A ghost fire ignited from his fingertips, burning through the flesh and skin, and in a burnt smell similar to barbecue, what Xing Ruyi saw was not the blood vessels and bones that humans should have, but bamboo strips. These bamboos, either green or yellow, are tied to the skeleton of a human with delicate hands, and the outside is pasted with paper, and then the skin of a living person is uncovered, and while it is hot, it is sewn and pasted little by little.

But a fake is a fake, no matter how exquisite the workmanship is, no matter how exquisite the spell is, it will always make people see the flaws, for example, this fake Gu Anniang has a smell of paste.

The paste is made of flour or starch and water, which has a certain viscosity. When she was a child, she often followed her parents to paste couplets, always squatting in front of the stove, watching her mother boiling paste on the fire, and her nose could always smell the slightly burnt smell.

As early as when the paper man stopped in front of her, she smelled the smell, but she was not sure where the smell came from, whether it was those seemingly ordinary paper figures or Gu Anniang. After that, she took the opportunity to look at the paper figure to carefully identify it, and finally determined that the smell came from Gu Anniang's body, and it was quite strong, mixed with the smell of fresh blood.

A mortal, even if he lives as a demon, even if he lives as a paste, the smell on his body should not be so strong, and this Gu Anniang, looking at it, does not look like a person who often goes to paste.

The paper figure burned and soon burned out. Xing Ruyi clapped his hands, walked to the coffin, and knocked with his hand: "Although the coffin is easy to sleep, but at this time, you should always come out to see it, are you right?" Gu Anniang! ”

There was a movement in the coffin, and Xing Ruyi took a step back vigilantly. The lid of the coffin was removed little by little, and a half-man, half-woman, yin and yang weirdo sat up in it. The half of the woman, similar to the previous paper figure, should be Gu Anniang, and the half of the man is strange. Xing Ruyi naturally would not think of it as Wang Shu.

"Who are you? Or what should I call you? ”

"What is the Torture Girl going to call me?" The first to speak was the half of the female character, and she spoke like the previous paper man, with a slight hint of charm in her charm, her eyebrows and eyes were slightly raised, and she was seductive, but the male half of her was smiling.

On the street at midnight, Xing Ruyi couldn't help but shiver, followed by goosebumps.

"Well, can you two choose a spokesperson to talk to me? This is neither male nor female, neither yin nor yang, I look awkward. If I look at it a little more, I can't be sure I won't hit you. Xing Ruyi said, pointing at half of the man: "Lady first, please turn around first, your face is really long." ”

The man was angry, as if he was about to get angry. Gu Anniang patted him with her jade hand: "Don't worry, Xianggong, such a scene, free Anniang comes forward, Xianggong, you rest first." ”

The man nodded, half of his body turned slightly to the side. To be honest, there is not much difference between him and his side, but half of it is hidden in the darkness, and visually speaking, it is a little better.

"Tell me about it? What's going on with you, you don't always love husband and wife, it's really good to be a person? Also, what is the purpose of returning to Luoyang City at this time? Could it be that it has something to do with the stone of Wang Fu's house. ”

"Miss Ruyi really wants to hear it? You know, there are some stories in this world that can't be heard in vain. ”

"Love to talk about it or not, as far as the little between you is concerned, I may not be really interested." Xing Ruyi yawned: "To be honest, this girl has been busy all day, and she can't be sleepy at this time." If you want to say it, do it as soon as possible, and if you don't want to say it, take the ashes of this place and leave quickly. But there is a sentence, I have to talk about the front first, I don't care what you want to do when you go back to Luoyang City, but you are not allowed to hurt Wang Fu's family, and try not to do things that hurt heaven and reason. I'm sitting idle in the underworld, and there are some things that I can't sit idly by? Do you understand? ”

"What Ruyi girl means, An Niang understands. Don't worry, girl, I won't go to the trouble of the Wang family. In other words, as long as the Wang family doesn't come to find us trouble, we won't take the initiative to provoke it. As for why she wanted to go back to Luoyang City, this matter has something to do with the girl. ”

"Something to do with me?" Xing Ruyi narrowed his eyes: "I don't remember such a thing. ”

"The girl misunderstood, what An Niang meant was that An Niang chose to come back with Xiang Gong at this time because someone told An Niang, Ruyi girl, you can help us."

"Unnecessary?" Xing Ruyi asked tentatively.

"The girl is really smart, and she guessed it at once, it is indeed Mo Daochang."

guessed correctly, but Xingruyi was not happy. Because this indicates that she and the fox are very likely to be targeted by this unwarranted existence.

What exactly do you want to do?

Xing Ruyi's eyes sank, and he felt more and more that his situation with the fox was a little dangerous. Could it be that God brought her and the fox to the Tang Dynasty in order to unravel the secrets of Mo You's body, find the big one hidden behind him, and then maintain world peace and uphold justice in the world?

Xing Ruyi frowned, and then looked himself up and down, not seeing at all that he had the qualifications to be a "person chosen by God". He tilted his head to the side and glanced at God. The night was deep, there were no stars or moons, and there was not the slightest hint of it. So he sighed lightly and set his eyes on the strange man in front of him who seemed to be a man but not a man, a woman and not a woman, half yin and yang, and the same husband and wife.

"Since you didn't have to ask you to come to me, then tell me what I can do for you?"

