Chapter 839 The human mirror left among the people
A child stood quietly at the head of the bed, covering his face with his hands and looking out through the gaps between his fingers. His eyes were empty and without eyeballs.
call!
Lin Cheng was so frightened that he sat up suddenly, sweating profusely, and his forehead was extremely cold.
"It turned out to be a nightmare, a false alarm..."
Lin Cheng, who was sleeping shirtless in the summer, took a deep breath and could clearly hear his heart beating violently. At this time, his body temperature began to slowly rise.
After a person is frightened, his bladder will swell and he will feel the urge to urinate. Lin Cheng got out of bed and put on his shoes, picked up the fire stick on the table and lit the candle. He wanted to get the urinal but found that it was full.
Lin Cheng couldn't help but cursed secretly. Why did he forget to empty the urinal during the day? He had to endure the pungent smell and carry the urinal outside.
Just when he was about to leave the room, he accidentally looked back at the head of the bed. As a result, a chill ran from his tailbone down his back to the back of his head. His hands shook in fright. There was yellow water in the urinal.
Half of it was sprinkled on his hand, and suddenly the room was full of stench. Lin Cheng ran out of the room in a hurry.
I could faintly see a pair of child's shoe prints at the head of the bed.
As soon as he ran out of the room, there was a sweltering hot wind blowing, which quickly dissipated the chill on Lin Cheng's back. Lin Cheng ran to the corner of the yard and put down the candle. After urinating with one hand, he planned to go to the well to get water to wash his hands.
As a result, he had just thought of drawing water from the well, but before he could turn around, the sound of a barrel falling into the well came from behind, which was particularly harsh in this quiet night when everyone was sleeping soundly.
"Who...who!"
Lin Cheng suddenly turned around and looked behind him. As a result, his movements were too large. The candle in his hand went out. The yard behind him was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
I could only hear movement coming from the well mouth, and the sound of water rushing. It seemed like something was climbing out of the well mouth along the bucket rope.
Lin Cheng was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was sweating profusely. He hurriedly looked for the Huozhezi, only to find that he was sleeping shirtless. Where did the Huozhezi come from? The Huozhezi was still on the table in the room.
Looking in the direction of the room, he subconsciously thought of the nightmare just now. He heard the movement under the well getting closer and closer to the wellhead, and only heard a loud scream, opening the door and escaping from the yard.
As soon as he escaped from the yard, he found that the road in front of him was not a main road, but a small alley with high walls and blue brick walls. It was deep, narrow and dark, and it was unknown how long it was. It was both depressing and gloomy, as if it could lead directly to the most terrifying hell.
"Gudong!"
Lin Cheng swallowed hard. He ran out of the house with his upper body naked, timid and trembling in the dark, with panicked eyes.
Just when he took a step back and wanted to go home again, boom!
The sound of a bucket falling to the ground came from the yard behind me.
It's something from the bottom of the well that has climbed up along the rope.
Lin Chengah screamed in panic and ran into the depths of the high-walled alley in a panic.
This oppressive, long, narrow, deep, dark, and quiet alley with high walls seemed to have no end. Lin Cheng ran straight for a long time without encountering a door. There were only endless high walls of blue bricks. The more he ran, the more desperate he became. The deep and long alley
He was the only one in the alley with the sound of panicked footsteps.
Lin Cheng ran around in a panic in the dark night, his heart beating wildly, praying over and over again that if this was a nightmare, please let him wake up as soon as possible!
It was so dark in the Gaoqiang Alley that he didn't notice anyone in front of him. He bumped into someone and staggered back a few steps.
The person on the opposite side was directly knocked down by him, and the basket in his hand rolled to the side. It was too dark in the alley to see what fell out.
Lin Cheng stepped forward in panic to help him, but he had just stretched out his hand halfway before he remembered that this place itself was abnormal. Could the people he met here be normal living people?
Just when Lin Cheng hesitated to retract his hand, bang, a hand as skinny as a chicken's claw tightly grasped Lin Cheng's wrist. The next moment, Lin Cheng saw an old woman's face with wrinkles as many as orange peels.
The old woman's bloodshot eyes seemed to pop out of their sockets, staring at him.
"Have you seen my grandson?"
"Have you seen my grandson?"
The old woman grabbed Lin Cheng's wrist tightly, digging her sharp nails into his flesh, bleeding bright red, and Lin Cheng screamed in pain.
When people are in crisis, they will burst out with great potential. Looking at the crazy woman who seemed to be eating people, Lin Cheng didn't know where he got the strength. He broke away from the other party's hand, covered the wound on his wrist and continued to run towards the high ground.
Deep in the wall alley.
If he ran back, he might encounter unknown things crawling out from the bottom of the well, and there might be a child without eyes hidden in his room, so Lin Cheng could only bite the bullet and continue running deeper into the high-walled alley.
