Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 223: Night Walk of Hundred Ghosts

The cool wind rustled through the forest.

Under the bushes, there are many stones, roots and puddles, which are wet and muddy, making it easy for people to slip.

Gu Xu, Shangguan Jin and Chu Fengge walked like flying.

The further you go, the denser the trees become.The moonlight passed through the treetops and fell on the ground, forming irregular silvery-white light spots, which swayed with the rustling of the branches and leaves, like dormant ghosts.

"How far is it?" Chu Fengge asked.

"Probably less than half a mile." Taking advantage of the moonlight, Gu Xu glanced at the map in his hand again.

At this moment, an inexplicable feeling emerged in his heart, as if he was under the surveillance of a pair of eyes—the eyes were cold and fierce, like a wolf ready to pounce on its prey.

The danger came quietly, as he expected.

Among the tree shadows ahead, dozens of translucent figures floating in the air first appeared.

They were dressed in ragged white clothes, and they were all thin, slender women.

But their eyes were black, hollow, and terrifying, and their mouths showed white fangs.

"The charm."

Gu Xu immediately recognized the ghost in front of him.

When he was in Yishui County, the ghost he killed the most was this "wandering soul" level "demon".

"魑鬼" has very weak defense, no intelligence, and slow movements.A "ghost-killing talisman" improved by him can easily kill a large number of people.

It can be said that when he saw the "Mei", it was as if he saw the feat of walking.

But at this moment, Gu Xu did not act rashly.

Soon, Gu Xu saw another kind of ghost behind the "Mei".

They are shaped like three-year-old children, with red eyes, long ears, and black and red bodies.They walked and talked, and their voices were sometimes like men, sometimes like women, sometimes like old people, and sometimes like children.

Gu Xu knows that this ghost is called "Spirit" and its strength is at the level of "wild ghost".

They like to imitate human voices to confuse humans, and they have the ability to make people suffer from strange diseases.And their weakness is that they are afraid of the sound of drums—in many remote towns and villages, people use this method to drive away ghosts and monsters.

Next to the "sprites", there are several "hairy ghosts".

They are long black, red or white fur, like huge orangutans, with three eyes.

The "hairy ghosts" look huge and hideous, but Gu Xu knows that their actual strength is about the same as that of humans.

A monk like Gu Xu who majors in spells and has a weak physique may not be able to defeat it in close combat.

However, if it were Shi Xiaohan's brute force girl, she would be able to capture the "hairy ghost" with her bare hands without using her true energy.

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Near the "hairy ghost", Gu Xu also saw several "wild ghost" level ghosts such as "snake ghost", "gall ghost", "torch mouth ghost", and "shack-headed ghost".

They lined up and appeared one after another, like an army waiting for inspection.Under the gloomy moonlight, it looked particularly frightening.

So many ghosts appearing at the same time is undoubtedly a strange and spectacular picture.

Chu Fengge's handsome face showed an expression of excitement, and he couldn't wait to use these ghosts to show his strength again.

If it wasn't for Shangguan Jin who was holding his sleeve tightly, he might have rushed into the crowd of ghosts by himself, brandishing his iron sword.

However, Gu Xu's eyes were extremely alert.

Because he once learned from books that these ghosts usually have their own territories, and they rarely act together, let alone be in such an orderly manner as they are today.

Their abnormal performance today undoubtedly means that behind them, there is a more powerful and terrifying existence hidden - with its powerful strength, it has suppressed these various ghosts and gathered them together , into an army of its own.

Behind the "wild ghosts" are two "evil spirit" level ghosts.

The "evil spirit" on the left is shaped like a squid in the water, but it has a pair of feet and can walk on the ground.When Gu Xu's eyes fell on it, his vision and hearing became a little blurred.

The "evil spirit" on the right is shaped like a thin and weak human being. It wears ragged clothes like a beggar, and holds a broken bowl full of mud in its hand, which contains sticky porridge.

"They are the 'Zu ghosts' and 'poor ghosts' I mentioned earlier." After seeing the appearance of these two ghosts clearly, Gu Xu introduced to Shangguan Jin beside him in a low voice.

While speaking, Gu Xu silently used his true energy to build an invisible barrier in front of him, just to prevent this "poor ghost" from sucking his wealth away.

Although the "poor ghost" in the "Warming Pot" is just a phantom projection, it may not really affect his fortune.

But just in case, he chose to do so anyway.

He was already short of money, but he didn't want to become even poorer because of a moment of carelessness.

"Gu Daoyou, do you know that during the reign of Emperor Xingde, there were ghosts at the level of 'fierce gods' near Anshun Mansion?" Shangguan Jin whispered in Gu Xu's ear.Obviously, she also grasped the crux of the problem from the terrifying battle of the ghosts, knowing that there must be a leader behind them.

Gu Xu thought for two seconds before replying, "Master Yelang."

"Lord Yelang..." Shangguan Jin repeated the name silently.

She remembered that in the southwestern region of the Great Qi Dynasty, there once existed a country composed of barbarians - "Yelang Kingdom".

After Emperor Taizu destroyed the Great Chu Dynasty, he fell in love with the medicinal herbs and mineral resources of Yelang Kingdom.

Originally, Emperor Taizu only wanted to recuperate after the war and establish a trade relationship with the Yelang Kingdom.Unexpectedly, after seeing the envoy of Da Qi, the Lord Yelang claimed to be the king of heaven, and said arrogantly: "Which Qi is greater than me?"

So Emperor Taizu waved the "Tai'a Sword" and wiped out this tiny country neatly.

However, hundreds of years later, the Lord Yelang appeared in the land of the Daqi Dynasty in the form of a ghost again...

Shangguan Jin had also seen this "ferocious god-level" ghost in the book.

It's just because it didn't do anything earth-shattering, so it doesn't have much reputation in history.Shangguan Jin didn't have the talent of Gu Xu's photographic memory, so he only remembered its name, but couldn't remember the specific year when it appeared.

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After a while, "Zu ghost" and "poor ghost" stood in front of a towering ancient tree, one on the left and one on the right, as if they were guarding the dharma on the left and right.

The other "wild ghosts" and "wandering souls" are lined up in front of them, like a guard of honor serving the king in the palace.

The temperature in the forest dropped suddenly, and the dew on the leaves condensed into frost.

The darkness seems to have vitality, surging back and forth in the forest; it is also like a thick black curtain, strictly blocking the silver-white moonlight falling from the sky.

A strong coercion covered the mountains and forests.

Gu Xu suddenly felt that the air became stagnant, and his body became extra heavy, which seemed to prompt him to bend his knees and prostrate himself on the ground.

Then he heard a deep and majestic voice: "Since you see me, why don't you worship?"

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Notes:

(1) "The King of Dian and the envoy of the Han Dynasty said: 'Which Han is greater than me?'. The same is true for the Marquis of Yelang. Because the way is not clear, they each think that they are the masters of a state, and they don't know the vastness of the Han." —— "Historical Records: Biography of the Southwest Yi" "

(End of this chapter)