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Chapter 294, Wild Ghost Village
Folk rumors in later generations recorded that there was a station in the underworld called Wild Ghost Village, where countless lonely ghosts who had been reincarnated gathered. They often pulled the newly entered souls, praying that they could help convey information to their relatives in the world of the living.

This raises a question.

Why can't these lonely ghosts be reincarnated?
The fact that they can allow outsiders to convey messages to their relatives in the world of the living shows that they are not wandering ghosts.

Or did they commit unforgivable crimes during their lifetime?

But even so, aren't there still eighteen levels of hell waiting for evildoers? Although those evil spirits who are thrown into hell have to endure long years and severe punishment, they will eventually be reincarnated.

What's more, there are many different paths to choose from when reincarnating.

Those who do evil can be judged and sent to the animal realm.

Therefore, there is still no clear explanation for the inability to reincarnate.

Lu Yue looked at the eerie wild ghost village in front of him, and many questions emerged in his mind. At the same time, he also noticed that there were many shadowy figures in the village, and many extraordinary people came in and out with serious faces and heavy hearts.

If the next stop is the underworld, why are these people still gathered here?

Isn't the chance of immortality the purpose of their coming here?
With these doubts, Lu Yue continued to move forward.

When he actually stepped into the Wild Ghost Village, he was shocked by the scene before him.
Because here are not only those extraordinary people who arrived early, but also some ancient people wearing animal skins, hemp short clothes, and even silk clothes.

These ancient people from thousands of years ago coexist with modern extraordinary people, as if two completely different civilizations are intertwined here. The shocking degree of this scene is far beyond the reach of any movie special effects.

Moreover, these ancient people were not as rigid as the ghost messengers.

Each one is very vivid and flexible.

The whole village was calm and peaceful.

However, Lu Yue soon discovered something was wrong. He noticed that when one of the ancient people dressed as a farmer collided head-on with a modern extraordinary person, he passed through the extraordinary person's body directly like an illusory projection.

The extraordinary person who was passed through did not suffer any harm.

At this time, someone in the team behind Lu Yue found an acquaintance, and after a chat, Lu Yue also learned some things about the Wild Ghost Village.

It turns out that the ancient people here did not really exist.

They are just projections that cannot communicate, neither human nor ghost. They are like two different worlds from modern people like Lu Yue, and there is no intersection between them.

Moreover, Yegui Village does not refer to just one village. There are several similar sites nearby. They are all ancient buildings from thousands of years ago, including mud-walled thatched houses, wooden houses, stone houses, etc., in various shapes.

The village where Lu Yue and others are located is very small.

It can only accommodate dozens of people.

Long before Lu Yue was still in the real world, news about the underworld had already spread, causing many extraordinary people to go to the underworld to explore. Among them, the most active were the family forces engaged in the underworld industry.

They passed through the land temple, the gate of hell, and the road to the underworld, and finally arrived here.

I thought I could seize some opportunities, but it ended here.

So far, no one has found the way to the underworld.

In addition, there is another bad news, that is, no one can return along the same route, because those who have tried to return along the same route will stand still and look up at the sky when passing by the Yellow Spring Road where the red spider lilies are blooming.

Several nearby wild ghost villages are a mixed bag, with all kinds of forces gathered there. During this period, everyone has been looking for a way out, but with little success.

Once you enter the underworld, there is no way back. This is definitely not empty talk.

When the group learned the news, they suddenly became panic-stricken.

They also understood why so many extraordinary people were coming in and out with serious expressions. In the current situation, unless they continued to move forward and find other ways out, they would be trapped here forever.

At this time, someone interrupted and said, "Based on my many years of experience playing games, if a level has not been passed, it must be because the key clues have not been found. These projections of the ancients cannot appear for no reason. I think they are the key to the way out."

However, a transcendent who was leaving nearby retorted, "Do you think those of us who came in early are here to eat for nothing? What you can think of, others can think of as well. Judging from the current situation, these ancient projections cannot have any connection with the real world, and there is no way to get any useful clues from them."

The man was stunned when he learned about this.

Then the group of people chatted for a while, their faces became increasingly heavy, and finally they dispersed. Lu Yue also wandered around the village. He noticed that many people felt that the previous group of extraordinary people did not communicate well, so they could not establish contact with those ancient people.

Therefore, the new extraordinary people began to use their magical powers to communicate with those projections.

But all ended in failure.

Lu Yue also tried to communicate with an old man's projection.

"Uncle, have you had lunch?"

"Today is Thursday. I'm going to take you to eat something delicious from thousands of years ago..."

"Uncle, take a good look at me. I am different from ordinary people. I have two leaves in my hand. One is called Fude Leaf, and the other is also called Fude Leaf..."

The result is no different from everyone else.

VIP status seems to have lost its effect here.

