At this time, there were a few rooster crows, and the street was dark, and the light mist was drifting.

Occasionally, there was a shrill cry and the sound of something collapsing, but it was a wild cat scurrying out of the alley with no end in sight.

The two figures gradually became clear from the fog, and it looked like Shao Qing and Zhao Hengyin.

"Ah Yin, are you tired, let's go to the wonton stall in front of us to eat something?" Shao Qing said with a smile.

"No problem. Zhao Hengyin said softly.

Shao Qing understands that every time Zhao Hengyin is in early summer, old injuries will attack, and the headache will be unbearable.

"I'm feeling a little hungry too, let's go. Shao Qing took Zhao Hengyin's arm and walked towards the wonton stall not far in front.

Zhao Hengyin smiled knowingly, looked at Shao Qing, and felt warm in his heart.

He thought: If there was no Shao Qing, he might have fallen into the abyss and never see the light of day.

The two walked to the wonton stand and sat down, and the boss glanced at the two of them and ignored them.

"Boss, two bowls of ravioli. Shao Qing shouted.

But I saw that the boss was still silent, but he was very fast in his hand, scooped the stuffing, put it into the wonton skin, and quickly folded it.

Almost a few movements, more than two dozen wontons were made and thrown into the soup pot.

Shao Qing was surprised for a while, and he smiled: "Boss, your kung fu is really amazing!"

The boss had a cold face, stirred the wontons in the iron pot twice, put them out, and brought them to the two of them.

He whispered, "Hurry up and leave after eating." ”

Shao Qing and Zhao Hengyin were stunned for a moment, and were just about to ask the boss what happened, when they heard the faint sound of wind music behind them.

"What kind of music is this? Although it is not audible, it penetrates people's hearts and cannot be dispelled. Shao Qing was surprised.

"Alas, I told you to leave after eating, but you didn't listen. ”

"Five greater fogs rise, and the different ways are recited to return. The boss put on the lid of the iron pot, looked at the sky and said in a low voice.

"Chanting the Spirit!" Shao Qing shouted.

"Keep quiet, don't disturb the souls!" the boss complained.

Shao Qing hurriedly and silently turned to look behind him with Zhao Hengyin.

I saw that the surrounding area was already covered with thick fog, and I could still see the street shops.

Now it was all white, and only the sound of the pipe music was getting closer and closer.

The boss walked up to Shao Qing and Zhao Hengyin, and whispered, "Stand behind me." ”

said, before the two of them could react, they were dragged up by the boss and dragged to the back of the stall.

But I saw that just now there was only music, and no one was seen, but now it was a person wearing a mask.

A long-haired woman dressed in a white brocade dress with a black gold-rimmed belt and a waist walk ahead.

Holding a golden lamp in front of him in both hands, there are four golden bells at the four corners of the lamp cover.

A gust of wind blew, and Shao Qing was surprised to see that the lights and golden bells did not move at all.

The woman walked slowly forward, followed by four men whose faces could not be seen clearly.

The four walked with their heads drooped, their arms hanging at their sides, straight and stiff.

The woman sang in a deep voice: "This is not the place where Er'an died, and it is sad to die in vain." ”

"The parents in their hometown are looking forward to it, and their wives and young sons are looking forward to returning to their hometowns. ”

"Don't hesitate for the soul of Erlu, don't hesitate for the soul of Erluer!"

Just listen, this woman's singing voice is sad and tactful, as if she can't tell the grievances of this guest death in a foreign land, and she can't tell the hatred of this vain death.

The boss whispered to Shao Qing and Zhao Hengyin behind him: "No matter what you see for a while, don't speak." ”

Zhao Hengyin held Shao Qing's hand tightly, and he could feel Ah Yin's trembling.

The woman and the four stiff men walked to the wonton stand, and the singing stopped.

The boss hurriedly filled four large bowls of wontons and put them in front of the woman.

The woman looked down, turned sideways, and let the four people behind her come over.

Shao Qing saw that the four of them were bent down straight, as if they were eating wontons, but their arms did not move.

