Chapter 22: The old man who is going to hit the sap
In the quiet night, Lin Qian was walking on the shore, and the moonlight reflected on the water, creating ripples.
The moonlight rises in the sky and sets in the mountains and fields. The waterside is quiet and the sound of water is surging.
The floating red windbreaker is particularly bright in the moonlight.
"Old guy, you followed me all the way, what do you want to do? You have a shovel in your hand, maybe you want to hit me on the head."
Lin Qian stopped walking and turned to look at the woods next to him.
There was an old man who followed him quietly. His whole body was filled with the smell of corpses, and he could smell it from a long distance away.
The old man was silent, his eyes a little wandering, and he silently carried the shovel behind his back.
Seeing this scene, Lin Qian's face turned dark. It turned out that he really had this idea.
"Ahem, the old man didn't think you were too fierce. He thought you were some kind of scary ghost, so he wanted to follow you and have a look..."
"Now it seems that you are not a ghost... No... you seem to be a ghost..."
The old man scratched his head and felt a little lost for a while.
Hearing the old man's words, Lin Qian's mouth twitched twice:
"You think I'm a ghost and you want to hit me on the head?"
"Then have you ever thought about how you could knock me with just that thing of yours?"
Forehead……
"I was careless and didn't pay attention. I didn't think too much at the time. I just saw that you were very fierce, so the old man followed you."
"Now that I think about it, I can't knock you with this thing alone. I should have brought my pole over..."
Lin Qian's face was expressionless.
"You still want to fuck me?"
This old guy is simply outrageous.
The old man was a little embarrassed and hid the shovel behind his back:
"Well, this doesn't confirm that you are a human being... No, what kind of thing are you? Tell the old man first. You look like a human being."
Lin Qian was speechless. Looking at the old man hidden in the darkness, he was sure that there was something wrong with this guy's brain.
There is definitely a problem. If there is no problem, why would you want to knock a starving man on the head?
"Then do you think I am a human or a ghost?" Lin Qian said.
"Um...you don't look like a human being." The old man thought for a moment and then said seriously.
"The old man thinks you are a ghost, an extremely scary ghost!"
Lin Qian:……
"I just think you are complimenting me." Lin Qian said with a dark face.
"Pedestrian, what do you want from me? I don't believe you are here to knock me on the head." Lin Qian stared at the old man.
The old man's skin is wrinkled and his face is covered with age spots. I don't know what caused it. The old man's skin is extremely pale.
The old man looked at Lin Qian with cloudy eyes, smiled awkwardly, and said nothing.
Seeing this scene, Lin Qian's face suddenly became gloomy:
"Fuck, you old guy really came here just to knock me on the head."
"Uh... young man, don't be angry. The old man is doing this just in case."
"After all, it's not peaceful here. There are too many ghosts. If such a terrifying ghost suddenly appears, of course the old man will come and ambush us."
"It's a pity that the old man hid so well that you discovered him. This kind of thing has never happened before."
"In the past, the old man always hit the devil with perfect accuracy. How could he be discovered by you like today?"
The old man explained awkwardly.
"Besides, the ghost coffin is coming out soon. If the old man doesn't clean up the ghosts around him, there will be big problems when the thing comes out."
"Yesterday, that little brat told the old man that a captain from the headquarters was coming, but the old man had been waiting all day and didn't see any captain."
"That little brat must be lying to the old man and taking advantage of him for fun."
"Good boy, if the old man doesn't punish him properly when he comes back, he will even dare to make jokes about the old man."
The more the old man talked, the more he went off topic, and finally he explained how to deal with that little bastard.
Lin Qian just listened, and the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Why did he feel that this guy was the target of his message this time? It wasn't until he heard the old man talking to himself that he lived at the end of Huanghe Village that Lin Qian understood it completely.
Well, it's really fun for the recipient to hit the sender on the head.
"Okay, okay, I'm not here to listen to your nagging."