Lu Yue frowned and fell into deep thought. He was thinking about a problem.

If there is no way to enter the underworld, then where did the news of the underworld come from? Therefore, someone must have found the way to the underworld, but it has not been discovered yet.

By strolling around the village, Lu Yue obtained some information.

Regarding finding the way to enter the underworld, the extraordinary people are currently divided into two directions.

One of the parties believes that the way out is outside.

The other side believes that the projections of the ancients in these wild ghost villages are the key clues.

As long as we find the connection, we can open the road to the underworld.

As time went by, the sky gradually darkened, and the originally dim space became even darker and darker. The night was about to fall on the Wild Ghost Village...

The temperature became even colder.

This is the depths of the underworld, and the next stop is Hades.

At night, a cold wind blows here.

And it's not just an ordinary cold wind. Even a supernatural being will feel the blood flow in the body slow down and the body slowly become stiff if he stays outside for a long time.

Even if you are at the seventh level of the Divine Hidden Heaven, you cannot stay outside for a long time.

At that time, all the extraordinary people who went out would return to the Wild Ghost Village, stay there for one night, wait for the evil wind to pass, and then go out to find a way out when it was a little brighter.

As for the houses in Wild Ghost Village, it’s naturally first come, first served.

Those extraordinary people who entered early had already occupied the better houses, such as some stone houses, exquisite wooden houses, etc., and wrote their names and warning signs at the main door to declare their sovereignty over the house.

Those with less financial resources can only choose leaky and dilapidated thatched houses.

And today, perhaps because of the arrival of Lu Yue and his group, the housing supply in this Wild Ghost Village is not enough.

Lu Yue looked for several houses, but found that some were already occupied.

He had no choice but to go deeper, and finally he saw a majestic stone house.

The door of the stone house was empty, proving that no one lived there.

Lu Yue walked forward quickly and was about to enter the house when he was instantly given strange looks by people around him, mixed with shock and pity. A kind-hearted person whispered to dissuade him, "Young man, you can't live in that stone house."

Lu Yue: "Why can't I live here? Is there a ghost in there?"

The man shook his head and said, "There are no ghosts, but there are people who are scarier than ghosts."

"Young man, listen to my advice. There were ignorant people who entered the stone house at night before, but they never showed up again the next day. Some people are hard to afford to offend. Aren't you afraid that person will cause trouble for you?"

"He is a human being, and so am I. You asked me if I was afraid of him, but why didn't you ask him if he was afraid of me? There's no sign of his name on this stone house, so why can't I live there?"

Lu Yue was unmoved. He pushed the door open and walked in with big strides. He then hung a wooden sign on the lintel with a powerful handwriting that read "No entry without permission. You will be responsible for the consequences."
The neighbors around gasped.

Here, Lu Yue entered the house and found the facilities inside were also very simple.

All the furniture is made of stone.

It's quite clean, no need to clean it.

Not noticing anything, Lu Yue sat cross-legged and immersed himself in cultivation.

He planned to look for a way out carefully tomorrow.

As time passes by.

Suddenly, Lu Yue's eyelashes trembled during his practice. He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze piercing through the darkness.

I saw a figure slowly approaching and pushing open the door of the stone house.

That was a projection made by ancient people thousands of years ago.

He looks to be in his fifties or sixties.

What surprised Lu Yue was that this ancient man's skin was covered with dense patterns.

Modern people pay attention to personality and fashion when getting tattoos. As for the tattoo patterns, there are all kinds of strange ones, such as dragons, tigers, roses, and names. These are relatively normal. There are also some whose meanings are hard to understand, such as the Ace of Spades, the Succubus, and the safe coming and going on the back of the waist...

But thousands of years ago, these ancient people's tattoos... to be more precise, they were various patterns painted on their bodies. This kind of tattoo was often the totem of a certain tribe, representing the tribe's symbol and beliefs.

The ancients tattooed tribal totems on their bodies, praying for the totem's protection and hoping to bring good luck. The meaning and status of this tattoo are very special.

This ancient man has many patterns on his body, even on his face.

It looks a bit creepy in the middle of the night.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Yue discovered that the pattern looked like a flower.

Flower of the other shore.

Judging from the familiarity the other person showed with everything around him after entering the stone house, he must be the owner of this stone house thousands of years ago.

Lu Yue has always suspected that these people might also be within the underworld system.

However, he did not find any standard equipment related to the underworld, such as soul-catching ropes. Of course, this does not mean that the other party is not within the underworld system. It is possible that he is not a subordinate of the Black and White Impermanence, or he is a temporary worker without a regular salary.

The old man with patterns on his face lit the oil lamp. His entire face was looming in the dim light, looking extremely penetrating. Then he took out a knife and went to the stone wall nearby to gently carve on it.

