Chapter 164: Abandoned Son?
Seeing that the snake spirit seemed to have left safely, I was slightly relieved.
After being lost for so long, I finally saw it again, and it was really brought here by the Seven Evil Spirits, and it was captured and raised in captivity by the old witch.
It's just that I can recognize it just now, but why doesn't it seem to recognize me, or even not recognize me at all?
This may be a concern, but at this time, it is really not advisable to be distracted too much. As Yuan Jinzhu let the snake spirit live, the few poisonous spirits that were still holding on to the fire and had not yet been burned to ashes or disappeared like air suddenly found a glimmer of life, and all of them turned around and rushed to the south.
But they don't have the treatment of snake spirits, most of them just change directions, and they have only advanced a few meters, and they are annihilated along with the fire, and the farthest is only about thirty meters away, and then they turn into a pinch of ashes, or are swallowed up by the dark night.
From the first flames on the roof of the house to the bamboo grove near the edge of the village, and the last spark annihilated, the whole process lasted less than an hour, and the old witch's untold life's work was completely destroyed in the fire.
The house was not really burned down by a fire, except for the king cobra that broke two wall panels, it was basically intact, as if the thrilling scene of the fire did not happen, but the almost ubiquitous ashes inside and outside the house, and on the ridges of the surrounding bamboo forests and vegetable fields, proved that everything before had indeed happened, and it was not an illusion.
Except for the snake spirit, no one was spared.
Of course, there are also the Seven Evil Spirits that Yuan Jinzhu and I have always wanted to see, but have never seen.
"Is it really not here, or is it well protected and escaped from the fire?" Even though I already knew the answer in my heart, I couldn't help but ask.
Yuan Jinzhu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just go in and take a look." ”
Although it is said that there is nothing to hide from the fire array, but for the sake of insurance, it is better to take a look.
So we stepped on the ubiquitous ashes, walked down the vegetable soil, entered the kitchen with the back door open, turned on the electric light, and began to check one by one.
At a cursory glance, the furnishings of the old witch's house were no different from those of ordinary peasant houses, except that there was a little less smoke and fire, and there was a rusty but clean-cleaned hearth in the open space next to the stove, which was obviously rarely used, and the stove cabinets were kept as clean as new.
In addition, the biggest difference is that in the old witch's house, there are many jars, except for the incense and a strange shrine in the hall, almost every room, as long as it is not in the way, is full of large and small earthen altars, the two side rooms on the left side of the hall are specially used to put the altar, nothing else, and the attic is still a variety of altars.
Disgusted with the smell of fireworks and meat, there are jars everywhere, a typical Gu raising home.
Due to the previous turmoil, most of the jars that were originally neatly placed were a little messy at this time, and even broke a lot, and there were many ash heaps on the ground, which looked quite messy.
After looking at the flowers first, Yuan Jinzhu and I spent nearly an hour before and after inspecting each jar, and in order to rest assured, we still opened them one by one and carefully inspected them. Even in the end, even the cellar with the entrance under the bed of the old witch's bedroom was discovered by us, and when we went in and examined it, we found no sign of the existence of the Seven Evil Spirits.
"It seems that she is not lying, she is really not here." Climbed up to the cellar where there were three large jars, which should be the king cobra and the giant toad, and later the snake spirit, and after walking around again, I said to Yuan Jinzhu.
"It's no big deal, if you're not here, it's Luo Wenxin, anyway, you already know people, you can find them sooner or later, it's good to be able to break here." Contrary to me, Yuan Jinzhu didn't seem to be very nervous about the fact that there was still no trace of the Seven Evils.
I thought about it, and it was really the only way to go.
As she walked out of the house, the old witch, who knew that it was all over, had returned to the courtyard, and when she saw us coming out, her rickety body shook slightly, and then she stood firm with her cane.
As if she didn't care much about what happened, the old witch's eyes were still calm, even peaceful, not at all like the Gu woman image who had heard of it since childhood, and most of her hearts were like snakes and scorpions.
But I can clearly feel that she is much older at this moment.
It's not surprising to think about it, the Gu cultivator hires her, once she is destroyed, she will be counterattacked, not to mention that she is still so many Gu things, and she was burned to ashes in an instant. It's already incredible to have tasted so many evil consequences at once, and still be able to stand as if nothing happened.
"Look at the little doll, the old woman said that the soul is not there, you don't believe it, do you believe it now?" After his gaze lingered on Yuan Jinzhu for a short time, the old witch looked at me and said.
I scratched my head, a little speechless.
The life's work has been burned, and now it is not an exaggeration to say that we are invincible enemies, but the old witch's tone is still so peaceful, and I can't hear the slightest resentment.
Even if you don't know her identity as a witch Gu and her partner Luo Wenxin's seven evil deeds, this tone is definitely worthy of being an amiable old woman, just like when she first appeared in the Ma family, and no one knew her identity.
If she is angry and wants to come up at any time and try her best, I can still handle it, but it would be a little embarrassing to show such a tone and demeanor.
"The murderous spirit is not with you, and you knew from the beginning that Luo Wenxin would not come, did he give up on you and deliberately push you in front of us?" Originally, I just wanted to say something casually to resolve the embarrassment, but as soon as the words came out, I was stunned myself.
If you think about it, it's exactly like what I said. I didn't know later, but the snake spirit chased the seven evil spirits here, and He Shuman's little ghost also ran here, which means that before the Longquan incident, the seven evil spirits were here most of the time.
Since she has only recently been absent, and Luo Wenxin has not come to help the old witch from beginning to end, there is indeed a possibility that she has become an outcast.
"The old woman is tired and doesn't want to say too much, let's go, if you have anything to say, if you have a chance in the future, you can ask again." The old witch did not answer, but directly gave the order to expel the guest.
This trip was fruitless, and Yuan Jinzhu and I didn't plan to stay any longer, but seeing that she didn't want to talk anymore, we didn't say more.
In fact, her reaction, to a certain extent, has confirmed my suspicions.
If it weren't for the fact that she was abandoned by Luo Wenxin, which caused her to be discouraged and thus give up resistance in order to survive, it would be indeed difficult to explain that she hardly had any strange behavior of stubborn resistance.
Under the eyes of the old witch, we walked out of the fire formation and the range shrouded by the five escape talisman arrays, and turned around the neighborhood again, and after failing to find any trace of the snake spirit, we left Xiyuan Village with doubts.
The old witch can be regarded as having solved it without danger, and she has almost no ability to harm people in the future, but the real problem is still unsolved, and she still has to face Luo Wenxin to have a final answer.