Strange Tale

When Si Ren entered the room, Long Jiu was being served to wash his face, he was still wearing pajamas, and there was a set of neatly folded military uniforms on the table next to him.

Two fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, one basin of water and two towels.Long Jiu acted as if he didn't have long hands, and let them gossip about wiping their faces and necks and washing their hands.

"Has Qilin gone back?" Long Jiu asked as soon as he saw Si Ren.

Si Ren felt a little guilty, "Ah, not yet."

Long Jiu also felt guilty, "Then you are here..."

"Uh..." Si Ren glanced at the two girls standing beside him.

Long Jiu shook his head, "Okay, you guys go out."

Only Si Ren and Long Jiu were left in the room.

Si Ren walked up to Long Jiu and took out a few ancient coins furtively, "I had a dream last night."

"What dream?"

"I dreamed that you were in the Jicui Pool again, and suddenly the water in the pool turned blood red!"

In order to appear realistic, Si Ren deliberately widened his eyes.

"What am I doing in Jicuitan?"

"bath."

"Did you dream of me taking a bath?"

"That's not the point."

"You mean... something will happen to me?"

"It's hard to say, so..." Si Ren stretched out his hand in front of Long Jiu, "I brought all my most effective hexagram money. You can shake the hexagram."

Long Jiu picked up a coin suspiciously and looked at it, "The most effective?"

"Yes, my master gave it to me."

"Consecration? Is there such a thing as divination money?"

"Of course there is."

"You still have a master?"

"Isn't this nonsense? Could it be that I will catch ghosts from birth?"

Long Jiu took all the money and said, "Why don't you hurry to find your weasel, and come here to tell me a fortune?"

"Well...Xiaolin will be fine, he used to run out often."

"Then you were so anxious yesterday?"

Long Jiu threw the ancient coins on the bed, Si Ren pretended not to notice what he said, and quickly looked over.

"Ah! Guimei hexagram, it really is a bad omen!"

Si Ren was startled, and Long Jiu was a little frightened, "Wh...what is the ominous omen? Can you explain it clearly?"

"That's not it, it's up against the shock." Si Ren pointed at the ancient coins one by one, "Returning to my sister, there is no profit for the murder. This kind of hexagram seems to imply that the girl is married, and the battle is dangerous. There is no benefit but great harm. In addition The hexagram I predicted for you before, I dare say that within three days, you will have a catastrophe. And you see, I will figure it out for you if you can win Yancheng, and I said that you will be troubled later Sure enough, I met Jin Ji. So you have to trust me this time."

"Then what do you mean... how should I do it?"

"Well... I think it's best if I come to the general's residence for a few days."

"You want to live in?" Long Jiu felt strange, "But I asked you to come here a few days ago, didn't you still refuse?"

"Is this moment or that moment?"

"One moment and another? Is there any difference?"

"Take people's money to help people eliminate disasters. After going home and counting the money, I think I should take some responsibility for collecting so much from you for nothing."

Looking at Si Ren pondering over his words, Long Jiu felt far-fetched.But the hexagram was shaken by himself, and Long Jiu knew that Guimei was a bad hexagram.

Si Ren knew in his heart: his words were full of loopholes, but he really couldn't think of any other good way except to use money to deceive people.Seeing Long Jiu squinting at himself, Si Ren couldn't help feeling anxious: No matter what the reason is, curiosity or suspicion, as long as I can stay temporarily.

"Come on!" Long Jiu called out.

Someone opened the door and came in, Long Jiu said to go and find Xie Bo.

After a while, a bearded old man in casual clothes came in from the door.

Long Jiu pointed at Si Ren, "Uncle Xie, take Mr. Si to arrange a residence for him. He will stay in the General's Mansion for a few days, and find two more people to take care of him."

Si Ren quickly waved his hand, "No, you don't need to wait. Just find a place where you can sleep."

Si Ren followed Xie Bo out and just opened the door.

"I haven't changed my clothes yet..." The person outside the door was about to reach out and knock on the door before knocking, "Mr. Si?"

"Often."

"Why are you here?"

"I have something to do with your general."

I often turn to look at Long Jiu.Long Jiu raised his chin towards Si Ren, "Go with Xie Bo to have a look first, if it doesn't suit you, just ask him to change it. If you have anything, you can ask him directly."

Si Ren left and the door was closed.

He also often picked up the clothes that were on the table before Long Jiu had time to change, "What is he doing here? Did he know that the weasel fell into our hands before?"

Long Jiu shook his head, and repeated what Si Ren said just now.

"So what Qilin didn't go back to Buji House?"

"No."

"Didn't he run away by himself?"

"It doesn't appear to be."

When Long Jiu put on his clothes, he often buttoned them up for him, "Do you believe Si Ren's words?"

"I don't believe it, but he obviously wants to live in. So tell me, don't stop him wherever he wants to go, I want to see what he wants to do."

