The Witch of Xiangxi

Chapter 248 Soul Splitting Mirror ([-])
Shi Wei was taken aback, and said: "Isn't my clone causing trouble?"

Xia Xiangxi could only say: "It's hard to say for the time being. Since we have encountered some troubles, let's take care of them!"

The second reason, Xia Xiangxi didn't say that he kept it in his heart.She was thinking that if she could properly handle what Tian Niu said, she might gain the trust of the people in Yaoxian Village, and then she would be able to enter and leave the village easily.If it wasn't because of the blue cloth girl, it would be very difficult for them to step into Yaoxian Horror!
Shi Wei could only agree with what Xia Xiangxi said.Otherwise, she has nothing else to do, who made her a hot-hearted?
Tian Niu couldn't tell whether Xia Xiangxi was a good guy or a bad guy for a while.As an old man, he would not be afraid of the two girls, but when he heard them talk about cat ghosts, he felt his scalp go numb, and he was afraid that he would be harmed again.

Tian Niu thought that he had been poisoned by the cat ghost. At this time, life is more important than money.He said that he gave Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei all his treasures, and only begged them to let him go.

Shi Wei thought it was very funny, and joked that Tian Niu was too cowardly, and when the cat ghost Gu was mentioned, he was so frightened that he didn't even want his family fortune?
Tian Niu's face was ashen, and he pointed at Xia Xiangxi and said, "She...she..."

Shi Wei wanted to smoke Tian Niu again, and felt that this man was really worthless, and Bai was a man.Fortunately, he also said that he was a tomb robber, so would he dare to rob a tomb with this virtue?But when Shi Wei looked at Xia Xiangxi following Tian Niu's line of sight, she was also taken aback.Her eyeballs almost popped out of her sockets, and she could hardly believe what she saw.

Xia Xiangxi was frightened into a cold sweat by the way Shi Wei and Tian Niu looked at her with their mouths wide open.People are scary and scary!Hastily asked Shi Wei, "What's wrong? Why do you look at me like that?"

Shi Wei took a deep breath before saying, "You have butterfly patterns on your face and neck!"

Xia Xiangxi didn't understand at first, until Shi Wei said it again, she didn't know that at some point, a tattoo of a gold-edged butterfly appeared on one side of her cheek and on her neck.

Xia Xiangxi knew about the inexplicable appearance of the butterfly pattern, but she didn't think it was too strange. After all, they were in the mirror world, and she and Shi Wei were both like ghosts.

Shi Wei said that the stronger the witchcraft girl is, the more beautiful the tattoos on her body will be.It's like a Gu woman, after raising Gu on her body for a long time, the imprint of the Gu species will appear.Xia Xiangxi is an outsider, even if he has learned witchcraft, he may not know many things about witchcraft.Relatively speaking, Shi Wei, a girl from Xiangxi, even if she doesn't know witchcraft, knows more legends about witchcraft than Xia Xiangxi.

Shi Wei said that the butterfly pattern on Xia Xiangxi's body can only be seen by the most capable witches.Especially the Phnom Penh butterfly pattern, according to the local legend, I have only heard that Yaowa has such a butterfly pattern!
It was like a stone smashed into Xia Xiangxi's heart, and there was a turmoil!
She had known for a long time that she had an unclear relationship with that Yaowa, but she was still shocked now.However, on the surface, she said lightly to Shi Wei: "Don't forget what this place is!" She meant to remind Shi Wei that this is a mirror world, and what she sees may be fake!

After being reminded by Xia Xiangxi, Shi Wei calmed down.She took this opportunity to tease that Tian Niu, and played around with that Tian Niu.

Xia Xiangxi couldn't see it anymore, and said something to Shi Wei, and Shi Wei wrinkled her nose, showing a reluctance, as if she had temporarily spared Tian Niu.

Xia Xiangxi said to Tian Niu: "Don't worry, I won't harm you! What about the person you mentioned who was poisoned by the cat ghost! Take me to meet him! Maybe I can help him!"

Tian Niu's eyeballs were rolling there, Shi Wei looked at this guy who was still thinking about something, so she threatened Tian Niu again.Tian Niu said with a bitter face: "Now I am catching cows/ghost snakes/gods! I thought that if you go, you will never return. I only hope that you can help me get rid of the Gu first. Don't wait until then. They were all sacrificed, and my life was taken in vain!"

Shi Wei became angry all of a sudden, scolding that field cow, saying that he is near death, dare to curse them?
Xia Xiangxi wasn't thinking about it at all, and she couldn't figure it out more and more.But after thinking about it for a long time, she could only sigh in the end, and then comforted herself with the words of "take one step at a time and see one step at a time".

Speaking of which, this cat ghost Gu is not a Gu species of the Miao people.

After a cat dies, it will become a cat ghost just like a human being.The warlock uses the cat ghost to kill the person he appoints and seize his property.Therefore, warlocks often deliberately kill cats to increase the number of cat ghosts.It is said that the person who raises cat ghosts first goes through a set of rituals and recites a spell, and then kills the prepared cats in order to obtain cat ghosts.The cat to be killed must be an old cat, the older the better.From then on, at midnight, the person who raises it must sacrifice to it. The reason for choosing midnight is because the zodiac sign of "zi" is the rat. It is said that the sacrifice at this time means to sacrifice the rat to the cat. Cat ghosts who are kept will harm the people who kept them.

