The crooked way can also lead to heaven

Just as Ye Ran was about to check further, he was interrupted by an old voice.

Looking back, he saw a white-haired old man with a low back and a long white beard that almost dragged on the ground.

"Are you young people who come here to travel?"

"The shadow puppet hall is over here. You've taken the wrong road."

The old man spoke slowly, his eyes narrowed to a slit, which really made people worry whether he could see the road clearly.

Ye Ran lit a cigarette, pointed to the big locust tree in front of him and said, "Grandpa, this tree has grown so big, it must have a lot of history, right?"

The old man smiled and shook his head: "Haha, what history does it have? Originally, it was just a small sapling, which grew and grew, and finally became this big."

"It's just an ordinary tree, there's nothing to study, let's go to the shadow puppet hall, tourists like to go there."

The old man said no more words, and left tremblingly with his crutches.

Ye Ran held a cigarette in his mouth and looked up at the big locust tree with lush branches and leaves, and then followed the old man's pace.

It was impossible to take a shovel to dig the soil in broad daylight, and he had to wait until it got dark.

When he arrived at the shadow puppet hall, Xiaoyu and others had already arrived in the hall and were taking pictures with their mobile phones.

Ye Ran looked around and saw many shadow puppets on the surrounding platforms.

But in addition, there were many puppets hanging on the wall.

Those puppets were dressed differently, but their appearance looked a little weird.

And at the front of the pile, there was a puppet about the same size as a human, but without a head, and many burning incense sticks were inserted around its neck.

What Ye Ran cared about most was that the skin of the headless puppet was almost the same as that of a real person, and even the lines and blood on it looked extremely real.

Perhaps because of art, the puppet was not covered with clothes, and it was so carelessly displayed in front of everyone, and it was obvious that it was a woman.

"Wow!"

"Even if it's a doll, it shouldn't be like this, it's just naked!"

"Are the people in the village perverted? They don't respect gender?"

"No, I think it's pretty. You should appreciate it with an artistic eye. Don't put so many obscene things in your mind."

The crowd had mixed opinions. The woman showed disgust towards the doll, while the remaining men were full of laughter.

But Ye Ran always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell the reason for a while.

On the other hand, Xiaoyu, who was supporting the blind girl, never let go of his frown after seeing the most human-like doll.

The white-haired old man at the beginning walked out from behind the curtain. Seeing that everyone was so concerned about the doll, he began to explain.

"Our village was famous for puppet shows at first, but something happened later, so we had to change to shadow puppet shows."

"The simulated puppets you see are made by masters specially invited by the villagers. The reason why they are enshrined in the shadow puppet hall is to pray for smooth business and protect the safety of our villagers."

"As for why they are not wearing clothes, we believe that the moment a person comes into the world, his nature is pure, just like the immortals in the sky without a trace of mud. If so, this purity should be brought to the extreme."

"People with bad intentions will definitely be evil in their hearts when they see this picture."

"People with good intentions will not have any evil thoughts in their hearts even if they encounter such a sexy picture."

"Human nature is good. As long as you stick to yourself, you will not be disturbed by external factors."

"Our original intention is to cleanse the soul."

After the old man's nonsense, the people present also had different expressions.

Ye Ran sneered in his heart. What kind of bullshit is this? I don't know anything!

I didn't see you running around naked outside.

If you really dare to do this, I'm afraid the official people will come and take you all away immediately.

Ye Ran really didn't have the interest to stay here any longer, so he turned around and left.

Just as he stepped out of the door, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in his eyes. When he looked back at the simulated puppet again, four words suddenly popped up in his mind.

Human flesh incense burner!

If I remember correctly, this should be a kind of evil magic in southern Xinjiang.

Use a person as a furnace, then cut off his head and bury it at the intersection of yin and yang, and finally use a formation to seal his soul in the body.

This magic is specifically used to take away the vitality of life, using the souls and lives of others as nutrients to nourish something, thereby obtaining huge wealth.

It is worth mentioning that this evil magic cannot last too long, so a new human flesh incense burner must be found every once in a while.

Ye Ran returned to the room with a doubtful mentality, and just as he was about to light a cigarette, he heard a quarrel in the kitchen. It was the voice of that old lady.

Ye Ran went to the kitchen with a cigarette in his mouth. As soon as he reached the door, he immediately retreated and hid behind the wall, then slowly looked out.

The old lady and his husband were fighting for a piece of jade, which was as long as their forearms.

"I told you to sell it immediately. It can be exchanged for a lot of money!"

"No, this one is mine. Didn't you get it last time?!"

"We are husband and wife. What's yours is mine. What's the priority?"

"Humph, what a joke. Can't husband and wife settle accounts clearly?"

"I tell you, this jade is mine. If you want it, go get it under the locust tree yourself!"

"You are talking nonsense. The incense burners in the shadow puppet hall are almost used up. Without new incense burners, how can the locust tree produce these things?!"

"Look at you, such a bitch. Who said there are no new incense burners? Can't we just pick one of the new ones?"

"That's right. I think that blind girl is good. Let's do it after the shadow play tonight!"

"..."

The two of them suddenly put aside their conflict and the man walked out of the house with his hands behind his back.

At this time, Ye Ran had already hidden behind the wall on the other side and watched the man leave with cold eyes.

"It seems that the people in this village are not normal."

"Sophora japonica..."

Ye Ran narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself. If he hadn't come back early and seen the couple's quarrel, he would have always regarded them as warm and good people.

It can be seen that the guess about the human incense burner was not wrong.

This village may have started doing this kind of thing a long time ago.

So-the Sophora japonica tree is probably a spirit!

But the current situation is not to explore the Sophora japonica tree, and what these villagers want to do has nothing to do with him.

I still have to get the puppet ghost as soon as possible. Zhou Wuyuan will go to the underworld soon. During this period, I still have to go back to protect him in person to avoid any accidents.

"Little handsome boy, when did you come back?"

The old lady suddenly appeared at the door with three incense sticks in her hand.

Ye Ran glanced at the black and white incense thread in her hand, and then said with a smile: "Yin Yang break?"

The old lady's eyes were a little evasive, and then she laughed a few more times: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

The old lady stepped into the room and said in a concerned tone: "You young people from outside are prone to acclimatization. This cigarette has a calming effect. The old lady went to the town to buy it specifically to let you sleep well."

Ye Ran's smile on his face was still there, but the next second he suddenly stood up and pinched the old lady's neck.

The old lady kept slapping his arm and said in horror: "What are you doing?!"

Ye Ran ignored it, and the strength of his palm gradually increased.

The old lady was pinched until her face turned red, blood kept flowing out of her mouth, and finally her eyes rolled back and she completely lost her breath.

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Ye Ran said sarcastically: "Do you really think I don't know what Yin Yang Judgment is for?"

"Ridiculous."