Chapter Twenty-Four: A Chance Encounter with the Imps
The most painful thing in life is to be cold and hungry, Mao Leyan squatted on the toilet, the two buns had already been digested, after three hours, her legs were paralyzed, her stomach was deflated, and the cold wind blew in through the crack in the door, and she curled up into a ball. There were people stationed in every courtyard, and it would be easy for her to leave, but it would be difficult to go back and steal the silver. She had been squatting for three hours, and when it was dark, the guards had withdrawn her and returned, and she was unconscious.
This toilet is rarely used, so she squatted for a long time, but no one came to use it. I started to feel very stinky, but now that I'm used to it, my nose doesn't feel anything anymore.
She cursed Concubine Yun a few words in a low voice, and complained about King Qing's impulsiveness, even if she suspected that she was a murderer, at least give her a chance to prove her innocence. It's just that when she said that, she would rather trust the person next to her pillow than a stranger full of nonsense.
She finally stayed up until dark, but the guards outside did not leave, she was impatient, and she didn't know when to wait, so she pushed open the door of the latrine, and took advantage of the night to swish out, and jumped on the wall to leave the palace.
There was a loud noise behind her, and the torches reflected half of the sky, and she galloped all the way, not daring to stop for a moment. And just like that, she escaped penniless.
Her martial arts are actually not powerful at all, and it can even be said that those are not martial arts, but they are just spells used for exorcism, and even when she leaves, she uses the rapid movement technique. If it really falls into the hands of this group, there is no other way but to cast a spell. It's just that once she casts a spell, she probably won't be able to go back, and she will definitely be treated as a monster. Not to mention this era, even in the twenty-first century in which she lived, there were not too many people who could accept a goddess who knew magic.
She hid in the broken temple on the mountain, cold and hungry, after waking up, she ate two steamed buns, and now this barren mountain and wild ridge, there are no wild fruits, and this broken temple is even more windy. She hid behind the dilapidated statue of the Bodhisattva, the whining wind blowing in through the broken windows, and tonight, it was probably starting to cool down.
It's really unlucky, she is also a patient now, and her body is weak. This dilapidated temple has probably been abandoned for a long time, not to mention the incense tribute, and usually people don't even come in.
However, this is a gathering place for lonely spirits and wild ghosts, and not long after she entered, many geists also floated in. However, these are not ghasts, they generally don't approach people, and they only keep a certain distance from Mao Leyan when they can't see them.
Mao Leyan is used to seeing these ghosts, as a descendant of the Mao family, the eye of heaven has long been opened, whether it is on the street or in the palace, there are these things haunted, they are all ghosts stranded in the world, no owner, no temple, no one to worship, not to mention reincarnation.
She didn't intend to provoke them, but she was really hungry, she stood up suddenly, drew a talisman in the air with her right hand, and the charm quickly disappeared in the doors and windows of the broken temple.
Mao Leyan stood in the cold moonlight, his face was beautiful, if he wasn't too embarrassed, he would be no different from a fairy. She faced the ghost and said, "I'm hungry, go get me something to eat!" ”
The ghosts looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and asked, "Are you talking to us?" Can you see us? ”
"Who else is here but you? Hurry up, you can do anything, as long as you can eat! Mao Leyan walked over and squatted beside them, they jerked back, trying to rush out, but the doors and windows had already been sealed by the charm, and as soon as they approached the wall, they were bounced back by a powerful momentum.
The ghosts were panicked, the lonely ghosts were originally timid, they were often bullied by evil ghosts, driven by mountain ghosts, and injured by the yang energy of humans, so they generally did not easily offend anyone, except for a few people who were angry.
In the face of a powerful figure like Mao Leyan, they naturally didn't dare to resist, so they automatically left a few people here as hostages, and the rest went out to find food for Mao Leyan.
After about half an hour they returned. The spell had already been withdrawn by Mao Leyan, but because they were timid, they didn't dare to disobey, even if there was no charm to stop them, they didn't dare to escape.
Mao Leyan looked at the pile of ingots and candles in front of him with a smile and laughter, it is true that in their hearts, these are probably the things that can be eaten. Mao Leyan took a deep breath, blaming her, blaming her for not making it clear. She calmly glanced at the spirits in front of her and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
One of them, who seemed to be seven or eight years old, timidly stretched out his hand from his back with a meat bun in his palm, and he asked timidly, "This ......."
Mao Leyan snatched it and kissed the little ghost on the face, "Goodbay!" She immediately devoured it.
The little ghost was a little shy, and said, "Don't be in such a hurry, there are still several in the beggar's bowl, I'll go and get them back!" ”
Mao Leyan swallowed the last bite, looked up in horror, and asked angrily, "You took it in the beggar's bowl?" ”
When the little ghost saw her face change sharply, he was shocked, and with a wow, he cried out and hid behind one by one. The souls looked at her with indignation, and they denounced her.
Mao Leyan pushed his cheeks with his hand and squeezed out a smile, and said gently: "It's okay, I'm just happy, why can't I eat if a beggar can eat, how noble am I than a beggar?" ”
As soon as she said this, the wandering spirits relaxed their vigilance, and when the little ghost heard Mao Leyan say this, he said flatteringly: "Then, why don't I go and continue to get buns for you?" ”
"No!" Mao Leyan said loudly, but the little ghost was stunned, she sighed, touched her still deflated stomach and said, "I'm already full, so full that I want to vomit!" ”
Although it makes the ghosts grind, these wild ghosts who have no ability at all really can't be counted on.
