It all started a year ago.

A year ago. The eighteenth year of Emperor Qingxu. Spring.

This is the first year that Yu Qi came to Zhuangfu, sending people under the fence, hiding her identity, changing her name and surname, she seems to be dull every day, but the waves are turbulent, and walking is like walking on thin ice.

Originally, the Spring Festival was extremely joyful, and everyone in Hefu had a different group and situation in the past, who knows, just after the Spring Festival, one thing broke the short-lived group and, immediately after, obstacles arose, continuous, and could not stop. Yu Qi wanted to avoid it, but there was nowhere to avoid it.

The initiator of this incident was actually Yi Linglong.

On the night of the Spring Festival and Chinese New Year's Eve, Yi Linglong temporarily left the backyard banquet, ran away, and did not participate in the performance program, which made the Zhuang Xiu sisters so angry that they could not let go, and the old lady of Hou'er intended to give Zhuang Qi her own money to make her ease her mood a little. Now I don't talk about the joy of the Spring Festival, but only the meaning of exquisite.

That night, Yi Linglong left the garden and returned to the Beifu Fence Bamboo Garden in a huff, and waited to rest. All the girls in the bamboo garden went to the banquet with Aunt Nazha, and the whole house was empty and dark.

Yi Linglong felt bored for a while, and heard the sound of celebrating the Spring Festival inside and outside the Zhuang Mansion, and her heart became more and more unhappy. After all, she is also an ordinary daughter, and she misses her family and friends during the holidays. She went back to the room, sat in front of the lamp for a while, and took out the treasure she had stolen before to look at, and after a while it was even more boring, she threw it at the bottom of the bed, and angrily took down the sword hanging by the bed, and danced the sword in the room for a while, and then felt transparent and refreshed.

So, while the sword was in hand, he lifted the skirt of the robe and wiped the sword body. After wiping it, he looked at it for a while, and said to himself: "It's really unlucky! Wherever you go, where is it not smooth! I was also bullied by these hairy girls! I'm dead! ”

Talking to herself, she lit the fire again, and then, she threw her sword on the kang, picked up the candlelight and walked out of the courtyard, where she sat alone in a daze, sighing. Here, naturally, there is her story, based on the fact that it will be told in the future, for the sake of clarity, I will not repeat it this time.

Yi Linglong also felt that it was an adventure.

In the place where she was sitting, it was originally pure, but I don't know when it started, there was a "sudden" sound from Zhou up and down. I really listened to it with my heart, and I also heard the sound of "sudden" with water in it. When she held the lamp and looked at the mud mound she was sitting on, she realized that what she had just sat on was not a mud mound, but a wellhead with an abandoned cover.

Yes, Yi Linglong didn't know that before she and Aunt Nazha entered the house, the second old man Zhuang Lu ordered someone to cover the well with eggs and mud. No wonder she wondered: Why is there a sound of water underground? Was this a well before?

Yi Linglong listened for a while, put the lamp on the ground, put her feet on it, and only heard the sound of "popping", presumably, the soles of her feet were empty. She looked left and right, looking for something to puncture the barrier. Finally, he found a wooden stick and slammed it against Gage's top, but the stick broke, and the wellhead was unharmed; She was not reconciled, so she hurried in and took out the sword and dug hard.

You know, the second master let those servants use egg white to stir the mud, make mud tires to build the wall, the cooled down wall tires are harder than iron, in ancient times, the princes and princes died, with this method to build the tomb, the mud tires used, comparable to the copper wall and iron wall, whatever you take to pry the drill, it will not hurt at all.

Unable to do so, Yi Linglong accepted the sword and shouted, "Who is it?" Pretending to be a ghost wants to scare your aunt and grandmother, your aunt's courage is iron courage, not afraid of oil or fire, you have the courage to come out for me. ”

Yi Linglong's voice was still dragging on, and the sound below was even more wanton. It's full of provocations!

Somehow, Yi Linglong remembered the tunnel under the Dongfu Well, maybe it was connected. After standing for a moment, she stomped her foot and took the sword back and put it away. After a while, I saw her holding a lamp in one hand and a small cloth bag in the other, which seemed to contain something.

Yi Linglong kicked on the well and said, "You can't be clean anywhere!" Good! Grandma and Auntie are just playing with you! ”

After a while, Yi Linglong turned around and bent eight times, flew the eaves and walked on the wall, jumped up, stepped on the leaves with a few light skills, and the figure fell on the small well in the backyard of Dongfu.

