Chapter 145: The Moon, the Ancestor of Yin

  Is Wei You in front of us?!

  Everyone was shocked and didn't expect to run into Wei Youcai in a place like this.

  Wei Qiu Shui was sitting in the front of a large Jeep, everyone could only see Wei Qiu Shui's profile, that car just happened to be turning left, Wei Qiu Shui drove and swayed for a moment before quickly disappearing from view on the highway.

  Qin Pei suddenly stood up and bumped his head with a "bang", almost getting dizzy, swayed for a moment, and still shouted: "Catch up with him, catch up with him!"

  The driver was Mr. Kuang's man, he hesitated and looked at Mr. Kuang, who didn't say a word but nodded, the driver then stepped on the gas pedal and quickly followed the car in front that had turned left.

  However, Wei Qiu Shui's car was going very fast and had already turned the corner. The driver went to chase after it, but when he turned the corner onto the highway, the olive green Jeep was nowhere to be seen.

  Qin Pei's eyes were clearly extremely disappointed, a bit resentful, and just wanted to grit her teeth.

  Because they lost Wei You's water bottle, everyone had no choice but to get back on the main road, fortunately their main road was also in this direction.

  Their destination this time is a Miao village, a small and very flavorful Miao village, not as grand as Qianhu Cun, after all they came to fight, not to travel, so the location was chosen in a remote area.

  The car got on the highway soon after, and about three hours later, they saw buildings in Miao style. The car kept moving forward, and Wen Baiyu didn't sleep anymore, sat up and looked at the outside scenery.

  The view outside is very good, the sky is very blue and appears particularly high. This place is relatively warm and the temperature is just right.

  Wen Baiyu looked out the window, waiting for a while. Their car was still moving, and three large vehicles were heading towards a remote area, passing through a large Miao village along the way. The village was quite big, with many people coming to visit, but their car didn't stop and continued to move forward.

  Wen Baiyu was initially excited, but because it wasn't a highway, the small road was probably built by locals and was quite bumpy. Even with a good car, driving on it made her feel dizzy.

  Wan Qi Jinghou opened the window a bit and said: "Take two breaths of fresh air."

  Wen Baiyu took two deep breaths, but still felt a suffocating sensation in her chest, as if something was stuck in her stomach and heart, and she wouldn't feel better until she spat it out.

  Hei Yu Mao sat beside him and saw Wen Bai Yu's face turn green, took out a bottle of water from his backpack and handed it over saying: "Dad, drink some water."

  The carriage was extremely bumpy, and everyone didn't hear clearly what Hei Yu Mao said, only those who sat close could hear.

  Wen Baiyu had already been called "dad" by Hei Yuemao, and now that he had such a big son, the psychological pressure was almost normal. However, to others, Hei Yuemao's age was probably similar to Wen Baiyu's, or even older.

  Yu Shu sat on one side, staring out the window. Because of last night's events, Kuang Youqi was implicated again, so he didn't want to deal with them. In fact, he had long noticed Hei Yu Mao, after all, Hei Yu Mao looked perfect too. At this time, hearing Hei Yu Mao call Wen Bai "Dad", his brow furrowed.

  Yu Shu misunderstood, after all, he thought Wen Baiyu was only about thirty years old at most, how could she have such a big son, so he still thought Wen Baiyu was the kind of stepfather.

  Yu Shu's mind was in a whirl, suspiciously sizing up Wen Baiyu, could it be that Wen Baiyu's family was particularly wealthy, so he could mess around with Wan Kuangjing and even bring out a godson?

  Wen Baiyu wanted to know what Yu Shu was thinking, and estimated that he would laugh out loud, but he didn't know what Yu Shu was thinking. He just saw Yu Shu's eyes rolling around, then secretly looked at the black feathers.

  Wen Baiyu drank some cool water, and the feeling of blockage in her stomach was slightly relieved. However, this road is really very bumpy, and large areas of rice fields have disappeared, replaced by winding roads through deep mountains, sometimes even mountain passes. It's unknown when they will arrive at their destination.

  After driving for more than an hour, the driver finally said: "We're almost there."

  Wen Baiyu felt as if he had heard the music of heaven, this road was really too desolate and rugged, if he wanted to go back, he would have to walk it again, which would be the death of him.

  The driver finished speaking, and about fifteen minutes later, they finally saw the Miao village. It was a very small Miao village with several houses stacked together in layers on a gentle slope of a small hillside. Next to it was a river, and in the distance, a high mountain was hidden in the clouds. It was simply nestled between mountains and rivers, with lush greenery everywhere.

  Wen Baiyu found that this place was several degrees higher in temperature than before, and the air even had a sweet taste, very refreshing.

  Wen Baiyu got off the bus and took two deep breaths, only then did she feel a bit better.

  Everyone got off the bus and was soon picked up by someone, presumably a pre-arranged contact. This Miao village has only a dozen or so households and is very small in scale, located in a remote area that is not typically visited by tourists. Only those who enjoy in-depth travel come here, and it can't accommodate many guests in a year.

  However, there is a hostel in Miao Village, which is actually just living in someone's home, with several empty rooms.

  The crowd followed forward, the person who entertained them was very enthusiastic, a young man wearing ethnic costume, the young man could speak Chinese, smiling and introducing them to the surrounding area.

  They arrived after twelve o'clock, just in time for lunch. The young man took them into the house, a very elegant small building, and it seemed that the young man's family was relatively wealthy.

  Everyone dragged their luggage in, and some large pieces of luggage were placed on the car. The car stopped at the entrance of the small building, and everyone followed up to the floor, chose their own room, and then went to put away their luggage. After putting away their luggage, they could go downstairs for lunch.

  Wen Baiyu put away her luggage and followed Wan Qi Jinghou downstairs. When they came down, almost everyone else had arrived. There were several round tables with many people surrounding them, preparing to have lunch. On the table, there were many wild vegetables that Wen Baiyu had never seen before, as well as some mountain mushrooms.

  The young man's family was very hospitable and made a lot of dishes.

  Everyone arrived at the place today, and there's nothing to do in the afternoon. Mr. Kuang doesn't seem too anxious, so he let everyone eat something and take a good rest this afternoon, or go for a stroll around the nearby area to enjoy the scenery. Tomorrow they will enter the mountain to survey the specific location.

  Wen Baiyu ate and brought some back upstairs, his family's little feathered ones and Little Blood Jade were still hungry.

  Xiao Xue Mao was playing on the swing again, and as soon as Wen Bai Yu came in, Xiao Xue Mao immediately ran over to him, hugging his neck and saying: "Daddy, I'm so hungry, so hungry!"

  Wen Baiyu quickly brought out the dishes, and Xiao Yuemao and Xiao Xuemaohua gathered around to eat. This kind of dish was new to Xiao Yuemao, who ate with relish.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou also pushed the door and walked in, then closed the door, sat on a chair watching his son eat, saying: "Later is rest or go out for a walk?"

  Wen Baiyu inclined towards rest because tomorrow they still had a long way to go. If they wanted to take in the scenery, tomorrow would be a better day for it.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou saw Wen Bai Yu was lazy and smiled: "Then let's rest, I'm also sleepy."

  After eating, Xiaoyu and Xiaoxuemai went to play with their brothers. The two of them were in one room, while Heiyu was in the same room as Qikui. Although Heiyu was the smallest, he had already taken on the responsibility of looking after the children. Xiaoyu and Dan also liked to find Heiyu to play...

  Only Wen Baiyu and Wan Qi Jinghou were left in the house. Wan Qi Jinghou pushed open the window and looked down from the second floor, as they were on a slope, the feeling of looking down was not bad.

  Wen Baiyu lay on the bed, feeling a bit drowsy after eating her fill. She felt warm all over and the breeze made her feel particularly comfortable. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief as she turned over, exposing her lower back since she was wearing fewer clothes than when she was in Beijing.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou turned his head to take a look, and with a smile, walked back, opened his backpack and rummaged through it. Wen Bai Yu curiously poked her head out and said: "What are you looking for?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou didn't say a word, but continued to rummage inside, then pulled out a shirt...

  That especially flirtatious purple shirt.

  It has become an emotional/interesting tool...

  Wen Baiyu's face turned red and her heart skipped a beat when she saw the shirt. She immediately said, "How did you bring this thing here!"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou said bluntly: "Just bring a spare set of clothes."

