Chapter Twenty-Five: The White Old Lady of the Five Great Immortals
"Grandma Bai, it's on the street!"
"Aunt Bai, thank you so much last time!"
"Yo! This is not a white grandma! Thank you all the way! Walking? Don't send it? ”
"Grandma Bai, Mu Qingyang is working overtime at night today, so you will pick up the child hard, and Mu Qingyang will go over to pick it up?"
"White Grandma ......"
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Speaking of this white grandmother, of course, there are also older ones called Aunt Bai and Sister Bai, who are a very famous old lady on Riverside Street. Kind and convenient to others, he will clean the streets when he has time, help his neighbors watch the children, be well-informed, have methods, and know some life hacks that others will not know...... For example, methods of medical treatment such as gua sha and cupping; There are few old residents in this area who don't know her old people.
Mu Qingyang and her first met on the street.
It was the third day that he solved the demon fox incident, Xiaoyue was admitted to the hospital, the two ghost servants Zhong Fabai and Dong Nanxi asked for leave to go back to the following to do this week's debriefing report, and even Li Moliu and Lao Xia went to the bureau for a meeting - it is said that there was a case asking him for help. There were only two left in this store, Mu Qingyang and Qingqing, and seeing that there was still no one who came to the door, he simply dragged her to the street.
Riverside Street and Ping'an Lane are not far away, and it is a lot where several large shopping malls gather, so as soon as they went out, they went straight to the Lianyang Department Store there.
"You seem to be busy lately, huh?" Qingqing's hand gently held Mu Qingyang's hand and asked quite casually.
"Oh, two days ago, I went to Xishan with Satsuki...... Hiss! Does it hurt? Before Mu Qingyang finished speaking, his arm was in sharp pain.
Qingqing's little hand twisted a piece of soft meat on his waist 180o, that hurts!
"No wonder we let two of our subordinates go out with us, it turns out that Jinwu Zangjiao, afraid that we will hinder your gentle township?" The eyebrows are erected, and the cold light in the eyes is brushed, as sharp as a knife!
"Hey! Other...... Listen to me...... Stop! Using all his strength to block Qingqing's tricky attack with her little thin arms, Mu Qingyang hurriedly explained: "That's where the three masters who Xiaoyue hasn't seen for many years live, she is not familiar with the road, I will help her lead the way...... Yes! There was another sharp pain, and Mu Qingyang's high voice immediately rose an octave.
"Led the way for a night...... Yes? You're such a good guide...... Why did Satsuki get hospitalized? You didn't do it, did you? Qingqing crossed her waist with one hand, like a deer that had to fight, lowering her head and making small movements on Mu Qingyang's waist.
"You've got it...... Just that green apple? Who wants to gnaw...... Okay, okay, didn't she fall there and hurt herself, isn't that ...... As soon as she is hospitalized, there is no need to worry about the store, do we have time to go shopping? ”
Qingqing's face was full of suspicion, and she muttered, "I don't know if it's true or fake?" But Little Hand let him go for the time being.
Mu Qingyang has been hypnotizing herself in her heart - I didn't lie to her...... I'm just illustrating the situation in a way that's easier to understand...... I'm just simplifying it.
I'm in a much better mood now!
If they are in a good mood, then time will fly by, and they have now unconsciously arrived at the entrance of Lianyang Shangxiamen. Looking at the endless stream of people at the door, Mu Qingyang immediately felt that his head was starting to ache now......
"Qingqing, we ...... Can I go back? Suddenly feel like it's not a good idea to go shopping today? Mu Qingyang looked at her face cautiously and said.
The smile on that face hadn't changed, but he felt that the piece of flesh on his waist was no longer his.
"Ah...... Wow...... Oh...... Hey! ”
Mu Qingyang constantly changed his tone, exerting the potential of his high voice, and all the creatures with ears on the side of the road were now traumatized, and they definitely began to have a great shadow on things related to tenors such as opera.
"Oh...... Well, I've changed my mind now, going to the mall helps digestion, and it can also increase knowledge and expand knowledge...... Wait a minute...... My ears! ”
Admittedly, sometimes the extreme stretch of the ear is greater than he thinks...... Much longer.
"Young man, can you help me see how much this watermelon sells for? I forgot to bring my reading glasses. An old lady in an embroidered old-fashioned buckle placket was asking Mu Qingyang for help, and he was always responsive to the elderly, especially when Qingqing was still putting all her energy into the exquisite tableware in front of her.
The promotional cart in the corridor was full of watermelons - he Mu Qingyang now expressed his sincere respect for the marketing plan of the giant supermarket on the first floor. What is the perspective of development to look at potential consumer groups? Just look at the old lady next to her who was seduced by watermelon and blushed - they successfully captured the psychology of customers.
