Chapter 16: The Blood Moon
It was already dawn, and the comfortable bed did not allow Shen Huan to sleep beautifully, until now the dream of last night is still in his mind......
Stunned, last night's dream made Shen Huan a little unclear about who he was, the mutual fusion of the two souls, all the memory knowledge, including the most important concern, was also fused together...... It was a memory that did not belong to Shen Huan's self-consciousness, but another memory of him......
Last night, Shen Huan dreamed of his sister in this world, she was not his own sister, but a little girl who was picked up by himself in the snow nest outside the village...... Shen Huan still remembers that the snow fell very heavily that year, and although the winter in Jiangnan was cold, there was rarely such a big snow......
After the snow fell that night, the outside was white, and they had not seen snow for several years, and the children in the village were naturally very happy! At that time, Shen Huan was only ten years old, which was the age of being active, so he went to the outside of the village with Song Shi and them to have a snowball fight and build a snowman, and it was at that time that he met the person he had been concerned about until now......
At that time, Shen Huan was playing with his friends, and accidentally found a small snow cave, at that time they thought it was a hare to hide, but when they opened the snow cave, they unexpectedly found that there was no hare at all! It's hiding a little girl who is dirty all over her body!
At that time, the clothes on the little girl's body were unusually thin and worn, and she had been frozen to death after spending the night in the snow cave outside, everyone thought she was dead, and no one dared to touch her, and finally Shen Huan noticed that the little girl was still breathing, and carried her back to his home, which saved her.
Since then, the little girl has lived in the village and has become Shen Huan's sister...... Because the little girl herself didn't want to mention her name, Shen Huan gave her a name, Shen Xue! Not only because she was picked up in the snow by herself on a snowy day, but because she herself was as pure as snow!
Maybe it was because she saved her, Shen Xue was extremely dependent on Shen Huan, and she followed Shen Huan almost all the time, and even took a bath by his own hands, so Shen Xue was willing to wash! At that time, the villagers still laughed at him for knowing that he was so young to pick up a daughter-in-law and come back......
There is suddenly one more person in the family, which can be said to be an unexpected joy for Shen Huan, who lost his father back then! That kind of loneliness of being alone also disappeared with the arrival of my sister! The two have lived together for their lives......
However, things in the world are always so unpredictable, a year later, one winter, Shen Huan had a serious illness, and Song Yi spent almost all the family's savings to make Shen Huan's illness better. Without money, the medicine was gone, and the condition quickly deteriorated......
At that time, Shen Huan was burned unconscious, but he still remembered Shen Xue's anxious little face before he fell unconscious! But when he finally woke up, Shen Xue was gone! Only the broken silver and a small wooden hairpin by the pillow were left!
I see things but no people! And the broken silver that came out of nowhere! At that time, Shen Huan had a bad premonition in his heart! He asked Song Shi, who was taking care of him, about Shen Xue's whereabouts, but at that time, because Shen Huan's body had not fully recovered at that time, Song Shi did not dare to tell him. It wasn't until Shen Huan recovered that Song Shi learned that Shen Xue had left here......
At that time, on the night after Shen Huan passed out, Shen Xue left the village alone, and no one knew what she was going to do at that time, and some people even speculated that she was going to prepare for Shen Huan's funeral...... It wasn't until the next morning, after they saw the person who came back with Shen Xue, that everyone finally understood that Shen Xue went to the city to sell herself in order to treat Shen Huan!
Since then, Shen Huan has never seen Shen Xue again, nor has he heard anything from her...... Every time he goes to Beijing to take the exam, he always sets off a month or two earlier than others, going to as many places as possible, and asking as much news as possible, just to be able to find her one day!
His mood gradually calmed down, Shen Huan subconsciously touched the corner of his eye, and there was a trace of tears, this heart-wrenching but confused feeling was really uncomfortable...... It's almost breathless...... If there was nothing in the past, Shen Huan seemed to smell a familiar scent of orchids, but this fragrance was so similar to the smell on Shen Xue's body......
Taking out the wooden hairpin that he had been carrying on his body, Shen Huan forgot about it in a daze, feeling very confused, if he really came through time, the previous Shen Huan was also dead, but why did he feel so heartache? Is it sympathy? Or is it because of the fusion of two souls? Thinking of this, Shen Huan couldn't help but be shocked! He suddenly realized a problem! He himself is not only the one who has crossed over, but also the Shen Huan who died here! Although the dominant consciousness is different! But he is his own, and indeed he is another self! Only in this way can I explain my complicated feelings at the moment!
A few more days passed, the rice in the field had been harvested and dried, and the autumn rain had arrived as scheduled, and the drizzling rain had been falling for two days, and it was not until the evening of today that there was a slight sign of stopping......
Although the autumn rain is very annoying, but this does not prevent Liu Zhixian from being in a good mood, the autumn harvest was successfully completed, and this year's Jiangyin County has a bumper harvest! The amount of tax collected is also much higher than in previous years! He seemed to be able to imagine what kind of reward the imperial court would give him when he found out!