  Who would have thought it was spare clothes...

  The white feathered one was beaten to death and said: "Get out of here, if you want to wear it, you wear it."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou raised an eyebrow and smiled: "So Bai Yu wants to see me wear it? But this dress seems a bit small."

  Wen Baiyu was in the quilt, listening to Wan Jingshou finish saying this sentence, and then didn't speak again. Wen Baiyu felt a bit suspicious, thinking that Wan Jingshou had really done it himself?

  At this time, I heard a rustling sound, as if she was really changing clothes?

  Wen Baiyu pulled down the quilt that was covering her head a bit and saw a visually shocking scene!

  Only to see Wan Qi Jing Hou standing by his bed, his upper garment had been completely removed, and he was still wearing a neat pair of pants. Wan Qi Jing Hou really put on that purple satin shirt, the color was seductive, the fabric was seductive, and the style was particularly seductive, it was the kind that cinched at the waist, and Wen Bai Yu looked especially slender after putting it on.

  Wen Baiyu's clothes fit just right, but when Wan Jie Jing Hou wore them, they were definitely too small. The length was a bit short, and when Wan Jie Jing Hou put them on, the pants only reached his waist, exposing the belt and a small section of his abs.

  It's not just the length, because Wan Jie Jing Hou's body is all muscle, it's actually very substantial. After putting it on and buttoning it up, only the bottom few buttons can be fastened, the clothes are stretched tight, and due to the softness of the silk fabric, it almost wraps around Wan Jie Jing Hou's powerful upper body, as if even the lines of his muscles can be seen clearly. Wan Jie Jing Hou has broad shoulders, the top button can't be fastened at all, from the collar it's open, and three buttons are undone, revealing a patch of chest.

  "Gulp..."

  Wen Baiyu involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva, feeling his throat particularly dry. He hadn't expected Wan Qi Jing Hou to be so accommodating, letting him wear the clothes and actually putting them on. Originally, Wen Baiyu thought this outfit was ridiculously ostentatious, but when Wan Qi Jing Hou wore it, it became even more ostentatious, really like a prop for a romantic tryst!

  It was obvious that it was Wan Jie's attire, but Wan Jie's expression was open and honest, standing upright with his hands at his sides, letting Wen Baiyu look him up and down. Then his gaze locked onto the waist and chest exposed by Wan Jie's clothes. Wen Baiyu hadn't intended to look so seriously, it was embarrassing, but his eyes seemed to have a mind of their own, refusing to listen. If anyone was to blame, it would be Wan Jie for being too good-looking!

  Wan Xi Jing Hou raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "How is it?"

  Wen Baiyu swallowed another mouthful of saliva and said: "It's... it's just that way... generally speaking..."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou walked over, bent down, and placed his hands on the bed, leaning forward to look at Wen Bai Yu. His shirt was already small, but this action made it even tighter, revealing more of his skin. The back and arms, shoulders were all stretched tight, clinging to his body, the silk fabric shining brightly.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and said: "Ordinary? Then why are you stuttering?"

  Wen Baiyu couldn't bear it anymore, reached out and touched Wang Ju's shoulder, the smooth clothes, clearly felt Wang Ju's muscles tense up immediately.

  Wen Baiyu coughed and lifted the chin of Wan Kuang Jing Hou, saying: "How much is the appearance fee for a beauty?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou kissed Wen Bai Yu's lips and said: "How much do you want to give?"

  Wen Baiyu was still going to resist Wan Jie Jinghou, when suddenly "Ah"! Wan Jie Jinghou had already pressed up. Wen Baiyu hurriedly kicked his leg and said: "In broad daylight, what are you doing!"

  "Anyway, you don't want to go out either, so we can only get on the bed and cover ourselves with a quilt."

  Wen Baiyu agreed to go upstairs and cover herself with a quilt, but what followed was sleep, not Wan Jiahui sleeping with her!

  Wen Baiyu struggled for a moment, but was held down tightly by Wan Jingshou. Wan Jingshou lifted up his shirt and the two men's chests were pressed together, the damned undershirt slipping and sliding against Wen Baiyu's skin, making him feel like he was going to explode. What a great opportunity to test his self-control.

  At this moment, a loud gasping sound "huff... huff..." suddenly came from the corridor. Wen Baiyu listened and found that it was Qi Du, Qi Du's voice was very loud, accompanied by someone's shouting, don't know what happened.

  Wen Baiyu hastily pulled up her clothes, then quickly flipped over and got out of bed. She opened the door to go out and take a look, only to find that Wan Jingshou was also following behind her. She kicked him with one foot, saying: "Change your clothes before coming out."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and said: "Alright, I'll only show this side of me to Bai Yu."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Wen Baiyu felt that Wan Jie Jing Hou was already so charming that there was nothing to say, but he really had no resistance to such a charming Wan Jie Jing Hou...

  Wen Baiyu opened a seam and squeezed out from the door gap, without letting outsiders see that Wanjun Jinghou was dressed so revealingly.

  Wen Baiyu walked out and saw Qi Duan running over from the side, chasing after someone. He fixed his eyes on the person in front and saw that he was a bit disheveled, with a messy head and dirty face. His clothes were torn at the sleeves, and there were bloodstains on his arm. It seemed to be Yu Shu?

  That bloodstain must be from Qī Dǔn's fingernail. Qī Dǔn's fingernails usually look round and smooth, but when he gets angry, his sharp fingernails will come out, just like a cat's retractable claws.

  Qī Dǔ looked especially angry, his facial expression extremely ferocious, chasing after Yú Shū in front of him, as if he couldn't wait to bite him a few times.

  Wen Baiyu was afraid that Qi Duan would really bite people, but usually Qi Duan directly bit the zongzi (glutinous rice dumplings), and with one mouthful, he could directly tear off his arm, which would be troublesome.

  Wen Baiyu hastily stretched out her hand to stop Qi Du, saying: "Qi Du!"

  But Qi Zhen seemed to have not heard his words, still fuming with anger, the atmosphere was extremely tense, his eyes emitting a blue glow, and he stretched out his hand again to grab Yu Shu.

  Yu Shu was already scared to death, Wen Baiyu called out twice, but Qi Du didn't react. At this time, the door next to them creaked open, and Hei Yu Mao slowly walked out from inside, with his arms around him, leaning against the door frame, looking very leisurely, and said in a slow tone: "Qi Du."

  Qī dǔn tiān jiàn hēi yǔ máo de shēng yīn, lì kè jiù tíng le xià lái, bù gān de dèng zhe Yú Shū, rán hòu chōng zhe Yú Shū zuò chū zì jǐ de liǎo yá, xià dé Yú Shū yī xià jiù pǎo dào lóu xià qù le.

  Translation:

  Seven suddenly heard the sound of black feathers and immediately stopped, unwillingly staring at Yu Shu, then bared his fangs at Yu Shu, scaring him so much that he ran downstairs.

  Qī dǔ jiàn yú shū pǎo le, bí zǔ lǐ fā chū qīng miè de lěng hēng shēng, zhè cái chōng zhe hēi yǔ máo pǎo guò lái, rán hòu bào zhù hēi yǔ máo de yāo, cè le cè hēi yǔ máo de bó zi.

  Translation:

  Seven saw Shu running away, and a cold hum of disdain came from the nose ancestor. He rushed towards Black Feather, then hugged Black Feather's waist and rubbed his neck.

  Hei Yu Mao rubbed Qi Kun's hair with his hand and said, "Stop playing."

  Wen Baiyu thought that his son Xin Zhen was too reckless, how could this be a joke? Just now, Qi Du's fierce appearance was simply as if he wanted to devour someone.

  Wen Baiyu didn't know why Yu Shu ran over and what she did to provoke Qi Duan, but Dan Dan described the situation very fairly.

  Just now, Qi Duan didn't eat much and thought of going downstairs to find something to eat. Qi Duan had just left the door when Yu Shu came over. Because previously, Yu Shu thought Hei Yu Mao was Wen Bai Yu's godson, as only godfathers and godsons have a similar age difference, but in private they are extremely intimate.

