Ji Xiuyuan stared blankly at the incomparably handsome young man who had suddenly appeared beside Wuwang.
Mu Qing nodded to Ji Xiuyuan and said, "Hello, young master!"
Ji Xiuyuan blurted out, "This humble monk is not young."
Wu Wang said helplessly, "In cultivating relationships, one must not be rude."
Mu Qing chuckled lightly, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "It's alright."
Mu Qing: "Where is this..."
Wu Wang's smile faded, and he said seriously, "This is Nightmare Village."
"It wasn't actually called this before. It's because a few months ago, people in the village started having nightmares one after another."
"The first to have nightmares were the children in the village."
"At first, the villagers didn't take it seriously when they heard the child talking in his sleep and not sleeping well at night."
"When I asked this morning, the child didn't remember what he dreamed about last night. He didn't sleep well, but he took a nap during the day and it didn't have a big impact."
"However, it wasn't just the children who had nightmares every night; women and the elderly were also affected, waking up from nightmares every night, but not remembering the content of their dreams."
"Adults are not like children. If they don't sleep well at night, they can sleep during the day. But if adults don't sleep well at night, they still have work to do during the day."
"Gradually, their lives were affected. At that time, they just endured it, or rather, they would try to sleep during the day."
"And so, a month passed."
"A month later, the entire village was affected."
"Everyone has nightmares every night, and the content of the dreams is becoming more and more bizarre."
"I don't know when it started, but after waking up, the content of the dream is clearly remembered in my mind. Gradually, even when I sleep during the day, I am plagued by nightmares."
"Only then did the villagers realize the seriousness of the matter, so the whole village pooled together money and went to the town to seek help from Lord Li."
"Lord Li sent cultivators from the city, but they did not find anything amiss."
"After that, several waves of cultivators came one after another. Some were sent by the city lord, while others came on their own out of curiosity after hearing about the strange things in the village. All of them returned empty-handed."
"After that, people called the village Nightmare Village, and its original name was rarely mentioned."
Wu Wang paused here, then continued, "Recently, an elderly benefactor came to the Wanfo Sect seeking help."
"People living in the village claim that they are plagued by nightmares every day and are suffering terribly."
"This humble monk came to take a look, and Xiuyuan, upon learning of this, also came along."
Mu Qing nodded and used his spiritual power to investigate, and was somewhat surprised to find that the entire village was deserted.
Mu Qing: "This..."
Ji Xiuyuan poked his head out and spoke first, explaining, "The villagers couldn't stand the nightmares every night, so they all moved out."
"Some people went to stay with relatives, while others stayed in the nearby mountains."
Mu Qing extended his divine sense and, sure enough, saw a group of people sitting on the ground on a mountain not far away.
Young and strong men stayed at the flat ground at the entrance of the cave, while the elderly, children, and women stayed inside the cave.
Fires were lit both at the entrance to the cave and inside the cave.
It served as lighting, heating, and also to ward off wild animals.
Inside the cave, simply dressed old people, women and children huddled together. A child slept in a woman's arms, his brow furrowed, not sleeping soundly.
Everyone looked exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes. They were gathered together, but no one was talking or exchanging words, whether from exhaustion or some other reason was unknown.
At the entrance of the cave, men dressed in coarse cloth and short jackets had dark skin, sunken eyes, and tired faces. Some were sitting, while others were lying on the ground.
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