Chapter 6 Martyrs' Shrine
When all the candles were extinguished, I knew I was going to plant them this time.
The ghost woman squatted in front of me and stared into my eyes: Boy, you're done this time.
Then, she began to wreak havoc in the living room, with coffee tables being lifted and chairs being torn down. I looked at her anxiously, not knowing what to do.
At this time, the Yin Ghost Woman had already grabbed the incense burner, and the next step was probably the painting on the wall. If you don't stop her at this time, I'm afraid it's too late.
My head was hot and I shouted, "Don't move."
The Yin Ghost Woman turned her head and grabbed the incense burner with a smug face: Why do you want me not to move? Could it be that your three natal lamps are in this censer?
I looked at the incense burner, and my mind was spinning rapidly: this incense burner is my last barrier, and I must stabilize the Yin Ghost Woman.
So I settled down and forced myself to make a calm and relaxed appearance: Yin Ghost Woman, my Dao technique is not something you can compete with, you don't want to kill yourself anymore.
Yin ghost woman: Joke. Do you think I'll be gone if you bluff me twice? In my opinion, your natal lamp must be in this incense burner.
Then she couldn't help but say something, and slammed the censer on the ground.
The brass incense burner slammed against the floor with a crunch. And all the ashes in the incense burner flew out, and for a while the room was filled with smoke and dust, and I couldn't help coughing violently.
The Yin Ghost Woman said impatiently: What about the natal lamp? Why not here?
I saw that she began to play the idea of the painting, and hurriedly said: Yin ghost woman, I didn't let you break the incense burner just now, do you know what it means?
The ghost woman looked at me impatiently: What do you want to say?
I straightened up and pretended to be a master of the world: This incense burner is dedicated to the Bodhisattva gods and Buddhas. You have become a yin ghost woman, the killing is too heavy, and now you don't respect the Buddha anymore, I am afraid that you will never recover one day and be wiped out. That's why I kindly advised you just now. I didn't expect you to be obsessed.
When the ghost woman heard what I said, she suddenly became excited, she laughed loudly, and her long hair danced in the wind: God and Buddha? Where are the gods and Buddhas? Why didn't they come to my rescue when I was in trouble, but now they want me to honor them?
I looked at her with some confidence. Now her appearance was so terrifying that I shrunk my neck and didn't dare say a word.
The ghost woman stood in the middle of the room and screamed for a while, then suddenly fell to the ground and began to cry.
I looked at her in surprise and asked, "You, you are so decent, why are you crying?"
The ghost woman turned her head and looked at me with a pale face: "Good and decent? Do you look at me like this?
I shook my head involuntarily: No.
The ghost woman lay on the ground, and blood-colored tears flowed from her eyes. She cried as she wiped it with her sleeve, and soon, her face was covered in blood.
This scene was too weird, and more importantly, the feeling of weakness in my heart came again. I know that Mr. Lu's bowl of water is probably going to fail.
If I don't solve the Yin Ghost Woman, I will faint on the ground in a few minutes, but I don't know how I really died.
Thinking of this, I asked: Yin Ghost Woman, what grievances do you have with Xue Qian? Say it and let me comment on who's right and wrong, how?
When the Yin Ghost Woman heard me mention Xue Qian's name, she suddenly raised her head suddenly, and her two red eyes stared at me: Xue family? They all deserve to die.
I asked in horror: why?
At this time, the Yin Ghost Woman lost her initial fierceness and became miserable. I saw that she had no intention of dealing with me any more, and carefully picked up the matchsticks on the ground, and lit a few candles in front of her, so that at least the inside of the room was bright.
The Yin Ghost Woman looked at the candlelight, gritted her teeth and said: I became what I am today, all because of the Xue family.
I didn't dare to interject and listened quietly.
The Yin Ghost Woman turned her head and asked me, "Have you seen those locust trees outside?"
I nodded: Yes. It felt very eerie.
