Chapter 386 The Gradual Backhand
The noise outside the yard gradually faded away, and Lin Qian sat by the well, staring at the slightly rippled water.
The only things reflected in the water are the blue sky and the red sun.
No one else, including Lin Qian of course.
He was not kept away by this stingy well.
What is the weirdness hidden under the calm that scares me? Is it him? Maybe.
Lin Qian left the well under the gaze of the black cat, which represented many meanings.
Looking at the quietly changing sky, Lin Qian's eyes flickered slightly.
The abnormality has begun. The haze is gradually eroding the Lin Mansion. When another red coffin is dug out, this strangeness will become more obvious.
While Lin Qian was thinking about the red-haired corpse in the coffin, a servant hurried over.
He looked extremely anxious, and there was a bit of panic hidden in his anxiety.
Lin Qian was a little confused. How long had it been before something happened again?
"Brother Lin, come and have a look, Xiaohong is stuck in the well. No matter how hard we pull it out, we can't pull it out. It won't be clear for a while. In short, this matter is worse than Liuzi going crazy. If it’s something evil, Brother Lin, you’ll know if you go and take a look.”
The servant’s tone was extremely quick. Although he didn’t speak clearly, it reflected the weirdness of the matter.
"Stuck inside the well? Is it this kind of well?"
Lin Qian's eyes moved slightly, pointing to the well not far away and said.
"No, it's another one. Anyway, go and take a look first. You'll know when you see you."
The servant looked extremely anxious and kept urging Lin Qian to hurry up. Go check it out.
Lin Qian looked at the cat on the roof and had some guesses in his mind.
"Let's go then." Lin Qian said.
Hearing what Lin Qian said, the servant suddenly became happy and quickly led Lin Qian to the place where the accident occurred.
After passing a few corners, Lin Qian saw an extremely strange scene.
Several servants were squatting next to a well, and their hands were stretched into the well.
The frightened cry of a maid in the well sounded in the yard.
Lin Qian looked at the well, which was no bigger than a four or five-year-old child, with a strange expression.
Can someone fall into this well? This...
Among the red-faced servants who came to Lin Qian, their expressions told Lin Qian that they were under great pressure now.
"Brother Lin! Please save Xiaohong, we can't hold her back. There is something dragging Xiaohong in the well, we are not as strong as it is!"
A servant looked at When Lin Qian came over, his expression suddenly became overjoyed and he spoke quickly.
Hearing what the servant said, Lin Qian raised his eyebrows and looked straight into the well that was specially created like this.
I saw a little maid stuck tightly in this small well.
And it was still sliding down slowly, and a patch of blood was rubbed out on the smooth well wall.
The little maid howled in fear and pain, but for some reason, her voice could only echo in the well and could not appear much outside the well.
Lin Qian looked at this strange scene, feeling slightly surprised. He stared at the water surface a few centimeters away from the little maid.
From the water, Lin Qian saw a pale and swollen arm, which was clutching the little maid's ankle.
A biting coldness emerged from that arm.
"Water ghost?"
Lin Qian looked at this scene in surprise. Water ghost, or should be a well ghost, this kind of ghost is not the fierce ghost in his impression, but one in folklore. The ghost.
Usually someone dies in the well with too much resentment and never sees the light of day. In addition, there are people fetching water here, and over time there will be a situation where the ghost looks for a substitute.
Whoever is unlucky will be dragged into the water and become a new ghost.
"Is this meaningful?" Lin Qian was a little confused, but now seemed not to be the time to think about this.
If he saw this scene normally, he would just stand and watch with interest, without taking any action to participate.
But now he is a servant of the Lin Mansion, and his status is not low. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he still has to take action when it is time to take action.
Anyway, it’s just a hands-on matter.
Thinking of this, Lin Qian thought for a while, then reached out and knocked on the wall of the well, and an imperceptible supernatural power suddenly appeared.
In just the blink of an eye, the arm that was holding on to the little maid suddenly retracted into the water as if it had encountered something extremely terrifying.
With splashing water, Lin Qian reached out and grabbed the little maid's arm and pulled it out.
In an instant, the strong smell of blood filled the yard, the sharp pain caused by the friction of flesh and blood, and the paralysis without supernatural power.
