Volume 1 Huangquan December, Chapter 4: Influence and shock
The sounds kept coming out one after another, getting louder and louder, one after another. Such a noisy sound was like at least five or six babies leaving the warm embrace of their mother, crying out loudly that they missed their mother.
The frightening cry made people feel terrified, and many timid maids huddled together and almost cried.
"Grandma Qi doesn't look very good."
Master Lin's chanting of curses suddenly stopped, and he made such a statement before raising his head, as if he knew how the old woman over there would react without looking.
He was right.
Grandma Qi clutched the pendant on her chest tightly and said nothing, but her face was as green as if she had seen a ghost.
"It's not impossible," she said in words that sounded delirious.
Aluan didn't raise her head, because she clearly saw that Granny Qi's clothes were covered with tiny scratches.
Like a baby's little hands.
She turned her face sideways and found Mr. Qi in the crowd. Compared to the obvious fear on other people's faces, he had a layer of confusion.
"Master! Master!"
Xiao He stumbled and ran from a distance. People turned their heads and looked at the reckless little girl. But Xiao He didn't pay attention. She ran straight towards Mr. Qi, shouting as she ran:
"My wife had a nightmare and talked a lot of nonsense. When she woke up, she was like crazy. She said she heard her child calling her!"
Everyone's eyes were once again focused on Granny Qi.
Master Lin calmly put his hands behind his back and approached her calmly. She was very panicked, but her weak legs prevented her from retreating.
"What did you want to say just now? Did you mean the innocent souls of these babies, or did you replace me with Fu Hui?"
Grandma Qi no longer trembled, and she stared blankly at the mountains and sea. The swaying lights of the crowd reflected her side face brightly, but on the contrary, the other cheek was extremely dark, and her features could not be seen clearly.
"Xiao He Xiao He" she turned around and asked the panting maid, "I asked you to pay attention to the inside of Madam's room, did you see anything?"
Xiaohe still couldn't breathe, but she shook her head.
"There are two peace charms you asked for from me. You said one is for my wife and one is for my grandson. When my disciple visited the house with Miss Xiaohe, he found the charm on the inner door of your bedroom, but you didn't
Post it to Madam. It’s not difficult to imagine that you mixed or replaced the manifestation talisman that should have been burned with a peace talisman.”
"Perhaps Grandma Qi made a mistake. It's not impossible. How about you take a look at it, Chief Taoist?"
Mr. Qi squeezed his way through the crowd. He obviously did not believe that the kind-hearted old lady who had served the Qi family for so many years could be a witch with connections to supernatural ghosts.
"One is ink, the other is cinnabar. It's a low-grade mistake in color difference. I believe my mother-in-law can't make the mistake no matter how dim-sighted she is. Besides, the jade pendant on her chest has started to turn black, right?"
Granny Qi suddenly let go of her hands and straightened the strings on both sides. As expected, the jade pendant had turned from the original green to black, and the cracks on it seemed to have expanded. I wonder if it was an illusion.
"Look at the corner of my clothes again," Aluan added calmly, "The mountains and seas dripping blood into the cinnabar is a method used by the Onmyoji to conquer demons. Although I am weak, I am equipped with a safety lock and a peach wood sword, plus the courtyard
The people inside have no enmity with the ghosts, and they will only attack the real enemies. Although they are not yet visible, their bodies have been outlined by the talisman water. Furthermore, Xiao He, what did we find in Qiao Sheng's room?"
"Ah!" Xiao He had already recovered. She seemed to remember something and took out a small cloth bag from her pocket. She opened it carefully and spread the bag in the palm of her hand:
"Miss Aluan said that this is musk and told me not to touch it casually."
Mr. Qi snatched the cloth bag from Xiao He's hand, held it tightly under his nose and smelled it fiercely. Then, he looked at Xiao He closely with surprised eyes.
"Oh! Master, I stopped Miss Aluan and she insisted on going in. Don't blame me. Sister Aluan, please speak up for me."
After a long time, Mr. Qi suppressed his restless mood, took a deep breath and said:
"No, I don't blame you. However, I want an explanation. In the early years, Madam's children were indeed the ones she came to deliver, and they were all stillborn."
He looked at Granny Qi sadly.
"The Qi family treats you well."
Grandma Qi took a step with difficulty, as if she was drunk and fell. But she climbed up hard, climbed to the master's feet with both arms, and grabbed the hem of his clothes pitifully.
Crying:
"What an injustice! Sir, I came here with my wife. I am loyal to the Qi family. Madam, I regard her as my daughter. How could I do such an outrageous thing! You have to make the decision for me, Sir, make the decision for me!"
"
These words made the master shaken. He was a little wavering and looked at the pair of master and apprentice for help. A Luan let out a disdainful "嘁" and turned his dissatisfied eyes to Shan Hai. Lin Shan Hai sighed helplessly.
