Jiang Chaoge looked over, and in front of him was a wooden door painted with red paint, and there were some farming wooden tools at the door, and there was nothing special about it.

Wang Zhi stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door: "Uncle the village chief, there are strangers who have come to spend the night." ”

After a while, the wooden door opened.

A middle-aged man in a white cloth shirt walked out.

Just looking at his appearance, he looks about forty years old, and he also has pale hair and a big black mole on his cheek.

"It's Wang Zhi." The middle-aged man saw Wang Zhi and laughed: "Where are the guests from other places?" ”

Wang Zhi pointed to Jiang Chaoge and Ji Ruxue behind him: "It's them, they said that they went to Jingyang County to join their relatives, missed the stay, and wanted to spend the night in the village." ”

"Hello two guests, I am the village chief of Baishi Village, and my name is Wang Dasen." Wang Dasen looked at Jiang Chaoge and was very friendly.

"Hello village chief, my name is Jiang Sanlang, and this is my sister Jiang Siniu."

"Okay, two guests, please sit inside."

"Thank you, village chief."

Jiang Chaoge thanked him and took Ji Ruxue into the house.

And Wang Dasen took some food casually, sent Wang Zhi away, and led Jiang Chaoge and Ji Ruxue through the small courtyard and into the front hall.

As soon as you enter the antechamber.

Jiang Chaoge found that there was an altar dedicated to the gods in the front hall, but it was not any land on the altar, but a strange clay sculpture made of black clay.

The clay sculpture is not very high, only the size of a fist.

With an open belly and wide clothes, there are some shadows of "Maitreya Buddha" in the shape, but the body is relatively thin and not so round.

Moreover, the shape of this clay sculpture is obviously that of a child, and there is no smile on his face, his eyes are wide, and his grin is exaggerated to the sides.

Of course, this is only scratching the surface.

In Jiang Chaoge's eyes, there was a shadow sitting cross-legged in this black clay sculpture.

The shadow was hidden in the clay sculpture, staring at Jiang Chaoge and Ji Ruxue with two eyes, and constantly licking his lips.

The main thing is that the facial features of this shadow ......

Almost exactly the same as Wang Dasen.

……

After Wang Dasen took Jiang Chaoge and Ji Ruxue into the hall, he bowed to the fist-sized clay sculpture, and his mouth was still babbling and making strange sounds.

“#￥%—#%”

I read it for about a quarter of an hour, and finally finished it.

Wang Dasen sat down and said, "Don't be surprised by the two guests, this is the custom of our Baishi Village, if you don't mind, you can stay in my house at night." ”

"Then disturb the village chief." The corners of Jiang Chaoge's mouth rose slightly.

"You're welcome." After Wang Dasen finished speaking, he shouted to the back room: "Girl, why don't you go and clean up a room for the guests." ”

Unexpectedly, Wang Dalin did not want Jiang Chaoge and Ji Ruxue to bow to the black clay sculpture.

"Great!"

A woman's voice came from the inner room.

However, he did not show up.

And Wang Dasen didn't care, and began to introduce the situation of Baishi Village to Jiang Chaoge.

According to Wang Dasen, the life in Dabaishi Village was quite good, with enough food and clothes to wear, and at the same time, he also sent invitations to Brother Jiang Chao and Ji Ruxue.

I want them to spend more time in Shiraishi Village.

The implication is obvious.

In this day and age.

Slightly affluent villages would recruit some young men who passed by, stayed in the village to work, and even settled in the village later.

Wang Dasen's move is not a strange thing.

Jiang Chaoge thanked Wang Dasen euphemistically, and explained the purpose of his brother and sister to join the family, which means that we will leave tomorrow.

Wang Dasen didn't move, so he didn't say more, but just asked Jiang Chaoge and Ji Ruxue to live in the house they had cleaned up, and brought some coarse grains over.

Jiang Chaoge gave a penny of silver as a reward.

Immediately, Wang Dasen left.

From beginning to end, I didn't see the "girl" who cleaned up the house.

……

The rooms in the guest house are very simple.

A bed, a table, two chairs, nothing else.

The hour is not yet night.

Ji Ruxue naturally won't rest.

She looked at Jiang Chaoge: "Erlang, what do you think of this village?" ”

"It's not bad, it's very livable." Jiang Chaoge smiled and added: "It's just that the black clay sculpture is a little weird, I don't know what it is." ”

Ji Ruxue also smiled back: "In terms of clay carvings alone, there are generally three possibilities for folk worship of clay sculptures, first, the land and mountain gods; 2. Anjia Town Disaster; 3. Raising ghosts for wealth; ”

That's just three options.

