The Witch of Xiangxi

Chapter 22 The old pagoda tree box

After the incident of her grandfather being taken away by ghost messengers, Xia Xiangxi began to seriously consider Ma Po's previous matter of motivating her to learn witchcraft.

Is there any girl who doesn't love beauty?Xia Xiangxi got goosebumps when he thought of his grandfather saying that the centipede birthmark on Ma Po's face was a Gu seed.If she had worshiped Ma Po as her teacher and accepted her Gu seeds, she would also have that centipede lying on her face...

Thinking of this, Xia Xiangxi felt a little tormented, no matter what she looked in the mirror, she couldn't bear to part with her not-so-ugly face.

It was already late at night, and Grandpa didn't sleep very well next door, coughing intermittently.Occasionally, there is also the painful moan of my grandfather who was tortured by the disease.

Xia Xiangxi put down the mirror and clenched his hands into fists. His slender and thick eyelashes drooped, and it took a while to raise them, and those eyes instantly lit up like gems.

She has made up her mind, as long as it is for grandpa's business, no matter how dangerous it is, she is willing to do it.

Xia Xiangxi opened the door and walked firmly to the east chamber.When passing He Xuan's room, Xia Xiangxi subconsciously slowed down, and many scenes on Huangquan Road that night became dreamlike.Grandpa said that's normal. Ordinary people go there when they shouldn't go there. Many memories can't be brought back, because they shouldn't be brought back.

Xia Xiangxi naturally also knows that the important thing is that she, her grandfather and He Xuan are still alive, and there is no need to remember so much about what she has experienced, but at this time, for some reason, she still longs for some memories, and wants to know her What did he say to He Xuan when he asked her to take her grandfather away?She only remembered the throbbing like an electric shock, but forgot the words that could fascinate her ears.

At this time, grandpa coughed again, Xia Xiangxi turned to look at grandpa's window, and grandpa's figure was outlined on the window sash like a paper-cut.Xia Xiangxi pursed her lips tightly and then turned her head resolutely. She didn't look back, and she didn't look at He Xuan's room anymore. She just walked towards Ma Po's room with a little stubbornness from her back.

Ma Po seems to have been waiting for her.Tonight's decision seemed destined.

In the dark room where Xia Xiangxi often stays in training, Ma Po will use the abstract dance of her body to complete the ancient ritual, and finally a beam of light will shine in the darkness. Xia Xiangxi knows that this description is inaccurate, then It's just a fat, plump soft-bodied reptile that is transparent and glowing like a glow stick.It is formed by the blood from Ma Po's pierced index finger, and when it gathers together, it becomes such a silkworm-like worm.As if finally escaping from a nightmare, the worm hurriedly crawled towards Xia Xiangxi's white hand that could glow slightly in the dark night.

Xia Xiangxi closed her eyes tightly, the tens of thousands of soft legs on the worm's body slid on her fingers, giving her an indescribable nausea and itching.After tomorrow came to her mind, a black centipede would also be branded on her smooth face, and her body trembled uncontrollably as if being invaded by an evil wind.

The transparent insect Gu began to bite Xia Xiangxi's fingertips, and Xia Xiangxi's heart was tightened by a piercing pain. She saw her own blood gushing out, and the colorless and transparent insect Gu began to stain red.In the darkness, Ma Po's eyes were also shining brightly, containing the light of joy that she lacked all the time, as if she had finally got rid of a burden and was born again from now on.Unexpectedly, both Xia Xiangxi and Ma Po held their breaths, waiting for the insect Gu to slowly turn into blood from Xia Xiangxi's wound and trace back into her body, completing the inheritance that every seedling Gu would have .

But at this moment, an accident appeared, the insect Gu suddenly fell to the ground with a "snap", its originally translucent body twitched into a ball, like a flower of cotton, and after a while, it burst into flames.

Ma Po was also frightened by the accident, her eyes widened like two ugly black and white ping pong balls.

"Oh, I warned you a long time ago!" Grandpa's voice suddenly sounded, and there was a hint of helplessness in his voice.With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and grandpa followed behind like a moonlight stained by dust.

Only then did Xia Xiangxi know that his grandfather had noticed her and Ma Po's actions a long time ago, so he just quietly hid outside the door.

The insect Gu has been wiped out, Ma Po didn't know whether to be happy or worried for a while, she squatted on the ground and wanted to collect the remaining ashes of the insect Gu, a gust of wind blew in and swept away all the ashes, Ma Po " Oops" a sigh, a half-day sigh.

Grandpa said: "Old ghost woman, have you forgotten what you handed me 20 years ago?"

Ma Po's body trembled, her squatting body suddenly lost her balance, and she sat down on the ground.Those eyes glared at Xia Xiangxi like cowbells, as if he had just woken up to something terrifying.Xia Xiangxi was so frightened by those eyes that he swayed and took two steps back.

