ghost took another deep puff, and then let the little girl take the pipe away.
"Fellow Taoist, you have also seen that now only the old, weak, sick and disabled are left in the village."
"Most of the men were kidnapped by the Gluttonous Ghost King and used as grooms. I'm afraid they are in danger. The rest were all killed," the paper ghost said.
"Ghost King?" Uncle Jiu's expression suddenly changed: "A Ghost King is born here? Is it serious?"
You must know that the ghost king only exists in the underworld, and only in the underworld can a ghost king be born.
Even in the underworld, it is a dominating existence.
The underworld has to give some face.
However, with the current situation in the world of the underworld, it is simply impossible to support a ghost king.
If the Ghost King appears in this world, it will definitely turn that area into a hell on earth, and all living people will die.
"Ahem, fellow Taoist, you are wrong. They are just ghost generals. Those evil ghosts call themselves ghost kings." The paper ghost said.
When Uncle Jiu heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, the Ghost King and Feizheng are on the same level. They are not afraid of the scorching sun and can travel during the day.
It can also transform the human world and turn it into a ghost suitable for the survival of ghosts.
But, again, just like Feizheng, it has not been seen for almost hundreds of years.
There is a record in their Maoshan Weiwen Record that the most recent disaster caused by the Ghost King was more than 270 years ago.
The Qing army entered the Pass, and within ten days of Yangzhou, there were three massacres in Jiading, resulting in countless casualties and overwhelming resentment, creating a ghost king.
The Ghost King appeared and slaughtered all the Qing troops in that area. He also turned the city of Yangzhou into a swarm of ghosts. All the living people died and were captured by him and turned into Yin soldiers.
Seeing this, the Qing army sent a group of their magicians to Guixi to kill the ghost king. However, they all left and never returned.
The generals of the Qing army didn't care that much. If they couldn't defeat it, they would bypass Yangzhou City and attack directly towards the next city.
It was also at that time that the Nanming court sent people to Maoshan, Longhu Mountain, Baiyun Temple, etc., which were powerful forces.
Masters from many factions in the spiritual world such as Taoism, Buddhism, etc. were gathered together to suppress and eliminate the ghost king.
However, this also caused heavy casualties to the masters of the spiritual world at that time.
It's no wonder that Uncle Jiu was so shocked when he heard that there was a ghost king.
Nowadays, the ghost king has not appeared for more than two hundred years, and some evil ghosts at the level of ghost generals will give themselves the title of ghost king.
In this way, it will be more imposing, more intimidating, and most importantly, it will give you face.
Then, the paper ghost told what happened in the village.
Zhigui is a papermaker in the village, and he also sells some things needed for daily necessities.
It can be regarded as the kind where one person is full and the whole family is not hungry.
There is a haunted house more than ten kilometers south of the village.
Occasionally, people from the village would go there and disappear without a trace.
But it was all his own fault, no one can blame him, and the two sides have always been at peace with each other.
But, just a few days ago.
The owner of the ghost house suddenly experienced a surge in his fortune, breaking through to the level of a ghost general, and even called himself the Gluttonous Ghost King.
Within a hundred miles, their village was the only one with living people.
They directly sent ghost soldiers to the village and kidnapped the strongest man in the village.
At first, they didn't care because it was just a man who was traveling far away.
However, every other day, a man would disappear, and the sound of a suona could be heard vaguely at night, which made the people in the village panic.
The paper ghost went to the county town to do some shopping and came back on the tenth day.
At that time, people in the village were already panicked, and some even wanted to flee.
Unfortunately, on the next day, the bones of the escaped man were dumped at the entrance of the village, leaving only a intact head, and all the flesh and blood had been eaten away.
This time, no one dared to escape.
Actually, if these people can escape from the gluttonous ghost king's sphere of influence during the day, there will still be no problem.
However, these people, with their families and families and no horses, could not cover more than ten kilometers in one day.
Paper Ghost grew up in this village and was an abandoned baby brought back to the village by his master.
When he grew up, he learned the skills from his master, and his ambition was as high as the sky. Naturally, he did not want to live in this small village.
This journey lasted fifteen years.
When he left, he was only two years old. When he came back, he was already disabled and his body was extremely weak.
His master had been dead for many years, so he took over his business and prepared to spend the rest of his days here.
He has been back for three years. Although his health is still getting worse, he has been very happy in the past three years.
Therefore, when the ghost soldiers under the ghost general came again, the paper ghost picked up the paper man that had not been used for three years.
The art of paper-tying is inherently a heretical art, and can even be classified as an evil art.
Because the paper man needs to suck the blood of his owner all year round.
This is also the reason why the master of Paper Ghost died when he was only forty.
This is also the reason why Paper Ghost is so old and physically weak.
It would be strange if he didn't become weak, ageless, and die early after being eaten up by cannibals all year round.
The paper ghost's moral character is not low either.
The ghost soldiers under the ghost general were killed and their armor was removed.
At this moment, the villagers realized that the paper ghost was actually an expert hiding in their village.
When the villagers saw that the ghosts had been eliminated, they were all very happy. They even held a banquet the next day and invited the paper ghost to take the lead.
It's a pity that on the second night, the ghost general actually came out in person.
