After learning about the general situation in Fengcheng from Zheng Ruyu, Gu Zhisang agreed to join the investigation team and go to Fengcheng to handle related cases.
She had just accepted the task assignment in the mini program, and soon the team members who were following the case discovered the changes in the investigation team's list.
Within half an hour, the news that "Gu Zhisang joined the Fengcheng Investigation Team" spread throughout the Spirit Group.
The next morning, Gu Zhisang flew directly to Fengcheng under the arrangement of the Spirit Group Headquarters.
After getting off the plane, members of the Spirit Team stationed in Wind City came to pick her up and took her to her temporary residence.
"Coach Gu, now that you're here, there's hope for this!"
Although she had never met the master who was responsible for picking up Gu Zhisang, the other party seemed to know her very well and had extraordinary trust in her.
What she didn't know was that because she had solved several difficult and major cases and brought great disrespect to the Xuanmen, many young Xuanists in the spiritual group now regarded her as an idol and a senior, and she followed every issue of "Spiritual Affairs" without missing a single one.
Gu Zhisang coughed lightly and said, "Let me tell you about the current situation first."
"Okay." The responding team member nodded.
He knew that Gu Zhisang's first priority in coming to Fengcheng was to go to Tianyun Village to look for the missing team members and the abducted Yan Cheng from the Yan family, so he picked the Tianyun Village case first.
The team member said: "When we first arrived in Windy City and started investigating, the local people in Windy City were discussing a number of strange deaths - which is another case our people are currently investigating.
The Windy City’s local internet also reported and discussed this incident extensively, and it attracted a lot of attention.”
"But what surprised us was that such a bizarre and high-profile case had not attracted much attention from people outside the Windy City, and there were no related terms on the trending searches."
This unreasonable phenomenon attracted the attention of the investigation team.
After some investigation, they determined that there was an unnatural force behind the case.
In order to quickly investigate the secrets hidden in the Windy City and calm the fears of netizens and ordinary people, the investigation team launched an investigation based on this case that attracted the attention of the entire network.
Unfortunately, they received little useful information and the case came to a standstill.
At this time, members of the investigation team who were searching for clues online found a missing person notice in a local forum in Fengcheng.
The poster claimed that she was a domestic worker and had been working as a live-in nanny for a family of three for more than five years. She had a very good relationship with the host family and treated them like a family member.
According to her understanding, this middle-aged couple worked hard in the main urban area of Fengcheng. The elderly in their family were not used to living in the city's tube-shaped buildings, so they returned to their hometown village and built a bungalow by themselves.
Normally, the older generation and their children would only call each other once in a while.
The reason why she went to the local forum for help was that two days ago, the middle-aged couple of the host family called their elderly parents as usual to discuss the previously agreed matter of renovating the ancestral tomb at home. Who would have thought that they couldn't get through after several calls.
At first, the host couple thought that the old man’s phone was out of battery or that his phone was not with him, so they didn’t think much about it.
They called their neighbors in the same village and the village chief, but no one answered.
Either the phone is turned off or no one answers.
Early the next morning, the worried couple called again and the situation was the same as last night.
The two of them could no longer sit still, so they took leave early that afternoon and prepared to go back to their hometown to visit their parents. They asked the live-in nanny who had been responsible for taking care of the child, cooking and cleaning the house - the person who posted the message - to pick up the child and take care of him.
The live-in nanny followed the couple's instructions and took the child, who had just started elementary school, home.
The couple didn't come back until evening, and calls to them were unsuccessful.
Until the evening of the next day, which was the day the post was published, the couple completely disappeared.
The live-in nanny was also stunned and completely panicked.
She first called the police and explained the situation, and then posted this message on the local forum, wanting to ask if there were any netizens who lived close to the host couple's hometown, or if there were any people from this village.
When the members of the investigation team saw it, the post already had two or three hundred replies.
Many netizens did not believe this was true and thought the poster was telling a story.
