After confirming that the evil spirit had been driven away by herself, Yin Xiu, or the ancestors of the Ma family, Ma Xinyi fed the girl the talisman water.
After only a cup of tea, the girl spit out some black water and regained her consciousness.
The family knelt on the ground and thanked Ma Xinyi profusely.
At this time, Ma Xinyi showed a calmness that was not that of a child. She managed to comfort the family with a few words, and then called the village chief to explain the stakes clearly. Invisibly, she called the family to avoid the strangeness of the villagers. look.
After doing this, Ma Xinyi and Yin Xiu quickly left the village.
After leaving the village and disappearing from everyone's sight, Ma Xinyi finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"Yah!"
She jumped up and was almost as tall as Yin Xiu.
"Have you seen, what is an expert? I was an expert just now!"
"High!"
Yin Xiu gave a thumbs up, "Sister, you were as tall as two or three stories just now."
"Really?"
Ma Xinyi blinked at him, obviously not doubting whether it was true or not, but just confirming it with Yin Xiu again.
Yin Xiu nodded and said: "It's more real than pearls!"
In this way, Ma Xinyi finally said with satisfaction: "Then let's go back, it's time to have lunch."
"There's no rush yet."
Yin Xiu took out a piece of bread from his pocket and handed it to her, "If you are hungry, use this first."
"Huh? Do we have any other itineraries?" Ma Xinyi asked doubtfully.
Yin Xiu said seriously: "Senior sister, the person who possessed that girl is a water ghost."
Water ghosts are said to be the most ferocious and resentful among ghosts, much more ferocious than those hanged ghosts.
Unlike other ancestors, because they died in the water, their souls were often left in the water where the accident occurred and were not allowed to be reincarnated.
Usually, the water ghosts in the water feel like they are in an ice cellar. The cold is bone-chilling, causing every inch of their skin and "blood vessels" to be frozen, causing them to tremble and tremble constantly.
When the sun rises, the water seems to turn into a hot pot of oil, making them scream in agony.
When it rains, the rain in the sky seems to turn into steel needles and arrows. Even if they are hiding in the water, it makes the ghosts feel like they are in a thousand-needle hell, causing unbearable pain.
In such an environment, no matter how kind the ghost is originally, it will only become a harmful ghost in the end.
That's why "catching a substitute" often happens near the water, that is, the water ghost kills an innocent person and makes him drown in the water, so that the other person can be a substitute, and he can be reincarnated.
Water ghosts are objects that must be handled with caution once entangled.
Therefore, Yin Xiu didn't think that the matter would be over after just driving it away.
"If that's the case, we have to prepare some magic weapons, right?" Ma Xinyi also became serious.
"Here, I'm here to protect you."
Yin Xiu handed her a tube of talisman paper, which was the Ma family's talisman.
Ma Xinyi recognized it at a glance and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Sister actually gave this thing to you."
"It's borrowed, she just borrowed it from me."
Yin Xiu prevaricated and reminded: "It is noon now, the time of the day when the Yang energy is at its strongest and the water ghost is at its weakest. If we want to deal with it, now is the best time."
"Same."
Ma Xinyi hid the talisman in her hand. With this talisman of the Ma family by her side, she must have felt much more at ease.
The pond behind the mountain was not difficult to find, and soon Yin Xiu and Ma Xinyi were at the edge of the pond.
The pond above was also dark and gloomy in broad daylight, obviously full of resentment.
Yin Xiu took out three sticks of incense from her sleeves, lit them and put them aside, then looked at Ma Xinyi.
In fact, Ma Xinyi has never dealt with such a situation.
In the ghost-catching and exorcism situations she had observed before, it was usually when someone was possessed and they were there to help solve the problem.
Faced with the current situation, she hesitated a little, not knowing what to do.
Yin Xiu didn't really intend to ask her to deal with the water ghost, so she took out the talisman from her pocket and planned to do it herself.
Ma Xinyi was stunned for a moment, "Are you going to take action?"
“I’ve learned a little bit from the master, but I don’t know if it works or not.”
As she spoke, Yin Xiu took out the talisman and recited in a low voice: "The Dragon God's order, the Water God Yin Ji uses the magic to punish evil!"
