Before I went to school, I didn't know that dreams were actually all kinds of things.
I don't know where my dream went. Was it like a jammed tape, playing only one segment over and over again?
For the past twenty-four years, I've only had the same dream every night.
The content of the dream was monotonous, bloody, terrifying…and then it became numb. I was used to waking up in sweaty sheets.
I rarely completed that dream in one go, but after repeating it over and over again for decades, I was able to piece together the various fragments into a complete story.
Seven earthen jars and seven girls were turned into human pigs. He had eyes but could not see, ears but could not hear, and mouth but could not speak.
Yet, he was still alive.
Rustling sounds were the sounds of their incomplete bodies twisting in the jar.
A woman in black appeared. She stretched out her jade-lotus-like arm and slender fingers. With a light gesture, she changed the positions of the seven earthen jars.
One earthen jar was in the middle, and the rest were placed in six directions around it.
The woman in black walked to the earthen jar in the middle, pried open the girl's mouth, and forcefully inserted a spirit tablet into her mouth.
There was nothing special about the tablet, and I couldn't see what was written on it. He vaguely remembered the word "Ye".
The mouths of the other six girls were stuffed with palm-sized spiders, toads, centipedes, scorpions, and bats…Their mouths were tightly sewn with silver threads, and the poisonous insects were tightly sealed in their mouths like meat boxes.
Then, the woman in black took out some black gel liquid and filled each jar.
The girl in the jar seemed to have calmed down a little in the liquid and stopped struggling.
"Live well, forever. I want your resentment…to make Ye Shiquan's descendants suffer a fate worse than death!”
The woman in black took the last step. She clasped her hands together and mumbled in a foreign language. The black gel in the earthen jar spread over the girls 'faces and then solidified like cooling wax, but it was suffused with a faint light...
“5……4……3……2……1。Alright, you can wake up now!" Doctor Yang woke me up from deep hypnosis.
I saw a trace of fear and disgust flash across Doctor Yang's face, but it was quickly hidden by his professional and serious face. But it doesn't matter. I'm already used to it. Over the years, I've seen no less than ten psychotherapy doctors, but none of them could cure me.
He had recently found a new doctor to reassure his mother. Anyway, I'm already numb to it. I've watched a horror movie over and over again for more than 20 years. I should be tired of it.
Doctor Yang is looking at my medical record. Actually, it was more appropriate to call him Professor Yang. He was the most experienced psychology professor in the province and was currently working in the psychology department of a key national university. This time, he was willing to come forward to treat me because I couldn't be cured by several of his students. He became interested in me.
"Ms. Mo, generally speaking, patients who have repeated nightmares mostly experienced some kind of tragedy in their childhood. They can't vent their fear through normal channels, so they try their best to suppress and forget. As a result, the fear was still hidden in the bottom of your heart. When your consciousness was at its weakest and most scattered, it slipped out quietly.”Professor Yang said while observing the changes in my expression." Of course, this is just a normal situation. And to my knowledge, there is no other case in the world that has repeated the same dream for decades like yours.”
I had heard his explanation many times, and as I expected, he didn't understand what was going on. I smiled politely, my expression helpless."In other words, Professor Yang also thinks that my illness is incurable, right?”
Professor Yang immediately sensed that I had the intention to give up."No, I don't. What I mean is, Miss Mo, you're the only one in the world. Actually, there are still many ways to start with your illness. I haven't started investigating yet. Including your birth, family situation, interpersonal relationships, growing environment, etc., I will investigate them one by one and then give you an answer, okay?”
Seeing this white-haired old man treat my illness so seriously, I couldn't help but feel a little touched.
Perhaps, there was really hope this time.
But what I didn't see was that Professor Yang's expression became extremely solemn after I left. He used a red pen to draw a circle on my name.
Professor Yang hasn't contacted me for a while, but I'm not in a hurry. I go to work as usual and have nightmares as usual.
However, many things happened without my notice.
Recently, I noticed that the dream realm seemed to have changed a little. The scenes and characters are still the same. However, the woman in black in the dream…seemed to be able to sense my existence. She was looking at me.
With this question in mind, I repeatedly gave myself a psychological hint before I went to bed. I must figure it out in my dream today.
A person's consciousness was very strong. Even in the process of sleeping, sometimes you would clearly know that you were dreaming. I believe that everyone has experienced this before.
I fell asleep with the thought of finding out what was going on, but I woke up with a look of shock and unprecedented fear.
It turned out that the black-clothed woman in the dream was really looking at me. Although her face was facing the girl in the earthen jar, her eyes were clearly moving in my direction. Nothing had changed except for her gaze. It was like two dazzling white lights that made my eyes hurt.
This was the first time in twenty years.
A few days later, my mother asked me to follow her to the Golden Toad Temple to burn incense and pray to Bodhisattva.
