After the five disguise balls were used, the five members of the White Phoenix team, including Cecilia, were shrouded in ghostly aura. Their figures also became much more hazy.
Even teammates could not see each other's faces clearly when they looked at each other. They could only see hazy silhouettes. When they walked, they could not see the movements of their legs under the cover of the ghostly aura. It was as if they were ghosts floating around.
"Let's go in." Bai Xiaowen said, "The danger level in Huai King Village might be much higher than in the periphery. Let's walk together after we go in. Don't get separated."
His teammates nodded in unison. The five of them filed into the thick fog.
As expected, Bai Xiaowen's conjecture was correct. When they had ghost-type spiritual bodies to disguise themselves, the ghostly aura in the thick fog would no longer cause damage to their health points or mental strength.
As they walked, Li Shuyi suddenly said, "Do you feel weightless? It's as if your body is getting lighter and lighter. "
Li Shuyi was an expert in close combat. He was very sensitive to the slightest changes in his body.
"That seems to be the case." Cecilia also confirmed this.
"Let's keep walking. No matter what happens, don't look back," Bai Xiaowen said.
The five of them continued forward. The feeling of their bodies becoming lighter and lighter became more and more obvious. Towards the end, even Han Xu could feel it clearly.
After walking for an unknown period of time, the outline of a village vaguely appeared in front of them. However, under the cover of the thick fog, there seemed to be a dim screen of light that enveloped the entire village.
Abstract images of human faces flashed on this dim screen of light from time to time. It was extremely eerie. At first glance, the screen of light did not look like it was protecting the village. Instead, it looked like it was imprisoning them.
Bai Xiaowen raised his hand to summon a summoned creature. It touched the screen of light. In an instant, the summoned creature disappeared. However, Bai Xiaowen could still feel the connection with it.
"It's safe. This screen of light probably allows entry but not exit … Of course, after entering, as long as we can find the space stone and solve the mystery inside, we can come out," Bai Xiaowen said.
The four of them nodded. Even though Huai King Village was filled with eeriness, no one was willing to back down at this point.
For the sake of safety, Bai Xiaowen once again sent a Skeleton Swordsman in. The two summoned creatures stared at each other in the light curtain.
"Yes, this light curtain doesn't have the effect of spatial dislocation. In other words, the five of us don't have to split up anymore. "
It had to be said that this was good news. With the five of them together, their ability to deal with danger had increased by a lot. They also didn't have to worry about ghosts like Shapeshifting Ghosts causing trouble.
After stepping into the light screen together, the five members of the White Phoenix Squad exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
The sense of weightlessness in his body disappeared, and the ghostly fog in front of him became much fainter. With the vision of an Awakened, at least their vision was no longer obstructed.
They were at the entrance of the village. They could see a large road in front of them. On the left side of the road were rows of houses, while on the right side were abandoned farmlands.
On the left were rows of thatched huts made of mud. Their line of sight was blocked and they couldn't see clearly. However, the farmland on the right was more spacious. Occasionally, one could see phosphorescence in the mist, and there seemed to be shadows floating around.
"Do you guys hear anything?" Qiao Rui suddenly asked.
In the depths of the village, there seemed to be the sound of gongs and drums. However, the sound was very strange. It was intermittent and extremely low, like the background music of a horror movie …
Bai Xiaowen said, "It seems that the ghost bride we're looking for is in the depths of the village. There's a wedding being held there."
"A ghost wedding?" Li Shuyi shrank his neck.
"A ghost wedding. This custom was very common in ancient Hua Xia," Bai Xiaowen explained to his teammates as he led the team forward. "A ghost wedding is also called a ghost wedding or a ghost match. It's a ceremony where parents betroth their children who died young so that they won't feel lonely in the afterlife. Usually, a ghost matchmaker will propose the marriage, then make the underworld clothes, hold the marriage ceremony, and then the man and woman will be buried together."
"The houses in the village always make people feel depressed. Don't you think these rows of houses look like mausoleums? " Qiao Rui suddenly said. She walked to the door of a house and pointed at a sign erected in front of the door. "This says Liujia Village Group 7, Number 3 … It should be the house number, but I think it looks like a tombstone."
"Liujia Village? Isn't it called Huai Wang Village? "Li Shuyi asked.
"It might be the village's name before the changes happened."
Bai Xiaowen walked over and carefully looked at the tombstone-like house number. He narrowed his eyes and said, "This line of words gives me some additional information. The background of this Liujia Village … I'm afraid it's modern. It uses simplified characters instead of traditional characters."
Historically, Hua Xia's reform of simplified characters began in the mid-2050s AD. It would take at least another ten or twenty years to develop to the point where every house used simplified characters.
Considering that the era of psionic energy would begin in 2021, and considering the relatively dilapidated mud walls and thatched huts of Huai Wang Village, the background of this place was most likely between the 1970s and the 90s of the 20th century. Of course, this did not exclude the possibility that some extremely remote villages were still poor in the 21st century, but in terms of proportion, the possibility was relatively small.
Bai Xiaowen's group followed the direction of the sound of the gongs and drums and walked into the village.
Suddenly, two shadows' floated 'over from the opposite side of the road.
"Are they ghosts?" In the team channel, Li Shuyi rubbed his fists. "Should we get rid of them?"
"Don't be in such a hurry," Bai Xiaowen said.
The five of them brushed past the two shadows. The two shadows that seemed to be ghosts did not show any signs of attack. Instead, when they brushed past each other, they kept staring at the five of them. This behavior was exactly the same as when villagers in a remote area saw unfamiliar outsiders.
"We have ghosts on us to disguise ourselves. Those two ghosts probably think we're their kind."
Bai Xiaowen said, "After entering this place, our main goal is to find the ghost bride. Our main goal is to find clues and solve mysteries. Unless it's absolutely necessary, try not to fight. "
When they passed by the door of a house, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew from the mud wall, and a few pieces of paper flew toward them.
Bai Xiaowen casually picked up the paper. It was filled with words.
"7th February, clear weather.
"My childhood memories have faded. I can only recall a small outline of that crazy era.
"Ever since our family was sent to this place called Liujia Village, it was as if we were cut off from the rest of the world.
"Mother's eyes were red all the time. When I asked her where her father was, she wouldn't tell me. Later, I found out that my father was dead. He died under the torture and humiliation of his students.
"Mother's leg was broken. Second Sister and I were still young. The family relied on Big Brother to earn work points. We could only eat two meals a day. The corn was so blurry that I could see shadows. I was so hungry … "
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