The fox carries the lantern, the fox waves the flag.
The scattered lights formed into long dragons, and then scattered into fireflies.
The soul-inducing lanterns swayed in the darkness. The fox either transformed into a human form, or maintained its true form, walking all the way, its tail wagging all the way, singing a soul-inducing song, and gradually disappeared.
Kang Yunu also went down the mountain.
According to Gong Mengbi's instructions, if there is a familiar territory, then go to the familiar territory first. If there are no other foxes in the surrounding villages, mountains and fields, then use the familiar territory as the center and patrol to other places. Come.
Zhao Yuniang no longer exists in Zhaojiazhuang, but after all, it is the place where Kang Yunu has lived for a long time, and that is where Kang Yunu went first.
When I came back to Zhaojiazhuang, it was completely deserted and deserted.
After the crops in the fields were submerged, even if the water receded, the crops would lie on the ground, turning yellow and burned, exuding an unpleasant rotten smell.
The putrid smell was everywhere, mixed with the disgusting smell of water, making the fox with a keen sense of smell feel suffocated.
Kang Yunu strung a bunch of yellow cypress leaves with silk thread and wore it between the mouth and nose like a gauze scarf, using the fresh air of the yellow cypress to dispel the bad smell.
After walking a few steps in Zhaojiazhuang, I saw a floating corpse turned up in the field.
He looked like an old man. He might have fallen or slipped, so he fell into the field and never got up.
The floating corpse was already swollen due to soaking. Kang Yunu felt filthy, but he still followed Gong Mengbi's instructions and buried the corpse for peace.
Shake the soul-attracting lamp, wave the soul-attracting flag, "Invoke the souls——"
Then she saw a confused old man standing behind her with his small eyes open, wondering: "Girl, are you calling me?"
Kang Yunu smiled and did not answer. The soul-guiding lamp opened the way and the soul-calling flag gathered the souls. The old man was confused and followed Kang Yunu on straw sandals, chattering as he walked.
"Girl, you should be careful when going out at night. My little girl is gone at night."
"My girl is so beautiful. Are you married?"
"Watch the road carefully and don't fall. The old man fell down that day and his waist still hurts."
Kang Yunu just pretended not to hear, and allowed the old man to ramble all the time, with only occasional hums and hums in agreement.
After walking a few more steps, I saw a little girl squatting under the tree.
The little girl buried her head in her arms, revealing two braids, which were wet and stained with water.
Kang Yunu raised the lamp and shone it, and the little girl raised her head and looked at her, like a frightened deer. She suddenly cried loudly: "Auntie doesn't want me anymore..."
"She hugged her brother and left. I couldn't catch up...she didn't want me anymore..."
The little girl had tears on her face and was shaking all over. She didn't know whether it was cold, hunger, fear, or a combination of all of them.
Kang Yunu was full of pity, waved the soul-calling flag, and said, "Mom doesn't want you anymore, so how about you go with your sister?"
The little girl's eyes were full of tears and her body was wet. She looked at Kang Yunu timidly and said, "Sister, won't you want me?"
Kang Yunu was about to answer when the confused old man suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the little girl's hand, pulled her up and said: "Poor little kid, I was this big when I left. You are so scared at night alone. Yeah, come on, join the old man."
The little girl turned her gaze to the confused old man and asked, "Will grandpa leave me?"
The old man pulled her and seemed to wake up again, saying: "No, let's go with grandpa and go where we should go."
The little girl followed the old man step by step. After she stood up, behind her was a ghostly aura that was as thick as a snake's tail, swaying in the wind.
Kang Yunu shed a cold sweat for a while.
Only then did she remember that when she left, Gong Mengbi had told him to only use soul-guiding lamps and soul-summoning flags to attract lonely souls. If he encountered someone who was not attracted by the guidance, treat him as if he didn't see him and don't talk to him easily.
After the flood receded, evil spirits abounded and evil spirits prevailed.
No one knows whether those poor ownerless souls will turn into terrible ghosts because of their resentment and unwillingness.
If she hadn't followed Gong Mengbi's teachings and restrained the old man's body, and had this confused old man helped her, she would have been entangled with this poor little girl.
Although Kang Yunu felt pity for her, she was unwilling to sacrifice herself for this.
Fortunately.
Kang Yunu continued to move forward holding the soul-inducing lamp. The firelight illuminated Zhaojiazhuang in the dark night, attracting many ownerless souls, like moths to the flame, following Kang Yunu in the army.
Kang Yunu looked back and saw strange faces, showing different signs of death.
But in the eyes of others, there was only a beautiful woman walking in the countryside holding a green lantern and a small white flag. Behind her was a gray fog that was so dense that she couldn't see clearly.
