fairy dust

The rain in Luo Village, Qiheng Town, Dangzhou has been cloudy for seven or eight days.The rain has been big and small, and it has never stopped.Right now is the slack season after the harvest, but the village seems to be empty, as if no one is walking. The streets and roads seem to have encountered a war, and debris is scattered all over the place.Except for the sound of rain, there is only a dead silence between heaven and earth.

Tonight will be another sleepless night.The gloomy sky was shrouded in solid black clouds, suppressing suffocating despair.The people of Luo Village still don't know how they got into trouble with the cruel water demon. Twelve people died in five days, and this small village, which was already underpopulated, suddenly fell into a huge panic.What's more, among those 12 people, there is also a Taoist exorcist who was invited by the whole village with a lot of money.

It is precisely because of this that the villagers dare not hide alone at home or elsewhere. The seventy or so people in the village are all crowded in the Luo Family Ancestral Hall, and by the way, they pray to the ancestors enshrined on the spiritual tablet to bless them through this period. Difficulties in the road.But even so, even if there was a slight turmoil outside, they would still be panicked and terrified.

"Du Bao, sit down honestly!" The old village head Luo Zhongfu couldn't stand the young and strong Du Bao walking around in front of him, disturbing him, so he yelled at him in a low voice.

How could Du Bao sit still? More than seventy people had been trapped in the ancestral hall for five or six days, and the dry food, water and rice brought by the villagers when they took refuge in the ancestral hall had already run out.His younger brother Du Gang took the initiative to invite Ying at noon, saying that he would go out to get food for everyone, but now it was getting late, but Du Gang hadn't come back yet.

Could it be that he was captured by the water demon and refined the human pill?Du Bao didn't even dare to think about such a result, so he could only walk to the door from time to time, and then swayed from the door to the window, pacing back and forth, hoping to see his brother's return as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, walking around annoyed the village chief again, so he had to sit down on the wooden bench and talk to Luo Zhongfu: "Village chief, do you think Dagang is okay?"

"It's okay, what can be the matter? Don't keep thinking about the worst, you'll be back in a while, ah." Luo Zhongfu persuaded Du Bao like this, but he didn't know it in his heart.

Not to mention Du Gang, even Datian and Ergou who were sent to Tianyuzong for help a few days ago have no news at all.If the two of them couldn't bring back the Immortal Daoist of Tianyuzong... Luo Zhongfu sighed, then even if they weren't captured by the water demon to make human pills, the whole village would starve to death in the ancestral hall.

While hesitating, he could only hear the closed door of the Luo Family Ancestral Hall being slapped by someone who came in the wind and rain.

"Open the door!! Open the door! Open the door!!!" It was Du Gang who heard the voice.

Hearing the sound, Du Bao jumped up and ran to the door: "It's Dagang who came back from fetching food! Dagang, you wait, I'll open the door for you right away!"

Before Du Bao reached out to touch the wooden door bolt, Luo Zhongfu snatched it up, grabbed him abruptly, and said, "Don't open it!"

At this time, the people outside the ancestral hall became even more anxious. They clearly heard someone respond but did not see the door open, so they changed their palms into fists and pounded on the door of the ancestral hall: "Brother Bao! Open the door! Brother Bao! The monster is about to I’m catching up! Let me in quickly!!! I’m bringing food for everyone!!!”

Du Gang's shouts pierced Du Bao's heart like sharp knives. The brothers and sisters were only separated by a door, but they couldn't open the door to rescue each other. Just opened the door?!"

Luo Zhongfu pushed Du Bao aside and ignored him. Instead, he turned his questioning gaze to a woman in a seven-star Taoist robe in the room, cupped his hands and said, "Little master... Lingshi Lingxizi is a master of catching monsters with profound Taoism. Unfortunately, you have been in trouble, but you have followed him for many years, you must have obtained the true instruction. However, the water monster is so cunning, I should trouble the little master to open the Dharma Eye first, to see if this door... can be opened or not."

I saw this woman in a seven-star Taoist robe sitting on a futon facing the gate of the ancestral hall.In front of her was a small clay bowl.The female Taoist frowned deeply, forming a knot between her brows, staring straight at the water surface in the bowl like star pupils.

This water is the rainwater she collected outside before hiding in the ancestral hall with the villagers.Strange to say, there was nothing dripping from the roof of the ancestral hall, but the water in the bowl shone faintly and rippled continuously.At first, the villagers were terrified by the vision, but after hiding together in the ancestral hall for seven or eight days, everyone got used to it.

The female Taoist priest didn't get up when she heard the village head's request, she just pouted on the futon and said, "In my opinion..."

But as soon as she opened her mouth, Du Bao stopped the conversation in front of Luo Zhongfu and said, "Village chief! The Daoist is dead, what does this little Taoist know?! If she misreads, it will kill my brother! It’s better to open the door quickly and let Da Gang in! Didn’t you hear him say that the monster is about to catch up! It’s important to save people!!”

Because of Du Bao's anxious tone with a tinge of contempt, the female Taoist priest who had been sitting still suddenly lost her temper. All the refugees in the ancestral hall could hear her dissatisfaction.

Seeing that the female Taoist teacher was unhappy, Luo Zhongfu was afraid of offending the last life-saving straw in front of him, and impatiently reprimanded Du Bao: "What are you talking about! Little master doesn't understand you! Have you forgotten how A Niu and Lihua died?" !!"

"Me!..." Du Bao was stunned. After the village head mentioned it, he couldn't help but recall what happened when the whole village took refuge in the ancestral hall a few days ago.

