I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 72 Zhongyuan Taboo (asking for monthly ticket)

Sang Que originally thought that only Heishan Village was sacrificed, but now she realized that Heishan Village was just a small chess piece, even the most insignificant chess piece.

Even though she killed Yan Daozi and escaped with most of the people in Heishan Village, she still couldn't stop this "grand ceremony".

As far as Sang Que knows, there is no need for a ceremony for a Yin-Walking Man to descend into the Netherworld. As long as the heart lamp is strong enough, it is not difficult to break through the third level and continue to the fourth and fifth levels. The difficult part is the advancement of the evil spirits controlled by the Yin-Walking Man. Every time a level is broken through, a special ceremony is required.

Could it be that all this is actually a promotion ceremony prepared by Wan Xiangtou for his evil spirit?
Yan Daozi said that after this ceremony, Wan Xiangtou will enter the fifth level of Jiuyou. He doesn't look like a crazy person, which means that the strength of his heart lamp is at least at the fifth level of Jiuyou.

According to my mother's summary of the heart lamp, it means that Wan Xiangtou needs to be revered by all people, or is it the other kind of heart lamp mentioned by Yan Daozi, which needs to be feared by all people?

Sang Que looked at the strange blood cloud mask above his head. If the news of tonight's incident spread, it would not be difficult to instigate fear among the people.

Cries of despair echoed in the darkness. The seventy-odd people in Heishan Village were now paralyzed in the darkness, with nowhere to go and no way to retreat.

"Oh my God, if I had known this would happen, I would rather have died at home!"

An elderly woman was crying uncontrollably. A dark red straw rope appeared quietly from an elm tree beside the road and suddenly rolled towards the woman.

Well!
In the blink of an eye, the woman's neck was entangled by a straw rope and she was hung on the tree, kicking and struggling!

Upon seeing this, Sang Que immediately drew out his iron sword, used Yin Tong's power to transform it into an evil mist that wrapped around the sword, and swept the sword across the hanging rope.

The hanging rope broke and the woman fell to the ground.

Panic broke out in the crowd. One by one, people were swept away by the ropes hanging on the roadside. They were all hanging under the trees and struggling hard. Most of them were children who couldn't control themselves and looked up.

"Everyone lower your heads and don't look around!"

Kou Yushan screamed, and the older people immediately held down the heads of the children around them and trembled.

Sangque and Xiachan worked together to quickly rescue the children and people on the tree.

The parents muffled the children's cries with their hands. The trembling people huddled together, lowered their heads and dared not move. A strong smell of urine wafted from the crowd.

Compared to modern people, these villagers were relatively calm. At least they did not run around or shout, and were able to follow orders and respond quickly.

The wind howled like ghosts and wolves, and the blood-red opera mask above the head dispersed along with the dark clouds, revealing a blood-red full moon.

On the elm trees beside the road, dark red ropes hung down one by one, with hanging knots, waiting for someone to trigger the rules before starting the hunt.

The low and suppressed crying continued. Faced with the hanging ropes, they had only fear and despair in their hearts.

Kou Yushan held up a hatchet and whispered to comfort them, "Everyone, don't move. Don't panic if you hear any noise."

Everyone looked at Kou Yushan, but Kou Yushan's gaze fell on Sang Que.

It's about 7:30 now, and there are still four and a half hours until midnight.

Kou Yushan walked up to Sang Que and said, "There are more than 20 villages around Tangyuan County. Now that Tangyuan County is gone, those villages must be in danger. The incident just happened. Even if the Night Rangers of the Evil Suppression Division want to rush here to check the situation, it will take until tomorrow at the earliest. We can only rely on ourselves to survive tonight."

Sang Que said bluntly, "I still have less than ten talismans to exorcise evil spirits, and I can also use the evil mist to isolate some evil spirits, but I can't hold on for too long."

There are also red candles to drive away ghosts, but they can't last long.

In fact, Sang Que really wants to leave now. She can't die here because her mother is still waiting for her to come home.

But if she wants to go back to the modern era, she needs a door first, and then she can use the power of the evil-averting money to open the door and go back.

There was wilderness all around, where could she find a door? She didn't dare approach those places where sacrifices had been made.

So tonight, she must hold on.

"Xiao Chan can also help." Xia Chan whispered.

meow~
Kou Yushan showed a grateful look. Liu Tianyou staggered over with red eyes. He had stayed in Tangyuan County for a long time. Although he was sad that all his classmates were gone, he wanted to live more.

"Uncle Kou, from Tangyuan County towards Wangshan City, it takes two days to drive to Dongyang County. It's a big county with a branch of the Evil Suppression Division, so I don't think anything will go wrong."

"There is an inn on the way to Dongyang County where we can stay. As long as we survive tonight, we may run into someone from the Evil Suppression Division tomorrow. Or if we find a way to get to the inn, we will be safe."

"What about now?" Sangque asked.

Kou Yushan was also unsure. He usually trained the guards to deal with various emergencies during the day, and he had only experienced spending the night in the wild once in his life.

If he hadn't met Sangque's mother, he would have died that night.

But at this moment, they had no way out and could only bite the bullet and persevere. "We will camp by the woods beside the road tonight, and at dawn tomorrow we will follow the official road to Dongyang County."

Kou Yushan told everyone his decision, and Sang Que immediately let the evil fog spread out from her body. Before, her evil fog could only stay within a five-meter range around her body.

