Chapter Forty-Nine: The Town of Bamboo Creek
We left for Jishou three days later. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Liu Qiming and Huaiyuan were left at home together. The former is because his body has not recovered well, and the latter is because my mother directly issued a ban, not allowing Huaiyuan to follow us out, and to stay at home and prepare for school with peace of mind.
Early in the morning, I saw Huaiyuan looking at me expectantly, his eyes full of pleading. But under my mother's majesty, I could only shake my head helplessly. In the end, we set off under the gaze of Huai Yuan's resentment.
So this trip to Jishou, only me, Qu Xin, Mu Feng and He Ling were left, and it seemed a little lonely.
Jishou City is located in Hunan Province and is the capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It is adjacent to Phoenix City in the south and Zhangjiajie in the north, which is a golden place for tourism, so it is very lively.
According to Lu Zhengyu's guidance, the four of us took a taxi and arrived at a small town called Zhuxi Town.
The customs here are very strong, and most of the houses are unique stilted buildings, but they look very dilapidated.
The residents also maintain the local customs and habits in terms of clothing. Men often wear blue and white homespun cloth handkerchiefs around their heads. The women also wore eight Luo skirts, which were embroidered with patterns.
Seeing that there were outsiders, the local residents did not react too much. It is estimated that there are too many people who travel here, and it is no longer strange.
We followed the trail and found a small hotel nearby and stayed. The owner is an old couple with a daughter. The girl looks like she is about the same age as us, and her name is Satsuki. It was warm to see guests coming. Paid the room money and led us directly to the second floor.
The dΓ©cor of the shop is very simple, but it has a local touch.
After an afternoon break, in the evening, we wandered around the town under the pretext of sightseeing.
The small house where Lu Zhengyu originally lived was in the northernmost part of the town, and it was a quaint small hanging building built by the mountain. The ground is supported by wooden pillars, and it is divided into two floors, which is a typical four-row fan three-room house structure.
The original quaint house looks like a haunted house at this time. The surrounding walls and glass were covered with all kinds of rune paper, and there was a large bronze mirror hanging in front of the door, but of course it was not lit.
As soon as we were about to walk in, we saw a villager passing by, who was eagerly shouting at me, "Don't kill you, let's go, get out of here quickly." This is not a place for you to enter. He unceremoniously pushed us aside.
We had no choice but to wander around the neighborhood and wait for him to go far before coming back.
The lock on the door was rusty, and with a gentle push of the door it opened. The dust raised in the house due to the opening of the door made us cough up tears.
After turning around, I found that there was no trace of evil in it at all.
I took out the soul search talisman, put my hands on my chest, and read aloud: "Five-star town color, light Xuanming." Thousands of gods and saints, protect my true spirit. The giant beast subdues the five soldiers. Five days of the devil, dead and extinct. Wherever it is, all gods are welcome. Haste as a law. A flash of golden light flashed. After waiting for a moment, there was no movement around.
He Ling glanced at me and said in a loud voice: "It's really useless, I have to rely on my sister at a critical time, get out of the way." He pushed me aside as he spoke. I smiled helplessly at Qu Xin.
He Ling took out a piece of talisman paper from his arms, and read it with both hands: "The rivers, the sun, the moon, the mountains, the seas, and the stars are in my palm, and I make the light to be bright, and the dark to be dark." Thirty-three days God is under our law, so that the east is the east, the west is the west, the south is the south, and the north is the north. From my feudal marquis, not from my command. Hurry to report, hurry as a law. "It's a soul-attracting spell.
After half a ring, it was still quiet, and not even a single piece of dust was raised. He Ling stepped aside with an embarrassed expression.
It doesn't make sense, I've already seen the rune paper outside, and it's barely enough to deter the little ghosts. Not to mention someone like Zhou Nan who is extremely resentful now, it's just a piece of waste paper.
So the reason why Zhou Nan didn't show up from beginning to end should be that his ghost was controlled.
You may be thinking, do you have to show up when you hear the spell? Isn't it okay not to show up? I can answer this unequivocally: if the ghost hears it, it will definitely appear. Because the charm not only has the power of deterrence, but also the effect of traction. So if you don't show up, there are only two possibilities, one is that the soul is shattered, and the other is that you are controlled. According to Lu Zhengyu's words at the time, I think it should be the latter.
After such a toss, it was already early in the morning when I returned to the hotel.
Sleepless nights.
The next morning, we didn't even bother to eat, and we checked outside for another day, but to no avail. When the locals mentioned this, they all kept silent and didn't say a word.
It was close to evening when we returned to the hotel. As soon as we entered, the hostess beckoned us to have dinner together. I've been hungry all day, and looking at a table of sumptuous meals, it's really an appetite. We weren't polite, so we went over and ate together.
The owner seemed to be in a good mood today, had a drink and kept telling us some local gonzos.
Seeing this, I took the opportunity to ask, "Hey, that's right, boss." Yesterday afternoon, when we were wandering around the town, we saw a stilted building on the north side, and there was rune paper all over the place. β
The boss was already slightly drunk, and he had no scruples when he spoke. He said to us with a mysterious face, "You can't go to that place." It's haunted, it's terrible. β
As he spoke, he burped, and there was a smell of alcohol. After a while, he said with a disdainful face: "There used to be a gay couple living there, and then I don't know how to commit suicide." Then it started to be haunted, and the people in the neighborhood let them die. Later, it was the patriarch of Linxi Village who lowered them. Otherwise, the whole village of us will be killed by them. β
Qu Xin glanced at me, smiled and boasted, "This patriarch of Linxi Village is really powerful?" β
The boss said proudly: "That's not it, it's amazing." That woman was not ordinary, I heard that she was a cup girl. β
"Oh? I've only heard of this girl in rumors, but I've never seen her before! Is it really that powerful? I asked, looking curious.
The boss looked like I was short-sighted, and said, "Of course it's amazing." Don't you know, I heard that as long as you are poisoned by that woman, you will definitely die. You ....."
The boss seemed to have something to say, but was stopped by the proprietress on the side: "What nonsense? Go back to the house and go to sleep, and see that the heavens will drink like this, and sooner or later you will be drunk. β
The boss pouted at us and turned to go upstairs.
Xiao Yue on the side looked at us, smiled apologetically, and whispered, "Don't mind, they've always been like this." I see you're tired all day today, so go back to your room early and rest. The words fell, and he turned to leave.
Mu Feng whispered to us, "It seems that tomorrow we are going to meet the matriarch of the cup for a while." β