CHAPTER XXVI
Then he flicked a little bit of the soul and shot it on the soul of Old Man Su, and the soul changed from virtual to solid, from gray to black, forming a state of thinking beast.
His facial features and clothes are clear, and his human body is gradually condensed, and there is no longer the phenomenon of escaping outward.
Cheng Ming waited for a while and found that he showed no signs of consciousness at all, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
Then I thought about it, and then I thought about it again.
Old man Su let out a miserable scream, and a small hole was punched in his shoulder, which was smooth, as if he had drilled through it with an electric drill.
But after a few seconds, the wound automatically recovered, and Old Man Su also returned to his original state, still in a mess.
Cheng Ming sensed it, and the energy really decreased.
What's going on?
Will it be offset?
Could it be that thing?
Cheng Ming suddenly thought of resentment, the negative energy of thought.
But when I looked closely, I didn't feel like it.
After tinkering for a while, seeing that there was no new discovery, he released Old Man Su's soul.
But he also just stood there, completely unresponsive.
At this time, it is already in the middle of the day, according to Taoism, it should be the time of the day when the yin qi is at its peak, if there are ghosts and ghosts, most of them will come out to wander at this time.
Old Man Su's soul nature should also belong to this category.
But Cheng Ming waited beside him for a while, but he didn't see any movement.
I tried to talk to him, but there was no response.
In the end, Cheng Ming shook his head, waved his hand and took him back into the card.
I still don't understand it, I should look for a book on this subject in the future, or I can meet a few lonely souls and wild ghosts, and do a few more experiments to study it.
When he was about to walk home, Cheng Ming was suddenly stunned, turned in a direction, there was a trace of inexplicable taste in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Hey, it's interesting, I actually encountered strange things one after another today." ”
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To the west of Wucheng, on the mountain road near the boundary of Henan, there is a dilapidated temple, which has been in disrepair for a long time, and half of the house has collapsed, and it has not been popular for a long time.
The night in the mountains is so quiet that people feel panicked.
The grass shook twice, and a little white rabbit jumped out.
The little white rabbit jumped east and west, directly climbed over the broken wall and ruins, and entered the ruined temple full of barren grass.
In the silent ruined temple, someone suddenly said "Huh", and then the figure shook, and a little old man appeared directly in front of the little white rabbit.
The little white rabbit didn't run, raised his head and looked at him quietly.
The little old man slowly stretched out his hand, easily picked up the little white rabbit, looked at it twice, and said in surprise: "What is this?" It's so strange, it looks like smoke but not smoke, like fog and not fog, and it can also be condensed into shapes, is it a new monster? ”
The little old man lifted the little white rabbit up and aimed it at the moonlight, and the light directly penetrated the little white rabbit's body, exuding the color of the moonlight.
"Do you speak? What are you? ”
asked several times in a row, but the little white rabbit did not respond.
The little old man thought about it, and walked back to the broken temple with the little white rabbit.
Inside the ruined temple, it has been dilapidated, and there is a residual corner of the wall that has been cleared out of a vacant lot, on which some huts composed of wood and cotton wool are piled up, and the appearance is ugly and unshaped.
There was a faint light inside the hut, and I could faintly see that it was an oil lamp.
The little old man walked in naturally, and without seeing what he did, his body gradually changed, from a human to an old fox walking upright.
The fur on its body is about to fall out, bald spots are everywhere, and the tail is long, but it is also dry and broken.
It threw the little white rabbit into the nest and lay down on its stomach.
I don't know where to find a fruit, put it in the mouth of the little white rabbit, and pushed it forward, indicating that it can be eaten.
The little white rabbit looked at the fox face in a daze, and suddenly opened his mouth and spit out a small card book.
"Huh? What is this again? Is it for me? ”
The White Rabbit nodded.
The old fox was full of curiosity, took the card album and flipped through it, only the only card, and read it word by word: "Cheng Ji Teahouse......"
As soon as these four words came out, a black hole opened on the card, sucking the old fox and the little white rabbit into it at the same time.
The flame on the oil lamp flickered slightly, then returned to normal, and the card book fell to the ground with a thud, and there was no one in the room.
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"It's really one, I thought the Taoist was fooling me!"
The old fox shook his head, and before he could open his eyes, he heard someone talking overhead.
He was startled, took a few steps back, his hind feet were suddenly cold, his heart was startled, and his body jumped sideways.
Keep your eyes fixed on the direction of the sound, and quickly observe the environment.