I know she did it for me.
After paying my respects to Bodhisattva, my mother pulled me to a small stall in front of the temple. The stall owner was a blind old woman with two old scabs on her eyes. Her hair was wrapped in a white towel, and she was wearing an old blue gown and an apron. It couldn't be any simpler.
"Granny Mei, can you help my daughter feel her bones?”
Mother placed my hand into Granny Mei's. Granny Mei's expression suddenly changed. She retracted her hand as if she had been electrocuted. After hesitating for a moment, she grabbed my hand and pressed it carefully.
“
What a sin! Injustice!" Granny Mei shook her head." This is a sin you committed in your previous life!”
I didn't really believe the words of these mountain witches, but the recent changes made me a little at a loss. So I interrupted and asked,"What did I do in my previous life?"”
I didn't expect Granny Mei to glare at me angrily with her blind eyes."In your previous life, you were a cultivator, but you couldn't cultivate in peace. For the sake of his own mortal desires, he poisoned seven girls just to curse the entire family of the heartless person. Isn't this considered a sin?"
Granny Mei's words scared me so much that I almost lost my balance. How did she know?
"Then what should I do to get rid of this nightmare? Granny Mei, please help me…"
"The one who tied the bell must untie it. You trapped the souls of those seven girls in the Death Killing Vicious Nether Array and turned their resentment into poison to curse the Ye family for eternity. They were neither living nor dead, so their souls could not enter reincarnation and could not be reincarnated as humans forever. If you want to free them, you will also be freeing yourself. You must find the location of that vicious formation and shatter the earthen jars one by one.”
When I heard that there was hope, I immediately felt hope."Where is that jar?"
"It's not hard to deduce. However, I still need to make some preparations. Come and find me again in seven days. I will bring you there."
……
After saying goodbye to Granny Mei, my mother and I both revealed a relaxed smile on our way home. However, I felt that my mother's smile was a little forced.
Professor Yang hasn't contacted me. I don't think he can help, so I didn't disturb him.
During this period of time, I've been thinking,'I was a witch in my previous life. Doesn't that mean that I can call the wind and summon the rain to kill people invisibly?' Then how did I die in the end? These strange thoughts are messing up my mind.
It was my night shift, but something happened on the way home.
Two men surrounded me in the woods of the park.
I knew that there was no chance of winning, so I threw my wallet to one of them, hoping that he would let me live.
Who knew that he would put his wallet on the belt at the back of his waist and continue walking towards me. He had a lewd smile on his face…
I haven't had a boyfriend yet, so I'm still a virgin. How can I be ruined by them in such a place?
So I screamed, pushed, and tried to escape.
However, how could a thin woman like me fight against two strong men?
The only thought in my mind was to let them die the moment they pounced on me.
One man was riding on top of me, and the other was pressing down on my arm.
Suddenly, I heard two screams, one from the front and one from the back. Then, warm mucus fell on my face. The man on top of me twitched a few times and stopped moving.
I quickly struggled to get up and looked back. I couldn't help but be shocked-two long bamboo shoots had penetrated the bodies of two men.
Under the moonlight, the smell of blood was especially strong.
Although I panicked, I didn't lose my mind and quickly dialed 110.
The police arrived very quickly. From the scene investigation, it really didn't have much to do with me. So I made a record of my identity and took a statement. The next morning, I was finally allowed to go home.
I took half a day off. When I arrived at the company in the afternoon, the female boss threw a tantrum and lectured me.
I silently cursed this damned old crow in my heart, then began to work listlessly.
Who knew that in less than two hours, someone would die in the company.
The old crow was dead, drowned in the toilet bowl.
I happened to be in her cubicle at the time, but I didn't know that the 'mm mm' that came from the side was her dying scream.
According to the cleaner who found the body, her entire head was submerged in the water, as if someone had pressed her in.
Everyone in the company was questioned by the police. The people who came to handle the case were actually the group of people who gave me a statement last night. One of the policemen looked at me with a meaningful gaze.
However, I don't have time to care about this. I'm almost 80% sure that I'm the reincarnation of a witch.
Did these people die because of me…Then, am I not a murderer?
Although the method was different, it was still murder…Could it really be that I did it?
I was nervous.
When the seven days are up, I'll go look for Granny Mei as promised.
My mother was supposed to accompany me, but after experiencing two bizarre murders in a row, I was afraid that there would be another accident, so I secretly set off behind my mother's back.
When she arrived at the stall, she realized that the stall owner was another person. Granny Mei was not around. I asked around, but they all said that they didn't know Granny Mei.
I was so upset that I walked around the temple but found nothing. I had to take a bus back to the city in the afternoon.
Unexpectedly, I received a call from a woman on the way.
