Obsessive hunting Ⅰ

In the end, the three of them tactfully rejected the old man's kind reminder. After all, compared with ordinary people who are wise and safe, ghostly places are their main targets.

From the moon to the middle of the sky, the night was already deep, and the cart creaked and stopped at the entrance of the village.

"This is Beicun? It deserves to be called one of the four great deserted villages. Isn't it too desolate?" Xue Se poked her head and looked into the village curiously. She suddenly let go of her hand, and immediately stunned Li Yunsheng, who was still sitting on the cart. ground.

Li Yunsheng sat down on the ground, almost swearing in pain, Qi Mo stretched out his hand calmly from the side, he glanced at the latter, reluctantly put his fingers on the other's palm, and used his strength to get up.

"Don't be sneaky, you're here, just go in and have a look."

In all fairness, this village is really evil. The ground is scorched black and red, not a single blade of grass grows, and even the air temperature is much colder than outside the village. The few remaining old trees look dead, and their bony branches are reflected in the moonlight. Inexplicably, there was a somewhat desolate and hideous aura.

A big black dog was tied to a certain tree with an iron chain. The black dog was hidden in the night and was not easy to be found. Seeing an outsider enter the village at this moment, it roared instantly, making Xueshi jump.

"Yo! Who raised this puppy is so rude! Can you eat it?"

Li Yunsheng poked her head back blankly: "First, this dog is not a puppy; second, don't just think about eating when you see a living thing, okay?"

He heard Qi Mo say: "This dog seems to be tied here on purpose to remind the villagers that outsiders are coming."

As if to confirm what he said, sure enough, all the households that had closed their doors just now all concealed their doors at the same time, revealing pairs of secretly observing eyes.

Late at night can cover up emotions well, but Li Yunsheng can still clearly feel that the eyes of those villagers are full of indifference and numbness, as if they are looking at... dying people.

"There is a lot of yin here, and it seems that being called a cursed village is not groundless." He frowned slightly, "It may be similar to the situation in Chishui Village back then. I want to find a family willing to take us in. It's also difficult."

Xue Se's clear apricot eyes blinked, she was no different from an innocent little girl, although what she said next destroyed this beauty for a while.

"It's okay, the door can be demolished, who do you think we should demolish?"

"...Forget it, it's really pointless to discuss this kind of issue with you."

Qi Mo suddenly smiled softly: "Coincidentally, someone is signaling us to go over."

Li Yunsheng was quite surprised, and immediately looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a middle-aged man in a coat standing not far away, slowly waving at them.

Xue Se hurriedly pushed the shoulders of the two of them and walked forward quickly, and came straight to the man's side, seeing the man with his sleeves rolled up, he spoke worriedly.

"How did the three of you find this place? Before it's too late, let's leave the village and find another place to stay."

Li Yunsheng said: "It's already very late, isn't it? If you refuse to take us in, we will have to sleep in the wilderness."

The man sighed angrily: "Let me tell you the truth, even sleeping in the wilderness is better than coming to the village to die."

"... We have heard the rumors of the four great deserted villages. Why, did any strange things happen in this North Village before?"

Seeing that the man was hesitant, Qi Mo added in a gentle manner: "Don't worry, the three of us have a little knowledge of the spells of exorcising ghosts and subduing demons, so it's easy to subdue ordinary evil spirits."

"Exorcise, exorcise ghosts and subdue demons?"

"That's right, don't doubt it, and don't say anything like 'a lot of Taoist priests came here before to exorcise ghosts and lost their lives', we are different from those charlatans." , will not brag about ourselves in a high-profile way, for example, we, on the surface, want to stay overnight, but in fact, we are here to solve problems for your village."

Li Yunsheng and Qi Mo nodded at the same time, each with a somewhat inscrutable smile, which can be regarded as very demeanor.

The man obviously had weak ears, and seeing their insistence again and again, he hesitated for a while and finally reluctantly agreed, and invited them into the room sideways.

A kerosene lamp is lit inside the house, a plate of peanuts and edamame is placed on the table, and a glass of homemade rice wine, from which one can roughly judge the overall living conditions of the village—though not rich, but self-sufficient, Otherwise, it would not have been closed for so many years, and still have food and clothing.

"Are we disturbing Your Excellency's drinking?" Qi Mo whispered, "My surname is Qi, and his surname is Li. May I ask what your name is?"

The other party responded quickly: "You're welcome, my name is Li Ming, since you are young, just call me Brother Li!"

"Okay Brother Li, can you tell us about the past of Beicun now?"

Li Ming rubbed his hands awkwardly, pondered his words for a long time, and finally replied eagerly: "I don't know how to explain it. There is an adobe house that has been abandoned for a long time at the back of our village. There is a big bronze mirror at the door. That mirror It seems to be attached... well, anyway, it's a scary thing, as soon as people outside get close, they will be sucked into the mirror and disappear, and they won't be found until the next morning, and..."

"And what?"

As Li Ming spoke, he couldn't help shivering: "And there is no whole body, the flesh and bones are broken into pieces, and I can't even put together the appearance."

"Hey..." Xue Se let out a sigh, grabbed another handful of edamame and licked it by himself, "Is that house always like this? How many people have died so far?"

"It turned out not to be. The bronze mirror only appeared ten years ago. Up to now, including the villagers who died accidentally due to curiosity, and the mages and priests invited from outside, there are almost... 30 people." Li Ming subconsciously After a pause, he said worriedly, "So you two, do you really think you have the ability to solve this disaster? Don't lose your life in vain."

Li Yunsheng half-closed his eyes, put his hand on his chin, and sighed lazily: "In our business, no one will spare their lives. Brother Li, don't be afraid, it's not a trivial matter."

"...Is this a trivial matter? This is the most important matter that has plagued Beicun for ten years. Because of this kind of curse for no reason, we have been almost isolated from the world for these ten years, and even relatives and friends dare not come to visit. If you want to escape, you will be blocked by invisible forces as soon as you reach the entrance of the village, and everyone will complain, so you can only live in fear, isn't that important?"

Xue Se muttered in a low voice: "Brother Li suddenly becomes more fluent in eloquence." It is conceivable how long he has been aggrieved, and I am afraid that he has long been looking forward to the day when the clouds will clear up and the fog will clear.

But now, he pinned his hopes on the three of them.

Li Yunsheng turned his head to look at Qi Mo, and found that the latter was also looking at him at the same moment, but they looked at each other for a while, and they both smiled.

"Why don't you go and see it now?"