Gloom.

Endless darkness.

But there is a glimmer of light beyond this darkness.

Cold, unconsciously cold.

Guo Xiang couldn't help but shudder, looked at the brazier hanging in the air above her head, and after she looked around when she just woke up, she found that she couldn't know where she was. The clothes on her body were all there, and Tang Xiuer was also lying at her feet. checked it and confirmed that Tang Xiu'er was still alive, and Guo Xiang, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was frightened by the sudden light.

Horse, that's a horse's face. There is nothing terrifying about the horse's face, but under this dim light, the horse's face is impressively growing on a human body, which is terrifying. And the horse's face was slowly turning, staring at Guo Xiang.

Guo Xiang couldn't help but shiver again, and her teeth were grinding unconsciously. She was almost scared to shout, but before she could shout, another light lit up.

This time it came out with a bull's face. Well, at this time, Guo Xiang also understood where she was, and she had forgotten to shout at this time.

"I'm dead?" Guo Xiang held his head in both hands, a little unacceptable to the scene in front of him. Before she could dwell on it for a while, she saw eight braziers lit up around her. The eight braziers lit up, and although the space was not very transparent, it was enough to see most of them.

A rectangular bookcase sits in the middle of the room, and behind it sits a person. I saw that the man was dressed in a purple robe, his eyes were wide with anger, and his lips were closed. He holds a large brush in his right hand and a thick book in his left hand.

"Yan ...... "Guo Xiang couldn't stand it anymore, and finally shouted out in horror. The feet sitting on the ground kicked unconsciously, trying to get away from the man.

Tang Xiuer was kicked by Guo Xiang, screamed in pain, and woke up from her slumber. He stretched and rubbed his eyes. Then he screamed. Tang Xiu'er, who was trembling with frightened flowers, suddenly felt a trace of warmth in her little hand, screamed again, looked back in a panic, and was about to shout out, but found that it was Guo Xiang, who was also frightened.

The two of them looked at each other, threw themselves together, hugged each other tightly, and cried loudly. After this series of surprises, the two of them had already lost their faces in fright, and they didn't know how long they cried, but they opened their eyes timidly, looked ahead, and found that the bull-headed horse face and the king of Hades were standing like sculptures, not moving.

Tang Xiu'er was just about to say something, when she found a burst of crying coming from nowhere. The two of them were agitated again, and they heard a sharp wail that was indescribably uncomfortable. The sound was so ugly that it was nothing more than the demons of hell.

Then suddenly there was a burst of singing, although this singing voice was still terrifying and cold to the two of them, but at least it was like a human voice. It's a woman's voice.

"On July 7, it was sunny, and there was a sudden drift of goose feather snow. The night turned into day, and the woman wept for the night. Evil spirits slaughter my door, to whom do I complain of this grievance? ”

As soon as the eyes of the two people lit up, they found a strange white ghost floating from nowhere. The two of them were frightened, and they jumped up without shouting or screaming and hid behind a brazier stand. Two small heads stared cautiously at the white-clothed figure from behind the shelf, looking at it like a ghost.

Poof. Tang Xiu'er and the two screamed again. It turned out that it was the king of Hades behind the book case who moved, and the king of Hades had already put down the book and pen in his hand at this time, pressed a piece of shocking wood with his right hand, and stared at the female ghost in white. The loud noise that scared Tang Xiu'er and the two just now should be the sound of the startling wooden knock on the table.

"Who is in the hall? dare to cry out in this Hades Palace. ”

When Guo Xiang heard this, he muttered in a low voice: "It turned out to be a judge." Tang Xiu'er stabbed Guo Xiang in the stomach with an elbow and scolded: "Don't speak, wait for the judge to find us, and if we draw it in the book of life and death, we will really die." ”

At this time, the white-clothed female ghost pounced on the ground and said quietly: "Lord Zhong Kui, the little woman has a big grievance for you to decide. ”

Bang again, Tang Xiu'er and the two jumped again, Zhong Kui stared at the white-clothed ghost, and shouted: "What grievances do you have against you, I, Zhong Kui, will definitely make a clear decision." If you say a lie, you will be thrown into hell and you will be subjected to endless reincarnation. ”

"The little woman's name is Qin Qing, and she is born in Ba County. When I was eighteen years old, I married Qi Changfeng, the head of the county's Caoyun Department. Our husband and wife are affectionate, respectful of each other, and have always lived happily. I thought that such a life could go on forever, but who knew that I met the devil. ”

"Oh, devil, are you saying that there are ghosts in this underworld who have escaped and harmed your family?" Zhong Kui leaned over and glared angrily, pointing at the female ghost and shouted.

