In the dim and depressing temple filled with the scent of sandalwood, Li Huowang stood in front of three clay sculptures, pondering the question in his mind. "Is the voice real or illusory?"
As soon as he entered the village, the Taoist sects that deceive beings did not appear, but he himself became confused.
Just as Li Huowang continued to think about this question, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. The white-haired temple priest held a lantern and stuck half of his head in, and the dim candlelight illuminated everything in the temple.
Using the dim light of the lantern, he surveyed the inside of the temple, especially focusing on the rafters.
However, after looking around, he didn't find any trace of a person.
"Strange, there's no thief, why is the lock broken?" The suspicious temple priest circled around again and took out a hemp rope to tightly tie the tiger head door handle.
He was about to enter and continue sleeping, but after careful consideration, he still felt uneasy. He brought a mat from inside the house and lay down at the entrance of the temple. "Well, at least I won't be robbed now."
Meanwhile, Li Huowang, who had previously been in the temple, couldn't have been locked inside. He had already quietly come out and was now standing on the roof, silently watching the temple priest's every move below.
But other than the sound from before, everything else was normal.
If it weren't for the note that said there were traces of the Taoist sects that deceive beings here, Li Huowang would have thought this was just an ordinary village.
If he had passed by here on his way before, he would have probably ignored it.
Thinking again of the previous sound, Li Huowang's brow furrowed tighter.
"This won't do. I can't even trust my own feelings now. I need to let Bai Lingmiao and the others come in and see if there's a sound."
With this in mind, Li Huowang didn't hesitate anymore and flipped down from the roof, heading towards the village.
The village at night was very quiet, except for the faint barking of dogs in the distance, there were no other sounds.
As Li Huowang walked down the winding path, fireflies danced up and down among the grass in the corners of the walls. However, he began to feel that something was wrong as he walked further.
This feeling wasn't the sharp sensation of being watched by someone, but rather an indescribable feeling.
Glancing over his shoulder, he saw that there was no one behind him.
"What? Did someone find me?" Li Huowang, who was walking, slowly moved towards the previous corner, leaning against the mud wall beside him.
In his invisible state, he moved steadily but not slowly. His hand was already tightly holding the hilt of his sword, ready to strike at anyone who turned the corner.
As the person approached, Li Huowang's heart beat faster and faster.
Just as he was about to turn the corner, Li Huowang took a deep breath, bit his lip, and was about to draw his sword when a yellowish mud wall suddenly appeared in front of him.
Looking at the wall in front of him, Li Huowang felt as if he had punched a cotton ball with his tightly clenched fist.
Li Huowang tried to turn around, but he was firmly held in place by a pair of iron-like hands."How is this possible! I'm invisible right now! How did he find me!" Before Li Huowang could even think about this question, a voice came from behind him. "Shh... don't move! Keep them occupied for a while... lure them in some more..."
As soon as this hushed voice came out, Li Huowang's heart jumped to his throat. He followed the instructions and stayed in place, constantly thinking about the identity of the person in front of him.
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"Ah, luck is really bad, they ran away again."
As soon as the strength holding onto his arms disappeared, the first thing Li Huowang did was turn around and look at the person who spoke.
In the dim light of the fireflies around them, Li Huowang saw a blind man.
He was a skinny old blind man, dressed in a wrinkled black coat and wearing worn-out cloth shoes on his feet. Besides the bamboo basket on his back, the wax-yellow bamboo stick in his hand was his only possession.
His whitish eyes were covered with a black watermelon hat, and the sparse goat beard under his mouth did not give him any sense of immortality, but rather added a touch of sleaziness.
Seeing him like this, Li Huowang knew why the other person had detected him so easily, because he was blind.
While Li Huowang was observing him, the other person was also observing Li Huowang, but not with his eyes, but with his nose.
"The smell of blood is strong, are you from the military? My surname is Chen, and if you don't mind, you can call me Blind Chen. I am a Renzu of the Jiantiansi." A metal plate appeared in his hand, similar to the one Li Huowang was holding.
"No, I am a disciple of the Jingjiao sect, E Jiu, and my identity is a Guizu of the Ministry. I have met Senior Chen." Li Huowang also took out his plate.
Hearing Li Huowang say this, the other person's face suddenly showed a hint of understanding. "Oh, so you are from the Jingjiao sect. Since you are here, you should be the reinforcements I am looking for, right?"
After speaking, he held a stick in his hand and tapped it on the ground while walking quickly towards the village.
"Let's go, I'll tell you some things while we walk. I came here earlier, so I know more about what's going on."
Looking at his back, Li Huowang smiled and followed him.
"Senior Chen, did you handle everything here before? Can you tell me what happened to this village and what were those things you mentioned earlier?"
"I don't know what they are, that's why we're trying to figure it out. All I know is that these things can move in the mud. Just now, they saw you and were planning to attack you."
"Is that so? This time, the demonic calamity is quite difficult." Li Huowang responded calmly.
"Who said it wasn't? With these demonic creatures that can burrow underground, who knows what they look like. But it's because of these things that we can get paid."
"By the way, kid, since you are the reinforcements sent by the Ministry, do you have any special abilities?""Blind Chen, you're joking. I don't have any exceptional skills. I just know the usual tricks of the Coat Scene Sect." Li Huowang replied while staring at the man's eyes without a moment's pause.
"Hehe, you're being modest. Everyone knows that people from the Coat Scene Sect are not to be trifled with. It's just that finding the right trigger for each ritual is not easy. By the way, did you come here alone?"
"Yes, I came alone. Did you come alone too, Blind Chen?"
"Oh, yes. I came alone too. Hehe." After Blind Chen finished speaking, the two of them continued walking towards the village without saying another word.
When they reached the outskirts of the village, they began to talk again.
"So, Blind Chen, you mean there's no way to deal with them now?"
Sitting on a moss-covered rock, Blind Chen sighed. "Who would have thought that there would be a day when Blind Chen would need help? You know, I'm blind, and those mud ghosts are like eels. You can't catch them no matter how hard you try, and even if you do catch one, it's only one."
"Hey, by the way, young man, do you have any way to force them out in this situation?"
At this point, Blind Chen's tone became very confident. "As long as you can find a way to force them all out, it's easy. Don't underestimate me just because I'm blind. I'm not afraid of them even if we have to fight them with drums and gongs!"
