Chapter 32 The Water Ghost
Chapter 32 The Water Ghost
Before leaving Leifeng Pagoda, Fahai finally put on the wig I had prepared before, under my soft and hard conditions.Clothes were also replaced with ordinary clothes, not cassocks.At this moment, although he still has some serious demeanor, he can't tell that he is a monk at all.
Considering that Fa Hai is not as proficient in lying as I am, in order to prevent the old woman from being frightened by his uttering "Your family is haunted by evil spirits", I replied first:
"Old man, we are two brothers. We passed by here with our relatives, our throats were smoking with thirst, and we wanted to beg for some water. I don't know, can you make it easier for me?"
The door was opened a little wider, but the old woman showed embarrassment: "If it were normal, it would be fine. But now... I don't have enough water at home, I really can't get it out..."
Fa Hai frowned slightly: "But we heard that every family in this town has a well, so how come you don't have water to drink?"
I also pretended to be very surprised: "Yes, old man, has something happened in your town?"
The old woman looked at Fahai, hesitated to speak, raised her hand and was about to close the door, her tone was very alert: "The house is full of women and children, you should hurry up and leave before it is dark."
She closed the door hastily, and halfway through it, she suddenly couldn't push it anymore.Looking up, he saw that the wooden door was easily grabbed by Fahai with one hand, and he couldn't help being terrified: "You guys, what do you want to do?"
Not to mention, based on his power to deter demons, if Fa Hai changed his career to become a robber who robbed houses, he would definitely be able to do well.
I sighed: "Old man, to be honest, my brother and I know some mysterious magic. You might as well tell the truth, if the town is really haunted, we might be able to help if we stay."
The old woman's voice trembled: "Who knows if you are all charlatans?"
"Your lord, have you kept the coffin at home for ten days? According to your wife's intentions, you probably want to be buried as soon as possible, right?"
"Ma'am, these two claim to be masters of Taoism, so this old slave made his own decision and invited them back."
The woman called "Mrs." had disheveled hair and swollen eyelids. She just got out of bed as soon as she saw it, and she might have just cried.Holding a nursing doll in his arms, he kept gnawing on his fingers, whimpering and crying as soon as he took it away, his mother was upset by crying, she patted him on the back randomly, and handed it to the side Serving nanny.
"Please sit down, both of you." The servant took the doll away, Madam finally came to greet us and ordered: "Sister-in-law Li, serve tea to the guests."
The old woman muttered a few words, probably complaining that there was not enough water, but she went obediently.Madam sat down across from us, she didn't want to be polite, before the tea was served, she asked directly: "Did you two come here specially because you heard about the events in the town?"
Although she called "the two", she kept her eyes fixed on Fa Hai when she was speaking. Compared with ordinary boudoir girls, she was obviously more knowledgeable, and she could tell at a glance who was the more reliable person among us.
Although I am not convinced, but since I am willing to be a little green snake wrapped around Fa Hai's body all day long, it seems that there is nothing wrong with him being a little more reliable than me.
"Yes, but the details are still unclear." Fahai nodded slightly, "If Madam doesn't mind, can you tell me more details?"
"The strange thing happened about half a month ago." Madam took out a handkerchief, wiped her eyes, and said solemnly: "For some reason, starting from the west of the town, one after another the wells began to dry up. Some people say that once in the dry wells, I saw a dead water ghost. That’s why everyone is spreading rumors that the wells in the town are drying up one after another, and it’s the ghost who is looking for a scapegoat.”
This is obviously nonsense.If the water ghost wants to find a scapegoat, it can only look for the drowned water ghost. It has dried up the well, so how can there be unlucky ghosts drowning in the well?
"Is your master's death related to this?"
I secretly nudged Fa Hai, blaming him for asking so directly, without considering the mood of his newly-bereaved husband.Although the lady didn't look particularly sad, maybe she was strong by nature and didn't want to show her sadness in front of outsiders.
He tilted his head and glanced at me, heaved his shoulders, and reluctantly added: "Excuse me for being abrupt, but if it's not convenient for me to answer, that's fine."
Madam lowered her head, maybe she didn't notice our small movements, after hearing this, she was silent for a moment, then suddenly got up and said: "You two, please follow me."
Earlier, the old servant said that the house was full of women and children, so we two strangers were not allowed to enter; instead, this lady let us directly into the backyard, she really is a bold and informal woman.
This courtyard is huge, comparable to the White Mansion that Suzhen and I built with magic.However, there are no fragrant flowers, licorice and rockery ponds that are often found in ordinary houses, but there are one after another full of wine vats that are as tall as half a person.
Tianshuijing Town is famous for wine making. It seems that this lady's family should also run a wine shop.
Seeing me pay attention to those wine tanks, the lady leading the way stopped and explained a few words:
"You two are laughing. The little girl's family has been making wine for generations. It has been passed down to the ninth generation. So there are a lot of these things in the family. If you two can drink, the little girl will take some old wine tomorrow. Good wine, let the two of you have a taste."
Seeing her being so polite, I wanted to have a taste of the famous "Qing Mian" for a long time, so I naturally grinned and said, "Thank you Madam, then I'd rather be obedient than respectful."
Turning his head, he saw that Fahai ignored us and was staring at the depths of the cascading wine vats, not knowing what he was looking at.
As soon as I saw his prudish appearance, I felt itchy in my heart; when I felt itchy, I had a bad idea, thinking that tomorrow I must find a chance to mix wine into tea and pour some of it down for Fa Hai, so that I must let him look like that. No matter how clean the stomach and intestines are, a little bit more red dust is not enough.
Walking all the way down, you will soon arrive at the pale mourning hall full of wreaths and candles.Before I got close, I already felt the wind blowing all around, blowing the scraps of paper money all over the place, and the candles flickered on and off. It really looked like a haunted place.
"This is the place where the deceased husband left the coffin." The lady bent down and picked up the scraps of paper and money one by one, and threw them back into the brazier. "There was always a strange noise at night before. Mending came to visit and felt that he was near the coffin. When I get closer, I sometimes see a black shadow wandering around here. Recently, it has been said that the town is haunted, so I thought, maybe it’s the soul of the deceased husband who was restless; maybe it’s the water ghost that has something to do with my family Enmity, come to claim your life."
Ye Xiao screamed strangely in the distance, and I leaned uncomfortably towards Fa Hai.Although I am a demon, I have always kept a respectful distance from those ghosts who are transformed from human resentment.
After all, there is a saying in our demon world that if you collide with a ghost for nothing, you will have bad luck.Now the love field is just getting better, so I don't want to be unlucky.
Fahai didn't notice my discomfort, and followed his wife to the other side of the mourning hall to investigate.I was thinking in my heart that it is best not to be a ghost, but I caught a glimpse of something moving beside the coffin from the corner of my eye.
I rubbed my eyes, and looked again, and found that it was not an illusion, but a black shadow suddenly appeared beside the coffin, and there was a long and sharp black shadow running across the head.In short, the shape is extremely strange, and it is impossible to tell what it is.
I swallowed my saliva, and was wondering whether to call Fa Hai or solve it by myself, but the ghost didn't admit it, and floated towards me directly.
作者有话要说:感谢在2020-08-0522:32:34~2020-08-0819:36:21期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: 1 Ting Liao;
Thanks to the little angel who threw the mines: Paul picked up 2 gold;
Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 30 bottles of baby's smelly baby;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
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