smuggler

Chapter 156

Next to the statue of the snake god in the cave, there is indeed a stone door, the inside is so dark that you can't see anything, like a corridor.

I didn't have time to think about it, so I just went in through the corridor, there was no fork in it, and the passage went up, just like what Chu Yuan said, this is an exit.

After getting out of the hole, everything around becomes strange. The exit is not at the Dragon King Temple, but beside a huge banyan tree.

There are many red cloth strips hanging on the ancient banyan tree. I don’t know if they are praying, but not far away, there is a very old old house with a simple yard surrounded by earthen fences.

The reason why I noticed it at a glance is because there is a bamboo pole next to the gate of the courtyard, and besides hanging the streamer, there is also a white lantern hanging on it.

Now I should still be on the back mountain, but Hualong Village is not peaceful at night, I dare not rush around in such a place by myself.

After thinking about it, I walked towards the old courtyard gate.

White lanterns are usually hung by dead people at home, and it is strange to see people in the middle of the night, especially on the mountainside, and there is only this old house in the woods.

When I got to the gate, I looked up and saw the white lantern just above my head. I felt a little unlucky, moved to the side, and then knocked on the door. I was still thinking about how to open my mouth after opening the door.

With a creak, the door opened.

A pale face emerged from the crack in the door.

Because my hand was still on the door, suddenly the long face came out and almost touched my face. I jumped back in fright, my heart was pounding.

It was only then that she could see clearly that her wrinkled face was so white because she was holding a candle in her hand, reflecting it.

The old lady has chicken skin and white hair, and the cloth jacket she wears looks like a shroud, and there are many bottles and jars hanging on her clothes.

I don't know if it's eye disease or it was stabbed by the paper lantern. My eyes are a bit cloudy and my eyesight is not very good. I held the lantern towards me and asked, "Who are you?"

I didn't know how to answer her question, especially when I saw those white and cloudy eyes, I was a little panicked.

"I... I was passing by." I was embarrassed to ask directly, so I just made up an excuse.

Those cloudy eyes wandered around my body, then stared at my face carefully, and muttered in a low voice: "No wonder, I said, why are you so unfamiliar!"

After muttering, he put on a smiling expression again, nodded hoarsely and said, "Come in and sit down."

After she finished speaking, she was quite happy, and tremblingly walked inside. When she entered the yard, the man's house had nothing but an old earthen house, with a pile of firewood piled up, and the clothes that were dried at night were not collected. go in.

After entering the room, it was dark inside.

The yard was made into a circle with a fence, and some black powder was sprinkled outside the circle, and it was the things inside the circle that scared me.

The circle was full of snakes, and all kinds of snakes were swimming around in the circle. After I came in, they all looked at us in unison.

They all made a strange noise, not a snake hissing, but a clucking sound, which sounded weird.

"Don't be afraid, I don't bite!"

The old woman said something in a hoarse voice, and walked into the house without pausing.

Looking at this old woman, I have already vaguely guessed something.

It's just that after entering the house, I feel that everything around me is not right.

There are portraits on both sides of the old house, but the paintings are not dragons, but various snakes.

These snakes have different colors and shapes, and there is a tablet of Changxian hanging in the main hall.

Moreover, there is a statue of a snake god on the shrine. The whole statue does not give people a sense of majesty and solemnity, but reveals an indescribable evil.

I stared into the eyes of that weird god, and after watching for a while, I felt an inexplicable fear, as if my heart was about to jump out of my throat, which made me feel suffocated.

I didn't dare to look at the weird statue, so I looked away and looked elsewhere.

"Little girl, sit whatever you want, I'll get you a glass of water!"

Without waiting for me to speak, the old woman walked out of the old house with a smile and went to the next room.

I felt a little unnatural. There is no light in this room, but there are many chopping boards with white candles on them. There is a strange smell in the room itself, which is the smell of sesame oil.

And there was a sour smell, how to put it, like the rotten smell of rotten meat surrounded by a bunch of flies.

I touched the canvas bag on my back, took out the Snake Soul Bell and the Snake Talisman, and put them in my pocket to hide them in case of emergencies.

After doing all this, I looked around again. The humble house only has two rooms. Only then did I realize that the old lady had no bed in the house.

In the back is a small space with an incense table for a god.

In one corner, there was a table and a coffin.

There is no other space inside, and there are no pots, stoves, beds, etc. necessary for ordinary people.

Look at the lid of the coffin leaning against the corner of the room, but there is a quilt and a pillow inside the coffin.

I couldn't help being stunned, only then did I realize that the old lady must have slept in a coffin!

Just as I was feeling a little nervous, I heard a slight sound of footsteps behind me.

"Little girl, what are you looking at?" The old woman uttered a gloomy sentence, which made me nervous.

"Nothing." I forced a smile.

She walked in, nodded again with a smile, and said, "You're thirsty, drink quickly."

I put the tea bowl on the table, pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Mother-in-law, are you the only old man at home? Why do you live here alone!"

"My mother-in-law is guarding the temple here. She has been alone for so many years, and she is used to it!" The old lady said hoarsely, and sat on the stool.

I noticed the snake-shaped crutches at the door, looked back and said without changing my expression: "Have you lived here all this time?"

"Yes, I have been here a long time ago." The old lady nodded and said with a bright smile, "Are you here to worship the temple?"

I hummed: "I heard that the Dragon King Temple here is very effective, and I specifically want to come here for good luck."

"It works, of course it works! The Dragon King Temple in our village responds to every request, and it works!" The old lady nodded kindly.

"Don't talk about this, drink the water quickly, this tea is drawn from the well, it's sweet."

She handed over the teacup tremblingly: "It's been a long time since we've had a stranger in our village, you, my mother-in-law looks happy!"

I took the tea bowl into my hand and didn't drink it. Instead, I found a topic and said, "Mother-in-law, I want to ask how to get to the village?"

"Our village is not peaceful. Every night after dark, some bad things will appear." The old woman told me earnestly.

"But there are stone talismans hanging in the room, as long as they are in the room, those things can't get in, so you can stay here tonight!"

I saw a black stone hanging on the main beam at the entrance of the main room, and a strange rune was drawn on the stone with red dye.

(End of this chapter)