Chapter 18: The Crow's Funeral
It was six o'clock in the evening, and it was almost dark.
There was no one on the road, I saw Gu Panzi standing in front of me with an umbrella, in a not very bright environment, Gu Panzi's beautiful face was still not covered, I saw Gu Panzi appear, and there was some surprise, but after the accident, my heart became happy.
I'm not too obvious about it, though.
I called Gu Panzi and said, "Why are you here?" ”
Gu Panzi walked towards me with an umbrella, the rain was still falling, I was wearing a coat and was not drenched by the rain, but Gu Panzi still held an umbrella for me.
Gu Panzi said to me softly, "Lin Lang, let's go back and talk about it." ”
I hummed, and then followed Gu Panzi to the house, at seven o'clock in the evening, I asked Gu Panzi, "Have you eaten?" ”
Gu Panzi smiled, but I could still see a trace of worry in her eyebrows.
"Lin Lang, I just saw you hanging a white soul banner outside."
"Oh, that's what you say! Here's the thing. ”
I briefly told Gu Panzi about the situation when I met the Taoist priest today, and then I also told Feng Feng about it, Gu Panzi frowned, and then said, "Lin Lang, can you take me to meet the Taoist priest?" ”
I said to Gu Panzi, "Is it convenient for you to go to the ancestral hall?" ”
The look on Gu Panzi's face was obviously a little worried, so I said to Gu Panzi: "Wait a minute, I'll go and invite the Taoist priest to you now." ”
Gu Panzi hummed and said to me, "Then be careful." ”
My feelings for Gu Panzi have changed now, at least not as hateful as I did at the beginning, on the contrary, slowly, I noticed that I had a little affection for Gu Panzi in my heart, and I walked all the way to the ancestral hall.
When I arrived at the ancestral hall, I wanted to find the Taoist priest, but I found that the Taoist priest was gone.
I searched around, but I didn't find the Taoist priest, I asked the people in the ancestral hall, and the people in the ancestral hall told me that they didn't see the Taoist priest, and said that maybe the Taoist priest had left.
I searched again and confirmed that I could not find the Taoist priest, so I walked towards my home.
When I arrived at home, Gu Panzi was still sitting on a stool, and when he saw me enter the house, he immediately stood up, and Gu Panzi said to me: "Lin Lang, didn't you find the Taoist priest?" ”
I hummed and said, "Yes, the Taoist seems to be gone." ”
I continued: "This Taoist priest is really strange, I lost the bet today, it stands to reason that I still owe him a condition, why did he leave without saying a word." ”
Gu Panzi said to me: "Lin Lang, if he appears, he will naturally appear, so we don't have to worry." ”
I said, "Then am I going to do what he says?" ”
Gu Panzi nodded and said, "Do what he says, Lin Lang, you do have a problem tonight!" ”
I'm a little confused, as if these people all know that something is going to happen to me.
Gu Panzi saw that I was stunned, so she comforted me and said, "But Lin Lang, don't be too afraid, I won't let you have an accident." ”
Gu Panzi's words made my heart steady, and I also said: "Don't worry too much about me, if what the Taoist priest said is true, I shouldn't have an accident." ”
Now the time is about eight o'clock, I have already put the carrion at the door, Gu Panzi got up and was about to make me food, I wanted to say forget it, but Gu Panzi insisted on getting me food, saying that this is the duty of a wife, I heard Gu Panzi say this, so I didn't stop it.
I don't have many ingredients at home, but Gu Panzi divided the meal by two.
It's a little simpler, but it tastes great.
After I finished eating, I consciously went to wash the dishes.
Gu Panzi said to me: "Lin Lang, when this crisis is over, I will take you to meet someone." ”
I said, "See whom?" ”
Gu Panzi said to me: "Lin Lang, I can't say it now, I'll know when the time comes." ”
I stared at Gu Panzi, now that she is in my eyes, I feel that there is a veil of mystery again, I am now very curious about her identity, in my grandmother's last words, I also said that Gu Panzi followed me and suffered a great loss.
And even Niu Duangong called her Master Gu.
Gu Panzi stayed here for a while, and then said to me: "Lin Lang, I'm leaving, tonight's crisis must be spent by you alone, because if you survive successfully, the benefits to you are not just as simple as you surviving." ”
Gu Panzi's words made me a little confused, and I didn't understand it for a while, it's not just as simple as surviving?
I asked, "What do you mean?" ”
Gu Panzi said: "That Taoist should be a master of the world, and there should be a reason why he doesn't tell you now." ”
I:......
Gu Panzi didn't stop too much as she spoke, and then went out.
I looked at Gu Panzi's figure and didn't chase it.
