Shunchang Ancient Street.

Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of the Land of Peach, who had not yet mastered the mysteries of card magic, specially designed it to resist the invasion of evil spirits.

The street is long and narrow, with high walls on both sides, arrow slots and gun ports in the middle, and a semi-circular design on the top, making it convenient to pour dog blood, chicken blood, and child urine.

There are also arch bridges in the street, and the entire road surface is paved with granite bricks.

It is majestic and ancient.

It can be said to combine beauty and practicality.

Unfortunately, such a design is useless when facing fierce and cunning demons and evil spirits.

The crossbows and cannons that were once invincible became ridiculous toys when facing ghosts that could transform between reality and illusion.

This street has become a symbol of the gradual loss of human dominance during that period.

Until today, it is still well-preserved as a landmark building to remind people to be prepared for danger.

“Senior Chen, this is the roasted kidney I just bought outside the street. Can you check if it’s cooked well?”

On the ancient roof, Niu Chuang, dressed in casual clothes, scratched his head and handed a few skewers to Chen Mang with a silly smile.

“Well, not bad. I like to eat this bloody and spicy one. Thanks, Xiaochuang.”

Chen Mang took the barbecue and took off the mask on his face, saying as he ate.

“Senior Chen is too polite.”

Niu Chuang scratched his head and looked at Chen Mang, who was wearing the uniform he had always admired, with envy in his eyes.

“What? Do you want a set too?” Chen Mang smiled and said, “With your level, even if you can’t compare to Bai Ziliang and the other geniuses, it should be easy for you to become a formal member of the school.”

“My strength has indeed reached the threshold for promotion… but the seniors told me to study hard and not establish a connection with the organization in the future…”

He muttered softly, “Sometimes I really suspect that they are undercover agents of the organization…”

“Cough cough.” Chen Mang seemed to be choked by the kidney, he licked his lips and said, “It’s a bit salty, too much seasoning.”

Then he turned his head and looked at Niu Chuang, saying with a seductive smile, “Chuang, do you want to try on the clothes of Senior Chen?”

“I want to.” Niu Chuang nodded eagerly, but seeing Chen Mang’s strange smile, he hesitated for a moment in his heart, “But isn’t it inappropriate?”

“What’s wrong with that?”

Chen Mang said, throwing the bamboo skewer into the trash can, taking off his coat in three or two moves, and handing it to Niu Chuang, “I didn’t give it to you for nothing. I’ll need your help later.”

“Help? What kind of help?” Niu Chuang asked subconsciously.

“Senior Bai has recently taken a liking to a young man and wants to recruit him into the school. But he is a bit worried, so he wants to test his depth with someone.”

Chen Mang quickly changed his clothes and said, “Originally, I should have done this, but I’m a person with good morals and don’t want to bully the weak. Dealing with a newly entered bronze card master. After thinking about it, I can only ask you to do it.”

“I see.”

Niu Chuang nodded and looked excitedly at the suit on his body. Before he could think too much, a pale mask was put on his face.

“Alright, wait over there. In five minutes, he will pass by here. When you fight, don’t take it lightly.”

“I understand.”

With the suit on, Niu Chuang’s voice suddenly became cold.

After standing up, he walked towards the arch bridge, stepping on the tiles on the roof. However, the tiles were slippery after the rain, and he almost fell off the roof in a hurry.

Seeing this, Chen Mang couldn’t help but laugh, then took out his phone from his pocket, crossed his legs, opened the “Shake Card” app, and enjoyed his barbecue while admiring the ten thousand beautiful women he followed.

…

At the same time.

Entrance of the ancient street.

Through the shared vision of Seven Brothers, Chronicle couldn’t help but frown as he investigated the road ahead, “This person… is he imitating me?”

On the stone-paved arch bridge, a burly figure, wearing the uniform of the Fusion Faction, sat on a long wooden box like a boss.

Beside him were two figures, one tall and thin, dressed in plain clothes, looking like a telephone pole from a distance;

The other one was over two meters tall, with a wide body and wearing a black robe. His arms were straight and stretched forward, but he was obviously posing. He would scratch himself from time to time.

“Wow, is he cosplaying as me, Seven Brothers, and Zongzi?”

This strong sense of deja vu instantly reminded Chronicle of the scene when he wore the Fusion Faction uniform and “suddenly woke up” several good classmates from other schools.

“Who is paying tribute to the classics here?”

Chronicle smacked his lips, and for some reason, a silly black face suddenly flashed in his mind.

And its owner is none other than Niu Chuang, the peripheral member of the Fusion Faction who claims to live in the “Deliver to Funeral Shop”.

