Chapter 1: Nightmare

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"Ahh I'm dreaming again, a companion since childhood

Reaching out to the small purse under the pillow, touching the rough stitches on it, the scorching temperature came from it as always, and my panicked heart gradually calmed down.

The scene in the dream was clearly reflected in my mind.

On the mass grave, the sky was very low, the clouds were dark, and there was a scene of ghosts crying and wolves......

Shadows of longing floated on the dark mounds, and countless unjust souls stretched out their white, sharp claws, and probed with a sad smile to reach out to the only remaining life in the dead place, the infant crying baby.

Suddenly, the swaddling clothes that wrapped the baby were soaked in blood from the inside out, and the scarlet gas was like clouds and fog, and it was difficult to see a human figure within ten zhang.

"Ahh

There was a terrible ghost cry, piercing out of the swaddling clothes, shaking the tombs all over the field were buzzing, the dead leaves on the trees fell one after another, and the original layer of thick blood was like a cloud of smoke, and suddenly disappeared after that loud roar.

Countless ghosts seemed to be swallowed up by that loud roar, and only the "giggling" laughter of babies was left in the blurry night...... but the small sound was more creepy than the ghost crying.

With only one breath, the countless ghosts were devoured, and the grave instantly became empty, leaving behind an inexplicable trembling.

A rickety figure slowly appeared on the mass grave from far and near, and slowly walked to the baby who was still "giggling". The old man looked at the baby soaked in blood, and his two little hands were clutching his fists, waving in the air, making a crisp and pleasant "giggle" laugh, but it made this strange mass grave look particularly infiltrating.

The old man seemed unaffected by the scene, sighed, shook his head, reached out and picked up the baby, then turned and walked back slowly towards the way he had come.

Lately, I've been dreaming like this every night, and I'm uneasy. Every time such a dream is a sign that something is about to happen, it is a tried-and-true experience, just like when I was a child. It's just that what happened this time?

I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep any longer, so I just got up and put on my clothes and went to the window. The moon was hanging in the sky, and the cool breeze blew through the treetops, and the intellectuals in the trees hissed. The night breeze was blowing, and the leaves of the locust trees in the courtyard rustled. It's been an unusual night!

Could it be her husband Luo Hongxuan?

It's been three years since he left, and when we were three months old, he left to make a living in the city. There was no news of him this time, how many midnight dreams, I thought of the back of his departure, and remembered the only three months we were together, infinitely melancholy.

However, time washed over a qiē, his person, his appearance, all faded out in my memory, was it because my feelings for him were not deep enough, or did he have been away long enough?

Whenever I dream back at midnight, I try to recall the bits and pieces with him, trying to remember his qiē.

I am reminded of a saying: You can have love, but don't cling to it, because separation is inevitable. But to be able to say but not to do is not true wisdom. I just can't do it, so I'm a fool and can't be the wise man.

The shadow of the tree outside the window swayed, a cool breeze blew, the old locust tree in the courtyard was blown by the wind and the branches were swinging, tonight was fifteen, the clouds dispersed, revealing the bleak moonlight, sprinkled in the courtyard like silver, and the old locust tree cast a mottled shadow. Suddenly, a figure flashed, right under the old locust tree.

I was standing at the window, and when I saw the black shadow, I was shocked, "Who?" I shouted. He chased him out with his cloak and skirt. It's so late, who is still in the yard of my house.

But the figure was very fast, and by the time I was released from the hospital, it was long gone. The empty yard was empty, and only the shadows of the dappled and swaying trees remained. I set my eyes on the tall old locust tree, whose branches and leaves swayed more violently in the wind. I saw clouds of green smoke wrapping around the trunks of the trees, and the yin air spread throughout the courtyard. I shuddered, and reached out and pulled at the coat draped over my body.

The tall and thick trunk of the old locust tree is particularly abrupt at this moment. I vaguely felt that the black shadow I had just seen was behind the trunk of the tree. My heart began to pound, but my courage grew at this moment, and curiosity drove me to take action.

I walked slowly towards him, and as I approached, suddenly a horrible human face spun from behind the trunk.

By the moonlight, I could see the bloody face. The two eye sockets were deeply collapsed, one eyeball hanging on the face, and the other was empty, with black liquid constantly pouring out of it. There were several large white worms moving around their noses, and one side of their face was peeled off and hung on their chins, revealing the white bones inside, glowing white in the moonlight. The big mouth was open and the black hole was hollow, and a foul smell like rotten eggs was rushing towards him.

"Ah, the ghost!" I screamed, my eyes blackened, and I fell to the ground.

At this moment, a crisp and pleasant rattle sounded, and a petite and delicate figure appeared on the courtyard wall. The figure jumped off the wall, followed by a little black cat.

"Bold ghost, look where you're going!"

The petite figure shouted, and the rattle in his hand suddenly rang loudly. Seeing this, the ghost creature immediately rushed towards the old locust tree behind him, and the black shadow turned into a wisp of green smoke and headed towards the trunk.

"Hmph, do you think that if you hide in the old locust tree, this girl can't help you?" The little girl's movement of shaking the rattle suddenly accelerated, "Heidi, come and help!" ”

She beckoned to the little black cat, and her body was constantly changing, and she actually danced in the courtyard. The little black cat also took a strange cat step at her beckoning.

The man and the cat were dancing and ringing bells in the courtyard, and the little girl was muttering words as if she were doing some mysterious ritual.

Soon the green smoke that the ghost had turned into slowly came out of the trunk of the old locust tree, as if it had been twisted out, and went towards the rattle in the little girl's hand.

After the rattle slowly absorbed the green smoke, the little girl turned around and stopped the dance steps, and the little black cat at her feet also took the cat steps, jumped on the stone table in the courtyard, and licked her forelimbs to rest.

The little girl glanced at the rattle in her hand, and her little face wearing green gauze seemed to show a happy smile, and she exhaled a long breath.

"Finally cleaned up this unjust ghost, if you can't get this unjust ghost back tonight, you will be scolded by your mother-in-law! Fortunately, there is a soul bell sent by my mother-in-law! This thing is really a very useful magic weapon! ”

As she spoke, her big bright eyes flickered, and she happily put the soul bell in her hand into the small cloth bag she carried with her, and then looked at the person who was still lying on the ground.

"Ah, it's Sister Hua Banlei!"

After the little girl saw the person clearly, she hurriedly helped her up, looked at the unconscious person, her two big eyes showed an anxious look, and she reached out to probe her pulse, which was relieved.

"It turned out that I was scared and fainted, hum, it's all to blame on that unjust ghost!" She sneered, "I can't let Sister Hua lie in the courtyard!" ”

With great difficulty, she lifted me up, put one arm on her shoulder, and walked into the house.

As he walked, he muttered, "My mother-in-law asked me to protect Sister Hua and wait for Brother Hongxuan to come back, but I didn't want to be hit by the unjust ghost, fortunately I came in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!" ”

"Meow!" A cat meow sounded behind her, as if disdainful of her pride.

The little girl helped the person into the room and lay down to look at the person who seemed to be asleep, and then exhaled.

"Sister Hua, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause you to be frightened, I'll tell you to be guilty another day!" She said, looking up at the window, "Ah, it's almost dawn, I have to go back quickly, or my mother-in-law will punish me!" ”

She jumped out of the window, beckoned to the little black cat who was still sleeping on the stone table, and soon disappeared over the courtyard wall. I was still lying unconscious on the bed and the silver moonlight on the ground.

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