Chapter 231: Skull Lantern (Second Watch)
Modern lanterns use electric lights, and the heat emitted is not much, and it is normal for snow to fall on them, but in ancient lanterns, whether it is a candle or an oil lamp, burning will release heat, and the temperature on the lantern cannot be lower than zero, and the snow cannot fall at all, it will only melt and wet the lantern.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but exclaim, "No, there will be no snow on the lantern!" ”
As soon as the words came out, I regretted it, I was really nervous. This kind of thing should be dealt with quietly, the ghost is lying to us now, and we can also lie to each other, but the words have been spoken, and it is useless to regret it.
Miao Jinxuan had already figured it out at the moment. One turned around, jumped past me and Yuan Ling, and shouted: "Hurry up!" Fooled! ”
It's too late. The shopkeeper, who was still wrapped in a quilt and sleeping on the bed, was now fully dressed. blocked in front of us, even the shopkeeper was holding an oil lamp, standing beside the shopkeeper with an evil smile, and he was in charge of us with a cold gaze.
I noticed that the oil lamp in the shopkeeper was actually carved from a skull, and the skull cavity of the skull was cut into a hole with lamp oil, and the one used as a wick was actually a dry human finger bone.
"Masters, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Is it the little ones who are not well taken care of? The old shopkeeper smiled at us, revealing a few sparse and yellowed front teeth, looking indescribably disgusting.
The guests who were originally sleeping in the hall had already dressed up at the moment, stood with the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper, and persuaded with a smile: "On such a cold day, where can you walk at night, it's better to stay with us!" How lively everyone is together. ”
It's really lively, you are all lonely ghosts who died unjustly, and you want to harm people together, so it's strange if it's not lively.
"Don't talk nonsense with me! Today, I, Miao Jinxuan, am going to take my young lady and aunt to leave here, Lao Tzu used to be a horse bandit in the mountains, and he killed many people, as long as you are not afraid of the soul scattering, just come up and try it, my treasure knife has been stained with human life! ”
Miao Jinxuan said, pulled out the long knife, and after dancing a knife flower, he put on a posture and gestured forward, and the ghosts were really afraid of the long knife in his hand, and couldn't help but step back.
When Miao Jinxuan saw this situation, he was relieved and continued to mediate: "Everyone the well water does not interfere with the river water, you let us go tonight, and I will ask the family to bring more incense and candle offerings in the coming day, worship you, and let you ascend to Bliss as soon as possible." ”
People can be bought with money, and ghosts also love incense offerings, and negotiating with ghosts is meant to be both soft and hard. On one side is a bloody knife, and on the other side is a fragrant incense offering, I believe that the other party will know how to choose.
Miao Jinxuan is really an old Jianghu, such a method is perfect, hearing him say this, the ghosts really hesitated a little and relaxed, and got together and whispered.
Miao Jinxuan is not impatient, he knows that he must be patient at this time, the bait has been thrown, as long as he waits for the other party to take the bait, once he moves at will, it will cause the other party to misunderstand and cause unnecessary trouble, so he secretly signaled us not to be impatient.
After discussing with the other guests for a while, the shopkeeper said to Miao Jinxuan with a smile on his face: "This master, you said to give us incense offerings, what do you use as a guarantee?" If you leave, we won't get anything in the future, where can we be reasonable? ”
"Demons and gods are not to be deceived. I, Miao Jinxuan, can swear to the heavens that if I don't send incense and candle offerings in the coming day, I will let ten thousand arrows pierce my heart and die. Miao Jinxuan raised the three fingers of his left hand and swore to the sky.
When the ghosts saw him swearing, the expressions on their faces suddenly became much better. The shopkeeper didn't forget to explain: "There are forty-four of us in total, and you have to prepare enough to go back, and you can't miss one." ”
"Forty-four gifts, one will not be less." Miao Jinxuan swore with a serious face.
"In that case, then you can go. Don't forget to send the best incense when you turn around, otherwise, you know the consequences. After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he waved at the ghosts, and the ghosts immediately separated from each other. Stand on both sides and watch a few of us.
Miao Jinxuan didn't put the knife back into the sheath, still holding the knife in his hand, but the knife was lowered a little bit, and then led us forward.
