Very intelligent!

Chen Hao was amazed when he saw the little fox returning the gift, and then continued to ask: "Fellow Taoist, are you practicing in this Fangshan Mountain?"

The little fox nodded, and then suddenly ran into the side room of the Taoist temple. When he was young, he came out with a yellowed envelope in his mouth and placed it in front of Chen Hao.

Chen Hao glanced at the little fox in surprise, and then picked up the envelope.

The envelope was a little damp and soft, and it looked like it had been stored for a long time.

Gently tearing it open, Chen Hao took out a piece of letter paper.

After reading it again, Chen Hao finally understood the whole story.

The letter was left by a man named Taoist Master Qian Ping. As Chen Hao guessed, he is a descendant of the Youxian Sect, and the Youxian Sect is a relatively idle sect. Although the practitioners in it are grouped into one sect, they each have their own inheritance. They do not interfere with each other. Taoist priest Qianping himself is also a single lineage. Because at that time, the world was in chaos and foreign invasions, Taoist priest Qianping traveled all over the world, neglecting the inheritance and not gaining any disciples, so that his lineage was regarded as broken.

The letter also mentioned a little fox, which was encountered by Taoist priest Qian Ping on his journey. Because he saw that it had a pure evil spirit and that it was difficult to practice, he took it with him to give guidance.

Seeing this, Chen Hao glanced at the little fox.

The little fox seemed to feel something. He stood up, raised his paws, narrowed his eyes, and stuck out his tongue with a squeak.

Chen Hao: "..."

But the black cat's fur trembled as he looked at it, feeling inexplicably unhappy. It bared its teeth, its eyes looked fierce, and its claws popped out.

"Don't make trouble."

Chen Hao scolded the black cat who seemed to want to fight, and then continued to read the letter.

What follows is some stories about staying in Mao Lao Village, but the letter stated a completely different purpose for staying in Mao Lao Village.

There is a ghost village more than 20 miles southwest of Maolao Village. Taoist priest Qian Ping accidentally discovered it and feared that the ghost village would be a disaster, so he left him to supervise it. Even after death, he asked the little fox to help take care of it. The letter reminded that if anyone from the Taoist sect comes here later , the little fox took out the envelope, there must be help.

After reading the letter, Chen Hao looked solemn.

Ghost Village, this is an incredible place.

The so-called ghost village is when an entire village was brutally slaughtered, and the resentment persisted. After years of accumulation, it transformed into a strange place.

The collection of books in White Crane Temple emphasizes that in such places, whether it is discovered by Taoism or Buddhism, they will practice transcendence to avoid the formation of ghost villages and harm the common people.

Now it seems that there is a fish that has slipped through the net in this mountain, and it has already had a climate.

This is difficult to do.

With the climate of the ghost village, it is not something I can provoke with my current cultivation level.

Looking at the little fox, Chen Hao asked: "Fellow Taoist Entrusted by Senior Qianping to look after the ghost village, Chen Hao admires it. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

When the little fox saw that Chen Hao didn't refuse, his eyes lit up with joy, he squeaked and gestured with his paws.

Chen Hao thought about it for a moment and said in astonishment: "Fellow Taoist, don't you want me to go see the ghost village?"

The little fox nodded, looking expectant and anxious.

Chen Hao's mouth twitched.

I was so confused, I just thought it was something I couldn’t mess with, so why did I have to go? Should I refuse, or should I reject it?

Seeing Chen Hao's hesitation, the little fox became even more anxious, and his squeaking voice became much more urgent. He also gestured with his paws, bared his teeth, trembled, and fell down pretending to be dead, as if to express that I have been waiting for so long.

You alone, if you don't go and take a look, the result will be terrible and many people will die.

Chen Hao: "..."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Hao then said: "Fellow White Fox, I am just an ordinary monk. I don't have any great skills, so I can't guarantee whether I can help. So I can promise to go and have a look. If I can, I will help."

, if there is nothing I can do, please forgive me, fellow Taoist."

The little fox was stunned for a moment, then nodded happily.

"Okay, fellow Taoist, wait for me here. I'll go back and make preparations before coming back to you." Chen Hao said with a smile.

The little fox immediately regained his composure, then stood up again, crossed his paws, and bowed seriously.

Chen Hao didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to see the shadow of a real ascetic in the little fox. He couldn't help but solemnly returned the greeting.

Back at Maolao Village, the village was already bustling with activity. The old ones were killing pigs and the young ones were...chasing roosters.

Seeing Chen Hao, the rooster who was hiding in all directions was immediately overjoyed. It flew over and flew straight into his arms. It shrank its wings and shivered.

Chen Hao glanced at the chasing children, there were about six or seven, the oldest was only seven or eight years old, and the youngest was three or four years old.

When they saw Chen Hao, the children holding wooden sticks hurriedly hid the sticks behind their backs with embarrassed expressions on their faces.

The rooster looked at Chen Hao pitifully, as if complaining.

Chen Hao looked funny.

Let you be afraid of ghosts, dominate the chickens, and still be defeated when you encounter naughty children.

"Master is back, can you find the Taoist temple?" The uncle came over. He had already changed his clothes and was holding a cigarette bag. He asked with a smile.

Chen Hao nodded: "I have already paid my respects. Well, uncle, I may have to delay this pig-killing feast because I have something to do."

The uncle was stunned and said hurriedly: "Master, you want to leave? This is not possible. We must have room and board for a few days, otherwise we will not be able to live with it."

Chen Hao smiled and said: "Uncle, I misunderstood. It's not that I want to leave. It's that I discovered the problem left by Taoist Master Qianping and I need to check it out."

The uncle suddenly changed his expression and said: "You are not going to a forbidden place, are you? Master, that is not a good place, you can't go there."

Chen Hao was a little surprised: "Uncle, do you also know about ghost villages?"

The uncle nodded solemnly and said: "When our Mao family moved here, the forbidden area existed. It is said that it was also a village established by refugees fleeing the troubled times. I don't know which group of inhumane mountain bandits destroyed the village.

, then the village became a dead place, and even wild animals did not dare to approach it. When the old Taoist priest came here before, he also reminded our ancestors to move away. However, there was chaos everywhere at that time, and it was better to stay when we moved out, so we planned to wait until it was stable outside.

We didn’t want to leave before we left, but later we discovered that although the forbidden area was scary, it would be fine if we didn’t go, so we stayed.”

Speaking of this, the uncle continued: "But the old Taoist priest also said before he died that if at any time, you find that the wild beasts in the mountains start to escape, you must leave, otherwise there will be a disaster. This matter has been recorded in our hair." Family motto."

Chen Hao asked: "Did you find any signs of wild beasts escaping?"

The uncle shook his head and said: "That's true, otherwise we wouldn't stay here. Master, why are you going to the forbidden area? The old Taoist priest said before that he left suppressive things there to ensure safety, so you don't have to go adventurous."

Chen Hao smiled and said: "Since Taoist Master Qianping left behind the suppressive things, it doesn't matter if I go and take a look. If I find something wrong, I can also help to prevent evil spirits from harming people. Don't worry, uncle." .”

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Chapter completed!