"Mo Lan, is it?" The voice was old and unfamiliar.
"Yes, it's me. May I know who you are?"
"I am Granny Mei. Come to the west entrance of Santang Village now. I'll wait for you there."
"Alright!"
I was secretly delighted. I could finally be free today, but I had completely neglected one thing. I didn't give Granny Mei my number at all! At that time, they had only agreed to look for her at the stall.
Santang Village was five kilometers away from the Golden Toad Temple. It just so happened that my car back to the city was going to stop there, so I smoothly arrived at the west entrance of the village.
Granny Mei was still dressed in the same way. She was holding a walking stick and a bamboo basket. The basket was covered with a flowery cloth, so he didn't know what was inside.
"You're here."
Before I could say anything, Granny Mei greeted me. I marveled at the hearing of the blind.
"It's me. Granny Mei, what should we do now?”
"I've found the location where you set up the formation. If you break that array, you won't have nightmares anymore.”
"Granny Mei, do you think it's possible for me to inherit the sorcery power from my previous life…"
"It's hard to say. You can even remember the situation of setting up the array in your previous life so clearly. Perhaps in your subconscious, you know some strange techniques.”Granny Mei did not even turn her head.
Hearing her say this, my heart started beating fast…
From the looks of it, I'm really a murderer.
"Then if we break that vicious formation, will I be able to get rid of this power?”
Granny Mei didn't seem to care about my witchcraft. She said coldly,""That's another matter. Let's solve the problem of your nightmare first.”
I shut my mouth.
After walking for more than an hour, we entered a forest. The sky was getting dark, and I couldn't tell where we were. Granny Mei said.
She knocked on the ground with her walking stick. After a while, she said,"Dig up this piece of soil. There is a bluestone slab below. Move it.”
After saying that, he handed me a small shovel from the basket.
Fortunately, the soil was not very thick. I quickly shoveled the soil away and spent a lot of effort to move the stone slab away.
A musty smell assaulted his senses. There was actually a dark room below.
I don't know where the wind came from, but Granny Mei and I looked like grave robbers in the middle of the night.
However, it was just the right time to let the secret room breathe.
When the musty smell has mostly dissipated, the air exchange should be enough for us to breathe. Granny Mei handed me something.
"Take this oil lamp and go down. I'll follow behind you."
He walked down the stone steps step by step. It was a narrow stone path that could only allow one person to pass through.
I looked back from time to time to make sure that Granny Mei was behind me.
Finally, they reached the end of the stone path. There was a stone wall.
Granny Mei, there's no road ahead."
A faint voice came from behind me."Use your hand to touch the three protruding stones on the left side of the stone wall and press the one in the middle. Don't press the wrong button."
He didn't expect that the stone wall was actually a stone door.
Walking through the stone door, I saw the stone room that I had seen in my dreams thousands of times.
Seven earthen jars and seven girls.
At this moment, my phone rang with a text message. There was actually a signal in such a place.
I saw that it was a text message from my mother asking where I was. She said that she couldn't get through to me and was looking for me urgently. I suddenly remembered that I hadn't told Mom that I was safe.
Granny Mei also came in and asked,"Did your family look for you?"”
"Yes, my mother is looking for me. I'll let her know that I'm safe first."
"Alright, I'll do it. I'll wait for you." Granny Mei still had no expression on her face, but I had the illusion that I saw a strange smile flash across her face.
Just as I was about to make the call, someone called.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Mo Lan? I'm Professor Yang. Where are you?"
"I…I'm working outside. What's the matter?"
"Mo Lan, our next conversation is very important. Can you promise to come back to see me as soon as possible?”
I was unhappy. It wasn't my fault that we hadn't contacted each other for so long."But I really can't leave now. Can I see you tomorrow?"
Professor Yang suppressed his anxiety."Alright then. Mo Lan, I suspect that you have a split personality disorder. When you split, there is the possibility of a bloodthirsty massacre. But I didn't tell you at that time, hoping to make a conclusion after a period of observation. However, with a rigorous scientific attitude, I also intend to help you release the psychological pressure from another angle and let you get rid of the nightmare. Thus, your mother and I set up a trap. We wanted to tell you a story through a witch, and then let you personally crack the array. It will free your soul. But before I could succeed…something…happened…"
Professor Yang's voice suddenly became intermittent.
"Hello, Professor Yang, can you hear me…"
"Yes, I can hear you. I learned from my police friend that there were two murders around you. Although I don't know how you did it, my intuition tells me that it has something to do with you. Until the third murder case…I concluded that it was related to you.”
"What third?"”
"The witch we hired to play Granny Mei died in her own house. The way she died is as illogical as the previous two murders. Your wallet was found next to her body…"
What was that? Granny Mei was their trap? And dead.
