I was startled by that voice, and my hand immediately retracted, and when I looked up, I saw that it was none other than Luo Weilan.

He was panting and running towards me, with a little sweat on his white and smooth forehead, as if he was in a hurry: "You didn't touch the water, did you?" ”

I raised my hand and said embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry, I didn't know there was such a thing here, but fortunately you notified me in time, I didn't run into it." ”

"That's good......" Luo Weilan breathed a sigh of relief, scratched the back of her head quite shyly, and smiled: "Didn't scare you, right?" Actually, it's not for anything else, it's just that you are a foreigner, and touching the water here is an offense to the ancestors, and you will definitely memorize the words, so when I looked back and saw it, I was startled, and I didn't care about anything else. ”

"You're so polite." Because of Luo Weilan's well-bred and polite attitude, I suddenly had a full impression of him, so I said: "It's me who is ignorant and didn't ask in advance." I don't know, what kind of taboo is this? ”

Luo Weilan pointed to the frog and said: "The water in this place, called Tianshui by our locals, was specially taken at this time, and when the bones were collected, the bones buried by the ancestors were washed away, because there was no ancestor in it, so ...... You know, the ancestors of ghost keepers are also ghost keepers, and it is easy to make people unlucky, and to get some lessons. ”

I immediately understood, my back was cold, and I couldn't help but feel a little scared, so I quickly said: "Thank you so much, otherwise, I would ......"

But after thinking about it, whoever sees me knows that my Yin Hall is covered with dark clouds, and it is a time to memorize words, no matter how unlucky you are, how unlucky can you be?

Luo Weilan rubbed her hands and said, "I didn't expect you to come anyway, I might as well make it clear earlier." ”

"I know what happened here." Cheng Ke came over at this time, stood in front of me quietly, and said, "I didn't take a good look at her just now, thank you for reminding me." ”

Luo Weilan nodded, and asked with a smile: "It can be seen that you are also ghost cultivators, but the Yin Yang Ghost Fighting Technique is not our Xichuan school, are you from Tanshen Town, or from Biluomen?" ”

This Luo Weilan, I know a lot, I haven't answered, he has already seen the longevity sachet on my waist, and said busily: "Ah, I should have seen that it was from Tanshen Town, I knew that the three families in Tanshen Town were the Yang family, the Wei family and the Liu family, but I had never heard of the surname Lu, so I didn't think about it for a while." ”

This person is really mysterious, why is he, as if he knows everything?

At this time, a dark cloud moved over, Luo Weilan looked at it, said sorry, and hurriedly went to take care of his back basket.

Cheng Ke's gaze followed Luo Weilan, and the peach blossom eyes narrowed: "This person is quite interesting."

"I think it's a bit mysterious." I said, "He seems to know everything, and he has been to Yuning, and lives in the same neighborhood as us." ”

Cheng Ke nodded and said, "No matter what, the heart of guarding against people is indispensable. ”

"Yes, yes." I said, "But I think he's a very talkative and friendly person, and he knows a lot of things, so why don't we ask him about Xichuan later?" ”

Cheng Ke was noncommittal, just raised my hand and looked at it, and twisted his brows: "I really haven't touched a drop?" ”

I shook my head: "When he called me, my hand hadn't reached down......"

No, the back of the hand loomed, as if it was cold at the time, could it be splashed by the water droplets inside?

I looked at the back of my hand, a little unsure.

Cheng Ke looked at me and said calmly: "It's okay, everything has me." ”

I pulled out a smile and nodded heavily: "By the way, when you get here, do you remember anything?" ”

Cheng Ke shook his head and said, "It's just that there is a very familiar feeling, I should have been here." ”

"Perhaps, you are a local, and you have come to dry the bones of your ancestors!" I walked inside, and the ground in this place was very flat, and I could see that these local ghost keepers should have been drying their bones here, and it was a specific place.

