The three slowed down, and before Master Bai finished, the sound of children humming a nursery rhyme came from behind them.
Master Bai turned around shakily. The two children with strange clothes and red tattoos on their faces seemed to be worried about something. They did not come over, and they just stood far away, watching them.
"We'll talk as we go." Master Bai dragged Ol 'Wei and Chen Ge forward. He tried to remember the stories that his father had told him. "These villages deep in the mountains will have many kinds of ghosts at night. Other than the Cornice Ghost, Sedan Ghost, and Wall Spirit, the harder ones are Pillow Ghost, Cloth Ghost, Skull Lamp, and so on."
"Skull Lamp? Can you tell us what the last three look like? "This was the first time Chen Ge and Ol 'Wei had heard of these things.
"In our village, the pillows used by the dead have to be burned to prevent the appearance of Pillow Ghost."
"This kind of ghost is usually the lingering spirit of the dead. They attach themselves to the pillow, and after sleeping on the pillow, they will have nightmares and hear people talking next to their ears.
"If you're lucky, you'll be able to sleep until dawn, but some people with weak Yang energy and weak luck will wake up in the middle of the night. When that happens, you'll see another person lying next to your pillow. That person is the pillow ghost."
The old man did not have the talent for storytelling, so his description was rather dry. Chen Ge memorized this Pillow Ghost in his mind. Perhaps he could use it at the Haunted House in the future.
"The Pillow Ghost won't stray too far from the pillow. As long as we don't enter those old houses, we shouldn't run into them. The more dangerous ones are the Cloth Ghost and the Skull Lamp." Master Bai was careful with his words. He was worried that the things he was talking about might show up later.
"The Rag Ghost is harder to deal with than the Pillow Ghost. This thing is often referred to as the burial cloth in the countryside. When the body is buried, there are strict requirements on the cloth and clothes wrapped around the body. If the cloth used by the body is thrown everywhere, it may become a Rag Ghost."
"It will walk down the street when the Yin energy is at its thickest. It looks like a person, but there's nothing inside, just a layer of cloth.
"It'll be more troublesome if we run into a Cloth Rag. It will wrap itself around a living person's body and make them wear the clothes of a dead person. Then, it will slowly control them."
"Normally, if you see someone wearing new clothes but giving off a weird smell, you should stay away from them because they might be possessed by a Ragdoll and are wearing dead people's clothes."
After Master Bai said that, he looked around. The ceremony was still going on, and the streets were empty. Only the two Sedan Ghosts hesitated, as if they wanted to follow him.
Picking up his pace, Master Bai protected Ah Qing's child and continued, "The Skull Lantern is the scariest monster my father ever told me."
"No one knows how that thing formed. We only know that people have seen it in deserted villages or places with heavy resentment."
"The man who was traveling at night saw a light in the village ahead of him. He rushed over excitedly and found that the light was moving in a certain direction."
"As I shouted, I continued to chase after it. When I got close, I realized that it was actually a floating human head with a lamp in its mouth."
"According to legend, the Skull Lantern is because the victim wanted to seek justice, so he bit on the lamp to look for people."
When Master Bai finished the last story, he realized that neither Ol 'Wei nor Chen Ge had replied. "What's wrong with you two? I still know a lot about these folklore. "
"Master Bai, does the Cloth Rag look like a living person?" Ol 'Wei looked at the street behind Master Bai.
"Yes, they look like humans. The cloth will bend into the shape of a human, but they don't have faces or hands. They're just clothes." Master Bai had a bad feeling.
"Then, did your father tell you what to do when you run into a Cloth Rag?" Chen Ge held the hammer and looked behind Master Bai.
Master Bai did not dare turn around, and his face darkened. "My father said, if we run into these things, we need to run."
Xu Yin was digesting the female ghost while Chen Ge thought about it. "Looks like we'll have to change our route."
The three of them entered another street, and behind them, there were three or four old clothes that gave off a weird smell standing on the street.
Before the nursery rhyme disappeared, something new appeared. As the ritual continued, more monsters woke up from the night, and the number was unimaginable.
"This is the complete three-star scenario!"
Chen Ge compared Coffin Village to the Third Sick Hall in his mind. When he arrived at the Third Sick Hall, the patients had already left, like Patient No. 10, the Devil, and Patient No. 9, Wu Fei.
The craziest patients had joined the Society of Strange Tales, and only a few normal patients were left to guard the blood door.
However, Coffin Village was different from the Third Sick Hall. This was the first time Chen Ge had truly stepped into a three-star scenario.
The Blood Gate, the Ghost Village, and all kinds of ghosts and monsters walked out from their hiding places, revealing hideous faces and malicious smiles.
There are all kinds of monsters in this village. If I really move all of them into the Haunted House, the visitors will be scared to death!
Even though that was what he said, Chen Ge was actually quite excited.
Coffin Village was different from all the popular Haunted House themes on the market. This style was unique, and it was Chen Ge's own unique scenario.
The key was that the scenario had a scream rating of three stars, and that was enough for the visitors to explore for a long time.
Chen Ge led the way. He studied the complicated lines on the cloth, and after walking for a while, spots of light appeared before his eyes.
The old man in the two-story building had warned him to avoid the light, and thinking about the story that Master Bai had told him, Chen Ge was even more reluctant to get close.
They stopped on the street, and the monsters around them slowly approached. The lights in the distance flickered, and they reflected human faces.
Ol 'Wei and Master Bai did not look so good. They had not seen something like this before, and they could not help but turn to look at Chen Ge.
"What should we do?"
Holding the hammer, Chen Ge also felt the pressure. "Now that things have reached this point, we have no choice but to charge forward. You two, stay close. I might not be able to take care of you later."
The three had just confirmed the direction when a loud explosion came from the eastern side of Coffin Village. The commotion was much bigger than the one Chen Ge had made earlier.
"Someone is fighting there? Is it the fight between the Society of Strange Tales and the host of the ritual? "
The peace of Coffin Village was completely shattered. The night was at its darkest. If they could survive this, the sun would rise soon.
"Chen Ge, should we avoid the eastern exit and go around it?"
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