Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 73

Before nightfall, there was no one on the avenue.

Not even pedestrians passing by.

In the distance, some strange sounds of unknown animals began to sound, like ghosts howling, which made people feel a little creepy and felt sorry for them.

Even the guards of the Li family, who were usually bold and bold, became a little nervous when it was getting dark.

In this world of Liaozhai, ghosts and ghosts have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. No one would think that ghosts and ghosts are just superstitions and legends.

Therefore, under the general trend, people in this world are full of fear of such things.

"Young Master, it's going to be night soon. We can't reach Wangchuan Mountain if we walk like this. We still have to travel for a day. I'd better find a place to rest and set off after dawn tomorrow, and Driving at night is also very dangerous." Tieshan looked at the surrounding barren mountains and mountains, and said nervously.

Li Xiuyuan naturally knew that it was getting late, but there was nothing along the way, so there was no place to stay.

Is it really sleeping in the wild?

"There is an abandoned inn there, let's go and settle there." Li Xiuyuan suddenly pointed to the front and said.

Beside the main road, an inn that has been abandoned for some years is still there and has not collapsed.

Everyone responded, and immediately came to the post station, dismounted and prepared.

These guards also had the experience of walking outside. After dismounting, they took care of the horse quickly, unloaded the box, collected dry wood, and lit the bonfire.

After a while, the abandoned post station was simply tidied up.

"Master, there is a room over there, which is relatively complete. The little one has been tidied up, with some hay and a blanket. The young master will sleep there later." Tieshan said.

Li Xiuyuan nodded: "Let's have something to eat first, remember to keep two people to watch the night."

"I know." Tieshan nodded.

"Li, brother Li, is there a pond here? My body is in a mess and I want to wash it."

Wang Ping, who followed the carriage down, asked with some embarrassment.

Li Xiuyuan said: "It's so late, you'd better not go to the pond to clean it, I remember there is an old water tank over there, there is some water in it, you can go there and clean it for a while."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Li." Wang Ping immediately left gratefully.

"There is a well next to this post station. The young master can ask him to clean it outside, so as not to disturb us here." Tieshan said.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "His yang energy is too weak, he is far away from us, and he is going to hit a ghost again. At that time, it will not be as simple as letting him roll in the mud. I am afraid that he will become a corpse tomorrow."

"It's not that evil."

Several people nearby, including Tieshan, were taken aback.

"What do you think?" Li Xiuyuan smiled, but didn't say much.

Soon, the night was getting darker, and in the station, the other guards went to rest, leaving only two night guards sitting listlessly on the ground, yawning.

The two guards surrounded the bonfire, adding firewood from time to time to ensure that the bonfire would not go out, so as not to attract nearby wild animals.

"Woooo~!"

The cool wind at night blew into the dilapidated inn, and there were all kinds of strange sounds.

At first I paid attention, but after I got used to it, I didn't take it seriously. What should sleep should be sleep, what should be vigil should be vigil.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

At midnight, suddenly, the cool wind outside was getting stronger, and there was a knock on the door from outside the post station.

The other guards were asleep and did not hear, only the two guards who watched the night did.

"Hey, did someone knock on the door just now?"

"There is no sound of knocking on the door, you are hard of hearing. In the middle of the night, there is no one in the wilderness besides us who will come here to knock on the door. Stop making noise, let me take a nap, you keep watch first , I will change shifts for you in two hours, "

The other guard said, and then turned around and took a nap.

The previous guard also thought that he might have heard it wrong, so he didn't think much about it.

"Bang! Bang!"

But soon, there was another knock on the door outside.

"It's very likely that someone knocked on the door." The guard immediately became vigilant and became cautious all of a sudden.

Through the gate of the old inn, he could vaguely see a figure outside.

"Who is it, who is knocking on the door outside." The guard shouted in a low voice, already clenched the waist knife in his hand.

Maybe some kind of beast in this barren mountain smelled human and knocked on the door outside, so don't be careless.

He made up his mind that as soon as something went wrong, he would immediately wake up his companion.

Could it be that the twenty or so men are still afraid of some wild beasts, even evil ghosts and goblins, they have to stay away.

"It's a passerby. Seeing the fire here, I want to come in and settle down. Please be kind."

Listening to this voice is a woman's voice, soft and pleasant, people can't help but let go of their vigilance.

"Are you alone?" The guard didn't rush to open the door, but walked to the door and looked at each other.

"I'm the only one, please let this elder brother help you." The woman's voice sounded again.

As expected, the guard saw a pretty woman in a red dress and with her hair in a bun.

The woman was carrying a package, her expression dodged, and she seemed a little cautious.

"It turned out to be a girl. It's cold outside at night, so come in and settle down."

When the guard saw a woman, he immediately lowered his vigilance, opened the door, and let her in.

"Woo~!"

As soon as the door opened, a gust of wind blew in, and the guard immediately had goosebumps all over his body.

"The wind outside is quite cold. If you don't mind, girl, go and enjoy the fire. It's warm over there." The guard said kindly.

After the woman came in, she looked around and frowned slightly when she saw the blazing flames, but her eyes flickered when she saw the twenty or so men lying on the ground, sound asleep. Shrink, a little happy.

"I'm not cold, I just want to find a place to rest for the night." The woman laughed.

Although some rouge and gouache were applied on the face facing the fire, it was difficult to cover her pale complexion.

"The girl thinks it's inconvenient, right? Also, here are all our fellow brothers. It's really inconvenient for you, a girl." The guard smiled a little embarrassedly: "If the girl doesn't dislike it, you can rest there. , make sure no one disturbs you."

"Thank you, big brother." The woman said gratefully.

The guard smiled and said, "It's a trivial matter. If I meet my young master, I will take care of the girl. After all, no one has any difficulties when they are away from home."

"Okay, don't disturb this girl's rest, I still have to watch the night."

After finishing speaking, he gestured.

The woman nodded and sat beside her without saying a word.

But a pair of eyes kept turning around everyone's body, especially on the guard who was watching the night, staying for a long time.

(End of this chapter)