Mystery Leaks

Chapter 220 The Night Watch (1)

"Mei is a ghost, and a demon is a living being. There is an essential difference between the two." Hu Lai said, and then explained: "Mei refers to a kind of beautiful ghost, which is the same as the fox fairy among demons. It uses beauty to charm people's minds. , specifically to deal with men. The demons are completely living beings, which are transformed into human forms through the gradual cultivation of various spirits, woods and spirits over a long period of time."

I was confused, and said: "What... are you trying to say?" He didn't explain what the combination of the two words "charming monster" means.

"Haven't you understood that Meiyao is probably just her name, not her type; because Meiyue and Yaoyao are completely two different things; just like man and fish, the combination of mermaid only exists in legends." Huang Mao explained.

"Just her name?"

I muttered something, a little touched, it turned out that Lu Ningxiang already had a name, but she forgot it when she was with me.She can speak, so when I teach her to speak, she can learn so quickly.

The thunderstorm that night had hurt her and woke her up.For her, it should be considered a blessing in disguise.

"However, I feel that the name is probably not a random one." Hu Lai said, and then said: "Mei, it means beauty and attraction. When a person is attractive, we usually say that he/she is attractive, followed by a demon. , indicating that she should be a demon, as for what kind it is, it is more difficult to define; it should be some kind of spiritual thing transformed into a woman."

"That is to say, she is a living being, not a ghost?" I asked.

Hu Lai nodded, "A demon is a human form transformed from a living being, which is actually similar to a human being."

"But she has no body temperature and no heartbeat?" I was very puzzled.

"This..." Hu Lai didn't ask for a while, and didn't speak for a long time.

Huang Mao was also thoughtful, but also couldn't tell why.

"Can't a ghost become a demon?" Cao Nan interjected.

Hu Lai stroked his chin and said, "Tsk... this, although everything is possible, I've never heard of it."

The topic can't continue here, Huang Mao and Hu Lai are rookies in the legal industry, and their knowledge still has limits.After being silent for a while, Cao Nan took out the gong he had chosen, and said, "Come, help me see what this is."

"More gongs?!"

Huang Mao's eyes lit up, he rushed over to rub it, and said: "Before there was no clock, the ancients used this thing to know the time. There was a special person called watchman."

Hu Lai also added: "A large proportion of the watchmen are Dharma practitioners. This gong looks like an ancient piece, and with the secret pattern engraved on it, it's a good thing."

Cao Nan was overjoyed and said, "When I was beating ghosts before, I could smash them into pieces with just one shot. It's just a little short, otherwise it would be more useful."

"Why don't you use gongs and mallets to beat, but gong noodles?" Hu Lai had a strange expression on his face.

Cao Nan was stunned, and looked at me instinctively, I spread my hands, "The situation was urgent at the time, I didn't think too much about it, it was all shot with gongs."

"You should use a gong and mallet. This thing is more lethal. This gong surface is equivalent to a drum. Have you ever seen a drum beating someone in a fight?" Huang Mao looked like you were an idiot.

"Ok."

Cao Nan immediately picked up the gong and looked at it. The gong was obviously about two feet in size. It didn't look as eye-catching as the surface of the gong. It was just a black stick with an unknown hoop on it.

But Feng Daniu's water and fire stick is more useful, it is one inch long and one inch stronger, and it is very smooth to fight; Feng Daniu himself is a carpenter, so he may know the origin of the water and fire stick.

"The watchman is also called a watchman or a night watchman. He carries a watchman around in the middle of the night. People with no skills really can't do it. Fire prevention, theft prevention, ghost protection and evil spirits; although the status is not high in ancient times, it is indispensable. The character is the lowest-ranking member of the six sects, and at least he is a member of the official family." Huang Mao said.

Cao Nan and I nodded, suddenly realized.

The six gates in ancient times are the current sect tribunals, which are the powers that the officials have placed in the legal affairs. In ancient times, any town with a population would have watchmen on duty at night, also called night watchmen.

They do eat official meals, and their careers seem to be dispensable. Everyone is asleep at night, so who will listen to the watch?
But it has survived tenaciously. Unexpectedly, there are legal considerations in it; it is fireproof, anti-theft, and even ghost-proof.

"Then what did you and Feng Daniu take?" Hu Lai asked curiously.

"I'm holding the God Stone Bead, and Feng Daniu is holding a black and white water and fire stick. It looks very useful." I said.

The water and fire stick is the stick used to beat people in the hands of ancient government officials.

In the TV movie, the county magistrate slapped the gavel and shouted "Sheng Tang", and the third class of government officials lined up in two rows with water and fire sticks, touched the ground with the sticks, and shouted "Mighty~" long.

I don't know how the ancient spanking thing works so well for beating ghosts.

I gradually discovered a characteristic. Many good things to deal with ghosts and evil spirits are ancient objects, to put it bluntly, they are cultural relics;

So I asked Huang Mao what was going on.

Huangmao explained: "For example, this side is more powerful. It can deal with ghosts and evil spirits. It is definitely not only because of the many secret patterns engraved on it, but also because it has followed for several generations over the years. Even more than a dozen generations of watchmen, everything is spiritual, and over time, when it absorbs enough popularity, it will produce some spirituality. It is the same as jade, the older the jade, the more spiritual it is. "

I suddenly realized that this is the truth.

No wonder the evil spirits sold in the streets and alleys are useless at all, because they are all modern handicrafts, and they are just for fun, unless someone consecrates them.

But even so, it is far from the old objects.

After that, we chatted for a while, and I went back.

……

I hardly ate or drank much after working for a day and two nights. I was already a little sleepy, so I was going to sleep after washing up.

If the ghost king wants to take revenge, he has to wait for it to come out. It probably won't happen tonight.