“Who cares who he is, sitting on the bridge in the middle of the night, not doing good things, he must be looking for trouble. I’ll send a message to Lao Fan and the others first.”

Thinking this, Chronicle took out his phone and sent messages to Wang Jindong, Fan Lei, Su Wen, and others.

Fan Lei and Su Wen were as unreliable as ever. The messages were sent for two or three minutes, but they were neither read nor replied.

Uncle Dong, on the other hand, was as concise as ever:

“Someone blocking the way? Just fight them! My ‘old buddy’ is nearby to help you out. Even if it’s a powerful demon, they have to bow down in front of me in the Land of Peach.”

“Just go ahead boldly! After training for so long, it’s time to test yourself! It doesn’t matter if you lose, if you win, you can pick two things from the school’s library as a reward.”

“Oh, I’m having a meal at Dingqi Building now. After you finish, come over and have a bite. I’ll introduce you to some people.”

Looking at the reply, Chronicle instantly understood what to do. He quickly typed “Okay, I got it. Thank you, Principal” and put down his phone, retracting Seven Brothers and Eight Brothers hidden in the night.

“Phew.”

He exhaled slowly, lifted the sedan curtain with his hand, and looked at the dark and lonely corner of the world, instantly releasing the spiritual power of the late Bronze stage.

Perhaps because the mythological cards were too mysterious, the feedback he received from making cards was not only superior in quantity to others, but also superior in quality.Although it is only a bronze level, it exudes an indescribable and inexplicable mysterious aura.

The spiritual sea instantly spread out, like a spring breeze brushing over, causing ripples in the puddles on the ground.

Chen Mang, who was lying on the roof and happily brushing beautiful women, was the first to notice that something was wrong.

So he decisively moved to the lookout tower outside the street.

Staying here not only allows him to see everything happening on the street, but also avoids being affected.

It can be said to be an excellent location.

Although his name contains the word “Mang”, since he was sixteen years old, he has been following Bai Longfei, who was lurking in the Fusion Faction, and has been taking a stable route.

“Uncle is right. Nowadays, high school students are getting more and more fierce. It’s better to be careful.”

He continued to brush the beautiful women and only sent out his main battle card, Ice Glacier Undead, to secretly protect Niu Chuang.

(The following content is recommended to be consumed with the suona tunes “Xi” and “Hundred Ghost Mist Forest”.)

“Hiss, why is it suddenly so cold?”

On the arch bridge, Niu Chuang tightened his slightly smaller coat, unable to help but shiver, and subconsciously wanted to get up and move his body.

But when he thought that he was currently imitating an idol and a guide, he forced himself to sit on the long wooden box that was blowing cold wind, with his hands supporting his knees, trying hard not to move.

In this way, after more than ten minutes.

Niu Chuang’s face behind the mask was already covered in snot, and his head was trembling from the cold.

After a while, his brain would be shaken.

Just when he couldn’t bear it and wanted to get up and warm up his body, the red and white mist slowly rose from both ends of the street at this time.

Followed by a mournful and resentful cat cry: “Meow–“

Niu Chuang was startled and subconsciously turned his head, only to see a crooked old locust tree not far behind him, which had grown out of nowhere.

Its crown was faintly reddish, and on its thick branches hung half a roll of tattered and dark red silk, swaying in the wind. A thin figure fell below, swaying with the wind.

“Meow–“

At this time, the mournful cat cry came from behind, and Niu Chuang shivered unconsciously.

Turning his head, he saw a black cat at the end of the arch bridge stairs staring at him.

The two round eyes emitted a faint green light, making people’s hearts chill.

But the cat did not stay under the stairs for long.

After staring at him for a while, it instantly disappeared and flashed onto the branch of the locust tree. It tilted its head slightly and stared at his neck.

“What the hell is this?”

Seeing this eerie scene, Niu Chuang, who had lived in Land of Peach for nearly twenty years, couldn’t sit still.

He quickly got up, opened the long wooden box, and took out the axe, hammer, and big knife that he had stored inside, and distributed them to his two card spirits.

Then he leaned back against them, slowly rotating, calmly observing the surroundings.

As time passed, the red and white mist on both ends of the street became more and more dense.

The sharp but somewhat stuffy suona sound echoed in the dark and lonely world, spreading far in the rain and fog.

Accompanying it were heavy footsteps.

Dong! Dong!! Dong!!!

Each step seemed to step on Niu Chuang’s heart.

In a few breaths, it triggered his heart rate.

