Chapter 124
There is a large stone table at the entrance of Shizhuo Village, with a chessboard carved on the top and six stone piers at the bottom.
It is said that during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, two Taoists wandered here and suddenly became interested in chess. They cut the rocks into tables and chairs and invited little ghosts from all over the world to sit and watch chess together.
A game of chess was played for three days and three nights.
After the chess game was over, the two Taoists disappeared, and the little ghosts from all directions stopped harassing the villagers, and the place became peaceful.
Nowadays, the four corners of the stone table have been cracked, and the texture of the table has long been blurred by wind erosion. Only two of the six stone piers remain. A locust tree grew up next to the original stone table, and its roots became thicker and more twisted, tilting the stone table. .
A group of old men and women were sitting under the locust tree. Some were knitting clothes, some were picking up shoe soles, and some were smoking cigarettes and coughing. They occasionally exchanged a few words, but they were not interested in talking.
Looking from a distance, you can't see them clearly, because the old man's skin and the bark of the old locust tree are almost the same color.
Even if you get closer, if you don't take a closer look, you will mistakenly think that they are just a ring of old tree roots branching out.
Zhao Mengyao walked past here wearing long sleeves, a hat, and a silk scarf, dragging her suitcase.
The old people under the locust tree stood up one after another. Although the person who came was covered up and down and did not show his face, he could still identify the girl from which family just by looking at his clothes and body shape.
"Girl from the Zhao family, are you home?"
"Why don't you let your grandpa pick him up?"
"Didn't your grandfather just leave the village the day before yesterday and didn't come back together?"
"But have you eaten?"
Different from the greetings and care shown by the elders in other villages to their juniors, the elders here showed a touch of caution and flattery towards Zhao Mengyao.
There is only one family named Zhao in Shizhuo Village, who lives in the east end of the village.
Nowadays, people who have earned money in the village are eager to build two-story or even three-story small western-style buildings. However, instead of building on top, the old Zhao family expanded in all directions, adding circles and circles, and the former brick and tile bungalows were added. There are several large courtyards that you can enter.
Ordinarily, it is against the rules to build a house in such an area, but the old Zhao family first supports the lonely elderly people in the village, and secondly adopts abandoned children nearby. If they really want to make it official, they will open a nursing home and a nursery in their own home and expand the building. The house is also impeccable.
In a few years, these old people under the locust tree will have to shamelessly go to Lao Zhao's house to ask for three meals a day.
Lao Zhao's family is not prosperous. Four generations back in the family, there is an ancestor, who is the oldest person in the village today. At that time, he hired a son-in-law and gave birth to a son. The son gave birth to an only daughter. Then he hired a son-in-law and gave birth to a son. There are twin brothers and sisters, one of whom is Zhao Mengyao.
Nowadays, the only members of the Zhao family are the old ancestor, his son, old Zhao Tou, and the twin brothers and sisters.
There are obviously four generations, but only four people are left.
The old Zhao family was rich. According to legend, during the Republic of China, the ancestor of the Zhao family was invited to tell fortunes by a certain general. Later, before the general retired and became an apartment in Tianjin, he specially arranged for the ancestor to be given to him. He was sent back to Stone Table Village, along with several boxes of gold and silver.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the old Zhao family did spit out some things, but there were rumors in the village that the real family wealth had been buried underground long ago. No, as soon as the limelight changed, the old Zhao family started to tremble again.
But even if there is no such thing as hiding gold and silver, the ancestor of the Zhao family and his son, Zhao Tou, are also famous fortune tellers from all over the country. The mother and son usually don't accept ordinary customers at all. Every few months, they either have fortune tellers. People dressed in gangster attire come to the door to ask for help, or people with cars and jeeps drive straight into the village. How can it be possible that the cashier can be paid so little?
Zhao Mengyao opened the door and walked through the courtyard. Under the corridor in the east wing, there was a row of old people sitting, all with gray faces. They were neither noisy nor fussy, just staying there quietly.
In the west wing, there is the nursery. There are a few children with obvious mental retardation and crooked eyes who are playing, but they have added some movement to themselves, and they are no longer so lifeless.
There was a strong smell of decoction coming from the east and west wing rooms. If you walked in at this time, no matter whether you were an old man or a child, you would be sure that many of them would be lying in bed suffering from illness.
It is normal for the elderly to get sick as they get older. There are many male babies among the abandoned babies. Many of them have congenital diseases, so the chance of early death is even greater.
Therefore, the old Zhao family often mourns and vacates a place, but it does not arouse much suspicion from outsiders. After all, no one really cares about lonely old people and abandoned babies.
