Thinking of this, subconsciously, I quickly retracted my hand and got out of the quilt. I originally thought I would be able to break free in this way. Even if I couldn't break free, I could take this opportunity to know how strong the ghost holding my hand was.
But what I didn't expect was that when I retracted my hand so hard, it actually felt light and airy. Not only that, but I was also pulled out of the quilt together with the ghost who grabbed my hand. He looked like a middle-aged man with thin cheeks and a mustache on his lips. With my pull, its entire upper body was pulled into the gap between me and Meng Dongxue.
Frankly speaking, this time, it really scared me a little bit. If it weren't for the fear that scared Meng Dongxue, I would have screamed like a killing pig. The expression of this ghost was no different from other ghosts, except that it grabbed the wrist of my left hand, and the palm of my left hand was the purple tab that all ghosts should be afraid of. I found that there should be ghosts in the quilt covering our lower bodies at this moment. This seems a little different from what Ji Youan encountered yesterday. If the girl didn't open her eyes when she got into the quilt, she wouldn't be able to see the ghost's head in the quilt. But before I got in, the ghost took the initiative to touch me in order to let me discover its existence. .
After a few seconds of stalemate, I found that the ghost holding my hand made no further movements. It was like a stiff shadow, motionless. Because I was afraid that those ghosts would tease Meng Dongxue, I said to her, they are already here. Don’t open your eyes no matter what. If something touches you, don’t move and endure it. Meng Dongxue was already crying and said, "What?" So it wasn't you who was touching me? I was stunned, what does this mean? Does it mean that the part of her covered by the quilt has been touched by a ghost? And she thought it was me?
In order to prove that I am not a frivolous person, I will not take advantage of others at this time. I quickly explained, that's not me. I behaved myself and didn't touch you at all. Who knew that as soon as I finished saying this, she couldn't bear it anymore and burst out crying. It seems that it would be better if I didn't tell her. Although I would be regarded as a gangster, at least I wouldn't scare her into tears.
There's not much time to think about it right now. I pretended to be fine and got out of bed. But the ghost standing next to the bed didn't seem to want to give way, so I didn't bother to care so much and just stretched my feet over. My feet penetrated their bodies easily, but the feeling was soft, as if I was passing through them against the wind. As I stood up and got out of bed, the ghost that grabbed my wrist was completely pulled out of the quilt by me. But when it reached the bed, it let go. The whole body was like a feather, slowly falling to the ground, and then stood up softly.
After my hand was let go, I opened my palm and covered Zi Weibao in front of my chest. But when I gradually moved my body towards the other end of the bed, I found that there were more than a dozen ghosts of men, women, old and children in the room, and they all turned to look at me at this moment. This undoubtedly gave me accurate information, and this information just proved my previous guess. The purpose of these ghosts at this time is not Meng Dongxue hiding in the bed covering her eyes, or even the two girls from last night, but me.
If I guessed correctly, last night after Ji Youan mentioned that I was the one who caught ghosts and sent them away, they appeared just to lure me out. They know that what happened last night will definitely lead to someone coming to me, and I will definitely come back. But last night I stayed in the house all night, and they never showed up, or it was because I didn't clearly tell them who I was and what I would do, so I couldn't arouse their attention. Or it's because of the broken rule of "live with men but not with women" that the presence of a pure Yang male like me in the house will not induce them to appear at all.
Why are you coming for me? Or they want to form a team to destroy me. Or you want to be destroyed by me. Or maybe they want to send me a message to let me know of their existence so that I can send them away.
I chose the last one for the simple reason that they did not cause any harm to me from beginning to end. Maybe those scary looks were showing me who they were. When I thought of this, I put away the purple tab in my hand. Then slowly moved to a corner of the room. After finding the water bowl that I had placed in the corner in advance, I had to confirm it once. If they were really not malicious, then I would definitely give them a ride.
So I skipped the tedious steps of the round light technique and started asking about rice directly. When I was throwing the rice, all the ghosts had turned around to face me. At this moment, I found that there were two ghosts standing on the bed where I originally leaned. I didn't hesitate and asked them directly if they were looking for me. The answer was that they were indeed looking for me. I asked again, are you looking for me so that I can send you away? The answer is indeed this.
