frightfiction Chapter 1048 [The Untamed 22]
Chapter 1048 [The Untamed 22]
After Jiang Cheng and Jin Guangyao left the Lotus Pier, they were walking along the road and met Wen Qing by chance. Wen Qing seemed a little surprised to see them. She looked around vigilantly, then lowered her voice and said to Jiang Cheng: "Master Jiang, I have something to tell you."
Jiang Cheng frowned slightly and looked at Wen Qing, not knowing what she was up to. Wen Qing continued, "I heard that Wei Wuxian and the others went to Mount Dafan. There might be danger there. You'd better be careful."
Jiang Cheng's heart tightened. He knew Wei Wuxian always liked adventure, but he didn't expect that he would go to such a place this time. He thanked Wen Qing and hurried to Dafan Mountain with Jin Guangyao.
At the same time, Wei Wuxian and his companions also arrived at Dafan Mountain. The mountain was lush and green, and a thin layer of mist filled the air, giving people a mysterious feeling. As they walked along the mountain road, they suddenly saw an old lady standing by the roadside, in a trance, muttering: "The goddess captures the soul... The goddess captures the soul..."
Wei WuXian felt something was a little strange, so he went forward to ask. The old lady raised her head and looked at Wei WuXian, with a hint of fear in her eyes. She trembled and said, "Don't go to the mountain, there are celestial maidens there who can capture souls!"
Wei WuXian smiled and consoled him, “Don’t be afraid, old man. We are just passing by.” Although he said this, he actually felt a little curious about this so-called celestial soul-stealing girl.
Lan Wangji, Xue Yang, and Nie Huaisang also came over. They all found the old lady's words a little unbelievable. However, Wei Wuxian did not take it to heart. He thought it might just be a folk legend.
The four of them continued to walk towards the village at the foot of the mountain. Along the way, they found that the atmosphere here was unusual and very strange. The village was quiet, without any human voices, only the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Led by the old lady, they came to a dilapidated Tiannu Temple. The door of the Tiannu Temple was closed, and the paint on the door had peeled off, making it look a bit shabby. Wei Wuxian pushed open the door, and a stale smell hit him in the face.
Walking into the Temple of the Goddess, they saw a huge statue of the Goddess with a kind face and a lotus in her hand. Nie Huaisang looked at the statue of the Goddess and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This statue is so lifelike!"
Wei Wuxian thought the sculpture was a little strange, as if the goddess' eyes were staring at them. He walked around the sculpture and suddenly found a small hole on the back of the goddess, as if something had drilled through it.
At this time, a villager came over and told Wei Wuxian and the others that the statue of the goddess was originally a piece of stone similar to a human figure. Somehow, it slowly turned into the appearance of the goddess and could absorb the spiritual consciousness of others. Later, although a leader of a family suppressed the goddess, because too many people died, the temple of the goddess became more and more deserted.
Wei Wuxian's eyes rolled and he had a guess in his mind. He looked at Lan Wangji, and the two of them looked at each other and saw the same idea in each other's eyes - this so-called head of the family was probably the Wen Clan of Qishan.
That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and everything was silent. After a day of hard work, Nie Huaisang, Lan Wangji, Xue Yang, and Wei Wuxian finally found a place to rest in the Tiannu Temple.
Nie Huaisang lay exhausted on the ground and soon fell asleep. However, his dream was not peaceful. Various horrific scenes kept flashing in his mind, making him terrified. Suddenly, he let out a scream, which broke the tranquility of the night sky and woke up the other three from their sleep.
Lan Wangji, Xue Yang and Wei Wuxian were startled by Nie Huaisang's scream. They sat up, rubbed their eyes, and looked at Nie Huaisang with dissatisfaction.
"Nie Huaisang, why are you yelling in the middle of the night?" Xue Yang complained unhappily.
"I... I had a nightmare..." Nie Huaisang was still in shock, his voice trembling a little.
“It’s just a nightmare. Is it necessary to make such a fuss?” Wei Wuxian rolled his eyes at him, then lay down again, ready to go back to sleep.
However, at this moment, they suddenly felt a strange breath. The four of them looked at each other and saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes. They slowly turned their heads and looked at the stone statue of the goddess that originally stood quietly in the center of the ancestral hall.
The stone statue of the goddess actually trembled slightly, as if it had come to life. Then, a terrifying smile appeared on its face, which made people shudder.
"This...what's going on?" Nie Huaisang asked stutteringly, his voice almost sounding like tears.
