Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 132 Fengmen Village (Bonus Chapter 37 for Monthly Tickets)

Zhong Cai drank another cup, and then continued:
"In fact, the probability of this kind of thing happening in the mountains is higher than in the outside world. If we consider the population density, even 10,000 people in a city might not encounter such a thing."

"But in the mountains, you might only encounter one in a thousand people."

"This is related to the environment in the mountains, since the yin energy in the mountains is generally higher than that in the outside world."

"As for another reason, most people in the mountains still follow some traditions left by the older generation, such as burial and some folk taboos."

“I didn’t take it too seriously at the time. Even if it were true, it was just a person who was possessed and blinded by evil spirits. I was confident that I could get rid of the evil spirit or restore the person to normal.”

"So, I took Little White with me."

Zhong Cai's expression was rather unpleasant.

"I didn't expect that place would cause Xiaobai's accident."

Something happened?

Chen Miao was startled and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with Xiaobai?"

Seeing the worry on Chen Miao's face, Zhong Cai felt a warmth in his heart and thought to himself that he had made the right choice.

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious, just temporary blindness for a few days."

"Blindness?"

Chen Miao couldn't help but think of Xiao Bai's eyes, eyes that could see special beings.

Why did he go blind?

"Yeah, I didn't expect that just by taking Xiaobai into that village, Xiaobai screamed and fainted."

“At the time, I thought Xiaobai had suddenly fallen seriously ill, so I hurriedly took him to the nearest village, then to the town, and finally back to Shannan City to see a doctor.”

"Everything indicates that Xiaobai does not have any serious illness; it's just that his eyes have been severely stimulated. The doctor said it's a protective mechanism of the body, just like when a person can't withstand a certain stimulus, he will faint."

"The same applies to Xiaobai."

After hearing Zhong Cai's words, Chen Miao did indeed breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Bai is a very well-behaved and lovable child. After meeting him once, Chen Miao developed a fondness for Xiao Bai, who had always shown him kindness.

"What exactly caused Xiaobai to go blind?"

Chen Miao's question left Zhong Cai silent for a long time.

"When I learned that Xiaobai's eyes had been irritated, I had the same doubts as you."

"My first thought was that there was something wrong with that village. But the village that Xiaobai and I entered together, we didn't even enter the village's official boundaries. We just encountered a problem at the village entrance."

"Logically speaking, although I haven't entered the Yin realm, I still have ways to sense Yin energy."

"But that day, I didn't sense anything!"

Chen Miao suddenly interrupted Zhong Cai.

"Entering the Yin?"

Zhong Cai nodded.

"Entering the Yin means cultivating a breath of Yin energy within the body. In the Yin Gate, this state is called Entering the Yin, and outsiders also call such people master-level figures."

"A person who has entered the Yin realm can sense the existence of Yin energy without relying on anything, and can also draw talismans without being in a Yin place, simply by relying on a breath of Yin energy within their body."

Chen Miao was taken aback.

Can one sense yin energy without relying on anything? Can one draw talismans without being in a yin place?

Isn't this the ability that the state of Yin gathering grants him?

Has he entered the underworld?

Chen Miao was startled, but then dismissed the idea.

He only gained this ability through the state of gathering yin energy, but he did not cultivate that 'yin energy'.

Zhong Cai, unaware of Chen Miao's thoughts, continued, "That's why I'm puzzled. Xiao Bai can see some things, but those things are definitely related to Yin energy, yet I haven't noticed anything about them."

Zhong Cai frowned and looked at Chen Miao.

"So I'm going to go back to that place again to see what's inside."

Chen Miao was startled. "Brother, is that place absolutely necessary?"

Xiao Bai's eyes could see those things, but instead, his eyes were injured. Just thinking about it, you know something is wrong there.

Zhong Cai shook his head.

"It's not as dangerous as you think. Although the village is a bit remote, there are still people coming and going."

"And of those three young men, only one of them got into trouble."

“I think Xiaobai’s problem is very likely related to that place. I always felt that when I saw that village, it was like there was a feng shui arrangement there.”

Chen Miao was surprised.

"Feng Shui arrangement?"

"Well, I can't quite put my finger on it. I only know a little about feng shui, but something just doesn't feel right about that place. I'm going to go take a look, and if things don't work out, I won't linger."

Upon hearing this, Chen Miao didn't say anything more.

This might be the difference between him and Zhong Cai. If he were in this situation, he would directly call Qi Ning to see if he could handle it, instead of trying to probe the bushes with his own face.

"Okay, you can leave Xiaobai with me."

Chen Miao thought for a moment and then said, "I have a lot of people on my side too. If I'm busy, I'll have someone help look after Xiaobai."

"Of course, it mainly depends on whether Xiaobai is willing. If he is not willing, I will take him with me to do things, and it won't be a problem."

Zhong Cai smiled.

"Thank you then. Xiaobai is shy. If she hadn't shown no aversion to strangers after our last meeting, I wouldn't have had this thought."

Chen Miao suddenly realized.

He had wondered why Zhong Cai didn't give Xiao Bai to anyone else but insisted on keeping it with him. Now that he heard this, Chen Miao understood.

Chen Miao even believed that this was the result of Zhong Cai asking Xiao Bai.

"Let's eat first, the food is getting cold."

Upon hearing this, Chen Miao realized that his stomach was empty.

Without any hesitation, Chen Miao buried his head in his food.

Half an hour later, Chen Miao finished eating and drinking, then went outside and took out a talisman box from the bag in the car.

Luckily I brought it with me this time, otherwise I would have had to make another trip.

"Brother Zhong, is it appropriate to discuss exchanging goods and resources now, as we mentioned last time?"

When Zhong Cai saw Chen Miao's talisman box, his eyes lit up, and he put down the plate in his hand and walked into the room.

"Hold on."

When Zhong Cai came out again, he was also holding a similar wooden box.

The two boxes were placed on the table, and their eyes lit up.

"Brother Zhong, the only talismans I have here that I can exchange are the Spirit Suppression Talisman and the Yin Expelling Talisman. I have five of each kind available for exchange."

Zhong Cai smiled upon hearing this.

"That's great. I was just about to go and realized I didn't have enough spirit-suppressing talismans."

"Then, take a look at the talismans I have here. You can exchange them with anything I have."

As he spoke, Zhong Cai opened his talisman box.

Suddenly, a number of talismans, no less than those in Chen Miao's box, were revealed.

"That's all. Besides the Spirit Suppression Talisman and the Yin Expelling Talisman, here are the Evil Exorcism Talisman, the Mind Purification Talisman, the Barrier Breaking Talisman, the Illusion Breaking Talisman, the Guiding Talisman, and the Yang Suppression Talisman. I have more than two of each of them, so you can exchange them, but you have to leave me one of each as a spare."

Looking at the talismans, Chen Miao asked, "Brother, could you explain them to me?"

"of course."

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