Chapter 7: Funeral Clothes and Wedding
After Li Daoxuan entered the mist, he suddenly felt cold all over, as if the temperature around him dropped a lot in an instant. When the night wind blew, he couldn't help but shiver.
He looked back and was surprised to find that along the narrow path, he could no longer see the mountains, forests and vegetation as before, only darkness.
Passing through the mist, he saw a bright red light before his eyes and finally entered the village.
What catches your eye is a sea of red lanterns.
In the pitch-black night, dark red lanterns were hung at the door of the room. They all looked the same , with a "囍" character on them.
Almost every family has such a red lantern.
However, the village was extremely quiet. Not even the barking of a dog could be heard. Li Daoxuan could only hear his own footsteps.
However, what made Li Daoxuan feel a little relieved was that the voice of the snake demon had never been heard again since he entered the village.
In the creepy red light, Li Daoxuan walked forward slowly. He found that the houses around him were all closed, but the doors looked very shabby, and many of them had gaps and small holes.
There is also a faint musty smell.
Li Daoxuan tried to look inside and found that there was nothing behind the door, as if there was no one there.
Li Daoxuan couldn't help but wonder if this was an abandoned village?
But what is strange is why there are red lanterns hanging in the abandoned village and the candles inside are still burning?
When he saw the sixth household, a scene that made Li Daoxuan shudder appeared.
Just as he was looking inside through the gap in the door, he saw a pair of gray and turbid pupils, cold and stiff.
Someone inside is watching him!
Li Daoxuan broke out in a cold sweat and was about to escape by using the teleportation technique, but the door was slowly opened.
It seemed like the door had not been opened for a long time. The hoarse sound of the door opening echoed in the quiet village, which was particularly harsh.
Behind the door was an old woman with gray hair, wearing black clothes and a thin figure. She looked at Li Daoxuan quietly.
Through the red light, Li Daoxuan's pupils narrowed. The clothes on this old woman... were actually shrouds!
In an ancient village in the deserted mountains, I met an old woman in funeral clothes, and they looked into my eyes.
Such a strange experience made Li Daoxuan tense all over. He put one hand behind his back, pinching a Five Thunder Talisman, and tried his best to force a kind smile.
"Mother-in-law, where is this place?"
The old woman stared at him for a long time before squeezing out three words from her throat.
"Li...Jiacun."
The voice was old and hoarse, making people feel uncomfortable all over.
Li Daoxuan silently took a step back and continued to ask: "Grandma, can we go forward and leave this village?"
This time the old woman did not answer his question, but just stood there quietly.
Li Daoxuan asked another question.
"Mother-in-law, where have all the people in the village gone?"
The old woman raised her gray eyes, as if she was in some kind of emotional fluctuation, and said: "They are all at the wedding...you...are going too..."
Did everyone in the village go to the wedding?
Li Daoxuan wanted to ask something, but suddenly found that the old woman had already stepped out of the door at some point.
His scalp tingled, and he smiled and said, "I have something else to do, so I won't attend the wedding. Goodbye!"
After saying that, Li Daoxuan used his shrinking skills and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Looking back, he found that the old woman did not catch up with him. She was still standing at the door, seemingly still looking at him.
The dark red light shining on her old and pale face was creepy.
After running away, Li Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief. That old woman was definitely not a living person!
Perhaps because she noticed the Five Thunder Talisman in his hand, the other party did not catch up in the end. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably have been "invited" into the house by now.
This village is full of weirdness. Li Daoxuan counted the talismans on his body and found that there were only ten Six Ding and Six Jia talismans and six Five Thunder talismans left. He had to use them sparingly.
He first used an amulet.
"Six female musicians, protect my body. Six male musicians, protect my soul. Hurry up and obey the command!"
The talisman paper turned into a golden light and penetrated into his body. Li Daoxuan suddenly felt less cold, and the negative energy around him seemed to be isolated.
The reason why only one is used is because the amulet can only last for a moment after use. When the situation is not clear yet, it is not advisable to consume too much.
He continued walking forward in one direction, wanting to leave the village quickly.
Half an hour later.
Li Daoxuan stopped because he found that he was still in the village and back to the old woman's house.
But fortunately, this time the old woman didn't open the door.
Trapped in a maze?
Li Daoxuan used his magical power to shrink the earth and continued to move forward!
Not knowing how long he had been walking, Li Daoxuan estimated that it had been at least twenty or thirty miles, but the strange thing was that he was still in this village.
But this time, he did not return to the old woman's house, but came to a magnificent mansion.
This house also had red lanterns hanging in it, but the difference was that the door was wide open and covered with a red carpet strewn with grains, beans and flower petals.
There were shadowy figures in the courtyard, and it seemed that there were quite a few people inside.
Li Daoxuan remembered what the old woman said. Everyone in the village went to attend the wedding. Could it be here?
Without thinking , Li Daoxuan prepared to leave. Those who watch the excitement will die quickly. In many horror movies, the protagonist knows that something is wrong but still insists on going to check it out, and ends up dying one miserably more than the last.
Li Daoxuan didn't think that six Five Thunder Talismans could flatten the village.
But as soon as he turned his head, a stiff face appeared behind him. It was about forty years old, dressed in fine silk, with a fake smile.
"My son is getting married, and everyone who comes is a guest. Why don't you go in and have a glass of wedding wine?"
Li Daoxuan didn't want to go in, but the servants behind the other party surrounded him. These servants had stiff faces and dull eyes, like puppets.
Li Daoxuan had no choice but to nod and said, "If that's the case, then I'm sorry to bother you."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face, and the servants behind him dispersed.
Li Daoxuan followed them into the courtyard, only to find that it was full of people, with five people at each table. However, what was strange was that these people sat together without speaking, and the silence was terrifying.
The middle-aged man led Li Daoxuan to a table where four people were sitting, and with Li Daoxuan, the table was just full.
The middle-aged man poured a glass of wine for Li Daoxuan and said with a smile: "This is home-brewed grain wine, it is refreshing and cool, why don't you try it."
The wine has a strong aroma, making people feel tipsy.
But when Li Daoxuan poured his magic power into his eyes and looked at the bowl of wine, his pupils couldn't help but constrict.
I saw that in the wine, which was clear and clean just now, there were many densely packed and wriggling maggots. The wine was extremely turbid and emitted a faint foul smell.
"Sir, why don't you drink?"
The middle-aged man looked at Li Daoxuan and smiled.
"I am a monk. We have rules in our lineage. We abstain from alcohol and meat. I am really sorry."
The middle-aged man stared at him, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Li Daoxuan also looked at him with a firm attitude. He would never drink this bowl of wine even if he was beaten to death. Who knew what would happen after he drank it?
In the stalemate between the two , the atmosphere seemed to become increasingly tense...
