The dark night enveloped the vast Luliang Mountains, and this mountainous area presented a kind of deathly tranquility.
In the evening, at least we could still hear the birds singing and see the tired birds returning to their nests. However, at night, all creatures lost their voices. A fat eagle owl was hanging on a tree not far from us, staring at us with gloomy eyes. This ferocious night predator was very low-key at this time, silent, with a wretched look, and even ignored a huge ground mouse that slipped under its nose.
Animals have a keen sense of danger. Obviously, they have noticed the hidden danger in this mountainous area.
But when it comes to the feeling of environmental changes here, there is probably no one more profound than me.
This is indeed a paradise for evil spirits!
Without any surprise, I turned into a paper man again, sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, with a full moon hanging above my head, and wisps of mist covering it like a layer of gauze, which looked a little cute. The watery moonlight fell on me like a clear spring, and I felt indescribably comfortable. The paper skin on my body rolled up, and I couldn't help humming. The mist from the top of the mountain gathered towards me silently and penetrated into my body. There were bursts of cool air in my body, which was much more comfortable than eating an ice lolly under the scorching sun in the dog days of summer.
I had a sense of expansion of power, as if a fist could split the mountain and crack the stone. Maybe this was an illusion, but it was definitely an illusion caused by the silent growth of power.
Pah!
Suddenly, a stone flew to my face, and I was immediately startled. I turned my head and saw Brother Yaozi looking at me with a worried face.
"Stop!"
Brother Yaozi said in a low voice: "Moonlight and mist, can you swallow and spit them casually? This is the method of some ghosts. Every full moon night, the ghosts' strength surges. The principle is like this. If you still want to be a human, don't try it easily. It seems that you are getting stronger, but in fact you have drunk a cup of poison and buried a bomb for yourself!"
I woke up suddenly and dared not look at the moon in the sky again. In fact, all this was unintentional. Seeing the moonlight and inhaling the misty fog on the top of the mountain, my heart, which was originally restless due to fear, calmed down all of a sudden, and I entered that state unconsciously. This has never happened in the city, which shows that this place is unusual.
The circle drawn by my master around me has also changed. The powder that looked black during the day has turned into gold powder at this moment, exuding bursts of fragrance. The smell is similar to that of patchouli. It is said that it is definitely not a disgusting smell. But when it entered my nasal cavity, I felt dizzy and had an indescribable feeling of nausea.
"This is Chiyang powder. The main ingredient is Yemingsha, which is the dried excrement of bats. It is a magical object to ward off evil spirits. In the past, the tomb robbers in southern Fujian would smear this stuff with boy's urine before going to the graves, and even put a mouthful of it in their mouths, so that they could spray it out when in danger. But later, they may have felt that spraying excrement with their mouths full was unsightly, and the taste was really bad, so they changed the formula and rubbed wormwood, cornus officinalis, and soapberry in it. These are all things that ward off evil spirits. Mixed together, the effect is very strong. The ones your master sprinkled around us were placed in a gourd and offered incense in front of the Three Pure Ones, and he also blessed them himself, so they are particularly powerful. With this circle, ordinary ghosts dare not cross it."
Brother Yaozi sighed softly. When he talked about the original version of the Red Sun Powder, he subconsciously smacked his lips, his Adam's apple throbbing, and his expression was very tangled. He paused before saying again: "As a result, you, a bastard, were in the circle, but you were so bold as to swallow and spit out the moonlight, which caused the reaction of the Red Sun Powder. If I hadn't seen these things change color, I wouldn't have noticed it, and it almost caused a disaster. Fortunately, you stopped in time, and at most you were uncomfortable for a while because of the smell, but it was not a big deal."
Obviously, Brother Yaozi was reminding me that I was in a different state now, and I must cheer up. The ghost nature is unstable, and the slightest mistake may be a road of no return.
