Chapter 6: Pure Thoughts Zen Meeting

Master, what should we do now?

Well... Since it is related to the God of Light and Brother Fang treats us well, let's investigate it for him, and maybe we can find clues related to the Southern Barbarian incident.

Since this sounded like a good thing to eliminate evil, A Xue's eyes were filled with excitement, and she nodded quickly, greeting Violet who was sleeping on the ground, preparing to go on the road, but Mao Yan'an next to her was very ignorant.

Nephew Ah, would you be so kind?Actually, you want to go to that village to get a vote, right?

Uncle, do you know that the sacred texts of Cihang Jing Hall record that people who were too honest during their lifetime would go to hell and be plucked after death?

Hey, uncle, I just changed my sect and believe in Pure Thoughts Zen. I heard those guys say that believers who believe in their president can ultimately achieve Nirvana after death, and will not be born or destroyed, and will reach the Pure Land!

Now, I am 70% sure that there will be a big problem with this Pure Mind Zen, because even people like me know that being a grassroots member of an organization will promote such a beautiful and rewarding dream. This kind of organization is either a direct sales group or a cult.

The group hurried to Wugu Village. The fog was heavy on the road and the speed of moving forward was slow.The uncle also took the opportunity to tell us that in the vocabulary chaser's vocabulary, the Wugu Village is still very famous.

Affected by the terrain, Wugu Village has three-quarters of the year covered by thick fog, and the yin energy is extremely strong, attracting the souls of people and beasts in nearby mountainous areas and harassing the place.

There is an abandoned mine behind Wugu Village. When the veins were not dug up in the early years, it was prosperous for a while. Not only were there a large number of dwarf craftsmen gathered, but even humans went to join in the fun. They opened several hotels of minimum standards, and business travelers would go there to stay. However, later, the entire mountainous area began to be covered by heavy fog that had lasted for many years, and the raging spirit groups of people did not go there.Mao Yan'an sighed nostalgically: More than ten years ago, I wandered around here to paint and visited Wugu Village. In a blink of an eye, so many years have passed. I don't know if the beautiful girl in the hotel is still...

Seeing him talking leisurely and fascinated, I had to wake him up to avoid getting further and further. I asked him what was special about Wugu Village in the heart of the treasure chaser.

This involves the heavy fog in Wugu Village.Shortly after the fog appeared, resentful souls began to gather and harass the villagers. At that time, a monk from Cihang Jingting Hall communicated on behalf of him, saying that the resentful souls asked the villagers to return the treasures they had hidden, but the villagers said that they did not. Although the monk casts a magic spell to suppress them, once a year in the future, the resentful spirits would go to the village to harass them.Mao Yan'an said: In order to avoid being hurt by resentful souls, almost all the residents of Wugu Village ran away, and only more than a dozen households were left.No one knows who took the treasures of the ghosts. Most of the perpetrators have escaped long ago, but some people still believe that the treasures of the ghosts are still hidden in Wugu Village.

A Xue widened her eyes and said strangely: Treasure?What would that be?Weapons?Or some kind of treasure?Is it high-end?

I don't know this.After all, no one has ever figured out what the treasure the ghosts want?Maybe it's just a very ordinary thing, and people took it wrongly.Mao Yan'an said: But it is not ruled out that it is really a treasure. The so-called trace-chaser is chasing such a dream and running around to find treasures.

The uncle is right. There are so many rumors of treasures in the market of this level, and there is no actual basis at all. It often makes treasure hunters chasing these messages spend time and find nothing until they die.However, once you get something, the original rumors will become fantasy anecdotes that coexist with the treasure, adding more to the price of the treasure in the market.

Uncle, how many ghost groups are there every year that come to harass Wugu Village?

People and beasts are all over the place, and there are always hundreds of undead spirits. Every time they come out, they look like a parade, with ghosts in the sky and on the streets, full of shocking power.

How many hundred?Can those guys from the God of Light deal with it?

After the life of a humanoid creature ends, it will turn into a ghost. If there is an injustice or resentment, the energy of the soul will be several times stronger than before.But if it were animals, the soul body after death was impure, and it would be no threatening whether there was an injustice or not. On the contrary, their bones may attract nearby souls and masses, absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, and turn into monsters, which are extremely ferocious. It is like the dragon spirit transformed from the bones of the dragon after death, which is notoriously difficult to deal with.

Hundreds of undead mixed with more than half of the beast souls are not as threatening as a dragon spirit, and it is really not a big scene.

