But my mind was buzzing, and I was anxious about Zhong Lingxiu's affairs, so I didn't think much about it, so I staggered out with Lao Zhang.Ah Qi stopped us, turned around and took two umbrellas, handed them to us, and said that the road outside is not easy to walk, so let's be careful.It's raining outside?
When I went out, the rain crackled like a silver thread, and it was really not small, only the sound of rain was left between heaven and earth, this place was very remote, there was no road, it was muddy, and I didn't know how long it had been raining.Lao Zhang made a difficulty: "How to go this way?"
Little brother, why don't we find a place to hide from the rain first?
”No, I can't see what time it is now, I don't know when it will be dawn, I have to go back to the Heavenly Master's Mansion before dawn, otherwise it will be too late.Besides, even if you want to find a place to hide from the rain, there are no houses in the poor countryside here.I said to Lao Zhang, you should find a place to shelter from the rain first, I still have important matters, and I must go to the Heavenly Master's Mansion.When Lao Zhang heard this, he immediately said: "Little brother, don't say such an outrageous thing, since there is something wrong, go under the knife in front, and I, Lao Zhang, will also protect you!"
”As he spoke, he held the umbrella with me, and walked in the direction of the Heavenly Master's Mansion with difficulty.The rain fell heavily on the umbrella, making people suspect that it would not take long to smash the umbrella out of the hole, which was probably the biggest rain since the beginning of summer.This time this luck is really a ghost.I stepped in the mud with Lao Zhang, and both of them were under the Gu, even if they were temporarily untied, their bodies were not as flexible as usual, if they didn't support each other, they could roll down the hill several times.I don't know how long the two of us walked, a lightning bolt passed, I identified a more familiar mountain beam, after that mountain beam is not far from the Heavenly Master's Mansion, my heart is excited, just cross a bridge!
Lao Zhang also recognized the way: "Great, cross the Qiushui Bridge, let's arrive!"
”The Qiushui Bridge was built in the Qing Dynasty, there used to be a village here, but now that the times have developed, the village has long been unmanned, but after so many years of ups and downs, the Qiushui Bridge is still particularly strong, it is said that it has been driven into a pile before, and it is not bad for a hundred years.The so-called piling is that when the building is completed, if there is always a problem and it is not repaired well, then under the boundary, it should not be very peaceful, and a "town" is needed.This "town" must be the life of a living person, and this living person must be voluntarily suppressed here to ensure safety.It is said that the town of Qiushuiqiao was arrested by a Boxer Rebellion back then, and this crime was very great, and the punishment was all over the house.At that time, the Heavenly Master's Mansion was looking for a town to repair the bridge, so he told the prisoner that you would either be buried here alone, or you would go to the execution ground with your family.As soon as the prisoner heard that his life could be exchanged for the life of his family, he wondered why he was also a death, and what was the matter of where he died, so he happily agreed, and said that he would be a good man again after eighteen years.He doesn't understand, if he is suppressed here, it is equivalent to giving up reincarnation, and eighteen years later, he will still have to be pressed here.As long as he is there, no matter what the disaster, this bridge will not collapse.But we didn't expect it, as soon as we arrived at the bridge, we were all stunned - the Qiushui Bridge, which is known for its sturdiness, was actually washed away by this heavy rain!
Lao Zhang looked at the water flow, and sighed: "It's broken, there is a dam upstream, and eighty percent of it was washed away by this flood - I calculate, don't say, it's been a hundred years since the Qiushui Bridge was repaired." ”The time limit of this "town" is generally one hundred years, and if the living soul is left below, it is also a hundred years, and when the time of a hundred years is over, this town will be like being released from prison, and it will be able to leave.So in this kind of place, every 100 years, you have to change your soul.Sometimes you can see a bizarre murder somewhere, and it may be a change of "town".But no one has lived in this place for a long time, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion generally doesn't pass by here, no one cares if there is a town on this bridge, whether it can stand up or not, and if it is not rotated, of course this bridge will collapse.I almost feel that when my eyes are black, when people are unlucky, it is so terrible?
