Dazed

The next day, with the light of morning light, Qi Zheng called Tao Qingyan and asked, "Can you take me to see your second uncle?"

Tao Qingyan on the other end of the phone frowned, suddenly full of interest, and said, "Of course, see you in three or ten minutes."

In the quaint old farmyard, Qi Zheng followed Tao Qingyan through an overgrown courtyard, knocked on his second uncle's wooden door, and an aged peasant woman came out. Seeing Tao Qingyan, she smiled and said, : "Why are you free to come here today?"

"Come and see my second uncle, is he at home?" Tao Qingyan also returned with a smile.

"I'm here. I just had breakfast and I'm still in the study." The peasant woman returned.

Tao Qingyan turned sideways and introduced, "This is my second uncle's nanny, just call her sister-in-law, and sister-in-law Cheng is my friend, and his name is Qi Zheng."

"Okay, come in quickly." Mrs. Cheng said, and let the two of them enter the house.

Stepping into the door, Qi Zheng saw a simple and elegant farmyard. The floor was covered with bluestone slabs, exuding a soft luster. There was a cucumber stand next to it. Now there was only a bare bamboo stand leaning against it made of blue bricks. The walls are not interesting, the whole house has plain walls and blue tiles, and carved wooden railings, showing the elegance of the owner.

"Before I go in, I have something to tell you first." Standing on the steps at the door, Tao Qingyan stopped first, and said something to Qi Zheng in advance, so as not to mess with herself when she entered the house The second uncle of the family was offended, and said: "Our family has been practicing Taoism for generations, and it is our duty to eliminate ghosts and demons. The whole family has a history of about two to three hundred years, and it has been passed down for four or five generations. , My second uncle is the only one who can successfully practice Taoism, so when you meet him, don’t be intimidated by his appearance, people who practice Taoism are like that, and if you encounter any ghosts, don’t Keeping it hidden, it is the responsibility of the Tao family to subdue demons and demons, and Er Bo will definitely find a way to help you."

Talking about the Tao family's practice of teaching and eliminating demons for generations, Tao Qingyan couldn't help showing some pride on his face. It was his lifelong wish to become a Taoist, but his aptitude was not very good. Even if he has been nurtured since he was a child, he only knows a little superficially, and his second uncle doesn't take him seriously at all. He wants to be able to subdue demons and eliminate demons, come and go freely in the sky, the ground, and the world, and even be able to Daoists who call the wind and rain, live forever, and rank among the immortals still have a long way to go.

Hearing this, Qi Zheng found it strange. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look at this ordinary-looking friend beside him who he had known for more than two years. He really didn't think of Tao Qingyan and those gods and gods in Taoist robes on TV. What does Taoism have anything to do with it? Seeing that those are all his ancestors, he asked in surprise, "Are you also a Taoist?"

Feeling lost, Tao Qingyan immediately raised her eyebrows and replied confidently: "I am an alternate Taoist priest."

"I heard that Taoist priests can't marry a wife, are you sure you want to have sex?" Qi Zheng teased.

"I'll fuck you." Tao Qingyan was angry, and cast a sidelong glance at him, without talking nonsense, she led him into the house.

Qi Zheng hurriedly followed him into the inner room. As soon as he entered, he saw a wooden screen with an antique look, and a row of neatly arranged bookshelves next to it showed the purpose of the room. When he walked around the screen, he saw the wall. There was a pair of copybooks about one meter long hanging on the wall. Qi Zheng couldn't see what was written on it, but he could smell a fresh scent of books. Zhou Xianlei's room also smelled strongly of ink, but For some reason, it always smelled of corruption, but here it was completely different.

Qi Zheng and Tao Qingyan stood aside, and saw a figure in the room with their backs turned to them. He was wearing a long white robe, with long hair draped around his waist, as white as snow, tied with red thread, red The circle of white hair is particularly eye-catching. He is sitting leisurely and naturally on a wooden chair, cooking tea. His thin body line is outlined in a white robe, like an exile from the sky.

Tao Qingyan beside him said respectfully, "Hello, Second Uncle."

