This old man is obviously an old troublemaker. Zhang Yuanqing put away his knife with satisfaction and asked:
"The first question is, how did Wang Xiaoer become like this."
Generally speaking, there are two ways for Yin corpses to be formed. One is artificial refining, just like he refined the dead No. 1.
The second is that the corpse is buried in a place with extremely heavy Yin Qi, absorbing Yin Qi day by day, giving birth to weak spiritual intelligence and becoming a zombie (Yin corpse).
Wang Xiaoer does not meet the second type. If it is the first type, he can refine an ordinary villager into such a powerful Yin corpse, even surpassing the dead No. 1.
This method is a bit scary.
The old man said with great sorrow:
"It's because he went to the tomb and brought back unclean things. A while ago, Wang Xiaoer, who had been missing for several days, suddenly returned to the village with a large bag of gold, silver and jade, saying that he had made a fortune and wanted to build the best house in the village and marry a girl from the provincial capital.
"He asked Mr. Xu, a teacher in the village, to help look at a few antiques and estimate the price. "
Antique Zhang Yuan did not dwell on the question of Wang Xiaoer's transformation into a Yin corpse, and asked:
"What antiques did he bring back?"
The old man recalled:
"I was just there to join in the fun. He showed Mr. Xu three antiques. One was a sculpture of a female doll without a tongue, with a pair of protruding ears, black and shiny, and cool to the touch. Mr. Xu said it was Yin jade, which had to be placed in the tomb for many years to be so shiny and smooth."
"One was a rouge box. The box was made of silver and carved with flowers. It was very beautiful. The rouge inside, oh my, was as bright as blood. You said this thing had been placed in the tomb for so long, why didn't it dry up."
"What about the third item?" Zhang Yuanqing asked without answering.
"A bronze mirror, gray and inlaid with a few beautiful stones. Mr. Xu said it was a gem. It's a pity that the mirror can't reflect people, otherwise it could be sold to the wives of wealthy families in the provincial capital. "
Well, none of these three things are for living people. Wang Xiaoer is really good at picking. Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but complain.
"Wang Xiaoer sold those three things?" He remembered that he had searched the house for a long time and found nothing.
The old man nodded and shook his head:
"Mr. Xu bought the box of rouge, but I don't know about the doll and the mirror. Anyway, since Wang Xiaoer brought those things back, several strange things happened in the village the next day."
"What strange things happened?" Zhang Yuanqing asked along the topic.
"I heard from Widow Li at the head of the village that on the night when Wang Xiaoer came back, she got up in the middle of the night and saw a woman in red clothes entering the village through the window. The woman looked so pretty. She had never seen such a pretty girl, but her face was a little pale. The next day, Wang Xiaoer turned into that ghost look. "The old man said.
According to the introduction of Lingjing, the woman in red should be the princess. So it seems that Wang Xiaoer was retaliated by the princess and turned into a corpse. This princess is a bit fierce.
Alas, female ghosts have been very beautiful since ancient times, but it's a pity that she is a ghost, uh, no, the princess is most likely a corpse, not a vengeful spirit. If I could subdue her, it would be great. I would definitely use her every day, um, use her to fight. Zhang Yuanqing thought irrationally and said:
"Are there any more?"
"Yes, the child of Zhao Erdan's family had his tongue cut off. I heard from Zhao Erdan's wife that she was making dinner that day, and Xiaodan, that is, Erdan's child, was playing in the yard. She saw Xiaodan followed a girl out. At that time, she didn't care, just thinking that someone's child came to play with Xiaodan, but the girl's face seemed to be black, like a shadow, she felt very strange.
"After Erdan's wife finished cooking, she went out to look for Xiaodan and found him fainted at the door of his house with his tongue gone." The old man said, fear flashing in his eyes:
"Since then, as soon as it gets dark, there is a dark girl in the village who likes to lie on other people's windows and ask if they want to play games.
"As long as she lies on the window of a house, the tongue of that family will be cut off the next day. The girl will wander around the village until the first watch before leaving."
So this is how the villagers' tongues are cut off, and they leave at the first watch, which means that the game has to be played until the first watch? Zhang Yuanqing said:
"What game?"
