Chapter 90: Confusing Truth with Falsehood

The monkey-faced ghost didn't get angry when he heard this, but just squinted and stared at him for about three minutes. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info seemed to faintly shoot a spark full of murderous intent from the concave tear pupils.

The white-robed young man didn't say a word, and his two eyes seemed to be drawn. Paralyzed face, wrapped teeth. The face always reveals a cold feeling.

The situation was stalemate, and both sides remained silent and did not move. Just stood stupidly under the tall plane tree.

The three ghosts who were digging were also aware of the actions behind them, but they didn't look back, just lowered their heads and continued to dig the loess in front of them until the coffin completely emerged on the soil.

The monkey-faced ghost froze with him for several minutes, and in a flash of a second, he brushed his face and laughed. stepped forward and made a gesture of shaking hands, and said, "Fortunately!" Fortunately! Please ask your Excellency's name. ”

The mysterious young man in white was still stiff and motionless, the sleeves of the ermine fur covered his hands, and there was no expression on his face, but he replied indifferently: "You don't deserve to know!" ”

When the monkey-faced ghost heard these harsh words, his hands trembled in anger, and his eyebrows were almost wrinkled at the root of his hair. He inhaled cold air and exhaled anger. However, he quickly suppressed such uncontrollable anger, and said with a smile holding back the smell of gunpowder in his stomach: "This young man, have we seen it anywhere?" ”

The young man in white replied indifferently again: "Don't get close to me, we don't know each other at all, we haven't seen each other, we don't know each other." ”

The monkey-faced ghost reluctantly retracted his palm, lowered his head and felt that he had touched a gray nose. But he didn't dare to provoke him, let alone what to say at this time, and completely fell into a very embarrassing state.

"Head! The coffin has been lifted out, does it need to be carried back now? It is still necessary to open the coffin for inspection. ”

Suddenly the voice of the old ghost came from behind him.

When the monkey-faced ghost heard this, he hurriedly looked back, and he was relieved in his heart, and said, "Oh, so fast, no need, hurry up and carry it back." ”

The little boy who was tied to the grass suddenly said, "You can't carry that coffin away, or a great disaster will befall you!" ”

The monkey-faced ghost almost ignored him, and just asked everyone to carry the coffin. Then the three men went up, and strangely enough, no matter how much they lifted, the coffin could not be moved out of the pit.

The monkey-faced ghost felt a little incredible, and he stepped forward to take a look at it himself, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with the coffin, but he felt that the strength of those people was too small. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Since you can't lift it, then I'm going to find a few strong men to come over." ”

The old ghost said: "No need, my lord, even if you call hundreds of people to come and push it with an ox cart, you can't push it, I just tried it, this black coffin weighs at least a thousand catties, and the bottom is buried very deep, as if it was choked by some mechanism." ”

The monkey-faced ghost said: "Then according to what you mean, what should I do now?" ”

The old ghost said: "It's better to let it be here, it's not humanly possible!" ”

The monkey-faced ghost said, "You mean that you want me to disobey orders?" ”

The old ghost said: "No, no, no! That was not what I meant. Although there is no power to return to heaven this time, we can completely confuse the real with the false. Just ask more than a dozen skilled craftsmen to create a coffin that is the same as one touch, and bury it with loess. In this way, they can not disobey orders and continue to act as usual. ”

After hearing this, the monkey-faced ghost immediately came to his senses, nodded again and again, and smiled: "What a plan!" Why didn't Ben think of it just now? Then follow the order. ”

"No, you'll die even more miserably!"

The little boy sitting in the grass dragged his bound limbs forward desperately, and the words came out of his mouth before.

The monkey-faced ghost turned around and said with a smile: "Actually, my grandfather still admires you, as long as you can obey my orders, I will let you go." ”

When the monkey-faced ghost said this, he suddenly found that there was one person missing, and this person was the white-robed man who had been standing behind him before. There was no trace of him disappearing around, and there were no footprints of him everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, he evaporated from this small space.

The monkey-faced ghost looked left and right, up and down, feeling a little shocked in his heart. With his mouth entangled, he said, "What about that person just now?" ”

The old ghost crawled out of the pit and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Just that man, mysterious, white clothes, long black hair, where did he go?"

The old ghost smiled: "Oh, you said him, this man is indeed strange, often flashes and disappears, but he will definitely come back, not far, always." ”

The monkey-faced ghost didn't say anything after answering. Soon after, a dozen craftsmen from the town were invited to go to the jungle to get some wood and start cutting it down to make a black coffin.

These craftsmen are highly skilled and very short. Some saw wood, some painted oil. Some are carved patterns, some are inlaid with stone plates.