"Three and a half pounds." Once again, I would like to express my sincere admiration...... Is...... It's so fucking dark - Lao Tzu just hit the front of the bazaar, and it's only two dollars and a dime there!
"It's too expensive!" Mu Qingyang and the old lady shouted at the same time, and then ......, "It's really black!" ”
How? Did I resonate with a granny character? He shuddered...... It's horrible!
As I walked back, I looked back in surprise at the elderly lady who had a lot of feelings for watermelons. This is the dress of a classic home-based elderly, dark red clothes are fat but not bloated, snow white hair, healthy and ruddy face, not tall, not fat or thin...... Very pleasant person, and definitely um...... Good spirits?
He had just seen her move two huge watermelons to the checkout, and he was ...... Probably more than twenty pounds each!
I couldn't help but smile in my heart: "This is the so-called persistent pursuit!" ”
At this time, Qingqing came over with a smile and a cart full of tableware. Mu Qingyang covered his forehead - now I can take it!
He immediately had a new definition of attachment.
On the way home, he hugged a large box of heavy porcelain and asked Qingqing: "Honey! Have you heard of ...... Or have you ever seen an old man who is about eighty years old and can walk like a fly with something more than forty pounds? ”
Qingqing pouted: "What's that?" My grandfather Cheng is also in his eighties, and he can carry two bags of noodles on the fifth floor...... It's effortless! ”
"Oh!"
Mu Qingyang forgot one thing at this time, Qingqing knew ...... It doesn't seem like an ordinary person?
Of course, the vignette naturally won't make him devote all his time and energy to it, but if ...... Second Meeting...... Maybe?
"What's it called...... It's a coincidence, isn't it? "Help Qingqing carry everything upstairs (Mu Qingyang's kitchen), he was like a dog downstairs sticking out his tongue and gasping, Hu Sanye brought a very familiar person to find Mu Qingyang.
"You? It's not ...... Just now...... Hi! Just know ......" Looking at the smiling lady in front of her, Mu Qingyang immediately decided: "Old lady, meet again!" Quick, upstairs please? "At least politeness is there, but what about this old fox who knows how to send him home?
"How did you do that? Brought all your wives here? He asked solemnly.
Hu Sanye was about to follow upstairs, and when he heard Mu Qingyang ask, he immediately returned to his feet. (Or that he rolled back to Mu Qingyang's feet.) )
Patting the soil, Hu Sanye hurriedly explained: "I said the young master...... The? I don't dare to climb high! That's right...... Have you ever heard of Mrs. White? ”
"The old thorn...... Feed! You say it's an old friend, can't you? Earlier, you ......" looked at the old lady in front of her with a strange smile...... Mu Qingyang immediately looked serious, and profoundly expressed his disdain for Hu San, a woman who disrespected others, especially the elderly woman, and then ran past her old man with a smile on her face and said, "Grandma Bai! You slow down...... Shall I help you? ”
"Good ......" The old lady looked kind, to be honest, this is the incarnation of a monster whose image is scored 100 points since Mu Qingyang has seen...... Wrong...... It's a fairy.
Grandma Bai is a good person, definitely not a compliment...... For example, when I came to the door for the first time today, I helped them make a big meal, not only brought their own after-dinner fruits, but also cleaned up the dishes.
"That...... Young master, the old body is here today to beg you to come? The old lady couldn't erase her face.
All right! Mu Qingyang retracted what he had just said about good people.
If you are courteous to others, you will have something to ask for! - He should have known just now.
"Alas! You say, right? Seeing that Qingqing went to sleep and went to beauty sleep, Mu Qingyang replied in a low voice. But I can't raise my voice if I want to, this situation is generally a difficult problem to solve, otherwise ordinary small things, as for such a solemn appearance?
"You know, we people generally live on the support of believers, and at the moment this general environment is not good, I am living a semi-secluded life, and I dare not provoke right and wrong easily. No, the day before yesterday, Lao Hu came to visit the door in the middle of the night, and he went out to sneak around at a moment's notice, who knows...... Alas! The old lady looked sad, sighed and continued: "When we passed by the dam on the riverside street, we found that there were children crying? I, who can't see children suffering, naturally pull Lao Hu to see what is going on, but you don't know...... The child ...... "The old lady simply couldn't say any more.
Mu Qingyang thought about the lawsuit, and simply turned his head to look at Hu San, meaning to let him continue.
"We thought the child was just an ordinary abandoned baby, so we picked it up. Who knows, the child is fine at night, but this time he changed his appearance during the day, he didn't eat at all, and the whole appearance changed, and the blue-faced fangs were scary to look at! When Hu San said this, he snorted his teeth.
"You mean...... "I have a bad feeling.
"That...... Do you always work hard and use your book to look it up? Hu San saw that Mrs. Bai couldn't wipe it off, so he simply came over and told the truth.
