On the mudflat, the reeds spread out like the waves of the ocean, completely covering the sparkling light below.
In this season, as far as the eye could see, the reed flowers were as light and soft as cotton, fluttering in the air like snow.
The light of the stars and the moon flowed down, and the reed flowers were crystal clear and brilliant, like a dream.
In the swaying reeds, a village stood quietly by the water.
At this moment, most of the mountain thieves in Luhua village were already asleep, only the people on night duty were still patrolling.
Behind the gates of the stronghold, two mountain bandits sat facing each other. Their eyelids were not listening to their commands and were fighting.
One of the bandits took a leather pouch from his waist, opened the lid, and gulped down a mouthful of wine. He finally sobered up a little, then looked at his companion beside him and said in a low voice, " &Quot; hey, say, the red stone castle is gone. Why didn't the chief take it down? why did he give it to that outsider from Green Mountain? "
His companion, who was in a daze out of boredom, sneered when he heard this. &Quot; "I'm sure you have your own plans ... How would I know?"
"However, the three leaders of the Qing village are very good at conducting themselves."
"Back then, when our wild goose Valley was quarreling over the matter of the red stone castle, the green stockaded village coaxed our chief to a very happy state."
&Quot; I heard that the martial arts of the three masters are not bad, and they know the rules very well ... They are also the help of our Luhua village. &Quot;
"In the future, if we meet a big fish, we might be able to catch one together."
The mountain Bandit who was drinking listened and nodded his head thoughtfully, " &Quot; that's true. Our chief's martial arts skills are strong anyway. He's not afraid of being burned down by the Green Village. &Quot;
"As long as they're sensible, it's not a bad thing to have more helpers."
As he said that, a dark cloud floated above his head. The original moonlight and Starlight suddenly disappeared without a trace and were covered by the dark cloud.
The two mountain bandits who were guarding the gate suddenly felt an inexplicable chill. They had been in the middle of a heated discussion, but now they suddenly stopped.
"Hu hu hu ..."
An extremely cold night wind suddenly blew.
The entire village, all the torches, bonfires, candles ... Everything that lit up the place was extinguished.
Luhua village suddenly became dark inside and outside. In an instant, it was so dark that one could not even see their own fingers.
The two mountain bandits who were guarding the gate panicked. When they came back to their senses, one of them asked hurriedly, " "What's going on?"
The darkness was empty, and there was no response.
The mountain Bandit immediately took out a match and tried to light it up. However, no matter how he tried, the match seemed to be broken and he couldn't light it up.
He immediately felt that something was wrong. At this moment, he heard heavy footsteps behind him.
"Tap, tap, tap ..."
The other party was walking very slowly, and each step was heavy.
Best
Hearing the commotion, the mountain bandits thought that it was their companions and immediately shouted, " "Second brother li?"
However, just as he turned his head, he heard the footsteps suddenly disappear. Behind him was a vast darkness, and there was nothing.
The bandit panicked and turned around, trying to light up the match again.
He had just turned around when the sound of footsteps came from behind him again. &Quot; tap, tap, tap ... &Quot;
The footsteps were getting closer and closer to him.
The bandit hurriedly turned his head again, and all movement disappeared. The darkness behind him became even darker, but he could not see anything. It was as if everything was just his imagination.
The brigand did not dare to turn around. He suppressed the fear in his heart and retreated into the depths of the stronghold.
As he was retreating, he suddenly felt his back hit something. The bandit turned around and saw a highly decomposed headless corpse standing upright behind him.
"Argh!!!"
An extremely terrified scream reverberated through the night sky.
The Bandit's soul almost left his body. The torch in his hand fell to the ground, but he didn't even bother to pick it up. He didn't even have time to identify the direction and immediately fled madly.
... At the same time, the sleeping bandits in the entire Luhua village suddenly felt a violent palpitation, and then all of them woke up.
