Chapter 8: Wishing for Immortals and Exorcising Ghosts (1)
The fourth update. Today's four watches are completed.
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It turns out that there is a mountain behind Wangxian Town, the mountain is full of a kind of grass called Zhuyu, delicious and sweet, it can be used to cook vegetables at ordinary times, and you can go without eating for three days after eating a meal, so the people of Wangxian Town rarely grow their own food, and they all rely on the Zhuyu grass that is all over the mountains and fields to live.
Who knew that three months ago, when someone went up the mountain to pick Zhuyu, they found that a large area of Zhuyu grass in the south of the mountain had been pulled out, and some even uprooted it like a prank, and no one ate it, leaving them to wither.
Later, the situation gradually became serious, and all the Zhuyu grass in the entire back mountain died, and it developed to the front mountain, and there was only a small area left with Zhuyu grass. The grass was the only source of food for the townspeople, and if it died, there would be nothing to eat or drink.
Eating and drinking is still a trivial matter, and what is more strange is that since the death of the remaining grass, the mountain has begun to be haunted, and the ghost crying is always heard in the middle of the night, and the sound is huge, often making trouble all night, until dawn to rest.
Young men, timid children, women and children, are often so frightened that they can't sleep all night, and over time, they get sick. By now, most of the people in the town have fallen ill. The most hateful of them were bold young men, who went to the back mountain in the middle of the night to see what was going on, and never came back, adding a touch of horror to the haunting.
When the three of them heard that they would be afraid, they were all young and vigorous, eager to try, and immediately agreed to go to Wangxian Town to exorcise ghosts, urging Boss Zhao and them to set off quickly. The group didn't even drink tea after dinner, and ran directly to the ferry port in the east and went to Wangxian Town.
When they arrived at the ferry, the three of them chartered a canopy fishing boat and crossed the river in a leisurely manner.
The fishing boat cabin was cramped, and the three of Zhao Boss were also crowded inside, so Linglong was unhappy. She thought those old men were pickled and their breath was not good, so she dragged Zhong Minyan to the stern of the boat to whisper.
Boss Zhao himself felt embarrassed, and smiled at Xuanji: "You should rent a bigger boat, and the young ladies will accompany us bad old men to squeeze this small boat." ”
Xuanji smiled and said lightly: "Uncle Zhao, don't worry. There are many conveniences when you are away from home. Tell me, has anyone in the town seen what that ghost looks like? ”
Boss Zhao thought for a while, hesitated and said: "I haven't seen it yet, but my little grandson, who is only four years old, shouted a few days ago that he saw a ghost who would cry, saying that he had three heads and wings. This...... He's a kid after all, and we don't take his words seriously. ”
Xuanji pondered for a long time, just at this time Linglong pulled Zhong Minyan back, hearing Boss Zhao say this, she couldn't help but turn pale, leaned over and quietly pulled her clothes, and whispered to her ear: "Xuanji...... Could it really be a winged ghost with three heads? That...... How terrible! ”
Zhong Minyan had already heard her whisper, and immediately smiled: "Scared? Who took it first? Otherwise, when you get to town, find a place to hide, and Xuanji and I will exorcise ghosts. ”
Linglong hurriedly said: "Nonsense! I'm not afraid! I...... I'll go too! ”
Boss Zhao smiled and said, "Miss is an immortal cultivator, so naturally she is not afraid." I only hope that you will succeed in exorcising ghosts, and I hope that the immortals will be peaceful. ”
Zhong Min said: "I heard the abbot just say that the ghost has three heads and wings, it must not be a ghost, maybe it is a demon bird." In the early years, when we were in Lutai Mountain, we also encountered Gu carvings that screamed like ghosts. If it's a demon, then it's bound to be caught. ”
Linglong simply took out the roster of ten thousand demons in the salute and flipped through it, while saying: "I remember that there is a record of a demon bird with three heads, but I can't remember what the name is." ”
Xuanji also leaned over to look at it with her, and suddenly saw something, and immediately stopped, "Isn't this it?" ”
The three of them looked at the picture she pointed to, but it was like a bird, with three bird bodies.
Linglong hurriedly handed the picture to Boss Zhao and asked, "Boss, take a look, is it like this?" ”
Boss Zhao squinted his eyes for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed: "I'm ashamed, we haven't seen the ghost who caused the accident...... Only my little grandson came to see it. ”
Linglong was in an emergency, so she hurriedly went out of the cabin to look at the sky, and asked again: "Then when will you be able to get to Wangxian Town?" The boats had been all morning. ”
Zhao Lao laughed and said: "It's still early, after crossing the river in the afternoon, I still have to walk more than ten miles, the pace is faster, and I will not be able to get there tomorrow morning!" ”
As soon as Linglong heard that it would arrive tomorrow, she was so anxious that she walked around the bow of the boat, and finally stomped her feet and shouted, "Little Liuzi! Xuanji! Let's fly over! Swim and walk like this, when will it take! ”
Zhong Minyan and Xuanji glanced at each other, they knew Linglong very well, and she was probably at the limit that the eldest lady could hold on to this time.
