After realizing that the child was missing, Wang Liang and his wife searched the village like crazy for a day and a night, but they could not find the child.
When it was almost dawn, the couple came to a barren slope covered with weeds three miles southeast of the village to search. Because the terrain here was similar to hills, it was high and low. Not only could the land not be planted with crops, but it was also very difficult to walk up. Over time, this place became a place where children were thrown to death and lonely old people were buried. It was like a dead zone. In the words of my great-great-grandfather, that place is very gloomy. It's best not to go there for no reason.
Wang Liang and his wife were also looking for their child like crazy. They had searched everywhere else, and this was the only place left. At this time, the sky was getting bright, and the rooster had crowed a few times. The couple thought that there would be no more trouble, so they relied on their courage to come here to look for their child.
However, not long after they stepped on the grass nest, something appeared out of thin air from the grass nest more than ten meters away from them. The couple saw it at the same time and their scalps immediately went numb. According to Wang Liang's description, it was a creature in black clothes, with red hair, a green face, and fangs. It looked like a ghost. After it jumped out of the grass nest, it did not stop and jumped towards them to chase after them.
What was this thing? The couple had never seen each other before. At that time, they were only left with fear. Their bodies trembled like chaff, and they did not dare to look for their son again. They supported each other and stumbled back home.
After realizing that the child was missing, Wang Liang and his wife searched the village like crazy for a day and a night, but they could not find the child.
When it was almost dawn, the couple came to a barren slope covered with weeds three miles southeast of the village to search. Because the terrain here was similar to hills, it was high and low. Not only could the land not be planted with crops, but it was also very difficult to walk up. Over time, this place became a place where children were thrown to death and lonely old people were buried. It was like a dead zone. In the words of my great-great-grandfather, that place is very gloomy. It's best not to go there for no reason.
Wang Liang and his wife were also looking for their child like crazy. They had searched everywhere else, and this was the only place left. At this time, the sky was getting bright, and the rooster had crowed a few times. The couple thought that there would be no more trouble, so they relied on their courage to come here to look for their child.
However, not long after they stepped on the grass nest, something appeared out of thin air from the grass nest more than ten meters away from them. The couple saw it at the same time and their scalps immediately went numb. According to Wang Liang's description, it was a creature in black clothes, with red hair, a green face, and fangs. It looked like a ghost. After it jumped out of the grass nest, it did not stop and jumped towards them to chase after them.
What was this thing? The couple had never seen each other before. At that time, they were only left with fear. Their bodies trembled like chaff, and they did not dare to look for their son again. They supported each other and stumbled back home.
After Wang Liang ran back home and calmed down, the first thing he thought of was my great-great-grandfather. That thing was definitely not human. Perhaps it was that thing that took his son away. After thinking about it, he brought his wife to look for my great-great-grandfather.
When Wang Liang finished telling my great-great-grandfather what had happened, my great-great-grandfather frowned. According to the image of the strange person described by Wang Liang and his wife, it was very similar to the "Heart Eating Ghost" that his master had told him about.
The Heart Eating Ghost, as its name implied, was a ghost that specialized in eating human hearts. It loved to dig out children's hearts and eat them. The more it ate, the greater its ability. This kind of ghost is very similar to a zombie. In modern terms, they might be close relatives of zombies. However, this kind of ghost is very rare. My great-great-grandfather heard Wang Shoudao mention it before. Wang Shoudao has lived for more than a hundred years, but he has never seen it. He has also heard rumors. No one knows if this kind of ghost exists in the world. There were only records of the "Painted Skin" in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". It was a genuine "Heart-eating Ghost", but it was man-made and was not very credible.
After some consideration, my great-great-grandfather took out a few chicken blood sticks, a few peachwood weaves with cinnabar ink, and a few tombstone willows dipped in rootless water from the inner room. After handing these things to Wang Liang and his wife, he instructed them to not go out for the next few days. It was best not to go out if they could, because if a living person saw a ghost, the ghost would usually pester them. It was very troublesome, especially at night. Before going to bed, they had to use chicken blood sticks to seal the doors and windows. If there was really an emergency at night, they had to go out. He would bring the peachwood wedge and willow branches with him. If he saw anything suspicious from afar, he would use the peachwood wedge to smash it. If that thing got close, he would use the willow branch to whip it.
That night, my great-great-grandfather found a friend to help him do the night watch. He took a few things with him and went out at night, planning to take a look at the barren slope in the southeast of the village.
My great-great-grandfather went out after the second watch, which was around nine o'clock in the evening. Before he went out, he drank a little with his friend who was on duty for him. He didn't drink too much. He had to keep his mind clear when doing this kind of thing. If he drank too much, it would be troublesome.
My great-great-grandfather took advantage of the fact that he was slightly drunk to bring a few things out of the door. He didn't stop all the way and strode straight to the barren slope southeast of Sanwang Village.
