Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Zhan Zhao was stunned when he saw this, and for a moment he didn't dare to recognize this horse who had been cold for five or six years.He almost watched Fei Xiong grow up, so he knows that this horse is quite spiritual, but he has never seen it enthusiastic enough to please a person, but he made an exception when he encountered bad words.
"Look at this, Fei Xiong agrees to give me a ride, right?"
Yan Buzhou was also a little embarrassed, and quietly withdrew his left hand.She swears with her ID card that she really didn't use any strange means.Maybe the famous horse BMW is too spiritual, and can feel that her left hand used the power of the virtual mirror last night. Fei Xiong's move is a handsome horse who knows the current affairs.
Zhan Zhao rubbed Fei Xiong's white hair, this horse not only agreed to let Yan Buzhou ride, it is estimated that it would not refuse to let it go through the water.
However, every abnormality must have a demon.Zhan Zhao glanced casually at his poor-spoken left hand, it was a beautiful slender hand, but he did not forget who lifted the stone lion with one hand last night, and wondered if he was dazzled enough to think that the palm of his hand had reflected the moonlight.
"It's so good. You don't need to borrow other horses, and Fei Xiong can have a good run."
As Zhan Zhao said, he led Fei Xiong out of the stable, and had other expectations for the trip to Weizhou.
At first, he just couldn't understand Zhu Renyi bullying the market stall owner and meddling in his own business, but now he is more curious about Yan Buzhou, which really surprises him every time they meet.
Yan Buzhou prides himself on being open and frank, and of course everyone has some little secrets. At this stage, she may have more secrets, but she has never intentionally hurt others.
The secret behind Bai Tan's possession of Sun Changxi is different. Kanshui Village has already sacrificed five young girls because of this, so it must be investigated clearly.
Now that the way of travel has been chosen, the four of them will go out of Ansu Gate and head north after saluting together.
This trip was faster than Zhan Zhao expected, and Fei Xiong drove almost at a high speed all the way. After an hour and a half, Zhan Zhao arrived at Shunshui Village first with a bad word.
Just after noon, there are old people sitting in twos and threes at the entrance of the village, most of them are basking in the sun after lunch to digest food.
Yan Buzhou supported Zhan Zhao's hand, and got off the horse with a little difficulty. She did enough expression management to not show the discomfort in her buttocks.Although she hadn't experienced the hardships of riding in a carriage, she could be sure that the speeding speed of the flying bear was not friendly to those who rode on horseback for the first time.
However, Fei Xiong let out a cry after the two of them dismounted, as if asking for praise. It was much faster than the other steed and arrived at the destination first.
"Fei Xiong, be good." Zhan Zhao took out a bag of candies and gave Fei Xiong two as dessert rewards, then turned around and said to Yan Buzhou, "Maybe it's because Fei Xiong is carrying two people on the road for the first time, It wanted to perform well, so it ran faster. Mr. Yan, are you feeling well?"
Zhan Zhao asked seriously, but Yan Buzhou caught a glimpse of the smile on the corner of his mouth before turning around, this man was clearly expecting her to change his face secretly.
Yan Buzhou shook his head resolutely with a refreshed face, refusing to admit that his buttocks were slightly frustrated because he was a novice on the horse. "What can I do? Go to the village chief quickly. According to the previous agreement, we will check the situation in Shunshui Village first, and then go to the county town to meet Ma Han and the others later."
With a trace of regret, Zhan Zhao patted Fei Xiong's horse's head and led it towards the entrance of the village, earnestly inquiring about Sun Changxi.
The village head of Shunshui Village is surnamed Zheng. He heard that someone came to inquire about Sun Changxi, and he couldn't help showing a little nervousness. "You two are saying that Sun Changxi is dead?"
"Yes. Last night, Sun Changxi died in Bianjing City."
Zhan Zhao saw that Village Chief Zheng didn't seem to believe the news of Sun Changxi's death, his unbelievable expression was like someone hearing the death of a master of the rivers and lakes.Combined with the fact that people in Shunshui Village avoid talking about Sun Changxi, it seems that this person has really done something horrifying.
