The years of reselling the haunted house

The man uttered a question, and the voice was that of an elderly woman.Although the voice of the speaking was not loud, it was clearly recognizable.In addition, she coughed from time to time, which made me basically sure that the other party was not a ghost, but a person.

We shine our flashlights at the man.The man hastily covered his eyes with his hands, and was also aiming at us.

The first thing I saw was the man with silver hair, not very tall, and a little hunched, with a basket hanging on his arm, covered with a piece of blue cloth.

Then she let out another series of coughs.

I hurriedly motioned for the fat man to turn off the flashlight, and asked the man, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

At this time, the person came closer, and we also saw that she was an old man who looked to be in her 60s.

The old man staggered and couldn't walk very flexibly. He also coughed a few times from time to time, and he seemed to be in poor health.

Seeing my question, she glanced at us and said, "You guys should leave here quickly, it's not peaceful here..."

Saying that, she no longer cared about us, but walked straight towards the charging booth.

She walked very slowly and was not very steady, but her goal and pace were very firm.

The fat man wanted to ask again, but I grabbed him and motioned him to check the situation again.

The old lady walked to the door of the sentry box with the basket on her shoulders.Gently put down the basket, stretched out his arms, and tremblingly tidied up the paper figurine inside.

But obviously, she quickly saw the hole on the paper man's back that was pierced by Pang Dahai.

She turned her head to look at us, didn't say much, just let out a soft sigh, found the carton paste from the basket, and carefully patched the hole.

We stood not far away, watching the old lady patch up the paper figurine, and no one bothered her.

And she also seems to be ignoring our existence, tinkering with the work in her own hands.

The old lady patched up the paper figurine with her own hands, and placed the paper figurine neatly in the sentry box.Then she took out an incense burner from the basket, lit three incense sticks, and placed them in front of the paper figurine.

In addition, she took out a letter of paper money from the basket, lit it, and squatted in front of the sentry box to burn it.

At the same time, the old lady was muttering something in her mouth, and she would cry after a while.At this time, the night wind picked up, and when it blew into the mountains, it also made a whining sound.

For a while, we couldn't tell whether the crying sound was from the old lady or from the wind.

The picture in front of him looked extremely strange.

A long-abandoned tollbooth washed away by a landslide.There was no one in the sentry box, but there was an extra paper man.

And there is such an old lady who came to pay homage to this paper figurine in the middle of the night.

From the beginning to the end, Tie Zhu didn't make any strange noises.This also made our hearts a little more stable, I believe in Tie Zhu's feeling.If it feels fine, it should be safe.

Seeing that the old lady was still burning paper money one by one, her attitude was extremely pious and serious.It's not easy for us to go up and disturb her.

Wait until the old lady burns all the paper money.The three sticks of incense in the censer also burned to the end.

The old lady stood up slowly.

It may be because she squatted for a long time. When she stood up, her knees bent, her body swayed and she almost fell.

Only then did we gather around and asked with concern: "Old man, are you all right?"

Seeing us, the old lady asked in surprise, "Why haven't you left yet?"

I told the truth: "We came here by mistake. This road is closed, and we don't know what's going on ahead. I don't know if we can go out that road?"

The old lady waved her hand: "Don't worry. Although this road is also closed, when you walk to the end, you will find a gap. If you drive through the gap, there will be people. It's really a crime. Little, why did you abduct you here?"

After finishing speaking, the old lady carried the basket again and staggered towards the foot of the mountain.

I found that at the foot of the mountain, there was an inconspicuous path that stretched all the way into the mountain.

When the old lady walked to the intersection, she suddenly turned around and said to us: "But it's not peaceful at night. If you are worried, you'd better wait until dawn before leaving. If you don't mind, you can go to the hut with me for a night of grievances. That night, that person It was only after spending the night with me that they set out on the road."

The old lady's inadvertent words surprised me.She said that night, that person...

This means that there are other people who have come here. Could that person be Third Uncle?

Chapter 640

Although this possibility is very small, even if that person is not the third uncle, it means that someone else walked by here by mistake.If we understand the reason of the matter, we can analyze whether the third uncle passed by here in the past.

After the old lady said that, she walked down the path at the foot of the mountain.

A few of us stayed where we were for a while.Pang Dahai asked: "This old lady is talking like a god, is there something weird? Let's drive on the road?"

Ma Di shook his head and said: "I don't think so, Tie Zhu didn't react when he saw the old lady. Besides, I think she just said that someone has walked this road before, and they spent the night in her residence. I I was wondering if the stinky Taoist priest also passed by here and lived in the old lady's house?"

