Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 191 Qixi Lovers
In the cool night breeze, Mo Li and Ran Qing sat in the empty courtyard, chatting about the girls' stories during their travels.

Mo Li is an excellent storyteller, and she can make those bizarre travel fantasy stories thrilling and full of ups and downs.

Although if you think about it carefully, there is nothing special about these stories, and the danger level is not as high as the first time Ran Qing took the paper man to catch the water ghost in the well.

These were just small stories about a girl who met some unorthodox practitioners while traveling around the country, or encountered some strange supernatural events, or cheated superstitious wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong. There was hardly any danger in them.

But the ordinary and simple little story, when told by her, was so gripping that Ran Qing was amazed.

I finally understood where the girl got so much money.

According to her, the wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong are all extremely superstitious and believe in Feng Shui. The place of Qiangke is primitive and isolated, and there are many strange legends in the outside world.

As a Miao girl from the mountains of Zangke, she was already full of mystery in the eyes of the Hong Kong people. With just a few tricks, Mo Li managed to convince the wealthy businessmen that she was her true love and they paid her to exorcise evil spirits and ward off disasters.

The two chatted all night long, until the sky brightened and the sound of chickens crowing came from the village, Mo Li still kept talking.

And she became more and more excited as she talked, enthusiastically sharing her experiences and stories with Ran Qing.

Shortly after dawn, Long Zongshu's cousin's wife got up first and prepared a pot of porridge for Ran Qing and the others as breakfast.

Long Zongshu and his cousin slept until noon. One of them was possessed by a ghost, and the other was bewitched by an evil spirit. They were both exhausted and weak.

Although Ran Qing had driven out the evil spirits from their bodies and prevented them from developing any underlying illness, they still needed to rest for a few days before recovering.

After saying goodbye to Long Zongshu’s cousin and his wife, the three of them left Tianmen Village with their backpacks and rode motorcycles towards the city.

Although he was curious about the strange and mysterious situation in Huaga Tiankeng, Ran Qing really wanted to go back and take a look at the situation inside the Tiankeng.

But those weird porcelain white Bodhisattvas, the vicious witch, and the huge monster snake that never really showed up... all these dangers made Ran Qing uneasy.

If I go back again, I don’t know if I can escape unscathed.

Ran Qing finally gave up the idea of ​​going back to investigate, put his curiosity aside for the time being, and rode Mo Li's motorcycle back to Yuezhao.

If you don't seek death, you won't die. He has always been cautious.

The journey back is still long, but fortunately it is safe and smooth.

When the three of them returned to the city, the sun had already set.

After saying goodbye to Long Zongshu, Mo Li drove Ran Qing and Xiaomianhua back to the house on Park Road.

"Watch TV, watch TV," Little Mianhua said excitedly after getting off the bus and wanted to watch TV.

But Mo Li was so tired that he was covered in sweat. After returning home, he took a set of clean clothes and went to the bathhouse to take a shower.

Ran Qing also went to the bathhouse to take a hot bath before returning home.

He soaked the clay jar in wine and began to make medicine.

Ran Qing didn't even dare to open the soul-guiding lamp contained in the wicker jar and take it out. Instead, he went to the flea market on Park Road and spent ten yuan to buy a dirty old wooden box, and put the entire wicker jar into the box.

He has taken a long leave and doesn't have to go back to school for the time being.

He also activated the destiny card again, directly casting a curse and ordering the destiny card to go to Longchang Township.

After finishing these important tasks, Ran Qing stood in the empty main room, looking at the incense sticks burning in the large vat, and suddenly felt a sense of emptiness.

The sound of the TV came from next door. Xiaomianhua and Mo Li were watching TV again.

But Ran Qing couldn't find anything to do for a while.

He took a leave of absence for about a week and would not need to go back to school until school started.

Logically, Ran Qing could have taken a break from doing his homework. But when he finally had some free time, he felt uncomfortable. Without studying and homework, he felt empty and insecure.

He thought about it, then took out the real test paper and vocabulary book and continued his boring life.

The college entrance examination has not yet arrived, and Ran Qing dare not relax at all. Only by studying hard can he feel safe.

The next day, Mo Li weighed three pounds of goat meat and made a pot of goat soup for Ran Qing, saying that it would help him replenish his qi and blood.

After eating the hot mutton soup pot, Ran Qing did feel much warmer, but when he woke up, his mouth was full of pimples and he was very hot.

But in the next few days, Mo Li bought goat meat every day.

Ran Qing, who seldom eats mutton, was addicted to it at first, but after eating goat meat for a week, he became a little tired of it.

In the end, the sight and smell of goat meat were a bit unpleasant.

Only then did Mo Li let him go.

"It's almost done. Didn't you ask Old Sheepskin to make a paper figurine for you?"

"It's been so many days, your paper figurine should be ready by now, right? When are we going to Longchang?"

"I've never experienced a rural market before. My wife never took me out to play before, and we live in the city, so there's no such hustle and bustle to be part of."

Mo Li was very much looking forward to the event.

Ran Qing counted the days and shook his head, saying, "The market at Longchang is on Friday, and today is only Tuesday, so there's still a gap."

Mo Li blinked and said with a grin, "By the way, guess what day it is today?"

"It's the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, Tuesday...what's wrong?" Ran Qing was a little curious. He always felt that Mo Li was mysterious.

Mo Li said with a smile: "The seventh day of the seventh month is the Qixi Festival! Haven't you heard of a legend?"

"What legend? The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?" Ran Qing was familiar with this legend, as it was taught in the Chinese textbook.

Mo Li nodded, then shook his head: "This is what I heard from other people when I was traveling."

"Every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, after midnight, a person would lock the doors and windows in his room, turn off the lights, and then take a mirror, two candles, and an apple."

"Sit in front of a mirror, light two candles, and peel an apple in front of it."

"If it's a man, I'll peel the fruit and whisper, 'Cowherd, Cowherd, what does my future lover look like?'"

"The female one is called Zhinu."

"As long as your heart is sincere enough, you can call out the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl and see the appearance of your future lover in the mirror."

Mo Li looked at Ran Qing with a grin and blinked, saying, "But you can't peel the apple skin. And while peeling the apple skin, no matter what sound you hear or what scene you see, you must not stop."

"If you stop, or if the apple peel breaks, something horrible will happen..."

Mo Li told the horror story in a sinister tone.

Although Ran Qing felt that this was nonsense, he still felt a chill on his back for some reason.

He stared at Mo Li anxiously and asked, "Why are you telling me this?"

Mo Li said with a smile: "I'm telling you how to meet your sweetheart... Isn't Li Hongye your sweetheart?"

"Maybe I can use this method to secretly see her..."

(End of this chapter)