At midnight in winter, the temperature was very low.
It was already below zero.
The wind blew in the forest, making a whooshing sound.
In the distance, the owl's whimper was intermittent.
The rotten ground under his feet rustled under his feet.
The kitten in his arms was very docile and curled up in his master's hand.
The trees seemed to have grown a little crooked?
The branches stretched out in a mess, but the withered leaves were still stubbornly attached to the branches of the canopy.
The pale moonlight fell, and the shadows were dim. It was a little like the beginning of a horror movie.
But Ling Ping'an felt very comfortable.
The countless thoughts in his mind rose and fell as he moved forward.
Specks of fluorescence appeared beside him.
Ling Ping'an looked at it, "Fireflies!"
But...
Where did fireflies come from in this winter?
He blinked his eyes, and his childish heart was aroused. He turned his head and gently bowed a small firefly that flew to his side.
"Little bug..." he smiled, "It's such a cold day. What are you doing here instead of staying in your nest?"
The small firefly in his hand was shivering.
It seemed to be very afraid.
Ling Ping'an smiled and didn't make things difficult for the little guy. He gently let go of his hand and let the little guy fly away from his palm.
"Go! Go! "His eyes were full of love as he said," Little guy, go back and find your mother! "
… …
Another perspective.
Five minutes ago.
As usual, Zhuang Qiu woke up from the soil at midnight.
The cold and gloomy spiritual energy slowly nourished her soul.
"Ah Qiu!" The major's voice came from the soul body, "A stranger is coming!"
"Get ready to be expelled!"
Thus, she slowly flew out of the ground.
Her body, which had no physical body, slowly rose under the moonlight.
It was like a flame that flowed with the wind.
It was faintly green.
Beside her, familiar flames flew over one after another.
In the faintly green flames, one could faintly see figures in military uniforms.
It was a black military uniform!
An army uniform from a hundred years ago.
It looked clean, beautiful, and tidy.
It was as if they had taken care of it carefully every day.
"A stranger is crossing the river..."
"Expel him!"
The major's voice came from the soul body.
"Yes, sir!" Zhuang Qiu and her companions replied with their soul bodies.
It was the same sound as a hundred years ago.
Firmly, without delay.
This was their defensive zone!
This was true in life, and it was true in death!
And so, the dozen or so balls of netherflames slowly drifted towards the riverbank.
In the past hundred years, they had done this kind of exorcism countless times.
This was the world of the dead, the cage of the dead.
Strangers keep away!
This was because even mere entry and contact could cause irreversible and terrifying effects to the living.
If it was light, they would be plagued by a hundred diseases. If it was heavy, they would be infected with all kinds of evil diseases and die in bed.
However …
In her heart, Zhuang Qiu could not help but feel a little resentful.
"The people these days … are so bored …"
"Moreover, he is getting bolder and bolder!"
She recalled the so-called streamers who rowed across the Wuding River with rafts not long ago.
He was really courting death!
In order to attract attention, he could even throw away his life!
In the end, she and her companions had no choice but to waste a bit of their soul power to reveal the form of ghosts and scare those guys unconscious. Only then did they stop them from crossing the defensive zone and entering the core of the cross slope.
While grumbling in her heart, Zhuang Qiu also saw the intruder.
It was a young man.
Under the moonlight, she could not see his appearance.
It was as if he was shrouded in a fog.
"An extraordinary human?" Zhuang Qiu thought.
"Didn't the elders in his family teach him?"
"The cross slope is a place of great danger for extraordinary humans!?"
For ordinary people, the cross slope was just a little frightening.
At most, they could be infected with evil spirits and be contaminated. As long as they were treated in time, they could still be saved.
But for extraordinary humans, this place was a taboo!
The world of the dead was filled with spiritual power. To the living, it was an absolute poison.
Even a little bit of it could lead to eternal damnation!
Yin and Yang restrained each other. This was the ultimate principle!
Unless one had the protection of a pure Yang treasure, or if one's qi and blood were perfected, and the universe was spotless.
Only then could one avoid the contamination of this place.
"Let's scare him!" Zhuang Qiu thought. "I hope he knows what's good for him …"
So, she and her companions flew toward the young man who was carrying the cat, stepping on the rotten soil, and passing through the forest.
As they flew.
Their souls released spiritual power. The extremely cold spiritual power swept up gusts of evil wind.
The evil wind whimpered, imitating the background sound of several well-known horror movies on the market.
Mournful, gloomy, evil.
Their souls cooperated with each other.
With the natural talent of ghosts, they created all kinds of terrifying, evil, and gloomy atmosphere to the living.
This was their method of exorcism that had never failed.
It was also the method that caused the least harm to the living.
The person who was exorcised would at most be a little frightened.
But …
What was unexpected was …
Zhuang Qiu and her companions realized that the person did not seem to be affected at all.
The cold and gloomy wind blew past like a gentle breeze caressing the face.