The little maid rolled her eyes and fainted.
“Send it to the doctor. Be careful not to let dust touch the wound, otherwise it will be difficult to save it.”
He threw the little maid in his hand to an extremely nervous servant. During this period, this guy was most worried about the little girl.
"Okay! I will take Xiaohong to the hospital right away." The servant carefully carried the little maid on his back, ignored the others, and left the Lin Mansion.
The rest of the people were relieved when they saw this scene. If it was just a skin injury, applying some medicine would be enough.
"Cover the well and wait for a while." Lin Qian waved away the smell of blood in the air and looked up at the black cat lying on the roof basking in the sun, his eyes twinkling slightly. Flashed.
"Troublesome guy, not as obedient as Xiaobai."
Upon hearing Lin Qian's arrangement, the rest of the servants seemed to have woken up from a dream and quickly found a wooden board to cover the well. Some even felt that this was not safe.
They carried two more big stones and pressed them on the wooden board. After doing all this, they seemed to feel relieved.
It seems that they are safe this way.
"Brother Lin, what's going on? Do you have anything to say?" Seeing that the matter was resolved satisfactorily, some servants couldn't hold back their curiosity and hurriedly approached Lin Qian and asked. got up.
"Yes, what exactly is going on? First there was a problem with Liuzi, and now it's Xiaohong. Could it be that we have provoked something dirty?"
"Brother Lin, you have learned these things, can you tell us about it?"
When someone takes the lead, the curiosity of others is also aroused. This is how people are, the weirder they are. Things, the more I like to understand them.
Especially if you don’t know what the situation is, you have to break the casserole and ask for clarification.
"Ask me, and I'll ask who is going." Lin Qian smiled, but did not tell them the truth.
Some things cannot be discussed in detail.
"Okay, go ahead and do what you have to do. If you have anything else to do, wait until the master comes back." Lin Qian looked at the sky and saw that lunch time was approaching.
Lin Yu, who went out to invite the Taoist priest, is coming back, and the moving of the second grave is about to begin.
He is too lazy to talk nonsense to them here. Even if they talk about these things, they will have no effect.
"Hey! Don't, Brother Lin's unique skill of knocking on the wall of the well just now exposed Brother Lin's secrets. Brother Lin, just tell everyone, and let us grow up. Not so knowledgeable!"
Seeing that Lin Qian had no intention of saying anything, some of the servants immediately became anxious and began to flatter him, hoping that this would make Lin Qian open his mouth.
"Yes, Brother Lin, you must know something, just tell me, we promise not to tell anyone."
Several people sang together and came to Lin Qian's side. He was so curious about knowledge. Biao's little eyes were a bit miserable.
"Okay, go ahead and do what you have to do. If you want to know, just go to the Taoist priest at night and ask me what I am doing."
Lin Qian waved his hand, dismissed the people, and then Without saying anything, he turned around and left the yard.
“Ask a priest at night?”
"Brother Lin! What kind of Taoist priest are you? Please explain clearly! If you say anything like this, you'll get anxious!"
Listening to the complaints behind him, Lin Qian shook his hand and did not turn around to explain anything.
Looking at Lin Qian's back, several servants and maids felt a little disappointed.
Who doesn’t like news and gossip? Aren’t you just relying on these things to pass the time these days?
Now that they can’t hear Lin Qian’s gossip, they are certainly disappointed.
"Oh, let's call it quits. Go and do what you have to do. I don't know Brother Lin's secret anymore."
"Yes, let's call it quits. I'll go find the housekeeper and let him handle it." These things."
"I'm going to the kitchen."
"I'm going to chop wood."
"I'm going to find the madam."
"Huh?"
All the servants were a little confused when they heard this answer, but when they saw that the person who spoke was a maid.
Oh...that's okay.
The maid was a little stunned by this sudden change:
"Is there any problem if I go to see Madam?"
"No, no problem, you go ahead, let's get busy."
With that said, everyone quickly left the yard. , leaving only a few maids with bewildered faces.
But when they saw the covered well, they shuddered involuntarily.
We quickly left the yard together.
With the departure of the maid and servant, the yard became quiet.
The black cat was basking in the sun on the roof and stretched lazily. Under the sunlight, its black hair looked particularly shiny.
