The ghost-catching princess, she always pretends to be weak

The three of them walked onto the mountain road at the same time without hesitation.

The mountain roads in Qingyun Mountain are traveled every day. How can we take the flat road in southern Xinjiang?

Only half a day later, Wen Jiu felt a little regretful. It was already more than half a month late for Lu Xu, so why bother with these two days?

The mountain road is rugged and overgrown with weeds everywhere. Aren't you looking for trouble for yourself?

Wen Jiu raised his eyes and couldn't see the road in front of him at all, except for the grass and trees growing wantonly.

Is this really the road? I already knew the longer way, so why bother to rush now? Now that I have to give it all today, I can't even find a place to stay.

Ye Ziheng didn't matter. He often stayed in the wilderness. However, Zhou Lingran and Wen Jiu had not slept well in the wooden building for several days. If they didn't take a good rest, they might collapse.

He looked back at Wen Jiu, his eyes dimmed, and he was probably exhausted.

The mountain rain is coming, and the dark clouds in the distance are gradually approaching, and it seems that it is going to rain.

Zhou Lingran raised his head and glanced into the distance. At this time, there was fog on the mountain, but he could still see a looming roof.

"Brother, there should be a place to stay there." The three of them quickened their pace and rushed to the inn before it started to rain.

Wen Jiu raised his head and glanced: "It's really strange that there is an inn here."

Ye Ziheng smiled: "Maybe he wants to be like us and not take the ordinary path."

The three of them finally knocked on the door of the inn, and a bloodless face poked out of the door. Zhou Lingran was so frightened that he took several steps back.

Wen Jiu couldn't believe it and hesitated: "Are you a human or a ghost?"

The waiter raised his eyes expressionlessly: "Three living people?"

Wen Jiu was surprised. This is a good question. Do dead people still come to stay in the hotel?

Ye Ziheng bowed his hands and said, "This little brother is the three of us staying at the hotel."

The waiter immediately wanted to close the door and said impatiently: "No answer, no answer."

Ye Ziheng pressed against the wooden door and took out a ingot of silver: "There is only this inn in the wilderness here. Please make it a convenience, little brother."

The waiter didn't answer, but hesitated for a moment: "I'll ask the shopkeeper, don't regret it if you move in."

Wen Jiu and Zhou Lingran stood side by side behind Ye Heng: "I think I will regret it."

"I feel so too."

Soon the waiter came out and opened the door to let them in.

Wen Jiu had just been sitting on the chair in front of the hall, feeling that the surroundings were eerie and strange. Even though the door was closed, there was still wind blowing directly into his neck.

And why is there still the sound of gongs, which is getting closer and closer? Don't people here sleep in the middle of the night?

Listen carefully, the dog that was barking helplessly just now stopped barking. Is this dog afraid of gongs? There are a lot of strange things happening in this wilderness.

"Senior sister, I feel something is not right here, but I can't tell what is wrong." Zhou Lingran looked around. There was no evil aura, but he just felt a little nervous.

Wen Jiu lowered his voice, "I think so too, and look at the shopkeeper and the waiter, their faces are so ugly, they look like they haven't slept at night."

As soon as he finished speaking, there were some strange movements at the door.

The three of them subconsciously looked at the door. Is there anyone else staying at the hotel later than them?

In terms of its actual form, it is better to say "leading" than to "drive" the corpse, because the mage is not behind the corpse, but leads the way in front of the corpse. He beats the gong as he walks to avoid night walkers, and those who have dogs lock up the dogs. When there are more than one corpse, they are connected with straw ropes, one every six or seven feet.

I saw a mage wearing a Taoist robe walking into this deserted hotel with a gong in his hand.

Wen Jiu and Zhou Lingran looked at each other. Could it be that he was the one who just struck the gong?

In the blink of an eye, the two of them looked at the door again, and saw a line of corpses staggering towards the door. Wen Jiu opened his mouth slightly and took out the talisman with his hand unconsciously.

Zhou Lingran rubbed his eyes, thinking he had seen it wrong.

Ye Ziheng was not surprised. He stretched out his hand to press Wen Jiu's talisman and reminded in a low voice: "See clearly, this is just a corpse."

Wen Jiu quickly closed his mouth and swallowed again: "I know it's a corpse, the kind that can still walk on its own."

The corpses all wore tall felt hats, with several pieces of yellow paper with talismans drawn on their foreheads hanging down on their faces. Their faces were ashen, as if they had been dead for several days.

Ye Ziheng frowned and thought for a moment: "It looks a bit like a corpse chaser."

Zhou Lingran turned his head stiffly: "Senior brother, is this the corpse exorcist from Southern Xinjiang?"

He had read in a book that if he stayed at a mountain village inn in southern Xinjiang, he would most likely see corpses walking around. The books in the library did not deceive me!

Ye Ziheng nodded: "Probably."

Wen Jiu tugged on Ye Ziheng's sleeve: "How about you, senior brother, say a few more words to open my eyes."

Seeing the curiosity on their faces, Ye Ziheng thought that since he had seen it, he would just explain it: "Look at these corpses covered in black shrouds. If they are not controlled by evil spirits, they cannot be moved except by the corpse exterminators from southern Xinjiang. Look at this Taoist priest, holding a gong in his hand. This person is called a "corpse chaser" in southern Xinjiang.

Wen Jiu nodded. No wonder his senior brother didn't let him use the talisman.

Ye Zi Heng continued: "Actually, it is better to say that he is a "corpse chaser" than a "corpse leader" because he leads the group of corpses forward while beating the small gong in his hand. He does not beat A lantern and a soul-catching bell are shaking in the hand to avoid night travelers. The sound of the gong you hear actually tells everyone that he is coming with the corpse. Every household will close the door and even the dog will bark. , for fear of disturbing someone."

Zhou Lingran's hair stood up unconsciously. Did he disturb someone? Did he disturb this group of jumping corpses?

Wen Jiu seemed to understand and took over the words: "So no one is allowed to see the corpses. The corpses are driven out by day and night, and who dares to go out in the middle of the night to see the walking dead?"

Ye Ziheng nodded: "Yes, and the inn here, the shopkeeper and the waiter have actually been used to it for a long time. The dead people also have to stay in the inn, and the Taoist priests who exorcise the corpses even have to stay in the inn, so they see the dead people. I’m not surprised that I’m hopping around like a sparrow. At least he’s much calmer than the two of you.”

Wen Jiu touched her face in embarrassment. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes today, she wouldn't even have known that the corpses were driven in groups, but the shopkeeper knew clearly that there were only three or five corpses that were chased by one person.

She looked carefully and saw that there were about five or six corpses jumping in. The leading Taoist priest used straw ropes to string the corpses up one by one, every seven or eight feet away. In the middle of the night, in the wilderness, this man really didn't have any fear in his heart. (End of chapter)