Short story department

Yao Jiuchen's low-pitched chanting continued, but his voice sounded more and more trembling, as if he was speaking against the wind.

The whirlwind lifted his hair, and the paper in his hand made a whirring sound.Yao Jiuchen lowered his head even lower, and the five fingers of his right hand tightly clasped the mask in his hand.

The closer to the small building, the stronger the whirlwind, which almost blocked Yao Jiuchen's footsteps.But Liang Qiunian couldn't feel the wind at all, if he couldn't feel it, he couldn't do anything.He was in a hurry, worried that the whirlwind would take Yao Jiuchen away if this continued.He took a few steps and walked side by side with Yao Jiuchen.Looking eagerly at the man in the wind, he suddenly saw that the face in his hand had changed.A ferocious and majestic scowl appeared on the face that should have been blurry.

God of wrath!

At this time, Yao Jiuchen put the paper and dough figurine into his arms, and stretched out his hand towards Liang Qiunian.The latter hurriedly handed over the old suit, watching Yao Jiuchen put it on, the clothes rustling in the wind.Afterwards, he took out the dough and paper, and continued to walk towards the small building with difficulty.Liang Qiunian couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion. It was only the moment when the fingertips of the two touched. He noticed that Yao Jiuchen's fingers were cold, as if...

The noodle man held in Yao Jiuchen's palm gradually changed even more with his spells. One by one, bumps swelled up on his face, like bumps on a toad's body, disgusting.As the small bags bulged, the colorful threads also tightened the dough, as if something was being imprisoned.Suddenly, there was a snap!A bag burst open, and Yao Jiuchen's expression immediately changed.He put the paper into his arms and stretched out his hand towards Liang Qiunian.

Liang Qiunian could tell that he did this out of necessity.Hastily handed him the cooked food prepared in advance, a sausage.Yao Jiuchen took it and bit off more than half of it in one bite, and swallowed it whole.He ate the sausage in two bites, and under Liang Qiunian's shocked gaze, he actually bit off the face man's feet!Yao Jiuchen made a crackling sound from Yao Jiuchen's mouth with his scarred face and feet.The frightened Liang Qiunian almost screamed!Yao Jiuchen immediately glared at him—don't speak!

Liang Qiunian covered his mouth nervously, and nodded towards Yao Jiuchen.After Yao Jiuchen swallowed the doughnut's feet, the remaining doughnuts unexpectedly fell silent.The bag is gone, but there is still an angry face.Yao Jiuchen was out of breath, his face was pale, and he continued to walk forward.At this time, the whirlwind had already swept him into it.This section of the road seemed to have been taken for too long, and when he reached the gate of the small building, Liang Qiunian's hair almost turned gray.

Yao Jiuchen stretched out his hand for the last time.

Candles, lit.The tiny candle flame looks so fragile in the dark.Liang Qiunian carefully handed over the candle, and Yao Jiuchen ate the rest of the dough, wiped his mouth, and took the candle from Liang Qiunian's hand.

With the last look, it was Yao Jiuchen who urged him to turn around immediately.Liang Qiunian clenched his teeth, hoping to take another look.However, Yao Jiuchen made up his mind and walked into the small building without hesitation.As Yao Jiuchen entered the small building, the whirlwind also poured in, and closed the door of the building tightly with a bang!

Liang Qiunian looked up at the wooden window on the second floor, imagining how Jiao Wang behind the wooden window would react when he saw Yao Jiu.Based on what Yao Jiuchen ordered him to do, his task should be to "call" Jiao Wang back and keep that evil god behind.So, let's get started.

"Jiao Wang...Jiao Wang...Jiao Wang..."

Calling one after another, starting from the bottom of the small building, all the way into the small village with the sound of his stepping on the snow.

The deathly silence was broken by the already hoarse voice.Liang Qiunian was shaking all over, not from cold, but from fear.He was afraid that something would happen to Yao Jiuchen, and that he would not be able to call Jiao Wang home in time.He desperately quickened his pace, and his shouts revealed the panic in his heart.Hurry up, hurry up, it's almost here.As long as Jiao Wang is called back, Yao Jiuchen can go home.

With the last sound, Liang Qiunian's voice was broken, and he fell down and sat in front of Jiao Wang's house.Looking at the dark yard inside, the windows without any light.Is Jiao Wang back?Has he completed what Yao Jiuchen told him?

Maybe, Liangqiu thought.Anyway, he did it and didn't look back on the way, so it should be okay.He didn't care about resting, and got up to go back to check on Yao Jiuchen's situation.Unexpectedly, before he could stand up, someone suddenly grabbed his neck!

Jiao Wang strangled Liang Qiunian by the neck and dragged him into the yard. Liang Qiunian was almost suffocated, but he still couldn't break free from the old man's hand with punches and kicks.Jiao Wang's eyes were as red as blood, staring at Liang Qiunian's chest.With a stabbing sound, his clothes were torn open, his chest was exposed to the cold air, Liang Qiunian shivered suddenly, and mustered up his courage to shout - help.

He could see that something was wrong with Jiao Wang, who seemed to have no self-awareness at all.The withered hands are like sharp claws trying to dig out his heart.

