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Chapter 25 Talisman Paper
The early morning in winter is extraordinarily cold, with gloomy dark clouds floating in the sky, and it seems that there will be a heavy rain at any time.

Song Shu held an oil-paper umbrella in her hand and a bamboo basket on her back, and reluctantly walked to the market.

The bamboo baskets contained herbs to be sold at pharmacies. As she walked, she grabbed a piece of dead grass from the side of the road and twirled it between her fingers.

As she walked, she suddenly looked forward to meeting the young man from Uncle Gu's house next door, who seemed to be called Fu Jingce.

Although he has a bad temper, he is not bad, and he is good-looking, much better than the bunch of crooked melons and dates in the village.Song Shu thinks that she is not bad in appearance, and only when she stands with him can she be worthy of the words "talent and beauty".

Song Shu thought about it, and a smile appeared on her face.

But soon, that smile disappeared with the wind.

She thought of Zhong Linlang.

That little sister of his is really shameless!I don't know what courtesy, righteousness and shame are!What a girl, she actually walked into her brother's room in broad daylight and stayed there for so long!

Light seduces!Looking at her looks, those eyes, you can tell it's not a good thing at a glance!

Song Shu threw the weeds aside angrily, completely forgetting that it was Zhong Linlang who saved the people in the village that day, including her brother Song Yang.

She walked to the market in a restless mood, and at the same time worried that she was not appreciated for her beauty.

She got up too early, and there were not many people in the market.After Song Shu sent the herbs to the pharmacy for sale, she was ready to go home with half a bag of broken silver.

After coming out of the pharmacy, she saw someone set up a fortune-telling stall by the side of the road. She hesitated for a moment and told herself that it was a lie. When she was about to leave, she was suddenly stopped by someone.

The person who stopped her was the Taoist priest who set up the stall.

Although this Taoist priest was wearing a Taoist uniform, he didn't look like a good person at first glance. At this moment, he was twisting his mustache and looking at Song Shu with a smile on his face.

His smile was so malicious that Song Shu's scalp became numb from his stare.

She pretended she hadn't heard she was leaving.

"Miss, walk slowly!" The Taoist hurriedly called to her, looked her up and down and suddenly smiled, "Miss has been worrying a lot lately."

Song Shu paused and looked at him suspiciously.

The Taoist smiled complacently and continued, "There is one good thing and one bad thing in the girl's family. The elder brother in the girl's family was rescued by the nobleman. This is a good thing; the bad thing is that the girl is unhappy in love and her marriage is ruined by others."

Song Shu believed what he said now, and asked with a frown, "How do you know?"

"The poor monk just opened his Dharma eyes, so I learned about it." The Taoist changed his hand and twisted his beard. After saying this, he sneaked up to Song Shu and whispered, "Actually, the poor monk can help the girl solve that bad thing." , so that the girl can stay with her sweetheart from now on."

Song Shu was taken aback. Thinking of Fu Jingce's face, she couldn't help but said, "Master, what can I do?"

The Taoist smiled heartily, and took out a talisman paper from his sleeve, on which a talisman was drawn with blood, "The person who hinders the girl's marriage is not an ordinary person, so as long as the girl uses this talisman paper to solve her, you can rest easy."

He was right.The person who obstructed her marriage is not an ordinary person.People in the village said that Zhong Linlang was a fairy who flew down from the sky and came to protect the village specially.

These idiots!What do they know!
Song Shu's face became more and more gloomy, and she reached out to take the talisman paper.

But the Taoist backed away suddenly, and glanced at the half bag of broken silver she was holding in her hand, with a very obvious look in his eyes.

Song Shu bit her lip and was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and handed over the money bag.

The Taoist priest took the money bag, smiled, gave her the talisman paper, and told her how to use it, "You find a chance to put this talisman paper on her body, don't let her find out, you don't need to do the rest. Just wait for the good news."

Song Shu nodded, holding the talisman paper in her hand, and walked hurriedly, as if she had done something wrong.

When she returned to the village, Zhong Linlang was preparing to go up the mountain to collect medicine with a medicine basket on her back.

Song Shu's heart was pounding.

Zhong Linlang saw that her expression was not very good, but she didn't want to care about her, so she just gave her a suspicious look.

"Your skirt is stained with mud." Song Shu was flustered by her look, and hurriedly found an excuse.