I nodded, it turned out that Ma Su and I had the same premonition.

Pang Haihai also said after hearing this: "It's true, the three of us, plus a dog, can be afraid of an old lady like her? But I still think that she came here alone in the middle of the night to burn paper for the paper man." , it will definitely not be a good stubble. It is better to be careful."

I looked at the road we just drove through. Although the illusion of the toll booth has been broken, the road is still covered with thick fog.It doesn't look like a natural phenomenon, but more like a kind of ghost fog with too much yin.I knew in my heart that if this ghost fog persisted, I had to wait until dawn, or use some method to break it.Otherwise it is very difficult to get out.

Instead of this, we might as well follow the old lady to see what happened.Maybe we can really get some useful information from her.

We quickly reached an agreement, took some necessary items from the car, and after the fat man locked the car, we followed the path and caught up with the old lady.

The old lady was still walking unhurriedly in front with a basket on her shoulders. We followed her, and it was difficult to overtake her, so we had to follow her step by step.

I followed behind the old lady, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit cold, which made everyone very nervous.

So I opened my mouth to speak and asked the old lady: "Old man, can I ask, what you just paid homage to..."

The old lady didn't answer right away, she paused for a while.

I hurriedly smiled and said, "Of course, if you don't want to say it, don't say it."

"It's my daughter. My daughter was a toll collector there before..."

The old lady said this in her slightly hoarse voice.

"Oh..." I replied, and didn't ask any more questions.Thinking about it, the old lady's daughter is very young. Losing a child in old age is a sad thing. It must be too much to mention it to others.

Ma Di behind me gently tugged at the corner of my clothes, and reminded me in a low voice, "Ask your third uncle if he has been here before?"

I nodded, this is also the main purpose of our coming with the old lady.But of course you can't ask so straightforwardly, people don't know who your third uncle is.

"Old man, isn't the toll booth just now abandoned? Why do you think we still drive off the highway?"

The old lady sneered: "You have to ask yourself, how could I know?"

"Ask ourselves? But we didn't do anything?"

The old lady shook her head and asked, "Among you, is there someone who practiced Taoism?"

I was taken aback: "How do you know?"

The old lady continued: "How do you know this? The sword in your hand is nothing at first glance. In addition, I can tell you clearly why the other vehicles did not come here on that expressway. ? That's because they are ordinary people. It is because there are people who practice Taoism among you that you were misled to come here."

I turned around and looked at Ma Di and Pang Dahai, they were also confused.

It's the first time I've heard this kind of statement, but the old lady's words don't seem to be fabricated. Obviously, she also has a basis.

But when I asked about the specific reasons again, the old lady stopped talking about this topic.Just let us follow her closely, there are many forks in the road ahead, otherwise we will get separated.

Sure enough, after walking a short distance further.On the side of the road, there are constantly forks in the road, and the old lady changes directions from time to time, leading us to keep going.In the end, I completely lost my sense of direction. I felt surrounded by trees, mountains and rocks, and I couldn't find my way back.

I secretly groaned, if something happened inside, it would be difficult to run out.We just followed her in, isn't it a bit hasty?

And the old lady looked silent and didn't turn her head, but she seemed to be able to guess my thoughts, and said in front of her: "Don't worry, I will send you out at dawn tomorrow. Tonight you It’s better to stay with me honestly. I have a principle, if you don’t come with me, I won’t force you. But if you follow me in, I will be responsible to you.”

And as we walked inside, more and more wild graves appeared on the side of the road.Those are estimated to be some unowned wild graves, covered with weeds.Some of the graves even collapsed.

The fat man took pictures around with his flashlight, and when he found these wild graves, he didn't dare to take any more random pictures.

We followed the old lady and walked two or three miles forward, and finally appeared a few thatched huts in front of us.

The old lady led us into the yard.

"Old man, you... you live here? One... alone?"

I asked in surprise.

This old lady actually lives in the mountains, and there are no people living anywhere, only this lonely thatched cottage.This looks a bit like a scene often described in Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio.

"Since my daughter is gone, the old man and I have found a place to live here. There is nothing to be afraid of when I am old. In fact, I wish my old life was gone so that I could meet my daughter. I still say the same thing, if you are afraid, choose another place."

I nodded: "You are not afraid, nor are we. By the way, is your uncle at home?"

The old lady shook her head, sighed, and said in a mournful tone: "The old man has gone into the mountain. It has been a while, and I don't know when he will come back. You should just live in his room."

