Chapter 517: The Little Temple and the Tree
The three of them turned around at the same time, all of them were stunned, and they saw that two meters behind us, there was a big bird, as if it had just fallen from the sky, and it was bigger than the little grass chicken, because it was dark and could not see clearly, so I felt that the bird was black and not slippery, but a pair of eyes were like glass balls, round and bright, faint and shining, there seemed to be eyebrows on the top of the eyes, and two white eyebrows were white, which looked very evil.
Before the three of us could react, the big bird opened his hook-like beak and let out a string of "giggle" sneers, and we finally understood at this time that the laughter just now was made by this bird.
Qiang Shun and I immediately looked at each other, what kind of bird is this, we both recognize it, we also have this kind of bird there, its name is: Coo Meow!
What is "coo meow", "coo meow" is our local dialect here, that is, owl, some places also call it night owl, this thing is called: coo - meow! Goo-meow! After calling the end, bring a string of "giggles", like an emotionless sneer, and like laughing at someone, it sounds like a lot of panic at night, we also have a saying here, not afraid of cooing and meowing, just afraid of cooing and laughing, cooing and laughing at night, the old people will say, who is going to die.
Right now, this "Coo-Meow" actually fell behind us boldly, obviously trying to stop us from chasing the old woman and Xiao Tian, and the laughter that had been loud and sound before was also made by it, which shows that it is not an ordinary Coo-Meow.
Coo-meow had good eyes at this time, staring at us, I quickly pulled Qiang Shun and Second Brother Yang behind me, and tried to ask it, "What do you want to do?" ”
As soon as my voice fell, Coo Meow tilted his head, and a pair of big round eyes looked me up and down, cold, it flapped its wings, and suddenly, a cold wind blew from under its wings, blowing me all over.
This cold wind was so familiar that I couldn't help but take a step back and ask in disbelief, "You, you are the god of heaven in this temple?" ”
Coo-meow looked at me and nodded, then shook his head, and before I could figure out what it meant by nodding and shaking its head, Second Brother Yang behind me grabbed my arm, and it hurt to scratch, so I heard him tremble in a trembling voice and said in horror: "Brother He, Brother He, it, can it understand what you say?" ”
I glanced back at Second Brother Yang, and saw Second Brother Yang's face pale, obviously frightened by this unbelievable scene, I said to him calmly: "Second Brother, don't be afraid, there are many animals that can understand what we are talking about, don't make a fuss and let this immortal family misunderstand." ”
"Immortals?" Second Brother Yang was even more surprised.
"Yes, the god in your temple may be it." However, I didn't have time to explain at length to Second Brother Yang at this time, so I looked at Gu Gu Meow and asked, "This immortal, what do you want to do when you appear in front of us?" ”
Coomeow looked at the second brother Yang who looked frightened, and then opened his mouth and said to me, "I want to ......"
Yes!
As soon as I said two words, the second brother Yang behind me suddenly screamed, as if he was greatly stimulated, and shouted: "The owl is talking, the owl is talking......" While calling, he ran around like a headless fly, I saw that the second brother Yang's bearing capacity was too poor, and he was so scared that he went crazy? However, this is also understandable, although Second Brother Yang is half a Taoist priest, he knows about this aspect of things like ordinary people, plus he seems to be a little less courageous than ordinary people, for ordinary people, seeing an owl that can talk in the middle of the night will also startle.
At this time, of course, I can't call Second Brother Yang so crazy and run crazy, I gave Qiang Shun a look, Qiang Shun understood, and pulled out his legs to chase Second Brother Yang, but at this moment, Cooing Meow fluttered and flew up from our eyes, and I suddenly regretted it.
