Chapter 25, the locust tree ghost radish (Midnight Strange Thing)

The moment he stepped into the gate, Xingyuan's eyes began to look around the courtyard. This is when he was studying Feng Shui metaphysics in Shumen before, Senior Brother Yang Chen mentioned more than once that if you want to understand the science of Feng Shui more thoroughly, it is far from enough to just read those books.

Hong Shixian's house, on the surface, looks like a dilapidated and old adobe house, but it is simple and quiet, long and intimate, ancient and soft. The walls of the years are depicted with the cracks of old age, and they are even more slippery when they are wet by the rain. Like the usual small courtyard of a farmhouse, there are dozens of square meters of yards, three huts leaning together, although the furniture decoration is very simple, but it is also clean and tidy.

"Two little heavenly masters, you are here, my heart can finally be more steady! You may be seated, you may be seated. Hong Shixian was very excited to pull out two chairs from the corner of the main room, and respectfully let Xingyuan and Chen Jianhong sit down, for fear of neglecting half a point.

The occurrence of this scene made Xingyuan feel very confused, and he was confused for a while. I didn't say anything, why was I called the so-called Heavenly Master by the old man in front of me if I didn't do anything.

However, Chen Jianhong didn't bow at all, and sat down directly, as if he had known that such a scene would happen, lit a cigarette and said slowly: "Village Chief Hong, don't be so vain, just tell me in detail about what happened here, since the master let us come, I will naturally settle it for you."

Hong Shixian listened to Chen Jianhong's words, Fang Cai's polite smile began to become a little depressed, and he knelt down straight with a puff, and then shouted with a crying mouth, "Little Chen Tianshi, please save my poor little grandson!" ”

At this moment, Xingyuan, who had just sat down with Chen Jianhong, was directly shocked. An old man who was over the age of sixteen made such a scene, and it was the first time it appeared in front of his eyes.

It has always been said that respecting the old and loving the young is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, as a well-educated teenager since childhood, Xingyuan couldn't sit still in an instant, and hurriedly got up and said: "Uncle, what are you doing?" If you have something to say, you're all so old, hurry up! Hurry up! ”

Chen Jianhong was also puzzled, and easily snuffed out the unburned cigarette in his hand and said, "Yes, Village Chief Hong." If you ask me to save your grandson, at least you have to tell me about your grandson's situation, why are you kneeling here like this? ”

Hong Shixian heard Chen Jianhong's question, slowly stood up with Xingyuan's support, opened his mouth and said with a shudder: "My little grandson is in the hall next door, I'll take you to take a look."

The door of the hall opened, and a young boy of about seven or eight years old was holding a tablet and playing a game called "Ma Zhe Glory" intently. When Xingyuan and Chen Jianhong walked to his side, he only looked up slightly, without any precautions against strangers.

Looking at the child in front of him, Xingyuan smiled and teased Hong Shixian behind him: "Uncle Hong, I think your grandson is quite normal, isn't he playing a game here in a good way, you see, it's all 0-10 and it can't reduce the passion in his heart that he will not surrender." You're not going to let the two of us help him quit his addiction, are you? ”

"This little Heavenly Master, are you laughing? My little grandson was no doubt like a normal child during the day, but after twelve o'clock in the evening. Once you fall asleep within a few minutes, you will get up from the bed in a daze, as if you have been lost by something, and go out of the house vigorously, no matter how you call it, you will not answer. If you go up and pull him, he will not pay attention to him, and will go forward without changing his face. My grandson usually can't even lift a bucket of water, but when that time comes, his strength is like a different person, and it makes me, an old man, try my best to hold it a little. In the days before you arrived, I avoided the tragedy by tying my grandson to the bed with a rope as soon as he was asleep. ”

Hearing this, Xingyuan and Chen Jianhong's faces were full of ugliness.

"Ghost top? No way! Xingyuan was a little afraid to be confident, and then looked at Chen Jianhong on the side and asked: "Third child, I used to read novels, and those who catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits will have some ability to read faces, have you found anything about this child?" ”

Chen Jianhong slowly squatted down, his eyes looking up and down at the face of the child who was fascinated by the game. And the kid didn't seem to notice him at all, his fingers were still tapping on the screen.

After a while, he raised his head and asked Hong Shixian with a solemn face: "Village Chief Hong, has your little grandson been to any unclean places in the past few days, such as old woods, mass graves or something?"

