The crooked way can also lead to heaven

With another general under his command, Ye Ran was in a good mood.

He has never been as stubborn as some people. He likes to be one-on-one when encountering problems and promotes the so-called spirit of fairness.

In this day and age, who is doing this with you?

I can beat you in a group, so why bother to fight you 1v1?

In the evening, the ancient town without electricity fell into darkness again.

Ye Ran and the little beggar arrived at the entrance of the town first, and not long after, Little Beijing and the others followed.

The little beggar stood there exhaling and rubbing his hands. On this snowy day, the street was really freezing.

As soon as they met, the little beggar trotted over and hugged little Beijing's arm, and said with a smile: "Brother, long time no see!"

Little Beijing raised his hand and rubbed her head gently, his eyes showing affection, and then he took out a piece of chocolate from his body and handed it over: "Have you had a good rest and eaten well?"

The little beggar happily took the chocolate and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Of course, master gives me pocket money every day, I eat well, and he even gives me a separate room!"

Ye Ran snapped his fingers twice, interrupting the chat between the two of them: "How is it? What information have been collected?"

When talking about this topic, Little Beijing turned his attention to the wild wolf on the side: "Let him speak, little beggar, let's go, let them go to the cold, and we will go to the room to eat hot pot."

The little beggar did not leave immediately, but turned to look at Ye Ran, as if asking for permission.

Ye Ran didn't say much, and waved his hand to signal them to leave. I'm afraid the next thing to do would take some effort, and having too many people would be troublesome.

Ye Lang handed Ye Ran a cigarette and lit it for him respectfully before saying, "According to people in the town, the night watchman is very mysterious. He has no children and only drinks wine every day." Apart from drinking, I basically don’t talk to anyone.”

"But...some people say that the old man is quite old and belongs to their grandfather's generation. According to the current era, he is probably over a hundred years old."

"As for the secret of the land of longevity, that happened a long time ago. Except for the watchman, there is probably no one who is over 100 years old in the whole town."

"We have no idea about the ancient tombs. The snow is so heavy that it's already up to our waists. There's really no way to explore."

The wild wolf once again concisely told all the news he had learned during the day, even the small details he thought were important.

Ye Ran caressed his chin, his eyes wandered back and forth in the dark streets, and after a moment he said: "You are a demon if you are old and don't die, or... the person who wakes up also has the secret of immortality."

"No matter what, we must catch him tonight and question him clearly."

The saying that being old but not dying is a monster does not apply to normal people.

There was obviously something wrong with this watchman. Even though he was blind, he still had to come out with a lantern to call the watchman. The key was that he walked extremely smoothly, without any signs of swaying.

The wild wolf took a long drag on the cigarette, raised his head and blew out the white mist and said.

"It's strange to say that we originally planned to look for him during the day, but everyone in the town said that this man does not live here."

"And no one specially invited him to come here to do the update. He has been doing this all by himself for so long. I suspect that this old man should live in the mountains."

Originally, the wild wolf didn't want to believe that a blind old man would live alone in the mountains. Let alone survival, even the road to the town was extremely difficult.

He has seen many strange things over the years, but this is the first time he has seen something like this.

"Hold these talismans, just in case something unexpected happens." Ye Ran took out a few black talismans and handed them over.

The wild wolf nodded. If the other party was really evil, this talisman would be more effective than bullets.

Since they didn't know when the old man would arrive, the two of them had to sit in the car and wait, their feet almost numb from the cold.

It was the middle of the night, and the two of them threw cigarette butts all over the floor.

"One more?" Ye Ran handed over the cigarette case.

The wild wolf waved his hand and declined the kindness. He was already vomiting from the beating, and he might be poisoned if he continued like this.

Just when Ye Ran was about to order it himself, two gongs sounded at the entrance of the town.

Not long after, I saw the watchman walking over slowly with a hunched body and a lantern.

The wild wolf also reacted quickly, his eyes focused, and he already held the dagger in his hand.

"The first watch of the day!"

"The cold wave is coming, close the doors and windows!"

The watchman muttered, his voice hoarse.

When he walked a certain distance forward, Ye Ran followed in the car, followed closely by the wild wolf.

The two of them followed the old man for a certain distance in the town, and found that he would stop once he took five steps, take a step to the left and stick his head out from time to time, and then take a step to the right.

"Boss Ye, what is he doing?"

The wild wolf was very puzzled. He just walked well. Where did he come from so many movements?

Ye Ran squinted his eyes and thought, and his eyes unconsciously moved to the lantern: "I understand what he is doing."

The wild wolf turned to look at him: "What to do?"

Ye Ran said two words lightly: "Eat Yang."

"What do you mean?" Wild Wolf didn't understand this, so he frowned and asked.

Ye Ran explained and said: "This old man is half human and half ghost. Aren't you very puzzled that he is obviously blind, but he can walk steadily?"

"The cause of the problem is the lantern in his hand!"

"What's wrong with the lantern?" The wild wolf was confused and couldn't figure out the reason after looking at it for a long time.

Ye Ran was not in a hurry. He had planned to follow the old man to see where he would go, so he continued to explain to him.

The old man who is still alive is a demon, and that is the night watchman in front of him.

When a person reaches a certain age, he will naturally grow old and die. This is the law of all things.

But there is another situation.

When a person is about to die of old age, if his belief in wanting to live is extremely strong, there is a probability that his body will die, and his soul will be attached to the object he has used most in his life.

The most critical step is the next step.

Eat the Yang Soul!

This Yang Soul is not a soul in the sense, and the method of formation is very simple.

If a person stands in the same place for a long time, the Yang Qi on his body will condense into the appearance of a human. After the body leaves, the Yang Soul will still stay in the same place.

Of course, it will dissipate after a period of time and will not remain forever.

It can be understood as a shadow.

The only thing that is unclear is that it is impossible to know how the old man ate the Yang Soul when his body died.

In a word, the old man in front of him was in a zombie state, and he needed to keep eating the Yang souls left by others to slow down the decay of the corpse.

And the lantern contained his soul!

The corpse could not be seen, but the soul could see, which was why he was blind but had to carry a lantern.

"So that's how it is. The doors and windows of this Yin-Yang business are indeed extremely complicated. I have learned a lot tonight."

After listening to this long list of explanations, the fog in the wolf's heart was finally cleared.

"What should we do now? Should we go directly to ask for information, or really go into the mountains with him?"

"No, he can't be disturbed when he is eating the Yang soul, otherwise he will cling to you until he takes your life."

"Now I am more curious, what kind of belief has allowed him to survive until now?"

Ye Ran raised his hand to stop the wolf and pulled him back to a corner. Now he just needs to wait quietly. It is estimated that he will go back after walking around the town.