The clothes on the giant rat's body were torn, and its prototype was completely exposed in front of Jiang Xixi's eyes, it was a rat that was taller than a human, gray and gray, covered with gray hair, and its roots were erect, like a sharp nail rake.
However, it is slightly different from ordinary rats, its legs are very strong, and its lower body is the same as that of a human, which is enough to support its body to walk upright.
But now, in the face of such a dangerous enemy, it decisively crouched its fat body on the ground, and rushed towards the door in a puff of smoke, setting off a gust of wind behind it.
The white cat barked and chased after the giant rat, and the two giant beasts raced through the streets of Tamsui Town, kicking up clouds of sand and dust to obscure the sky and the moon.
Jiang Xixi followed behind them, and she saw two black shadows running in the direction of Qinglun Mountain from a distance, so she also used light skills to chase after them.
As soon as I came to the foot of the mountain, I saw the huge rocks rolling down from the halfway up the mountain, and I found that there were two puffs of black smoke on the mountain, which were entangled.
She didn't dare to delay, she used her long sword to pick up the stones that rolled down one after another, and climbed up the mountain little by little, and when she reached the vicinity of the silkworm temple, she suddenly heard a roar from the forest, and a huge black shadow was immediately shrouded above her head.
She looked up and met a pair of sharp eyes, it was a cat, a black cat with no stray hair, but it was huge, and its head was level with the crown of a mulberry tree.
It looked at Jiang Xixi, and suddenly threw a round thing at her feet, it was the giant rat, its back was scratched to bloody flesh, its neck was bitten open, and it was obviously out of breath.
Jiang Xixi took two steps back and looked at the looming black shadow in front of him, "It's that you've been attached to the white cat's body, right?"
But who are you?
” The black shadow's feet moved, kicking a piece of cloth covered with dirt in front of her, Jiang Xixi picked it up, patted the dirt off it, and carefully distinguished.
She recognized it, this was her sachet, which Yan Niang gave to her before leaving, saying that it could save the emergency.
On the day she first arrived in Tamsui Town, the horse was frightened and fled with her own bag, and the sachet should have landed on the mountain, and the spirit inside escaped and attached itself to the white cat, which has been sheltering her.
Jiang Xixi gently stroked the black cat's paws, although she couldn't touch it, she was still very gentle, "Thank you, if you hadn't intercepted me halfway, I might have rushed to Yu's Mansion so recklessly, and now I guess I really became the bride of this giant rat." ” The cat leaned down and rubbed against her, and then, as she walked slowly to the foot of the mountain, its huge paws slapping on the ground, shattered the boulders that stood in its way, and scattered them all around.
It glanced back at Jiang Xixi, let out a deafening roar, and flew towards the sky with its four claws, and the huge figure disappeared into the vast sky in a moment.
After Jiang Xixi watched it leave, she turned around, and after glancing at the corpse of the giant rat in disgust, she dragged her two lead-filled legs slowly down the mountain.
She didn't notice that out of the grass came a little mouse, which ran to the giant rat with broken steps, sniffed at it vigorously, and then curled up and burrowed into the huge wound in its neck.
On the day when the townspeople burned their bodies by the Nanzhou River, Jiang Xixi received a letter from Cheng Muyou, saying that the situation had gradually subsided, and that although Yu Fang's family had not yet been found, the saint had withdrawn the marriage, and in a few days, he would come here to pick her up.
Jiang Xixi looked at the black smoke rising from the curling up, and carefully put the letter in the placket of her clothes, yes, it's time to leave, now that everything is gone, she should go back.
In the evening, Jiang Xixi chatted with Mrs.
Fan while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, and in the past few days, her mood has only improved a little and she can get out of bed and act, but Jiang Xixi can see that the good times of the past can never go back, and the rest of her life can only be spent in endless regret and nostalgia for her relatives.
"Madam, you are alone here and no one takes care of you, otherwise, if you go back to Xin'an with me, the adults are kind-hearted and will definitely be willing to take you in."
Mrs.
Fan smiled weakly, "It is said that the fallen leaves return to the roots, I am at this age, it is better to stay in my homeland." ” "But" Mrs.
Fan patted the back of her hand, "You don't have to persuade me, I have made up my mind, but it's better for you to leave quickly, stay away from here, and never come back." ” Seeing her expression, Jiang Xi asked puzzledly, "Madam, why do you want me to leave here as soon as possible, isn't it good for me to stay here with you for a while?"
” Mrs.
Fan looked out of the door, and then lowered her voice, "Girl, I told you a long time ago that rats are animals that hold grudges, they are very capable of reproduction and adaptation, and they can't be killed at all, I am afraid that they will come back one day."
You don't know, in the history of Freshwater Town, they have always occupied a place, and the battle between humans and rats is by no means just twice, but this battle has never really stopped.
I was born and raised in Tamsui Town, and I can't leave, but you're different, this isn't your home, and it's no harm to you if you leave quickly. ” The moon crept up to the window and sprinkled the pale silver moonlight all over the room.
Jiang Xixi was lying on the bed, her eyes widened, looking back at the beams, and she couldn't sleep for a long time.
She pondered over and over what Mrs.
Fan said during the day: I'm afraid that they will come back one day, which is not good for you.
Stage a comeback?
The silkworm was already dead, dead thoroughly, this is what she saw with her own eyes, and the townspeople also burned all the corpses, and according to Master Cheng's method, bathed in acacia locusts all day long, and did not dare to be sloppy at all.
Judging from the current situation, both the rodent infestation and the epidemic have been eliminated, and the entire Tamsui Town has returned to its former tranquility, but why did Mrs.
Fan say such alarmist words?
Could it be that she is too sad and her brain is not very clear?
This is possible, after all, the death of two daughters within a few days is far from what ordinary people can bear.
Thinking like this, Jiang Xixi felt a little more comfortable, but she still held the sword in her arms, and her hand touched the slight coolness of the hilt, so she dared to close her eyes and take a nap for a while.
She is still afraid, although she understands it in common sense, but psychologically she still can't let go, and some feelings are unexplained, but it is this kind of mystery and treachery that makes people feel more frightened.
A breeze blew, and the cicadas outside the window gradually weakened, but another voice sounded, mellow and festive.
Jiang Xixi opened his eyes suddenly: In the middle of the night, why is there a suona sound?