There was no wind disturbance in the smoke, and it seemed like something was about to take shape inside.
If the He brothers were here, they would probably be shocked because they didn't expect their father to do such fancy things.
But at this moment, the candle flame exploded with a chirp, and a lantern exploded.
The housekeeper Lao Mo immediately felt that the atmosphere was different. He watched helplessly as the green smoke slowly dispersed and disappeared, no matter how He Chunhua recited it repeatedly.
Obviously this time the casting of the spell was hampered by some obstacles and could not proceed smoothly.
Lao Mo watched eagerly from the side and couldn't help but said: "What happened?"
He Chunhua wiped the sweat from his forehead: "It refused to respond to the call, saying that there was a more powerful existence nearby."
Lao Mo was surprised: "A more powerful existence?" This is a small county town, what kind of extraordinary existence can there be? "What do you plan to do?"
"Before midnight, let's find another place. The best is to the east."
After Lao Mo put away his things, He Chunhua put on his big cloak and hurried out.
However, they had only gone down two stairs when Mrs. Ying woke up, walked out with eyes filled with confusion, and asked, "Hey, where are you going so late?"
"I'm going out to do some errands and I'll be back soon." He Chunhua said in a deep voice, "Go to sleep, don't worry."
He spoke in a low tone, which meant that he would not criticize anyone. Mrs. Ying was very familiar with her husband's style, so she didn't think much about it. She just said "be careful" and went back to the room.
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He Lingchuan, who was sleeping soundly, turned over.
He knew that he was dreaming again, but this time he did not go straight into Panlong City, but returned to the scene where he fell into the ruined well a few months ago.
At that time, at the Panlong ruins, the He family father and son and Sun Fuping led the Blackwater City Army to capture prey from the sand sea and drain their blood into the pond.
After the heroic spirit of the Gale Army appeared, He Lingchuan accidentally fell into the pond, and there was water in all directions.
Dark red blood.
This is not a well, it is clearly an unfathomable deep pool.
He Lingchuan was suspended in the water with a confused look on his face. A green light seemed to flash above him and he was about to dive into the water.
At least He Lingchuan felt that the top layer of the pool water seemed to have turned light green.
This light green color fades down quickly.
But at this moment, He Lingchuan discovered that the water under his feet began to surge.
He looked down and saw a huge red figure swinging in the depths of the pool.
Every time it moved, a huge whirlpool formed in the water.
The calm deep pool suddenly has countless rapids and undercurrents, interacting with each other.
The green light on the upper level was instantly shattered and disappeared.
He Lingchuan went downstream, wanting to seize the time to see the true face of the red figure. After seeing each other for several months, he almost forgot that there was such a huge creature in the outermost layer of the dream.
What exactly is it doing here?
The closer you get, the more gigantic you feel.
But the light got darker and darker, and soon he couldn't see anything.
When he opened his eyes again, he was standing in the bustling streets of Panlong City. There was a hawker selling jewelry with a load carrying a load. He stammered and smiled at him: "Customer, guest, this little brother, please buy a pearl flower."
Give it away, do you want to give it away?"
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There is no curfew in this small place like Ru County. It is already dark and the watchman has just left. There is not even a wild dog on the road.
It was already the first month of the year, and there were feet of snow on the ground at every turn.
It snowed again tonight, and people will not get up to sweep the streets until tomorrow morning. The snow on the ground reflects the light, so the surroundings are not completely dark. He Chunhua and Lao Mo walked eastward in the snow, the soles of their boots creaking.
They didn't bring any attendants.
The further east you go, the sparser the houses.
Later, Lao Mo pointed to a dilapidated house and said, "This is the house with the thickest snow outside the door I have ever seen. There should be no one there."
The snow was almost up to the door latch, and it was obvious that the door had not been opened for at least half a month.
"It's more than a hundred feet away from the inn. Let's give it a try." He Chunhua nodded and climbed over the courtyard wall with Lao Mo.
The yard was also filled with snow, the trees and crops had long since died, the door to the house was ajar, and there was no atmosphere at all.
When times are bad, there are a hundred reasons for a house to be vacant.
The two walked into the hut and closed the doors and windows.
The window cracks were large, and the cold wind could still flow in, making a low whining sound, like the howl of a rock wolf. Lao Mo needed to get straw to block it tightly. The wooden door was a little deformed, so the two of them worked together to close it and use a millstone to hold it in place.
It took a lot of effort, He Chunhua rubbed his hands and said, "Hurry up, the time is almost over." If they missed the time, they would have to wait an extra day, and they had no extra time to waste in Ru County.
He Chunhua straightened the overturned table, lit the green candle again, and began to recite the incantation.
Lao Mo also took out the Shoushan stone paperweight and held it tightly in his hand.
This time the green smoke was shaped very smoothly, and finally a vague pattern emerged. I don’t know if it was a ghost face or a dog face, but it had a nose and a mouth anyway.
The temperature in the room suddenly dropped again, and frost formed on the tabletop.
Although there were only two empty eye holes on this face, the two of them could tell that it was observing them, with vague ill intentions.
Sure enough, the next second this face pounced forward without warning.
Lao Mo had to give He Chunhua an explanation in advance, so he couldn't move at all.
Qing Yan was just about to cross the table when He Chunhua waved his left hand and showed the Sheji Order in his palm.