The last time I came and went in a hurry, Si Ren didn't have time to take a closer look.This time he walked in from the outside to the inside and found that the General's Mansion is very large, with Chinese and Western-style buildings scattered in the five courtyards at the front and back.

Si Ren was taken to a two-story building called Qingxin Pavilion with Chinese-style cornices.

He roughly talked about where the daily necessities are kept, and explained the rules and taboos of the General's Mansion—for example, which places you can't go, and Xie Bo left.

Si Ren stood at the window and looked out, and a small flat-roofed house came into sight.

dungeon?The places I can't go are the places I have to go.Long Jiu, I'm sorry, I'm going to break your rules as soon as I come here.

After tossing around in the room for a while, Si Ren found that the entire general's mansion was full of enchantments.Not to mention whether he can see anything, even the compass has completely failed here. If he doesn't go outside by himself, he can't understand anything more than what normal people can hear and see.

Half an hour later, Si Ren avoided the soldiers standing guard all the way, and sneaked to the flat-roofed house, which was the entrance to the dungeon.But it is very strange, it is said that it is a prison cell, but there is no guard here.

Seeing that there was no one around, Si Ren took out the compass and wanted to take another look.As a result, it didn’t matter after seeing it, Si Ren was taken aback: when he was in the room just now, all the parts in the compass would not move no matter how they were turned, but now it’s all right, Si Ren just watched Tianchi and Tianchi, which he hadn’t even touched. The inner disk is about to spin around by itself.

Sure enough, there is a problem!Putting away the compass and looking behind him carefully, he made sure that no one saw him, so he took a deep breath and stepped into the dungeon.

There was no light in the cell, and after going down the long steps and making two turns, Si Ren soon lost sight of everything.He took out a candle from his bag and lit it. After getting used to it for a while, he finally saw the situation below clearly.What appeared in front of his eyes was a path leading to the depths of the cell.

After listening carefully, Si Ban felt more and more strange: Even if the prison is well controlled and the prisoners are honest, it is not impossible that there is no sound at all!And he kept walking in and out without seeing a single person, not even a jailer.In addition, Si Ren sniffled his nose vigorously: Aren't the prison cells generally stinky?Especially the dungeon, but apart from a little damp, there is no smell at all.

Stretching his arms and looking forward, Si Ren continued to walk in.

The surrounding area was very quiet, Si Ren could only hear his own breathing and the sound of his clothes being undone.After walking a certain distance and standing still again, he glanced around as far as he could see, and understood the reason why it was so quiet here—there was no one in this dungeon at all.

But if there are no prisoners, why are you still afraid of people coming?Si Ren felt that it must not be that simple.Thinking about how he closed his eyes, immediately a gust of wind swept across his back, and Si Ren suddenly opened his eyes again.

After wandering around for many years, I have never encountered any strange things. The general ghost Si Ren has long been ignored, but just now he was really scared.Because apart from the yin energy that shouldn't appear at this hour in the yang world, he also felt a deep resentment and fear mixed with pain.

Si Ren reached into his backpack, hesitated a little, and took out Chunlishen Soup.

Chunlitang is made from the liquid from the bull's eye mixed with herbs.Ordinary people can see ghosts after using it, and people like Si Ren who have practiced can see through the barrier.

But many times it takes courage to see the truth clearly.The lighting of the candle was limited, Si Ren looked back, but he couldn't see his fingers behind him, if he really saw something he shouldn't see, he might not be able to run very far.

But no matter what, since he came here and found something wrong, it was impossible for Si Ren to just go back.Gritting his teeth and blowing out the candle, Si Ren washed his left eye and right ear with pure decoction, then he closed his eyes and began to silently recite the Great Brahma Mantra.

While reading, he heard: the sound of many people walking, the sound of iron chains rubbing against the ground, and the low groans of pain... and these sounds came from those chained but From the empty cell.Up close, it's creepy.

Si Ren slowly opened his eyes, although he had prepared himself, the scene in front of him still made his scalp tingle.In front of his eyes, the cells that were empty just now were already packed to the brim. In each cell, there were many ragged figures circling around a pillar, their hands and feet All tied with chains.

Is it the art of subjugating ghosts? !so much!Who has such powerful mana and is so cruel?

Si Ren couldn't see their faces clearly, but he knew that these were not living people.And they didn't seem to see Si Ren at all, they just stared at their feet sullenly.

How to do it?Si Ren thought, do you want to find a way to catch one and go back and ask for clarification?But... No, the shackles they wear on their bodies should not be made of ordinary iron chains, if they are lifted without authorization, it will definitely alarm the people who tried to lock them here.

Just as I didn't know what to do, suddenly footsteps came from the direction of the entrance, the footsteps of living people.Si Ren hurriedly meditated on the spot, "Tengxuan Yuqi, rotate the eight palaces, sit with others, rise up to enter the room, cover my blue sky, guard my dragon..."

After reciting the mantra and adjusting his breath, Si Ren disappeared his figure in a blink of an eye.