Some people are happy and some people are worried, just when Liu Zhixian was watching himself become an official in his sleep, the mood of the husband in the city was terrible! The cold autumn rain fell in the middle of the night, and the clothes were almost completely soaked, and it was very uncomfortable to wear them! But what made him even more gloomy was the blood-red moon that appeared in the sky after the rain stopped......
Blood Moon, if Shen Huan saw it, he would definitely scoff at it, this is just a phenomenon of a lunar eclipse! However, in the husband's heart, this blood moon is a symbol of calamity! Especially a moon like Hongcheng tonight, he has not seen it for more than ten years on the road of Chinese New Year's Eve! The moonlight shines through the clouds, as if giving the impression that the moon is bleeding...... It's very ominous......
Just after the child, the husband looked at the blood moon in the middle of the sky, and couldn't help but shudder, and there was more and more an ominous premonition in his heart...... However, since he had eaten this bowl of rice, he had to do it even if he was afraid, but fortunately there was no curfew now, and even in the middle of the night, he could occasionally meet one or two pedestrians, which made him feel a lot of comfort......
Walking slowly forward, I turned a few more streets, and in front of me was Wutong Lane. There were only a few houses there, and under the blood-colored moonlight, the water droplets on the eaves fell to the ground one by one, as if giving people the feeling of blood dripping......
The streets and alleys are deep, looking at the scene in front of him, the husband's legs and stomachs can't help but spin, he knows that he may still meet a few pedestrians on the road, but once he enters Wutong Lane, it is definitely half a person can't touch! Especially since there is a coffin shop there, which is even more terrifying! When I think of the husband, I only feel that my scalp is numb!
"What to do? Why don't you bypass Sycamore Lane? Anyway, there aren't many families in it, and no one will find out if there is less than this one! ”
Although it is such an idea, but when I really want to go around, the husband stops again, although Wutong Lane does look very crazy at this time, but the distance is not long, as long as you pass through Wutong Lane is Zhengyang Street! There are quite a few merchants and taverns there! And the distance from Wutong Lane to Zhengyang Street is only one-third of the main road! The distance that can be walked without being missed! Besides, if you meet an acquaintance on the main road, others ask why you came from the main road? How do you answer yourself? Do you want to say that you are too scared to leave? If that's the case, tomorrow someone will upload it on the street, and those who fight the shift won't dare to walk at night......
Shame is not shame! looked at the eerie Wutong Alley in front of him, and then looked at the brightly lit street next to him, and after weighing the pros and cons for a long time, he still stepped into the alley......
As soon as I stepped into the alley, I clearly felt the difference between this place and the avenue! It was pitch black all around, and only the lantern in his hand was still a glimmer of light...... Even the wind was much stronger than on the avenue, giving people a feeling of incomparably cold in this cold night......
Walking forward in the dark, the ground was full of fallen leaves of the plane tree, and there was a rustling sound from time to time when stepping on it...... Somehow, the husband seemed to hear what seemed to be a strange sound coming from the front, as if the door was opened, or as if someone was nailing something to the plank...... Let the listener's hairs stand on end......
After walking some distance, I got closer and closer to the place where the voice came from in front of me! Sure enough, as I guessed, the place where the voice came from was the extremely obscure coffin shop! I don't know what happened today, but the coffin shop forgot to lock the door! The door was so windy that it kept hitting the door frame! That's what it sounded like!
Seeing this, the husband couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but it didn't take long for him to be a little scared in his heart...... Because the door of the coffin shop was not locked, by the blood-colored moonlight, he could clearly see the coffins inside! Many of these coffins have been painted with red paint, and now in this moonlight, they look even more eerie! I knew it was empty, but it felt like something was about to crawl out of it!
Not daring to take another look, the husband quickened his pace and continued to walk forward, looking at the light at the end of the intersection, he now only thought that he could get on the road faster! Get out of this obscure place! In order to force himself not to think of those terrible things, the husband forced himself to think of the girls in Chunhualou, the fair-skinned and delicate body called Yanyan, and thought about how many days he had to make money, when he could experience the heart-warming human bliss again......
Thinking like this, the fear in his heart gradually dissipated a lot, and seeing that the light was just around his eyes, he involuntarily quickened his pace. But at this moment, his footsteps staggered, and the husband felt that his foot seemed to have tripped over something, and suddenly he fell into a mess!
The muddy water was splashed all over his body, and the lantern was also extinguished by the stagnant water on the ground, and the husband secretly said that he was unlucky, and crawled to wipe the muddy water off his face with his hands, but at this moment he suddenly felt that something was wrong! The rain on your body is not only fishy! And it's very sticky! It's like blood!
A strong smell of blood rushes straight to the brain! The husband subconsciously looked at his hands, and by the light coming from the alley, he saw that his hands were full of blood! And right at his feet, a severed arm with exposed white bones was clutching his ankle!
Listening to the faint sound of footsteps behind him, the husband turned around in a daze...... In the blood-colored moonlight, a figure covered in blood was holding a man's head and laughing happily at him......
"There are ghosts...... Ghosts! There are ghosts! Come on, people! There are ghosts! ”
He crawled out of the alley, and the screams from the husband's mouth were like the blood-colored moonlight...... shrouded the entire blood-colored Jiangyin City......