When he returned to his residence, Yang Gan immediately came to ask him why he hadn't returned home all night. He couldn't find anyone anywhere, and he was worried to death.
Zhou Qiao recounted his experience that night, first hitting the "ghost wall" and then entering the "ghost market", accidentally breaking into the "ghost gate", encountering "black and white impermanence", etc... Hearing this, Yang Qian was stunned for a moment. of.
Finally, it was at Yang Qian's strong request that Zhou Qiao finished telling the "whole story."
After hearing this, Yang Qian was amazed: "Why didn't I encounter such a good thing?"
Zhou Qiao rolled his eyes and complained: "You really think this is a good thing. If you are not careful, your life will be lost."
Yang Qian chuckled and said: "In my opinion, it's a good thing to be able to go shopping in the ghost market and be lucky enough to make friends with Black and White. Take out the treasure you found last night and take a look."
Zhou Qiao took out Bodhi seeds, Chenzhou cinnabar and corpse jade and put them on the table
, introduced to Yang Qian: "It is said that this bodhi seed was given by the Buddha to Guanyin Bodhisattva for practice. It is a good thing in Buddhism. It has the effect of calming the mind and purifying evil spirits; Chenzhou cinnabar is used to make talismans. The best material for seal script, and this piece of corpse jade can keep the body from rotting and keeping it intact. It will save me a lot of trouble in the future when I drive the corpse away and put it in its mouth..."
After hearing Zhou Qiao's words, Yang Qian was so regretful that his intestines turned blue. If he had not coveted the hot spring enjoyment last night and went with him, he wouldn't have to suffer as much as he does now.
Zhou Qiao didn't dare to provoke him anymore. If he knew that he only spent a thousand yuan on these things, he would probably have to jump into the river.
He comforted, "It's okay. I can enter and leave the ghost market freely after I have this token. When the ghost market opens again, I will take you in with me."
Yang Qian thought it made sense, but he was still not satisfied and kept pushing further: "Then I will follow you. I will go wherever you go until I enter the ghost market."
Zhou Qiao was speechless, but he was used to Yang Qian's shameless character.
After the two chatted for a few more words, Zhou Qiao's expression suddenly changed and he looked out the window nervously.
Yang Qian followed his gaze and looked out of the window. He frowned and said, "No way! I just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth again."
"Bang bang bang——"
"Who is it?"
"Hurry up and open the door! We are the police. Someone has reported that you engage in feudal superstition. Please cooperate with our investigation."
"I'll go, who is so wicked to report us? We didn't offend anyone!" Yang Gan scolded
"Stop talking, hurry up and hide the peach wood sword and those things first," Zhou Qiao urged Yang Qian. The two of them tossed and turned until they were sure everything was safe before opening the door.
At this moment, there were more than a dozen policemen in police uniforms standing at the door. The leader was a middle-aged man with a majestic expression. He held an ID and said in a cold voice: "Who are you and what are you doing here!"
"We are here for tourism. Uncle policeman, we did not cause trouble or engage in feudal superstition. Who did you listen to? That person must be talking nonsense. You can't believe it." Yang Gan looked like a good boy.
"Whether I have wronged you, let's go in and take a look." Then several police officers entered the house and started searching. After a while, they found nothing before they came out of the house and said awkwardly: "Sorry, we made a mistake! "After saying that, several people left. They came in a fierce manner, but left quietly.
Seeing that this place was not suitable for staying for a long time, Zhou Qiao quickly called Yang Qian and prepared to wait for the police to go away and leave in a hurry.
"Brother Zhou, do you think those policemen found nothing? Will they find someone to monitor us?" Yang Gan's words reminded Zhou Qiao
"It's not appropriate to go out during the day. Let's find a way to escape at night."
Until it was completely dark, the two decided to bypass the main road at night, take a small road into the mountain, walk along the edge of the mountain road, and wait until they reached the next area before taking the car back to Xiangxi.
The two of them didn't feel at ease until they boarded the train back to western Hunan. Zhou Qiao originally planned to go back alone, but he didn't expect Yang Gan to follow his words shamelessly.
Zhou Qiao thought he was joking at first, but he didn't expect him to be serious. They had no choice but to return to Xiangxi together.
On the train, Yang Gan was like a duck to water. He pretended to be a Taoist priest from Maoshan Mountain and was very fond of bragging. He had such things as "Feng Shui" and "Five Elements and Bagua" at his fingertips, which made the little girl next to him very happy; His baby face confuses the flight attendants, who can't help but laugh every time and can't do anything with him.
"Hey, brother, I find you are quite capable!" Zhou Qiao said sourly as Yang Qian chatted happily with the pretty girl.
"No way, I learned all this from my friends. Compared with them, I am already very restrained." When he heard Zhou Qiao praising himself, Yang Gan immediately became humble.
"Tch, I don't know you yet? You are just idle."
"Haha" Yang Gan laughed awkwardly after hearing Zhou Qiao's words.
"Huh? Why haven't you arrived at the station yet?" Yang Gan suddenly asked
"Uh, it should be soon... Hey... Why did the train stop?" Zhou Qiao looked out the window in surprise.
