Chapter 20: Escape from the Ghost Realm
"I'll help you finish... Fulfill your last wish? Old man Zhou said hesitantly.
"Well, whether it's a wish or a last wish, it means something about it..."
As he spoke, the old man of the dead ghost told him the spell that those Ran Min told him back then, to the old man Zhou. I stood aside and memorized it with my heart, and silently recited it several times, and said in my heart, Master was right to send me to come with the old man this week. Even if the old man wakes up and remembers the 'dream' he had, and remembers what these dead ghosts asked him to do, I estimate that he will not be able to remember this spell...
"Mr. Zhou... Remember? The old man asked.
"Huh?" Old man Zhou came back to his senses and nodded blankly, "Mmmm..."
"Okay, then, there is Mr. Lao Zhou..."The old man of the dead ghost looked at the outer hall, "The hour is not early, please come with me, I will arrange people and cars, and send the old man back..."
The old man of the dead ghost said and was about to get up, but the old man Zhou hurriedly said, "Hey, wait! ”
"What, does Mr. Zhou have any other requirements?" The old man said, "Please rest assured Mr. Zhou, although at the moment, we have nothing to give, even if we give it to Mr. Zhou, the old man will not be able to bring it back to the yang world, but at that time, once Mr. Zhou helps me fulfill my wish, there will definitely be good fortune..."
"No," said the old man Zhou, "I want to ask you, this county is so big, where can I find that bronze man?" ”
"This, I can't do anything, I can only rely on Mr. Zhou himself."
"But..."
The old man was grinding and grinding, and I don't know what time it was, and we couldn't go back when it was dawn.
I hadn't spoken, but later, I couldn't help it, and said, "It's not too early, uncle, let's go, don't worry, I know where the bronze man is..."
Hearing me say this, several old men of the dead ghost looked at me in unison. The old man stared at me up and down, and his face changed suddenly.
"It's you!"
"How... What's wrong? "This old man looks at me with a lot of hair.
"It's you, the bronze man who wields it! You followed Mr. Zhou here, what is your intention, say! ”
"I..."
"Could it be..."The old man squinted at Old Man Zhou, "You two colluded?" ”
"What... Is collusion good? Old man Zhou asked.
"You know in advance that I'll invite Old Man Zhou as a guest, won't you? The two of them came together, what was their intention? Suddenly, the old man seemed to think of something, and glared at me, "Could it be that you are the descendant of the man who stole the bronze man from my ancestor's tomb, if not, why do you hold the bronze man?" ”
"I..."
Now it has changed suddenly, I just feel confused, what kind of mess is this? …
"Yes, sure enough!" The old man said, "Your ancestors have made us miserable... The fulfillment of my wish, that's it, I can't wait for reincarnation, come on, take these two people down for me! ”
It's broken... My heart suddenly sank to the bottom, "Uncle, go away!" ”
As soon as the old man of the dead ghost shouted like this, the two family members, five big and three thick dead ghosts, rushed in from outside the door, and were hit by a fierce punch on the left and a fierce kick on the right, knocked to the ground, and dragged the old man Zhou and ran out.
ran along the way he came, and the old man Zhou ran straight out of breath. In the back, I was almost half-lifting and half-carrying him running. When we ran to the big courtyard where we were watching the play, several old men also chased after us.
"Catch them! …”
As soon as the old man drank this, the dead ghosts rushed towards us.
"Uncle, follow me!" I grabbed one of Old Man Zhou's wrists, protected him behind me, and shouted, "Get out of the way!" ”
I was also angry, gritted my teeth, lunged wildly, punched and kicked, and finally I rushed out of the way. I dragged Old Man Zhou out of the courtyard, through the small gates, along the long eaves corridor, and was about to run to the gate, only to see that the gate was 'creaking' closing...
"Let's go!"
Finally ran to me, and I pulled Old Man Zhou in front of me.
"Oops, my old waist..."
I ignored him, pushed him out with both hands. When it was my turn, the door was closed. I leaned sideways, squeezed with all my might, squeezed out, and heard a loud 'bang' behind me, and then, I woke up with a 'bang'...
"Where is this?"
I asked blankly, only to feel the pain all over my body as if I had fallen apart. Suddenly, a hand was placed on my shoulder, and I was startled, and I hurriedly looked sideways to see that it was Master. Looking over there, Old Man Zhou's son was standing there staring at the two of them. Only then did I realize that I had come back from the 'dream', and this was at Old Man Zhou's house... Looking outside, the sky was already bright, and the cool morning breeze was pouring into the house one by one.
Old man Zhou woke up one step ahead of me, but the whole person looked dazed. After a while, the old man vomited a bunch of fishy things, let out a long breath and said, "Oh, I'm so comfortable...
When I was having breakfast at Old Man Zhou's house, I told Master what happened in that 'ghost realm' and the old man's account of the dead ghost.
"Do you remember the spell?" Master asked.
I thought about it and nodded.
"Hmm." Master said.
