Chapter 3: Fierce Insects
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Grandpa lit seven oil lamps and then uncovered the oiled paper on the black jar. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
After the oiled paper, a strange smell of rancid smell dissipated. In the square-mouthed jar, there was also a restless sound.
I thought to myself, what kind of Gu worm is this? Since I was a child, I have said that there are Gu worms in my body, what does a Gu worm look like? Gu worms are insects raised by people, what will they look like?
I had a lot of questions in my mind, and I couldn't help but widen my eyes and focus on the jar, looking forward to my grandfather's next move.
Grandpa saw that I was a little curious, so he said: "I learned the Gu cultivation technique from Camellia Mountain in Xiangxi, collected dozens of poisonous insects and buried them in the deep mountains, and buried them for five years, and the remaining one is called the Golden Silkworm." The golden silkworm may be able to save you, but if the seven life-sustaining lamps are extinguished, I can't do anything about it. ”
I snorted, and continued to look patiently at the square-mouthed jar, but after a while, there was no movement.
I thought to myself, "Could it be that the worm in the jar is dead." ”
At that moment, a dark shadow flashed, and something jumped out. Grandpa's eyes were quick and he pinched my mouth open.
The black shadow sparked through my mouth and scurried around my body.
A sharp pain spread, my whole body felt like pins and needles, and I began to convulse incessantly, letting out a cry of pain.
Grandpa suppressed me, looked at me with serious eyes, and shouted: "Xiao Ning, the insect is a foreign object, whether you can drive it out or not depends on your strong will." ”
My head is blank, it hurts so much, where is there any willpower, besides, the Gu worms are gone, how can I still use my will to resist them?
Suddenly, a feeling of discomfort came, and I struggled to sit up, retching, and in the midst of the vomit was half a fat bug, which was already dying in shape.
The bug struggled twice before dying, and soon turned into a mess of water.
Grandpa's expression changed drastically: "Oh my God! Oh, my God! Fierce bugs! Not even the Golden Silkworm Gu. Kid, what kind of worm are you in......"
I turned pale and shook my head weakly.
"Right...... That's right, this is not Xiangxi, you can't raise a real golden silkworm Gu, so you can't kill the insects in your body. There is still a way...... There's still a way......" Grandpa said to himself again, sounding like self-comfort.
In the light, grandpa's hair turned grayer and his eye sockets sunken deeply.
Whoosh.
The seven oil lamps flickering on the side, swinging with the wind, actually extinguished four of them, and the flames of the remaining three gradually became smaller.
The black dog, which had been guarding the ground, leaned out and barked wildly. Outside the window, a pair of red eyes flashed, which was particularly breathtaking.
I panicked and cried out, "He's coming, he's coming to kill me." ”
I folded my arms and flinched back, ducking to the foot of the bed, looking around uneasily. Evil is everywhere in the house? Evil breath, I don't want to stay here anymore.
"Grandma, take me away, take me away......" I shouted loudly.
Grandpa burst into a shout and shouted, "My grandson Xiao Qi will not be harmed by any Gu insects and ghosts. After this explosion, the remaining flames suddenly became vigorous, and Grandpa's face became more and more pale.
"You...... Grandpa, are you alright......" I saw that he was so powerful, and I calmed down a lot.
Grandpa said, "Xiao Ning, it's okay...... The lights are not extinguished, you can live...... You get some sleep and talk about it tomorrow morning...... I'll figure it out later...... Wow......"
Grandpa couldn't help it after all, and a mouthful of blood spat out, splashed on the ground, stained red, and apparently injured himself.
It turned out that this Gu worm was closely related to its owner, and after the golden silkworm failed to kill insects in my body, it affected its owner, Xiao Qi.
After Grandpa finished speaking, he lit the oil lamp again and walked out. The voices of grandfather and mother came from outside the house, and the two seemed to quarrel, and finally the two sighed at the same time, as if they had gone through a long life.
I thought to myself, grandpa's golden silkworm should be very powerful, and it even died, it seems that the fierce insect in my body is very powerful. Who was sent to my body and when?
