Chapter 98: Two Outliers
Since it will take some time for the old woman's body to completely decompose, we are afraid that someone will come, so we dare not leave the inn, so we can only guard in the courtyard.
People like us, it can be said that they have been frightened since childhood, and there is not much discomfort in their hearts when they watch a corpse go from whole to rotting into juice.
In fact, in the early years, I thought that everyone was like this, but later I came into contact with more people and found out that this was not the case.
At noon, seeing that the corpse was almost rotten, I breathed a sigh of relief, and ran to the main room to take a look, but found not much special place, only in the old woman's bedroom to find the urn used to hold the ghosts.
There was only one ghost in the jar, but it had also been shaved with yin qi, and when I found it, it was in a state of confusion.
But after all, it's a terrible ghost, and it definitely won't work if you leave it alone, so I took a ghost lantern and pressed it into the base of the lantern.
The old woman's bones had been tempered by evil spirits, and they were extremely tenacious, and at noon, only a skeleton remained, but it was not until the evening that the last few bones completely rotted into water.
The clean water we got washed away the rot on the ground, and then they hid their bodies and went to the Zhuangzi to investigate.
As soon as I left the inn, I heard a rapid buzz from the direction of Tiankan.
The sound was like a field of locusts sweeping across the field, dull and vast, as if the whole world had been enclosed in it.
When, when, when......
At the same time, a heavy bell rang from the northwest.
Yesterday, when we were in the Zhuangzi, we found a bronze bell in a house in the northwest direction, and someone should have struck the bell jar with a wooden hammer.
The bell rang out, and the sky, which was still slightly lit, suddenly darkened, and it was obviously evening, but when I looked up, the sky seemed to be midnight.
I knew that something was wrong, so I asked Lu Shengcai and Yunshang to be more careful.
Then we lowered our footsteps and cautiously approached Zhuangwei, and after walking more than 20 meters, we heard footsteps in the alley on the side.
Fearing to be discovered, we climbed into the courtyard next to us, with only our eyes and half of our heads exposed to the top of the wall, and looked out into the alley.
Seeing that Wang Chuan was leading Zhuang Min in a hurry in the alley, a dozen sturdy men followed him and carried two wooden frames, on which were placed newly killed cattle and sheep, and the blood of the ox and the sheep dripped down the shelves, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.
Everyone walked in a hurry, and several men carrying wooden frames were panting violently at this time, but they didn't dare to slow down at all.
Seeing the cattle and sheep on the shelf, I suddenly remembered that Wang Chuan had said in the morning that they were going to prepare tribute for the black god, and these cattle and sheep should be the "tribute" in his mouth.
When he was about to reach the end of the village, Wang Chuan suddenly raised his hand and asked the people behind him to stop.
Most of the people immediately stopped, and the dozen or so men who followed him carried the wooden frame containing the tribute to the end of the path, and after putting down the wooden frame smoothly, they retreated behind Wang Chuan in a panic.
As soon as the cattle and sheep landed, the humming sound approached Zhuangzi's side at a very fast speed, and it was clearly felt that the sound was becoming more and more rapid and sharp.
When I looked through the end of the village, I saw a huge black sandstorm speeding over the ridge and pressing towards the Zhuangzi.
When Wang Chuan and his entourage saw this black sand, they all prostrated on the ground, first kneeling three times and knocking nine times, and then lying on the ground with their whole body lying face down, their facial features close to the cold ground.
The black sand storm did not stop until the end of the village, and a large stream of black sand swirled and surged, like a swarm of locusts, and not long after, another wisp of black sand poured into the alley, slowly spreading on the tribute brought by Wang Chuan.
The wisp of black sand was like a strong arm, rolling up the tribute high, and then it moved away from Zhuangzi with the black sandstorm.
Until the large black disappeared at the end of the field, the humming that lasted for more than ten minutes finally disappeared.
Only then did Wang Chuan and his entourage stand up, but they didn't dare to stay longer, so they picked up the wooden shelf and quickly returned the same way.
Only one person remained.
At this time, Zhou Jiuli was on crutches and limped towards Zhuangwei.
Wang Chuan said before that there was a lame man named Zhou Jiuli in Zhuangzi, who acted radically, and most people did not deal with him. Up to now, I have seen all the villagers, just such a lame man, he is not Zhou Jiuli, who is Zhou Jiuli?
When all the people around him were gone, the guy lit an oil lamp and sat down on the path connecting Zhuangwei and Tiankan.
I was so anxious that I wanted to scold my mother, the location of this goods is just enough to have a panoramic view of several houses near Zhuangwei, whether we go out from the alley or go out over the wall, we will be seen by him.
The key is that the lamp in his hand is so bright that it is dazzling, and it is illuminated in a radius of more than ten meters.
Who made the oil lamp so bright, aren't you afraid of being blind!
In desperation, we had to go back to the inn first.
At seven or eight o'clock in the evening, Wang Chuan brought food over, and I asked him how he was purifying his heart, and he said that his heart was still in a mess, and he had not been able to completely calm down.
I said that in this case, tomorrow you should continue to purify your minds, and it is not okay if your minds are uncertain.
According to my thoughts, tomorrow during the day, the lame man will definitely go to the lobby, and at that time, it will not be too late for us to go to Tiankan to investigate.
I didn't expect the lame man to seem to be on the bar with us, and he didn't go to the lobby at all the next day, and was still guarding outside the pile.
Okay, just keep it, I don't believe you can stay there for a day without eating or drinking.
He really didn't have the stamina, so ...... He found someone to guard with him, and the two of them rotated day and night, never leaving their posts without permission, and only when Wang Chuan offered tribute, did he return to the village to hide.
Later, I couldn't hold it back, so I asked Wang Chuan, why are there not all people in the lobby every day during the day?
Wang Chuan told me that Zhou Jiuli and Qian San had no intention of leaving Baiyizhuang, this place was rich in products, and they should retire here.
By the way, the Qian San mentioned by Wang Chuan is the thin man who was beaten by him on the ground before, according to Wang Chuan, that guy is the only person in the entire Zhuangzi who is close to Zhou Jiuli, Zhou Jiuli always treats others with a sad look, but he is extremely gentle to Qian San.
Unlucky, how did you just run into such two outliers!
Later, I also tried to sneak into the field by detour, but I found that there was a very strong ecstasy array around Zhuangzi, which could not be broken by the three of us.
I said in my heart that Zhou Jiuli and Qian San must know what is hidden in the field, so they keep watch day and night, for fear that we will pass.
The key is that we can't do anything about these two people, they are not evil, they can't be suppressed, right?
During this period, we didn't think about sneaking up on them, knocking them unconscious first, and then entering Tiankan to investigate. But if you knock them unconscious, what happens next? If they tell the others that they have been attacked, they will have to mess up.
Tie them up and hide them in a dark room under the kitchen? Then, Zhuangzi found that there were fewer people, and it was still chaotic.
Regardless of whether we attack them or hide them, the people in the Zhuangzi will soon suspect us, after all, we are new to the city, and in their eyes we don't know the roots, who do not suspect us?
Lu Shengcai said that I have too many worries, and at this time, I should ride the wind and waves, move forward bravely, and not always look forward to my mother-in-law and mother-in-law.
I said that you think everyone is like you, like a biao all day long, and my mother doesn't want to look ahead and backward, but the situation is like this, and I can't help it at all.
Later, I pondered again, it is not good to keep consuming like this, it is better to mingle with the people in the Zhuangzi first, and see if I can extract useful information from their mouths.
It was the fifth day of entering Baiyizhuang, and I went out of my way to find Wang Chuan and tell him that he could start practicing.