Chapter 16 Into the Village
[The book continues from the above, the last book said that Mo Hanmu and Qingming chased the water demon into the sea of grass, but they still let the water demon escape. Subsequently, Miaotian and Miaoyu, who were safe and sound, also rushed over, and after meeting with them, they brought up the rumors they had heard. At the same time, Han Damao, who told his mother clearly about his encounter with the water demon at home, suddenly told Han's mother that he felt that the water demon who saved him was his father. led out Han Damao to explain the reason to Han's mother, and it turned out that the voice of the water demon was the same as his father's voice. After Mu Qingming listened to Miaotian and Miaoyu's narration again, he suddenly changed his mind and decided to enter the fishing village in advance and ask Han Damao. 】
"I always felt that the water demon who saved me was my father." After thinking about it for a long time, Han Damao, who was still hesitant, finally stared blankly at his legs cross-legged on the bed, and told his mother his guess.
Outside, the sun was already starting to set in the west.
The sunlight shining on the earth is no longer so dazzling, a little more warm, but still very bright. When the sun shone on the edge of the sea of grass, in the small fishing village with bamboo forests, the small roads and house walls in the village, and those small courtyards were sprinkled with fine mottled pieces, Han's mother in the east house of the Han family was suddenly stunned.
Then, her eyes immediately widened, her eyes were full of incredulity, her rough hands shook suddenly, and the soup bowl in her hand almost shook off. In the bowl, Han Damao's unfinished chicken soup almost spilled.
A dark cloud drifted from the horizon, blocking the sun's sinking sun, casting a large shadow on the ground.
The main hall of the humble Han family's courtyard was shrouded in darkness for a moment. Under the shrine dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, the wooden board that is not too good is just a simple, casually carved tablet, and it is also immersed in the gloom with a hint of coolness.
In the incense burner in front of the tablet, the fine incense hair that had almost burned out made a soft "pop" sound, and the incense ash on the incense head broke off and fell.
Han's mother's husband, Han Damao's father, Han Shuisheng, passed away three years ago.
To this day, Han's mother still remembers that on the day of her husband's death, the morning was still clear, and the sky and the earth were full of bright and warm sunshine, but she did not see a piece of morning glow (morning glow did not go out).
The wide Dianchi Lake is not alarmed, the cool lake breeze blows, and the light fragrance of the reeds spreads in the sea of grass with the wind.
Nothing has changed in the slightest.
Her husband Han Shuisheng got up early, ate something hastily and went to the village wharf, and drove a boat into the lake to fish. And his son Han Damao was still lying in bed, letting the morning light sprinkle into the bed in the house through the window paper, and the bedding was already warm, but he was still sleeping with his head covered.
It should have been an ordinary day, but I never thought that the bad news that caused the collapse of the Han family also came suddenly on such an ordinary day, breaking all the good things about the family's future. Catch the deceased off guard and surprise the survivors.
Recalling this, Han's mother, who couldn't help but have tears in her eyes, still clearly remembers that the day began to change without warning when it was close to noon. A howling wind suddenly blew between the heavens and the earth, and the dark clouds as thick as ink covered the sky and the sun in an instant.
The Dianchi Lake was turbulent in an instant, and the thunder and lightning with a deafening sound followed by the wind and rain fell from the sky. It didn't take long for the lake to be so dark that you couldn't see your fingers, and the huge waves like small mountains continued to surge, and many currents formed a whirlpool that suddenly appeared on the surface of the lake.
Then came a ferocious flood that rushed to the shore and roared into the city.
Han Shuisheng died in this natural disaster; Not to mention that no one was found, even the small fishing boat he drove out, in the end, only a few broken wooden planks were left, and as the flood waters receded, they lay quietly on the shore of the grassy sea.
In this kind of situation where her husband doesn't see anyone alive or dead, although Han's mother often secretly wonders if her husband will just be washed away by the water in the torrential rain, she has not died.
I also looked forward to the day when she got up early and began to clean up the courtyard in the morning light, the courtyard door suddenly opened wide, and her husband stood outside the door.
It is this belief, and the sense of responsibility that still needs to let Han Damao, who is still half the eldest child, live, that forced Han's mother not to commit suicide because of disappointment, and has been making her live to this day.
But! It's been three years, and her husband hasn't shown up for three whole years, and the gradually accumulating disappointment has long smoothed out the last trace of expectation and hope in her heart.
It's just that his son Han Damao mentioned his father again today, and said that he remembered that the water demon was his father, which made Han's mother hope again.
Her eyes, already full of tears, showed a glimmer of hope.
"You, you ......" opened her lips slightly, Han Mu stared at Han Damao, who was staring at Han Damao, who was staring at his trouser leg in a daze, and after a moment of speech, she asked a little suspiciously: "You, how do you know?" ”。
"Voice." Han Damao came to his senses from his memories and replied indifferently: "The voice of the water demon is the same as that of my father. ”。
As the words landed, Han Mu's eyes widened, and her body couldn't help but shake, and the expression on her face instantly became complicated.
Han Damao didn't notice his mother's transient expression, but when he saw his mother's empty hands and wrists, he asked in shock, "Mother, where is your bracelet?" ”......
A touch of red sunset fell on the top of the West Mountain, and the soft and no longer dazzling sunlight reflected the sea of grass below the mountain and the fluttering clouds on the horizon. It is a beautiful colorful glow reflected in the clear water, adding a bit of beauty to the sea of grass.
