When he woke up the next morning, Ye Xu withdrew his avatar, happily took Xiao Yige out for breakfast. Xiao Yige didn't tell him that there was a ghost coming last night, only that the ghost might target the two of them.
"Ghosts are afraid of heavenly masters, not those policemen." Xiao Yige said.
Ye Xu thought it made sense: "Then let's be careful today."
The two walked towards the front yard all the way, passing a house on the way, Ye Xu found that the door was not closed tightly, and there was a crack open. He glanced curiously. Generally, the houses in rural areas will not close their doors, and they are all open. Either the door is closed tightly when going out, which is rare.
The door gap was too small to see anything, so Ye Xu opened up his perception and took a look, and found an old man dozing off on a chair behind the door. Maybe it was windy in the morning, so I closed the door. If I didn't close the door, this door just happens to be exposed to the sun, which is very suitable for taking a nap.
He didn't pay much attention, and withdrew his perception and greeted the eldest son of the village chief's family who hurried over. The eldest son came back to pick up farm tools. He drank too much last night and woke up a little late this morning, which delayed going to the field.
"Master, did you sleep well last night?" The eldest son exchanged greetings with Ye Xu while smiling.
He looked like he was in his twenties, except for the thick calluses on his hands, it was basically impossible to tell that he was a farmer. Because this face looks pretty good, and it's not particularly rough and dark.
Ye Xu nodded proudly: "It's okay."
Xiao Yige didn't care what Ye Xu said to him, but cared a little about the old man in the house. The old man seemed fine, but when Xiao Yige thought of the ghost last night, he couldn't help paying more attention to the old people in the village.
At this time, he suddenly realized that last night's banquet seemed to be all young and middle-aged men, and there were almost no elderly people. The oldest one looked like he was only sixty. The old man in the room was similar, looking around sixty.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yige caught off guard and asked the village elder's son: "Are there no old people in your village?"
The eldest son's face changed suddenly, but he still forced a smile and said, "Why not? My grandpa is in the house." He pointed to the slit door.
Xiao Yige looked at him steadily: "I mean, a very old man."
"That kind of thing..." The eldest son's expression became even more unnatural, "The conditions in our village are not good, and few old people can live that long. Hey, it's not as good as in your city!"
Ye Xu was keenly aware that he was lying, but he was not aggressive either. He grabbed Xiao Yige, who still wanted to ask something, and said to his eldest son: "So, it may be that your village's feng shui is not good, so you can't live for so long. When I have time to help you change your feng shui, you will surely live eighty."
What he said was pure nonsense, but the eldest son was very happy when he heard it, and he could even be said to be extremely pleasantly surprised: "Really?! If the master can make a move, it would be great!"
Xiao Yige understood Ye Xu's meaning, he didn't speak again, just quietly watched Ye Xu and his eldest son say a few polite words. But Xiao Yige still felt that something was wrong the moment Ye Xu said that sentence just now.
He frowned, opened his perception, and suddenly saw that the old man who was dozing off in the room had woken up. He lay on the crack of the door, staring at the three of them through the crack, like a strange existence peeping from the dark.
The room was dark, and the windows were closed tightly, so there was almost no light. No wonder he felt so dark and uncomfortable every time he inspected the house.
After the eldest son left, Xiao Yige dragged Ye Xu to the front yard and quickly told about the old man in a private chat.
When Ye Xu heard it, the hairs on his back stood on end. This kind of secret observation is really scary.
Xiao Yige originally didn't intend to tell Ye Xu that there was a ghost last night, for fear of scaring him, but now he feels that he has to say: "A ghost came to us last night, an old man. I think this village The story is very related to the elderly, and may also be related to longevity."
"It's nothing more than birth, old age, sickness and death." Ye Xu nodded, "The villages under this background don't have many more complicated spiritual pursuits, but basically the most basic physical pursuits."
So the story of this village is probably very cruel and realistic.
During breakfast, Ye Xu didn't ask the village chief about it. I just asked my eldest son in the morning, and then I asked the village chief. Once the two of them talk, they will definitely realize what they have noticed and take precautions. At this time, it is necessary to find some people who are not related to each other and ask them separately, so as not to make the whole village vigilant.
But in fact, there is no need to make such a fuss, it is easy for Ye Xu to know what happened. He didn't need to ask people at all, just check what happened in the village in the past.
After breakfast, the village chief told them the details of the haunting: "When I go to bed at night, I often wake up in the middle of the night and see a ghost standing by the bed, which is scary."
"Has every household had it?" Ye Xu asked.