This place, to Yi Linglong, is very familiar, because all the treasures in the house are transported from here. This is the entrance to the secret passage into the house. Standing firmly, she blew out the lamp in her hand, then found a corner to hide, and then took out a ball from the cloth bag she was carrying, only to see the ball glowing faintly.

That's right, it's the pearl of the night she stole from the secret passage.

It was Chinese New Year's Eve, and the people in Fuzhong were celebrating the festival in Zhongfu, and the night in Dongfu was quiet, which was the best time to steal. You don't have to look too much to know that no one has set foot here. She sneered, tightened her sleeves, and jumped into the well.

After a long time, I heard the sound of "Peng's throat". Yi Linglong has entered the water.

In the water, pitch black. Yi Linglong probed the entrance path through the night pearl in her hand. At the moment, there are no monsters in the water, and nothing resembles a snake. Yi Linglong came a few times, found the secret about the monster in the water, it turned out, they are not real, but the mechanism set up in the secret well, that is, there is a mirror in the wall of the deep well, there is a luminous ball on the last layer of the mirror, the ball is painted with a vivid monster, the light outside is directly in the water, reflected on the mirror at the mouth of the wall, the mirror refracts a few more, passed to the luminous ball, gathers enough light, the shadow of the monster inside through the luminous ball, back to the mirror, thrown into the water. Once a person enters the water and happens to see it, they think that there are monsters in the water, but in fact it is not, it is just a trick.

It can be seen that the owner of the well took great pains. It can also be seen that what is hidden inside cannot be revealed to outsiders. Who knew that the uncle Zhuang was not safe that day, so he asked Yi Linglong to get the deep well water, and found the entrance to the treasure by mistake. It took her several entries to discover the secret of the monster's setup. Now, there is no fear!

Yi Linglong is familiar with the road, borrowing the light of the night pearl, straight into the deep bottom.

Coming out of the water, there was a pool of living spring water, that is, the place where Yu Qi came in and saw Yi Linglong absconding, and there was a flat land opposite the pool of water, and there were gems on the ground. Right now, Yi Linglong crawled out of the water with her whole body dripping, first gasping for breath, and then groping outside.

Yi Linglong moved her steps slowly, and secretly compared the location of the Beifu Fence Bamboo Garden. She walked along the secret passage inside, about half a pillar of incense time, and saw a culvert in her face, the culvert was surrounded by night pearls, some of the beads no longer shine, some of them slightly brightened, after all, they can also illuminate the surrounding scenery.

Yi Linglong was overjoyed, threw away the one he had brought, and picked up the bigger one on the ground. Who knows, she was careless, and the night pearl that fell in her hand hit the stone, making a loud noise. The sound echoed, and the sound of wading water came from the culvert, as if someone was walking in it.

Yi Linglong was frightened and wanted to hide, but then thought again: "Someone must have also discovered the treasure and wants to strike first." No, I can't let him get his hands on it, I have to move these things if they want to! Don't even think about moving! ”

Thinking so, Yi Linglong was not afraid, and silently planned in his heart, if it was the Zhuang family, he would say that he had gone to the wrong place, if it was irrelevant, this would be easy to solve, and there was a countermeasure.

Thinking very beautifully, the sound of the water was getting closer and closer, and in the blink of an eye, the light of the night pearl was reflected, and a black shadow was seen on the water, like a ghost, twisting and turning.

Seeing this, Yi Linglong was a little frightened, but after all, wealth can strengthen her courage, for money, she is fearless about things outside her body, and when she has this silver, not to mention that she can buy a mansion, it is a palace. So, fight hard and face it too!

Yi Linglong held her breath, staring at the culvert exit in a daze, waiting for the thief to appear, and she was so quick to attack.

I saw that a crutch stretched out first, and then a jagged and bloodless hand clinged to the edge of the hole, and there was a loud noise, the water surface was turbulent, and a slender alien figure came out. All of Yi Linglong's original boldness and righteousness were gone at this moment because she saw that person, and she trembled all over, and her eyes were stunned.

Is this "thing" a human or a ghost? The long hair, sparse and sparse, drooped from the head into the water, the face was as white as if it had been painted, the body was covered with rotten cloth, and the scenery was exposed.

Yi Linglong closed her eyes fiercely, and the last thing she dared to look at was those eyes, there were no eyeballs!

Fortunately, the person on the other side did not move, stopped at the mouth of the culvert, gasped roughly, pinched out a terrible hoarse voice, and said, "It's here after all?" Here it comes? Speak! ”

The voice, the tone, the words, there was a thick layer of coldness in the coldness, as if it came from the ghost realm.

