"Second brother, did the dirty thing escape?"
Lao Qi asked in a daze.
"Run away. Listen to the noise. You're far away. We're safe!"
The second brother said it was safe and fell directly to the ground, his chest heaving violently and breathing heavily.
Lao Qi also sat down on the ground.
"Oh my god, it was so scary. I thought I was going to die just now."
The two of them gasped for air, feeling like they had no strength left in their bodies.
The black smoke slipped out of the incense burner again. It didn't want to be robbed of food by the woman and ghost, so it helped the two of them.
But now, the problem comes.
The yang energy in the two people began to stabilize again. Although their souls were still in a state of shock, they should not leave the body easily.
what to do?
From what I saw just now, the female ghost seemed to want to frighten these two people and disperse their yang energy.
But the black smoke ball has no magic power at all, and it can't even make a ghost cry. At most, it can only bring up a little bit of evil wind when it moves in the air.
When the black smoke ball was looking at the two pieces of "delicious food" and was unable to take a bite, he saw his second brother standing up again.
The scene of the second brother's "cruel" and serious injury to the female ghost just now was still vivid in his mind. When he saw him standing up, the black smoke ball was startled and hid in the incense burner with a "swish".
"Second brother, what's wrong?"
"I think we survived the disaster this time thanks to the general's blessing. Let's kowtow to the general!"
With that said, the second brother came to the old and dilapidated incense table, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times in front of the dilapidated general statue.
Lao Qi followed suit and kowtowed three times.
For some reason, after kowtow, both of them felt much more at ease.
Although the night was still dark, the two of them were no longer afraid.
The mountain rain outside seems to be coming to an end now and has a tendency to stop.
The second brother patted Lao Qi on the shoulder and said:
"It should be fine in the second half of the night. Let's sleep a little longer. We'll leave when the sun comes up."
Lao Qi nodded quickly. Everyone knew that ghosts and the like did not dare to come out during the day.
The two lay down to rest again.
From the incense burner, black smoke came out again.
I don’t know why, but after being kowtowed by these two “delicious foods”, I now want to eat them but also don’t want to eat them. It feels weird.
The black smoke ball struggled for a while, then chose to give up and went back to hide in the incense burner.
It's not that it easily overcomes its instinct, but that it has no choice but to deal with these two people.
Turning my eyes, the clouds started to clear and the rain began to fall. The summer sun rose very early. Laoyin Mountain, which in the eyes of outsiders had always been gloomy, was the first place where the sun shone.
The sun shines through the cracks above the valley and shines slantingly on the dilapidated ancestral hall.
The second brother, who was tired and hungry, woke up first and saw Lao Qi hugging his feet and talking about food such as "white flour steamed buns and chicken butt".
The second brother kicked Lao Qi angrily and woke him up.
"Second brother...I'm so hungry~~"
Lao Qi clutched his growling stomach and stood up with some difficulty.
"Okay, hurry up and pack your treasures and go down the mountain!"
Hearing what the second brother said, Lao Qi's eyes lit up. They found a lot of good things last night.
The two took off their coats, wrapped a bunch of bronze vessels together, and tied them with ivy.
Seeing that it was packed up, Lao Qi couldn't wait to say:
"Second brother, go home quickly!"
The second brother looked at the incense burner on the desk and said:
"Bring this with you."
"okay."
Lao Qi responded, put a pack of bronze items on his back, freed his hands, and picked up the incense burner.
The second brother also carried the bronze vessel on his back and the plaque placed at the entrance of the ancestral hall.
"Second brother, there are so many things that our firewood can't bear."
Lao Qi looked at the firewood leaning against the mountain wall and asked.
"With all these things, why do you need a little firewood?"
The second brother led the way directly and gave up the two bundles of firewood.
Seeing this, Lao Qi felt a little pity, but didn't say much.
With the ability of the two of them, it was not difficult to go down the mountain during the day, and the view was smooth all the way.
"Second brother, don't tell me, this incense burner is quite useful. It's cool in your arms, no matter how hot the weather is."
Lao Qi looked at the sweaty second brother and said with a smile.
The second brother looked back at him and saw that Lao Qi was indeed not sweating at all.
Without saying anything else, he continued to lead the way.
The reason why the incense burner is so cold is naturally because the black smoke is still inside.
There was no way, once the sun came out during the day, the black smoke ball could not find any other hiding place for the time being, so it had to huddle in the incense burner.
Even if the incense burner is taken away, there is nothing it can do.
Near noon, the tired and hungry two people finally arrived at the outskirts of Laoyin Mountain carrying a bunch of things.
As soon as I arrived at the outskirts of Laoyin Mountain, I saw an uncle in his thirties shouting:
"Here, here, second child, seventh child!"
The man was shouting and calling in other directions.
"Don't even look for it. The second and seventh children are here."
"Second brother, this is my fifth uncle."
Lao Qi was overjoyed.
Soon, a bunch of people gathered around and asked them what was going on.
"Second brother, what's the matter with you? You went out to collect firewood and didn't come back all night. You're worried about us."
"That's right, what did you get on your body? Where's the firewood?"
Faced with the questioning, neither of them was in the mood to answer. They just said that they were very hungry and wanted to get something to eat.
A group of people helped the two of them bring a bunch of bronze vessels back to the village, and also got some rough wolves and wild vegetables for the two of them to eat.
