Jinhua City, Lanruo Temple.

After a whole night of rain, accompanied by bursts of rooster crowing, a new day descends on the world, and the morning sun of midsummer bathes the temple compound, warm but not hot.

The door of the east wing room was slowly pushed open, and Xiaoshu stretched out and walked out with a tired face. As soon as I went out, I saw Chen Shuqing practicing some leg and foot moves in the yard, stepping on puddles from time to time, and unconsciously greeted: "Sister Shuqing, get up so early." ”

Chen Shuqing saw Xiaoshu wake up and go out, and immediately stopped the strenuous exercise, made a Tai Chi gesture, palms of both hands downward, angry dantian, and said with a slight smile: "Xiaoshu, morning." What do you think? Did something strange happen last night? ”

"Alas, don't mention it, I've been waiting for three nights, and I still haven't waited for my aunt, but for a large swarm of summer mosquitoes. The mosquitoes on this rainy day are terrible, but fortunately, I am changed by small leaf red beans, which has the effect of warding off evil spirits, and those mosquitoes are too lazy to bite me. ”

As Xiaoshu said, since the two arrived in Jinhua Mansion three days ago, in order to attract the rumored banshee, the two deliberately chose to live in Lanruo Temple, although this Lanruo Temple was seized by the government, but only a copper flower lock was added to the door, under Chen Shuqing's spell, it was useless. Unfortunately, three days passed, and Nie Xiaoqian or some other monster did not appear, which disturbed the patience of the two of them and gradually wore out.

Chen Shuqing smiled knowingly and said, "Isn't it?" This kind of deserted place attracts mosquitoes the most, and I also turned into a fox demon and slept for a night, resisting with my hair, so as to avoid mosquito invasion. However, this is probably not a long-term solution, and if the banshee does not show up again, it will be meaningless for us to stay in this temple, so it is better to make another plan. ”

"Then, Sister Shuqing has an idea, where should we go to find it?"

Chen Shuqing thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, the rumors of the banshee in Lanruo Temple are definitely not rumors, but since this place was seized by the government, there have been no tourists, and the banshee probably has also changed her practice of waiting for the rabbit and went elsewhere to find a target." It's just that we can't detect its demonic energy, whether it's the purification messenger or the purification messenger, as for where to go, it's better to wait for Xiao Qi and them to arrive in Jinhua, and then discuss together. ”

Xiaoshu said: "At present, it can only be like this, these days, I am also paying attention to the movements of Uncle Pu and his party in Changshan County, although they are also not moving, but there are only two purification forces left to stay in place, and the other has already arrived in Jinhua, somehow." ”

"I noticed it too." Chen Shuqing smiled, "What else could it be?" People originally came to get rid of the Red Yaksha, and it was a matter of time before they went to Jinhua, so it was estimated that they would send someone to fight the outpost. As for us, we need to do a little more to help them. Anyway, it's idle to be idle, so it's better to go to the city and look for clues. ”

In the past three days, the two of them stayed overnight in Lanruo Temple, and entered the city during the day, under Chen Shuqing's proposal, the two of them tidied up a little, and opened the temple gate under Chen Shuqing's spell.

But today's pattern is different from the previous two days, at the moment of opening the door, the two saw a dilapidated trolley parked on the side of the door, on which was covered with a straw mat a woman with withered and closed eyes, and a girl of the same age as Xiaoshu sat on the ground, staring at the two people who were going out in amazement.

The girl couldn't believe her eyes, got up and asked, "Huh?" Brother and sister...... How did you open the door? ”

"Ah, what, didn't you try more? With a little effort, this lock can be opened. Chen Shuqing had no choice but to make it up, quickly changed the topic, and asked rhetorically, "Who are you?" What are you doing here? ”

The girl no longer held on to the question of the lock, and replied, "I...... My name is Ji Hongyu, I took my mother to try my luck in this Lanruo Temple, but I saw that the gate was locked, so I waited here all night......"

Chen Shuqing was puzzled and asked, "What is luck?" Ji Hongyu looked at the two of them carefully, and saw that the two of them looked kind and were not evil, so he lowered his head and said, "That, isn't there a legend of a banshee in this Lanruo Temple...... My mother was seriously ill, and the family ran out of money to treat her, but it didn't get better at all...... I thought, instead of letting my mother die like this, I should come to this temple to have a look...... If I meet a banshee, I ask her to cast a spell on me...... Turn my mother into a monster...... Maybe you won't die......"

Chen Shuqing and Xiaoshu have solemn expressions, both of them have a similar past, more than a hundred years ago, the young Chen Shuqing was unable to treat her grandmother Liu's illness, watching Liu's death, the past Xiaoshu, also did not have the ability to heal injuries, watching her mother die, and helpless against her father's suicide approach, now looking at this filial and helpless girl, with a seriously ill mother in the rain here for a night, I don't feel like a thousand arrows piercing the heart.

Ji Hongyu didn't dare to look at the two of them, and the heavy burden of life made her innocent face lose its light, as if she had never realized the joy of being born.

Chen Shuqing leaned over and touched Ji Hongyu's little face, and tried her best to respond in a loving tone: "We have lived in this temple for a few days, and we haven't seen any banshees in this temple at all, besides, it is rumored that banshees only cast spells on men, you are a girl, even if the banshee exists, there is nothing to do with you......"

Ji Hongyu turned around silently, wanting to push the trolley away.

Xiaoshu couldn't help but rush to the side of the cart, glanced at the angry woman, and said to Ji Hongyu: "Don't worry, if you can trust me, can you give it to me?" I may have a way to heal your mother. ”

Ji Hongyu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother can really cure my mother?" ”

"Yes, although I can't get rid of the disease in your mother's body, but I can heal the physical damage caused by the disease, although I can't make your mother fully recover, but prolonging her life for a few years is better than turning her into a monster, right?"