The reason is that the poster said that she heard from the host family that the address of her hometown is called "Tianyun Village", but most local people have never heard of such a village in Fengcheng.
But soon, things took a turn.
Some local netizens said that there is indeed such a village in Fengcheng, but it is too remote and is a local poor village, dozens of kilometers away from the county seat, so not many people know about it.
Netizens did see the mark of "Tianyun Village" on the map.
This increases the credibility of the story by three points.
At this time, the live-in nanny who posted the message took a screenshot of her own police call record and took a photo of the child crying in the room looking for his parents... The popularity of this post continued to rise.
Shortly after seeing the post, members of the investigation team received calls from the local police station and the spiritual group branch.
It turned out that after receiving the report, the local police went to the house to collect evidence and basically confirmed that the identity information of the reporter was true, and then drove to "Tianyun Village".
However, when they arrived near the landmark shown on the map, they saw only an empty wasteland and fields on both sides of the road.
There is no village.
There were no houses or people.
The police officers were dumbfounded after walking around the area for several times without seeing a single figure. They repeatedly confirmed the accuracy of the map and navigation.
Eventually they had to guess that this strange scene was a metaphysical event and contacted the spirit group.
Unfortunately, by the time the Spirit Group received the news, the people from Xuanmen had already gotten there first.
Bringing the information they got from the sect's spies, the investigation team of the Xianling Group came to the vicinity of the disappeared Tianyun Village and announced that the matter was under their jurisdiction.
Among the traveling team was Yan Cheng, who was abducted by the deputy leader of the Qianqing Sect.
The members of the investigation team had no choice but to send a small team to protect Yan Cheng.
The responding team member continued, "When the Xuanmen people were performing a ritual near Tianyun Village, they said that this place was covered by Yin Qi. They placed Yan Cheng, who was carrying the magic weapon jade finger bone, in the center of the formation, and it seemed that they were using the jade finger bone on his body to absorb the surrounding Yin Qi."
"Soon, a thick fog rose in the area. It was very strange. The outline of Tianyun Village and the entrance of the village were vague in the fog. The group of people entered the village in the fog. Until now, there has been no contact and no one has left."
Gu Zhisang frowned when he heard this.
Others may not know, but she knows very well that the bone in Yan Cheng's body does have some ability to absorb evil spirits, but it is not as magical as the rumors say.
Putting him at the center of the formation attracted evil spirits, but probably not much of it was absorbed by the jade finger bones. Most of it was absorbed by his 'bad omen' of physique that gathered yin and evil spirits!
The negative energy that she had purified with great difficulty and the stable situation under control were completely destroyed by the actions of the Ganqing Sect. At the same time, Yan Cheng must have been deeply trapped in the pain of being haunted by the negative energy.
Gu Zhisang pondered for a moment and said, "Take me directly to the location of 'Tianyun Village'."
The responding team member didn't expect her to be so active. After a moment's pause, he asked:
"Are we going now? Coach Gu, do you want to wait for a while while I gather some team members to go with us?"
Gu Zhisang shook his head and said, "No, I'll go take a look first."
"Okay, I'll take you there now."
The receiving team drove for nearly two hours from their stop before arriving at the location of "Tianyun Village".
During this time, Gu Zhisang sat in the passenger seat, looking at the map on the device in his hand and the increasingly desolate rural scenery passing by outside the window.
When the car slowed down, she stared out the window with her eyes slightly narrowed and her expression somewhat serious.
In her eyes, this area is not as simple as netizens and team members say, just an empty space.
There was a gray dome upside down above the sky, covering the entire suburbs.
The evil energy that is invisible to the naked eye is continuously spreading to the surrounding areas and the urban area of Fengcheng.
This strange scene reminded her of the last time she went to Southern Province to investigate the disappearance of the Zheng family's youngest daughter, which led to a major cross-provincial and cross-border trafficking case.
At that time, the sky above the border of Southern Province was also covered with a similar gray cloud.
It's not even as large or as gloomy as the area above Wind City.
