pin bone

Chapter 20 The Mystery of Back Mountain
What happened in Houshan made Zhong Linlang feel uneasy all the time, and he tossed and turned several times at night without falling asleep.

Although she is still the body of a goddess, she has been sealed with mana, no different from ordinary people.She guessed that Ah Fu had fallen into the illusion, and the illusion required a lot of mana, and generally speaking, it covered a wide range, but she was fine.

Uncle Gu had gone to the mountains to collect herbs before, and he did not lose his soul like Ah Fu, and other people in the village did not reflect this incident.

Could it be that Ah Fu was really just bewildered at the time?
But it's not like either.

Could it be true that as Ah Fu said, there are spider spirits in the cave!Zhong Linlang jumped up from the bed all of a sudden, hitting her head against the bed board, causing her to scream in pain.

But she didn't smell the evil spirit either.

She was always wondering, she didn't sleep well, and when she woke up the next day, there was a faint blue color under her eye circles.

Fu Jingce slept soundly and looked very refreshed.Zhong Linlang came to his side and asked him to pay attention to the surrounding environment when he entered the mountain. He thought about it and nodded in agreement.

He and Uncle Gu went hunting in the mountains, and Zhong Linlang went to the town to sell herbs to pharmacies.

When I came back, I heard two women talking next to a wonton shop.

The content of the conversation ranged from breaking up household chores to complaining to each other.

"The dead man in our family, I don't know what kind of soul he has lost recently, and he got up in the middle of the night and was going to run into the mountains in a daze." One of them looked worried and pulled his handkerchief irritably.

"Isn't that so," another echoed, "I'm afraid I've got something evil?"

"I don't think it looks like that either." The woman shook her head again, "He didn't run very far. He ran to the yard and came back by himself. I'm afraid he might be suffering from somnambulism. I think it's better to go to the pharmacy to get some medicine for him."

Zhong Linlang didn't listen to the next words.

Running into the mountains, I came back after not running far, sleepwalking... But is it really just simple sleepwalking?

She hurried back to the village, but saw that the old Songtou's house next door was very lively, and many people were standing there, chatting with melon seeds.

Aunt Gu stood at the door of her house and watched enviously. When she saw Zhong Linlang coming back, she hurried forward to pick up the medicine basket.

"Ma'am, why is it so lively?" She glanced at it and asked casually.

Aunt Gu put the medicine basket back into the house and told her, "Old Songtou's son has returned from working in the city, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. He brought back a lot of novelty gadgets. Do you want to join in the fun?"

Zhong Linlang shook her head, "I won't go, won't Madam go and have a look?"

Mrs. Gu smiled a little embarrassedly, "It's no fun to go, we are not welcome at their home."

Although they are neighbors, the economic conditions of the two families are very different.Aunt Gu's family is poor, and Lao Songtou's family is considered a rich family in the village, and they are highly praised, so they look down on this poor neighbor.

Zhong Linlang defended Aunt Gu's injustice.After thinking about it, she took a jade-white hairpin from her bun and stuffed it into Aunt Gu's hand.

This hairpin is still her object in the sky, which can keep her safe.The money on his body was already spent when he was in the inn, and it was his reward to live in Mrs. Gu's house for so many days.

Aunt Gu was shocked and refused to accept it. She could tell that the hairpin was made of extraordinary workmanship and was a treasure. "Girl, you can't do it."

She knew that the pretty girl in front of her and the bad-tempered young man must be from extraordinary backgrounds, and it must have happened to something that made them fall into such a state.

Zhong Linlang hid her hands and persuaded, "Auntie, just accept it. We've been bothering you for so many days, and there's nothing we can do to help you."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Aunt Gu compromised and accepted it.

While the two were talking, Fu Jingce and Uncle Gu just came back with a lot of prey.

Uncle Gu is very interested in taking the prey to sell in the market.

Fu Jingce was washing his hands with blood on his hands, when Zhong Linlang hurried forward.

Before she could speak, Aunt Gu smiled and said, "You two have such a good relationship."

Fu Jingce paused in washing his hands, gritted his teeth and glanced at Zhong Linlang, mockingly said, "Oh, I almost forgot that there is such a good sister."

Zhong Linlang laughed awkwardly.

