Xiaoxiang Village was very remote. Although there were sweet dates growing in the mountains, due to the rugged mountain roads, it was inconvenient for carriages to travel. They could only rot on the trees and in the soil. It was a pity. In order to break the isolation of Xiaoxiang Village, the villagers began to raise money to repair the road. After Liu Ping learned about it, he went to ask Old Master Lu. Lu Cheng readily donated 1,000 taels of silver. The villagers were really grateful to him. The road had been repaired, and the village had a source of dates. The lives of the villagers had also improved. However, they did not expect that after a few days of good days, strange things would happen one after another.
Liu Qingchun immediately knelt down and apologized to Liu Ping. Liu Ping didn't have the mood to blame him. He immediately took off his silk robe and changed into mourning clothes. He knelt in front of Liu Yangshi's spirit and sobbed. The moment Ye Chen entered Xiaoxiang Village, he felt very depressed. The entire village was covered in a black ghost haze. Yin was strong and Yang was weak. Yang deficiency caused cold. Young men could still withstand for a while if Yang was strong. The old, weak, women and children would die from the cold sooner or later in this environment. Qian Xing tugged at Ye Chen's sleeve and asked," What did you see?”
Ye Chen whispered," The entire village is being targeted by the evil spirit. It seems like it has a deep resentment."”
"Then what should we do?"
"Don't worry, let's go find the village chief to understand the situation. Perhaps we can know the predecessor of the evil spirit.”
Qian Xing nodded with a " mm " and went to look for the village chief with Ye Chen. When the village chief heard what they said, he was also very frightened. However, when Ye Chen asked him if there were any people in the village who died unjustly in the past year, the village chief's attitude immediately changed. He said that it was impossible and sent the guests away without waiting for Ye Chen to ask further.
" This village chief must be hiding something from us," Qian Xing said unhappily.
" Alright, Little Star is not angry anymore. Since he won't say anything, we'll investigate it ourselves," Ye Chen said gently.
Just like that, Qian Xing and the others stayed in the village for the time being. Liu Ping arranged for them to stay in his house. At night, Liu Ping went to keep vigil while Yechen rested in the room. Qian Xing tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, so she decided not to sleep and went out alone without calling Yechen.
Perhaps because too many terrifying things had happened recently, everyone was afraid. The entire village was dark and quiet. Qian Xing did not even hear a dog barking or a bug chirping along the way. When she reached the foot of the back mountain, Qian Xing could faintly hear the baby crying. It was very weak but very pitiful. Qian Xing felt very sorry for the baby when she heard it. She thought that it was an abandoned baby, so she followed the crying sound. As he searched, he cursed," Such a young child left in this desolate mountain. His parents are too cruel. They better not let me meet them or I'll make them pay!"”
When they reached the place where the crying was the strongest, Qian Xing searched for a long time but could not find the baby. He only felt that the crying of the baby was everywhere. It was very close but he could never reach it. While Qian Xing was wondering, the baby's cries gradually stopped and disappeared.
The next day, Qian Xing told Ye Chen about this matter. She did not expect Ye Chen to scold her harshly. Qian Xing knew that he was concerned about her, but he could not always be by her side to protect her. There were some things that Qian Xing thought she could face. Fortunately, Ye Chen could not win against Qian Xing. Seeing that Qian Xing was angry, he panicked and quickly apologized to her. Qian Xing liked the feeling of being able to be willful but being pampered.
Ye Chen heard Qian Xing's description and concluded that it was not a baby. To be exact, it was not a living baby but a baby spirit. Usually, a fetus that had not been born or had died not long after it was born would become a baby spirit. Because they died early and did not have enough blessings in the human world, they could not reincarnate. The poor infant spirit had no one to rely on. They could only wander around without food and clothing. They were bullied by lonely ghosts and ghosts, so their resentment was very deep. They would find their relatives by blood, harass them, and absorb their mother's vitality. As the resentment increased, the mother's vitality was exhausted, and the infant spirit would go out to find other food. The consequences were obvious.
"He was killed before he was born. That's too cruel. The infant spirit is so pitiful. We can just think of a way to help him cross over."
"The people in this village might have been killed by the infant spirit. Let's go find his parents and do a ritual for him."
Qian Xing could not understand why a mother would have the heart to kill her unborn child. If even such a close relative could give up her own flesh and blood in this world, what was the point of saving her? Qian Xing felt that his mother had brought this upon herself. She didn't want to save her because she felt sorry for the child.
This time, they asked Liu Ping to accompany them. After all, this was their village's matter and Liu Ping was the great benefactor of Xiaoxiang Village. He would definitely not return empty-handed like last time. Although the village chief did not welcome Qianxing and Yechen, he could only put on a show for Liu Ping's sake. The four of them sat down and the servant girl served tea. This time, Ye Chen did not say anything. He told Liu Ping everything. Liu Ping also wanted to get to the bottom of the matter. He first exchanged a few words with the village chief, then seemingly unintentionally asked," Is there a mother in our village who has just lost her child?”When Qian Xing heard this, he laughed coldly in his heart.!”However, there was nothing unusual on the surface.