The black cat walked among the rooftops and walked slowly towards Lin Qian, still so noble and elegant.
As the black cat left, the covered well suddenly shook.
A coldness slowly spread out from the gaps in the wooden boards.
Lin Qian, who was walking in the corridor, paused slightly, looked back in the direction of the well, and his eyes became deep.
"Interesting, Mr. Li's experiment has a wide range of effects. It makes the ghosts have wisdom. This operation is indeed possible."
Lin Qian looked away, and a coldness flashed from his body. And passed away.
At the same time, the sound of falling water suddenly came from the shaking well.
The coldness and shock disappeared at the same time.
"It's interesting, but unfortunately it's not interesting enough."
Lin Qian smiled and disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
The sun falls on the human world and brings salvation to all living beings. Unfortunately, evil spirits are rampant in the world, so there is no need for salvation.
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Noon.
The Lin Mansion with only a few smokes from the kitchen welcomed a pair of masters and apprentices. Lin Yu opened the door of the house himself and invited them in.
Two Taoist priests, one old and one young, the older one is in his forties or fifty years old, with a little gray beard.
The younger one looks to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. The two of them are dressed simply, wearing cyan robes that are very shabby and mended.
But although it is shabby, it looks very clean and tidy.
It gives people a very comfortable feeling at first glance, and the first impression is quite good.
“Go in and eat first, and we’ll talk about things after eating.”
Lin Yu welcomed the two of them in, and Lin Qian leaned against the pillar and watched the scene without saying a word.
"What are you doing standing around here? Do you want me to feed you when you come in to eat?"
Looking at Lin Qian who was leaning against the pillar and making no movement, Lin Yu became a little angry.
"Yeah, I got it."
Lin Qian's eyes flashed slightly, and she followed him into the hall without saying anything more.
"Two Taoist priests, please take a seat. Don't be dissatisfied with the simple meal." Lin Yu greeted the two of them to sit down, then glanced at Lin Qian and winked at him.
Seeing this look, Lin Qian's mouth twitched. If he hadn't been smart enough, he wouldn't have been able to understand what this look meant.
"Can the Taoist priest drink alcohol?" Lin Qian, who believed that doing more is worse than doing less, asked the two Taoist priests.
"Yes."
The Taoist Master looked Lin Qian up and down and nodded. His expression changed slightly, but this change was well hidden. No one except Lin Qian noticed this subtle change in expression.
"My little friend, when is your birthday?" The Taoist priest looked at Lin Qian who was pouring wine for him, thought for a while and asked this question.
Hearing this somewhat abrupt question, Lin Qian narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Why do you ask this?”
"Whatever Daochang Liu asks you, just answer it. Then why are there so many people?" Lin Yu said angrily.
"It's okay. I'm just asking casually. If it's not convenient to answer, forget it." Liu Daochang smiled and reached out to take the glass, and nodded towards Lin Qian to express his thanks.
"It's no inconvenience. This kid's birthday is September 23rd. He is born in the Year of the Horse. He is just twenty-one years old this year." Lin Yu directly told Lin Qian's birth date.
Lin Qian raised his eyebrows. There was nothing wrong with his birth date. It was just that his birth date was correct.
"September 23rd, the Year of the Horse, this year is the 21st..." Daochang Liu's expression changed again.
"Taoist Priest, is there any problem with this?" Lin Yu asked with some confusion.
"Oh, no problem, I'm just curious, it's a habit of mine." Liu Daochang waved his hand, smiled and did not tell the truth.
Only after learning Lin Qian’s birthday and horoscope, he looked at Lin Qian with more vigilance and confusion.
Lin Qian saw this in his eyes and didn't pay much attention to it. He looked at the little Taoist priest who was curious about him.
I am not good at learning and cannot see his weirdness, otherwise this little Taoist priest may be frightened.
He now understood why the Taoist priest asked about his birth date.
If you are not sure about some things based on your appearance, you have to use your birth date and horoscope.
After Lin Qian poured the wine for the Taoist priest, he picked up a rice bowl and filled a bowl of rice, then piled some vegetables into his bowl.
Under Lin Yu’s somewhat shocked gaze, Lin Qian sat down under the eaves and started eating.
