Xing Ruyi used the kung fu of finding medicine to whisper to the fox: "Old woman, she ...... I'm afraid that the night of being hit has already gone. Now she is relying on one breath to support, and she doesn't know what kind of illness her daughter has, so that she is so worried that she is nostalgic for the world and refuses to leave. ”

"You're going to hide it for her?"

"Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, my parents have gone early, if they are still there, they must be worried about me at this time." Xing Ruyi smiled bitterly: "Although I met you, in the hearts of parents, even if the child becomes a parent and has his own family, there will always be no less heart to bear." Although I don't know what happened in this old woman's house, I have seen and witnessed her thoughts about her daughter. Fox, I can't leave it alone. You will allow me to take care of this last thing before I go with you to Qingqiu. ”

"You know, I don't think I'll stop you from doing anything, it's just" The fox glanced at the old woman and whispered in Xing Ruyi's ear: "As the so-called concern is chaos, when you see this old woman, you only think she is pitiful, you only see her heart for her daughter, but you ignore other things." In this world, there is no mortal who can survive with just one breath. ”

"Didn't you?" Xing Ruyi asked rhetorically, and couldn't bear to guess that there would be other hidden identities under this old woman's pitiful appearance.

"It can't be said that there is no such thing, in history, there is a person who has been gouged out of his heart, but he can still live by breath. But in the end, that breath didn't help him last long. ”

"I know who you're talking about? He was the uncle of Emperor Xin, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, that is, the uncle of King Xu, who was not only the crowned king, but also the highest political official of the Shang Dynasty at that time, equivalent to the prime minister of later generations. Legend has it that he was framed by Daji and cut off the seven exquisite hearts, but there are also historical records, saying that Bigan risked his life and exterminating the clan, and entered the palace for 3 consecutive days to admonish the king, criticizing and duty the king of the emperor to kill the queen, kill the minister, and the fault of the prince, and reprimand the tyranny of the king, which caused the king to be furious. Legend has it that after Bigan was dug out of his heart by the king of the Emperor, he covered his robe and was silent, his face was like the color of the earth, and he rode a horse to the south. Bigan was curious, so he asked the old woman if she didn't have the heart to live, what if she didn't have the heart? The old woman didn't know that he was better than Gan, so she replied that if you don't have a heart, you can live, and if you don't have a heart, you will die! When Bigan heard this, he let out a long sigh, spat blood, and fell to his death. ”

"The nobles of the Shang Dynasty, virtuous and hard-working, can't get the protection of God, and live without intention, how can the old woman in front of her survive until now with just a breath of unwillingness. If everyone can do this, then the country will not change hands, and there will be no need for Yin Si to exist. ”

"So, what do you mean?"

"Don't look at it, she's not a demon, she's not a monster, she's just a mortal, but she should be from the southern Xinjiang area, and she knows some life-sustaining spells." The fox said, adding, "You know, but all the spells related to life renewal have one thing in common, that is, you need to borrow someone else's life. So, Ruyi, you have to think clearly, the old woman in front of you, whether you help or not. ”

Xing Ruyi was stunned, she stood in place, thought for a while, silently went to prepare some medicines, and then brought it to the old woman and said: "I know your secret, and I will try my best to help you, but please also ask you, don't disregard the lives of others." If you disobey the way of heaven, I will not tolerate you first. Mother-in-law, do you understand what I mean? ”

The old woman sighed lightly, "Girl, you can see it, right?" ”

Xing Ruyi nodded and did not speak.

The old woman pushed her medicine bowl away and staggered to her feet: "When I was young, I was a witch in southern Xinjiang, and because I fell in love with a man in the Central Plains, I quietly left the cottage with him. Perhaps it was my actions that angered the witches, so I ended up being abandoned.

In my life, I have only harmed one person, and that is the man who has lost me, that is, the biological father of my daughter. I used his bones to grind into this beaded chain on my hand. ”

The old woman said, rolled up her sleeves, and then Xing Ruyi saw a string of beads, because the surface was painted with color, so for a while, she didn't even see that it was made of human bones. Some of the yin qi on the old woman's body came from her perennial practice of witchcraft, and some came from this bone chain made of human bones.

"My daughter, too, is very persistent in her relationship." The old woman's eyes were confused: "However, don't worry, girl, I don't feel sorry for that man, because he has never failed my daughter from beginning to end, and my daughter's life is not good, and she has always been addicted to it and refuses to come out." Now, I can't rest assured, and it's just me, a stupid and stupid daughter. As for the continuation of life, I know very well that if I disobey the way of heaven, I will be punished by heaven, so I did not hurt people's lives, but only living beings. ”

The meaning of the old woman's words is obvious, she did not hurt people, but only some animals.

