I sat on the futon, waiting in horror for the rooster to crow.

I know that after the rooster crows, I am truly safe. If the Knife Spirit comes to the village before the rooster crows, it means that he is in a hurry to take my life, even if he can't wait for seven days.

Mr. Lu said unhurriedly on the side: "Zhao Mang, don't be afraid, I guess he may not come." ”

I said angrily, "Can you shut up?" I don't want to talk to you. ”

Mr. Lu really shut up.

I sat in the room guarding the black coffin, as if I was keeping a watch, more like waiting for death.

Suddenly, I heard a slight sound of footsteps in the distance, and it was far away from me, and I would not have heard it in normal times. But today I was so nervous that my ears immediately caught it.

I nervously stood up and crouched behind the coffin. That's not to say that I really planned to kill Mr. Lu before I died. I just wanted to dodge it. It's good to be able to hide for a moment or three and delay for a while.

I listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer, and it was clear that they were coming towards the little temple. My head rested on the coffin, and I shuddered.

I shuddered behind the coffin for a moment, and suddenly felt very sad: I didn't expect that I would end up in this field. actually hugged the coffin to find a sense of security.

But there's no time to grieve at this time. I heard the footsteps come to the door. Next, I guess it's time to open the door.

At this moment, I heard a rooster crowing in the distance, and I rejoiced: "As soon as the rooster sings the world is white, it seems that this time I will be saved." ”

I slowly poked my head out from behind the coffin, but unexpectedly, as soon as my eyes crossed the coffin, I saw a large knife shining in front of my eyes.

I was originally a frightened bird, and with such a fright, I suddenly lost my mind.

Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and at the moment of life and death, you can't tolerate the slightest softness. I don't know what I thought at the time, but with God's help, I was so agile. I let out a secret roar, got out from behind the coffin, swam up with my palm against the back of the knife, and scratched hard at the hilt.

It's a bit like a girl fight, but it works. The hand holding the hilt of the knife immediately showed three scratches and was bleeding.

I snatched his broadsword and slashed at it with a sharp swing.

These actions are like a cloud of peers, all in one go. And when I finished it, I realized that it wasn't the sword soul standing in the room at all, but the tongs.

He was looking at me with a panicked expression, and it was clear that he had been frightened by my series of actions.

I panted and looked at him, feeling a little embarrassed. I threw the big knife on the ground and asked him, "Why are you here?" ”

Tong carefully picked up the big knife and said, "That...... The Prophet was wounded, and I came to bring him medicine. I heard someone arguing here and was a little worried, so I came over and had a look. You just ...... Are you talking to the coffin? ”

I put my mind at ease and diverted the topic and asked, "Is it normal in the village?" ”

Tong nodded and said, "It's normal, thank you for driving away the devil." ”

I waved my hand and said, "You go out first, don't let people in again." ”

The tongs agreed, and then walked out respectfully.

I patted the lid of the coffin and said, "Mr. Lu, I have seven days. ”

Mr. Lu laughed twice in the coffin and said, "Congratulations, I'll just say it, your life is very hard." ”

I was in a much better mood, sitting on the futon, looking at the coffin and saying, "No matter how hard my life is, I can't stand your toss like this." Mr. Lu, the two of us have no grievances and no enemies, don't you cheat me in the future, okay? ”

Mr. Lu said seriously: "Zhao Mang, the two of us are destined." I can't help it. ”

I waved my hand, disgusted as if I was driving away a dead fly in front of me. I said, "Okay, I don't want to talk to you about this." Say, how do you take this knife? ”

Mr. Lu analyzed: "This knife was left to you by Old Man Xue, right?" ”

I said, "yes." Old Man Xue once used it to kill on the battlefield. Very majestic. ”

Mr. Lu continued: "Then this matter is somewhat interesting. Let me ask you, Old Man Xue, why aren't you afraid of the evil aura on this knife? It stands to reason that this knife is so fierce, why didn't he cut Old Man Xue, and then come back here to find the Semu people for revenge? Instead, obediently go to the battlefield for him? ”

I thought about it for a moment and couldn't help but nod: "What you said makes sense." ”

Mr. Lu continued: "It can be seen that Old Man Xue must have something to restrain this knife. ”

I rubbed my hands together and stood up with some excitement: "That's right, that's right. Mr. Lu, you have a good brain. ”

Mr. Lu was not modest, he boasted to himself, and then said: "Zhao Mang, you are really lucky. If you hadn't met me, you would have been killed by this knife. ”

I nodded: "You're right, you're right. Then I asked sincerely, "What is Old Man Xue's baby?" Where do I pick it up? ”