Yan Buzhou took out the investigation order issued by Kaifeng Mansion, which marked Sun Changxi's death. "Sun Changxi didn't die normally. Last night, a puddle of mercury came out of his ears like maggots, and his face was covered with a strange layer of cinnabar. On his red face, there were a pair of wide-eyed eyes, as if to say... "
"I believe it, I believe it." Village head Zheng interrupted the poor description in time, not daring to listen to the vivid description that came out of this man's mouth, "It's really a long story about Sun Changxi's situation. Come with me, two, he does not live in the village."
More than 40 years ago, the Sun family in Shunshui Village was enviable. A county magistrate came out of the Sun family. Although he was not a high-ranking official, the Sun family became a famous scholar family in the village.
Sun Changxi was considered most like his grandfather when he was young, and he was destined to become another official from Shunshui Village in high school.
"I remember that Sun Changxi's first imperial examination was 25 years ago. At the age of 16, he just married his wife and passed the provincial examination. People in the village said that he was a double happiness, but the good times did not last long. Before the courtyard examination, The county magistrate Laosun has passed away."
Sun Changxi did not participate in the next hospital examination, and went to other places with his father to help the spirit transport the coffin back.
However, the misfortune of the Sun family seemed to have just begun, and the grandfather died of typhoid fever on the way back from Fuling.A year and a half later, grandma was injured by a mad cow on the way back to her natal home and died.
"Three deaths in two years should have dealt a heavy blow to Sun. Anyway, in the next ten years or so, he took part in several imperial examinations but never won again.
About [-] or [-] years ago, Lao Sun's son and daughter drowned while playing in the river.That year he was obsessed with alchemy, and an even more unfortunate thing happened. His wife was killed in an alchemy explosion.After that, he really went crazy. "
The members of the Sun family can't be counted as rising and falling. Sun Changxi and his two uncles, but they all went to settle in the Jiangnan area when they were doing business in their early years, and they didn't have any house in the village.
Now, Sun Changxi became completely alone, and the villagers of Shunshui Village rejected his madness, and were even more afraid that the pill furnace would accidentally injure others by blowing up the pill furnace, so they jointly drove him out of the village.
Village head Zheng felt a little guilty when he said this, because it was unreasonable to do that. "Back then, I was not the village head and I couldn't intercede for Lao Sun, but the village didn't make things difficult for Lao Sun, and helped him build several huts on the outskirts of the village."
Shunshui Village and Kanshui Village are separated by Jiangqing River, both of which are located at the bend of the river, which means they are on both sides of the reverse bow water, with convex bank and concave bank respectively.
Shunshui Village is located on the protruding bank surrounded by the river. It is one of the treasures of geomantic omen that is often said by the folks. It is praised that building a house here is very auspicious.On the contrary, the opposite Ganshui Village has been washed away by the river all the year round, which easily leads to the backflow of the river, often causing financial ruin and restlessness.
Sun Changxi's hut was by the Jiangqing River, surrounded by weeds and grass, and there was almost no trace of human habitation.
Village head Zheng stopped and pointed to the four thatched huts, "That's it. No one in the village would go there. After Lao Sun left the village, no one dared to go to his house. Occasionally someone said that they could hear here in the middle of the night. Indistinct movement."
"Three years ago, what strange thing happened to Sun Changxi?"
What Buzhou said was a question, but his tone was very sure that something must have happened to Sun Changxi, who was plagued by bad luck and went crazy, "You all hate him, not just because of his madness."
Village head Zheng still had lingering fears, "Three years ago, Lao Sun became very evil. Afterwards, everyone remembered that everything must have changed since the thunderstorm fell in late May. That day, Lao Sun's alchemy furnace exploded again."
On a hot summer night, people enjoying the cool air in Shunshui Village heard the loud sound of frying furnaces on the outskirts of the village.Immediately afterwards, three dry thunders fell from the sky, and the thunders struck straight at the Jiangqing River, but did not bring a drop of rain.
No one went to the outskirts of the village to check the situation. The next day people saw Sun Changxi alive in the county town to buy daily necessities, so they didn't think much about what they had.
"Seven days later, something was wrong with Jiangqing River, and the river was much more turbulent than in previous flood periods. This situation lasted for about three months. The village on the opposite bank was flooded several times, and the waves were so high that they also hit our village.