He was about to enter the house after washing his hands, when he suddenly saw someone poking his head at the door.

Fu Jingce winked, Zhong Linlang pursed her lips and walked over, only to find that it was Song Shu, the daughter of Old Song's family.

Song Shu looks very gorgeous and beautiful, but she has not yet reached the level of beauty.Zhong Linlang had seen many fairies prettier than her in Tiangong, so she didn't feel very surprised at first glance.

At this time, Song Shu was standing at the door awkwardly, her face was as white as jade, her cheeks were slightly red, and her pair of watery red phoenix eyes couldn't help looking in.

"Miss Song, what's the matter?" Zhong Linlang walked over to her and asked her.

Song Shu lowered her head, she was holding a package of something wrapped in oiled paper, it should be some kind of snack, "I...I'm looking for your brother."

"My brother?" Zhong Linlang couldn't help but lose her voice. She almost didn't realize that the "your brother" that Song Shu said should refer to Fu Jingce.

Song Shu's face was so red that she could pinch water.

"Brother!" Zhong Linlang turned back and shouted, her eyes full of teasing, "I'm looking for you."

Fu Jingce walked over quickly and gave Zhong Linlang a hard look.If looks could kill, she must be falling apart by now.

Seeing him walking towards her, Song Shu's face turned even redder. She handed him the things in her hands timidly, "Here, here you are."

Zhong Linlang was shocked.Is this the arrogance that Aunt Gu said?This, this, this, Song Shu doesn't look arrogant at all now, on the contrary, she is tender and tender.

Fu Jingce glanced at her, as if he understood something, he didn't answer, but said lightly, "I don't like sweets, thank you."

With just one glance, he saw through her.

Song Shu didn't expect to be rejected, her blushing face turned pale, she bit her lip, "You accept it."

"No need." Fu Jingce didn't want to say anything more, but just repeated, "Keep it for yourself, thank you."

Before Song Shu could respond, he entered the room.

Song Shu stood where she was, neither walking nor walking, wringing her hands in embarrassment.

She has always been proud of her appearance, but she didn't expect to be slumped here today.

Zhong Linlang wanted to comfort her, but Song Shu gave her a sad look and left without looking back.

She lost her temper at this glance, and lowered her hands and said that a woman's mind is really hard to understand.It's all because of Fu Jingce's good face, but if he wasn't so flamboyant, he wouldn't have caused such a thing.

In the afternoon, Zhong Linlang decocted the weed grass picked yesterday into juice and sent it to Fu Jingce.

He was changing his dressing in the room. Seeing her coming, he put on his clothes.

"What's this?" He frowned and looked at the dark concoction in the bowl.

"Silver succulent grass." Zhong Linlang said, "I picked it for you yesterday, it's good for your injury and relieves pain."

Fu Jingce hesitated, "For me?"

"That's right." Zhong Linlang watched him finish his drink, and reminded him aloud, "Did you find anything on the mountain? For example, evil spirit or something."

"There's no evil spirit." Fu Jingce replied, "It's so normal that it looks a little abnormal."

"What do you mean?" Zhong Linlang asked.

Fu Jingce shook his head, "I can't tell. I observed it, and Uncle Gu didn't have the same symptoms as Ah Fu."

"You care about him?" He asked suddenly, Zhong Linlang was taken aback, knowing that he was referring to Ah Fu.

"I care more about you." Zhong Linlang played Tai Chi with him, and clicked twice, "But Song Shu doesn't care about you."

"En." Fu Jingce nodded, chuckled lightly, and was in a good mood, "Are you jealous?"

Eat you big head ghost!Zhong Linlang scolded him in her heart, knowing that he was deliberately disgusting her, "Help me break the curse!"

Originally, it was just a prestige to kill him, but Fu Jingce chanted a few spells and actually untied the red rope.

Zhong Linlang looked at him in surprise.

"You're right, the mountains are indeed weird." Fu Jingce returned to seriousness, and stopped joking with her, "There is no evil spirit, but it gives me a bad feeling."

Zhong Linlang recovered her mana and was in a good mood. She patted him on the shoulder confidently, "Don't worry, it won't be strange anymore, just look at me."

She decided to check it out tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)