Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

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Zheng Zha asked from behind:

"Isn't Taoist Simu from Maoshan Sect? He is also proficient in divination."

Four eyes smiled and said:

"It seems that you Taoist friends only know one side of the story but not the other."

"We in the Maoshan sect practice talismans and spells, exorcism, divination, medicine, health preservation, and feng shui.

If you master any one of these five, you can go out on a mission with a legitimate purpose.”

"Although I came out of the mountain gate to exorcise ghosts and demons, I also know a little bit about other things."

"Besides, my divination can neither see the past nor the future, and even cannot tell whether it is good or bad, so there are no serious side effects."

When Chen Zilong heard this, he looked at Zhu Wen, whose former job was fortune-telling, and said:

"Then why learn it?"

Taoist Simu shook his head and said:
"I just can't do anything. I just learned it."

Hearing these contradictory words, before Zheng Zha opened his mouth, Zhan Lan asked curiously:

"Okay, Taoist priest, then please start cheating."

"Can I use something like my birth date, name, etc?"

Taoist Simu waved his hand: "No, no, I don't have such a deep level of Taoism."

After saying this, he half-raised his right hand and made a strange gesture.

Then a few points of white light overflowed from the fingertips, circled back and returned to the fingertips.

Taoist Simu then opened his eyes in horror.

Fortunately, he was at the front and no one could see his expression.

Otherwise, this person might not even be able to speak clearly.

After a while, the curious crowd heard Simu say:
"You are a group of people, including Buddhas, Taoists, humans, demons, monsters, spirits, souls, and spirits. It's really strange that you can still get together."

"Hahaha, that's really strange."

Simu said this as he took a big sip of the water in his hand and put his trembling fingers into his sleeves.

Seeing this scene, Li Xiao, who was sitting behind Simu, didn't say much.

Instead, he took out a bottle of mineral water from his space bag and handed it over.

He smiled and said, "Drink this, it's a little sweet."

Simu looked at the transparent bottle with a red pattern in his hand and took it curiously.

Took a light taste.

"Sweet and delicious, good water, good water!"

"Hahaha, weird things happen every year, but this year there are especially many!!!"

What Taoist Simu didn't say was that in addition to fortune-telling, his ability to tell fortunes also allowed him to tell good and evil, which was a simple way of judging whether someone was good or bad.

So after the calculation, I opened my heart and felt at least a lot more relieved.

After all, in this era, people are not people and ghosts are not ghosts.

Who knows what you are.

With Taoist Simu's start, everyone started talking.

Of course, most of the questions were asked by the Zhongzhou team, and Taoist Simu answered them.

After all, horror movies don’t reveal much about this world.

All of these require them to explore bit by bit.

But in terms of the basics, it will definitely be extraordinary.

After all, if there is the Maoshan Sect, there must be other sects.

Where there are royal families in the frontier areas, there must be an imperial court; where there is an imperial court, there must be Western powers.

In addition to these, there is another person that everyone is most curious about.

That is Taoist Simu’s senior brother, Uncle Jiu!
You know, in horror movies, it doesn't say where Uncle Nine lives.

And Taoist Simu, as his junior fellow apprentice, must know this.

But in the following conversation.

The Zhongzhou team learned from Taoist Simu that the current situation was not the Qing Dynasty as they had speculated.

And the Jin and Song dynasties.

It’s just that this Jin Song Dynasty is not the same Jin Song Dynasty.

Because of the confrontation between the two dynasties in this era, it was also exposed to the Western powers.

The battle has been in full swing in recent decades.

Besides Maoshan Sect, there are two other Taoist sects, namely Longhushan Sect and Tianshifu Sect.

Compared to Taoism, which is a small religion, Buddhism has flourished everywhere due to constant disasters and wars.

As for Uncle Nine, it was a pity for Xiao Honglu and Zhan Lan that although they were familiar with each other, they did not know each other's whereabouts.

This also made the few people who wanted to take the initiative to find side plots sigh.

However, Taoist Simu seemed to know what they were thinking and pointed out several harmful monsters in the mountains.

The success caught the Zhongzhou team’s attention.

After all, in the Maoshan biography, the magic weapons used to suppress monsters are all things from immortals and gods.

Taoist Simu didn't mind letting the Zhongzhou team get rid of the harm to the people.

Of course, it’s mainly because of the Demon Refining Pot.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have the energy to deal with these monsters with side plots.

As everyone was talking, a group of people walked down the mountain, sitting on the bouncing corpse.

Three hours later.

The sky is dimly bright.

The village at the foot of the mountain also surprised everyone.

There are no longer any roads connecting the fields or the sounds of chickens and dogs hearing each other.

There are quite a few fields where people are working, so logically there should be quite a few farmers working there.