"You take me that as a dictionary? Can...... Even the dictionary may not be complete, right? You're looking for a little monster you haven't seen before! Mu Qingyang didn't dare to say that he didn't fully understand how to use this book now, but he just planned to discuss another way to come out.
"This ...... Why don't you give it a try first? "Hu Sanye seems to be a stubborn old man - did you try this thing?
"That's ...... I'll go with you in the evening...... Let's make it clear first, if you don't guarantee it, you will definitely be able to see that you are ugly? Mu Qingyang set up an ambush in advance.
Hu San and Grandma Bai looked at each other: "Cheng...... Come back in the evening. ”
These two old fritters seem to have blackmailed me!
discussed it with Qingqing, and only said that Xiaoyue was not cared for in the hospital, and Qingqing was immediately a little tempted - this girl, Mu Qingyang knew that she was a hard-mouthed and soft-hearted person. said a lot of good things, and finally persuaded her to help accompany her tonight, as for him, he used Xiaoyue's relatives to have a big incident, and someone had to come forward to prevaricate the past. Qingqing didn't react at the time and asked what was the matter? Otherwise, it's really hard to fulfill this lie...... Could it be that they are going to screen the little monsters for others?
Just after the black, Hu Sanye drove a classic car over. The meeting is a thank you, saying that the children in their family have lost their souls at night, and they need someone to help them come over to suppress the evil spirit and make a fuss. Qingqing was skeptical, but seeing that Hu San's face was sincere, she didn't say anything for the time being, and reluctantly got into the car and went straight to the hospital.
Along the way, Mu Qingyang was thinking about that eccentric child, and his mind was full of imagination.
As mentioned earlier, Riverside Street is not far from Mu Qingyang's house, so it took less than an hour to return to Grandma Bai's house after sending Qingqing to the hospital.
Grandma Bai lives in an old building with a spire, only three floors, most of which are like this, which is said to have been designed by Soviet experts in the early days of liberation, with good earthquake resistance and a lot of living space.
She lives on the ground floor and, like many people, has transformed the balcony into a door that allows her to come and go freely, and has sealed the original door in the unit. Because of this, they went straight into the house from the front without alerting anyone.
As soon as you enter the door, there is a pungent sour smell. Mu Qingyang couldn't help frowning, but it was always someone else's house, and it was not polite to cover his nose, so he endured his nausea and continued to walk inside.
"Grandma Bai, where are you? We're coming! Mu Qingyang felt very strange, this time was what they said, but the door was open, and they didn't see the old lady until they walked inside...... Aren't you at home?
Hu San was behind Mu Qingyang, and he was also puzzled, just looking at the room where no one was stunned.
"Did you go out?" He immediately thought of the peculiar walking habits of these two old fellows.
"Then you shouldn't not close the door?"
Hu San looked left and right and said, "That little kid is also gone?" ”
"Don't scare me! An old lady...... Oh...... Although she is a fairy, she is also an old lady after all? ...... in the middle of the night Where to take a child under the age of one who is waiting to breastfeed? Could it be that someone else came to tie up her ticket? ”
"Is it really possible?" Instead, Hu San began to look around seriously.
"And voila! Here is the futon for the child...... Hey...... Even Sister Bai's shoes are there? He pointed to the mattress quilt piled up under the bed, where the tip of a shoe loomed.
"Isn't this the dirty laundry she's going to wash? I always thought she was lazy and saved up there to clean up. Mu Qingyang is not ashamed to think that everyone in the world has the same virtue as him.
After a strange look, Hu Sanye grabbed one and sniffed it, and suddenly realized what was going on and rushed out of the door!
"Hey...... What do you think I mean? No...... What do you run? Wait a minute! Mu Qingyang was still weak-hearted, and when he suddenly saw Hu San's reaction, his brain was dull for a moment, and he was actually left behind......
"Young master, I smell it...... That kid didn't go far, just ahead! ”
"You didn't say it earlier?" Mu Qingyang immediately quickened his pace.
Out of the neighborhood is the famous Huancheng River, and the riverside street is named after it. Beside the river is a manicured walking garden, which is now dark - who has nothing to do there in the middle of the night?
Along the way, Hu Sanye sniffled while running, it looked like a common action of a police dog chasing a fugitive, he was so anxious that he almost landed on all fours!
Mu Qingyang ran behind him so much that his lungs were about to explode, but he wished that it would become a prototype, and he could take him for a while?
They arrived just in time to see a black shadow with teeth and claws viciously grabbing at a cowering man...... Take a closer look...... Isn't that squatting old lady white?
"Fuck! You...... Stop it! ”
Mu Qingyang is really in a hurry! After touching left and right for a long time, he saw half a broken brick next to him, and hurriedly shouted, and threw it out with a shaking hand!
Tong...... Boom!
Hoohoo! hit the target, the black guy who didn't know if it was a human or a ghost was smashed, and a dog ate and lay on the ground.