The female ghost shook her head and replied, "No. My husband and I are both Buddhists, and I remember very well that day that I was on our way home from visiting the Buddha at Noren Temple, and we were discussing the repair of the sewer in the backyard when we found a person lying on the side of the road. ”

"Alone, didn't you just say a ghost!" Zhong Kui slapped his surprise and shouted. For Zhong Kui's shock, Tang Xiuer and the others were already mentally prepared, but they were not intimidated. The two of them stuck their heads out, anxiously waiting to hear the female ghost continue.

"He is a man, but he does more evil than the evil spirits of this earth. ”

Zhong Kui leaned back, stood up, and said, "It's the first time I've heard of someone who misses ghosts more than evil ghosts, so tell me quickly." ”

Tang Xiuer and Guo Xiang pointed their middle fingers at Zhong Kui in their hearts at the same time, and scolded: If it wasn't for you to interrupt, she would have said it a long time ago.

The white-clothed female ghost continued: "We two of us, we saw that evil ghost...... The man was lying on the side of the road with blood on his body, so he took him home for medical treatment. After the man recovered from his injuries, he told us that he was the head of a dart bureau in Jianghu, named Chang Wei, and that he was robbed by the South Sichuan Gang when he was escorting darts on the road. He was seriously injured after a fierce battle with the thieves of the South Sichuan Gang, and the other party chased and killed him all the way, and then he desperately fled to Ba County. ”

"Oh, so this Chang Wei has also been wronged. As soon as Zhong Kui's words came out, he seemed to know that he had said the wrong thing, and coughed embarrassedly twice and said, "You continue, you continue." ”

"My husband and I listened to him, and we were like a judge, and we felt compassion for him. So we let him stay and let him recuperate. My husband even said that after he recovers from his injuries, he will help him investigate the South Sichuan Gang, and punish these evil people by the court for the evil deeds of the South Sichuan Gang. ”

Zhong Kui said: "No matter what the evil ghost is, you are also two good people. Guo Xiang and the two of them also nodded.

Chang Wei didn't want to stay for a long time, saying that it was because the goods were robbed because of the dart, and he had to pay compensation to the owner, and this time he was robbed, his peers were killed, and he had to go to comfort the families of his peers. When my husband and wife heard this, they all thought that this person was responsible and righteous enough, and he could be regarded as a man. ”

"What a man. Zhong Kui interjected, revealing a hint of contempt in his tone.

"My husband asked him if he could afford to pay compensation. Chang Wei was speechless and shook his head in shame. In fact, my husband had expected this for a long time, and ordered me to prepare some silver. My husband asked him to take the money to his family first, and my husband wrote a letter of guarantee on the side of the owner of the goods. Let the man take it to the owner of the goods, saying that after the court arrests and exterminates the South Sichuan Gang, the loss will be recovered to the owner. ”

"Good. Zhong Kui applauded when he heard this.

The man was grateful, and after thanking the two of us, he agreed to stay and recuperate. After that, my husband often visited that person, and he became friends with that person. Half a month later, Chang Wei recovered from his injury and said goodbye to the two of us. ”

Hearing this, Zhong Kui asked, "Gone?" Tang Xiu'er and Guo Xiang also asked in their hearts.

The white-clothed female ghost nodded and continued, "Gone, but after three months, he came back. ”

Guo Xiang knew that it was estimated that he had come back this time to have an accident, so his ears pricked up, for fear that he would miss the point. But Tang Xiu'er frowned, as if she was thinking about something.

"We thought he had come back just to thank us, but it turned out to be the opposite. Guo Xiang's eyes lit up and he knew that the point was coming.

"After Chang Wei entered the door, he directly scolded my husband for being a hypocrite and a villain with a beast's heart. Both of me and I were confused and didn't understand what he was talking about. Chang Wei didn't talk nonsense, and fought with my husband. But although my husband has martial arts, he is not the opponent of that person, but he was subdued by that person in a few moves. I was in a hurry to watch from the sidelines, and I just wanted to go up and persuade me. The officers and soldiers who rushed into the house arrested my husband and wife. ”

Zhong Kui seemed to have been whetted and hurriedly asked, "What's going on? Isn't your husband an official, why did you let the officers and soldiers arrest him?" ”

"It was the county magistrate of Ba County who came in with the officers and soldiers, and he was my husband's immediate boss......" The white-clothed female ghost said halfway through, Tang Xiu'er suddenly rushed out and shouted, "That's not right." ”

Guo Xiang was stunned, she never expected that Tang Xiuer would rush out to talk, which was also strange. And that Zhong Kui also looked very strange, but it didn't seem strange that Tang Xiu'er rushed out.

Zhong Kui looked at Tang Xiu'er and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tang Xiuer was stared at by Zhong Kui, and she couldn't help but tremble, only to remember that she was in the "underworld" at this time, why did she come out. But he still opened his mouth and said his question: "The front is all right, that is, this officer and soldier should not appear?"