When they opened their eyes, they saw that the entire stronghold was pitch black. There was no fire, no sound, and their patrolling companions were all gone. The bandits all felt that something was wrong.
Some of the more alert thieves immediately put on their robes, picked up their weapons, and pushed open the door.
It was only when they were outside that they realized that the moonlight and Starlight were covered by the low hanging dark clouds. The torches, candles, and bonfires were all extinguished. The fire piston, Flint, and other items in their hands could not be ignited.
Without any lighting, they could not see their companions around them.
After a brief moment of surprise, someone tentatively called out, " "Is there anyone? I'm Zhang Shan, do you have any other brothers?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice came from a distance, " "There are! I'm Huang si, brother Zhang, what's going on? What's happening?"
Zhang Shan shook his head slightly and said in a low voice, " "I don't know. There might be people attacking the stronghold, but we didn't hear the alarm."
"What?" When the bandits in the dark heard this, they were all shocked. They quickly looked around, but they couldn't see anything. &Quot; hurry up and find the Fort master! &Quot;
"Right! Let's go find the Fort master!"
&Quot; it's too dark. I can't see the way. Let's go find the Lord together. &Quot;
&Quot; okay, let's go that way ... I remember that there was a broken stone slab on the road there two days ago. Be careful, don't trip over it! &Quot;
And so, in the midst of the ruckus, the group of brigands groped around in the dark and made their way to the chief's residence.
They were very familiar with the inside and outside of Luhua village. Even if they couldn't see anything at the moment, they could know where there was a road, where there were obstacles, and where there were potholes based on their memory ... And the residence of the chief was in the middle of Luhua village, surrounded by flat ground, which was very easy to find.
However, even after walking for a long time and feeling extremely tired, the bandits still couldn't reach the chief's residence.
The bandits felt that something was wrong and started to whisper to each other,"Did you go the wrong way?"
"It's this direction, I can't be wrong ..."
"The sky is too dark! We'll walk a bit more, maybe we just haven't arrived yet. If we still haven't arrived, it's not too late to turn back."
"Good! I remember there's a small slope up ahead. Just go up ..."
On the small slope, in a house with green bricks and black tiles, the windows were bright and clean.
The chief of Luhua village, who had a tall and sturdy figure and a fierce and violent temperament, sat up and looked at the dark village. He quickly put on his robe, held the ghost head knife, and strode out of the door.
"All my men, gather at my door!" Looking around, the stronghold chieftain shouted.
His voice spread far and wide in the night like thunder, but the whole Luhua village was silent, and there was no response.
The Fort master's expression changed. Just as he was about to shout again, he saw a slightly bloated figure suddenly walk towards him from the darkness.
The other party's walking posture was slightly strange, and his steps were light and silent.
"Who is it?" the Fort master immediately asked vigilantly.
The figure didn't answer, but continued to approach him.
The Fort master snorted coldly and immediately swung his saber.
Clang!
The long blade struck the figure's body, and it was as if it had struck a piece of refined steel. Not only did it fail to cut open the other party's body, but the Fort master's own hand went numb and he almost lost his grip on the long blade!
The Fort master was shocked. Then, he saw that the figure in front of him was a headless corpse that was highly decomposed and had already begun to expand.
At that moment, the corpse stretched out its arm and grabbed the blade of the Fort master ...
"Crack."
The long saber was broken.
A demon?
A trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the chief of Luhua village, and then he quickly recovered. Without any hesitation, he immediately turned around and fled out of the village.
... In the darkness, in a corner of Luhua village, there was a lonely temple. Although the design was exquisite, it could be seen that it was built with great care, but at this moment, because no one had cleaned it for a long time, it was covered with dust.
In the middle of the brick house that served as the main hall, the candle on the offering table had long dried up. Only the square cauldron in the courtyard still had a stick of incense stuck in it.
Thin green smoke rose, and this incense was the only light source of Luhua village that had not been extinguished at this moment.
Behind the bright yellow curtain, the statue in the shrine suddenly opened its red eyes.