Before the girl could realize what was happening, we pushed her to the ground, causing her to scream.
"Help, someone is robbing us!"
This small shop is located in the downtown area of Crescent Town. As soon as she called out, more than a dozen local residents rushed in and immediately surrounded the three of us.
"You bastards, let go of Xiao Qiao, or we won't be polite!"
"You dare to rob someone in a busy city in broad daylight. How audacious!"
The residents of Crescent Town who rushed in, carrying sticks in their hands, looked at us with eager eyes.
Now it was my turn to be dumbfounded. Along the way, we have always dealt with evil things, and we have never had conflicts with so many ordinary people.
The rules of the Ma family are that you must not use magic on ordinary people unless it is absolutely necessary. Now that the other party has a large number of people, if there is a conflict, the three of us will be unlucky.
So I quickly explained to everyone: "Don't get me wrong, we are not bad people!"
"We are disciples of the Ma family. We came to Yueya Town this time to surrender evil spirits. I hope you won't stop us."
However, my explanation had no effect. Instead, it made the residents even more angry.
"You fart! We have watched Xiao Qiao grow up. She is smart and kind. What does she have to do with evil spirits?"
"That's right. The reasons you made up are too clumsy. Do you think we are all fools?"
Seeing those residents approaching again, Bai Ze suddenly became angry.
"These people are really stupid, Brother Bai, don't worry so much, let's take this girl and rush out!"
"no!"
Lonnie said: "They are all ordinary people. If they hurt innocent people and it goes against the Ma family's original intention, let me do it."
After saying that, Lonnie walked up to those people and showed a kind smile.
"Fellow folks, we are indeed disciples of the Ma family. The reason why we are sure that this girl is related to evil spirits is not because of nothing, but because there is relevant evidence."
With that said, Lonnie asked the girl: "Girl, we just saw a weird skull tattoo on your shoulder, right?"
"Why do you, a young girl, draw such horrific patterns on your body?"
The girl was now free. She moved her sore arms and frowned slightly.
"I have a tattoo like this on my back, but it doesn't mean anything. I just like this tattoo, right?"
The residents nearby also expressed their support for the girl. An old man lifted up his sleeves to reveal the ghost tattoo on his arm.
"Girl, your reason is too far-fetched. We people in Crescent Town like all kinds of tattoos. This doesn't mean anything at all. I have a ghost tattooed on my arm. Does it mean that I am also related to evil spirits? ?”
The rest of the residents of Crescent Town expressed great agreement with the uncle's words and unbuttoned their clothes, revealing the tattoos on their bodies.
Various evil dragons, resentful spirits, and even Western demon patterns came into view.
Seeing this scene, even Lonnie, who was always alert, was speechless and didn't know what to say.
Could it be that we have found the wrong person again?
"Xiao Na, come here."
I waved, and the little fox emerged from the crowd and jumped into my arms.
"Did you go with the wrong person?"
The little fox's head shook like a rattle: "No, the sense of smell of our flower fox clan cannot be wrong. She is the girl I saw that day."
Huahu's judgment should not be wrong, and the girl is indeed very thin, just like the photo Lin Xiaoqi showed us before.
Therefore, the target we found should be fine, but this girl didn't know anything about it. From this point of view, there must be something hidden in it.
So I asked the girl: "Girl, I want to know if anything strange happened to you after you got this tattoo?"
Xiao Qiao thought for a few seconds and nodded.
"When you said that, I remembered that I had a dream the night after I got the tattoo done."
"I dreamed that I came to a dilapidated manor. The branches and leaves in the garden were withered, the cold wind was blowing, and there was no one around. I was the only one standing there. I felt extremely sad. Even when I woke up the next morning, That feeling of sadness still lingers in my heart and I can’t let it go for a long time.”
"What's even weirder is that every night after that, I would dream that I was standing in that manor, walking aimlessly along a road. As time goes by, even my state during the day has been affected, and I am mentally weak. , exhausted, feeling myself getting weaker and weaker.”
Xiao Qiao couldn't help but yawn as she spoke. It could be seen that the continuous strange dreams in the past few days had a great impact on her.
I immediately asked: "Do you remember what the manor looked like?"
Xiao Qiao nodded: "Because I have to wander there every day, I am very impressed by the manor."
With that said, Xiao Qiao stood up, sent the residents out, and then invited us into a room behind the small shop, spread out paper and pen, and drew the manor according to his own impressions.
"That's probably what it looks like."
After a while, Xiao Qiao handed over the completed map of the manor.
I took one look and called Huahu over.
"Xiao Na, you are most familiar with the situation around Crescent Moon Town. Have you ever seen this manor?"
Xiaona lay on the picture, stretched out her nose and sniffed for a while, and then said: "I am very familiar with this place."
"I remember that before I came to Crescent Town, I passed by this manor. There was a protective barrier around the manor, and the smell inside was very strange. I didn't dare to go in, so I ran away in a hurry."
"Do you remember the approximate location of the manor? Take us there."
Xiaona nodded and ran out of the small shop to lead the way. Lonnie, Bai Ze and I followed Huahu, preparing to go to the manor to find out.
"Master, wait!"
Before I had even taken two steps, Xiao Qiao suddenly followed me and gave me an embarrassed look.
"Master, can you take me there with you?"
I frowned slightly: "What are you doing there?"
"I have been interested in things like gods and ghosts since I was a child. After the dream a few days ago, I saw the talking fox again today. It really opened my eyes. I really want to go to the manor in the dream. Look, just take me with you."
I tried to dissuade her: "The manor is very strange. There may be some unknown dangers inside. We can't even ensure our safety. You, an ordinary person, should not go there."
Xiao Qiao refused to give up easily: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely not cause any trouble for you."