Zhao Hengyin felt his mouth dry because of extreme nervousness, and he swallowed a mouthful of jin liquid.

But at this moment of extreme silence, it was particularly harsh to hear.

One of them slowly raised his head and looked in the direction where the sound was coming from.

When Zhao Hengyin saw the man, he covered his mouth and was about to cry.

For he saw that the man was raised up, but his body was still bowed.

If it were a normal person, the neck would have been broken a long time ago, and that person's eyes did not have black pupils, only a miserable white.

The boss was startled, and quickly pushed Zhao Hengyin back, asking him to hide behind him again.

The woman glanced at the boss behind the wonton stall, Shao Qing and Zhao Hengyin, and shook the golden lamp.

The four men straightened up again, bowed their heads, and followed the woman.

The woman sang in a low voice: "This is not the place where Er'an died, and it is really sad to die in vain today......

The boss leaned over the stall and looked at the woman and the four people behind him as they quietly disappeared into the fog.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's finally gone." ”

Shao Qing looked at Zhao Hengyin beside him, took away the hand that was still covering his mouth and comforted him: "It's okay, let's go, don't be afraid." ”

"Ah Qing, it's, it's terrible, that person, look up like that. ”

"I'm afraid my neck is broken. Zhao Hengyin held Shao Qing's hand in horror and said.

"What are you afraid of when you are dead? The boss put out the wonton stall on the stove, stretched his clothes, sat down on a chair and sighed.

"Dead!" Zhao Hengyin exclaimed.

"Yes, that's the chanting. The boss said.

"Them?" Shao Qing wondered.

"They are those who have died in a foreign land, and their souls have nowhere to return, and the reciters lead them back to their homeland for burial. The boss said.

Shao Qing asked, "When did this chanting spirit arise?"

The boss sighed and said, "I've been here for eighteen years, and they've been eating here for eighteen years." ”

"Before I came here, I heard that there is a gate in the tea boy city, which is the place where the spirit is recited. Shao Qing thought for a while and said.

"Yes, all the chanting industries in the Southern Regions belong to the Going Gate established by the Tea Boy Mo Clan. ”

"Mo Clan of Tea Boy City?" Shao Qing muttered.

"Boss, can you tell me more about chanting? Shao Qing said with a smile.

"I don't know much. ”

"You can go to the ruined mansion in front of you, where it is said that there is a manuscript scroll buried. The boss said, looking into the shadows to the west.

Shao Qing and Zhao Hengyin glanced at each other, and Shao Qing then asked, "What manuscript is it?"

"That manuscript was written by the former owner of the abandoned mansion, called "Strange Things in the Southern Regions". The boss thought for a moment and said.

"'Strange Stories in the Southern Regions' really has this book!" Shao Qing was surprised.

"You know this manuscript?" the boss asked.

"I'm a writer of miscellaneous plays, and I came here in the Southern Regions just to find this book!"

"No, now there is such an opportunity, Ah Yin, let's go to the abandoned house. Shao Qing said as he pulled up Zhao Hengyin and walked quickly to the west.

The boss kept stirring the broth in the iron pot with his head down, and he seemed to grin in the smoke.

The place where the sky meets the ground is golden white, and the appearance of Gunanhe Town is gradually becoming clear.

Shao Qing saw that this place was really an ancient town, and all the street shops and building halls were in the style of a hundred years ago.

The once turbulent and endless Gunan River has long since dried up and has become an execution ground located in the west.

A gust of wind blew, and it seemed that a strong smell of blood could still be smelled.

"This is the abandoned house!" Zhao Hengyin looked up and said.

Shao Qing looked at the abandoned mansion and sighed: "Being near this execution ground, how can you not destroy your family!"

"Ah Qing, shall we go in?" Zhao Hengyin asked.

"Of course you go in, Ah Yin, or you rest at the door and wait for me. Shao Qing stroked Zhao Hengyin's head and said worriedly.

"My head doesn't hurt a little, I'll go in with you." Zhao Hengyin said with a smile.