"No, since my little grandson came back from winter vacation, he has been playing at home with this thing every day, and he has hardly ever gone out!"

After listening to Hong Shixian's answer, Chen Jianhong's expression was slightly heavy, and he scratched his forehead slightly and beckoned: "Village Chief Hong, does your grandson have those strange behaviors every night?"

"Yes, yes, I've been tying him up for the past few days, and I've been keeping close to him until dawn when he returns to normal!" Hong Shixian looked very anxious and muttered again.

"Since it's the night that this kid behaves like that, I'll be here tonight to see what the hell is going on here!" Chen Jianhong said with a straight face, and beckoned to Xingyuan on the side in a blink of an eye: "Old man, you come out with me!"

As soon as he walked out of the door of the hall, Chen Jianhong took out a cigarette case from his pocket, threw one to Xingyuan, and slowly lit it.

"Third child, do you see any doorways?"

Chen Jianhong took a deep sip, glanced at Hong Shixian in the room, leaned over to Xingyuan and whispered like a thief: "Look at the matter of physiognomy, the master and the fourth child are the best, and I only know a little about your senior brother." I didn't see anything wrong with it for a long time, and it stands to reason that this child should be quite normal. It's only nighttime now, and maybe I'll know what's going on when something weird happens to that kid, and then they're cleaning him up! ”

Xingyuan couldn't help but smile: "Third child, I heard that uncle Heavenly Master Heavenly Master call you just now, I thought you were so capable, but I didn't expect that you were just a half-ass."

"What a half-ass, this looks like it belongs to the sect of divination in Shumen, how can I, a genius in talismanism, have so much time to study! Since the guy who wants to do the trick can be tied up by an ordinary rope, he probably isn't a powerful character, and I'll see how you train him at night! Chen Jianhong stomped his feet and gritted his teeth, directly took a sip of the remaining cigarette in his hand, and threw it on the ground.

The night in the countryside always comes quickly, and as it slowly descends down the mountain, the light in the sky gradually disappears without a trace. It wasn't until the bright moon hung high that people had some comfort.

After dinner, Chen Jianhong and Hong Shixian sat leisurely at the gate of the courtyard and chatted about some of the deeds of Shu Sangzi back then. Xingyuan, who was idle and bored, collapsed in Hong Shixian's grandson's room playing with his mobile phone.

After chatting at the dinner table just now, I learned that Hong Shixian's grandson's name is Hun Sen, who is ten years old this year and is in the fourth grade of primary school in a primary school in Jiange County.

It has been a few hours since Xingyuan came to Hun Sen's house, and the tablet in Hun Sen's hand has never been put down, even if he eats, he just hastily ate a small bowl of egg fried rice on the table, and he started playing again in less than 10 minutes.

"Hey, I really don't know what's so fun about this "Guan Qiang Glory", it's so fun to play after losing for a day, isn't this a deliberate attempt to pit teammates to retaliate against society? I don't know how many times it was "defeat!" When it reached his ears, Xingyuan's heart began to secretly admire this child who had been persevering.

As the tablet computer once again showed two big words of failure wrapped in a red frame, Xingyuan couldn't bear it anymore, turned over and started from the bed, quickly walked to Hun Sen's side and said, "Brother, it's been a day of losing, isn't your heart tired?"

"I'm not tired, I'm having a lot of fun!" Hun Sen raised his head, looked at Xingyuan with a blank expression, and said the first sentence in the past few hours.

However, Xingyuan's heart was full of helplessness, "Hey, a primary school student is a primary school student, and the heart will never consider the feelings of others." You're having fun, but you don't know how tired your teammates are! Then he said: "Brother, Li Bai is really not suitable for you to play!" Come, my brother will teach you to play a character that you are suitable to play! ”

In fact, the game "Glory of Ma Zhe" also has some understanding. In college life in 2018, in order to chase a girl, Xingyuan also had an impulse to go up the mountain and down the sea for her, and reached the level of Brilliant Diamond V. in the canyon with a character named "Dugu Jialuo"! Although he doesn't have much ability among his peers, it's not too hard to teach the elementary school student in front of him.

Time turned minute by minute for two hours, and after several "victories" appeared on the screen, both Xingyuan and Hun Sen's faces began to have some tiredness.