At that time, the Taoist hired by the villagers to get rid of the demon had died, and the situation in the village was extremely critical.The people of Luo Village can only hope that Lingxizi's apprentice, the female Taoist priest in the seven-star Taoist robe, can lead them to escape.But the female Taoist said that the water monster was very virtuous and extremely cruel, and her own strength was not enough to subdue the water monster, let alone lead the whole village out of misfortune.

Fortunately, this Luo village has some history. The villagers have always worshiped their ancestors. The ancestral hall in the village was blessed by the ancestors.

However, when the villagers filed into the ancestral hall, the female Taoist only blocked A Niu and Lihua from the door, no matter how much the two begged, they would not agree.At that time, Du Bao tried to persuade A Niu Lihua because he couldn't see the indifferent and unfeeling attitude of the female Taoist priest towards A Niu Lihua.

Unexpectedly, during the tugging, A Niu and Lihua, who were fine a second ago, suddenly burst into a puddle of boiling water in front of Du Bao.There was some bloody smell in the water, which splashed Du Bao's body and face, causing him to stagger several times in shock, and sat down on the ground, his face pale and speechless.

It turns out that A Niu and Lihua have already been killed by the water demon and turned into puppets of the water demon.

After this incident, almost all the villagers admired the young female Taoist teacher and obeyed her orders.At the same time, they were also afraid that there would be another puppet of the water demon pretending to be a villager and sneaking into the ancestral hall, so the scene just now happened.As long as someone wants to enter the ancestral hall, the village head will consult the female Taoist teacher.

Thinking of this, Du Bao finally realized that if the female Taoist did not nod, his younger brother Du Gang would not be able to enter the gate of the ancestral hall.For the sake of his younger brother's safety, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and apologize to the female Taoist teacher: "Little master, I'm a vulgar person who can't speak, so don't be angry. Please, little master, open your Dharma eyes quickly and see if it's my brother Du Gang outside the door, or The water man manipulated by the monster..."

Seeing Du Bao's soft mouth, the female Taoist didn't pursue it, and continued with what she said just now: "In my opinion, there is no need to open the Dharma Eye. It is true that the person talking outside the door is Du Gang, but the evil spirit outside the door is rushing straight The human face is gone, which means that the water demon is not far away. I think it must deliberately save Du Gang's life and trick him into calling the door. If the door is not opened, Du Gang's life will be gone, but if the door is opened... ...There is no need to say more about the result...so the village chief, you old man, decides whether to open or not to open this door."

Hearing this, the village head couldn't help taking two steps back, and murmured with a gloomy face: "If you open this door, I'm afraid that seventy people of Luo village, old and young, will be taken away by the water demon to make human pills..."

"Brother! Village Chief!! Little Master!!! Save me!!!" There was a lot of rain outside the ancestral hall, but Du Gang's shrill door calling could no longer be clearly heard by everyone in the ancestral hall, like a water demon It was as if he had quietly come behind him, desperate and frightened, just listening to it made people tremble uncontrollably.

Hearing the village head's murmur, Du Bao felt bad. He almost knew what kind of decision the village head had made.So he tightly clenched the long stick in his hand, and shouted excitedly: "Can't open it?!! Da Gang ventured out for the rations of our 70-odd people!! The little master also said that the one outside the door is Da Gang !! Village chief, open the door for Da Gang!! Opening the door will take a lot of effort, nothing will happen!!!"

"What are you driving! Didn't you hear the little master say that there is a monster outside the door?! Do you want everyone to be buried with Da Gang!" Luo Zhongfu gritted his teeth and shook his head.

To say that opening the door on weekdays is really a big deal, just push and pull with your hands.But today is different, when Dagang went out to fetch food, Luo Zhongfu saw that the female Taoist spent nearly half a cup of tea to remove the original seal on the door.After Da Gang went out, it took her another half a cup of tea to seal the gate of the ancestral hall again.

And it was raining lightly and breezy outside the house at that time, presumably it was because the water demon was not nearby that the female Taoist agreed to let Da Gang go out.But now, with the howling wind outside the door and the heavy rain pouring down, this small ancestral hall might really not be able to last a cup of tea.

Luo Zhongfu spoke harshly, telling Du Bao that he was also telling himself.Although brothers Du Bao and Du Gang have different surnames, they grew up in the village since they were young, and they are close relatives.Making the decision not to open the door made him very embarrassed and bitter.

Thinking that the other deceased villagers were indeed killed by the water demon, but Du Gang died because of himself, Luo Zhongfu's eyes that were cloudy and anxious due to sleepless nights became more red, swollen and blurred.It's a pity that he is the head of a village, after all he can't risk the lives of the whole village.

"Da Gang!!!" Du Bao rushed to the door again, and outside the heavy wooden door was his younger brother who was on the verge of life and death.Not reconciled, he stared wide-eyed at the seal drawn by the female Taoist priest on the wooden door, only to see that the spell shone with a faint blue light, meandering and winding, very mysterious, let him pat and slap , but there is no change.Indeed, Du Baokong had the strength to deal with the banning curse, but he was helpless.

At this time, the sound of wind and rain outside the door became more urgent, and the villagers were almost powerless to panic because of hunger and cold.

Du Bao squatted in front of the door, holding his head and saying nothing. The village chief Luo Zhongfu leaned his back on his forehead and said nothing. The knock on the door didn't know when it stopped.

The ancestral hall was suddenly eerily quiet.