Lin Qian quickly stopped the old man from chattering. If he didn't stop him, Lin Qian felt that he could keep talking.
"Sigh... I'm like this even when I'm older. Please understand."
The old man also realized that he had gone too far off topic.
Lin Qian was a little convinced by this person, but after hearing the little brat the old man said, Lin Qian thought about it for a moment and knew who it was.
The person in charge of Dahe City, Nie Shen, code name: Corpse Recoverer.
"Is the little brat you are talking about Nie Shen, the person in charge of Dahe City?" Lin Qian thought for a while and it would be better to ask first. It would not be fun if he made a mistake.
"Yes, yes, that little brat Nie Shen. He knows how to fool the old man all day long. What's the matter, do you know him?" When the old man heard the name Nie Shen, he immediately became very angry.
It was obvious that the old man had great resentment towards Nie Shen.
Lin Qian nodded, thought for a while and said:
"Okay, I won't argue with you that you want to beat me up. I am Lin Qian from Dajiang City, one of the captains of the headquarters."
"If nothing else happens, I should be the captain Nie Shen talks about."
Lin Qian was too lazy to talk nonsense with the old man. He quickly identified himself and then asked about the Yellow River Ghost Coffin. There was no need to send the letter for the time being. The time had not come yet anyway, so there was no rush.
Hearing Lin Qian's words, the old man was obviously hesitant and asked tentatively:
"Are you kidding? Have you lied to the old man? The old man is old and can't stand being lied to."
The old man obviously didn't believe it. How could there be such a coincidence in this world? The person he wanted to knock on the sap one second became an ally the next second.
How can this be!
Seeing that the old man didn't believe it, Lin Qian didn't bother to say anything, turned around and left:
"Believe it or not, it's so verbose."
Seeing Lin Qian turn around and leave, the old man immediately became anxious and ran out of the woods in a panic.
The old man quickly walked to Lin Qian's side and looked at Lin Qian up and down:
"You're not lying? Are you really the captain?"
Lin Qian glanced at the old man who followed him all the way just to knock him over with a shovel. He was too lazy to talk nonsense and walked without saying a word.
The old man was wearing simple linen clothes, with an old red rope tied around his wrist, and a small black bell hanging on his waist. The small bell was covered with rust, and it was unknown how many years ago it was.
The shovel was pinned to the old man's waist. The shovel was also rusty and looked very old.
These three things are all supernatural items. This old man is very, very strong.
This is also the reason why Lin Qian did not take action immediately.
It's not that he can't do it, it's just that there's no need to be tough. This old man is an anomaly, an extremely special anomaly.
You can't kill him unless you eat him.
When the old man saw that Lin Qian was silent, he didn't care and continued to ask:
"Young man, how did you do this? The old man thought you were a ghost the first time he saw you. I have also seen other aliens, but the old man can tell at a glance that they are aliens."
"But you are the only one who is different. At first glance, I just thought you were a ghost. You must know that the old man's eyes are very vicious, but it just happened that the old man didn't recognize you as a human being."
"Young man, please tell me how you did it. The old man wants to learn from you."
Lin Qian raised his head and looked at the moonlight. Well, the moonlight is beautiful today, which is perfect for sending invitations.
"Want to learn? Sure, this way, on April 4th this year, you go to Dachuan City, and I will teach you then." Lin Qian started to lie.
He wanted to trick the old man directly into attending the wedding, but he didn't know if it would work, if it would be the best, or if it wouldn't work...
Um...well, the old man is not a fool.
Sure enough, after hearing these words, the old man subconsciously stayed away from Lin Qian, and then the old man said sadly:
"Young man, the old man thinks he has never offended you. Although he hit you on the head before and now, isn't it a failure?"
"But why do you want to harm the old man? Do you think the old man is three years old?"
"What is a secret marriage? Can the old man not know? Darling, that is the scariest thing. She is much scarier than the coffin in the river."
"If you ask the old man to go there, aren't you asking the old man to die?"
"Young man, why did you harm me?"
