little couple

When Ning Yin and Wang Datou were about to go to Zhaojia Village, the servant sent by Qian Qian happened to bump into them.

This young man didn't know Ning Yin, but he remembered Wang Butou's face. He asked Wang Butou anxiously: "Wang Butou, I was sent by Mr. Jin to find Mr. Ning. Have you seen Mr. Ning? There is something urgent to tell him." Wang Butou pointed to Ning Yin who was standing beside him: "This is Mr. Ning."

The boy was really confused, he quickly apologized to Ning Yin, and then he noticed Ning Yin's appearance, and felt a burst of envy in his heart, this eldest son of the Ning family is really good-looking.

Ning Yin asked him, "What's the matter?"

Only then did the boy remember his mission, he quickly took out the letter from his pocket, handed it to Ning Yin respectfully, and said, "This is what our master told me to hand it to you. "

Ning Yin took the letter and rewarded the boy with a few pieces of silver: "I see, you can go back."

The little servant happily took the broken silver and left. This young master of the Ning family is indeed from a famous family, and this move is really generous.

Wang Butou leaned over to look: "This is..."

"I asked Qian Qian to help me check the old pagoda tree in Zhaojia Village. The tea mountain outside his city had invited several villagers from Zhaojia Village to help carry water, so I asked him to help check it too, saving money. We were deceived when we arrived at Zhaojia Village." Ning Yin looked at the letter seriously, and the more he looked at it, the more dignified his expression became.

Qian Qianqian wrote in the letter: The villagers told him that the old locust tree at the end of the village has a history of hundreds of years and was planted by the ancestors, but since a few days ago, the children always like to go to the old locust tree in the middle of the night There were murmurs around the tree, as if lost soul, no matter how much they beat or scolded, they asked Village Chief Zhao to report to the police, but Village Chief Zhao said it was a matter of his own village, and it would be embarrassing to spread it out, so they forbade it Everyone reported to the officials, just to let the villagers take care of their children.

And in the back of the letter, Qian Qianqian added that Village Chief Zhao's son also suffered from "lost soul disease" at the beginning, but no matter how much the village chief's wife cried and made trouble, the village chief insisted on refusing to report to the authorities. At most, he was looking for a doctor to see a doctor for his son.

And because of the actions of Village Chief Zhao, although the villagers were worried and dissatisfied, they still did not dare to disobey the order of Village Chief Zhao easily—after all, in the small village of Zhaojia Village, what the village chief said was true. No less than the imperial decree.

Wang Butou and Ning Yin were thinking about it when a person quietly appeared behind them. It wasn't until the person reached out to take the letter paper in Ning Yin's hand that Ning Yin and Wang Butou realized that Zuo Butou was bewildered. Wu Xun also appeared.Ning Yin was startled: "When did you come?"

Zuo Wuxun had a gentle smile on his lips: "I'm in a nearby tea house. I saw you here, so I came to take a look. Why, what is written in this letter?"

Ning Yin handed the letter paper to Zuo Wuxun, who took a look.

Zuo Wuxun frowned: "You want to investigate the old pagoda tree in Zhaojia Village?"

Ning Yin nodded and said, he told Zuo Wuxun everything about the old pagoda tree concisely, and then said: "There must be something wrong with Village Chief Zhao. Besides, I remember that once, Village Chief Zhao asked me, What kind of disease is it that makes the child run around the old locust tree every night to talk, and there is no way to stop him, but he stopped talking after just two sentences, I felt strange at that time."

Zuo Wuxun listened carefully.

Wang Butou remembered this, because he was there at the time, and when the three of them delivered medicine to Zhao Dafu, he and Ning Yin guessed whether there was a secret in Zhao Family Village, why adults and children were so weird of.

Ning Yin continued: "Thinking about it now, Village Chief Zhao seems to have known for a long time that the children love to mutter around the old locust tree because they are sick."

Wang Butou thought for a while, and then said: "Ordinary people should think it's because of illness, right?"

"No." Ning Yin said: "I remember someone said before that Zhaojia Village hired a priestess to exorcise evil spirits, but it didn't seem to be of any use, and the head of Zhao Village didn't allow the villagers to report to the officials, and the reason was just that they were worried that it would be dangerous if it spread. Let Zhaojiacun's reputation be damaged, to be honest, such a big thing happened, it's really wrong."

Hearing what he said, Wang Catcher also felt that something was wrong, he frowned and said: "Let's go to the old locust tree first, and then ask other villagers." After a pause, he looked to Zuo Wuxun, Politely said: "Third Young Master, are you coming?" Zuo Wuxun said: "It happens that I have nothing to do, so let's go and have a look together."

Ning Yin didn't object, and the three of them left the city directly.

As soon as they left the gate of the city, Ning Yin and Zuo Wuxun summoned their inner strength together, and flew forward in the air as light as a swallow, while Wang Catcher rode a horse he had borrowed a long time ago, catching up with the two of them at full speed. speed.

Zuo Wuxun and Ning Yin stopped walking side by side, they stood at the gate of the village and waited, not long after, Wang Butou came up on horseback.

Catcher Wang tied the horse to the root of the tree, and the three of them entered the village.

Beside the stone mill at the entrance of the village, there are village women in twos and threes chatting and grinding beans, and a few children are also laughing and chatting around, but because it is too hot, the children dare not come here Those who ran away just sat on the ground and played with stones.

When Ning Yin and the three of them appeared, the eyes of the village women were attracted: "Who are you?...Wait, are you that Wang catcher?"

It's only been a few days since Luo Xiaozhou's case, so the village women naturally still remember Wang Catcher's appearance, but they are not afraid of strangers, they come over and say: "Wang Catcher, why did you come here specifically for us?" Could it be that something happened again, but our village is calm now, nothing happened!"

