Mr. Lu leaned over, sniffed with his nose, and said, "The ghost is gloomy." It is indeed not a living person. ”

Xue Qian said: "What is this ghost doing? I ran to the room of the three Taoist priests in the middle of the night, not to blow matches, right? ”

Followed by. All three of us shouted, "It's for the jade gourd." ”

This ghost broke in in the middle of the night, most likely for the jade gourd. Mr. Lu turned around and was about to rummage. I want to check if the jade gourd is still there.

However, I hurriedly stopped him, and I said, "Mr. Lu, don't move yet." I've seen this trick many times. ”

Mr. Lu asked strangely, "What trick?" ”

I said, "They don't know where your baby is. So deliberately sent a clumsy thief over. Either a real miss, or a fake miss. In short, let you understand that the other party is coming for your baby. When you're nervous, you'll definitely check to see if this treasure is missing. But when you check, the other party is already hiding nearby and quietly observing you. Make a note of the location of your hidden treasure. As soon as you turn around, the baby is stolen. ”

Mr. Lu suddenly realized: "Your reminder is very timely. ”

Then he sat up from the bed. He took the compass and looked around carefully, and then said, "There are no suspicious people around, don't worry." ”

Then, he turned around. Blocking everyone's view, he fumbled on the bed for a while and said, "Don't worry, the thing is still there." Quite properly. ”

I smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, do you want to hide the treasure, even guard against us?" ”

Mr. Lu said with a smile: "I'm worried that you two will be tortured after being captured by Ma Daoist, and you won't be able to stand the pain and tell your secret." ”

Xue Qian smiled at me: "This is bad." Originally, if we told the secret, we could suffer less flesh and skin. But we insisted that we didn't know, and Ma Daoist didn't believe it, so he probably had to beat us to death. ”

The three of us were talking in the room when I heard a few crunching thumps from the window. I turned my head to look. There was a hand tapping on the window.

Mr. Lu shouted: "What person." Then he ran out as fast as he could. Xue Qian followed closely behind Mr. Lu, and I grabbed the big knife and made the third one.

When we ran outside the door, we saw a figure running away. The humanoid ran clumsy and panicked, but he was fast and seemed to have no weight at all.

Mr. Lu said, "It's a little ghost. ”

Xue Qian said, "Could it be that Daoist Ma sent it?" ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "Very likely." We're worried we can't find this kid. Let's go over and take a look now. ”

I said, "Why do I always think it's used to lure the enemy?" There may be some trap waiting for us. ”

Mr. Lu laughed and said, "If you talk about the trap." I am Master Zu, who dares to make a ghost in front of me? He waved at us and said, "Let's go." Be careful and follow along. ”

I don't know if the little ghost used some means, but the villagers who were standing guard in our yard are gone. Since we are free from them, we are free. There was no noise.

Mr. Lu held the compass and led the two of us slowly forward. And I had a big knife in my hand. And be prepared, as soon as there is any trouble, no matter what the wind and grass are, no matter what is going on, run away first.

After we had walked for a while, we saw a small river, which was slowly flowing eastward, making a soft sound. The sound of the water is naturally pleasant, but we have no intention of appreciating it.

Xue Qian said: "That ghost left two water footprints in the house just now. Could it be that he is a water ghost who crawled out of the river? Lead us to this place, then grab us by the neck and drag us down? ”

Mr. Lu took the compass and turned around the water's edge twice, and then said suspiciously: "It's strange, there are no water ghosts here." ”

I asked, "Are you sure?" ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "There is no one in the water, but there are some not far from the other side of the river." Shall we go over and have a look? ”

Mr. Lu verbally tried to get our opinion, but in fact he had already taken off his shoes, pulled up his trouser legs, and walked slowly across the river.

Xue Qian and I drew the gourd in the same way, following behind him barefoot.

The river water is cool in the summer, and my feet feel comfortable soaking in it. At this point, I was tempted to take off my clothes and lie down in the shallow river for a while. But I quickly resisted the idea. I knew I had to concentrate on this place, or I might end up lying in the river forever.

The three of us crossed the river in silence. The expected scene of the water ghost pulling people did not appear. We arrived at the other side safely, dried our feet, and planned to put on our shoes and continue walking.

At this time, a woman's voice said, "Three gentlemen, why are you here?" ”

The sound sounded right behind me, and I was so frightened that I almost fell into the river. I tapped the ground with my broadknife to stabilize myself, then turned around sharply, pointed the tip of the knife behind me, and asked, "Who is it?" ”

The figure behind him took two steps back, then whispered, "It's me." ”

That's when I saw it clearly. She was none other than a vixen.

I looked at her strangely and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

The vixen said: "Today is the big day of the reincarnation of the eldest brother, and everyone is here. I'll show you there. ”

I put on my shoes, followed behind the fox spirit with Mr. Lu and Xue Qian, and walked forward slowly.

In modern rural areas, the concept of clan is no longer as heavy as it used to be. In some places, families are constantly separated, and the same surname has begun to become estranged. But there are also some remote and isolated places that still retain the style of the big family. According to the generational name, everyone worships in an ancestral hall together, and after death, they are buried in the ancestral tomb.

Obviously, Sanma Village belongs to such an old-fashioned village.

I found that after crossing the river, I could not walk a few hundred steps to the ancestral grave of the village. This ancestral tomb was sparse at the beginning, and then became more and more dense. It represents more and more villagers, descendants and descendants, and the bloodline continues.

I followed the vixen through the tomb, and for the first time I didn't feel fear, but a sense of admiration. I admire the villagers' continuous inheritance from generation to generation.

A few minutes later, I heard an old voice say, "Three Dao Masters, are you here?" ”

I followed the prestige and found an old man of great old age, sitting in front of a grave. And this man is the messenger we have ever met. The messenger was surrounded by a lot of imps, apparently to see him off. It's just that these little ghosts don't look at us so kindly.

Mr. Lu arched his hand at him and said, "It turns out that today is a good day for you to be reincarnated. So, you sent that imp to us? ”

Xue Qian smiled: "Please come over and say it directly, it is sneaky, but it scared a few of us half to death." ”

The old man looked at us suspiciously, and then said to the vixen, "Did you scare these Dao Chiefs?" ”

The vixen shook his head and said, "My ability can't scare the three Dao Masters. ”

Mr. Lu said: "It's not her, it's another ghost." ”

The old man turned his head to look at the little ghosts around him and asked, "Have any of you gone to invite these three Dao Masters?" ”.！

The imps were silent.

The old man said strangely, "Actually, I didn't send anyone to invite you. I was discussing reincarnation with my brothers just now, and I mentioned that I wanted to use the help of the Taoist Chief, but ......" The old man smiled and said, "But these brothers of mine don't believe in Taoist priests. So it's not decided yet. ”

I said to Mr. Lu, "Someone deliberately brought us here. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "There is a little ghost who overheard their conversation here, and then did everything possible to lure me here." I hope I will help the messenger to reincarnate. ”

The old man said suspiciously, "Who is this little ghost?" Do you have any friendship with me? Otherwise, why do you want to help me? But if he helped me, why didn't he show up? ”

Mr. Lu said meaningfully: "Is he here to help you?" I don't think so. ”