No one said a word, but Xu Hui smiled and said, "Look, you have nothing to say."
"Aren't you going to school now?" Cui Ying suddenly asked: "These days are school time, you shouldn't be wandering outside."
"No, our school is built on a cemetery, and there is one in the bathroom every day." Xu Hui smiled bitterly: "There is also a fan hanging on the classroom fan. I have no intention to study at all, and my father also thinks it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter to him. You raise me, so I can do whatever I want. The imperial city is prosperous, with many people and ghosts. I even regret coming from the countryside."
Cui Ying knew well that the child came from the country because of his father, who longed for family affection. The fact that he saw ghosts could not be changed no matter where he was. "I have always heard you talk about father, where is your mother?"
"She died a long time ago." Xu Hui said: "I heard that she drowned in the river. I was only two years old at that time, so I don't remember anything. I only have a small picture of her at home. She was very beautiful and young. Now she is You will always be so young."
The sixteen-year-old boy spoke with a sense of maturity and sadness. Yue Qing coughed slightly: "So, the first time you saw a ghost was when you were six years old, and it has continued until now."
"I've seen more and more now, and I've become numb." Xu Hui said, "But I hope someone understands me. I started posting on the forum, and many people came to me, but they were just curious and couldn't really understand. For a long time, I thought I was a lunatic, so I didn’t even have virtual friends.”
“Did you find our website by chance?”
"Your website is newly built and the traffic is not high, but the address is in the same building as mine." Xu Hui said: "I just have fun, but I didn't expect that by borrowing ten yuan, I met someone who can really see ghosts. "
Yingning said silently: "What should we do now?"
"Since it's a conspiracy theory, let's go back to the starting point, starting from the day you were born." Bai Moxuan said: "For a newborn child, apart from your parents, the closest person you have is your grandma, right?"
"Yes, my grandma is now over seventy." Xu Hui said: "Her ears are not very good, she is unwilling to go to the city, and now she lives alone in the countryside."
"Tell us the address." Yue Qing said, "Yingning and Cui Ying will stay here to take care of you, while Bai Moxuan and I will take a trip to the countryside."
Originally they thought the countryside Xu Hui mentioned was near the imperial capital, but they didn't expect it to be in Xiangxi, the mysterious Xiangxi. After Cui Ying and Yingning were left behind, the two set off immediately, and Su Bai also stepped in. How could such a thing happen? Maybe he is missing?
The countryside Xu Hui mentioned was not far from Fu Yu's home. Of course, it only looked like it was not far away. It was separated by four hills. It would take almost half a day to climb over these four hills. Therefore, Bai Moxuan stood on the mountainside. , took a look at Fu Yu's hometown and gave up the idea of visiting relatives: "Let's go."
It was not easy to find Xu Hui's home. Grandma's dialect made the three of them very embarrassed. The old man was very sensitive. After seeing Su Bai, he kept looking at him with puzzled eyes. He has become a spirit with old age. Fortunately, Xu Hui expected it. At this point, Bai Moxuan took out a photo of Xu Hui: "Grandma, he asked us to come."
Grandma immediately changed to Mandarin: "It turns out he is my grandson's friend."
Yue Qing was a little stunned: "Can grandma speak Mandarin?"
"Hey, this guy from a remote country is a bad person, I'm worried." Grandma is actually very witty, and her ears are not as bad as Xu Hui said. As long as she speaks louder, she can hear clearly: "I've been to the city and learned a lot.
Tian Mandarin is a bit awkward, but you can understand it. My grandson is in the city, okay?"
"He is in the hospital now." Bai Moxuan spoke straightforwardly, and Su Bai gave him a sideways look: "The surname Bai is too direct."
Grandma actually said "Oh" without much change in her expression. She sighed: "I am old, and there are many things that I cannot do with young people. My son is too stubborn and disobedient. I pity my grandson."
Listening to the old man's tone, it seemed that he knew something. The three of them were about to continue asking. Suddenly there was a scream outside. Grandma stood up and walked out tremblingly. At this time, a burst of crying came from Grandma.
He stopped and said, "Oh, poor thing, another one died."
These words made several people's hair stand on end. Su Bai said: "Why do you mean another one died?"
Bai Moxuan didn't care about anything and just opened the door and went out. This village is located in the mountains, but it is on a flat land. Unlike the houses located halfway up the mountain, which are more scattered, it is relatively concentrated here. The villagers are all gathered around.
As a group, Bai Moxuan's appearance surprised them. In this mountain village, no one knew the big star Bai Moxuan, but his outstanding appearance caused everyone to talk: "Where does this person come from?"
The crowd became loose. Bai Moxuan saw a girl lying on the ground. He was completely lifeless. Su Bai came out, which caused another round of discussion. There were too few young people in the mountain village. Su Bai said: "There is no soul, no soul."
It saves trouble, how could such a young girl die in such a strange way?"