  Yu Shu thought that the black feather looked so good, it was actually being kept/raised, and as a result, it came secretly, and then was seen by Qi Duan. Don't look at Qi Duan's usual appearance like a big Husky, sometimes he is particularly silly, particularly stupid, but after all, he is a wolf, with very strong possessiveness, suddenly getting angry, chasing Yu Shu frantically with his paws, and the black feather was relatively sinister, just watching Qi Duan chase Yu Shu's paws, as long as no one dies, it's fine.

  "That person is so annoying, he said that brother is adopted, not biological, but it's obviously true!"

  Xiao Zhu Long: *silence*

  Wen Baiyu listened to this messy narrative, feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of information. However, Hei Yuemao seemed quite mature and composed for his age, which explained why Yu Shu had misjudged him. Still, if Yu Shu hadn't been so narrow-minded, he wouldn't have been deceived by Qi Duan.

  Wen Baiyu returned to the room, and Wan Jingshou had already changed into a new set of clothes, sitting on the edge of the bed with his arms crossed, staring at him.

  Wen Bai's face turned pale, fearing that Wang Zong would do something again during the day. She quickly ran to the window and pretended to look out, exclaiming: "Ah...the view is really great on this side."

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou walked over from behind, stretched out his hand and held him, saying: "Then let's stay here for a few more days?"

  Wen Baiyu felt that although the air here was good and the scenery was beautiful, it wasn't her own home after all. Wan Qi Jinghou had just bought a duplex house, which was decorated very warmly, but compared to this, Wen Baiyu still preferred the house in Beijing.

  Wen Baiyu leaned against the window and looked down, suddenly hearing a commotion from downstairs. She thought it was Yu Shu running out, and with his state, if he really ran out, it would indeed cause a commotion.

  However, he took a closer look and it seemed not to be Yu Shu.

  Because the building is not high, they are on the second floor and can see very clearly what happened downstairs.

  Only a small group of people gathered downstairs, among whom an old man suddenly fell to the ground. Someone shouted something, but it was in Miao language, which Wen Baiyu couldn't understand. However, soon many people came over and lifted up the old man. Since it happened right at their doorstep, the young man from the reception also ran out. The local customs were very simple and kind, and whenever something happened, everyone would come to help. Soon they carried the old man into a nearby place.

  Because it was very noisy downstairs, many people came out to see the situation. Wen Baiyu was also curious and went downstairs with Wan Qi Jinghou to take a look.

  The young man saw them and said, "Sorry about this, it might be a bit noisy on our side."

  "What's wrong with this old man?"

  The young man said: "Suddenly fell ill, just fine a moment ago, and have gone to invite a shaman."

  Onmyouji?

  Wen Baiyu's eyes widened in surprise, but before she could ask anything, several villagers escorted a person into the room, who was probably the "ghost master" they were talking about.

  But this ghost's appearance is really astonishing.

  Wen Baiyu thought that as soon as he heard the name "Gui Shi", it must be a dignified and respected old man with white hair and beard, or someone who looked mysterious. However, the villagers surrounding the person walking in didn't match Wen Baiyu's two expectations at all.

  The person who walked in was actually a boy of about sixteen years old, with a slender build and an absolutely thin type. He was wearing ethnic clothing, which is very simple and atmospheric for men here. The boy's clothes were a bit loose, making him look even thinner around the waist.

  The boy's skin was extremely white, with a high nose bridge and a pair of eyes as black as a deep pool of water that seemed bottomless, shining brightly. His face had no expression at all, but he looked very young and tender, absolutely looking younger than his age.

  Is this the Onmyoji?

  Wen Baiyu is somewhat unbelievable.

  The villagers surrounded Guī Shī as he walked in, seemingly showing great respect for the young man. Everyone had just been chattering away, but as soon as Guī Shī entered, everyone stopped talking and quietly watched him.

  The old man who had fallen ill was lying on the table on the first floor, looking very bad, with a strange complexion, somewhat greenish, breathing rapidly, and feeling like he couldn't catch his breath.

  The young Taoist priest walked in, looked at the old man, and suddenly closed his eyes in front of him, as if thinking about something. On a tender face, there was no expression at all, although he looked very lovely, but somehow not talkative, as if he didn't indulge in worldly pleasures.

  The ghost master closed his eyes for about three seconds, then suddenly opened them. In that instant, Wen Baiyu seemed to see a fleeting flash of light in the ghost master's eyes.

  The ghost master suddenly stretched out his hand, with the palm facing upwards, and floated it above the old man's forehead for a moment without pressing down on it. After a while, he suddenly withdrew his hand and said something in Miao language that Wen Baiyu couldn't understand.

  But others obviously breathed a sigh of relief, the old man lying on the table at this time "hiss——" took a breath, and then started coughing desperately, suddenly turning sideways and spitting out a mouthful of black blood phlegm, and following that the old man's breathing became stable, and soon opened his eyes.

  Everyone showed a delighted expression, saying something in succession, seemingly praising Guishi. Guishi said one sentence and turned around to leave immediately.

  Wen Baiyu watched the whole process, feeling a bit unbelievable. Could this weird master really cure people's illnesses? And it looked so mysterious, plus he was still young, which made it even more unbelievable.

  The people downstairs were preparing to carry the old man back home, Wen Baiyu turned around and was about to leave when he saw Kuang Youqi behind him. He didn't know when Kuang Youqi had quietly appeared behind them.

  Kuang Yuqi seemed to have also been paying attention to the whole process, smiling as he watched them, then looked up at Gui Shi who had already walked out and said: "This kid, has some interest."

  Wen Baiyu felt that it was more than just a little meaningful, without even touching him, the old man suddenly woke up, and the state he was in just now was clearly a manifestation of poisoning.

  The old man suddenly poisoned, this is also a suspicious point.

  The people below dispersed, and the young man carried the old man back. Everyone went back to their rooms.

  Wen Baiyu said: "That ghostly master, what exactly is he?"

  Wan Qi Jing Hou sat down, poured himself a glass of water and also poured one for Wen Bai Yu. He said: "The name is different in every place, this place is called Gui Shi, actually it means witch doctor or shaman. The Miao people have many sacrificial activities, which seem very mysterious to outsiders. Some places preserve very ancient traditions, the Gui Shi are generally Yin people, some Yin people can help people cure illnesses, and even see other people's life and death limits."

  Wen Baiyu said: "So mysterious? Then there's no need for the Book of Life and Death."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou shrugged and said, "It's said that these yin walkers aren't born with the ability to walk in the shadows, but rather it's something they slowly discover. Moreover, the age at which one possesses this ability varies greatly, making it impossible to make any predictions."

  Wen Baiyu said: "Was that boy just now a ghost? Although I say so, but still feel he is too small, and look at the expression on his face, like a living dead person."

  Wan Qi Jing Hou said: "As for what it looks like, I haven't seen it before. Nowadays, many people who claim to be able to walk in the underworld are fake, mostly they are just swindlers from the jianghu. People who truly possess the ability to walk in the underworld are very rare, and generally do not want to reveal themselves. It is said that these kinds of people all know when their own life will end."

  It's even more incredible that he actually knows when his own life will end. This ability is not something that ordinary people can possess, and even gods don't know it. If you want to know, you can only go find the Emperor of the Underworld to look at the Book of Life and Death, but the Book of Life and Death is not something that ordinary people can see.

  Wen Baiyu stroked his chin and said, "It seems like there are many mysteries."

  They were talking, and the young man had already returned, specifically coming up to apologize to them for disturbing them. The young man also said: "Tonight there is a sky lantern activity, it's a large-scale event here, very lively, if you're willing, you can come out and take a look later."

  Wen Baiyu was very curious, what is sky lantern?

  The young man explained to them again that the sky lanterns here are a custom, and only they have this custom, which is very ancient. After burning, it looks like a big moon.

  This custom dates back a long time ago, but it can't be investigated in detail now, only some legendary stories with mythological color are left.

  The Miao people worship many gods and ghosts, including good gods and evil spirits. The methods of worshiping evil spirits are also different, and the methods of worshiping in different places are not the same. There are those who drive them away, deceive them, and try to please them, with a wide variety of types.

  Their worship method here is actually inclined towards exorcism.

  It is said that a long time ago, this land was haunted by evil spirits, which were very fierce and damaged their crops, ate children, brought diseases to people, and the evil spirit lived in the mountains behind their village. Later, the villagers could not bear it anymore and finally wanted to resist.