Yi Linglong involuntarily replied: "Come on...... Here it comes! ”

Suddenly, the man danced out of the water, laughing profusely, and in an instant, the white-haired head approached the delicate face.

Yi Linglong squinted her eyes and squinted slightly, seeing that face, she was wet and greasy with a layer of bright light, which looked even whiter, and on her uneven face, the eyes of the two dead fish stared at her, wanting to see through herself.

Yi Linglong trembled and said, "I...... They were putting on a show Chinese New Year's Eve and I came out to pee and go...... Wrong! ”

The man haha, "Wrong! Could it be that Zhuang Fu is now willing to let the underground see the light? ”

Yi Linglong listened to that tone, and faintly felt resentment.

The man said, "Who are you from Zhuangfu?" ”

Yi Linglong closed her eyes and replied: "I...... I'm a janitor! ”

At least you can't tell the truth at this moment, anyway, there are a lot of people in the Zhuang Mansion, poke it out and let them find the janitor!

The man said, "Now, the janitor has come." The poisonous oath of the year, you broke it! It is said that there will be no light here forever, and no one will step into it forever. Now, how to let people in! ”

At the end, the man stomped on his crutches and roared.

Yi Linglong secretly complained bitterly, and said again and again: "Yes, yes, let people in." I just finished peeing and I have to go! There's a show out there, and I've got to go back to performing! ”

Unexpectedly, the man grabbed Yi Linglong's wet clothes with one hand and refused to let her go. After a while, the man said, "You've peed on your clothes." ”

Yi Linglong seemed to be reminded of something, yes, she was soaked, but when she got inside, she couldn't feel the cold of the winter outside, no wonder this person was so happy without covering his body.

Yi Linglong tried to laugh: "Yes! I peed a lot, held it for too long, and accidentally spilled it all over my body. ”

The man's hand moved up along Yi Linglong's clothes, and finally reached her shoulder, first pinched it gently, and then clamped it violently, and said, "Say!" Who sent you? ”

Those few bones and fingers, like iron, pinched exquisitely and painfully. It can be seen that the man is not stupid, and he seems to be able to see that Linglong is not a janitor.

Yi Linglong said: "I said, I am the gatekeeper!" ”

The man snorted coldly, "The body of the gatekeeper is so soft? Isn't the doorkeeper an old-fashioned mother-in-law? How is it a girl's house? It's Chinese New Year's Eve! You say that the performance program, then the village is still singing every night! Be happy, you guys! ”

Yi Linglong followed the words and said: "The Zhuang Mansion is not kind, there is no one now, just assign me!" I didn't want to go! ”

Hearing Yi Linglong's words, the man loosened his fingers slightly, nodded "oh", and said: "Yes, the people in Zhuangfu don't have a good thing, and they have always been so mean!" You're right! ”

Yi Linglong's heart suddenly became clear that this person was not a thief, nor a monster, but might be the enemy of the Zhuang Mansion. How angry to hear his words! Yi Linglong was relieved, opened her eyes and took a closer look, only to see the person opposite, the human shape was unbearable, the body bones made people unbearable to look at directly, and the rags were draped on her, which was cold! On the chest, a pair of shriveled breasts drooped to the abdomen.

Yi Linglong felt a burst of sourness inexplicably, and couldn't help but vomit in her appetite; After holding back, she boldly asked, "You...... Who are you? ”

When the man heard this, he was stunned, his eyes did not move, his bare bare brow frowned a few times, and he said, "I...... Who am I? Who am I? ”

Yi Linglong was surprised.

The man let go of his fingers, grabbed his head and hair like crazy, and for a moment lay on the stone wall and began to cry.

Yi Linglong felt pitiful, leaned over slightly, and asked in a low voice, "You...... Don't know who you are? ”

The man shook his head and said, "I forgot, I forgot!" They call me a monster, they call me a ghost mother! Call me a ghost! I'm a ghost! That's why they locked me up in this hellish place, and I couldn't see the light of day! He stopped, took a deep breath, turned around, pinched Yi Linglong again, and asked angrily: "Say!" What year is it? ”

Yi Linglong said quickly: "It's winter!" Today is Chinese New Year's Eve! The people in Zhuangfu are celebrating the New Year! ”

When the man heard this, he let go of his hand and said, "It's the New Year!" The dry well in Xifu hasn't thrown New Year's chicken legs for me to eat for a long time, and the dry well in Beifu has died, and now it's also built, isn't it? The wellhead of Nanfu has also been covered! That's all that remains...... Dongfu! You're celebrating the New Year in Dongfu, aren't you? ”

Yi Linglong was surprised, and didn't reply, thinking that this person knew Zhuang Mansion very well, and she knew how many wells there were in Zhuang Mansion, and she didn't know who she was from Zhuang Mansion.