Zhao Mengyao has disliked the smell of her home since she was a child. The smell is both stinking and rotten, which often drives her crazy and wants to light a fire for it and burn down the entire wing.
Even if he is a little older and knows the purpose of these people, he still feels disgusted in his heart.
Fortunately, her great-grandmother was very open-minded and not only allowed her to study, but also allowed her to take exams in other places. She only hoped that she would bring home a good-looking and lucky man in the future.
"Mengyao, why are you back?"
It was her brother who asked the question. They were obviously twins, born front and back, but her brother Zhao Xilu looked like he was nearly thirty years old.
At this time, Zhao Xilu was boiling medicine. A total of eight small stoves were placed in front of him. He was holding a fan in each hand and was very busy.
In the corner behind Zhaoxi Road, there is a dirty woman with chains tied around her body. She is a madman, holding a rag doll and feeding it all day long.
In the eyes of outsiders, this is the Zhao family's kindness in adopting her.
But in fact, Zhao Mengyao knew that when she first entered high school, this woman had given birth to two children for her brother Zhao Xilu, giving birth to a boy and a girl respectively. However, the first one died within a hundred days, and the second one died within a hundred days. Two didn't even make it past the full moon.
The woman went crazy and was locked up here.
When Zhao Xilu gets up in the morning, he will take her to the courtyard to bask in the sun. When he returns to the house at night, he will take her back to the house.
Zhao Mengyao doesn't like this brother. Although he has always been kind to her, she just feels that he is hypocritical and ruthless and not as straightforward and kind as herself.
Obviously there are people invited to help at home, but his brother still has to do it himself every day.
It would be fine if she didn't know what those things were used for, but her brother knew very well, and his talent for casting spells was much higher than hers.
But now, she can only cry aggrievedly to her brother:
"Brother, I have been cursed."
With that said, Zhao Mengyao took off her hat and rolled up her sleeves, revealing the festering skin.
When Zhao Xilu saw this, he was startled and hurried forward to check.
"How did you do this?"
"I've been cursed."
"Where is grandpa? Didn't grandpa go to find you?"
"Isn't Grandpa back?"
"No, you haven't seen Grandpa?"
"I saw it, but I thought grandpa asked me to sign the two alimony agreements and go home."
"You..." Zhao Xilu frowned, "Mengyao, please sit in the room first."
"Where's my great-grandmother? I want to see my great-grandmother."
"Great-grandmother is seeing guests and cannot be free now."
"I'm already like this, what other customer can be more important than me?"
"Someone from my family is here."
"My family?"
Zhao Mengyao was stunned. She had heard about her family. There were two rows of offerings in the ancestral hall of her family. One row was empty, and the other row was her parents and grandmother, which could only be placed in the corners of the lower corners.
The empty space in the center is reserved for the family. Even if the family's tablet cannot be placed, the space must be reserved for them.
When she was a child, Zhao Mengyao asked naively: "Why can't we put my family's tablet?"
Great-grandmother smiled gloomily and replied: "Because I think we are unlucky."
My family is in Jiujiang. Different from a small family like Shi Zhuo Zhao, my Jiujiang Zhao family is a true master of the world. There was a Dragon King in the Qing Dynasty.
However, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, if a clan member succeeds in crossing the rivers or there is no successor for a hundred years, the Dragon King's family's plaque is still not qualified to be hung.
Therefore, our family only calls ourselves Jiujiang Zhao family, but we do not call ourselves Dragon King Zhao.
Sometimes, the family background and strength are not strong enough, and forcing the Dragon King plaque to appear can easily cause trouble.
"Then I...then what should I do..."
"Mengyao, I told you, please go to my room and wait. I will come right away."
"Okay."
Zhao Mengyao had no choice but to enter the courtyard first, cross the corridor, go through the small door, and arrive at her brother's room in the backyard.
The furnishings inside are very simple, with the study in the north, the living room in the middle, and the bedroom in the south.
There is a nest under an old-fashioned wooden bed in the bedroom. There is a grain basin and a water basin in front of the nest.
Not long after, the door of the house was pushed open again, and Zhao Xilu led the woman in.
"Mengyao, take off your clothes."
Zhao Mengyao hesitated.
Zhao Xilu took a deep breath: "Then I won't care about you, brother."
"No, brother, you have to help me."
Zhao Mengyao took off her clothes, and the corners of her mouth twitched from time to time while taking off her clothes, because many ulcers and clothes were stuck together, and taking off her clothes was like tearing off a layer of skin.
"Mengyao, come into my study."
Zhao Mengyao walked into her brother's study.