Before anyone could answer, the stone statue of the goddess suddenly moved. It walked down from the base slowly like a giant, and each step made a heavy sound, as if the whole ground was shaking.
“Run!” Lan Wangji shouted, and rushed to the door first. The other three people followed him and ran out desperately.
However, the stone statue of the goddess was extremely fast. It caught up with the four people in a few steps, then raised its huge arms and smashed down on them fiercely.
Lan Wangji, Xue Yang, and Wei Wuxian saw this and immediately used their respective spells to try to resist the attack of the goddess statue. For a moment, light shone everywhere and spells flew, but the power of the goddess statue was too strong and their attacks had almost no effect on it.
Seeing that the fist of the stone statue of the goddess was about to hit them, Lan Wangji, Xue Yang and Wei Wuxian gritted their teeth and exerted all their strength to barely stop the fist of the stone statue of the goddess in mid-air.
However, before they could catch their breath, they heard a noisy sound coming from outside. The four turned around and saw that many villagers in the village were like they had lost their souls, rushing towards the Tiannu Temple with expressionless faces.
These villagers looked extremely ferocious, their eyes were lifeless and they let out low roars from their mouths from time to time.
“Why have all these villagers become like this?” Wei Wuxian asked in astonishment.
“Oh no! They must be controlled by the stone statue of the goddess!” Lan Wangji said solemnly.
As they were talking, the villagers had already arrived at the gate of the Tiannu Temple and began to bang on the door vigorously. The Wen clan's owl was circling in the air, making bursts of piercing cries, as if urging the villagers to attack more fiercely.
Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji hurriedly put talismans on the door to prevent the villagers from coming in. However, these talismans had no effect on the villagers who had lost their consciousness, and the door soon became shaky under the fierce pounding of the villagers.
It was a dark night with strong winds. Everything was silent. The whole village was shrouded in darkness, exuding a strange atmosphere. Suddenly, a commotion broke the silence. A group of villagers with hideous faces and zombie-like appearances broke through the gate of the Tiannu Temple and poured in like a tide.
Wei Wuxian and the others were frightened by this sudden scene. They had never expected the villagers to be so crazy. Seeing the villagers getting closer and closer, Wei Wuxian made a quick decision and quickly cast a spell. A blue barrier instantly rose in front of them, blocking the crazy villagers outside.
However, this barrier obviously could not last long. The villagers kept hitting the barrier, making loud noises that made people's hearts flutter. Seeing this, Lan Wangji calmly suggested: "We can't just sit there and wait for death. We must rush out!"
Nie Huaisang turned pale with fear when he heard this. He trembled and said, "How...how can we do this? There are so many villagers outside. If we rush out, won't we be killed?"
Lan Wangji felt unhappy to see him being so timid. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with Nie Huaisang and directly used the silencing spell, turning Nie Huaisang into a "mute" in an instant.
Just when the three of them were at a stalemate, a faint flute sound suddenly came from afar. The flute sound was melodious and graceful, as if it had a magical power, which suddenly quieted the crazy villagers.
As if they were under a spell, the villagers slowly turned around and walked in the direction of the flute sound. Wei Wuxian and the others were all curious when they saw this. They didn't know where the flute sound came from, nor did they know who was playing the flute.
Guided by the sound of the flute, the villagers passed through the Tiannu Temple and came to an open grassland, where a woman in red clothes was standing by the campfire, playing the mysterious flute.
Wei Wuxian looked carefully and was surprised to find that the person playing the flute was Wen Qing!
Just as Wei Wuxian and the other three were about to turn around and leave, a sudden male voice came from behind them. This voice seemed particularly abrupt in the silent environment. Wei Wuxian's mouth slightly raised, and he knew in his heart that the man who was playing tricks must be Jiang Cheng.
He turned his head to look in the direction where the voice came from and said loudly: "Jiang Cheng, stop hiding and show your face if you have the guts!"
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Cheng came out from the darkness with a smile on his face, followed closely by Jin Guangyao. Seeing this, Wei Wuxian's smile deepened, as he knew that these two must be playing some trick again.
At the same time, Wei Wuxian and others also came out from their hiding place and stood opposite Jiang Cheng and Jin Guangyao.
Xue Yang's eyes fell on Wen Qing, and she looked serious, as if she was trying to suppress those crazy villagers. Xue Yang frowned and asked, "Wen Qing, are you defeated? Don't you have any way to completely get rid of these villagers?"
Taking a deep breath, Wen Qing said slowly: "If we want these villagers to return to normal, we have to kill the owl."