Chapter 22: The Shadow
Before I had time to think, I chased after the figure that had drifted away, my heart beating wildly.
I already know what I'm seeing, it's what people call ghosts! And I'm chasing it......
On both sides of me, Wang Blind and Jiang Xiaobai followed closely, and the three of them did not say a word, and the atmosphere was tense.
A yellow line passed by my feet, chasing at high speed towards the gray-white figure, the shadow of a small leopard that had disappeared for a while. At this time, it was fierce and roared, as if it was not a little leopard, but a big tiger, and it was imposing!
With such a strong team, and the ghost on the run, I gradually became less afraid. At this point, I realized the usefulness of this "eye in the sky", it turned out that even ghosts could be seen.
Chasing and chasing, the front suddenly cleared, and we had run out of the woods.
Directly ahead, the shadow spun in circles, roaring at the ground.
The three of us gathered around to take a look and immediately held our breath.
I saw a gray-white needle in an open space, only one section was exposed, and if you didn't pay attention, you couldn't find it. It seems that the ghost got out of the woods and got into the needle.
"Don't touch it!" Jiang Xiaobai made a warning sound, then took off a metal leaf, and gently picked out the needle.
After seeing the whole picture, we looked at each other, this needle ...... It's exactly the same as the one that the phantom grabbed from Zhou Laowu's forehead!
It's already obvious that the ghost hitting the wall just now is not a natural phenomenon at all, but is the same as Zhou Laowu's corpse, it is man-made!
"Who the hell did this?!" I pounded the ground with hatred.
It seems that there are wicked people hidden in the village, and everything that happened during this time is all his fault!
"How do you do this by driving the Yin Soul with a needle?" The blind man muttered, lay on the ground like a dog, and looked at the needle, his eyes full of awe.
With a "click", another flower composed of metal pieces wrapped the needle, which was taken back by Jiang Xiaobai and hung on Xiaoman's waist.
I looked at her in a daze, this girl...... It doesn't seem to be easy!
"You're a mage too?" I asked.
Jiang Xiaobai glanced at me lightly, "Where do you want to go, I don't know any spells, I just wander all the way, I've seen many things, and I know a little more." ”
The blind man was dissatisfied: "My old man has crossed more bridges than you have walked, why don't you know these things?" ”
"Shh
Jiang Xiaobai didn't dwell on this issue, and suddenly raised his middle finger and "shhhh ”
She beckoned, and we both understood, and the cat followed her back into the grove, staring nervously at the Huai River not far away. I saw a figure walking over on the embankment at night.
I got a little closer, and when I saw who it was, I almost cried out.
The man was tall, with a slight bow on his back, and he walked without moving his feet, and he turned out to be the village chief of Wutou Village-Guo Jiazhu!
It's almost midnight now, Guo Jiazhu ordered that no one should come to Huaishui at night, what did he do when he came alone? And he came empty-handed, obviously not to carry water.
My mouth was covered by Jiang Xiaobai, and I calmed down instantly, this village chief, I'm afraid it's not as simple as it seems.
Sure enough, Guo Jiazhu, who usually seems to be honest, walked to the river, stuck a wooden stick about one and a half meters long into the tidal flat, sat down at the water's edge, and hummed a strange ballad.
The song, babbling, I don't know what I'm singing, the tune is continuous, and I can't hear the ventilation at all.
Those who have never heard it can hardly imagine how ugly this song is, not the harsh kind, but ghostly, as soon as it entered my ears, I only felt chills all over my body, and immediately got a layer of goosebumps.
Shocked, I remembered where I had heard the same song. That day, Mai Xiangsao and I went to look for Aunt Yuezi, and when we found her by the river, she was also humming a ballad, just like Guo Jiazhu.
Sure enough, while singing, a layer of fine blisters formed in the center of the Huai Shui, making a rapid "gurgling" sound. The next moment, one after another, black heads emerged from the water, densely packed and boundless, and all of them were water monkeys!
My heart was beating like a drum at the sight, and I couldn't help but clench my fists.
On either side of me, the blind man opened his mouth and stared at him in disbelief. Jiang Xiaobai was quite calm, frowning slightly, thinking about something.
In our gaze, those water monkeys did not move or shout after coming out of the water, like a group of silent water ghosts.
We didn't know what these water monkeys and Guo Jiazhu were going to do, so we hid in the bushes and waited quietly.
After a while, the strange singing did not stop for a moment, and on the opposite side of Huaishui, a small red bright spot suddenly appeared, moving slowly towards this side.
We immediately stared with wide eyes and held our breath.
As we got closer, we saw what it was, and it turned out to be a flat boat.
The small boat was two feet long, and there was a pole in the middle, on which hung a lantern, from which the red light was emitted, faint and bright, like a lonely ghost fire.
Looking at the boat again, there was no one, but the boat was leisurely but did not lose its direction, and slowly sailed towards Guo Jiazhu.