In the study room, the table, incense burner and candles have been arranged.
Zhao Xilu repeatedly roasted a black needle in the candlelight, then inserted it into the ashes of the incense burner and stirred it. Finally, he took it out, walked up to Zhao Mengyao, and stabbed it directly into his forehead.
"It hurts..."
"Bear it."
After the needle was inserted, Zhao Xilu waved to the woman on the ground.
The woman crawled over, came to Zhao Mengyao's feet, opened her mouth, and bit Zhao Mengyao's ankle.
"Ah..."
"Bear it, sister."
Zhao Mengyao lowered her head and looked at this woman, with resentment and hatred in her eyes.
The woman is sucking.
Gradually, the abscessed areas on Zhao Mengyao's body began to shrink, dead skin appeared, and there was significant improvement. However, on the woman's body, multiple abscessed areas appeared.
Zhao Mengyao felt even more disgusted with her brother. He actually cultivated the woman who had given birth to two children into a curse vessel.
The function of this container is to transfer the curse imposed on the person to oneself. In addition, it can also transfer poisons.
The woman opened her mouth, lay on the ground, gasping for air, and blood kept flowing out of her mouth.
Zhao Xilu stretched out his foot and kicked the woman, scolding: "Go out and cough up blood, don't make this place dirty."
The woman climbed out immediately.
"Mengyao, are you okay?"
"Brother, I'm much better."
"Well, you rest here for a while, and I'll go and help you see if your great-grandmother is okay."
Zhao Xilu left the room and went to the main room in the backyard. The door of the main room was already open, indicating that the reception was over.
As soon as he entered the main room, Zhao Xilu saw a gloomy young man about the same age as himself sitting there. There was a cracked wound between the young man's eyebrows. It seemed like an old wound, but it looked like it had just scabbed.
Behind the young man, an old man was drinking tea with his great-grandmother.
My great-grandmother is very old, but she still looks energetic, and her white hair is still mixed with a lot of black hair.
"Xi Lu, come here to meet my young master Yi, and to meet my uncle Tian again."
"Yes, great-grandmother."
Zhao Xilu first saluted the gloomy young man: "I have met Master Yi."
As soon as he finished the salute, Zhao Xilu saw the other party slowly move his head and turn his eyes on himself.
The wound between the gloomy young man's eyebrows seemed to be moving.
A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth:
"You are so pure and dirty."
Although Zhao Xilu was unhappy, he did not show it at all on his face. He turned to salute the old man: "I have met Uncle Tian."
Young Master Yi must be surnamed Zhao. This uncle should be the son of the family.
The old man smiled and waved his hand and said: "Okay, now that the nagging is over, it's time for me to leave."
"Where are the nuisances coming from? As a family, we should move around more. I will see you off."
"No, stay. Since you want to move around more, don't be shackles by red tape."
The old man walked up to the young man, wrapped a cloth band around the young man's forehead, then bent down, picked up the young man on his back, and walked out of the main room.
After they left, Zhao Xilu couldn't help but curiously asked: "Great-grandmother, why did someone suddenly come to my family?"
"That young master Yi is sick. The third eye is opened between the eyebrows, just like the door of life and death is open. There is no yin or yang, and no distinction between humans and ghosts. It was originally a deformity of a stillborn fetus, which could not even come out of the mother's womb, but it was forced to die. Come down and live to this day.
My family wanted to find a way for him to suppress the gate of life and death and make him fully rejuvenate. In recent years, they have used many methods, but all of them have not been effective. Then they thought of our down-and-out relative from the separate family. Look for ways to break the situation with spells. ”
"Then great-grandmother, do you have any ideas?"
"There are ways, just hold the door vertically and horizontally, so why bother with using living energy or dead energy? All you need to do is use a substitute to inflict the death curse and use other people's lives to press it down. Then won't the door of life and death be closed?"< br>
"This is indeed a good idea."
"But they didn't agree."
"Why?"
"I said I didn't want to use such a hurtful method because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get away with it in the future."
"What's so hard to escape from? Doesn't our family have a way to escape?"
"I see, my family is planning to let Young Master Yi light up a lamp and walk across the river."
"Walking across the river?"
"Since we are walking across the river, we cannot be contaminated by these things. We are afraid that something will go wrong while walking across the river. Oh, by the way, why are you here to find me?"
"Meng Yao is back. She seems to be under a spell. I just helped her get rid of it."
"Didn't your grandpa help her?"
"That's the strange thing. Grandpa didn't come back with her."
"What?" Great-grandmother looked confused, "Call Mengyao in, I want to ask you carefully."
