Seven Evil Slips Chapter 11:

I couldn’t make it to Youwu Town that day, so I stopped in a random city for the night. When I set off again the next day, Cao Yanhua got a countdown card from somewhere, hung it on the car, and the number flipped to “19” One page, swaying left and right with the driving of the car, sometimes facing this person, sometimes facing that person.

13,000 felt annoyed, and reached out his hand to throw it away, Luo Ren said: "It's good to keep it, a little pressure is the motivation."

So I left it at that.

In the late afternoon, the car slowly drove into the town.

The setting sun is slanting, and the whole town is quiet and peaceful. The surrounding mountains are lazy and lazy, showing a sense of intimacy and harmlessness. The wheels roll over the bluestone slabs, and the sound of the slate slabs shaking due to looseness can be heard .

It is rare to see people, but chickens and ducks are always in twos and threes, almost becoming a natural traffic light. Every time Cao Yanhua sees it, he has to stop in fear—the Hummer enters the town, turning into a tortoise crawling slowly.

Yanhongsha and Yiwansan are both here for the first time, and everything they see is fresh. Yanhongsha presses down the car window to look at the scenery outside. Tourists flocked here, after all it was too noisy.

Said: "Kiyo, when we get old, we will retire here."

Kiyo said: "Okay, I have real estate here, you can all come and live."

She called Zheng Mingshan.

Zheng Mingshan's simple answer: "The key to the gate is on the top of the gate, under the raised claws of the eaves beast. Go up and get it yourself. I set up a simple mourning hall in the master's room. The ashes and tablets are there. You know the etiquette. You can make up for the vigil or something by yourself. Also, the master is not buried in the fog, she told me before she was alive that after she died, she would be buried back in Baoding, and I am in Baoding now."

After hanging up the phone, Kiyo felt very melancholy, and suddenly remembered what Meihua Jiuniang said.

——I want to drink the burning knife from the wine shop at the cross street in Baoding City. As soon as it enters the mouth, it is like a thread of fire, burning from the throat all the way to the stomach.

She said to Luo Ren: "My master must have been a great person back then. It's just a pity..."

It's just a pity that when Plum Blossom Jiuniang accepted her as a disciple, she had already faded out of the world, and even out of this world. The deepest impression Kiyo had on her was that she would put a carefully carved plum blossom in her bun Silver hairpin.

What she did in her early years, who she loved, what kind of spirits she drank, and why she died alone in Youwu Town, she kept silent.

Luo Ren wanted to say something, but the car suddenly shook and stopped.

Here we go.

He looked at the house with the closed gate, the first time he arrived was at night, Meihua Jiuniang was still there, Zheng Mingshan buried his head in eating with a large bowl, and a bottle of white wine at his feet.

It's only been a few days, and everything has changed. Life is so long, how can it be possible that things are right and people are wrong.

***

Opening the door and entering, Kiyo felt like a different person.

It's different from the previous days, when the master passed on the mantle to her, she didn't feel anything special, but now, the master has passed away, and the elder brother is not around, so she is the only owner of the house.

She arranged for Luo Ren and the others to stay in the front yard, everything was explained, and she took Cao Yanhua to the backyard by herself.

Luo Ren and the others finished tidying up and went to the backyard to have a look. Cao Yanhua was busy hanging a black curtain on the moon gate. .”

Zheng Mingshan made half of these arrangements by himself, leaving the rest to Mushiro and Cao Yanhua. His way of doing things is never in compliance with the rules, but it is reasonable after careful consideration.

Wearing a white practice uniform, with a white silk tied around his waist, and a black smock on his arm, Kiyo was half-kneeling beside a small stove in the middle of the courtyard to light a fire. He kept coughing, but he still wiped his face and puffed his cheeks and kept blowing.

Luo Ren looked a little uncomfortable, but he knew it was inconvenient to help, so Yan Hongsha tugged at his sleeve and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Respect disciple tea."

This is the rule.

——When a disciple returns from a trip, what should be the first thing he does when he sees his master?

——Respect disciple tea.

Luo Ren and the others stood outside the Moon Gate and watched. No one spoke loudly, as if they were afraid of disturbing the silent soul of Meihua Jiuniang who had not left in time. While cocking his buttocks to observe the fish for a while, he saw that everyone was here, so he walked over slowly.

Little Chicken Claw was about to step through the moon gate, when Shisan gave it a glare, stomped its foot on the ground, and it quickly retreated in fright.

Water boiled on the Russian stove, Mu Dai wrapped the handle of the teapot with a cloth, poured the boiling water into the teacup and tureen, covered it and put it on the saucer, held it with both hands, walked to the door of the main room, and put it on a paved one He knelt down on the yellow silk brocade, lowered his head slightly, raised the tea bowl to his eyebrows, straightened his back, and remained motionless.