By evening, the coffin was almost finished. Although the weight is nowhere near as much as the one buried under the tree, the shape seems to be exactly the same.

The monkey-faced ghost was very satisfied after seeing it, and asked people to bring the coffin back to the lobby.

But the craftsmen were not happy, and one of the craftsmen came up and asked, "Sir, you haven't paid us yet." ”

The monkey-faced ghost stared, looked at the man angrily, and scolded, "What? Salary? Do you dare to come and ask for wages? Don't get out of here! ”

After hearing this, the craftsman looked a little lost, and said stubbornly: "Official, don't be like this, it's not easy for our brothers, let's give some more." ”

The monkey-faced ghost said angrily: "Look at your bear-like, are you worried about these two money?" It's the highest honor to contribute to the officials and missions, you know? As I said, we are on an errand, not charity, do you want money to find a charity association? ”

The craftsman didn't reply, shook his head helplessly, and bowed his head. The rest of the craftsmen also had all kinds of depression and dissatisfaction on their faces, and they all left after groaning.

When the old ghost saw it, he stepped forward and said, "Head, let's give them the money, this is an official who must not be dishonest, especially these minions must not be dishonest." ”

The monkey-faced ghost said: "You have to give it to you, I am not a rich man, how can I get so much money for them." ”

The old ghost stopped talking, so he had to go back and direct the men to carry the coffin back to the town.

When he came to the front of the hall, the bell was still sitting motionless in front of the handsome desk, like a corpse leaning back on a chair, his eyes closed.

After the monkey-faced ghost asked them to carry the coffin in, he bowed his head and bent down until he walked to the front of the case, and said with a smile: "Girl, the coffin you want has been dug up, I don't know if you are satisfied?" ”

The bell sat on the chair as steady as a bell, closed her eyes and didn't look, she didn't talk with her face pulled, and no one knew what she was thinking in her heart at the moment.

The monkey-faced ghost sensed that something was not right, and stared at it for a long time.

The people behind also stepped forward one by one, looking at the bell sitting on the stage, their lips were dry, their eyes were green, and their feet were trembling, and the tall man trembled forward and asked in a low voice: "Why doesn't she move, can't she be dead?" ”

"You're dead!" The bell suddenly opened his eyes, swept his eyes to the ghosts below, and said, "Did you bring the coffin?" ”

"Hey, hey! Bring it, it's down there. The monkey-faced ghost turned around and waved his hand, motioning for the person behind him to carry the coffin in.

The bell said, "No need, just put it outside, and when the moon rises, the old man will sleep there." ”

The monkey-faced ghost said, "Are you sick?" It's weird how the sound sounds. ”

The bell said, "Old...... This girl has been caught with a cold lately, and her throat is not very good, so you all go out, and no one is allowed to come in without my order. ”

The monkey-faced ghost nodded, lowered his waist and slowly retreated.

After whispering to each other, the people behind also quietly ran out along the gate.

As the minutes ticked by, the bell sat on the stage, looking strange and pale. In addition, there are no lights to illuminate, and the whole hall is very dark.

The moment the moonlight appeared from the clouds, the bell suddenly opened his eyes, and his body stiffened and slowly stood up from the chair, dragging extremely heavy steps, and walked step by step towards the black coffin in front of him.

When she walked to the coffin, she raised her hands and touched the lid of the coffin, and at the same time stretched out her neck and raised her head to face the moon in the starry sky, and took a deep breath.

This action lasted for about a few minutes, and when her face turned pale, she jumped into the coffin with her head down, and slept in it without moving.

In this way, she slept until sunrise, and when the sun shone on her body, she dragged her body out tiredly.

At this moment, there were a few ghosts walking in front of the door, and the monkey-faced ghost walked in front, and after seeing the back of the bell, he opened his mouth to say hello.

The bell didn't respond, still standing on the threshold with his back to the ghosts.

The monkey-faced ghost took two more steps forward and said with a smile, "Girl? How is Mr. Zhang doing? ”

The bell still didn't speak, and stood there silently.

The monkey-faced ghost felt very strange, so he had to move forward one more step, go up and pat her on the shoulder, and said, "What's wrong with you?" ”

The people behind were also very surprised, and began to quietly discuss with each other face-to-face.

At this moment, the bell suddenly turned around, and a wrinkled face appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Her face looked like it had been scorched by fire, black, wrinkled, old, with white hair and brows that had changed color.

The monkey-faced ghost was almost startled, and hurriedly took a big step back, so frightened that he almost couldn't stand on his feet.

