I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 70 Leaving Black Mountain Village

Holding a gong, Kou Yushan gathered all the villagers outside the village chief's house and explained the situation.

Sang Que had not slept the previous night. She was upset because she failed to disrupt the sacrificial ritual in the morning, so she stayed in Yan Daozi's yard and washed her face with cold water from the water tank in the yard to calm down.

The summer cicada was also beside her, following her like a little tail.

In the past, Xia Chan had to hide from Yan Daozi and always hid in holes everywhere, looking very dirty. After Sang Que finished washing, he helped her wipe herself and changed her into a clean set of coarse cloth clothes.

Finding something to do can relieve her irritability, otherwise she will always pay attention to the ticking sound, and the more she listens, the more she wants to chop something with a knife.

Xia Chan was very well behaved. She sat on the chair with the compressed biscuits given by Sang Que, and let Sang Que wipe her face, hands and neck.

She is the same age as Sangque, but she is shorter than Sangque and extremely thin.

"Haha~Itchy~Haha~"

Xia Chan shrank her body, and used her hair draped behind her to push away Sang Que's hand holding the towel. Sang Que felt a suppressive force that caused Yin Tong's breath to shrink inward.

"Can your hair entangle those evil spirits?" Sangque asked, putting down the handkerchief.

Xia Chan licked the dregs from the corner of his mouth and nodded, "Of course, the hanged ghosts in the woods will be scared when they see Xiao Chan. Xiao Chan has even killed a few of them."

Sang Que understood that evil spirits like Xia Chan were born with the ability to deal with evil spirits. She must have been able to see the hanging ropes and other evil spirits in the woods, so she had not been harmed by any evil spirits during the time she had been hiding outside.

The second time she went to Heishan Village, she ran into the witch temple and saw the hair tangled outside the dilapidated house. It must have been Xia Chan's own hair.

After eating a piece of compressed biscuit, Xia Chan lowered his head in frustration and muttered lifelessly, "Little Chan is not full, Little Chan is still hungry..."

Sang Que took out another piece of chocolate and gave it to her. "You can't eat too much of that pastry. You'll be full if you drink more water soon. Eat this first to satisfy your craving."

Seeing the chocolate, Xia Chan raised her head with shining eyes, "Xiao Chan likes to eat this. You are like Xiao Chan's mother. Be good to Xiao Chan and Xiao Chan will also be good to you."

Xia Chan took the chocolate, reluctant to eat it all, so she took small bites and held it in her mouth to savor it carefully.

Sang Que raised her hand to help her wipe the biscuit crumbs from the corner of her mouth. "Although you were born before me, you are smaller in stature and mind, so it is better for me to be your elder sister. If you want, you can call me elder sister."

"elder sister?"

Xia Chan didn't seem to understand the meaning of these two words, but he started laughing as he read them, looking carefree and innocent.

"elder sister!"

"Ah."

"elder sister?"

"Um……"

"Sister~"

"Okay, stop screaming, Xiao Chan. Can you keep your hair still, like your sister's hair?" Sang Que asked.

Xia Chan frowned, looking serious, she pulled her own hair, then looked at Sang Que's hair, her head tilted left and right, and after a while, the ends of her hair dropped down and no longer swayed.

"You are so smart. You must remember that from now on, except when you are in danger and have to fight back, do not let your hair move around, especially not to let others see it."

Xiao Chan immediately raised her hand, made a shushing gesture, and said in a very low voice, "Mother also said so, to shush——"

"Our little cicada is really smart and powerful. Here's a reward for you!"

Sang Que took out another piece of jerky and gave it to Xia Chan, using the same tone that Sang Wan used to coax her when she was a child.

Xia Chan exclaimed, "Sister is so nice!"

meow~
No one knew where Xuanyu had gone to play early in the morning. When he came back from outside, he saw the jerky in Xia Chan's hand. He ran a few steps to Sangque's feet and rubbed it back and forth, meowing.

Sang Que also gave Xuan Yu a piece, and simply packed up his things, putting the iron sword and other things on the black donkey cart in the yard. There was a small sedan at the back of the cart where people could sit and luggage could be placed.

The last time Black Donkey saw her, he kicked his feet and screamed, but this time he acted very well.

Taking Xia Chan and Xuan Yu with him, Sang Que tried to drive the black donkey cart to the witch temple to retrieve the glutinous rice, cinnabar, soul lamps and corpse mud jars hidden there.

The village was noisy with the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs, and cries and noises coming from every household.

Some people have already packed their belongings and are preparing to set off for refuge with their families, while others are still crying in the yard, asking what to do if they can't come back in the future.

When passing by Shouhou's house, Sangque saw Shouhou, who was always laughing, kneeling at his mother's feet in tears, kowtowed repeatedly, and his emotions were almost collapsed.

"Mom, I beg you, please come with me, you won't be a burden to me, really not. Without you, I have no home, you are my only relative left, I beg you, please!" The skinny monkey's mother was usually in a daze, but now she had a rare clear look in her eyes. She sat at the door of the house, leaning on a wooden stick, and was indifferent to the skinny monkey's pleading with blood all over his head.

The old woman suddenly looked up at Sangque, which made Sangque's heart shrink.

drive!
Sangque whipped the dog lightly, and the black donkey sped up and pulled her towards the village entrance.

