I am your natural enemy.

Chapter 575: Peach Blossom Village, which came first, the chicken or the egg? (6k)

As time goes by, the underworld has actually been changing, especially in the past two years, after entering the version of Apia, the underworld has actually changed the most, but not many people pay attention to it, and not many people have contact with it.

If there is no absolute necessity, the Taoist priests from all the mountains and sects would rather transfer to the high-speed rail and travel for a whole day than go to the underworld.

People from Qingcheng do not use the underworld route, let alone the Taoist priests from other mountain gates. Everyone has always been very secretive about this and regards it as a taboo.

In the past two years, many things have been revived in the underworld. Every time Tong Si passes through the underworld, she sees more and more temporary paths that appear and disappear from time to time, but everyone has always kept to themselves.

After some things are revived, they will live on the underworld. Some things that cannot keep calm or want to cause trouble have either left long ago or could not resist causing trouble.

The person who had previously warned Tong Si and Feng Wei was the alien who, after being resurrected, lived in the underworld.

This time too, after the aliens were resurrected, they were unwilling to get involved in outside affairs, thinking that life outside was too troublesome, and they also did not want to return to the underworld. The residence they created was not at the end of the path, but on the path itself.

The advantage of this is that it is neither in the underworld nor in the mortal world, and even the path is not always there, which makes it the most comfortable.

There are actually quite a few such outliers nowadays, but they are all hiding.

Now, this weirdo who ordered takeout had been served food at the main road intersection by Wen Yan several times before, and he lit incense and invited the souls in the underworld to taste it. Naturally, this weirdo also tasted it.

After tasting it, he started to think about it in his heart, but Wen Yan didn't come to place offerings every day, and not every time he placed something he liked.

After he had been muttering to himself a few days ago, he finally triggered the delivery guy's ability without even thinking about it. He placed an order with the delivery guy and received a takeaway while sitting at home.

At this point, things are out of control.

Take-out perfectly solves his need of not wanting to go out but still wanting to eat delicious food.

When the delivery guy left, a few ghost lights lit up in the dark courtyard, and a creature that looked like a human but had four eyes walked out of the house.

He opened the door, took the takeaway hanging on the door, stared at the delivery boy's receding back, stretched out a slender hand from under his robe, pointed at the delivery boy from a distance, and a dim halo flew out and landed on the boy. This was a payment and tip, which he had learned specifically.

After confirming that the young man rode the electric scooter without looking back and left safely and smoothly, the four strange people closed the gate with satisfaction and did not step into the path outside the gate the whole time.

He was holding the takeaway and glanced to the other side. He could not see anything at the moment, but just now, he saw the figure of the ghost in the blind corner flash by, and at that moment, the ghost in the blind corner turned around and looked behind.

The four-eyed weirdo curled his lips and was too lazy to care anymore.

If the ghost in the dead corner was not hiding, he would also wonder whether the ghost in the dead corner came with the delivery boy, and whether he should take the opportunity to grab some.

Now even he can’t see the lost ghost in the blind spot, so there’s no need to think about it, it’s a ghost in the blind spot.

Why bother? Just let that guy fend for himself.

Besides, he can’t see now, so there’s nothing I can do even if I want to.

The four-eyed alien closed the door, took down a white lantern hanging under the porch, and the courtyard disappeared along the path.

On the small path, a ghost disappeared in a blind spot and extinguished his last ray of life.

He was lost on the path to the underworld, feeling a huge sense of uneasiness. He instinctively hid himself. By the time he realized that even if someone wanted to save him, they would be unable to do anything, it was already too late.

As a ghost in a dead end, the only way to be rescued is to stop hiding.

But he was extremely uncomfortable. When he was lost, he had no idea what was happening around him and could not scatter or hide.

This was basically like running naked with all his weaknesses exposed, and he couldn't even be sure who would see him.

After just a little hesitation, the path was all that was left under his feet, and even the courtyard next to it disappeared.

As time passed, part of this unstable path began to slowly disappear.

The ghost stood there in the blind spot, not knowing how to move forward. He was completely lost.

When the path beneath his feet disappeared, he stood in nothingness, completely lost.

And now is actually just the beginning, from the initial inability to distinguish the direction, entering into perception without any reference.

Gradually, you will begin to enter the next stage and your consciousness will start to become lost.

The final result, in the best case scenario, is to wander here endlessly like countless unconscious souls in the underworld.

In other words, he was no better than those ghosts. He didn't even take the main road. If he had, he might have been discovered.

The ghost in the blind corner realized his situation and kept thinking about ways to save himself.

But no one knew he was here at all. The last person who knew where he was going only knew that he was taking advantage of this rare opportunity to sneak into the neighborhood where Wen Yan lived.

Everything outside is still going on.