Just as I was about to get up to see what was going on, the sound of a radio came from inside the carriage.
"Dear passengers, please note that the train to Xiangxi has temporarily stopped moving for some reason, please wait..."
"Damn, it's this kind of thing again, so unlucky." Yang Gan cursed after hearing this announcement.
Zhou Qiao and Yang Qian couldn't move for a while while watching the train. They decided to go down for some fresh air. After getting off the train, they found that many people had the same idea as them.
So the two of them found a seat and sat down, waiting for the car to continue to start.
Next to them was a woman and a middle-aged man holding a five or six-year-old little girl. It looked like they were a family.
, the little girl is very cute and plump like a glutinous rice dumpling, with long eyelashes, a pair of big watery eyes, and a red and tender mouth that makes people want to pinch her face. The girl was obviously not afraid of strangers at all. She smiled sweetly at them, showing her neat and white teeth. Zhou Qiao felt that she was instantly cured.
"Little sister, what's your name?" Zhou Qiao couldn't help but come up and tease the little girl.
"Brother, my name is Si Tian." The little girl smiled sweetly and said to Zhou Qiao in a milky voice. Then she turned to the middle-aged man and said coquettishly: "Dad, I want to eat bunny toffee."
"You, just know how to eat. Be careful, your teeth will not be beautiful in the future." The middle-aged man rubbed the little girl's head lovingly, took out a box of candy from the bag and handed it to the little girl, and then looked at the little girl dotingly. After eating
"Thank you, daddy" the little girl said happily
"Brother, you eat some candy too, it's so sweet." Then the little girl handed a candy to Zhou Qiao.
"Okay, okay, let me try it." Seeing the little girl's angelic and pure smile, Zhou Qiao took it without hesitation, peeled off the candy wrapper, and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Well, it's delicious." Zhou Qiao narrowed his eyes and said with satisfaction.
The little girl seemed to like Zhou Qiao's appearance very much. She kept pestering Zhou Qiao, making Zhou Qiao dumbfounded.
In this way, Zhou Qiao and the little girl gradually became familiar with each other. They talked and laughed and got along very harmoniously.
Although the little girl's parents were occasionally amused by the little girl's childlike words, most of the time they were silent, their expressions could not hide their sadness, and they seemed to have something unspeakable.
More than ten minutes later, the train was about to start. A group of people got on the train one after another. Zhou Qiao went to the bathroom. When he came out, he found that there was a commotion in the next car and asked Yang Qian what was going on.
"It seems that the child kept crying and the passengers in the carriage complained that there was a dispute."
Zhou Qiao frowned after hearing this
At this time, the little girl started crying again, which made the passengers in the carriage irritable and complained one after another.
"Hey, why is your child so disobedient? Mom, can you please take care of your child? You're making a lot of noise."
The little girl’s parents kept apologizing to those around them
Zhou Qiao came over out of curiosity and realized that the little girl he had just been chatting with was crying. He quickly stepped forward to comfort him. As soon as he touched the little girl's body, he realized something was wrong. A cold air came from her body. There must be something wrong with her. Clean things wrapped around her
"Brother, I'm scared." The little girl cried and grabbed Zhou Qiao, tears streaming down her face.
"Xiao Sitian, don't be afraid. Brother, can you help you solve it?" Zhou Qiao patiently induced him.
"Okay" Xiao Sitian agreed with sobs and slowly calmed down.
Zhou Qiao turned around and whispered to the little girl's parents: "Uncle and auntie, little Sitian is caught in something dirty. I'll take her to the bathroom to get rid of the dirty thing first. Please help me stay outside and don't let anyone in." Come in"
"Okay, okay, take the child quickly." After hearing Zhou Qiao's words, the couple panicked and hurriedly urged him.
Zhou Qiao carried Xiao Sitian to the bathroom. The little girl held Zhou Qiao's clothes tightly, her eyes were still timid. It was obvious that she was really frightened.
"Don't be afraid, you will be fine as long as your brother is here," Zhou Qiao comforted softly.
Zhou Qiao took out a Zhenyin Talisman and recited it silently
"Five stars suppress the color, illuminating the mysterious world. Thousands of gods and saints protect my true spirit. Giant beasts in the sky subdue five soldiers. Five devils in the sky, annihilate their bodies and disappear. Wherever they are, all gods welcome them. Urgency is like a law."
When the Suppressing Talisman touched the little girl's forehead, it immediately emitted a faint yellow light, shrouding the little girl inside, and traces of black air came out, eventually turning into smoke and disappearing into the air.
The little girl's originally pale face regained color. She opened her closed eyes and saw Zhou Qiao looking at her with concern. She smiled sweetly: "Brother, I'm not afraid anymore."
"Okay, let's go out. Your father and mother must be worried to death."
Zhou Qiao carried the little girl out of the bathroom. The little girl's parents were waiting anxiously outside the door. Seeing that the little girl was fine, her anxious heart finally fell. Knowing that she had met an expert, she thanked Zhou Qiao again and again.
Zhou Qiao waved his hand: "You're welcome, it's just a little effort."
