The Witch of Xiangxi

Chapter 19

Xia Xiangxi thought, maybe she really has the potential to be a wizard?He can even get out of his body in his sleep?
It's just that she didn't have time to think about her own problems. Grandpa said that the matter of Huanhuan must be settled quickly, and He Xuan couldn't always be entangled by Huanhuan.Now the only one who can help them find Huanhuan's hiding place is Qi Hao.

Before, Ma Po used some methods to attach Qi Hao's soul to the paper rooster, let him help them find the grave of the female zombie, and let him temporarily protect He Xuan.When I used it for the second time, it didn't work at all.

Grandpa made some calculations and said, "It's time to give him some delicious food! I haven't taken care of him these days. He didn't listen to orders because he was hungry!"

So, Xia Xiangxi innocently sprinkled some rice in front of Qi Hao's ashes urn, and then made a "cuckoo" sound like feeding a chicken.

When Grandpa saw Xia Xiangxi doing this, he was overjoyed and said, "You can turn into a chicken when you die? How can you raise ghosts like chickens?"

Xia Xiangxi saw that his grandfather rarely smiled, so he smiled and said: "I deliberately teased Grandpa, the things are ready!"

The meals were prepared by He Xuan, including chicken and fish, a big man who knows more about the kitchen than Xia Xiangxi, a girl's family.Seeing how pleasing the dishes were, Xia Xiangxi couldn't help but praise He Xuan.

Grandpa saw that there was a chicken in the dish, so he hurriedly asked Xia Xiangxi to take the chicken away, and said, "This chicken can't be used!" As for why, after thinking about it for a while, Xia Xiangxi understood that it is indeed impossible to put chicken !

Grandpa lit the incense candles, and then asked He Xuan to go back and rest.In the middle of the night, grandpa lit the paper rooster re-pasted by Mapo in the brazier, and when the fire went out, a swaggering big rooster jumped out of the brazier, screaming at Xia Xiangxi .Then the big rooster went out of the house like looking for food all the way.It disappeared into the night in no time.

Grandpa said: "Now we can just wait here!"

Xia Xiangxi was puzzled and asked, "Aren't we going to follow it?"

Grandpa didn't answer, he put the cigarette pot into the pipe, scooped out a pot of tobacco powder, pressed it tightly with his thumb, put the cigarette holder in his mouth, and lit the lighter.

Grandpa's hand was shaking badly, and he lit the flame several times but failed to ignite the cigarette. It was Xia Xiangxi who took the lighter and helped Grandpa, and the flame burnt bright red.

Grandpa took a long puff of the cigarette, and the smoke curled up, covering the room in a short while, as if this place suddenly turned into a fairyland.Xia Xiangxi sniffed the smell of the smoke, and felt that the smell of the smoke was not as spicy as usual, but also had an indescribable fragrance.

The cigarette in the chimney pot was not finished yet, but Grandpa started snoring.Ma Po walked in at this time and said to Xia Xiangxi: "Your grandfather has gone to find Huanhuan by himself. You should watch his body. If the rooster crows twice and your grandfather hasn't woken up yet, you can hold a bowl in one hand. , the mouth of the bowl was covered with oil paper, and the other hand held a rice spoon, knocked on the threshold with the rice spoon, and called your grandpa, then scooped some cold water with the rice spoon, and poured it on the paper-covered bowl. That’s it, knock, call Ah, pour water until you see a shining circle reflected in the accumulated water in the bowl, and your grandpa will be back!"

Ma Po was afraid that Xia Xiangxi would not be able to remember the steps, so she repeated it again. She didn't turn around until Xia Xiangxi nodded firmly and told her that she had remembered it.That night, Ma Po didn't sleep, and the lights in the room were always on.

When the rooster crowed twice, Grandpa was still snoring and fell asleep. Xia Xiangxi thought of what Ma Po said, and became frightened, afraid that Grandpa would never wake up again.

According to what Ma Po said, Xia Xiangxi brought a bowl, covered the bowl with oil paper, and made it exactly as Ma Po said.

But I still can't see the shining circle as Ma Po said.

The chickens outside started crowing for the third time.Xia Xiangxi was so anxious that she almost shed tears.

He Xuan broke in from the outside and said to Xia Xiangxi, "Stop shouting, Ma Po told us to go and save Grandpa!"

Xia Xiangxi hurriedly put down the bowl and followed He Xuan out.

There was still moonlight in the sky, but in Xia Xiangxi's eyes, the moonlight at this time felt a little different from usual, much more obscure.Faint clouds drifted across the full moon from time to time, as thin as smoke.The upturned fields in the terraced fields and the weeds all over the mountains are all stinging in the dimness of night.The sound of the stream next to the stockade also sounded louder than usual, rushing and seeping, I don't know what it is talking about.

The mountain road is narrow and curved, and there are dense and miscellaneous trees on both sides of the path.Walking here during the day, some trees are full of white or pink flowers, and there are fallen petals under the trees. It is easy to stir up the romantic cells in people's hearts, and I can't help feeling poetic. .

It's different now, those tall trees are like monsters baring their teeth and claws, while the low bushes are like imps gathering.It seems that every place is full of dangers, and there are fierce beasts hiding. They are ready to attack, just waiting for people to come over and bite from all sides inadvertently.

If it weren't for He Xuan's company, Xia Xiangxi would really lose his courage and lose his mind and run wildly along the road.

He Xuan looked at the moon from time to time along the way, Xia Xiangxi also looked up at the sky, the furry moon hanging in the sky, the dim light was dim and dull, it seemed to be moldy, the surrounding was covered with fluffy hairs, It is also very uncomfortable to shine on people.

I don't know how far I walked, Xia Xiangxi still has an excellent sense of direction, and always feels that he and He Xuan are going back and forth in the same place. When she realized this problem, she suddenly had a clever idea, remembering what grandpa said about being confused He grabbed He Xuan's hand and leaned close to his ear, as if someone around him was afraid of being overheard and said, "We may have met the Misty Immortal, don't you think we're just going back and forth in one place?"

He Xuan said: "You also know?"

When Xia Xiangxi heard this, she became surprised, wondering if He Xuan had discovered it long ago?
He Xuan said that he encountered such a problem in the mountains twice. He kept walking the same path repeatedly, but he couldn't get out no matter how he walked.The first time was when he met Huanhuan, and the second time was when he was walking with his comrades a few days ago.He also said that Ma Po had told him in advance how to deal with such a situation.

Xia Xiangxi also heard his grandfather talk about Mifuxian before, but his grandfather only talked about half of it, and didn't talk about the rest.Now she meets the Misty Immortal in person again, and the part that Grandpa didn't tell her can save her and He Xuan to get out of this confusion.

He Xuan said: "Ma Po said that the way to save our situation is to look down at the shadow of the tree, not at the tree. The Misty Immortal can transform the overlapping surrounding scenery, but it cannot transform the shadow cast by the moon on the ground, so you only need to look at the tree. Shadow, come out from the shadow of the tree, walk along the moonlight, and you can come out."

Xia Xiangxi didn't say anything, but muttered in his heart, depending on the situation, although this method is a way to restrain the confusion, but they are not very effective now!Otherwise, He Xuan had already found out, why didn't he take her out?

She also remembered what her grandfather said about ghosts and evil people, the more you fear those unclean things, the more they will come to you. Isn't there another saying, "Don't do anything wrong, don't be afraid of ghosts calling your door!"

Thinking of this, Xia Xiangxi strengthened her courage, and at the same time, her eagerness to save her grandfather also made her courage stronger.

(End of this chapter)