Chapter 17 City God Ghost Temple

Most of the people in this inn are out-of-town people. Although some of them have heard about it, they all know little about it. At this time, when the boss wanted to talk about it in detail, he stretched out his ears and listened quietly.

The boss is also in his sixties. He has traveled all his life and opened an inn when he is old. I have always liked to show off my knowledgeable knowledge. Seeing that many people have to listen, they are proud and open their mouths.

Zhongping Town has a population of more than 100,000, which is relatively rich in the near and far.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, and each has a safe life.

On this day, this peaceful town life was completely broken.

Zhong Pingzhen suddenly lost a lot of people in one night.

If it is a beggar or a tramp, it is not enough to shock the whole town so much.

The reason why one stone stirs up a thousand waves is that among the more than ten people who were lost, seven were actually the catchers of the town, and the other five were also strong and young men.

The county magistrate was shocked. He hurriedly reported to his superiors and asked for help from government officials all over the country.

The news available is: "We have also lost a lot of people, and we still want to ask others for help."

No way, the county magistrate had to post a list, saying that if someone could find out this matter, he would be rewarded with 3,000 taels of silver.

As soon as this reward list came out, some Jianghu men really came to take orders.

But what happened suddenly, without a trace, suddenly lost these twelve young and strong men, making many people unable to find out.

And in the next two days, those people who were ordered to investigate the case were also lost one after another, and no one dared to reach out to this matter.

Just when the atmosphere of panic began to spread in Zhongping Town. Someone began to disappear for no reason again.

And what is lost is no longer young and strong men, but some boys and girls, boys and girls.

In this way, the county magistrate had no choice but to strengthen his defense and strictly check the passers-by at the gate. And warn the people not to travel alone at night or in the wild.

The boss said with a sigh and said, "From an old man's point of view, I'm afraid that such a thing is not done by ordinary people. Even if you defend it strictly, it won't help to be careful."

Lao Hu asked, "We have heard about this in all counties along the way, but why is it related to ghosts and gods?"

The boss laughed and said, "I'm afraid to say this. I'm not afraid. I've lived so old. It doesn't matter if I die a few days early. Since this man has asked, I will talk to you. Originally, this was thought to be a kidnapping and extortion, so everyone thought that there would be no danger as long as they were careful at ordinary times. But just two days after this happened, Hong San, the old beggar in this town, came back.

Lao Hu laughed and said, "What's so strange about the old beggar coming back?"

The boss laughed and said, "Hong San was originally a local beggar. He took the Broken City God Temple outside the East City as his home. In the daytime, he came to the city to beg for a living. A while ago, Hong San came to me to beg and said, "I, Hong San, have lived at such a age, and it has been more than 30 years to beg for food. I am about to die. I haven't traveled yet. I will go out to have a look tomorrow, and I am willing to die." So the next day, he left his City God Temple and went out to beg for food alone. Just two days after the loss of people, Hong San came back with his crutch, saying that the towns outside were strictly guarded and he was not allowed to go in. He walked for a few days in vain. He was so hungry that he had no choice but to come back.

"The people in Zhongping Town were kind to him, so after feeding him, he took care of some wine and returned to his 'home' Chenghuang Temple at night. But not long after he left, when we were all going to bed, we heard people on the street shouting for help. Everyone came out to have a look, and saw that Hong San didn't need crutches and ran around on the street.

"The big guy stopped him and drank a few mouthfuls of wine before asking why. The old man said that he had enough to eat and drink and walked home. That's right, the City God Temple is about three miles away from our town, and its location is still remote. He was about to walk home when he suddenly heard bursts of wolves crying and howling from his house. If this old man is bold enough, he will grope to see what's going on. But before he arrived at the gate of the City God Temple, he saw a dark shadow flying down from the sky. Then the gate of the City God Temple opened itself without wind. From it, there was a roar of the boss, which scared him to faint on the spot. After waking up for a long time, he couldn't care about anything else. He got up and ran back to the town.

The bald man heard this laugh and said, "This old man must have drunk too much nonsense."

The boss said, "Yes, everyone thought so at that time. No one would believe it at all. At that time, I don't know why, maybe the big guy has been suppressed by the atmosphere of panic for too long, so someone proposed to go to the City God Temple to have a look. If there is really a ghost, everyone will beat the ghost away with great strength, which is also a kind of anger. I didn't expect many people to echo. The big guy lit the torch, and dozens of people went to the City God Temple together. At that time, Xiaobao, the clerk in my store, also went with them. Xiaobao, tell me about what happened that night.

A young man was wiping the table with a rag and said, "Boss, you are not afraid of anything. I'm so old that I dare not talk nonsense."

The boss stared and said, "I'm so timid that I'll be single for the rest of my life."

Xiaobao said, "It's better to be single than dead."

The boss was helpless. Seeing that the big guy was very good, he had to say to himself: "At that time, dozens of people in our town held a torch and dragged Hong San to the City God Temple. Most of these people are bloody young men, and there are also old people who have lost their families. Some of them are holding forks and kitchen knives, and some are deliberately bringing some dog blood and boy urine. The more the big guys walk, the more ambitious they are.

"Seeing that it was not far from the City God Temple, everyone's footsteps unconsciously slowed down. When they turned a corner, the dilapidated City God Temple in the distance appeared in front of everyone. At this moment, that was the coward Xiaobao, who pointed to the City God Temple and said, 'Look, is there... someone there?' Everyone looked carefully and saw that there seemed to be a trace of fire in the dilapidated and dim City God Temple. It was the dark moon and the wind was high that day. The more everyone saw it, the more clearly it was. There was indeed a fire in the City God Temple.

"At this time, some people dared not move forward, and some even proposed to look back. Hong San, who had been forcibly pulled, had been scared and peed for a long time. Just when everyone hesitated and fell into silence, a low roar suddenly came from the wind. That sound is not made by people or other animals at all.

"Don't say it, boss." Dude Xiaobao shouted with a pale face.

His shouting also shocked other people who were listening quietly. The boss shouted, "If you don't like to listen, go upstairs. Many people here need to understand."

Tang San will naturally not be scared by this matter. He laughed and said, "It's interesting, the boss continued."

The boss looked at the crowd and saw that among the people in the audience, only Tang San and the weak scholar did not change their faces. Others pretended to be nothing like old Hu, but in fact, they were nervous and were scared by their own story at a glance. The boss thought that the scholar really didn't see the coffin and didn't shed tears. He was still young and had little knowledge. If he really met a ghost, he would be scared to death on the spot. Seeing Tang San urging, he continued, "I just said that those people suddenly heard the sound of the wolf crying and howling, and some people were so scared that their legs were weak and their whole body trembled. But no one wants to be the first to run back. In fact, according to old age, people, you have to run if you should run. As long as you save your life, it is better than anything else. Naturally, those young men still don't believe in this evil. Even when they hear this ghost howling, they are forced to calm down. If you push me, I will slowly walk to the gate of the City God Temple.

"Suddenly, there was a loud bang from the temple, followed by a scream, which seemed to break people's ears and seemed to tear people's hearts. Everyone shouted and turned around and ran away one after another. When someone looked back, they found that a dark shadow flew out of the City God Temple and stood on the black clouds in the air, looking at everyone coldly.

Someone asked, "So... what happened to those people?"

The boss laughed and said, "Those people have come back, just poor Hong San. People always have no crutches, and they are so scared that they can't run away, so they are trampled to death by these scared people. From that day on, no one dares to go to the City God Temple anymore. As for whether it is a ghost or not, think about it yourself.