Lin Qian's face turned pale, she took a deep breath and didn't want to speak anymore.
"Okay, I won't go if you don't want to go. Why are you reacting so violently? It sounds like I am forcing you to go." Lin Qian was speechless.
After hearing Lin Qian's words, the old man seemed to feel relieved and slowly came closer.
"real?"
"Really!" Lin Qiandan said calmly.
"That's good, young man, as long as you don't talk about secret marriage, we will still be good friends." The old man nodded and said.
Hearing this, Lin Qian felt a little strange:
"how old are you?"
"102, what's wrong?" the old man said with some confusion.
Lin Qian nodded when he heard this age, and then didn't say a word.
Outrageous...
I am 102 years old and I am friends with a young man in his early 20s...
This is not the case with New Year Friendship either.
"Young man, why are you asking this?" The old man turned to look at Lin Qian.
Obviously he is very interested in this issue.
"It's nothing, I'm just curious." Lin Qian said casually.
"Is that so? The old man understands." The old man nodded and said.
The icy cold wind blew from the river, and the sleeves of the clothes were flowing. Unfortunately, neither of them had long hair, so they didn't have that fairy-like demeanor.
"Tell me, what's going on with that ghost coffin?" Lin Qian suddenly asked after being silent for a while.
Hearing this question, the old man thought about it for a while and said it directly without any hesitation.
The quiet shore, the woods that occasionally rustle in the wind, and the two young and old people walking by the river at night?
"The ghost coffin thing is a bit troublesome. It was originally tied to a pillar."
"It was nothing at first. The coffin and pillars are at the deepest part of the river, so there won't be any problems. But isn't there a great revival of supernatural powers recently?"
"Many evil ghosts suddenly appeared in the river. The old man didn't clean them up for a while, so he accidentally let fifty or sixty evil ghosts touch the coffin."
"Actually, it's nothing. According to the old man's estimation, those evil ghosts shouldn't have any impact on the coffin."
"This is also true. Those evil ghosts really couldn't do anything to that coffin, but the bad thing is here."
"Because there were too many evil ghosts gathered together, the old man couldn't clear them out for a while, so he didn't pay attention and didn't notice that the coffin was opened a crack."
"So tragedy happened. The ghost pillar was fine, but the chains binding the coffin were broken."
"No, the coffin is not bound by these chains, and it will surface soon."
"The old man has been thinking of a way these past two days, but unfortunately his brain is not very good and he can't think of a single way." The old man said with a sigh.
Lin Qian frowned:
"How did the chain break?"
Upon hearing this question, the old man's eyes began to flicker, and he was obviously feeling guilty.
In the end, the old man just started fighting haha:
"Ah, you said this, well, the chain just broke on its own, and the old man doesn't know what happened."
Lin Qian looked at the old man looking up at the moon and already had a guess in his mind.
"Could it be you who broke this chain?"
"Uh...how could it be! How could the old man do such a thing..."
Lin Qian just stared at him. The old man's voice became weaker and weaker. Finally, the old man said with some lack of confidence:
"The old man didn't know that the chain was so fragile. He just wanted to hook those evil spirits up, but he accidentally hooked the pole on it, and then... and then it broke..."
"Actually, it's not the old man's fault. The old man didn't expect this to happen."
Lin Qian nodded expressionlessly, yes...it was pretty much what he thought.
"What's in the coffin?"
Lin Qian was too lazy to worry about the old man breaking the chain. He was very curious about what was inside the coffin and what kind of existence could attract fifty or sixty fierce ghosts to gather.
Could that thing also attract ghosts?
"Ghost? Besides ghosts, what else could be inside the coffin? Could it be a human being?" The old man looked at Lin Qian with an idiotic look on his face.
The old man was surprised, surprised that such a question came out of his mouth.
What else could be inside the coffin? Is it a ghost or something else? This young man seems to be a very smart person, so how can he ask such questions that are not easy to use his brain?
