Last night's ghost cry made us tremble all night, until the terrible movement outside the house completely disappeared, and I could not stay up any longer and fell into a deep sleep.

I slept more comfortably than I could before, I felt like I had slept for at least seven or eight hours, but in fact only three hours had passed.

When I woke up, it was already dawn, the sun was shining outside, and when I looked at the time, it was already past nine o'clock.

What a nice day! I stretched, soaking up the sunlight pouring into the yard, and sighed in my heart.

Thinking of last night's weirdness and horror, it seems like a dream, but I know very well that it is definitely not a dream, because last night's night crying of a hundred ghosts is not without a trace.

On every door and window of Lao Gui's house, there is a black handprint that looks ghostly, especially outside the room where we stayed last night, not only the doors and windows, but even the outside of the wooden wall panels are covered with dense black handprints, so dense, I really can't imagine how many things have wandered outside this house last night.

Looking at these handprints, a chill suddenly rose in my heart.

The rest of the people's faces were not good-looking, especially Lao Gui, who was about to cry with a bitter face.

I thought of the third uncle, when the hundred ghosts cried at night last night, he and a few Taoist chiefs went to protect the villagers of Tusitai, and I don't know what the situation was?

Thinking about it, I asked the Taoist priest to go with me to find the third uncle.

As soon as we walked to the door, the third uncle bumped into him head-on, I saw that he was fine, and the stone hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground, and I hurriedly said hello to him.

The third uncle looked me left and right, his expression was also relaxed, he patted me on the shoulder and asked, "How is it, eldest nephew, was it okay last night?" ”

I let the third uncle into the courtyard and told him what happened last night, after he listened, he raised his eyes to look at the wall full of ghost handprints, his face changed, and he sighed and said: "Alas, as I expected, it came back to him-mother so quickly, last night's incident is related to you, you can't stay here anymore, you have to leave today!" ”

Although I had already guessed, I was still a little surprised when I heard the words of the third uncle, and said that I didn't do anything, not even the door, why did it cause such a big change? If it's a curse, then I was also here a few days ago, how did this strange thing not happen?

The third uncle sighed and said that the previous situation was different, before yesterday, the soul corpse was parasitic in my body, and most of the doom breath released by the curse was absorbed, so it was safe, but yesterday the soul corpse was cleared, and the doom aura completely dispersed, which immediately attracted the strange thing of a hundred years of bad smell like a hundred ghosts crying at night.

The third uncle told me that if I hadn't had the Daomen artifact Heavenly Apocalypse Sword by my side, I might have been in danger last night.

"That's... So what to do? I asked the third uncle.

"You can't stay here anymore, you have to leave immediately, last night was just the beginning, if you stay here tonight, then tonight may not be a hundred ghosts crying but ten thousand ghosts crying. You have an artifact to suppress evil spirits, ordinary evil things can't take you, but the innocent villagers here are bound to suffer, last night we went door-to-door to put a charm on everyone's house to ward off evil spirits, even so, there are still people who have been affected, alas, fortunately no one died, but if you do it again, maybe you will not be so lucky. ”

The third uncle's words suddenly made me a little overwhelmed, and I hurriedly continued to ask: "According to what you say, even if I leave here, it's useless, I always have a place to go, not to harm people here, but also to people in other places, how is this good?" ”

The third uncle was choked by my question all of a sudden, and he didn't know how to answer, at this time the true martial artist who came with him suddenly spoke: "It's okay, as long as you don't stay in place for too long, and this place is relatively special, there are many wild ghosts and evil spirits around, and three days ago, a lot of filth ran out of the Demon Lake, and it was also entrenched in the nearby mountains and forests, so it was attracted overnight, forming a hundred ghosts crying at night, not all places are like this." ”

I glanced at the True Martial Daoist with some surprise, surprised that he, a person who usually spoke little, would say such a long paragraph, and at the same time was a little grateful for his suggestion, and hurriedly thanked him.

The True Martial Daoist waved his hand at me, and then said: "The so-called Great Hidden in the City, a place where the population gathers, Yang Qi gathers, evil ghosts and ghosts are the least, and the popularity of the gathering can help you cover up the aura of doom and slow down the speed of its escape. ”

As he spoke, the True Martial Artist untied a small braid of white hair made of the thickness of a pen from the mahogany hilt on his back and handed it to me.