"I'll go right away."
After a while, Zhao Mengyao was brought in by Zhao Xilu.
"Great-grandmother..."
Zhao Mengyao started crying as soon as she entered the room, knelt down under her great-grandmother and hugged her legs.
She didn't like the smell of her great-grandmother. She didn't look very old, but she smelled of rotten flesh, especially at close range, which broke through the suppression of makeup and powder, which was even more disgusting.
But she knew very well that she could live happily in this family and take away a human skin charm to go to college, all because of her great-grandmother's support.
"Get up and tell me what happened."
"Yes, great-grandmother."
Zhao Mengyao told the story.
She spent a lot of time describing how Zhou Yunyun bullied her and bullied her classmates, describing her curse on Zhou Yunyun as an unbearable counterattack.
Great-grandmother patiently listened to the nonsense at the beginning. When she heard the last word, great-grandmother immediately looked fierce.
"Crack!"
A slap hit Zhao Mengyao hard on the face.
"Great-grandmother!"
Zhao Mengyao looked at the old woman in front of her in disbelief, and her voice rose.
"Crack."
Another slap, this time harder, made Zhao Mengyao fall to the ground.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!"
The great-grandmother scolded the idiot three times in a row: "Since your grandfather has not come back, he must have received the blood ship you burned. According to the temperament of our family, I am afraid that he has already made a settlement.
But since you went to the hospital during the day and saw that the man named Zhou Yunyun was not dead and was still recovering in the hospital bed, you should know that something happened to your grandpa!
Since even your grandfather can't stop the opponent's attack, what qualifications do you have to survive?
What kind of curse is this?
They are just teasing you, waiting for you, idiot, to take them home! ”
Great-grandmother immediately looked at Zhao Xilu: "Quick, go and invite your Uncle Tian and Master Yi back!"
"Yes, great-grandmother."
Zhao Xilu ran out immediately, and not long after, he came back in a panic: "Great-grandmother, Master Yi and Uncle Tian have disappeared. I am afraid they have left the village and gone far away."
When great-grandmother Zhao Juanhua heard this, she leaned on the imperial chair.
Zhao Mengyao was still sitting on the ground with her face covered. This was the first time in her memory that her great-grandmother hit her. When she was a child, no matter how naughty and troublesome she was, her great-grandmother rarely spoke harsh words to her and showed preference for herself over her brother. .
Zhao Xilu comforted him: "Great-grandmother, it's not necessarily true that something happened to me. It may have been delayed due to other things. You see, I haven't been away from home for a long time. People say that things have changed a lot outside. I'm afraid it's because of other things." Also confused
Even in the worst-case scenario, if people really come to visit us, this is Shizhuo Village, and our family is Shizhuo Zhao. No matter what, we won’t let outsiders go wild. ”
Zhao Juanhua covered her forehead with her left hand and waved her right hand:
"Zhou Yunyun, who was cursed by this idiot, is from Nantong. Since they sent this idiot a message to Nantong to collect corpses, it means that people have long found out that this idiot did it.
The man made an appointment with this idiot to meet and wanted an explanation. The idiot didn't go, but do you think he really meant to go?
I'm afraid that people have already seen through that she is a fool and want to use this fool to fish.
It was a coincidence that your grandfather had already left because of this idiot's use of human skin charms, and he was right next to him, so he was actually caught.
After catching the fish, the man was still not satisfied, so he continued to use this idiot to pull the string, and also marked the time and place of the meeting.
Oh,
Over and over again, the behavior is so standardized, is it really for this idiot?
Every step a person takes is "upright and upright", and he is doing it to show the way of heaven.
Tell me, what kind of person would use this kind of 'movement'? ”
Zhao Xilu was unable to answer the call.
"Let's go and prepare wine for the banquet. Since people have the confidence to come like this, then I... I will kneel down first."
……
Old Man Tian carried his young master on his back and walked out of the old Zhao's house. As soon as he left the Zhao's house, he started running wildly.
After running out of the village, he deliberately did not take the main road and ran to the field and stream.
He ran until he started to sweat, and then he slowed down. He could still run, but the young master on his back could hardly stand the jolt.
"Master, are you okay?"
"I'm okay..."
"Master, that place is dirty and stinky. I don't blame you for not liking it. I don't like it either. I find it depressing."
"It's dirty, it uses living people to refine curses; it relies on supporting orphans and widows and adopting children as a medium to transfer backlash.
All these things have been figured out by this branch family. ”
"So, our family only separated this branch back then. This was a decision we personally made when the Dragon King of the Zhao family was here, and we also set a family motto that the descendants of our family are not allowed to practice spells.< br>
If I hadn't found a solution for your health problem, young master, the master wouldn't have let me go here to try my luck behind your back.
