Rose crouched on the edge of the pit, looking at the white bones inside. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

She looked at it for a while, then turned her head to look at Wang Li, only to find that he was looking at her with a complicated expression.

When Wang Li saw her coming, he hurriedly turned his head to look at the other side.

After a while, Wang Li suddenly asked, "You only have half a heart?" ”

Rose couldn't help but sit on the ground, raised her hand and shook it in front of his eyes: "Wang Li, are you evil?" Or is it cold? Do you feel dizzy? ”

Wang Li slapped her hand away: "It's okay, I'll ask casually." ”

Rose Fox looked at him suspiciously, and suddenly became interested: "If I say that I only have half a heart left, do you believe it or not?" ”

Wang Li glanced at her obliquely: "Do you think I will believe it?" ”

Rose spread her hands: "I also asked casually." She stood up and brushed the ashes off her body: "In addition to this skeleton, I'm afraid there are other things under the ground, do you also want to dig up one by one to see?" ”

She turned around and walked away two steps, thought for a moment and then turned back: "I'll go and sit on the edge of the lotus pond over there, and you can think here slowly." Where I can't figure it out, maybe I can tell you an answer that is closest to the truth. ”

Wang Li looked down at the bones, there were no scars, and it seemed that he had not been hurt at all before he died. But if that's the case, why are there so many resentful spirits in this house?

He thought of the two sisters, Shen Wanjun and Shen Bijun, who looked so similar, but they could be recognized at a glance.

What is the purpose of what Shen Wanjun said before, is it a warning, an exorcism, or a trap?

Since Master Shen will bury flowers here, he should have seen this skeleton too, why did he never mention it?

He used his scabbard to cover one side of the soil again on the bones, and suddenly it occurred to him that the soil here was so messy, it must be because of frequent excavation and stirring, and this white bone was buried so shallowly, I am afraid that it will not be long after it is buried.

The Shen family's move to Flowing Water Town is not short, they may indeed not know that someone in the house has died violently, but how can they not know the origin of this skeleton?

He wanted to clear his mind, but he couldn't connect one thing after another on the same line.

Wang Li stood up and walked around the courtyard aimlessly, and sure enough, he saw Rose sitting on the edge of the lotus pond, and got a handful of fish food out of nowhere, and threw it into the pool, and the fish wagged their tails and swam over to fight.

He walked over and stood beside Rose.

Rose fed the fish for a while, smiled and asked, "I can understand what the fish say, do you believe it?" ”

She had said this when she had entered the cemetery. Wang Li almost knew that when she spoke, she must be true and false, and at least half of the ten sentences could not be believed. For example, if this sentence is said casually, then the next sentence must have some truth, the next sentence may be the truth, and the last sentence must be made up. Unless he was mad, he wouldn't take everything she said seriously.

Rose sighed and said quietly, "You really don't believe it. It's strange that you don't believe that I can understand the language of fish, but you believe that someone can understand the language of birds. ”

This sentence was exactly what he was thinking. Wang Li remained silent and said lightly: "Second Miss Shen doesn't look like she can deceive people, not to mention that some people may not be able to be talented." ”

"These two Shen girls are siblings, and I think they are also the most unsimilar sisters in the world. Even those who have just met them can tell at a glance who is the sister and who is the sister. As far as I know, siblings are not so different in temperament, unless they are in very different circumstances, but they have been together since childhood. ”

Wang Li nodded: "Even if they look alike, there will still be differences." ”

As soon as noon passed, Master Shen arrived at the courtyard, looked cautious, and asked with a smile: "Prince Wang, I don't know if there is some progress in the matter?" ”

Wang Li looked at him and muttered: "There is progress, it's just ......"

Master Shen immediately said, "Just what?" ”

Wang Li knew that he had already felt a clue, but he had a feeling of being led away all the time. He can't always observe in secret, and the guesses he obtains, no matter how round they are, are still just guesses.

