The years of reselling the haunted house

The woman was probably less than three meters away from me. She seemed to be surprised to see me, and she tilted her head to observe me.

I secretly groaned in my heart, if she wanted to attack me, I couldn't avoid it in such a small space.

At this moment, I suddenly felt something fall from the top of my head.

I didn't dare to look up, so I could only free one hand and sneak up.

is a rope.

I peeked up and saw a rope hanging from the hole.

Uncle San must have found the rope and came to save me.

I couldn't miss the opportunity, I quickly put the flashlight on my waist, and stretched out my hands to grab the rope.

Someone was pulling on the rope, pulling me up from below bit by bit.

Just when I was halfway through the hoisting, the half-squatting woman suddenly opened her mouth and exhaled a cloud of black air, shrank her body, bounced off the ground, and rushed towards me.

My mother screamed, and I hid my legs in the air, and the woman jumped from under my body.

She threw herself against the opposite wall, turned, and bounced again, toward me.

I screamed strangely, dodging left and right in the air, barely dodging the woman's two pounces.

At this time, the rope continued to rise, and I finally climbed to the entrance of the cave, and someone reached out and fished me up.

When I climbed up to the entrance of the cave, I collapsed on the ground, panting heavily, and complained angrily, "Third Uncle, you almost killed me again..."

The third uncle didn't reply, but patted me on the shoulder from behind.

I was even more annoyed, and turned around and cursed: "Shoot a hammer, you..."

Who knew that when I turned around, I realized that the person standing behind me was not Third Uncle, but another person.

I didn't recognize him at first because he was wearing a big fur hat which hid half of his face.

I was shocked and asked, "Who are you?"

The man hurriedly motioned me not to shout, and then took off his big hat: "It's me."

With the help of the torch standing next to me, I finally recognized that the person in front of me was the old Xiao we were looking for on this trip.

"Old Xiao...Uncle Xiao?" I was overjoyed.

Old Xiao smiled and nodded.

I realized that it turned out that my third uncle and I were waiting here, and we really waited for Lao Xiao to come.But where did my third uncle go?

"Uncle Xiao, where's my third uncle?" I looked around.

Old Xiao was also puzzled: "I...didn't I see him?"

"Oops." My mind buzzed and I got up from the ground.I just wanted to find Uncle San.

"Don't look for it, I'm fine."

Third Uncle's voice came from behind the pile of wood.Then, the third uncle slowly moved out from there.

"Third Uncle, where have you been?" Just now when Third Uncle disappeared, I broke out in a cold sweat, even more scared than myself in danger.Because the third uncle will not see me in danger and ignore me, so if he disappears, he must be in danger.

"Don't talk about me first." The third uncle waved his hand, pointed to the hole and asked Lao Xiao: "I said Lao Xiao, what is this underground?"

Shaw put on his leather hat, held a high-gloss flashlight in his hand, and led us back to the entrance of the cave, shining the flashlight down.

His flashlight was very bright and bright, illuminating the cave brightly.

In the halo, that non-human, non-ghost monster was squatting on the ground, jumping upwards one after another.

It's just that her jumping ability is not enough to jump directly to the hole, so every effort is futile.

But seeing her still gave me a chill in my heart and a chill down my spine.

"Seal it, seal it quickly." Lao Xiao beckoned us to do it, and sealed the exposed hole with the wood next to it.

The third uncle asked: "Old Xiao, that thing looks evil to me, can it be sealed with these few pieces of wood?"

Old Xiao nodded: "Don't worry. The wood I put here is not ordinary wood, but the wild dragon dragon wood I found in the mountains."

"Jianglongmu?" When I heard this name, I felt very familiar. It was when my third uncle and I got the five emperors ceremony Buddha lamp. The third uncle once said that the Buddha head of the five emperors ceremony Buddha lamp is usually made of Made of dragon wood.It's just that the old monk Jueming of the Huijie Temple, that is, the wooden man Yang, used relics to replace the dragon wood, so that the efficacy of the five emperors ritual Buddha lamp was doubled.

At that time, I was very curious about some new things.So after that, I also specifically asked my third uncle about Jianglongmu.