As soon as I got back to the room, I was shocked.A pitch-black thing squatted on top of the TV, and the eagle's eyes glowed faintly, which made me feel a little terrified.

It's the three-eyed spirit owl, and it's here again!

"Is something wrong?" I asked, behind this thing is a very strong existence, I don't know if it is a human or a ghost, and he claims to be an ominous person like me.

"That brat from the Cao family got a sidekick?" The three-eyed spirit owl spit out.

I was speechless in my heart, did it know it just after I came back?

Are there any secrets in this world?
After a pause, I nodded and said yes, it was not an inquiry at all, but I already knew it.

"It's better to come early than to come early. From tomorrow night, you will go out with the kid from the Cao family." Three-eyed Ling Xiao said.

"what?!"

I was so startled that I almost didn't jump up, and said, "You think I didn't die fast enough, right?"

The meaning of going out is to go out to watch the night at night, just like the watchmen in ancient times, and every watch must sound a gong.Now the king of ghosts, King Ba, wants our lives at any time. He doesn't stay at home at night, and runs out to fight. Can't we die?
The three-eyed owl didn't explain much, and said: "If you want to live, you can listen to me." After speaking, he flew out of the window and disappeared.

Thousands of alpacas ran past my heart, your sister, if you explain a few more words, you will die.

Without further ado, I immediately picked up the phone and planned to call Huang Mao, but the phone screen was still turned on, and the phone screen automatically turned on, and three words were displayed that made my hands tremble: Chen Laogen.

This guy can't remember how long he hasn't contacted himself, and now he took the initiative to call himself.

Pressing the answer button, Chen Laogen hurriedly asked: "That kid from the Cao family, did he get a gong?"

I don't even know what to say. It seems that there are no secrets in this world. After returning to the village for a few minutes, everyone knows it?

"How do you know?" I asked.

"God's will!" Chen Laogen's voice was faintly agitated, and said: "Meng Lei, listen, from tomorrow, Jinpen Township will resume night watch, and you and that kid from the Cao family will watch the night together."

"Why do you all say that?!" I didn't know how to complain, and I thought that the three-eyed spirit owl was probably in the same group as him, why did he say that all the time?
Coincidentally too coincidental.

"Who else told you?" Chen Laogen asked suspiciously.

Only then did I realize that I had slipped my tongue, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry about who it is, tell me the reason, run out in the middle of the night, do you think I didn't die fast enough?"

Chen Laogen said: "Do you know what the word 'gold' in Jinpen Township means?"

I was baffled, "What do you mean?"

"'Jin' means golden gong. The Cao family used to be the Dageng family in Jinpen Township. They were watchmen for generations, and they didn't stop until his grandma's generation. In this extraordinary period, it is time to recover. This is not only for the You will be beneficial to the entire Jinpen Township." Chen Laogen said.

After he finished speaking, he hung up, not dragging his feet at all.

I grew my mouth, the watchmen of the Cao family from generation to generation?
It's unheard of, if the Cao family didn't stop shifting until Grandma Cao Nan, then the last shifting person would be the generation of the great-grandfather of the Cao family. It's been a long time, definitely before the liberation.

This time, I don't know what to say anymore, the three-eyed Lingxiao asked me to follow Cao Nan to the game, and Chen Laogen said the same!

Things are a bit paradoxical.

Jin, in the ancient Chinese language, does mean Mingjin.In ancient wars, beating drums means marching, and ringing gold means withdrawing troops. This "gold" refers to gongs.

Retreat with gongs, march with drums.

Could it be that a small change is related to the safety of Jinpen Township, and there are deep-seated concerns?

Instinctively, I remembered the last time the Heavenly Thunder Formation killed a bunch of ghosts and ghosts, even Lu Ningxiang was injured.

What does this mean?
It shows that Jinpen Township has a layout, the Meng family has been the leader for generations, and the Cao family has been watchmen for generations. I am afraid that this watch is really particular.

I couldn't sit still, and immediately called Cao Nan again.

The call was connected quickly, and before he could speak, Cao Nan said, "Leizi, my grandma asked me to start calling tomorrow night, can you come with me?"

"What?!" I yelled strangely, and Cao Nan's grandma said the same thing, what the hell.

"My grandma wants you to be with me." Cao Nan heard my tone, thought I was not happy, and explained again.

"Of course I'm fine. I mean, it's not just your grandma saying that." I said, and brought Chen Laogen out.

"Is there such a thing?" Cao Nan was also confused.

After thinking about it, I asked, "Was your family a watchman for generations?"

Cao Nan hesitated for a moment, then said: "It seems that there were watchmen in my ancestors, but I don't know if it's not from generation to generation. When I was young, my grandmother often taught me to call the watch. It would be convenient to call the watch tomorrow night."

I was speechless in my heart, Cao Nan's grandma must have done it on purpose, and guessed what might happen today, otherwise, who would have nothing to learn to shout more?

Cao’s family has long stopped working, and their timber business can be regarded as a small fortune. Motorcycles are still rare in Jinpen Township, but Cao Nan’s family already has three cars, one truck, one sedan, and one pickup truck.

"It's best if you know, how about you ask your grandma, what is the relationship between Dageng and the situation in Jinpen Township?" I suggested.

"I asked, but my grandma didn't tell me, she just told me to do it, and I don't have to run too far, just go around the fair."

Cao Nan said, paused, and then said: "I think maybe it's because the clock can scare away some things. I heard from my parents before that the village has become more and more unbalanced recently. If we make the watch at night, maybe it will scare people away." We're in a much safer place."

I nodded slowly. Since everyone said so, it seems that the job of the watchman cannot be thrown away.

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(End of this chapter)