However, the smell of the red sun powder was getting stronger and stronger. My sense of smell seemed to become very sharp in an instant. The smell lingered in my nasal cavity, making me dizzy and swollen. There was clearly an unknown paste that was pressed against my throat, but I couldn't spray it out even if I used my fingers to dig it out. As for what Brother Yaozi said, I just heard it vaguely.
"Little brother, come to me, I can help you..."
A charming female voice fell into my ears at this time. The voice was a little ethereal, just like shouting in an empty room, with a series of echoes.
Who! ?
I straightened up, probably because of the sense of crisis that I had never let go of. I ignored the influence of the smell and became much more energetic. I looked around, but the top of the mountain was empty. Where was there anyone?
I looked at Brother Yaozi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, looking normal. It seemed that he didn't hear the sound at all.
Was it an illusion?
I felt uneasy. The sound I heard when I was dizzy and confused really made me a little unsure.
However, Zhang Xinya was a little restless and looked around with her eyes open.
"Little brother, don't be afraid."
At this time, the voice sounded in my ears again: "Sister will help you, you just need to be obedient and do what sister says, sister will help you get out of trouble."
Flutter!
The eagle owl hanging on the tree not far away spread its wings and flew away immediately.
"Someone is talking!!"
Zhang Xinya suddenly shouted and stood up at once.
At this point, I finally confirmed that I might be entangled by something, but Brother Yaozi didn't hear the sound at all and was still a little confused.
Zhang Xinya panicked. Because of nervousness and excitement, her body was shaking constantly. Her eyes were particularly bright, her ears were moving, and, I don't know if it was my illusion, I found that her pupils became particularly large at this moment, and the black pupils almost filled the entire eye sockets.
Suddenly, she raised her eyebrows, looked up and pointed at the ancient tree and said loudly: "That thing is above our heads!"
I was also a little scared. I don't know what Zhang Xinya's ability is to accurately find the location of that thing. I couldn't stay calm for a while and got up quickly.
"Get out!"
Brother Yaozi shouted in a low voice, and suddenly looked up at the lush treetops of the big tree. His honest and dull face suddenly changed at this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't show anger, but gave people a sense of danger.
However, there was no movement on the treetops. Except for the leaves surging and making a "rustling" sound when the night wind blew, there was no other situation.
"Are you still going to pretend?"
Brother Yaozi sneered, picked up an egg-sized stone from the ground and rubbed it in his palm, making a "crackling" sound. In just a moment, the bluestone was crushed into pieces, all of which were evenly broken pieces the size of sand grains. He shook his hand and threw a handful of broken stones towards the tree canopy.
This move was really amazing. It was originally an ordinary stone, but in his hand it became a deadly dart hidden weapon, more terrifying than the legendary blood drop. Throwing a handful of it up, it was like firing a musket pounded with countless iron sands. The broken stones were nailed into the tree trunks one after another, and as for the leaves, they were simply penetrated directly. A handful was thrown out, and only a few fell down, all nailed to the tree.
Hiss!
A hissing sound came from the treetop, and then a dark shadow shuttled back and forth on it. The ancient tree was so lush that it was impossible to see the specific appearance of the thing. It could only be seen that it shuttled through the tree at a very fast speed.
"Still unwilling to come down?"
Brother Yaozi grabbed another stone with an expressionless face. The thing on the tree seemed to be afraid of Brother Yaozi's move. It roared again and suddenly ejected from the tree. With a loud "puff", it finally landed on the ground.
After seeing the true face of this thing, my eyes were straight.
This is a giant snake that is at least 20 to 30 meters long. It is emerald green all over, about the waist thickness of an adult man of normal size, with colorful stripes on its forehead. It is also impossible to tell what species it is. However, the scales under the head are broken and there are obvious bloodstains. It should be hit by Brother Yaozi's stone.
Is this the thing that is talking?
I thought it was a female ghost or something, but it turned out to be a big snake!!
This thing obviously had its eyes on me. After landing, its red eyes stared at me and it rushed towards me.