He said loudly: "Master, drink tea."

The sound was so loud that everyone at the Moon Gate could hear it clearly.

After a pause for a few seconds, Cao Yanhua went over, took the saucer and put it on the side, Kiyo fell down and bowed down, his palms overlapped on the ground, his forehead rested on his palms, and he remained motionless.

When doing these things in the past, it was inevitable to be lazy, and she often acted like a baby with Meihua Jiuniang.

Now, the person is no longer there, but he is the most respectful and meticulous, but the master is no longer seen.

Kiyo's eyes were hot, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably. Cao Yanhua kept waving his hands from the side, which meant: Don't even look at it, go back, and come back at night.

***

According to the rules, Mudaibu must keep watch from sunset to sun, but considering the time constraints, she will keep watch until midnight alone, and then join Luo Ren and the others to watch the four archways.

During this period, Luo Ren was preparing to enter the mountain. Roughly speaking, he would enter tonight and leave the next night. There would be a day and night delay in the mountain, and arrangements for meals and accommodation had to be made.

He packed a few backpacks with food, blankets and tents. Yanhongsha, Shengun and Yiwan took the guidebook, pointing spray paint and Cao Jiefang to explore the surrounding mountains. They didn't believe in evil. I feel that relying on experience and the strength of many people, I can always go deeper.

Luo Ren let them hit the south wall. After dark, he cooked some noodles and ate. Mu Dai and Cao Yanhua did not eat, so they did not prepare their portion.

After eight o'clock, the disheveled group of people came back, and actually formed a line of their own, and the leader was Cao Jiefang with his head held high.

Sure enough, I turned around inside, and the guide failed. Ten thousand three complained that it was like a ghost hitting a wall, obviously spraying paint to make a mark, and after walking for a while, hey, it happened again, and the relationship went in a circle .

Yan Hongsha was even more embarrassed. He stepped into a muddy pit with one foot and sank to the bend of his leg.

Luo Ren threw a few bags of instant noodles to them and said, "I reminded you earlier."

Considering that there would be no Internet after entering the mountain, Luo Ren searched the Internet for information on "Pailou" while Yan Hongsha and the others were firing.

Basically, it is all the content that I have learned before.

——Pailou, first seen in the Zhou Dynasty, was originally used as a memorial to show filial piety, and it is mostly found in gardens, temples, palaces, mausoleums, and streets.

Luo Ren had heard Muyo talk about the style of the "Guansi archway" before. It sounds like this archway is used to preserve the box-but why use the archway? Just hide a box, dig a hidden pit and bury it. As for so much trouble?

In order to keep up with the physical strength, after the meal, everyone took a nap in their clothes. After midnight, Cao Yanhua called the door and said, "Brother Luo, you can go over."

He is also wearing filial piety clothes, and, probably because he is a newcomer, he has a filial piety hat on his head in a funny way.

***

Meihua Jiuniang's room is covered with white curtains, except for the full-top bed, all the furnishings in the room have been changed to facilitate the setting up of a mourning hall.

Without turning on the light, a big white candle was lit, the head of which was almost as big as a person's fist, which reflected shadows in the whole room.

The place where the photos should have been placed was the urn of Meihua Jiuniang, which was made of ebony wood. On the top of the urn, there was a silver hairpin of plum blossoms wiped with a silver polishing cloth, which was as shiny as new.

Maybe it was wiped by the elder brother when he was arranging. Kiyo actually felt a little regretful. She felt that she really shouldn't have wiped it. Layers of age are old, and the polish is as bright as new. It always seems that something is missing.

Luo Ren and the others came over one by one, knelt down on the brocade in front of the spiritual tablet and saluted, and Kiyo returned the salutes one by one. In front of Kiyo.

——Those who read this letter will be sent under Yunling to see the four archways.

This step is finally complete.

At the end, Kiyo kowtowed three times to the spiritual tablet and said, "Master, I still have things to do, so I won't accompany you until dawn."

Kneeling for too long, she staggered when she got up, Luo Ren stretched out his hand to support her, she stood still while supporting Luo Ren's arm, lowered her head to rub her knees, and said: "The legs are numb."

After finishing speaking, I looked up at everyone, they all looked ready to stop, it was time to go.

Kiyo walked to the bed, opened the exquisitely carved secret door on the right wall, tiptoed and groped in the upper hidden compartment, and took out a silver-eyed bat.

The **** stick was so excited that he took it without panting.

Dark red, as if lacquered, the texture is the same as the seven keys of Yin Erma's house. Rotate, and the silver beads show different colors according to the light and shade, which looks like changing eyes.