  They elected a brave warrior, this warrior was incredibly powerful, said to be the descendant of the Miao people's "Shooting the Sun" epic poem. He was also skilled in using a longbow. The warrior took his bow into the mountains behind and tied up the evil spirit with a white hemp cloth, then set it on fire. The evil spirit was engulfed in flames, letting out mournful cries. At this time, the warrior shot arrows at the evil spirit with his bow, after which the evil spirit never appeared again, and the village returned to peace.

  Because of this legend, the village began to have a custom of lighting sky lanterns, which is different from the lighting they knew.

  Wen Baiyu listened and felt that this sky lantern was somehow similar to an ancient form of punishment.

  In ancient times, "pointing to the sky and lighting a lamp" was a form of torture/corruption. People were stripped naked, wrapped in cloth, and then put into an oil vat to be smeared with oil. They were then tied to a tall pillar, and when night fell, they could light the lamp. In the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there is also a scene where Dong Zhuo was killed after being tricked, and it was said that he was "pointing to the sky and lighting a lamp".

  Wen Baiyu felt that these two had some similarities, but the brave warriors killed evil spirits. Later, everyone wrapped some straw men in white cloth and placed them on high shelves for worship. At midnight, they lit up the sky lanterns and let all the male adults in the village shoot at the burning sky lanterns with their bows. The person who shot most accurately was considered a warrior.

  Tonight's sacrificial ceremony is like this.

  Wen Baiyu had never seen a proper sacrificial ritual before, and it was said to be very lively, so she naturally became interested.

  After the young man left, Wen Baiyu planned to rest for a while, recharge her energy, and wait until evening to watch the sacrificial ceremony.

  Because there was a sacrifice tonight, dinner was also very sumptuous. As soon as it got dark, the outside was already decorated with lanterns and streamers. Although Wen Baiyu couldn't hear what those people were saying, everyone seemed to be in high spirits.

  Everyone ate dinner on the first floor, and the young man let them rest for a while. When it was time, he came back to call them over.

  Everyone ate and then went back to their rooms to rest. The little ones were full and wanted to sleep, and they weren't very interested in the worship activities either. They hadn't even had a chance to play on the swings yet, so Wen Baiyu thought it was time for the little ones to take a nap.

  After dinner, the outside began to get lively. The Miao people here are very good at singing and dancing. Whether it's girls or boys, in the flat square of the village, bonfires have been lit. Huge bonfires, with flames burning fiercely, almost illuminating the sky.

  The people in the village gathered around the bonfire and started singing and dancing. Wen Baiyu wanted to rest for a while, but unexpectedly, the outside had already warmed up at this time. The village was not big, just that small area, the square was very close to them, and the sound of singing and dancing was very clear, making it impossible for Wen Baiyu to sleep.

  Wen Baiyu got out of bed, pushed open the window and saw a lively scene outside. The square was surrounded by torches, forming a large circle with sparkling lights, looking very magnificent. In the middle of the square was a bonfire, next to which stood a very tall pillar, thick and towering, as if it wanted to pierce the sky.

  There was already a dark thing on top of the pillar. Because it was very dark, only a black shadow could be seen, and it couldn't be seen clearly.

  Wen Baiyu was a bit curious, wondering if that thing was the grass man wrapped up as a sky lantern. Just as he wanted to turn around and look for the telescope, Wan Qi Jinghou had already taken out the telescope and placed it in his palm.

  Wen Baiyu smiled and said: "How did you know I wanted to find a telescope?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and leaned in close to Wen Bai Yu's ear, blowing a breath of air against it as he said, "Don't I understand you? From head to toe, I know everything about you."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Wen Baiyu thought that Wan Jingshou must not have taken his medicine tonight!

  Wen Baiyu held up her binoculars and looked, the pillar was really too high, it was burning so fiercely that it was almost as bright as the moon in the sky.

  On top of the pillar, a black thing was tied up. With a telescope, you could see it clearly, and it was indeed a scarecrow.

  Wrapped in a piece of white cloth, wrapped tightly and seamlessly, the grass inside can't be seen at all, and it's still quite thick, looking a bit bloated.

  Wen Baiyu shivered inexplicably and Wan Jijing said: "Cold? Then close the window or add more clothes?"

  Wen Baiyu shook her head and said, "It's not cold, I just saw that scarecrow, why do I think it looks a bit like a mummy?"

  Wen Baiyu said, handing the telescope to Wan Qi Jinghou. Wan Qi Jinghou took a look and indeed it looked a bit like a mummy, wrapped tightly and neatly.

  They stayed in the room for a while, but it was not yet midnight. Wen Baiyu was so curious that she decided to go down with Wan Qi Jinghou first, and just happened to watch the singing and dancing.

  They left the room, and next to them, Hei Yu Mao and Qi Duan were also preparing to go downstairs. Qi Duan liked excitement, and seeing the scene below made him restless. Hei Yu Mao knew he loved to play, so she decided to take him downstairs.

  Everyone came out of the room and went downstairs. As it happened, they ran into a young man who smiled and said: "You're also heading over there? The others have already gone."

  There were even more impatient than them. In fact, Wen Baiyu and the other three had already been the last to leave, while everyone else had gone to the square long ago.

  When Wen Baiyu went out, he also instructed Xiao Chuilong to take care of the other little guys. Xiao Chuilong nodded, and since Xiao Chuilong was always more mature, Wen Baiyu felt at ease.

  They went out, Wen Baiyu brought a telescope with him to see the sky lanterns. As soon as they came out, they saw Kuang Yuqi on the square. Kuang Yuqi didn't dance because of his inconvenient legs and feet, so he sat in a wheelchair on one side, watching others play from afar.

  Mr. Qin and the others also came, Mr. Qin was dressed in women's clothing, but looked very capable, Luo Kai found an opportunity to dance with Mr. Qin, but the dance they danced didn't look like the simple and elegant style of the Miao people at all.

  Wen Bai's eyes stared straight at Luo Kai and said: "Is he doing a sticky face dance? How shameless!"

  Qin Pei was actually in a bad mood, and Old Qin was afraid that he would get sick from bottling up his emotions, so he took him out to have some fun. Qin Pei had always been part of high society, and he knew how to dance, but he didn't know how to do the Miao people's traditional dances. At this point, he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the villagers, and several young girls pulled him over to join in, holding hands around the bonfire and singing and dancing together.

  Wan Jie Jing Hou went to a place and stopped for a while, because it was really eye-catching, soon there were several villagers who came to invite them to dance. Wan Jie Jing Hou pulled Wen Bai Yu's hand and said: "Shall we go too?"

  Wen Baiyu actually had five tone deafness, he never danced in his life. When he was in college, his classmates pulled him to the bar, but he still didn't dance. The only time was at the graduation party, it was too miserable, no one wanted to partner with him because Wen Baiyu always stepped on others' feet.

  Wen Baiyu had a bit of psychological trauma, watching everyone surround him in a circle, holding hands, singing and dancing, and circling around the bonfire. This was simply going to be his demise.

  However, Wan Xi Jing Hou stretched out his hand to invite him. Wan Xi Jing Hou slightly extended his hand, and the back of his body was illuminated by the bright and fiery bonfire, making his back very bright, while his face appeared somewhat dim. The outline of his face reflected the warm color of the firelight, making Wan Xi Jing Hou look incredibly handsome. It's unclear whether it was due to the warmth of the bonfire's color, but Wen Bai Yu unexpectedly felt that Wan Xi Jing Hou's expression and movements at this moment were really too gentle.

  Who doesn't like gentle people, especially those who are only gentle with you and extremely cold and distant to others.

  Wen Baiyu had almost no resistance at all and under Wan Jieying's smiling gaze, she immediately stretched out her hand and grabbed onto Wan Jieying's hand.

  Two people quickly walked into the crowd, everyone was very enthusiastic, making way for them to enter, hand in hand starting to sing and dance, blending in with the crowd. Wen Baiyu felt that although he was tone deaf, he wasn't too embarrassed, most importantly, these villagers' infectiousness was too strong.

  The square was very lively, all the villagers gathered in the square, Wen Baiyu noticed that the old man who suddenly fell ill in the afternoon was also dancing by the bonfire, as if he had already recovered, without any signs of fatigue or illness.