"I felt the heaviest resentment in the southwest corner, so I followed the past, and found that there was a skeleton under the haystack, which was buried shallowly, and it didn't look like it had been buried for a long time." He said slowly, and sure enough, the other party's face changed drastically, his lips twitched, and he stopped talking.

Wang Li smiled slightly: "Naturally, I am just a heavenly master, not a fast catcher, and I don't want to investigate what is going on." But Master Shen, you don't want to always be surrounded by a resentful spirit, right? ”

Master Shen's face was pale, and he said after a long time: "This matter, in fact, has to start with the old man's wife." The old man's wife is from the Yi nationality, and according to the custom there, after death, people are buried with bones. ”

As soon as Wang Li heard him speak, it was irrelevant, and it was even more inexplicable, but he still listened patiently.

Rose had already turned back to her room, but she turned back when he said that.

I only heard Master Shen continue: "The Humble Jing family has some status in the Yi people, and many people with status in the Yi people know how to use witchcraft. When she first married into the Shen family, she told me that she was the only person in the family who didn't know how to use witchcraft, so the elders in the family did not object to me marrying her. ”

"After Humble Jing married into the Shen family, I was homesick, so I planned to move to live with the Yi people. There, I saw a bone-picking burial. At that time, the patriarch had just died, and his children and grandchildren buried his body directly in the ground behind the house, digging only a shallow pit and pouring boiling water on the soil every day. It was the first time I saw it, and I was horrified, and we Central Plains people will definitely buy a thick wooden coffin and then put it into the ground. ”

The more Wang Li listened, the more inexplicable he became, and he could only say: "Most of the Han customs are very different. ”

"In this way, boiling water was poured every day, and after two or three months, the corpse was decomposed, and the flesh and bones were separated after boiling water. The Yi people then dug up the pit where the corpses were buried, took out the white bones, and buried them in jars and buried them in the mountains. It is said that there are also Gu worms in the bones left by the Yi people who raise witches, and this method can be used to prevent the Gu insides from escaping. Master Shen sighed, "Such a scene, as long as you have seen it once, you will not forget it." Later, when Jing passed away, I took my little girl to Flowing Water Town. At that time, Wanjun was already sensible and began to take care of the family. When I saw that she was so capable, I went out to do business with confidence. ”

Rose suddenly asked, "How many years have you moved here?" ”

"It's been seven or eight years, and Wanjun and Bijun are also twenty-four years old this year, but unfortunately they haven't found a good family to marry." He paused, and then continued, "Once I went to Nandu to do business, and it took almost three months to return home, and after I came back, I felt that Wanjun was a little different from usual. The two of you have seen her smile today, it seems a little weird. I was uneasy and couldn't sleep well at night, so I went to the account office in the middle of the night to finish the unfinished accounts. As I walked through the courtyard, I saw Wanjun burying something there with a flower hoe. I thought I didn't see it, but I felt more and more uneasy, and I couldn't read the accounts, so I had to go back to the courtyard and turn over the soil in the place where she buried it, and the result-" Master Shen suddenly covered his face with his hands, and he was very painful: "I saw a corpse. The corpse was ugly, the flesh and blood on its body had been dried, as if it had been sucked out of the essence of the body, its face was purple, its eyes were wide open, and the flesh was almost close to the bones...... I understood at that time that Humble Jing once lied to me when he said that he didn't understand the art of witchcraft. Wanjun, she will be crooked by these evil sects! ”

Rose pondered: "In other words, the reason why the bones we found in the haystack were buried so shallowly was that we were only waiting for it to rot until only the bones remained, and then bury it again with the bones?" ”

Master Shen nodded silently, and continued after a long time: "After that, people began to die bizarrely and violently every once in a while, and everyone said that it was Niangniang's powerful ghost who was harming people. But I know it's not, and they'...... They were all sucked dry of their blood by vicious witchcraft. I know it in my heart, but Wanjun is my daughter after all, so naturally I can't say more and ask more. It was precisely because there were so many people who died tragically for no reason that I was still uneasy in my heart, so I found someone to exorcise evil spirits, and invited many people, many of whom were very famous celestial masters, and most of them did not say goodbye in the end. I suspect that many of them are already buried in the ground. ”

