I built the Jade Capital with the Netherworld

Chapter 18: Hidden Village in the Mountains
The night was like fog, shrouding the sparse woods on the mountain behind Lao Lu Temple.

The dim moonlight shines through the sparse treetops, casting mottled and sharp spots of light, like the ghostly lanterns lighting up the pine flowers, shadowy and hazy.

"hurry up!"

Boss Liu urged the second and third brothers to keep moving their hands and dig hard.

Not long after, he shoveled down and found something soft on the shovel head, which made him look happy:
"Dig it!"

The three brothers worked together to dig up the new mud and dragged the body out. Boss Liu reached out and wiped the mud off the body. In the mottled moonlight, he took a closer look and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"It's Ji Tao."

"Hands-on Ji Tao?"

"It's him!"

The three brothers looked at each other, knowing that this was not the place to discuss things, so they quickly cleaned up the situation and ran into the deep mountains and forests carrying the corpses.

It was late at night and the road was slippery. The three brothers stumbled and ran for a long time until they reached a place where there were no trails on the mountain and no human traces. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Liu Laodao said: "That's it!"

Liu Lao Er couldn't hold it in any longer and said, "Ji Tao, that old fellow, is known for his ability to see and hear, and to distinguish rich from poor! I never thought he would be defeated by Lao Luguan!"

The third elder said, "Didn't they say that all the disciples of Lao Lu Temple had dispersed? Who was that person?"

"Whoever he is, just ask him and you'll know."

Boss Liu spoke up and ordered:

"As usual, second brother, you will protect the law, and third brother and I will raise the corpses and interrogate the ghosts."

"it is good!"

The three Liu brothers immediately got busy.

The second one stepped back and hid in the bushes, both as a warning and as a wait-and-see.

In front of the corpse, Boss Liu spread a straw mat on the ground as an offering table, then lit the dim lamp, poured incense, and offered the pouring rice. Then he rang the bell and chanted the ghost-calling ceremony.

"Wandering souls, where do they stay? Temples, villages, graves, mountains and forests, collect ghosts and possess them, and help them to wake up!"

As the curse fell, An Jing's body suddenly trembled, a gurgling sound came from his throat, and his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, revealing his pale eyeballs with dilated pupils.

Become!

Liu Laosan came closer and asked in a low voice:
"Don't panic, don't be afraid, ghost. Tell me, who are you?"

The corpse said, "I am... Li You."

The voice was hoarse, just like an old and neglected erhu. Liu Laosan and Lao Da looked at each other in bewilderment...did they summon the wrong ghost?
"Do you know Ji Tao?"

"do not know."

"Where do you live then?"

"Old Law View."

Liu Laosan was so shocked that he took a step back and asked in a trembling voice, "Do you know Master Li of the Laolu Temple?"

"I am the abbot of Laolu Temple!"

Liu Laosan's face turned pale in an instant, and then an unhealthy red flush appeared.

Boss Liu gripped the handle of the mountain-splitting knife tightly with both hands, staring at the corpse on the ground.

"How did you die?"

"Death from demonic possession."

"Where are the people in Lao Luguan?"

The corpse didn't speak, so Liu Laosan changed his approach:
"Where is the senior disciple of Lao Luguan?"

"I was killed by this poor Taoist."

"Where is the third disciple?" "He was killed by this poor Taoist!"

"Why is there still someone in the temple?"

The corpse didn't speak, so Liu Laosan could only change the question. However, after asking for a long time, he still couldn't get any conclusion.

All we know is that after Master Li became possessed, he went mad and killed his eldest and third disciples.

As for the other person in the temple, Master Li remained silent, obviously not knowing anything about it.

Originally, Liu Laosan wanted to find something else from the corpse's mouth, such as some martial arts techniques, but unfortunately, the incense was almost burned out, so he had to end the ceremony.

He sighed in his heart. It was just a coincidence that he summoned Li You now, but it would be difficult to summon him again in the future!
After the interrogation of the ghost, the three Liu brothers did not dare to stay. They dug a shallow pit, threw the corpse in, packed up the ritual tools, and then fled away.

The forest fell into silence again.

Not far away, Lu Wujiu, who was tracking as a ghost, looked coldly at the corpse in the distance without saying a word.

He could see that the "thing" that possessed Ji Tao's body had not left.

He didn't know what this "thing" was?
But he was sure that this was not Ji Tao, nor was it Master Li Guan.

Ji Tao was detained in the underworld by him and is now curled up in a side hall of Fengdu. It is impossible for him to respond to the call.

As for Master Li Guan, his body and soul were both destroyed, and he was already dead beyond death.

So who is the "thing" that possessed Ji Tao's body?
He seemed to have witnessed the death of Li Guanzhu with his own eyes, but the statement that he "died from being possessed by the devil" seemed like hearsay?

As his thoughts raced, the ground where the body was buried suddenly rose up, and an arm with faint corpse spots appeared on it broke out of the ground. Then the arm dug through the shallow layer of soil and struggled to get up.

It looked around briefly to determine the direction, then walked deep into the forest. Its body was stiff and its knees were difficult to lift, so when it walked, it staggered like a penguin.

Later on, he couldn't even walk like a penguin and could only hop around, like a zombie!
"Is this a corpse that has become a spirit and turned into a zombie?"

Lu Wujiu, who was following behind, frowned when he saw this scene. He wondered where the zombie was going.
At some point, the mist in the forest gradually thickened, and the whistling mountain wind shuttled through the dead branches and leaves, making bursts of whimpering and low moans, as if the dead souls were confessing.

Lu Wujiu had a blank expression on his face. After passing through a thick fog, his hair stood on end. He saw the corpse jumping in front of him suddenly disappear.

He was so frightened that he subconsciously wanted to summon the underworld to deal with the powerful enemy.

However, in a moment of fear and suspicion, I saw that at the end of the fog, the mountain wall was like a wall with vines climbing up, and there was a hint of darkness, which did not look like a normal stone wall.

When he got closer, he saw that it was indeed a crack in the mountain.

No one knew where this gap led to, and a biting cold wind whistled out from it. Looking closely inside, there was a faint light, which looked very much like a corpse-hiding cave used by corpse drivers.

Lu Wujiu pondered for a moment, and wanted to call on the head ghost messenger to go ahead and find out something, but he was afraid of alerting the enemy.

He simply opened the Netherworld and squeezed in sideways.

The cave was long and narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass sideways. After walking a few dozen steps, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

Looking at it intently, Lu Wujiu was suddenly refreshed.

But in the distance, there is a quiet valley and houses like chess pieces, located between the fertile fields. A gust of wind blows up wisps of thick fog, which seem to cover this paradise.

At that moment, a hint of dawn appeared in the east, dimly lighting up the scattered villages and awakening the sleeping villages, with smoke rising from the sky.

There are also villagers who get up early, carry their hoes, leave their homes and go to the fields.

For a moment, the sounds of dogs barking, chickens crowing, people walking... gradually rose and continued.

Lu Wujiu let out a long breath, raised his feet and walked away.

After walking more than ten steps, I looked back and saw that there was also a mountain wall behind me. Vines were like hair, draped over the shoulders of the mountain, covering the exit of the crevice.

He looked carefully, found the reference points, and noted the location before continuing along the country dirt road towards the village.

Not long after, an old man carrying a hoe appeared in the distance at the front of the country road.

When the other party came closer, Lu Wujiu saw who it was and felt his scalp tingling. A chill ran from his back to the top of his head!
"Master Li?!!"

(End of this chapter)