Then I heard the man ask, "Tell me honestly, what age is it?" ”

Yi Linglong said without thinking: "The Chinese New Year's Eve of the seventeenth year of Emperor Qingxu, after tonight, it will be the eighteenth year of Emperor Qingxu!" Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. ”

"Ahh The man spread her hand, staggered back a few times, and fell to the ground limply, and the cane in her hand "snapped" and rolled down. Through the faint light, I faintly saw the white eyes flashing with water.

When Yi Linglong saw this scene, her compassion surged, and she said, "Who are you?" Is he the keeper of the treasure here? ”

The man said quietly, "Treasure? Money is abundant, not as expensive as love! Thousands of miles of sheds must eventually be scattered. What is the use of more gold, silver, and jewelry, if you don't bring it with you in life, and if you don't bring it with you, you won't take it with you. Girl, if you take me out, all the gold and silver treasures here are yours? ”

Yi Linglong was very surprised, and she couldn't speak.

The man said again: "Don't worry, the people of this treasure village don't want it, leave it to me." Now I don't want it anymore, I'll give it all to you! There's only one, though, and you'll have to take me out. ”

Yi Linglong said: "They locked you up here? Never let it out? Can't you get out on your own? ”

The man cried, "I want to go out!" Thinking about it, I don't know the years! Back then, I broke my throat, scratched my fingers, cried blind, and no one let me out! Girl, you've come in more than once! Took a lot of treasures and went out, right? You're not the gatekeeper, I know! If you take me out, you don't have to be sneaky, you can take as much as you want! ”

Yi Linglong was finally relieved, and she had the courage to look at her, those eyes were so white and cautious, there were no beads, it turned out that she was blind! Yi Linglong couldn't stand the doubts and asked, "Then what do you have to do with the Zhuang Mansion?" ”

The man paused for a long time before he hated: "What is my relationship with the Zhuang Mansion?" It is the relationship between day and night that cannot be blended, and the people of Zhuangfu are my eternal enemies! ”

Exquisite "ah" exclamation.

When the man finished speaking, he let out a giggling chuckle, and after a long time, he said, "Didn't you ask who I am?" Is my hair white? ”

Yi Linglong nodded and said, "Yes, the hair is very white, and it is also very long, and it has been dragged to the ground." ”

The man crossed his fingers, stroked his back hair, and said with a smile: "Then I will call the white-haired ghost ......" After a pause, he continued: "...... Mother...... Ghost Mother! Right! White-haired ghost mother! ”

The word "mother" sounds meaningless now, but in the future, it will be of great significance to Yi Linglong and Zhuangfu.

The so-called maternal brilliance shines brighter than day, and this "mother" is no different from the other "mother".

It's just that the secret hidden inside is bigger than huge, and it's too amazing! It's unexpected.

So, out of pity and curiosity, Yi Linglong took the white-haired ghost mother out of the secret passage, and still came out of the well in the backyard of the East Mansion.

At that time, they had just come out of the well, and they heard the cheers of the Zhongfu, and saw the everlasting lantern floating in the sky above the Zhongfu.

Yi Linglong said to the white-haired ghost mother: "They celebrate the New Year, and they also put on everlasting lights!" It's all over the place! ”

After hearing this, the white-haired ghost mother let out a ghostly hoarse voice and said, "Trap me in the dark, how can I make you bright!" No one in the Zhuang Mansion is allowed to escape! ”

At that time, Yi Linglong wanted to speak and stopped, because she wanted to honestly show her identity. After all, there is no good exit. Because I thought: How to place her? What if the people of this village find out?

When the white-haired ghost mother came out, she shivered all over and lay down at the mouth of the well, constantly taking deep breaths and letting out a satisfied moan of enjoyment.

Yi Linglong was afraid that she would be cold, so she hurriedly urged: "I'll take you back to where I live!" Otherwise, you're going to get sick! ”

The white-haired ghost mother was not polite at all, and was helped by Yi Linglong.

Yi Linglong found the lamp hidden when she came before in the corner, and did not light it, but threw it away in one place, and the two of them smeared and returned to the Beifu Fence Bamboo Garden.