C8 Ghost-centipede

After the crow appeared, Aunt Tao was standing in the courtyard looking up at the crow in the sky and remaining silent. I, Zhang Huang, lowered my voice and asked Zuo Mu, what kind of bad luck would he have if he saw the crow.

Zuo Mu glanced at me and started laughing silently. Tell me, normally, when we see crows, it's not a big deal. The crows' caws are the warning sign of disaster.

Aside from being a first-rate human being with intelligence, crows could also guide the soul of humans through yin and yang.

When a flock of crows appeared, it was who used the crows to draw out a large number of ghosts from the underworld for his own use.

Zuo Mu's answer made me even more nervous. I said that it was daytime now, Zuo Mu said, ghosts who ingest a person's yang energy, aren't afraid of the sun.

The crows in the sky circled over the village for a while, then all flew towards the back of the mountain.

Aunt Tao immediately brought Zuo Mu and I and left Gu Hai's courtyard and were prepared to go to the rear mountains, but before we could get too far, we were quickly surrounded by the villagers.

The villagers' eyes were glazed over. When they arrived, at least three of them had lined up in a row.

On the backs of every villager, there was a ghost. The ghost hugged the villager's neck tightly, and its mouth was pressed against the villager's nose as if it was sucking on something.

Other than the ghost at the back of the group, the other ghosts in the group would hug the villagers' neck tightly and suck something under their noses. They would also hold the villagers' neck tightly with their feet.

When the two teams meet, the two teams will merge into one.

The ghost lying on the back of one of the groups would immediately stretch out its foot and hold the other group at the forefront of the village by the neck.

Aunt Tao and Zuo Mu only brought me to dodge but did not attack. As a result, I watched as the villagers quickly formed a group and surrounded us in a spiral formation.

After the villagers surrounded us, they did not attack us. This made my heart relax a little, but Aunt Tao's expression became even more solemn and the aura around his body suddenly changed.

That kind of Aunt Tao made me feel even more unfamiliar, and the aura coming from her body made me shiver uncontrollably.

I didn't know what kind of presence Aunt Tao's sudden change in aura could be at the time, but later on I knew that it was a bloodthirsty killing intent.

Only those who had experienced a long period of hardship would have such an imposing manner.

Aunt Tao looked at the crowd and reminded Zuo Mu and I not to move at will. She said that once we move, the encirclement would shrink even more.

I did not dare move a muscle as I glanced at Zuo Mu who was looking at Aunt Tao thoughtfully. I asked him softly, why are all the ghosts not afraid of him.

Zuo Mu withdrew his gaze from Aunt Tao and told me, those ghosts have been controlled, and after they were controlled, they have temporarily lost their emotions.

Zuo Mu mentioned the Spirit Demon Centipede and said to me, using the method that I see before my eyes, the group that connects people with their ghosts is called the Spirit Demon Centipede.

Men and ghosts among the centipedes absolutely obey the orders of the centipedes.

The head of the centipede was one of the people in the group, and the ghost on the back of the centipede was the leader.

The head of the centipede controls the rest of the group by leading the ghosts, and thus the others.

The only way to save the villagers was to find the centipede's head and destroy the ghost that was on its back.

Otherwise, the whole team would have lost their lives immediately.

After the Ghost Centipede was formed, before we could find the head of the centipede and find the leader's ghost, we could only try our best not to harm anyone or any of the other ghosts in the group.

We can't let innocent villagers die with us unless it's absolutely necessary.

Listening to Zuo Mu's explanation to the centipede, looking at the villagers and ghosts that were surrounding us, my heart was filled with fear and worry.

Ever since my father died, I have encountered ghosts as well as demons. Although my mental endurance has continuously been forcefully raised, I was still terrified when facing the centipede.

Even though I was only eight years old and had already personally felt that the villagers were very humble, I did not want the innocent villagers to be so worried that they would end up with no other choice.

After Zuo Mu explained to me about the Spirit Demon Centipede, the Aunt Tao lifted me up and stepped on her shoulders. Let me take a good look and see if there are any people in the crowd that I don't know.

Aunt Tao's actions gave me a fright, and it also caused the villagers who surrounded us to become restless.

After the encirclement became even smaller, the villagers once again returned to their motionless state.

I shakily stood up from the Aunt Tao's shoulders and looked carefully to see if there was anyone in the crowd that I didn't know.

The Aunt Tao held my legs tightly and slowly turned her body.

I looked through the crowd, and all the people I saw were from our village.

I squatted on Aunt Tao's shoulder and told her what I had seen. Aunt Tao shook her head and said that she did not expect that the people who had been resurrected in the village would still have accomplices.

Aunt Tao immediately asked me who the Village Chief was closer to in the past two years. I thought about it carefully and said that I heard people in the village saying that Ergou was very obsequious to the Village Chief.

Aunt Tao told me not to look at Ergou-zi anymore, and not to use her finger to point at Ergou-zi, to use her mouth to describe the appearance and exact location of Ergou-zi in the crowd.

I stood up from Aunt Tao's shoulder, and used the corner of my eyes to confirm Ergou's exact position in the crowd. Then, I crouched down and told Aunt Tao Ergou about her appearance and position.

Aunt Tao slowly turned towards where Ergou was standing. She fiercely placed me on the ground, then jumped up and stepped on the heads of the villagers in the innermost area of the encirclement, rushing towards Ergou and throwing out a yellow talisman.

