Chapter 971 A mysterious place
At the end of the celebration, Xiaohu walked onto the stage and said to everyone: “My fellow villagers, the story of the spiritual horse and the spiritual toad tells us that true love is the most precious thing in the world. We cannot lose this precious emotion because of greed and selfishness. Let us start from today and become kind and loving people again, and let our village be filled with warmth and sunshine.” There was warm applause from the audience, and the villagers nodded in agreement.
However, just as everyone was immersed in joy, the sky suddenly became overcast and a storm was about to come. Xiaohu was shocked. He was worried that the storm would destroy the atmosphere of the celebration and bring disaster to the village. Just when he was at a loss, the toad suddenly jumped out of the old woman's arms, jumped to the center of the square, and made a loud cry to the sky.
A strange thing happened. A strange light suddenly appeared in the sky that was originally covered with dark clouds. The light illuminated the whole village, and the storm stopped in an instant. The villagers were stunned. They looked at the toad with awe and gratitude in their eyes. Xiaohu understood that it was the spirit horse and the toad who were protecting the village. They used their own power to resolve the crisis.
Since then, the village has returned to its former peace and tranquility. The villagers have thoroughly understood the value of true love. They are no longer swayed by greed and selfishness, but help each other and jointly protect this beautiful home. The story of the spirit horse and the spirit toad has also become an eternal legend in the village, passed down from generation to generation.
Many years have passed, and Xiaohu has become a white-haired old man.
In the distant Southern Song Dynasty, there was a place called Qingping Village, surrounded by green mountains, peaceful and tranquil, with villagers living a simple life of men farming and women weaving. There was an abandoned old house in the back of the village, which was said to be the residence of a senior official of the previous dynasty. It had been abandoned for a long time due to family changes, and the erosion of time made it covered with moss, with a sense of mystery and gloom between the broken walls.
There was a young hunter named Ah Fu in the village. He was bold and careful, and was very familiar with every plant and tree in the back mountain. One day, while hunting in the mountains, Ah Fu chased a wounded hare and unknowingly approached the old house. The hare got into the ruins of the old house. Ah Fu hesitated for a moment, but decided to go in and capture it.
As he entered the old house, a foul smell hit him in the face. Ah Fu frowned and held the bow and arrow in his hand vigilantly. He carefully searched for the traces of the hare in the ruins, and suddenly heard a slight "rustling" sound. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a figure slowly moving in a dark corner. Ah Fu was startled and looked closely. It turned out to be a humanoid object wearing ancient official uniforms and with a face as pale as paper. The skin was cracked, as if it had been dried by the wind for a long time. What was even more strange was that its eyes were lifeless, but it stared straight at Ah Fu.
Ah Fu realized that he might have encountered the legendary zombie, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, but he pretended to be calm, slowly backed away, and prepared to leave quietly. But the zombie seemed to have sensed Ah Fu's intention, and suddenly let out a roar and pounced on him at a very fast speed. Ah Fu turned around and ran, relying on his familiarity with the mountain road, he shuttled through the mountains and forests, and finally got rid of the zombie's pursuit.
After returning to the village, Ah Fu told the villagers about his experience, and everyone was horrified. The elders of the village gathered together to discuss and decided to invite Li Qingfeng, a famous Taoist priest in the town, to subdue the zombies. After hearing about this, Li Qingfeng came to Qingping Village with a peach wood sword, Bagua mirror and other magic tools.
That night, the moonlight was like water. Li Qingfeng set up the altar in front of the old house, lit incense and candles, and chanted something. Ah Fu and a few brave villagers stood by with torches in their hands to protect him. After a while, the zombie slowly walked out of the ruins, exuding a strong smell of corpse. Li Qingfeng shouted and swung the peach wood sword to stab the zombie, but the zombie dodged swiftly and grabbed Li Qingfeng with his backhand. Li Qingfeng quickly used the Bagua mirror to resist. The light reflected by the mirror made the zombie a little afraid and temporarily retreated.
The two sides fought back and forth, and the situation was deadlocked. Li Qingfeng found that the zombie's power was extraordinary, and ordinary spells had little effect on it. Just when he was a little overwhelmed, Ah Fu suddenly thought that zombies were afraid of sunlight, and perhaps they could use fire to deal with them. So he threw the torch in his hand at the zombie with force, and the torch landed on the zombie, instantly igniting a raging fire. The zombie struggled in pain in the fire, screaming, and finally turned into a pile of ashes.
The villagers thought the crisis was over, but before long, some strange phenomena began to occur in the village. At night, eerie cries could be heard, and some villagers' livestock disappeared inexplicably, leaving only a pool of blood. Ah Fu and the villagers realized that things might not be that simple.
After some investigation, they found that there was a villager named Agui in the village, whose behavior became very strange. Agui was originally an honest farmer, but recently he always stayed out at night and hid during the day, with an evil look in his eyes. Afu decided to follow Agui to see what he was up to.
Late one night, Ah Fu followed Ah Gui quietly and saw Ah Gui come to a secret cave in the back mountain. Ah Gui muttered something, and several zombies slowly walked out of the cave. These zombies were more hideous and terrifying than the previous one. Ah Fu was shocked and hurried back to the village to tell everyone about it.
It turns out that because of his greed for money, Agui accidentally unlocked the seal of the zombies while searching for treasure in the old house. He was bitten by the zombies, infected with corpse poison, and became a puppet of the zombies. He tried to control these zombies and rob the property of the village.
After learning about this, Li Qingfeng came to Qingping Village again. This time, he brought more powerful magic tools and spells. With the help of the villagers, Li Qingfeng fought a thrilling battle with the zombies. He first used spells to freeze the zombies, and then used powerful spells to eliminate the zombies one by one. Finally, he used magic to cure the poison for Agui, and after some efforts, he finally rescued Agui from the control of the corpse poison.
After the crisis, Qingping Village returned to its former peace. In order to thank Li Qingfeng for saving their lives, the villagers erected a monument for him in the village.
As time goes by, the story of Qingping Village has become a past that is forgotten by time but occasionally mentioned. In another place far away, Qi Tongwei slowly spoke, breaking the silence around him, and recounted his thrilling and fantastic experience in his childhood.
Qi Tongwei was born in a small village at the foot of a remote mountain. The village is surrounded by dense forests. It is quiet and peaceful, but it also hides many unknown mysteries.