Of course, Jiang Yan didn't know that the Qing capital was about to face a violent storm, and that the big exam in the capital was no longer safe, and more than one person from the Baiyang Sect had infiltrated.
All of this had nothing to do with Jiang Yan for the time being. He had been in a coma after falling from the cliff. When he woke up, he found that he was in a dilapidated thatched cottage.
An old man with deep wrinkles on his face and plain clothes came over in a hurry carrying a bowl of water after seeing Jiang Yan wake up.
"Xiao Langjun, are you awake? Take a drink of water."
At this time, Jiang Yan was extremely weak. He drank some water and ate some simple meals before he regained some of his strength.
Jiang Yan saw through the window that there were many people gathered outside the hut, and they all poked their heads to look inside the house curiously.
"What are you looking at? Go back quickly"
The old man went out and drove these people away.
"Old man You, it's not easy to meet an outsider, please let us take a look."
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Don't disturb the guests' rest now."
Old man You quickly closed the door after coming in.
"We rarely have people from outside the mountains come to Youshan Village, so everyone is very curious, which makes the guests laugh," Old Man You said.
"Uncle You, how long have you lived in Xiandu Mountain?"
In the past, Jiang Yan only knew that there were many monsters and beasts in Xiandu Mountain, and that some masters from the Wen family, Tu Qingjing, practiced here, but this was the first time he knew that ordinary people also lived in this deep mountain.
"How long have you lived here? I have been here since I can remember. There are some records in the village but we can't understand them. It must be a few years ago."
Jiang Yan felt unwell and could only rest here for a while. He also saw the simplicity of this isolated Youshan Village.
Youshan Village is not big, with only about a hundred households, and is surrounded by bamboo forests.
There are always some people in ragged clothes running from the forest, leaving some dried wild fruits and bamboo shoots for him, or some meat and then running away in a hurry.
Whenever Jiang Yan wanted to talk to them, these people would always stay away and smile innocently.
Jiang Yan opened his book and looked at it. The picture of white apes stealing wine had been damaged. There were originally six white apes in the picture, but now only one is left. The others were destroyed by the self-destruction of Baiyang Divine Envoy.
middle.
Seeing that more than half of the time for the civil service examination has passed, this incomplete painting alone is not enough. I must redraw it before the end of the examination.
Fortunately, the spiritual energy in Youshan Village was unexpectedly abundant, and it was easier to recover spiritual energy. Within three or two days, I could move freely.
In the dead of night, everyone in Youshan Village had fallen asleep. A sudden scream woke everyone in the village.
The old man You got up, put on his clothes, carried a lantern and walked towards the village, sighing as he walked. Jiang Yan also followed behind the old man.
Jiang Yan saw many people rushing to the village. When he arrived at the village, he found that everyone was surrounding a corpse!
The deceased was not very old, and his eyes were wide open with a frightened expression. From the corpse, Jiang Gu sensed a strong evil spirit, which was definitely not formed in a day.
“It’s coming again”
"This is already the sixteenth time, right?"
Many people were talking about it, some were scared and some were helpless.
"Old man You, what's going on?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Xiao Langjun, don't ask any more questions. Just leave as soon as you finish tonight."
"How could I just walk away after you saved my life? Don't worry, I'm a painter. If there is any trouble in Youshan Village, I might be able to help," Jiang Yan said.
"Are you a painter?"
Not only Old Man You, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Jiang Qian casually summoned the painting spirit, and the appearance of Fat Tiger startled these people.
"So, can you tell me now?"
Under the light of the lights, Old Man You looked a little sad.
"It's evil, it's evil"
Seeing that Old Man You was a little too excited, Jiang Yan hurriedly comforted him.
"Speak slowly"
"The old man has a son named You Chong, who is a few years older than you. Because he got a son in old age, he loves him very much. When he was sixteen, he married You Ping'er, the daughter of Murakami's old friend.
You Chong has been smart, kind and filial since he was a child, but just last year everything changed.
Last year at the beginning of summer, someone happened to pass by Youshan Village and fell in love with You Chong. This person claimed to be a monk and said that my son You Chong had the talent for cultivation and wanted to take him away.
You Chong was hesitant at first, but under the guidance of that person, You Chong began to try to achieve enlightenment. However, Na Zhi fell into a demonic state and made no progress for several months.
The thief monk said that if you want to be enlightened, you need to abandon all obsessions, strengthen your Taoist heart, and cut off your relatives without mercy!
This evil beast... This evil beast... actually strangled You Ping'er, who was pregnant with Liujia and was about to give birth, with his own hands, and then threw the body into a dry well!
This beast finally became enlightened on the day he killed his wife. He left the village with the monk, and he refused to look back no matter how much he begged."
Old Man You was in tears as he spoke, and he kept hitting the ground with the cane in his hand, extremely angry.
"The people of Youshan are simple and honest. How could I raise such a son who kills his wife and children and is worse than a beast?"
"and after?"
Jiang Yan had already vaguely guessed something, and it must be related to what happened tonight.
"It has been more than a year since the incident occurred, and the evil beast has never come back, but for more than a year, there has been no peace in the village of Youshan.
Starting from the second month after Ping'er's death, people began to die in Murakami, and they were all young and strong people.
At first, I thought it was an accident, but within two months, the same thing would continue to happen. At most, five people died in a row, and now sixteen people have died."
The people on the side also followed what Old Man You said.
"Such a thing has not happened in Youshan Village for hundreds of years. No one knew what was going on. Until later, they heard a woman wandering around the town late at night, calling her husband, who looked like You Ping'er.
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"The old man who taught his son the wrong thing deserves to die, and so does that evil son, but the people in Youshan Village are all innocent."
Old Man You put down his crutches and lanterns tremblingly, and kowtowed to Jiang Gu. Everyone in the village also knelt down.
"Since you are a painter, please save us in Youshan Village."
"No, absolutely not"
Jiang Qian hurriedly helped Old Man You up. Not to mention that Old Man You had a life-saving grace for him, even if they met by chance, he would not let him die without saving him.
"You are a painter, you must have something to do," the person behind Old Man You also asked hurriedly.
"Don't worry, just leave this matter to me."
I just learned from Old Man You that people in the town often hear You Ping'er's voice, which proves that she has become a Yin spirit.
If the Yin energy after death does not dissipate, it will turn into evil spirits. If the evil spirits gather for a long time, Yin spirits will be formed. If the deceased had strong resentment during his lifetime, the Yin spirits will be formed faster and his temperament will be more cruel until it is completed.
The last obsession.
Things like ghosts causing trouble can scare other people, but Jiang Yan is an expert at it.
He himself was an enlightened color-maker, and traveled the realms of yin and yang. He also learned a lot of techniques from Fang Xiangye Emperor at Sanchuankou, which could be put to use, but now he had to find You Ping'er's body first.