Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 164 Dark

Dan'er said that Ma Yasha could now travel across the Yin and Yang worlds. Lan Yuliu couldn't help but shudder, and became more sober. She wanted to ask Dan'er again, but Dan'er had disappeared.

Since escaping from the main house of the old house, Lan Yuliu's nerves have been in a state of high tension, which is different from the tension when stealing treasures. The tension when stealing treasures is high alert, high concentration of attention, and the person's thinking is also highly focused and highly sharp. But the chief eye, the pot holder, the leg, and the coolie all turned against him, and Zhu Shanzi and Huang Qiukui turned out to be father and daughter. This made Lan Yuliu panic and panic, and she was so nervous that she almost suffocated. Especially when hiding in the cave, Lan Yuliu's spirit almost collapsed. If Lu Huan hadn't been by her side, if the obsession with stealing treasures hadn't been there, she would definitely become a crazy woman like the slanted-eyed woman.

The thick smoke rising from Taiping Pond made Lan Yuliu excited again, but her fear and panic not only did not subside, but became even stronger. Perhaps because she had not slept all night and had not even taken a nap, she came out of the cave in a daze.

Lu Huan leaned against the cave wall and dozed off for a while. She was young, only in her early twenties, while Lan Yuliu was already in her thirties. She came to the Taiping Pond in a daze, and saw the water of the Taiping Pond bubbling and a thick smoke rising into the sky. Lan Yuliu thought of the last words left by her grandfather and father, and became even more dazed.

The last words of my grandfather and father were: "If Taiping Pond bubbles up, you can take the treasure. If Taiping Pond smokes up, don't take the treasure."

Now, Taiping Pond was bubbling and smoking, and Lan Yuliu didn't know whether to take the treasure or not. This was also the reason why she was hesitant holding the yellow cloth bag.

"Aunt Yuyulanlan, Aunt Yuyulanlan..." Lu Huan's voice came from the entrance of the tomb. Lan Yuliu opened her eyes in a daze and saw that the sky had darkened. The moon had not risen yet, and the stars in the sky looked particularly dazzling.

"You?" Lan Yuliu struggled to get up from the ground, but she was still too weak to get up. Dan'er said she was half dead, and she got up from the ground with a "whoosh". Perhaps she had exerted too much force at that time, and the little strength she had left was completely consumed.

Lu Huan bent over and tiptoed to Lan Yuliu, whispering, "Run."

"Run? Where to run?" Lan Yuliu asked Lu Huan in a weak voice.

Lu Huan replied: "Of course, run to a safe place."

"A safe place? Isn't it safe here?" Lan Yuliu looked around. It was pitch black, with some flickering lights not far away.

Lu Huan lowered his voice and told Lan Yuliu: "This is the Xishan Cemetery. They caught you here."

"They? Who are they? Why are they arresting me?"

"Of course it's the Badger Eight Immortals and Dan'er and the others."

"Aren't Badger Baxian and Dan'er dead?"

"You were dead, so they took you to the cemetery."

"Am I still alive now?"

"Of course I'm alive, follow me."

"I can't even walk, why should I run?"

"I'll carry you on my back, come on up quickly."

Lu Huan squatted down with his back to Lan Yuliu. He waited for a long time but Lan Yuliu did not come up. He turned his head and was shocked.

In the darkness, Lan Yuliu's figure disappeared, and a big white snake was coiled where she had been lying.

Lu Huan thought there was something wrong with his eyes. He shook his head and looked carefully in the starlight. Sure enough, Lan Yuliu was no longer in the tomb passage. There was only a big white snake coiled there.

The body of this big white snake was as thick as an adult man's arm. If the snake had not had poor eyesight and Lu Huan had not been squatting there without moving, he would have been attacked by it long ago.

Lu Huan did not yell like usual, nor did she stand up and run away with a cry of "Oh my god", but turned her head slowly, so slowly that you could not see her head moving at all. After turning her head, Lu Huan squatted quietly for a while, and did not feel the big white snake suddenly lying on the ground after spitting out its tongue, and quickly rolled out of the tomb and down the hillside.

"Huh? What is that? It's so soft?" Lu Huan rolled onto a soft object, reached out and touched it, and found it was a person. He quickly got up from the ground to check.

