Li Hai is an out-and-out fisherman who grew up on the Luolong River.
That night, due to the fruitful harvest, he did not return from the Luolong River until after dark.
But when he returned to Honghe Village, he was slightly surprised.
I don’t know why, but the village seems a little quiet tonight, with an eerie and cold atmosphere.
However, because Honghe Village is located on the riverside, it is always wet and cold, and Li Hai is used to this feeling, so there is not much darkness.
"It's strange. Could it be that I came back too late...are everyone asleep?"
Li Hai murmured to himself.
In this small fishing village, there are dozens of small wooden houses, but none of them have any light, as if everyone is asleep.
It was pitch black.
Even tonight's night is so dark that I can't even see my fingers.
"I'm a little tired too. Let's go home and go to bed."
Li Hai shook his head, his face full of fatigue.
Fishing is a high-intensity job that consumes a lot of energy.
Especially today, the harvest was very good, but it also made Li Hai spend more energy and his whole body was extremely sore.
Patapapap~
Li Hai's heavy footsteps broke the silence of Honghe Village.
One step after another.
Li Hai might be really tired, walking very slowly and making loud footsteps.
suddenly.
The windows of the dozen or so dark cabins were quietly pushed open through small gaps.
Eyes came out from the cracks in the window and carefully fell on Li Hai on the village road.
These glances seemed to have some strange meaning.
He seemed to be sizing up the tired fisherman.
Li Hai was so tired that he didn't notice these glances at all, or he didn't care if he did.
Huhuhu~
The river breeze kept howling at night, which made Li Hai seem to have regained some consciousness.
Unconsciously, he actually walked to the door of his house.
But what made him a little strange was that there seemed to be some white paper money scattered at the door of his house.
"It should have been blown over by accident a few days ago when old Ge Tou next door was holding a funeral."
Li Hai said softly.
In a small fishing village like this, every household does not close its doors but opens with a push.
Creak.
Like a terminally ill patient moaning.
There was a rectangular, black thing placed next to the yard.
Because it was too dark, Chen Hai seemed not to see it.
He fetched some water from his own well and managed to wash his body clean.
Chen Hai just wanted to go to bed.
However, he found that the water droplets on his body could not be wiped away no matter how hard he wiped them.
L.
Drops of water began to seep out of his body and dripped onto the ground, forming a puddle.
Li Hai was too lazy to think so much and just lay on the bed and slept.
His body was still leaking water drops, making the bed wet like rain.
But Li Hai seemed to have no feeling at all and was still asleep.
Not far away from Honghe Village, two figures slowly appeared.
One of the figures was as tall as a mountain, its strong muscles stretching the loose robe a little tight, and its majestic energy and blood were burning like a furnace in heaven and earth.
"Master Zhou, Honghe Village is ahead."
Next to Zhou You was an old man wearing a linen gown and holding a cane.
His cloudy eyes looked at the dark little village in front of him, full of worry.
"When did that guy show up in your village?" Zhou You asked softly, looking at the water-stained footprints on the ground.
"About two days ago... we were all frightened at that time... No one thought that a person who died in the water suddenly appeared again." The old man's voice was full of fear.
"How did he drown?" Zhou You could feel it.
There was a cold vapor lingering in the village.
"I don't know... That guy went fishing in Luolong River and disappeared for three days. His body was found by the river a few days later..."
"The people in the village pooled their money to buy a coffin, hoping that he would be reincarnated properly."
"But no one thought that that guy would actually commit suicide that night..."
"Everyone was so frightened at that time that they hid in the house and did not dare to go out until daytime."
"We can't handle this kind of thing at all, so we can only go to the county government for help."
The old man's voice was full of helplessness.
In the Dayin Dynasty, if this kind of thing happened, almost all county governments were helpless and could only invite some Taoist monks first. If the problem could not be solved, they could only wait for the Demon Slayer Department to send someone to deal with it.
But in the Dayu Dynasty, Jianghu sects also had strong strength. Even the subordinate martial arts schools were guarded by Zhenqi realm warriors.
So generally when this happens, Yongnan County Government will first find someone from Yuanchen Martial Arts School to solve the problem.
If you can't solve it, go to Dayu Demon Slayer Division.
In fact, martial arts schools are also willing to let their disciples fight against demons and monsters, which can enhance their actual combat experience, temper their disciples, and gain a good reputation.
So, when people from Yongnan County Government approached Yuan Chen Martial Arts School.
In order to give Zhou You some experience, Gao Zhou took on this task.
"Old village chief, just wait for me here." Zhou You said softly.
"Don't you need me to lead the way?" the old village chief asked strangely.
"I'll just follow these water-stained footprints on the ground." Zhou You pointed to the ground.
The old village chief suddenly realized. "Then I'll wait here."
He also knew that he was quite old, and if he followed him around the village, he might be distracted by others taking care of him.
You followed the water-stained footprints on the ground and walked slowly towards the depths of the village.
As soon as I entered the village and wandered around, I felt that there was a vague and non-existent smell of decay in the air.
Zhou You was different from Li Hai. He felt eyes full of appraising coming from the dark wooden house.
However, Zhou You ignored it and just followed the water-stained footprints on the ground and moved forward in Honghe Village.
Soon, he found that the footprints disappeared in front of a wooden house.
There is a white spiritual flag hanging on this small wooden house, and the floor is covered with white paper money and burned-out ingot candles.
The cold chill got deeper.
The Yuanyang Qi Meridian circulates around, burning the whole body like a big furnace, driving away the coldness and coldness from the body.
"I haven't done anything for a long time, I really miss this feeling..."
Zhou You murmured to himself.
Since his resurrection, he has been almost completely immersed in cultivation. Except for meeting a water ghost when he went swimming in Luolong River for the first time, he has never fought against monsters again.
After all, Zhou You spends almost all his time practicing in the martial arts gym and never goes out at all.
A raging fighting spirit that had been building up for a long time arose from Zhou You's heart.
Six months.....
It's been half a year.
Zhou You finally has the power to confront the demons head-on again!