The luck of the country can suppress evil spirits!
Qing Yan was startled and quickly retreated, staying at least four feet away from him.
Since this person was untouchable, it turned around and went to find Lao Mo.
Lao Mo was a loyal servant of the He family, but not an official of the royal court, so naturally he would not have vitality to protect his body. But the paperweight in his hand suddenly glowed green, the carved kite turned around, and a pair of red eyes faced the green smoke.
After being caught by it, the green smoke suddenly settled in mid-air and almost collapsed.
After a while, the smoke gathered again, and the grimace became clearer. He stared straight at He Chunhua, tilting his head as if asking, but his expression was no longer scornful. He Chunhua said seriously: "I'll give it to you.
A delicious dish, but he is protected by amulets and formations, so you may not be able to find him."
He raised a note with Li Zhao's birth date written on it, put it on the candle and lit it:
"This is his birth date."
When the note caught fire, it quickly burned to ashes. Green smoke rolled on the table, absorbing all the ashes until not a single one was left.
The flame was trembling, and it was obvious that it was very interested.
He Chunhua asked: "Can you find him?"
Qingyan didn't respond.
Sure enough, just relying on his birth date was not enough. Li Zhao was under the protection of magic, preventing evil spirits from tracking him.
Only then did He Chunhua take out the finger-belly porcelain vase.
The bottle stopper was so tight that even He Chunhua took some effort to remove it, which also showed the deep disgust of the person who took the specimen.
Manager Qian was right. After two or three days of brewing, the liquid poured out of the bottle was foul, smelly and yellow.
He Chunhua pinched his nose and dropped two drops onto the wick of the candle, fearing to extinguish the flame.
But to be honest, the smell is far from as good as the homemade "fragrant dumplings" made by the bandits on Hongya Road. That stuff is a real biochemical weapon.
With a "chi" sound, the candle flames jumped up and turned into a dark green color, which made the faces of the two people at the table turn green, which was really scary.
The green smoke became more solid, and the eyeballs also grew out - each eye socket had three strong pupils, and there seemed to be light wandering inside, which could not be looked at closely.
Being able to see something visually means that it has a goal and direction.
"He has done bad things before and after others, and he should be your favorite prey." He Chunhua reminded it, "When he was a boy, he encountered a flood and abandoned his close brother, causing him to drown. This may be because of
Heart knot, you might as well start from here."
The three vertical pupils of this grimace suddenly merged into one, and the face became very clear. He slowly opened his mouth to form a smiling face.
But the mouth was opened too wide, 140 to 50 degrees, the cheeks, eyes and even the forehead were stretched out, the muscles were twisted and wrinkled, and it looked like a wax statue before it was about to melt.
What was more terrifying than meeting a ghost face was the ghost face laughing silently at him.
The housekeeper, Lao Mo, felt a chill running down his back and goose bumps.
But He Chunhua's expression remained unchanged: "Found it? Go ahead, while it's still dark."
The grimace glanced at the two of them again, then suddenly turned his head and drifted away, his figure becoming lighter and lighter.
Before it reached the door, it disappeared.
The candles were also extinguished.
The housekeeper Lao Mo blinked and woke up like a dream. Looking at the room again, it seemed that there was something different from before, but he couldn't tell.
Well, it seems that the weird atmosphere is gone.
He Chunhua turned to him and said, "You just fell asleep."
Falling asleep? How is that possible? He had just protected the Lord, and he had been concentrating on it.
Seeing that he didn't believe it, He Chunhua pointed at the corner of his mouth.
Lao Mo stretched out his hand and touched it. It was wet.
He was actually drooling and hung up for a long time, but he didn't even notice.
In other words, he was indeed confused just now.
"My lord, have you seen the green smoke too?"
"Of course, we are in the same dream." He Chunhua pointed to the kite-shaped paperweight he held in his hand, "Without the protection of such a treasure, you would not be able to wake up."
Lao Mo shuddered: "It's so powerful, I don't know when I got hit."
If he was deliberately on guard, what about Li Zhao who was dozens of miles away?
"Li Zhao has a magic weapon to protect him, and ordinary evil spirits cannot get close to him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to spend so much effort." When the green candle was only half burnt, He Chunhua put it away, "This thing is its ration, otherwise
How could it respond to my call? It's a pity that the candles were hard to come by, and there aren't enough candles to use it again."
Lao Mo asked him: "Sir, why do you only talk about one of Li Zhao's knots?"
"He won't take the matter of one corpse and two lives seriously." He Chunhua waved his hand, "A concubine is dead when she dies. Do you think he is in need of women or children?"
At this point, he remembered something and frowned: "But, what's going on at the inn? Is there anything nearby that can suppress my actions?"
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Mrs. Li dreamed about that unforgettable summer again.
It had been a long time since he had had this dream. His brother was even nicer to him than usual and gave him a particularly nice-looking belt. The children took off their shirts on the stone beach and jumped into the river to play in the water. The cool water could relieve the scorching heat.
The heat makes me lose my armor.
Everyone was having a good time when the sound of people came from far away.
Li Zhao looked up and saw a girl carrying a medicine basket. She was standing on the hillside and waving wildly at the place while calling.
She was too far away and the sound of the water was so loud that no one could hear what she said.