Wang Li coughed lightly and said lightly: "Master Shen, you are just guessing about this matter, and there is no real evidence. Rest assured, I won't say it. ”

Master Shen buried his face in his hands and nodded: "Thank you, Prince Wang." ”

Rose watched his back disappear and said, "This story sounds interesting." ”

Wang Li glanced at her obliquely: "You don't believe it? ”

Rose tilted her head and smiled slightly: "I know that the Yi people do have bones and burials, but this witchcraft is too mysterious. So I'll believe half of it for now. ”

Wang Li said coldly: "I don't believe a word. ”

Rose was surprised: "Yes, I think some of what he said is true." For example, he said that his wife was from the Yi nationality, and I think he must have spent a lot of time in the southwest, otherwise he would not have known about the burial of bones. He said that the mysterious death of the people in Flowing Water Town was not the work of the mother's ghost, and I also believe this. Miss Shen is a member of the Yi ethnic group, and it should be true. ”

"Aside from these, there is not a single thing that matters to be assured."

How much of what Master Shen said is true? What is the purpose of this? Is there more untold stories in this Shen Mansion?

I'm afraid this is incomprehensible for a while.

Wang Li felt that everything in front of him seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and when he made a little progress, things would move in a more confusing direction.

Rose, on the other hand, seemed to be completely indifferent to this, and sat by the lotus pond to feed the fish whenever she had free time, and often stayed by the pond for half a day.

He sometimes wondered if roses were really as miraculous as they were rumored.

He didn't take this little girl in his eyes before, and now he is far from him.

It's just that he has to admit that Rose sometimes sees things really with unique opinions, and what she says seems to be true or false, and she can't believe it all, but she can't believe it at all.

He walked as he walked, and even walked to the East Chamber, where he had been that night. In front of the door of the guest room, Ling Xuzi was sitting on the steps, with a crumpled piece of paper on his lap, looking intently. In this situation, he didn't even look like he was crazy.

Wang Li took two steps closer, only to see the other party's hand holding the paper trembling slightly, and there were green tendons floating on the back of his hand, but he didn't look up, staring blankly at the words on the paper.

Wang Li saw his small movements, and his heart was a little more affirmative.

He hadn't thought about it at first, but now that he thought about it, he felt that there was something wrong with it.

After all, Ling Xuzi can be regarded as a generation of grandmasters, and his experience and knowledge are a few times higher than his own. He was able to get out of the ancient tomb safely, and how could Ling Xuzi not be pretending to be crazy and then waiting for an opportunity to get out?

After all, no one is too wary of a madman. He walked closer, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the four words on the top of the rice paper: Butterfly Dance Soul Eater.

He inexplicably felt that this should have something to do with Shenjiazhuang's affairs.

I saw Ling Xuozi suddenly jump up, beat his chest, crumpled the rice paper in his hand, and desperately stuffed it into his mouth.

Wang Li took a step forward, suddenly stopped again, and looked at the other party quietly: "Senior, why do you need to pretend again?" There may be everything he wants to know on that rice paper, but he wants to rely on his own skills to find out slowly.

Ling Xuzi looked at him with a smile, and kept saying in his mouth, "Why are you pretending?" How long can I see how long you can fit it? Then he began to cry and laugh.

"You're so old, you're still crying and making a fuss, are you ashamed?" Hearing only a crisp voice, Shen Bijun touched the parrot on his shoulder and chirped and laughed.

She pulled Wang Li's sleeve, raised her head and smiled purely: "I know that you will not bully him, he must be bullying you, and I have to rely on you." ”

Wang Li looked at her clear eyes, and there was a faint pity in his heart. In this Shen Mansion, I am afraid that only she is innocent. He smiled slightly and said softly, "How do you know?" ”

Shen Bijun turned his head and thought for a while, then looked at him again: "My sister said that this person is crazy, and I am stupid, just a couple." Only you won't call me stupid, you're a good person. ”

Wang Li raised his hand and pressed it on her shoulder, and said softly: "How can you be stupid?" ”

Shen Bijun tilted his head and put his cheek close to the back of his hand: "Can you accompany me to the backyard for a walk?" It's a great place, not many people know about it, and you're bound to find it new. ”

It was an abandoned well, the edge of the well was crawling with moss, the mouth of the well was narrow enough to fit two people, the water level was already very low, and the green was faintly visible.

