The crooked way can also lead to heaven

The deep mountains and old forests are very dark, especially buildings like ruined temples. It is best not to step into them casually at night.

If such a place loses its incense and offerings, the divinity in it will gradually dissipate, and over time it will become a gathering place for lonely souls and wild ghosts.

However, there is still a long way to go back, and Old Wu may not be able to bear it.

Stepping into the ruined temple, the first thing you see is a sculpture of the God of Wealth, holding a large mottled gold ingot in his arms, and one eye under his eyebrow has disappeared.

Fortunately, there was a lot of dry firewood in the ruined temple, and Old Wu moved quickly. He raised the fire in a few seconds, sat down and took off his clothes to bake.

Ye Ran walked around the ruined temple and made sure it was safe before returning to the fire to dry clothes.

"Brother Ye, I heard that there is a God of Wealth festival in this place before. Could it be the stone statue in this temple?"

In his spare time, Old Wu turned his head and looked behind him. After a closer look, he didn't find anything unusual here.

Ye Ran replied casually that he didn't know. He also looked at the God of Wealth and found nothing strange.

Although it is now a new century, there are still strange rumors in some remote places. They are started by the older generation and then passed down from generation to generation.

Whether the God of Wealth is really causing trouble is unknown. Perhaps it is just the imagination of the villagers. They may have encountered some strange evil spirit.

The two of them didn't speak much. After chatting for a while, they each found a comfortable place to lie down.

There was loud thunder outside the temple, and the cold wind kept pouring into the temple from the gaps. It was not known when the rain would stop, which greatly affected the progress of the search for dragons.

In the second half of the night, Ye Ran got up in confusion and walked to the door to urinate. Suddenly, he seemed to feel something was wrong.

He put on his pants and glanced around before going back to sleep. At this moment, his footsteps stopped and his eyes unconsciously moved to the stone elephant.

Did the God of Wealth have a smile on his face at the beginning? It seems that it didn't appear when he came. Could it be that I remembered it wrong?

Ye Ran rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, thinking that he was too nervous.

After all, there are a lot of taboos on the statue of a god, and ghosts would not dare to violate it at will.

As soon as he lay down, some dust shook off the God of Wealth's face, and with a slight clicking sound, the eyeballs actually moved on their own!

Ye Ran, who was lying down, suddenly opened his eyes, turned his right hand into a palm and jumped up from the ground. Five silk threads were embedded in the beam. When he pulled hard, he heard the sound of wood breaking.

Without a few beams and columns to support it, the roof of the temple, which had been in disrepair for a long time, suddenly collapsed!

Ye Ran grabbed Lao Wu who was still sleeping and ran out.

"What's going on?!"

Old Wu was startled and he quickly climbed up from the mud and looked ahead. At this time, the temple had completely collapsed and turned into a pile of ruins in just a few seconds.

Then, under Old Wu's horrified eyes, he saw a big hand reaching out from the ruins, and the God of Wealth statue came to life!

The God of Wealth put aside the debris beside him and came slowly with the gold ingot in his arms. His steps were heavy and his footprints were very deep.

Seeing this scene, Ye Ran couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't expect that an evil spirit would dare to possess the statue, which really refreshed his horizons.

Lao Wu was shirtless and shivering from the cold, but the horror in his heart still made him tremble and ask: "How is this possible, that the statue of the god will be possessed by evil spirits?"

Ye Ran acted much calmer. After thinking about it carefully, he figured out the cause of the problem and explained.

"This place has not received incense offerings for too long. Even if there was a god, he would have run away long ago. What is left now is just a body without divinity."

"But... this possessed evil spirit is also very courageous. I guess this is what the villagers are guarding against."

Lao Wu was already thinking about continuing the conversation. If he didn't stop this guy, the two of them would be in trouble tonight.

But just when he was about to reach out to touch the talisman, he realized that all the things about the guy who was eating were in his satchel, which had been buried under the rubble.

The smile on the God of Wealth's face was full of evil. If a timid person came here, he would be frightened to death immediately.

Facing the stone elephant that was half taller than a human, Ye Ran didn't have a good way to deal with it for a while, but he soon noticed something was wrong.

No...it doesn't seem to have any intention of attacking us.

Judging from the direction of travel, it is most likely the village at the foot of the mountain.

"Grandma's, work hard!"

Old Wu bit his finger and drew a talisman on his palm, preparing to rush over and fight the God of Wealth.

Ye Ran moved very quickly and pulled it back. After seeing the confusion in Old Wu's eyes, he explained: "Its target is not you and me, but the village down the mountain. Don't cause trouble."

When Lao Wu heard this, he became even more puzzled: "In this case, we should stop it. What's the difference between letting it enter the village and letting a wolf enter the sheepfold?"