Ji Hongyu immediately said with a sad face: "However, we have a problem with eating, and we have no money to hire a doctor." ”

Xiao Shu's eyes were a little rosy when he heard this: "Don't worry, you don't need a penny." After speaking, he had already exerted his demonic power, allowing a vine to stretch out from under his feet, wrapping around under the straw mat from a position that Ji Hongyu couldn't see, and wrapping the woman's feet.

After a while, the woman's face returned to ruddy, opened her eyes, and called out to the girl weakly: "Xiaoyu ......"

Ji Hongyu was overjoyed and said, "Mother, are you awake?" This brother is so powerful, he really cured you! ”

The woman complained, "Why do you spend all this unjust money? Let me die simply, and don't drag you down anymore, it's my mother's wish......"

Ji Hongyu said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, this brother said that he doesn't need to spend a penny." Right, brother? ”

Xiaoshu smiled: "Yes, auntie, you can rest assured, it will be fine for a while." ”

Sure enough, after another cup of tea, the woman had recovered her vitality and sat up.

Seeing that the woman was as bright as an ordinary person, Xiaoshu immediately put away the vines and asked, "Auntie, do you feel better?" ”

The woman propped herself up, got off the cart, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Xiaoshu and said, "The child is so young, I can't imagine that he is a peerless miracle doctor, I, I really can't repay it!" He hurriedly pulled Ji Hongyu's trouser leg and said, "Don't kneel down yet, kowtow to your benefactor!" ”

Ji Hongyu was about to kneel, Xiaoshu hurriedly helped the two of them up, and said with relief: "It's just a gesture, don't take it to heart, if it's nothing, let's go first." ”

The two had just taken a few steps, and suddenly, Ji Hongyu shouted again: "Brother and sister, wait a minute, you guys, can you help me save my father out?" ”

The two of them were puzzled, and turned back in a daze, only to see the woman busily reproaching Ji Hongyu and saying: "You child, we have already received such a great favor from others, so don't be difficult for others!" He smiled at the two of them and said, "It's okay, it's okay, my daughter is not sensible, don't pay attention to her, you just go and get busy." ”

Who knows, Ji Hongyu did not give up, but plucked up the courage to continue: "My brother and sister have great powers, my brother can cure diseases and save people, and my sister will clearly open the locked door, they must all be people who understand mana, why can't you help me save my father?" ”

The attitude of the mother and daughter made the two curious, and the two of them had nothing to do, Chen Shuqing couldn't help asking: "Xiaoyu is right, whether we can do it or not, you might as well talk about it, what's wrong with your father?" ”

Seeing Chen Shuqing's kind attitude, the woman said in a straight voice: "Heh, it's really embarrassing for the two of you, then I'll talk about it." That's right, my name is Wang Huanlian, and my husband's name is Ji Boyan, and I was arrested by the government two months ago because my brother contracted the plague. You may have also heard that in recent months, rumors about banshees have become more and more prevalent in Jinhua Mansion, and the government has arrested and quarantined all the parents, daughters, brothers and sisters of all men in the city who have suffered from the plague under the pretext of preventing the plague epidemic, and my husband is no exception, and he is now locked up in the so-called 'rejuvenation camp'. Alas, if it weren't for the loss of him as a pillar of support in the family, our mother and daughter would not be so shy......"

Wang Huanlian's words immediately evoked similar memories of the two of them in the Jiuliyang Inn in Changhua County many days ago, Chen Shuqing said: "It is true, in Zhejiang Province, it seems that the families of the plague people are being arrested and quarantined everywhere, and we have also seen it in Changhua County." ”

Wang Huanlian said: "In other places, if you give some silver taels to buy the officials, it will not really mean that the whole family will be locked up, but this Jinhua is the core city of the banshee, and those people arrest people, but they are really iron-faced and selfless, and there are a lot of them." ”

Chen Shuqing said with a sad face: "I understand what you are going through, but if you talk about saving people, it will be difficult to do, although we do use some spells, but it is just to deal with some ghosts, and we really can't control the behavior of the government in this world." ”

Wang Huanlian sighed: "I know, I know, that's why I asked my daughter not to be strong." I'm just talking, the two of you have something to do, and you can go by yourself. ”

When Ji Hongyu heard her mother say this, she immediately shouted: "In that case, Daddy will die!" ”

Chen Shuqing and Xiaoshu glanced at each other, they both felt powerless but couldn't bear to leave the mother and daughter who had suffered so much, Chen Shuqing said to Ji Hongyu: "That Xiaoyu, tell me, what can we do for you?" ”

Ji Hongyu said: "I also had a dream last night, and I dreamed that my father said that the place where he was held was so dark and cold, and besides, the government didn't give them enough food, and I didn't know how long he would be locked up." Daddy also said that the people who were held with him never came back after not knowing where they were taken. I thought, so many people have contracted the plague, and their relatives are too many to count, how can the government be able to lock them up? I'm scared...... I'm afraid that Daddy will be secretly killed by them! ”

Wang Huanlian shouted: "Shut up, how can the government kill ordinary people?" ”

"Could it be that Daddy was bullied by them?"

Chen Shuqing already understood a little about the matter, and when she saw this, she persuaded Wang Huanlian and said: "Don't blame your daughter, sometimes, children's eyes may see more clearly than us adults." Otherwise, let's go find out what the rejuvenation camp is like, and then come to you, and you tell me the address of your home and the address of the rejuvenating camp. I'm just going to take a look, and I can't guarantee that I can save Mr. Ji. ”

"Thank you so much." Wang Huanlian bowed and said, "We live at No. 25 Kangshan Road, and that rejuvenation camp is located in Benli Village, about ten miles south of the city. ”