Passing by the Li family who had provoked the earth ghost, Sang Que heard the howling of puppies. Widow Li was putting two children into a bamboo cage. There were two identical babies, one crying loudly and the other giggling with a rattle. It was a weird laugh that made Sang Que feel uneasy.

At the He family opposite, Old Man He was sitting hunched over with the tablet of He Youniang placed next to him. He Baosheng was kneeling with Qin Fangru, He Shouhui, and He Shouan to bid farewell.

It seems that Old Man He has no intention of leaving.

There are many families with elderly people who choose to stay. They are reluctant to leave their hometown and also have a lucky mentality. They plan to go to the witch temple tonight to take shelter and ask for the protection of the witch goddess.

After tonight, we will return to the village after dawn.

If the village can still be inhabited after the sacrificial ritual, they can be said to have preserved their family business for their children and grandchildren.

If not, then the children and grandchildren can settle down somewhere else without the burden of their old limbs.

The village chief Du Enfu was also a lonely man and wanted to stay, but was persuaded by Liu Tianyou to leave.

After all, Du Enfu was a familiar face in front of the county magistrate. With so many people wanting to seek refuge in Tangyuan County, he was the only one who could go to the county magistrate to explain the situation. Otherwise, everyone would be treated as refugees and would not be able to enter the county town.

Under a big tree on the roadside outside the village, Kou Yushan was standing there with a simple bag on his back and two black dogs from the village, waiting for the villagers to gather.

Kou Yushan was still carrying his hunting bow, with two large bamboo tubes and a rooster hanging on his waist.

Sang Que stopped the donkey cart beside Kou Yushan, jumped off, and handed him the whip. "This cart can be crowded with children and pregnant women."

When Xia Chan saw that Sang Que was not going to take the bus, she also jumped down in a panic and clung to Sang Que, "Sister, don't go. Wait for Xiao Chan."

As it approached noon, the sun became hotter and hotter. Sangque took down two sunhats from the donkey cart and put one of them on Xiachan's head.

He then drew the hatchet from his waist and returned it to Kou Yushan.

"I can just use Yan Daozi's iron sword. There is also a bag of glutinous rice and some fine cinnabar in the car. You can distribute them to everyone. How do I get to Tangyuan County? I want to go to the front to check the situation first."

Kou Yushan did not reject Sang Que's kindness and pointed to the road ahead, "Just follow this road straight to the northeast, don't turn into any side roads, if you hurry you will be able to see the city wall of Tangyuan County in about three hours."

Sang Que lifted her sleeves and looked at the compass on the bracelet. There were too many people in the village and there would definitely be all kinds of problems on the road. She was now restless and it was not suitable for her to walk with this group of people.

Xia Chan pulled at the corner of Sang Que's clothes, then turned to look at Kou Yushan. Kou Yushan smiled and said, "Xiao Chan, go first. I'll be there soon."

"Don't lie. You'll become a fool if you lie!" Xiao Chan said to Kou Yushan fiercely, and then reluctantly followed Sang Que.

Sang Que held Xuan Yu in her arms, while Xia Chan pulled her sleeve. It was the first time for both of them to leave Heishan Village. They walked on the tree-lined avenue and looked around curiously.

Everything seems new at first, but after a while, it becomes boring and all that remains is the fatigue of the journey.

Taking into account the physical strength of the summer cicada, the mulberry bird walks and stops, carrying a bamboo tube filled with water with it to replenish water at any time.

The midday sun in August was scorching, and the coarse clothes they wore were not cool enough, so it was painful to travel at this time.

But the summer cicada didn't feel bitter at all. It was smiling all the way, sometimes picking flowers by the roadside, sometimes chasing Xuan Yu up a tree, and even catching a few crickets by the roadside and almost eating them.

Sangque tried to stop Xiachan from eating, but was unable to stop Xuanyu, and watched helplessly as Xuanyu swallowed the cricket that Xiachan had almost crushed to death.

These two poor little wanderers really dared to eat anything. Sang Que was having a headache, so he had to shake the Taoist bell to calm his mind. He drew out Yan Daozi's iron sword, swung it while walking, familiar with the sword moves he had learned before, and cut the weeds on the roadside to vent his anger.

With these two funny guys around, the escape felt like a picnic. Xia Chan and Xuan Yu became good friends. Xia Chan rushed to hold Xuan Yu, and when Sang Que wasn't paying attention, he secretly caught insects with her hair and fed them to Xuan Yu.

The mulberry sparrow coughed loudly every time, and watched the summer cicada shiver and hurriedly drop the insect.

There were few pedestrians on the road. When passing some forks in the road, Sangque looked into the distance and his sight crossed the fields and he could see the outlines of some villages.

Sang Que and his companions had been walking for almost two hours when Kou Yushan and his large group caught up with them. The old village chief was driving a donkey cart carrying the children from the village.

When there are too many people around, the summer cicadas huddle beside the mulberry birds and dare not run around, like a little deer that is easily frightened.

After walking for another half an hour, we passed a forest. The sky suddenly became gloomy, with strong winds blowing and dark clouds rolling in. It was like a sudden passing rain, giving people an ominous premonition.

"Yushan!"

The old village chief anxiously called Kou Yushan over. After the two of them discussed, Kou Yushan led everyone into the woods on the higher side of the west, deciding to find a place to avoid the rain before continuing on their journey.

On rainy days, it’s time for water ghosts to take your life!
(End of this chapter)