"Do you still recognize the old Taoist priest in the south of the city?"

"Recognize, recognize."

"Go to his house and make a fuss and lure him out." The landlord picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip, and continued, "I have sent someone to spread the news, saying that the old Taoist is a demon and knows witchcraft, and the rats in the field are the ones he put away, and the little girl he raised......"

The landlord gently blew on the hot tea in the bowl.

"A demon too! You should use her first to open the brush, try to attract the neighbors over, and when the time comes, as soon as the old Taoist priest comes out, you will ......."

"Yes, yes, we all understand." A few peasant-looking people nodded in agreement, but in fact, they were not farmers from Yunmeng City, but gangsters from the nearby county town. The landlord led them into the city by trust, pretending to be peasants, in order to avoid themselves and instigate the people of Yunmeng to torture the old way.

"It's almost time, and it's time for the news to spread throughout the city, so you can go about your business now." The landlord waved his hand and motioned for them to go.

"Yes, yes. Brothers, let's go! ”

"Remember to pretend to be a little bit like that." The landlord finally instructed.

……

"One~click!" Lan Lan jumped a square, and then threw a small pebble to the ground.

"Three~ you jump." The rat obediently jumped out.

"Smack! A man suddenly appeared and stomped the mouse under his feet, causing it to struggle on the ground in great pain.

"Huh?!"

Lan Lan was frightened by the few men in front of her, and hurriedly tightened her body, took a few steps back, and leaned against the wall.

That's it? Doesn't it look like it? But she actually played with the mouse just now, and based on this, she shouldn't admit her mistake.

A few 'peasants' kicked away the dying rats and began to scrutinize Lan Lan in front of them.

The girl in front of her was about fifteen or sixteen years old, although she was wearing a shabby cotton robe, she still felt very thin, and she was not tall, four and a half feet old, as for this face......

This girl is so beautiful! A few gangsters couldn't help but sigh, but it's a pity that they are not people who pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and even have a penchant for bullying beautiful girls.

"She's the enchantress who plagued our fields!" A thug suddenly shouted loudly, and at the same time pointed to Lan Lan in front of him, so that the neighbors could hear and see. At this time, a few gangsters dressed as 'peasants' on the side also stepped forward, grabbed Lan Lan's two arms, and dragged them to the street.

"Folks! Come and take a look! The thug was still screaming, as if he wanted to bring the whole city in.

"This is the witch who attracted the rat infestation!"

Seeing that some people were making a fuss, the onlookers gathered more and more, and many people began to whisper.

"Now, isn't this the adopted daughter of that stinky Taoist priest?"

"Yes, these are the grandfathers and grandsons who live in that haunted mansion."

"Stop the ghost house is also the old Taoist priest, and many people died at the beginning."

"What nonsense do you say, how can there be a dead man? That's a dead body! An old beggar on the side of the road heard their criticism and hurriedly opened his mouth to clarify.

"Phew, you beggar get out of the way, how can you speak!" The old woman spat at him and scolded. "Don't get out of here! I am disgusted to see you poor devils! ”

"Eh~ What are you arguing with a beggar, in my opinion, there must be something wrong with this girl adopted by Lao Dao. Since the two of them came that year, the harvest in the field was not as good as a year, and for example, the few acres of fields outside the city were all gnawed by the rats a few days ago, and there was only a little broken pole left. ”

"Really? This rat infestation is really terrible. ”

"That's right, it's all this demon girl!" The thug snapped up. "Look! This kid actually plays with rats all day long! He suddenly pointed at Lan Lan again and continued.

"When have you ever seen people playing with rats? Isn't this hex, what is it? What is she not a witch? ”

"Listening to your reminder, it's true, over the years, this child has been mixed with rats, and that time I went out of the city, I also saw her lead a big mouse out of the city together!"

"Yes, yes! This kid is a demon girl! Hexology! ”

The surrounding neighbors became darker and darker, and they all felt that Lan Lan was more and more suspicious, and many people began to move on Lan Lan, throwing some gravel at her, and whipping her with thin branches.

"What are you doing!" Suddenly there was an angry roar from outside the crowd, the sound was like thunder, and it felt like a young horseman.

Everyone turned their heads to look, but found that the person who shouted was none other than Na Lanlan's grandfather.

Old Taoist.

And this old Taoist was carrying a bundle of vegetables and a bag of white noodles, and it seemed that he had just returned from buying vegetables.

"Grandpa~" Lan Lan saw that her grandfather was coming, so she hurriedly ran quickly and threw herself into her grandfather's arms.

Lao Dao comforted Lan Lan, who was trembling with fear, while glaring angrily at the people around him.

"Do you dare to come back?" When the thug saw that Lao Dao was back, he was immediately interested. "Don't you know it's all over the city?"

“？”

"You're old at witchcraft?" The gangsters spoke angrily, and at the same time, several people slowly surrounded Lao Dao.

“！” And Lao Dao was deeply surprised, he didn't expect to be discovered so quickly! Originally, he just wanted to take advantage of his ability to move, and wanted to do it again, for the sake of the people of the village, to eradicate this landlord who stole people's fat. But I didn't expect to be so useless, leaving a bunch of dead rats in the pool of the landlord's house, which exposed the fact that he knew how to spell.

"I'm a decent secret art! [Puppetry]! It's not some kind of witchcraft! Lao Dao shouted angrily, hoping that the surrounding neighbors would believe him, but they turned their heads away and kept whispering, while throwing disdainful glances at Lao Dao.

"Don't explain it!" The thug spoke again. "You want to insist that it is a secret technique, it is a puppet technique, and we can't tell the difference, how many Taoist priests can there be in this city? But we can see clearly, it is a rat infestation, and your little granddaughter is accompanied by rats every day, this is obvious to everyone, what else can she be if she is not a demon girl? ”

"......" The old truth is lost, he knows the current rat infestation, but he really can't explain the relationship between this and Lan Lan, so he can only talk nonsense from the farmer in front of him.

Seeing that the old way didn't squeak, the thug turned around and shouted to everyone.

"Do you all understand? That girl is a witch! She is the one who caused the rat infestation! He suddenly pointed at Lan Lan again, "Everyone go up and arrest her!" Fill in the East China Sea! to get rid of the demons! ”

"Roar-" A few peasants dressed as thugs took the lead, rushed towards Lan Lan and Lao Dao, and forcibly tore them apart.

"Leave her alone! I'm using that [puppetry]! Lan Lan is really just an ordinary child! It's not a witch! Lao Dao shouted hard, hoping that everyone could let Lan Lan go, but the neighbors were indifferent, and even helped those gangsters shout and cheer, helpless Lao Dao could only desperately break free from the pressure of others, but unfortunately he was so old that he couldn't compare to the strength of a few young people, so he could only watch Lan Lan being taken away.

But Lan Lan didn't know the situation, just looked at the man who grabbed her in horror, and desperately called for her grandfather.

"Smack!" Suddenly, I don't know where a person appeared in the crowd, holding a wooden stick the thickness of a cup, and hit Lan Lan's head hard......

……