Before I could thank him, the third uncle on the side had already taken the first step to speak for me: "Dao Chief, this, how can this make Zhang have not had time to thank him for this great favor, and you are now giving such a big gift, this, this ......"

The true martial artist waved his hand indifferently and interrupted the third uncle's words: "Director Zhang doesn't need to be polite, the world-famous witch and Taoist double master, poor Dao has admired for a long time, but unfortunately he was not born in the contemporary era and can't visit!" As he spoke, he also looked at me, "This child is the descendant of those two predecessors, and the poor road is destined to meet, and he can be regarded as a good fate!" ”

After saying that, this old man smiled at me for the first time.

This is the first time I've seen him smile since I met a true martial artist, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable, but the witchcraft and Taoism in his mouth are not my grandparents? Damn, it seems that my grandparents really had some stories when they were young, and when I have the chance, I must ask my grandma carefully and ask her to tell me about her youth.

The third uncle listened to the words of the true martial artist, smiled and kicked me: "Stinky boy, why are you standing stupidly, don't you hurry up and thank the Taoist chief!" ”

I woke up from a dream and thanked me again.

Last night's night crying of the hundred ghosts caused a lot of panic in the calm toast, especially the extra ghost handprints on the doors of each family, which made the villagers who already believed in gods and ghosts feel uneasy.

In fact, this is not a big problem, last night the third uncle and they have already pasted the top evil charm on every household in Toast, as long as I, the source of the disaster, leaves, the evil spirit gathered in Toast Tai will soon disperse.

However, the villagers didn't know this, and in the end, thanks to the third uncle and several Taoist chiefs, they staged a play, revealing some miracles in front of the villagers, and the ghost handprints printed on the doors of each house also quickly dissipated under the sunlight, and the villagers were relieved.

At about twelve o'clock, the old turtle who had gone out for a walk at the banquet last night finally returned, and we embarked on the return journey.

Xiu Ling is very reluctant to leave us, no, it should be said that the doctor is very reluctant to leave, but there is no way, the New Year is approaching, Xiu Ling has not started school, naturally it is impossible to leave with us, and finally the doctor promised to go to her school to see her in the future, Xiu Ling gave up.

On the way out of the mountain, the third uncle told us some details of this incident, and also asked us about some experiences that we had not had time to talk about before. Zero Zero Book House

This matter is related to Lao Gui's father and daughter, that is, when Lao Gui took out the soil, he said something inexplicable, what he said at the time was: It's time! At that time, we asked about the meaning of this sentence, but Lao Gui said that he didn't know, and said that as long as he handed the dirt to the person with the tattoo on his right arm, the other party would naturally know the meaning, but I was confused about it.

In fact, before entering the mountain, I, the doctor and the Taoist priest were aware of this incident, but what happened after entering the mountain was so exciting that we finally forgot about it completely.

Now that the doctor brought it up again, we immediately remembered.

"Indeed, if you don't mention it, I almost forgot it, when Lao Gui took out the bag of soil, obviously he didn't intend for us to take it, but what he didn't expect was that I was the one he was waiting for, and the words he said after that were obviously covering up something."

The Taoist priest also nodded, "Well, Dao Ye also found out, after the old boy handed over the things to us, he showed a relieved expression for a moment, this reaction can have two meanings, one is that he finally completed Su Jin's entrustment to him, so he unloaded the burden in his heart, but if this is the case, he has no need to hide it at all, then there is only another meaning left!" ”

"He has a ghost in his heart!" The doctor took the Taoist priest's words and said lightly.

"Yes, that's right, ordinary people show a sense of relief, either they have completed a particularly difficult task and are finally relaxed, or they are free from a quagmire or sea of suffering, and they don't have to suffer anymore, Dao Ye feels that Lao Gui's relief is very likely to be the second kind!"

I thought about it, and felt that what they said was very reasonable, and suddenly, a chill surged in my heart, and I got rid of the sea of suffering, if it was really as the Taoist priest guessed, what would be the sea of suffering that the old turtle was liberated from?