The village chief's face was pale. He wanted to reach out for the teacup, but he accidentally knocked it over. He awkwardly called for someone to clean it up. Then, he suddenly said that he was not feeling well and needed to go back to rest, so he dropped the matter. The village chief's actions were so strange that even Liu Ping felt that he was guilty. The villagers also kept the matter of the infant spirit a secret. They shook their heads and said they didn't know. Just as Qian Xing and the others were about to go back, they encountered a group of children throwing stones at an old man in ragged clothes. Qian Xing chased the group of children away and helped the old man sit down in the tea shed. The old man looked haggard, his clothes were tattered, his face was covered in mud, his lips were white and dry, his nose and sunken cheeks were red from the cold, and his hands were full of frostbite. Qian Xing handed the old man a bowl of hot tea.
The old man held the hot tea in his hand, and tears as big as beans rolled down his face. He didn't say anything and slowly picked up the bowl to drink the tea. Then, he put the bowl down and knelt down with a thud, kowtowing continuously. Qian Xing hurriedly went to help the old man, but he was unwilling to get up. The old man looked up at Qian Xing, and Qian Xing could tell from the old man's eyes that he was not just thanking her for a bowl of tea, but that he had something to ask of her. She squatted down and looked at the old man, asking," Do you have any difficulties that you need my help with?"”
The old man quickly nodded and said something. Qian Xing only noticed that the old man was mute. Qian Xing helped the old man up and sat him down. Because the old man couldn't speak or write, it was very difficult to communicate with him. Moreover, he was very emotional, so it was even more difficult to understand. Therefore, Ye Chen decided to settle the old man down first and wait for him to get better.
The person she had been looking for for so long had actually disappeared under her nose. The more Lu Shuixin thought about it, the more indignant she became. She sat by the pool with a peony in her hand. She angrily grabbed the peony petals and threw them into the pool. Qingyou walked over. Lu Shuixin raised her eyelids and said impatiently," Didn't I say not to disturb me?”
Qingyou smiled and walked to Lu Shuixin's side. She bent over and teased," If Miss hears what Qingyou has to say, she will definitely be reluctant to drive Qingyou away.”
Lu Shuixin understood the meaning behind her words. She threw down the flowers in her hand and held Qingyou's hand with a smile." Good sister, do you know something? Tell me quickly."”
Qing You deliberately kept Lu Shuixin in suspense and said with a smile," Miss, it wasn't easy for Qing You to find out about this. Look, the shoes are all worn out…" After saying that, she deliberately revealed the pink embroidered shoes to Lu Shuixin.
"You wretched girl, I've really spoiled you. Alright, alright, I don't know what you're thinking. I'll give you the pair of brocade shoes that father gave me. Hurry up and say it."
Qingyou smiled and bowed to Lu Shuixin, then told her," I heard from the passersby that they left with Liu Ping. They should have gone to Xiaoxiang Village."”
"Miss, should we go to Xiaoxiang Village or wait for them here?”
"We can't wait. What if they don't come back with Liu Ping?"
"But ever since that incident happened, Old Master has not allowed Young Lady to go out as she pleases. Moreover, Xiaoxiang Village is located in a remote village and is simple and crude. It is not suitable for Young Lady.”
"What's wrong with that? We can just not tell Father. We can just casually call two guards to protect us.”
Just like that, Lu Shuixin left the Lu Residence with her maid Qing You and two attendants. When Lu Cheng returned, he saw the letter Lu Shuixin had left on the desk.
After walking for about a day, they missed the inn and could only rest in the suburbs for a night. Lu Shuixin and the servant girl were resting in the carriage, while two attendants were guarding them not far away. They started a fire to keep warm. One of them turned to look at the carriage and said to the other," Of all the people you can call, you called us. We don't even have a place to stay in this cold winter. We're freezing to death."
The other one rubbed his hands and agreed." That's right. They sleep in the carriage and have fur blankets. They're not like us.”
The one from before glanced at the carriage again and whispered to the other," Dahai, why don't we…" Halfway through his sentence, he gave Dahai a clear look.
"No, no, Old Master Lu has treated us well."
" We only want money, we won't lay a finger on his daughter." Seeing that Dahai was a little shaken, he continued," We kidnapped Lu Shuixin and asked her father for ten thousand taels of silver. We'll split it equally. We don't have to be humble in this life anymore. Wouldn't it be fun to do whatever we want?"!”
"Okay, but Xiangzi, you can't hurt Miss Lu."
"Don't worry."
The two of them quietly walked to the carriage. Dahai kept watch, Xiangzi jumped into the carriage, and before Lu Shuixin could react, she was tied up. Xiangzi pulled off Lu Shuixin's handkerchief, and she said angrily," What do you want?!”
" I just wanted to ask your father for some money to spend," Xiangzi said with a wretched smile.
" How dare you! My father won't let you off! You..." Before she could finish, she was knocked out by Xiangzi.
" You talk too much. It's so noisy," Xiangzi said impatiently.
Qingyou was even more frightened when she saw that the young lady had fainted. Xiangzi took out a dagger and cut Qingyou's index finger. He threatened her," Write on this handkerchief that Lu Shuixin is in our hands and ask him to pay ten thousand taels for her. Don't report it to the authorities or you'll have to bear the consequences."”Qingyou wrote it down and showed it to Xiangzi. Xiangzi couldn't read, so Dahai nodded at him. Then Xiangzi plucked a golden butterfly hairpin from Lu Shuixin's head, wrapped it in a brocade handkerchief, and handed it to Dahai. Dahai untied a horse and rushed back to Xiangbin overnight with the brocade handkerchief.
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