It is conceivable that under such a dome shrouded in darkness, there must be more tragic and bizarre secrets hidden.
Gu Zhisang got out of the car and took out a golden-bronze, palm-sized compass from somewhere. He found a relatively high point and began to observe the air and listen to the wind to deduce the advantages and disadvantages of the feng shui of this place.
After a while, she slowly lowered her elbow. Seeing this, the team member who had been holding his breath and not daring to disturb her asked cautiously:
"Coach Gu, how is it?"
Gu Zhisang said coldly: "Tianyun Village is right here, in front of us, but we can't see it now. The yin and yang realms here are reversed."
The team members were confused, "What do you mean?"
Gu Zhisang explained: "Do you remember what Wind City is also known as? Ghost City."
Thousands of years ago, Fengcheng was called Bazibiedu, also known as Fengdu.
Fengdu is located in the underworld, and is also known as Fengdu Luoshan, which is the hell passed down orally in the past.
正所谓：“有罗酆山 ，在北方癸地，周回三万里，高二千六百里，洞天六宫，周一万里，高二千六百里，是为六天鬼神之宫……人死皆至其中。①”
风城之所以被称为’鬼城‘，就是因为传说中的酆都罗山和十八层地狱，就在风城的脚下。
同一个位置，阳间是来往的行人和摩天大楼，而地府之下却是万鬼哀嚎、受刑受罚的炼狱。
实际上这种说法并不准确。
阴曹地府极广，大小地狱更是漫无边际、羁押了十数亿生前死后做恶的厉鬼恶鬼，怎么可能就在一座小城之下。
但风城同位置的地理穴眼，确实是地府其中一处炼狱的入口。
这座城市中镇守的玄师远超其他地方，并且有诸多民俗、街边巷子里常常能看到一些泛黄的符箓，摆放的小小门神……
都是为了镇压源源不断从地府入口溢出的阴气，同时也是为了镇压捉拿试图涌入阳间、祸害人世的恶鬼。
在某种程度上，风城也可以被看作阴阳两界的一个连通点，稍有不慎便很容易出意外。
天云村所在这个位置，更是被不明的阴煞笼罩，几乎淹没了这片区域。
过于浓郁的阴煞之气盘踞，改变了此处的风水流通和走向，让原本顺行的‘气’开始逆行；
再加上此处又在地府之上，是阴阳两界的一处穴眼。
'气’之逆行，自然会使阴阳颠倒，风水混乱。
阳间形同地府，地府类比人间。
这在风水学中亦是一种极其少见、且很难形成的阴阳大阵：
'倒吊地府。’
天云村还在原先的位置，只是地属极阴、被浓郁的阴煞环绕，阳间的活人肉眼看不见。
这个时候反倒是要避而不入，因为‘倒吊地府’的形成，会让原本穴眼之下的、地府入口附近盘踞的阴魂短暂出现在村中，看似一望无垠的荒地中、结界的另一端很可能是万鬼日行！
干清门那自负自傲、以为自己有些捉鬼能力便能肆意妄为的副掌门，恐怕对风水一门并不精通，根本就没看出天云村是一处‘倒吊地府’。
他直接引阵、让阵法中的晏承去吸收四周的阴气。
随着笼罩在‘地府’周围的阴气被削减，原本肉眼不可见的天云村也的确是模模糊糊地出现在了众人的眼前，让他们成功进入了村中。
可那副掌门根本不知道，他带领着灵组小分队、以及他的门人、晏承走进去的地方，其实是一处阴阳颠倒的人间‘地府’！
他吸收阴气，自然也会引起村中横行的厉鬼阴魂的注意。
恐怕这伙人还没踏入村子里，就被成千上万的阴魂给发现、并且盯住了！
这种情况下别说是失联，就是那伙人都已经身死其中，也是非常正常的情况。
这干清门又蠢又坏的副掌门，怕是要把进入村里的人害惨了！
看清村子情况的顾之桑抑制不住心底的无语和怒气。
而听得目瞪口呆的组员更是半晌说不出话来，扭头反复看着周围的荒地，莫名觉出一种背后发冷的感觉，仿佛四周有无数双阴森森的眼睛在盯着自己。
