Mr. Bai deceived the villagers as a river god and killed an innocent girl. In the end, he was tortured to death and her body was found hanging in the river. He was also to blame.
After the sacrifice, Mao Banjin led the village chief and many other Maojia villagers to express their gratitude to He Zhi and me.
Many villagers looked at us eagerly and asked if we could stay in Maojia Village?
He Pheasant and I politely declined.
While expressing their gratitude, these villagers also wanted to give us rewards and gifts. We did not take any money from them. We just told the villagers that we would leave at dawn tomorrow.
Mao Banjin asked us puzzledly, since we were walking in various villages to eliminate evil, why couldn't we stay in Maojia Village.
I explained to him that in fact, we walked such a long way because we wanted to find a village or town where a dead person happened to be and help him bury him in water.
Mao Banjin's eyes were filled with confusion and he remained silent.
Some of the villagers stayed at the edge of the hanging river to clean up the mess, while others took us back to the courtyard where we rested before.
The lights were on in the room where Liu Huayan was resting, and it was obvious that she had already returned.
When I went back to my room to rest, He Zhi followed me into the room.
As soon as I entered the room, she asked me to take off my shirt and helped me apply medicine and treat the wound.
The wound on my shoulder was already stuck to my clothes.
The pain during the treatment of the wound really made me break out in a cold sweat.
The open wounds on the neck and top of the head were too large!
He Zhi quickly helped me clean the wound and used special needle and thread to suture it for me.
Most of the night passed, I almost collapsed from the pain, collapsed on the bed and fell asleep.
He Zhi also left the room exhausted...
This night, I slept soundly.
After I woke up the next day, I felt that the injury was much better, at least not as painful as before.
When I got up and walked out of the room, I saw that the table in the courtyard was covered with food, and He Pheasant and Liu Huayan were eating.
Mao Banjin was also in the yard, pacing back and forth, his movements very cautious.
As soon as I entered the yard, He Zhi's face showed joy and beckoned me to eat.
Mao Banjin came to me in a hurry, hesitated for a moment, and then said he had something to say.
I signaled that it was half a catty but said it didn’t matter.
Originally, I thought that Mao Banjin might have been requested by the villagers or came to beg us to stay.
But what Mao Banjin said was completely irrelevant.
He cautiously said: "Some time ago, a noble man came to the provincial capital and wanted to ask Mr. Bai for help. It seems that someone in the family died and wanted to be buried in water. I want to see if Mr. Bai can help. Give me a lot of reward."
"Mr. Bai didn't agree at that time because there was another sacrifice in the village."
"Originally I had forgotten about this, but I only remembered it when you told me about it yesterday, Mr. Li. Everyone wants to be buried in the ground, and it is rare to want to be buried in water. Mr. Li, you really want to go , maybe we can find this family.”
But when he said this, Mao Banjin had a little fear in his eyes.
He explained to me that if we really go, we have to be very careful.
Because the dead person in that family was so sneaky that others had no choice but to think of water burial.
It seemed that they heard something from someone who fished out corpses, saying that the dead people on the ground could not go into the water unless the well water touched the river water. If they buried people in the water, the dead people would definitely not be able to get to the shore, and their homes would not be harmed. .
Mao Banjin also told us that it takes about two days to get from Maojia Village to the provincial capital. The family’s surname is Zhou, and we can definitely find it if we go to the city and ask around.
He has repeatedly stated that it would be best if his words are useful. If not, just listen to them.
My heartbeat accelerated a lot, and it didn't slow down even while eating.
Because what Mao Banjin said was an unexpected surprise to me!
We have spent a long time on this journey, and the matter of water burial is still not settled.
Mao Banjin directly pointed out a way for me!
After eating quickly, I made up my mind to leave Maojia Village and go directly to the provincial capital!
At this time, Liu Huayan stood up and asked Mao Banjin if there was a carriage in the village. She wanted to spend money to buy one.
I also remembered another thing, that is, He Pheasant took out those large yellow croakers.
Before leaving, I must go to Mr. Bai's house to get it.
With my thoughts at this point, my eyes fell on He Zhi, and I was about to speak.
What surprised me was that the bag wrapped around He Zhi's shoulder actually bulged again.
He Pheasant seemed to have guessed what I meant, smiled at me, and said, "When Mao Banjin arrived just now, he returned the big yellow croaker to me."
I was relieved.
At this moment, Mao Banjin also left the yard.
Liu Huayan said softly, "Let us rest for a while and set off after the carriage arrives."
He Zhi glanced at Liu Huayan lightly, but still had no good expression.
Originally, He Zhi was somewhat hostile to Liu Huayan.
After what happened on the mountain, the hostility became even worse, and since it started because of me, I couldn’t persuade him...
I can only think that maybe after some time, it will be able to ease?
We waited in the courtyard for about half an hour, and Mao Banjin finally came back with a carriage.
However, the cart was pulled by a thin cow.
Mao Banjin told us in embarrassment that there were no horses in the village, so he brought over the village chief's cow and sent us away first.
He followed us to the nearest post station and waited for us to change horses before he brought the cattle back.
After simply packing our bags, the three of us got into the car one by one.
Not long after, the thin cow pulled the carriage and left the entrance of Maojia Village.
Liu Huayan sat on the side of the carriage and closed her eyes to relax.
He Zhi is making another mourning stick out of lightning-strike wood.
We had a total of five lightning strikes at that time, and He Pheasant only used one.
I also took out the House Sutra and the Nine Art of Yin Sheng from the big black wooden box and continued to study them carefully.
Along the way, I learned some details that I had not noticed before.
Halfway through, I changed horses at the inn, and Mao Banjin was going back to the village. I told him before I returned that he would raze the forest to the ground. There were many dogs in the village, which could ward off the fox fairy. Mao Banjin thanked him again and again before leaving. leave.
In almost two days, we finally arrived at the provincial capital.
When we entered the city, there were many boys and porters near the city.
At this moment, I happened to be driving and Liu Huayan was resting. I randomly found a boy and asked about the wealthy families in the city named Zhou.
As a result, when the man heard this, he trembled and asked us with a look of astonishment what we were doing with the Zhou family? Now the Zhou family is in big trouble! Many lives were lost!
My heart skipped a beat and I immediately asked him, what exactly was the trouble?
But the man shook his head violently and ran into the street in a flash, not wanting to deal with us at all...
I had no choice but to ask someone else.
As a result, the boys and porters around me all stayed away when they heard that I was going to Zhou's house.
By chance, there was a beggar on the side of the road begging for food. He suddenly knocked on the broken bowl in front of him, making a clanging sound.
I looked down at him.
He chuckled and said, "These people are afraid of death and don't dare to go to Zhou's house. I know a brave boy who dares to take you there. If you have a lot of money, I will call him out."
The beggar was dirty all over, but his eyes were gleaming as he looked me up and down.
I was a little anxious at this time, so without hesitation, I took out a big dollar and threw it into the beggar's broken bowl.
The beggar quickly picked up the money, blew on it, and listened carefully to his ear for a moment before a satisfied smile appeared on his face, revealing his big yellow teeth.
Immediately, the beggar pulled his neck and shouted towards the crack on the side of the street: "Xu Baipi! Here comes the work!"
"Ma Liu come out to pick up the guests!"
