Knife splashing

Chapter 162 Snowstorm Mass Grave

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Zhang Shitong frowned and said, "There will be a banquet later, so I can introduce some people to you..."

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother Zhang." Li Yan shook his head and said, "I have something else to do out of town tonight, so I need to go back and prepare."

This year-end meeting lasted for two hours.

At the beginning, Li Yan was still interested, mainly those Dan Jin masters. He used his magical powers to investigate and found that it was just as he had guessed.

Dan Jin's aura is restrained. If these people changed their clothes and took a shower or something, the smell on their bodies would probably be very faint.

Moreover, masters of this level must have had deep contact with Xuanmen. If they had a protective magic weapon like Xiong Baodong, ordinary sorcerers would probably have to run away when they saw it.

Of course, these people just came out to show their faces.

After the president of Shanzhou Shenquan expressed his gratitude and exchanged some polite words with each other, these people left one after another. It was obvious that there was another plan.

The rest of the time is spent on reporting from various places.

Li Yan found the lecture increasingly boring and became restless.

After finally waiting for it to end, I wanted to leave immediately.

Zhang Shitong tried to persuade him for a while, but when he saw that he was not listening, he got a little angry. "The old man said that you just came to Chang'an and you have caused so much trouble. I think you will die young. Let me find a way to help you settle down."

"Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be stupid?"

Li Yan raised his eyebrows, "You must be playing dumb?"

"you?!"

Zhang Shitong suddenly became furious.

"Brother Zhang, don't be angry."

Li Yan laughed in silence, and said solemnly, "Thank you, old man, for me, but I am not a person who lives in peace."

“I like my life now.”

He could naturally understand what Zhang Shitong meant.

But to be honest, he had never thought about the route arranged by the other party.

"That's all."

Zhang Shitong waved his hand and said, "The world is full of ups and downs, and you are always in danger. You are just trying to make a living, and you will regret it sooner or later."

"Hahaha, tell me when you regret it."

Li Yan laughed, waved his hands, clasped his fists, turned around and left.

Watching his quickly departing figure, Zhang Shitong shook his head and sighed, then turned and walked towards the main hall.

"Senior Liu, you have to drink more later."

"Brother Wu, I heard that you took in another concubine..."

…………

Before we knew it, heavy snow started falling again.

"Auspicious snow means a good harvest, a good omen!"

Wang Daoxuan stood in the courtyard, looking at the snow flying all over the sky with a happy mood, and said with a smile: "The high Taoist of Doumu Palace said that there will be a drought next year, but no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like it."

"Yes."

Sha Lifei also said happily: "This year there is a lot of snow and water, and next year the wheat will be good. The old man was right. Maybe the Taoists made a mistake in their calculations."

With a creak, the door opened.

Li Yan had already packed up, carrying a large and small bag on his back. He looked at the snow falling all over the sky and frowned, saying, "It will be hard to get through the night with such heavy snow. I can go alone. Why do you have to suffer with me?"

As soon as he came back from the Divine Fist Society, he began to prepare to go to the mass grave in the south of the city at night to try to practice.

Unexpectedly, Wang Daoxuan and Sha Lifei also asked to go.

Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and smiled when he heard this: "I have been dealing with those masters all day these days, and I am really tired of it. Traveling far away on a snowy night is also a special experience."

Sharifei curled his lips and said, "It's snowing so heavily, and we can't sleep at home if we go to the mass grave alone."

When Li Yan heard this, a warm feeling rose in his heart.

Although the world is full of storms, it is also a blessing to have friends who are willing to share your life with you, drink a glass of old wine, and laugh together.

"Well, let's go, do you have enough wine?"

"Don't worry, there's wine and meat for you in this long cold night!"

Since it had been decided, the three of them did not delay any longer, locked the door and left, rushing into the wind and snow wearing straw raincoats and hats.

As soon as I walked out of the street, "gods and ghosts" came towards me.

I saw a group of people wandering along the street, beating gongs and rolling around.

There was a person in front wearing a ghost mask, covered in linen strips, and jumping in the snow with a mourning stick in his hand.

Following behind was the "Fang Xiang" clan, who also wore a Nuo mask and banged gongs and drums in his hands, as if he was exorcising evil spirits and driving away "ghosts".

This group of people played drums and gongs in a mess and shouted a lot. Every time they arrived in front of someone else's shop, the shop owner would always look disgusted and throw coins at them.

The "Fang Xiang" didn't care. He picked up the copper coin and put it in his pocket, then drove the ghost to another house.

"I almost forgot, today is the day for 'Fox Hunting at Night'."

Sharifei stroked his beard and said with a smile, "This thing is called exorcism. Whoever comes to the door must be sent away to avoid bad luck."

"I'm afraid it's going to be lively along the way."

Just as Sharifei said, the journey was very noisy.

In the streets and alleys, wherever there are businesses, there are teams of "night fox hunters" wandering around disguised as various ghosts, monsters and gods.

Many of them are beggars, paupers, and various street thugs, and their methods are different.

Some of them are easy to deal with, they perform at the door and make it lively, the merchants are happy and not only give money but also some food. But some guys are more vicious.

For example, there was a man dressed as the God of Wealth, holding a crude statue of the God of Wealth in his hand. It was a piece of junk that no one knew where he got it from. He would beat drums and gongs and then give it to the shop owners.

This is called "sending the God of Wealth".

Well, if you don’t accept it, you’re just chasing the God of Wealth away.

But if you accept it, it will not be enough to pay a few coins.