Gauss was tinkering with something in the basement of his house. A faint light appeared in the magic circle in the corner, and a little devil came out of it and handed Gauss the materials he needed.

Gauss casually threw the leftover chicken leg to the shivering little devil standing there as an extra reward.

He waved his hand and continued to toss and turn, letting the little devil go.

The little devil ate the food in his mouth, flattered the master with gratitude, turned into a puff of black smoke, and disappeared in the magic circle.

The meal delivered this time had a bit of a gloomy vibe to it, but Gauss didn't like it very much. He just liked it spicy enough.

I think it was that strange delivery guy. He was contaminated by the virus when he delivered the food to another customer, but Gauss didn't care.

There is only one guy who can deliver food here. When he is on break, the store won't accept orders from here.

It's just a little bit of negative energy. As long as this guy doesn't die, everything else will be fine.

Thinking of this, Gauss thought about it, and took out a gray-white bone with some densely packed magic runes carved on it. He threw it on the table and decided to give it to the guy next time he saw him.

He really didn't want this guy to die suddenly one day.

And next door, in the quietest house, the Jishui River God, who slept for a long time every day and slowly recovered with time, stood by the window and looked outside with some doubt.

She just woke up and felt a particularly unpleasant aura of power appearing nearby. That unpleasant power circled the community several times.

After she sensed a little bit of the power of another god, that trace of power left.

Wen Yan was not at home, as she was busy with other things. Everyone in the family was out. She could sense that the atmosphere was not right and wanted to help.

Unfortunately, it was not her turn to do anything at all. She just noticed something with great difficulty, but that thing was scared away by someone again.

She couldn't remember what that disgusting force she felt was, she could only remember that it was extremely disgusting, so disgusting that she would wake up when she felt it nearby.

The neighborhood is very quiet, even quieter than usual.

The people who came to sneak in didn't even see what the front door of Wen Yan's house looked like.

On the other side, the evil son-in-law was already fast asleep, with the woman holding one of his arms.

After the woman fell asleep, he looked at her for a long time, looking relaxed and happy even in her sleep.

When the woman turned over and released his arm, he quietly got up, went to the small study, and took out a wooden box from the cabinet.

There was a yellowed paper in the wooden box, on which was written the words "If a man abandons the ordinary, a demon will flourish."

The tip of the brush is restrained, without any sharpness visible, and every stroke seems to be made with 70% strength, so that it can be turned back at any time.

He looked at the note and suddenly had a different feeling today.

While he was thinking whether the Taoist priest had left him enough ways to fall back on, he was also advising him that he must leave himself enough ways to fall back on when doing things, and must not use up all of his efforts when writing.

Today, I heard that the Taoist in gray robe was a little out of control. What was he afraid of?
Late at night, he looked at the note and asked himself for a long time. After that, his eyes became a little empty and he sighed softly.

He seemed a little afraid of losing his current life.

Looking at the note, he realized something again. After realizing this, he felt quite unbelievable.

But at this moment, when he looked at the note and was able to face himself, he couldn't help but think of what happened during the day.

He hurried to meet the ghost in the dead corner, to a large extent, because he was afraid that the idiot would be too impulsive and do something that would get him into trouble.

Not many people know how to contact him, and Dead Corner Piao is one of them.

After he knew the stupid things that Dead Corner Ghost had done, he actually hoped that Dead Corner Ghost would die as soon as possible.

Of course he knew about the fierce battle record of the big evil star in Decheng. He stood alone at the intersection and killed an alien without even walking out. If Wen Yan was not there, the big evil star must be there.

It would be perfect if the ghost in the blind spot died at the hands of the evil star.

In this way, the blame for the failure of the mission must be borne by Blind Corner Piao. Who let Blind Corner Piao be exposed first?

If he had not been exposed in advance, and had been exposed for the first time in Decheng, he would have had an 80% chance of completing the mission.

The man stared at the note and thought of a lot of things today without realizing it.

After looking at it for a while, he solemnly put the note away. For some reason, every time he took out the box and looked at the words carefully, he always had some different feelings.

The next morning, just as he turned on his computer, made coffee and was waiting for the market to open, he received a call from his wife.

"Hey, husband, what a coincidence. I went out to work today and met the Taoist priest again. The Taoist priest said that this was the third time he had seen me, so it was really predestined. He could help me with my fortune telling. If that didn't work, he could recommend a powerful Taoist priest to me. Do you want to come over?"

The woman was in a good mood and spoke very quickly, which made the man's face tense.

"The market is about to open, what should I do there?"

"Hey, look at me. The Taoist priest just said that he couldn't predict the future, so he wanted to see you."

The man's heart skipped a beat and his expression changed.

Of course he knew that most of them did this to see him.

but why?
Why did you notice him?

There's nothing on his wife, how can you tell something from this?

