"What happened after that? How could the ghost run out of the bronze mirror, and how could the bronze mirror be left outside the post house? ”

"It's a long story. The general had seen me, and he had seen my face, and on the day of my tragedy, he asked the military doctor in the army to help me diagnose and treat me, and asked the military doctor to secretly help me out of the barracks. Therefore, his low cry at that time should not be fear, but that he had no way to overlap my face with the current face. Or rather, he thought that the person he saw was not the general's wife, Mu Xi.

Although I figured this out in my heart, I still didn't have the courage to go back and face him. I also thought about returning to the mountain temple and continuing my unfinished practice, but I already had a stumbling block in my heart, so I could just leave.

Just when I was wandering left and right, unable to make up my mind, his own soldiers found me, saying that the general was ill, suspecting that it was a recurrence of the old disease, and asked me to go back and have a look. When I returned to the tent, I saw him sitting on his knees, staring at me with burning eyes, while I stood there, avoiding his gaze with trepidation and anxiety.

After all, he opened his mouth. He asked me if I had anything to talk to him.

I took several deep breaths before I finally dared to face him. Miss Ruyi, do you know, what did I reply to at that time? ”

Xing Ruyi shook his head.

"I said, general, what do you want to hear Mu Xi say? The general's gaze paused for a moment, and then he sighed lightly, and he asked me if he had ever seen me, if he had ever seen my face. How can I answer that? Of course I said yes, not only have I seen it, but I'm in this barracks. Then, he was silent for a long time before he asked me, wearing a long-lost human skin mask on his face. I don't know what the human skin mask on the rivers and lakes is, I only know that this skin of mine is indeed made of fresh human skin, in order to prevent regeneration, I nodded, which is considered a tacit acquiescence. After that, he never asked anything more. ”

"That's how it went?" Xing Ruyi asked curiously.

Mu Xi showed that bitter smile again: "I don't know if the matter is over, I only know that he began to deliberately alienate me, and we can't even go back to the original mode of getting along." I felt a little remorse in my heart, regretting my carelessness, regretting that I shouldn't have been close to him. But in this world, after all, there is no regret medicine, I just thought he minded my face, so I began to deliberately avoid him. If it weren't for the incident that happened in the future, I would have gotten along with him like that, and it would have been pretty good. ”

"It's finally time to get to the point." Xing Ruyi let out a sigh of relief and adjusted his somewhat stiff body.

At this point, it should have passed the end of the day. Looking past from the window of the post house, the entire Yunjiaji seemed to be plunged into darkness. Just as Xing Ruyi was about to find the location of the rouge shop, she saw a lantern, flickering through the alley.

"Brother Chang, are you still there?"

"In!" Chang Tai responded and appeared in the courtyard.

Xing Ruyi glanced at the lantern again, lowered his head and asked Chang Tai: "How many people are there in this Yun family set?" ”

"There should be only one!"

"Ah Niu's uncle?"

Chang Tai nodded: "Why did you suddenly remember to ask this." ”

"Because I saw a man who was on the watch." Xing Ruyi pointed to the lantern on the street, and as soon as the words fell, the voice of the husband came into his ears: "The time has come, the unjust soul has returned, the snow is falling, and the doors and windows are closed!" ”

"There is no second husband on the Yun family, this person is a little weird." Chang Tai said, and ran towards the door of the post house. Xing Ruyi sighed, and was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Mu Xi.

"Don't worry, Master Chang will be fine." Mu Xi said, motioning for the official officer on night duty downstairs to chase him out.

"Madame knows who that is?"

"Mu Xi doesn't know, but Mu Xi knows another thing."

"What's the matter?"

Even Mu Xi could see that Master Chang was not easy to provoke, how dare the female ghost in the bronze mirror take the initiative to provoke him. Moreover, although it was late at night, Mu Xi didn't feel any demonic and ghostly energy, and he was just an ordinary person who thought about it. Mu Xi said, glancing at the yellow charm on the window lattice: "Besides, the female ghost in the mirror is here for me and the general." She has already murdered a person on the Yun Family Collection, absorbed that person's soul, and accumulated a certain amount of energy, and in a short period of time, she will only come over wholeheartedly to seek revenge, and will not hurt the people next to her. ”

"Don't you say that I forgot, the bronze mirror is in the hands of my future husband." Xing Ruyi suddenly remembered that the bronze mirror fox had already received it. At this time, even if the fox was napping, the female ghost would not have the ability to escape from the bronze mirror sealed by the fox. But she was too nervous.

Just about to breathe a sigh of relief, Chang Tai came back, followed by a person. The man carried a white papier-mâché lantern and a large black cloak. Because of the heavy snow, a thick layer of blood also fell on his black hat, and even the footsteps leading to the door were heavy.

"Brother Chang—"

"It's an acquaintance!" Chang Tai patted the snow off his body and took off the hat from the man's head. The man raised his head embarrassedly, squeezed his eyes at Xing Ruyi, and showed a wry smile of embarrassment.