There were some who were tough enough to yell “get away”, but the “God of Wealth” didn’t waste any time and just smashed the statue of the God of Wealth in front of the store.

What bad luck!
The same method can also be used to "send away the God of Plague", "send away the God of Fortune", and "send a house full of descendants". It depends on whether you accept them or not.

After all, it is the New Year, and most people will accept it with a pinch of their nose and pay some money to get rid of it for the sake of a good omen.

But some people can no longer hold back their anger.

After being visited several times in a row, some merchants directly prepared several basins of sewage, which was extremely smelly, and splashed them on all those who dared to come to their door...

Some merchants were so angry that they fought with the "God of Wealth", "God of Fortune" and "God of Longevity" and rolled around in the snow, attracting constant cheers from the people around them...

In short, Chang'an City is particularly lively today.

The streets were blocked at every turn, and by the time Li Yan and his two companions arrived at the South City gate, the sky had already darkened.

At this time, the city gate was about to close, so they did not delay and went out of the city gate and headed towards the snowy wilderness in the south...

…………

Wow!
The wind and snow were howling, and the corners of the three people's clothes were fluttering in the wind.

It was pitch black all around and the north wind was blowing hard. Even with torches, visibility was extremely low and almost useless.

After several hours of trekking, they arrived at a mass grave. The wind and snow were even stronger at night, making the three men's brains numb.

Sha Lifei was a little dazed. He suddenly looked to the left and murmured, "Brother Yan, why do I see a woman in white under the tree over there? Does she also have the ability to see through the eyes..."

Following Li Yan and Wang Daoxuan, he had become quite knowledgeable and experienced. He was no longer afraid of any evil things and only suspected that he had acquired supernatural powers.

"Don't talk nonsense, I think you are confused because of the cold..."

Li Yan made a joke, but even so, he still held the Divine Tiger Order, stepped on the Gang and chanted the spell: "Nuo Gao, the only one who opened the great-grandson Wang Jia, Liujia Qinglong, Liuyi Fengxing... Hurry up and obey the order!"

"Ouch!"

As soon as the Beidi Mountain Climbing Technique was used, the roar of a tiger rang in the ears of the three people.

Li Yan learned the more authentic Beidi mountaineering technique, and as his Taoism became more and more profound, the power of the Divine Tiger Order naturally increased.

Sharifei clearly felt that the cold wind around him had weakened a little.

"This is…"

"There's a lot of yin energy on the hill, and a lot of those things have gathered there, trying to freeze us to death. Let's go, there's a sheltered area ahead!"

Li Yan held up his hat and greeted them, and the three of them turned left on the mountain road in the wind and snow.

squeak~
The rotten door was pushed open and the wind and snow poured in.

Sharifei quickly turned around, closed the door tightly, and propped it up with wooden stakes to keep the violent snowstorm out.

This is an abandoned mountain temple, hidden in the valley on the left side of the mountain road. The road is blocked by wind and snow, and the vision is dim. If it were not for Li Yan's supernatural powers, this place would not have been discovered at all.

Sharifei relit the torch, and the rotten coffins in the dilapidated temple suddenly came into view.

"unlucky!"

He looked grimly and looked at Li Yan beside him.

"It's okay, they are just empty coffins." Wang Daoxuan shook off the snow on his raincoat and said with a smile, "These are ordinary dog ​​coffins, not worth much. I guess they were thrown here by the beggars who picked up the fallen in the city, so they can be used when working."

"Roadfall" refers to people who die suddenly on the road.

Some were poor people, seriously ill and helpless, some were drunk and froze to death on the street, and some died in street fights...

Generally speaking, these "street dead" are dealt with by the Beggars' Gang in the city. After the government issues a notice, if no one claims them, they are directly carried to a mass grave and buried.

Hearing that it was an empty coffin, Sharifei suddenly became bolder and went forward to open them one by one. As expected, there was no owner. He was immediately happy, "Great, you scared me."

Although these coffins were worthless, they might be the shelter of some unlucky soul in the future. It would be immoral to destroy them, so the three of them ran outside the temple, picked up dry firewood and lit a bonfire.

After heating up two pots of wine, roasting the dry noodles and braised meat, and wolfing them down, the three of them finally came to their senses.

"Brother Yan, what's the schedule for tonight?"

Sharifei asked, wiping his mouth.

Li Yan looked outside and shook his head, "No hurry, wait until the wind and snow are a little lighter, then we'll find a place with evil spirits. Taoist priest, help me set up the altar, and when the evil spirits are attracted, you guys stay away to avoid being hit by the evil spirits."

"If this thing is accomplished tonight, my Taoism will surely improve faster."

"it is good!"

Upon hearing that it could improve his cultivation, Sharifei was immediately delighted.

After waiting for a while, the wind and snow finally subsided. Wang Daoxuan immediately picked up the compass and walked out with Li Yan and the others.

The evil place was not difficult to find. Soon, they found a cave, which should be a half-dug grave. However, they realized something was wrong and abandoned it immediately.

At this moment, the cave was covered with thick frost.

The gathering of evil energy is just right for Li Yan to practice.

The three of them began to make arrangements immediately. Shalfi brought in some large logs to block the wind and snow to prevent the candles from being blown out, while Wang Daoxuan accompanied Li Yan in setting up the altar.

Once they were done, the two nodded and left quickly.

Soon, evil energy will gather here, and they will be affected if they are not careful.

Li Yan opened the package, took out the soul-guiding incense from it, and lit it with a solemn expression.

This thing cost a lot of money, just because it is made of rhino horn...

(End of this chapter)