Folklore: Pre-emptive shelter begins with the stomach.

"What's the difference?" Feng Mo noticed Xiao Bai's unusual behavior and asked casually.

Regarding this issue, the original owner was so well protected that he was not clear about the difference between the supernatural and the supernatural disaster.

But in the quiet of the night, Feng Mo's questions, amplified by his status as the number one seed of the Feng family and an ascetic, turned into a jest.

"There's a difference, of course..."

The strange creatures will become a tide; they will no longer fear ordinary flames and will actively enter the temple to kill all living things.

"..." Feng Mo fell silent: "Like that?"

He pointed to the temple gate.

Suddenly, a strange figure appeared in front of the door and stopped, hanging upside down on the door frame.

It was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket, making its face impossible to see.

His left arm was taut and straight, while his right hand moved mechanically and numbly at a steady pace, like a paddle.

It smiled as it looked at Feng Mo and Gu Zhenren, its lips curving into a strange arc. It was clearly laughing, but it didn't make a sound, as if the world had been muted. Because it couldn't make a sound, it laughed wildly.

Following Feng Mo's gaze, Gu Zhenren immediately felt a chill run down his spine!

Fortunately, seeing that the other party had not yet entered the temple gate, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's alright, it won't dare go in as long as there's fire..."

I lie alone, letting words slip by in vain.

But then they saw this strange figure hanging upside down on the beam, slowly moving... until it floated in.

And the direction was precisely that of Feng Mo and Gu Zhenren!

Immediately, Gu Zhenren's face turned pale.

He opened his bag and rummaged around, as if searching for some item.

Even though Gu Zhenren's movements were fast, the strange drift was even faster!

The two sat around the campfire, and he was sitting in the spot closest to the temple gate!

In an instant, the shadow of death loomed over him.

Just at this critical moment!

The campfire that had been lit underwent a subtle change.

The warm yellow flames turned into a dark blue, the fire intensified, and it burned fiercely, but the visibility continued to expand outward like a raging torrent!

Gu Zhenren took out a stone sculpture, only to find that the strange creature that had been constantly approaching had been driven away outside the temple, about ten meters away from the campfire, and gradually disappeared into the night.

When he turned around, he found that the ordinary campfire had changed.

"Third Young Master...did you make this?"

Feng Mo also looked at the campfire, but he turned his back to the other person.

His expression at that moment was just as fascinating as that of Gu Zhenren.

The moment the eerie approach came, the sweat on Feng Mo's forehead turned into ice crystals!

If he were to let the other party get close, he would have only one thought in his mind: he would really die!

"Is this what they call eerie?"

After going through this ordeal, it's no wonder the original owner was scared to death after being dumped in this wretched place.

Three minutes later, Feng Mo recovered from the crisis.

He looked at the "strange campfire" in front of him, determined to make good use of the "Mortal Loan" to establish himself in this world.

At the same time, a notification appeared in front of him that the loan had been repaid.

The repayment condition for the "mysterious campfire" to burn for three minutes has been met, and now he can get an advance again.

……

At this moment, Gu Zhenren looked at Feng Mo with a complicated expression.

Such miracles can only be performed by those favored by deceased earthly rulers.

To be honest, he did suspect that Feng Mo was being targeted by the Feng family and had come to this place after experiencing some changes.

A man and a dog arrived in this desolate wilderness, carrying nothing. To call it hardship was less like calling it suicide and more like calling it death. After all, every faded person is someone who has suffered, but not everyone who suffers is qualified to become a faded person.

While temple masters are powerful and protected by shrines, not every temple master is qualified to become a faded one.

Its scarcity is self-evident.

Clearly, Feng Mo is the kind of person who can create something out of thin air, a faded architect-like figure.

In this world, architects are considered quite precious, even more so than ordinary temple masters.

The Feng family thus brought an architect to this remote corner, a place even watched over by a deceased worldly ruler.

That's utterly absurd.

Could it be that there's some unspeakable reason behind this?

As he lay alone, lost in thought, Feng Mo interrupted his reverie:

"Didn't you say that the supernatural only dares to do this when a calamity strikes?"

"Uh...you know the situation back then, I didn't finish my sentence..."

Looking at Feng Mo's puzzled expression, Gu Zhenren couldn't tell whether the other party was genuinely unaware or pretending not to know.

But because of the other party's identity, he had given up thinking about these details and completely complied with the explanation:

"Even before a calamity occurs, strange invasions of temples can happen."

It's just that there's only one case at most, and there won't be more than two.