At that moment, Zhong Minyan got up and bowed his hand to Boss Zhao, and said apologetically: "Sorry, boss, we took the first step." Waiting for you in Wangxian Town. ”
Boss Zhao said curiously: "The boat is still on the water...... Little brother! This...... How do you ...... first? ”
Linglong smiled: "We have our own way. Farewell! ”
As soon as the words fell, the three of them disappeared at the bow of the boat at the same time, and everyone chased to the bow of the boat to take a look, only to see three white lights streak across the sky, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. How could they, the people of the mountains and wilderness, ever seen the immortal cultivators flying with the sword, they just thought that they were gods and saints, and quickly knelt on the bow of the ship and kept kowtowing.
And the three of Xuanji in Wangxian Town flew away in the blink of an eye, so naturally they didn't see anyone bowing down to them.
As soon as Linglong fell to the ground, he was busy looking for someone to ask about the situation, who knew that the huge Wangxian Town, in broad daylight, there was no one on the street, it was empty, like a dead city.
"Won't you...... It's not haunted during the day, so why doesn't anyone ......"
Linglong walked on the street for a while, and suddenly saw a restaurant with a half-old flag in front of her, opened half the door, and the three of them hurriedly ran over.
Linglong couldn't hold her breath, and as soon as she entered, she shouted: "Shopkeeper!" Shopkeeper's! ”
After calling for a long time, no one answered inside, and the three of them looked closely, but saw that the tables and chairs in the lobby were scattered and dusty, thinking that the guests were in a hurry, and they didn't even have time to take away the wine cups and teacups on the table.
Xuanji picked a stool that was not broken, wiped the dust off it with a handkerchief, and then sat down and said softly: "Maybe because it is haunted, the restaurant has no business, so I simply abandoned the store and left." ”
Saying that, she yawned, usually at this time, she was taking a nap, but now when she is out of the house, she can't sleep, and she has a headache.
Linglong also sat beside her, touched her belly, and sighed with a bitter face: "I...... I am hungry. There is no one in this hellish place...... I hate ......."
Zhong Minyan smiled bitterly and said: "My young ladies, it's better to go out than at home, don't be squeamish?" ”
He took out the kettle of dry food from his baggage and handed it to Linglong, "Well, let's eat something first." I went back to catch the demon, and then went to the big town to eat some good food. ”
Linglong smiled, then obediently took the dry food, first divided more than half to Xuanji, and said with a smile: "Sister eat more, you are also hungry, right?" ”
Xuanji picked up the dry baked cake, and was hesitating to nibble on which end to chew softer, when she suddenly heard a sound of footsteps upstairs, as if someone was moving. The three of them immediately threw down their dry food, their bodies were like electricity, and they ran upstairs together, only to see a figure in the corridor flashing, and when they saw them, they quickly hid in the room, slamming the door and slamming the door, and it was full of dust.
Linglong couldn't bear it, ran up with an arrow step, kicked the door when he raised his foot, and said sharply: "What person! Whether it's a human or a ghost, give it to me! ”
As soon as the words fell, I heard a cry from inside, and someone said in a trembling voice: "The female king spares her life!" Spare your life! ”
The three of them looked fixedly, but saw more than a dozen people hiding in the room, large and small, and some even lay at the bottom of the bed, only showing their heads, looking at them with panic on their faces.
Zhong Minyan hurriedly pulled away Linglong and arched his hand: "I'm sorry to disturb you." We are the cultivation disciples of the Shaoyang Sect, and we heard that Guizhen is haunted, so we came to exorcise ghosts and eliminate demons. ”
When those people heard this, they came out tremblingly.
It turned out that they were all from this restaurant, but because the town was haunted, there was no business to do, and they were reluctant to return to their hometown, so they all stayed here. I just hope that sooner or later I will get rid of the ghosts so that I can continue to do business.
At that moment, everyone cleared up the misunderstanding, and those people knew that Xuanji was here to catch ghosts, so they were so excited that they served tea and cooked, and at the same time cleaned up the guest rooms for them to live in.
When the hot meal finally reached her mouth, Linglong sighed with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Actually, I came out to practice...... It's a lot of fun, isn't it? ”
Zhong Minyan just smiled bitterly, she probably forgot who the person who screamed the loudest just now.