After a certain period of time, the breeder feels that the cat ghost can be manipulated, and they will release the cat ghost to harm people.It is said that the victim’s limbs first felt pain like needle pricks, and then this symptom spread throughout the body, and finally reached the heart. It will also be miraculously transferred to the home of the person who kept it.

The most authentic record of cat ghosts harming people in history is the "Dugutuo Incident" that occurred in the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty. This incident was recorded in the official history "Sui Shu" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", and its credibility is quite high.

"Sui Shu Biography of Concubine Dugu Empress" said: "The queen's half-brother, Tuo, used cat ghosts and witches to curse the queen, and she sat down to die."

After the "Dugutuo Incident", Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, was very furious and gave Dugutuo and his wife to death.In May of the same year, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty issued an edict: "Families of wild ways such as cat ghosts, bewitchers, and nightmares will be exiled to the frontier."

For a while after that, the situation seemed to calm down, but then it revived again, and more and more people began to raise old cats to perform curses.

Cat ghosts are mostly raised for money.Xia Xiangxi suddenly felt that Tian Niu's words were a little more unbelievable.I doubt in my heart, is this Tian Niu the person who raises the cat ghost, the hidden gold and silver treasures he said, or is he using the cat ghost to frame others?How could he be so scared if he mentioned cat ghost Gu?Did you just prevent them from saving the person who was victimized by the cat ghost?
On the surface, Xia Xiangxi still didn't say anything, but urged Tian Niu to take them into the village.Tian Niu agreed on the surface, but his face looked like he had eaten dog feces, not to mention the smell.

Tian Niu took Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei to enter the village from the south, but Xia Xiangxi found out in time to stop them.Ask the field cattle to enter from the east.On this issue, Xia Xiangxi did not dare to be vague.That Tian Niu is from Yaoxian Village, so he is very familiar with the environment and everything.If he tried to escape after following him into the village, then Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei would be trapped in Yaoxian Village alive.Therefore, Xia Xiangxi insisted on entering from the east, so that even if Tian Niu played tricks, she and Shi Wei would not become caged birds and had no way of getting out.

As soon as he entered the village, Tian Niu yelled when he saw the villagers: "These two people are the culprits who made rich man Li sick!" The shout fell, and many villagers surrounded him with a "hula".

Shi Wei has a bad temper, seeing this scene, she restrained herself.As the old saying goes, "A strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake!", Shi Wei also knew that if she was strong, she and Xia Xiangxi would not have anything to do with each other.

Tian Niu took the opportunity to escape.Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei were trapped in the crowd and could not escape.

The man Tian Niu mentioned, rich man Li, has no support among the villagers.Because of the characteristics of the times, Xia Xiangxi knew that even if she knew how to decipher the cat ghost Gu that rich man Li was holding, these villagers would not let her save rich man Li.It's too late for these people to defeat that rich man Li!
The only thing that was questioned was where did rich man Li's things go?Said that the village was about to copy rich man Li's house, rich man Li suddenly became ill and was about to die.All the valuables in his house were gone.Now that they have captured Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei, they say they have found the criminals who embezzled state property.

Xia Xiangxi had previously suspected that Tian Niu was the one behind the cat ghost, but this time he was even more certain.Since that Tian Niu knew how to play the cat ghost Gu, he was frightened by Xia Xiangxi at first, but after a while, he realized that they were lying.He can feel it himself if he has been bewitched by the cat ghost.

Now Tian Niu planted a big hat on Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei, because they are foreigners, no matter what they say, they will be regarded as nonsense and cannot be believed.In addition, the two of them have been regarded as sinners by the village name before, and they have been chased round and round. Now they can be regarded as caught, and they will never let go.

Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei were quickly tied up.Xia Xiangxi didn't even struggle to resist, even if Shi Wei wanted to resist, she threw a look at Shi Wei, beckoning her to submit obediently.Shi Wei stared at Xia Xiangxi in surprise, but she still believed in Xia Xiangxi, and felt that Xia Xiangxi must have her intentions in doing this, so she didn't resist.

While shouting to bring down the "ghosts and snake gods", the villagers escorted Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei to the ancestral hall in the center of the village.

As soon as Xia Xiangxi entered the ancestral hall, she felt a little familiar, but she couldn't be sure of the vague feeling.

There should have been a statue in the center of the ancestral hall, but now only the base is left.Xia Xiangxi turned her head and looked back into the yard.When she first entered the yard, she saw several children riding on a stone that looked like a statue, and she thought it was the statue that had been torn down.Xia Xiangxi took another look at a wooden board with peeling red paint, which looked like a plaque or something, and now it was also cut with an ax with several deep cracks.That should have been a plaque on the ancestral hall!
Someone tied Xia Xiangxi and Shi Wei to the pillars in the house respectively, and yelled at them to be quiet and wait for the organization to deal with them.Xia Xiangxi waited for those people to close the door and go out before carefully looking at the ancestral hall again.Suddenly, a shiny black object flashed into her sight...

(End of this chapter)