Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

He was said to be blind, but in reality, only one eye had lost its pupil, leaving only the white of the eye, and the pale white eyeball looked rather frightening.

But actually, he is quite good-looking and doesn't have any quirks in his personality.

With Wang the Blind's additions, Zhang Wei finally gathered most of the information about Liu Family Village [Silhouette].

The strange occurrences at the mine in front of Pig Forest and the lingering ghosts left behind eight years ago are the two biggest problems plaguing the village!

The mine and the ghosts are two different things, but there is a significant connection between them.

In short, the Ghosts discovered a coal mine in Pig Forest. The mine was one of the richest in the area, and following their usual practice, they began to capture people to work as miners, causing disaster to the surrounding villages.

It's easy to imagine what a cunning creature would do once it gets into a village.

Putting aside other things, many people died in Liujia Village during that catastrophe.

Although the people who were captured were rescued on the way and even fought a battle with the devil near the village, it was that battle that has kept Liu Family Village from having peace to this day.

Ancestors who died unjustly cannot go through reincarnation, and those who are repeatedly abused and humiliated by the evil spirits gradually become monsters similar to the changgui.

If the dead ghosts would cause chaos outside the village during festivals and at night, even stopping and killing passersby, then these villagers' ancestors would occasionally return to the village to cause trouble. In the past few years, it was just a matter of chickens flying and dogs and children not sleeping, but starting three years ago, there would always be a few elderly people, women with weak yang energy, and children who would suffer.

Not to mention passersby.

The situation in the surrounding villages is much the same.

In general, in every place where the spies existed during those years, there was no place that didn't leave behind lingering problems.

The mine was also turned into a monster pit because of the evil deeds committed by the monster when it left.

Wang the Blind couldn't explain the specifics, as he lacked the ability; those who could explain and were capable had been invited to handle the mine's affairs.

So, here comes the problem.

Those with the skills went to deal with the mines, or were held up elsewhere. As for Liujia Village, a mountain village that had already suffered misfortune and was located deep in the mountains with heavy yin energy, it was inevitable that it would cause some commotion during this strange festival.

As for why things have escalated so much in recent years, even with the constant deaths, even the Blind King couldn't explain it, since everyone had said he wasn't very capable.

But with the assurance of the person in charge, he did come up with a solution.

"You lad, your yang energy is frighteningly strong, and you've even caught the Kitchen God's eye. Who knows, you might actually succeed!" Blind Wang stared at Zhang Wei with his pure white eyes.

"Two solutions. The simple one is to deal with the souls of the ancestors in the village who committed serious crimes. The rest will be scared and retreat naturally. With you here, we can hold out until next year if we come again at the winter solstice. The mine will eventually be closed by next year. It won't be too difficult for those who are capable to come to our village."

"If it's difficult, then we have to defeat those evil spirits of the monsters and make them vanish into thin air. Without them, the Liu family ancestors will have no source of resentment and will be much more peaceful. In addition, we need to hire someone to perform a ritual to protect those fierce spirits. If nothing else comes, the village will be solved once and for all!"

Which one do you want to choose?

Which one to choose?

Is this still a choice?

"Let's put the dead aside for now and see what's going on with those strange spirits!"

Although he hadn't seen the soul yet, Zhang Wei was already getting excited.

Slaying demons and monsters is part of the [Silhouette] quest, and you can also offer sacrifices in front of the statue of the god, receive rewards from the ancestor, and even fight against the devil... This buff is going to be overflowing!

Zhang Wei regretted that it was only mid-morning; if it were night, he would have already been searching for Gui Zi in the village with his knife.

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"Dog Egg, Uncle knows you're very capable, but remember to hold back a bit when the time comes!"

After dinner, when the group arrived at the village entrance, the official, seeing Zhang Wei fully armed, still repeatedly reminded him.

There was no way around it; he was genuinely scared!

When others hear the name Gui Zi, although they may wish they could tear him apart and gnaw on his flesh, they will always feel a bit of lingering fear.

But this kid is different. When Gui Zi is mentioned, he acts like he's gambling, his eyes turning frighteningly red! Not to mention the several large knives he carries—those are weapons that have seen blood before!

After learning from Blind Wang how to sharpen a knife using his own yang energy, the boy took the few large, deadly knives that had been used in the village, and also squeezed out most of the talismans that Blind Wang usually kept to himself.

As they spoke, Blind Wang nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right, Little Dog Egg, although my talismans are genuine, you don't have any magic power on you. If you really use them, they'll consume your yang energy! Without yang energy, you'll suffer damage to your blood and lifespan. We don't need to gamble our lives for a few dozen dead ghosts!"

"Uncle, you were all so confident and high-spirited before, and now you're the coward! Stop saying such demoralizing things!"

Under the moonlight, Zhang Wei gestured towards Blind Wang with his lip:

"Go and use your skills to find those scoundrels for me!"

"Hey! Hey! You kid, remember to keep a low profile. If things get weird, come back right away. We may not be the best, but we have a lot of people and plenty of firepower. With this momentum, we should be able to get everyone back to the village without any major problems!"

Seeing that his attempts to dissuade him were futile, Blind Wang could only shake his head helplessly. Holding his compass, he walked around in the cold moonlight, muttering to himself.

"Damn Chinamen, charge! Charge up the hill and slaughter them!"

Following the compass under the moonlight for a while, when the group rounded the earthen slope and arrived at the foot of a mountain called Xiangyangpo outside the village, a shout suddenly came from the cornfield near the roadside at the foot of the mountain.

"Bang, crack!"

"boom!"

By the moonlight, one could see wisps of gray mist shooting up the hillside above the cornfield, while on the hillside, scattered wisps of mist shot downhill, and the faint sounds of gunfire and artillery could be heard between them.

Of course, this is from the perspective of the militia and the officers.

In the eyes of Blind Wang and Zhang Wei, whose psychic abilities had been opened by the former, everything changed.

Down the mountain, about twenty thugs dressed in dog skins and two thugs were firing rifles and small cannons at the mountain. Not far from them, "villagers" bound with hemp ropes lay cowering on the ground, while on the distant hillside, human figures could be vaguely seen behind trees and rocks.

Zhang Wei stood on the village road, looking at the crowd across the cornfield, his eyes blazing with murderous intent that almost solidified into a tangible form.

"Rooster blood, cinnabar!" Taking the items handed to him by the militiamen behind him, Zhang Wei bit off a piece of his tongue and threw a mouthful of cinnabar into his mouth. As he frantically sucked the blood and cinnabar, he ran off.

The rustling sound as they ran through the cornfield made the people on both sides, who were having a lively fight, turn around.

Unexpectedly, the ghosts who had just turned around saw a child running towards them carrying a half-full bathtub of blood.

The spies weren't slow to react.

Upon seeing Zhang Wei, they immediately raised their guns and fired. In an instant, dozens of Yin Qi bullets rushed towards Zhang Wei like a splash of water, but before they could touch Zhang Wei's body, they were directly neutralized by the firelight formed by more than a dozen talismans flying from behind him.

The remaining talisman fire even startled the ghosts who were preparing to continue firing, causing them to scatter in panic.