At night, Liu Yunfeng and I sat opposite each other in the mourning hall, chatting with Carpenter Liu while keeping a watch.

Tonight is the sixth night after Carpenter Liu's death, his face is covered with white masking paper, his mouth is holding a mouthful of money, there is an offering table in front of the spirit, and there is an ever-bright lamp at his feet.

These things are all necessary to prepare when the spirit is stopped, and everything is said to be indispensable.

In particular, the lantern and the mask paper are two things that need special attention during the wake.

Facial wrapping is also called 'face paper' in our place, and after a person dies, after the first condolences of the people, the face of the deceased must be covered with white paper. There is a saying that at this time, the soul of the deceased has returned to the palace of Hades, and he should not see the sun of the sun again. There is also a theory that if the face of the deceased is not covered, then the deceased will secretly count the rafters in the house because he is lying down and bored, and if he is allowed to count this clearly, it will be very detrimental to the family to take it to the underworld.

Therefore, until the body is buried, this layer of covering paper cannot be removed, and it needs to be cared for from time to time and not blown away by the wind. And even when it is buried, it is not casually opened with your hands, but it must be gently fanned off with a fan, otherwise it is disrespectful to the deceased.

As for the ever-bright lamp, it is said that it is the guiding lamp in the hands of the dead, and when the lamp is extinguished, the dead will fall on their heels if they can't see the way in the underworld. Therefore, in order to prevent their relatives from suffering in the underworld, the living must take good care of this lamp, and it must not be extinguished before the funeral.

However, the strange thing is that it is not the night of the soul, but the wind is particularly strong tonight. Not to mention that the windows were blown open a few times, even the door that had been bolted in kept creaking and creaking.

After looking out of the window several times and getting up and closing the window a few times, Liu Yunfeng finally couldn't help but ask me, "Jiujiao, what's going on tonight?" Why is it so windy? ”

During this season, it is normal for the wind to be strong.

But such a strong wind, and an abnormally cold atmosphere, is not normal at all.

"Meow—"

A piercing cat meow came, and I suddenly turned my head to see that the window not far behind me had been blown open by the wind, and a swarthy cat was crouching on the edge of the window, staring at me with his pale yellow eyes.

"Meow—"

As if dissatisfied with my gaze, its fur exploded in an instant, and it let out an even more piercing cry, and then jumped up from the edge of the window, and rushed straight at me with lightning speed.

The black cat was in front of me almost in the blink of an eye, and I didn't have time to dodge, so I quickly raised an arm to block. Unbeknownst to him, it suddenly turned around and rushed towards the ever-bright lamp lit at Carpenter Liu's feet.

Seeing it turn suddenly, I was stunned, and when I reacted, I had already heard Liu Yunfeng's terrible scream.

I looked intently and saw that Liu Yunfeng was facing away from me, the filial piety clothes on his back were torn, and three deep blood marks had already flowed out of black blood in such a short period of time.

After missing the blow, the black cat jumped on another window that was closer to it, turned its head, and the demonstrator screamed three more times before jumping out of the window and disappearing into the thick night.

At this time, it is obviously too late to chase again, and I have no intention of chasing it at all.

First, there is Liu Yunfeng here, he is injured and needs to be taken care of; Second, no matter who is making trouble tonight, whether it is a person or a ghost, the purpose is Carpenter Liu, I must be optimistic about him, and I can't give those ghosts a chance to succeed.

The injury on Liu Yunfeng's back was actually not very serious, but the black cat's yin qi was too heavy, and it was scratched by it, and the wound was inevitably poisonous. If it is not treated very early, even a few shallow openings will inevitably be life-threatening.

I followed Liu Yunfeng's instructions and turned out their medicine box, brought potions to help him clean his wounds, and wrapped them in bandages. Seeing that he had no other discomfort, he was relieved, and then he remembered that the two windows were still open, and fortunately there were no more problems.

I stood up, closed the window, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down opposite Liu Yunfeng.

Liu Yunfeng asked me, "Jiujiao, why are you so abnormal tonight?" What the hell is going on? ”

"I don't know." I sighed and replied, but I was still thinking about the cat.

This is the second time I have met a black cat, and the last time was when the old executioner died, and the black cat condensed by the souls of many people made a deep impression on me.

When I think of the black cat, I naturally think of the Misty Forest. And when I think of the Misty Forest, and then look at Carpenter Liu, I can't calm down at all.

Could it be that thing in the misty forest that he is eyeing Carpenter Liu's soul again? No, there's no way I'm going to let him get his way! With me guarding here, even if some Yin soldiers really came, I couldn't let them easily take Carpenter Liu's soul away.

Thinking of this, my face changed suddenly.

Liu Yunfeng may have been frightened by the sudden change in my face, he blinked his eyes and asked me, "Jiujiao, are you...... What happened to you? Did you think of something? ”

I thought about it, but decided to tell him about the Misty Forest.

It wasn't until I had a rough account of the Misty Forest that I continued, "I think the appearance of this cat may be a warning. If it tries to knock over the lantern while we are not paying attention, we probably won't have a chance to stop it. But it clearly didn't! It just barks, and scratches you, and then runs away immediately after that. Come to think of it, it still had a chance to turn back later, but it didn't. ”

"So, do you think it's just a warning to be vigilant, and that the real danger is something else? So what else will it be? Could it be ......?"

Liu Yunfeng paused when he said this, I had actually thought of it a long time ago, so I nodded to him.

At this point, both of us had already decided that the black cat was reminding us that something was really eyeing Carpenter Liu's soul. But I still don't know what that thing in the Misty Forest is doing with so many souls?

Liu Yunfeng didn't think about it as much, all he wanted was to let Carpenter Liu completely settle in the ground, be reincarnated as soon as possible, and don't be as bitter as this life in the next life.

Looking at the way he looked, I couldn't help but laugh.

Liu Yunfeng asked me strangely, "Jiujiao, what are you laughing at?" ”

It's really not good to laugh like this in front of someone's father's spirit, so I quickly explained, "I'm laughing at myself, and I've been looking for a way to spy on the secrets of the Misty Forest. But in fact, where is the secret that my grandfather has not been able to find out in his life, and where can I figure it out in a year or two? It's better to focus on the present! Now for me, the most important thing is to protect Uncle Liu's soul. I can't control others, but the things in front of me can't just go wrong, right? ”

After hearing this, Liu Yunfeng nodded and said to me: "Jiujiao, you are right to think so!" It's better not to think about it than to give yourself a headache and can't figure out anything. My father used to say that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. When you don't really encounter it, no matter what you think, the solution won't come, but when you really encounter it, the solution will be forced out. ”

Thinking about it like this, my heart suddenly became much happier, and I sat there and looked at Carpenter Liu from head to toe again, thinking about how to keep this soul.

However, if those things are really Yin soldiers, then my dog blood, chicken blood, cinnabar or something, is it useful to him?