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I don't know how long I ran this time, but just when I was almost exhausted, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in front of my eyes. Lin Cheng was overjoyed, like a drowning man suddenly grabbing a life-saving straw and trying to hold on to it with all his strength.
No matter what was waiting for him there, it was better than running endlessly in a depressing alley.
After running closer, he saw clearly that it was the light of candlelight coming from under the crack of the door. This was the first door he saw in the high-walled alley. He immediately went to knock on the door in fear and asked for help: "Help! Is there anyone here?"
Help me, someone is chasing me!"
As soon as he knocked on the door, the door creaked open. It turned out that the door was ajar.
Lin Cheng ran in in a panic, slammed the door, then lay down behind the door and eavesdropped on the movement outside. After a while, there was no movement outside the door, and he was relieved.
Only then did he have the opportunity to turn around and look at the environment.
When he saw this, he was stunned. In the simply furnished room, there was a person tied to a wooden chair, with his hands tied behind the back of the chair, and a sackcloth bag covering his head. The sackcloth bag was stained with blood, and the air was mixed with blood.
With a hint of blood.
The tied man heard the closing of the door and began to struggle, whining and screaming excitedly. His mouth under the sack was probably blocked.
"Are you tied to this ghost place for no reason like me? I'll come to rescue you right away!" Lin Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to untie the rope and pick up the sack.
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Jiangzhou Fucheng.
The summer is hot and cloudless. Today, a regular customer of Wu Zang Taoist Temple is visiting. He is Shen Zhuxiao, who runs a pawn shop and has been to Fenghuang Town with Jin An.
"Did Donor Shen receive some weird pawn items and come to my little brother to give you a hand again?" In the main hall of Wu Zang Taoist Temple, the old Taoist priest finished reading the lotus for the pilgrims and had time to say hello to Shen Zhuxiao.
Shen Zhuxiao gave a thumbs up and said that Master Jin'an and Master Chen were not only life-saving to my brothers, they were like re-creating parents, and they also knew that my brothers were like fathers.
The old Taoist priest choked and coughed at Shen Zhuxiao's words, and said hurriedly: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, please don't be so polite, I can't bear a son as old as you, Taoist."
"My little brother is bathing the sheep in the backyard to relieve the heat. Donor Shen can go directly to the backyard to find my little brother."
Shen Zhuxiao thanked the old Taoist priest, took out a few copper coins and put them into the merit box, bowed devoutly to several statues of gods, and then walked towards the backyard of the Taoist temple with a wrapped bag in his hand.
Ever since the last time the two brothers received embroidered shoes that would run around in the middle of the night and almost cost them their lives in Fenghuang Town, the brothers Shen Zhuxiao have become devout pilgrims and regular business customers at Wu Zang Taoist Temple.
The devout pilgrim is because the Five Zang Taoist Temple has been a life-saving gift to the two brothers. Well, as he just said, it is like recreating parents.
As for this regular businessman, naturally every time he received some antiques that he was unsure about, he would come to Jin An to help him with his eyes, so as not to torment the two brothers with any evil-attracting gadgets.
This is like being bitten by a snake once and being afraid of the well rope for ten years. It is really scary to be tortured.
As for giving up the business, it is impossible to give up.
If Nuo Da's ancestral legacy was defeated at the hands of their brothers, how could they face their ancestors with dignity?
Every time Shen Zhuxiao sees the goat at Wu Zang Taoist Temple, he can't help but sigh, is this really a goat?
Sure enough, only an expert like Taoist Master Jin'an could raise cattle and sheep with such wonderful bones!
"Hey, Brother Shen is here again. What strange things have we never seen before this time?" Shen Zhuxiao has been to Wu Zang Taoist Temple several times, and he is somewhat familiar with Fatty Li who eats and drinks in Wu Zang Taoist Temple. The two of them greeted each other familiarly.
The goat shook its body, splashing water, then picked up a carrot and approached Shen Zhuxiao, as if urging Shen Zhuxiao to quickly take out the big treasure for everyone to see.
Shen Zhuxiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart again, is this really a sheep? He would believe it if they said it was a person in sheep's clothing, but he just didn't believe it was a sheep!
"Hello, Brother Sheep." Shen Zhuxiao greeted the goat. He really regarded the goat as a human being and did not dare to look down on anyone around Jin An, even the first goat.
"There aren't many things today, just three." Shen Zhuxiao knew that Jin An was a busy man, so he didn't delay and put the wrapping in his hand on the stone table to untie it.
They are an antique jade bracelet, a night pearl, and a mirror.
