long night walk

Chapter 969

"You mean, you want to invite us to take a boat ride on the river and perform the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the river god?"

As soon as Shu Ci arrived home, he didn't see where Bai Lian had gone, and before the iron pot behind him had time to put down, a large crowd of people came from outside the house.

They are all women, children and aunts in the village, and they surrounded the house inside and out.

What unclean things have been caused in the village recently.

Therefore, the old fairy Huang Taoist on Qingyun Mountain was attracted to come here in order to get rid of evil spirits and fix the universe.

Recently, there have been many strange things in the village, and it is often cool at dusk.

If a girl washes clothes alone by the stream or river, she will always disappear for no reason, and the family will not be aware of the matter until a few days later.

Probably because of the day when those girls disappeared in Huanyi, in the middle of the night, the figure and voice of that girl frequently appeared in my house.

So much so that the family members thought that everything was as usual.

But thinking about it afterwards, the figure and voice of the girl in those few days were particularly illusory.

When I really recalled it, a kind of unreasonable fear struck me.

He suddenly realized that he didn't seem to really see the girl's outline clearly at home.

Until he saw his girl's clothes half buried in the soil at the edge of the stream and river jungle. It was obvious that she had been killed for many days, but her bones were gone.

Such weird and strange things are rarely seen in such a remote mountain village with insufficient aura.

For a while, the ignorant peasant women who were not familiar with astronomy and geography did not know what to do.

They are afraid every night, lest that ghosts and gods will happen in their own home.

Now that I meet such an old fairy, I should offer enough incense.

Coupled with Huang Laodao's method of opening the altar, a series of mysterious means of blowing fire and burning talismans were revealed.

In the eyes of these peasant women, it can be said that they have great supernatural powers, and they should be worshiped and believed in.

In the past few days, Huang Laodao took advantage of the fire to rob, and made a lot of money in this remote and impoverished mountain village.

Some old things, such as mahogany swords, yellow talisman paper, five emperors copper coins, bronze swords, and cinnabar robes.

All of them were re-purchased one by one in this village.

However, they are all able to sacrifice to the river god tonight, and they need to be prepared to completely allow mistakes to be used as excuses.

Prior to this, many requirements were put forward for the sacrifice, and six women were required to travel together in the same boat to sacrifice to the gods.

And Shu Ci is the sixth candidate.

All in all, Huang Laodao fooled the group of rural women into a daze for a while with his cloudy reasoning.

All he knew was that the selection of the sixth man was no small matter, and he couldn't be perfunctory in the slightest.

Since the old god pointed out by name that it was the lady surnamed Shu, then it could only be her, and no one else could do it for her.

Looking at the group of people messing around outside the door, murderous intent loomed in Shu Ci's eyes.

She is not interested in these mortal things like cats and dogs, and she has no patience to do stupid things like offering sacrifices to gods.

Just as she was about to explode, Aunt Wu jumped out and accused:

"You group of people, what are you all doing? Miss Shu is not from our Qiaokou Village, so what obligation does it have to force you to do such a dangerous thing in the river?"

Shu Ci glanced at Aunt Wu indifferently, as if he was a little surprised to face so many menacing people.

As a woman and child, she had the courage to stand up and speak out in defense.

Although she said that she did not need anyone to protect her.

Although Aunt Wu has not read any books, she is not as ignorant as these people.

He didn't have a good impression of Huang Laodao.

Yesterday, I saw that the old Taoist was obviously trying to beat the big sister of Potato.

Today, I heard from the master blacksmith that it seemed that in the early morning, the young girl and the old Taoist had some unpleasant quarrels in the blacksmith's shop.

The master blacksmith is also an honest man, and it is clear that the old Taoist is trying to do something to the lady first.

It's just that the old Taoist is in the limelight in the village now, and the master blacksmith doesn't want to cause more trouble, and he doesn't say much here and there.

It's just that Aunt Wu couldn't bear to see it. This was obviously a deliberate retaliation because she couldn't take advantage.

Right now, the early spring is cold and rainy for several days, and the streams and rivers are rushing and dangerous.

During the sacrifice at night, if there is a slight accident and falls into the water, even if the person does not drown, there is a danger of freezing to death.

Human nature is inherently selfish. In the face of life and death, there is no room for them to ponder the truth, not to mention the sorrow and joy of human beings.

For Mrs. Wu's accusation, they didn't take it seriously at all, and said confidently:

"Since she has settled down in our village, she is a part of our village, and she also eats the rations of our village.