Having said that, not a few trainee priests who have learned the skills can handle it. I think I know very well what gave them courage.

Mao Yan'an is not considered a combat power; I only performed the ritual of the Hell God of Essence not long ago, and I cannot use magic within a few months; A Xue's black magic has just started, and the only combat power at present is Violet.But flames and lightning can be used to deal with beasts, but exorcising ghosts will be half the result with twice the effort. If those cultists from the Jingmin Zen Society rely on stupidity and ignorance to enter Wugu Village, I will never accompany you.

Because of the suppression of the monk, the resentful souls harassed Murakami for a fixed time, and it was ten days after the fog appeared.Those people probably knew about this, went in early and got things done and ran away before the ghost arrived.

My uncle's words made me feel much more at ease, otherwise I would immediately turn around and slip away.

Go and see what the guys from the Jingmin Zen Club do, and get some benefits on the way is the main purpose. I didn’t expect to find treasures in Wugu Village. However, since there were a large number of dwarves who opened furnaces and cast tools there, maybe some craft relics created by dwarves would be left behind. I picked up some of them and supplemented their travel expenses.

With this idea in mind, we rode our horses, three people and one beast rushed to the road.The location of Wugu Village is not far from the small village we set out, but the road is rugged, with trees blocking the road in the middle and heavy fog, which is really difficult to walk. Fortunately, we have a guide who used to come, which is popular and familiar. Whenever the fog cannot see the road clearly, let the violets illuminate fire, which is more useful than any street light.

Along the way, I obviously felt the uneasiness of the horses, and the gloomy and cold air in the entire mountain area was so heavy that Axue, who had already begun to dabble in the black magic, also felt a little, shrank his delicate body, and told me in a low voice that there were many soft murmurings in the wind.Of course, my uncle and I heard nothing in our ears…

After searching all the way, I finally arrived at Wugu Village before dark.

It was indeed a lifeless place. Maybe it was once glorious in the past, but now it seems like ruins.In the increasingly dim twilight, the bright sunset is blocked from the mountains by layers of thick fog, and no light can be transmitted in.

Looking around, it was full of gray areas, with only a few lights, flashing in the thick fog lightly and darkly, as if it was far away, but it seemed very close.

Mao Yan'an patted his body and said: It's foggy here, and the residents light the lights no matter day or night. We are lucky. If it's dark before entering the village, it's hard to walk on the mountain road.When I came here often, I was very familiar with the owners of several hotels here, and I hope I can stay at least one now.

Opening a hotel in such a place is really a ghost business. It's hard for me to even believe that someone will stay in such a place without leaving. However, it is hard to say that sometimes people's stubbornness towards their ancestral property will make irrelevant people stunned.

Master, let’s go quickly, it’s so cold here.Axue urged me, but she didn't need to say anything, I felt the same way.The fog here is particularly wet and the temperature is very low. The sunlight is just an empty noun and has no substantial influence or meaning. Although we are wearing thick clothes, after a long journey through the forest, the clothes are almost wet with the fog, which is coldly touching the body, and goose bumps are all on our skin.

The climate outside is warming up recently. It is of course abnormal to be cold like this. However, I have already said that this place is haunted and there is nothing to be surprised about in such an abnormality.

Walking forward a while, stepping on the stones slowly, the lights in front of you became brighter and brighter, and a row of wooden houses appeared in front of you, with mottled wooden walls with many holes of the same size and bottom, and the gray earth tiles on the top, dripping with cold water droplets.

There were ten horses parked in front of a larger wooden house. It seemed that the group of trainee priests had already arrived one step ahead of us.There were a few noises coming from the door, and in just a few words, they could hear that they were asking for compensation from the people in the house.

They probably found it very boring. This Wugu Village is more barren than expected. Even if the remaining people concentrate their funds, they can't get a bag of gold coins. Even if they want to let go of the robbery, there is nothing to see about the harvest. They have to face the ghost group. This trip is really a big loss.

However, an old voice seemed to be trying to keep them: ...Although we have no money, if we can find the treasures hidden by the ghosts, it should be of great value... The ghosts know some clues...

It seemed that there was some very interesting information, and I wanted to continue listening, but the uncle next to me rushed in front of me and pushed open the door: Old Man Jin, he has disappeared for a long time, and is still using the secret ghost treasure that I can't find to trick Kaizi into exorcising the demon Ah?

We followed the uncle in. There were more than fifty people in the door, divided into two sides.On one side were the three trainee priests and seven people dressed as swordsmen. Two of the women held long spears in their hands, which seemed to be knights and the like. In addition to the magician, the standard staff of an adventure group seemed to be there.