With that said, the old lady led us into a room next to the thatched house.The furnishings in the room are very simple, most of them are original furniture made of wood from the mountains.However, there is a lot of space inside, and there is a big bed in front of it, which is a bit like the kind of heated kang in the Northeast.

There is more than enough space for the few of us to sleep on this big bunk.

Chapter 641

The old lady took us into the room and pointed out: "I live in the opposite room. There is nothing special, so you should go to bed early. Try not to go out until dawn. I know you know some Taoism , but don’t blame me for not reminding you, try not to stand out when you get here. If you hear anything, just pretend you didn’t hear it, and leave at dawn tomorrow, and everything will be over.”

I nodded and watched the old lady leave the room.

I turned around and said to Pang Haihai and Ma Di: "Did you hear what the old lady said? Let me make a suggestion first. I have experienced this situation too much. When we are in a strange environment, the owner will usually explain to us what we heard. , don't be serious. But our curiosity often violates the master's request. And every time, we will get into trouble more or less. This time we are here to find the third uncle. It is better to have one less thing than one more thing. This old lady Didn't it mean that only those who practice Taoism will leave that road and go to that abandoned toll booth? That means that the third uncle may have been here too. We will ask her clearly and hurry up as soon as possible. Go to Xinxiang to find Uncle San. What's your opinion?"

Pang Dahai nodded: "I agree with the boss. Don't worry about what's going on outside this time, let's sleep in our own. It's getting late, and I can't take it anymore after driving for such a long time. How about we rest early?"

Ma Di shrugged his shoulders: "You can decide these things, I don't know Taoism, so I have to participate in those weird things."

Now the three of us reached an agreement and decided that if something happened, we would resolutely ignore it.In fact, with the abilities of the few of us, we may not necessarily be able to keep abreast of our own business.

The three of us lay on the big bunk, and the iron pillar was lying on the ground under the bunk.It was pitch black inside and outside the house, and at first I could still hear the breathing of the old horse and Fat Dahai.But soon I fell asleep, and I couldn't hear their voices in my ears.

Maybe just spend the night like this, and by the next day, everything will be back to normal again.Our accidental experience will not have any impact on our itinerary.

But things are often like this, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.Maybe we came here from the high speed, it is destined that this experience will not be taken lightly.What we imagine is one thing, but what actually happens, nine out of ten will exceed your expectations.

I lay on the big bunk in the thatched hut without a quilt, because the temperature was not low at that time.In fact, there is only one quilt on this bed, and none of us can use it.

When I fell asleep, I didn't know how long it had been in a daze.

In short, my head is heavy, and I feel muddled subconsciously. To be honest, I don't rest well here.As the night deepened, the temperature in the mountains dropped sharply.

Lying on that big bunk, I also felt the cold all over my body.So much so that I had to lean towards the fat sea next to me.

We were lying on the bunk, with Pang Haihai next to me, and Ma Di on the other side of Pang Dahai.

When I felt cold, my body involuntarily leaned against Pang Haihai.This is a subconscious reaction of the body, not my subjective wish.

After all, two big men snuggle up to each other when they sleep, so it's awkward no matter what they think.

But when the temperature dropped further, I also had to hug Pang Haihai and touch his fat body.

When I hugged Pang Dahai and was still in a daze, I suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because the fat man's body is not as warm as I imagined, but cold.

Although I was still in a dazed state, the occurrence of this accident made my mind wake up in an instant.

Shocked, I opened my eyes suddenly.At this time, the room was originally dark, but a ray of moonlight came through the window, making the room appear innocent.

And Pang Haihai lay upright on the big bunk, without moving a bit.

I felt something was wrong, so I reached out and patted the fat man gently.

Who knew that when I touched it with my hand, I found that the fat man's body was cold.

Turns out there was nothing wrong with how I felt when I fell asleep.Fatty's body is actually cold?

I was taken aback.Subconsciously, he put his hand under his nose.

Thankfully, the fat man was still alive.

"Fatty, wake up." I gently called out to Pang Dahai.

But the fat man's eyes were closed tightly, except for breathing normally.The body didn't react at all.

My head buzzed, and I hurriedly looked at Ma Di.

Ma Di was in the same condition as Pang Dahai, he was also lying upright on the bunk, and there was something wrong with him at first sight.

Because in his current state, it was as if his whole body was exerting force, stretching his body tight and lying on it.This is not a state of sleep at all.

I reached out and squeezed the arms of Ma Su and Fatty.Sure enough, the muscles on their bodies were stretched like stones, hard and icy.

Suddenly cold sweat came down my head.

What's going on?

If it is said that they have been hit by the Tao, how can I be spared?