Zhong Linlang looked down at the corner of her skirt, looking for the mud Song Shu was talking about.

Seeing her lower her head, Song Shu gritted her teeth, and quickly threw the talisman paper into the bamboo basket on her back.

The talisman paper suddenly burned extremely quickly, and disappeared within a few seconds.

Zhong Linlang seemed to sense something, stood up, turned her head and glanced at the bamboo basket from the corner of her eye.It was empty except for a shovel.

She turned her head to look at Song Shu, and finally said, "What are you always doing here?"

Song Shu was thinking about how the talisman had been burnt without ashes. She was taken aback suddenly, and covered it up with a guilty smile, "It's going to rain soon, and the road up the mountain is difficult, so be careful."

Zhong Linlang looked at her even more suspiciously.

It's so strange, this is simply a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken.Song Shu has regarded her as a deadly enemy in recent days, and scolded her shamelessly yesterday, why is she so kind today?

"Hurry up, Mrs. Gu will be worried if you come back late." Song Shu felt that she couldn't stay any longer, and urged.

Zhong Linlang frowned and looked at her again, without saying anything, she went up the mountain with a bamboo basket on her back.

Ah Fu was still at home raising his body, and Zhong Linlang was already familiar with the way up the mountain, so she didn't let him follow.

Song Shu watched her back gradually drifting away, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when she ran home, her legs went limp.

I hope that Taoist will not lie to himself, it is best for her to die in the mountains.Song Shu leaned against the door and prayed.

If Mrs. Gu came to ask her later, she would say that Zhong Linlang went up the mountain to collect herbs, and sold them in the market by the way.

At noon, Mrs. Gu went to the field to deliver a meal, and when she came back, she went to Song Shu's house and asked her if she saw Zhong Linlang.

"This child usually comes back before noon, and today is really strange." Aunt Gu said.

"I met her this morning, and she said that she went to the market to sell the herbs." Song Shu replied, but she was a little disdainful.

She will not come back, let her stay in the mountains forever.

As expected by Song Shu, Zhong Linlang did not come back when it got dark.

She stood at the door, staring coldly at the distant mountains and forests.

Fu Jingce didn't go hunting with Uncle Gu today. Uncle Gu asked him to go to the fields to do some farm work, while he went hunting in the mountains.

But he and Uncle Gu came back at the same time.

Aunt Gu was busy with dinner in the kitchen, and Uncle Gu went in and chatted with her while counting the prey.

Fu Jingce was washing his hands outside. He raised his head after hearing the noise, and saw a woman standing in front of him with a blushing face. She seemed to be the daughter of the old Song Tou's family next door.

He glanced at her and then his mind was not on her, and his thoughts drifted far away.

Song Shu talked to him, but he didn't listen to it at all, but just casually perfunctory occasionally.

The scene of Zhong Linlang helping him mend his clothes suddenly appeared in his mind last night.

The candlelight was dim, but her eyes were bright.

"You agreed?" The woman in front of him interrupted his thoughts with a shy expression on her face.

Fu Jingce frowned, "Promise what?"

Song Shu bit her lip, thinking that he was about to refuse but still welcome, "Promise to come to my house."

Fu Jingce's frown deepened. Just as he was about to ask her when she agreed, Aunt Gu hurried over with a spatula in her hand, and said worriedly, "Too bad, the girl hasn't come back yet."

When she was cooking just now, she asked Uncle Gu if he had seen Zhong Linlang, but Uncle Gu shook his head and told her that he stayed on the mountain all day today and didn't even see half a person.

He thought Zhong Linlang had been resting at home.

Aunt Gu's anxious voice came, and Fu Jingce paused when he washed his hands.

The sound of rushing water stopped abruptly, and Fu Jingce's fingertips were dripping water, his face darkened, and his gaze became cold inch by inch:
"Didn't come back?"

There were many things to do today, and he was busy all day, so he came back at night.

Zhong Linlang has spells on her body, and no monsters or monsters can stop her.But it was getting dark and she hadn't come back yet, so something must have happened.

There is no moonlight tonight, so I can't see the expression on Fu Jingce's face clearly.

Song Shu was terrified, Aunt Gu faltered, "Song Shu met her in the morning and said that she went to the mountain to pick herbs..."

You may also go to the bazaar to sell herbs.

Before finishing the remaining half sentence, Fu Jingce went up the mountain without looking back.

(End of this chapter)