Shen Zhuxiao introduced one by one: "This ancient jade bracelet is said to be an old lady's favorite thing during her lifetime. Unfortunately, she met an unfilial son who became addicted to gambling. As soon as the old lady was angry to death, she couldn't wait to take off the jade bracelet. In my pawn shop, this jade bracelet is indeed of some value. It can be seen that it comes from a poor family. Taoist priest Jin'an helped me see if there is anything wrong with this ancient jade bracelet. I don't know if it is because of my psychology. I always feel that This ancient jade bracelet feels extremely cold to the touch. In case the old lady dies unwillingly, I just hope that the old lady will be repaid for her injustice. It was her son who was unfilial and angry with him. It has nothing to do with me. I am a conscientious businessman. .”
"This pearl of the night looks a little strange. It has a little white in the middle and looks like a cat's eye. Some dignitaries who like to keep cats like this rare thing. If you meet the right person, you can sell it for a good price. Please also ask Taoist Master Jin'an.
Help me see if there is anything wrong with this cat’s eye pearl in the night? Don’t use the cat’s eye as a pearl in the night, you are mistaken!”
"This mirror is inlaid with some silver material, so it is worth some money. The mirror itself is not valuable. What is valuable is the smelted silver. However, the shape of this mirror is a bit weird. I don't dare to smelt it until I have made up my mind.
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Jin An picked up the items one by one and inspected them. There was nothing wrong with the ancient jade bracelet, and there was no lingering resentment.
It is said that jade can nourish people. If the jade is worn for a long time, the jade will be divided into yin and yang, male and female, just like people. This ancient jade bracelet should be an heirloom of the old lady. It is only passed down to daughters and not to men, only to daughters-in-law and not to outsiders, so
Suitable for women to wear, it can nourish yin and replenish qi. It conflicts with men's masculine energy.
As for the Pearl of the Night, it is a flawless Night Pearl with some impurities. If it falls into the hands of a specific group of people, it is a rare cat-eyed Pearl of the Night. It is worth a lot of money. It has nothing to do with the eyes of a cat.
When it was the mirror's turn, Jin An hummed. With his current keen sense, he immediately noticed that there was something strange about the mirror.
As soon as he picked up the mirror, Fatty Li, who was sitting next to him, suddenly screamed and pointed at the back of the mirror.
Jin An's curiosity turned around and he immediately frowned. There were no landscapes or auspicious animals engraved on the back of this mirror. Instead, there was a human face engraved on it. It was indeed as Shen Zhuxiao said, it was strange and scary.
Human mirror!
Fatty Li wanted to come over to the human-faced mirror at this time. After careful observation, he said with certainty: "This is the human-faced mirror together with the human-faced stone and the human-faced square tripod!"
Unexpectedly, there are still human mirrors left behind among the people. Both of them showed surprised expressions. They have always been curious. What is the purpose of the people from Tianshi Mansion going to the government office to take away these things?
Shen Zhuxiao looked at the two people's reactions in surprise and asked cautiously: "Taoist Master Jin'an, Brother Li, do you know the origin of this scary and strange mirror?"
Jin An asked about the origin of this mirror. Who took it to the pawn shop to pawn it?
Seeing Jin An's expression was different, Shen Zhuxiao slapped his thigh and shouted excitedly: "I knew I was right! When that person came to pawn this morning, he looked flustered and looked ugly. I could tell him right away.
You must have provoked something dirty!"
Jin An: "What's going on?"
Shen Zhuxiao thought carefully and said: "The person who came to pawn this mirror is named Lin, a local from Fucheng. It is said that he picked up this mirror on the road, but I saw that he was hesitating and looking flustered. I guess it was just casually.
What a nonsense, why have I never picked up such a beautiful thing as money falling from the sky?"
Jin An: "When did he pawn?"
Shen Zhuxiao: "I just pawned it this morning."
Shen Zhuxiao added carefully: "In order to prevent someone from selling stolen goods with unknown origins, the pawn has the specific identity information of the registered pawnee, so that the Yamen can trace the source when investigating the case. If Taoist Priest Jin'an needs his address, I will
Go to the pawn shop immediately to get the registration book."
In the end, Jin An went to the pawn shop with Shen Zhuxiao.
Fatty Li was naturally involved in this kind of fun. After explaining to the old Taoist priest, the three of them left the Five Zang Taoist Temple and went straight to the pawn shop.
The pawn shop run by the Shen brothers is a century-old pawn shop that is based on integrity and is quite famous in Fucheng. As soon as Shen Zhuxiao returned to the shop, he immediately asked the shopkeeper to get the pawnbroker registration book.
The eldest brother Shen Xianhai, who happened to be tallying goods in the store, saw his younger brother bringing Jin An to the store and hurried out to greet the customers.
After listening to his brother's general description, saying that there was a big problem with the face mirror that had just been collected this morning, Shen Xianhai also became nervous.
The pawnbroker's information can be found quickly.