However, the Zhongzhou team did not see any farmers along the way.

Even large tracts of farmland have become deserted, with weeds growing as tall as half a person.

It is clearly a scene of doomsday chaos.

See this bankrupt village.

It was not until they reached a fenced yard that the Zhongzhou team saw two tidied yards, one large and one small.

Li Xiao looked around:

"If I'm not mistaken, this should have been a village before, right?"

"Why does it look deserted now?"

"No one in sight?"

Taoist Simu sighed, shook his head and said:

"Yes, this was indeed a small village before. At that time, my master and I could use the talismans to ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts to exchange for some food and drink."

"Now we can only go to the neighboring village a hundred miles away."

"As for why we moved, it's actually very simple. A few years ago, the river was diverted and there was no water for farming. Water is the source of all things, and without people, the village naturally couldn't survive, so the population in the village became fewer and fewer."

"Now, there are only me and a fake monk left."

"Uh, Master Qi, I didn't say anything about you."

Saito waved his hand to show that he didn't mind.

Now that the excitement has passed, Saito Hajime has slowly regained some sense of shame.

Especially with the help of Moss's video records, the shame is overwhelming.

On the other hand, Cheng Xiao still had a look of aftertaste on his face.

Li Xiao was a little moved by what he saw.

After all, who hasn’t envied ruthless people like Xu Xian and Ning Caichen when they were young?

While Simu was chatting and laughing with the Zhongzhou team, he jumped off the zombies, opened the door and shouted loudly:
"Carol!"

"Jia Le, there are guests coming, hurry up and boil water and cook."

As a result, he walked all the way to the middle of the courtyard and shouted for a long time but did not see any response from his apprentice.

Then he turned around awkwardly and explained:
"Ahem, I live with my apprentice, so he might be out fetching water now."

"Don't worry, everyone."

Everyone who knew what was going to happen next quickly waved their hands.

Zheng Zha said indifferently:

"No hurry, no hurry, Taoist Simu, please do as you please."

Simu said this.

His hands and feet became lighter instead. When he reached the door, he poked two holes with one finger and saw a strong young man sleeping on a recliner and drooling.

He immediately said fiercely:

"You are so good, Jiale, I asked you to guard the gate, and you are dreaming about Zhou Gong?"

After saying that, he turned around, clasped his fists, apologized, and rolled his eyes.

He lined up a dozen zombies in a row, then picked up wooden sticks from beside the gatehouse and passed one to each of them.

Finally, he took the talisman paper from Moss's mouth and held it between his two fingers. After touching his eyebrows, eyes, and chest with the talisman paper in his left hand, he whispered:

"If you listen, I'll beat you. If you listen, I'll beat you!"

"The technique is complete!"

When Simu thought of his apprentice screaming, a perverted expression appeared on his face.

Zhan Lan, Zheng Zha and others who saw this scene in the courtyard also laughed secretly.

This was the first time for them to watch a comedy segment of a horror movie at such a close distance.

That's why they cooperated so well without causing any big noise.

In fact, through mental scanning, Zhan Lan had already discovered that the young man named Jiale had already woken up when his master distributed wooden sticks to the zombies.

But because of fear, he went back and pretended to sleep.

Naturally, he also heard the magic spell that Taoist Simu had just cast.

Watching Taoist Simu push open the door quietly, Li Xiao waved silently.

Everyone quickly retreated to avoid hurting innocent people.

Inside the open door, Taoist Simu was commanding the zombies to form a circle around the recliner.

Simu waved his hand and more than a dozen wooden sticks attacked together.

Jiale, who was lying on the recliner, suddenly widened his eyes but just bit his lips and said nothing.

Taoist Simu who saw this scene subconsciously said in surprise:

"Ah, you didn't make any sound..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Taoist Simu covered his mouth.

Unfortunately, it's still too late.

A circle of zombies immediately changed direction and took their turn without any explanation.

"Bang, snap, bang!"

“Ah, ah…ah…ah…ah…”

The more Taoist Simu shouted, the harder the zombies fought.

All the wooden sticks originally prepared for Jiale were summoned to his body at this moment.

Jiale had already jumped up from the recliner, covered his mouth and ran away.

Only then did Simu remember to shout, "Oh, fellow Taoists, oh, fellow Taoists, help me!"

Zheng Zha was helpless and threw his hands away.

Taoist Simu has quick eyes and quick hands.

After taking a look with the help, they saw that they were four or five Vajra Talismans glowing with spiritual light.

next moment.

An oval-shaped pale golden shield enveloped the four eyes.

The wooden stick hit it and finally no more words were uttered, and then it stopped.

After calming down.

It didn't take long before Jiale slid and knelt ten meters from a distance and came in front of Taoist Simu.