The evening breeze was cooler, blowing the reeds around and swaying incessantly. The high-flying birds, too, were tired of soaring, and with their crisp and melodious chirps, they landed in their nests among the reeds, or flew towards the trees on the shore.
The smoke in the small fishing village in the distance is also curling, bringing a quiet and peaceful atmosphere under the sunset. The lush green bamboo forest in the village also glowed with oil in the setting sun.
"I see." Standing in the depths of the sea of grass, surrounded by clumps of reeds, Mu Qingming, after listening to Miaoyu and Miaotian's narration, knew the cause and effect of the disconnection of divine consciousness, and also knew the legend of the old turtle under Guanyin Mountain.
A cool breeze blew in, blowing the lake around Mu Qingming. Mu Qingming frowned again and pondered after saying this.
"I say this because people don't know that the monster that was suppressed under Guanyin Mountain is an old snake, so in the legend, this monster is said to be an old turtle with divine power. And in the past, it was this guy who made waves on Dianchi Lake and brought abnormal weather? Then, listening to it with relish, Mo Han, who had not spoken, suddenly opened his mouth and asked curiously.
"Hmm." Miao Yu and Miao Tian put their heads together a little.
"Legends are inherently artificial, and they will be circulated into different versions according to different needs." Mu Qingming, who was thoughtful, frowned, turned his head to look around, and thought about everything that had happened before; Combined with the experience of Miaotian Miaoyu and the legends they had heard, they came to a conclusion: "The high-intensity spiritual pressure mist that temporarily trapped your five senses and six senses is only afraid that it is the soul of the person who was killed in the lake by Lao Yan." Because the body was sucked by monsters, Yang Shou died in the vast Dianchi Lake, so the underworld did not accept their souls. Over time, it became a wandering spirit. They want to seek revenge on the old snake, but they can't hurt the other party, so they have to chase the old snake until their souls are gone, and the resentment will drive them to chase after the old snake all the time. ”。
"Maybe." Miaotian, who has never said much, answered concisely and to the point.
Not long after they encountered the white mist composed of geistins, Mu Qingming met Lao Yu in the sea of grass. Although not seen head-on, but also perceived the unique demonic aura of the old dragon, in combination with the local people's old turtle spit water, Dianchi Lake fog legend, it is very likely that the fog time, is the time when the old snake emerged from the bottom of the lake.
The spirits killed by it followed the old snake out of the water, bringing up a large area of eerie aura, and also forming a high-density spiritual pressure and white mist.
But the geist physique is pure yin, but after noon, the yang energy between heaven and earth is extremely heavy, so frightened that those geists did not dare to continue to follow, and suddenly retracted to the bottom of the lake, so the fog came and went quickly.
If it was night, the white fog would have lasted longer.
"Has the seal of repression been broken?" When Miao Tian was thinking about it, Mo Han had already raised his eyes to look in the direction of Guanyin Mountain, and asked with a little worry in his eyes.
"Maybe the seal has weakened." Miao Tian is another simple answer.
The worry in Mo Han's eyes has increased instead of decreasing, if the old snake is not removed, this Dianchi Lake will be full of dangers. Naturally, the fishermen in the vicinity will also be reduced to the food of the old man. The kind-hearted Mo Han didn't want such a tragedy to happen again, and he didn't allow innocent people to die again.
She slowly turned her head, looked at her husband Mu Qingming with a pleading gaze, and opened her lips slightly: "Mu, save the people in this area." ”。
"Well, anyway, there is no news of immortality recently, and it may be interesting to be able to fight with the old man who has lived for a long time." Mu Qing didn't want to meditate, so he nodded and agreed.
The color of excitement flashed in his bright eyes. Mo Han also cheered up instantly, and pressed his finger joints with a clattering sound as he hugged his fist. The worry in his eyes turned into firmness, and he swore to die to get rid of the firmness of the old man.
"However, Dianchi Lake is too wide, and we need a strong helper to catch Lao Yan." Mu Qingming looked down at the crystal clear water under his feet.
Driven by the current, the algae in the lake are sparse and clear, and the delicate waist is leisurely twisted.
At his feet was the place where the water demonic aura disappeared.
If his and Mo Han's guess is correct, the water demon is the kind water demon who scared away the old snake and saved them. If you can cooperate with such a water demon with infinite strength in the water and excellent water nature, it will be much easier to trap the old snake in the wide Dianchi Lake.
Mu Qingming didn't want to be reckless alone, he was already planning to ask the water demon for help.
Before that, though, he had some questions that had to be answered.
Mu Qingming looked towards the place where the smoke was slowly rising on the shore, which was the small fishing village where Han Damao's family was located.
Han Damao's poison had been resolved, and after a night of deep sleep, Mu Qing expected that although he was very weak at this time, he must have woken up, and his consciousness was also awake.
And although when Mu Qingming left his house yesterday, he said to Han's mother that he would come to visit Da Mao in three days. But now that time is pressing, and the ghost knows when the old snake will surface the lake again to harm people, Mu Qingming has to hurry up and ask from Han Damao about the situation of seeing the water demon and how he was poisoned.
You have to confirm whether the water demon appeared in front of Han Damao, and whether he also had good intentions, and in order to save this child, he dared to cooperate with the water demon.
He decided to go into the village in advance to ask for clarification.
Can Mu Qingming's cooperation with the water demon be successful? How did the old snake break free from the seal? Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.