Little Richard sang and sang, and suddenly his voice gradually became low, and at last he did not make a sound again.

Chuck, who was tied behind him, suddenly became a little worried, and hurriedly shouted, "Hey! What happened to you? ”

"Do you believe in witchcraft (hoodoo)?"

"What witchcraft?"

"Hoodoo! Haven't you heard of it? ”

Little Richard became a little strange, as if he was recalling something, and as if he was struggling with a nightmare, like a drowning man grasping at the last straw.

Chuck felt a little strange, and he replied weakly, "I've heard the older generation say that you southerners believe in these things the most. ”

"I only remembered it when I was singing that song!"

The meaning of the phrase was understood by both of them, referring to Robert Johnson, the author of "Crossroads," making a deal with the devil. Robert recorded only 29 songs in his lifetime, but that was enough to make him one of the most memorable figures in blues history.

"Robert Johnson? Are you saying he really made a deal with the devil? When Chuck said this, he felt his hairs stand on end, as if he had been electrified.

"Yes, I learned some facts from an uncle in the family. My uncle was friends with Robert, and it is said that once while they were drinking, Robert confessed that he had seen the devil. ”

Chuck was dumbfounded, and he muttered to himself, "No wonder one of his songs is called "Me and the Devil Blues", and not only that, but there is also a song called "The Devil's Dog Follows My Tracks." In this way, he has been hiding from the curse of the devil. ”

It is said that Robert believed that the devil had unleashed the demon dog, and he was always following him, supervising him and forcing him to fulfill his deal.

In addition, some mythical stories about him also make his experience legendary. As a guitarist, he has a "devilish" playing technique, and his huge hands can press chords that are impossible for ordinary people to put together. Many believe that it was at the crossroads that he met the devil and traded his soul for musical genius abilities.

"You mean that the witchcraft he uses is hoodoo?" Chuck continued to ask, in fact, he already had the answer in his mind, but he just wanted to confirm it.

Black people in the American South believe in witchcraft (hoodoo), and even many in white families believe in it.

The blacks were convinced of this, and they believed that it was this sorcery of "hoodoo" that Robert used to summon the devil at the crossroads and make a deal with it.

Robert Johnson made a deal with the Devil to sell his soul to the Devil, reducing his lifespan in exchange for his talent and creative talent for playing the blues. With Robert Johnson's astonishing playing prowess, his seemingly gifted talent and his death at the age of 27, this rumor is so widespread and credible that it is no wonder that so many people believe it to be true.

Chuck looked at the moon in the sky and thought of Robert performing witchcraft at the crossroads, summoning demons and exchanging his soul for talent.

In the end, Robert became a strong man in the history of music, but unfortunately he still could not escape the clutches of the devil and fell and left early.

"You don't mean to tell me that you can also do witchcraft, do you?"

"You also know that my father is a priest!"

Little Richard did not wait for an answer, and continued: "There are many reasons why I ran away from home, the main one being because I learned witchcraft from my uncle. I was only eleven or twelve years old at the time, and after I left home, I had been selling witchcraft items for a living. Selling snake oil is just a pretense, but it's also a witchcraft drug. ”

Chuck listened to little Richard babbling so much, and couldn't help but hurriedly say: "Don't say it, if you have a way, hurry up." If they set fire to the cross, it will be too late. ”

"God, the time has come......

Little Richard's voice suddenly became low, and he recited a witchcraft incantation like an ancient African sacrifice. At first, it was inaudible, but slowly the sound grew louder and louder, and more and more people heard it. The Ku Klux Klans stopped cursing in horror and searched for the source of the voice.

Soon, they discover that the voice came from a black man tied to a cross, a fact that is even more terrifying. They had lived in the South for generations and had little knowledge of black religion and witchcraft.

"Stop him! Stop him from reading."

"From the dry dust, from the chains that bind......"

"Torches! Set fire to them! ”

"From the dwelling place of the devil, God, the time is ......."

"Oh no! The firewood can't be lit, and the gasoline can't be burned! ”

"It's witchcraft, oh my God! Oh my God, these two are wizards! ”

"Lead me, O God! From the dry dust, break the chains that bind me ......"

With little Richard's incantation-like language, people were horrified and all sorts of strange events were released, and the wind suddenly blew up, and the dust was so thick that people could barely open their eyes.

