Chapter 11: Female ghosts
What happened later was all Linlang listened to Cai Wei say, and the Quanzhen Daoist took a few small paths and took tools to the field. When I got there, I saw that the coffin had been badly destroyed, and it looked like a few of them had been around for hundreds of years. The Taoist chief asked someone to lift the lid of the coffin, and what was inside was only a white skeleton, wearing a red robe, but it was old, the clothes were a little shabby and weathered, and the color was already a little white.
Except for the jade bracelet on the hand bone that fell out, there was nothing too valuable on the corpse. It's just that there is a big box next to him, someone is curious to open it, and there are some jewelry and a few silver ingots inside. There was a small dao who moved his mind and wanted to take it for himself, but was reprimanded by the Taoist chief: "Ghosts are obsessed, be careful of being haunted by ghosts." ”
The Quan Zhen Dao Leader has always had prestige, and he is also extremely accurate in calculating the things of ghosts and gods. That Xiaodao didn't dare to say anything more, after all, life is more important than money.
Because the coffin was too dilapidated, the Taoist chief found someone to buy a coffin and re-measured the cemetery. The bones were moved to a new coffin along with the burial goods, the lid was closed, nails were nailed, and a few charms were affixed around the circle, and they were buried. An offering table was set up in front of the tomb, three sticks of incense were lit, and a firecracker was set off. The Taoist turned left three times and right three times in front of the tomb, and kept chanting something in his mouth. When he had finished reading, he clapped his hands and ordered a few people to burn the dilapidated coffin, which crackled when it burned, and the fire burst into flames, and black smoke rose until it was reduced to ashes.
Linlang was so frightened that she didn't eat dinner, so she hid in the bed and slept. In the middle of the night, when I suddenly woke up, I always felt a cool air around me, and when I opened my eyes, I couldn't see anything. When I close my eyes, I will always think of that piece of white bone in my mind, and the more I think about it, the more frightened I feel. She wondered if she had provoked something, and the facts of what had happened recently were incredible.
She sat up from the bed and lit the lamp in the room, and the room was bright and nothing.
Linlang just lit the lamp, sat on the bed wrapped in the quilt, didn't dare to close her eyes, obviously very sleepy, her eyes were almost sour and couldn't be opened, but her brain was very clear, until the sky gradually revealed the white of the fish's belly, she fell asleep on the bed.
At dawn, the sun shone into the room through the window, and Linlang struggled to get up from bed, her brain buzzing as if it was about to burst. She got out of bed and came to the mirror, and her appearance in the mirror can be described as miserable. Thick dark circles, blank eyes, pale complexion, and bloodless lips, as if terminally ill.
Cai Wei came in and saw her like this, and persuaded her not to go to school first, and to rest at home. She said listlessly: "Okay, I have to go and see how Mu Qing is first." ”
Mu Qing's situation is even worse than her, she has had a high fever since last night, and she is holding her mother's sleeve tightly in her hand, not allowing her mother to leave half a step. She thought that Mu Qing must have been frightened, she had always been timid. Linlang didn't know what to do to make Mu Qing better, because even she was scared. Linlang returned home depressed, and the Quanzhen Taoist was actually in the inn. He was standing under a peach tree in the courtyard, talking to Cai Wei. Seeing her back, Cai Wei beckoned her over.
Linlang walked over slowly, and the Quanzhen Daoist saluted and asked kindly, "The girl is frightened?" ”
Linlang nodded weakly, and didn't want to speak. Cai Wei asked her to go back to the house to rest, and as soon as she turned to leave, the Taoist suddenly stopped her, stretched out his thumb and pressed his thumb to the center of my eyebrows, closed her eyes, and frowned, as if thinking about something. After a while, the Taoist slowly opened his eyes, his expression was solemn, he hesitated for a moment, and said to Cai Wei: "Madam, the situation is not very good. ”
Cai Wei's expression became flustered, and she hurriedly asked, "Dao Chief, how do you say this?" ”
The Taoist looked at her, and stopped talking, Cai Wei seemed to understand something, and said to her: "Linlang, you go back to the house and rest, I have something to say to the Taoist chief." ”
Linlang saw that their faces were wrong, and instantly understood what they meant, this must be about her, and it can't be that she knows. The more she didn't let her know, the more curious she became, and she said, "What's wrong with me?" Why don't you want me to know? No, you have to tell me what's going on, or I'm not leaving. ”
The Taoist chief looked at her, then at Cai Wei, and said, "That's it, if you want to solve this matter, you have to let Miss Linlang cooperate." Since you have to know sooner or later, you might as well tell her now. ”
Linlang stood there in a regular manner, not as innocent and lively as before, and listened carefully to Quan Zhendao's words: "The girl is afraid that she will be entangled in that thing." ”
Cai Wei was shocked: "How can this be? Dao Chief, what should I do? ”
Linlang didn't understand what it meant, and asked with a confused face: "What was entangled?" ”
The Taoist chief said again: "Yesterday's white bones, poor Dao thought they were just ordinary bones. Judging from the burial goods inside, it must have been at least a few hundred years since he died, and he didn't seem to think anything unusual at the time. Now that I think about it, it was this thing that went too deep and used a trick to hide it, so that it was hidden from the poor way. ”
Linlang listened for a long time before she finally understood what the Taoist meant, she was a little anxious, and asked in a panic: "Am I actually haunted by that ghost?" Is she going to eat me? ”
The Taoist chief did not answer her, but only told her not to go out. He went back to the Taoist temple to get some things, and he would come back later.