Mr. Lu was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What baby?" ”

I heard that there was something wrong with his tone, and then said very unhappily: "Mr. Lu, don't play stupid with me." It's a baby who restrains anger. ”

Mr. Lu said: "I don't know where the baby is. I just analyzed it based on the facts, and I think there should be a treasure like zài. ”

I nodded and put my hands on the lid of the coffin: "It turns out that it's just your own speculation." ”

Mr. Lu was embarrassed to say confidently: "Yes, it's all my speculation, waiting for you to confirm it." ”

I slapped the coffin angrily: "I only have seven days. Can't prove it? My life is gone. Old Man Xue has been dead for more than three hundred years, where can I find him? ”

Mr. Lu was frightened by my actions, and persuaded me vigorously: "Zhao Mang, don't get excited, you listen to me." This knife is a well-deserved treasure, and it wants to restrain him. I have to find a baby, too. This kind of treasure will not be destroyed, and it will definitely still be in the world. You ask Xue Qian carefully and ask him if there are any valuable things in their family. ”

I know I'm hanging by a thread right now. I don't have much time to get angry with Mr. Lui. So I forced myself to calm down. Then he said, "You call Aunt Xue out, I'm going to ask her." ”

As soon as I mentioned Aunt Xue, Mr. Lu was silent, and after a while, he whispered, "Before the coffin was opened, you couldn't see Mrs. Xue." Zhao Mang, you're running out of time, hurry up and find that kind of baby. ”

I stomped my foot angrily and walked out of the small temple. I called the tongs not far away and said, "In seven days, if I don't come back, you will burn the coffin in this temple." ”

Tong agreed with a puzzled expression.

I said this very loudly, so naturally it was for Mr. Lu. As for his reaction after hearing this, then I don't care.

I looked at the Prophet, and he had already bandaged his wounds. I was so irritable that I didn't bother to talk to him anymore, so I said hello and walked towards the village.

When I returned to the village from the temple, I saw that the police car had not left. Officer Shi was squatting on the ground, smoking a cigarette with a sad face, like a homeless man.

I walked over and asked, "Officer Shi, what are you doing here?" ”

Officer Shi raised his head with a sad expression: "This matter is not easy to close." Then he shook his head and asked with a wry smile, "Brother Zhao, do you want to go back?" I'll drive you. ”

I nodded and said, "Take me to the hospital." ”

When he was on the road, Officer Shi kept babbling, what was the first time he had encountered such a strange thing in his life, and he didn't expect that ghosts and gods really existed.

I listened dizzily for a while, and soon fell asleep in a daze.

I don't know how long it took, but Officer Shi woke me up and said that the hospital had arrived.

I got out of the car sleepily, and then found Xue Qian's ward familiarly.

I saw Xue Qian lying on the hospital bed, playing with his mobile phone, apparently he was fine. And Secretary Wang sat next to him, looking nervous.

When Secretary Wang saw me coming in, he grabbed me and said gratefully, "Brother Zhao, what you said is so right. Brother Xue can really ward off evil spirits. Oops, I felt a cold swish behind me all the way. When I see Brother Xue, I'll be fine immediately. ”

I smiled and said, "You don't have to be here all the time to watch him, the dirty stuff on your body has already been scared away by him." ”

When Secretary Wang heard me say this, his heart suddenly burst into joy, and he left with a thousand thanks.

Xue Qian looked at me and said, "Lao Zhao, I found a very interesting novel. Would you like to take a look? ”

How could I be in the mood to read a novel, I sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Lao Xue, do you have any treasures in your family?" ”

When Xue Qian heard me say this, she was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

I told Mr. Lu about Mr. Lu's analysis of the big knife, but in order to hide the news that Mr. Lu has returned. I lied that I had come to this conclusion.

Xue Qian naturally already knew about the knife, and there were some parts that he didn't know, and Secretary Wang had already told him about it. After listening to my analysis, he nodded again and again: "Lao Zhao, what you said is very right, my ancestor, there should be some treasure that can restrain that murderous knife." ”

I asked him, "Do you have any similar treasures in your family?" ”

Xue Qian couldn't help but shake her head: "I've never heard of it." But I always feel that even if this kind of treasure is kept at home, I don't necessarily know about it. Well, I'll give you the key to our house, and you can go back and find it. ”

I sighed, took the key, and thought, "That's all I have to do now." ”

Seven days, I only have seven days. I hurried back to Xue Qian's house, like a burglar. Started all kinds of rummaging and dumping.

The Xue family was turned upside down by me, and all kinds of miscellaneous items were piled up on the ground. But I didn't find anything.