"This" Gu Anniang hesitated for a moment and said, "We just want to beg the girl for help and help us figure out what happened to us?" ”

"Hey!" Xing Ruyi let out a low chuckle: "You let me help you figure out what happened to you?" Gu Anniang, are you kidding me? What happened to your husband and wife, could it be that you don't know it yourself, and you want me to help investigate with an outsider? ”

"An Niang didn't mean to joke, and she didn't mean to play tricks on you, girl. What An Niang said is the truth! Gu Anniang said, glancing at the paper ash on the ground: "Anniang knows that Ruyi girl, you have preconceived ideas, and you have already had a prejudice against Anniang." It is true that An Niang once did things to hurt others for her own selfishness, but it was also a last resort. An Niang and her husband really love each other, in order to save him, don't say that they hurt others, even if they hurt An Niang herself, they will never hesitate at all. ”

So, you admit it. What happened more than 20 years ago because of you? ”

Gu Anniang nodded.

In the distance, there was a sound of watching. Before I knew it, it had come to the fifth watch. Xing Ruyi looked at the extremely strange couple in front of him, glanced at the coffin in the middle of the street, and said, "Let's talk in a different place?" I don't want to get up tomorrow morning, and you and I will become the monsters in this Luoyang City, everyone is afraid of. ”

"However, An Niang's paper figures have been burned by the girl."

It is true that Gu Anniang can follow Xing Ruyi, but the coffin in the middle of the street needs to be carried.

Xing Ruyi shook his head, turned on the ghost's eyes, and glanced at the street. Sure enough, in the horns, dirty and dark corners, a few wandering spirits were found. She hooked her fingers, and the geists came to her.

"Little ghost, I've seen Onicha-sama, I don't know what Onicha-sama commands?" Several of the geists are skinny, and one of them has a broken right arm, and judging by the costume, most of them were begging before they died.

"You guys, since you're dead, why don't you report to the underworld? Could it be that it is also nostalgic for the prosperity of this sunny world? ”

"Lord Onicha is aware of it, it's not that a few of us don't want to go to the Yin Division. To put it bluntly, being a beggar in this life is also a last resort. A few of us can be regarded as seeing through the heat and coldness of this world, and we can't wait to be reincarnated as soon as possible. But we were all killed, neither the clansmen collected the corpses, nor the descendants worshipped, and after death, no ghosts were willing to take us away, so we could only wander in this world. ”

"In that case, you do me a favor, and when the matter is over, I will find someone to take you down. Don't worry, with my token, the people of Yin Si don't dare to embarrass you. In the next life, although you will not be rich and rich, you will at least be able to worry about food and clothing, and you don't have to beg on the streets. ”

"Is what the girl said true?" The leader asked cautiously.

"Whether it's true or not, you can know if you do it." Xing Ruyi said, yawning again, "To do it or not to do it, I'll give you a sip of tea to think about it." ”

"Big brother, let's listen to this girl!" Another ghost floated over: "I have seen this girl, she is the torture shopkeeper of the Ruyi Rouge Shop, and when I was alive before, I also received the favor of the girl. I believe what she says! ”

Hearing this, Xing Ruyi took a closer look at the ghost's appearance, but unfortunately, after searching for a long time, he couldn't find a corresponding face: "I'm sorry, I don't remember you." What do you mean when you have said that you have received favor from me? ”

"Naturally, the girl will not recognize the villain, and the villain was begging for food on the street before she was born. The previous winter, the villain was begging in front of the girl's shop. The girl saw that it was cold, so she asked the man in the shop to bring a hot meal to the villain, and also brought thick clothes. I heard the villain cough twice, so I gave the villain medicine. This medicine, girl, not only did you not take a penny, but also specially instructed, saying that the cough was terrible, and then go to find the girl. It's a pity that the villain didn't have that blessing, and he couldn't say thank you to the girl in person. ”

Xing Ruyi thought about it for a while, and vaguely remembered that there was such a thing. When I heard him say at this time, I subconsciously asked, "What about later?" Are you cured? ”

The ghost shook his head: "The girl's elixir, the villain is afraid that there is no blessing to eat." That day, the girl gave the medicine, and the villain had just walked two streets before he was targeted by the boss of the medicinal herb store in the north of the city. He ordered his men to take the medicine, but the villain didn't give it, so he beat them to death. A beggar dies and dies, and no one cares about it, and no one pursues it. Even now, the remains of the villain are still in the sewage ditch. If the girl is willing to be kind and help the villain find a place to bury it, in the next life, the villain would rather be a guard dog for the girl and follow the girl for the rest of her life! ”

"Don't worry, your bones, I will let people pick them up and bury them, as for the matter of the medicinal herb shop in the north of the city, if what you just said is true, I will definitely ask them to help you ask for an explanation." Xing Ruyi's voice also became cold unconsciously, and she pointed to the coffin in the middle of the street: "You help me lift this coffin first, and when you get to the place, I will arrange your respective places." ”

"Thank you, girl!" The ghosts spoke, floating under the coffin.

The mahogany coffin fluttered up. At this time, if someone who does not know the truth passes by, I am afraid that it will think that it is a hanging coffin floating in mid-air.

"Ruyi girl, where do you want to take us?" Gu Anniang asked, with a slight uneasiness in her expression.

"Is your coffin shop still there?" Xing Ruyi suddenly thought of the coffin shop that belonged to Gu Anniang in what Wang San told before, and it seemed that everything started from that coffin shop.

Gu Anniang nodded: "It should still be there!" It's been more than 20 years, and I'm not sure. But in such an unfortunate place, no one will forcibly occupy it. ”

"Then let's shop the coffin!" Xing Ruyi pointed at Gu Anniang and said to the ghosts carrying the coffin: "You just follow her!" ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)