The sounds kept coming out one after another, getting louder and louder, one after another. Such a noisy sound sounded like at least five or six babies leaving their mother's warm arms, crying out that they missed their mother.
The frightening cries made people feel frightened. Many timid maids huddled together and almost cried.
"Grandma Qi doesn't look very good."
Master Lin's chanting of curses suddenly stopped, and he made such a statement before raising his head, as if he knew how the old woman over there would react without looking.
He was right.
Grandma Qi clutched the pendant on her chest tightly and said nothing, but her face was as green as if she had seen a ghost.
"No...impossible..." As soon as she started speaking, her words sounded delirious.
Aluan didn't raise her head either, because she could clearly see that Granny Qi's clothes were covered with tiny scratches.
Like a baby's little hands.
She turned her face sideways and found Master Qi in the crowd. Compared to the obvious fear on the others' faces, he had an extra layer of confusion.
"Master! Master!"
Xiao He stumbled and ran from a distance. People turned their heads and looked at this reckless little girl. But Xiaohe didn't pay attention. She ran straight towards Mr. Qi, shouting as she ran:
"My wife had a nightmare and talked a lot of nonsense. When she woke up, she was like crazy. She said she heard her child calling her!"
Everyone's eyes were once again focused on Granny Qi.
Taoist priest Lin calmly put his hands behind his back and approached her calmly. She was very panicked, but her weak legs prevented her from retreating.
"What did you want to say just now? Did you mean the innocent souls of these babies, or... did you replace me, Fu Hui?"
Grandma Qi no longer trembled. She stared blankly at the mountains and sea. The swaying lights of the crowd illuminated his side face brightly, but on the contrary, the other cheek was extremely dark, and his features could not be seen clearly.
"Xiao He Xiao He" she turned around and asked the panting maid, "I asked you to pay attention to the inside of Madam's room, did you see anything?"
Xiaohe still couldn't breathe, but she shook her head.
"There are two peace charms in total that you asked me for. You said one is for my wife and one is for my grandson. When my disciple visited the house with Miss Xiao He, he found the charm on the inner door of your bedroom, but you didn't. Post it to Madam. It is not difficult to imagine that you mixed or replaced the Appearance Talisman that was supposed to be burned with a Peace Talisman."
"...Maybe Grandma Qi made a mistake. No, it's impossible. How about you take a look, Taoist Priest?"
Mr. Qi squeezed through the crowd. He obviously didn't believe that the kind-hearted old lady who had served the Qi family for so many years could be a witch with connections to supernatural ghosts.
"One is ink, the other is cinnabar. It's a low-level mistake in color difference. I believe my mother-in-law will not make a mistake no matter how dim-sighted she is. Besides... the jade pendant on her chest has started to turn black, isn't it?"
Granny Qi suddenly let go of her hands and straightened the strings on both sides. As expected, the jade pendant had turned from the original emerald green to black, and the cracks on it seemed to have expanded. I wonder if it was an illusion.
"Look at the corner of my clothes again," Aluan added calmly, "The mountains and seas dripping blood into the cinnabar is a method used by Onmyoji to conquer demons. Although I am weak, I am equipped with a safety lock and a peach wood sword, plus the courtyard The people inside have no grievances against the ghosts. They will only attack the real enemies. Although they are not yet visible, their bodies have been outlined by the talisman water. Furthermore... Xiao He, what did we find in Qiao Sheng's room? ?”
"Ah!" Xiao He had already recovered. She seemed to remember something and took out a small cloth bag from her pocket. She opened it carefully and spread the bag in the palm of her hand:
"Miss Aluan said, this is musk, and told me not to touch it casually."
Mr. Qi snatched the cloth bag from Xiao He's hand, held it tightly under his nose and smelled it. Then, he looked at Xiao He closely with surprised eyes.
"Oh! Master, I stopped Miss Aluan and she insisted on going in. Don't blame me... Sister Aluan, please speak for me."
After a long time, Mr. Qi suppressed his restless mood. He took a deep breath and said:
"No... I don't blame you. But, I want an explanation... In the early years, Madam's children were indeed... those she came to deliver... those were all stillborn."
He looked at Granny Qi sadly.
"The Qi family treats you well."
Grandma Qi took a step with difficulty, as if she was drunk and fell down. But she worked hard to get up, climbed to the master's feet with both arms, grabbed the hem of his clothes and cried pitifully:
"What an injustice! Master, I came here with my wife. I am loyal to the Qi family. Madam, I regard her as my daughter. How could I do such an evil thing! You have to make the decision for me, Master, make the decision for me!" "
These words made the master shaken. He was a little wavering and looked at the pair of master and disciple for help. Ah Luan made a disdainful sound and turned his dissatisfied eyes to Shan Hai. Lin Shanhai sighed helplessly, not knowing how to answer.