It's just strange that this family has been separated for so many years. When I got the location of Shizhuo Village, I thought it would be a Zhaojia Village. But after arriving, I discovered that there is only one family with the surname Zhao. The population is so thin. ”
Zhao Yi: "Then the old woman uses her descendants and blood relatives to lend their lives to support herself. How can the population not be thin?"
"This..." Old Man Tian looked shocked, "She actually did this!"
"Grandpa Tian, we can't mess with this split family anymore."
"I understand, don't worry, young master. After I return, I will report it to the head of the family. If we do not sever ties with this branch of the family, I am afraid that it will become a major disadvantage for you, young master, when you go to the river in the future.
In order for you to successfully travel across the Yangtze River, you have to ask the head of the family..."
"No need. When we came in before, we had seen Zhao Xilu. Zhao Xilu was the same type of person as that old woman. She was completely dirty, leaving no trace of white behind.
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But when I saw him for the second time, his face was filled with the aura of death, and that aura also transferred to the old woman.
This separation of families may be a disaster. ”
"That's why, young master, you asked me to run out quickly?" "Well, if I don't run away, why don't I stay and help them prevent disaster?"
"Are they worthy? Bah!"
"It's just that because of my illness, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a suitable solution. I also want to go out of my way to save my family. Alas."
"Young master, don't worry. If you can't find a way down, the master of the family will go up and look for it. Although our family in Jiujiang Zhao is a famous family, the river is surging, hiding dragons and sleeping dragons.
If that doesn't work, go to the upright Dragon King's family. That kind of family has a deep foundation and should be able to help the young master cure your illness. ”
"Grandpa Tian, how can the real Dragon King's family be so easy to fight with? Besides, how can they use their knowledge to treat my illness so that I can go to the river in the future?
I have read the notes left by my ancestor, the Dragon King. On the River Road, it is not just the evil spirits that are suppressed. Sometimes, the people suppressed are not necessarily less than the evil spirits. ”
"Master, other dragon kings can't do it, but there is one family... no, there are two families, it is possible."
"Oh?"
"After the marriage between the two families, their momentum was like fire, but it was suddenly interrupted. Although their status is still high today, in essence, they are just relying on the orphans and widowed mothers to keep the brand afloat.
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Young Master, you have a disease, but it is also a chance. If the head of the family invites you to come to ask for a godmother, or even a marriage, you can even marry into this family.
Based on the temperament of the old lady, I am afraid that she will bet her fortune on you, the young master, to help you make a career and become a successful person. ”
"Hehe...hehe..."
"Master, why are you laughing?"
"If you are going to die, you are still going to die from two generations of the Dragon King's family. You really dare to think about it, and you are not afraid of dying."
"Master, everything depends on manpower. Opportunities can always be won."
"Well, generally people who seek death will run as fast as they can."
"Master, your mentality..."
"If you really want to plan like this, then go ahead and plan it. I don't think I have to go to the river. I can just stay at home, eat, drink and have fun, and wait for the family to be wiped out. My life in this world will not be in vain."
"Master..." Old Man Tian wanted to say something more, but he saw a puff of smoke rising in front of him. Looking closer, he saw that someone had lit a fire by the river and was having a picnic.
"Grandpa Tian, I'm hungry. Let's go buy something to eat. I smell the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes."
……
"The sweet potatoes are baked."
Li Zhuiyuan took a wooden stick and pulled out the sweet potatoes.
Runsheng came over, took a few, and then squatted back.
Seeing this, Shuyou Lin also came over to take a few, and squatted back as well.
Each of them squatted on a small slope to observe and warn the surroundings.
Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng had already entered the village to check out the Zhao family in the village.
The one who talks stupidly and the one who doesn't know what to say are left here to accompany Li Zhuiyuan.
In fact, everyone has dry food in their bags, such as compressed biscuits and dehydrated vegetables. After each operation, if there is any consumption, it will be replenished as soon as possible after returning.
Mainly, this stuff really doesn't taste good.
Plus, there really wasn’t much to do at the moment, so I bought some sweet potatoes from a nearby farmer and roasted them for a toothpaste while killing time.
Some things are only suitable for doing when the night is dark and windy.
Runsheng: "Here comes someone."
Li Zhuiyuan blew the sweet potato in his hand, stood up, and looked over there.
I saw an old man carrying a young man on his back, walking towards here along the field ridge.
The young man had a piece of cloth wrapped around his head, like the attire worn by rural women during confinement.