Grandpa sighed again and said: "I knew this was the case a long time ago! I have always been afraid of this day coming, and I also know that this is something that cannot be avoided, but my old man just wants to delay it. It's been a while!" At this point, Grandpa changed the subject and said to Ma Po, "Get up quickly! The ground is cool, you have rheumatism, and the old problem hasn't troubled you enough, and you don't know how to cherish yourself? "In these words, there was an indescribable concern, which made Xia Xiangxi hardly believe that such a tone came from his grandfather's mouth.

Xia Xiangxi hurried to help Ma Po get up from the ground.After Ma Po got up from the ground, she hurriedly lowered her head and walked away.She was crying, and Xia Xiangxi wiped the corners of her eyes frequently with her sleeve after seeing her turn around.

From this night, Xia Xiangxi vaguely felt that her grandfather and Ma Po must have been involved in something more than 20 years ago, but she didn't dare to jump to conclusions. Blasphemy!

The insect Gu was gone, Xia Xiangxi thought that the matter was over, and she should not even think about inheriting Ma Po's inheritance.Unexpectedly, grandpa went to take her up to the third floor, which has always been her training place, every step of the stairs and every corner is very familiar, but she didn't know why she walked in here this time, feeling terribly depressed. Stairs feel extremely heavy.

That night, Grandpa and Ma Po stayed with Xia Xiangxi for a sleepless night.Grandpa's precious old pagoda tree box was opened by grandpa himself.When opening the box, Grandpa's hand trembled violently. When Ma Po saw it, she told her to open it. Grandpa refused stubbornly. After a long time, he still couldn't stop the trembling hand. In the end, he had to give up and put the key in the box. Give it to Xia Xiangxi and let her drive it.

The specific situation, until now, Xia Xiangxi couldn't tell.She only remembered that when she opened the locust wood box, there was a strange fragrance inside, and that fragrance could actually touch the bottom of her heart, as if there was something buried, ready to burst out from her body.At that moment, a handsome Miao man stood on the raft and smiled at her again in her mind.It's just that this time it's no longer a simple picture, but a coherent scene flashed through her mind quickly like a movie film, but she couldn't remember the specific picture afterward.The clear part is that she also saw a woman, wearing the Han costume of the Republic of China, lying on the ground covered in blood, struggling to climb somewhere...

Xia Xiangxi didn't quite remember what happened after that.Because it is said that she lost control inexplicably and went crazy, and neither grandpa nor Ma Po could control her.It was He Xuan who heard the voice and rushed to the third floor and restrained her by force.

At that time, Ma Po suggested that Grandpa tie up the abnormal Xia Xiangxi. Grandpa felt sorry for his precious granddaughter, so he refused to listen to Ma Po's advice.He Xuan used his strong arms as a rope, and hugged Xia Xiangxi tightly.The same is true, when Xia Xiangxi woke up the next morning, he slapped He Xuan's face so hard that half of He Xuan's face was swollen like bread.

She only saw He Xuan sitting in the rattan chair and hugging her tightly, she didn't know that she created a lot of situations like crazy last night.To her, what happened last night was just a random dream.Of course it was a nightmare!

After He Xuan walked out of Xia Xiangxi's room, Xia Xiangxi heard his grandfather sigh and say: "Young man, you have suffered, and my granddaughter can't help you!"

He Xuan smiled lightly and said, "It's okay! As long as she's okay!"

From what they said, Xia Xiangxi tried hard to recall the scene of last night. It seemed that after she opened the locust wood box, she had a dream, and she couldn't think clearly about the scene after that.She didn't even know what was in that pagoda tree box.

After hitting here, grandpa locked the pagoda tree box tightly again.It wasn't until another incident that happened afterwards that Xia Xiangxi was prompted to open the box by himself.Did you know what was in the locust wood box?
Xia Xiangxi has always been obedient to his grandfather. The reason why he violated his grandfather's will and opened the locust wood box again without authorization is because another strange incident happened in the Miao village. The frail grandpa was also injured.

Before that happened, Xia Xiangxi was still wondering about the centipede birthmark on Ma Po's face.I thought to myself, isn't the Gu seed parasitic on Ma Po's body already gone?Why does she still have that mark on her face?

For the first time, Ma Po scolded Grandpa slightly with reproach, saying that it was all the old man's nonsense, that the grass hag hides Gu seeds on her body, and she refuses to be seen by others, and wherever there are Gu seeds, they are planted on her face, making people feel uncomfortable. Reasons that can be seen casually?

When Ma Po scolded Grandpa like this, Grandpa was lying on a deck chair in the corridor basking in the sun. When Ma Po scolded him, he quietly opened his eyes, glanced at Ma Po and was afraid of being discovered. Close it quickly.

Xia Xiangxi remembered that the neighbors of Uncle Ma's family used cowhide Gu on Ma Zhuni. Neither the Ma family nor the neighbors of that family for many years knew that the woman in that family belonged to a grass hag!
At this time, a Miao man hurried up the Diaojiaolou, interrupting the conversation between Ma Po and Xia Xiangxi.

That Miao man was called Marie, and he was a man in his 30s.When I went to Diaojiaolou, I was not looking for Ma Po, but grandpa.

(End of this chapter)