N-A-A Chapter 1786 The Ghost of the Ditch at Dusk
Chapter 1786 The Ghost of the Ditch at Dusk
While breakfast was being prepared, Lu Zhaoling had already prepared a gift for Xiao Sheng.
When she came out, Zhou Shiyue glanced at her and met her teasing gaze.
Zhou Shiyue immediately understood what she meant.
Sleeping with her, he would toss and turn until the middle of the night, unable to control himself, and eventually had to get up to "cool down." But he was unwilling to sleep somewhere else.
They said they would eventually get used to it.
Last night, when he was about to go to sleep, Lu Zhaoling told him to go to bed a little later today and not to get up too early, because a lack of sleep makes people feel tired.
He is quite obedient.
But when you tried to estimate it, you were laughed at, weren't you?
Just now, Aoki secretly told Lu Zhaoling that Aoki had been punished early in the morning.
Based on Qinglin's past tendency to be sarcastic, Lu Zhaoling immediately guessed that Qinglin Sui must have hit Zhou Shiyue's sore spot.
"cough."
Zhou Shiyue coughed.
Actually, he couldn't get up not because he was making a fuss last night, but because he kept having dreams all night, dreams filled with raging flames.
Flames soared into the sky, and screams filled the air.
This was the first time he had such a dream; he hadn't slept well at all.
However, he didn't want to tell Lu Zhaoling about this for the time being, so he could only accept her teasing.
Zhou Shiyue always felt that he had to find that jade seal.
He then thought of something else.
In his dream, when he felt himself being burned to the point of extreme pain, a moment of coolness seemed to give him a moment of respite.
When he woke up today, he reached out and touched the token that he would take off and place by his pillow before going to sleep, following his memories.
Last night, it seemed that the token was what made him feel a cool sensation. And this token was a gift that Lu Zhaoling had specially carved for him.
Once he finds more clues, he will explain things to Lu Zhaoling and ask her to help analyze them.
But now she knows nothing, and saying that having such a dream will only keep her up at night because she's worried about him and might stay up all night watching over him.
Zhou Shiyue didn't want it to be like this.
"What are you doing up so early?" he asked Lu Zhaoling.
Lu Zhaoling pointed to the box Qingbao was holding, "She went to pick out a gift."
"Gift?"
"It's for my new junior brother. My master is going to take on a disciple." When Lu Zhaoling told him about it, Zhou Shiyue also thought of something.
"Today is the perfect day to return to my parents' home."
"Yes, so let's hurry up and have breakfast, then we'll go back to Huaiyuan."
Huaiyuan should be quite lively today.
While Lu Zhaoling and the others were making preparations.
Jianwangou.
Jianwan Gully is a fairly large gully. A small path runs through it, and many trees are planted in the gully. In autumn and winter, the leaves turn yellow and red, creating a vibrant tapestry of colors.
It was probably because this area was so beautiful that many people came here, and gradually a path was built out.
However, because the trees are so dense, the light here is only bright at noon; it will be dim earlier or later.
Therefore, anyone who really wants to pass through here will calculate the time carefully.
It's too early now; there's still a thin mist swirling in the woods, the sun hasn't risen yet, and the sky is still pale, making the colors here appear very cool and pale.
In this light, it seemed as if there were two figures under the tree in front. One was large, and the other was small.
The larger one appears to be a woman, because although her face is not clearly visible, she has a slender figure and her hair is styled in what looks like a fairy bun.
She was wearing a white dress with wide, flowing sleeves.
There was a child standing nearby; it was impossible to tell if the child was a boy or a girl. He seemed to be carrying a basket in one hand.
The fog was sometimes thin and sometimes thick; when it was thicker, things were even harder to see.
The Sheng family members sat around a clearing with several large rocks, and a bonfire with only a weak flame burning on the ground.
They spread some dry grass around the fire, propped it up with branches, and tied some tarpaulins to it to protect them from the wind and dew at night.
The oilcloth was bought from the ghost market. It was said to be handcrafted by an old ghost craftsman. It was not only soaked in a medicinal solution to repel snakes and ants, but also sprinkled with some specially prepared ashes using a secret method. So it could even keep away some wandering ghosts in the mountains and forests from getting close.
The Sheng family spent a lot of money buying these things at the Ghost Market, but because they often went out to do business and often slept outdoors, these things were quite useful.
The main advantage is that it can be folded into a very small size, so it doesn't take up much space when carried on your back.
However, these things were useless last night, since we encountered a dead person and a ghost messenger.
Although the two ghost messengers were not there at this time, they had said before they left that they would come back at any time, but they were going back to investigate some things.
When the Sheng family opened their eyes in the morning, they saw the two figures in front of them. At first, they thought it was the ghost messengers returning, but upon closer inspection, they realized that it was one big and one small.
Sheng Xiaohan stayed here too. Yesterday, when Sheng San Niangzi said she was going back to get reinforcements, Sheng Xiaohan stayed here to wait for her, since she couldn't run as fast as Sheng San Niangzi.
She was also worried that if her parents stayed here, they would suddenly be taken away by the ghost messengers.
Sheng Xiaohan is now staring at the two figures, holding her mother's arm, because she noticed that her mother's eyes are fixed on the two figures.
"Mom, why are you looking at me so intently?" Sheng Xiaohan called out to her.
Madam Fang, Sheng's mother, snapped back to reality after being shaken. She grabbed Sheng Xiaohan's arm and asked with a worried tone, "Xiaohan, do you think we should go check if that mother and daughter are in any trouble? They've been standing there in this desolate place for a long time. Did they step on something and can't move?"
Upon hearing Fang Shi's words, Sheng Xiaohan immediately objected, "Mother, didn't you hear what my great-aunt said before? Don't go near anyone or anything you see, no matter who it is. We can't meddle in other people's business right now."
Although Sheng Xiaohan and the others had not heard of the Jianwangou incident, Sheng San Niangzi had mentioned before she left that she had lit Master Lu's talisman in the fire and told them to stay by the fire and not wander off.
Even if you need to use the restroom, just bear with it and wait for her to come back.
However, Sheng Xiaohan was anxious. Logically speaking, her great-aunt should have returned last night. Why was there no news all night?
Her cousins were so desperate to relieve themselves that they were pacing around in circles. If they hadn't seen the ghost messenger yesterday and been frightened, they wouldn't care what she said and would have already slipped into the woods behind the house to take care of it.
"I haven't even asked you yet, but you keep calling her 'Grandma,' which elder in our family is she? You used to call one 'Grandma,' but that one's long since passed away..."
She ended up in prostitution and later died a tragic death.