Li Zhuiyuan lowered his eyes and watched the old man's steps.
It had just rained here last night, and I had struggled to find dry firewood. The ground was naturally a little muddy, but the old man was carrying the weight of an adult on his back, and every time the cloth shoes on his feet fell to the ground, he could not step on them. Make footprints.
This means that the opponent is practicing serious internal martial arts, and he has gained a lot of strength.
Runsheng also practices internal martial arts, but Runsheng's "internal" skills are drilled out.
Li Zhuiyuan took a bite of the sweet potato and said, "Get ready."
Since they are seeking revenge, they are also on the other side's territory, and if they meet a practitioner, that is, during the day, everyone will see each other from a distance. If it is night, they will probably kill the other person first and then identify the identity.
Runsheng picked up the Yellow River shovel and stood in front of Li Zhuiyuan.
Lin Shuyou picked up the trident and did not compete with Runsheng for the position in front of him. Instead, he stood diagonally to Li Zhuiyuan's side.
Opposite me, when Old Man Tian saw this, he couldn't help but stop and asked in confusion: "Oh, what's going on? Do you think you're going to take action?"
Zhao Yi: "Yeah."
"As for that, a roasted sweet potato."
"Grandpa Tian, next time you walk, don't be afraid of dirty shoes."
When Old Man Tian heard this, his face turned slightly red.
"That man is holding a Yellow River shovel." Zhao Yi patted Old Tian on the shoulder, "Grandpa Tian, put me down."
"Master, I think it's better not to have any contact."
"Even if we turn around and leave now, I'm afraid they won't be willing to let us go."
"Master, at least you have some confidence in me."
"Grandpa Tian, I have confidence in you, but haven't you seen that the young man opposite is much younger than me."
"Huh?" Old Man Tian asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"
"Walking around in the world, the younger you are, the less likely you are to provoke someone easily."
Zhao Yi got off Old Man Tian. His body was actually not bad, but he lacked balance when walking and had to rely on others to help him move forward.
After closing the distance, Zhao Yi gently pushed Old Tian away and began to salute.
I saw him patting his left and right chests with both hands, then pointing his two thumbs to the center of his eyebrows, and finally crossing his hands on his chest:
"The chest is near Jiujiang, the courage shines on Xunyang, the energy covers Lushan Mountain, and the spirit is on Poyang. The Zhao family of Jiujiang, here to greet my colleagues!"
After finishing a set of rituals and a set of words, the young man felt dizzy and swayed for a while. The old man behind him wanted to help but didn't dare to help him. He could only be anxious secretly. Fortunately, after the young man shook for a while, he was able to stabilize himself again. body shape.
Your surname is Zhao?
The clothes on Runsheng's body suddenly bulged, then clung to his body, and then bulged again, and there was a faint sound of wind whistling.
Lin Shuyou's eyes widened, he slowly raised his head, made a fist in his left hand, and held a trident in his right hand. He made an obscure sound in his throat, and while warming up without opening his face, he forcibly got up.
Old Man Tian immediately walked around Zhao Yi, threw his arms back, and two daggers came out, which were held in his hands.
His eyes first wandered around Runsheng, and then stopped at Shuyou Lin.
"What is this person... trying to do?"
"He is preparing to bring down the Ji Shen, the inherited faction along the southern coast. I don't know whether it is the eight generals or the head of the official general."
"Young master, since I am asking for magic, it will pass by killing the time for a while. That is the strong man, the aura is too strong, I am old and have insufficient energy and blood, so I am afraid that I will not be able to use up him."
"Grandpa Tian, didn't you just ask me to give you more confidence?"
"How could I have known that when I went out and met a man roasting sweet potatoes by the river, I would meet these two freaks?
Master, if we really take action, the only chance is for me to go around and hold the other boy hostage. The other party may also come to arrest you, and then we can hold each other hostage and force someone to change.
This is the only way. ”
Zhao Yi sighed: "The only way is gone."
Old Man Tian had a look of astonishment on his face, because the young man opposite him was constantly retreating, keeping a long enough safe distance, and the guy who was preparing to descend was also retreating with the young man, guarding him.
While I was judging other people's lineups, they were also judging their own lineup, which was an old man leading a sick man.
Leaving the most energy-consuming one to consume the old man himself, the sick young master would not even be able to escape.
"This..."
Zhao Yi: "Grandpa Tian, don't tell your plan so obviously next time."
"Master, I'm already very quiet."
"But I have good hearing."
"Oh, these sweet potatoes are so expensive."