Yin ghost woman: Of course you will feel eerie. Because under every tree, there is a corpse buried.
As soon as I heard this, I immediately felt a little tingling in my scalp. There are at least a thousand of those locust trees. If that were to be counted, wouldn't there be a thousand corpses surrounding us? I've been living in a pile of corpses for more than half a month.
I asked the Yin Ghost Woman: The corpses down there, could it be that you killed them?
The Yin Ghost Woman shook her head contemptuously: I killed it? Am I that ruthless?
I thought to myself, you're the most ruthless person I've ever met. But I didn't dare to say this, I complimented: not ruthless, not ruthless.
The Yin Ghost Woman said: Those people are all my fellow villagers. They were killed by the Xue family. Of the entire village, only one of them survived. I buried them alone, and planted a locust tree on each person's grave, and as many years passed, the locust tree grew bigger and bigger, but they never saw snow.
I was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say: Those locust trees? It is said to have grown here for 300 years. So what do you say, your people?
The Yin Ghost Woman said: Counting it, it is indeed more than 300 years. At that time, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty died. King Chuang was also defeated, and the Eight Banners entered the customs. In the north, their hair is shaved and braided, and in the south, they are still scarves. Our village is sandwiched in the middle. Today he was forced to shave his hair by the Manchurians, and tomorrow he was rushed by the officials and soldiers to change his clothes. It's rare to have a peaceful and prosperous world, and everyone is just trying to make a living. It's a pity that our village unfortunately met the Xue family. Hehe, this military master is not good at killing the enemy in battle, but it is a good hand to open the knife on our flat-headed people.
The surnamed Xue lost the battle, but he framed us as traitors. Just because we shaved our heads, they killed our whole village, cut off all our heads, carried braids, and took them to ask for merit. We, the female dependents, were plundered into the army and humiliated. I was the only one who escaped. Fleeing back here, looking at the corpses all over the mountains, tears dried up.
I looked at the Yin Ghost Woman dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.
The Yin Ghost Woman turned around and said miserably: There are headless ghosts buried under the locust tree. Just like me.
With that, she reached out and pulled her head off. Hold it in your hand, swinging back and forth.
I was already nervous, but when I was so frightened by her, I suddenly lost my soul and collapsed on the ground.
I held the ground with my hands, my eyes shining with stars, and I gradually felt a little weak. I silently muttered in my heart: Hold on, hold on, otherwise, today will be over.
I forced myself to sit up straight, closed my eyes slightly and said: So you became a Yin Ghost Woman and took revenge on the Xue family for generations?
The ghost woman put her head on her neck and said faintly: My people were unjustly killed, and they will be charged with traitors for generations. If it's you, do you think I'm doing the right thing?
I just nodded.
The Yin Ghost Woman stood up twice and said, "Young man, you have some courage, but it's a pity that you can't save yourself or your friend today." Hundreds of years of grievances, thousands of lives. It's not that you can manage it.
After saying this, the ghost yin woman continued to look for my natal lamp.
I was half-lying on the ground by this time. In a hurry, he shouted loudly: Martyrs' Shrine.
The ghost woman was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
I took a deep breath and tried to finish my words as fully as I could: the Martyrs' Shrine. The people of your village are loyal and unyielding, and you should erect a martyr's shrine. I went to school, and I knew what to do.
The ghost yin sighed: Is it useful? Build a ruined temple and solve it?
My mind was spinning: Wait, you listen to me. As long as the Martyrs' Shrine is built, the people of your village will be able to see the snow. Otherwise, even if you kill the Xue family, what's the use?
The Yin Ghost Woman stopped: continued.
I shook my head to clear my mind a little, and then analyzed: You have killed I don't know how many Xue family members. Your revenge can be regarded as enough revenge. I advise you to accept it as soon as you see it. There are people outside the people, and there are heavens outside the sky. I'm so young, you can't help me today. If you continue to make trouble, in case you alarm some masters. Not only can you not save yourself, but your people should not try to clear their names.