Now that she has completely controlled Yin Tong, her evil mist can spread to a range of fifty meters.

As soon as the evil fog appeared, the hanging rope was no match at all and was soon swallowed up completely, turning into pure evil power and being absorbed by the evil-averting coin in Sangque's palm.

The talisman coin that originally had only one hexagram left soon had three more hexagrams, giving Sangque more capital to save his life.

In the dark night, anyone whose level is lower than Yin Tong dare not approach this evil fog.

Under the cover of the evil fog, Kou Yushan led the villagers into the woods beside the road. Just like when they were hiding from the rain in the afternoon, they found a high place, built a few fires, and wrapped hemp ropes soaked in black dog blood around the trees.

In addition, Kou Yushan also asked each family to tie the roosters they brought out under the trees, and let the boys with strong yang energy spread their urine in a circle along the trees around the camp.

The glutinous rice brought by Sangque was distributed to everyone, along with a little cinnabar. If one encountered a corpse, the glutinous rice could be used to drive it away. If one was possessed by an evil spirit, one could mix rooster blood with cinnabar and apply it between the eyebrows to drive away the evil spirit.

The premise is that these evil spirits and corpses are no more than one layer. Once you encounter a second layer, this method may not be effective. It depends on luck. If it is a third layer, I am afraid they will not have time to do anything and the person will be dead.

Not to mention the ghost level, the first rule they have to follow on the night of the Ghost Festival is not to mention the word "ghost".

Some older villagers drew circles around the camp and burned yellow paper, offering incense, candles and food to the ghosts and gods passing by during the Ghost Festival, praying for peace.

The village guards took turns guarding around the camp, leading two black dogs.

Sang Que only supported Chong Wu for half an hour before she felt a headache and fatigue. The main reason was the ticking sound in her head that made her uncontrollably anxious, and the effect of the Taoist bell was gradually weakening.

The bloodthirsty feeling of wanting to dismember and destroy that he had when he was possessed by the ghost boy resurfaced in his heart.

Sang Que discovered that even if she had completely controlled Yin Tong, she still could not avoid the erosion of Yin Tong's power. The more frequently she used Yin Tong's power, the stronger the erosion would be.

She slowly retracted the evil fog, leaned against a tree, and subconsciously turned the ring her mother gave her on her right index finger to strengthen her faith and stabilize herself.

Xia Chan sat beside Sang Que, holding Xuan Yu in one hand and a steamed bun with wild vegetables in the other. Seeing that Sang Que was uncomfortable, she swallowed the food in her mouth and whispered, "Don't be afraid, sister. Xiao Chan will protect you."

meow~
Xuanyu called out, indicating that it was there too.

Sang Que smiled tiredly, nodded to Xia Chan, and rubbed Xuan Yu's head.

Although she was tired, Sang Que felt that her heart lamp was continuously getting stronger, and there was always a warm current in her heart, helping her resist the erosion of Yin Tong's power.

Sang Que looked around the camp. When the villagers saw her, they nodded to express their gratitude for the glutinous rice and cinnabar she gave them. Many villagers also asked their children to give her the dry food they brought with them. Sang Que gave all of it to Xia Chan.

Xia Chan is a big eater, as if her strength mainly comes from food. Since setting up camp, her cheeks have been moving all the time, and Xuan Yu's head is full of Xia Chan's food residue.

Among these seventy-eight villagers, excluding those children who knew nothing, she could gain the respect of at least forty people. All she paid was some glutinous rice and cinnabar.

She has lost a lot of fans that she had attracted through short videos before. Her mother's book should have just been published, but there has been no movement yet. All in all, her current heart lamp level is almost exactly at the second level, step 99, which is equivalent to Yin Tong.

Sang Que felt that she would soon know what the ceremony was for Yin Tong to advance to the third level of Jiuyou.

She was both looking forward to it and anxious about it.

Seeing that the camp was almost set up, Sang Que took back all the evil fog, leaving himself some strength to deal with emergencies.

"Everyone!" Kou Yushan stood in the middle of the crowd, "While it is still early in the night, I will tell you again about the taboos of the Ghost Festival."

The noisy sound gradually died down, and everyone looked towards Kou Yushan. At this moment, the only sounds around were the rustling of leaves in the cold wind and the high and low cries of ghosts coming from nowhere.

Kou Yushan ignored him and continued, "Don't call people by their full names, don't pat people on the shoulders, don't hang clothes out to dry, don't steal offerings, don't step on paper ashes or pick up paper money, and don't mention that word."

"Put away all objects that can reflect human figures or make noises. If you hear any noise, do not leave the camp without permission. Do not shout or yell. Please take good care of the children around you. We will definitely make it through this night safely."

Suddenly, the cry of a baby was heard from the back of the crowd. Everyone looked at the widow of the Li family. She hurriedly picked up the crying child and rocked the rattle to comfort him.

The baby, who was usually difficult to coax, soon calmed down when she heard the sound of the rattle, but the black dog not far away kept barking at her.

Even Xuanyu in Xia Chan's arms pricked up his ears and looked at the widow of the Li family with his green eyes.

The villagers all knew that her family had attracted the underground ghost, and they were afraid. They isolated Widow Li, her mother-in-law, and their two children in a corner of the camp. Only his puppies were guarding them.

"Brother Yushan, what should we do if we encounter the Yin soldiers who want to borrow our way?"

Someone in the crowd asked, and the atmosphere of panic spread once again.