"I've encountered a lot of dangerous things in my life, and it's nothing." I smiled confidently, "What's going on inside?" ”

The aunt did not answer.

"Won't you invite me in? Come all the way, after all, I am also Su Qing's friend and want to contribute to her. I said again.

The aunt reluctantly shouted inside, and Su Qing's father walked out. The two of them whispered for a while, and then the uncle smiled bitterly: "Mr. Night Silence, I really bothered you about the little girl's affairs." As you can see, we are doing things, and it is a little inconvenient to receive you......"

"I know what you're doing, maybe I can help." I interrupted him. This family is indeed kind-hearted, but my character, the heart that does not reach the goal is not enough to describe my persistence. What's more, relying on superstition to find her daughter is really a bit too funny.

"But...... "Uncle tried to send me away.

I said lightly: "Judging from the things placed at the door, you have invited a Taoist priest to prepare to call the soul, right?" ”

Uncle was stunned, obviously not reacting, how could I know.

"There are many things that call souls, especially your ritual this time is very special. Because Su Qingshen is hidden, even his body is gone, what's the use of calling his soul back? Su Qing has been away for many years, and the necessary items for the soul calling ceremony, I'm afraid you don't have them, right? I continued.

My aunt and uncle looked at each other and seemed shocked by what I said.

"Strangely, I studied naturalism in Germany with my mentor and was very aware of folklore stuff. What you lack, I happen to have. I smiled slightly: "Why, don't you invite your daughter's friend to come in and sit?" My legs were numb, and I drove all night and early in the morning, and I didn't even have time to eat breakfast. ”

"Please, please come in." My uncle had no choice but to take me in.

The so-called courtyard house is four sets of houses squarely surrounded into a square. It is easy to see in the north and less common in the south. More than 100 years ago, the owner of the courtyard house was quite knowledgeable, and changed the specifications of the courtyard, so that the building has less function to resist wind and sand, but more ability to resist the continuous light rain and damp environment in the south.

In the middle of the building is usually a relatively large courtyard for four families. This courtyard house is antique and retains the style of the Qing Dynasty. Even the pond bonsai has been left behind and has not been destroyed. In the center of the courtyard is a half-person high rockery, the rockery is very exquisite, there is a low basin in the center of the undulating mountains, and the green tile houses in the basin are continuous, obviously a small village.

Next to the small village, a waterfall cascades down from the highest peak in the south, and the mist of the waterfall covers the peaks like clouds. Through the mist, I could even see a nice little red temple on the top of the hill.

This rockery is so real that it is magical, and it can attract the eyes of everyone who looks at it. The maker must be a master, and if you put it on the antique market, I can say that it is absolutely valuable. Collectors say that antiques are usually in the private sector, and only a very small part of them are owned by the government and museums.

Today, I finally believed.

Just the rockery in an inconspicuous courtyard house can take my breath away.

"When we moved in, we had this rockery. Beautiful, right? "My uncle saw me looking at the rockery intently and explained.

"It's really heart-wrenching." I heard the meaning of his words: "Isn't this courtyard house your ancestor?" ”

"Of course not." The uncle shook his head: "My parents moved in twenty-seven years ago, and the unit was assigned to my father's house. The two elders have always liked it, so they never thought about moving. Because it's a big place, we're four generations in the same house. Recently, this courtyard house has been designated as a local cultural heritage and will not be demolished, so I guess I will live here for the rest of my life. ”

"It's a great pleasure to die in this quaint place." I said, looking away. Many people were invited in the yard, and the whole pig and chicken were killed, and they were busy in full swing. A lot of relatives of the Su family also came, and everyone was clouded because of Su Qing's disappearance. Several Taoist priests set up a spiritual platform, and directed everyone to bring paper tie people, paper gold, paper silver and other auxiliary sacrificial supplies.

A few of the older women from the town also came, each over ninety years old. This is also the most important part of the local soul calling ritual. The older the same sex, the more it is said that the more it can suppress the field, so that the lonely soul and wild ghost dare not make a mistake.

"Uncle, aren't you an atheist, how did you think of the way it is?" I squinted my eyes and asked my doubts. Su Qing disappeared in Spring City, a few hundred kilometers away from here, and he didn't investigate it, nor did he plan to call the police, so he was ready to use superstitious methods to find his daughter, which was a bit unbelievable.

"It's not a secret, Xiaoqing also mysteriously disappeared when she was a child. Once we searched for a long time, and the police also launched, and we searched for half a month but did not find her. Uncle sighed, "Just when we were desperate, an older cousin suggested that we try soul calling. We were really desperate, so we invited a Taoist priest. Unexpectedly, a miracle happened, and Xiaoqing appeared on his cot the next day. She fell asleep, her eyes closed, as if she had never left. When she woke up and asked where she had gone, she said that a man took her by the hand and took her to a small village covered in mist. ”

I frowned slightly, this story, Su Qing didn't mention it at all.

"After that, as long as she's been missing for a long time, we'll use the method of calling souls." Uncle smiled bitterly: "I am a staunch materialist, but this matter is so mysterious, I can't believe it." I almost couldn't even understand my beliefs. Fortunately, after the age of six, Su Qing's disappearance became less and less, and finally disappeared completely. We thought that her problems would disappear like this, but we didn't expect that after 20 years, her old illness would happen again. ”

"Is it really that amazing?" I smacked my lips, and my eyes gradually fell on the Taoist priests and the elderly women who were deaf and had bad eyes on the side.

In the vicinity of Tuxue Town, there is a unique method of calling souls. I knew about it, but I didn't see it with my own eyes. If the soul can really call the missing Su Qing back, it will be in vain.

I silently blended into the Su family and these people preparing for the soul-calling ceremony, silently waiting for the night to come.

Time passed slowly, and after lunch, I curled up in the car and fell asleep when I stepped out of the car door, the sun had completely set below the horizon.

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