Xing Ruyi turned to ask the fox: "Continuing life, is it okay to find animals?" ”

"The secret art of Southern Xinjiang has never been understood by outsiders, just like Yin Yuan needs little monsters to supplement his physical strength, such a strange approach is only known to Yin Yuan. This is because, in the whole world, there is no one with a special physique like him. So, theoretically, it cannot be ruled out that the words of the old woman are true. ”

In front of the Ruyi girl and the immortals, the old man naturally didn't dare to lie. Besides, the old body didn't think about continuing her life, but just wanted to last two more days and help my daughter achieve her last wish. ”

"What's wrong with your daughter?" Xing Ruyi asked, unwilling to pursue the old man's own problems. If the old woman is really lying, there is no need for her to investigate, judging from the degree of ulceration of the old woman's legs, in a few days, the people of Yin Si will be able to find her according to the strong corpse qi.

The words that Xing Ruyi said to the old woman just now can be regarded as a reminder, a reminder to the old woman, don't make mistakes in this kind of thing, otherwise, even if she has a thousand or ten thousand reasons, she will not be able to escape all kinds of punishments from the Yin Si.

Hearing Xing Ruyi ask her daughter, the old woman sighed lightly and said, "Half of my daughter's face is ruined." ”

"Face, ruined by half?" Xing Ruyi repeated: "But my mother-in-law just said that the reason why you stayed in the world is to help your daughter achieve her final wish, is it possible, your daughter's wish is to restore her appearance to the same as before?" ”

"Yes and no!" The old woman shook her head, "This matter is still from many years ago......"

The daughter of her mother-in-law was born in the cold winter of Layue. At birth, a ray of sunlight shone in through the broken window, and the sunlight shone on the baby, emitting a pale white light. The little baby, except for the cry of the newborn, is very quiet for the rest of the time.

The mother-in-law was born in southern Xinjiang, practiced witchcraft freely, and did not recognize a few words, so according to the custom of the southern Xinjiang people to name the child, the daughter was named Dongzhu, which means that the mother-in-law was born in the winter of a pearl, that is, the mother-in-law's heart and liver baby, a pearl on the tip of the heart.

Dongzhu did not live up to her mother-in-law's expectations, not only good looking, but also very hardworking and capable. At the age of sixteen, the people who came to his mother-in-law's house to propose marriage almost broke through the threshold. Because of her own experience, her mother-in-law was cautious in choosing a husband for her daughter, and finally chose a family that she thought was the most suitable.

Because Dongzhu's biological father, that is, his mother-in-law's father-in-law, is a scholar with a clever tongue, good speech, and the best at sweet words, so the husband chosen by her mother-in-law for Dongzhu is just the opposite, a rough and well-written man, but he can do martial arts, and he doesn't speak much, but he has a sound voice and a responsible young man. Well, the appearance is not good-looking, but the facial features are thoughtful, and the heroic spirit that comes with it is quite outstanding.

Dongzhu originally listened to her mother-in-law's words very much, and she glanced at her future husband from a distance, and she was very satisfied in her own heart. Originally, the two families agreed that after the New Year, they would find a good day to organize a ceremony for the young couple. This dowry was also given, the name card was changed, and even the dowry, mother-in-law and Dongzhu were prepared day and night.

As a result, the imperial court issued an edict, and many conscriptions began in various places. This Dongzhu's future husband was originally a hot-blooded man, and he was on the list of levies, so after the two hurriedly parted, the other party went to the front line with the army.

For three years, there was no news, and my mother-in-law and Dongzhu asked people to inquire many times, but all they got was not very good information. In the fourth year, the war ended, and some of the people who joined the army at the same time in the same township and village had already returned to their hometowns, but Dongzhu's fiancé still had no news. Some people say that they have seen him on the battlefield, and that he was fierce to the enemy and died on the battlefield. Some people also said that he was promoted to become rich and went to other teams, but now he is afraid that he has already married another wife.

Dong Zhu still believes in her fiancé's character, and if he is really promoted and rich, don't talk about the past, why don't you even want your parents and sisters in the family. can make Dongzhu believe that her fiancé has died on the battlefield, and she doesn't believe it anyway. So, after struggling for many days, she hid from her mother-in-law, packed up the softness, and quietly went on the road to find her husband.

"Did she find her fiancé? The fiancé, did he die on the battlefield or was promoted to get rich, and married another wife and concubine? ”

The mother-in-law shook her head: "Dongzhu, she didn't go to that place at all, and she didn't see her fiancé at all." On the seventh day after leaving Luoyang, she met bandits. ”

The mother-in-law said, stamping her feet hatefully: "You all blame me!" They all blame me! If I had been a little more careful at that time, if I had accompanied my beads, maybe what would have happened would not have happened. ”

"What's wrong with Dongzhu?"

"My bead bead she" The mother-in-law wanted to speak and stopped, and finally lowered her head and said softly: "My bead bead she, her face is ruined, and her mind is a little abnormal." ”

Xing Ruyi originally wanted to comfort her mother-in-law for a few words, but it can be seen that she looked sad, and for a while, she couldn't find suitable words. wanted to go back with her mother-in-law to have a look, but her mother-in-law refused, she had no choice, so she had to choose a compromise method. On the one hand, according to her mother-in-law's request, she was assigned a new jade rong to her, and on the other hand, she quietly followed her mother-in-law all the way to her home.

(Education 123 Literature Network)