"Master," I said, "it seems that there really is such a group of Ran people, living in seclusion in a deep mountain downstream of the Minjiang River, and I don't know which tributary. In Boss Ling's building, the kind of ancient spell pasted on the door came from this mysterious nation. That Sichuan mage, even if he wasn't one of those Ran Min, should have a relationship with them. The disappearance of the nameless mountain village in Taihang Mountain, the 'curse' of the Yang family of the old man Yang Shuming, and the 'evil force' we tracked down, I think, should also have some kind of relationship with them, those Ran people..."
"Hmm..."
"The old man of the dead ghost in the ghost realm said, twist an eight-foot-nine-inch long rope with snake skin, tie the bronze man's arms at both ends, three feet above the ground, hang it in a place where there is no one in a radius of two miles, spin it three times, recite that kind of incantation, and those Ran people can sense the summoning and come to take the bronze man. And the oath they made back then will also be broken and enter reincarnation, should we go to find snakeskin now? ”
The master thought for a moment and said, "No, don't rush to find the snakeskin... The first thing we need to do at the moment is to use that bronze man to lure out the people who imprisoned Old Man Yang, and then rescue Old Man Yang first..."
"Yes, yes," I patted my forehead, "Master didn't say, I almost forgot." However, if those dead ghosts do not enter reincarnation for a long time, will they trouble us again in the future? ”
"Probably not..."
Master said that the kind of 'calamity' that Old Man Zhou encountered, who was invited by a ghost to be a guest, is only once, and there will be no second time. As for me, as long as I don't go into the villa where those ghosts are buried, I'll be fine...
Chenxing, Yuxin, Uncle Yang, and Xiaoqing lived in a hotel in this county. Leaving Old Man Zhou's house, Master and I went to the hotel.
"Uncle, show me the bronze man again..."As soon as we met, I said to Old Man Yang's friend.
He didn't say a word, but took out the bronze man and gave it to me. Although this bronze figure has a peculiar appearance and fine workmanship, it is impossible to see anything special. To say that it is an ancient sacrificial vessel, I am completely convinced. But if you want to say that it is a 'holy thing', it hides some kind of 'incredible energy'... I don't look like it horizontally or vertically, so I feel a little bottomless about the words of that dead ghost old man, can this thing really summon those Ran people? In addition, hundreds of years have passed, even if what the old man said is true, but is that method still effective? …
A few people looked up and down around the bronze figure, but they didn't see anything. Seeing that I was tired and yawning, Master ordered me to go to sleep.
"Xiaoqingzi, go buy this map, the more detailed the rivers and mountains of Sichuan, the better." I said.
"Why did you buy a map?"
"If you want to go, you will go."
Xiao Qing pouted, "You lost my dad, I didn't even settle accounts with you, and you dare to ask me to help you buy a map..."
"Hey, are you going? If you don't go, I won't look for your father, and I told Master that I won't let them look for it..."
"Humph!"
"You guy..."Morning Star nudged me, "Sister Qing goes, I'll go with you, Xin also goes..."
After a few people left, I fell asleep on the bed, and when I woke up in the afternoon, Master, Uncle Yang, and Mr. Yang's friend all went out to find Mr. Yang's whereabouts. Morning Star and the others bought me a map, a thick one, and in addition, they also bought me food.
"Ah Leng, what are you doing when you buy a map?" Morningstar asked.
"Check the geographical location and geographical environment of the Minjiang River to see what tributaries it has."
"You eat, let's check..."
The three girls gathered around and chattered there flipping through the map.
After a while, I heard Yuxin say, "I found it." ”
"Is there any information on it?"
"Yes."
"Say a thought..."
"The word is so small, Minjiang... Originated at the southern foot of Minshan Mountain..."
"Minshan?"
"That's right."
I smiled 'hey', "Isn't it, I like the snow of Minshan Mountain more, and the three armies will be happy after the end, that Minshan?" ”
"That's it." Morningstar Road.
"Well, Yuxin continued."
“… There are many tributaries of the Minjiang River, there are nearly 100, among them, the largest tributary is the Dadu River..."
"Heh... Could it be, fly to capture the Luding Bridge, the Dadu River, right? ”
"Yes." Yuxin glanced up at me.
I couldn't help laughing, "It seems that this Minjiang has a long history of revolution..."
"Laugh and laugh..."Xiao Qing's mouth was full of potato chips, and she whined, "Ah Leng, you have no heart and lungs, my dad can't find it now, and he doesn't know how to worry, and he is still laughing there..."
"Yes, you know that you are worried, and the food is more fragrant than anyone else."
"I..."
"What are you? If you interrupt again, I will sell you to the natives here, or I will send you to the Taihang Mountains after I go back..."
"Oh, you two don't have to argue." Yuxin glanced at me.
I smiled 'hehe', and when I mentioned Taihang Mountain, I thought of Stone Village and the arsenal of the Eighth Route Army in the mountains behind the village, and then, I thought of Xu Shi Xu Xiangqian, and said in my heart, I don't know, when Xu Shi was doing revolution in his early years, did he go to Sichuan with the Red Army's Long March...
Just thinking about it, my phone rang, and when I took it out, it was an unfamiliar number, and after hesitating, I pressed the connect button.
"Hello?"
On the phone, an eerie voice came out...
"Excuse me, is it Secretary Leng..."