Those ghost keepers spread out the bones from the back basket and arranged them into the shape of a human figure, I used to learn to paint, and I knew a little about art and dissection, and I could see that every corpse could be placed very completely.

And those corpses were hazy, as if they were shrouded in some black gas.

Suddenly I remembered the woman who carried the paper figure on her back last night, is she also a ghost keeper? But I didn't see her eating in the front room, nor did I see her come to dry her bones.

"Stay away from here." Cheng Ke pulled me back: "The corpse of the ghost keeper is too yin, you can't stop it, and it's easy to get sick." ”

I quickly nodded, shrank back, looked in all directions, and suddenly found a large banyan tree.

I don't know how many years the big banyan tree is, and it takes about a dozen people to hug it, and it is green and shining, and there are many colorful knots hanging on it.

I remembered what the café girl said, the legend of this place about the lover's knot, and I couldn't help but walk over: "It turns out that the place where the Bone Gleaning Festival is held is actually the same place as the lover's knot." ”

Cheng Ke followed, and on the thick and thin branches and leaves of the banyan tree, there was a very delicate knot, which looked particularly pleasing.

Cheng Ke touched the branch of the banyan tree, his eyes full of nostalgia.

I stabbed in the heart, did he and Calamus tie a lover's knot and take a lover's photo on this big tree before?

It's useless to think about this kind of thing.

I dug it out for a long time, but I couldn't find anything to tie it, but at last I remembered that there was a ribbon on my head that tied my hair, and I untied it easily, and I made up my mind to wrap it around the branch.

It doesn't matter, about my memories, I can make my own.

Unexpectedly, when I was about to put my hand on the branch, another strap suddenly hung straight down, right next to my ear, and made a "sneer......" sound!

I blinked, and then I realized, what kind of ribbon is there, it's a snake!

Cheng Ke had already seen it, the slender hand was just a flash, and the snake was thrown out, I knew how strong Cheng Ke was, and he hurriedly turned his head, only to see that the snake's head had fallen into a mess, and Yin Yin was bleeding!

At the same time, I heard a "click", maybe I was in a bit of a hurry to turn my head, and my neck was twisted!

"Oops......"

"Lu Qiao?" Cheng Ke furrowed his brows and looked at me, his cold hand touched my neck, and I quickly shrank back: "It's okay, it's okay, just sleep...... This time is low, and I don't know when it will pass......"

Cheng Ke smiled slightly, his smile was a little ambiguous, and he said in a low voice in my ear: "When did you accept me and achieve the true Yin and Yang Ghost Fighting Technique, it will pass." ”

My face burned and I said, "This...... It doesn't matter...... However, you fell and killed the snake here, is it okay? ”

"Are you afraid that this snake will turn into a snake spirit and come to me for revenge?" Cheng Ke hooked his thin lips: "How can it be so easy." ”

"However, in this kind of place, it seems that everything is exquisite......" I was also deflated, picked up the ribbon again, and wanted to tie it on my head, but Cheng Ke took it from my hand and stretched out his hand to tie it to the branch of the banyan tree, and he was actually familiar with knotting: "I seem to have learned this method in order to tie knots here." ”

The lover's knot is also the same as the lover's mountain, it is a delicate heart, it is a heart-shaped left and right winding to wind out, Cheng Ke looked at the knot, a little distracted.

I couldn't look up at him, so I had to protect my neck and come down from the big banyan tree, this pain was not a disease, but it was uncomfortable and fatal, a bit like a stiff ......

Ah, by the way, isn't it, I really accidentally touched that frog pond just now, and those ghost keepers who bathed in it wanted to trouble me?

Oh God......

At this time, the sun shone very warmly, and the ghost keepers danced like they were doing radio gymnastics, and finished doing a kind of movement around the white bones, and all of them squatted down, protecting their hearts with one hand, and chanting words.

"This is the ritual of asking for the protection of our ancestors." Cheng Ke walked down from the root of the big banyan tree and said in a deep voice: "I have heard these spells, according to the rare impression, when I came last time, there were many ghost cultivators here. ”

Are these the only ghost keepers in the vicinity?