Jiang Chaoge thought for a while and replied, "This black clay sculpture doesn't look like the land of the local mountain gods. ”

"Well, if it is a disaster in Anjia, the shape is also wrong, generally the disaster in Anjia is mainly based on the door god, but the door god is majestic, but this thing is a child, not like a doorman." Ji Ruxue said again.

So, what does Miss Ji mean...... This black clay sculpture is used to raise ghosts and seek wealth? ”

"No, raising ghosts for wealth is a side door, and it is generally placed in a more hidden location, such as on the beam of the house, or in a corner of the yard, and it will not bow so openly."

Good guys, all three options are negative.

Jiang Chaoge knew that Ji Ruxue's next words were the point.

Sure enough, Ji Ruxue quickly spoke again: "The villagers of Baishi Village all have white hair, but this white hair does not match their age, and I personally guess that they may have lost two souls." ”

"Two spirits?"

"Well, people have three souls and seven spirits, the fourth spirit is called 'non-poison', and if you lose this spirit, the toxins in the body cannot be discharged, and the fifth spirit is called 'removing defilement', which is in charge of people's delusions and evil thoughts."

"What does it have to do with the fact that these two spirits are gray hair?" Jiang Chaoge asked again.

"If you lose the fourth spirit, the toxins in the human body will accumulate in the body for many years, causing some kind of disease, and if you lose the fifth spirit, your brain will be full of delusions and evil thoughts."

After Ji Ruxue finished speaking, she added: "When a person's brain is always full of delusions and evil thoughts, his spiritual consumption will be faster than ordinary people, and in the long run, white hair will grow on his head, and the fourth spirit will also be lost, this phenomenon will be exacerbated to a more serious extent, and it is possible to cause the young man's white head." ”

"I see." Jiang Chaoge understood.

It's like if a person uses his brain too much, he will become bald.

In his previous life, there were some friends around him who made a living by writing, although he made a lot of money, but when he earned it, he found that his hair was gone.

As the saying goes, if you are bald, you will naturally be strong, which is probably the truth.

And it's actually the same with the white head.

However, Jiang Chaoge saw Wang Dasen's shadow in the black clay sculpture just now, and naturally felt that this matter might be more than as simple as Ji Ruxue said.

Of course, Ji Ruxue will say the "answer" so easily, nine times out of ten, she is testing him.

So, Jiang Chaoge thought for a while and said: "There is nothing wrong with this guess itself, it's just that now that the hair of the entire village is gray, it will obviously not be so simple, after all, everyone in a village has lost two souls, and this matter is definitely not a normal phenomenon." ”

"Erlang, you're still smart." Ji Ruxue seemed to be very satisfied: "Then what does Erlang think is the reason why everyone in a village has lost their second spirit?" ”

"It should be on the body of the black clay carving, if you can find out who gave the black clay carving to Wang Dasen, perhaps, you can solve the reason why Baishi Village lost its second spirit."

"Yes, very accurate judgment, is there anything else?"

"Yes, people on the road have been asking me if I want a doll, I didn't figure it out before, but now I guess that the so-called doll should be a black clay sculpture."

"Well, then there is a problem, if the black clay sculpture is not given by a special person, but by all the villagers, how can we find out the real 'behind the scenes'?"

Ji Ruxue used the words 'behind the scenes' here, obviously telling Jiang Chaoge that even she couldn't accurately judge whether it was a human or a ghost, or something that controlled all this.

So, Jiang Chaoge replied: "Why don't you try it, scare the snake with grass?" ”

"What do you mean by scaring a snake?" Ji Ruxue cast a puzzled look.

Jiang Chaoge was stunned for a moment.

Good fellow, he forgot.

The idiom of striking grass and startling snakes came from the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is not yet available.

Thinking of this, he explained: "It means that if you don't know where there is a snake in the grass, you will poke it around with a stick, and the snake will naturally be alarmed and run out on its own." ”

Ji Ruxue glanced at Jiang Chaoge appreciatively, as if she was about to say something more.

But suddenly, her eyes narrowed, and her head involuntarily tilted to the left.

At the same time, her mouth sang again.

"There is a Jiang Erlang in the Night Investigation Division...... Hey...... I'm a lot more relaxed...... I'm so happy...... I feel more and more inseparable from him......"

“？？？” Jiang Chaoge.

This time, Jiang Chaoge did not interrupt Ji Ruxue immediately.

