Chapter 34: Shi Qingfan
The taste of these alien energies entering the body was really painful, as if a large amount of blood had been drawn at once, and the body was sore and weak, and dizzy.
Li Xiao, who was pale, cautiously retreated to the outside of the forest, until he came to the edge of the forest, and his hanging heart was slightly lowered, at this time he was like losing too much blood, a little weak, if the female ghost suddenly attacked at this time, it would be difficult to say what the result would be, after all, even if the rosary is powerful, there must be reaction time!
At this time, Li Xiao's mind was dizzy, and I am afraid that his reaction will also be half a beat, which is enough to be fatal.
Fortunately, it was noon, although the light in the forest was insufficient, but the yang energy was too heavy, and the female ghost did not appear to attack Li Xiao, so that he exited the woods safely.
As soon as he came out of the woods, Li Xiao, who had collapsed a little, softened under his feet and suddenly fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Old Man Shi, who was originally waiting for him outside the forest, hurriedly motioned for Shi Feng to step forward and help him up, and then asked Li Xiao nervously, "Little Daoist, what's wrong with you?" Could it be that the female ghost appeared? Did you catch her? ”
Li Xiao, who was helped up, shook his groggy head, glanced at the old man unhappily, and then said weakly: "That's not it, but there are really weird things here, but they have been solved; Let's go back to the village first, let me rest for a while, and come back in the evening to catch the female ghost, what do you think? ”
Li Xiao was very unhappy with the old man's performance, and secretly complained in his heart: "Don't you see how weak I am?" I don't ask how the Taoist is doing, it's a matter of the female ghost when he opens his mouth, and he hasn't talked to you about the remuneration yet, right? The hearts of the people of Zhen Nyima are not ancient! ”
"Yes, yes! Shi Feng, hurry up and help the Taoist to go up the mountain pass, and go back to the village! Old man Shi looked at the weak Li Xiao, and saw that there was a slight unhappiness on his face, and he also understood, it seemed that this little Taoist priest was very strong, but he put people aside, and he felt that something was wrong.
After stopping the old man's words, the weak Li Xiao didn't say anything more, and walked directly to the mountain col with the help of Shi Feng, and the old man also trembled and followed.
Sitting on the ox cart again, Li Xiao lay down directly on the hay, his eyes closed and he fell asleep, he was really weak and tight, if it was possible, he really didn't want to absorb any energy for the realm spirit, it was really not a human thing, it was just a forced binding of the heavenly dao space, and he couldn't help himself!
After helping Li Xiao into the ox cart, Shi Feng returned again, helped Old Man Shi back, got into the ox cart, and then drove the ox cart to Xiaoshi Village.
Sitting on the ox cart, Old Man Shi looked at the pale face of the sleeping little Taoist priest next to him, and couldn't help but have a trace of hope in his heart, and said secretly: "Maybe this little Taoist priest really has some skills, looking at his hard work, maybe he can really catch the female ghost, and the small stone village will be saved, and there is no need to relocate." ”
If this old man Shi knew that Li Xiao was not working so hard for his village, but only for a damn compulsory task, I wonder if he would still be so hopeful?
It was not far from that strange forest to Xiaoshi Village, and in a short time, the ox cart drove into a small mountain village.
There is a dirt road that runs through the whole village in the middle of the village, and there are dozens of courtyards of the same style scattered on both sides of the dirt road, that is, a small courtyard surrounded by stones, and a stone house, which looks a little dilapidated and old, obviously these stone houses are some years old, this is the appearance of Xiaoshi Village.
Why are there still such old buildings in today's society? In fact, although the economic conditions of the villagers are not rich, it is still possible to build a house with red bricks and green tiles, but perhaps because of customs, the people here have been living in stone houses that have been built for an unknown period of time, and have not been demolished and renovated.
The people here seem to be accustomed to a plain and simple life, and most of the villagers, except for young people, are still reluctant to give up their ancestral land.
But since there was a murder outside the village, I often heard the sound of women crying at night, as if it sounded in my ears, if one or two people heard it, it would not be regarded as a thing, but almost the whole village could hear the cry every night, and a few people were found by female ghosts, which was unusual.
These simple and honest villagers, where can they stand such a fright, so they said that they wanted to move out of the village, but they were dissuaded by the clan elders, saying that they could invite a powerful Taoist to drive away ghosts and avoid disasters for the village, and the villagers didn't really want to move out, so they agreed, they still wanted to stay in the ancestral land, after all, after living all their lives, there was still that local feeling.
Today, the clan elder went out of the village to ask the Taoist chief, and the villagers of Xiaoshi Village did not go anywhere, they all stayed in the village, waiting with hope.
At noon, the ox cart drove slowly at the entrance of the village, and the villagers were suddenly excited and stepped forward to inquire about the situation.