The third uncle told me that Jianglongmu is a kind of sacred tree. In the well-known storytelling "Yang Jiajiang", the story of Mu Guiying breaking through the Tianmen formation was mentioned. When Yang Liulang led his army to attack Tianmen formation, he was killed by the Liao army. The release of poisonous gas trapped them, causing heavy casualties. Later, Mu Guiying brought Jianglongmu from Mu Kezhai to disperse the poisonous gas in the formation and broke through the formation.There is also a saying that Empress Dowager Xiao set up the Tianmen Formation, and Meng Liang went to Wutai Mountain to find Yang Wulang to move the soldiers. Yang Wulang said: "There are two Nilongs in Beifan, one of them was subdued in Weizhou in the past, and Xiao Tianzuo is still here. Except for the back door of Mu Kezhai There are two dragon-subduing woods, and the left one can subdue the person. If you can find this wood and make an ax handle with me, then you can accomplish something. Otherwise, it is useless to go.” So Meng Liang and Yang Zongbao went to Mu Kezhai stole the dragon tree, and Mu Guiying donated the dragon tree to break through the heavenly formation.

"The General of the Yang Family" is a novel, and the novel is exaggerated, so the characters and events in it cannot be taken seriously.However, any novel has its prototype and a certain factual basis. Jianglongmu, as a legendary sacred tree, also exists in reality.

Jianglong wood grows slowly, the wood is tough, the wood surface is smooth and dense, and it is not easy to break.Fold it with force, the slanting stubble is like a knife, and it is as sharp as a blade.

The third uncle said that there are very few Jianglong trees in the world, but most of the surviving trees are ancient trees, and no one knows the exact age of these ancient trees.He heard that in a village in Shandong Province, there was such a tree. The tree was tall and straight, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and no part of the tree was withered. The villagers had no serious diseases, and most of them were centenarians.After experts' demonstration, the market price of Jianglongmu has surpassed that of gold, and it is owned by a very small number of people.

What the third uncle said is amazing.Later, in order to demonstrate this matter, I also specifically asked Ma Di for advice, and the result was Ma Di's approval.However, he said that among the existing tree species, there is no such name as Jianglong tree.From a professional point of view, he listed several tree species that are closest to Jianglongmu, and there is a kind of Liudaomu that is closer to the legendary Jianglongmu.

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Because Liudaomu has six natural wooden edges, it is attached to the six wisdom swords of Manjusri Bodhisattva, which can cut off human troubles, or symbolize the six-character mantra (that is, the six-character mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum") , is believed to be used to ward off evil spirits.

So when I heard Jianglongmu, not only me, but my third uncle was also shocked. He grabbed a piece of wood and asked, "Old Xiao, you mean this kind of wood is Jianglongmu?"

Lao Xiao nodded: "I think it is very similar to the legendary Jianglongmu. And it does have the effect of warding off evil spirits and suppressing evil spirits."

Speaking of Lao Xiao, he pointed to the hole, and we took a picture through the gaps in the wood, and found that the strange woman had disappeared.

I asked, "Uncle Xiao, where did that woman go?"

"She should have been hoisted back to the top again."

"Old Xiao, what's going on? Where's that girl Liang Yue?" Third Uncle asked.

Old Xiao waved his hand: "It's a long story, let's go into the house and talk. It's late at night soon, the temperature can freeze to death, so the house is warmer."

Lao Xiao rearranged the scattered wood piled up around him again, and then led us back to the room with the telephone.

I followed behind and secretly asked the third uncle: "I said what's the matter with you? Why did you hide when you saw that I was in danger? Old Xiao saved me."

The third uncle smiled bitterly and said: "Nephew, is your third uncle a person who will not save you? The main reason is that I was looking for a rope at the time, but where can I find it? I wanted to jump down to save you at that time. Just as I was about to move, I heard footsteps. I was afraid it would be bad for us, so I hid aside. When I saw clearly that the man was Lao Xiao, who was holding a coil of rope to save you, I was relieved .”

I snorted: "Whatever comes to your mouth, there is always a reason."

The third uncle chattered beside me: "What I said is true, you have to trust your third uncle. Besides, is your third uncle a timid person?"

At this time, Lao Xiao had entered the house and lit two candles.

Old Xiao took off his hat, and when I saw Xiao Bohe in Tianyou Square, he was much haggard.His face should have not been washed for a few days, and his face was reddened by the wind.

I hurriedly asked: "Uncle Xiao, you called Mr. Wu to let us come over. Did something happen here? Where's Liang Yue?"

When Lao Xiao heard my question, his expression was a little sad, and he nodded slowly: "Yue girl, something happened..."

I was a little dazed when I heard it. Seeing that Lao Xiao's expression was wrong, I hurriedly asked, "Huh? What's wrong with her?"

