Chapter 391: Strange Things (Continued Explosion 2)
"Silly boy, you overestimate yourself and underestimate others."
Mrs. Hu said: "If I do as you say, I think you will be subdued before the undead wandering in the wilderness arrive."
Red-robed fire ghost: "..."
"I haven't asked you for anything, can I ask you for something now?" Mrs. Hu asked again.
The red-robed fire ghost hurriedly said: "My Lady, if it weren't for your protection, I wouldn't be alive now. If there is anything you need to do, you can just give me my instructions. How dare I ask you to ask for help?"
Mrs. Hu chuckled and said, "Because my request will go against your true intentions, and it will also be a shackles."
Red-robed Fire Ghost: "Please tell me, I believe you will not harm me."
"It's natural..."
Mrs. Hu said: "I want you to promise one thing. From now on, you will not harm innocent people unless your life is at stake. In this way, the price I paid to protect you will not be in vain."
The red-robed fire ghost trembled slightly, but he never expected that the old lady's last request would be this.
She is old.
The old one is dying.
This death means being wiped out in ashes and unable to be reincarnated. Does she still care about the implication of karma?
This request seems to be made by her, but in fact it is for herself. The red-robed fire ghost is neither crazy nor stupid, how can he not see clearly?
"I will not avenge my disfigurement. Can you please let us go?"
After a while, the red-robed fire ghost silently clenched his fists and said to Qin Yao and others: "From now on, you take your Yangguan Road, and I cross my single-plank bridge. The water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river."
"Xiaohong, don't say any more, it's too late."
A spiritual light suddenly shot out from the stone statue, freezing it in place, and then spoke again: "Taoist Master Qin, please allow me, an old woman, to use the last remaining heat of my life to save this child once."
Qin Yao: "..."
"Thank you."
Not long after, when he was speechless, the light in the stone statue's eyes instantly dissipated, and a three-tailed white fox flew out from between its eyebrows, slowly flying to Qin Yao, and touched his forehead with its head, and immeasurable fairy light suddenly emerged from it. She instilled it into Qin Yao's eyebrows, awakening the golden spirit pattern hidden there.
"You must promise me not to harm innocent people."
After a long time, the extremely illusory three-tailed white fox flew to the side, turned to look at the red-robed fire ghost who was fixed in place, smiled slightly, and the next moment, it suddenly disappeared.
"Empress!!!" the red-robed fire ghost screamed.
Qin Yao subconsciously touched the area between his eyebrows, and for no apparent reason, a faint sadness suddenly arose in his heart.
[The system has detected the negative effects of the Fox Immortal Curse. I share the same heart with the fox. Do I need to find a solution for you?] The system characters flashed.
"No need..."
Qin Yao's heart was like a rock, and his heart suddenly shattered. He raised his head and looked at the red-robed fire ghost with an infatuated expression: "For the sake of Mrs. Hu, I won't arrest you today. Try to avoid me if you encounter me in the future. Otherwise, out of my duties as a priest, I will definitely meet you once and arrest you once."
The red-robed fire ghost seemed to be dumbfounded and ignored his warning, still staring blankly into space.
Qin Yao shook his head, turned around and waved: "Let's go, everyone."
The group of people followed him out of the ruined temple. During this period, Ao Tianlong hesitated to speak several times. Qin Yao didn't notice it, but he didn't pay attention to it.
He knew what the other party was worried about, but he always had his own bottom line.
He will not easily break through the bottom line, nor will he allow others to test his bottom line.
More than half an hour later.
The Ao father and his daughter retrieved their cart, took Qin Yao and others, and headed towards their hometown in the sunshine.
This walk lasted most of the day, and Ao Ningshuang, whose feet were so sore, climbed onto the wooden cart early...
"Mr. Qin, there is a village ahead. Let's go there to find someone to exchange for some food."
Under the gloomy sky, Ao Tianlong paused and looked up at the small village not far ahead where there were bursts of smoke.
Qin Yao was self-righteous and turned to look at the beauty holding the little zombie beside him: "Are you exhausted?"
"fine……"
Zhang Ling smiled and said, "The scenery along the way is so beautiful that it's not a wasted trip."
"How can there be any good scenery?" Xiaoshuang asked doubtfully: "There are mountains and trees along the way. It makes me want to vomit."
"Xiaoshuang!" Ao Tianlong shouted.
The girl failed to understand the meaning of his voice and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, dad?"
"If you speak less, your mouth will become dry and your tongue will be dry if you speak too much, and you will waste water." Ao Tianlong said.
Xiaoshuang: "..."
What the hell is this!
"Go away, go away, go away, don't let me see you again, otherwise I will see you once and beat you once!"
Soon, a group of people walked into the village. They had just chosen a house, and before they entered the house for discussion, a dark-skinned man walked out of the yard next door. He threw something on the ground with a loud bang, jumped and cursed.
Everyone was attracted by the sound and looked around, only to see that what was thrown to the ground was a snarling weasel. It seemed to be hurt by the fall, and there were bursts of mournful screams coming from its mouth.