  This made Wen Baiyu feel surprised. Even if he was poisoned and fell ill, he didn't need to take medicine, it was more effective than Wan Kuang's blood? It could cure all diseases.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou saw Wen Bai Yu's eyes staring straight at the opposite side, suddenly lifted up and grabbed his hand, and quickly kissed him on the mouth, startling Wen Bai Yu.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and said: "What are you looking at? Dancing requires focus."

  A group of people surrounded the bonfire, some were tired and retreated, others took their place, Wen Baiyu was really exhausted, sweating all over his head, this dance was not as elegant as a bar or high-end ball, it was too passionate and physically demanding.

  Wen Baiyu collapsed and sat down, Wan Jingshou also sat down beside him, supporting Wen Baiyu. He used a paper towel to wipe the sweat from his forehead and smiled: "So tired?"

  Wen Baiyu nodded repeatedly, not only tired but also extremely thirsty, because of the physical exertion, and still surrounded by the bonfire, Wen Baiyu's face was flushed red, and it felt a bit hot to the touch.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou said: "We didn't bring water when we came out, shall we go back and fetch some?"

  Wen Baiyu looked back at Qi Duan and Hei Yu Mao, both of whom were also in the crowd. Qi Duan seemed to be having a great time, with Hei Yu Mao always by his side. Wen Baiyu nodded and said, "Let's go get some water, they'll definitely get thirsty later."

  Two people stood up and walked back and forth because everyone had come out, the young man and his family also came out, the dormitory was very quiet, pitch black.

  Two people went upstairs and heard the sound of "Ha - Ha -". Before they even reached the top, Wen Baiyu was certain that someone on the upper floor was doing something "improper".

  It was indeed an "unfair" thing. Wen Baiyu heard Luo Kai's laughter again and said, "Boss Qin, is this comfortable?"

  Mr. Qin's voice was very restrained, but the breath he let out was very heavy, and then Wen Baiyu heard the sound of kissing, which seemed to be quite intense.

  Wen Baiyu thought that Luo Kai and Qin boss had just been dancing, but they secretly ran back to do "unseemly" things, it's simply hopeless.

  Mr. Qin was pinned under the door by Luo Kai, who had been pursuing Mr. Qin for days. It's a well-known fact in the underworld that Mr. Qin is revered as a great beauty and a wealthy woman, not only good-looking but also extremely rich, and the first female leader of the Qin family. Therefore, everyone didn't think much of Luo Kai, who was unknown in the underworld and just a poor kid. Even if he succeeded, it would be a case of marrying up.

  However, it seems that Qin boss couldn't withstand Luo Kai's soft and hard rubbing and dead skin reliance. Luo Kai and Qin boss were also a bit thirsty, so they went back to get some water to drink. As soon as they went upstairs, Luo Kai pressed the person against the door because everyone had gone out, so Luo Kai thought there was no one and didn't wait to enter the room, already impatient.

  Wen Baiyu herself wanted to pretend she hadn't seen anything, and if she was thirsty, she would just endure it a bit. After all, she couldn't ruin other people's good things, or else she would be kicked by the donkey. She wanted to pull Wang Jingshou back secretly, so that neither side would bump into each other and feel awkward.

  When Wen Baiyu turned around, she accidentally saw Luo Kai pressing against Qin's boss's door. Her heart skipped a beat and her temples started to throb. She couldn't help but blurt out a curse in her mind: "You two are too impatient! Can't you just go into your own room?! Why are you pressing against my son's door?!"

  Wen Baiyu thought to herself, if Luo Kai and Qin boss really did it all the way, wouldn't they let their sons know? Their sons are all innocent and well-behaved, how could that be possible!

  Wen Baiyu dragged Wang Jue to the upper floor, and saw that Luo Kai had already reached into Qin Laoban's clothes and was rummaging around. One hand had even slipped into Qin Laoban's pants, and he quickly turned him around, pinning him against the door, saying: "Qin Xia, Qin Xia, can I have you?"

  Mr. Qin was left stunned, leaning against the door and panting heavily. Although he didn't respond, he also didn't refuse. Luo Kai was excited and immediately wanted to take action.

  At this time, Wen Baiyu rushed up three or two steps and shouted: "Stop!"

  Luo Kai was so scared that he almost fainted, while Old Qin's face turned white with fear, his whole body trembling, and his legs immediately went soft, nearly causing him to fall to the ground. Luckily, Luo Kai reacted quickly and caught hold of Old Qin.

  Lu Kai's face turned black and he said, "How did you guys come back?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "I'm back to fetch some water, although I don't want to disturb you, but please trouble yourselves to go back to your room, don't stay at my son's door..."

  Mr. Qin was found out by others about that matter and his face was already burning with shame, at this time he was even more unrepentant, wishing to faint directly.

  Luo Kai smiled and said: "Alright then, sorry."

  He said, hugging Qin boss all the way to his room. Wen Baiyu still heard Luo Kai say with a smile: "Qin boss, let's continue."

  Mr. Qin shouted loudly: "Continue with this ghost!"

  Wen Baiyu finally lifted the crisis, then fetched a few bottles of water downstairs. When they went downstairs, Qin boss had already walked out of the house in anger. Unexpectedly, they bumped into each other again, and their faces turned red with embarrassment. Luo Kai also chased after them, but didn't look embarrassed at all. He caught up to Qin boss and said: "Xia Xia, don't be angry."

  Qin boss shuddered and got goosebumps all over his body, saying: "Get out, don't shout like that, it's disgusting."

  Luo Kai said: "I'm calling you dear, this way it shows that our relationship is not ordinary."

  Mr. Qin's face was unnatural, and he said, "Get out, you're not in a special relationship with me."

  Wen Baiyu watched the two people walk out and clicked his tongue twice, saying: "Luo Kai got it so quickly, this is too fast."

  Wen Baiyu and Wan Kui Jinghou soon returned, just in time to see Qi Du and Hei Yu Mao walking out of the crowd, both sitting on the ground with big smiles on their faces chatting.

  Kuroba's eyes narrowed into a smile, and Nanahito had an extremely loyal dog-like expression. Seeing Kuroba's smile, he couldn't help but start to get infatuated, his eyes reflecting the dancing flames, as if he was going to devour him, getting hotter and hotter. Meanwhile, Kuroba was looking at Nanahito's gaze with extreme calmness.

  Seven hesitantly pressed his lips against, the black feathers didn't move, only narrowing its eyes to look at him. Seven slowly tilted his head, changing the angle, opening his mouth, carefully covering the black feather's mouth with his own, then stuck out his tongue and gently licked.

  Under the sun, Wen Baiyu saw another couple who weren't doing "proper things", and this pair was even bolder. They sat at the back of the crowd of people dancing in front, although no one noticed them, but they also couldn't kiss next to the crowd.

  Wen Baiyu hadn't even walked over yet, when he saw Hei Yuemao suddenly stretch out his hand, press down on Qi Du's nape, and pull him over. The two people's kiss deepened instantly, and only after getting Hei Yuemao's consent did Qi Du dare to relax and kiss Hei Yuemao back.

  Very soon, Qiduo began to breathe heavily, and the black feather's kissing technique seemed particularly good. Qiduo couldn't help but stretch out his hand to hug the black feather's waist, slowly touching through the clothes, but not daring to touch.

  Hei Yu Mao saw Wen Bai Yu and them walking over, kissed Qi Di's ear, lowered his voice and smiled saying: "Don't tease me again."

  He licked his lips seven times, looking like he still had something to say, but the black feather had already spoken up, so he stopped and looked at the black feather with a loyal dog-like expression.

  When Wen Baiyu walked over, the two people were already sitting properly. Wen Baiyu handed over the water and Wan Qi Jinghou pulled Wen Baiyu to sit beside him, watching that group of people continue dancing.

  Wen Baiyu looked at it for a while, her eyelids were a bit heavy, she glanced at her watch, and it seemed that there was still more than half an hour before the time.

  Wen Baiyu turned around and saw Qi Duan and Hei Yu Mao drinking water, but the way they were drinking was a bit unusual. Hei Yu Mao held water in his mouth, supported Qi Duan's neck from behind, and poured the water into his mouth. Then the two of them entwined their lips and tongues again.

  It's just drinking water, is it necessary to be so intense?!

  Wen Baiyu's face turned red and her heart skipped a beat as she quickly looked away.