Lin Qian looked at the old man expressionlessly, and he suddenly wanted to slap the old man.
As soon as the old man saw Lin Qian's expression, he immediately stayed away from Lin Qian, looking extremely vigilant:
"Young man, what do you want to do? A gentleman speaks but does not act. This is a principle that even elementary school students understand. And you don't know how to respect the old and love the young?"
"Young man, you can't take action against the old man. The old man is already very old. Do you really want to take action?"
Lin Qian fell silent, looked away from the old man, and continued walking forward. He suddenly didn't want to ask what was in the ghost coffin.
What he originally wanted to ask was whether the thing in the ghost coffin had any origins, that is, it was left behind in folklore.
But looking at the situation, I guess there's nothing that can be asked.
The river was choppy, and occasionally fish jumped out of the water. Lin Qian walked towards Huanghe Village with an expressionless face.
The wind is a little noisy tonight. It would be much better if there wasn't that old man.
Seeing that Lin Qian was not paying attention to him, the old man followed him in a hurry.
"Young man, is this right? The old man is already quite old. How can you do anything to the old man?"
"You have to be reasonable as a human being, just like this old man..."
The old man began to chatter in Lin Qian's ears. Lin Qian never looked at the old man from beginning to end and walked forward on his own.
But suddenly, Lin Qian's body slowly began to disappear, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The old man looked at this scene dumbfounded, and then he sighed:
"Young man, you don't talk about martial ethics, but you actually use the ghost realm..."
The old man said and disappeared. Apparently he also had a ghost realm.
The middle reaches of the river.
Lin Qian looked at the village in front of him with twinkling eyes. He looked up at the moonlight and couldn't tell the specific time after looking at it for a long time.
Lin Qian honestly took out her phone and checked the time, seven o'clock in the evening.
Seeing this time, Lin Qian's eyes flickered, looking at the village shrouded in darkness, with no lights anymore.
It was only seven o'clock, and the lights in the village had already been turned off.
Lin Qian looked at the stone tablet at the entrance of the village, which had the words "Huanghe Village" engraved on it.
Behind the stone tablet is a tall poplar tree with strips of red cloth tied to it. The cloth strips are fluttering, making it difficult to see what is written on it.
If nothing goes wrong, it's probably just some blessings.
Although I don't know if this is the folk custom here, Lin Qian doesn't care about this.
Lin Qian flashed at the highest point of the poplar tree, overlooking the entire Huanghe Village.
Huanghe Village is not big but not small either. There are no more than a hundred households from the beginning to the end of the village. There is a willow at the beginning of the village and an old locust tree at the end of the village.
The houses are well-proportioned and look very stylish. The main road in the village is a cement road that runs from the beginning to the end of the village.
Several telephone poles stand in the village, and the electric wires pass over the village. It looks chaotic, but it is actually orderly.
Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with the village, except that every house has a peach branch and a red string hanging on the door, and I don't know what they are used for.
There is a black rope hanging on the old locust tree at the end of the village, and a black cloth is worn under the rope. The smell of corpses on it is very strong, but ordinary people seem to be unable to smell this smell.
It should be the trick of the old man. There is a small wooden house behind Laohuai, which should be the old man's residence.
The whole hut was filled with coldness.
Lin Qian stared at all this with some confusion in his eyes:
"Nie Shen's inheritance should be that old man, the corpse hunter. He sounds very powerful."
Lin Qian appeared under the old locust tree and looked up at this old tree that didn't know how long it had lived.
The old tree has tangled roots, and a hammock hangs from a branch above it. It is not low to the ground. It must not have been made by a child.
It's more like the old man did it himself. Considering the old man's character, it's really possible for such a thing to happen.
Lin Qian sighed and turned to look at an old man walking slowly from the village. He was a little helpless. He really didn't want to communicate with Old Man Zhang anymore.
"Young man, you don't follow martial ethics. You ran away before the old man finished speaking. This is unethical."
Lin Qian's mouth twitched and she didn't want to speak.