There was a moon in the sky, and the temperature at night was relatively low. There was a slight breeze, and the moonlight seemed to have covered the ground with a layer of frost. When the wind blew, it was cold and chilly, making one's pores feel cold.
My great-great-grandfather didn't care about this. He walked for nearly half an hour and arrived at the barren slope.
Because very few people set foot on this barren slope, it had once become a paradise for wild birds and small wild animals. However, after my great-great-grandfather came here today, he felt that the surrounding atmosphere was extremely abnormal. At this time, the wind inexplicably stopped, and the wild grass that was still swaying with the wind no longer swayed. The surroundings seemed to have suddenly quieted down. It was so quiet that it was terrifying. The entire barren slope was not even the sound of crickets, let alone wild birds.
The moon was still bright in the sky. The moonlight shone on the wild grass, making it seem pale and eerie, as if this world was a forbidden place. At this moment, my great-great-grandfather suddenly felt a pair of eyes peeping at him under the moonlight in the grass nest, making his hair stand on end.
This feeling was very bad. Although my great-great-grandfather drank some wine, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If it was someone else at this time, their heart would probably have long trembled.
My great-great-grandfather wasn't afraid at this time, but the strange atmosphere around him made him feel uneasy. He had a feeling that the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light. It was as if there was some danger hidden in this place, and something was coveting him in the dark.
My great-great-grandfather couldn't help but look around. There seemed to be nothing around except for the black grass. At least, he couldn't see anything with his naked eye.
Then, he walked another ten meters forward and squatted in a dense grass nest. Then, he held his breath and focused his mind. He listened carefully again, but he still didn't hear anything. The surroundings were really quiet.
"Among the ghost catching skills passed down from my ancestors, there's no such thing as letting oneself see ghosts. For example, opening the heavenly eye, wiping something on the eyelids, and so on. There's no such thing. There's no such thing. "We're using a stupid method, which is to wait. When those ghosts appear, we'll think of a way to capture them or expel them. In other words, we'll always be in a passive state. Only when the ghosts make the first move can we respond.
My great-great-grandfather just squatted in the grass nest. After an unknown period of time, he heard his friend's voice from afar." Bang! Bang!" Bang! It was the third watch of the night, guarding against thieves and theft…Bang! Bang! It's the third watch, guarding against thieves and theft…"
The barren slope was only three miles away from Sanwang Village, which was about 1,500 meters. In the extremely quiet environment at night, one could hear it, especially in ancient times when there was no mechanical or industrial noise.
Hearing this voice, my great-great-grandfather suddenly felt a sense of deja vu. He recalled the first time he met his master, Wang Shoudao. However, things had changed, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
Just as the third watch was over, a string of soft footsteps came from afar. The sound was not loud, like a child stepping on the grass and walking into the barren slope.
My great-great-grandfather hurriedly half-squatted and poked his head out of the grass nest, looking in the direction of the voice…
When my great-great-grandfather poked his head out of the grass nest and looked in the direction of the sound, his heart instantly beat faster. A small black shadow appeared from the place where Xise's voice came from. It looked like a five or six-year-old child. It walked very slowly, and it walked like a puppet on the stage. Its footsteps swayed as if its arms and legs were tied by strings. It was as strange as it could be.
This didn't scare my great-great-grandfather. He just wondered why such a small child would run to the wilderness in the middle of the night. It was a little unbelievable.
Not long after, the sound of the child's footsteps became clearer and clearer. Soon, they walked into the barren slope. As the grass on the barren slope was tall and dense, and the child was too small, once he walked up the barren slope, only the top of his head was left in the grass nest. As the child walked deeper and deeper, the top of his head was like a float on the water, flickering.
The light was dim and the grass was dense. My great-great-father couldn't tell if it was a boy or a girl, but he was 100% sure that it was a child.
At this moment, the child's body was swaying left and right in the grass nest. He walked very slowly, as if he was sleepwalking. Moreover, he was almost charging forward. He did not even need to use his hands to pull the grass.
Soon, the child walked past the grass where my great-great-grandfather was hiding. He didn't find my great-great-grandfather, but my great-great-grandfather went through the gaps in the grass to see him clearly. It was a girl with pigtails. She was wearing a pair of shorts of an indiscernible color and seemed to be barefooted. Judging from the girl's current situation, she was clearly possessed by something. It was the thing that possessed her that brought her here.
My great-great-grandfather quietly pulled out a willow branch from his body. He didn't expect to meet a possessed child here. He didn't bring any items that could be used to deal with ghosts when he went out. The items he brought were all offensive, which was used to deal with the " Heart Eating Ghost." However, a willow branch was also fine. As long as he hit the child a few times, he could pull the possessed ghost out of the child.
Just as my great-great-grandfather pulled out the willow branch and was about to stand up from the grass nest, a few strange cries suddenly came from in front of the child.
"Coffee coffee! Coffee coffee! Coffee coffee…"
It sounded like a human voice, but not quite like a human voice. It sounded like a human mimicking a duck's croak, but it was also specious. It sounded especially terrifying.
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