Zhao Yi raised his hands and moved forward again, bypassing Old Man Tian. Just as he was about to say something, his foot suddenly slipped.
"Bah!"
He fell face first into the field.
Shuyou Lin tilted his head, as if he had finally seen a guy who was dumber and funnier than himself, and immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Hey, is he kidding?"
Beside him, Li Zhuiyuan said: "He fell down on purpose to destroy the solemn atmosphere."
Lin Shuyou silently shut his mouth, okay, he was stupid again.
Old Man Tian put away his dagger and helped Zhao Yi up, who was covered in mud.
"Master, if I had known you were coming out this time, I should have brought a few more people from home."
Zhao Yi wiped the mud off his face, shook his head and said: "Sometimes life matters, it doesn't matter how many people you bring."
After standing up again, Zhao Yi smiled awkwardly and said:
"This Zhao is not the other Zhao. Please don't get me wrong. I am from Jiujiang Zhao. Although my ancestors were the same family as the Zhao family here, we have been separated for two hundred years. We are not the same people at all."
After hearing his introduction, the other party was obviously more cautious and more intent on taking action. Zhao Yi saw something and immediately continued:
"The head of my family heard that the Zhao family here was doing something against the right path, so he specially ordered me and the two of them to investigate. Now the investigation is clear. There are now four members of the Zhao family here.
An old woman, a great-grandmother, had a son and two twin great-grandchildren.
This family not only used living people to refine the cursed objects, and used orphans and widowers to support and adopt orphans as a medium to transfer the curse's backlash, this old woman even used blood relatives to lend her longevity.
One after another, one after another, it is simply a heinous crime that makes people and gods angry, and all righteous people in the world should punish it together!
I am about to go back and report to the family master, asking the family master to order the eradication of this scum in order to clear the reputation of my Zhao family.
Come to think of it, my friend, you are also here for the righteous path, right? ”
What the other party said was very sincere and well-founded, and it also exposed Shi Zhuozhao's background, so it seemed to be true.
However, Li Zhuiyuan did not need to distinguish whether what the other party said was true or false, nor did he need to spend such effort.
The young man raised his hand, pointed at the young man opposite, and said:
"Come here alone, and I'll treat you to sweet potatoes."
"Young Master, no!" Old Man Tian immediately persuaded.
"Grandpa Tian, who told you to deal with only one person?"
"Master, even if I risk my life, I still..."
"I want you to be buried in this field with me?"
Old Man Tian: "..."
"It's okay. At least Grandpa Tian, please help me make other people's knives for the time being."
Zhao Yi staggered towards Runsheng.
Runsheng didn't look at him.
Zhao Yi passed by Runsheng, walked some distance, and finally came to Shuyou Lin.
Then, he finally couldn't maintain his body balance, and with a "pop", he knelt on the ground.
This time he wasn't pretending, he really couldn't walk anymore, every step he took made him feel dizzy.
Li Zhuiyuan also sat down and threw him a piece of roasted sweet potato.
"Hey, I'm just craving for this bite." Zhao Yi peeled off the skin and took a bite, "It's sweet and delicious."
Li Zhuiyuan threw two more roasted sweet potatoes to Shuyou Lin: "Give them to the old man."
In the distance, Old Man Tian saw that his young master had gone in as a hostage. He simply stopped confronting Runsheng and squatted in the field, feeling sulky.
Shuyou Lin held the sweet potato and shook his head.
He was worried that the disease would suddenly arise, which would be detrimental to Brother Xiao Yuan.
Li Zhuiyuan knew what he was worried about and said: "His door to life and death is cracked, he is a waste."
"Pfft...cough cough cough...cough cough cough!"
When Zhao Yi heard this, he immediately coughed violently and kept beating his chest with his hands.
Old Man Tian, who had been squatting in the distance, immediately stood up, but when he saw his young master beating his chest, he also raised his right hand and shook it downwards, so Old Man Tian had to squat down again.
Zhao Yi said helplessly: "They say that I am a genius who can open the door to life and death. How come I am a waste to you?"
Li Zhuiyuan: “A genius who can’t even take care of himself?”
Zhao Yi corrected: "That's also a genius!"
Li Zhuiyuan: "Is genius valuable?"
Zhao Yi frowned, took another bite of sweet potato, and said, "You can't really think that you are a cripple. At least, this title of genius allows me to persist in living."
Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "It makes sense."
Seeing that Brother Xiaoyuan was sure that the other party was harmless, Shuyou Lin took the sweet potato and left, giving it to the old man.
"Thank you." The old man took the sweet potato and thanked him, and asked by the way, "Are you a general of the eight families or a general?"