How did Lu Ban make these things?

There seems to be a picture in my mind, planing and chiseling wood chips all over the ground, a bat made of new wood is taking shape, and beside Lu Ban's hand, there are still the seven keys that have just been made...

The magic stick took out the tape measure, trying to measure the size and make a first-hand record.

Kiyo said: "I'll let you take pictures and measure when you come back. There's plenty of time."

That's right, the magic stick put the tape back in resentment, looking so envious.

Kiyo told them: "It's foggy outside, let's not use the flashlight. The brightness of the silver-eyed bat is limited. The light of the flashlight is too strong, and it is easy to cover the light that leads the way."

Really, several people quickly put the flashlights in their hands back into their bags.

Start, walk through the narrow path beside the full-roof bed, open the back door, and enter the endless night and thick fog.

***

A large part of the principle of the silver-eyed bat is to help people avoid sensory deception-when walking normally, people will inevitably have preferences, habits, guesses with experience, and are affected by the situation they see with their eyes. Go, there is a dead end, you have to detour, avoid, and turn.

But in the dark, you don't have to think about anything, just follow the light that leads the way. It's scary to think about it: it may lead you close to the cliff, across the deep ravine, in the roadless swamp Find a trail that's twisty but solid.

As for these paths, when the sun is shining, you will only retreat desperately: "No! You can't go, this is courting death."

In order to avoid possible accidents, Luo Ren took out a long rope from his backpack, imitating the method of mountaineering and forming a team, everyone wrapped one side of the waist, completely "grasshopper on a rope", Kiyo led , Luo Ren postponed, so that even if one person stumbles, five people against one person, the force to pull back is still enough.

It can't be compared with Meihua Jiuniang and Mudai.

Cao Jiefang originally trotted along, but soon got caught in a circle and turned around. He often got lost under the feet of unknown people. Hitchhiking, kicked a dimple on the backpack, and sat firmly like a mountain, at first glance like a hen nestling.

Walking in silence, no one was in the mood to talk. For a while, there were only the sounds of feet stepping on leaves and branches breaking.

It is not good to be completely silent, and it is easy to make people feel uneasy.

What's more, there is a person in the team called Shenzhu.

His emotions and preferences are always against the current.

First hum a ditty.

"Yi'er, Yi'er, the stars in the sky join the Big Dipper..."

It's completely out of tune, and what's wrong with singing, it's Big Dipper.

Three thousand in the back pushed him: "Don't sing."

He stopped singing.

Paused: "At night like this, things are actually very easy to happen. Last time, you didn't believe me when I said it, and a strange shape flew out, and I took a kitchen knife in my hand, chopping, chopping, chopping..."

Luo Ren at the end of the team coughed: "Quiet!"

The magic stick stopped "chopping", but he couldn't be quiet for two seconds.

"We walk in a long line..." He said mysteriously, "Do you know that there is a child in the Hong Kong subway advertisement? The little radish walks at the end. Do you think he will walk?" As I was walking, I found that there was a person dragging behind me? I analyzed, this kind of thing, from a scientific point of view, is actually..."

Yan Hongsha screamed.

Cao Yanhua was walking in front of her, when someone shouted behind her suddenly, he was so frightened that he bumped into another person without paying attention, he was so frightened that he was so frightened that he stopped, and he couldn't hold his feet back and bumped into a ball, Cao Jiefang was shocked Flying wildly, its wings fluttered above its head, Ten Thousand was blinded by the slap, raised his head angrily and roared, the silver-eyed bat in front seemed to be spiritual, no longer moving forward, but hovering in mid-air and waiting.

Luo Ren was very angry and funny, and it took a lot of effort to calm everyone down.

After calming down, I realized that it was nothing serious, I was just scaring myself.

Luo Ren set the rules for the **** stick: "No talking, no ghost stories, otherwise there are two ways, the first is tied to a tree, and we will release you when you come back tomorrow night; the second is like how we dealt with Cao Jiefang. Tape your mouth shut."

The magic stick muttered, probably surrendering.

Cao Yanhua wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and asked Mudai: "Little master, why are you walking well? You stopped suddenly and didn't make a sound."

Kiyo smiled awkwardly and said, "It's nothing, I forgot about it."

With lingering fear in her heart, she glanced to the right side.

There, faint tree shadows appeared in the dense fog, with slender branches, like countless people whose figures were out of proportion.

It's because I misunderstood and overthinking.

She shook her head, trying to get rid of those suspicious thoughts, but there was a rustle in her ears, as if the voice from that night's nightmare appeared again.

- Hide Hide Hide.

——Don't let her find out...

——Don't worry, what she can't find, they can't find.