Drunken Crane Immortal

Chapter 36

The lamps and candles in the patriarch's study room were lit all night, and the people were called to discuss it early the next morning, but no matter what they said, the promise must be fulfilled, and the entire ancestral hall was silent for a while.

The servant standing beside him came to light the dry tobacco for the patriarch. The patriarch held the dry tobacco and knocked twice, exhaled a puff of smoke, looked at the people below, and said slowly: "What do you all think?"

Someone shouted: "I've been talking about it all morning, is that wizard willing to change the terms?"

Ming Xi took a step forward and said, "I've already said this just now, and he doesn't want to."

"Then what else is there to say! You might as well ask who is willing to sacrifice their children, who can sacrifice their children so selflessly!"

Mingxi looked back at the patriarch, turned back after a while, and said to everyone: "The patriarch also said last time that the one who has psychic skills and someone secretly changed the horoscope of his birthday has already known. At Maoshi another letter came, saying that the child would be sent to the western suburbs within ten days, otherwise..."

She paused, her eyes lingered on Ali's face for a brief moment, then she looked away immediately, and said, "Otherwise, he will put back the disemboweled spirit again."

As soon as the words fell, there was an immediate commotion. At first, many people thought that this strange person was the one who created the monster. Now that the words were spoken, there were even more speculations.But everyone was afraid that such a tragedy would happen again, and there was a lot of discussion for a while, but they couldn't calm down for a long time.

This matter has been going on for a day without a conclusion, and some people have the idea that it can be dragged on for a day, thinking that maybe after a long time, that person will forget about it.But from the next day, some people began to lose their children, and every day a child disappeared inexplicably.Seeing that the ten-day appointment was coming, this time there was no need for the patriarch to convene, the ancestral hall was full of people, those who lost their children cried, and those who had children at home were full of fear.

This time the patriarch did not show up, and only sent his subordinates to spread the word, saying: "Who knows who changed the child's birthday, the wizard has already said that the person he wants will not go to the western suburbs, this village A child is lost every day."

He left after saying these words, without giving everyone a chance to argue.

There was a lot of noise underneath, Ali quietly passed through the crowd, left the ancestral hall and came to the pond, and saw Mingxi was already waiting there, so he went up to her and said, "I was looking for you too."

Mingxi looked at him, sighed lightly, and said, "Sorry, I can't help it."

Ali didn't move, and said, "Don't be sorry, you have helped a lot. I will tell him about this and let him choose by himself."

"Let him choose?" Ming Xi said with an unbelievable expression, "Is there any choice here?"

Ali showed a slight smile, and said, "If he doesn't want to go, then I'll let Niang Yan take him away, and I'll go to the western suburbs to see the real face of that person; if he's not afraid, he'll go by himself."

Mingxi was stunned by his words, and it took him a long time to say: "You let him go, isn't it just to kill him? Are you willing? Can you bear it?"

Ali touched the quiver hanging from his waist and said, "He won't want to see others die because of him, and he won't be afraid. He is my son, and I know it in my heart."

Ming Xi was at a loss for words, only a helpless sigh remained.

Ali returned home, but there was no sign of his son in the backyard, and he heard Yanniang's sobbing when he entered the house. The child who had never been beaten or scolded was kneeling beside his mother, looking downcast.

"What are you kneeling for?"

Upon hearing this voice, Yanniang raised her head, with tears still on her face, and said bitterly: "He should kneel, you taught him!" She looked at Hua Zhaoshui and said angrily: " You think you are a hero, don’t you? Do you think you are immortal? Dare to say anything!”

Ali probably understood what was going on, and didn't try to persuade him. He sat down by himself, looked at the top of his son's head, and said, "You know everything."

Hua Zhaoshui nodded, looked at Yanniang with some concerns, and then slowly said: "Only if I was born at [-]:[-] on the seventh day of the seventh month, that person just wants me. If I don't go, he will Kill more people."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Niang's tears fell again, she was angry and sad, and said: "Then I only have one son, what should I do if you go? You have a kind heart, and you have a heart of heaven and earth! You are amazing." !"

Hua Zhaoshui was dumbfounded by her scolding, and looked up at his father in a daze.Ali held Yanniang's hand and said, "Don't cry, you won't necessarily lose your life if you go."

Yan Niang became even more angry, she snapped his hand away and said, "What do you mean? That's your son, and it's also my son, I don't agree!"

Ali coughed lightly, and said, "Whether you agree or not, let the child get up first. How long have you let him kneel? His back can't even stand up straight."

Yanniang was not so excited at this moment, looked at him several times, and said: "I didn't make him kneel—won't get up yet, do you want to kneel down and cripple yourself to anger me?"

Hua Zhaoshui staggered up, went to support Yanniang's shoulders, and said, "Mother, don't be angry."

Yan Niang touched the back of his hand and said: "You two are together to anger me, my words won't work - do you have to go?"

Hua Zhaoshui took a peek at his father, and said in a soft tone: "Mother, that man didn't say why he wanted me to go, maybe he didn't want my life. Mother, I promise you, I will definitely come back alive to see you."

Before Yanniang could speak, Ali spoke first, and said, "In just a few days, several children have disappeared. If you let him hide, even if he can escape the wizard's psychic spell, his Can my conscience be at ease? Now the child is missing, and the next step may be the same blood as before."

Yanniang couldn't bear it, she didn't speak for a while.

The ten-day period is approaching, and Hua Zhaoshui, as she said at the beginning, went out with the new hunting bow Ali made for him.Weeds grew wildly in the western suburbs, reaching up to his waist, Mingxi brought a few people from his tribe to send him over, Ali could only send him to the western suburbs, and then stopped.

Hua Zhaoshui hasn't realized in her heart that maybe she will never come back after this trip, and she still has some innocent courage.Mingxi gave him a few instructions, and secretly gave him a pack of medicine powder, lent him the time to straighten his collar and whispered: "If he wants to harm you, you just open this thing and sprinkle it on him, and the medicine powder will burn immediately. Get up. It would be better if you had a chance to figure out the escape route, understand?"

Hua Zhaoshui put it in his arms, nodded to her, suddenly felt a little uneasy, and asked, "Is he a human? Or some kind of monster?"

Mingxi shook his head lightly, and said: "I haven't seen it either, but it shouldn't be a monster. He can also write, and every time he sends a message from the spirit bird. I can't send you off anymore. You have to be careful."

Hua Zhaoshui smiled at her and said, "Okay."

After all the people who followed left, the weedy deep forest regained its tranquility. Only then did Hua Zhaoshui realize that there were no birds or beasts in such a lush forest, and the silence was terrifying.

He looked around, and suddenly heard a voice: "You are not a hunter here, what are you doing with a bow and arrow?"

Hua Zhaoshui was taken aback, staggered two steps back, looked around but didn't see anyone, suddenly felt a little scared in his heart, and bluffed back: "Why don't you show up when you talk to people, I'll see you sooner or later of."

The man seemed to be smiling, and then Hua Zhaoshui heard footsteps behind him, looked back suddenly, and saw a figure appearing in the mist, the voice also came from this direction, the man said: "Okay, Little hunter. But you can't catch prey with a bow and arrow, for example, you look like a frightened bird now."