The empty boat sailed into the colony of water monkeys, who remained silent, escorted and snorkeled, approaching the shore with the boats.
I couldn't help it, and I was ready to go out to warn, once I was attacked by that group of water monkeys, the old village chief would definitely be dragged into the water and die with no place to be buried! But as soon as I made a move, a hand pressed on my shoulder, it was Jiang Xiaobai.
"Don't be impulsive, those water monkeys don't look like they're trying to hurt people." Jiang Xiaobai held me down and whispered.
Turning his head again, the gloomy boat stopped on the river three feet away from the shore, the bow of the boat was facing the old village chief, and the group of water monkeys also stopped.
Guo Jiazhu seemed to be awake, still humming the strange ballad, and the two sides were no longer close.
I breathed a sigh of relief, but remained vigilant.
Suddenly, Guo Jiazhu's tone changed abruptly, turning sharp, as if a ghost was screaming, breathtaking. As soon as this sound started, the water monkeys who had been quietly hiding in the water immediately screamed loudly, drumming the water surface, and looked crazy.
"It's so ugly......" There was a painful moan from the blind man beside him, he seemed to can't stand the sound, holding his head in both hands, shaking his head vigorously, his eyes became confused.
I was taken aback, the sound was really ugly, but that's all, as for being so uncomfortable?
I shoved him, and was about to ask what was going on, when I saw a strange picture. On the back of the blind man, there is a pattern painted in blood, which looks like ...... "How can it be a grimace?" ”
The outer edge of the figure was a triangle-like shape, with five features inside, but all of them were distorted and terrifying, and it didn't look like a living person at all.
"What? I'm drawing a yin dispelling charm, how can I ......" The blind man muttered unconsciously, suddenly thought of something, his face changed, he turned around and grabbed me, and whispered: "What kind of pattern is that?" Draw it for me! ”
It was close at hand, and the blind man's face turned pale instantly, as if he was greatly frightened.
If there is a mirror, my face must be ugly now, there are not many blind people who will do it, he has shown me the yin dispel charm, it is definitely not the case. Just now he was in a hurry to drive away the ghost on his back, biting his finger and drawing a talisman on his back, but he didn't expect that the drawing would be such a ghost!
I followed the mark and sketched it on the ground, and when I looked at it, a layer of green gas appeared on the blind man's face.
At this time, by the Huaishui side, Guo Jiazhu turned the door higher and higher, and stood up with the stick.
The water monkeys grew noisier and noisier, and finally one of them climbed ashore.
There were changes on both sides, and I was already nervous to the limit, my heart was beating wildly, but I didn't dare to breathe.
After the water monkey came ashore, he slowly crawled to Guo Jiazhu's side, and after some upside down, there was a "click" sound. I shook my hand and looked over there, only to find that there was a copper chain beside Guo Jiazhu, which I fished out, and the water monkey locked his own feet.
At this time, I finished drawing the pattern, and the blind man looked at it, and his eyes were about to pop out, and they were instantly covered with bloodshots.
"Brother Ding, when I go back, stick the yin dispelling talisman on my head, remember, please!" After the blind man said something strange, he suddenly raised his index finger, which was still bleeding, and pointed it at his head, leaving a blood mark, gritted his teeth, and slapped himself on the forehead.
This time it was like smashing a stone, making a muffled sound of "empty", and the blind man's eyes darkened, and he fell to the ground and fainted. This old guy is so ruthless, he seems to have discovered something, and he actually knocked himself unconscious.
I panicked, didn't dare to look at Guo Jiazhu by the river anymore, and hurriedly picked him up and ran back.
Now that the unitary time has passed, the pills are no longer edible, and even if I can eat them, I can't take care of them, it's important to save people! Unexpectedly, the phantom stole the medicine and would end up doing these things.
Jiang Xiaobai followed me, helping the limp blind man and running together.
Behind us, Guo Jiazhu's strange singing voice was still coming, mixed with the terrible screams of the water monkeys, and the movement became louder and louder.
Maybe it's because the woods have a strong soundproofing effect, or maybe it's because it's over, and you just turned out of the woods and came to the edge of the village, and you can't hear any movement behind it.
I was so anxious that I was about to get angry, first, I was worried about Wang Blind, and secondly, I didn't know what happened to Guo Jiazhu, so I only sighed that I couldn't do anything.
Hurriedly running home, I put the blind man on the bamboo bed, I took out a yin dispelling charm from his coat, and hurriedly pasted it on the door of his head.
As soon as the rune paper was pasted, the blind man suddenly opened his eyes, rolled his eyes, his body trembled violently as if he had been electrified, and his hands were scratched. I panicked, grabbed him by both hands, pressed him to his sides, and waited anxiously.
This old guy is so dry and thin that he struggles so hard that I can't hold him down.
Just when I was about to hold on, the yellow shadow flashed beside me, and the shadow roared, jumped to the blind man's chest, stretched out his barbed tongue, and licked it through the talisman paper.