There are still people alive in Zhaojiazhuang.
Only a few people, those who did not flee to the county seat but took refuge in higher ground, returned here after the floods receded.
But the dilapidated houses and sparse population brought great fear to people.
Kang Yunu sang a soul-calling song, which sounded like the chirping of birds or the cry of a fox, with a strange and frightening power.
These people heard the soul-calling songs and hid in their houses shivering.
Kang Yunu saw it and warned outside the door: "Jiacao is very precious and can support the whole body. Smoke and burn it to control the evil spirit."
Just leave the branches and leaves of Jia Cao, and then continue walking with the heavy fog behind you.
"Mountain Tai protects you, and your soul is transported in the grass."
"The spirit is calling, the spirit is calling."
Kang Yunu walked all over Zhaojiazhuang overnight, to Xiaosheng Township, then to Baixi Village where Kang Wen was, and then to Xixia Village where Ma Shenpo was.
There is nothing new about anything else, except for the small holy village. The villagers hid in the mountains to escape the flood, and it was almost undamaged. Now it has begun to resume production, and it seems to have regained its vitality.
Kang Yunu returned with thick clouds rolling behind him and reported the matter to Gong Mengbi. Gong Mengbi said: "The little holy village was protected by a friend of mine, so I escaped. But among the ghosts you brought , but there’s an old ghost hiding inside.”
Gong Mengbi looked at the lonely soul in the mist behind Kang Yunu. When he told him to break the line, a confused and confused old man emerged from inside.
The old man looked at Gong Mengbi, his eyes gradually became clearer, and he sighed and said: "It turns out that the fox fairy summoned the soul to extradite him, and his merits are immeasurable."
Gong Mengbi said: "I don't dare. You are a Taoist god, but you don't know why you have fallen to this?"
The old man gave a sour smile: "What a Taoist god, he's just an old ghost on the roadside who relies on human sacrifice to survive."
"When the flood came, the old man guided them in the direction and escorted them away, but the water flooded the road. The old man was caught by a water ghost, and he was trapped in the water and never came out. I still have the kindness of the fox girl to help me Only by restraining my remaining body can I be freed."
"Mimi and Nongnu, following the soul-inducing lamp all the way here, I didn't mean to deceive you."
Gong Mengbi comforted him: "After all the hardships, happiness comes, and the merits are immeasurable."
The old man glanced at Gong Mengbi, bent down and said, "If the Fox Fairy agrees, let the old man live in peace from now on."
"The old man was confused when he was born, and he was confused even when he died on the road. He missed the time when the ghost sent him to summon the soul, and he just stayed in the world."
"It's hard to be clean, and it's hard to enjoy peace. Now I can repay the kindness of the sacrifice. If I am saved by the Fox Fairy, I will be grateful."
Gong Mengbi did not dare to accept the courtesy and said: "Please."
Gong Mengbi burned incense and prayed, and through the three gods, he opened the door of Haoli again.
One by one, the lonely ghosts passed through the smoke of the gods and entered the wormwood smoothly.
The resentful little girl, inspired by Empress Taishan, took the old man's hand and skipped away.
Liang Ji watched from the side as Gong Mengbi extradited the lonely soul, watched him attract the bright moon, and wash away the grudges. He was a shaman who communicated with the gods and an immortal who left the dust.
Kang Yunu was very fast on his feet and rushed all the way back without stopping. The other foxes would probably have to linger outside for some time.
In addition to extraditing the dead souls, Gong Mengbi also enjoys the moon with Liang Ji.
Liang Ji also played the role of a singer in this ritual of setting up a memorial ceremony for the altar. With the blessings of the three gods, the ghost body gradually solidified and looked a bit like a stranger.
This is a good thing.
The bright moon in the clear sky is very bright, especially after days of rain, as transparent as jade.
Gong Mengbi attracted the moonlight again, and the small dojo on Fox Slope was really a beautiful sight.
Liang Ji admired the moon with him and watched him worship the moon.
Of course, this is not the timing and artistic conception of a tryst, but more like like-minded friends, busy while looking at the bright moon with many emotions.
Liang Ji originally thought she would be unwilling to give in, but in fact she was not unwilling at all, but was very practical.
She has been dependent on others and controlled by others for a long time. Although she wants to find a lover who can be entrusted to her, what she wants more is freedom and respect.
She gradually realized that she was not in love with Gong Mengbi, but that she felt valued and respected when she was with Gong Mengbi.
This feeling is more practical and precious than love.
Gong Mengbi noticed her emotional changes and felt calm.
Gong Mengbi formed a bond with others, and also practiced the Moon Worship Method and the Heart Fire Method. He had a strong sense of fate, so he paid special attention to marriage.