The more I thought about it, the more tired I became, and before I knew it, I fell asleep, and in a daze, I felt someone walk in, add some kerosene, and pull out some wicks.
The room was empty, and strangely enough, my mother didn't come in and talk to me.
As I lay on the bed, in a daze, I faintly heard strange noises. The sound was small, staccato and didn't know where it came from.
My belly bulged and the bugs started moving again, but this time it wasn't that painful.
The next morning, when I opened my eyes, my grandfather was already standing in front of me, holding a bowl of black medicinal soup in his hand, steaming.
I asked, "What about my grandma, why didn't she come to see me?" ”
Grandpa said, "I asked her to take a ride back first, so as not to stay here and worry." When you're a little better, I'll take you back to town. ”
I was a little surprised that my mother went back early.
The black medicinal soup tasted very bitter, and after drinking it, I almost vomited out my bitter water, and I ate a piece of rock sugar to completely suppress it.
After drinking the decoction, the whole person felt a lot more comfortable.
I said, "I'm much better now, you can send me back." I don't want my grandma to worry about ......"
Grandpa said, "Xiao Ning, I still have to take a few pills." You don't have to worry, we'll be back soon. ”
After speaking, Grandpa began to cough violently, and it seemed that last night, the damage to him was not small.
He looked at me twice more before he walked out.
I got up from the bed, the room was very shady, the black dog followed me around the front of the small courtyard, the small stove was boiling herbs, a smell of medicine spread, grandpa sat on the edge of the chaise longue, fanning the fan, carefully watching the fire.
The porridge cooked on the table, after eating, my strength has recovered a lot, and the feeling of panic I felt yesterday is gone.
I thought to myself, it seems that the Gu worm called the Golden Silkworm, although it died, still played a little role, and with the help of herbs, I was able to save my life.
At this time, I found that in the middle of the wooden house, there was a black spiritual tablet, and the words on the spiritual seat were traditional characters, most of which I didn't recognize, and I could only recognize the word "water".
Grandpa said, "Xiao Ning, he is my grandfather...... His name is Long Youshui, who has been dead for many years, and he used to be a feng shui master who later passed on the mantle to me...... I haven't been able to find a suitable successor for many years......"
Hearing this, I understood in my heart that my grandfather wanted to learn from his grandfather, pass on my mantle, and ask me to be a feng shui master, and probably learn to raise Gu worms. It's a pity that I don't want to be a feng shui master at all, I just want to grow up, work hard to make money, take good care of my mother, she has had a hard time over the years.
Grandpa looked at me and didn't say any more, but said: "A generation has the fate of a generation, your life still has to go on, and your path is your own choice." Grandpa fanned his fan, closed his eyes, and seemed to be asleep.
I looked at the spiritual position, and thought to myself, could it be this dragon swimming in the water when I walked around last night, and I was startled when I thought of this. Looking at Grandpa again, I believe that the person who lit the oil lamp last night should be Grandpa, not the dragon swimming in the water.
I was lost in thought, and the black dog had already run over. The little black dog ran fast and ran up the second floor along the small door. I was curious and chased after me. I climbed up the stairs, and the door to the second floor was unlocked and opened with a push.
On the second floor is a wall cabinet and an old table. The wallboard is plastered with notes storing some strange Chinese medicine.
What attracted me the most was the dozen or so black jars on the table. On each black jar, there is a yellow one? Colored rune paper. There were rows of jars of different sizes, each one exuding a desperate aura, and my chest was pounding.
"Oh my God, it must be a Gu worm." I lowered my voice excitedly.
The innermost jar is a delicate yellow? The color jar, from the outside, does not show anything strange, but it makes a "rustling" sound, like a worm devouring a blade of grass. I listened for a while before I was sure it was the same voice I heard last night.
My heart throbbed, and I couldn't help but reach out and touch the yellow? Colored jars. A chill came, and it was exceptionally comfortable.
I always felt that there was something in the jar that appealed to me and fascinated me.
I couldn't help but step forward and reach out to open the oil paper on the jar to see what kind of bugs were inside!
"Don't move, there's a poisonous insect in there!" Grandpa's voice came.
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