"It's me, it's me..." came Lan Yuliu's weak voice.

Lu Huan helped Lan Yuliu up and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Aren't you here too?" Lan Yuliu smiled bitterly while lying in Lu Huan's arms.

Lu Huan asked: "Did you roll down as well? I was squatting there trying to carry you, how did you roll down by yourself?"

"Snake, a big snake." Lan Yuliu still seemed to be having difficulty speaking.

Lu Huan said: "Yeah, I saw it too."

"I struggled to get up and throw myself on your back, but as soon as I got up, I saw the big snake. I was so scared that my body trembled and I rolled here." Lan Yuliu explained.

Lu Huan was a little unconvinced and said, "I was squatting there, how come I didn't see you rolling down? I didn't even hear any sound."

"Maybe it's because this is West Mountain. Let's hurry up." Lan Yuliu wanted to stand up, but she only hung her butt for a moment, and her whole body collapsed in Lu Huan's arms again.

Lu Huan said, "Don't move. I'll carry you back."

"Carry me back? Where to?" Lan Yuliu asked Lu Huan.

Lu Huan replied: "Back to the county town."

"The county town is so far away. Can you carry me back? You'd better go by yourself and don't worry about me." Lan Yuliu rolled from Lu Huan's arms to the ground.

Lu Huan went over and helped Lan Yuliu up again, saying, "You are Yuyu Lanlan's aunt, how can I abandon you?"

"Yes, I am Yu Yu Lanlan's aunt. I must survive, find the treasure house and open it. So, you go to the cave where we hid. There is medicine in the big box." Lan Yuliu fainted after saying this.

Lu Huan put Lan Yuliu down and let her lie flat on the ground. Then he groped his way to the cave where she and Lan Yuliu had once hidden, and dragged the big box back to Lan Yuliu.

At this time, the moon had risen above the top of the eastern mountain, illuminating the earth with a white glow.

Lu Huan scooped up a handful of cold water from the canal nearby and sprinkled it on Lan Yuliu's face, and Lan Yuliu woke up. Lu Huan helped Lan Yuliu to the big box, and Lan Yuliu opened the big box, took out a small bottle from it, poured out a few pills and swallowed them.

"Do you feel better?" Lu Huan asked Lan Yuliu.

Lan Yuliu smiled at Lu Huan and said, "Much better, but still can't walk. It should be fine soon."

"Then lean on me and rest for a while." Lu Huan sat behind Lan Yuliu and let her upper body lean against him.

Lan Yuliu looked up at the starry sky and said quietly, "The stars are so bright tonight."

"The moon is very nice too. It will be Mid-July in a few days." Lu Huan likes nights like this very much.

Lan Yuliu said: "It's the Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. I don't know how many ghosts are wandering around us right now."

"Are you afraid?" Lu Huan asked Lan Yuliu.

Lan Yuliu answered without even thinking: "I'm not afraid, because you are with me."

"No way? Is it because Yu Yulanlan's great-grandfather and grandfather are here? They will definitely bless you." Lu Huan wanted to laugh when he said this, but tried his best to hold back his laughter.

Lan Yuliu said: "Yuyu Lanlan's great-grandfather and grandfather must be very disappointed."

"Are they disappointed? Why?" Lu Huan asked.

Lan Yuliu replied: "Because I still can't be sure where the treasure house is? Not to mention opening the treasure house and getting those treasures." "Are you still thinking about the treasure house? Your life is almost gone, and what treasure are you still thinking about? Let's hurry back to the county town, and then wait until you are fully recovered to go to the provincial capital together. I miss Yuyu and Lanlan." Lu Huan's voice choked up a little when he said this.

Lan Yuliu rolled over, then stood up from the ground with a somersault, and said to Lu Huan excitedly, "I miss Yuyu and Lanlan, too. Let's go open the treasure house, take the treasures and go to the provincial capital to see Yuyu and Lanlan."

"Are you, are you, are you okay?" Lu Huan looked at Lan Yuliu in surprise.

Lan Yuliu pulled Lu Huan up from the ground, dragged the big box and strode towards the old house. As she walked, she said to Lu Huan, "People are refreshed when they are happy. I was originally in a trance due to lack of sleep, otherwise I would not have been acupunctured by the Badger Immortals."