I didn't feel good about it, and said, "It's very quiet." ”

"Let's go back," Cheng Ke touched my neck and said, "I know a herb that can be cured, and it will get better soon if you apply it." ”

"But......" I hesitated, "it's a bit of a wasted ride." ”

"Even if I've been here, I can't remember it." Cheng Ke looked around and said, "I also completely forgot who I came with or came to dry the bones by myself." ”

"We can inquire, since this is a century-old custom, maybe the people here also know." I said hello to those ghost keepers and asked if anyone knew the ghost keeper surnamed Xichuan Cheng, who had come to this place to collect bones before.

The three fox-faced female ghost cultivators didn't want to see us very much, but they didn't dare to provoke Cheng Ke, so they reluctantly replied that they didn't know, those two big men were a little wary of us, and said that they hadn't heard of it, even Luo Weilan thought about it, and said very apologetically: "I have no other merits, just a good memory, but I am very familiar with the nearby ghost cultivator family, and I really can't remember that there was a ghost cultivator surnamed Cheng here." ”

I didn't ask about it...... It can be seen that the profession of ghost keeper should be less and less, and there are only a few people here on such a big day.

"It's okay," I looked at Cheng Ke: "Since there are a few clues, but I can always find them." ”

Cheng Ke was noncommittal and said, "Let it be." ”

If he really can't find it, it won't be long before he even forgets the calamus?

I couldn't tell if it was a good thing or a bad thing, so I clutched my neck and went down the mountain.

Luo Weilan was quite hospitable: "Don't look at the rest of the rituals?" ”

"I can't see it," I said apologetically, "I'm interrupting today." ”

"It's out of the way," Luo Weilan's smile was exceptionally bright in the sun: "Your neck is twisted, right?" I'll order earthwork, and when I get back, I'll help you take a look. ”

I wanted to nod my head in thanks, but there was another sharp pain in my neck, and a few ghost keepers next to me pointed and whispered, which meant that I deserved to sneer at the water under the five-legged frog that had died touching it.

Cheng Ke's face was a little bad, I pretended not to hear anything, for fear that Cheng Ke would cause trouble, so I quickly said goodbye to Luo Weiran and pulled Cheng Ke down.

When Cheng Ke took me down the mountain, I remembered the five-legged frog and said casually: "You say, is there any allusion to that frog?" Why Five Feet? ”

"That's not a frog, it's a toad," Cheng Ke replied: "I have a slight impression, it's a very rare thing, called a five-legged toad, which is highly poisonous and psychic, according to legend, the Xichuan people learned this vein of ghost raising from this five-legged toad, so it has always been respected as the ancestor of Xichuan ghost raising art, and it is their holy relic, as long as it is a place where the festival is held, there will definitely be this five-legged toad to sit in town." ”

"I learned it from the toad,......" I thought for a moment, "It's really like the story of the Classic of Mountains and Seas that my dad told me when I was a child." ”

Cheng Ke smiled slightly: "There are many legends like Xichuan, they respect the toad very much, for example, it doesn't matter if a snake is killed today, if it is a toad that falls to death, it will be besieged and attacked." ”

It turns out that this is also a taboo, and I said that I remember it, and I will never mess with things casually again.

"With me, it doesn't matter what you touch, it doesn't matter what the consequences are." Cheng Ke replied lightly: "I'll help you block it." ”

Aside from my dad, this is the first man willing to spoil me like this, right? Leaning on Cheng Ke's back, he thought, so be it, I hope nothing will change.

Went down the hill and returned to the Huiren Hotel, the fat steamed bun was behind the counter and stared outside in a daze, seeing that we were back, it was still not salty or light, and nodded.

I casually asked, "Boss, how many years have you been running this hotel?"

The fat steamed bun did not reject the title of "boss", and it was obviously the owner of the place, only to see him playing with his stubby fingers and saying, "It's been about two hundred years."