Isn't the medicine that her ailing husband-in-law drank all day long and the fire that he roasted in was from our village?
Now asking her to take some time to do some effort is not to kill her, so how can she deduce it, it is vague. "

There are some people in the village who can tell right from wrong: "Aunt Li's words are wrong, Mrs. Shu spent money to buy both food and fire.

Among other things, those few luminous pearls were harvested in the village for several years, and she owed nothing to others.

It's just sister potato, don't blame you, such a strange thing is happening in our village right now.

Girls from several families have disappeared. If it is worse, they may have already died.

We also want to end this matter earlier, but don't invite some unclean things.

The old god named you by name and said that you have a strong character and a noble fate, which can make the gods manifest their spirits.

If you can do a good job and help the big guys get through this difficulty, we will definitely remember you well for the rest of your life. "

Shu Ci is obviously a stickler, she sneered and said: "I need you to remember what I want to do in my life? Remembering my good will make me full or help me solve my problems?

Don't get in your way here, don't bother me any more, don't blame me for being rude! "

Shuci is used to being arrogant in the devil world, so these words are not too much for Lord Mohe.

But it fell on the ears of this group of humans, but it was extremely harsh.

It made everyone very unhappy.

"This woman is so unreasonable, she's showing her face to someone. If we hadn't taken in their husband and wife, her husband, who is dying, would have already stepped into the palace of the king of hell!"

"Yes! Since she is so ignorant, why should we be polite to her, so unsympathetic.

Why should we throw her little husband-in-law out of the village and let him live or die? ! "

These words were clearly spoken out of anger.

But this undoubtedly touches Shu Ci's Ni Lin, there seems to be flames raging in her eyes, and she said sternly: "You dare!"

"Ms. Potato, why do you need to make a fuss, you just need to cooperate a little bit, and when the sacrifice is over, we will naturally not make things difficult.

If you come and go again and again, causing your unhealthy husband-in-law to suffer a relapse, it will be very bad, and the old Daoer must be very sorry. "

Only an old voice was heard, and the crowd slowly separated into a path.

Huang Laodao wore a new eye-catching Taoist robe, held a dust whisk in his hand, and looked at Shuci sincerely.

Shu Ci is indeed not as good as a child when it comes to human sophistication.

But when it comes to conspiracies and tricks, it is difficult to find opponents in the devil world, except for the devil king.

Looking at Huang Laodao in front of him, Shu Ci couldn't guess that he was coming for him.

Little mortals dare to plot against the Lord of the Demon River.

Shu Ci has never been a kind person, so he smiled coldly.

Since the old Taoist insisted on going to the bank of the stream to worship the deity, she didn't mind giving him a ride.

"Since it's all about this, I won't refuse."

Huang Lao Dao was slightly taken aback, thinking that this woman knew that he was avenging his own personal revenge, so she would definitely push back.

In this way, they can use the hands of these villagers to make things difficult for her.

Unexpectedly, she agreed so readily.

Seeing that she finally let go, the villagers stopped being aggressive, and went home to prepare the sacrificial offerings.

Led by the women selected by the top five, Shu Ci also traveled to the side of the river with the crowd.

Before leaving, she glanced sideways at the old Taoist priest, and that look was really strange.

Half of her face was reflected in the shadow of the backlight. Besides being beautiful, she looked more like a ghost than a human.

Huang Laodao's body shook violently, and his eyes immediately became gloomy.

"Master..." The little Taoist priest next to him called weakly: "Will accidents happen if you use this method? After all, there are endless strange things in this village. It is true that a single woman disappeared in the river for no reason. Tonight we Do you really want to go boating with them?"

The voice of the little Taoist made Huang Laodao come back from the trance just now, he frowned and said:

"What a fuss, you just said that only women who are alone will disappear for no reason.

Today, Lao Daoer has gathered eight people to travel together, if there are really ghosts and ghosts, nothing will happen tonight. "

Huang Laodao's eyes slanted: "What's more, that kid is really as you said, able to communicate with the bird, he must have the magic power.

Now if he could take advantage of his illness and lay these lives on him, the woman surnamed Shu would definitely not be able to escape, and in the end, she could only obediently let her own way deal with it! "

The little Taoist looked cowardly, as if hesitating.

Huang Laodao saw him so obsequious, fearing that he would do something bad, frowned and said: "What are you afraid of, I have practiced for decades, and I have a certain degree of Taoism. If it is really harmful to others, this Tao just took it away. Wouldn't it be better to be famous?"

The little Taoist looked very helpless.