The villagers' emotions suddenly became violent, and the encirclement started to quickly shrink. Zuo Mu who was protecting me by his side had a cold look in his eyes.

I was nervous, grabbing onto Zuo Mu's hands, afraid that he would kill me.

Following the miserable scream, the villagers who were rushing towards Zuo Mu and I suddenly froze on the spot. At that moment, one of the villagers' arm had already reached above Zuo Mu and me.

When the villagers froze in place, the ghosts on their backs quickly fled in all directions.

The villagers who were on the backs of Zuo Mu and I, who had lost their souls, looked at each other in confusion. The villagers, who had swung their arms above Zuo Mu and I's heads, immediately withdrew their arms and smiled towards Zuo Mu after the ghost on his back left.

Zuo Mu pulled me to the side of Aunt Tao, who was standing in front of Ergou.

When Aunt Tao asked Ergou-tzu whose orders she was under, Ergou-tzu fell to the ground and did not move an inch.

Black blood oozed out of Ergou's mouth, and his skin turned purplish black.

Second Gou Zi's death brought about many cries from the villagers. Aunt Tao found out from the villagers that Second Gou Zi was a bachelor and no one liked him before, so after he walked closer to the village head for the past two years, he brought Zuo Mu and I and headed towards the back of the mountain.

On the way to the back of the mountain, I asked Aunt Tao why she was so sure that the centipede was Ergou. Aunt Tao said that she wasn't sure, but she didn't want to continue the stalemate.

Since he would have to bet on it sooner or later, it was better to bet on it sooner rather than later.

Aunt Tao's answer made me extremely afraid, she just didn't want to continue the stalemate, so she bet the lives of everyone in the village.

When we arrived at the back of the mountain, I saw that a hole had been dug in the mountain, which had already been filled to the ground.

However, there was nothing in the pit.

Aunt Tao walked over to the fierce cave and sniffed lightly a few times, then asked Zuo Mu what effect the combination of backhand and backhand would have.

Zuo Mu glanced at the place where the fierce cave was located. Saying that the backside and the backside overlaid each other would make the tomb the best place to nurture one's soul.

Soul Nurturing Grounds could restrain all the evil spirits and yin qi in the area. Once someone was buried inside, their ghost level could quickly increase.

Before the Soul-Nurturing Ground was activated, its existence would ensure that there would be no ghosts nearby.

Once soul rearing was activated and buried in the body, the soul rearing area would lose its ability to maintain the nearby areas from being haunted.

The Aunt Tao said so, said that the most dangerous place was indeed the safest place, and the revived man had actually used the Evil Qi and yin qi to devour it.

Aunt Tao spoke until here, and asked Zuo Mu how to destroy the Evil Point.

Zuo Mu told Aunt Tao to go down the mountain and get some villagers to bring a shovel and a basket over. Aunt Tao told me to follow her and go down the mountain to get the villagers.

I don't feel safe leaving Zuo Mu alone in the rear mountain. I told Zuo Mu to follow me down the mountain as well.

After Aunt Tao and I called over the villagers, Zuo Mu instructed them to fill in the holes.

I sat to the side to rest while feeling tired and hungry. Aunt Tao walked to my side to let me recite the rules for her and the punishments I had to accept for violating the rules.

That's why I didn't understand and did as I was told. After reciting it once, Aunt Tao told me, that as a Self-bunning Lady, I have to be cautious when I speak of things. I have to remember my identity as a Self-bunning Lady, otherwise, no one can save me if I offend the gods.

Aunt Tao told me the story of an innocent man possessing a treasure, telling me this. Even if I did not do it on purpose, if I provoked a peach blossom, the other party would still be punished by the gods.

After Aunt Tao gave me a general idea of provoking a peach blossom, I had an indescribable feeling in my heart.

I am a Self-bunning Lady, men and women shouldn't get too close to me, and in the future, I can't get too close to Zuo Mu.

After I silently nodded my head, Aunt Tao warned me again that I could not tell anyone else about the matters regarding the Self-bunning Lady's ghosts.

I can easily see any ghost because I have Yin Yang Eyes. My eyes are different from normal eyes.

If I don't want to be seen as an outsider, I'd better not mention in front of an outsider that my eyes can easily see ghosts.

When I nodded again, the Aunt Tao patted my head and said that there were always gains and losses when I volunteered to be the Self-bunning Lady.

I looked at Zuo Mu who was directing the villagers to fill the soil, and asked him softly, "Can I recognize Zuo Mu as my big brother?

I didn't say anything else. I held my knees as tears streamed down my face. Aunt Tao stood quietly in front of me.

By the time Zuo Mu finished filling up the land, it was already afternoon. The Aunt Tao said that the fierce cave had already been destroyed, so there should not be anything left for the resurrected people to use in this village.

For the time being, she would put an end to the matters in the village and be responsible for tracking down the people who had been resurrected in the sea.

Zuo Mu didn't object, but Aunt Tao brought Zuo Mu and I out of the village.

On the way, Zuo Mu asked me why I didn't speak. Aunt Tao said that I was probably too tired, so I forced a smile and nodded my head to say yes.

When we passed another fork in the road, Aunt Tao and I split up. Zuo Mu headed west to the monastery while Aunt Tao and I headed east to the Aunt House.

After breaking up, I really wanted to turn around and take another look at Zuo Mu, but I was afraid that if any of them were to implicate Zuo Mu in the punishment from the gods.

I never thought that that break up was actually the last time Zuo Mu and I ever saw each other.