Those who tried to burn the cross with fire soon found that they could not light it.

There seemed to be a mysterious force protecting these two black men, an evil force, a cold force.

The temperature dropped a lot, and people began to panic, some people tried to run away, some people were panicking, some people were shouting, and some people were desperate to kill the two dark wizards.

Little Richard's voice resounded throughout the audience, and no matter where those people were, they could hear it clearly.

“…… Lead me out of the devil's dwelling, lead me out of darkness. Let me come out of my days of blindness, and let my sorrows out of the ashes, and deliver me from my iniquity......"

Little Richard's spell is nearing its end and is about to be completed. People feel that a catastrophe is coming, and they panic. At this moment, an old man yelled: "Calm me down!" Calm down! ”

But no one listened to him, and the old man continued to roar: "These are just small tricks, why are you panicking!" ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

The old man fired three shots at the two men on the cross. Perhaps because of the darkness of the night, or perhaps because of some mysterious force, these three shots did not hit anyone.

However, this approach worked well and immediately calmed down most of the people.

Some are already looking for weapons, trying to imitate the old man and shoot at the devil in their eyes.

“…… Please, O God! God, the time has come! ”

Under Little Richard's spell, his body writhed and howled in pain. In the process of twisting, the ropes on his body were broken one by one, and finally the whole person fell from the cross. I saw that he was like a feline, turning over in mid-air and standing firmly on the ground.

"Little ...... Little Richard, get me out of the way. ”

Chuck was dumbfounded and hurriedly called for help, but unfortunately, the other party seemed to be really like a beast, losing his mind and only instinct.

"Uh-huh!"

Little Richard's eyes reflected the moonlight, his whole body was full of bulging muscles, his body was almost swollen, and saliva was dripping from the corners of his mouth, and he let out an inexplicable low roar.

The others hurriedly got out of the way and stood from a distance to watch, and some of the brave men raised their guns and aimed them at little Richard, who was like a wild beast.

When one of them was about to shoot, suddenly his eyes went black, and he only felt a black shadow attack, and a huge force hit his body, and the whole person flew out.

"Uh-huh!"

The black shadow that attacked was none other than Little Richard, his eyes widening and he looked warily at the people around him. His speed was so fast that even a strong man couldn't react, and he was knocked out five or six meters away in one fell swoop.

The old man who shot earlier was also a little surprised by what happened, but he quickly calmed down and snorted coldly: "It turned out to be this filthy devil!" Bring the holy water, and it will be okay to beat him back to his original form. ”

As he was talking, someone next to him immediately rushed up and poured something on little Richard, which was the "holy water" that the old man said.

When the liquid was poured on little Richard, it immediately made a sizzling sound, and puffs of white smoke came out, as if it had been doused with sulfuric acid.

After being hit hard, little Richard suddenly fell to the ground and rolled over, screaming in pain. In the midst of his shouting, his figure slowly shrank back to its original size.

"Ha Luha, descendants of the devil, I didn't expect us to be prepared a long time ago!" When the old man saw this, he smiled happily.

Everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief, looking at little Richard lying on the ground uncertainly, and someone patted his chest and said, "It's really scary, it's the first time I've encountered this kind of thing." ”

"What's this, you just need to hunt a few more times and you'll have a chance to see it."

"This transformation is not yet complete, otherwise this little holy water really can't help him."

"Last time, the we met was so powerful that he almost couldn't be subdued. It was the bishop himself who did it. ”

The old man who gave the order didn't say anything, he just said coldly: "Hmph, it's really a with dirty blood!" Tie him up again, I don't have that much time to delay. ”

Little Richard was soon tied to the cross again, and in a moment he came to his senses, and after a few struggles he realized that his condition had not changed.

As for Chuck, he had long been stunned by what was happening in front of him, and it was only a matter of two or three minutes for little Richard to start chanting spells, to transforming and breaking free from the ropes, and then falling to the ground and being splashed with holy water. But for Chuck, it seemed like half an hour had passed.

"Is this sorcery?" Chuck muttered.

"Damn, it didn't work out! Damn it! Little Richard didn't seem to be hurt, but the constant struggle couldn't get the rope to break again.

In the end, he seemed to accept his fate and stopped moving: "This is the first time I have used witchcraft, in fact, I need to prepare witchcraft items, otherwise the effect will be discounted, and the transformation will not be complete enough!" ”