But when they got closer, the faces of the villagers couldn't help but become disappointed, only to see that the clan elder invited back a young Taoist priest, who was still asleep on the ox cart at this time, and the name of the village suddenly exploded, and they all whispered, but they didn't make it loud, after all, the clan elder still has to be respected.
"Why is it a little Taoist, and he is still asleep at this time! Looks like a liar, can this work? ”
"Well, I think it's the same, what kind of ability can such a young little Taoist priest have? looks handsome, don't hook the soul of a female ghost again! ”
"Alas! What kind of sin has we created in our little stone village! It seems that the female ghost can't be driven away! ”
"Let's pack up our things and take shelter elsewhere first! In case this little Taoist priest fails to catch ghosts, and then angers the female ghosts, it will be us who will suffer! ”
"You say, this little Taoist priest is full of beauty, if the female ghost hooks him away, will he not trouble our village?"
"Huh~? Could it be that the clan elder invited this little Taoist priest to find a companion for the female ghost? ”
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For a while, the villagers gathered around the ox cart, whispering discussions, although the old man Shi was over eighty years old, but his ears were still good, this slightly noisy discussion, word for word fell into his ears, seeing that the villagers were talking more and more unlikely, the old man Shi's face turned dark, and then he snorted heavily.
Helped off the ox cart by Shi Feng, Old Man Shi looked around with an old face, and then said very ironcladly: "Look at you, what has become of this!" When did you big men also talk about their wives? What a shame for Little Rock Village! Although Xiao Dao Chang is young, he still has some real skills! ”
"On the way back just now, the little road chief has already been to the forest, saying that the forest is strange, but it has been solved by the little road chief, don't you see the little road chief's pale face? That's tired, I did things for our village, and I didn't let the family sleep! ”
"The little leader is a little weak now, you'd better give me some peace, don't make a noise to the little leader! When the trail chief is rested, he will go to hunt female ghosts at night! ”
Although he said it decisively, Old Man Shi was also a little uncertain in his heart, after all, he heard what the little Taoist priest said, but now he can't control it so much, it is important to stabilize the mood of the villagers first.
"Really? Clan Elder, you can't be lying to us, are you? ”
"Does this little Taoist priest really have that ability? I don't think so! Well, what, the clan elder didn't doubt what you meant! ”
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Looking at the villagers who were still talking and obviously didn't believe it, Old Man Shi didn't know what to say for a while.
At this moment, a young man with a stick, gauze tied to his left leg, a piece of gauze oozing out of the gauze, and black-framed eyes, although he was dressed ordinarily, but obviously different from other villagers, limped over, and the villagers who were watching and discussing immediately got out of the way.
Shi Qingfan came to the ox cart, stretched out his head and looked at the Taoist priest lying on the ox cart, his eyes were a little uncertain, after all, he was a university educated, he was an atheist, and he didn't believe in any gods and ghosts, in his opinion, it was just feudal superstition, it was completely a deception.
But the recent events made him a little shaken, and he began to wonder if there was really a god in this world.
Speaking of which, among the few people in the village who have seen female ghosts, there is Shi Qingfan, and he sees him almost every night. At first, he didn't think so, thinking that he was injured and weak, so he hallucinated, but as he saw the female ghost for several days, he believed that it was real.
Moreover, he witnessed the death of the woman, so his heart was filled with fear for a while, and he no longer dared to be alone at home, so he dragged a broken leg that had just been bandaged and fixed for a short time overnight and ran to the clan's hometown at the head of the village, and after explaining the situation, he lived in the clan's hometown.
Although Shi Qingfan now believes in the existence of ghosts, but the sleeping little Taoist priest in front of him doesn't look like he can subdue demons and eliminate demons, he is also entangled in his heart, this village has given him too many memories, he really doesn't want to watch the villagers move away, so the village will cease to exist.
Retracting his scrutinizing gaze, looking at the embarrassed clan elders beside him, and the villagers who were talking in a low voice, Shi Qingfan coughed lightly, and said slowly: "Uncles, aunts, and aunts, you also know, Qingfan, I have not believed in ghosts and gods since I was a child, but I can't help but believe what has happened recently." ”
"Although this Taoist seems to be a little younger, there is no need for everyone to doubt his ability, doesn't there be a saying that ambition is not old? Of course, I don't just believe that this Taoist chief can really exorcise ghosts, but people are also doing things for our village, so let's understand! ”
"Besides, if this Taoist chief has the ability, won't he be able to see it at night? Let's go back, let's go back to cooking and fill our stomachs first! Regardless of whether this Taoist leader can exorcise ghosts or not, he has to let people rest well! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a shame on our village? ”
Maybe what Shi Qingfan said made sense, maybe he wanted to try, or maybe he was really hungry, so the villagers who were watching and discussing didn't say anything, and they dispersed one after another, and went home to make a fire and cook.
When everyone dispersed, Old Man Shi smiled bitterly, and then ordered Shi Feng to carry the little Taoist priest to his house and let him sleep well.
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