He looked up and shouted in the direction where Zheng Zha and his group were:

"Master, I was too sleepy and didn't watch the door. Go ahead and hit me. I promise I won't say a word!"

As he spoke, Jiale held the wooden stick beside him in his palm and straightened his back.

He looked like he was ready to be beaten and scolded.

Taoist Simu looked at so many people looking at him, and the corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Good Jiale, the master doesn't blame you, go and make breakfast quickly."

"Didn't you see so many of my friends came?"

Jiale, who was about 17 or 18 years old, was very happy. He was at an age where he couldn't hide anything. He jumped up when he heard this:
"As you command, my great and considerate master."

After saying that, he ran out with the bucket.

After the farce is over.

Xiao Honglu and Chu Xuan conspired for a few words before stepping forward together:
"Master Simu, can we turn around for a bit?"

Simu: "Of course, any broken yard in the village will do."

"There aren't many people around here anyway."

Everyone in the Zhongzhou team was actually curious as they came to this ancient courtyard for the first time.

After all, Taoist Simu said it was casual, but as a senior disciple of Maoshan Sect, how could he be without money?

The yard is naturally not small.

It looks like it’s at least several thousand square meters.

There are chickens and ducks in the front yard, and there is a field of red and yellow rapeseed flowers.

The room where Jiale slept just now was also connected. Such a residence could be said to be quite luxurious in that era.

Moreover, Li Xiao discovered that not only the residence of Taoist Simu, but also the smaller one next to it and the courtyard of Master Ikkyu were all luxurious.

On the other side, Zhan Lan and a few others curiously followed Taoist Simu to a room in the backyard.

The Taoist priest was seen jumping and shouting "Ah!", bringing the corpse behind him in.

It can be said that the picture is full of visual sense.

"Master, can I see it?"

Zhu Wen had just finished asking in a soft voice when Taoist Simu nodded solemnly:

"Of course it's no problem."

The corner of Chen Zilong's mouth twitched. Oh my god, otherwise this guy would have followed them to "fight" the vixen, and he would probably really believe that this Taoist priest was an upright master like Uncle Ying.

After the zombies stood in a circle, Taoist Simu also came to the table in the room where the yellow talisman was placed.

He rang the bell in his hand and pointed to a bowl of rice that had been prepared in the middle.

With a flick of his hand, the talisman paper and the rice flipped over and fell onto the table.

Simu waved his hand and then smashed the bowl of rice with the bell.

At the same time, he shouted: "Follow my orders, forget it!"

As he finished speaking, the talisman paper under the rice burned into ashes out of thin air.

Everyone who saw this scene was surprised, except Zhan Lan, who had his eyes closed and raised his eyebrows.

"Human blood talisman, glutinous rice, and the call of human spirit..."

Hearing Zhan Lan's whisper, Taoist Simu, who had just finished his ritual, looked over in surprise:

"All the elements are correct. Have you seen anyone from our Maoshan before?"

Zhan Lan opened his eyes and said with a smile: "I haven't seen it, but I have heard of it."

Simu put down the bell and looked at the zombies that had been freed from the spell:
"Let Jiale take care of it for a while, and let's go to the front hall to rest."

After a while, he passed by a room and looked at the empty kitchen. Taoist Simu said with his eyes wide open:
"This Jiale, it takes so long to fetch water."

"I have to go see it for myself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he said something to Zhan Lan and the others, then patted his calves with both hands.

Two pieces of talisman paper were pasted on the knees.

The next moment, he jumped out three meters away and disappeared without a trace.

The people behind him were all confused.

"Uh, are you going to look for your apprentice?"

"Why do I feel like he wants to beat someone up while we're not around?"

Zhu Wen said doubtfully.

Chen Zilong's wisdom came into play again, and he nodded:

"I think you're right."

Zhan Lan pulled Zhu Wen secretly to the side, and soon the two of them closed their eyes.

It was obvious that he was spying on something.

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At the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, the water source.

"My master loves to do this kind of thing."

"If you want to hit me, you should do it openly. Why do you have to be so sneaky?"

"Luckily I saw it, otherwise I would have been beaten half to death this time."

Mumbling to himself, Jiale picked up the two buckets.

"Fuck, why is it so heavy?"

"I really don't know if it will be this serious when Master dies in the future."

After talking to himself, Jiale shook his head:

"No, Master, if you keep saying that, you will definitely die of illness. It's definitely not that serious!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiale, who lowered his head, felt like a wall was built in front of him.

"Oh my, that blind man... uh, Master?"

After saying that, Jiale looked around at the empty space, put down the bucket, turned around and wanted to run.

But before he could get out, he felt his neck tighten, and was dragged back. (End of this chapter)