Second Brother Yang's crazy behavior scared people, animal practice is generally very low-key, the last thing I want is to let people know, because humans are their biggest threat, and humans are very selfish, once they find signs of animal practice, they will try their best to kill them, the reason is that animal cultivation is all demons, demons will only harm people, just like a snake appears on the side of the road, many people will have the urge to stone it to death, because what, people subconsciously feel that this thing is a threat to themselves, Only killing it can eliminate the threat. Biology experts say it's an instinctive human response to protect itself, and I say it's the vicious, bestial side of humans.
Second Brother Yang is running like crazy and screaming, what will Goo Meow think, it will definitely think, this person is scared, and when he recovers his strength in the future, he will definitely bring a lot of people to clean me up. If we were a cultivating animal and were accidentally discovered, I'm afraid we would think the same way.
After Coo Meow flew up from our eyes, he didn't leave, he circled around our heads twice, and swooped directly towards Brother Yang, who was running wildly not far away, and I suddenly screamed that it was not good, this Coo Meow probably wanted to eliminate the threat in advance.
I immediately yelled at it, "Don't touch my friend!" ”
Qiang Shun had already run towards Second Brother Yang at this time, and after I finished shouting, I also chased after Second Brother Yang.
However, no matter how fast our speed is, it is just as fast as lightning, a black light, in the blink of an eye, cooing meow behind Second Brother Yang, I was in a hurry, but there was no way at all, and I saw that Coomeow's head hit the back of Second Brother Yang's heart.
Second Brother Yang trembled, suddenly stopped calling, and stopped running, and planted on the ground with a "poof", as if he had fainted, but the strange thing is that this cooing meow also fell to the ground with Second Brother Yang, and one person and one bird suddenly remained motionless, as if they were both defeated.
This is what I didn't expect, could it be that Second Brother Yang is carrying something to ward off evil spirits, it seems that his master also gave him something real, but now is not the time to ponder.
I saw that Second Brother Yang didn't stop for a while after falling, and actually slowly got up from the ground, but he didn't stand up, he squatted on the ground with his neck bent, and his posture looked very strange, which was not at all different from his usual life.
Qiang Shun ran to Second Brother Yang first, and Qiang Shun said to Second Brother Yang: "Second Brother, what are you running, what are you afraid of with the Yellow River by our side." ”
Second Brother Yang didn't speak, drooping his head, I also ran to him, panting and looking down at him, as if there was nothing wrong, and turned his head to look at the coo meow at his feet, Coo Meow was lying on the ground on his back at this time, motionless, as if his head hit Yang Second Brother and stunned himself, however, I don't think this matter is so simple, and cautiously asked Yang Erge: "Second brother, are you okay?" ”
After pausing for a while, Second Brother Yang raised his head, looked at me and said in a surprising voice, "I'm not your Second Brother. ”
My heart sank suddenly, and I glanced at each other with Qiang Shun, the second brother Yang in front of me was no longer the second brother Yang, and his voice had changed, and it sounded like a very old man.
I immediately looked at Coo Meow, who was lying on the ground on his back and asked, "Are you attached to Second Brother Yang?" ”
Second Brother Yang nodded slowly, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he picked up the coo meow on the ground and hugged it into his arms, and I realized at this time that Second Brother Yang was squatting on the ground and shrinking his neck, like an owl on a fallen tree trunk.
At this moment, Second Brother Yang sighed inexplicably, his voice sounded very old, and said, "I've been looking for several years, and I finally found one." ”
I don't understand what he means, but Second Brother Yang was possessed by him, as if he was being held hostage by him, and he is still an immortal, no more than an ordinary ghost, I threw a mouse bogey at this time, and asked carefully: "This immortal, what did you find?" ”
Second Brother Yang stared at me and said, "You, it's been a few years, and I finally found someone who can help me." ”
I was stunned for a moment, Second Brother Yang raised his hands and handed the coo meow in his arms to me, "The road here is about to widen, I can't stay here anymore, little brother, you are not an ordinary person, you can give me a place to stay and help me." ”
I looked at Second Brother Yang, and then looked at the coo meow he handed over, and I didn't rush to pick up the coo meow, because this thing came too suddenly, first, I didn't come here to worship the immortals; Second, you have to ask the price first if you buy something, right now, this coo meow obviously wants me to worship it, but, it is impossible to say that there is any fairy family, I have to bring it to the house.