Shen Bijun lay on the edge of the well and poked his head down: "Daddy said that you can see the past and present lives from this well. Only my father and I know about this, not even my sister. ”

Wang Li stood aside with his hands in his hands, disapproving. I saw Shen Bijun suddenly turn around and gently pull his sleeve: "You can come and see it too." Tang Zhou smiled, so he had to walk to the well, only to see that the well water was deep and deep, and it seemed to be tinged with a hint of coldness, and the figure of him and Shen Bijun standing side by side was reflected in the water, slightly distorted.

"Do you see, my previous life was a bird with gray feathers and a pointed beak, so I can understand birds now." Shen Bijun smiled and said, "Sometimes, when you look from the well, the figure in the water smiles at you, but you don't smile, this is a good omen." ”

Wang Li glanced at her, only to see that her eyes were crystal clear, with a slight ripple. He looked down at the well, only to see the water waves moving slightly, and the figure standing side by side with Shen Bijun in the water suddenly changed, and a blush slowly flowed down from the corner of his eyes, but the figure still had the same expression. Wang Li was stunned in his heart, that figure, could it be his future omen?

In his opinion, these were just nonsense.

He closed his eyes and looked down again, but he didn't see what he had just seen. Could it be that what he saw just now was just his delusion?

Suddenly, he heard the sound of slight footsteps behind him, and he turned his head to see the rose breath undecided, standing seven or eight paces away from them.

She breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes were full of brilliance, and she smiled: "It's such a coincidence, I also came out for a walk casually, but as I walked, I came together with you." ”

When she spoke, she looked sincere, without hesitation.

Wang Li didn't have to think about it to know that she was talking nonsense, not to mention how she could go to the remote backyard for no reason, just by the coincidence that happened to meet them, there was a problem.

By the time I got back to my room, it was already dark.

Wang Li had dinner and thought about what he had seen and heard today, and he felt even more incredible.

Shen Bijun said that this well was only known to her and Master Shen, and even Shen Wanjun didn't know; And he thought about it for a long time, and felt that the figure with blood from the corner of his eye that he saw in the well should not be an illusion, there must be something in it. He cleaned up, put a dagger and fire fold in his sleeve, and turned back to the abandoned well in the backyard.

Tonight's night is deep, most of the arc moon is obscured by dark clouds, and the stars in the sky are sparse and dim.

Wang Li shook the fire fold, raised his hand to support it on the edge of the well, and leaned down. With the firelight, everything in front of you is clearer. He vaguely saw a white, dry face in the water, and his eyes were wide open, very terrifying. Wang Li was stunned, and suddenly heard a clear click, the edge of the well suddenly collapsed, he had no place to support, and fell into the well water with a thud.

He is not good at water, and after falling into the water, he drank several sips of cold water in a row, quickly held his breath, and slowly dive up against the wall of the well. The well water is cold to the bone, and it seems to be still cold, and now is the day when the weather is warmer, and the whole person tastes very bad when soaked in the water.

Wang Li poked his head out of the water, just in front of a face with pale skin and wrinkled skin. No matter how calm he was, he couldn't help but be taken aback. He had just reached out and touched the dagger in his sleeve when he suddenly felt a chill on his wrist, as if he was being clasped by an iron ring. The shriveled and wrinkled cheeks twitched suddenly, and in the blink of an eye, they were already in front of him, and their miserable white lips moved, and they spit out: "It's a witch...... Let's go, let's go! ”

Wang Li leaned against the wall of the well, and with a few traces of moonlight pouring into the well, he finally recognized that this person, who was no longer human, turned out to be Ling Xuozi. It's just that the skin of his whole body has dried up, as if he has been sucked dry, and after soaking in water for a long time, his skin has begun to turn white and wrinkle.