"Take this smiling ghost for example, it's fine in every way, except it's silent." At this point, Gu Zhenren glanced at Xiaobai, who was nestled next to Feng Mo, "Your dog is really clever; it's all thanks to him discovering it early. If he had discovered it a little later, I really would be dead."

"Thank you so much." Gu Zhenren took a deep breath, unsure whether to thank Feng Mo or Xiao Bai.

He then put the clay sculpture he had taken out back into his bag and kept it safe.

Feng Mo also noticed the clay sculpture.

The overall shape resembles a human, seemingly the face of some deity.

Majestic and solemn, with expressive eyes and a dignified appearance—these are all characteristics of a deity statue, there's no mistake. It's just that because of the fading paint, even with Feng Mo's folklore studies from his previous life, he couldn't identify which deity it was.

……

At dawn, the sun rises in the east.

Gu Zhenren has already left, but he still needs to go to the neighboring Dongjiang Village to record a temple.

That's how it is with the temple envoy; he's either in the temple or on his way to the next one.

When he left, Gu Zhenren left behind some food and a booklet.

The food was enough for Feng Mo for three days, and the booklet described the situation of the first-order calamity.

The eerie campfire still burned brightly.

As the entry suggests, it seems to burn inexhaustibly.

Feng Mo baked two steamed buns.

He's one, and Xiaobai is one.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, the "mysterious campfire" went out in the blink of an eye.

"Gu Zhenren is a decent guy," Feng Mo said, flipping open the booklet.

He was ready to learn about the strangeness of this world.

The first page.

"I am the abbot of the Huiku Zhenjun Temple. I believe that those who open this book are encountering the strange disaster for the first time."

This book contains 102 types of first-tier bizarre calamities. This is not all the bizarre calamities recorded, but only the tip of the iceberg. New bizarre calamities appear periodically, just as other calamities exist in this world. But that's alright; I will add new bizarre calamities to the book in real time.

"1. The stages of the mysterious disaster are linked to its impact on the local area."

A first-tier calamity can affect an individual or village; the second and third tiers are analogous, corresponding to a town or a county, respectively. Further tiers include cities, continents, dynasties, and even a seventh-tier calamity capable of destroying an entire continent. However, there's no need to worry; no seventh-tier calamities have occurred yet, and the last time a sixth-tier calamity appeared was approximately one hundred years ago.

"2. The strange abilities and characteristics are related to the local environment."

They can be humanoid, animaloid, or even a combination of both; they can also be a blade of grass or a tree.

"3. The weird will become stronger."

They enhance their strength based on their own habits. Note that regardless of their specific habits, killing is the only way for them to increase their strength most rapidly; therefore, these creatures possess a fanatical bloodlust towards humans.

Feng Mo read the above information.

He gained a basic understanding of the mysterious disaster.

Moreover, to Feng Mo's surprise, there were other calamities in this world besides the strange disasters.

Feng Mo continued reading, and on the second page he saw "The Smiling Ghost," whom he had met a few times before.

The above is an introduction:

They are often strange, smiling without uttering a sound, silent and stealthy; those who please them will fight to the death.

It seems that due to the strangeness of the first order, it can be summarized in just two sentences.

The first half is characterized by bizarre features, while the second half is characterized by bizarre behavioral logic.

Simply put, it's silent, and whoever it smiles at will probably get attached to it.

"Will you haunt me for the rest of my life?" Feng Mo shuddered.

Thinking back to the smiling ghost that suddenly appeared yesterday, although it was driven away, it did not disappear.

He couldn't help but look around. Fortunately, it was broad daylight; the strange creature only appeared at night.

Feng Mo flipped through a few more pages and memorized several common strange occurrences.

What kind of fake human, slender ghost, accomplice ghost...

Feng Mo closed the booklet. The most urgent task at hand was to test the abilities of the "Shan Dai" (a type of loan service).

He picked up a piece of pebbles.

"Amulet Stone (Tier 1)": The most common item for resisting supernatural disasters. It can be carried on your person or hung on buildings to effectively resist Tier 1 supernatural disasters.

"Repayment Conditions": Spend ten minutes at night in a building protected by a talisman stone.

"Item Affix" Durability: Double Rune Charge.

He then casually plucked a handful of wild grass.

"Spirit Herb (Tier 1)": When grown in groups, it will affect Tier 1 Calamity.

"Repayment conditions": Sing a song to the spirit herb.

"Item entry" propagation: It will automatically assimilate surrounding weeds.

"..."

Feng Mo remained silent.

He could understand resting for ten minutes in a house protected by a talisman stone, but what the hell was singing a song to a spirit herb?