"The official will be the head."
After answering, Shuyou Lin went back again.
Runsheng walked to the old man and squatted down with him.
His mission is to always accompany the old man and exchange money with him.
The old man asked while munching the sweet potato: "It's really incredible that you can practice your martial arts to such an extent at such a young age."
Unlike Shuyou Lin, Runsheng didn't answer the question. He just silently took out his cigar box.
Old Man Tian continued to ask: "Where did you learn from him?"
Runsheng shook his head and said: "I don't have a master."
There used to be one, but on the way to the river, the name was changed.
"My young master is already in your hands. If you tell me the truth, you can ask me."
"I'm not interested in you."
"Oh, okay."
Runsheng lit the coarse incense, took a big sip, and then slowly spit it out.
Old Man Tian looked shocked and said: "You are fucking dead..."
Runsheng turned to look at him.
Old Man Tian immediately stuffed his mouth with sweet potatoes.
Runsheng stopped looking at him and continued to smoke his cigar.
On the other side, Zhao Yi nuzzled towards Li Zhuiyuan and asked curiously: "How can you tell at a glance that I am a crack in the door of life and death?"
"Cracked."
"Cracking doesn't sound good. I have a crack between my eyebrows, not below."
"I saw it in the book."
"What book can record this?"
"Trash books in the basement of my hometown."
Zhao Yi smiled sarcastically, thinking that his method of testing the other party's identity was discovered by the other party, and the other party deliberately retorted.
After eating the sweet potato on hand, Zhao Yi seemed to have made up his mind and asked frankly: "Does your Majesty have any treatment method?"
Li Zhuiyuan: "It's the same as the method below."
"Ah? Can this be shared by both the upper and lower levels?"
"Just cut it off."
Zhao Yi swallowed and murmured: "If you dig it out, I will no longer be a genius."
"Then you are indeed not."
Li Zhuiyuan picked up the wooden stick and put some sweet potatoes in to roast, waiting for Binbin and Mengmeng to come back to eat.
Zhao Yi asked quietly: "If it were you, would you be willing to give it up, even if you are tired of it or even harmed by it?"
Li Zhuiyuan moved the burning stick in front of him, blew out the flames on it, and said:
"I will."
When Zhao Yi heard this, he buried his head deeply.
Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng came back. They first saw the old man squatting there with Runsheng, and then saw Zhao Yi sitting with Li Zhuiyuan.
The two of them knew who to ask about the situation, so they chose Shuyou Lin. Shuyou Lin told them what happened before.
Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng sat over.
Binbin put his arm around Zhao Yi's shoulders: "Hello, hostage brother."
Zhao Yi: "I have admired you for a long time."
Tan Wenbin picked up a sweet potato and blew on it and said: "Little... brother, it seems that our trip was in vain."
Li Zhuiyuan: "Tell me about it."
"Shizuo Zhao runs both a nursing home and an orphanage in the village. He also donates money to build roads. His reputation is very good. I was almost moved by their family tradition.
Until I happened to catch up with an old man from their family attending a funeral and burying his body. I got into the crowd and tested it with a talisman paper.
Hey, guess what, this talisman paper is so black that it looks authentic.
Damn, this is an absolute den of beasts. ”
Zhao Yi clenched his fists and echoed: "Yes, heaven and earth will punish him together!"
"Hahaha, brother hostage, you surrendered so quickly."
"My position is very firm, because I will go to the river in the future."
Tan Wenbin said in confusion: "Zou Jiang, it sounds really strange. What is Zou Jiang? It sounds awkward."
Zhao Yi: "If you successfully walk across the river, you can transform into a dragon, and that is the Dragon King."
Tan Wenbin: "Oh, there is another saying, okay, okay."
Immediately afterwards, Tan Wenbin looked at Li Zhuiyuan: "Brother, what should we do?"
Li Zhuiyuan looked at Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi said: "When it gets dark, I will break the ban on her ancestral hall. I will first enter the ancestral hall and destroy the cursed objects, and then clean up this nest of beasts.
But be careful, they also carry personal charms.
In addition, before taking action, I need to arrange a formation to separate her backyard from the front house. There are many elderly people and children living in the east and west wings of the front house. It is not cost-effective to not involve them. It will be in vain. ”
Tan Wenbin asked: "Hey, do you know how to use formations?"
Zhao Yi nodded: "I can. Why, you can too?"
Tan Wenbin waved his hand and said: "I can't talk about it, I just... know a little bit about it."
Li Zhuiyuan threw the wooden stick in his hand into the fire, clapped his hands and said:
"Wait until dark."
(End of chapter)