As he made sword moves with his fingers and pointed the talisman paper at the pond, a vivid water dragon appeared on the water.
Ma Xinyi was stunned, then looked at Yin Xiu, "Have you studied, a little?"
"Yeah, not much."
To a certain extent, this is a spell that Ma Xiaoyu "lent" to Yin Xiu. As long as she did not refuse and break the connection between the two, Yin Xiu could always borrow spells from her and use the Ma family's exorcism.
Yin Xiu concentrated on using the spell, and he drove the water dragon to dive under the water and let out bursts of dragon roars.
After a while, the water that had become calm due to the dragon's disappearance rippled again, and then the water dragon appeared, rolling up a black shadow.
The water waves hit the shore and splashed countless water splashes.
Then Yin Xiu and Ma Xinyi saw a black thing falling on the shore.
It was a sphere exuding black air, and a person's face appeared in the sphere, which was the soul of the water ghost.
It is very afraid of the sun, and when burned by the sun, it emits bursts of white smoke and screams.
"It will be over soon."
Yin Xiu had no intention of communicating with the ghost. She just held a piece of talisman paper in her hand and lit it with the True Yang Life Fire.
"Taiyi saves Ku Tianzun..."
He threw the talisman down, and the soul immediately seemed to be comforted in some way. Although it was surrounded by raging fire, the previous shrill screams were gone.
Ma Xinyi stared at this scene with wide eyes, quite surprised.
Even though the sisters of the Ma family often did amazing things, this was the first time she had seen such a scene of transcending a water ghost.
After the ghost finally turned into green smoke and floated into the sky, Yin Xiu said softly to Ma Xinyi: "It's solved, senior sister, we can go to the town to eat something now. I found that the curry rice in this town is pretty good."
"You've only been here a few days and I already told you about it?"
Ma Xinyi pouted, "In that case, I'll give you a chance to treat me to dinner."
After a pause, she emphasized: "After all, I will be a very popular figure in the future. Whether it is Taoism or other aspects, I am afraid that people who want to invite me to dinner will have to line up from the entrance to the end of the village. This is a rare and good opportunity." , can make you remember it for a lifetime
But it would be better if you could add a roasted squab. ”
"Yes, yes, I am lucky in three lifetimes."
Yin Xiu and Ma Xinyi walked downstairs.
At this moment, Ma Xinyi stopped and pointed her finger in one direction.
..."I thought we should have a late-night snack in the town at this time."
Ma Xiaoyu followed Yin Xiu and walked through the grass, feeling the buzzing of insects in her ears.
Although she complained, in fact, changing to a quiet place seemed to be a good choice for Ma Xiaoyu.
After all, compared to the lively market, the swaying rickshaws, or the somewhat heavily guarded Majia Village, this small hill with only the sound of insects seems to be more suitable for two people to be alone.
She was quite nervous, speculating in her mind about what actions and words Yin Xiu might do next, and she inevitably blushed as she thought about it.
After hesitating for a while, she hesitated and said: "Well, although I am not as conservative as you think, I must get a certain moment, but this is the first time in a place like this..."
"What does it matter?"
Yin Xiu's mood was a little serious, and she randomly found some topics for herself, "Don't you think being in this wilderness is more refreshing?"
"Boost your spirits?"
Ma Xiaoyu's ears also turned red, "I have read it in some martial arts novels. The writing is very obscure, but I think it is only needed by those who have been in a relationship for too long. If it is in the early stages, it is just suitable. It’s just a suitable occasion.”
However, Yin Xiu just waved her hands, seemingly preoccupied.
"It's different, it's different. Sometimes the critical step, although it is difficult to break through, will be painful and may bleed.
But after breaking through this barrier, everything became smoother. There was pain first, and then happiness was witnessed. This is something I only understood after a long time. ”
"I did hear that it would be a little painful, but I think it doesn't matter. I should be able to accept it, because my married sisters also said..."
Ma Xiaoyu was too embarrassed to continue talking. She walked with her head down and accidentally bumped into Yin Xiu's arms.
"This is it." Yin Xiu said.
"Right here?"
Although she was mentally prepared, Ma Xiaoyu still felt that she had to at least be in a room with a mat or bed, not next to a pond that smelled of earth.
