The Ascension of Ghosts

Lu Sheng was bound for more than a day before he was freed.

The day before, he was so talkative and persuasive that his mouth was dry, but the boy was extremely tenacious, he neither left nor responded, he just kept reading and practicing calligraphy, letting Lu Sheng's tongue shine like a lotus flower, he remained motionless.

If you use folk slang to sum it up in one sentence, it is really like a stone goes into a pot, but oil and salt do not go in.Lu Sheng was both helpless and angry, but in the end Xie Rong was the swordsman and he was a fish, so there was nothing he could do.

Lu Sheng could also see clearly that even though there was no one in Xie's mansion, the boy lived a very comfortable life. With just one command, the hare would serve tea, the hedgehog would offer fruit, the green snake would carry water, and the frog would clean up. He didn't need him at all. Take a little effort.

Lu Sheng became more and more lost. Even if he used going to the toilet as an excuse, he would be relieved for a while. There were also several big snakes with thick bowl mouths staring at him, which made him dare not act rashly.

It was so calm until the second day. At nightfall, it was suddenly cold, and the wooden window was suddenly slammed again, and there was no wind.

Then the female voice outside the window sounded again, still softly calling: "Brother Rong, Brother Rong."

Without saying a word, Xie Rong took a small peach wood sword and thrust it into the crack of the window edge. The screaming sound from outside the window reappeared, but it lasted longer than last time.

When the mahogany sword was taken back, more than [-]% of the sword body was turned into coke, and there was only a good sword body less than a finger long left in front of the hilt.

Even though Lu Sheng didn't know anything about it, he still saw some clues, couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and asked, "Is there any other way to resist?"

Xie Rong frowned, without saying a word, Lu Sheng understood that there was no other way, he whispered: "Ah Rong, let go quickly, I will protect you."

The little boy snorted coldly, "So what if you let go?"

Lu Sheng knew that he was eccentric, and he couldn't hear a word of doubt, so he didn't mention that he was young and weak, and just said: "The two of us will work together to escape to Xingshan Temple, with the Buddha's light shining everywhere, the monster will not break in. "

Xie Rong still frowned, and said bluntly: "The evil spirits are at work, they are both chaotic and against the rules of the earth, why do you want me to run away?" She didn't want to waste any more time with Lu Sheng, took the candlestick, got up and walked out of the house.

He carefully inspected the magic circles left by his master outside the house. Because of Ge Hong's long travels, the magic circles were exposed to the wind and sun, the patterns were blurred, and they were worn out, which gave the evil spirit a chance to exploit. machine.

It's just that he still has little experience in profound arts, so he can only try his best to repair a little, which is better than nothing.

After working for half a night, Xie Rong rubbed her sore eyes, washed up and went back to rest. She was still lying next to Lu Sheng, closing her eyes and falling asleep as before.

Lu Sheng had been in fear for a long time, and when he saw him come back safely, he breathed a sigh of relief. When he moved his wrist, he felt stiff and dull. Because of the lack of light, he forgot that Xie Rong is only a ten-year-old child. Feeling extremely aggrieved and unwilling, she said in a low voice, "Ah Rong, my hand hurts."

As soon as the words were finished, the little boy actually got up and untied the ropes from his hands.

Surprised and delighted, Lu Sheng hurriedly thanked him, retracted his hands and massaged vigorously to invigorate the blood, but then he heard the little boy say: "If you dare to run away, I will take your life if I chase you to the ends of the earth."

Although Lu Sheng didn't understand why he was tied up two days ago to prevent him from harming him, why now he is not allowed to escape, but he still smiled and said: "Don't worry, Ah Rong, I will never leave you half a step."

The little boy hummed lightly.

Perhaps it was because of the proximity to the water, it was clearly approaching the Dragon Boat Festival, and in early summer, the night became colder and colder like winter. The silk quilt covering the two of them was a bit thin. Rubbing between his calves, Lu Sheng woke up from the cold, but he couldn't bear to push him away, so he had no choice but to move, and then stretched out his hand to wrap the small body into his arms to keep him warm.

After a while, Lu Sheng also fell asleep in a daze.

When he fell asleep, the little boy suddenly opened his eyes, raised his head from Lu Sheng's arms, looked at the young man's sleeping face carefully, and whispered after a long while: "Are you serious, won't you leave?"

It's just that the young man fell into a deep sleep and never heard a word.

There was nothing to say all night, and the daytime on the third day was also peaceful, so Lu Sheng searched the island. Although there was a pier on the island, there was no boat moored.He took advantage of the cover of the trees to take a closer look at the Jiuqu Bridge connecting the island in the middle of the lake and the shore. The Jiuqu Bridge is winding and winding, and even the fence has not been erected, so the traffic must be clear at a glance. In the eyes of the guards guarding the bridge, it was impossible to get out easily.

He had no choice but to turn back and chat with Xie Rong during the day, chatting with Xie Rong, studying Xuanshu, and passed it safely.

At nightfall, the monster arrived as promised, and the doors and windows were knocked and slammed. It was strange to say that there was a big commotion on Wuwei Island, but Xie's mansion was still quiet and peaceful, and no one was aware of it. different.

Seeing that the doors and windows were cracked and cracked, sooner or later they would not be able to hold on, so Lu Sheng knelt down and said, "Take the mahogany sword and come up."

After all, the little boy was only ten years old, more or less bewildered in his cold eyes, he said at a loss: "Do, what to do?"

Lu Sheng said: "Chu Dao, the preparations are complete in the future, and we will fight against it again."