"Have the acupuncture points on your body been relieved? Has your body fully recovered?" Lu Huan asked, following closely behind Lan Yuliu.

Lan Yuliu looked back at Lu Huan and said, "You shouldn't be the one asking this, right? It should be Yuyu and Lanlan who asked me this."

"What do you mean?" Lu Huan stopped.

Lan Yuliu turned around and called to Lu Huan: "Hurry up, we have to open the treasure house tonight."

"I don't understand why you said that just now?" Lu Huan followed Lan Yuliu.

Lan Yuliu smiled and replied, "Your question is too basic. The acupuncture points will naturally be relieved after a period of time. I took a nap after I rolled down the tomb passage, and I took another nap when you went to the cave to get the big box. Isn't my body recovered now?"

"Yeah, that's true." Lu Huan and Lan Yuliu were almost out of breath following her. When they saw her reaching the gate of the old house, they asked, "Why do you still want to go into the old house? Let's go back to the county town directly."

"No, I must find the treasure house and take out the treasures that Lan Yu hid in the old house as a gift for Yu Yu and Lan Lan." Lan Yuliu said as he took out a key from his pocket and opened a small side door next to the back door of the old house.

Lu Huan did not follow Lan Yuliu into the old house: "Yuyu and Lanlan don't want any treasures. As long as you, their aunt, are well, that's the best gift. Besides, you don't even know where the treasure house is. What if you run into danger again? How can I explain this to Yan Jing?"

"Come in quickly, I have basically determined the location of the treasure house. Zhu Shanzi, Huang Qiukui and Huang Weasel have fallen into Taiping Pond and died. Who else can threaten me?" Lan Yuliu Laluhuan walked into the old house and closed the door casually.

Lu Huan asked Lan Yuliu: "How did you get the key to this door?"

"The fan Zhu gave me was given to me." Lan Yuliu dragged the big box and walked straight towards the main house of the old house.

Lu Huan followed Lan Yuliu to the front yard. When they arrived at the door of Zhu Hu's former home, they stopped and did not walk any further.

Lan Yuliu turned around and asked Lu Huan: "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm still a little scared." Lu Huan answered Lan Yuliu while his body unconsciously stepped back.

Lan Yuliu came over and pulled Lu Huan: "What are you afraid of? Now the whole old house belongs to us."

"What if Zhu Shanzi is not dead? What if the Eight Badger Immortals come back as ghosts? And there's also Ma Yasha, my father, and Old Man Liu. To be honest, if I didn't already have Yu Yu and Lan Lan, I really wouldn't want to fall out with them." Lu Huan hesitated and didn't want to enter the main house.

Lan Yuliu dragged Lu Huan into the main house and sat in the hall to rest for a while. Then she opened the big box, took out a tool bag from it, put it on her back and said to Lu Huan, "If you are tired or still afraid, then go upstairs and sleep. I will go alone."

"No, that won't work. I must go with you. In case of any emergency, I can still lend a hand." Lu Huan went over and grabbed Lan Yuliu.

Lan Yuliu held Lu Huan's hands tightly and said emotionally: "Huanhuan, thank you, but please rest assured that I will definitely find the treasure house."

"Well, but you have to be careful. If we are not sure, we should not go." Lu Huan said it more emotionally than Lan Yuliu.

Lan Yuliu let go of Lu Huan's hands and resolutely walked out of the main house and the old house.

Lu Huan followed closely, and when he reached the back door of the old house, he turned around and secretly glanced at the ancestral hall. He heard the howl of a wild cat from the hall.

"Sister, aren't you being too exaggerated as a wild cat? I'm just imitating the call of a nightingale."

"I just want to exaggerate a little, otherwise your sister Huanhuan will be hesitant and those mice won't make up their minds to come out of the hole."

"Yes, she is still my sister. But Sister Huanhuan is no longer my Sister Huanhuan. She is Yuyu and Lanlan's Sister Huanhuan."

"Little guy, don't you know whether there is Yuyu and Lanlan?"

"Sister, why does this willow spirit believe that Sister Huanhuan has Yuyu and Lanlan?"

"This is a knot in her heart. Besides, has she ever been quiet for a moment since she arrived at the old house?"

