Lingxian Zhenjun

Chapter 469

Southeast of Jiyin.

The sunshine in May is hotter than in previous years. Under the winding mountain, the crowd is walking in long lines on the rugged dirt road. One after another, the figures are staggering, their faces are disheveled, and the coarse clothes are patched. When looking into the mountains, There was a little hope in the dejected eyes.

It can be seen that the men, women and children in the team are all people from nearby mountain villages, and some have come from afar. In the mountain where everyone's eyes are intertwined, at the end of the dirt road is a Taoist temple, which is dilapidated everywhere, and the mossy courtyard wall is cracked. In the gaps, the black tiles are full of fallen leaves, as if they have existed for as long as this mountain.

when~~
The bell rang far and wide, and when a shaky figure walked out from the inside, the waiting people stepped over the threshold and walked into the temple.The figure who came out just now swayed down a few steps of the stone steps. This is an old woman with no intact clothes on her body, her skin is wrinkled like a dead tree, her eyes are sunken, and the straw sandals under her feet are all worn out when she entered the contemplation.

She sat down on the stone on one side of the team, quickly wove the broken straw ropes, tied the knots, put them on her feet and stepped on them twice, carrying the bamboo basket and continuing to stagger down to the foot of the mountain.

From time to time on the road, I greeted people I knew acquaintances, and quietly covered the sackcloth covered with bamboo baskets. Inside were two talismans, which I asked for from the Taoist priest today. One was pasted on the door of the hall, and the other was burnt. This is the third time that the ashes are mixed with water and given to the patients at home, and the effect is naturally there.

It's just that every time after he recovered, he would fall ill again within a few months. The Taoist priest said that if he used these two talismans again, he would be completely cured.

She believed it, and she had to believe it. In the town, she emptied her home with only the money for consultation and medicine, and nothing was cured. Now she can only hold this Taoist temple to pray to God and worship Buddha.

The old woman is a woman in the mountains, without a real name. When she was young, she only remembered her surname Liu. After she got married, she took her husband’s surname. Later, when she was old, she couldn’t remember her surname. It was her grandson and son who were sick at home. She was arrested and sent to the army, and she has not been back for several years. People in the village gossip, saying that her son had died outside, and her daughter-in-law ran away secretly one night not long after.

The old woman didn't go to her daughter-in-law's natal family to ask for an explanation, so let her life go on like that. After another year, her most beloved grandson fell ill, and this illness almost killed her.

Seeking medical treatment everywhere, where the doctor is skilled, she rushed to her grandson with her back on her back, and finally used up all the coffins, and didn't even understand the illness. Seeing that the grandson was getting weaker and weaker, she thought in her heart that her son was gone anyway. If there is no more grandson, she will use the hemp rope at home to hang around her neck.

Once it's done, it's good to go with it.

This was her last thought. Later, someone from the village came back from the outside and told the old woman that there was a Taoist temple in the mountains forty miles away. .

The old woman didn't believe it at first, but she couldn't stand her grandson's condition getting worse, so she had to go to the Wagou Mountain with her grandson on her back overnight, thinking of giving it a try.

After handing over a few copper coins that were left at home, he finally obtained a talisman from the Taoist priest. Following the method taught by the other party, he mumbled all the way back home and poured the talisman water into his grandson.

That night, the grandson who had been ill in bed for a long time felt hot all over his body. He woke up in a daze for the first time and called her aunt. Until dawn.

After that, the child's body and bones recovered, he was able to go to the ground, run and jump, and even went to catch fish and toads in the small ditch with other children of the same age.

But not long after, the well-behaved grandson fell ill again, with the same symptoms as before. The old woman also saved some coppers and went to the mountains again, but this time, more people came to ask for talismans. , can be lined up to the foot of the mountain and then to the dirt road leading to the nearby village.

This time she waited for half a day before getting the second talisman, and it was already dark when she returned home. Fortunately, before leaving, the old woman entrusted her grandson to a neighbor to take care of her, and nothing happened. She took the talisman water as usual, The sickly grandson was alive and kicking again the next day, playing around.

Sometimes, she just thinks, save some money, get some money for medical treatment, and struggle to bring up her grandson. When she reaches her age and kicks her feet, she hopes that she will no longer get sick.

After the first time, the old woman was already prepared in her heart, whether she had calculated the time, and rushed to Wagou Temple before her grandson got sick, but this time, she met a young woman on the way, who was not dressed like ordinary people.

The slim dress and the long hair tied up behind her head made her look neat and tidy. What frightened the old lady was that she was holding a sword in her hand.

Those who can run around with a sword these days are either robbers in the mountains or young ladies from rich families, but she can't afford to offend either one.

But fortunately, the woman did not have any malicious intentions. She just asked her if she was going to the Taoist temple in the mountain to seek amulets, and asked the old lady to help guide the way. She had heard something on the way and wanted to come and experience it.

The old woman human rights thought that this was a lady from a rich family, so she agreed to the other party's request and went to ask for amulets together.

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"I don't know if Miss Dahu whom I met this morning is in the team."

After coming out of the Taoist temple, the old woman tidied up her straw sandals and went all the way down the mountain. Her gaze swept the long line from time to time, but she didn't see the woman.

"He looks handsome and has a good figure. If he doesn't live well at home, how come he likes to run around in the rivers and lakes? That would be fatal. It's fine if she's not in the team. If something happens, it's really a misfortune."

There is a mixed crowd in the line, there are all kinds of people, if someone maliciously looks at the beauty of the woman, even if the woman has some martial arts skills, I am afraid that she will be overwhelmed by so many people, if she is plundered, I don't know what will happen end.

The old woman walked for a long time, but she didn't see her. She just thought that the other party had already left. When she turned around the intersection ahead and headed towards her own village, a familiar voice suddenly came.

"Auntie."

The crisp words fell into her ears, the old woman stopped, and saw that the big lady was still there, standing in front of the field, as if she was waiting for her.

"Miss, aren't you going to Guanli? Why are you still here?"

"Wait, auntie."

The woman knew herself well, helped the old woman carry the basket, and walked side by side with her, "Is this basket the talisman paper you asked for?"

"Yes, there are still two." The old woman had a good impression of the woman, but she still subconsciously moved closer, and as long as the other party dared to grab it, she would hold the woman desperately.

"What's the use?" The woman uncovered the sackcloth and looked at the seal characters written in cinnabar inside. "Auntie, can I have a look? If I don't take it away, I will do it right in front of your face."

It could be seen that the old woman was wary. After the woman explained something, the old woman nodded hesitantly before she picked up a talisman and looked through it in her hand.

That moment.

The woman on the side seemed to vaguely see different emotions from the other's beautiful eyes.

A cold light flashed across the woman's eyes.

Still with a smile on his face, he put the talisman in his hand back into the basket and handed it to the old woman, "Auntie, I want to tell you that it's better not to use this talisman, it's not a good thing."

"It's not a good thing. With these talismans, my baby is cured."

"Isn't it not long before you reply and send it?"

"You... how do you know?"

"This talisman is called a longevity talisman... Take another life to borrow your child's life... how much can you borrow? How many days or more than ten days? They all need to be paid back, so your child gets well and gets sick again. I had to keep filling it in with money.”

The old woman snatched the basket, looked warily at the woman explaining to her, took a few steps back, turned and left without saying a word.

The woman didn't speak any more, she turned around and looked back at the long queue in front of her, she flicked the sword in her hand, and walked towards the mountain.

Now that there is proof, there is no need to show mercy.

"It would not be a pity to kill those who deceive the people and defraud people of wealth."

Thinking of this, she accelerated her pace.

(End of this chapter)