He settled down and asked, "Who is the one who knows the magic of witchcraft?" ”

Ling Xuzi's lips trembled, as if he remembered the most terrible thing in the world: "Butterfly Dance Devouring Soul, Butterfly Dance ......"

"What butterfly dance soul eater?"

Ling Xuzi shuddered a few times, and suddenly screamed, but he had no strength at all, and his hoarse voice was as light as a mosquito. In the middle of the screams, the body was already volleyed into the air. Wang Li hurriedly reached out to pull it, only touching a cold iron claw, thinking that someone in the well threw down the iron claw to pull him up.

He had to withdraw his hand. This place is remote, and there are not many people who will come here, and if the person above has bad intentions, as long as the mouth of the well is sealed, he can only die at the bottom of the well. Tang Zhou thought about the benefits and disadvantages for a moment, so he leaned against the wall of the well and froze his breath.

I only heard a sneering voice coming from the well: "You bull-nosed old man, you still don't die, no one here will come, no one can save you!" ”

Wang Li could understand that this voice was familiar, and it was Master Shen's.

Things changed drastically, and his mind was a mess, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

I heard the sound of a hoe hitting the ground, and someone struggled by the well, and there was silence. Master Shen said to himself, "Isn't it clean when you're dead?" You, an old Taoist priest, are still a monk, but you are also so dirty. In this world, the dead are the cleanest. The sound of the hoe hitting the ground sounded again, digging hard at once.

Wang Li was immersed in the water, only to feel that his body was cold, and he began to ache slightly. He stuck the dagger in the crack in the wall of the well, and touched it up, and the tentacles were all slippery moss, and it was really difficult to climb to the mouth of the well. What's more, I don't know how long Master Shen will dig, if he moves rashly now, I am afraid that he will find out, and it will be impossible to escape.

"These peach blossoms are still freshly picked, spread on you, and they are also stained with a little floral fragrance." Master Shen's voice became very gentle, as if he was talking to his sweetheart.

Wang Li finally understood why he buried the flowers in the middle of the night.

Suddenly, the sound of digging stopped, only to hear Master Shen suddenly say: "Strange, how could this well collapse a large piece?" His tone suddenly became fierce again, and his footsteps drew closer and closer to the well.

Wang Li couldn't help but smile bitterly, his life would be buried in this well after all. In this kind of place where the heavens should not be and the earth is not spiritual, I am afraid that I can only consider myself unlucky. It seems that the reflection he saw in the well before was really not his delusion.

I only heard the sound of the other party's footsteps stop when they were already overhead, and a burning fire broke down with a thud.

Wang Li hurriedly dived into the water, and the fire was extinguished after snorting in the water. Someone at the top of the top carefully poked their heads down, looked at it for a long time, and said to themselves: "It turns out that no one ......"

Wang Li waited until Master Shen walked away before he emerged from the water, and let out a long breath, but before he could even out his breath, he heard a sound of moving stones.

He immediately understood that although Master Shen hadn't seen anyone, in order to be cautious, he still had to completely seal the wellhead with a stone slab. Even if he had the ability to climb up, he could support the slippery moss of his tentacles, and there was no way to push the slate away from the well. Although his Taoism is extremely high, he can't do anything at the moment except wait for death.

Suddenly, a clear voice came from afar: "Birds, birds, what are you going to say?" It's so dark here, I wouldn't have come with you if I had known! ”

The sound of moving the slate stopped abruptly, and Master Shen's voice was a little panicked: "You...... What are you doing here? ”

Shen Bijun laughed softly and said, "The birds want me to come over and take a look, but my sister doesn't know yet." Daddy, daddy, don't be afraid. ”

Wang Li was already numb from the cold, but when he heard this, he had a strange feeling in his heart, as if some thought flashed, as if it was an opportunity, and everything could be unraveled after seizing it. (To be continued.) )