That Taoist priest had experienced many ups and downs, but after practicing Taoism, could it be that he really became so powerful?
"Hello? Hello? Husband, why don't you come over? I'm near our house and there's still half an hour until nine o'clock. I'm sure you can make it. Just chat for a few minutes and meet up." The man took a breath and said.

"Okay, where are you? I'll come over now."

On the other side, in the small open park next to it, a Taoist priest in a gray robe sat on a stone bench, looking at the woman in front of him with a beaming face, and laughed in silence. They were indeed destined to be together.

He was just coming here for a casual stroll, but he didn't expect to meet her here during working hours.

Since we met by chance, there is no need to beat around the bush and just ask them to come over.

The Taoist in gray robe waited quietly, chatting casually. The woman was not very vigilant, and it could be seen that the people she met on weekdays were all good people, and she had never suffered any harm.

Seven or eight minutes later, a thin man wearing a shirt and glasses was seen walking towards us from a distance.

When the woman saw it, she immediately waved.

When the Taoist in gray robe saw the other person, his eyes slightly condensed and became deep.

I never expected that the evil spirit who was extremely prejudiced against his son-in-law could actually be so good at judging people.

The man walked over and exchanged glances with the Taoist in gray robe. After sensing the Taoist's temperament, he knew in his heart that the other party would definitely be able to see something.

He already had a high level of Taoism, and after experiencing the burning of the mountain gate, the loss of his qualifications to bestow ordination, and the cracking of the altar, he is now so peaceful, without any sign of dejection. He must have come out of the trough.

The man came over and exchanged a few polite words. The Taoist in gray robe didn't say much either. He just chatted with them for a few minutes as he did in the past when approaching believers and lay Buddhists.

After the woman received a bunch of satisfactory answers and left contentedly to continue doing her work, the Taoist in gray robe extended his hand and motioned for the man to sit down and talk.

After sitting down, the man didn't say anything. The Taoist in gray robe didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

"Which village are you from?" The Taoist in gray robe asked, and then he seemed to think that it was not a good idea to ask so directly, so he added: "I have seen people from the White Bone Village and the Peach Blossom Village..."

"Peach Blossom Spring." The man replied immediately.

"Hey, you are different from the Taohua Village people I have seen before." The gray-robed Taoist was a little surprised. He took a closer look and saw that the man's chest seemed to have spirituality. He suddenly realized: "No wonder ordinary people can't see through you."

Just now, the Taoist in gray robe only saw that the man seemed not to be an ordinary person, like an alien from a strange place. Now, when he felt it up close, he suddenly realized it.

This man's body has no strength at all. He is just an ordinary person, so naturally nothing can be seen.

He didn't know where he learned the external alchemy method, and integrated it into his body. All the strength was hidden in the thing on his chest.

"It's true that you're doing this to hide it, but one day, if someone finds your things and has bad intentions towards them, you'll be making things easier for them."

"Master, what exactly do you want to talk to me about today?" The man was a little impatient. He thought he had been discovered.

The Taoist in gray robe just smiled and said.

"Don't be nervous. I am just asked to come and see the person your wife asked me to come to. I don't know who you are."

“My wife doesn’t know this.”

"I am sorry for being rude. If you were just an ordinary person, my coming here would not affect anything. I never thought that you are not an ordinary person either. If I come to see you today, I might cause you some trouble and attract people from the Lieyang Tribe."

At this point, the Taoist in gray robe looked at the man's expression, observed his eyes and heart, and had some guesses in his mind. He stood up and said.

"I think I'm pretty good at judging people. You didn't get married just to hide your identity.

Your wife is the daughter of my friend, and I don't want anything to happen to the person she has entrusted her life to, so I'm just adding insult to injury.

There is a saying in Zuo Zhuan that when people abandon the norm, evil will arise.

When the demons were causing chaos, and when the people of Peach Blossom Village were in turmoil, they were all given this sentence. "

Hearing this, the man's face changed drastically. He had no idea such a thing existed. Only now did he truly understand why the old Taoist priest had given him that note.

The Taoist in gray robe sighed and continued.

“There are wise ones among the monsters. They have understood this sentence and are doing human things in monster form. Now they have established themselves firmly.

The people of Taohua Village at that time did not know what was normal and acted recklessly and violently.

What a pity.

While there is still time to turn back, let’s make a decisive move.”

After the Taoist in gray robe finished speaking, he turned and left.

After he walked out of the city, he heard an evil, muffled sound coming from the cloth bag he was carrying.

"Master, I said that boy doesn't look like a good person."

"You are so patient that you only speak now."

"I'm not blind. I can see that he treats my daughter very well. The Taoist priest is right. No matter how much I dislike him, it is not as good as my daughter's happiness, and it is not as good as him treating my daughter better." The evil spirit's tone was a little complicated.

