Chapter 396: Remains of the Zhou General (8)
Soon, they arrived at Xucheng.
Unexpectedly, Xucheng was very lively, with many "people" dressed in ancient costumes walking on the streets, and the sounds of hawking and soliciting customers were endless.
Li Xiu was about to speak when Tao Zi stopped him with a gesture. At this moment, a "person" holding a child passed through his body and walked towards the candied haws stall behind him.
Cheng Wuchou sent a voice message: "A Zi, what's wrong?"
Li Xiu also looked at her in confusion. After all, these "people" were ghosts, so it was not surprising that they could not be touched.
She shook her head, her expression solemn, and transmitted a message to the two: "These ghosts are looking for an opportunity to attack."
The two of them were startled.
The little ghost in Tao Zi's sea of consciousness was even more nervous than the two of them: "Tao Zi, we must leave here immediately!"
"You can't leave now. Please wait a moment."
The little ghost's screams were enough to shake his consciousness: "Waiting to die? The ghosts here are all thousand-year-old turtles! They still have such strong murderous intent, only living people like you can't see it!"
Tao Zi was silent. They should have thought of it earlier. Even General Zhou was almost going crazy, let alone these little ghosts who were ordinary people in their previous lives.
The brother and sister looked at each other, and took two steps at the same time, protecting Li Xiu in the middle.
The "people" still pretended not to see them and lived the same life as they did three thousand years ago.
Until another pair of people rushed in recklessly.
Tao Zi looked over and, judging from their attire, they seemed to be disciples from a medium-sized sect in central China.
Those disciples were even more impatient than Li Xiu. As soon as they came in, one of them started to speak up, and Cheng Wuchou didn't even have time to send a voice message to remind them.
“This place is so real.”
As soon as this voice came out, those who were hawking, holding children, walking, and sitting and chatting all fell silent. They all turned their heads to look at the passerby, and their eyeballs became darker and even tended to grow bigger. The whole street suddenly became gloomy and chilling.
The pedestrian froze.
Some of the disciples were frozen in place, but their mouths were still moving: "Hey, those three people over there, what's going on?"
Tao Zi and Cheng Wuchou looked at each other and tacitly pretended not to hear what was said. Li Xiu, as the one who needed protection from his companions, did not dare to speak without permission.
It was hard to tell whether the disciple was brave enough. His voice was trembling, but he still had the nerve to speak: "I'm talking to you. Can't you hear me?"
Someone chuckled twice and said, "There are only a few of you here, where did these three people come from?"
A chill rose from Tao Zi's back, not for any other reason, but because this "person" was looking at the three of them when he spoke.
The "person" who was eating noodles slowly stood up and said, "We don't welcome living people here."
Countless "people" rushed towards them.
The pedestrians finally reacted and ran towards the city gate, but unfortunately their speed was no match for those "people".
Those "people" surrounded them, and only a few tragic howls were heard before there was no sound.
All the "people" on the street slowly returned to their original positions, and their enlarged eyeballs returned to normal. Apart from the corpses on the street, there was nothing else unusual.
Tao Zi's heart sank. He took out the teleportation talisman and saw that it was lit. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Wuchou made a gesture to her, and she nodded. He then walked towards the dead man, searched his entire body, and then took out storage rings and other things to search one by one.
After searching for a while, he stood up and shook his head.
If there is no teleportation talisman, then these people must have come in on their own.
Li Xiu also understood what they meant and secretly relaxed. If even the teleportation talisman was useless, then this trip would be really troublesome.
Cheng Wuchou sent a voice message: "Go out and wait for Xi Jing and the others first?"
Tao Zi nodded.
The three of them walked towards the city gate, but ran into an invisible barrier.
Cheng Wuchou took a step back, reached out and touched it, his eyes dim.
The little ghost's voice sounded in her mind again: "It's over, I can't get out, I'm going to die."
Tao Zi was indifferent and didn't even bother to answer.
The three of them pondered for a moment, and Li Xiu made some gestures, which Cheng Wuchou didn't quite understand, so he turned to look at Tao Zi.
Tao Zi nodded in agreement and explained, "Li Xiu said he wanted to find an inn first."
He thought about it and understood, saying, "This time, General Zhou invited us in, so it doesn't seem strange that we have a place to stay."
The three of them walked towards the city center and actually found an inn. The door was tightly closed, but the plaque hanging on the door read "Living People's Inn".
So direct.
Tao Zi wanted to go up and knock on the door, but was worried about making noise, so she tried to push the door open directly.
At this time, Cheng Wuchou reached out to stop her, stepped forward before her and gently pushed the door open.
With a click, the door slowly opened.
An old man with fine lines on his face stood inside. He said in a hoarse voice, "Dear guest, please come in."
As soon as the three of them walked in, the door closed immediately.
Cheng Wuchou became alert. The old man looked up and glanced at him, then looked at Tao Zi. His tone suddenly softened and he said, "This is the inn for the living. We rest during the day and act at night. Please pay attention to the time."
Tao Zi tried to speak directly: "Old man, how much silver does it cost for a day?"
The three of them waited for a long time, but nothing unusual happened, only the old man's answer.
"No silver required, only spirit stones."
Li Xiu decisively took out a large bag of spirit stones.
The old man's tone became gentler, and he said, "Room No. 1 on the left side of the second floor, please."
Before they went upstairs, the old man's hoarse voice sounded again: "Dear guests, please rest and be sure to stay awake at night."
The three of them were startled and no longer underestimated these words.
When they got upstairs, the doors of the two rooms slowly opened. Li Xiu was stunned and asked, "Is the spirit stone I gave you not enough? How about another room?"
Tao Zi raised her hand to stop him. Coincidentally, the old man's voice also rang out at this moment: "Brother and sister, share the same room."
Li Xiu suddenly felt very insecure, but at this time, no one wanted to challenge the rules of this inn, so he could only do as he was told.
He gave Tao Zi a depressed look and went into the innermost room.
The brother and sister walked in and closed the door.
Cheng Wuchou cast a soundproofing spell before saying, "Everything here is strange, especially the phrase 'rest during the day and active at night'."
Tao Zi sat on a chair and gave her own guess: "Xucheng is a ghost town. Their day may be our night."
He thought for a moment and agreed, "It's possible, but if that's the case, what's the point of staying awake at night?"
She doesn't understand either.
Cheng Wuchou cautiously made a guess: "Do you think it's because this inn can only keep us safe during the day?"
"It's possible. In that case, it's better to rest."
The two of them lay on the bed, closed their eyes and rested, waiting for the night to come.
At the same time, someone in the inn on the second floor opened his eyes and whispered, "Brother Yue, it seems someone is coming."
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