Chapter 34: The Crow
Hearing the piercing crow, Zheng Xie's outstretched hand was also stunned, and the little girl in front of him was frightened, and screamed directly, wrapping herself in the quilt, as if she was hiding from something.
"Bad luck!"
Wang Huaishan scolded in a low voice, and was about to go out of the door to get rid of the disturbing crow, but was stopped by Zheng Xie.
"I'll go. ”
Zheng Xie didn't explain, but walked out of the tiled house quickly, looked around and saw the crow that was parked on the dead tree outside.
The crow's small eyes were shining with a fierce light, and when he saw Zheng Xie walking out, he didn't even call anymore, but just lowered his head and stared at Zheng Xie like this.
At this time, Zheng Xie finally felt the aura that made him extremely familiar, and couldn't help but show a look of interest:
"Yo, it's really a crow......
Karma, Zheng Xie felt a strong karma on this crow's body. This karma does not come directly from the crow itself, but more from something related to it, but because of long-term companionship, it is contaminated with karma.
The crow tilted its head and looked at Zheng Xie's eyes, and the fierce light in his eyes was even more intense.
"Get out. ”
Zheng Xie smiled and coldly spit out a word.
It is true that Zheng Xie is now only a mortal in the flesh in this lost realm, and he has never possessed any aura, karma, or yin death qi, but as long as the lost realm abides by the same rules and order as reality, then Zheng Xie will not be afraid of this karmic crow, including the existence behind it.
After all, the secret books that Zheng Xie had studied by Bai Fu's side back then were not decorations.
The crow flapped its wings violently, shook off a piece of minced flesh with a fishy smell, and then screamed sharply again, and flew into the forest.
Zheng Xie walked to the side of the minced meat that was shaken off, and only a few steps closer felt that the fishy smell was tangy, and he was dizzy for a while, and even almost fell to the ground with weak legs, and his stomach seemed to be overturned.
"Little brother, how are you—"
Zhang Huaishan saw that Zheng Xie hadn't returned to the house for a long time, so he came out to watch, but he happened to see this scene, and hurriedly ran up to help him up, and asked repeatedly:
"Little brother, what's going on?"
At this time, Zhang Huaishan also saw the piece of minced meat, smelled the fishy stench, and his face also changed drastically, but Zheng Xie quickly stretched out a hand to cover his mouth and nose.
Zheng Xie's face was solemn, he stood up by Zhang Huaishan's arm, held his breath at the same time, and pulled Zhang Huaishan back.
Just took a sip, Zhang Huaishan's hands and feet were also weak, and he didn't gasp until he returned to the door, his face was full of cold sweat:
"That'...... What's that?"
Zheng Xie retched for a while, and then he eased up:
"A warning. ”
Without waiting for Zhang Huaishan to understand, Zheng Xie said:
"Uncle Zhang, do you have glutinous rice and liquor at home? If you do, soak a bowl of glutinous rice in white wine and cover the minced meat, and quickly burn it!"
Zhang Huaishan was stunned and responded:
"Good!"
Then he quickly ran back into the house, accompanied by a slight rummaging sound, obviously looking for the two things Zheng Xie had said.
It didn't take long for Zhang Huaishan to soak a bowl of glutinous rice according to Zheng Xie's request, and then quickly rushed to the ground meat, poured it up, and lit a fire.
In an instant, a crackling sound sounded in front of the house, and a thick black smoke also came out of the burning pile of glutinous rice, which smelled pungent.
Zheng Xie half-sat against the wall, and his heart was also very heavy, because he had basically understood the source of the minced meat.
"Little brother, my daughter ...... her"
Although Zhang Huaishan was still curious about the piece of minced meat, his daughter paid more attention to him in comparison, so he couldn't help but mention it.
Zheng Xie nodded lightly:
"Mostly solvable. ”
Zhang Huaishan's eyes lit up with joy, and this tall man couldn't help but jump up after hearing Zheng Xie's words:
"Really?!"
Seeing Zheng Xie nodding again, Zhang Huaishan also forcibly suppressed his joy and asked:
"How do you solve that?"
Zheng Xie coughed:
"Take a peach branch that is more than 30 years old, peel it and grind it into powder, then take a soft-shelled turtle shell that is more than 15 years old, also mash it, cook a bowl of porridge with glutinous rice, and I will solve the rest. ”
Zhang Huaishan hurriedly wrote down:
"Anything else?"
Zheng Xie pondered for a moment:
"Have there been any funeral homes in the nearby town recently?"