Qi Zheng originally thought that Tao Qingyan's second uncle was probably five or sixty years old, but he didn't expect to see such an aging from the back, and he was a little surprised.

Tao Qinghui, who heard Tao Qingyan's greeting here, turned his head around, revealing a delicate and cold face. Although his eyebrows are thin, they are thick and dark, reaching straight into his temples. His eyes are a bit slender, and the eyeballs are so black that they shine brightly, shining with shrewdness. The corners of the eyes are slightly raised, revealing some arrogance, the lips are thin, slightly pursed, which seems a bit difficult to approach, and the skin is even more white and smooth, like a white jade held in the heart, and it seems to be slightly reflective.

Such a rich and youthful face, coupled with that full head of white hair, is not only weird, but also seems not to be a living thing in the world. Qi Zheng can't help but think of the white-haired Lian Nishang in the story of the White-haired Witch, which is so awkward no.

When Tao Qinghui saw Qi Zheng and the two, his expression didn't change much. He still had a cold face. Seeing Qi Zheng's eyes turn, he stared at him sharply, and said slowly: "Come here." His voice was as cold as ice water .

After all, Qi Zheng and Tao Qingyan were juniors, not to mention asking for others. Seeing Tao Qinghui's not-so-gentle expression, they didn't feel much discomfort. They walked forward obediently. Tao Qinghui nodded slightly, motioning them to sit down.

Then, he slowly brewed tea, and the steam was thick, bringing this quiet tea fragrance to the whole house. There was a crisp bird call outside the house, the sun gradually filled the whole yard, and even the inside of the house became brighter. .

Tao Qinghui was still making tea in a leisurely manner. Qi Zheng sat across from him, looking at the slender and fair fingers constantly jumping on the tea set, he couldn't help but think of Cao Jingxing, who was also a tea addict, I don't know Will it resonate with Tao Qinghui?

Time passed by every minute and every second, even the sunlight outside the window became warmer, Tao Qinghui was still making tea slowly, Tao Qingyan swallowed, looked up at this maverick since childhood Second Uncle, gently reminded: "Second Uncle..."

"Shut up." Tao Qinghui interrupted coldly, reached out and raised the teacup in front of him, put it on the tip of his nose and shook it gently, smelled the fragrance of the tea, and then took a sip from the teacup, feeling the viscera becoming active After getting up, he said slowly, "What can you do with me?"

Tao Qingyan glanced at Qi Zheng casually, and explained: "Didn't I tell you before, I just dreamed about ghosts every day, can you help interpret the dream."

"Oh? Is this the only thing?"

Qi Zheng pondered for a while, and said: "Not only, I don't know when it will start, but sometimes I can see some ghosts."

Hearing this, Tao Qingyan glanced at Qi Zheng in surprise, while Tao Qinghui on the opposite side didn't change much. He opened his lips slightly and said, "Let's listen."

Qi Zheng recalled for a while, and told all his previous experiences, "I sometimes go to check the Feng Shui of some new houses, and suddenly one day I saw some ghost things, and I didn't do anything."

"Recall carefully, since when did you see the first ghost." Tao Qinghui stared at Qi Zheng fixedly, and said softly, as if he was sure that Qi Zheng remembered.

Qi Zheng here frowned, too many things happened recently, his mind was almost filled with trifles, it was really difficult for him to recall what happened three or four months ago, but seeing the ghost Logically speaking, this incident is definitely not a trivial matter, so why doesn't he have much memory in his mind?

"Calm down and think about it carefully. What happened in the past few days, you said that what you saw a few times before was all when you were showing people the house's Feng Shui. Could it be the same as the first time?" Tao Qinghui He raised his glass and drank a cup of tea again, seeing Qi Zheng's silent appearance, guiding him softly beside him.

Tao Qinghui's cold voice rang in his ears, like beads dripping on a jade plate, and made Qi Zheng calm down. Various memories flashed through his mind. Suddenly, his heart beat a beat faster, and the image of That huge black shadow lurking behind him approached, and those shining eyes were unforgettable for a lifetime!