"Ah Niu, how could it be you? Didn't you stay at your aunt's house to help take care of it, why did you run out again? Wouldn't it be your aunt's idea? ”

"No, no, no!" Ah Niu waved his hand twice in a row, and then lowered his head: "It's also my aunt's idea." You also know that the aunt's family of three is all counting on the uncle to make a living. Now that my uncle is sick, my little nephew seems to be scared silly, and although he has woken up, he is always reluctant to open his mouth to speak. When my aunt saw this, she was crying and making trouble, I had no other way but to accept her, and during the days when my uncle had not woken up, I would replace my uncle and give my aunt the salary. ”

"Are you stupid?" Xing Ruyi was angry when he saw Ah Niu like this, "What I said when I was leaving, did you not hear it clearly or did not understand it." Your uncle won't wake up. If he's lucky, he'll sleep like this all the time, and if he's unlucky, maybe the day will pass. But even if he is willing to sleep like this all the time, will your aunt and little nephew be willing to keep him like this and serve him? Stupid Niu, let me ask you, what will you do if your uncle never wakes up? Have a lifetime of day jobs for your aunt and nephew? ”

"This-" Ah Niu scratched his head: "I was so crying and fussing by my aunt, but I forgot the words of the shopkeeper before leaving." ”

"You forgot. At the moment, your aunt doesn't know that you are a partner in my rouge shop, and if she does, she will cry and make trouble, and let you pay her the salary for working in the rouge shop. As for the reason, it is very simple, you are alone, and they are a mother and son who have no support, and you are a distant relative, who you don't help, who you don't support, who you don't support, who makes you kind-hearted, can't stand the crying and tears of others. ”

"Probably not!" Ah Niu raised his head and looked at Chang Tai for help: "Brother Chang, will you?" ”

"If you say yes, you will." Chang Tai replied neatly, but Ah Niu's face was a little bitter. I was thinking about asking about Ruyi or Chang Tai for a way, but I heard Chang Tai in my ear ask again: "Since you came out to fight on behalf of your uncle, why did you only mention lanterns and didn't bring anything else." Also, your lantern is not like the one used by the watchmen in the past. ”

"Oh no, it's a soul-attracting lamp!" Mu Xi let out a low cry and jumped down from the window.

"Soul Lamp!" Xing Ruyi subconsciously glanced at Ah Niu's hand: "Where did you get this lantern?" ”

"When I was about to go out, a man who looked like a Taoist priest gave it to me."

Although Ah Niu didn't know what the soul-attracting lamp was, he saw a person jumping straight down from the window on the second floor, staring at himself with a blue face at this time, and the shopkeeper's tone seemed to have some reproach, and the whole person was also blinded.

"When I went out, I was taking my uncle's set with me, but as soon as I went out, I was tripped up. When I looked down, I saw that it was a Taoist man, and in the middle of the night, he was sitting in front of my uncle's house drinking on a snowy day. When I saw that he was pitiful, I invited him in and sat down. But he laughed at me three times, and then stuffed the lantern for me. He said that he was fated with me, secondly, to see my kindness, and thirdly, to pity my uncle's family, so he passed this method on to me. He said that as long as I did what he said, I would be able to bring my uncle's soul back. I didn't think much of it at the time, thinking that as long as I could make my uncle better, it would work and I would have to try it. ”

"Ruyi girl, did you say that the bronze mirror is in the hands of your future husband?" Mu Xi stood downstairs and looked up at Xing Ruyi.

Xing Ruyi nodded his head, lifted the corners of his skirt, and jumped down directly to the second floor. She dared to jump, not because she relied on her own ghost skills, but because she knew that Chang Tai would definitely pick her up.

Sure enough, with the assistance of Chang Tai, she landed on the ground steadily, and then stood in front of Mu Xi: "What did you mean by that just now?" Could it be that this lantern is coming for us. ”

"Whether it's against you or us, Mu Xi doesn't know. Mu Xi only knew that the soul of the husband was swallowed by the female ghost, and the female ghost was trapped in the bronze mirror by my spell, and the bronze mirror is a rare evil thing in the world. However, since your husband is in the Qingqiu lineage, he should be fine. ”

Xing Ruyi finally came back to her senses, she grabbed Ah Niu and asked, "What is your route for fighting?" Was it the one your uncle used to take in the past, or did you choose it on your own? ”

"Although he is an uncle, he is only an uncle from a distant place in his family after all, and he doesn't have much intersection on weekdays. I only know that my uncle is a husband, but I don't know what path this husband should take. Could it be that there are also regulations on the route of the shift? Ah Niu looked at Xing Ruyi suspiciously: "This road was also pointed out to me by the Taoist priest, and I deliberately drew a simple diagram in my hand to prevent mistakes." Shopkeeper, you see. ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)