"Oh..."With a hache on his mouth, he looked at Hun Sen, who was also sleepy-eyed on the side, Xingyuan slowly said: "Why don't you play here today, why are you having fun with Brother Ming giving you a skin?" Go to sleep, huh. ”

I have to say that elementary school students are good at coaxing, and Hun Sen, who was reluctant to put down the tablet, instantly compromised when he heard the word skin. Zai Xingyuan pushed and got into bed, and soon fell asleep deeply.

"Hey, it's a headache to finally get this little guy done!" Looking at Hun Sen sleeping on the bed, Xingyuan's heart suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Leaning lightly against the door of the hall, with the crisp sound of a lighter, a puff of smoke ethereated over Xingyuan. The red dots that flickered from time to time on the cigarette butts were particularly dazzling in the dark yard.

The night was as quiet as a pool of water, and it seemed that all living beings had closed their eyes, except for the gentle breeze blowing, except for the occasional barking of a dog or two, and the deserted streets were silent, and everything seemed so peaceful.

"Hey, I haven't been home for three months since I quit my last job, and I don't know what happened to those two people in the family now. If the two of them knew that their only son didn't go to work in the serious place they arranged, but instead started these Shinto things, I don't know what they would be angry about! Facing the silent night sky, Xingyuan spit out a thick smoke ring, and his heart was already full of melancholy.

The time on my phone was 12:30 a.m., and a white earphone was already hanging next to my ear. Press the play button on the screen.

"Walking home alone along the street lamp and talking on the phone with old friends. Is the weather good there, and is there any news that can be taken as a joke. ”

However, surrounded by music, a "creaking" sound of the door opening behind him broke the silence in the night sky. Xingyuan turned around when he heard the sound and saw Hun Sen slowly walking out of the house.

Xingyuan didn't care too much, thinking that Hun Sen just didn't have the joy of winning the game streak, and he just wanted to let himself continue to play with him. After thinking about it, he said casually: "Brother, didn't you say that you would get up and play tomorrow?" Don't want to give you skin? ”

But at the moment when the words fell, Xingyuan suddenly realized that something was wrong. Because at this moment, Hun Sen didn't pay attention to Xingyuan's meaning at all, and just walked in the direction of the courtyard gate with a blank face.

"No, could it be that this little guy is sleepwalking?" Xingyuan thought to himself, and couldn't help but start to hesitate a little in his heart. Because he has always heard since he was a child that sleepwalkers cannot be awakened during sleepwalking, and if they are suddenly awakened, sleepwalkers will go crazy due to the disconnection of their brains.

It's not called for a while, and it's not called either. Just when Xingyuan was at a loss, he saw Hun Sen's eyes wide open towards him, and a strange smile slowly appeared on his face, which was extremely penetrating.

"When I was in high school before, I remember a psychology teacher who said that sleepwalking, the eyes seem to be half-narrowed, and the face is expressionless, but this guy is the opposite, it should not be sleepwalking! Uncle Hong also said today that his grandson will be like this as soon as midnight in the past few days! ”

Thinking of this, he didn't care too much, and rushed forward with an arrow step, ready to stump Hun Sen. However, the moment his hand just touched Hun Sen's shoulder, his heart was even more panicked. Xingyuan only felt that Hun Sen's strength at this time was no longer like a 10-year-old child, but more like a sturdy adult. The normal push of the shoulder forward made Xingyuan staggered back two steps, almost unable to parry.

"Damn, it can't really be ghosted, right?" Xingyuan muttered in a low voice, he is an upright and strong young man, and he has recently practiced martial arts in Shumen for nearly three months, and he is also half a person who practices martial arts, and it is a little difficult to stump Hun Sen at this time. I thought about how embarrassed Uncle Hong's person who had passed the age of sixtieth birthday a few days ago would be by him!

By this time, Xingyuan already knew that with his current ability, there was no way to solve the problem in front of him, and if he was not careful, the consequences would be unimaginable. Then he turned around and scolded in front of the main house: "Third child, are you fucking asleep in the house?" I can't hear such a big movement outside, don't think that Lao Tzu doesn't know in your heart, you just want to take advantage of this time to make a fool of Lao Tzu, and you don't come out to help! If something goes wrong with this kid, it doesn't have much to do with Lao Tzu, but the name of your little Chen Tianshi will really be left behind for 10,000 years! ”

As soon as Xingyuan's voice fell, the wooden door of the main house opened heavily with a loud "bang", and he opened heavily in the flying sawdust, only to see Chen Jianhong full of anger, flying wings like a talisman out, pointing directly at the figure of Hun Sen in the courtyard.