After all, if Grandma Qi refuses to admit that she killed those babies, no one can do anything about her.
At this time, Qiao Sheng, who had been in the east wing, ran over. His attention was always on Dahei. Whatever happened in the courtyard seemed to have nothing to do with him.
"No, grandma! Dahei is too naughty. He dug out the pig bones you buried earlier!"
Behind him was the big black dog. He was wagging his tail happily, his front paws were covered with dirt, and he was holding something in his mouth.
Ah Luan knelt down and called Dahei over. Dahei looked at her suspiciously, his tail wagging more slowly. After a while, he still trotted over. She touched Dahei's head, and it became happy again. Taking advantage of this moment, Aluan took the thing out of her mouth.
Under the gaze of everyone, a long white bone was exposed.
"It's a human fibula, more than ten years old." Aluan concluded.
In the quiet air, those cries became clear again, and Grandma Qi's disordered breathing was mixed in, which was particularly harsh. Manager Qi was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked someone to pick up a shovel and dig to the east. He also asked two maids to force the bewildered Qiaosheng back into the house.
Lin Shanhai took the bone and soaked it in the basin of water. Then, he threw two small-leaf rosewood beads into the water.
Finally, Taoist Master Lin took out a manifestation talisman and submerged it on the water.
Soon, like boiling, bubbles appeared on the surface of the water. The bubbles slowly rose and soon formed a short outline. When it stopped growing, it was only slightly taller than Aluan.
A burst of human-shaped green mist suddenly jumped out of the basin and rushed towards Granny Qi who was lying on the ground. She was frightened and wanted to run into the house in a panic. The ghost grabbed her wrist, and she struggled to throw it away. The strength was simply not something that an old man in his sixties could use. The frightened old lady let out a terrible scream. She waved her hands and cried:
"It's none of my business! It's your fate that's bad. It's you who came to Qi's house to rob Qiao Sheng..."
She rolled and ran towards the house. The ghostly figure seemed to be burned as it rushed up the outer corridor, making a harsh extinguishing sound.
The salt barrier is in effect.
The ghost lingered outside for a while, and countless servants were too frightened to make a sound, so they ran around it and ran into the house to hide. The more timid one had stayed where he was, staring blankly at what was happening.
It goes without saying that the missing young master was killed by someone. The bones were buried shallowly in the courtyard of the east wing.
"The sound of beads I heard earlier... I'm afraid it was the little ghosts playing with the scattered sandalwood beads. This thing itself has the effect of warding off evil spirits, but the baby's soul is clean and pure. I think it was like this that day, who was The young master who caused her death grabbed the beads on her hand during the struggle and tore them off."
"But..." Manager Qi was a little confused, "How do you know that this bead is..."
"Madam never leaves the house, and the only one who has such a precious thing is her caring mother-in-law Qi. Moreover, I tell Shanhai, there is a clean mark on her wrist. I think she must have worn it all year round. The mark left when the bracelet was suddenly taken off. The shape was a bit irregular, so it was probably a string of beads." Aluan explained.
Xiaohe's face looked very bad. She stared at Granny Qi with incredible eyes, her lips trembled and she was speechless. At this moment, Mr. Qi, who lost control, rushed over and grabbed the mother-in-law's clothes with disheveled hair. Her previous dignity was replaced by confusion, and her kind and gentle appearance was also swept away, leaving only boundless fear and Master Qi's considerable rage mixed in it.
"Why! Why why! Li Qin! Tell me!"
Mr. Qi couldn't find any other words except asking questions. As if he didn't want her to tarnish the Qi family's name, he shouted Grandma Qi's original name loudly.
"Why? You ask me why? I don't know who called the Qiaosheng who wanted to take me in as his adopted son when he was drunk, but when he sobered up, he said he couldn't remember what he said last night."
"You are so vicious because of the Qi family's property!"
"Wrong! Even if this didn't happen, I still dare to have such an idea! If you want to blame, blame your wife. My son died in their house. They killed my child. I want her to pay for it with blood! "
The servants did not dare to approach, and only Steward Qi timidly tried to dissuade him. He kept calling for the timid servants to come forward and separate the two of them. They hesitated, and then they rushed over in all directions.
Extremely chaotic.
"We can set off tomorrow, right?" Aluan tugged on a corner of Shanhai.
Shanhai didn't respond. In the final analysis, although one thing has been solved,...it seems to be far from the rumors outside. If a baby can't move those things, the young master's soul can attract attention in this way, but...
When thinking of this, Aluan suddenly grasped Shan Hai's hand tightly.
Among the noisy crowd, a ghostly black shadow quietly passed by the door.
Woman's shadow.
