Trembling At A High Altitude

Chapter 768

"Who is he?" Shen Mengying's voice trembled.

With Li Teng by his side, he originally felt a certain sense of security.

Moreover, she had already made up her mind to serve as cannon fodder for Li Teng, but she was still afraid of the unknown horrors that she could not see.

"It's an aunt. She crawls on the ground and her face is upside down." Nana looked down for a while and then answered Shen Mengying.

"Honey, this village is full of ghosts!" Shen Mengying looked at Li Teng for help.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. These ghosts either don't hurt people or have limited abilities. Otherwise, they would have attacked us long ago." Li Teng was very indifferent.

"Husband, you are right, there is really nothing to be afraid of! As long as you are here, we are not afraid of anything!" Zhang Mengdi also said a few words.

Shen Mengying glared at Zhang Mengdi, feeling a little dissatisfied with Zhang Mengdi calling Li Teng 'husband'. In addition, she said she was afraid, but Zhang Mengdi said she was not afraid. Wasn't this a deliberate slap in her face?

Being so angry, Shen Mengying was not as scared as before when she focused her attention on Zhang Mengdi.

Just... Zhang Mengdi's daughter is a little strange. Why can she see ghosts? Is there something wrong with her too? For example, is it also a ghost?

If you have the chance, you have to remind Li Teng not to be fooled by the plot NPC mother and daughter. Maybe they are pretending to be the boss of this plot mission?

But he probably won't listen to her. You can guess it by looking at how much he dotes on his daughter.

Good advice is off-putting! How should I remind him?

Thinking wildly, Shen Mengying followed everyone to the entrance of the village without knowing it.

There was a fire burning at the entrance of the village, and there were several Taoist priests and two people who looked like village cadres guarding there.

There is firewood in the fire, but more of it is briquettes. The village is next to a coal mine, and the briquettes cannot be burned in a short time.

There were at least five or six such fires on the stone bridge leading out from the village entrance. The fires burned very brightly and illuminated the village entrance very brightly.

"What are you doing? Why don't you stay at home and run around in the middle of the night?" A man who looked like a village cadre came over and stopped everyone.

"We want to know what happened in the village, why we are not allowed to go out at night, and what is outside the village. Why do they say it will be scary and regretful if they see it." Shen Mengying asked the village cadres straightforward questions. Anyway, Li Teng When you are around, you are not afraid of being beaten if you offend someone.

"This is what the Taoist stipulates. The Taoist stipulates this to protect us." The village cadre answered Shen Mengying.

"There must be a reason for the Taoist's rules, right? We are not allowed to go out at night for no reason, and we are not allowed to leave the village. They say it is for our own good. How do we know if there is any conspiracy? Or we have done something shameful?" Shen Mengying never got an answer, so she simply resorted to provocation.

As soon as Shen Mengying said these words, the face of the village cadre suddenly turned ugly.

Several Taoist priests also looked this way.

"Ah ha... They just came back from other places. They don't know much about the situation in the village, so their words are a bit irritable. Please don't mind..." Zhang Mengdi quickly moderated a few words.

"The Taoist priest's rules are not compulsory. If you must go out at night, we will not stop you by force, we will just persuade you. As for leaving the village at night, the danger is too great and you will almost certainly die, so we will try our best to prevent the villagers from going out at night. Village." A Taoist priest came over and saluted Shen Mengying.

Shen Mengying was speechless now.

In order to find the answer, she had deliberately stirred up trouble.

But these Taoist priests were not annoyed or angry. They just explained to her patiently and let her punch the cotton.

"Taoist Priest, what dangers are there in the village at night? Why are we told to stay at home and not go out? What dangers are outside the village? Why are we certain to die?" Shen Mengying thought for a while and continued to ask relentlessly.

"In the village... there are ghosts in the village. These ghosts come out at night, and they may hurt people. Outside the village... there are demons, demons that come out at night. As for what kind of demons they are, everyone sees them differently.

"Most of the people who went out at night and saw demons never came back. The very few who came back couldn't explain the situation clearly. They were just scared, frightened, and regretful..."

The Taoist priest answered Shen Mengying.

"In other words, if I want to find out what's outside, I can only go out and see by myself?" Shen Mengying was a little disappointed with the Taoist priest's answer.

"Yes, but we don't recommend doing this...if you don't want to make your loved ones sad." The Taoist priest nodded.