"I remembered." Qi Zheng replied with a serious face, "About nine o'clock in the evening three months ago, I was still looking at the apartment in an apartment in the south of the city. There were many mirrors in that room. I picked up one When I put it in the mirror at the yin and yang position, the power suddenly cut off, and a male ghost stood behind me, said something inexplicable, and then left."

"What did he say?" Tao Qinghui stared fixedly at Qi Zheng with his eyes shining.

"He said..." Qi Zheng's eyes sank, his heartbeat subconsciously beat faster, and he said the words calmly, "He really wants me to die."

Tao Qingyan looked at Qi Zheng in surprise, and judged: "That's a fierce ghost who came to take your life."

Tao Qinghui didn't make a sound, but raised his hand and took another cup of tea and drank it carefully, as if he was thinking about something, after a while, he raised his volume and said loudly: "Sister-in-law Cheng, please put the tea set away for me." .”

A reply was heard outside the door, and then the woman who opened the door for Tao Qingyan and Qi Zheng came in bent over, took down all the tea sets, Tao Qinghui fetched a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, spread out the paper, raised the brush, and said: "Your birthday What is the horoscope?"

In this day and age, there are still people who are used to writing with brushes. Qi Zheng convinced him, and told his birth date and time. Tao Qinghui wrote it down carefully. Then, he took out a white jade with some words engraved on it, and handed it to him. To Qi Zheng, said: "Put this under the pillow, and you won't have nightmares anymore."

In addition, this man who looked extremely serious also warned softly: "Stop going out recently, the stars are passing by, and the evil star is approaching, I am afraid that ghosts will take the opportunity to come out, your physique is very dark, and you can no longer continue to engage in unlucky things, otherwise There will be big things happening, and besides, the ghost haunting thing may also be related to being able to see ghosts, I need to look at your horoscope first, and then go to the place where you live to check before I can make a conclusion, and we will talk about it later."

"Okay." Qi Zheng nodded, and then took out a string of round beads he got from Master Yuantong, and asked, "Is this useful? It was given by the master of the temple in the suburbs."

Looking at the string of Buddhist beads, Tao Qingyan couldn't help swallowing, and wanted to remind Qi Zheng to put it away, but it was too late. Tao Qinghui snorted softly, with a look of disdain on his face, and directly threw the Buddhist beads in Qi Zheng's hand into the trash In the bucket, he said: "Buddhists like to say that all their things are floating dust. If it is dust, what is the use of it?"

"This is for you, to keep you safe." Tao Qinghui took out a stack of yellow talisman paper, and after drawing some invisible strokes with a cinnabar brush, he pricked his own fingertip with a needle, and melted a drop of blood on it, saying :"take it."

Qi Zheng frowned and looked at the talisman paper in his hand, and asked, "How do you use this?" Do you drink the water?

"Light it up." Tao Qinghui replied flatly.

Tao Qingyan on the side watched Qi Zheng put it away in horror. Just as he put his heart back in his stomach, he heard Tao Qinghui say again: "You go outside and wait for a while, Qingyan stays. I have a few words to say." tell you."

Qi Zheng looked at the two uncles and nephews with raised eyebrows, and went out first, leaving Tao Qingyan, who was bored, and uncle and nephew Tao Qinghui, who had a cold face.

"Your friend has a very negative physique and can see ghosts. Maybe you are a Taoist." Tao Qinghui said expressionlessly, but there was one thing he didn't say. There are not a few people with a negative physique, and it's only been a few months. The internal organs developed rapidly to the point of being able to see ghosts. There must be something very dark around the person, which infiltrated day and night to be able to do this.

Tao Qingyan was shocked when he heard the words. His second uncle hadn't seen a person he could praise so much in hundreds of years, so he continued to say: "It's a pity that he has a very negative physique and is not suitable for provoking ghosts and gods. Otherwise, he would be afraid." Life is at stake."

Just as Tao Qingyan was about to reply, she heard Tao Qinghui continue saying: "Let me see if there is anything I can do."

"..." Tao Qingyan didn't know what to say.

Then I heard Tao Qinghui continue to order: "You can go."

"Okay, Second Uncle." Tao Qingyan pondered for a long time, and finally he was able to say something.

Tao Qinghui waved his hand impatiently, telling him to leave immediately.