It seems to be an isolated island, surrounded by water and with no end in sight. The sky is very strange, there is no sun, but it exudes a soft light, and the surface of the lake is not alarming, and there seems to be no trace of wind.
In the direction where the voice came from, there was a human dressed as a little two, with a hat on his bare head, which looked a little funny.
Seeing the nearby terrain, the old fox instinctively jumped into the water and flew away.
In his impression, human beings are extremely dangerous, and if they are seen by humans, they will fight a fierce battle at least and die on the spot.
He saw the little rabbit and sat down next to the man.
The old fox secretly complained, regretting that he was not careful enough, and in the end he still fell into the trap of humans, and today I am afraid it will be difficult to get out of the trap.
The bald head looked at the old fox running away, scratched his head, looked down at the little rabbit, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'll just say it's unreliable!" The Taoist insisted that I come to greet him, and he said that what a monster is, which is simply ridiculous. This fox is too old to eat the meat, and the skin is no longer available, so it's completely useless! ”
A palm suddenly slapped the back of the bald head, making a crisp snapping sound.
Cheng Ming suddenly appeared behind him, and said angrily: "What nonsense!" That's today's guest, it's okay if you didn't receive it well, and you even gave me a broken mouth, believe it or not, I slapped you? ”
The bald man muttered in a low voice, "You've already smoked, what are you asking?" ”
Cheng Ming glared: "What did you say?" ”
The bald man hurriedly waved his hand: "Nothing, nothing to say!" ”
"Then don't you hurry up and get to work! What are you doing here, isn't the private room on the second floor still unfinished? Go, go, go! ”
"Eh!" The bald head agreed twice, turned around to leave, and suddenly settled down again, and asked hesitantly: "Dao Chief, is that old fox really a monster?" ”
"I'm just afraid of it!" Cheng Ming nodded.
"Old man Su is really a ghost?"
"Of course!" Cheng Ming said: "What do you want to ask?" ”
"I mean, can't our teahouse accept some normal people? It's a monster and a ghost, I'm scared! The bald man told the truth.
Cheng Ming kicked over and scolded: "Don't give me nonsense here!" Can I hurt you with me? This world is big, mountain spirits, tree monsters, gods and demons, each of them may be there, let you see and understand, you just steal the fun, and dare to complain?
You are a thief, people are not afraid of ghosts, why do I not believe it so much? Whisper to me again, I'll whip you! ”
The bald man rubbed his buttocks, and hummed in a low voice: "If you don't pull it, you won't pull it, why are you kicking me again!" ”
Cheng Ming was about to kick again, and his bald head ran away without a trace.
In fact, what he thought in his heart, Cheng Ming knew very clearly.
I may be afraid, but I will not be so afraid.
Knowing the special space, Cheng Ming is the largest, and he can turn over the clouds and rain between the waves of his hand, a little demons and monsters, and he can't make waves at all, what is there to be afraid of.
They just want to change the way they complain in this way.
I don't want to stay in the space all day, I want to run out and play.
In fact, Cheng Ming didn't want to restrict them, after all, the small card album was given to them, and they came in and out at will.
However, in the past two days, I have been busy with the opening, as well as the interior decoration, and when employing people, of course, I can't let them run.
When the business is gradually on the right track, it is natural to bother to pay attention to where they go to play.
Walking to the lake, watching the old fox move away at a fast speed, Cheng Ming chuckled lightly and said lightly: "This fox brother, you can't get out like this." I don't mean anything, I just found you by accident and was curious, so I invite you to come over for a cup of tea and chat! ”
The voice was not loud, but it surrounded the old fox's ears, as if he was talking right next to him.
The old fox was horrified, so he disappeared directly into the water and hidden.
Cheng Ming smiled, stretched out his hand, and the old fox suddenly appeared in front of him.
It also maintained the posture of a dog planer, suddenly changed places, and directly lost its balance and fell to the ground.
The old fox's fur was dry, as if it hadn't touched a drop of water.
Suddenly changed, the old fox closed his eyes and began to pretend to be dead.
Cheng Ming shook his head, stretched out his right hand, and the little white rabbit jumped onto his palm.
"You go back and continue!"
With that, the little white rabbit disappeared directly into the space.
In a flash in the hut of the ruined temple, the little white rabbit appeared out of thin air, fell to the ground and spun around twice, and swallowed the small card album again.
Then he jumped out of the door, burrowed into the grass, and quickly disappeared.
