How can there be such a strong superpower?

The woman on the other end of the phone had just started talking, but before she could finish, a slight strange noise was heard.

Then a male voice sounded, very cheerfully: "Old Li, don't be afraid. There is absolutely no traceable source of existence in your area. All demons and monsters will be nothing but paper in front of modern weapons."

The garrison commander was stunned for a moment, seemingly surprised that Ah Yue would answer the phone in person. However, he quickly reacted and said hesitantly, "That's true, but relying on us alone...it's mainly because of Qingming Festival, when most people visit their ancestors' graves. I just met an ordinary person coming down the mountain."

"It has never been a major location since ancient times. Even if there is something there, it's probably just a local legend. Kunlun has guaranteed it with his head, so I don't think there will be any major incidents."

A Yue on the other end of the phone added something, then paused: "But I understand your concerns. How about this, I'll come over later?"

"...Come here?" The garrison commander was clearly frightened. "This... Tian Ce should still have quite a few talented people, right?"

"There have been a lot of problems recently, and the Qingming Festival was the most concentrated time for outbreaks, so we don't have enough manpower."

Ah Yue on the other end of the phone explained briefly, but didn't say much. He then changed the subject and said with a smile, "That's it. I'll leave in about half an hour and will be at your place in about an hour. Don't worry."

The commander of the garrison said nothing more after hearing this. This was the best outcome.

He thanked me and hung up the phone.

Then, put away your phone.

The commander of the garrison heaved a sigh of relief, took off the bag he was carrying, and took out the pistol inside.

...unfold the stock, load the magazine, and turn on the safety.

His entire temperament also changed.

It seems.

It seems to be more than just preventing wildfires.

……

When Chen Lusi returned to the ancestral hall, dinner was already served.

Obviously.

Chen Lusi and several cousins were the last to return.

The Chen family is a fairly large clan in the local area, and they have many ancestors that need to be worshipped, so they go in teams every year.

The other two teams came back earlier and had already started their meal because they had consumed a lot of energy.

The place where they ate was next to the Chen Family Ancestral Hall, where there was a threshing ground.

The threshing ground is not small, it is oval in shape, about a hundred square meters. The entire threshing ground is paved with cement, but at this moment there is no grain drying on it, but several round tables are placed there.

The entire Chen family, men, women, young and old, were sitting around different tables, feasting on their food and chatting with each other about their recent situation.

When they saw Chen Lusi and several cousins coming back, someone immediately came up to them, asked them to sit down, and asked why they came back so late.

The main people I have to deal with are Chen Lusi's cousins.

Chen Lusi himself actually has a bit of social anxiety. Although it doesn't affect his normal life, he is indeed not very good at dealing with this kind of situation.

I will respond to the greetings from my elders, but it will be a bit perfunctory.

To put it simply... it's all just compliments, without any sincerity.

But who isn't?

While breaking disposable chopsticks, Chen Lusi looked around at the people who were chatting happily, and finally fixed his eyes on the elderly people at the main table.

He thought about it, picked up the bowl, and was about to get up to ask what was going on with the elderly version of the figurines they made.

But before he could move, his arm was grabbed.

"Cousin, you should like playing mobile games, right?"

Chen Lusi turned around and found that it was his cousin. She was not very old, only about fifteen or sixteen years old. She probably sat here because there was not enough space at the children's table.

"Occasionally." Although Chen Lusi was not familiar with the other party, he still replied politely.

"So what do you like to play? How about adding me as a friend?"

The cousin smiled sweetly at Chen Lusi.

She had a very good impression of this cousin. Not only did he have a good personality, he was also good-looking, with a sharp facial contour and three-dimensional features. He had long hair tied in a ponytail, which not only did not ruin his image, but instead made him look handsome.

He stood out immediately among the Chen family, whose members were all ugly and disfigured.

Most importantly, he doesn't preach.

So every year, she is willing to chat with this cousin.

"...What are you playing?"