Second Brother Yang saw that I didn't answer the cooing meow, and then said: "A few years ago, someone wanted to demolish the small temple and cut down the tree, saying that it was to widen the road, and the temple and the tree were in the way, so I used some means, and they couldn't demolish it, at that time I was looking for someone who was destined, and wanted to find a place to quiet down, a few days ago, someone wanted to come to the temple and cut down the tree, and I went over to use some means, but when I came back, the ghost of Lao Tian's daughter-in-law ran away and ran to you, and when I arrived at you, I happened to meet you, The wind under the wheels is what I blow. ”
Hearing Second Brother Yang say this, my heart suddenly brightened, I said why I could feel the cold wind, Qiang Shun couldn't feel it, and at that time I felt as if someone was secretly helping me.
Second Brother Yang said again: "I wanted to show up and meet you that day, but we didn't know each other, I just showed up, and you may not be able to help me, and then I heard you say that you want to come to us, I know, this is the fate between you and me." ”
Second Brother Yang's old voice sounded very pertinent, but my mind was not here at the moment, so I asked, "The paper figure that sealed the ghosts of Lao Tian's father and daughter before, did you get it from me?" ”
Second Brother Yang nodded, "If you don't bring their ghosts over, will you come to the temple to find me?" Saying that, Second Brother Yang took Gu Gu Meow back into his arms, raised his hand and pointed to the big willow tree we hid on the side of the road before, "That tree is my home, and it is also the place where I was born and practiced, but in a few days, my home will be gone, I am a serious cultivator, and I have done a lot of good things for people nearby in the past, but now people are ......" Second Brother Yang sighed, "Little brother, you help me, take me to you to find a clean place." ”
I looked at the old willow tree where we were hiding on the side of the road, the body of the tree is the thickness of a grinding plate, and it is almost the same if it is not hundreds of years, no wonder Coo Meow can practice like this, because hundreds of years old trees have aura, and animals practice on it, and they get twice the result with half the effort. Insert a sentence here, on the old tree for a long time, there will generally be an immortal family, the immortal family cultivates with the help of the old tree's aura, and the old tree protects itself with the help of the immortal family's mana.
I asked again: "Since you are a serious cultivator, what about the car accident between Lao Tian and Lao Tian's wife, you did it, this is also called serious practice?" And this little temple, since your dojo is on a tree, this small temple shouldn't be yours, you take it now, right? ”
Second Brother Yang nodded, "If there is a cause, there is an effect, we who are outliers in cultivation should not care about the cause and effect of your people, but the old woman had a life-saving grace for me when she was young, and I have to repay her even if I am punished by God, I will accept the lives of Lao Tian and his wife, they are not allowed by God, I just don't accept them, and someone will accept them." ”
"What about the little temple?"
Second Brother Yang said: "This small temple is the same age as this old willow tree, the tree planted when the small temple was built, there was no me at that time, and when I was conscious, there was a fairy family living in the temple, and then I became friends with the fairy family, he instructed me how to practice, and then later, a group of young people came, smashed the small temple, the fairy family left, he said to me when he left, the world has changed, if you meet someone in the future, you also leave...... After I don't know how many years, the people nearby built the small temple again, but the immortal family never came back, so I helped him take care of the small temple and waited for him to come back, but now the small temple is about to be broken down, and even my home can't be saved. ”
Speaking of this, Second Brother Yang actually raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes, and my heart suddenly felt sour......
(Tomorrow is my grandmother's second anniversary, so I'll try to keep changing it.) All that's left is to sigh, hoping that by the third anniversary next year, I will be able to take a book and burn it in her grave. )