"Oh, I understand. She was trapped in love, burdened by love, and obsessed with treasure. She lost her mind."

"Humph, this little mouth might be better than soybean paste."

"How can I mix it like soybean paste? But this soybean paste died a miserable death."

"She is not dead. You will see her in a moment."

"She's not dead? Is that possible? Her body has been torn into two pieces, how could she not be dead?"

"You can ask your grandfather, uncle, and the old craftsman about this when the time comes."

"Sister, how come that old craftsman's skills are better than those of my grandfather and my great uncle?"

"He is the master of your grandfather and great uncle. How can his kung fu not be very advanced? Let's go to the porch."

Zhu Huan and Dan'er flew down the gatehouse of the ancestral hall stage, left the ancestral hall and came to the porch of the back door of the old house, hiding behind the pillars of the porch.

After a while, a dark shadow flashed out of Zhu Shanzi's house, stood at the door of the ancestral hall, looked around for a while, and then imitated the cat's meow three times.

After three cat calls, three people came out of Zhu Shanzi's room, met up with that person, and walked towards the back door of the old house together. When they reached the porch, one of them stopped and looked towards the porch.

Dan'er thought that the man had discovered him and Zhu Hu, and his heart was beating fast with nervousness. Zhu Hu signaled him to stay calm and not move.

The man looked at the porch for a while and whispered to the other three people, "Don't rush to act. Wait until she opens the treasure house." "I know."

Zhu Hu heard that the person who answered was the weasel, the one who gave the order was Zhu Shanzi, and the other two people were okra and soybean paste.

After the four people tiptoed out of the back door of the old house, Zhu Huan and Dan'er flew onto the ridge of the back door and lay down beside the ridge beast.

Zhu Shanzi walked in the front, Huang Weasel was the last, Huang Qiuku and Huang Doujiang were in the middle. Zhu Badger really admired Zhu Shanzi, who could still walk briskly after being slashed so many times by Zhu Pangzi.

"Meow..." After Zhu Shanzi let out a cat's cry, four dark shadows came out from the vegetable garden beside the east wall of the old house. They walked up to Zhu Shanzi and bowed. Zhu Hu didn't need to look any further to know that they were the father and son of the Tian family.

Tian Laizi asked Zhu Shanzi in a low voice: "When will we start?"

"No rush, you go and ambush at the cave entrance first. Note, the four of you should be divided into two groups, ambush on both sides of the cave entrance. Remember, without my order, you are not allowed to act without authorization." Zhu Shanzi looked around vigilantly.

After Tian Laizi nodded, he took Tian Dalai, Tian Erlai and Tian Xiaolai and sneaked towards the open-air manure vat in the vegetable garden. Zhu Shanzi imitated the cat's meow again, and two dark shadows appeared from the other side of the vegetable garden. One was tall, and the other was short and walked a little unsteadily. There was no doubt that they were One-Armed Luo and Cross-legged Man.

When One-armed Luo and Cross-legged Man came up to him, Zhu Shanzi asked them, "Are you sure there is nothing unusual going on in West Hill and under the big camphor tree?" "No, absolutely not." "Since Yuliu and Huanhuan came down from West Hill, there has been no sign of a ghost. Under the big camphor tree, there is no sign of a person except the Slant-eyed Woman. Alas, even though the Slant-eyed Woman is crazy, her body is still soft."

"Shut up, do you still have the mind to be soft at this time? Qiaojiao Lao and Dubi Luo, I'm warning you, when the fight starts, don't let Yuliu go just because she is soft. One-armed, you also remember this." "Yes, yes, yes, you must not forget that she is our enemy just because that willow spirit is soft. When you grab the treasure and go to the provincial capital, you will have plenty of opportunities to be soft. I will arrange it for you." Without waiting for Qiaojiao Lao and Dubi Luo to respond to Zhu Shanzi, Huang Qiukui hurriedly comforted Qiaojiao Lao and Dubi Luo.

One-armed Luo and the man with crossed legs were naturally happy. They nodded their heads frequently and said "hmm hmm hmm" repeatedly. Their bodies unconsciously pressed close to the okra on the left and right, and followed the red fan and slowly moved towards the open-air manure vats step by step.