Linlang returned to the house, frightened and scared, being entangled by this female ghost, and didn't know whether it was life or death. She walked around the room, Xiao Lianzi knelt in front of the door and prayed, Cai Wei sat calmly in the chair, but Linlang could see that she was not so calm as she appeared, her hands were clenched tightly, and her nails were almost embedded in the flesh.
Linlang didn't sleep peacefully last night, and now she is exhausted when she hears that she is haunted by ghosts. But I also calmed down, as the saying goes, it's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. My mother always said that she had a big heart, but this is true.
In the evening, the Taoist chief came to the house with a cloth bag, took out some spiritual talismans from the bag, and pasted them in the four corners of the house. The last one was given to Linlang, telling her that she must wear it with her and never leave her at any time. And gave her a small bottle, which I don't know what it contained. The Taoist chief said that this is agarwood, which can drive away evil spirits and avoid evil, and if the female ghost comes close to my body, I will splash agarwood on her face, and she will definitely suffer a lot.
Linlang put the spirit talisman and agarwood into his pocket, and the Taoist took out a peachwood sword from the cloth bag. This sword looks a little old, and there are some symbols engraved on it, which are incomprehensible to the self-heating. The Taoist chief took a sip of wine on it, wiped it with a cotton cloth a few times, and the sword was as clean as new.
The Taoist chief was ready for everything, and told her that she could sleep in peace, and that the female ghost was coming, and he would solve it. Where can Ke Linlang sleep, sitting on the bed in a daze. Linlang was sad and sad in her heart, I don't know if it was her bad luck or bad fate, such a strange thing always let her meet, maybe she had this catastrophe in her life, but she really couldn't commit the crime of letting her mother and her be with her.
Outside the house, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and everything is quiet and beautiful. The lights in the house were brilliant, but everyone was sad. Dao Chang and Cai Wei whispered something, Xiao Lianzi comforted her side, roughly because Quanzhen Dao Chang's skills are profound, and it is no problem to deal with a female ghost, she will definitely get through this difficulty safely. Xiao Lianzi also said that if she resolved this crisis, she must go to the Xishan Fire Temple to ask her for a peace charm.
Linlang was moved in her heart, Xiao Lianzi was the most timid and afraid of things on weekdays, and she couldn't even listen to some ghost stories. Now I am willing to accompany her through the difficulties, and I am also intimate and comforting. She secretly swore that if she survived this catastrophe and would not die, she would never laugh at Xiao Lianzi for being a coward in the future.
Her heart went up and down, not knowing if she could be safe, this unknown fear was the most anxious, waiting was really a difficult thing. Little by little, the time passed, and the silence outside was eerily silent. Linlang was lying on the bed almost drowsy, and suddenly heard the Taoist chief speak, she sat up in shock and said, "She's here, isn't she?" ”
The Taoist chief said: "It's the fifth watch, the sky is about to dawn, and the female ghost is probably not coming." ”
Linlang let out a long breath, as if he was about to be Lingchi, and suddenly heard the feeling of being left under the knife. She fell limply on the bed, closed her eyes, and heard Cai Wei ask, "Dao Chief, but did you make a mistake?" Although Linlang accidentally dug her grave, she didn't repair it again and enshrined it, so she shouldn't come to trouble again. ”
Dao Chang said: "Poor Dao looked at her eyebrows yesterday, a cloud of black gas, this is only when evil ghosts are haunted. But the girl's life is hard, as if there is something to restrain the female ghost, and the poor road can't say it clearly now. The charms and agarwood that Poor Dao gave to the girl must be carried close to you, and you must never leave your body, and if there is anything wrong, you should come to Poor Dao immediately, and you must not make any claims. ”
The female ghost didn't come after all, Linlang lay on the bed and slept until noon, and after lunch, she went to Mu Qing's house again. Mu Qing had already subsided his fever and was eating with a haggard face. Seeing her coming, he hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and pulled her straight to the hall. When I got to the house, I closed the door and said cautiously: "I'm almost scared to death, as soon as I close my eyes, my brain is full of white bones, and I am covered in cold sweat, I see why you are not afraid?" ”
Linlang said faintly: "Who isn't afraid, it's just not as scared as you." Besides, my mother invited the Quanzhen Dao Master, and you have also heard of his mana. He's got it done, and he's afraid what's the use, you're a coward. ”
"That's fine, I can rest easy." Mu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Linlang said so in his mouth, he was beating the drum in his heart. She didn't dare to tell Mu Qing that she might be entangled by that thing! She's been a coward since she was a child, and if she were told about it, she would be so scared that she would pee her pants. She talked to Mu Qing again and went home.
When I returned home, I didn't see Cai Wei. When she arrived in the kitchen, Xiao Lianzi was lighting a fire in front of the stove, and the house was full of mist. I asked him, where did my mother go? Why is he not at home at this hour? Xiao Lianzi told her that Aunt Cai Wei went to the Fire Temple to ask for a peace charm for her, and she could not come back until evening.