Only then did Lu Yue notice that there were many scratches on the wall.

These scratches seem to be recording something.

Is it time or what?
At this time, Lu Yue noticed that the old man took out a piece of pottery from his arms.

He was carving something on it with skillful movements.

It feels like painting and writing.

Just as Lu Yue was about to move closer to take a closer look, the ancient man suddenly looked outside the door alertly, blew out the oil lamp swiftly, and then quickly lay back on the bed, sleeping on his side, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Yue's heart trembled and he turned to look outside the door.

Sure enough, a pair of deep eyes were peeking into the house from between the cracks in the stone.

When Lu Yue approached, the owner of the eyes disappeared without a trace.

Faintly, Lu Yue caught a glimpse of a shadow similar to a ghost's soul-catching rope.

Was that a ghost outside just now?
If so, why is the ghost monitoring this old man?

Is this old man an extraordinary person?
Lu Yue couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart. At this moment, the old man in the house seemed to realize that the crisis was over. He picked up the pottery again and continued to carve the unfinished words.

Finally, the old man finished carving the last word.

Carefully hide the pottery shards in the corner of the bed and smooth out the traces.

At this moment, the house was dead silent, with only the sound of wind outside the window, like crying and complaining.

Lu Yue's eyes were as sharp as torches, fixed on the dark corner under the bed.

If the old man hid the pottery here thousands of years ago and never moved it, then it would still be there now, thousands of years later.

Just as Lu Yue was about to reach out and dig to see what was written on the pottery, he suddenly heard a strange noise beside his ear. He turned around abruptly, but found nothing.

The sound just now was like the friction sound of moving a flower pot in the middle of the night.

At this time, Lu Yue also saw a stone platform in front of the door move.

There are some scratches on the ground.

Obviously, this is not a projection.

But in the real world, something is quietly visiting.

Sure enough, Lu Yue soon sensed a chilly aura quietly approaching.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

boom!
Lu Yue threw a punch, and the stone table on the left instantly shattered into pieces.

No source of energy?

That damn thing is obviously not here.

boom!
Another kick, and the stone bench burst, still empty.

Isn't there one here too?

He clearly sensed that the ghost was attached to the stone tool.

Is this ghost so powerful this time?
No, there is something wrong with this stone house!!
Lu Yue discovered that the stone of the stone house had turned black, as if it had been poisoned, pitch black, as if ink had seeped into it.

Lu Yue tried to push the door open, but it didn't move at all.

I tried harder like shaking a mountain, but still to no avail.

At this time, in several wooden houses of the neighbors outside, several pairs of eyes were staring through the gaps at the stone house in front, because the owner of the stone house had returned.

He was wearing a retro black robe and exuded a heart-pounding aura.

In this wild ghost village, this stone house is the only one that has not been taken seriously by anyone. It is certainly not out of politeness, but because more than a dozen extraordinary people who attempted to occupy this stone house have died during this period of time.

Everyone sighed inwardly.

The young man who checked in earlier was dead.

Outside, a man in black robe stood in front of the stone house, and under the black robe, there were ghostly howlings.

The next second, the black-robed man began to wriggle inside his robe, and dark shadows appeared like a tide.

What’s weird is that those ghosts are not three-dimensional, but look like paper people.

The small one is the size of a palm, and the large one is no bigger than an arm.

Looking more closely, it's more like a paper figure than a tattoo.

These tattooed ghosts were everywhere, wrapping the stone house tightly and penetrating into it, making it look as if a strange pattern was tattooed on the stone house.

"Some people said they were not afraid of me during the day and occupied my house. Is it because I haven't killed anyone recently that you mistakenly thought I was easy to talk to?"

"From today on, no extraordinary person is allowed to set foot within a hundred meters of the stone house."

The black-robed man declared his sovereignty in a cold voice.

After these words were spoken, the extraordinary people who were watching the fun in the house were stunned.

They were just watching the fun, but ended up getting themselves involved.

A protest from a certain extraordinary person came from the wooden house: "Senior, you are too overbearing. We didn't enter your house. Why do you want us to leave?"

"Yeah, yeah, where are we going to live if we leave here?"

"We helped you persuade that young man, but he didn't listen..."

Before he finished speaking, the black-robed man's robe shook, and a large number of tattooed ghosts fell out, heading straight for the hut where the protesters were, and devoured them in an instant.

There were screams in the house, and then it fell into dead silence.

"I'll only give you one chance." The man in black robe said in a cold tone, leaving no room for doubt.

The other extraordinary people in the room had solemn expressions on their faces. They dared not even breathe and fled a hundred meters away. Although they were unwilling, they could only swallow their anger.

"You are so generous that you give people another chance."

"I am a petty person and I won't give you a chance."

Lu Yue's voice was heard from inside the stone house.

(End of this chapter)