It was as if when the footsteps disappeared, his heartbeat would stop.

But what made him extremely uncomfortable was the extremely eerie suona tune.

The ups and downs of the melody always gave people the illusion that a hundred ghosts were approaching and disaster was imminent.

“I hope it’s just an illusion.”

Niu Chuang swallowed his saliva and raised his hand to summon two card spirits.

One held a long knife and was tall and thin; the other carried a copper hammer and had a pile of fat.

Their momentum was much stronger than the two card spirits that had been guarding him all along.

In fact, these two cards were his main battle cards.

The ones that protected him before were just “fake goods” that were created to get closer to the idol’s state of mind.

Although they didn’t look particularly alike, whenever the two card spirits stood beside him, he felt closer to his idol.

But now the situation was critical, and he had to temporarily put aside his “star chasing” and bring out the powerful cards.

“Ghost with Severed Arm” and “Mountain of Flesh with Hammer”, I’ll rely on you later.”

The two big ghosts remained silent, silently guarding him.

Time passed by minute by minute, cold sweat trickled down his forehead and cheeks.

Just when he couldn’t stand the tense atmosphere and was ready to “abandon his robe” and run away, the suona tune became closer and closer.

He widened his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see a beautifully crafted dark red sedan chair resembling a coffin slowly approaching in the faint red mist and blood rain.

The sedan chair was carried by two paper people with blood-red cheeks and eerie smiles. They walked unsteadily, with ghostly figures.

Just as he was dumbfounded, a frog lightly jumped over a small puddle under the paper people’s feet and jumped towards the street corner.

A breeze came from the distance, blowing up the curtain of the sedan chair, revealing a delicate and beautiful face without any vitality.

Her hands were crossed and placed on her abdomen, with sharp nails that looked like they were covered in blood.

Because the slightly blackened curtain was lifted, the icy rain took the opportunity to invade, falling on her face in scattered spots, washing away some of her makeup, revealing shallow scars that made people’s hair stand on end.

At this moment, the head of the “bride” suddenly bent with a “crack”, and her red lips moved, as if she was saying something.

Just as Niu Chuang couldn’t help but listen carefully, she sang in a strange tone, tearing through the long night:

“When the lover is in the heart, the concubine is in despair. The grievances in the heart are known only by the moon. It is not easy to meet and easy to separate. Now we all regret being late. Do you remember the day when the phoenix was pleased with its wings? Do you still think of the butterfly carrying the grace and love on another branch…”

At the same time, on the roof of an old house next to Shunchang Ancient Street, Chronicle was using a voice changer and amplifier, singing with a hoarse voice.

And what he was singing was the exclusive lyrics of “Beauty Aunt” in the play “Mountain Village Old Corpse”.

Although he didn’t sing well and the tone was a bit strange, the atmosphere was in place now. This sudden idea instantly doubled the horror brought by “Xi”.

“I feel like I see my great-grandmother. Is she here to pick me up?”

Niu Chuang muttered to himself, then shook his head: he grew up under the care of the owner of the funeral shop, and he had never seen his parents, let alone his great-grandmother.”No, this song, this melody is too powerful. If I stay any longer, I’ll have a heart attack.”

“Armless Sword Ghost, Flesh Mountain Hammer Ghost, Thin Long Shadow, Long Arm Corpse, follow me from the other side.”

With that, he turned his head, ready to flee.

Unexpectedly, in the hazy white fog, there was also a team slowly approaching from this side.

He frowned and looked over, only to see two rows of paper men wearing straw hats and white robes, carrying a black and red coffin engraved with the characters “fortune” and “longevity”, their steps light and brisk.

There were also two paper men walking at the front, one waving a white silk banner, the other scattering paper money, dancing and moving along, their expressions somber.

Seeing this scene, Niu Chuang couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Just as he was about to say something, the eerie and dull sound of the suona once again echoed through the heavens and the earth.

Only this time, the melody was somewhat different.

If the previous suona tune was just an appetizer, then this one was the main course, like pork knuckles and fish.

Almost the moment the tune started, it dragged him into a scenario.

Joy and sorrow, red and white, coming from opposite directions, there was no way to dodge.

“What on earth is going on? Is it the bronze card master who made a move, or did we encounter an invasion of the secret realm?”

After a brief pondering, Niu Chuang still felt the latter was more likely.

Just as he was contemplating his strategy, the connection in his sea of consciousness with the “Long Arm Corpse” was suddenly severed.

With a bewildered look on his face, he raised his head, only to see his own card spirit walking towards one side as if possessed, helping to carry the coffin…

(End of Chapter)