There are acquaintances all over the village. If you need anything, just say hello and everyone will come.
It was noon at this time, it was rest time, and the villagers from the fields had also returned.
I heard that the second brother and the seventh brother had brought back a bunch of weird stuff, so they all came to see it.
The village chief was also alarmed and personally inspected the bronze vessels.
The village chief was a bit knowledgeable and recognized that this was an antique that many wealthy families liked. He also recognized that the plaque they brought back had the words "Ye Ming Temple" written on it.
These things were unusual at first sight, and the village chief immediately asked about their origins.
After eating and drinking, the two of them now had time to talk about what happened last night.
Neither of them is a man who likes to play tricks, so they told each other exactly what happened last night.
However, he didn't say a word about the fact that the two of them were frightened out of their wits. They just talked about how resourceful they were and how they remained calm in times of danger.
All in all, what happened was generally okay.
When the villagers heard this, they all ran to the incense burner and kowtowed.
This is very common in today's Xu country. When they encounter something efficacious, everyone will worship it with the attitude of rather believing that it exists than believing that it has nothing.
The village chief knew the benefits. Seeing that so many people knew about the bronze antiques, he knew that keeping them for a long time would arouse the covetousness of interested people. He personally arranged for people to send most of the bronze vessels to Fucheng that day, planning to sell them directly. .
Only the incense burner and the rotten dagger on Lao Qi's waist were left.
It's just that the dagger became the village chief's personal collection.
Lao Qi, a simple and honest man, exchanged his dagger for three white-faced steamed buns, and was very happy.
The incense burner was also placed in the main hall of the village chief's house.
For this reason, the village chief also specially asked people to clean the incense burner carefully.
However, the incense ash inside was not thrown away. The villagers believed that the incense ash could cure diseases, so they naturally kept it. If anyone got sick in the future, they would put some on it.
The sun sets and night falls.
More than a dozen members of the village chief's family were having dinner in the main hall of their home.
A boy with pigtails blinked his eyes, looking at the incense burner placed quietly in the main hall, biting his finger, his eyes full of curiosity.
The black smoke ball felt that it was dark and there was a lot of Yang energy gathering outside, and it couldn't help but float out from the incense burner.
"Black briquettes, black briquettes! Grandpa, grandpa, there are black briquettes!"
When the boy with pigtails saw the black smoke, he excitedly pulled the village chief's sleeve and pointed at the incense burner.
The village chief who was eating was pulled by his grandson and almost broke the bowl in his hand.
"Little Shitou, what kind of black briquettes are there?"
The village chief only saw the incense burner, not the black smoke.
"Really, there are black coal briquettes, right there!"
The boy with pigtails pointed to a spot above the incense burner.
But others only thought he was referring to the incense burner. The mother of the pigtailed boy said:
"The little stone, that's the smoke from the incense, not the black briquettes."
"No, there are really black briquettes, not smoke, really!"
The little braided boy pointed to the incense burner and shouted there.
But what he got in return was a big slap from his father.
"Why talk so much? Let's eat!"
"Ah, why are you hitting me? There are really big briquettes! They are floating in the air, and their faces can't be seen clearly!"
No matter what the braided boy said, the adults just thought he was joking and didn't take it seriously.
The boy's two-year-old sister pointed at the incense burner with a smile and shouted:
"Big briquettes."
After dinner, the village chief and his family went to sleep, and the main hall became quiet.
Black smoke began to float in the main hall.
When the village chief and his family were together, the yang energy was so strong that it couldn't get close at all. It could only drool while looking at the "delicious food", but there was nothing that could be done about it.
The black smoke was drifting, and he planned to go to the village chief's room.
Because the village chief is old and frail, with insufficient Qi and blood, and weak Yang Qi, he is the easiest target among the family.
But before the black smoke could reach the village chief's room, a "meow" sound was heard, and a wild cat with black fur appeared on the beam of the village chief's house.
As soon as the black cat appeared, his eyes were fixed on the black smoke.
Seen by the wild cat, the black smoke ball felt a strong threat and moved quickly.
As the black smoke moved, the black cat flew down.
If the black smoke ball hadn't escaped quickly enough, it might have been caught by the black cat.
Although I don’t know what will happen if I am caught by a black cat, the outcome will definitely not be good.
The black cat jumped out of the air and landed on the table of the village chief's house. It knocked over the bamboo tube on the table and the chopsticks in the bamboo tube scattered on the floor, making a loud noise.
"Meow~~"
The wild cat barked, aimed at the black smoke, and made another swoop.
The black smoke ball dodged again, and the black cat jumped into the air, knocking down the ancestors of the village chief's house behind the incense burner.
The voice of "Ting Ling Xuan Lang" sounded.
The wild cat wanted to catch the black smoke ball again, but heard the voice of the village chief's youngest son in the back room.
"Where did that wild cat come from and is causing trouble again!"
As he said that, he saw the village chief's youngest son running to the main hall angrily. He couldn't see the black smoke, but could only see the wild cat. He picked up a feather duster and beat it.
The wild cat jumped up and down in fright and ran out of the village chief's house.
After the village chief's youngest son tidied up the main hall, he went back to sleep.
Seeing that the wild cat was driven away, the black smoke group felt a little proud.
But before it was happy, the wild cat was lying on the roof of the village chief's house again, staring at it...
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