Shen Mengying looked across several fires into the darkness outside the village.

Nothing can be seen.

"Are these fires used to keep away demons?" Shen Mengying pointed to the fires on the bridge.

"Yes."

"Is the devil too cowardly? Can he be stopped by just a few fires?" Shen Mengying questioned.

"This is a fire array set up by the Taoist priest, not an ordinary fire." The Taoist priest explained.

"There are ghosts in the village. Why don't you clean up those ghosts? And the ghosts in the village are running around. What's the difference between us hiding at home and in the village?" Shen Mengying continued to question.

"Every household has talisman made by the Taoist priest on its courtyard wall, which can ensure the safety of the family, but in such a large area of ​​the village, there is no way to guarantee the safety of walking at night," the Taoist priest replied.

"Really? Then why do little ghosts run into the yards of some villagers?" Shen Mengying immediately pointed out the problem in the Taoist priest's words.

"Can you see the kid?" The Taoist priest discovered the problem in Shen Mengying's words.

Zhang Mengdi suddenly became alert and glared at Shen Mengying.

"Well, I can see it, but it works sometimes." Shen Mengying also realized that she had let something slip, and quickly made up for it.

"The kid ran into the villager's yard... It's possible that the kid was the dead child of that villager. The talisman was familiar with its scent, so it didn't stop it. Or maybe the talisman they had posted for a long time had lost its spiritual power. It’s not enough.”

The Taoist priest thought for a while and added a few words, but did not mention the fact that Shen Mengying could see the little ghost again.

"You mean, the Taoist priest's talisman may not be able to protect us. Even if we stay at home, ghosts may enter the house and face us, right?" Shen Mengying continued to question.

"Please! The Taoist Priest has no obligation to us villagers. I am very grateful that he is willing to protect us. It is not good for you to question the Taoist Priest like this." The two village cadres nearby became a little unhappy after hearing Shen Mengying's words.

"Making talisman paper consumes a lot of mana. The Taoist Priest is not in good health. The village is so big and there is no way to replace every failed talisman paper in time. Please be considerate of all the fellow villagers." The Taoist priest was not angry and continued to be patient with Shen Mengying. explained.

Chapter 769

In the entire Taoist temple, only the Taoist priests are from outside. These Taoist priests are all children of the villagers.

"Honey, what do you think?" Shen Mengying had finished asking all the questions, and didn't know what to do next. She turned to look at Li Teng, wanting to hear Li Teng's opinion.

"You want to know what's going on outside the village?" Li Teng spoke in a low voice.

"Well, how about... I go out alone to see if I can find some clues for you. It doesn't matter if I die anyway." Shen Mengying hesitantly suggested it to Li Teng.

Li Teng said nothing, seeming to be thinking about something.

"I think the key point of this plot is the so-called demon outside the village. We must find out clearly." Shen Mengying stepped forward and added a few words in a low voice.

"Okay, go and take a look. If you find something is wrong, return immediately." Li Teng was silent for a while and then nodded.

Seeing that Li Teng agreed, Shen Mengying walked towards the entrance of the village, but was stopped by several Taoist priests.

"You can't go out, you will die if you go out." The Taoist priests persuaded Shen Mengying.

"I am responsible for whether I die or not. Didn't you just say that? Rules are not mandatory." Shen Mengying protested loudly.

"Please persuade her, don't die for curiosity." Two village cadres also came to do Li Teng and Zhang Mengdi's work.

"Let her go." Li Teng answered the village cadre.

After Shen Mengying questioned again, several Taoist priests finally gave way.

Shen Mengying walked carefully along the stone bridge at the entrance of the village to the outside of the village, passing by one fire and another. She kept looking at the darkness outside the village with her eyes, wanting to know what danger was outside.

"Nana, did you see anything? Did you see anything around Aunt Shen?" Li Teng carried Nana to the entrance of the village and asked her a few questions in a low voice.

Nana shook her head.

"Don't leave again! Once you reach the last fire, you can't come back!" Seeing that Shen Mengying had reached the last fire and was about to cross the stone bridge, several Taoist priests couldn't help shouting to her. Several times.

Shen Mengying turned around and glanced this way, but still walked around the fire and walked off the stone bridge.

Li Teng handed Nana over to Zhang Mengdi and walked a few steps towards the stone bridge, looking at Shen Mengying on the other side of the stone bridge.

