fifth form

Chapter 49

The existence of water ghosts in Longmen Village was mentioned by Taoist Mu when he practiced.

In Puyun Temple, Taoist Mu mentioned the water ghost to everyone.

The focus of the inspection by Zhang Xuezhou and others was also on the Longmen River.

But before that, there were rumors in Longmen Village that a hundred ghosts were crossing the border at night, causing a large number of pigs and cattle to disappear.

The key reason for this change in the saying is the Mu Taoist who came to Longmen Village to practice rituals.

Zhang Xuezhou and Jia Zhiyuan chatted around Longmen Village, and learned more and more related information.

The story of Hyakki Yexing originated from the messy footprints found by some villagers in the wetlands. There were hundreds of these footprints, together with the missing pigs and cattle, it became the original rumor.

But ghosts belong to the spirit body, without the heaviness of the physical body, it is difficult to leave footprints when walking.

Taoist Mu directly refuted the allegation that the ghosts walked at night, and after nearly half a day of perception, he roughly judged that there might be water ghosts near Longmen Village.

"The water ghost can swallow sixteen pigs and three cows at a time, can we plug the water ghost's teeth?" Jia Zhiyuan worried.

"Uncle, don't worry, that water ghost only eats livestock and not humans. Wang Fu'an is an example. No matter how bad we are, we can leave a whole corpse," Zhang Xuezhou comforted.

"What you said made me a little more scared," Jia Zhiyuan said.

"Uncle afraid of ghosts?" Zhang Xuezhou asked suspiciously.

When Mu Taoist made troubles, Jia Zhiyuan held the lantern, and Rong Li and Rong Tianding didn't show any fear on their faces.

In the eyes of the Rong family, illusory things like ghosts and gods are not as powerful as Rong Li's butcher's knife.

As a family of butchers, the Rong family firmly believed that the long-term slaughtering work allowed the Rong family to receive protection, and it was difficult for all kinds of monsters to get close to the Rong family.

This is also the reason why Li Erlang and others were worried, but the Rong family was calm.

Zhang Xuezhou made a joke, and Jia Zhiyuan felt a little more uneasy.

He walked up and down the room, looking distraught.

"If you really want to be harmed by a water ghost, what should you do?"

There is no doubt that the Rong family is down and out. Even if Jia Zhiyuan married Jia Zhiyuan and gave birth to Rong Tianding, the main force of the Rong family is still Rong Li.

Jia Zhiyuan could not imagine the consequences of losing any one of them.

He is not afraid of ghosts, but he is afraid of unbearable accidents.

"Your aunt hasn't come back yet, should we go out and find someone?"

Jia Zhiyuan walked back and forth many times, but he still couldn't wait for Rong Li to come back, which made him inevitably invite Zhang Xuezhou.

But Zhang Xuezhou didn't respond for a long time, and when Jia Zhiyuan stared at him, he saw Zhang Xuezhou lying on the bed with his eyes closed, obviously asleep.

"Can this sleep well?"

Jia Zhiyuan shook his head.

He pushed Zhang Xuezhou, only to see that Zhang Xuezhou didn't move at all, obviously it was difficult to wake him up.

Jia Zhiyuan walked back and forth for a few steps, feeling more and more anxious. He opened the door casually, only to hear the sound of whimpering birds in the distance.

The sound of the birds chirping was full of mourning and a bit of crying.

"It's unlucky!"

Hearing the crow or some other bird's cry, Jia Zhiyuan murmured.

He looked around a few times, only to see that after nightfall, the entire village was hard to see light, every house was closed, and no human voice could be heard.

This made him panic for a few seconds for no reason.

A few barks made Jia Zhiyuan courageous, he took some sore steps, but within a hundred meters, Jia Zhiyuan saw Rong Li rushing back with Rong Tianding.

"There is mud in the river over there. I stepped on it and fell several times. It hurts like hell!"

Rong Tianding shook his arms, and took off his dirty coat again.

At this time of cool autumn season, the temperature dropped significantly at night, and Rong Tianding inevitably sneezed several times.

"The riverside is full of water mist, almost lost people, let alone looking for ghosts." Rong Li complained: "This seems a bit difficult!"