On the other side, there are more than 40 villagers, led by an old man with a cane and a long beard. It seems that the eldest is old. Hearing Mao Yan'an's voice, he looked up and turned over.Beside him was a middle-aged man in his forties and a young woman who was coaxing the baby in her arms.

Mao, Mr. Mao... The old man known as Old Man Jin showed joy and came over to hug Mao Yan'an cordially.It seems like the uncle himself said that he is very familiar with the owners of several hotels here, and this is one of them.

The county group of trainees seemed quite unhappy with our sudden appearance and interruption, but seemed to be frightened by his outfit and dress. When he saw Violet coming in, he did not dare to attack rashly for a moment.

To be honest, just looking at the appearance of a warrior, the uncle looks really handsome, especially the heavy sword he easily carried on his shoulders. Anyone who doesn't know what he thinks is amazing when he sees it.

Old friends from Wugu Village, don’t be afraid. I will come back this time and bring a first-class magician back. I will definitely help you.As if he was intentionally boasting to the group of trainee priests, Mao Yan'an pulled a chair, sat down with a golden sword, and stared at the group of people arrogantly.If you want to show off your momentum, the uncle should have inserted his sword to the ground or slashed at the table to create something to actually destroy the authority. However, since this dark big sword is made of origami, of course, it is impossible to do such a misunderstanding.

Mao Yan'an winked at me and asked me to take a step forward.When an arrow shot out the bird, of course I wouldn't be so stupid that I listened to his command and caused trouble.From the perspective of the villagers, the more forces that can help defend, the better, and the two sides quickly came to a conclusion.

Since the monk from Cihang Jing Temple left some kind of barrier, the ghosts could only appear once a year, so there is no need to worry about being attacked at this time, but this situation is not a solution to the root cause. The villagers hope to invite powerful magicians or priests to eliminate these ghosts at once; or to find the secret treasures that the ghosts are looking for, and the core of the problem is solved.

Regardless of destroying ghosts, everyone is determined to find secret treasures, so under the arrangement of Old Man Jin, everyone stayed in his hotel.

The hotel is in chaos. It seems that no one has stayed there for many years. We will just stay there and plan to find out how to get some information from those trainee priests, and someone came to visit.This man named Jin Hanliang is the son of the shop owner, Old Man Jin. He swept the dust on the table diligently and introduced him to his wife and his months-old daughter.

Teacher Mao, it’s great to see you. We haven’t met for several years. My father and I have been looking forward to your return...

A Jin, I, Mao Yan'an, are a trustworthy person. In the past few years, I have been helping you find useful helpers. Are you back now?Mao Yan'an bragged without any capital, and he involved Axue and me as soon as he spoke, but his friendship with the people here was indeed helpful. We soon got into the situation and learned more about the situation.

Jin Hanliang had forgotten the past year when the ghost appeared. He only knew that the next year when the fog appeared, the ghosts would gather in groups to harass the place and ask the villagers to return the secret treasures they had hidden secretly to them.This incident caused a long time to cause trouble. Later, a monk from Cihang Jingting Hall came here to communicate with the ghosts. However, these ghosts had no memory. Not only could they not tell who took the secret treasure, but they couldn't even explain what the secret treasure was.

The compassionate monk believed that even if the ghosts were forcibly expelled, the accumulated resentment would still be summoned from the nearby areas when the fundamental problem was not lifted, and the harm would be even greater. So after some bargaining, he and the ghosts made an agreement that they would return the secret treasure next year and asked the ghosts to return first. Therefore, there was no bloodshed that year.

The master and the ghosts made a document, which said that the secret treasure would be returned in the second year.Jin Hanliang said: However, in the second year, there is still a place to establish the date. The master left room for us to change the patterns on the word and extend the agreed date continuously.

As a result, every year when ghosts visit, as long as they display the documents and say that the agreed time limit has not yet reached, the irritable ghosts will leave. Although they will demolish a few houses and make a noise, at least they will not harm human lives.

Generally speaking, the characters are divided into two parts. If the ghost keeps one in his hand, we also keep one. Every year before the ghost comes, both parts must be changed.Jin Hanliang said: But ghosts come to harass each year, and the villagers are still very uneasy. The people who stay are all living in a very melancholy life. I hope to completely solve the problem.

I'm a little curious. Ghosts will come to harass me, so why are you still here?Isn’t it just a matter of moving?The world outside is so big, why bother with this small mountain village?