After Shen Mengying crossed the stone bridge, she stood there blankly without moving.

After a while, she suddenly started crying and screaming, and then walked into the darkness outside while crying and yelling, and then let out an extremely miserable scream.

Li Teng rushed over and tried to pull her back.

At the same time, an old man in Taoist robes rushed past Li Teng at a faster speed, muttering something in his mouth, and threw out more than a dozen talisman papers as he rushed.

A dozen talismans shot out and exploded in front of Shen Mengying like a dozen grenades.

Li Teng rushed over and hugged Shen Mengying back.

Several Taoist priests also rushed through the fire and pulled the old man in Taoist robes back to the village.

Shen Mengying in Li Teng's arms closed her eyes tightly and seemed to have passed out.

After being helped back by several Taoist priests, the old man in Taoist robes covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as pale as paper.

"Taoist Master, are you okay?"

"Taoist Priest!"

"Taoist Priest! That woman is seeking her own death! Why should Taoist Priest take the risk to save her?"

"Taoist Priest! Don't let anything happen to you!"

Several Taoist priests and village officials gathered around the old man in Taoist robes, and then looked at Shen Mengying in Li Teng's arms with some resentment.

"Hey, I just happened to be on patrol. When I saw this scene, I couldn't help but die." The old man in Taoist robes sighed.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest, and thank you for your help." Zhang Mengdi walked over with Nana in his arms and expressed his gratitude to everyone.

"Go home quickly. It's already difficult, so don't cause any more trouble for us!" The two village cadres were very angry.

"I'm sorry, I will persuade them." Zhang Mengdi said a few more words to everyone apologetically, and then returned to Li Teng.

Li Teng had already checked Shen Mengying's breathing and pulse. Fortunately, she was not dead, but her breathing and pulse were a little weaker than usual.

"Taoist Master, will she die? Is there any way to save her?" Zhang Mengdi saw Shen Mengying's condition and had no choice but to go over and ask the old man in Taoist robes.

The others looked a little ugly.

"It's hard to say. It depends on her luck. If she can survive tonight, there is hope. If she can't survive tonight, then... Pindao can't do anything about her current situation. You try to stay by her side and don't do anything. Running around." The old man in Taoist robes replied to Zhang Mengdi.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest. I'm sorry for causing you trouble." Zhang Mengdi walked back dejectedly.

When things got to this point, Li Teng had no other choice but to carry Shen Mengying on his back and take Zhang Mengdi and Nana back home.

Zhang Mengdi held Nana in one hand and held a lantern in the other.

Li Teng, who was carrying Shen Mengying, held another lantern.

"Mom, there are many people following us." Nana looked around in Zhang Mengdi's arms, and then said something to Zhang Mengdi.

"It's okay, we'll go home soon." Zhang Mengdi looked a little scared, but still comforted Nana.

"They... want to snatch Aunt Shen away." Nana said again.

"We'll be fine if we go home soon." Zhang Mengdi put Nana back on the ground, took her hand and started running, and then asked Li Teng to run with them.

While running, a gust of cold wind blew over, and the lanterns in Li Teng's and Zhang Mengdi's hands were extinguished at the same time.

The surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.

The lantern is equivalent to a cover to protect the fire inside, but it was still extinguished in this case, indicating that it was not ordinary wind that blew out the lantern.

"Mom, they are pulling Aunt Shen!" Nana spoke again in the darkness.

"Nana, hold mom's hand tight! Husband, please run with us! I know the way!" Zhang Mengdi shouted to Li Teng, and then ran, shouting 'one, two,'

"Okay." Li Teng responded. It was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers. He was not very familiar with the roads in the village, so he could only judge which way to run based on Zhang Mengdi's voice.

At a fork in the road, Zhang Mengdi's voice suddenly split into two identical voices and ran to both sides.

Li Teng couldn't help frowning, something was about to go wrong.

It must be that Shen Mengying's aura is weak. These lonely ghosts are trying to invade and seize her body. Now they are using illusion attacks, imitating Zhang Mengdi's voice to try to lead him astray.

"Husband! Go this way!" Zhang Mengdi ran back from one of the roads and shouted to Li Teng.

"Husband! That's a fake over there! Go this way!" Zhang Mengdi, who was on the other road, also ran back and shouted to Li Teng.