This girl had obviously fallen to death. Her body was swollen and the back of her head was sunken. Looking at her beautiful features, she was a naturally beautiful girl. The child's parents were squatting beside them, looking like they were about to cry without tears. They were pitiful.
This girl withered like a flower, which made people sigh. Xu Hui's grandmother came over and said: "Poor children, only two of them can get through. Only one came out, and there is another one. I'm afraid she won't be able to come out."
Yue Qing pulled Su Bai and Bai Moxuan: "Let's go back."
Back in the house, Suber asked curiously: "What happened to that girl?"
"She fell into a hole." Grandma fiddled with the dishes on the table and said: "A girl who falls into a hole will most likely not come back. Xiaolian disappeared before, and some wizards said that she fell into a hole. We all
He pointed out that she would never come back, but this girl is pretty good and came back with her whole body."
"Luodong..." Su Bai was silent. When Luodong said that, he had heard about it. It is said that poor and old women in Xiangxi are more likely to become Gu women, those around thirty years old are more likely to become witches, and those between sixteen and twenty years old are more likely to become evil spirits.
At the age of two or three, those who are beautiful, introverted, and unable to fall in love are prone to fall into caves and die. The caves they fall into refer to the caves in western Hunan. In the eyes of the people in western Hunan, these caves have gods living in them.
"Have you heard of Su Bai?" Yue Qing was a little surprised: "These days, not many people know about falling into the cave."
Grandma said: "I didn't expect you to know that. Yes, there are not many young people who know about falling into caves these days. Those caves cannot be entered casually."
Falling into a cave, girls are loved by the cave god and take away their souls. The girls who fall into the cave either cannot come back, and those who come back are in a wonderful situation. Their faces are as red as peach blossoms, their eyes are sparkling, and their voices are much more pleasant than before.
In ancient times, a girl who fell into a cave was considered to be a woman who fell in love with the cave god.
The existence of Luotong cannot be tested in Xiangxi. Girls who are favored by the cave god will decline and die day by day. When they die is not decided by the netherworld, but by the cave god.
The girls who returned after falling into the cave were cleaner than usual and liked to be alone. They were often in a trance, sometimes talking to themselves, sometimes singing and dancing, as if they were crazy.
If the family is unwilling to give up, they will find a cave near the village, burn incense and paper, and pray to the cave god. Generally speaking, they cry and complain about how their daughter is not good and how she is not worthy of the cave god. A lucky girl will recover from this, and the villagers will be saved.
People think this is the cave god's mercy. If the girl continues like this, the family will have no choice but to accept their fate and watch the girl wither day by day. Since the girl is going to die, do
The parents had no choice but to think that this was their daughter's fate after all, so they had to weep silently while preparing a dowry for their daughter in the traditional way. They burned it in front of the hole where their daughter fell, which was considered a favor for their daughter.
It is a decent wedding. Some people also build a small hut next to the cave, put in a paper bed and wardrobe, and write the girl's birthday and birth date to show that they have given their daughter to the cave god.
"Is there really a cave god in the world?" Bai Moxuan twitched the corner of his mouth slightly: "I would like to see what happens."
Grandma grabbed his arm: "No, if you offend the cave god, you will die. It's too dangerous. You are Xiaohui's friends. I can't watch you die. You're hungry. I'll do it now."
Rice, ah, you just sit here."
Grandma got into the dark kitchen, and there was an old man sitting in the corner of the kitchen, wearing clothes from the late Qing Dynasty, sitting bulkily in the corner. Su Bai could clearly see it, and with a wave of his hand, the old man came in front of everyone. He was basically a
Soul, Su Bai coughed lightly: "You are trapped and cannot escape, and there is no soul arrester to arrest you. I will allow you to be free today. Follow the guidance and go to the netherworld. See if you can make an exception."
The old man lay down in front of Su Bai and took a few sips. Subai commanded him to go out, and the old man disappeared. Yue Qing said: "The ghost Xu Hui saw in the kitchen when he was a child was actually his grandfather."
"Yes." Suber said: "This old man has been dead for a hundred years and has missed the chance of reincarnation. What I said just now is just to coax him. At most, he can be free. From now on, he will be a lonely ghost wandering around. Okay.
It’s fallen into a hole. How do you feel? Do you want to go over and have a look?”
Bai Moxuan looked at the old lady busy in the kitchen, shook his head and said: "Of course I have to go and see. Who dares to control people's life and death in front of our agent, the King of Hell? Just a little later."
The old lady cooked a table full of dishes: "It's been a long time since there were so many people at home. If you don't mind, please eat more. These are Xiaohui's favorite dishes."
The dish revealed his longing for Xiaohui. Su Bai thought about it for a moment, then put a chopstick of wild vegetables into his mouth and swallowed it. There was no strange feeling at all. He relaxed and took several more bites. Grandma looked at it in surprise.
Looking at Subai, the expression on his face relaxed: "Eat, eat."
"Grandma, you know that Xiaohui has yin and yang eyes, right?"
Yue Qing's question made grandma's hand pause there, and tears welled up in her cloudy eyes...