When the few people in the room heard me say that we would see the light of day at nine o'clock in the evening, they immediately made associations.
Except for Du Jun, the other three people were a little nervous. Judging from their expressions, they probably imagined in their minds either a ghost knocking on the door or a hundred ghosts walking at night.
"Nine, what are you doing after nine o'clock? Is that ghost coming?" Cao Aijun's voice trembled as he spoke.
People are like this. Suddenly your faith collapses, and it immediately turns into a great fear of the unknown.
"Well, that's about right!"
I nodded and said.
"Although I can't be sure what happened to the ghost steamed buns, there are only the following two possibilities.
“First, without your knowledge, Cao Liru has been to a cemetery or a special place, where only such things can be found.
"also,"
I paused and decided to give them some strong medicine. They must cooperate in tonight's actions. If their fears are not minimized in advance, things may go wrong tonight.
So I leaned my neck forward slightly and deliberately lowered my voice: "There is another possibility!"
These people were infected by my mysterious behavior, and they all stretched their heads over like a secret agent.
"That steamed bun was brought to her by someone. To be more precise, it wasn't a human being at all. It was sent by a ghost, the same ghost that was pestering her."
I glanced at Cao Aijun and the others and said, "And this ghost will come looking for Cao Liru at around nine o'clock tonight.
"What we have to do is find a way to eliminate that ghost and get Cao Liru's lost soul back!"
"What the hell? A ghost is really coming tonight. Do you have to kill that ghost?"
There was silence in the room. Lan Yue was not as excited as before, her little face turned pale, and she looked at me with two big eyes without saying a word.
The veins on Lao Cao's face and the muscles at the corners of his mouth began to dance.
Professor Lan was a little stronger than them. The archaeologist often went to tombs to explore, and he was indeed much braver than ordinary people, but the two hands he kept shaking also revealed his inner nervousness.
I have a panoramic view of the performance of these people. I need someone who can improve morale!
I winked at Du Jun on the side.
Du Jun had been prepared for a long time, and slapped the table: "Xiao Dao, just tell me, what should we do?
"It's still a ghost! Chicken Feather, he's just a lamp! I don't believe it can be scarier than the snake monsters and zombies we met before."
Du Ershen stood up straight, and he could better display his deception skills when he stood up: "Uncles, Lan Yue, don't be afraid.
"What big scene have we not seen before?"
Du Jun took the time to put gold on his face.
"I think back then, before we graduated from junior high school, we fought against goat demons and destroyed ghost houses. What about snake demons, zombies, vixens... which one of them couldn't be dealt with by the two of us?"
Du Jun talked about the glorious history of the two of us.
Otherwise there are benefits to bragging, especially Du Ershen is talented in deception.
After saying this, not only Lan Yue clenched her fists and her eyes were on fire, but Lan Jianguo and Cao Aijun, two knowledgeable people, were also stimulated to their blood boiling with excitement.
Cao Aijun looked as if he had been injected with chicken blood, his hair almost stood on end, and his chest banged loudly.
"Two eldest nephews, just tell me, what do you need uncle for? For the sake of my daughter, I will fight through mountains of swords and seas of fire!"
"Uncle Cao, Uncle Cao, stop shooting. It's not that dangerous. Let us deal with the ghost that is haunting your daughter. You just have to attack her!"
I hurriedly stopped Cao Aijun. If the old man slapped me twice more, I was afraid that he would knock me out.
"Um!"
I cleared my throat and said: "The main thing is to get your daughter's soul back, so that you and your wife will be needed. Lan Yue can also be considered the main force. Don't back down Lan Yue then!"
"Xiao Dao, you don't need to say anything. No matter from every aspect, we father and daughter are bound to do it. I will make the decision on this matter and let Lan Yue practice with you."
Without waiting for Lan Yue to express his position, Lan Jianguo slammed the table and settled the matter.
After unifying my thoughts, I began to explain in detail what everyone needed to do in the evening, and then took the time to have dinner.
Just after dinner, Cao Liru's second brother and sister-in-law came over. They live relatively close to each other. They come to see their sister every night and help their parents with housework.
I didn't arrange anything else for them, I just asked them not to go back tonight and just wait for us in the yard.
Soon, at six o'clock in the evening, Cao Liru got up as expected.
Aunt Cao had already prepared and quickly brought the food over.
Cao Liru ate slowly for more than half an hour, took off the cotton clothes on the wall, wandered to the bathroom in the courtyard, came back and lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and continued to fall into a deep sleep.
"Everyone, be prepared, be energetic first, and then do what I say after a while."
I took out a talisman, lit it, and drew three circles on Cao Liru's head. I poured the ashes down with warm water for her, and finally said a few words before returning to the guest room.
At this time, the people in the yard were divided into three places. In the leftmost room, the doors and windows were closed. There were two large wooden barrels and a large pot on the stove, which was boiling hot water.
There were several bottles on the Kang table, containing realgar wine, glutinous rice... and a bowl of collected rooster saliva.
Professor Cao and Cao Liru's brother and sister-in-law were all wearing charms and holding the pills I gave them in their mouths. They were waiting in this room. Their task was to deal with the aftermath.
The person sleeping in the middle room is Cao Liru.
Du Jun, I, and the others were in the room on the right.
Lan Yue and Cao Aijun were encouraging Aunt Cao in a low voice. The old lady only found out about tonight's mission during dinner, and her legs were so scared that her legs went weak.
"Xiao Dao, are you sure? Will the ghost really come soon?"
Du Jun asked me in a low voice from the side.
"I'm absolutely sure. I asked Aunt Cao that her daughter was born in May of Chen Shen's birthday and belongs to the earth. Based on the time when the evil energy in her body broke out, the ghost will definitely come at nine o'clock in the evening."
I said without hesitation.
"Besides, Cao Liru doesn't wake up every night to eat for no reason. She does it to conserve strength. If you don't believe it, just watch. Cao Liru will definitely leave this yard."
…
Clang! The clock on the wall rang.
At this moment, an unpleasant smell came in through the cracks in the door and window. The smell was exactly the same as the green water Cao Liru spit out during the day.
The eyelids of the people in the room were heavy, and a strong sense of sleepiness came over them.
"Uncle Cao, what do you usually do at this time?"
I asked suddenly.
"What?" Cao Aijun was stunned.
"Usually I've gone to bed, and your aunt is staying with Liru in that room. Since Liru got sick, we all went to bed very early." Cao Aijun replied.
"No, it's not that you went to bed early." I shook my head.
"It was the evil thing that made you unconscious. He just took the opportunity to meet your daughter."
I took out a few pills and said, "Here, take these pills first. Keep the sun-shielding charm I gave you with you. That thing is already here."
The words just fell.
Crunch!
The door of the middle room rang, and Cao Liru, who was lying unconscious on the kang, appeared at the door.
Wearing a cotton coat hanging beside the bed and cotton shoes, she walked towards the courtyard door step by step. Snap!
The door bolt fell and the two doors were slowly opened.
There was a man standing outside, wearing a leather jacket and cotton hat, with a black pony behind him.
A man and a horse stood quietly in the night, as if waiting for something.
