"Let's talk about it first, why I'm telling stories in Shuizhai." Yun Dingxiang said, "This story has to start from more than 40 years ago, when I was still a hairy boy in my early twenties. As old as you are now, I have a good match, but unfortunately, she was chosen as a witch, a witch can not get married and have children, so she has to chant sutras and raise Gu at home all day long, and pray for the blessing of the village. ”

"The treatment of diseases and pain in the village all depends on Gu worms, and if you are not careful, you will be eaten by Gu things. These two tricks of mine were accidentally destroyed by Gu things when I was driving away the disease for the patriarch. Have you ever tried what it feels like for your eyeballs to be gnawed by poisonous insects? Haha, I can't forget the old man, and I often wake up scared at night. ”

"Can't you change someone?"

"Change? In Heiyunzhai, everyone's life is not their own, and we can't be the masters ourselves. Yun Dingxiang sighed and continued to tell me about the past, he said that although he can't stay with his beloved, as long as two people have each other in their hearts, even if they can't get married and have children, they will live a very happy life. Until that sacrifice forty years ago, all the peace was broken by one person.

"There are all Han people in Heiyun Village, and our sacrifices are no different from the outside. According to the ritual of sacrifice, the god team should send the tokens enshrined in the sect hall from the village to the ancestral hall of Dagu Mountain, and the next day the Wu alone will send the tokens back to the village. Along the way, all the villagers had to cheer along the street and offer tea and rice to the god team. There is a rice bag master who is responsible for collecting the tribute, and two men who beat gongs and drums help carry the rice bag, a yellow flower girl dressed as a fairy will sing and dance along the way to chant the great achievements of the lake god, and Wu will follow the team in red and green to sweep away the filth and bad luck along the way. ”

I don't know why after listening to Yun Dingxiang's description, I suddenly remembered those superstitious activities in the countryside that resemble dancing gods. But when I looked at the serious looks of the people, I couldn't say this directly, so I had to hide it secretly in my stomach.

Yun Dingxiang rubbed his waist and continued: "The god team set off from the village all the way, and everything was going smoothly originally, until we crossed the bridge, the situation suddenly changed. On weekdays, if you want to go up the big lonely mountain from the village, you must take the chain bridge, I believe you have also seen it, a few years ago, the chain bridge has been demolished. ”

"Why demolish the bridge?" I asked.

Yun Dingxiang waved his hand and said, "Don't be impatient, I will tell you about this." ”

"Then you go ahead."

"The chain bridge can only be used on the days of worship to the gods, and the person in charge of the suspension bridge is an old widower. The old man had no children and no daughters, and he had never asked for a daughter-in-law in his life, and the patriarch saw that he was pitiful, so he sent him such a job to prevent anyone from passing through when it was not a sacrifice. ”

"I was also in the Divine Corps that day, and when we arrived at the bridge, we didn't see the figure of the old widower, and the place he guarded was already desolate, and he was almost alone on weekdays. At that time, I saw that the bridge was unguarded, so I was the first to rush into his hut, but I did not expect that the hut was already empty, and there was not even a ghost shadow. When I saw such an accident, I was dumbfounded, but fortunately, the leading rice bag master is a veteran. He led a few of us young men to search the neighborhood, but we still couldn't find him. ”

"Because we were worried that we would miss the chosen hour, we didn't dig into his disappearance, and hurried up the mountain. Because of the relationship between finding someone, it was delayed a little time, and by the time we arrived at the ancestral hall, the sun had already set. I know very well that it is not good, the old man in the clan once explained that what is enshrined in the ancestral hall is the Soul Suppression Pagoda. If this thing encounters the essence of the lunar moon, it will attract monsters and ghosts to attract some bad things. The leading master of the rice bag knew that it was powerful, and when he walked to the door of the ancestral hall, he suddenly stopped, I just thought he was tired, but the master of the rice bag was pale and sweating profusely and said that his feet could not move. ”

"I stepped forward to help him, but I saw Master Rice Bag suddenly slam the rice bag on his shoulder to the ground. When everyone saw the rice scattered on the ground, their faces turned white with fright, and they saw that the white rice fragrant tea served by the big guy during the day was all moldy and black, revealing a dead breath. ”

"All enter the ancestral hall! None of them are allowed to come out until dawn! As soon as Master Mi Bag gave an order, everyone was shocked. Without saying a word, they rushed in one after another, and rushed into the ancestral hall between the mountain recesses.

And that Wu, Yun Dingxiang's good friend, said that he couldn't say anything back.

She pulled out the drum. In many ethnic minorities in the southwest, it is no coincidence that the drum and Gu have the same sound, but the pharmacist often has to use the drum sound to help the Gu under the deworming Gu. And the witches of Heiyun Village have the ability to release Gu through drums.

Personally, I have had some contact with the magic of the poisonous Gu, but listening to Yun Dingxiang talk about it face-to-face, an indescribable cold air was slightly exuding from the entire back.

"But she had just entered the industry at that time, and at first, she just planned to break the evil qi in that bag of rice, but the more she beat the drum and sang the song, the more the rice grains turned black, and finally emitted a rancid smell similar to a corpse."

"Master Mi Bao is a person who has seen the world, he tore his trouser leg, pointed to the withered and blackened calf and said that this is a master behind the scenes, and the other party's purpose must be the Soul Suppression Pagoda. He asked us to take the pagoda and hide in the ancestral hall and not to come out no matter what happened outside. I don't want to leave my loved ones behind and run for my life, I have to stay and fight. Before I could finish my sentence, my heart suddenly twitched, and it hurt as if someone was stabbing me in the bone with an awl. Master Rice Bag let out a loud shout, took out a handful of new rice from his bosom and smashed me all over the head. I shuddered, and then fell to the ground, knowing that this was the last chance, so I had to leave the two of them behind and throw myself into the ancestral hall...... Hey, every time I think about this, my heart, my heart ......."

