Chapter 25: The Return
On the way back to Nancheng. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Huaiyuan is more mature and intelligent than he should be at this age, and to a large extent, he exceeded my expectations.
He didn't show any resentment or resentment toward us, though he didn't know him very well. But it can also be called friendly. Perhaps, in a sense, all of us are his "enemies".
I looked at the back through the car's rearview mirror. Huaiyuan sat in the middle, always glancing at Qu Xin on the side.
I think it's kind of funny. Huai Yuan also seemed to notice that I was looking at him. He turned his head and looked at me. I smiled at him kindly. He lowered his head with a somewhat evasive look.
After half a ring, I suddenly heard it. Huaiyuan said softly: "Qu Xin, I'm sorry." "The voice was so small that if you didn't listen closely, you wouldn't be able to tell what he was saying.
I didn't say anything and glanced at Qu Xin. They met her gaze and smiled.
"Stinky boy, Qu Xin is also your name? You have to call me sister. As he spoke, he turned around and rubbed Huaiyuan's head with a smile.
Huaiyuan was obviously a little uncomfortable with such an intimate move, and looked at Qu Xin stunned for a moment. Then the eye sockets were a little moist.
Even with his voice, he was a little choked: "I have known since I was a child that I am different from others, and I am a person who can't live long." Although I did not live in a normal and happy family. But I still feel good to be alive and want to live. Of course, the premise is that it does not come at the cost of other people's lives. “
Huaiyuan's words silenced everyone. Sure enough, the kid knew everything. Such a child is even more distressing.
After a moment I said slowly, "Maybe I can't guarantee you to live." But I can guarantee that you will have a normal and happy family for the rest of your life."
Huai Yuan looked at me with a complicated expression. The way other people looked at me was a little weird.
I coughed twice and explained, "If you want, I'll call you my brother."
Huaiyuan looked at me and agreed almost without the slightest hesitation. This surprised me a little.
After a while, he sighed, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "That night, Qu Xin..." A little unnaturally changed his words and said: "Sister Qu Xin... They didn't bring it here with soul control. When you first walked into the noodle shop that day, I knew that Sister Qu Xin would be their next target. So I was going to hypnotize her, hoping to have a chance to talk to her. But she is beyond the willpower of ordinary people. I had no way to control her at all. Huaiyuan looked at me with a serious expression and said. If I can't hypnotize people, they can't control it. ”
I thought about it for a moment, and then asked, "So, you mean to suspect that there are other people?" ”
Huai Yuan looked at me and replied, "I think maybe it is." ”
Huaiyuan's words made me instantly creepy. Yes, who is the woman who taught them the sorcery behind her back? And who is that frightened look on the street? A cold sweat broke out at the thought of it.
Mu Feng asked while driving in front, "Huaiyuan, do you still know hypnotism?" That's awesome. Learn from whom. ”
Huaiyuan's immature little face sighed old-fashionedly: "Born, when I was still very young." Once, in the summer, I watched a bird fall from a tree. I thought, if only it could fly down and play with me. As a result, the bird actually flew down. Slowly I realized that I could make any living object do whatever I wanted it to do."
"Damn, aren't you invincible?" Mu Feng said with a grin.
"But when I ran into Qu Xin... If my sister is so determined, it is useless. "Huaiyuan's sister is still very unsmooth. Helplessly forced by Qu Xin's oppression, he still shouted timidly.
"No wonder you're so scared of Qu Xin, it's because of this." Qu Yan said with a smile on the side.
Huaiyuan was like a child who had been seen through the secret, blushing and silent.
talked and laughed along the way, and arrived in Nancheng at more than two o'clock in the morning.
Before we could go home, we went to Chen Mengzi's house overnight. A normal person's soul cannot be separated from the body for more than seven days. Otherwise, even if people don't die, they will be demented forever.
Chen Mengzi did not have the slightest dissatisfaction with our visit in the middle of the night. The thin body trembled slightly, and an old face full of folds was tired but full of smiles. Excitedly welcomed a few of us in.
Xi Mei'er was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling with a pair of empty eyes. It's already dry and thin. Aunt Chen beside her secretly touched her tears.
I summoned the soul of my sister. He read: "Heaven and earth coexist with me, all things are one with me, in my name, change my life against the sky, return quickly, and be as urgent as the law." "Watching Xi Mei'er's soul enter my body, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Things went pretty well. When the sky was bright, we came out in the gratitude of Chen Mengzi and his wife.
Since the other souls had been away from their bodies for too long, some had already been sent on their way to the underworld after some negotiation. The remaining ones that are too angry can only be temporarily put into white porcelain bottles. Let Da Bai watch first, and make a decision when the anger dissipates.
Watch the early morning mist and step on the familiar streets. My heart is warm. Just before breakfast, we entered the house. My mother was visibly overjoyed when she saw us come back together, and she was busy in the kitchen with breakfast.
I leaned against the kitchen door frame, looking at my mother's graying sideburns, and felt a little sour in my nose. I wanted to walk up and hug her, but I couldn't take a step. I suddenly realized that I was past the age where I could stick behind her and be coquettish.
At night, except for Mu Feng. Several of us stayed at home. Our family is still the same old house as before. There are two floors above and below the building, and the upper floor is where people live. Downstairs is the hall, where a delicate portrait of the Celestial Master hangs in the center of the living room. The black-lacquered solid wood tables and chairs below have been sitting for years, and you can see from the mottled marks on them.
I told my mother about Huaiyuan. and expressed the hope that his mother would recognize him as her son.
Huaiyuan's mind is very delicate, I hope he can treat this place as his home and live without any burden.
The old mother agreed without hesitation and said, "This child has a hard life, so let's pick a day to do it officially." It just so happens that this family is also thriving. I nodded and smiled at my mother.
Mom's formal statement is not as simple as recognizing a godson and setting up a banquet. Nancheng is a very traditional small county town. To this day, each family still retains ancestral halls, temples, and genealogical tablets.
The so-called: the towering tree must have its roots; The water of the mountains must have its source. Genealogy is the life history of a family. He records the origin of the family, the trajectory of migration, and also covers the whole process of family life, reproduction, marriage, culture, family rules, and family covenants.
In our case, there are many rules for formal confession, which is equivalent to the inheritance in ancient times. It is necessary to choose a good day and auspicious day, worship ancestors at the shrine, and enter the temple to enter the genealogy. It's not a bit sloppy. After several discussions, the date was finally set on the first day of the new year.