Seeing this, Zhang San immediately overturned his previous assumption. He originally thought that the other party was simply exaggerating fear in order to better collect karma later.

But from the moment he entered Qingshi Town, when he was completely immersed in the murderous aura, Zhang San clearly felt that this was not just a simple manipulation of people's hearts, but was just purely for madness.

If it weren't for the formation's restraint, this place would have long been turned into a ghost town.

In Zhang San's mind, the only reason he could think of at this moment was probably blood sacrifice.

As for who specifically the sacrifice was for, or to gain the favor of which god, just looking at the barbaric method of blood sacrifice, it seems that the other party is definitely not a god of fortune.

In order to collect information faster, Zhang San didn't bother to hide anything. He took out the token in his arms and shouted loudly.

"I am Zhang Sirui from the Northern Pacification Division. I am passing through here on official business. Due to the weather, I hope to stay overnight. I hope kind people can help me!"

…

Perhaps because of fear, or perhaps for some other reason, the originally noisy Qingshi Town fell into a strange silence after hearing Zhang San's words.

However, after all, it was under the rule of the Great Jin Dynasty. When people heard that Zhang San and his group had official positions behind them, some people spoke up.

"Don't stop, keep going. We can't open the door for you to stay overnight here. There is an ancestral hall in the center of the town where you can stay for one night.

Remember, leave quickly after daybreak!"

Although the other party did not open the door, Zhang San could hear fear in his words. In order to avoid causing an extreme reaction, Zhang San did not ask any more questions.

Zhang San saluted towards the closed door and spoke.

"Thank you very much!"

…

Apart from the slightly depressing atmosphere, the situation inside the town was much better than Zhang San had imagined. Moreover, because of the Daqingshan Stone Mine, Qingshi Town's infrastructure was even not inferior to Taiping County.

Following the straight stone road, they soon arrived at the gate of the ancestral hall. Because the road was very flat, Gu Xuanyan and Yaya in the carriage did not even feel the bumps.

There is no doubt that as a symbol of inheritance of Qingshi Town, although there is no canonized Shinto master in the ancestral hall, in terms of decoration, it is not comparable to the land temple in Yuyang Village.

If Zhang San's inference is correct, the temple worshipped in Qingshi Town should be the mountain god temple. After all, they live off the mountain, so the power of vows spent on the ancestral hall is much less.

It’s a pity that this ghost plague happened inside Qingshi Town and not in Daqing Mountain. Even though the mountain god they worshipped had great magical powers, he was out of reach.

What's more, even if that person came, he might not be able to suppress the current one.

Because of the experience of living in the land temple last time, everyone's actions this time were obviously faster.

In addition, the guards all knew that there was a big boss in the team this time, so even if this place was haunted, they were not too worried. Instead, they talked and laughed while working.

Otherwise, why do they say that ignorance is fearless?

It turns out that sometimes being open-minded is a good thing! Unfortunately, they were open-minded, but the people around the fire pit were obviously not like that.

Although Zhang San never said anything like danger along the way, anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was going to be big trouble this time.

"Sir, I guarantee with my life that Qingshi Town was definitely not like this when I investigated it before. Please take a closer look!"

After saying this, Zhao Zhen knelt down in front of Zhang San. Needless to say, what this action meant.

However, Zhang San obviously did not have the energy to take care of him at this time. Instead, Uncle Fu at the side helped Zhao Zhen up and comforted him in time.

"Guardian Zhao, you don't have to blame yourself too much. This matter is obviously suspicious. It can't be blamed on you. The young lady and the son-in-law must be thinking of a solution!"

Zhao Zhen also understood that now was definitely not the time to apologize. The reason why he emphasized this so deliberately was just to express his attitude.

When Uncle Fu gave him a way out, he took it. Although he didn't know what the future would be like, now was obviously not the time to start an internal conflict.

"It's like just out of the wolf's den, and into the tiger's den again. I don't know what's going on recently. The frequency of these ghost plagues is too high. I have walked such a long way and have never encountered such a thing. This Zhenjiang Prefecture is really weird!"

As the saying goes, a word can often awaken a person from a dream. Just when Zhang San couldn't find an idea, Zhao Zhen's mumbling gave him a great hint.

From the beginning till now, Zhang San has been thinking about the driving force behind the ghost plague in Zhenjiang Prefecture and the influence of this ghost plague.

However, Zhang San never thought about why the ghost plague spread so quickly. Even if there was someone behind the ghost plague, it shouldn't have spread so quickly under the suppression of the mountains and rivers of Dajin.

However, judging from the intelligence we have obtained so far, this ghost plague is spreading like wildfire, and the surrounding dragon veins are collapsing at the slightest touch. This speed is obviously abnormal! And more importantly, as Zhao Zhen said before, why didn't a large-scale ghost plague occur in other places, but instead a ghost plague broke out in the territory of Zhenjiang Prefecture where many experts gathered?

Zhang San seemed to have grasped something in the dark. If that was the case, then everything would make sense.

But when he thought about the connection again, he dismissed this speculation.

[Not really, at least it shouldn’t be, but who can say for sure about that person’s courage? ]

Zhang San was trying hard to convince himself, but no matter how he deduced, the conclusion he came to was surprisingly consistent.

At this point, there is no other good solution. Since I cannot deny my own words, I will ask someone else to do it.

In Zhang San's heart, he always has a mysterious confidence in Gu Xuanyan, especially when using her, Gu Xuanyan's comfort level can even soar to 3.

It’s just a pity that Zhang San is obviously going to be disappointed this time.

It’s not that Gu Xuanyan couldn’t refute him, especially after meeting Tang Rou, this simple verbal dispute could escalate into a physical conflict at any time.

The main reason was that Zhang San found that he seemed to have lost Gu Xuanyan.

No, not only Gu Xuanyan, but also Yaya in her arms seemed to be lost.

The transparent world that was originally invincible seemed to have disappeared at this moment, and no information about the two could be detected. One must know that even a master of Dou Su's level could not do such a thing under Zhang San's nose.

He was here just now, how come he suddenly disappeared? Zhang San had to admit that he was really a little panicked! 　Three self-examinations every day, did you collect it? Did you comment? Did you recommend it? 　　Amitabha, mua