The Taoist in grey robe laughed. The evil spirit actually changed its nature. He even thought that the evil spirit would jump out and press those people from Peach Blossom Village to the ground.

"It's not easy for him to be in this state. He is more human than many ordinary people. He really loves your daughter. I still think it's not good to be too arbitrary. We still have to give him some chances. If he wanted to do something, he would have done it long ago and would not have waited until today."

The evil demon didn't say anything and suddenly fell silent. Now it was the gray-robed Taoist's turn to be curious.

"You've been talking about it several times before, why do you seem to let it go today?"

"If that guy is just a financial scammer, I'm really afraid that my house will be splashed with red paint one day. He is not an ordinary person. Maybe he still has some power in this world and can protect my daughter." Yaoxie's thoughts have indeed changed.

The Taoist in gray robe certainly didn't think of this and didn't look at the issue from a father's perspective.

Yes, the world is different now.

They left, and the people of Taohua Village returned home, no longer in the mood to look at the stock market. He took out the wooden box again and continued to look at the note. Only now did he completely understand.

The old Taoist priest back then showed him a clear path and gave him a chance.

Today, the Taoist priest in gray robe also showed him a way forward and gave him a chance.

If you make a choice this time and miss it, you may never have another chance.

He looked at the note and recalled the peaceful days in his mind. He really didn't want to lose them, but he needed to make a choice. It was difficult to have the best of both worlds.

Moreover, things would not go as he wished just by making a random choice.

As he was staring at the note, a message came on his phone. It looked like a spam message and came with a link.

He clicked on the link, entered the ad, and deciphered the message hidden inside.

The plan for the island nation has been completed, and now we are asking them how the plan here is going.

At the same time, in Guanzhong County, Wen Yan is still here. He has to wait and see that Tong Si and Feng Wei's job transfers are completely settled, and until the names of the new professions are completely determined. At the same time, he is also waiting for information from Prince Zhu to see if there is any clue about the ghost in the blind spot.

If he finds anything, he won't care about hiding or not. He will go there immediately and deal with the ghost in that corner first.

He was currently staying in Prince Zhu's library, looking through various records. There were many rare and unique books here, and many of the books were ones that Wen Yan had never even heard of.

Prince Zhu said that he remembered there was a book that recorded methods of seeing ghosts in blind corners.

This is what Wen Yan needs.

Wen Yan didn't know if he could see the ghost in the blind spot.

According to his estimation, if the prompt is triggered, there is an 80% chance that one will have a temporary ability to see ghosts in blind spots.

In order to trigger the prompt, according to previous experience, you have to see the other person first.

Wen Yan didn't dare to be too confident. He had to find other ways first. He was afraid that if he really found a clue, he would be caught in the awkward situation of knowing which came first, the chicken or the egg.

When he was helping to find the dizzy and confused, Prince Zhu came over with a yellowed ancient book.

"I found it. There is indeed a person, or a method, who can see ghosts in blind spots. I was right."

Coming to the desk, Prince Zhu turned to one of the pages and pointed at the record without even a punctuation mark, and said.

"People in Taohuayuan can see people in blind corners, or take the tears of Taohua people, mix with camphor, and drip into their eyes, then ordinary people can see people in blind corners."

"Dragon brain???"

“A medicinal herb!”

"Oh..." Wen Yan smiled awkwardly. He was startled just now and thought to himself, if he was awesome enough to dig out borneol, why would he bother with all this effort?
"What does this Peach Blossom Spring mean? The Peach Blossom Spring in the Peach Blossom Spring?"

"Yes, it's them, half human, half ghost, called Taohua Village People. It's a pity that Taohua Village People are not easy to find.

Thirty years ago, when the people of Taohua Village appeared, they thought that it was just like before the end of the Dharma, and the laws of the imperial court were difficult to apply to the countryside.

Then they were treated to the Fiery Gatling and were suppressed and wiped out.

I haven't heard of the people from Taohua Township for at least twenty years. The dead are easy to talk about. I remember there were specimens in the Lieyang Tribe.

But it’s probably hard to find a living one.

I'll look for another way."

"I'll ask someone." Wen Yan took out his cell phone and searched the black box first. There were indeed specimens, but no records of living Taohua villagers.

Then Wen Yan asked Hei He to send a message to his "informant", the proprietress of the Bai Gu Village, to ask if she could get the tears of the Tao Hua Villagers.

They are all called "Xianzhong". One is a skeleton wearing painted skin, the other is half human and half ghost. Plus, the proprietress knows a lot of strange creatures, so maybe she knows something.

I don't ask for information, I just want things. This informant can always be of some use, right?

As long as I get the goods, I will believe you even if you say they are inventory from thirty years ago.

(End of this chapter)