Tonight I plan to stay in the house and not go out, at least through the middle of the night, and the rest of the things will be said when I survive.
I looked at the time, it was about ten o'clock in the evening.
I don't know if it's the master in Niu Duangong's mouth this time, I'm lying on the bed, but I can't sleep after turning it over, of course, I can't sleep, I haven't even turned off the light in the room, I look at the ceiling with wide eyes, but I don't know how long it has been.
Suddenly, I heard a strange sound outside, and gradually I felt a little sleepy.
But deep down I told myself that I couldn't sleep.
But in the end, I still didn't carry it, and after I fell asleep, I still had a subconscious in my head, like a dream, I dreamed that I got out of bed and was going to go outside.
I stretched out my hand to open the door, but suddenly at this moment, I heard several unpleasant noises, which were like grinding my throat and sand together, and listening to this sound made people feel very uncomfortable.
"Ahhhhh......h
I quickly woke up, and I found myself standing in the doorway, covered in an inexplicable cold sweat, and a nasty sound was still ringing outside the door.
I came back to my senses and took a quick look at the time, and saw that it was just after twelve o'clock in the evening.
It was just over a minute after the third watch in the middle of the night.
I was asleep before, could it be that a terrible noise outside woke me up and saved my life?
I thought to myself that I am awake now, that I should be fine.
But to be on the safe side, I quickly washed my face with cold water, and after about five minutes, I opened the door, and as soon as the door opened, I saw a black thing flying through the house, and I saw that it was a flock of crows.
The crows had eaten almost all the carrion I had left at the door, and I took a cursory look at at at least ten crows.
You must know that crows, in the eyes of us rural people, are ominous birds, they generally like to eat carrion, so if you go to the cemetery in the middle of the night, there is a chance that you will see this kind of crow.
When the crows saw me, they were not afraid, but several crows came forward and took the carrion away.
I was standing still, still stunned.
When the crows were gone, it was quiet again, but at this time, I found footprints in front of my house, because it had rained just now, and the dirt floor was wet, and I found a few messy footprints on the ground.
I turned around and took out a flashlight from the house, and shone it on the ground, and then I went up and compared it, and found that the footprints were definitely not mine.
It's not mine, and it can't be Gu Panzi's.
As for the uncle, it shouldn't be, the uncle wears leather shoes, and this footprint looks like he wears that kind of liberation shoes.
I thought to myself, could it be a murderer? It's just that the murderer arrived at my door, why didn't he open the door and left, because of the crows.
Just as I was stunned, a man suddenly walked in from outside the courtyard, and he threw his hand at me and said, "Congratulations, congratulations." ”
I looked up and saw the Taoist priest coming in from outside.
I said congratulations on what?
The Taoist priest said to me, "Congratulations to my little friend for escaping." ”
I had some doubts in my heart, stared at the Taoist priest and asked, "Why didn't the murderer attack me?" ”
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "The poor Taoist used a little trick to use the crow to report the funeral and deceived the murderer. ”
"Crow funeral?"
I asked.
The Taoist priest said: "Generally speaking, the crow will only report the funeral of the dead, and only dare to eat carrion in the house of the dead, if the crow knows who has a living person in the house, it will never dare to enter, and you didn't find out just now, even if you drive away the crow, the crow will not leave." ”
I nodded and said, "Could it be that the crows have already taken me for a dead man?" ”
I know that the appearance of crows is generally related to death, I looked at the Taoist priest, and I couldn't help but admire the Taoist priest's methods, and actually used this method to make the murderer mistakenly think that I was dead.
Think he's really witty.
I said thank you to the Taoist priest, who waved his hand and said, "No thanks, this is your life." However, you must not forget the conditions you promised to the poor road. ”
As he spoke, the Taoist priest took out another cigarette and lit it.
He spat out the smoke and coughed a few times.
I asked, "What are the conditions, Dao Chief, you can say it now, if I can do it, I will definitely do it." ”
The Taoist priest waved his hand and said, "It's not that difficult!" ”
"It's just that Xiaoyou, the time hasn't come yet, and you still need to wait."
I asked, "How long to wait?" ”
The Taoist priest pinched his fingers and calculated, and then said to me: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and you will come back naturally when you should come." ”
I said, "All right, Dao Chief, when the time comes, if you need it, just give me the order." ”
The Taoist chief nodded, and then said to me, "Won't you invite Poor Dao to your house to sit?" ”
I touched the back of my head and said, "I'm sorry, Dao Chief, please." ”
I invited the Taoist chief to my home, and the Taoist first looked left and right a few times, then sat down and said something slowly, which made me feel a little incredible!