The servant led the people to the courtyard and said to them, "Dear travelers, please rest here for a while. Someone will come to invite you to have dinner and meet our master in a moment."
"That's not a big deal. I'll just visit the owner later to express my gratitude. We have bedding and food in the carriage, so we can cook it ourselves in the yard. I'm really sorry to bother you with food and shelter."
The servant froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're welcome. I'll leave first."
After everyone left, Li Ao closed the door to the yard and looked around. It seemed normal and there was nothing strange about it.
"You must not move around casually, and you must not eat any food provided by this family."
Hearing Li Ao's warning, Yang Guilan was confused: "Why is this happening?"
"The wind and snow just now, as well as the houses here, are all abnormal. Look, the snow is starting to stop." Li Ao pointed at the snow in the sky, and everyone realized that the snow was really starting to stop and was getting smaller and smaller.
Qing Yuan quickly understood and looked at Li Ao: "Brother Li Ao, you are saying that the snowstorm was caused by this manor."
"Well, the old man and the servant just now are not living people, they are all dead." As soon as Li Ao said this, Yang Guilan jumped up in fright. If Ge Qingqing had not been quick and covered her mouth with one hand.
Yang Guilan's screams would probably quickly alert the creatures in the manor.
"Don't scream. I told you not to be afraid. You must stay calm, or I'll have someone knock you unconscious. We won't care what happens next."
Hearing Ge Qingqing's threat, Yang Guilan nodded aggrievedly.
I feel so wronged. Sister, what kind of den of tigers and wolves have you thrown me into?
It would be bad enough if these people always bullied her, but they would also turn into a five-tailed fox that would grow bigger and run away in a few seconds.
Or she would be in danger of losing her life if she were to be taken to a farm full of dead people.
Woo woo woo, she wants to go home, she wants to go back to Xirong, she will never cause trouble again, she will never be arrogant and domineering again.
She should behave herself well in the future and be a polite and courteous girl.
"I promise I won't scream anymore. Please don't leave me. I, I still want to go home alive." As she spoke, tears kept flowing down her face.
Qing Yuan looked at her aggrieved and pitiful appearance, feeling both amused and soft-hearted.
"Lord Anrong, don't worry. Our master is very powerful and must have noticed that we were in danger a long time ago. Besides, we all have the amulets given by the master, so we will be fine."
"Amulet? I don't have one?" It would have been fine if she hadn't said that, but once she said it, she became even more panicked.
Qing Yuan quickly comforted her: "Yes, this is it, don't panic."
As he spoke, he took out the Yaoguang Stone pendant from her neck. When Yang Guilan heard that it was an amulet, she immediately held it tightly and refused to let go. It turned out that this was an amulet.
"Then what should we do now?" After knowing that this was a talisman, Yang Guilan felt a little relieved, and then asked Li Ao and others.
Li Ao pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I'll go and see what's going on later."
"I'll go with you." Wu Feng also said.
"No need. Let Qingyuan come with me. You stay here with them. After all, you are a man and have more yang energy." Li Ao waved his hand, and Qingyuan and the other nodded.
After checking that the room was OK, Ge Qingqing and Qiu Qinghe slept in the same room with Yuechan and Yueying accompanying them.
Zi Yao, Qing Yuan and Yang Guilan slept in the same room to protect her so that she wouldn't be frightened.
After arranging the room, Li Ao and Qing Yuan walked out of the yard and headed towards the hall.
As I walked along, I occasionally saw one or two servants. Their faces were ashen, their movements were stiff, and there was no trace of human life. It turned out that all the people in this house were dead.
"You two are here to look for our master, right?" When they arrived at the hall, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler was standing at the door. He was wearing a gray coat, his face was ashen, and his voice was hoarse.
Li Ao bowed to him and followed him into the hall.
There were quite a few people sitting in the hall. Leading the group was a middle-aged man in his forties, who looked lifeless. Next to him sat a woman dressed in bright red and covered in jewels.
Her face was pale and bluish, her lips were painted with bright red lipstick, her eyes were dull, and she looked very scary.
The same situation was true for most of the other people sitting there. Almost the moment Li Ao and the other man stepped into the hall, everyone's eyes fell on them.
Li Ao and the other man have been following Qiu Yinong for some time and are not afraid at all.
"Thank you Mr. Lu for your generosity in accepting us today. I'm here to express my gratitude."
Master Lu's expression was stiff, and he made a hoarse sound in his throat. After a while, he spoke out: "I think... I think you have also discovered that there is something abnormal about our village?"
"We didn't do this on purpose. Ever since the incident at Lujiazhuang, we've put in a lot of effort and attracted countless people, but they didn't notice anything was wrong with us. Only you..."
"Please, brave man, redress the injustice for the people in Lujiazhuang!" As he said this, Master Lu suddenly stood up straight, probably wanting to kneel down, but ended up falling straight down.
Seeing how hard he was struggling, Li Ao quickly stepped forward to help and lifted him up.
"What's going on?" Li Ao asked again after settling Mr. Lu down.
"Sit down and talk." The woman next to her spoke gently.
Li Ao nodded and found a place to sit down with Qing Yuan. The butler spoke more fluently, so he took over the story.
After hearing the whole story of Lujiazhuang, Li Ao couldn't help but clench his hands.
Everyone in Lujiazhuang was indeed dead, and their bodies were still frozen at the bottom of the river. The weather in the north was cold, and it was already winter. One of the thieves knew some Taoist magic, and he suppressed their souls in this village.
Fortunately, not long ago, a young Taoist priest passed by here and felt sorry for them, so he took off the talisman paper for them. However, his ability was limited and he had no ability to get them out from the bottom of the river.
He taught them a magic trick, that is, people passing by here would be affected by the illusion and stay there. If they could find out that they were ghosts, he would help them.
However, after receiving wave after wave of travelers, no one noticed that something was wrong with them.
I never met them until today.
One evening a month and a half ago, a group of travelers came to the farm and asked for accommodation.
Mr. Lu was kind and generous, and treated them to good food and wine. However, he didn't know that those people were a group of hateful jackals, and they killed all the people in the village in the middle of the night.
Not only did this group of people rob property, but the women were also tortured and insulted before their death. They were also thrown into the river to suppress them, and the ground was covered with blood that night.
Because Lujiazhuang is located in a remote area, no one has noticed anything unusual. If it weren't for the little Taoist priest, it would probably not be discovered until the weather gets warmer in March or April next year.
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