Of course Liang Qiunian knew that it was impossible for one person to dig out another person's heart with bare hands.However, I still couldn't control my despair, thinking—this time it's over.

At the last moment, Liang Qiunian was thinking of Yao Jiuchen, his mother, and seeing them in the next life.thinking about...

Huh?It doesn't hurt at all.What do you mean?Liang Qiunian opened his eyes, and found that Jiao Wang, who was holding him, seemed to have returned to normal, and his eyes were no longer red.Looking at himself, his face was full of shock and sadness.

"Let go, I'm going to die." Liang Qiunian pushed Jiao Wang away, coughing violently.Before he could catch his breath, Jiao Wang grabbed his hand, "Where's Xiao Jiuer?"

"You're still asking me?!" Liang Qiunian said angrily, "He's willing to go all out for such a shitty matter like yours."

"Tell me quickly, what's Xiao Jiuer doing?" When he hurriedly questioned, Jiao Wang carelessly touched himself.

Liang Qiunian suddenly remembered: "Wait a minute, Grandpa Piao, you, did you come back with me all the way?"

"Nonsense, I've been at home."

"What?" No, no, something is wrong, "Jiuchen told me that you are in the small building. You, you are at home, so who is he going to look for?"

"Xiao Jiu'er went in? How did he get in?"

Liangqiu Nian was so anxious that he narrated what Yao Jiuchen had done back and forth. Unexpectedly, Jiao Wang's head was knocked hard on the ground again and again, bleeding from his forehead.Liang Qiunian hurriedly pulled him up: "What happened?"

Jiao Wang didn't say a word, got up and ran into the house.Soon, he came out with a small box and greeted Liang Qiunian: "That thing just left me. Go quickly, maybe there is still time."

As Jiao Wang hurriedly ran out of the courtyard, Liang Qiunian realized that he had been cheated by Yao Jiuchen.

"Tell me, what did Jiuchen do?" Liang Qiunian's face was full of anger, without the laughter of the past.

"He didn't send God away. It's a substitute method." Although Jiao Wang is old, his footsteps are faster than Liang Qiunian.While running, he explained, "The evil in me is caused by Yama, and I must offer sacrifices to quell it. The last time it was my grandfather, I used a ruffian from the village as a sacrifice. I thought that one sacrifice would at least quell it. 100 years, how could it have happened to me last month. Old Gu died voluntarily for the sake of me and the whole village, the evil has subsided, and Xiao Jiu’er made such a fuss, and Old Gu’s death was for nothing.”

"No!" Liang Qiunian retorted, "I heard from Jiuchen that the King of Hades is very powerful, and he won't go to death in spite of himself."

Jiao Wang slapped himself hard: "He wants to save me. You don't understand this. What I have on me is not Yama, but the evil caused by Yama. These are two different things! Xiao Jiu'er has to do What I want to do is to use himself as a substitute to draw the evil in me onto himself."

Hearing this, my mind went blank.

What will happen?Jiao Wang said he didn't know either.

Liang Qiunian picked up two bricks on the ground, Jiao Wang looked at them, and asked him puzzled, "Why are you picking these up?"

"When fighting, you must always have a weapon in your hand. Who knows what's in the small building."

Annoyed, Jiao Wang slapped the broken brick in his hand: "You don't understand who told you to fight. Find Xiao Jiu'er first."

"Your uncle's old man Jiao!" Liang Qiunian became impatient and yelled, "If Jiuchen has any troubles, I'll fucking bury you alive! Is there any pure man in your family? There is a substitute method that can be used , why didn’t you use it earlier.” Cursing and cursing, suddenly felt something was wrong, “I said old man, your grandpa is dead, shouldn’t that evil go with him?”

"I don't understand either. It may have something to do with the fact that the men in our family are all descendants of gods and witches."

"That's even more wrong." Liang Qiunian continued to retort, "Why can Jiuchen use the stand-in method? He is a Han, and he doesn't have the bloodline to represent the gods and witches."

"Because he is from the Yao family." The old man muttered, no matter how much Liang Qiunian pressed him, he remained silent.

One old and one young finally ran to the door of the small building, but found that the door could not be opened.Jiao Wang looked up at the second floor with a solemn expression.He gritted his teeth and told Liang Qiunian: "I can open the door, you follow me. When you see Xiao Jiu'er, you will kneel and kowtow to him. Don't raise your head unless I ask you."

Liang Qiunian watched Jiao Wang dancing at the door like a dancer, he was moaning and he didn't know whether to talk or sing.Anyway, it was far less pleasant than Yao Jiuchen's voice.However, the door just opened by itself, Liang Qiunian kicked the old man in, and followed him closely.

The two rushed up to the second floor.This glance almost scared Liang Qiunian to death!

Yao Jiuchen stood on the tribute table with his head down.The visibility in the dark room was very low. At first glance, one thought Yao Jiuchen had hanged himself.Liang Qiunian almost exclaimed, but fortunately Jiao Wang grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to the ground, the two kowtowed to Yao Jiuchen.Liang Qiunian didn't dare to get up and lay down on the ground.But he couldn't help not looking.Opening his eyes with difficulty, he could only see Jiao Wang's calves.