Zhang Huaishan was puzzled when he heard this:
"Yes, yes, the old man who sold oil in the town passed away a few days ago, and his wife and daughter also gave him a white joy...... But does it matter?"
Zheng Xie breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's right, go and see if they have any candles left over from their wake, and if they ask for one, it must be the one they used during their wake. ”
Zhang Huaishan hesitated, but nodded.
Seeing this, Zheng Xie didn't say anything more, just stood up and walked towards the house:
"I'll put your daughter to sleep first, and the things I want must be retrieved tomorrow morning. ”
Zhang Huaishan was a little worried:
"And will she have nightmares tonight?"
Zheng Xie shook his head:
"Not with me. But this is only a stopgap measure, so you need to hurry up. ”
In front of Zhang Huaishan and his wife A Qin, Zheng Xie cut A Qin's index finger, took a few drops of blood, drew a strange character on the eyebrows of Zhang Huaishan's daughter, and silently recited a scripture that the two had never heard.
The strange thing is that when the little girl was reciting the scriptures, her brows gradually relaxed, and a feeling of sleepiness came to her heart, and she fell asleep unconsciously.
Seeing his daughter's peaceful sleeping appearance, without the fear and panic he had before, Zhang Huaishan finally fully believed in Zheng Xie's ability, and his wife also couldn't suppress the joy in her heart, and sobbed with excitement.
"Using the mother's blood to draw talismans to ward off evil spirits, and to calm her nerves, although she can recover temporarily, it is not a long-term solution. ”
Zheng Xie didn't care whether this man who made a living by chopping wood could understand it or not, he just explained it briefly, and then reminded again:
"The longer this disease drags on, the harder it gets, and I have to buy it back by tomorrow morning, understand?"
Zhang Huaishan nodded hurriedly:
"Understood!
Seeing this situation, Zheng Xie also no longer instructed, just nodded and walked out of the door.
Zheng Xie stood in front of this room, looked up at the dead tree, and his mind still haunted the crow with the fierce light in his eyes, and muttered:
"Warning, just a joke!"
............
After two hours, Zhang Huaishan finally rushed back sweating profusely, listening to his rapid breathing, it is not difficult to imagine how he rushed along the way.
"Little brother, do you think these are okay?"
Zhang Huaishan handed Zheng Xie a sack, which contained the few things that Zheng Xie had requested.
Zheng Xie took the sack, took out a peach branch from it, stroked it carefully, and pinched the shell of the soft-shelled turtle under his nose and sniffed it, then nodded and said:
"Enough. ”
Hearing these two words, Zhang Huaishan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After half an hour of hard work, with Zhang Huaishan's sturdy body, the peach branches and soft-shelled turtle shells were finally ground into fine powder.
Ah Qin and Zhang Huaishan had already set up the stove and started to boil porridge, while Zheng Xie was sitting next to the sleeping little girl, touching the talisman on her eyebrows, closing her eyes and sensing something carefully.
It didn't take long for the porridge to boil, and Ah Qin directly brought a large bowl full of porridge, and there were some powdered dregs floating on it.
Zhang Huaishan sat next to him, looking at his daughter half expectantly and half worriedly.
At this time, Zheng Xie suddenly spoke:
"Uncle Zhang, are you bold?"
Zhang Huaishan was inexplicably asked by Zheng Xie:
"What's so daring?"
Zheng Xie said patiently:
"I'm just saying, are you brave enough, let's say...... Are you afraid of ghosts?"
Listening to Zheng Xie's words, Zhang Huaishan grinned:
"I've never been afraid of this thing since I was a child! Don't do bad things, I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, my parents taught me when I was a child, what am I afraid of?"
Zheng Xie let out an "oh", and then smiled slightly:
"Then I'll bother you to keep watch at the door tonight. ”
As soon as these words came out, even Ah Qin's eyelids jumped.
Zhang Huaishan naturally heard some bad meanings in Zheng's evil words, and said tentatively:
"You mean?"
Zheng Xie said softly:
"Even if you don't do anything wrong, I'm afraid there will be a ghost knocking on the door tonight. ”
Zhang Huaishan's face froze, and he smiled a little reluctantly:
"Little brother, you're not kidding, are you?"
Zheng Xie shook his head seriously:
"No, I'm telling the truth. You should also know that your daughter's nightmare is not a simple disease, it is an evil sin, and if I want to cure her, there will naturally be something to stop it. If you don't come, you'll have to let your wife come. ”
Zhang Huaishan heard a stirring spirit:
"How can this work?!I'm coming! Isn't it a ghost, I won't let it enter this door today!"
Zheng Xie smiled meaningfully:
"That's for the best!"