CH.009 The old man took him in and lost his soul
"Ten Mile Town?" I asked the old man. "Ten Mile Town doesn't mean ten miles in radius, it's just a small town on the edge of the city. It was inhabited by the poor. Because there are often some haunted things, everyone knows about it within a radius of ten miles, so it is named Ten Mile Town. The old man stood up and explained.
"Let's go." With that, I pushed up the somewhat deformed snack cart. The old man was beside him to show the way, and Xiao 18 followed behind him with a meatloaf in his mouth.
"Girl, are you here to join your relatives?" The old man asked, "I have no relatives, let alone relatives, I am just a wandering person." I said calmly, still unable to hide the sadness in my heart. Alas, what a poor child, if you don't mind, you can stay for a while. I can see that you are a good person, a good boy. The old man added, "As long as you don't dislike my family's simplicity," the old man added, "How can it be?" It's too late for me to be happy, but I'm glad you took me in, otherwise I'd be sleeping on the streets. I smiled.
The noon sun was very dazzling, and although it was autumn and there was occasional breeze, the old man's forehead was still soaked with sweat. "Uncle, when you're tired, let's rest." I stopped the cart and asked him. "It's okay, it's okay, I'm used to it. It's almost there. I looked in the direction of his finger, and not far away, a ruined street came into view.
The streets are in tatters, with the occasional small shop still open. Many of the houses were unoccupied, and the brass locks on the doors were rusty. It is a stark contrast to the bustling bazaar. "What happened here, uncle? Why so," I asked curiously. "Because people with a little money have moved away, they don't want to live here. The rest are only those who are poor, alas," the old man did not answer why, and I could not ask any more. After walking some more distance, the old man stopped in front of a dilapidated house.
He pulled a rusty key from his bosom and opened the somewhat rotten copper lock. Then the door creaked open.
The old man pushed the snack cart into the corner of the courtyard. The yard is not big, but it is fairly clean. A jujube tree is full of jujubes, and it seems that there is some life in the courtyard. A drinking water well is not far from the date palm tree. Inside the small fence on the left is a slightly thinner adult pig.
I was standing in the middle of the courtyard. Then the old man closed the door and plugged it in. "Come in with me." I followed the old man in. Little 18 also ran in with his patty in his mouth. Two rooms, one hall, and behind the curtain of the hall is the kitchen. It is not difficult to see that this house used to be a well-off house, but now the furnishings are a bit simple.
In the hall, a set of painted tea bowls was placed on a square wooden table, and two chairs were surrounded by one side. A landscape calligraphy and painting hangs on the wall, covered in dust.
"You sit down first. I'll go inside the room and have a look. I sat in my chair and looked around. After a while, the old man came out of the room and went straight to the kitchen. Then the smell of herbs wafted out. "Who's in the room?" I was thinking about 18 rubbing me under my legs. I almost forgot that it was still hungry. I opened the paper packet and took out the meatloaf and fed it little by little, it was really hungry and devoured it without reservation.
"Ahh The sound was terrifying, like you can't wake up from a nightmare. The old man heard the cry and hurriedly ran out of the kitchen, carrying a bowl of medicinal soup in his hand. I couldn't sit down anymore and decided to go inside and have a look.
I was standing at the door. Look inside. A young man lies on a bed. His eyes were wide open, the green tendons on his neck were bulging, and his arms were fluttering, which made the decoction in the old man's hand spill a little. But he's still moving. His mouth was wide open, but there was no tongue in his mouth.
I rushed forward, my right hand swiped in front of his eyes, and the man fell asleep quietly. This move once again caused the old man's shock. "Shhhh
I sat down next to the man and took a look at him. The man was only about twenty years old, his eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, and the bridge of his nose was straight, but he was a little distorted when he howled just now. I pinched his index finger and closed his eyes.
"Moro? Moro Stone? I called, and he flew from afar, to my side. Hei Manling, are you looking for me? His expression was still as pure as it was, "Yes, I'm looking for you." I want to ask you something. He looked at the man lying on the bed, "It's him." "Exactly, I don't understand, why are there only seven souls and one soul left in his three souls and seven souls, and those two souls are not in his body?" I asked him.
"The three souls refer to the heavenly soul, the earth soul, and the human soul. A normal person would go crazy if he lost one of them. So did he. Moro explained. Moro, then according to what you say, he lost the heavenly soul and the earth soul? He also knew the howl of terror, so the human soul was not lost, did he? I asked him, "Yes, you've improved." "Then how do you find those two lost souls?" I looked at him anxiously.
"Go where he's frightened. Those two of his souls may be attached to an object. You'll see it with your eyes. He said, and turned to leave. "I looked at him, "huh? He hummed softly. Thank you."" What's more? Have you forgotten that I am family? He smiled at me. Then he looked at the table in the hall. "Oh yes, you can eat, the black vines just boost your intelligence, and the food fills your stomach. Hades is only afraid that you will eat something unclean, but you yourself can digest all poisons. I'm gone, there's still something to do. He told me, "Well, I see." I answered, and opened my eyes.
The old man brought a chair at some point and sat down not far from me. Staring at the man on the bed. He watched me stand up and noticed that I was awake. "Girl, are you awake? You are," the old man hurriedly stood up and looked at me. "I'm fine, I'm just too tired to sleep for a while." I said with a smile.
Seeing that it was already dusk outside, the old man had already prepared the meal. Wait for me to wake up and eat together. He pulled me to the table in the hall and sat me down. In fact, in the past few days, I have not drunk a drop of water, I have not eaten a grain of rice, and I have never felt hungry. But I saw two small dishes on the table. I can't help but feel a little empty in my stomach.
"Uncle, what about Little 18?" I looked at the floor in the hall. There is no trace of 18. "Look outside?" I looked over. I saw Xiao 18's two little paws holding the jujube tree, shaking it a few times, and the little jujubes fell down by its shaking. I don't know where it got a dustpan, and then put the fallen dates into the dustpan one by one.