Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

Unfortunately, An Yixi hadn't learned lip reading, and even the seemingly all-knowing Brother Zhang was too gloomy to speak up...

He may not dare to speak out, but that doesn't mean others won't.

Nearly a hundred miles away, several mountain peaks away, a handsome man with clear features, dressed in a bright red wedding attire, was raising a wine glass to toast two elderly people sitting in chairs, their faces etched with sorrow. The moment the glass was handed to them, before he could even watch them drink, he quickly turned around, gazing at the distant sky, his handsome face showing a hint of distress.

Not far away on the murky riverbank, a massive shadow loomed beneath the rolling sand waves, accompanied by dozens, even hundreds, of jet-black, hairy, and emaciated creatures gurgling among the waves. But in the next instant, they were all swept into the river by the surging, muddy waters, leaving only a huge pillar slowly rising from the rushing water:

"A dragon prince reincarnated? A dragon soul possessing him?"

"No, no, no, didn't you leave? How can you come back? Why did you come back? Why?!"

I am terrified!

dignified!

As he walked, he inhaled the evil aura along the way. Although the concentration of the evil aura in this silhouette was not as high as that of the mine ley lines in Pig Forest, its area was too large, and the arid environment itself provided enough soil for the evil aura to grow. In addition, there was no ley line, which was a source of evil aura, so Zhang Wei really had a good time inhaling it!

Wherever he passed, countless evil and malevolent energies were transformed, and beneath the swirling black snowflakes, his Taoist robe became even more perfect and exquisite. Threads of golden patterns covered his entire body, and blurry golden threads outlined a hazy beast with a sword in its mouth, baring its fangs and claws, on his chest and back.

The Yazi Law is progressing rapidly!

When Zhang Wei came to his senses, he was surprised to discover this reality.

Not long had passed since he became a wanderer.

Even though the time spent in the silhouette and the real world combined is only a little over ten days, the things Zhang Wei encountered during that period are enough to become a topic of conversation for anyone for a lifetime.

The previous silhouette was fine. Although it was eerie and terrifying, the people of Liujia Village were very nice, and the Taoist priest Yiming was also good. Although the prospective master was a bit arbitrary, he was still very kind to him. The atmosphere was not bad either. It's just that everyone is different, and no place can be completely harmonious.

But when he saw the silhouette, the corpse dogs gathered in the valley, and the demons in the deserted village... even though Zhang Wei had read many supernatural stories and had seen many silhouettes and worldly cases after joining the meteorology group, what he read in books was completely different from his real-life experiences.

Since things have come to this, let them be exposed!

Seeing the hazy beastly figure with its head bowed and menacing eyes scanning the surroundings, barely visible in the ominous clouds above, Zhang Wei grabbed An Yixi by the shoulder.

The malevolent energy bypassed the other person's body, dragging him across the last mountain peak, finding the small river the woman had mentioned, and flying along the dry riverbed for nearly an hour before slowly landing.

The menacing blood-red clouds overhead gradually receded. Turning around, An Yixi looked at the wide river that was gradually appearing beneath her feet and flowing into the distance, eventually reaching the town ahead. She then turned to Zhang Wei: "Brother Zhang?"

It's illogical that a river with flowing water would suddenly appear when the entire silhouette is in a state of severe drought!

But since we're already here, we can't just go around it, can we?

Moreover, a town-level silhouette mainly consists of the town and nearby villages. If one village has already been abandoned, the situation in the other villages is likely to be similar. Not to mention people, it's questionable whether there are even any demons or monsters there.

Of course, there is another place to go besides the town.

But the Yellow River... even if it's just a section, a riverbed that might be dry, Zhang Wei doesn't really want to go there to investigate right now.

"Let's go in and check the situation first!" Zhang Wei said, taking a wig out of his small bag. An Yixi next to him followed suit, but her face looked a little bitter.

A moment later, as Zhang Wei slightly altered his Taoist robes to make himself look more like a young Taoist priest, An Yixi, with her red lips and white teeth, stood beside him with a shaggy tail hanging from the back of her half-shaved head.

Seeing his aggrieved look, Zhang Wei smiled.

Unfortunately, the process of creating a silhouette that has fallen into the mundane world and creating a silhouette that has not yet landed are two different things. In the case of going through the back door without bringing in an identity, the bureau will prepare enough details for the patrolmen to ensure that the patrolmen will not fail the mission due to these trivial matters.

However, most of the silhouettes available now are relatively easy to disguise.

The only exception is Dai Qing. It's not difficult to disguise him, but the fact that he has a rat's tail on his back gives people a huge psychological trauma.

Dressed neatly and with their own thoughts, the two took a different route and headed towards the town.

As they approached the woods near the town, An Yixi's expression changed when she saw a line of burly men carrying knives and spears walking around the town.

Zhang Wei's smile vanished instantly. As he watched the crowd move by, some of the people's tails swished back and forth. His left hand, hidden beneath his wide robe, was already slightly clenched, and the golden beast shadows coiled around his body slowly opened their claws.

Just then, several dirty heads peeked out from not far away. Their hands, blackened and scabbed over from not washing for who knows how many days, were beckoning to the two of them, and their thin, bulging eyes kept glancing at the town in the distance.

The malevolent energy stirred up the airflow, carrying a fermenting smell.

Although it was a bit sour and refreshing, Zhang Wei didn't sense anything sinister about it.

After a brief deliberation, the two decided to temporarily abandon their plan to enter the strange town and instead headed towards the few filthy "savages"...

"You must be adults from out of town? You can't get into Cai Town dressed like that. Ever since those two incidents, security has been extremely tight. We do have a way; many adults have tried to sneak in this way before, but..."

"Hehe, the adults have to give us some food!" As he spoke, the savage rubbed his hands together, revealing a hint of snobbery beneath his dark face.

An Yixi looked at Zhang Wei, who nodded. Then, An Yixi took out five self-heating meals and more than ten energy bars from her backpack, which was about a third of the rations they had brought with them.

Upon seeing these brightly colored packages, the savages' already protruding eyes widened even more, and the leader's gaze lingered for a moment on the weather stamp on the plastic bag.

Seeing the complete and undamaged pattern, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Please don't blame us, sir. We are all villagers from nearby villages. We have run out of food in our villages and can't afford to live anymore. When we heard that there was still food in Cai Town, we thought we would come and see what was going on."

"But as you've seen, many of them have long tails, and we've even seen townspeople with hair on their faces. Many of them can no longer be considered human! These guys have kindly invited us a few times, but who wants to become that inhuman, grotesque creature? If they really wanted to, they could have just eaten some white meat with those demons on the way here, right? Why bother with all that trouble!"

"Later on, adults like you would occasionally pass by this area. Some of the more lenient ones would give us some food, allowing us to barely survive for a few more days. We knew that these adults weren't as kind-hearted as our master. When we heard that they wanted to deal with Cai Town's affairs, we told them everything we knew, hoping to get some more food in return!"