It was probably due to her madness, but she had a desperate ferocity, but Han Zhang did not dare to casually injure or kill a sick child. He didn't know where to start. He felt as if he was pressing a huge catfish.
, twisting and struggling ferociously, and because he had no way to start, he was as slippery as a fish. Several times, he was almost thrown away.
If the stalemate continued like this, he didn't know what to do. As he rolled around, Han Chang caught a glimpse of the low bed not far away, with a corner of the sheets hanging down. He thought for a moment and came up with an idea.
Xie Zhe and Jiao Mo finally found them by following the traces along the way. As soon as they approached the house, they saw Han Chang sitting on the ground without any image, wiping the dirt on his face. The child beside him was tied up with sheets, his hands and feet tied up.
, and there was also a ball of cloth stuffed in his mouth.
Xie Zhe opened and closed his mouth several times, not knowing what to say, and finally raised his hand to Han Shang:
"clever."
"Don't rush me, it's very laborious." Han Chang gasped and waved his hands helplessly, "This is not a child, it's just a little mad cow. Fortunately, she didn't rush into the door. You should have come in.
I saw it, the blood on the ground... it's just..."
"Just what?"
The tone of Xie Zhe's questioning was not very friendly. Perhaps, he already had an answer in his mind, and this answer was exactly what he resisted. He hoped to hear another answer from Han Chang's mouth. But in fact, no matter what kind of answer it was, it was not
What a good thing.
"...It's a daytime woman." Han Chang finally said it.
The two were startled for a moment, then reacted immediately and sighed in unison. Before they could ask any other questions, Han Chang spoke first:
"What about the family? How is it? Is the house badly burned?"
"The fire was extinguished quickly. The house has not collapsed, but it is not suitable for people to live in it." Jiao Mo replied, "We took that family away and protected them to find a safe open space. As for what happens next
What they do depends on their own plans."
While he was talking, Xie Zhe walked over to the child on the ground and knelt down to take a closer look. The girl's eyes were still wide-eyed, with a fierce look on her immature face. Her gaze was not focused on Xie Zhe's neck, and wandered to the fatal part of his chest. Xie Zhe
Feeling free and unafraid, he stretched out his hand to explore the girl's breath
, it was hot; the pulse was detected again, fierce and powerful, just like a normal child after strenuous activity. In the process, his hand inevitably came close to the girl's mouth, but she had nothing but a fierce and dull gaze.
, and did not take any other actions.
"Look, this is a living person. During the fight just now, there was no biting behavior." Han Shang squatted down beside him and said with a frown.
Xie Zhe nodded, he was also troubled by deep doubts.
"Definitely not a living corpse. But what could it be? Although I have heard that some types of madness can cause people to attack others for no reason, but it will also cause the limbs to be uncoordinated. It looks like they are sick at first glance. But
This child's actions are fine, but he seems to be possessed by something. All he wants from his heart is to hurt people, and all he can think about is how to tear people apart. I never knew there was such a strange madness."
Jiao Mo also came over, and the three of them tried to calm the girl softly, asking her name, surname, age and other simple questions. Unfortunately, the girl had no response, like a little beast that couldn't understand human words, and the only response was that
A ferocious look. In the end, Han Chang could only say sadly:
"Maybe, as you said, Lao Xie, children are not fascinated by unclean things. Can you handle this kind of evil thing?"
"...It's very simple. I can only try, but I'm not sure. After all, no one knows what's causing the problem." Xie Zhe shook his head tiredly, "Anyway, it's still dark at night and the sky is overcast.
None of us are in good spirits. The matter of exorcism can only be dealt with after we take a short rest and wait for the sun to rise."
The only bed in the house was old and narrow, so they simply placed the girl on it, avoiding the bloodstains and planning to rest on the relatively clean floor. The house was narrow, not far from the stove, and the kitchen utensils had some gaps.
The water tank was also broken half a circle. As if thinking of something, Jiao Mo walked to the basket containing grain, opened it and took a look.
There was only a small handful of brown rice in it. When you raised your head, you could see the gruel cooling in the pot on the stove. When you lowered your head, in the shadow behind the basket, there lay the rice bag that had been tightly held in the woman's arms during the day.
"..."
Han Zhang and Xie Zhe were attracted by the silence, and when they looked over, they also saw what she saw. The three of them packed up their bedding quietly without saying a word, and forced themselves to close their eyes.
The woman's miserable face swayed in front of Han Sang's eyes for a long time. Although the other two people had never seen the tragic scene in the pool of blood, the same question lingered in their minds:
What's going on here?
It's obviously not a chaotic world, but it's such a chaotic world...
The ground was so hard that the faint rotten smell of blood and damp lingered. Although they closed their eyes and were exhausted both physically and mentally, they couldn't figure out whether they were asleep or not. The rooster crowed a few times, and the sky outside gradually turned white.
In this pale light, chaotic footsteps came from all directions, gradually approaching this lonely courtyard.
Such chaotic movements soon woke up the three of them. Their expressions were solemn, and they were worried that more people would go crazy and surround the small courtyard where they were. Xie Zhe looked at his companions who were on guard to the left and right, and took the lead to push away.
He opened the door of the house and looked out to the yard. There were crowds of people outside the yard. They were all ordinary townspeople. They didn’t look crazy. They were just busy people.