The old man shook his head: "How do I know? She keeps talking about playing games, but she doesn't say what game it is. "
Zhang Yuanqing frowned when he heard this.
The intelligence went wrong here. The information given by the Elvis speaker was to play "You Clap One", but the old man said there was no game.
"How did your tongue get cut?" Zhang Yuanqing asked for details.
The old man recalled the terrifying past and his face was horrified:
"I was very scared at the time and hid under the bed and didn't dare to come out. She kept lying on the window and kept saying that she came to play games. Then she disappeared. I remember I fell asleep and woke up with my tongue gone. "
Zhang Yuanqing combined his own experience and analyzed it quickly.
Playing games is actually the right way to avoid the crisis, but the villagers were too scared and no one dared to play with the little girl.
As a spiritual realm traveler, the demon king followed the rules and played the game boldly, so he passed the level smoothly. He played
Zhang Yuanqing understood that the demon king played "you clap one", no wonder he felt very strange after listening to the audio of the Elvis speaker.
"You clap one" is a nursery rhyme and should not appear in the copy with the background of the Ming Dynasty.
The nursery rhyme did not come from the weirdness in the copy, but from the demon king. The Elvis speaker only recorded the demon king's original method of breaking through and played this method to him.
The three antiques brought out by Wang Xiaoer are now the first one, and there should be more strange things in the future. Zhang Yuanqing said while thinking:
"Are there any other strange things?"
The old man was horrified when he heard this, and he lowered his voice unconsciously:
"Mr. Xu is dead! "
Sure enough, Zhang Yuanqing did not interrupt and listened to the old man:
"The next morning, the children in the village went to the private school, but Mr. Xu, who always came early, did not show up. The children told the adults about it. When they went to his house, they found that Mr. Xu was dead. He died miserably. He was a dried up man.
"He was lying straight on the bed, with a paper man beside him. The paper man was very beautiful, with a rosy face and red paint on the eyes. Oh, not red paint, but the box of rouge.
"At that time, the box of rouge was placed on the bedside, and it was still open. The village chief found that Mr. Xu's fingers were stained with red rouge. He must have painted the face and eyes of the paper man. "
Speaking of this, the old man said stealthily:
"Li Tieniu next door said that in the middle of the night, around the second watch, he heard Mr. Xu playing with a woman. But Mr. Xu has been widowed for many years, where did the woman come from in his family?
"It was the paper man who came to life at night and harmed Mr. Xu."
In the middle of the night, the paper man, with painted eyes and blush, lay beside him and came to life. Zhang Yuanqing imagined it and felt a little horrified.
So I never buy figurines, silicone figurines, or inflatable figurines. I use billions of fresh lives to nourish them every day. If one day they come back to life, it will be fun.
Zhang Yuanqing said, "Where is that box of rouge?"
"It's still at Mr. Xu's house. Who dares to take it?" The old man sighed, "After Mr. Xu died, someone saw the paper figurine walking around the village at about the second watch. It was scary."
Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes.
The paper figurine will walk around the village at the second watch, which means that the second wave of crisis will come at the second watch.
I don't know how the Demon Lord deals with the paper figurine. I'll ask Elvis Speaker later.
"Old man, there should be a third strange thing. For example, at the third watch." Zhang Yuanqing said.
Based on the old man's narration, he figured out the pattern. At the first watch, it was the ghost doll without a tongue. At the second watch, it was the paper figurine.
Something must have happened at midnight.
Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head: "At midnight? Nothing strange, but at midnight, something strange seemed to have happened."
Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly asked: "What strange thing?"
The old man frowned, and a look of confusion flashed across his dark, wrinkled face: "I, I forgot."
Forgot? Then I can only ask other villagers. From what I heard so far, this dungeon is not too difficult. Finding the tongue can get a lot of information, and basically figure out the weirdness in the dungeon.
Play the game before dark, play until the first watch, and you can get rid of the ghost doll. At the second watch, you can deal with the paper man. There is no weirdness at the third watch, but there should be something at the fourth watch, but the old man forgot, so you can ask other villagers.