The same is true for the ghosts in the back, although the body does not retreat significantly, but the face is extremely exaggerated.

The bell couldn't help coughing, and stammered a vicissitudes of life: "Quick!" Go and find some blood for the old man, blood, hot. ”

The monkey-faced ghost was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What do you want blood for?" ”

"If you want to go, you can go quickly! Ask so much what to do, there is a basket of steamed buns under the big tree, which is considered to be a reward for you. ”

The monkey-faced ghost laughed again and said, "Hehe, don't be kidding, when we went there yesterday, there wasn't even a fly on the ground, where did the steamed bun come from!" ”

The bell trembled, sat down on the ground, clasped his hands together, and replied tremblingly: "Hurry up...... Go quickly, there shouldn't be sometimes, there should be sometimes. ”

The monkey-faced ghost saw that her tone didn't look like she was joking, so she had to agree. Immediately led everyone to the dock.

And under the big tree yesterday, there were inexplicably several baskets of steamed buns. Everyone was amazed when they saw it, and each one dared to believe the facts in front of them.

The monkey-faced ghost felt a little strange, so he asked everyone, "Where did these steamed buns come from?" Did we see it yesterday? ”

Everyone shook their heads and said no. But the old ghost came up and said, "There is something wrong with this tree, it looks like it has been spelled by some kind of charm, and it has a strange shape, which is too high." ”

The monkey-faced ghost said: "Then where do you think these steamed buns come from?" ”

The old ghost said: "There is nothing wrong with the steamed buns, the problem is that on this tree, this tree looks thousands of years old, but it is still so thick, and the leaves are so dense, it looks like a small tree that has just been planted." ”

The tall man came up and said, "Yes, you see this tree, it seems to be very hard, I don't know what is in it, why don't you cut it down and take a look?" ”

The old ghost said: "Hey, no, this tree is extraordinary, you can't play with it at will, if it's really a demon tree, we all have a big disaster." ”

The monkey-faced ghost said: "I don't care what kind of tree it is, it has nothing to do with me, you go and bring me all the steamed buns under the tree to see if it's really a steamed bun." ”

The tall man immediately walked up, but just as he walked to the tree and was about to pick up a basket of steamed buns, he suddenly found a foot on the basket. When he looked up, he realized that it was the white-robed young man.

"Hey! Where are you standing and what are you doing? Hurry up and flash me aside, don't think that your master who pretends to be a ghost all day long will be afraid of you! The monkey-faced ghost pointed at his body and scolded.

The white-robed young man didn't say a word, smiling mysteriously, his legs stepping on the wooden frame. This wooden basket seems to be very light, even if a child stands on it, it will be trampled to pieces, but the wooden frame on which the white-robed young man's entire body is pressed on it is also intact.

The tall man also raised his head and persuaded: "I said, brother, let's not make trouble, we all have business to do now." ”

The white-robed young man never said a word, slowly stretched out a stiff arm, turned his wrist, pointed his finger behind everyone, and still had a stiff smile on his face.

Everyone was surprised to see his actions, and one by one subconsciously looked back at their backs.

But there was still nothing behind him, there was nothing in front of him, and when everyone turned around, the white-robed young man had already disappeared under the big tree.

The monkey-faced ghost turned around and said, "Go ahead and pick up all the boxes under the tree!" ”

The tall man immediately picked up a frame with one hand, opened it and looked at it casually, and found that it was indeed a steamed bun, so he stood up and ran back.

The monkey-faced ghost took the basket and looked at it, and found that it was indeed filled with white steamed buns, and he picked it up and took a bite, and found that it was still relatively sweet, and the taste was quite good, so he smiled and gave some steamed buns to everyone one by one, and said, "Come on, you all taste it, and see how this steamed bun tastes?" ”

The old ghost took the steamed bun and tasted it himself, and found that the taste was indeed very good, and said with a smile: "Well, this is indeed a steamed bun made of water and flour, and the taste is quite fresh, like it was just baked today." ”

The monkey-faced ghost smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to the office now, don't eat it yet." ”

The old ghost said, "But where can I find blood in this town?" ”

"You can look for it anywhere, we have steamed buns now, are you afraid that you won't find blood?"

"That's right! That's right! ”

After that, everyone returned to the town, relying on the steamed buns in their hands, and found a lot of children. Those adults are also very willing to exchange with it, and a child for a steamed bun, this kind of business can only be found in this world.

Soon, they drew blood from the child, about several jugs, all in jars.

Several people came to the hall with a wine jar in their hands.

When the bell saw it, he immediately ran up, pushed everyone away, quickly opened the wine jar, and began to drink it with a clatter.

