Northeast of the Republic of China, Xing'an Mountains and Baixianwei.
As the sun sets, the endless Xing'an Mountains sink into the night, and the treetops rustle, startling a flock of crows.
At this time, the vast forest sea was undulating, and a black-maned horse stepped out from the green gauze tent.
The rumble of the carriage scared all the beasts into hibernation, the whine of the wind sounded like a ghost howling, and there seemed to be hundreds of black shadows lurking in pursuit in the wild roads of the deserted village.
Yue Guanchao shouldered his shotgun and machete, grasped the reins of the carriage with both hands, and drove his second uncle and cousin forward.
"Ugh~cough cough cough~"
As he was on his way, the sound of vomiting in the carriage intensified. The curtain of the carriage was opened, and the old hunter Yue Qingshan poked his head out from inside.
The old man was wearing a gray and green coat, holding the compartment door tightly with his legs and feet, and said in an anxious tone: "His brother, give me the cowhide rope, this brat is going crazy again."
Yue Guanchao looked back and saw that his brother Yue Erpao's eyes were bloodshot, like a fried wild dog. He grinned and bit his second uncle. If it weren't for the old man's skill, he would have been bitten through the throat and died.
He untied the cowhide rope around his waist with his backhand and threw it over. Yue Qingshan quickly tied up Yue Erpao. When it was firmly tied, he breathed a sigh of relief and roared angrily:
"This little calf has yellow urine all day long and is very angry. He caused me so much trouble after he was born. I don't know where he got the trouble this time. He suffered from hysteria for several days. It looks like he will die soon. We We have to hurry up and get on our way.”
Yue Guanchao looked back at his cousin, full of questions: "Second uncle, I still feel guilty. Can Granny Ma you mentioned really cure Erpao?"
Yue Qingshan nodded heavily, as if he was confident: "When I was young, I was jumped by a wild wolf, and my eyes almost fell into the belly of the wild wolf. It was Mrs. Ma who saved me. She has been treating diseases and saving people with the old gods since she was a child, and she has real She can cure anyone who has a headache, brain fever, poisoning or poison. If I, an old friend, can't do anything, then the Second Artillery's life will be taken care of."
As the uncle and nephew spoke, they had reached the end of the mountain road in a blink of an eye. Yue Guanchao could see candlelight reflected in the lake ahead in the distance, smoke seemed to be floating out of the reed swamps, and the aroma of cooking herbs was blowing in the wind.
He knew that in front of him was Granny Ma's Bai Xianwei. He kicked the horse's belly hard and ran along the embankment into the island in the middle of the lake.
When the carriage stopped, Yue Guanchao jumped out of the car with his second uncle, rolled and crawled to the end of the long embankment, and anxiously knocked on the brass button door in the front yard: "Bang bang bang... bang bang!"
Squeak.
The door opens.
A kind-looking old lady poked her head out of the door. She saw clearly that the person who came was her old friend Yue Qingshan, and quickly opened the other half of the door: "Brother Qingshan, why are you here at this time?"
Yue Qingshan lowered his eyelids and seemed a little embarrassed: "Sister, I have something to ask you, and I don't know if you are willing to help?"
Mrs. Ma waved her hand: "It's been so many years, why are you still doing this nonsense? I see there is an evil aura about you, what happened?"
Yue Guanchao wiped away the hot sweat and panted to explain his purpose:
"Grandma Ma, my brother heard at the temple fair that they were digging cages (pits and traps to lure wild animals) near Yintuo Village. He went there to join in the fun and came back like this. He talked crazy and ate dirty things for several days, and also liked I'm eating uncooked rice, and I want you to see me, but I'm tied up in the carriage."
After hearing this, Mrs. Ma turned her eyes around the two of them and stared at the carriage behind her. She seemed to sense Yue Erpao's abnormality, and nodded to the two of them: "Hurry up and bring this child in."
Yue Guanchao ran into the carriage and carried his cousin out. He stood in the distance and looked at Granny Ma's house.
An old willow tree with a crooked neck hangs down its canes, just covering the lintel. The lanterns on both sides are embroidered with lifelike hedgehogs. The word "白" in seal script is clearly visible. There are hundreds of grass carvings next to the root of the tree. The lines have been broken and cracked, and they are planted diagonally. The soil is faintly engraved with the folk legend of the old lady Bai who cured diseases and applied medicine.
As the lantern was lit, the wind in the forest suddenly stopped, and all the terrifying black shadows were dispersed. Without thinking about what was going on, he stepped across the threshold carrying his cousin Yue Erpao.
Just now he was just asking for help and didn't have time to see the scene in the courtyard. Only when he stepped into the courtyard did he feel the evil of Yao Po Hall.
The gray and green gravel was smeared with herb shavings to form a circular wall that was as tall as one person. The corners were twisted with dead vines, and the nooks and corners were filled with weeds. Several old houses with gray tiles separated the front and back yards.
Looking carefully, dustpans for drying medicinal herbs were piled neatly in front of the house. He had never seen many medicinal herbs before. He could only faintly smell the strange aroma of the medicinal herbs, which was exactly the same as what he smelled on the mountain road.
A straw shed was set up behind the house. Several strands of hemp rattan were tied to the bamboo beams of the shed. A dozen drying ropes were pulled out. Most of the ribbons were floating under the rope knots. They were tied with colorful paper about half a person's height, and everyone had blush. The eyes are clear and lively, like a living person!
The paper puppets are obviously dead objects, but they are extremely noisy. Occasionally, when the wind blows, the paper puppets float in the air like a fairy, as if there are countless people coming and going in the courtyard, and they don't know what they are.
He approached his second uncle and muttered casually: "Second uncle, do you think Granny Ma's yard is very evil?"
"You are right, the place where living people live is most important to Feng Shui. This courtyard has no edges, no shelter, and is adjacent to water on three sides and connected by embankments. It is completely contrary to the Feng Shui of Yangzhai. It is not suitable for living people to live there for a long time. .”
Somehow, Yue Guanchao got goosebumps when he heard that living people are not suitable for living for a long time:
"Then according to your opinion, this is the Yin House...or the Ming Tower!"
After finishing speaking, Yue Qingshan glanced at his nephew meaningfully: "We can't be sure...but that's the only way to make certain things easy to communicate with."
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