The answer was self-evident, and the faces of the three people couldn't help but change, and they almost said in unison: "That bag of dirt!" ”

As soon as the words came out, the doctor immediately shook his head and denied: "What brings suffering is not necessarily the bitter sea itself, the same soil, didn't Zhang Lingjin also send it to you, judging from the current situation, Zhang Lingjin is obviously helping you, if the soil itself is harmful, it is impossible for her to send you that box of soil, so that bag of soil may just be an introduction." ”

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered a question, looked at the third uncle, and asked in a serious tone: "Third uncle, tell me honestly, do we have a relative named Zhang Juming or Zhang Lingjin in our family?" ”

"Why do you suddenly ask that?" The third uncle was a little surprised when I suddenly asked this question, but seeing that I was serious, he still said, "Haven't you already asked your grandmother this question?" ”

I sighed and said a little depressedly: "I always feel that my grandmother is hiding me from me in this matter!" ”

The third uncle patted me on the shoulder, "Xiaoyi, I have already said before, there are some things, your grandmother is very taboo, and she won't let me say it, you think, if her old man lied to you about this matter, it means that the truth cannot be revealed to you on this issue, in this case, even if your third uncle knows, it is impossible to tell you, so you better not ask!" ”

After the third uncle finished speaking, he patted me on the shoulder again, and then looked at me meaningfully.

I understood what he meant, although the third uncle didn't answer my question directly, but his words have largely given me the answer, Zhang Lingjin, Zhang Juming, it is very likely that they are from the Zhang clan, but I don't know if these two are direct blood relatives of our branch?

I understand the third uncle's difficulty, and I didn't continue to ask, Lao Gui has a problem, this is already ironclad, as for his true identity, we can't know.

In addition to Lao Gui, the doctor also raised several other mysteries, such as what was the purpose of the bag of soil that Zhang Lingjin asked Lao Gui to hand over to me? In the sealed mirror space, the third uncle also found that strange soil, what is this soil?

And what is the root place mentioned by Zhang Lingjin in the message of Lock Demon Lake?

In addition to the questions raised by the doctor, I also have a mystery that neither the doctor nor the Taoist priest knows, and it is also the biggest mystery in my toast adventure: who is the mysterious person who woke me up at a critical moment when I fell into the subconscious illusion created by the mermaid's voice?

I don't know why, but I always felt that the person gave me a sense of familiarity that I had never felt before, as if ...... We met somewhere from time to time, but each time we were far apart.

Does this mysterious man exist, or is he just an imaginary character in my subconscious?

Because of this incident, the third uncle needed to return to Beijing immediately to report the situation, and after arriving in Fangcheng District, he broke up with us, and Luo Yi also separated from us on the grounds that he had been leaving the church for too long and was worried that someone would be suspicious.

When I was leaving, I wanted to ask her very much where the Heavenly Witch Sect was, but the words came to my lips and I swallowed them again, and I knew that even if I asked, she would not be able to tell me.

Luo Yi looked at me with a sad face, showed a playful smile, grabbed my ear, and said to me in a threatening tone: "Reporter, Sister Qiao'er will be handed over to you for the time being, but I warn you, if you let my sister get hurt a little, I will... Kill you! ”

Her last three words were so hard that I felt chills all over my body, and just as I was about to speak, she suddenly came to my ear and spit out two words: "Take care!" Then I suddenly kissed me on the face in a defenseless situation, and I was stunned, and I felt my heart jump out of my throat, and by the time I reacted to look at her, she was already missing from the crowd.

I stood there for a while, touching the remaining warmth on my cheeks, and suddenly an indescribable taste surged in my heart.

The Taoist priest suddenly came out of nowhere, let out a burst of obscene laughter, and stared at me with a kind of eyes that were not bad: "Hehe, Immeasurable Tianzun, you adulterer, you adulterer, you have done a good job of secrecy, honestly, when did you two get together?" ”

I glared at the Taoist priest and scolded angrily: "Get out, if you beep again, I'll go to Sister Bailing to sue you for your bite!" ”

The Taoist priest raised his hand to surrender, and I didn't bother to pay attention to him.

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Two days later, we finally returned to Chengdu, because we had the third and old turtle in our line, it was very troublesome to take the high-speed rail, so we simply changed four stations, wasting more than a day.

Sister Bailing and the third child got off the bus after arriving in Kunming, Lin Qiaoer's condition could not be delayed, so Sister Bailing took her back first, although I also want to go back to my hometown, but there are still some things that need to be arranged at the newspaper, so I must go back.

The first thing I did when I got home was to sleep well in the dark, and I rested for a day before I was relieved.

Because of my uncle's request, the doctor moved in the day after he returned to Chengdu, so three bachelors gathered together in my rented house.