There are tools inside. Sickles, hoes, axes, rakes, and picks. They all look like farm tools. Some people are even holding a shovel that is difficult to use as a weapon. As you can imagine, compared to real force,
Intimidation, these people holding "weapons" are just emboldening themselves so that they can have some...not-so-peaceful dialogues with them.
This made it difficult for them to wait and see, and it was difficult for them to put up a posture to deal with the real enemy. The three of them looked at each other.
action, and flinched for a moment.
"What are you doing? If you have anything to say, let's talk it over."
The group of people looked at each other for a while. Finally, a middle-aged man standing at the front swallowed his saliva, followed Xie Che's example, stood forward, and raised his head.
"We, you, you..." He hesitated at first, then quickly raised his voice, "Hand over the murderer! Outsiders, hand over the murderer to us and let us deal with it!"
This first standout seemed to give others courage. Immediately, a voice came from behind and in the center of the crowd:
"I knew that old woman was sneaky all day long and had no good intentions! She dared to harbor a little murderer, so she should be beaten to death!"
"She must have been the first to be hacked to death. Damn, she deserves it! If you ask me, don't bury her next to the town. Only by throwing it away to be eaten by wild beasts can she atone for her sin!"
"Is the little bastard dead? Hand it over and peel off the skin in front of your father and fellow villagers to see what kind of monster is inside!"
"Yes, peel off the skin! Whether you beat her to death or burn her to death, she must pay the price!"
These voices were scattered at first, but soon one after another, they became one and full of energy. Everyone seemed to have suddenly found an outlet to vent their anger and had a channel to carry out justice, so they were full of triumphant courage. The children in the room behind them also woke up.
The three of them quickly stepped forward, blocked the courtyard door, raised their voices, and tried to argue with them:
"Have you ever had a crazy person in your family? This is still a child, and we have it under control. She will not hurt anyone again..."
"Bullshit!" The crowd immediately burst out shouting, "How can you easily control an evil monster! If you ask me, you are also very suspicious. Have you been infected with evil spirits? We don't have any monks or Taoists here. Who can believe it?
You are full of lies!"
Xie Zhe's temples ached due to their quarrel, and he felt the veins on his forehead throbbing. He rarely got angry. After all, he had almost no sense of presence in the crowd, let alone the right to speak, so being angry had no effect. But
This time, he is really
He felt extremely angry. He had seen a lot of stupid people, but a bunch of stupid people gathered together and talked about uneducated stupid things, which had no effect except exposing their vision and intelligence. In this situation,
It was enough reason for him to be on the verge of rage.
"I am Onmyoji!!"
His sudden tremor made the two people beside him tremble in shock. Those ignorant villagers were quiet for a moment. It turned out that they were all bullies and afraid of the strong.
"You are a bunch of rabble! How come you dare to say that you are possessed by evil spirits or evil spirits without even confirming it by me? Is there a reason? Is there a reason? Is there any evidence? Also, let me ask you, what is the so-called evil spirit in the past?
Where are those people? Were they all beaten to death by you?!"
For a moment, his questioning seemed to have an effect. People were silent, looking at each other, and no one could tell the reason. But soon, they seemed to be even more angry because of it, and the people at the front pointed and pointed.
It almost hit Xie Zhe's forehead.
"Where did you come from, a little bastard, to instigate us to attack our fellow villagers?"
"The past was before, and now is now! You are a person from outside. It doesn't hurt to stand and talk. Don't worry about the affairs of our town!"
"This is not evil spirit. What else is evil spirit? Do you have to wait to harm others? I think you people outside are just unscrupulous and want to kill us!"
Xie Zhe almost fainted from their anger, and the other two people were not in a better mood than him. They were not good at, or disdainful of, arguing with others, so they were overwhelmed by all the noise.
It was simply too difficult to deal with, so they could only insist on blocking the door and not allowing the townspeople to enter. With such an angry attitude, if they were given a chance, the children inside would probably have no way to survive. But maintaining a stalemate like this was not an option.
When I was worried, a strange and clear voice suddenly appeared in my ears.
"Everyone, fellow villagers and young heroes, please calm down for a moment."
The sound was not deafening, but it inserted quietly and steadily into the noise, as if it had penetrated directly into people's hearts. It was as if the boiling porridge suddenly encountered a cold mountain spring, and the boiling crowd calmed down and turned their heads to look for it.
The person who speaks.
He was a Taoist. The reason why he was so sure at a glance was because he was wearing a Taoist robe, and his identity was obvious. His facial features were clear, and his movements showed a Taoist and natural demeanor, like a strong pine tree, or
There is a bright moon. Apart from that, there is not much strangeness about the Taoist's appearance, except for his mixed green silk and snowy hair, which makes people feel surprised at first glance.
Even the ignorant people who were blinded became quiet because of the different power in these words. The silence lasted longer than before. Even the three people standing in the courtyard were a little surprised. They didn't know why.
In such a poor place, a person with such an immortal spirit would still visit.
After a while, someone regained his energy, stretched his neck and shouted:
"Where did you, a Taoist priest, come from? You must have come from somewhere else. How come it's your outsiders' turn to dictate matters in our town?"
When he said the last sentence, he looked around, as if hoping that everyone would be incited and respond. However, the others were somewhat persuaded, and they all looked around without saying anything.
