Luhua Village.

It is located on a tidal flat.

On the tidal flat, the reeds are endless and vast, like the sea and the waves, completely covering up the sparkling waves below.

Looking around this season, the soft and soft reed flowers are floating in the sky, just like the snow falling all over the sky.

The light of the stars and the moon flows down, and the dots of reed flowers are shining brightly, like a dream.

Among the swaying reeds, a mountain village by the water stood quietly.

At this moment, most of the bandits in Luhua Village are already asleep, and only those responsible for night duty are still patrolling and sentrying.

Behind the gate of the village, two bandits were sitting opposite each other, fighting with their eyelids unruly.

One of the bandits took off a leather bag from his waist. After unscrewing the lid, he took a swig of bad wine and finally sobered up a little. Then he looked at his companion beside him and whispered: "Hey, tell me, Hong

The stone fortress is gone, why didn’t the village owner take over that place and insist on giving it to the outsider Dang Qingshan?”

The companion was in a daze out of boredom, and when he heard this, he sneered: "The leader of the village must have his own plans...how do I know?"

"However, the three heads of Dang Qingzhai are all good at doing things."

"When we Yanhui Valley argued about the Red Stone Castle, the leader of Dang Qing Village made our village owner very happy."

"I heard that the three masters are not bad at martial arts and know the rules when doing things... When they come here, they are also our Luhua Village's helpers."

"If we meet a big fish in the future, we might be able to work together."

The bandit who was drinking listened and nodded thoughtfully: "That's right. Anyway, our village leader is very skilled in martial arts and is not afraid of burning down bridges when he crosses the river in Qingzhai."

"As long as they are sensible, having multiple helpers is not bad."

Just as he was talking, a dark cloud floated above his head, and the original moonlight and starlight suddenly disappeared without a trace, and were all covered by the dark clouds.

The two bandits guarding the gate suddenly felt an inexplicable chill. They were discussing with great enthusiasm, but they suddenly stopped at this moment.

"Huhuhu..."

A gust of extremely cold night wind suddenly blew.

In the entire village, all torches, bonfires, candlelight...all lighting objects were extinguished.

Luhuazhai suddenly became dark inside and outside, and in an instant, it was impossible to see even one's fingers.

The two bandits guarding the gate suddenly panicked. After reacting, one of the bandits hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"

There was nothing in the darkness, no response.

The bandit immediately took out a fire stick from his arms and tried to light it for lighting. However, no matter how he operated it, he found that the fire stick seemed to be broken and could not be lit.

He suddenly felt something was very wrong. At this time, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps behind him.

"Tap, step, step..."

The opponent walked very slowly, and every step was heavy.

Hearing the noise, the bandit thought he was his companion and immediately shouted: "Brother Li?"

However, just as he turned his head, he heard the footsteps suddenly disappear, and there was a vast darkness behind him, with nothing there.

The bandit suddenly panicked, turned around quickly, and continued to try to light the huozhezi in his hand.

Just as he turned back, the footsteps behind him sounded again, "Tap, step, step..."

The footsteps were getting closer and closer to him.

The bandit hurriedly turned around again, and the movement suddenly disappeared. The darkness behind him became thicker, but he couldn't see anything. It seemed that everything was just his imagination.

The bandit did not dare to turn back. He suppressed the fear in his heart and retreated step by step deeper into the village.

As he was retreating, he suddenly felt something hit his back. When the bandit turned around, he saw a highly decomposed headless corpse standing upright behind him.

ah!!!

A scream of extreme fear echoed through the night.

The spirit of the bandit was so strong that he suddenly dropped the huozhezi in his hand to the ground, but he didn't even bother to pick it up. He didn't even have time to identify the direction and ran away like crazy.

...At the same time, the bandits who were sleeping soundly in Luhua Village suddenly felt a violent heart palpitation, and then they all woke up.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the whole village was pitch black, without any light or sound of people. All the patrol companions were missing. The bandits all felt that something was wrong.

Some vigilant thieves immediately put on their robes, picked up their weapons, and pushed the door open.

When they got outside, they discovered that the moonlight and starlight were all obscured by low-hanging dark clouds. The torches, candles, and bonfires were all extinguished, and the fire sticks, flints and other objects in their hands could not be ignited.

Without any lighting, they couldn't see their companions around them at all.

After a brief moment of surprise, someone tentatively shouted: "Is there anyone?! I am Zhang Shan, are there any other brothers?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice came from a little distance away: "Yes! I am Huang Si, Brother Zhang, what is going on? What happened?"

Zhang Shan shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "I don't know either. Someone may have attacked the stronghold, but they didn't hear the alarm bell."

"What?" When the bandits in the darkness heard this, they were all startled. They quickly looked around and saw nothing, so they said, "Hurry up and find the village leader!"

"Yes! Go find the village leader!"

"It's too dark and we can't see the road. Let's go find the village leader together."

"Okay, let's go over there... I remember that there was a stone slab on the road there that was broken two days ago. Please be careful not to trip over it!"

So, amid the commotion, a group of bandits walked towards the village leader's residence in the dark.

They are very familiar with the inside and outside of Luhua Village. Even if they can't see anything at the moment, they can still know where the roads are, where the obstacles are, and where the potholes are... and the village owner's residence is in Luhua Village.

It is located in the middle of the village and is surrounded by flat areas, making it very easy to find.

However, many bandits walked for a long time and felt extremely tired, but they still could not reach the residence of the village leader.

The bandits felt more and more something was wrong, and couldn't help but began to whisper among themselves: "Did you go the wrong way?"

"It's this direction, it can't be wrong..."

"It's too dark! If we keep walking, maybe we haven't arrived yet. If we don't arrive yet, it's not too late to turn back."

"Okay! I remember there is a small slope ahead, just go up..."

On a small slope, there is a house with blue bricks and black tiles, and bright and clean windows.

The leader of Luhua Village, who had a shaggy beard, a burly figure, and a fierce and violent temperament, stood up and looked at the dark village. He quickly put on his clothes, held a ghost-headed sword in hand, and strode out of the door.

"All the men, come and meet at my door!" Looking around, the leader of the village shouted loudly.

His voice spread far away like thunder in the night, but the entire Luhua Village was silent and there was no response.

The village leader's expression changed, and when he was about to shout again, he saw a slightly bloated figure suddenly walking towards him from the darkness.

The opponent's walking posture was a little weird, and his footing was light and silent.

The village leader immediately asked alertly: "Who!"

The figure did not answer, but continued to approach him.

The leader of the village snorted coldly and immediately slashed him with his sword.

clang!

The long knife struck the figure solidly, as if it had hit a piece of highly refined steel. Not only was it unable to cut open the opponent's body, but the village leader himself was numb and could hardly hold the long knife!

The village leader was immediately startled, and then he saw that the figure in front of him was a headless corpse that was highly decomposed and had begun to swell.

At this time, the corpse stretched out its arm and grabbed the village leader's blade...

"Click."

The long knife broke immediately.

demon?!

A flash of fear suddenly flashed in the eyes of the leader of Luhua Village, and then he quickly came to his senses. Without any hesitation, he immediately turned around and fled out of the village.

...In the darkness, in a corner of Luhua Village, there is a lonely temple. Although it has strict regulations and it can be seen that it was built with great care, it is now covered with dust because no one has cleaned it for too long.

In the brick building that serves as the main hall in the middle, the candlelight above the confession has long since dried up. Only a stick of incense is still meaningfully inserted in the square tripod in the courtyard.

Thin green smoke is rising, and this bit of incense is the only light source that has not been extinguished in Luhua Village at this moment.
Chapter completed!