Miao Jinxuan was in front, and Yuan Ling and I followed behind him. There were two men left behind the hall, and I took Yuan Ling's hand and found that her little hands were cold and still trembling.
Somehow, I always felt that the shopkeeper with the oil lamp was a little special. He held the oil lamp carved from the skull, and the flame of the oil lamp had changed from bright yellow to eerie green, and the shopkeeper looked at us with a greedy look, like a diner staring at fragrant food.
I'd love to remind Miao Jinxuan. Pay attention to the shopkeeper, but the situation in front of me is very tense, and I am afraid that if I open my mouth to remind him, he will turn around and let these ghosts have a chance. What's more, Miao Jinxuan is an old Jianghu, and he must be more vigilant than me.
As I expected, Miao Jinxuan was very vigilant, and he didn't walk forward briskly without a big grin. Instead, he moved forward step by step, with his right hand in front of him and his left hand behind his back with the scabbard behind his back, gesturing at me with his index and middle fingers to follow him.
One step, two steps, we walked forward, and the ghosts stood on either side of us as if they had really made a deal with us, looking at us with smiles on their faces. There are no anomalies.
The shopkeeper stood in the middle of the line with the lamp in his hand, his eyes greedy, but he didn't seem to make any special moves.
In the blink of an eye, we were halfway there. I also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, it seems that Miao Jinxuan's buying strategy has really worked, these ghosts have been bought by incense and candle offerings, and they will let us leave this ghost shop safely.
Just as I was thinking this, Miao Jinxuan had already walked in front of the shopkeeper. At this time, the change was abrupt, and I saw that the shopkeeper suddenly raised his hand and splashed the oil from the oil lamp in his hand at Miao Jinxuan.
Miao Jinxuan had long been on guard, and immediately took out his knife and slashed at the other party. It's just that the lamp oil seemed to be controlled by an invisible big hand, and it was all splashed on Miao Jinxuan's long knife.
The lamp oil fell on the knife like sulfuric acid, and immediately a puff of smoke rose and made a sizzling sound.
At this moment, Miao Jinxuan's long knife had also been cut on the body of the shopkeeper, but the long knife stained with lamp oil, as if it had lost its lethality to the ghost, fell on the shopkeeper's body, as if it had cut into the toy clay, and it immediately returned to its original state with a slash.
At this time, the shopkeeper, who had been silent, also laughed: "Brothers, let's all go on!" The bloody aura on his knife has been removed, and he can't do anything about us anymore. It's been a long time since I've eaten fresh blood food, so let's eat a full meal today! ”
With the greeting of the shopkeeper. The ghosts around us immediately surrounded us and rushed towards us.
Damn! It turns out that the other party really hasn't been at ease all along, and we're trying to figure out how to deal with them, and these ghosts are also playing tricks on us.
It's just that it's useless to understand at the moment, our biggest reliance is the long knife in Miao Jinxuan's hand. Now that the bloody aura has been broken, there is no way to deter these ghosts.
Miao Jinxuan and the three men still did not forget their mission at the moment, formed a battle circle with their backs to each other, protected me and Yuan Ling in the middle, and drew their knives to cut at the ghosts around them.
Miao Jinxuan's knife was destroyed, but the knives of the other two men were not splashed with lamp oil, although there was no bloody aura, but there should also be a fierce evil, so at least it could resist for a while.
As for Miao Jinxuan, he had already thrown away the long knife at the moment, pulled out a dagger from his waist, and kept attacking the ghosts that rushed over.
It's just that after those ghosts are slashed and stabbed, they only take a few breaths after falling to the ground, and they will recover and join the war group again.
Seeing the scorching situation of the battle, I was so anxious that I remembered the function of the essence blood on the tip of my tongue, and immediately bit the tip of my tongue, took a mouthful of blood, and sprayed at the ghosts around me.
The blood on the tip of my tongue was indeed useful, and when it was sprayed by my blood, the ghosts around me immediately screamed and retreated.
The shopkeeper smiled coldly at the moment: "There are really two brushes, but that's the end of it." ”
As he spoke, he patted the oil lamp carved from the skull in his hand, and the skull immediately came to life, and became larger, and the whole skull became as big as a basketball, and it flew towards us with its mouth wide open.
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