The officials sent by the superiors to investigate could not quite understand this situation, because apart from this paragraph, there was no such movement in the upper and lower tributaries.The people from the government went down the river several times and found nothing unusual. Perhaps they could only survive the flood season and wait until autumn and winter to observe.Lao Sun was the village head who found the other side at that time. "
Sun Changxi claimed that he had attained the Tao and could solve the problem of Jiang Qinghe.He talked a lot to the villagers of Kanshui Village, and after a while, he finally convinced the villagers of Kanshui Village that their feng shui is not good, and this time they had offended the God of the River.To appease the God of the River's anger, he must marry a young girl into the river. The God of the River proposes that Duan Ling is in love with him, and it depends on whether the villagers of the village are willing or not.
"Some things are not investigated by the people. Duan Ling is an orphan girl, and no one speaks for her, so she is destined to marry into Hedi. This is why everyone in the village hates Lao Sun. Lao Sun's wife is Duan Ling. Ling's cousin, coincidentally, although the two rooms are far apart, Duan Ling is very similar to her cousin when she was young."
Village head Zheng shook his head repeatedly when he said this, "After Lao Sun's wife was killed in the bombing, the relationship between Lao Sun and the Duan family on the other side was completely severed, but we have all heard the rumors that Lao Sun moved four or five years ago and wanted to let him go." Duan Ling's idea of making a sequel.
At that time, Shi Ling's grandmother was still alive, so how could she let a good girl in her [-]th or [-]th year marry an old man who was nearly forty years old.What's more, this person is also insane, and has the reputation of restraining his father, mother, wife and son.After Duan Lingling's sacrifice happened, people said that Sun Changxi's mind was broken, and if he didn't get it, he would destroy him. "
Hearing this, Yan Buzhou frowned slightly.Before, she speculated that Bai Tan completely took over Sun Changxi's body three years ago, but the destruction of Sun's family made her suspect that the source of the bad luck might also have something to do with Bai Tan.Was it Sun Changxi's intention for Duan Ling to be sacrificed alive, or was it Bai Yi's decision?
Village head Zheng went on to say, "After Duan Ling was sacrificed alive, Qinghe was really at peace. Kanshui Village began to believe in Lao Sun, and Lao Sun also went to Bianjing to obtain a Taoist degree. Later, every six months of living sacrifice One person, there is nothing we can do about it. Two years ago, someone from the other side went to the capital to file a complaint, but he disappeared without a trace. Everyone suspected that he was silenced by Lao Sun, and no one wanted to mention him after that. "
In fact, when people in Shunshui Village heard that Sun Changxi had died today, most of them breathed a sigh of relief.Village Chief Zheng didn't say this, and he didn't accompany the two of them into the hut, obviously still a little scared.
Yan Buzhou walked towards the thatched hut first. There was not much evil spirit left by the Mercury demon here, only a trace was found in a broken pill furnace.There are a lot of books piled up in a mess in the four rooms, and it is dizzy to look at all the Daoist classics hastily.
"Mr. Yan, come here." Zhan Zhao checked the outside of the hut, and there was a place where the color of the soil was slightly different from other places.When I dug it open, I saw a clay jar the size of a wine urn, and a talisman with unknown function was pasted on the seal.
Yan Buzhou stepped out of the threshold and saw Zhan Zhao in the weed pile, and when the weeds were pushed away, he saw the mud altar.Although there was nothing weird about it, her intuition was that something was wrong.
Neither of them dug out the mud jar rashly.Yan Buzhou bent over and stretched out his left hand without touching the talisman paper, Xu Gai operated the power of Xu Jing on it.In an instant, she seemed to penetrate the talisman paper seal and roughly felt the contents of the altar—there was a demonic energy in the altar but it did not belong to the mercury demon Bai Li, there was not much of it left and there was a sense of sadness.
"I've always had a question. Humans are born of their parents, so demons should have their origins." Zhan Zhao couldn't help but wonder why Mercury turned into a monster, "Mr. Yan, is it easy for you to say it's fine?"
Yan Buzhou shook her head silently, she felt that it should be difficult, but when she was about to stand up to speak, her waist and hips hurt, the sequelae of a novice riding a horse came.
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