After solving the three "antiques", do you have to fight the boss? If you survive successfully, you can pass the level.
Although he knew that the princess must be very powerful, it was enough to understand all the weirdness in the copy. This kind of danger that was exposed was far more reassuring than crossing the river by feeling the stones.
In fact, Zhang Yuanqing still had a trump card - the Demon-Subduing Pestle.
This thing was a sharp weapon to restrain Yin objects, but he didn't dare to use it. After the experience of Jinshui Amusement Park, he suspected that if he used the Demon-Subduing Pestle in the exclusive spiritual realm of the Night Wandering God, it would definitely be sensed by the old man.
If the old man came, it would be useless to kneel down and sing "Conquer".
What would be the result of inviting a big boss? Zhang Yuanqing didn't know. He only knew that the old man would crush him to death, just like crushing an ant.
He didn't dare to gamble his life on the other party's attitude.
At this time, Zhang Yuanqing looked up at the sky. It was already dark. The thin clouds were frozen and motionless. The sky seemed very weak. In a while, it would be dark.
Zhang Yuanqing did not delay any longer and said:
"Grandpa, it's getting dark, the ghost doll is coming, you don't want your tongue cut, let's play a game."
The old man never disappoints in following his heart, and nodded immediately, "What game?"
Zhang Yuanqing told the old man the game formula and how to play.
"Will this work?" The old man looked unconvinced.
"You have no choice." Zhang Yuanqing replied, and then summoned the dead No. 1, communicated with the mark in the sea of consciousness, and divided the spirit into two halves, one half stayed in the body, and the other half entered the Yin corpse.
The two people and the corpse stood in a triangle, Zhang Yuanqing clapped his palms and said:
"You clap once, I clap once, play a game before dark."
The old man clapped his palms:
"You clap twice, I clap twice, touch the tongue and touch the ears."
The two people and the corpse opened their mouths, touched their tongues, and then touched their ears.
The deceased No. 1 clapped his hands and said hoarsely:
"You clap three times, I clap three times, plus the shadow, there are three."
The clapping continued, and the two people and the corpse started playing like this. Time passed by minute by minute, and it soon got dark.
The whole world was covered with a veil of blackness, and then, deep darkness engulfed the mountain village.
There was no moon or stars in the night sky, only the pitch-black darkness.
The mountain village fell into a dead silence, no insects chirping, no dogs barking, the silence was frightening and uneasy.
The applause and voices of the two people and the corpse were the only sound sources in this dead world.
After dark, the yin energy in the village became heavier. Zhang Yuanqing kept the rhythm of the game. As a night wanderer, he was keenly aware of the changes around him.
During the day, there was no yin energy in the village, but as soon as it got dark, the cold air began to permeate, and the whole village seemed to have turned into a ghost cave.
And, the yin energy became heavier as time went by.
At this time, Zhang Yuanqing heard laughter coming from the darkness behind him:
"Hey, someone is playing games~"
This childish and crisp voice was from a young girl.
It's coming. Zhang Yuanqing saw the old man's expression change and his lips began to tremble.
Zhang Yuanqing felt a very cold and yin energy approaching. The strength of this yin energy reminded him of the ghost bride, or more precisely, the oppressive feeling that the ghost bride gave him.
This ghost doll is so scary, right?
It doesn't seem wise to fight hard. Zhang Yuanqing also got up from the heart like the old man.
The yin energy stopped behind Zhang Yuanqing, and then he felt a chill on his back, climbing up little by little.
She wants to attach herself to me?
Zhang Yuanqing's hair on his back stood up, his scalp was numb, and he almost couldn't maintain the rhythm of the game.
Fortunately, the cold breath only stayed for a few seconds, then left Zhang Yuanqing's back, moved behind the deceased No. 1, and tried to attach himself.
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at it from the corner of his eye and finally saw the thing clearly.
It was a shadow, a child's shadow, it fell on the ground behind the deceased No. 1, just like the shadow of the deceased No. 1.
This shadow seemed to want to attach to the deceased No. 1, but after several attempts, it failed.
"Why are there three people again? I want to play games, I want to play games."