  As soon as he withdrew his gaze, he caught a glimpse of Wan Qi Jing Hou drinking water. Wan Qi Jing Hou tilted his head back, and the curve of his neck had a mesmerizing illusion. The mineral water spilled a little, sliding down from the corner of his mouth, and then rolling down his neck. The Adam's apple on his neck moved up and down with the action of swallowing.

  Wen Bai's head suddenly went "boom", as if it was about to explode. He had just drunk some water, but somehow everyone else seemed to have reached new heights from drinking.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou glanced at Wen Bai Yu's red face, smiled, and slowly screwed the bottle cap on while leaning in to grab Wen Bai Yu's hand, laughing and saying: "It spilled into my collar, help me wipe it off?"

  I'm not going to fall for it!

  As a result, Wan Jingshou's face was too thick, and he pulled Wen Baiyu's hand into his collar. Wen Baiyu couldn't help but touch him randomly, wiping the water droplets that were leaking out from Wan Jingshou's collar upwards, her fingers tracing all the way up to Wan Jingshou's mouth corner.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou's eyes were very deep, and he suddenly opened his mouth to hold Wen Bai Yu's fingers, using his scorching hot mouth and soft tongue to tightly wrap around Wen Bai Yu's fingers, sucking twice.

  Wen Baiyu almost jumped up, wanting to withdraw his hand, but was afraid that Wan Jie Jing Hou would bite him. Wan Jie Jing Hou's tongue/head moved back and forth, making Wen Baiyu speechless with suffering. He tried hard to pull back his finger, then let out an "ah..." sound, and Wan Jie Jing Hou indeed bit him!

  Wan Xi Jing Hou's bite wasn't heavy, he had bitten down on the middle joint of Wen Bai Yu's index finger, gently grinding with his teeth, and the tip of his tongue was still hooked around the finger, continuously licking and kissing.

  At this time, the singing and dancing stopped, an old man walked onto the platform built next to the pillar, saying something in Miao language, Wen Baiyu couldn't understand, but it seemed like the sacrifice was about to begin.

  Wan Qi Jing Hou finally loosened his grip, and Wen Bai Yu looked down to see that there was a ring of tooth marks on his finger, although it didn't hurt, the mark was still there, and for a while, he couldn't get rid of it.

  Wen Baiyu glared fiercely at Wan Qi Jinghou, who licked his lips, successfully making Wen Baiyu blush again and not dare to look at him.

  The old man standing on the stage seemed to be the same one who had suddenly fallen ill that afternoon, and Wen Baiyu was somewhat surprised. This old man had fallen ill, but he still came to preside over the sacrifice.

  The young man knew they didn't understand, so he translated a few sentences for them, which was equivalent to a speech. After the speech ended, there were still some tedious steps, and then it was time to light the lanterns.

  At this time, the old man said a few words and then stopped. The young man explained: "The one who went up just now is the brave warrior of the previous lantern festival. Whoever shoots the arrow most accurately will become the brave warrior and he will be the one to light the sky lantern."

  Wen Baiyu looked up at the straw man wrapped like a mummy and said, "It's so high, do we need to climb up to light it?"

  The young man smiled and said: "No, it's a brave warrior who shoots up with a rocket to ignite."

  Wen Baiyu thought to herself, no wonder the bravest warrior had to be the most accurate with his arrows. If one arrow didn't hit its mark, wouldn't that be unlucky?

  The young man smiled and said: "Ah, it's coming. The brave warrior is going up. In a while, the ghost master will give the warrior a heavenly arrow to light his way."

  Wen Baiyu heard Guishi again and it seemed that the little boy had a very high status in the village.

  Wen Baiyu curiously said: "What's your ghost master's name? He looks quite young."

  The young man shook his head and said, "We all call him Gui Shi (Ghost Master), no one dares to ask his name, and no one knows how old Gui Shi is. However, I saw Gui Shi when I was a kid, and he looked like this back then, and still looks like this now."

  Wen Baiyu was shocked this time, the young man looked almost as old as himself. When he was a child, Gui Shifu was only 15 or 16 years old, and now he still looks like that? This is too incredible.

  This ghost master is getting more and more mysterious...

  As expected, everyone soon saw the ghostly teacher who appeared in the afternoon walk onto the stage. He was not tall, with a slender build, and wore simple yet ancient clothing. However, due to his pale skin, he gave off an impression of being untouched by worldly dust. His youthful face had no smile nor frown, looking calm and serene. A pair of deep black eyes sparkled under the fiery light, appearing exceptionally clear.

  The ghost master walked up and handed me this arrow, then handed it over to the brave warrior.

  The villagers started cheering, it's almost time for the climax. The young man was also one of the participants in this archery competition, so he had to go prepare. Everyone takes pride in being a brave warrior, and naturally they want to strive for it. After saying a word to them, he left.

  Kuang Yu Qi appeared beside them at this time, and with a sly smile like the spirit behind her back, she gazed at the table and said with some emotion: "People are really strange, the more dirty and unbearable they are, the more they like clean and pure things, aren't they?"

  Wen Baiyu raised an eyebrow and looked at Kuang Yuqi, feeling that Mr. Kuang was speaking strangely. Kuang Yuqi seemed to be not interested in talking to Wen Baiyu either, nor did he know who he was talking to, or maybe he was just muttering to himself. His eyes were fixed on the table, his gaze very focused, staring at that ghostly master.

  The ghost master handed the arrow to the brave warrior, soon someone passed over a torch, the ghost master lit the fire arrow, at this time everyone cheered again.

  The brave warrior is about to shoot the lantern on top of his head, everyone holds their breath because the pillar is really too high, so three fire arrows are prepared, it seems that if three fire arrows hit, it won't be unlucky.

  Everyone looked up with their heads raised, and the psychological pressure on the brave warriors was probably also great, with a slight sweat.

  Wen Baiyu said: "You say which arrow of his can hit the target?"

  Wan Kuang Jing Hou smiled slightly, his voice very soft, saying: "Anyway, he's definitely going to miss this shot, the arrowhead is too low."

  "Clang———"

  Just as Wan Kuang Jing Hou finished speaking, the archer had already released the arrow. As expected, the arrow broke through the string and shot out with great force. However, after flying through the air for a while, it began to lose momentum and fell downwards, failing to hit the sky lantern above.

  Wen Baiyu whispered: "Crow's mouth."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and said: "This time it's a bit left."

  Wen Baiyu rolled her eyes, and then she heard a "zing" sound. The bowstring snapped again, and the arrow flew out. Wan Kuang Jinghou was right on target, but the arrow flew off to the left.

  Although the villagers here have been hunting for many years, their marksmanship is not as good as that of Wan Qi Jing Hou. In order to achieve the effect of the heavenly lanterns, the pillars are really too high. At such a high distance, even Wen Baiyu feels uncertain about shooting arrows, let alone letting the villagers shoot arrows.

  Wen Baiyu said: "The last arrow, what if it doesn't hit?"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and said, "What can be done about nothing?"

  He said, flicking his finger tip, and saw a small flame on the tip of his finger, jumping up and then disappearing.

  Wen Baiyu's temples also jumped up and down with excitement. If this arrow doesn't hit the mark, I'm afraid Wan Kuang Hou will have to lend a hand?

  The brave warrior raised his bow again, and Wan Xi Jing Hou seemed to have anticipated it, saying: "Looks like I'll have to help."

  "Clang———"

  The third snapping of the bowstring, everyone held their breath, staring wide-eyed as the arrow flew past the right side of the sky lantern. Just when everyone was about to lament, suddenly "Whoosh!" A flame burst forth from the sky lantern.

  The arrow missed its mark, but the spark has been lit!

  Wen Baiyu rubbed his temples, and in the instant when the bow and arrow flew out earlier, Wan Jie Jing Hou suddenly swung his hand with lightning speed, and the flame produced by the fire spirit shot out. It wasn't that the fire arrow burned to the sky lantern, but rather Wan Jie Jing Hou hit the sky lantern in one go.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou smiled and said: "Quickly boast about your husband."

  "Ugh, I'm your husband."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou followed the good as a stream, saying: "Okay, old man."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Wen Baiyu really didn't know what Wan Kuang Jing Hou's face was made of, it sounded so smooth and his voice was hoarse and pleasant to listen to, shouting that Wen Baiyu's heart skipped a beat, as if he was about to have a heart attack.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly raised his head, and was stunned for a moment. The ghostly teacher on the platform was looking this way, seemingly discovering that Wan Kuang Jing Hou was making small movements. His pitch-black eyes swept over them once, but quickly withdrew again.