Uh...
"What are you doing?" Lin Yu looked at Lin Qian uncertainly.
"It's too cold, let's get some sunshine." Lin Qian replied casually.
Lin Yu:...
"Ahem, my little friend's personality is really..." Liu Daochang laughed.
“Forget it, ignore him, let’s eat first.” Lin Yu looked at Lin Qian’s back, shook his head and said nothing.
"Taoist Priest, I would like to propose a toast to you, thanking Taoist Priest for taking over the affairs of the Lin Mansion."
Lin Yu raised his wine glass. Seeing this, Taoist Master Liu also raised the wine glass in his hand.
"It doesn't matter. Accepting money from others and eliminating disasters for others is what a poor man should do." Liu Daochang said.
"Having said that, I still want to thank Taoist Priest for taking time out of his busy schedule to come. Without further ado, I will do it first as a token of respect."
As he said this, Lin Yu took a sip After finishing the glass of wine, Daochang Liu nodded secretly and drank the wine in one gulp.
After drinking this glass of wine, they must handle the promised matters for their employer.
"Come to eat food, Taoist priest, don't be polite, just treat this place as a Taoist temple, don't be formal." Lin Yu saw Taoist priest Liu finishing his glass of wine in one gulp, and quickly refilled it for him.
While pouring the wine, he said to the little Taoist priest.
"Well, thank you, layman." The little Taoist priest nodded, lowering his head and eating the rice in the bowl.
Sitting on the eaves, eating in the sun, Lin Qian felt a little uninterested when listening to the polite words of the two people behind him.
The opening remarks of these people are very boring, the employer's temptation, and the old Taoist priest's response are all very particular.
According to the old man, this is the sophistication of human nature.
But Lin Qian has never looked down on these things, and only those who want to live under someone else's roof will speculate on these things.
A strong person never needs worldliness, because worldliness always revolves around the strong.
Lin Qian ate the pork belly in the bowl and looked at the black cat squatting on the eaves above his head, looking down.
The dark green vertical pupils were like gems.
It looked at Lin Qian quietly, just like a quiet lady.
The little Taoist priest secretly looked at Lin Qian. This elder brother seemed to be stranger than them.
Pushing the cup to the cup, Liu Daochang glanced at Lin Qian who came back to add rice and meat. After Lin Qian sat under the eaves again, he hesitated for a while and asked a question.
“Lin Shi, are his parents still alive?”
Although the old Taoist priest asked this question a bit presumptuously, since he had already asked it, Lin Yu had no intention of not answering it.
"He died a long time ago. He was picked up from a refugee pile when I was doing business. I thought he was pleasing to the eye, so I brought him back."
"Because he was abandoned by his parents when he was a child. Because of this, he became taciturn He has a strange language and a weird personality. Why is the Taoist asking this? Is there a problem?”
Hearing Lin Yu’s answer, the old Taoist frowned slightly and glanced at the animal he was feeding. Lin Qian knows where the black cat comes from.
I was a little unsure.
The strange thing now seems not that simple. His face looks like a dead person, his birth date also shows that he is a dead person, and he is also a dead person who has been dead for two or three years.
I heard Lin Yu say that his parents had died long ago, and something was wrong.
His parents are obviously still alive, why do they say they are dead?
Daochang Liu was very confused. He looked at Lin Qian's back with some hesitation.
Lin Qian, who was feeding a black cat, paused slightly, his eyes a little gloomy.
"Another backhand, actually on my parents, but I remember that I don't have parents."
"Parents..."
"Wait..."
Lin Qian seemed to have thought of something. He looked at the black cat in front of him and became silent.
“I have to go back to the Republic of China, a supernatural place wandering in time, a time that deviates...”
"Lin Yu is good at it. Can you refer to the way the world works in Da Qian?"
"Unexpected results..."
Lin Qian exhaled and his eyes became solemn. If you want to go back to the past again, you have to make some preparations.
“After we go out, see if we can find the anchor point left by Lin Yu. If we can, it will be much easier.”
If it is not necessary, he does not want to return at once. to the past.
"The horoscopes of birth, dogs, and the same fate..."
Lin Qian smiled, knowing part of Lin Yu's methods. (End of this chapter)