This way, I relaxed a little. At least I know that although there are many ghosts in this house, they all want to leave, not to harm others. However, since they are dressed the same, look and move the same, it means that they are ghosts that existed in the same period, and are deeply related to each other. Then it suddenly occurred to me that these people were probably the bandits that the old man said were shot by the anti-bandit forces. Bandits are murderers and expropriators. Although they rob the rich and give to the poor, they are still carrying the karma of their crimes. Such a person's death by shooting can be regarded as atonement. If he were punished after death, it would not be delayed for decades.
Normally, the ghosts that remained decades ago should be very weak at the moment. Even if you encounter a few strong ones, it is because they have annexed the weak ghosts, and they will definitely not appear in groups like the ones in front of you. So I had an idea in my mind, could these ghosts have encountered some kind of blockade, so that they have not appeared to cause trouble for many years, and what if they can't escape?
I asked my question again, and the conclusion was indeed the same. When I asked them why they couldn't leave, the dozen ghosts in the room kept their heads straight from the moment they entered the room. The ghosts all lowered their heads at this moment, and pointed one hand in the direction of their feet, which was the position of the ground.
When I thought about it, I suddenly realized it.
What they want to say is, the bullpen down here. Cows have the ability to suppress ghosts, so even living livestock, cows and horses, will be scary to ghosts. Cow's tears are said to be one of the tools that can see ghosts, and cow dung and urine are all means that can suppress ghosts and prevent them from leaving. This is something I have read in a book earlier, but because that book is more like the Classic of Mountains and Seas and Liaozhai, it is an imaginative article, so I just regard it as a story or anecdote. Smell, I didn’t expect that this happened right under my nose.
Therefore, I assert that after these bandits were executed by firing squad, their bones, including those of the concubine and the little daughter who died here because "the boys could not live with the girls", were buried here on the spot. And here there is a strange circle of "living but not dying". The dead are buried here. If they fall into the well and no one saves them, they can only stay down there forever. There must have been a chance to transcend over the years, but yet another bullpen was built on the ground where the bones were buried. The cow's feces, urine and feces were excreted at will and pressed on the bones. From then on, they could not leave.
And last night and tonight's appearance two consecutive nights, I firmly believe that it is no coincidence. Since they can cause trouble, why didn't they warn the old couple earlier? So I concluded that these days should be around the anniversary of their death when they were killed by the bandit suppression troops.
Although this has not been confirmed yet, it will be a matter of time. Now that I know that these ghosts are not harmful to people, it is not that they don’t want to leave, but that they are unable to leave. I immediately softened up. So I said to Meng Dongxue, who was still shivering and blindfolded on the bed, "Just wait for me, I'll take care of them right away." So I took out the bell from my bag and took out the soul-calling flag that had already been tied up. Because I didn’t know the names of these people, I could only treat them as ghosts and take them away.
The ghosts of these bandits, after being suppressed by cow dung and cow urine for decades, have long lost their anger. With a little purification of the teachings, they will be easily sent away by me. I won't even let them be my soldiers. This is actually a bit of a pity, because if this bandit army were to be my soldiers, I would not be as good as the sky.
So I stepped on the steps and said in my mouth:
"The banners hang with the treasure name Purity and Boundless. The gods protect the heavens and eliminate sins. After the banners fall into the clouds and return to heaven, they obey the laws and decrees without delay. They are as urgent as laws and orders!"
Ring the bell, raise the spirit, and call the soul into the flag. These ghosts were particularly obedient and followed me down the flag obediently. So I unlocked the door, walked outside, and leaned the soul-calling flag against the wall. I went back to the house to check if there were any remaining ghosts, then purified the house, and planned to tell Meng Dongxue that everything was over.
But when I squatted beside the bed and reached out to shake her shoulders, I found that even though the weather was cold, Meng Dongxue's forehead was still covered with beads of sweat. I knew that it must not be because of the heat, but because the girl was timid and frightened like this.
Meng Dongxue curled up and looked like a frightened little animal, so I gently shook her shoulders. She probably thought I was a ghost and started yelling.
Suddenly, I became mischievous and started blowing into her ears, and then made a clicking sound in my mouth, as if she was chewing something. Then he swallowed it with a gulp, and then tried to hold in a loud burp. Then he put his mouth to her ear and said in a low voice:
"The ghost...has...gone..."
Then I sat down on the ground and laughed. She opened her eyes, filled with tears, and looked at me pitifully. Then I burst out crying, and immediately reached out and hugged me, who was squatting beside the bed and laughing like a fool.