But at this time, Yin Xiu just held her gently and did not take any other actions as Ma Xiaoyu thought.
"I said..."
Yin Xiu finally spoke and told everything about the strange scene he and Ma Xinyi saw here at noon today.
This matter has been weighing on his mind for a long time, and he didn't know whether to say it or not.
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoyu responded softly.
"I mean, when you were a child, you lost a companion in the cave, right?"
Ma Xiaoyu's body visibly stiffened. She suppressed her emotions and said as calmly as possible: "Yes, I told you before, at that time we suspected that Tufu Tu, that is, those mud monkeys took her away. ”
She spoke lightly and seemed to have put the matter down.
But in fact, on many nights, she would often wake up because of this incident, and the quilt and pillow would be soaked.
Yin Xiu felt the change in her and just comforted her gently.
"I didn't mean to bring this up and poke your scars.
But I think there's something you need to know. ”
As he spoke, he gently let go of Ma Xiaoyu, then held her shoulders and guided her gaze in one direction.
That was the other side of the pond. Under the moonlight, a vague shadow stood on the water.
Water ghost?
Ma Xiaoyu returned to her normal expression when seeing ghosts.
She was wearing a light-colored suspender dress at this time, which outlined her plump buds and graceful waist. Her feet looked even and distinct under the sandals.
After touching the small belt around her waist, she found a tube of talisman in her hand.
Just when she was about to recite the curse, Yin Xiu stopped her and handed her two more grapefruit leaves.
Pomelo leaves can help Ma Xiaoyu see more clearly.
After wiping the grapefruit leaves, Ma Xiaoyu was completely stunned.
The black figure floating on the water has appeared. It is a little girl with two ponytails - Ma Xiaoyu's playmate who mysteriously disappeared in the cave during her childhood.
Even though her face was a little blurry, Ma Xiaoyu still recognized her.
"Why are you here?" Ma Xiaoyu murmured.
"I don't know, I just happened to meet you here today."
Yin Xiu also looked at the vague little girl, "There used to be a very violent water ghost here, and it suppressed the spirits of the entire water area.
After it was transcended, the other souls all ran away, leaving only this one lingering here. ”
"She can't find her way home, can she?"
Ma Xiaoyu murmured: "After all, she has been a lonely ghost for too long. I'm afraid she has lost consciousness and memory."
Yin Xiu nodded, "I heard Master say that if you stay in the human world for a long time, it will continue to cause wear and tear on the Yin spirits, and eventually they will become unconscious ghosts or lose their souls."
"I didn't expect you to be here." Ma Xiaoyu said to her.
Perhaps it fell into the water and sank into an underground cave.
Or perhaps a group of children really encountered some terrible wizard back then, so that the little girl was taken away by the wizard and met with misfortune.
Or maybe there is a monster hiding in the cave.
Anyway, at this moment, everything is no longer important.
The little girl was almost forgotten by everyone in the past time, whether it was her parents, villagers, or playmates.
Others forgot her name, her face, even her existence itself.
If you talk about it to others, just treat it as a terrible memory and treat it as part of the conversation.
Only Ma Xiaoyu still remembers it and is often awakened by this incident.
During the trip to Liaodong, it was the first time Yin Xiu saw Ma Xiaoyu sleeping at night up close.
She was woken up from time to time, but Yin Xiu just pretended not to know and didn't ask her too much.
And now, the playmate she had forgotten for so many years appeared again.
Ma Xiaoyu finally got her back.
"Thank you."
Ma Xiaoyu spoke in a low voice, not knowing whether she was thanking Yin Xiu or talking to her childhood playmate.
Then she twisted the talisman paper in her hand and said, "Taiyi saves Ku Tianzun..."
On the water, the girl's figure turned into green smoke and floated towards the sky. At the same time, there was another light in the sky, guiding her.
In this case, after all this is done, the ghost has been saved.
Yin Xiu could feel that Ma Xiaoyu's knot in her heart was finally solved by herself.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. At this time, they just looked at the fireflies flying around in the woods, clinging to each other, and said nothing more.
In the distance, in a corner where the two of them couldn't hear the sound, suddenly there was a secret, melodious singing voice, like a woman's singing voice, crossing several mountains and drilling into the valley and forest. (End of chapter)