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The crowd soon came to the river, led by Huang Laodao, opened the altar, and performed a fire-breathing and burning talisman sword.

After muttering a lot of nonsense that even Shuci couldn't understand.

The old Taoist dual models suddenly opened their eyes wide: "The sky is clear, the earth is spirited, burn incense and worship Master Zhang, thousands of stars are thundering, thousands of stars are sharp, thousands of stars are shining, and ten thousand stars are shining. Press the sword to kill evil spirits. Stepping on the evil spirits and ghosts will perish. The magic soldiers are as fast as the law!"

Another big burst of fire spewed out from the mouth of the old Taoist priest, the momentum was so frightening, it immediately attracted the amazement of the surrounding people.

But Shuci watched so much that he wanted to sleep.

After some chattering, the old Taoist shouted, "The time has come."

Then there is a nondescript dance of hands and feet, which is the legendary dance god.

Then the girls were lulled onto the crudely built boat, and three animals, fruits and flowers were prepared in advance on the boat.

The first quarter moon was gradually covered by dark clouds, and the sky was gloomy.

Just as the old way was sailing upstream with a pole pole, a loud noise pierced the cloudy sky, the sky was dark, and the rain beat on the clear waves.

The rain fell cold and fast without any warning, and everyone didn't prepare umbrellas, so they were drowned in an instant.

Huang Laodao's beard has also become black and white, and his hat has been knocked crooked by the heavy rain, and he no longer looks half immortal.

The cold night, the bleak river, and the bleakness of a heavy rain made the atmosphere unavoidably gloomy.

The five women who came to make up the number folded their arms and shivered from the cold. The lanterns hanging on the boat were also extinguished by the heavy rain, and the darkness seemed to engulf them.

The moonlight was hidden in the clouds, the field of vision was extremely limited, and it was dark everywhere. They trembled and felt scared, looking left and right.

When they first boarded the boat, they believed that the powerful Huang Xianren could protect them from harm.

But right now, in the face of this unknown fear and danger, I feel a chill in my heart.

Shuci had a foresight long ago, squatting in a corner with the iron pot half-hung on top of his head, but he was not affected by the wind and rain.

It has been raining continuously for the past few days, and it has only been clear for two days, and the heavy rain has continued at night, and this heavy rain has a trend of heavy rain.

Everyone on the boat began to panic, at this time a woman weakly said:

"Huang... Taoist Huang, is the sacrifice over? When will we be able to go ashore? The melons, fruits, cattle and sheep on the boat have all been driven into the river. If we don't go ashore again, will there be any accidents?"

Some women have already begun to cry: "It's not unusual for me to look at the river during the day, but how can it be so scary tonight? I've been walking for so long, and I still can't see the river bank."

The frightening thing is that when they looked back, they couldn't even see the villagers' lights on the side when they came.

All I could see was a dark and swift river.

It actually gives people a sense of suffocation and despair as they walk in the abyss and have nowhere to go.

Countless strange fish with black scales swimming swiftly in the river.

They swear that they have lived in this mountain village for decades, and fishermen have been salvaging rivers and seas for so many years.

They have never seen these strange fishes full of scales tonight.

Those fish seemed to be swimming aimlessly, but under the bamboo boat, they were bumped by these fish, and the hemp rope that bound the bamboo boat seemed to be loose.

Such a change made everyone even more uneasy.

The little Taoist was also obviously panicked, shook Huang Lao and said: "Master, what should we do now?"

At this moment, Huang Laodao did not forget to maintain his superior demeanor, he pretended to say:

"It doesn't matter, but it's windy and windy. With my own way, I can naturally protect everyone safe and sound."

Having said that, it was really not in his plan to have such a heavy rain.

He watched the situation of the river for several days, and remembered that at night, there would be a turbulent whirlpool in a certain direction of the river. If people got involved in it, their lives would be in danger.

At that time, if this fragile boat gets involved, all kinds of people on board will inevitably need him to rescue.

He ordered his disciples to set up secret traps in the water in advance, the old way is very good at water, and with the aid of the hidden stakes, he can show his ability to walk on water.

Rescue these little ladies one by one, except for the big potato.

You have to make her suffer a lot and ask her to beg for mercy. Only when she is treated submissively will she be sensible and obedient.

But now it was raining so hard that the lanterns were extinguished, and the canoe drifted with the turbulent water.

I don't know where I am at the moment, and I don't know if those hidden piles have been washed away by the heavy rain.

The old Taoist was equally uneasy and anxious, secretly wondering if he was really going to encounter something unclean tonight?

(End of this chapter)