Chen Lusi had no choice but to sit down and deal with his cousin, planning to ask after dinner.

My cousin was very excited and talked about the mobile games she played in detail.

Chen Lusi occasionally responded.

Soon, the meal was over.

The whole process was lively.

The atmosphere is also good.

After all, it is a ceremony to worship ancestors, so no matter what conflicts there are, they will basically not be spoken out at this time.

After lunch, people began to disperse, and most of them went back to where they needed to go.

The entire Qingming Festival actually only takes place in the morning.

After eating and drinking, the annual ancestor worship activities come to an end.

Chen Lusi also leaves after dinner every year.

But this time he postponed it a little, mainly because he wanted to ask the old people what the mountain god was called.

At this moment, most young people have gone back to where they should be.

But a few old people did not leave. They were gathered together drinking tea, smoking and chatting.

Chen Lusi sent his cousin away and slowly walked towards the main table.

As the distance gets closer.

A few elderly people also noticed him and called out to him enthusiastically.

Chen Lusi walked towards him with a smile and was about to call him uncle.

Sudden.

A drop of rain fell on his head.

Followed by.

The second drop, the third drop...

Chen Lusi stopped, raised his head and looked at the sky.

And not far away.

One of the old men also noticed something. He stretched out his hand and shouted, "It's raining, it's raining."

As he spoke, he reached out to catch the rain.

then.

He paused, very puzzled, "Why is this rain... black?"

Chen Lusi: "..."

Great! I just published the book and realized that I used double quotes incorrectly in the introduction. What a good sign ヾ(^^)

Chapter 3 Cage

The rain is black.

When Chen Lusi heard this suddenly, he immediately suspected that his great-uncle had Alzheimer's disease.

But after he reached out and caught a few drops of rain.

He discovered...the rain seemed to be black.

The raindrops that kept falling were as black as ink.

But it definitely feels like water.

It's just weird.

but.

Now is obviously not the time to worry about these things. You have to know that the place where we eat is in the grain drying yard, and there is no roof over our heads.

Although the meal was over and a lot of things were packed up, no one expected that it would suddenly rain on such a sunny day.

So there were still a lot of things that had not been packed up. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, the people who were still present quickly mobilized and started packing up together.

Chen Lusi was also among them.

but.

Everyone underestimated...how heavy the rain would be.

From the beginning when the raindrops fell, to the pouring down.

It only took less than two minutes.

Soon, the people present had no time to pack up and started to hide from the rain. Some ran to the host family who was responsible for cooking for this Qingming Festival, and some ran to the ancestral hall.

Chen Lusi ran to the ancestral hall, accompanied by his little cousin whose name he didn't know, several uncles, and two cousins.

Outside the ancestral hall.

The whole world has been shrouded in rain.

The originally clear sky was covered with layers of dark clouds without anyone noticing.

In a blink of an eye.

The world seems to have become a different place.

Black, disturbing rain fell madly from the sky to the earth.

The rain is getting faster and faster.

The rain is getting faster and faster.

When countless black raindrops are strung into lines, countless lines form a rain curtain.

The black rain curtain was reflected in the pupils of everyone in the ancestral hall.

Everyone felt as if a black cloth was covering their eyes.

Coupled with the continuous accumulation, it finally seems like dark clouds that are within reach.

It was as if... everyone suddenly came from reality to some abnormal space.

I was clearly just eating.

The weather was nice just now.

It just started raining.

but why?

This extremely bizarre scene left everyone in the ancestral hall stunned.

Followed by.

Come back to your senses.

It's tension and anxiety.

Several uncles stared at the black rain outside the ancestral hall with wide eyes, muttering to themselves.

One of them even jumped three feet high and rushed to the ancestral hall where the ancestral tablets were enshrined. He lit the incense sticks while trembling and worshipped his ancestors.

Chen Lusi was also stunned.

But he quickly reacted and turned around to find his uncle to ask about the mountain god.