“顾、顾指导，那我们现在……？”
顾之桑知道对方在害怕什么，说道：
“你不用害怕，‘倒吊地府’天然就有结界，是存在于人间的阴曹，我们看不到那些被逆转存在于村中的阴魂，它们同样也看不到我们，且无法从结界中出来，否则人世间便彻底乱套了。”
毕竟结界之内是阴气，结界之外可是有阳光和人世间阳气的，阴魂无法踏出。
干清门和灵组小分队遇到的情况却不一样。
他们是主动吸收了阴煞、让‘倒吊地府’中阴魂发现了他们的存在，又一头愣地自己踏入了结界中，简直是去送菜。
此等行为怎能不让顾之桑觉得无语？
听懂了顾之桑的解释后、知道‘倒吊地府’中的阴魂无法冲破结界为祸人间，随行的组员稍稍松了口气。
但紧接着他便意识到了什么，追问道：
“顾指导，那我们的人进去快三天了，还有那些天云村原本的村民们……”
顾之桑抿唇道：“现在我也不知道村子里到底是什么情况，只是‘倒吊地府’形成的条件、契机都十分苛刻，村中一定有大凶之物诞生了，只有进去才能一探究竟”
“可您不是说，贸然闯入其中会惹来阴魂么？”
顾之桑：“没错，所以要再等到阴阳颠倒的时候才能进入其中，届时才是‘倒吊地府’中阴气最弱、阴魂最为稀少的时刻。”
“你速将此处的情况同其他人交代清楚，让他们提前在村子周围设下防护阵法。
虽然结界存在，但此处到底是阴阳两界的相交点，万一村中出了什么事情，不能让外泄的阴魂不受控制。”
听着顾之桑的交代，随性组员就隐隐有种猜测，果不其然她紧接着说道：
“今天阴阳逆转、‘倒吊地府’中阴气最为稀薄之时，我会进入其中寻找失踪的人。”
组员急道：“顾指导，怎么能让您一个人进去呢？这也太危险了！”
顾之桑：“活人陷入地府每多一分，体内的阳气便流失一分，拖延不得了。”
她自然没心情去管干清门的老家伙的死活。
可灵组的其他组员、尤其是受了无妄之灾的晏承，怕是很难在充斥着阴气的天云村中撑多久。
见随行组员还神情担忧，顾之桑直言说道：
“我一个人进去效率还快些，让其他人跟着我反而是拖我后腿，到时候我不仅要把陷进里头的人带出来，还得分心保护你们。”
“况且如果我都没有办法解决此处形成的结界、以及村中的凶物，那你们更没办法。”
虽然这些话着实傲气了些，但都是事实。
当天晚上，同样是第一次知道天云村内存在万鬼的调查组成员们，也被吓得一身冷汗，格外紧张。
在顾之桑的安排和布置下，层层防护阵法、以及杀鬼大阵迅速在周边布置起来。
至于顾之桑本人，则是一直在为进入天云村寻找失踪组员做准备。
深夜，风城的郊区寂静无声，一片漆黑。
顾之桑让所有人退避千米之外，她独自站在荒地之中，双手结着道印。
随着术数咒语字句清晰地被念出，她单手并指作剑，指尖夹着一道‘惊雷符’。
剑指一甩，黄符如同被无风吹起的牌纸，自下而上、骤然在半空中炸出一道驱除阴邪、净化煞气的惊雷。
雷光照亮了顾之桑身前的一片地面，她明显感觉周围的阴气散去许多，但与此同时，一道道若有实质的阴森目光，骤然落在了她的身上。
她神色如常，静静看着夜雾中逐渐可见的村头。
一道拱门上挂着村子的牌匾，上书‘天云村’。
延伸至门内的道路黑漆漆一片，但顾之桑分明看到一道白影从不远处飘过。
她抬起脚步，踏入拱门。
正所谓‘子时打更，百鬼夜行’。
现在刚过半夜十二点，是新一天的初始，同时也是阴气最重的时候。
一般情况下这个时间点是鬼门开、最容易撞到脏东西的时候。
八字弱阳气不足的人，玄师都会建议他们少在这个时间点出门。
如今天云村所在的地方阴阳逆转颠倒，形成了‘倒吊地府’；
原本阴气最重的子时，反而是村子里阴气最轻、鬼魂最少最弱的安全时分。
掐准了时间点，顾之桑直接破开四周的阴煞，让被阴气笼罩的天云村短暂现形，顺利进入其中。
沿着阴气森森的村路往里走，这回顾之桑发现，原本一片辽阔空地的地面上矗立着一栋栋小楼。
村子没有消失，确实就在这里，放眼望去都是村民的自建房。
靠近村路的便利店开着门和白炽灯，可店里空无一人。
整座村子静得吓人，连呼吸声都清晰可见。
这是座空村。
一个人影都没有！
顾之桑环顾四周，发现挨家挨户的门前都贴着红彤彤的喜纸，门前铺着红毯子、挂着红灯笼……
整个天云村透着一股诡异的喜庆。
随着满地红纸铺得越开，顾之桑逐渐深入，最终在一栋小楼门前停下了脚步。
这栋民房的墙壁上、院门上都贴满了大红色的‘囍’字，风一吹院门前挂的灯笼歪歪斜斜地飘。
顾之桑伸出手推开院门，只听‘吱吖’一声，门缝缓缓向里露出院子里的景象。
随着院门被推开，一股凉凉的夜风扑面而来，带着凶煞之气。
早有准备的顾之桑不知何时取下了背后负着的桃木剑，只反手一旋，看似钝无利刃的木剑便横断身前，带起一阵破风声。
一道尖厉的惨叫声贴着桃木剑响起，藏在院中准备偷袭她的厉鬼，直接被斩杀于木剑之下，最后一丁点冷飕飕的魂气也散在空气中。
这一幕直接镇住了院中潜藏的其余厉鬼。
They looked at each other in bewilderment; none of them had expected that the person who had just entered the barrier would be so swift and decisive, and so powerful!