Then who is this old woman beside me…
I turned around and saw " Grandma Mei " smiling at me, waiting for me to finish the call.
"Professor Yang, I'm at…"
Pa--
The phone was smashed into pieces by a force.
The woman who called herself " Granny Mei " suddenly opened her eyes.
Then, her skin split open from the center of her brows. She took off her old skin like she was taking off her clothes, and a woman in black came out.
It's the woman in my dream
"Who are you…what…what are you doing?”
I retreated step by step.
"You know who I am. Isn't it?" She still had a sweet smile on her face.
She held up the oil lamp and shone it on the earthen jars one by one for me to see. The six girls around me were just like in my dream. They maintained their stiff postures and survived. Only the earthen jar in the middle was broken, and beside it was the remains of an unknown animal.
"Two hundred years ago, I met this heartless man called Ye Shiquan. I don't want to talk about my grudge with him anymore." I should have killed him myself, but he was lucky enough not to die in my hands. So I captured seven girls and used their virgins to set up this vicious array. Curse his entire family! However, this formation requires the use of living dead. I didn't expect that 30 years ago, a pangolin would drill through this earthen jar in the middle, causing this girl to die and letting her soul escape…"
I finally knew why I kept having this nightmare. The reason was that I was the reincarnation of the soul that ran away. So those two hooligans died because the woman in black wanted to preserve my virginity.
"Then why did you kill my female superior and that witch?”
“
If I didn't kill your female superior, how could a silly girl like you believe that you knew witchcraft? As for that witch, it was all thanks to her that I was able to bring you in successfully. However, if I kill her and frame you, everyone will believe that you ran away to avoid punishment. In a few days, I'll find a corpse and make it look like you committed suicide by jumping off a building. Everyone will naturally believe that you committed suicide to escape punishment. No one will ever come looking for you again.”
I retreated step by step until there was nowhere to retreat.
Behind me was the jar that was used as a sacrifice in my previous life. I saw the small remains in the jar and felt sad.
What should I do? Am I going to be reduced to the fate of becoming a sacrifice again?
No! I won't accept my fate.
Just as the woman in black approached me, I grabbed the pangolin's corpse and threw it at her. She used her hand to block it. Taking advantage of this gap, I picked up the fragments of the earthen jar on the ground and slashed it at her face.
"Ah! My face!"
Green juice flowed out of her face. Was that blood?
The green juice seemed to be the source of her youth. Her originally young and beautiful face instantly lost its luster, her skin became wrinkled, and her eyes were sunken.
I could feel the anger in the air that she had never felt before.
"I want you to know how powerful I am!”
She waved her hand and my body was pushed back by a force of gravity. I was stuck to the stone wall and couldn't move.
I made up my mind, so be it if you die, but I won't let you die easily."You old woman, ugly monster, no wonder men don't want you. Only those whose ancestral graves have been dug out will marry you! No customers would patronize them even if they were sold to a brothel!”
The woman in black seemed to have never been offended like this before. She waved her two claws and clawed at me.
"Kill me. If you kill me, I'll let you search for me for another 20 years!”I hit her weak spot.
"Hmph, it's not that easy to die!”She stopped moving and waved her fingers to put me down from the stone wall.
A dark smile appeared on her old face."Let's see how long you can keep your sharp tongue. I'll chop off your limbs and slowly dig out your eyeballs…"
An idea flashed in my mind as I shouted behind her,"Ye Shiquan, you're here! Is that your wife next to you?"
As expected, she turned around.
Just as she was distracted, my body broke free from the spell's imprisonment. I rushed forward with all my might and hugged her from behind, not giving her the chance to move her hands.
The two of us rolled on the ground. I used my teeth to bite the flesh on her face. There was only one thought in my mind. I couldn't let her cast the spell again.
After all, she is an old woman. Once she can't use magic, how can she be a match for the young me?
Bang, bang…
We knocked over one jar after another.
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my waist as the woman's claws dug into my skin.
At this moment, I heard a rustling sound. When I looked carefully, the mouth of a girl in a jar seemed to be moving.
It was indeed moving.
A large scorpion crawled out of her mouth, following the smell of blood, and climbed onto the woman's face. He aimed at her forehead and stung her…
The old witch twitched a few times and stopped moving. The scorpion seemed to have completed its mission. It climbed down from her face and left.
I clearly remember that every girl's mouth was sealed, so why would the scorpions come out…Perhaps they also had the obsession of revenge. That grinning girl seemed to be smiling at me. Only then did I realize that their physical bodies hadn't died, and my heart palpitated.
I took out a shovel from the bamboo basket and smashed the remaining six earthen jars.
Sisters, you're free…
I could almost hear them giggling around me.
I tidied my clothes, picked up the oil lamp, and walked out step by step.。。。
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