"Yes." The village chief nodded affirmatively, "every family has appeared. At first, it was just a few other families, and they all appeared alone. That is, there is a ghost in this house today, and another house tomorrow. Later, the number of ghosts increased. Several families encountered ghosts at the same time, and the scariest one was last month when half of the households in the village encountered ghosts. That day happened to be Ghost Festival, so we were so scared that we quickly burned a lot of paper money, not sure if it would be useful."
Ye Xu was thoughtful: "What kind of ghost?"
The village head, who was talking eloquently, immediately showed a defensive expression, but it was not obvious. He just said: "It's dark, I can't see what it looks like."
After saying this sentence, it was obvious that he didn't want to talk about it anymore. Ye Xu nodded, saying that he knew it well, and didn't ask any more. He knew it in his heart, but the village chief didn't. He said something guilty and left.
"Let's go with you to collect materials first." Ye Xu turned his head and said to Xiao Yige, noncommittal.
Xiao Yige nodded.
Ye Xu originally thought that he had to go outside the village to collect materials, because Xiao Yige collected plants along the way. But in fact, the materials that Xiao Yige wanted were not only plants, but some items were also on his target list.
"The materials used to make props are very diverse. Some are plants, some are the fur and claws of beasts, and they can even be items possessed by ghosts and ghosts, and the humble mirror comb in the NPC's house." Xiao Yige explained, " Different props use different things, and I collect what I can use when I see it.”
In fact, some of the things he collected along the way can be bought at material dealers. But when you see it, you can just collect it, and you can save some money, and it doesn't take much trouble.
Ye Xu originally accompanied him to collect things, and was not in a hurry to complete the task, so he had no objections.
"The things in the NPC's room, can't you just take them right?" Xiao Yige stood outside the door hesitantly, not too embarrassed to go in.
It was also the first time for him to collect in person, and he was not so cheeky. It stands to reason that NPCs are all dummies, and they, including their property, are constructed by the system and essentially belong to the system. As the "children" of the system, the awakened have full rights to use it. But Xiao Yige is a good and polite baby, so he couldn't bear the shame and ran to grab it and leave.
Ye Xu thought for a while: "Well, let me try."
Xiao Yige looked at him curiously.
I saw Ye Xu walk into the room and directly greeted the NPC in the room: "My lady, hello."
There was only a middle-aged woman cleaning the house, and it was a little strange to see two strangers coming in. But after seeing the Taoist robe on Ye Xu clearly, he immediately became respectful: "You are the master invited by the village chief, right? Please sit down quickly."
"No need." Ye Xu waved his hand, "I think your village's feng shui is not good, which affects the luck of the village. Do people in the village often feel unwell?"
The woman nodded again and again and said excitedly: "That's right, people in the village are always sick! So it's because of Fengshui? Master, then you will be troubled, and change Fengshui for us!"
Ye Xu showed an inscrutable smile: "That's natural, it's a matter of trust and loyalty. To improve the feng shui of the whole village, you must first improve the feng shui of each house. Madam, don't you mind if I walk around the house and have a look? "
"I don't mind, I don't mind, just take a look." The woman wiped her hands on the apron, followed Ye Xu cautiously, and led her to look at the whole house.
Ye Xu has the demeanor of a charlatan, talking nonsense with airs throughout. For a while, he pointed to the small mirror and said, "It's not easy to throw this thing away in the house", and for a while, he pointed to the comb and said, "Having bad luck on this thing will affect people's health."
After a lap, he said everything Xiao Yige wanted. Women don't doubt him, and they can't wait to throw all these things away.
"Things with bad luck can't be thrown away." Ye Xu stopped her, "Otherwise the bad luck will spread out, and it will still be shrouded in the village and continue to affect you. Why don't you give me the things, and I'll make a way to burn them all with real fire gone."
The woman ate Ye Xu's brainwashing package and gave Ye Xu everything without any doubt. Anyway, they are all worthless little things, and it is impossible for the master to take a fancy to these rags from their house and want to cheat them.
So she said sincerely: "This will trouble the master!"
Ye Xu nodded slightly, and gestured to Xiao Yige. Xiao Yige took out a big bag, put all these things in it, and left with Ye Xu.
Xiao Yige was stunned, never expecting such an operation. He looked at the big bag in his hand, a little suspicious of life. Ye Xu is like this, isn't it really a scam
As a result, when Ye Xu went out, he put a hundred-yuan bill on the table of the woman's house, enough to buy a new set of the things he took away: "You can use these to buy new ones."
"I can't help it, how can I ask for your money!" The woman was terrified and wanted to return the money.
Ye Xu waved his hand, ignored her, and left directly.
Xiao Yige was stunned for a long time before asking: "How do you get rich?"
"During the drink yesterday, the village head stuffed it in." Ye Xu looked innocent.
Yesterday, the village chief stuffed him with a big red envelope during the banquet, which contained several thousand yuan.
Xiao Yige: "..."