When I asked, Jin Hanliang and his wife looked up, their eyes full of confusion, and said: It's Ah... Why don't you move out?However, this is the place where our ancestors worked hard to cultivate and stay. How can we... people leave their ancestral property?

This is the answer I am most afraid of hearing. Standard villagers and women are bound by their ancestors throughout their lives. The things left by their ancestors not only did not give them benefits, but became the biggest burden.I shook my head, but the uncle took the lead in speaking.

You don’t have to worry about this, I have found a great helper this time.Mao Yan'an said, stretching out his hand and pulling it back, but not pulling me, but pulling Axue over.

The matter suddenly fell on your head, and A Xue seemed very surprised, but before the huh was released, Mao Yan'an had already introduced it first and said loudly: Don't be deceived by the appearance. The lady in front of you is Ah, the successor of the strongest magician in the history of the Alibuda Kingdom.

oh?Why did Alibuda have ever produced a powerful magician, but I never knew it?Uncle, please tell me what the name of that magician is?

Boy, you are really ignorant. That magician is... dry tofu.

Dried, dried tofu?I thought the uncle would mention some exaggerated name, but unexpectedly, such a strange name appeared. For a moment, everyone looked at him with a strange look on his face.

how?Don't tell me you have never heard of the famous dried tofu. He is one of the most outstanding mages in the past five hundred years.Mao Yan'an said endlessly: In his early years, he duel with the Dark Flame Demon on the gorge. After falling into the deep valley, he returned, put on a magical white robe, changed his appearance, and turned into a real dried tofu. From then on, he was powerful, slashing demons and eliminating demons, and never touched his opponent again. Don't you know such a great mage?

Hello, wait... Uncle, I have a little impression of the person you are talking about, but it shouldn't be the name you are talking about, right?I hesitated and said: It seems to be called... Gandalf?

Ah!Yes, that bowl, that bowl of dried tofu!When I corrected it, Mao Yan'an didn't have any guilty expression at all, and he clapped his hands happily and laughed.

OK, shut up and fry your tofu.I was so upset that I looked at this rock hero who was dancing and felt that I had come to the wrong place this time.

No matter what, I sincerely ask you guys, and hope you can help us.Jin Han looked at his silent wife beside him with a pity and said slowly: This year, I have a daughter, I hope she can grow up without being harassed. This is my biggest wish now...

I didn't feel anything after hearing it, because he talked for a long time but didn't say anything about what good we would do. However, A Xue was crying when she heard it next to her, and she wanted to get closer to see the baby. She looked passionate and I knew that things were not good.So, sometimes, I would rather put Violet's brain into Axue's head...

If it weren't for the heavy fog blocking the road, I actually wouldn't want to spend my time here, but not only A Xue couldn't figure out the situation, but even the uncle was pushing the fire and slapped his chest to guarantee: Don't worry, swear in my grandfather's name, we will definitely find out the truth.

Hello?Uncle, who is your grandfather?

Ah?I don't know either. Some people say it seems like a great detective who goes wherever a person goes.

Shit, you don’t even know who your grandfather is. What’s up to him here?Why swear by him?

Hehe, you are too young, nephew. This is the industry rule. Since the Detective of Jinda seven hundred years ago became an immortal myth, every detective had to swear in his grandfather's name before starting the investigation.

……

After staying in the village for a few days, the fog in the village was still thick, and it would not be better outside. The three of us and one beast were trapped here. If we delayed our return date, His Majesty the King's face would definitely not look good.

Wherever you go, even if there is any praise, you will become a demoted official.

The investigation into the location of the secret treasure can be said to be completely unstable. I even found all the villagers and asked them one by one, but everyone couldn't tell me the reason. The memories of the situation back then were both vague and chaotic.

Even worse, in my conversation with them, I clearly felt that everyone in this village and this village lacked a high-spirited vitality to break through adversity, no matter men, women, old and young, they were weak in speaking, their eyes were blank, and they lost their minds after asking a few words. It seemed that they had been trapped in the village for many years, and the mental state of these people was no longer normal.

The villagers in Wugu Village are strange in the Guli, but the other group of people are not much better.The group of trainee priests searched for treasures in the village, and did not even let go of a tile or a beam.Just looking at their actions, they are indeed full of entertainment value, which allows me to fully see the imagination of human beings. I will think of finding any ridiculous places.