Mao Leyan sat in the broken temple, the wind was very strong, she jumped on the top of the broken temple and tore off a yellow rag, wrapped her body, and the little ghost smiled and said: "Sister, you look very similar to that beggar!" ”
Mao Leyan doesn't feel humorous, she is still very sentimental when she has fallen to this point. She didn't hurt for too long, so she sat on the ground and chatted with the spirits.
She asked the imp, "What's your name?" ”
The little ghost's thin cheeks were flushed, and there was a smile on his face, very cute, he saw Mao Leyan take the initiative to chat with him, so he gradually took off his guard and said: "My name is Xiao Er!" ”
"Little two? What's the last name? ”
Xiao Er shook his head, "The surname is Guo!" ”
"Guo Xiaoer, do you know how you died?" Mao Leyan asked.
Xiao Er didn't speak, his eyes widened, and he shook his head.
A man who looked like a scholar said: "She was beaten to death by her ruthless father!" ”
"Why?" Mao Leyan asked with round eyes.
The scholar snorted, "What else can I do for it?" Patriarchal! ”
Mao Leyan looked at Xiao Er in astonishment, and asked in disbelief, "Are you a woman?" ”
Xiao Er nodded, "Yes!" ”
Xiao Er was wearing a gray and dark coarse cloth gown, about seven or eight years old, his hair was curled, and he was dressed like a little boy, "Then why are you dressed as a boy?" ”
Xiao Ermumu said: "Dad said that he can recruit a younger brother in this way." ”
Mao Leyan was slightly angry, "Did you attract my younger brother?" ”
"Recruited, three younger brothers." Xiao Er seemed to be a little proud, but then said gloomily: "With my younger brother, my father and mother don't want me anymore." ”
"Why don't you want the law?" You can't get out, can you?
"Dad said to sell me to the Qinglou, I didn't want to, he beat me, I don't know how, I used to beat like this, and it hurt so much, but after this beating, I became a ghost!" Xiao Er didn't seem to know what death was all about, and when she woke up, she saw her other self lying in a pool of blood, and she was terrified and fled.
Mao Leyan only felt a burst of anger rushing to his head, "Sold you to the Qinglou at the age of seven or eight?" ”
"I'm eleven years old!" Xiao Er said timidly, because she was thin, she looked shorter than ordinary children.
"How many years have you been dead?" Mao Leyan suppressed his anger and asked. She knew that there was indeed a Qinglou that would accept a little girl with a bit of beauty to recuperate, which was cheap and guaranteed to be of good quality.
Xiao Er thought for a moment, "It's been about two years." In other words, if Xiao Er is not dead, he will be thirteen years old.
Mao Leyan didn't ask again, because he noticed that the atmosphere was getting more and more sad, in fact, the lonely souls and wild ghosts here all have a tragic story, Xiao Er is miserable, and there are more tragic than Xiao Er.
Xiao Er's story seems to be a beginning, and slowly, everyone begins to tell their own stories.
A female ghost named Liu Hong was poisoned by her husband and concubine. A man named Dafang, on the contrary, was hacked to death by his wife and adulterer. As for the scholar who was just now, he committed suicide after failing to pass the exam. There is another one, who was abused to death by his mother-in-law, Mao Leyan listened without saying a word, and suddenly felt that his death in modern times was not unjust at all, not surprising at all, and could even be said to have died a reasonable death.
was wronged by Concubine Yun and became homeless, she felt that it was not a big deal, but she was still alive and capable of self-reliance.
Mao Leyan finally asked: "Do you want revenge?" ”
The souls glanced at each other, and Liu Hong, who was poisoned by the Xianggong and the concubine, said, "Think, why don't you want to?" But we are lonely ghosts, what power do we have to take revenge? Even if they are standing in front of us, we cannot lift a finger of them. ”
Indeed, the energy of ghosts comes from resentment and thoughts, they are cowardly by nature, they are bullied all the year round, and they don't even dare to complain, even if they want to take revenge, the hatred in their hearts can't come out, and they don't know how to control this kind of resentment, let alone have any extraordinary thoughts.
However, Mao Leyan's purpose is to repay kindness and revenge tenfold. She can not repay the favor, but she cannot but take revenge.
The night is long, and if you don't find something to do, how can you deal with loneliness, emptiness and coldness? She grabbed Xiao Er with one hand and said, "Go, take me to your house." ”
Xiao Er hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, I'm afraid, my father is fierce!" ”
Mao Leyan sneered: "I have never seen a wicked person in my life, but I want to see how fierce he is!" ”
The scholar encouraged Xiao Er and said, "Go, this girl looks very powerful, let's go and scare them together!" ”
Xiao Er blinked, still a little scared, but under the encouragement of everyone, he was a little eager to try. She said, "Maybe intimidate them and make them treat grandma better." ”
"Are they bad for your grandma?" Liu Hong was slightly stunned.
"It's not good, grandma has gone to live in a pigsty, and the pigsty is divided into two heads, one for pigs and one for grandma. Poor grandma has done good deeds and accumulated virtue for most of her life, and finally ended up like this. Xiao Er replied sadly.
Brutes! Mao Leyan was furious, "Go, roast the pig, no, teach the rebel a lesson!"