Lao Xiao was also busy waving his hands: "Li Yang, don't worry. Girl Yue is fine for the time being, but if I want to take her away from here, I can't handle it alone, so I brought you here. For specific matters, you can listen I tell you..."

The third uncle waved his hand: "How about this, Lao Xiao, can we change places? The room is not much warmer than the outside. If we wait here until dawn, we will freeze to death. Why don't we go to Sister Hua's hotel and get Order shochu and side dishes, let's talk while drinking."

Old Xiao hesitated for a moment, stretched out his fingers to pinch, and reluctantly agreed.

I asked Old Xiao: "Uncle Xiao, what are you?"

Shaw replied, "I'm counting the days. I must watch over that woman in the cave, otherwise something serious will happen."

Lao Xiao didn't elaborate, and I didn't ask too much. The three of us left the warehouse and found Sister Hua's hotel again.

Sister Hua was a little surprised when she saw us go back, especially when she saw Lao Xiao, she was taken aback again.And when she saw third uncle, her eyes were even more frightened.

I know that Lao Xiao and Liang Yue must have been to her shop, and she must have an impression.

I asked Sister Hua to prepare some food and drinks in the room, and when everyone was seated, I couldn't wait to ask Lao Xiao, "Uncle Xiao, what happened, tell me."

Old Xiao first picked up the wine glass, took two sips of wine, first coughed violently a few times, then let out a long sigh of relief, and leaned on the chair for a long time without recovering.

The third uncle asked with concern: "Old Xiao, are you okay?"

Xiao Bo shook his head: "These days, I am here alone, no matter whether it is my mind or my body, I have not stopped for a moment. I have been waiting for more than a month just in the warehouse, I thought you would not come... "

I hurriedly explained: "Uncle Xiao, I have been outside during this time, and I went to see Mr. Wu immediately after I came back. He just told me the news, and we will be here right away."

Xiao Bo nodded: "I know this. At the beginning, I didn't expect the matter to be so serious. Otherwise, I wouldn't let Yue girl come back here."

The third uncle poured another glass of wine for Lao Xiao, and said, "Old Xiao, what happened to you? You can't hide it from me. Your skills are no worse than mine. If you can be troubled by this, I'm afraid it won't be too small."

Old Xiao picked up the wine glass, drank it down again, and said, "Have you all seen the woman hanging in the cave?"

My third uncle and I looked at each other, and we both looked at Lao Xiao and nodded.

Old Xiao continued: "That woman is from Shennvzhai."

"Goddess Village? Is it Liang Yue's hometown?"

Old Xiao nodded: "That's right. Have you heard of Goddess Village?"

The third uncle said: "We also got some information about the Goddess Village from Sister Hua. She said that the powder she ground in the backyard was collected by the people from the Goddess Village. Moreover, the Goddess Village is dominated by women, which seems to be primitive. Matrilineal society in society."

Lao Xiao explained: "Master Li, in fact, the matriarchal society is a bit serious. I think it is more like a bee colony. The worker bees are all drones, and the entire bee colony depends on the queen bee."

The third uncle waved his hand: "It doesn't matter what it is. You continue to talk about yours, what happened to the woman in the cave?"

Old Xiao said: "I rescued that from the Goddess Village. Do you know about cicadas?"

"Cicada?" Third Uncle and I were taken aback at the same time, what does this have to do with Cicada?

Lao Xiao continued: "Cicada molting is controlled by a hormone in the body of the cicada. The pupa of the cicada spends the first two or three years of its life underground. During this time, it sucks the liquid from the roots of trees. After several years of slow growth and stored energy, one day it breaks out of the ground and finds a tree to climb up with the instinct of survival. The cicada uses the chrysalis shell as the foundation, and slowly frees itself, just like getting rid of a pair of armor. It's like crawling out of..."

Old Xiao talked endlessly about the reason and process of the cicada's shedding, and this topic seemed to be far away.But my third uncle and I didn't interrupt him. We all know that he won't spread the knowledge of cicadas for no reason.

Sure enough, after Lao Xiao finished talking about the process of cicada sloughing, he changed the subject and said, "The woman you saw is also undergoing a kind of cicada sloughing. But strictly speaking, it's human sloughing."

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I was taken aback: "Human slough? Humans can also shed cicadas? How is this possible? Is she a human or not a cicada..."

I found it incredible that even though I found that woman abnormal, she was never connected with Cicada.