  Wen Baiyu poked Wang Jinghou and said, "It's over, you've been found out."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou shrugged and said, "I just happened to do a good deed."

  It seems that only the ghost master discovered it, and others did not discover it. The villagers cheered up again, started singing and dancing, and looked up at the burning sky lantern with their heads raised.

  Because the sky lantern was wrapped in flammable cloth, and oil was applied to its body, which was filled with grass, all of which were easy to burn, plus Wan Zhi Jing Hou's fire essence, a little spark was enough to set it on fire.

  The sky lantern was surrounded by raging flames for a while. Today, the day was clear and sunny, but in the evening, it became overcast. The moon hid behind dark clouds, making the night sky pitch black, which was just right for lighting sky lanterns.

  The sky lanterns blazed up like a fiery moon.

  Wen Baiyu recalled the Miao myth told by Zou Chengyi, in which the moon itself was as scorching hot as the sun. At night, one or two moons would scorch the earth.

  It's actually quite consistent with mythology.

  The sky lanterns burned for a while, and many people prepared to shoot arrows at them. However, most of them definitely missed the target, deviating far from it. Nevertheless, everyone persisted in trying to seize the title of brave warrior.

  The atmosphere on the square was particularly intense. Wen Baiyu was curious about the sky lantern that had been burning for too long, so she picked up her binoculars to take a closer look at what the lamp really looked like.

  Qin boss and others also wanted to see, but didn't bring binoculars. Wen Baiyu said with a smile: "I brought it, wasn't I especially farsighted?"

  Qin boss looked at his proud appearance and didn't speak. Luo Kai said, "Xia Xia don't worry, I'll go get it for you, I'll run there and be back soon."

  Mr. Qin hadn't even had time to scold Luo Kai for being too mushy, when Luo Kai really ran towards the small building where they were staying, and he ran very quickly, with a diligent and conscientious look on his face.

  Wen Baiyu finally knew how Luo Kai had caught up with Qin Laoban...

  Wen Baiyu raised the binoculars, looking up at the sky lantern, because the sky lantern had already ignited and had a certain brightness, so it could be seen more clearly.

  Wen Baiyu looked at him and suddenly said "Huh?", Wan Jingshou asked: "What's wrong?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "What's wrong? There is no grass in this sky lantern!"

  He raised his voice a bit, startling the young man next to him who had already shot all his arrows but hadn't hit any of them. The young man said: "What's wrong?"

  Wen Baiyu pointed at the sky lantern above and said, "Isn't there a grass man inside the sky lantern?"

  The young man said: "Yes, it's a grass man, we light lanterns every year, and they are all made of grass men."

  "It's not a scarecrow, there's a real person inside!"

  The young man was frightened pale and said: "What's going on?! Put out the fire quickly!"

  Wan Xi Jing Hou took over the telescope and looked at the sky lantern in mid-air. As expected, there was no scarecrow inside the sky lantern, because a scarecrow would never struggle.

  The sky lanterns were hung on the pillars, tied very tightly. Because the sky lanterns fell and caused a fire, iron wires were used to tie them up. They were tied in circles, one by one, and the iron wires would not burn, so the sky lanterns remained hanging "in the sky".

  The lantern was struggling, and inside it wasn't grass, but a dark-skinned person. The person's body was twisted, their face was distorted, and their lips were chattering, but because it was too high up and the area below was extremely lively, no one heard the person screaming.

  The young man was about to use the Miao family's language to ask everyone to put out the fire when Wan Qi Jing Hou suddenly frowned and said, "It's not human."

  The young man let out a sigh of relief and said, "I knew it, there's no way we could be wrong, it must be a scarecrow."

  Wan Qi Jing Hou's face was extremely solemn, and he said: "What's wrapped inside is a mummy, quickly let the villagers leave here, the corpse has risen."

  The young man almost fainted after hearing it, what Wan Qi Jing Hou said was even more terrifying than wrapping a person up, inside was actually a mummy, where did the mummy come from?!

  The young man hadn't reacted yet, as if to confirm Wang Jinghou's words, the crowd suddenly burst out with "ahhh" screams, and sparks fell from the sky.

  Everyone scattered, shouting towards the sky, and Wen Baiyu really couldn't understand their cries. However, language barriers were no longer an issue now, because as soon as Wen Baiyu looked up, she saw that the sky lantern was moving, with a big motion, struggling hard, the burning cloth strips fell down, landing among the crowd.

  It's really resurrected!

  Everyone scattered and ran away, some rushed towards Guishi and shouted loudly, presumably wanting Guishi to think of a solution.

  "Ahhh!!!!"

  Many people shouted, the mummy seemed to have broken free from the iron wire and was burning fiercely, head down, crawling quickly downwards. He soon climbed from the top of the pillar to the middle, closer to the ground, and everyone could see clearly that it was indeed a mummy, not a straw man.

  Everyone was frightened, the corpse continued to crawl down at a rapid speed, the fire spirit's face twisted in a terrifying scowl as it burned him, but for some reason the corpse seemed to be burning indefinitely.

  Wan Jie Jing Hou looked around, everyone was in chaos, things were scattered all over the ground. Wan Jie Jing Hou picked up a longbow from the ground, grabbed a handful of arrows, quickly strung them on the bowstring, and then pulled it open with force.

  Wen Baiyu took a look and found that Wan Kuang Jinghou had actually set up so many arrows?

  "Clang———"

  Numerous arrows were fired at the same time, but only one sound was heard. All the bows and arrows flew out, and suddenly, a corpse with its head facing down quickly moved and was nailed to the pillar, unable to move again.

  Wen Baiyu's eyes widened in shock, although the distance was half of what it was earlier, but the corpse moved extremely quickly, and Wan Kuang Jinghou had also shot several arrows, which all hit their mark.

  The corpse was nailed to the pillar, and others quickly escaped. Qin Pei was pushed by someone, her foot tripped, and she fell heavily to the ground. There were people everywhere, almost causing a stampede. Qin Pei couldn't get up at all.

  At this time, the dried corpse nailed to the pillar suddenly let out a loud roar, making a "gagaga" sound, and then suddenly struggled, with a few "bangs", it actually burst out all the bows and arrows on its body, apparently being enraged by Wan Qi Jing Hou, no longer climbing down the pillar, but instead jumping violently, jumping off the pillar in one go.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou pulled back Wen Bai Yu and said: "This way."

  Two people rushed down the slope, a withered corpse jumped out, and a flame burst out of its body. "Boom! Crack..." A loud noise, it actually jumped into the bonfire in an instant.

  The huge bonfire fueled the fire essence on the dry corpse, and for a moment the flames were enormous, almost burning up to the sky. The wood in the bonfire was also scattered everywhere due to the tremendous impact. Wan Jie Jing Hou hugged Wen Bai Yu, covering him completely.

  Wood chips flew out, everyone scattered, Qin Pei climbed up and felt something hitting his back hard. Qin Pei was knocked to the ground in an instant, with a "whooshing" sound behind him.

  Qin Pei turned his head around and almost got scared to death, his clothes were on fire, a piece of wood had struck against his clothes and caught fire in an instant.

  At this moment of Qin Pei's stunned expression, someone suddenly rushed over from behind and pressed her to the ground, avoiding another piece of wood that was sweeping over.

  Qin Pei was knocked to the ground by that person, dazed and dizzy. When she lifted her head, she surprisingly found that the person who had pinned her to the ground was actually Wei Qianshui!

  Wei Qiu Shui quickly lifted up his body, and rapidly tore off Qin Pei's outer garment. The outer garment was on fire, and the flames were getting bigger and bigger. Wei Qiu Shui ripped off his own clothes, and Qin Pei's inner garments were also slightly on fire. They were about to burn her hair, but they didn't have enough water to put out the fire at all.

  Wei Qiu quickly took off his clothes, covered Qin Pei with them, and then rolled Qin Pei on the ground to extinguish the flames. Qin Pei lay on the ground, drenched in sweat, her face pale with fear.

  Wei Qiu Shui took advantage of this moment to quickly get up and turn around to run.

  Qin Pei reacted very quickly, he didn't even know how he reacted himself, and suddenly jumped up, grabbing Wei Qiu Shui tightly, Wei Qiu Shui was somewhat astonished.