"It's been so long, haven't you been renovated?" I continued.

"It's good, there's no need to renovate, this inn is blessed by the toad gods of the five tribes," the fat steamed bun said, "There won't be anything wrong."

Cheng Ke said in a low voice: "Xichuan customs, before building a new house, a living creature must be pressed on a corner to be able to control the house, the greater the spirituality of the living creature, the longer the life of the house."

"I see...... "I stared at this quaint mansion and thought to myself, could it be that the five-legged toad god was really suppressed here?"

"So," I asked, "this inn has been passed down from generation to generation, right?" Don't know how long you've been here? ”

The fat steamed bun said dryly: "I opened the hotel, and I have never changed the owner."

If it was really the owner at the beginning, I was afraid that he would have to be in his 200s, but the appearance of the fat steamed bun was only in his forties.

followed Cheng Ke through the flower path and returned to the room. Cheng Ke settled me down and said, "You sleep, I'll go find some herbs for you." ”

"Huh?" My eyes widened, "Where are you going to find it?" ”

"Of course I have my own way." Cheng Ke lowered the curtain and said, "Lie down, don't open the door if you make any noise, I will come in myself." ”

I nodded, watching Cheng Ke's back disappear at the door, I hadn't exercised for too long, I climbed the mountain today, and a wave of sleepiness hit me, and I closed my eyes heavily.

"Wow...... Wow......" I was in a deep dream, but I heard the cry of a child in the corridor, one louder than the other, and it woke me up.

New to the inn with kids? I got up from the bed in a daze, opened the door and wanted to go out to have a look, when my hand touched the door, I suddenly remembered, Cheng Ke told me, no matter what happens, please, don't open the door.

After hesitating for a moment, he retracted his hand, after all, this place is not ordinary, and I am a person with no ability, and it will be bad if I help.

But the baby's voice was shouting so loudly that I couldn't help but fidget, and no one else heard it? Where did the baby's parents go?

The immature voice slowly hoarse, as if it had no strength, the sound of the struggle was really uncomfortable, and suddenly, the voice stopped.

I stood up all of a sudden, I don't have common sense anymore and I know, when the child cries, how can I stop when I say stop? Unless......

"Dangdangdang...... In the sudden silence, my door suddenly rang again!

I was stunned, and before I could speak, Luo Weilan's voice was coming from outside: "Lu Qiao? I'm Luo Weilan, I said okay to help you see the sprain on your neck, I don't know if it's convenient now? ”

How does it happen that this is the time? I hesitated, it was an acquaintance, but ...... But Cheng Ke's words can't help but listen.

"Thank you, I found the herb." At this time, Cheng Ke's voice sounded from outside at the right time, the door opened, and Cheng Ke said while walking inside: "I won't trouble you." ”

"What's that trouble!" Luo Weilan said enthusiastically: "When you go out, you naturally have to take a hand." ”

While talking, he also came in with Cheng Ke.

Cheng Ke's face was expressionless, noncommittal, Peach Blossom's big eyes were a little heavy, and he took out a small bowl containing a ball of mashed herbs.

Luo Weilan saw the herb and was a little stunned: "This is our Luo family's earthwork, cinnabar snake Hualien, except for our family, no one generally knows, how can you ......"

Cheng Ke turned his head and saw that Luo Weilan also had the same herb puree in his hand!

I am in good spirits, is it possible that Cheng Ke has something to do with Luo Weilan's family?

But Cheng Ke didn't show any difference at all, just said lightly: "It just so happens, after all, it is a medicinal herb, and no one will know the medicinal properties." ”

"But...... Snake Hualien is poisonous, only cinnabar can be controlled, it is indeed a secret recipe of our family......" Luo Weilan looked a little puzzled: "Are you, who knows our Luo family?" ”

"I haven't been familiar with that level of ......," I thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we don't know many ghost cultivators. ”

"I see," Luo Weilan showed a confused expression: "But this is too coincidental......"

