Chapter 13 Rites for Adults
I dragged my feet, which were already numb from pain, limped to the foot of the mountain, looking at my grandfather's grave, which was so far away, as if this was the starting point of fate and the end of ordinary life. I hurried up to the top of the mountain, searching for the ghost.
The wind was strong on the top of the mountain, and the wind was blowing and my face hurt. I draped my coat over her, "Standing here in such a strong wind, I am determined to toss myself sick." ”
"You still came, and you didn't disappoint me after all, I'm really afraid, I'm afraid that I won't be able to go on, and I'm even more afraid that the death list you said is true. What will happen to our family if I do die? You don't know anything yet. "The ghost hugged me and cried, for fear that I would run away as soon as I let go.
She's usually so strong, and she's never cried like a child like she does now.
"No matter how difficult the road is, with me, I will always protect you."
"Don't say touching words, I'll help you complete the ceremony in advance today!" The ghost burst into tears and laughed, and pushed me away, where was the fragile appearance just now.
It is said that a woman turns her face faster than she turns a book, and I think that the person who can say this must not be an idle person.
"What is to be accomplished?"
It was only when I mentioned the ceremony that I noticed her outfit, the dress she wore was placket, and I don't know what material it was made of. The front and back are decorated with a lot of totems. The side slit is also equipped with colored cloth strips, and there are bright ones on the chest and back, like a copper mirror is not a copper mirror. It had symbols I didn't recognize, and the hat on her head was also decorated with strips of colored cloth.
"You're dressed like this? What do you want to do? I watched her warily, waiting for her answer.
Time stood still for a minute, and the ghost's eyes lit up, looking extremely excited, "Xiaoye, do you know? There's no grandfather's bones in there, it's a place to suppress evil spirits, and that's where I became a spirit maiden before. ”
Looking at the evil smile on her face, I had a bad feeling. But what surprised me even more was that my grandfather's bones weren't here.
The ghost didn't continue, but took a dagger, took my hand, and whispered, "It hurts a little, you bear with it." ”
Before I could react, my palm was cold, and she drew a bloody mouth, and a drop of bright red fell to the ground, it was so fanatical, maybe this is the restless factor in my body!
The spirit motioned for me to drip blood down one end of the rope. The bright red began to spread from one end of the white rope, and with each node, the bell on it rang, and at some point the ghost danced in the middle of the rope.
After a while, the white rope turned into a big "ghost" character.
I silently counted in my heart, the bell rang thirty-six times, and she danced the whole dance without touching the bell, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
The ghost slashed the dagger on the palm of his right hand again, and blood dripped into the old vessel full of symbols.
"The ghost clan spirit girl ghost spirit, I specially ask the ghost clan people to allow the ghost to accept the adult gift in advance. Ghost smelting, smelting evil spirits and ghosts in the world, extradition the lost souls in the world. There was silence and no sound.
"The ghost clan spirit girl ghost spirit, I specially ask the ghost clan people to allow the ghost to accept the adult gift in advance. Ghost smelting, smelting evil spirits and ghosts in the world, extradition the lost souls in the world. ”
The ghost frowned, and repeated, silently, as if waiting for someone to answer her.
I didn't dare to breathe, so I could only wait with her, and at the moment when doubts arose in my mind, all the bells rang continuously, the surrounding land trembled, and the flames of the candles on the ground jumped one by one.
At some point, the ghost had two more leaves in his hand and got into the old vessel.
"One asks for refuge from the clansmen."
The ghost tapped the leaf on the center of my forehead, then on hers.
"Second, open the Spirit Heavenly Eye."
She swiped the leaf in my eye and tossed it into the vessel.
"Chisel your teeth as a farewell."
Chisel teeth? These two words reminded me of five years ago, when the ghost was missing two teeth, and I laughed at her at the time.
I didn't expect that behind this was the reason for the ceremony, feng shui took turns, and today it was my turn.
The ghost took out the hammer he had prepared, put it in his hand, and looked at me with a wicked smile.
"Did you come by yourself? Or do you want me to help you? ”
How could I let her underestimate me, snatch the hammer, close her eyes, and slam her mouth twice. A mouthful of blood spat on the ground, and handed the knocked out tooth to the ghost.
The ghost was a little stunned, and only after a while did he speak: "You have courage, and you are very ruthless." But are you sure you're knocking out the right tooth? ”
"I remember which two teeth you were missing before."
The ghost gave me a thumbs up and buried my teeth in the mound.
"You've chiseled your teeth to say goodbye to your old life. From today onwards, you have officially become the descendant of the Ghost Clan, just like your name, your mission is to smelt the evil spirits in the world, and you have also seen that those heroic spirits of the Ghost Clan have just affirmed your identity. ”
I nodded firmly, feeling a sense of relief.
"Come with me, I'll take you somewhere."
"Where to go? That's it? "This gift is not simple, the dance of the ghost spirit, and a few drops of blood can light 36 bells is also quite incredible. It's not complicated to say it's complicated, because there are not as many rules and rules as you might think.
"Yes, it's done, I'll take you somewhere and it's definitely an eye-opener. You're going to have to keep up with me. The ghost smiled mysteriously.
I knew that I must have made some strange formation again, so I could only follow it step by step so as not to go the wrong way.
"Don't we have to go and induce Grandpa Zhang's soul?"
"The time hasn't come yet, it's too late, I'll take you through it first." The ghost turned to look at me, "Want to start learning now?" But you have to learn to be observant. For example, today at Uncle Wang's house, since you found a problem, you still slept for a while. If you are facing evil spirits, you will not have a chance to live until now. ”
When she said this, I was upset, "I've been tired for two days, and it's okay to sleep for a while, and besides, don't you believe what I say?" ”
The ghost patted me as a sign of comfort, "How could I not believe you? It's just that I didn't follow your path, or would you obediently accept the gift? ”
I looked at her smug smile and suddenly realized that all this was deliberately calculated by her, and I was fooled. She pretended to be angry just to force me to make a choice, which was well-intentioned.
The ghost saw that I was silent, for fear that I would regret it, "Don't think about it, I told you that I want you to solve the problem as soon as you find it, don't wait, because the evil spirit will not give you a chance to live." ”
"You mean you didn't rest at all, you've already found out?" I glared at the ghost and limped after her.
"Well, this matter is not as simple as we thought, I suspect that Ma Yonggui's daughter-in-law is still alive, at Uncle Wang's house, Ma Yonggui definitely doesn't know about this."
The ghost's statement makes me difficult to accept, what she means is that Wang San and Ma Yonggui are rivals in love, and they plotted to murder Ma Yonggui through Grandpa Zhang's death, but are the rest of the dead just to confuse everyone? None of this can explain the tragic death of Aunt Li and the black in Li Gang's mouth.
Aunt Li's death overturned all previous judgments, and the murderer seemed to be the resentful spirit that everyone feared.