Wang Butou quickly explained a few words, but he didn't directly ask about the old pagoda tree. He was worried that the villagers would not talk about it, so he just said that he was passing by and came to have a look. Only then did the head ask in a roundabout way about those children who always like to mutter near the old locust tree in the middle of the night.

The village women didn't care much, and they said whatever Wang Butou asked.

The answers given by the village women were similar to what Qian Qianqian investigated. The children changed suddenly a few days ago, and after this happened, the village chief only asked them to take the children to see a doctor, but did not allow them to find any Taoist priestesses They are not allowed to report to officials for exorcising evil spirits.

Ning Yin and Zuo Wuxun exchanged a look, this Village Chief Zhao really has a problem, or rather, Village Chief Zhao must know something.

Wang Butou also kept it in his heart, but he still asked with a smile on his face: "Then how are those children now?" ,'

One of the village women said: "Oh, don't mention it, the children are locked up at home all day long, for fear that they will bump into Xie when they go out. Look at those children, they are all from us. If they didn't make trouble at home How dare we bring them out."

Another village woman whispered: "I heard that the old locust tree at the end of the village has become a spirit. Catcher Wang, you have seen a lot, go and see if that tree has really become a spirit? If it becomes a spirit Now, you can help us persuade the village chief to cut down the old pagoda tree, so that we will be worried all day long and can't sleep well at night."

Wang Butou smiled wryly, how could he know whether the tree has become a spirit, besides, although there are many weird things in this world, the monster becoming a spirit is only a story, how can it be taken seriously, really.

Ning Yin also came over to talk: "Big sisters, do the children in Village Chief Zhao's family also like to wander around the old locust tree at night?"

These village women showed hesitation when they heard the words. They liked to gossip behind their backs, but they didn't dare to offend Village Chief Zhao, so they still didn't dare to speak out after struggling for a long time.

Ning Yin was very patient: "Actually, we just passed by by chance and chatted a few words, it's nothing. If the elder sisters really don't want to talk, then we won't ask."

Hearing this, one of the village women thought about it, and felt that it was not a big deal, and said in a low voice, "It's true, the little tiger of Village Chief Zhao's family is also bewitched, and he also wanders around the old locust tree at night."

Wang Butou asked a few more questions about Village Chief Zhao while the iron was hot, but these village women knew very little, so they didn't ask any important things, and it was useless to ask about unimportant things. .

The three of them didn't stay long, so they found an excuse to go to the end of the village and walk around the old locust tree. The village women also wanted to go, but they didn't dare to go, so they just stayed at the village gate and continued to chat.

When the three of them walked towards the end of the village, Ning Yin took the initiative to bring up the topic and said, "You said, if other people's children are bewitched, Village Chief Zhao may not be worried, and even wants to prevent the villagers from reporting to the officials for the sake of reputation, but Now his own child is also bewitched, but why is he not in a hurry?"

Zuo Wuxun looked around casually, but in fact he already had a general answer in his heart, he said softly: "Perhaps, he has found a solution, but he just didn't talk about it for the time being, or maybe someone told him that the children are not Chinese. Xie, it's just a sickness, and it's just a mild illness, there's no need to worry too much, that's why he's so calm?"

Hearing this, Wang Catcher clapped his hands and suddenly realized: "That's right!"

Ning Yin said: "Then Village Chief Zhao, we must meet up."

The other two had no opinion.

When the three of them reached the end of the village, there was no one around, and although there was a yard nearby, there was no villager for no reason, as if they were deliberately isolating this weird old locust tree.

Wang Butou walked around the old locust tree, patted the root of the tree from time to time, and said: "This tree is really cute, it's hundreds of years old, but I don't believe it. There are sayings like old trees turning into spirits will harm people."

Although people in Ning Yin's family are known as miraculous doctors, generations of patriarchs have excellent medical skills, but to be honest, Ning Yin, the future patriarch, has mediocre medical skills, but at least he can treat minor illnesses and pains, so he can be regarded as a doctor Yes, upon hearing this, he smiled and shook his head indifferently, and sneered at it in his heart.

Zuo Wuxun has a gentle and restrained personality, and he doesn't believe in the rumors of gods and ghosts, so he has nothing to say when he hears them.

Ning Yin squatted on the ground to search, but found that the ecstasy grass found around the roots of the tree two days ago was all gone now, and said: "I took some of the ecstasy grass I found here last time, and the rest is not in time. Take it away, but now it’s all gone. Tell me, did someone take it away on purpose?”

Wang Butou came over to look at it, but frowned, unable to make up his mind for a long time.

After Zuo Wuxun looked around, his eyes fell on a corner in the northwest direction. He walked over and said from a short distance, "There is blood here."

——Beside the old locust tree, under the eaves of a thatched hut, there is a pile of packed firewood, and there is a puddle of blood that has solidified under the firewood.

Ning Yin, Zuo Wuxun, and Wang Butou walked over to look at the solidified blood. There was not much blood, and it seemed that someone had accidentally poured it on the ground.

Catcher Wang paused, and said, "Could it be human blood?"

Zuo Wuxun didn't feel it, "If it was human blood, the villagers of the Zhao family would have made a fuss to report the crime."

Originally, Ning Yin thought the same as Wang Butou, but Zuo Wuxun said so, he thought it was quite right.

The three of them were chatting, but they saw five or six tall and burly villagers walking towards the old locust tree. After they got close to the old locust tree, they directly took out an ax from behind, and you and I slammed towards the old man. The locust tree was cut down.

Some other village women came out when they heard the sound, and with a cry, they called all the other village women over: "Something has happened! Come quickly, everyone, they are going to cut down trees!!!"