I couldn't see the other person clearly in the fog, and I was still peaceful, but occasionally they were close to each other and didn't like each other, and the two gangs who were disliked by each other could inevitably have verbal conflicts, and they just didn't start.In contrast, the uncle has made considerable progress in the investigation of the Pure Thought Zen Meeting.Through chatting and inquiring, the uncle asked for some information.

The Pure Mind Zen Meeting seems to be a fellow practitioner association formed within the Cihang Jing Hall. There are originally many such small groups, but some of the proposals of the Pure Mind Zen Meeting conflict with the Cihang Jing Hall itself and quickly absorb new members.

The current religion and priest system on the earth are controlled by the Cihang Jing Hall. Such a huge organization that exists across the country is naturally not popular among all countries. However, the Cihang Jing Hall never interferes in the political affairs of various countries. At most, it only transports materials to rescue disasters across the country when a huge natural disaster occurs, so it has been widely praised.

But different sounds appeared in Cihang Jing Hall.In some countries, people are in pain because of tyrants or tyranny. Cihang Jingtan clearly has the power to unify the countries and overthrow their tyrannical regimes, but they are trapped in their own propositions and can only passively rescue disasters and cannot actively solve the root cause of the problem. Therefore, they advocate reforms to allow the Temple of Light to intervene in the political situation of various countries more directly and strongly.

Such voices are mainly based on the Pure Mind Zen Society, which is very popular and supported by young children. They expand very quickly and are increasingly powerful in the Palace of Light. Recently, they recruit soldiers and horses in private, and seem to be taking some big moves.

So, is the reason why you want to join the Pure Thought Meditation Society because you want to save the world?

This is of course the basic purpose, but... there is another secular reason. I heard that the president of the Zen Society is the most powerful monk in the Divine Palace. He organized the Zen Society just to not attract attention.We lowly generations are not nobles and have no background. If we follow the normal channels, we don’t know when we will reach a high position, but if we join the Zen Society and are on the same front as the monks, we will be promoted soon and hopefully.

It sounds very reasonable, and it looks like a direct sales plan of some kind of mouse club. However, this statement coincides with Natasha's words that day. She also said that the monks of Cihang Jing Temple instigated the Battle of the Southern Barbarians behind the scenes, and the characters also pointed directly at the master of Xinchan, the head of the God of Light, today. It seems that the great sect of Cihang Jing Temple is indeed a big problem behind the scenes.

But what is dissatisfied is Mao Yan'an's cliché skills.The reason why we could break through the group of people's defenses so quickly and ask for secret information was mainly because from the next day when we arrived in this village, the uncle had to clean up his appearance, comb his hair and pick up the piano, and find two girls in the group to sing and recite poems together.A few four-line poems that compliment their appearance, a few self-written garlands, and a few specially decorated portraits made people coax them.

The charm of rock stars is indeed extraordinary. As there are fewer and fewer clothes on the portrait, the uncle has taken more and more information. For example, the question was said to be the uncle lying on the bed, holding a naked woman in one hand, smiling lewdly.

Uncle, you are really good at it. If you use this method to ask questions, you will get both wealth and wealth. Congratulations.

Alas, what can I do? For the sake of the task and the overall situation, even if I don’t want to, I have to bear the tears and sacrifice Ah.

A man became shameless and couldn't say anything. Seeing his proud look, he really wanted Violet to pounce on him and bit off his dog's head.

Time passed day by day, and there was not many days before the fog started. The Jin couple's frown made even A Xue sigh.The yin energy in the nearby mountainous areas has obviously become thicker in the past two days. According to time, the ghost group is about to appear.

Although I can solve the problem as usual as I take out the document and cheat the ghosts, and there will be no problem, I will never take the initiative to run to dangerous places. If there is no progress tomorrow, I plan to leave Wugu Village first to save things from being out of control.

The abacus was well done, but things didn't go as I expected.Just in the evening of that day, I was flirting with Axue. Violet was sleeping in the corner of the house. Suddenly, there was a quarrel outside. We snatched it out and saw the trainee priests running back to the village howling. Everyone was emitting their heads, their faces were covered with blood, and the scars on their bodies were obviously causing trouble.

They also dragged a few corpses back, and it seemed that they were still fragments of corpses. It was not difficult to imagine the tragic battle.The gray fog added a layer of bloody smell, and the cold feeling in the air became sharper. The inexplicable crying sound gradually became clear, and the sound of shaking around Wugu Village was trembling, giving people an ominous feeling.

The strange situation seemed to tell the same message. I was not feeling good. I was just about to greet A Xue and was about to escape. A desperate call came from the entrance of the village: Ghost... Ghost is coming!