Xie Rong sighed: "I raised the three-day flag, but no one came. I'm afraid I've been trapped by it, how can I get out?"

Lu Sheng said proudly: "You have to try it, how can you just sit and wait for death?"

Xie Rong's eyes widened slightly, he was free and withdrawn, and rarely saw people, but this young man was like the scorching sun, passionate and persistent, now he was in a sinister form, but he was still unyielding, which made his heart feel warm, and he didn't feel a little bit more Hope with...a little dependence.

The little boy was holding a mahogany sword in his hand, and lay on Lu Sheng's back. At that moment, the wooden window held on for several days, and was finally smashed open. The sound of flapping wings.

Lu Sheng carried the little boy on his back, and dodged quickly with one hand on the ground, but he was tripped by something suddenly. He secretly thought it was wrong, but he tried his best to maintain his balance. He didn't throw Xie Rong off, but he fell heavily on his knees , and his knee hit the bluestone brick floor, making a loud bang.

His face turned pale from the pain, but he had no time to take care of it. He dodged to the right again and avoided the attack again. Xie Rong also had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and stabbed into the shadow with a backhand sword.

Still accompanied by shrill neighing, the shadow turned into black smoke and disappeared without a trace, but a few black feathers remained, which wobbled to the ground.

Xie Rong looked at Hei Yu thoughtfully, but Lu Sheng had no time to look away, because the wooden door was silent, and he was afraid that the thing that hit the door would also come in through the window. Fortunately, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and found the thing that was stumbling him earlier. , the long and narrow scabbard was wrapped with black brown fish skin, and the hilt was wrapped with black cotton rope very conveniently, because it was wrapped by his own hands, Lu Sheng naturally recognized it at a glance, it was actually his hanging pot.

Lu Sheng was overjoyed, and didn't bother to think about why the saber appeared here. He hurried over to step on the scabbard, and pulled out the hanging pot.

As soon as he turned his hand away, the shadow came through the window, but it was unbiased, as if it was actively hitting the tip of the sword, but this time it didn't even have time to scream, it turned into black smoke and disappeared. A few tiny black feathers were left behind, fluttering and falling slowly in front of the two of them.

Lu Sheng was still in shock, and he didn't feel the weight of carrying the little boy on his back. He just stood there panting heavily, supporting the little boy with one hand and holding the horizontal sword to his chest, for fear of another evil spirit attacking him.

After a few moments of effort, the wooden door was blown wide open by the wind in an instant, but no black shadows came in. The moonlight outside the door was bright and clear, and the flower buds were slightly opened in the distance, and the white petals were bathed in the moonlight, like white jade. light.

A plainly dressed old woman with her back to Manchi Xianhua stood in front of the two, her gray hair was combed very neatly, she was only in her thirties, she looked sadly at the two of them.

Lu Sheng only felt that the little boy lying on his back suddenly grabbed his shoulders tightly, as if he was facing a formidable enemy, he shouted with a horizontal sword: "Where is the monster, report your name!"

The woman didn't say a word, her figure suddenly turned into countless black feathers, swept away by the dark wind.

Lu Sheng stood there in a daze, but he noticed that the surrounding coldness gradually dissipated, and the strange sense of oppression that made his scalp explode disappeared, and he heard Xie Rong say: "Put me down."

Thinking it should be all right, Lu Sheng squatted down, put the child back on the ground, the two of them lifted up the table and chairs, and closed the doors and windows, but the doors and windows were seriously damaged, so Lu Sheng could only make a hasty repair and find a few thin sticks of firewood to block it. , Tomorrow, craftsmen will need to be called to repair it.

After he finished his work, he turned back to the wing room, but saw Xie Rong twisting a black feather with two fingers in thought, Lu Sheng asked, "Ah Rong, do you have a clue?"

Xie Rong said: "That woman's surname is Yuan, she was originally my wet nurse, she went to the outskirts of Beijing to fetch books for me three months ago, but she was bitten to death by wild wolves."

Lu Sheng moved his face and said, "Could it be that Nurse Liu is also worried after her death, so she can't come to visit you? What kind of monster is that monster that smashed through the door and window... a ghost?"

Xie Rong lowered her eyes and burned the black feather in her hand close to the candle, then said: "If my guess is right, this thing should be a ghost car."

According to ancient books, ghost cars are transformed by the ghosts of pregnant women who died in vain. They fly at night and hide in daytime.And because of a ray of obsession, he likes to take the son of man to raise him. At night, he uses the blood-spotted children's clothes as a mark, and flies to take him during the day.

Therefore, to prevent ghost cars from abducting children, there is a long-standing taboo among the people. Children's clothes should not be exposed to night dew, and children should be taken back to the house before sunset and the door closed.

Naturally, Lu Sheng heard about it, and sighed unconsciously: "Ghost Che was a poor person before he was alive."

Xie Rong glanced at him, although the expression was almost the same as when he was an adult, but because of his chubby little face and big chubby eyes, he was not as arrogant and spicy as he was when he was an adult, but a little more like a spoiled child. Lu Sheng watched from the sidelines, and his love for her inevitably increased.

"He was pitiful during his lifetime, but after death he was willing to be the lackey of Li Hedi's mother. There is no pardonable crime."

Lu Sheng asked blankly, "Emperor Lihe... who is so sacred?"

Xie Rong frowned slightly, but still pointed to the table patiently. On the pear blossom wooden table, painted with raw lacquer and as smooth as a mirror, a few crystal clear pomegranate seeds as red as cinnabar appeared at some point.

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