Soon she drank a whole jar, and the moment she drank it, her face began to slowly turn white, the wrinkles on her forehead gradually disappeared, and she became younger and younger. She drank all the jars, then immediately picked up the second jar and began to drink it with a clatter.

After drinking the first jar, she drank the second jar, and after the second jar was drunk, she began to drink the third jar, and in less than ten minutes, all the jars on the ground were drunk by her, and her lips were covered with blood, and she fell to the ground at once.

After the monkey-faced ghost saw it, he hurriedly greeted him and smiled: "Girl, how about you look at this blood?" Satisfied? ”

The bell said: "Well, it's very fresh blood, the old man likes to drink this kind of blood water the most, you did a good job today, tomorrow there will be white steamed buns on the tree, bring more baskets to pick, it's best to bring a carriage, otherwise it won't fit it." ”

When the monkey-faced ghost heard this, he smiled even more from ear to ear, and said happily: "Then thank you girl, I will find you as much blood as you want in the future." ”

The bell said: "Well, you have to listen to me in the future, you can only listen to me now, and now you have nothing to do, just go down." ”

The monkey-faced ghost said, "Okay, I'll go!" ”

After saying that, the monkey-faced ghost led the ghosts out of the street.

The old ghost walked halfway, suddenly stopped, blocked the yellow-faced ghost in front of the threshold, and asked suspiciously, "Don't you think it's a little strange?" ”

"What's weird? Isn't this all normal? In a while, you will bring back a box of steamed buns, which I will give to you. ”

The old ghost said: "I don't want steamed buns, what I want to say is, don't you think that girl is a little strange?" She wasn't like that before, as if she had fallen under some kind of magic. ”

The monkey-faced ghost said: "No matter what kind of demon she falls into, in short, we are rich now, do you understand?" Now you can go wherever you want. ”

The old ghost shook his head and said, "That's right, what is more important than eating now?" If we don't have food, we'll all starve to death. ”

The monkey-faced ghost smiled and said, "Okay, you all go back to the barracks." There's nothing going on right now, I'm calling you. ”

The old ghost answered, and returned to the barracks with the remaining three.

When he came to the barracks, the old ghost felt that something was not right, he looked left and right, and found that it was empty, and there was no one inside, so he asked, "What about the little boy?" Didn't you tie it to this place before? ”

The tall man came up and said, "I don't know, I remember tying him up before, why did he suddenly disappear?" ”

The old ghost said: "Hey, forget it, don't care about him, we can't even manage ourselves, how can we have the heart to care about the life and death of a hairy child." ”

Walking into the barracks, the old ghost head was lying on a bed, still thinking about what had happened during the day. He was always a little puzzled, rolling around on the wooden bed over and over, and he didn't get a good night's sleep.

Before I knew it, the night passed, and the old ghost suddenly woke up from the wooden bed and had a strange nightmare, which was exactly the same as the night when Zhang Qi did, but the old ghost didn't know about it, but wiped the sweat on his forehead, and when he looked around, he found that it had just reached dawn, and the sun had not yet risen, so he fell asleep again.

But in this short moment, the old ghost had strange dreams one after another, and he could always dream of the old man in white, always with his back to him, saying some strange words, and in less than an hour, he was awakened seven or eight times from his dream, and every time he woke up, he was sweating profusely.

The tall man also just woke up from the wooden bed, turned his head to look at the old ghost, and said with a grin: "What's wrong?" Had a good dream last night, right? ”

The old ghost replied: "What a good dream, I have been having nightmares last night, and a strange back has always appeared in the dream, and his voice is also very familiar, as if I have heard it somewhere recently." ”

The tall man said: "Haha, it's done, let's each have several steamed buns on us now, anyway, there's nothing to do today, where are you going to play?" ”

The old ghost said: "I'm not going anywhere, I'm upset now, you have to go yourself, you have to save some flowers for this steamed bun, I'm afraid there won't be so much in the future." ”

The tall man smiled: "Hey, how can it be, look at how wide our new girl is, and she gave several boxes of steamed buns without blinking an eye." ”

The old ghost said: "Don't be happy so early, I always feel that something is wrong, things are definitely not as simple as imagined." ”

The tall man just smiled, didn't say anything, turned around and walked out of the door, and when he walked to the door, he deliberately turned back and added: "Old man, I'll go and have a good meal first, if you want to come, come with me." ”

The old ghost didn't speak, shook his head slightly, waved his hand, and fell asleep on the bed again.

The tall man walked out of the barracks, kicked several steamed buns in his arms, and walked out along the path outside the door.

(To be continued)