Guo Xiang was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself, could it be that Tang Xiu'er also knew about this?

"Isn't that the person supposed to kill your whole family here......" Tang Xiu'er glanced at the female ghost in white, and continued: "Did he even kill you after defiling you, and then robbed all your money and ran away?"

Zhong Kui said: "Have you heard this story?"

Tang Xiu'er nodded and said, "Who hasn't heard of it, isn't this the "Qi Qin Mansion" often sung in the troupe?" That's right, after hearing the female ghost in white just now, Tang Xiu'er found out that this female ghost in white was talking about the plot of the drama "Qi Qin Mansion".

This "Qi Qin Mansion" tells the story of a housekeeper couple who rescued a man who was seriously injured and claimed to be a dart head. The dart head was actually a Jiangyang thief pretending, because Qi Qin and his wife showed their wealth when worshipping the Buddha and were selected by the Jiangyang thief as the target. Later, after Jiang Yang thieves gained the trust of the Qi family, on the day of the Qixi Festival, they killed 17 members of the Qi family, robbed the money and ran away. After being defiled and killed, she was pregnant with Qin Qing, and after arriving in the underworld, she shouted grievances in front of Zhong Kuitang.

And Zhong Kui heard that there was indeed an eternal story of summer snow in the Yangjing, so after asking Qin Qing to tell the grievances, he came to the Yangjing to capture the Jiangyang thief. In the end, it was discovered that this Jiangyang thief was actually Zhong Kui's mistake, so that an evil ghost who should have been tortured in hell was reincarnated as the Jiangyang thief. The ending of the drama is that Zhong Kui is willing to be punished, so that the pregnant Qin Qing can return to the yang.

And when the female ghost appeared, she sang the opening excerpt "Seven Days and Seven Sunny Days" from "Qi Qin's Mansion", and even said that everything that Guo Xiang and Tang Xiuer saw when they woke up was the beginning of the drama "Qi Qin's Mansion", and the Jiangyang thief in Qi Qin's Mansion was called Chang Wei.

Because this drama is only performed in the Sichuan and Shu areas, Guo Xiang doesn't know it. As a native of Sichuan, Tang Xiuer has naturally listened to a lot since she was a child, and she has also watched the essay novel version of this drama, and she reverses the plot of this drama like a stream. That's why after the female ghost in white talked about the plot that was completely different from the plot in her memory, she couldn't help but run out to ask questions.

After listening to Tang Xiuer's narration of the drama "Qi Qin's Mansion", Guo Xiang also came out from behind the brazier, stood beside Tang Xiuer, and asked, "I didn't expect you to like to watch dramas and read books." ”

Tang Xiu'er smiled awkwardly: "Isn't it boring to practice martial arts, and it's also boring to sit in the carriage when you go out, read some books to pass the time." "No wonder, at that time, following the man in black had to buy books, so it was.

Zhong Kui, who was behind the bookcase, said at this time: "So, it seems that there are really ghosts who have escaped from my underworld. After Zhong Kui finished speaking, no one talked. Zhong Kui actually touched his head funny, as if he also felt a little embarrassed.

Tang Xiuer and Guo Xiang had already understood at this time that the two of them were definitely not in the underworld, they looked at the female ghost in white, and they were both thinking that they should have been hiding in the sun and moon before they woke up, but they had been discovered by the other party at that time, and it seemed that someone had saved them. And everything that is happening in front of me now must have something to do with the sun and the moon.

Otherwise, the other party didn't say anything about saving them for no reason, and he still pretended to be a ghost like this, definitely trying to explain something to them.

The white-clothed female ghost looked back at Guo Xiang and the others at this time, and Guo Xiang and the others were stunned to find that they didn't say anything about female ghosts, this turned her head and turned over to be a living woman. looks like he is in his thirties, his demeanor is quiet, and he has a simple beauty, but there is a trace of endless sorrow between his eyebrows, which makes people feel a little pity.

"My name is Qin Qing'e, sit down and listen to me. ”

Hearing this name, Guo Xiang and the two glanced at each other, and it seemed that there was something hidden in the play "Qi Qinfu". The two of them sat on the ground, ready to continue listening to Qin Qing'e's continued narration.

Tang Xiu'er had actually guessed some reasons by herself at this time, but she still had questions in her heart and didn't ask. If Qin Qing'e in front of her is the prototype of Qin Qing, the wronged woman in the play, then why doesn't the actual situation be written in the play, so that more people will know about it after the drama is interpreted?

And why do you want to do this scene with Guo Xiang yourself, is it because what is hidden behind this is related to yourself or Guo Xiang?