"Stranger?"
At this time, the man also noticed the group of them, his eyes suddenly lit up, and without any warning, he violently kicked the weasel lying on the ground.
But the weasel didn't know whether it was hard-pressed or stunned by the kick. It held its head with all four limbs and curled up into a ball, silently enduring all this.
Ao Ningshuang frowned and subconsciously wanted to step forward, but Qin Yao and Ao Tianlong each held an arm.
"Why are you pulling me?"
Qin Yao: "There's something wrong."
Ao Tianlong: "Don't mind your own business."
After finishing speaking, the two looked at each other and felt a sense of sympathy for each other for no reason.
While the swarthy man was beating the weasel, he was actually secretly observing the reaction of the foreigners.
When he saw a girl who couldn't help but speak out, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
But when he saw the girl being held by two men, his joy quickly disappeared.
After pondering for a moment, he stepped on the weasel's head and squinted at the crowd: "What are you looking at? You haven't seen anyone beating a weasel?"
Xiao Shuang's words were stuck in her throat, but when she saw that Qin Yao and her father were both silent, she tightened her mouth and said nothing.
The swarthy man frowned, put away his arrogant attitude, and asked further: "Do you think this weasel is pitiful?"
Everyone remained silent, and the man's expression changed for a while. Seeing that there were so many of them, he resisted the urge to curse, kicked the weasel on the ground into the dry river on the other side of the road, and walked towards his home without looking back.
After a while, the weasel, covered in dirt, climbed up from the pit and slowly walked towards the door of the man's house.
"Why didn't you say anything just now?"
After watching the man and the weasel disappear at the same time, Ao Ningshuang asked with confusion on her face.
"I feel that this matter is a bit evil. It's better to do less than to do more." Ao Tianlong responded, looking up at Qin Yao: "Mr. Qin, does he know the secret?"
"If I meet a yellow-skinned monkey asking for a title, I might be able to tell you something, but in this case, I really don't know what the situation is."
Qin Yao shrugged and said: "But what I can feel is that the man has been expecting us to meddle in his own business, which means that as long as we meddle in this matter, it will definitely bring some benefits to him."
"What benefits can it bring?" Ao Ningshuang's little head was thinking hard, but she didn't have any clue.
Qin Yao turned around and looked at the family they had selected, and chuckled: "This kind of thing cannot be hidden in the village. You will know as soon as you ask."
Lean less.
A plainly dressed woman packed dry food for everyone, took a silver dollar from Qin Yao's hand with a smile on her face, suppressed her excitement, and said enthusiastically: "Look at the damn weather outside, it's going to rain in all likelihood. You guys Why don't you stay for dinner, and then spend a good night at my house, and leave early tomorrow morning when the weather is fine. Don't worry, I'll take care of food and accommodation, and I won't charge you any more money."
A little dry food was exchanged for a silver dollar. This woman felt a little guilty!
Qin Yao raised his head and glanced at the dark clouds that had gathered together at some point. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Ao?"
"Dad, let's stay one night. I haven't had a good night's sleep in several days." Ao Ningshuang tugged on her father's sleeve and said pitifully.
Ao Tianlong had no choice but to say: "Then just stay for one night... As long as we stay together, there is nothing to worry about."
For some reason, the image of the black-faced man beating the weasel always flashed in his mind, making him slightly uneasy.
"Auntie, can I ask you something?" Qin Yao stopped the woman who was hurriedly trying to clean their room and asked in a low voice.
"Of course." Holding the silver dollar in her hand, the woman saw how Qin Yao liked it and said with a smile: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Before entering the gate of our house, we saw an uncle next door who was crazily torturing a weasel at the door of our house..." Qin Yao said.
"You didn't say anything to stop me, did you?" The aunt's face changed, and her smile suddenly disappeared.
"No."
Qin Yao shook his head and said, "It felt a bit weird, so we didn't talk to each other."
"It's fine if we don't talk to each other, it's fine if we don't talk to each other." The aunt said again and again as if she breathed a sigh of relief.
"We want to find out what's hidden in this." Qin Yao said sincerely.
The aunt hesitated for a moment and said: "One more thing is worse than one less thing. I advise you not to ask anything, just have two meals at my place in peace and leave as soon as possible tomorrow morning."
Qin Yao raised his eyebrows: "Auntie, the main thing is, we are going to stay here tonight, and the strange thing happened next door. If we don't know the situation clearly, it may be difficult to sleep tonight."
Seeing his serious look, the aunt gritted her teeth and said, "Have you heard about the deeds of the yellow-skinned monkey?"
Qin Yao: "I have only heard of the five great immortals: fox, yellow, white, willow ash, and the weasel is one of them. Legend has it that this thing is very evil. After successful cultivation, it will ask for a title from humans. I don't know much about the others."
The aunt nodded and said: "In our Northeast, most people rarely mess with these five animals.
Even if you encounter a weasel stealing a chicken, the most you can do is drive it out, for fear of being jealous and causing disaster.
But the weasel staying in the house next door is different now. He has already driven many people crazy..."