Old Xiao poured another glass of wine, picked up the glass and wanted to drink it, I hurriedly stopped him: "Xiao Bo, Xiao Bo, it's almost done, don't drink too much to delay things."

Old Xiao smiled: "This little wine is not enough to drink too much. During this period of time, I haven't even had a full meal, let alone wine."

The third uncle waved his hand: "Old Xiao, Lao Xiao, just ignore him, just keep drinking and talking, what's going on with that woman's cicada shedding?"

Lao Xiao nodded: "As far as I know, there is a strange custom in the Goddess Village. After a girl is born, she has to go through a process of selecting a goddess. After being selected as a goddess, she will be the female leader of the entire Goddess Village in the future. supreme power."

Hearing this, I couldn't help asking: "Uncle Xiao, isn't Goddess Village just a village after all? It's not a palace, so what if it enjoys supreme power?"

Lao Xiao glanced at me and said with a smile: "Then you are wrong. No one can understand the secret of the Goddess Village for many years. Even if no one leads the way, no one can find the specific address of the Goddess Village. I am a Outsiders, even though they followed Liang Yue to the Goddess Village, they can't find out even a tiny bit of secrets."

I asked curiously: "Could it be...that woman who sloughed off cicadas is a goddess?"

Old Xiao shook his head: "She doesn't count, she can only be regarded as a candidate for a goddess. Under normal circumstances, the goddess village will select three to five candidates for the goddess, and let them go through a process of experience before finally selecting A true goddess."

The third uncle asked: "Old Xiao, that woman who sloughed off the cicada, is it the so-called experience?"

Lao Xiao nodded and said: "That's right. After the baby girl in Goddess Village is confirmed as a Goddess candidate after birth, she will be injected with a drug, which is similar to the hormone in the body of a cicada. Then the baby's growth will be controlled by this They are controlled by a kind of drug, and they will not grow like normal people. They will go through a special kind of molt, which is similar to the phenomenon of cicada molt, and transform into normal people after they grow up to teens. Girls after cicada molt , there will be another gladiatorial fight. The final winner will become the new Goddess of the Goddess Village and lead the entire Goddess Village."

"The one who wins becomes a goddess, but what about the one who fails?"

"Goddess fights, never dies. Those who fail, of course die." Old Xiao said with a sigh.

I was very indignant when I heard this: "What kind of custom is this? This is too cruel? What era is this?"

The third uncle patted me on the shoulder: "Nephew, please be safe and don't be impatient. This mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and it is not surprising that there are some strange customs. Didn't you listen to what Lao Xiao said just now, no one will lead the way, and I want to find the Goddess Zhaidu Difficult. Such a place, isolated from the world, is likely to be a traditional custom handed down from the ancestors."

Lao Xiao patted his thigh: "Yes, yes, that's what happened. I followed girl Yue into the Goddess Village, and I accidentally ran into and rescued that girl. I saw she was pitiful, and when I left the Goddess Village, I secretly brought her out. I was thinking of using my method to help her get rid of the cicada sloughing phenomenon, but who knew that the effect would be minimal. I had no choice but to find this warehouse, which happened to have a cellar below. I hid her below. But she still maintains her eccentricity. She can only live safely when she is hung on the cellar. And I am planning her life. If she waits until she is fully transformed, she will be in trouble, and I will not be able to control her by then. I was also in the freight yard and called Mr. Wu. In addition, there were some wandering ghosts in the freight yard, so I caught them and made them make a fuss. won't come here anymore."

It turned out that the haunting here was actually caused by Lao Xiao.

I looked at Old Xiao and asked, "Uncle Xiao, you mean you have been to the Goddess Village? Where is Liang Yue now?"

Old Xiao glanced at me: "Don't worry, girl Yue is fine for the time being, but the reason I brought you here is that we have to find a way to take her away from the Goddess Village. Now she is just a little troublesome and can't get away."

I became even more anxious after hearing this: "Uncle Xiao, you keep saying that she is in trouble. What happened to her? I am so anxious..."

The third uncle was next to me, glared at me, and scolded: "You are worthless, can you calm down? Be calm, nephew. Isn't Lao Xiao telling us? Since he said that Yue girl is fine for the time being, then Just don't worry, wait until Lao Xiao finishes talking."

Old Xiao waved his hand: "It's all right, I know Li Yang is worried about Yue girl's safety, I understand. In fact, Liang Yue is in Shennv village right now, and I can take you there when tomorrow dawns. But I only went in and out once. , I don’t know if I can still find it.”