And I started to be suspicious, but Cheng Ke was immovable, so I naturally didn't have much to say, and remembered that there was a child crying at the door just now, so I asked casually: "Before you came over just now, did you see a child in the corridor?" ”

"No?" Luo Weilan said: "I was in the room just now, I didn't hear it, what's wrong." ”

Cheng Ke also shook his head.

It's weird, could it be that I slept too long and had auditory hallucinations?

I had no choice but to reply, "It's like I heard a child crying, maybe I heard it wrong."

"There aren't many guests at the Huiren Inn this time." Luo Weilan said: "I didn't pay attention to having children."

At this time, Cheng Ke had already smeared the green herb mud on my neck, which was cold and cold, and it made me feel energetic all of a sudden, and I chatted with Luo Weilan without a match: "Your family has always lived in Xichuan, right?" ”

Luo Weilan nodded, still a little proud, "Born and raised in Xichuan, our Luo family still has a bit of prestige in Xichuan, but we have been running a little diligently to Yuning for a while." ”

I remembered that he said that he bought a house in the same neighborhood as me, so I asked along the way: "Is it to go to Yuning for work?" ”

"Well, it's a family thing." Luo Weilan pulled out a chair and sat down opposite me, sighed, and said: "Because my cousin went to Xuanyin Land to raise ghosts a while ago, and as a result, he broke off the news from his family, and our family was very anxious, so he sent me to Yuning to find him, but I couldn't find it." You are a ghost cultivator, you should have heard that many ghost cultivators in Yuning were killed, which makes people can't help but think in their hearts, these years are really ......"

Of course I know about this, and I also saw the list of missing people in Li Minglang's cousin! I wanted to see if I could help, so I quickly asked, "I don't know what your cousin's name is......"

"My cousin's name is Luo Bai." Luo Weilan said: "Not too tall, thirty-seven years old this Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Luo Bai! I just remembered that Ah Jiu's subordinates, isn't there a Luo Bai! After Ah Jiu hid, he still quietly haunted near that beauty salon!

"We don't know this person." Cheng Ke said lightly: "I'm really sorry, if I get news of him in Yuning in the future, I will tell you as soon as possible." ”

Luo Weilan originally mentioned it in passing, but she didn't have any hope, so she was not disappointed, and said casually: "Then, thank you in advance, I hope my brother will have a great life." ”

"Where's the night cryer?" Suddenly, a very irritable voice sounded, and slammed on our door: "Is it your child?" ”

Cheng Ke opened the door, and at the door was one of the three sisters with a fox face, the middle-aged woman had big curly hair and thin eyebrows, and it seemed that she was ready to quarrel with Cheng Ke, but for some reason, when she saw Cheng Ke, her arrogance was three points shorter: "You guys...... Are you here with children? ”

Cheng Ke shook his head indifferently.

"Do you hear the voice of the night cryer?" The fox-faced middle-aged woman looked unwilling: "Yesterday I called a cat, and I cried tonight, so I don't let people rest?" ”

When Luo Weilan heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Lu Qiao, you just said that you also heard the sound of the child crying?" The night crying lang is here in our Xichuan, which means that noisy children. ”

Luo Weilan said it, and I replied: "Yes, I heard it too, but after Cheng Ke came back, he stopped all of a sudden, and it stopped a little, very unnatural, as if it stopped abruptly." ”

"I don't know if it's clamped or not." The fox-faced middle-aged woman said angrily: "What kind of name is this broken place...... I went to the boss and told me that I couldn't just stay like this! If that's the case, you'll have to get your money back! ”

As he spoke, he followed the hydrangea path all the way to the front hall.

Child...... I just remembered the paper child I saw last night, carrying that woman......

By the way, after that woman stayed at the store, she didn't show her face once!

I looked at Cheng Ke, but found that Cheng Ke was staring at the door, as if he was looking at something.

I followed Cheng Ke's gaze, but I saw something that shouldn't be there.