, I don’t know how to answer.
After all, if Grandma Qi refuses to admit that she killed those babies, no one can do anything about her.
At this time, Qiao Sheng, who had been in the east wing, ran over. His attention was always on Dahei. Whatever happened in the courtyard seemed to have nothing to do with him.
"No, grandma! Dahei is too naughty. He dug out the pig bones you buried earlier!"
Behind him was the big black dog. He was wagging his tail happily, his front paws were covered with dirt, and he was holding something in his mouth.
Ah Luan knelt down and called Dahei over. Dahei looked at her suspiciously, his tail wagging more slowly. After a while, he still trotted over on his legs. She touched Dahei's head.
It became happy again. At this moment, Aluan took the thing out of her mouth.
Under the gaze of everyone, a long white bone was exposed.
"It's a human fibula, more than ten years old." Aluan concluded.
In the quiet air, those cries became clear again, and Grandma Qi's disordered breathing was mixed in, which was particularly harsh. Manager Qi was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked someone to pick up a shovel and go to the east to dig, and asked two maids to help the bewildered girl.
Qiao Sheng was forced to go back to the house from here.
Lin Shanhai took the bone and soaked it in the basin of water. Then he threw two small-leaf red sandalwood beads into the water.
Finally, Taoist Master Lin took out a manifestation talisman and submerged it in the water.
Soon, like boiling, bubbles appeared on the surface of the water. The bubbles slowly rose and soon formed a short outline. When it stopped growing, it was only slightly taller than Aluan.
A burst of human-shaped green mist suddenly jumped out of the basin and rushed towards Granny Qi who was lying on the ground. She was frightened and wanted to run into the house in a panic. The ghost grabbed her wrist and she struggled to throw it away.
, that strength is simply not something that an old man in his sixties can exert. The frightened old lady let out a terrible scream, waving her hands and crying:
"It's none of my business! It's your fate that's bad. It's you who came to Qi's house to rob Qiao Sheng."
She rolled and crawled towards the house. The ghostly figure seemed to be burned as it ran up the corridor, making a harsh sound.
The salt barrier is in effect.
The ghost lingered outside for a while, and countless people were too frightened to make a sound, so they ran away from it and ran into the house to hide. The even more timid ones stayed where they were, staring blankly at everything that happened.
Needless to say, we knew that the missing young master was killed by someone. His bones were buried shallowly in the courtyard of the east wing.
"The sound of beads I heard earlier was probably the little ghosts playing with scattered sandalwood beads. This thing itself has the effect of warding off evil spirits, but the baby's soul is clean and pure. I think it was like this that day, who killed it
The young master grabbed the beads on her hand during the struggle and tore them off."
"But" Manager Qi was a little confused, "How do you know that this bead is?"
"Madam never leaves the house, and the only one who has such a precious thing is her caring mother-in-law Qi. Moreover, I tell Shanhai, there is a clean mark on her wrist. I think she must have worn it all year round.
The bracelet was suddenly taken off and the mark was formed. The shape was a bit irregular, so it was probably a string of beads." Aluan explained.
Xiao He's face was very bad. She stared at Granny Qi with incredible eyes, her lips trembled and she was speechless. At this moment, Mr. Qi, who was out of control, rushed over and grabbed the lapel of Granny Qi's clothes with disheveled hair.
. Her previous dignity was replaced by confusion, and her kind and gentle appearance was also swept away, leaving only boundless fear and Master Qi's considerable anger mixed in it.
"Why! Why why! Li Qin! Tell me!"
Mr. Qi couldn't find any other words to say except asking questions. As if he didn't want her to tarnish the Qi family's name, he loudly called Granny Qi's original name.
"Why? You ask me why? I don't know who called the bridge student who wanted to take me in as his adopted son when he was drunk, but when he sobered up, he said he couldn't remember what he said last night."
"You are so vicious because of the Qi family's property!"
"Wrong! Even if this didn't happen, I still dare to have such an idea! If you want to blame, blame your wife. My son died in their house. They killed my child. I want her to pay for it with blood!
"
The servants did not dare to approach, and only Steward Qi timidly tried to dissuade him from the side. He kept calling on the intimidating servants to come forward and separate the two of them. They hesitated, and then they crowded around.
Extremely chaotic.
"We can set off tomorrow, right?" Aluan tugged on a corner of Shanhai.
Shan Hai didn't respond. In the end, although one thing was solved, it seemed to be nothing compared to the rumors outside. If the baby couldn't move those things, the young master's soul could attract attention in this way, but
When thinking of this, Aluan suddenly grasped Shan Hai's hand tightly.
Among the noisy crowd, a ghostly black shadow quietly passed by the door.