Before the evil ghosts could think about whether to continue charging, Gu Zhisang picked up the peach wood sword and took the initiative to use the power of Taoism to slay the evil. Before the evil ghosts could react, he chopped them to pieces.
Seeing this, some evil spirits who were temporarily captured to serve as "strong men" or who bullied the weak and feared the strong scattered and escaped under the cover of night.
After the many ghosts gathered in the yard dispersed, the yin energy here also weakened a lot.
The deception that had existed since entering Tianyun Village disappeared.
Gu Zhisang looked around and found that the courtyard, which was already a dark place, and the scene in the village were even more bizarre.
The wedding carpet spread in front of the courtyard gate to welcome guests was solidified and smelly blood plasma.
The big red "囍" characters in front of the gate and on the walls were all hung upside down, not a single one was pasted upright.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
The village was still deserted and silent, but all that could be seen with the naked eye was the blood-stained and crushed paper money on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Gu Zhisang lowered his eyes slightly, knowing in his heart that many people in this village might be in danger.
At this moment, her ears moved slightly, and she suddenly looked up at the main house in the yard.
After a while, she walked over with the sword in her hand and kicked the closed door open.
The living room was pitch black and filled with a gloomy atmosphere. Only the bedroom further inside was lit with a faint yellow light that leaked out from the crack of the door.
Gu Zhisang continued to walk in, feeling the increasingly strong yin energy, and tightened the peach wood sword in his hand.
After kicking open the bedroom door and seeing the scene inside, her gaze paused slightly.
On the innermost bed, there was a figure wearing wedding clothes and a red veil...
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