Chapter 232
Chapter 232
The chaotic fight had nothing to do with the children.
Shen Xue kindly invited her to crawl into her coffin through the tunnel.
"Wait a moment, that's all well and good, but if he comes after us, we'll both be trapped."
"You're a turtle," Shen Xue explained before she glared at her, "I run fast."
"Even if I'm a turtle, I can't do that!" The child still glared, "And why are you here? Isn't this a mass grave?"
"That's a mass grave, and this is a cheaper cemetery," Shen Xue said, pointing to the nearby woods. "Those buried here are from poor families. My parents were afraid they'd bury me too well and I'd be robbed, so they used an ordinary coffin and tombstone. The place they chose was also unremarkable. They just buried a lot of things in the coffin, but they didn't hold a big ceremony, believing in not showing off their wealth."
"Then why was it stolen?"
"Relatives knew my parents loved me and wouldn't give me a hasty burial, so they dug up my grave to look for valuables."
Shen Xue spoke in a very calm manner, as if she was telling someone else's story.
Even at this critical moment, the child still let out a surprised "Ah" and angrily said on her behalf: "What kind of relative is this?!"
"It's because of cruel relatives," Shen Xue shook her head and said, "My parents usually treat them very well, but I didn't expect... Forget it, if you don't want to go in, you'd better run away quickly. I think that ghost is not easy to deal with, and I don't know if your friends can stop it.
I guess it's pretty bad, otherwise she wouldn't just stand there and watch without doing anything."
The child looked hesitant and conflicted.
She somewhat blamed An Xi for not helping, but she also knew that she was too impulsive and did not act according to the plan.
She had agreed to delay, but she angered Zhu An. She still had hope in her heart, hoping that An Xi would rescue her in advance. It really didn't make sense.
And if An Xi hadn't taken action just now, they wouldn't have been able to escape so smoothly. She knew all this.
But I still feel a little awkward, and I can't help but think:
What would have happened if Shen Xue hadn't saved her just now.
Was she going to watch her die or something like that?
She didn't think about these things at first, but when she opened her eyes and found that it was Shen Xue who saved her, she felt a little inexplicably lost, so she thought a lot.
The child tried hard to shake off those thoughts and finally realized something was wrong: "How did you know that I have a friend who came with me?"
"Ah, this is a long story. Didn't you tell me you wanted to find Daming's brother? I had nothing better to do so I looked for him for you. I saw you in distress and followed you to see if I could help."
This makes sense, but the child still feels something is wrong. Shen Xue's grave is so close to the mass grave, how could the evil ghost let her go?
Does she know that her comrades were eaten by evil spirits?
And...why is her soul more solid than before?
It is not easy for a ghost to pick up anything from the world of the living, but she can open the backpack, tear off the talisman on her back and throw it away.
This is too amazing...
The child wanted to ask clearly, but as the fighting noises grew louder, he knew it was not a good time to speak.
Plus, Shen Xue doesn't look like an evil ghost.
The child put aside his doubts and said, "I can't run away. I have to go back and take a look. Could you please help me find someone?"
The child told her the location of the An family and said that if she couldn't find Mr. An, she could go find the yamen runners.
Shen Xue agreed to everything and turned to leave.
The child put down the backpack behind him, took out the soul flag and the monster egg, looked at them, and threw the egg back.
Then he cut his finger and dripped blood onto the soul flag.
This is a ceremony of recognizing the master. It is surprisingly simple, but it may not be successful. If the magic weapon does not like you and does not want you to be its master, it will not absorb blood.
An Xi said that some people would cut their palms and press the blood on it to show their sincerity.
The child felt it was very painful and didn't want to do that. Seeing that there was still some blood on his hands, he simply smeared it on the monster egg.
Don't waste it.
She has two treasures, one of them must like her and be willing to let her use them in a fight, right?
The drop of blood on the monster egg quickly dried up.
The drop of blood on the soul flag did not dry up, but it did not absorb anything either. Just when the child gave up hope, the drop of blood finally slowly crossed the two words "故矣" on the flag, seeped into the flag, and disappeared from the child's sight.
Is this... over?
The child was confused, but the banner flew out of his hand and hung in the air, fluttering and emitting blood.
The child was in a trance and heard funeral music, crying, and chanting, and the smell of incense, candles and paper ashes filled his nose.
The cranes are crying, and it seems as if there are golden boys and jade girls leading the dead souls to a place where there are no worries.
His eyes fell on the soul flag, and it seemed as if there was a ladder to heaven and a door opened.
The six realms of reincarnation are full of suffering, and the golden boy leads the way.
Ascend to the paradise early, and the jade maidens will come to welcome you.
Therefore.
Come into my banner.
The child peeked through the door and saw...a temple on the mountain.
She saw the main hall with the statue of Yinggu, the backyard full of fruits, and a broken water tank next to the vegetable patch, which was used to collect rainwater for irrigation. The vegetables and fruits were growing in their prime, and there were also jumping rabbits, clucking chickens, and a cat sleeping soundly on the pig's body.
Master and Nun Jingneng rolled up their sleeves and washed the fruit with plenty of water.
Cheng Tianbao might be planning something bad, so the dog sneaked into the hall.
She rolled her eyes and ignored him, running to the back and eating the fruit in the basket.
She nibbled this, threw that, and only took a bite of each. Master Jingchi grabbed her and beat her. She cried until her throat hurt, so she asked Master Jingneng for pear soup.
When washing dishes at night, I secretly leave some rice to feed the ants.
The nuns discussed who would hold her when they went to deliver the fruit tomorrow.
She no longer needs to be held.
She runs very fast and has great strength, so she can deliver the fruit by herself.
The child took a step toward the ladder.
The scene before him turned into flying smoke and disappeared.
A man was looking at her with an expression that was neither crying nor laughing: "Things have changed, the past cannot be retrieved, and there is no point in trying to keep it. What do you want this banner for?"
"I, I'm going to save people."
"Can you save people?"
"It's always helpful."
The child was in a slumber and only spoke subconsciously.
"Is that so? Then go ahead..."
He also turned into flying smoke and disappeared. The banner hit the child's face with a snap, and the half-broken pole left a red mark on her face.
Child:……
What happened just now?
Who is that person?
Forget it, take care of him.
Picking up the Soul Banner again, the child had a different feeling, as if she knew this thing very well and had understood how to use it.
So the child who appeared in front of everyone again went back crying.
While crying, she carried the banner and chanted: "Zhu An, come back, go to paradise early and don't look back.
Zhu An, please come back. We are not related in any way, so I shouldn't do this, but I can't bear to see you homeless.
Zhu An, come back, follow me, don’t wander around in this world without anyone to rely on. The family in this flag will love you.
Zhu An, come back. No one cares about you outside, even if you are scared to death. Tigers will eat you, wolves will bite you, and the world will not tolerate you. The only place in the flag belongs to you.
Zhu An, please listen to my advice. I won’t harm you. I will give you a good beating when you come in... No.
Zhu An, I am doing this for your own good, you dead man should know this."
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