Although I expected that Mr. Lu would not say anything good. But his sentence: It is not a human thing. Still stunned me.

I said, "Is this not a thing of the world, but something of the underworld?" ”

Mr. Lu actually nodded and said, "Not bad." This is indeed the stuff of Hades. Then he held the silver ingot up to the candlelight and showed me a touch of red on it: "See this?" ”

I nodded and said, "See, what's wrong with this thing?" ”

Mr. Lu said: "This is human blood. Drip human blood on ingots folded into tin foil. Then burn it to the imp, and after the imp gets the ingot, he can see the blood stains on it, and with this bloodstain, find the person who burned the ingots for it. ”

I said, "According to what you say, if you look at this ingots in the daytime, it will be a pile of paper ashes." Not a silver ingot at all? ”

Mr. Lu put the silver ingot on the table and said, "That's right. That's right. ”

I sat up from the bed and took a few turns in it. Then he said, "In that case." We'll just wait. In the daytime, see if the silver ingot will turn into paper ashes, and you will naturally know whether what you say is true or false. ”

Mr. Lu patted me on the shoulder with pity and said, "Zhao Mang, don't believe me. My judgment was accurate. He looked at the sky outside and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to wait for dawn." ”

Mr. Lu's words made my heart twitch, and I asked, "Why can't I wait for the morning?" ”

Mr. Lu sat down and struck the table with the silver ingot in his hand, making a thumping sound. After a while, he said, "You know it's the first time I've heard about it. Was it when? ”

I thought to myself: how can you be so decent, speaking of this?

I said, "The first time I've heard of ...... It should be after meeting Aunt Xue and seeing the Yin Ghost Mother, right? ”

Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "When I first heard about it, my master was still there. At that time, there were eight ghosts. It's a lot of fun. It is known as the Eight Ghosts of Liucheng. My master, together with the Taoist leaders of other Taoist temples, didn't know what method was used to drive away the eight ghosts of Liucheng. Since then, they have rarely made appearances. But every few years, I hear about them. As for the means used by my master back then. I don't know. I only know that these eight ghosts belong to Liucheng. That's when it began. I've heard the name. ”

I said, "There are eight ghosts like this, but what does this have to do with me?" ”

Mr. Lu continued: "After the eight ghosts of Liucheng were driven away, theirs was occupied. I just heard this because I had never been to Liucheng. It is said that these eight ghosts roamed the world and never took them back. In fact, most of the Taoist priests back then were dead, and if they wanted to take it back, no one could stop them. The reason why they didn't return was because they had reached some kind of agreement with the Taoist priests back then. According to this agreement, they cannot go back. And these eight ghosts are really trustworthy. Didn't go back and fight. ”

I yawned: "These eight ghosts are really trustworthy, but what does it have to do with me?" ”

Mr. Lu looked at me and said, "The four people you met before are the Eight Ghosts of Liucheng. ”

I was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Mr. Lu, are you confused?" The eight ghosts of Liucheng are eight ghosts, and even if they are ghosts, they are four. Could it be that when they were wandering on the rivers and lakes, four of them died? ”

Mr. Lu smiled strangely: "Do you think, why do ghosts have shadows?" ”

I saw that his expression was strange, and I couldn't help but get stern and asked, "Yes, I'm also strange, they have shadows, they shouldn't be ghosts." ”

Mr. Lu said: "Four are in the light, and four are in the dark. What you see is not a shadow, but a ghost in disguise. ”

I opened my mouth wide in surprise: "You mean, there are four imps, lying on the ground, pretending to be their shadows?" I played with them for two days, and I was actually playing with eight ghosts? ”

Mr. Lu nodded.

And I couldn't help but say, "These eight little ghosts are simply sick." ”

As I was saying this, I suddenly heard a bang in the doorway, as if someone had hit the doorframe.

I was startled and turned my head to look again. I found out that it was the owner of the tofu brain stall, he crooked his neck and walked in from the outside, and along the way Qi Qi screamed miserably: "Master Zhao, Master Zhao." ”

I was startled by his voice, so I picked up the big knife and shouted, "What are you going to do?" Are you a human or a ghost? ”

The boss groped his way over, his body facing me, but his face was facing Xue Qian: "Master Zhao, you can save me." ”

Mr. Lu pulled him to sit on the bed and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

The boss sighed: "Hey, don't mention it, my neck is crooked, and I can't come up." ”

I said, "Stiff neck? Why don't you go to the hospital? ”

The boss said, "I went to the hospital." People say that muscles, bones, and nerves are all right. I'm mentally ill. So I'm looking for you, I beg you, let your friend put my head on it. ”

I listened so loudly that I couldn't help but say, "What kind of mess? What does your neck have to do with my friend? ”

The boss said, "I can't be wrong. Master Zhao, Master Xue, let's be honest, last night, did you two play football? ”

Xue Qian and I nodded and said, "Yes, we are playing football." Ay? How do you know? ”

The boss slapped his thigh: "Two masters, you don't kick the ball, it's my head." ”

Xue Qian and I glanced at each other, both feeling a little creepy, and said, "How could it be your head?" ”

Mr. Lu fumbled with the silver ingot on the table and said, "The eight ghosts of Liuzhou won't kick your head for no reason. Boss, you tell the truth, did you do something bad? ”

The boss sighed and said, "A few masters, I won't hide it from you. Didn't I get into a fight with someone yesterday? Hey, let's be honest, I did find fake money for others. But I'm not to blame for that. The fake money was also given to me by someone else. ”

Mr. Lu smiled and said, "Your neck is like this, and you still have the heart to defend yourself?" Let's talk about it, what the hell is going on? ”｜.

The boss hurriedly said: "Later, when the quarrel broke out, they must have said that the fake money was given to them by me, so I said that the fake money was originally owned by them, and deliberately framed me." Then the gang swore an oath, saying that if they framed me, they would cut out their eyes and use them as cannons. ”

"How can such a thing as a quarrel fall behind? I confronted me on the spot, swearing that if the fake money was mine, I would cut off my head and kick it as a ball. ”

Xue Qian laughed: "And then your head was really cut off and kicked as a ball?" ”

The boss smiled wryly and said, "Yes." In the evening I closed the stall. I am preparing to make tofu brain. Suddenly, four people broke in, and they couldn't help but press me to the bed. I screamed for help, but the four ignored me. Grabbed the knife and cut off my head. To tell you the truth, I thought I was dead. The men took my head and said as they walked, "The four of us don't like to play football at all, why are we looking for this guilt?" How good is it to tell a story with Zhao Mang's little brother? ”

"Another little ghost said, our eight brothers, what we hate the most is this kind of lying and deceiving people, since he made an oath, we must help him realize it. We're going to suffer tonight, and playing for a while can be regarded as sacrificing ourselves for others and doing good deeds. ”

The ghosts said as they carried my head down the road. After a while, you and Master Xue also arrived. Then you kicked me in the head in the middle of the night. I tried to call for help several times, but I couldn't make a sound. Later, you and Master Xue left. The imps sent my head back. They pressed my head to my neck and I woke up. But when I woke up, I realized that they seemed to have put me in the wrong place. My neck never straightened. ”

"I couldn't get out of bed during the day today, and then my family took me to the hospital and I couldn't be cured. I know I've met a ghost, so I'm going to find you. ”