He was waiting for her to keep singing.

In fact, Ji Ruxue sings quite well, her voice is clear, her tone is melodious, even if it is a small song that is currently composed, it can make people fascinated.

However, soon, Ji Ruxue returned to normal.

Her head straightened again, and her eyes opened again: "Erlang wants to go out for a walk?" Lead the other party to make a move? ”

"What does Miss Ji think?" Jiang Chaoge nodded.

"The solution is good, but what does Erlang want to do?" Ji Ruxue asked again.

"Didn't someone want to give me a doll when I came? Then I'll go and ask for a doll, if one is not enough, I will ask for two, and if it doesn't work, I will bring all the dolls in the village. ”

"All over here...... Then you're afraid you'll be beaten, right? ”

"When I came, I took a look, and there are probably less than 200 villagers in Baishi Village, which shouldn't be enough for Miss Ji to fight alone." Jiang Chaoge is very confident.

"Hehe, I didn't expect Erlang to be so careful, so you can go." Ji Ruxue laughed again.

"Okay, but before I go, can Miss Ji sing me another song?"

"What song?" Ji Ruxue's brows furrowed slightly.

"Just sing: There is Jiang Erlang in the Night Investigation Division...... Hey...... I'm a lot more relaxed...... I'm so happy...... I feel more and more inseparable from him......"

Jiang Chaoge sang in Ji Ruxue's tone.

And then......

He was kicked out with a merciless kick.

It doesn't hurt.

It's just a little sad and sad.

……

Doorway.

Jiang Chaoge looked aggrieved.

It's obviously a song made up by Ji Ruxue herself, why do you beat people?

Seemingly......

Ji Ruxue is indeed very sick?

"Singing inexplicably, what kind of disease is this? Sick and wheezing? Or, intermittently...... Some kind of mental out-of-control? ”

If this is the case, is it possible that in the dead of night, Ji Ruxue suddenly went berserk and pressed him to the ground and snapped......

So, how can you resist when the time comes?

Is it to use the vajra body of Buddhism, or to use the great puppet technique of the Mo family?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a "bang" in the room.

Jiang Chaoge immediately rushed in.

Immediately, he saw Ji Ruxue fall to the ground.

"Miss Ji, Miss Ji, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Chaoge walked up and gently probed Ji Ruxue's snort with one hand.

It's okay, it's gasy!

I shouldn't be by myself!

However, why did Ji Ruxue faint?

This is obviously not very scientific.

Jiang Chaoge looked around, there was nothing in the house, with his sight, if there were really any ghosts, it was impossible not to see it.

Moreover, with Ji Ruxue's strength, it is impossible for ordinary ghosts to hurt him.

There were no ghosts in the house, but Ji Ruxue suddenly fainted...... Why is that? Don't...... Are you asleep? ”

No way?

Do you just sleep when you say you sleep?

Jiang Chaoge checked it again and found that he seemed to be really asleep.

Because, Ji Ruxue's breathing is very gentle, and the ups and downs of her chest are also very even, which is exactly the same as her sleeping state.

There is no way.

He could only pick up Ji Ruxue and put her on the bed.

Then, the quilt was put on again.

At this time, it suddenly occurred to him one thing if he left now...... Ji Ruxue's safety seems to have some problems.

Where the hell did Shiroko and Kuroko go?

Jiang Chaoge's gaze unconsciously looked at Ji Ruxue's chest, he remembered that Ji Ruxue had mentioned that Baizi and Heizi were in her ......

"Smack!"

Jiang Chaoge slapped himself in the face.

What do you think?

It's your boss!

In the future, you still have to rely on her to catch ghosts and subdue demons in the Night Investigation Division, how can you have any other thoughts? Even if you really want to, you can wait until you become a ghost immortal.

Now, you're a ghost, what can you do?

Thinking of this, Jiang Chaoge calmed down instantly, his heart was like water, and there was no trace of waves.

"Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, Ji Ruxue's safety is more important!" He was going to wait until later, or when Ji Ruxue woke up, he would go out.

It's more secure that way!

So, he began to sit next to him and began to cultivate.

Refining and refining......

And he practiced for an hour.

It's getting late.

Ji Ruxue was still asleep, but, gradually, her mouth began to make some strange sounds slightly, as if she was talking in her sleep.

Jiang Chaoge was a little curious, so he stopped his cultivation, sat on the edge of the bed and began to listen.

(This chapter is 4,000 words, making up for the 2,000 words owed the day before yesterday and last night, and there is a normal 6,000 word update tonight.) ）

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