I saw Yun Dingxiang say that his breathing in the sad place became not very smooth, for fear that Yun Dingxiang would carry it in one breath, so I hurriedly handed him water and tea, and comforted him in a harmonious voice: "Don't be sad, the two of them exchanged their precious lives for the safety of everyone, I believe they have a spirit in the sky......"

Yun Dingxiang said lightly: "Who told you that they are dead, and they are clean when they die, she ...... In the end, she is better off than dead! ”

"This ...... How did this work? "I looked confused.

"I crawled into the ancestral hall with a roll, and the others were already trembling and hiding under the tablet table, not daring to move. The wind was blowing outside the house, and although I was worried about the people outside, I had to do what I was doing first. In accordance with the ritual of worshipping the gods, I offered the box containing the pagoda containing the soul to the tablet table, and gathered together a few other poor people who did not possess their souls, and told them again and again that they should not open the door until they heard or saw anything. ”

One of the mother-in-law was outspoken, and she asked what would happen if I opened the door, but she didn't expect that the strong man who struck the gong would slap her in the face without saying a word. The woman was slapped coldly, and she was immediately broken. A trace of blood oozed from the corner of her mouth, tears rolled in her eyes, and she cried and shouted to leave. I grabbed her, but she scratched me fiercely in turn, women are all tigers, crazy starters, either screaming or grabbing. I told her to make a long, thick cut on her face, but I didn't dare to let go. I told her that the donkey calf was not sensible, and when she returned to the village, she asked the patriarch to clean it up with the family method. But she didn't listen, and raised her voice and said that she was going to leave now. I had no choice but to call for another person to come up and help and tie her up with a rope. ”

"Something kept banging on the door outside, and sometimes I could hear someone shouting outside. That night seemed to be real and illusory, and in the end, I could barely tell what was reality and what was an illusion, so I had to tie four people to the top pillars of the ancestral hall with ropes at the same time. When I stayed up until the second half of the night, the whole person was going crazy, and I couldn't wait to kill and fight to the death with the invisible devil. ”

"What the hell is out there? You didn't figure it out until the end? ”

"Of course I know that someone is doing it!" Yun Dingxiang let out a long sigh.

"And what about later? How did you escape the trap of that mysterious master? ”

"Didn't I say before that someone who shouldn't be there was involved in this."

"Who?"

Yun Dingxiang coughed, "Originally, I was desperate and ready to fight for life and death, but I saw a burst of bright light suddenly flash in the dark night, shining through the crack in the door of the ancestral hall. I saw that the light was getting stronger and stronger, and then I heard the door of the ancestral hall creaking, and someone slowly pushed it open from the outside. My heart tightened, and I hurriedly loosened the rope and picked up the firewood knife, but I didn't want to stand outside the door with a young man with a lofty spirit. He held my good friend in one hand and a wood knife in the other. It was he who saved a few of us in a crisis."

"Young people? Is it so capable at a young age? ”

Yun Dingxiang shook his head and said, "What kind of ability does he have, just like me, he is a person who does not learn and does not know how to do it." ”

I wondered, "Such a powerful trap, he broke it alone, why isn't it amazing?" ”

"Who do you say he is, he is my good brother, Yun Ding'e!"

"What? Yun Ding'e? ”

"Yes, this kid actually followed behind our team and followed all the way to the ancestral hall, he is not a member of the god team, according to the rules, he can't come up to Dagu Mountain, but he can't hold back his curiosity, and he is stunned!"

"And then?"

"What happened later is a humiliation that I will never forget for the rest of my life!" Yun Dingxiang gritted his teeth and said, "My good brother, he saved a team of us by himself, but according to the clan rules, he trespassed on the forbidden land, and once he was convicted, he would be killed with a cane." In order to save him, I had to bear the blame alone, saying that before entering the mountain, I had a stomach problem, so I changed my identity with him. ”

"And then?"

"What happened later, it is conceivable, although the village tried its best to intercede for me, it can only be exchanged for a capital crime can be avoided, and the living crime is inescapable, since then, I have become a waste person in the village, everyone regards me as a scourge, avoiding me, I know that I have no place in Heiyun Village, if it weren't for the fact that there is still my beloved here, I ......"

"Uh...... Didn't your brother intercede for you? ”

"Hahaha, he? This Yun Ding'e has had a bad stomach since he was a child, and after I rescued him, he not only did not feel grateful, but on the contrary, he won the favor of the patriarch by virtue of his meritorious service in saving people, and reserved the position of the patriarch for him early, however, he was not satisfied, unexpectedly- unexpectedly! ”

"What's wrong with him?"

"He's going to take my heart!"

"What?" Yun Dingxiang's heart doesn't say that I also know what it is, isn't it his sweetheart who has been thinking about it for a long time, "This plot is really bloody, my brother actually wants to snatch love with a knife?" Fantastic! ”

"It's not that wizards can't get married."

"Hehe, but he's the heir of the patriarch, what else can't he do? In order to be with Xiaoya, Yun Ding'e made up countless excuses, saying that he was to get rid of the curse in the village, and only by marrying Wu could he get rid of the curse. ”

"Whoever controls public opinion has the right to speak." Hearing this, I also sneered at this Yun Ding'e in my heart.

"That's it, my little girl was also taken away by this bastard!"