Chapter 197 Nightmare Town (1)
The man couldn't help but get angry when he heard this: "Isn't the monster you're talking about extremely abominable? It deliberately caused such a disaster just to enrich itself!"
Lin Qingyue asked: "What happened next?"
The man curled his lips and said, "He's too greedy. He's bound to be exposed! Someone from above came and found out that he was a monster. Then he captured and killed him."
"But the monster continued to cause trouble even after its death. It actually ate all the people in Ping'an Town. It was so scary!"
"And those innocent people who died in vain are lingering in the town because of their resentment. Ping'an Town has become a ghost town! Anyone who knows the inside story dares not set foot there, and would rather take two days of detours through the mountains than leave Ping'an Town."
"However, there are also some people who don't believe in superstition and take the route through Ping'an Town to save trouble. And then... they never come back."
"It's said that anyone who sets foot there will feel sleepy. Once they fall asleep, they can never wake up again. Therefore, Ping'an Town was later nicknamed Nightmare Town."
"Because that town is so evil, over a decade later, it's become a lawless area. Last year, a caravan from Feng Country disappeared there, and it caused quite a stir."
"Nearby nations like Feng, Guifang, and Wan have all issued notices, recruiting talented individuals to exorcise the evil spirits and resolve this matter. Sadly, several groups of people have gone, but none have returned. It's truly bizarre!"
"Oh, by the way, three days ago, a few daring demon hunters went to Ping'an Town, and there hasn't been any news since. I guess they met with disaster."
"I see." Lin Qingyue nodded. The expression on her face couldn't be seen clearly due to the veil, but the guy felt that she must have been frightened as well.
So the waiter continued to promote his own inn: "Our rooms are clean and the price is affordable. You won't find any rooms as good as ours in the entire Wu'an County."
Lin Qingyue said, "No need. I have a strange temper and I hate taking the long way around. Since no one is walking there, I can just have some peace and quiet."
The guy was ready to check her in, but he didn't expect her to be so stubborn and refuse to listen.
The waiter snorted in disappointment. "Alright, then, I wish you a safe journey, young lady. Remember to buy some items to ward off evil spirits, or you'll never come back."
Lin Qingyue didn't care. After dinner, she strolled around the county town, bought some things, and then took a carriage out of Wu'an County.
Outside the county town, there were indeed two roads. One stretched across mountains and looked difficult to walk on. The other was a flat path that meandered along.
There was a soldier guarding the road out of the city.
At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, and someone was seen coming from the other side of the mountain and heading towards the county town.
The only person coming out of the county town was Lin Qingyue and her car.
The sergeant guarding the road checked her pass and warned her, "The sun is setting, and the mountain road is difficult to navigate, with many steep cliffs. It's best to leave the city tomorrow."
Lin Qingyue said: "It's okay, I won't take the mountain road."
The sergeant suddenly realized what was happening and asked in surprise, "Girl, you're not going to that nightmare town, are you?"
Another soldier nearby said, "It's normal for outsiders not to understand. Let me tell you, that town is very strange, and it's been sealed off..."
Lin Qingyue was not in a hurry and listened to him quietly. Sure enough, what he said was consistent with what the waiter had said before.
Nightmare town, there is no return.
"Thank you for telling me, General."
After saying that, Lin Qingyue lowered the curtain and sat back in the car, but still wanted to leave.
"Hey, hey, I told you not to go, why didn't you listen?"
The soldier was a little annoyed and stopped Lin Qingyue's carriage. "We have an order from above. To prevent any further accidents, no one is allowed to enter Nightmare Town."
Lin Qingyue smiled faintly. "Thank you both for your kindness, but I'm not just a traveler. I happen to have some skills in subduing demons and monsters. Since I'm passing through, I can help you solve this problem."
As she spoke, she raised her sleeves and swung a gust of wind, easily sweeping away the two soldiers who were blocking her way.
The carriage walked in the afterglow of the setting sun, heading towards the Nightmare Town without hesitation.
By the time the two soldiers came to their senses, the carriage had already gone far away.
"Hey, come back! I really can't go!"
"Did you see that? That carriage is moving on its own without a driver? Could it be that there is really a remarkable person?"
"It would be great if it could really solve the problem, but I'm afraid they'll never come back. Didn't those three people who went there three days ago also claim to be very capable, yet they still never came back?"
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The carriage traveled for about an hour before the outline of a row of houses appeared in the distance ahead. In the afterglow of the setting sun, it seemed inexplicably desolate.
The carriage stopped, and Lin Qingyue lifted the curtain, and saw that the road ahead was blocked by wooden stakes and large stones, but one of the large stones had been moved away, and a few sets of footprints could be vaguely seen on the desolate path.
Lin Qingyue didn't pay attention to those details, but instead set her eyes on a wooden sign standing next to her. She saw a line of small words engraved on it:
[Nightmare Town, there is no return, please do not trespass! ]
Lin Qingyue jumped down from the carriage, patted the horse and said, "Don't go in. Wait for me outside. Once I've dealt with the evil spirit inside, come in and pick me up."
I don’t know if the horse understood or not, it lowered its head and ate the weeds by the roadside.
Lin Qingyue only took a crimson oil-paper umbrella and stepped into the Nightmare Town.
The main road of the town is two long streets that intersect at a cross, which have become cracked due to years of disrepair.
The shop doors along the street had long since decayed and creaked. The flags of the "taverns" and "restaurants" had faded to gray and swayed in the wind.
The sun completely sank into the embrace of the distant mountains, and the sky suddenly darkened. A sudden chill rose, and a thick, gray fog rolled out from the streets and alleys, enveloping the houses, leaving only vague shadows.
Suddenly, a dragging sound was heard in the thick fog, and then two figures stumbled out of the gray fog.
"It's already the third day, and I just can't get out of this weird place!"
"Husband, I can't bear it any longer. Are we really going to die here?"
"My lady, just hold on a little longer. There is a way, there must be a way out!"
The man tried to comfort his wife, but his voice was hollow and panicky.
"My dear husband, look quickly. There is a woman in black clothes in front of us. Is she...is she a human or a ghost?"
Lin Qingyue looked at the two people and saw that they were a man and woman in their twenties. The woman had an eight-diagram compass hanging from her waist. The man held a peach wood sword in one hand and supported the woman with the other.
He looks like a gangster.
The woman took out a compass and looked at it, saying, "There's nothing unusual about the magic weapon. It's a human, not a demon!"
Lin Qingyue said, "I'm just a passerby passing by here. You guys... don't look well?"
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