If marriage cannot make each other progress, then they can only wear each other down and sink.
Gong Mengbi is aware of his own charm. If he doesn't handle it well, he can easily fall into various emotional disasters - this is the most fatal disaster for a fox.
To a certain extent, this is the drawback and backlash of the practice of bonding.
Feeling the change in fate and the change in Liang Ji's mind, Gong Mengbi was not surprised. People who are proficient in forming fate will naturally know how to separate fate and how to create bad fate.
The dojo on Fox Slope was arranged for seven consecutive days before the extradition of the ghosts who died due to flooding was completed. Although people will die every moment in the future, it will only be one after another, and there will not be as many as this time.
There are also many twists and turns. For example, a fox does not listen to warnings, or does not understand the instructions of Mengbi in the White House. It is entangled by evil spirits, chases all the way, and escapes back to Fox Slope.
It was Gong Mengbi who personally surrendered the evil ghost and forcibly escorted him to the underworld.
On the seventh day, as the foxes returned to the mountains one after another, more and more ghosts were extradited into Haoli.
But there were also two uninvited guests who came to Fox Slope with the fox.
Following was Kang Wen, who came from the county town.
Because the county seat is closer, more refugees gather, and ghosts appear every day.
So Gong Mengbi asked Kang Wen to be responsible for extraditing the ghosts in the county, with Arima Goddess as her assistant.
Originally, the two people were at odds with each other, but Kang Wen was embarrassed and found out that Ma Shenpo was actually a human spirit, so the relationship improved faster.
There were no problems in the past few days, but today Kangwen returned to Fox Slope with a few ghosts, and two people were following her, but she didn't notice at all.
These two people could hide it from Kang Wen, but they couldn't hide it from Gong Mengbi's perception.
Gong Mengbi first extradited these ghosts, and then directly drank their Xingzang.
"Have you two seen enough? Can you come forward and talk?"
After hearing what Gong Mengbi said, a monk came out of the forest.
The monk was wearing cassocks, with a blessed face, a kind smile, and narrowed eyes.
The Taoist was wearing a Taoist robe, with a thin face, an immortal air, and bright eyes, as if he were a child.
Gong Mengbi recognized these two people and said with a smile: "It turns out they are Taoist Master Yao and Zen Master Faming."
Yao Daochang asked curiously: "Do you know us?"
Gong Mengbi smiled: "The host of Taiqing Temple and the eminent monk of Huaguang Temple are both accomplished people. No matter how ignorant I am, I cannot help but have heard of your names."
Zen Master Faming smiled and said, "You recognize us, but we don't recognize you yet. I wonder where the Fox Fairy came from?"
In the eyes of Taoist Yao and Zen Master Faming, the fox fairy in front of them has the aura of pure spirit and the appearance of the moon. Although he looks a bit evil, his aura is that of a fairy spirit.
Gong Mengbi said: "It's my fault. I forgot to report my status. I am a disciple of Tianhu Academy. By the decree of Tianhu Academy, I am appointed as Wu Ning County Fox Club and am in charge of Wu Ning County's fox affairs."
"It turns out to be the Fox Immortal from Tianhu Academy," Taoist Master Yao suddenly realized, "I heard from my disciple that a fox Immortal once came to visit me. I think it must be you."
Gong Mengbi nodded: "When I first came to take office, I wanted to visit you two and make friends. But I heard that you were invited by King Wu to attend the Water and Land Dharma Ceremony in the city, so I had to come back first."
"Now that you are visiting us, the Land and Water Conference must have been held."
Yao Daochang sighed: "That's right, otherwise we wouldn't know such a big thing happened in Wuning County."
Speaking of this, Gong Mengbi looked concerned and agreed: "First there were floods, and then the people overthrew the City God's statue and burned down the City God's temple. As a result, the yin and yang were imbalanced, and no one could extradite the souls of the dead."
"The two of you are not here, and now the hostility and evil spirit are rampant. I am afraid that something will happen to the soul of the deceased, so I have to set up a dojo here to extradite him."
Zen Master Faming said: "We just saw a fox lighting up lamps and waving banners to summon spirits at night. We were afraid that someone was gathering ghosts to do evil, so we followed him. If we knew it was a fox spirit, we wouldn't have to run away like this."
Gong Mengbi smiled and said: "You two, please come with me to discuss in detail."
"When it comes to extraditing ghosts, I have to ask you two to share the burden. Although I have the ability to connect yin and yang, you are the experts in transducting ghosts and eliminating disasters and crimes. I have been really busy these days and I am very tired. Gong Mengbi complained, "I was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally I've got you back."
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OK, I don’t have to work overtime tomorrow, I should be able to finish writing early.