  Qin Pei glared with her eyes and said: "You still want to run! Where are you going!"

  Wei Qiu Shui smiled slightly. The others didn't notice them, all going to deal with the dry corpse instead. Wei Qiu Shui said: "You want to stop me?"

  Qin Pei said: "If I don't make things clear today, I..."

  Wei Qian Shui said: "Qin Pei, let's meet on the mountain."

  He said, suddenly stretching out his hand to press on Qin Pei's neck, Qin Pei's heart was greatly shocked, but it was already too late, and with a sudden "ah...", she directly fainted into Wei Qiu Shui's arms.

  Wei Qiu Shui put him at a distance, making sure the dry corpse wouldn't come over, then turned around and walked out, because beside him were all panicked villagers, Wei Qiu Shui was completely inconspicuous inside, and quickly disappeared.

  The corpse rushed into the bonfire, and the flames rose wildly. The corpse struggled to climb out of the fire, when General Wan Shou suddenly said: "Pick up some stones for me."

  Wen Baiyu was taken aback for a moment, unsure what to do with the stone, but still picked it up from the ground and quickly handed it over to Wan Jijinghou.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou clenched a stone in his hand, the dry corpse was about to pounce out of the fire, Wan Xi Jing Hou suddenly flicked his wrist, and the stone flew out with a "whoosh" sound, hitting the dry corpse's leg directly.

  The corpse "thudded" and fell back into the fire, but half of its body was already out of the fire. Wan Zongjinghou picked up another stone and threw it with all his might, hitting the corpse's forehead. The corpse tried to get up, but was knocked down again, flipping over and falling backwards, returning to the fire once more.

  Wan Jie Jing Hou was panting heavily, and the dry corpse couldn't crawl out no matter how hard it tried. Wen Bai Yu picked up a few more stones for him, and Wan Jie Jing Hou shook his head and said, "Enough."

  He said, throwing out the third stone, and hitting the dry corpse's forehead again, just hearing a "gong" sound, the dry corpse's forehead was hit twice in a row, and it fell off immediately, rolling down with a "gululu" sound, and hitting the villager's feet, the villager was so scared that he shouted loudly and almost knelt on the ground.

  The desiccated corpse lost its head, its body burning in the flames, and it was also the fire essence of the candle dragon. It quickly stopped moving, lying in the pile of fire, making a "sizzling" sound, with a feeling of being roasted...

  Wen Baiyu smelled that strange smell, covered her nose and said: "What's the smell on this corpse? It doesn't seem like it's from the applied oil."

  Wan Xi Jing Hou stretched out his hand and made a sudden grab, the huge fire that was burning fiercely suddenly subsided and slowly went out.

  The crowd finally quieted down, but still surrounded the perimeter, not daring to come closer to take a look.

  Wan Xi Jing Hou pulled Wen Bai Yu over, the corpse was already motionless on the ground, its face completely charred, and the ground was a mess of blackened ash.

  Wen Baiyu picked up a branch and poked at the desiccated corpse, only to discover that something was off about it. From the corpse's body, a silver ornament actually fell out.

  And this silver ornament looks like Miao silver, could it be a funerary object brought out from the tomb with the mummy?

  The young man took one look and suddenly exclaimed, "How is it him?!"

  "Wen Baiyu said in surprise: 'Do you know this person?'"

  The young man said: "Yes... yes, everyone in our village wears this kind of thing."

  The young man took off his silver ornament from his neck and showed it to Wen Baiyu. There were still words engraved on it. After comparing it with the silver ornament that fell from the dry corpse, the engraved words were different, but the style was similar.

  The young man said that this silver ornament is worn by everyone here, and it must be made before the child is born. As soon as the child is born, they must wear it. If the child dies young, the silver ornament must be buried in the ground with the child's name on it. It's actually similar to a longevity lock, but the silver ornaments here have a more mysterious color.

  There was a name on the silver ornament, so the young man recognized it at a glance.

  This person is from the village, but he's a lazy good-for-nothing who never does anything good. He's always sneaking around and stealing in the village. Because the villagers are simple and honest, they tolerated him several times, but later on, because his behavior was really too bad, he was kicked out and will never be allowed to set foot in the village again.

  The young man said: "Later he left, but came back once last year. When he came back, he was still driving a small sedan, and seemed to have become wealthy, earning a lot of money, and ran back to show off to everyone. At that time, he also brought many people over, and stayed in the guest house at my home, but only for one night. The next day, they went up the mountain, saying it was for tourism, but I didn't think so... Unexpectedly... unexpectedly, how did he end up here? This is too scary... Is it, is it that he offended the gods?"

  The young man spoke up, and everyone recognized the silver ornament. They all started talking to Guishi, probably wanting him to perform a ritual to ward off evil spirits.

  That fifteen or sixteen year old boy stood right in front of them, the charred head of a corpse lay at his feet, but on the face of Gui Shi there wasn't even a hint of fear, as if he was looking at just a rock, his face devoid of any joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure, extremely calm.

  A pair of pitch-black eyes, crystal clear and unfathomably deep, gazed at the headless corpse in the woodpile.

  The ghost master stared for a while, at this time Luo Kai rushed back, with an urgent and flustered look on his face, covered in sweat, shouting: "Qin Xia!"

  Mr. Qin suddenly turned his head and kicked Luo Kai with force, saying: "Where did you go! It took so long to get a pair of binoculars!"

  Lu Kai hugged Qin boss and said, "You're fine, that's all that matters. You scared me to death! I heard a commotion over here and wanted to rush over, but then I ran into Wei Ge on the way."

  "What's wrong with Wei?"

  As soon as he spoke, everyone looked at Luo Kai, and unexpectedly, he actually saw Wei Qiu Shui.

  Wen Baiyu said: "Where is Wei Youcai?"

  "He's gone."

  Mr. Qin suddenly shouted: "Where's my brother?!"

  "Hey, don't worry, I just saw Qin Pei earlier, he's not hurt but seems to have been knocked unconscious. I brought him back to the room before coming out."

  Mr. Qin let out a heavy sigh of relief, but it was strange, who ambushed Qin Pei and even knocked him unconscious?

  Mr. Qin was worried and wanted to go back and take a look, so Luo Kai followed him back to see Qin Pei.

  Everyone was so distracted by this sudden interruption that they all forgot to go and take a look at the charred mummy.

  At this time, the young-looking ghost suddenly spoke up, and what he said was still in Chinese. His voice was very clear and soft, with a hint of youthfulness that was hard to describe.

  Wen Baiyu suddenly responded with Kuang Yuqi's words.

  Clean and pure.

  The boy's voice was like that, making people feel a sense of euphoria when they heard it. Kuang Yu Ke had also come over, he wheeled his chair over but didn't look at the corpse, instead gazing at the clean and pure boy.

  The young man said: "There is something in the corpse's arms."

  Wen Baiyu, after being reminded by him, immediately used a branch to poke the dry corpse's chest. Indeed, it was hard and sounded like "bang bang". It seemed like there was a round and flat object blocking the chest area.

  Wen Baiyu wanted to reach out and grab it, just as he stretched out his hand, suddenly "Hoo---" a sound, the headless corpse had already jumped up, reaching out to grab Wen Baiyu. Wen Baiyu was so scared that his hair stood on end, the corpse was already charred black, its neck broken and its head gone, yet it still charged forward.

  Wen Baiyu "hissed" and drew out the phoenix bone dagger that never left his side, flipping it over and slashing down fiercely. The dry corpse was slashed by Wen Baiyu in an instant, and just then, a "thud" sound was heard. Wan Kuang Jinghou also reacted instantly, raising his hand and throwing out the dragon scale dagger, which stabbed into the dry corpse's neck.

  The desiccated corpse was knocked over by a huge force, and the dragon-scale dagger "hissed" through the corpse's neck, pinning it to the ground. The blade of the dagger did not enter at all, leaving only the hilt exposed on the outside.

  Due to the huge impact, something fell out of the dry corpse's arms with a "clatter" sound. It was a silver disc with a diameter of less than ten centimeters. It fell to the ground and rolled for a while before stopping at Wen Baiyu's feet.

  Wen Baiyu looked at the round disc in surprise and said: "This pattern..."

  The disc was silver, but the pattern, size, were exactly the same as the jade disc that Wei You had snatched away during the flood... except for the material being different.