Ye Ran glanced at it coldly and said in a deep voice: "Don't be so stupid. Even if I let you go, can you defeat or stop it?"

Lao Wu fell into silence because Ye Ran was absolutely right. Only when he calmed down did he realize how stupid his actions just now were.

Yes, even if you rush forward at this moment, the final result will only be death.

"Oh, I'm sorry for the villagers. This evil spirit is so powerful that it even dares to possess the statues of gods. I'm afraid those cinnabar and evil-repelling charms won't have the slightest effect."

Now that things have happened, Lao Wu can do nothing but regret.

Ye Ran was dismissive of his words, and instead said: "You righteous people can only conquer demons and demons, why don't you think about it in a different position?"

Old Wu raised his head and looked at him: "What do you mean?"

Ye Ran raised his head towards the stone statue that was about to go down the mountain: "This evil spirit is so strong, but it turns a blind eye to you and me in front of it. What do you think is the reason?"

Old Wu did not answer immediately, but calmed down to savor the meaning of these words.

After a moment, he showed a look of enlightenment and said in surprise: "Could this evil spirit have a grudge against the people in the village?!"

Ye Ran did not respond, but silently watched the stone elephant go away.

The mentality of ordinary evil spirits has long been distorted, and they all like to kill indiscriminately to get pleasure.

But this one in front of him did not show such a situation, which means that it knows its purpose accurately and is not interested in people other than this.

There is only one possibility for such a situation.

The people of Lihua Village must have done something to it, and it was something that caused a deep grudge.

"There is a way to deal with evil that is caused by heaven, but you can't live with evil that is caused by yourself."

"Let's go, I also want to see what the people in this village have done."

Ye Ran took the lead and Old Wu followed closely.

The stone statue moved slowly, and the two quickly followed its pace.

Although this guy had no interest in others, he might do something unusual if he got too close to him.

After following for a long time, he finally returned to the village. As soon as the stone statue approached, the livestock in the village began to jump.

But it only lasted for a while, and then it returned to silence again.

It seemed that even the livestock were very afraid of this thing.

"Boom!"

Lightning flashed across the sky, and a loud thunder exploded, causing the glass windows of the house to shake.

Under the gaze of the two, the stone statue picked up the ingot in his hand and smashed it against the nearest door.

Just as Lao Wu said, the evil-repelling method at the door did not work at all, and the door was smashed in an instant!

The people in the house were frightened and ran out screaming, but they were held down by the stone statue in just two steps and slapped into a meat paste.

"This way of dying is really miserable."

Lao Wu sighed constantly, but he was not strong enough, and there was nothing he could do except stare blankly.

"By the way, brother Ye, I seemed to see three scars on your chest in the temple before. Have you ever been seriously injured before?"

In fact, Old Wu had always wanted to ask, but he always forgot. Now that he had nothing to do, he asked.

The three scars were shocking. Although new flesh had grown, as a person who mixed in the world, it was not difficult to judge that it must have been injured by some kind of monster.

Ye Ran didn't want to mention this matter, so he didn't answer, and his eyes were still on the stone statue.

Old Wu also realized that he was too talkative, and he said sorry at the moment.

These villagers are ordinary people. If there were no people on the road to stop the evil spirits, I am afraid that the final outcome would be that no one would be left alive.

Ye Ran watched silently. In fact, he didn't care about the lives of these people.

When entering the village, every door of every household was posted with a talisman to ward off evil spirits, indicating that there was another fellow Taoist living here.

And that person was probably Zhao Sanfeng.

The golden tree is not an ordinary thing. If Zhao Sanfeng has really seen it, even if he is only close to the land where the golden tree exists, it is enough to show that its strength is not weak.

So... will this guy help?

Ye Ran narrowed his eyes and scanned the surroundings, but still did not see any figure appear. The only ones who were slaughtered were ordinary people.

In less than half an hour, the whole village was full of wailing, and the fire continued to spread. Many people had begun to run out, probably because they were scared.

In this situation, those who can continue to stay at home without moving are either scared silly or have given up hope of living.

"Hey!"

"You are so brave, slaughtering lives like this, aren't you afraid of retribution from God?!"

Finally, after the evil spirits continued to slaughter, a figure slowly emerged in the fire not far away.

Ye Ran, who was sitting on the roof, also moved his eyes over at this moment.

In front of the fire, a middle-aged man held a Bagua mirror and stared at the stone statue with a solemn face.

Bearded, short hair, strong and powerful, with a southern accent.

Ye Ran has already recognized that this person is Zhao Sanfeng in the photo!

Seeing someone jump out to stop him, Lao Wu turned around and asked: "Should we help?"

Ye Ran raised his eyebrows and asked: "What kind of help, do you pay or does he pay?"

Lao Wu was speechless and could only laugh dryly. He couldn't afford much money, so he decided to wait and see.