Cheng Ming looked down and saw that the old fox had no intention of talking at all, and couldn't help but shake his head.
With a shake of his robe, his figure teleported to a low table in the teahouse.
Cheng Ming sat down slowly, and the old fox lay on the other side.
As soon as Cheng Ming stretched out his hand, a pot of tea suddenly appeared in his palm, and the spout was still emitting white smoke, obviously freshly brewed.
The other hand was a little on the table, and a cup appeared on each side.
Cheng Ming filled the cup one after another, put the teapot aside, picked up the cup and pecked it gently, and said, "Aren't you tired of lying down and pretending to be dead?" I don't have any malice, I might as well drink tea and talk! Seriously, I'm very curious about you youkai! ”
There is still no response from the other side.
Cheng Ming was not in a hurry, his left hand connected the dots on the table, and four small plates of refreshments appeared one after another.
"I don't know what you eat, so I'll just do it, prepare a little yellow essence, ginseng, He Shou Wu, and a little jerky, beef and pork, the taste is not bad!"
Cheng Ming took a sip of tea and said, "Brother Fox, I really treat guests for advice, you make me embarrassed like this." You can speak, you can take on human form, and you know how to be polite. Isn't that a bit inappropriate for me?
Aren't you afraid that I'll be angry and chop you up, right? ”
As soon as these words came out, the old fox finally slowly got up, with an obvious wry smile on his face.
It slowly stood up, its appearance gradually changed to that of a little old man, bowed, and sighed, "I've seen this Dao Master!" ”
Cheng Ming pushed the teacup with a smile and said, "It's just a chat, don't be polite, please make tea!" ”
The little old man saluted again, and then sat down and picked up the teaglass.
"This is a rare good tea, an authentic Longjing before the rain, and it is not easy to find!"
This is the best tea in the exchange system, although it can't catch up with Da Hong Pao and Darjeeling black tea, but Cheng Ming's favorite is its taste.
The little old man drank tea, nodding his head constantly, not saying good or bad.
"My name is Cheng Ming, I didn't ask how to call it?"
The little old man said: "How can the wild fox in the mountains and forests have any name, with the homonym Hu as the surname, and I don't want to mention the name again." The Taoist chief just calls me Huli! ”
He shook his head as he spoke, with a hint of complexity in his eyes.
Cheng Ming is very interested, this is a story.
"Then let's call Brother Hu. I don't know why you live alone in the broken temple, Brother Hu? If you are in your power, why don't you just live in the city? ”
"How dare you live in the city again!" Hu Li smiled bitterly: "Little Lao'er was already scared thirty years ago, and now he is just surviving!" Living for a day is a day, and when you die for a hundred, it can be regarded as liberation. ”
Cheng Ming sighed and hurriedly said, "Listen to Brother Hu's words, I'm afraid there is something hidden here?" I wonder if I can tell you? ”
Hu Li was silent for a moment, and arched his hand: "When the Taoist chief asked, I didn't dare not say it." It's an old thing! ”
He sighed and spoke eloquently.
"Thirty years ago, I was originally a fox in the mountains, I was at ease, I was the king and hegemon in the mountains, although I was ignorant and unenlightened, but I was also happy. Later, by chance, I met a hanged Xiucai and picked up some books, so I became curious and secretly read them. ”
Cheng Ming said strangely: "You were literate at that time? ”
Hu Li shook his head and said: "I can read and write, and in order to read, I deliberately became a child, and I went to private school for half a year, so I can barely understand books."
If you understand books and etiquette, you will naturally yearn for human life. At that time, I somehow set a goal, I wanted to take my family and live in the city like a human being. even had the whim to become an official and shepherd the people. Looking back now, it's all the bane I planted! ”
He sighed and continued: "The books I read understand the truth, and I want my family to be enlightened. That's when I have a family and a room, and there are a dozen unshapedly children. It took me a year to get them to know the words and teach them some books. After everyone transformed, he moved to the city with his wife and children! ”
Cheng Ming's vision is strange, good guy, this old fox has lofty ambitions!
Hu Li thought he was asking which city, so he said, "It's in Kaifeng!" At that time, I changed the spell into some silver taels and bought a small building in Xicheng, so the family moved in!
In the beginning, the neighborhood was harmonious, everyone was friendly, and my family was very happy, and I was excited to be able to come into contact with human culture before entering human society.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and the silver taels turned from the soil couldn't become real silver taels after all. After only two months, the seller came to the door, and the disaster began! ”