The short shadow complained unhappily in the voice of a little girl.
As long as there are three people playing, she can't join?
How did the demon try out this rule? Well, it doesn't seem difficult. If there was no reminder from the Elvis speaker, I would definitely call some villagers to play games.
"You clap twice, I clap twice, touch your tongue and ears."
The old man's voice began to tremble, and it was obvious that he was very scared.
But the heart gave him strength to keep playing games.
In the following time, the shadow kept alternating behind the three people, trying to attach themselves to participate in the game, but all failed.
Very good, it can't come in, so it can last until the first watch. In addition, the yin energy in the village is heavier, which makes Zhang Yuanqing feel relieved.
Everything is going according to his plan.
He is playing games while counting the time. After a long time, it feels that the first watch is coming soon.
At this time, Zhang Yuanqing, who is in a tense state and has a highly active brain, suddenly thinks of a puzzle.
That is the "three people" hint given by the Elvis speaker and the "three people again" said by the ghost doll not long ago.
The rule of the number of people must have been summed up by the Demon Lord, but there is a problem here. If the rules are not clear, the more people the better. If I were the Demon Lord, I would definitely find a group of villagers to play games.
Instead of being accurate to three people.
But the ghost doll said "three people again" just now. If she refers to the Demon Lord's time, then the question is, how did the Demon Lord infer that the ghost doll would be excluded when the number of people reaches three?
The only answer is the rule summed up by the Demon Lord after trial and error.
The Demon Lord had found a group of villagers, but found that it was meaningless to have more people. The villagers were cut off their tongues or killed by the ghost dolls one by one until there were only three left. The ghost dolls stopped?
It didn't seem right. The villagers didn't have such discipline. If one person died, they would probably flee. And after the Demon Lord found that people still died while playing games, would he continue to call on the villagers to play games?
It must have been a head-on fight with the ghost doll, because he couldn't guarantee that the next person possessed by the ghost doll would be him.
So, how did the Demon Lord come up with this rule?
It was almost the first watch, so he sent the ghost doll away first and then thought about it.
Just as he thought about it, he saw the old man next to him, who suddenly showed a painful look and murmured:
"I remember, I remember, at the fourth watch."
At this time, Zhang Yuanqing discovered that the old man was actually emitting a strong Yin Qi, and his skin turned from normal skin color to dark blue.
The surrounding Yin Qi was too strong, covering up the Yin corpse breath emitted by the old man.
He is a Yin corpse? How is this possible? Zhang Yuanqing's pupils shrank slightly. As a night wandering god, he could clearly see that the old man's body was nourished by Yin Qi and was gradually turning into a Yin corpse.
The old man stabbed out sharp claws with his fingers, his eyeballs burst into bloodshot, and he murmured:
"At the fourth watch, all the people in the village died."
All the people in the village died. Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing felt a chill in his heart and his scalp was slightly numb.
There are no normal people in this copy. The villagers have died long ago. They retain their human form during the day. At night, they are nourished by Yin Qi and turn into Yin corpses?
Fuck, I just find it strange. Why are there so many living people in this copy? The Yin objects in the A-level copy are so gentle, but there is no one alive.
Suddenly, he understood how the Demon Lord tried and failed.
The Demon Lord gathered a group of villagers to play a game, but they all turned into Yin corpses at night. The game failed, but the Demon Lord did not die immediately. Maybe he just had two Yin corpses, or had other means.
In short, he summed up the rules and found that as long as three people played the game, they could avoid the ghost doll's killing rules.
At this time, the old man's rationality completely disappeared, and he turned into a blood-thirsty evil thing, rushing towards Zhang Yuanqing beside him.
Bang!
The dead man No. 1 intercepted from the side, and the old man flew away with a powerful collision.
The game was forced to end.
"Hehe, I want to play the game too~"
A tender and crisp voice sounded behind Zhang Yuanqing.
A breath of extreme coldness was attached to his back, and the next second, Zhang Yuanqing's neck "clicked" and his head was twisted behind him.
"Click, click."
His legs and hands were twisted behind his back at the same time, and the joints were twisted, like a randomly pieced together puppet.