jdhmnovel Chapter 367 Will-o'-the-Wisp Boy
Chapter 367 Will-o'-the-Wisp Boy
Flocks of crows even blocked out the moonlight.
The surroundings fell into darkness for a moment.
The driver was not scared away by the crows, but when he glanced at them, he was startled by the faint light of a fire in the woods.
He glanced again in disbelief.
I'm pretty sure I didn't see it wrong.
The coachman's face turned pale with fright, and his hands trembled, causing the carriage to shake a little, and the people inside couldn't help but curse out loud.
The businessman inside lifted the car curtain and stuck his head out, "What's going on?"
However, soon after, he discovered that the driver was shaking violently, as if he had seen something horrible and was in a hurry to leave.
The more anxious they were to leave, the more it seemed as if something was blocking their quick departure. The horse, which was fine just now, suddenly went crazy, ran rampant, and crashed into the tree next to it.
The merchant rolled around in the carriage, angrily opened the curtain and grabbed the driver by the collar.
"How can you drive a car that crashes into a tree? I spent so much money to hire you for nothing."
However, the driver had a look of horror on his face, and he didn't even care that he was being scolded by his master. He pointed behind the man and shook like a sieve.
"Lin, there seems to be something in the woods."
The businessman also sensed something was wrong, there was a faint foul smell in the air.
It seems to smell like rot.
He slowly turned around and saw blue-green will-o'-the-wisp floating in the woods, moving slowly along with the wind.
It's not hallucination, it's not dreaming, it's not dizziness, it's just will-o'-the-wisp.
The real will-o'-the-wisp appeared before them.
In other words, there is a ghost here.
"Ahhh!"
The two of them screamed at the same time, their voices were sharp and shrill. The will-o'-the-wisp was getting closer and closer to them, and they hurriedly ran away, crawling.
His legs were so weak that he fell several times on the ground. He had to crawl out of here and wriggle his body to leave.
The two ran away.
Ning Shucheng came out of the woods, looked at the two people's receding backs, and called out to the secret guards.
"What are you doing? How can you let them run away so easily? Don't you know to stop them and scare them? The ghosts behind them haven't come yet after they left."
"Fifth Prince, it seems that it is not easy for them to leave."
indeed.
The two men were so frightened that their limbs went limp. They fell to the ground as soon as they got off the carriage. They crawled forward on the ground with great willpower and even fell several times.
Ning Shucheng was so depressed after the fall that he wanted to come out and help them up.
He fell almost every time he ran, and then looked back to see if the ghost light was catching up. While running, he screamed and shouted that there was a ghost.
Really, they were able to disappear because of their fear of ghosts.
Ning Shucheng felt a little unwilling. Was this the end of the night?
His Female Ghost hasn’t been released yet.
He was just feeling regretful when he heard noisy footsteps not far away, as well as the faint sound of excited voices holding torches.
Ning Shucheng quickly hid behind a tree, and when he saw someone coming not far away, he opened his mouth wide.
No, where did those two go to get people?
There are so many people and torches that it looks like the mountain is lit up. The atmosphere he worked so hard to create is gone.
"Fifth Prince, shall we continue?"
It’s easiest to scare people when there are only one or two people, but it becomes a bit difficult when there are more people.
Especially since they were holding torches, none of them looked timid.
There were strange smiles on their faces and inexplicable excitement. What were they laughing at?
Ning Shucheng thought for a moment and nodded.
What's wrong with having a lot of people? The fear of ghosts is ingrained in everyone's bones. It's impossible for everyone to be brave among so many people.
The most daring ones are no more than five.
When Thirteen and Fourteen fly out, they will be so scared that they will fly away separately when they see the disaster.
It’s good that so many people said they saw it, even if it’s fake, it can be spread as true.
"Is it here? There are will-o'-the-wisps here?"
The coachman and the merchant were carried by two tall and strong men. They were so frightened that they could not walk on their own and had to be carried by others the entire time.
They were already somewhat unaware of the place, and when they saw the dark woods, they struggled and screamed and tried to run.
"Ghost! There is a ghost! Let me go, there really is a ghost, I beg you, please let me live!"
If the businessman knew that they would take him here, he would never ask them for help.
They were so frightened at that time that they didn't know where to run. They only knew that they accidentally broke into the village, and their shrill screams woke up all the villagers.
A group of people came out to help.
They say there are ghosts in the jungle.
The villagers all had strange expressions on their faces. "Impossible, you must have seen it wrong. Did you mistake the shadow of the tree for a ghost?"
The merchant and the driver stared and grabbed their hands. "It's true, it's absolutely true. We all saw it. Will-o'-the-wisp, a moving will-o'-the-wisp!"
The villagers in the house stared at them with their eyes lit up instantly. "Did you see the will-o'-the-wisp? It's on the mountain in front?"
It was strange. They tried everything they could but couldn't make it. They could only watch people in other villages make will-o'-the-wisp.
I actually ran into this person when I went out.
What good luck!
The villagers patted the merchant on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you are so lucky. We can't even see it if we want to."
The businessman's eyes were dull, "Do you want this blessing?"
The people in this village are abnormal. After they learned about the will-o'-the-wisp, they were not surprised, confused, or frightened. Instead, they were excited, thrilled, and impatient.
After they were dressed neatly, a group of people hurriedly picked up the two men and asked them to show them the way.
The businessman collapsed and said, "Let me go, there is a ghost, a ghost is coming to take my life!"
A woman frowned and said, "Oh, what bad things have you done to deserve your life?"
Several people walked forward with torches, and the first thing they smelled was a pungent odor, so they quickly covered their mouths and noses.
The storyteller said that the ghost fire has a poisonous smell.
After smelling the scent, they soon discovered the faint blue fire floating in the air.
"It's a will-o'-the-wisp! Oh, could it be that I didn't succeed in making it before because the timing was wrong?"
"Come, let me take a closer look."
"It's really not scary. This thing scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. I actually thought there was a ghost."
"Hey, it's exactly the same as what's written in the book. It turns out that feudal superstition is not to be trusted."
Ning Shucheng listened to the villagers' discussion and his expression became increasingly strange.
What are they doing?
What are they excited about?
What are they studying?
Shouldn't he be scared and run around?
Could it be that there are too few will-o'-the-wisp and too many people?
Ning Shucheng looked around, feeling puzzled.
Where are the other will-o'-the-wisp? Why is there only one?
He suddenly felt an unpleasant smell coming from behind him, and his back felt cold.
Ning Shucheng covered his mouth and nose, swallowed his saliva and turned around. Four or five ghost fires gathered behind him.
"..."
Nothing.
It was made by Li Hua, it was man-made, it has nothing to do with ghosts.
Ning Shucheng walked to the side carefully, causing a breeze that blew the ghost fire.
The will-o'-the-wisp flickered, moving with him.
It was clearly being driven by the wind, but it looked as if it had consciousness, following Ning Shucheng closely.