The expression on the stone statue's face suddenly changed after he saw Zhao Sanfeng again.

It was not fear, but... extreme anger.

Zhao Sanfeng saw that something was wrong, and cursed all the people in the village in his heart.

Damn it, I wouldn't have helped you if I had known. Now, this evil spirit has regarded me as a thorn in his side, and I can't hide!

After complaining, Zhao Sanfeng took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then shouted with a stiff upper lip.

"Listen to me, your child is dead. Even if you kill everyone in the village, he can't come back."

"Besides, I have already saved him. If you continue to commit murder, not only will you go to the eighteen levels of hell, but the child will also be implicated!"

"Believe me, I have communicated with the underworld a few days ago to let your child enter reincarnation. As long as you stop killing, I will let you meet your child!"

The stone statue, which was originally ready to take action, suddenly paused after hearing these words, and was obviously in hesitation.

Zhao Sanfeng couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his words had some effect. He really didn't have the confidence to deal with this thing in front of him.

Damn it, these villagers are not good birds, I shouldn’t take this job!

But they gave me too much, and I couldn’t hold it back at all!

Zhao Sanfeng was already annoyed. If it weren't for money, he would never bother with these villagers.

On the roof, after hearing these words again, Ye Ran almost laughed out loud.

This guy is quite good at talking nonsense and is very sharp-tongued.

Meeting children is all bullshit.

If the evil spirit in front of him is caught by the people of the underworld, he will only be beaten to pieces.

Still want to go to hell?

dream!

Zhao Sanfeng, who was confronting the stone statue, accidentally spotted the two people on the roof. Before he could think about it, the stone statue seemed to have gone crazy. He picked up the ingot and started smashing it!

"Damn it, you can't listen to good words, can you?"

"good!"

"Since you insist on doing this, don't blame me for being cruel!"

Zhao Sanfeng rolled to avoid the attack, quickly got up from the ground, took out the yellow talisman and was about to attack.

But he never thought that he would be soaked by the rain as soon as he took it out, and the remaining yellow charms in the bag would have been soaked by the rain.

"Fuck!"

Zhao Sanfeng raised his head suddenly and quickly raised the Bagua Mirror to shine at the stone statue.

The mirror surface glowed with light, but it only lasted for a moment before the Bagua Mirror exploded.

"My baby!"

Zhao Sanfeng was heartbroken. Seeing that the stone statue was about to attack again, he immediately formed a seal with his hands, crouched down and stretched out his feet to draw a circle, and finally bit his fingertips.

"Six Pen and Six Ji, the evil ghosts will stop themselves; Six Geng and Six Puns, the evil ghosts will separate themselves; Six Ren and Six Gui, the evil ghosts will be destroyed!"

Zhao San furiously stamped his foot and quickly flung the blood from his fingertips to the stone statue, but other than stagnating its movements, it had no unnecessary effect.

"Then do it again!"

"Blood killing curse!"

Zhao Sanfeng was also a little anxious, and he quickly stamped his feet and continued to recite the curse, but the result was no different from the first time.

The ingot in the stone statue's hand had already been smashed down, and it almost landed on the tip of Zhao Sanfeng's nose, causing him to fall to the ground.

"My Optimus Prime, your uncle's!"

"Phew, it's okay."

Zhao Sanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, his descendants were almost gone!

Old Wu on the roof couldn't help but sweat for him and said: "The blood killing curse didn't even work. This evil spirit has become so powerful!"

Ye Ran looked like he was looking at an idiot: "He is stupid and you are stupid too. The evil spirit is possessed by the stone statue. If you don't force it out, even the Five Thunder Curses will be useless."

"Five Thunder Curse..."

At this moment, the two parties who had no communication at first were looking up at the sky together.

Zhao Sanfeng also realized at this moment that he had to force the evil spirit out of the stone statue.

And the best way is to use thunder!

As lightning flashed across the night sky, Ye Ran's eyes moved to the tallest building in front of him.

Zhao Sanfeng was also looking over there, and then ran away!

This place is located in a mountainous area with frequent thunder and lightning activity, so we already have a solution!

Old Wu couldn't help but frown. He also saw what Zhao Sanfeng wanted to do.

It's just... that building is too tall, about three stories higher than the nearby houses.

Once you choose to go up and trigger the thunder, there is only one chance to escape.

Jump down from above and use the roof below as a buffer. Only in this way can you survive.

But there are too many unknowns in doing so, because you don't know what's going on under those roofs.

"Is he crazy?" Old Wu couldn't help complaining.

Ye Ran laughed: "He is indeed a madman, but... this is his only chance."

Unless Zhao Sanfeng can defeat the thunder, this is the only way to solve the evil spirit inside the stone statue.

"here we go."

Old Wu said in a deep voice.