The mournful howls were ignored.
And the terrifying, evil, and gloomy projections from the psychological level did not seem to affect him at all.
"What's going on?" Zhuang Qiu was puzzled.
She had no choice but to carry out the second plan.
"Get closer and reveal your true form!" Zhuang Qiu's soul let out a series of sharp howls.
This sharp howl could be heard even in the material world.
However, the sound was mournful and sharp.
It was like the legendary female ghost who had returned from hell and was about to take the life of her enemy!
Her companions immediately replied, "Yes!"
More than ten ghosts screamed at the same time.
They had been working together for nearly a hundred years.
Therefore, they immediately activated a spell that they were already familiar with.
A spell that only ghosts could use.
Ghosts hit the wall!
It caused the living to fall into a puzzle set up by the ghosts, lose their direction, and fall into hallucinations.
At the same time, they revealed their true forms.
They turned into a seemingly invisible, but in fact had a silhouette. They had green faces and fangs, and they carried a thick aura of death and resentment.
They were like the most common ghosts in horror movies.
When they appeared, they brought with them a terrifying, deep sound effect.
Ordinary people might be scared out of their wits by the double impact of sight and mind just by looking at them.
Even an Extraordinaire would fall into a state of shock and fear when they suddenly saw a ghost's true form. In the end, they would be hypnotized by a spell.
This was a time-tested method that had been tested countless times.
For a hundred years, they had relied on this method to firmly guard this section of the river.
They did not let the things inside escape, nor did they let the people outside enter.
But …
This time …
They had miscalculated!
The young man walking in the forest turned a deaf ear to everything they had created. It was as if he did not see or know anything at all!
No!
Zhuang Qiu soon found out.
It was not that he did not see or know anything.
But …
He despised everything!
It was as if an elephant despised the ants under its feet.
Because …
An ant that could be trampled to death with one foot was not worth the elephant's effort.
So, he even smiled.
Zhuang Qiu could see the corner of his mouth suddenly curling up.
His smile was full of contempt.
At this moment, Zhuang Qiu felt a boundless pressure rolling from all directions.
In an instant, the surrounding spiritual power was completely sucked away by something.
At this moment, she felt like a helpless little fish that had been thrown onto the shore.
Without water, she did not even have the strength to struggle.
She was about to be suffocated in an instant!
And that person had already stretched out his hand.
Zhuang Qiu's three souls and six spirits were all frightened!
"Oh no …" She fell powerlessly into that person's palm.
It was a seemingly weak and powerless palm.
The skin on the surface of the palm was white and smooth.
However, Zhuang Qiu, who fell into this palm, felt as if she had fallen into a whole new world, as if she had arrived at another world.
A voice softly lingered in her ears.
"Little worm …"
Zhuang Qiu raised her head and saw that person's face.
Clean, white, and ordinary. It was the kind of person who would not pay attention to or notice if they saw him on the road.
But at this moment, the face that was originally plain, without any special features or memory points became extremely dignified and tall.
It was like an immortal god that stood tall and covered the sun and moon.
That huge pair of eyes were like stars, huge, dazzling, and eye-catching.
Looking at that pair of eyes, that pair of eyes that were as huge as stars.
Zhuang Qiu understood that he was right.
She was indeed just a worm.
"It's such a cold day, why aren't you staying in your nest? What are you doing here?"
The rumbling sound echoed in her ears.
It was like thunder.
Then, Zhuang Qiu felt that she had regained her freedom!
She was released.
That person gently let go of his hand, like a loving parent watching a mischievous child.
"Go! Go! " He chuckled. His voice was easygoing, but it had a majesty that could not be refused. Zhuang Qiu did not dare to disobey.
"Little one … go back and find your mother!"
As Zhuang Qiu listened, she felt that her soul seemed to have solidified.
Even …
"I … might be able to appear during the day …" She could clearly feel that the strength in her soul was substantial.
She had cultivated bitterly for a hundred years but had not been able to solidify her soul.
But at this moment, there was a turning point.
And this turning point was held in the hands of this person and observed for a moment?
Who was he?
Zhuang Qiu was puzzled.
At this moment, her comrades surrounded her.
"Zhuang Qiu …" The concerned voice of her comrade came from within her soul. "How are you?"
"I'm fine …" Zhuang Qiu flew a little further away in bewilderment.
She stared at that person from afar.
That person also raised his head and looked at Zhuang Qiu.
The corner of his mouth was smiling, like a kind father.
The faint mist around him flashed and disappeared.
But at this moment, Zhuang Qiu saw the figure of a winged man holding a long halberd in the mist. Behind that figure, there was a huge, indistinct horn.
She did not know why, but Zhuang Qiu only wanted to worship it.
It was as if that horn in the mist was her king.
"Major!" Zhuang Qiu calmed down and used her soul to contact her superior. "We might have met … someone who wants to collect a debt …"
"Hmm?" From within her soul, the major sent a question.
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