Chapter 17: Conscience
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Huzi and I looked at each other, and said in my heart that this old man would not say a word when he came back from outside. He also complained that we were shouting outside.
When we went back to the house, they were wrapped in blankets on the kang.
Huzi said: "Second father, when did you come back, why don't you say anything!" ”
When Er Pickup heard this, he sat up, and he said, "What? ”
The second pick-up has blinded me and Huzi.
Huzi and I looked at each other, and then, I looked at Erzhu'er and said, "Second uncle, just now Huzi and I got up at night to pee, and when we were standing in the main hall, I saw a person walking out from here with a lantern. ”
That's when I started to remember. Yes, it was true that someone had gone out with a lantern, but it was clear that I didn't see the person's face.
The second pick-up said, "I didn't go out." ”
At this time, I immediately went to bring the lantern over, and when I touched it with my hand, the lantern was cold.
I finished touching it, and Huzi touched it too.
Erjie'er began to put on his shoes at this time, and then lit the lantern, and he stood in the room with the lantern.
The old face of the second pick-up that was wrinkled like a walnut was clear to me. He turned to look at us, and then said, "Don't move, just wait here for me to come back." ”
After speaking, he went out with the lantern, Huzi and I looked at his back, walked to the main hall little by little, and then knelt in front of the shrine of the prince of the black dragon, he put the lantern aside, lay on the ground and prayed.
I vaguely heard him begging the Black Dragon Prince to forgive us.
Huzi whispered: "Lao Chen, isn't what you saw just now my second father?!" ”
I don't know how to explain what happened just now, it's obvious that the old man who picked up the lamp just now is definitely not a second picker. I whispered, "You're touching the lantern too, it's cold." ”
Huzi scratched his scalp at this time, then shivered, looked at me and said, "Lao Chen, there won't really be a ghost!" ”
I didn't answer the question, but squeezed with Huzi at the door of the small room where we lived, watching from a distance at Erzhu'er, who was kneeling and praying next to the lantern.
The main hall is huge/large, and it is also pitch black, in this huge/large temple, this old man seems so small, including the horse lamp, at this time quietly by his side, this light is just enough to illuminate Erzhu'er, in this hall full of darkness, its light seems a little out of place.
The moonlight shone in through the doorway of the main hall, forming a light and shadow on the ground.
I casually looked over there and saw a figure embedded in it.
I pointed with my finger, but Huzi looked over and didn't notice the shadow on the ground. Instead, he looked up in the direction of the doorway.
I whispered, "Shadow." ”
Huzi finally saw it, and he grabbed my arm and whispered, "It doesn't seem to be a ghost, a ghost has no shadow." ”
I said, "Have you ever seen a ghost, how do you know that a ghost has no shadow?" ”
Erzhu'er bowed reverently in front, and the owner of this shadow should be standing outside the door of the main hall and watching Erzhu'er. Judging by this shadow, this man must be standing in the middle of the doorway.
To be honest, this shadow made me lose my guts, and I didn't have the courage to go over and see who this person really was.
At this time, after the second picker finished praying, he stood up.
When he got up, the shadow suddenly disappeared.
This proves that there are people there, because if the shadow of a certain branch is cast, it will not disappear when the second picker gets up.
Moreover, it is not windy outside, and it is surprisingly quiet. There will be no shaking of branches at all.
Er'er got up and looked at us, but he didn't walk towards us, but walked outside with a lantern.
Huzi shouted loudly at this time: "Second father, why are you going?" ”
Er Zhu'er said loudly: "Go pee/pee, what else can I do!" ”
"Be careful, there's someone out there."
As he spoke, Huzi took the lead and ran outside, and I followed. The two of us went outside before the second pickup, looking left and right, up and down, but we didn't see anyone.
After the second pick-up came out, he turned right with a lantern, and after reaching the outside of the west gable, he stood on the stage and peed on the stage, and after he finished sprinkling, he shivered.
He lifted his pants and said, "The Black Dragon Prince has appeared, but it's okay, he agrees that we will stay overnight and leave tomorrow morning." ”
Huzi said: "Second father, is there really a black dragon prince?" ”
"Didn't you see that? Why do you even want to ask me? ”
After speaking, the second pick-up walked out with the lantern.
Huzi and I looked at each other, and then followed Erzhu'er into the main hall.
At this time, Huzi and I were a little blindsided. Could it be that the person carrying the lantern that I couldn't see just now was really the Black Dragon Prince?
Huzi leaned into my ear at this time and whispered, "Old Chen, it can't be that there is a mausoleum keeper pretending to be a ghost." I've seen it before. ”
In fact, I was also inclined to Huzi's statement, and I whispered: "Huzi, I think we should find out this person." ”
Er Zhu'er walked a long way in front, stopped at this time, turned around and said, "Don't do much, go." ”
Huzi and I both sighed, followed Erzhu'er into the house, and fell asleep on the kang.
After the three of us lay down side by side, the second picker whispered, "When you are about to fall asleep, if you think someone comes in and stands in front of your head and touches the top of your head, leave her alone and go to sleep." That's the white dragon lady, when you are her children. ”
Huzi sat up as soon as he heard this, and said, "Second Dad, what you said is true?" ”
Erzhu'er actually smiled at this time and said, "Sleep, tease you." ”
Huzi complained at this time: "Second father, don't make such a joke, how can I sleep here!" ”
I'm sleepy, and I can fall asleep while standing. Huzi and I were at the age of sleepy, and I fell asleep quickly anyway.
But I was still scared by Er'er, and I dreamed that someone was standing in front of my head and was about to touch my head, and I opened my eyes suddenly. When I opened my eyes, I sat up and turned my head to see that Erzhu'er was ready to go.
I pushed Huzi: "Wake up, wake up, we're going to go." ”
The first thing Huzi did when he woke up was to look at his watch and say, "It's only six o'clock, let me sleep for a while." ”
The second pick-up said, "Okay, you can sleep." Chen Yuan and I will go to the Black Dragon Valley and wait for you. ”
Huzi sat up at this time, couldn't open his eyes, and pinched his mouth with his hand. While pinching, he said: "Second father, I dreamed of the Black Dragon Prince, an old man who looks like you." ”
Er Zhu'er said: "The Black Dragon Prince will change seventy-two times, and he can become whatever he wants." ”
Huzi said: "Second father, isn't it Sun Wukong who will change seventy-two?" ”
"I don't know if Sun Wukong will be, I know, the Black Dragon Prince will definitely be."
He said, "Get up, and the fog in the valley will dissipate when the sun comes out." ”
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