"No hurry, no hurry" Jia Zhiyuan said repeatedly.

Seeing his wife and children come back safely, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"If Ding'er is allowed to kill pigs honestly, maybe there will be no such troubles!"

When welcoming Rong Li and Rong Tianding in, Jia Zhiyuan couldn't help but have some lingering thoughts in his heart.

The grandparents of the Rong family have slaughtered pigs for generations, and occasionally deal with some wild animals they hunted. This kind of life is rich and simple, and the end can be seen at a glance.

Jia Zhiyuan has always wanted Rong Tianding to change to a better life, but at this time he also has to wonder whether his promotion is correct.

He was silent for a moment.

When Rong Li and the others packed up and lay down, Jia Zhiyuan tossed and turned, having trouble falling asleep, and kept thinking about how to solve the current predicament.

"Give my life back!"

At the third watch, Jia Zhiyuan only heard the voice of a man demanding his life, which made him tremble.

When he pricked up his ears, he could only hear the voice wafting back and forth in the village.

"I died so unjustly, pay me back!"

The voice became more and more real, and Jia Zhiyuan got up from the bed.

"Ghosts are coming, ghosts are coming!"

He turned over and pushed Rong Li up, before Rong Li could yell, Jia Zhiyuan covered Rong Li's mouth with a slap, and pointed outside.

When a faint voice came, Rong Li's eyes lit up, and the butcher's knife placed under the bed fell into her palm.

"I'll go find the ghost first, you guys hurry up and follow with pig's blood!"

Ghosts by the river and ghosts in the village are completely different concepts, Rongli feels that she cannot let the other party escape.

She grabbed the butcher's knife that was gleaming with cold light, took another fire pocket, and then slipped into the vast night.

"Get up, Niang is catching ghosts!"

Jia Zhiyuan pushed Rong Tianding again, and when Rong Tianding muttered several times that it was difficult to wake up, Zhang Xuezhou fell asleep like a dead pig again, so he had to carry a wooden barrel, and then went out the door.

He carried the bucket and ran only a few hundred steps, only to hear the sound of Rong Li fighting with a knife getting closer.

With the help of the remaining light from the fire on the ground, Jia Zhiyuan saw a black shadow fighting Rong Li inextricably.

"Ghosts also use knives?"

Jia Zhiyuan was taken aback.

But he is not slow in his hands and feet, and he can do it when it is time to do so.

He didn't care whether it would splash on Rong Li's body or not, he immediately lifted the cloth cover on the bucket, scooped up the half-coagulated pig's blood clots, and then poured it out in all directions.

"Forgive me!"

The pig's blood splashed by Jia Zhiyuan didn't have any effect on the ghost, but the clot of pig's blood fell to the ground, causing the black shadow to slip and fall to the ground.

Seeing a good opportunity, Rong Li stabs at it.

The sound of gold and iron interlacing short knives and long knives came, and the black shadow had already made a painful begging sound.

"A man?"

Rong Li violently pressed down the long knife, and then stabbed the opponent's body.

When she slapped it, she immediately felt a warm sensuality.

"It seems to be Master Li?"

Jia Zhiyuan picked up the fire folder, and when he took a closer look with the fire folder, he saw Mr. Li, who had called them to go to the yamen before, was lying on the ground, unable to move by Rong Li.

"Master Li?" Rong Li was suspicious, and then asked: "What are you doing yelling here in Longmen Village?"

"Pretending to be a ghost," Master Li said in pain.

"Pretending to be a ghost?" Rong Li was stunned, "What are you doing pretending to be a ghost?"

"If you pretend to be a ghost, you can beat me!"

The patrol responded, only feeling that the Rong family's wife was too violent.

He originally wanted to act, and then let Rong Li and the others drive away, and then left behind a black dress, so that Rong Li and the others could complete the task of catching ghosts, but Master Li didn't expect that he would step on pig's blood. Immediately, she was stabbed in the body by Rong Li.

He only felt that completing the task of the Yamen was risking his life.

Fortunately, he begged for mercy quickly, so he was not beheaded by Rong Li.

(End of this chapter)