But now I can't hesitate, I have to cross the river before dawn, and there are no shortcuts around to get around - the river is not short, and it will take half a day to get around, and the daylilies are cold.It's all here, you can't give up, right?
So I was ready to swim straight into the water.Lao Zhang saw my attempt, was startled, and grabbed me: "Little brother, you are so dignified, why can't you think about it so much?"
You also saw this water flowing, and if it goes on like this, it will have to be washed away for you!
”I waved my hand and said it's okay, I've been down the Yin River, this river is a fart.Lao Zhang grabbed me and didn't let go: "No, this river is flowing, it's different from the Yin River, the bridge has collapsed, not to mention the people, you have to think of a way, but you can't send it to death." ”I also know how fast the water flows, and some of the stones upstream have been washed away, not to mention people, but there is another way, and that is "water ghosts crossing the river".This method is still the annotation of "Uncle Shi" on the book of divine physiognomy, and it is an old side.As long as it is a river, there will definitely be drowned people, these drowned ghosts are the same as hanged ghosts, if you want to enter reincarnation, then you have to find a stand-in, otherwise you will stay here forever.The so-called "water ghosts crossing the river" is to gather the water ghosts in the river and let them send them over.Lao Zhang was stunned after hearing this, and said: "Why do you still have this method......
I was stunned: "Is this method very special?"
”Lao Zhang was a little embarrassed, so he staggered the topic and said: "This method is very risky......
That's right, you must control the water ghost, otherwise, the water ghost will find out that you are actually a living person, and they will scramble to pull you as a stand-in."
Hua Niang once told me a story about a mage who crossed the river and was sent by ghosts in the wind and waves, but the rune paper got wet on the way, and the ghosts found out his identity, so they threw him into the river and never came up again.Now that I think about it, he should have used this trick "water ghost crossing the river".Lao Zhang obviously thinks I'm playing with my life and doesn't support it, and I can't take care of it so much, so I have to think of ways to recruit water ghosts.But when I made such a move, not a single water ghost would come up.I wondered a little, what is this?
Could it be that the rain is so heavy that these water ghosts refuse to come out?
But after thinking about it again, I remembered it -, I have been in the water tank for so long, the mud on my head must have been soaked long ago, and even if there is, such a heavy rain will be washed down.Now the water ghosts can see that I am a living yin, for fear that I am here to perform official duties to destroy them, and where do I dare to show my face, it is impossible for me to recruit them.Lao Zhang pondered for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and then said: "Little brother, if you don't dislike it, I have a way." ”As soon as I heard this, I immediately came to my senses, so I asked him to elaborate.He took out a small bottle from his arms, and said: "Just now I escaped from Fourth Uncle Feng and brought back some of my own things, I have a corpse oil pill here, you hold it in your mouth, the yin energy in it will cover your yang energy, so that you are pretending to be a dead person, and then it will be much more convenient to cross the river with water ghosts, they will think that you are the same kind." ”As soon as I got excited, I thanked him.Lao Zhang poured out a Mai Li pill, and said with a thousand instructions: "Little brother, you must remember, no matter what happens, this corpse oil pill must not be taken out of your mouth, otherwise they will find out your identity, and when the time comes, ......"
When the time comes, those water ghosts will be scared away by me in an instant, and if I am in the river, I will sink directly and drown.I immediately agreed, and took the corpse oil pill in my mouth.Not to mention, that corpse oil pill is really disgusting, so when it enters the mouth, it is bitter, sour and salty, and it is so stinky that it almost spits it out at once, but it is much more unbearable than licorice tablets or something.But in order to report the news, I had to endure it, I gritted my teeth and held the corpse oil pill in my mouth, so as not to vomit out, I said goodbye to Lao Zhang, and used the water ghost to cross the river.