Hu Sanye saw that no one was going to let go of his courage and restore his true body, and a big paw the size of a basin directly held down the ghost.
"Catch her...... Don't let her run! The squatting old lady Bai stood up slowly, Mu Qingyang clearly saw that her snow-white silver hair as sharp as a needle was slowly shrinking, and the scene just now couldn't help but come to mind - it is estimated that even if he doesn't smash that brick, it won't be this old lady who suffers, right? To be honest, he has always subconsciously regarded her as an ordinary old lady who is harmless to humans and animals, and completely forgot that this is also a famous white old lady among the five immortals-Bai Xian?
"Lao Hu, hold her down! Don't let it go......"
Take a closer look at the almost breathless guy in front of him...... Frightened ...... It's actually a half-old woman!
But the image is far worse than that of the white grandmother, her face is covered with mud, her body is dusty and dusty, and she is not at all restless with her hands and feet below.
"Wow...... Wow......"
Grandma Bai is still holding a smooth baby in her arms, and her fat belly is very pleasing.
Stunned for a moment, Mu Qingyang said in surprise: "This old lady is abducting children?" ”
It's no wonder he thinks so, making it clear that this dirty old woman doesn't look like a good person, except for the fierce one, she doesn't seem to have any mana, and probably she won't be a monster or anything like that, so I guess she just entered the house to steal the child and was caught and chased out by Grandma Bai?
"It's not...... It's pretty much the same...... Hum! You ask her......"
Grandma Bai looked really angry, and the smile on her face turned into the current iron blue, and she glared at this person fiercely.
"The child is mine! You can't take it! Let go...... Get your stinky paws out of the way! The woman screamed as she struggled.
"What? The child is hers? Then why don't you give her back......" Mu Qingyang was even more confused now.
The old lady Bai hugged the child tighter, and her face was full of disgust: "This bad woman is a femme fatale, don't ask...... I'm afraid you'll be disgusted if you say it. In short, this child is what she harmed, ...... Kill her! ”
"Don't! Am I still confused? Mu Qingyang hurriedly stopped Hu San. This old man respects Grandma Bai very much, and he may not be able to really give a black hand.
"Look...... Don't let it go! Grandma Bai was worried about another instruction, and then told him: "This woman is really the child's family, probably her grandson, right?" Just now she sneaked into the house and wanted to take the child...... While chanting and moving, I listened to it all over my ears. She said don't blame her for this, is everyone afraid of death? This time, it was regarded as the grandson's filial piety, and she burned more paper money for the child when she turned back, so that he could rejoin a good family...... She...... She's borrowing her life! ”
"What? What...... Is it a borrowed life? ”
"It's a way to lose your conscience to continue your life...... This woman felt that she should not live long, and used the child's blood to drip on the red cloth to write the child's birthday, and used it to deceive us...... The child's yang energy is sufficient, and those who have not reached the stage of death often have to struggle for three or four days before losing their qi...... Because the child has been polluted by yin qi, during this period, during the day, the child will become blue-faced and fanged like a demon, which is actually yin qi devouring the body and will not die soon! ”
A faint voice came from the side and explained in Mu Qingyang's ear.
"Boss White! When did you get here? Mu Qingyang couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
Bai Wuchang showed his figure next to Mu Qingyang, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I've been here for a while, and this time I'm here for her!" ”
"She's honored to let you do it herself." Mu Qingyang spat at the wicked woman.
"Alas! You know...... If she succeeds in fooling us, how long will she live? ”
"How long?"
"It's only three years ......"
"What did you say!"
Now he was really completely shocked - three years? In just three years, just for this ...... Just give up your grandson's life in exchange?
"You just bear it? You...... Were you not afraid of nightmares while you were alive? His hands trembled with anger......
Bai Wuchang waved the chain and firmly lassoed this vicious woman, no matter how she cried, she only smiled and said to Mu Qingyang: "In the past, I always locked some souls, since I saw you...... This soul-chasing rope can't be short, so you can always taste meat? ”
The old lady Bai took a sip: "This kind of wicked person, going to hell in the flesh can be regarded as cheap for her...... It's just the pain of leaving the soul twice......"
Bai Wuchang smiled: "Sister Bai, you are wrong this time, she is not a hell, and that realm is not where she stays...... She's going to the bottom one...... Infernal Purgatory! ”
"Gone!"
With a pull of the chain, the woman was pierced through the pipa bone, and blood splattered everywhere......
At this moment, the underground he was in instantly softened and gradually thickened......
After a while, huge black blisters began to emerge from there?
Like a swamp, the two men began to sink......
Sink......
Until......
There slowly swallowed her and Bai Wuchang's figures......
At that moment, Mu Qingyang vaguely heard the woman still crying: "Let go of me...... I don't want to die......"