The rivers and lakes ask the heart but not the way

When I came to Zhuge Village again during the day, the gloomy atmosphere did not ease much.In such a big village, there are not many people on the road. Occasionally, there are people who look panic-stricken and lack of soul.Nearly half of the houses had their doors closed during the day, and the yard was dusty and empty, without any breath of life.

It took Wu Shuangzi and Seventeenth Young Master a lot of effort to get the location of the village chief's house from a villager who was out of his mind.

The village head is an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, dressed conservatively and neatly, with a melancholy look on his brows.

The two clasped their fists and declared themselves home. "There are no twins in Xiaqingcheng." "Li Yueshi in Xiameizhou."

"Oh... oh, oh!" The village chief heard Wu Shuangzi's name like thunder, and said "oh" several times in a row, and then said pleasantly: "'Bashu Wushuang is on the top of the Qingcheng, and Li Songquan is alone with his sword'! Long time, long time! Both of you The hero comes to the humble house, and the plants are full of splendor, please enter the house quickly!"

After entering the house, the village head asked the housekeeper to prepare wine and vegetables.There are no local vegetables that cannot be steamed, and even the vegetables are chopped and wrapped in flour and steamed, so it takes a long time to prepare the meals. The butler first brings a pot of good tea.

Wu Shuangzi went straight to the point and asked about the haunting: "Last night we heard a scream from the village, and later we heard cries from several women..."

The village head hesitated for a while, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "To tell you the truth, our village is indeed haunted. Since three months ago, one person has disappeared every night, and they are all men. What Taoist priests, The monks, magic tools, and charms have all been used, but they don’t work at all! The screams I heard last night are the ones that were taken away. The remaining widows in the village sometimes cry at night.”

Wu Gezi frowned in thought.

The housekeeper at the side said fearfully: "This female ghost is a fierce ghost who died unjustly, with a lot of resentment! Someone has seen her, with disheveled hair, long nails like hooks, pale face, and the same appearance as before!" He swallowed. , and continued: "Someone saw her walking up and down in front of her grave in the middle of the night!"

The Seventeenth Young Master didn't believe in anything: "What happened to those people who were taken away?"

"I heard that they all turned into human skin."

Seventeenth Young Master's complexion changed suddenly, and a small, wrinkled human skin appeared in front of him in a trance—a child's human skin.The flesh and blood have been melted away, and they are as stiff as dried wax. The black holes in the eyes, as long as they look at them, they will be sucked into the fear before death in an instant.This was his worst childhood nightmare.

The housekeeper didn't notice the abnormality of the Seventeenth Young Master, so he continued on his own: "The female ghost said before she was alive that no one would be let go! Therefore, everyone who could escape escaped."

Under the table, Wu Shuangzi gently held the hand of Seventeenth Young Master, and asked with concern in his eyes.He knew that Seventeenth Young Master had always been unrestrained and bold, but at this moment the fingertips being held were trembling slightly.What is he afraid of?

Seventeenth Young Master tried his best to calm down, and responded with a smile.There are some things he may never tell Wu Gezi, after all, everyone has their own secrets.

Fortunately, the dishes were already on the table, and the village head warmly served them.A table of steamed vegetables, a pot of hot wine, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of white-cut beef.

Wu Shuangzi was persuaded to drink some wine and eat some vegetables. Halfway through the meal, he didn't touch a piece of beef.

Taking advantage of the time when the village head went to heat the wine and the housekeeper went to serve the dishes, Young Master Shi Qi gave him a piece of beef and said, "Don't give it all to me just because I like beef."

Wu Shuangzi's heart became hot, and he was speechless for a while.He has let many people in his life, but only this one said such words to him, only this one felt his heart, only this one cared about him in turn.

If you make friends like this, what more can you ask for.

The village chief came back after heating up the wine and filled them up again.

The butler brought a pot of steamed taro with flour, and said mysteriously: "That ghost must have come for revenge!"

The village chief stopped him in time with a wink, then turned around and asked, "Can the two heroes know how to catch ghosts?"

Wu Shuangzi said: "Let's meet her tonight."

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Night falls.

The old dead tree at the entrance of the village is the only way to get in and out of the village. There is a big tree hole in the tree body, which is dark and bottomless. Wu Shuangzi and Seventeenth Young Master are hiding here.Although the tree hole was huge, it wouldn't be too spacious for two big men to squeeze in.They have been dormant here before it was completely dark, and they may have to wait for several hours.

Young Seventeen would move a little from time to time and change into a comfortable position, such as shifting his weight from his left foot to his right foot, or leaning sideways against the tree wall for a while.Whenever Seventeenth Young Master adjusted his posture, his shoulder would touch Wu Shuangzi intentionally or unintentionally.In this dark, quiet, small tree hole, this vague touch is all they feel.

As time passed bit by bit, Wu Shuangzi felt that he could feel more things: for example, he could smell the scent of Seventeen Young Masters, which was a tempting mix of saponins, herbs, and spirits; He could hear the gentle breathing of Seventeenth Young Master, and felt that the surrounding air became a little warmer with every breath of the people around him; he could also occasionally hear Seventeenth Young Master swallowing, while imagining The way his Adam's apple fluttered up and down; sometimes he even thought he heard the sound of Shiqi Shao blinking his eyes, and then he suddenly remembered how beautiful his eyes were.In this feeling and imagination, the world keeps shrinking, shrinking again, and finally shrinks to the same size as the tree hole, so now this tree hole is his whole world.

Wu Shuangzi thought, how wonderful it would be if he could spend the rest of his life in this tree hole.

"How far can you hear with your internal strength?" Seventeenth Young Master leaned over and asked him.

Wu Shuangzi took some time to gather his mind, and then replied: "The sound of footsteps can be heard for ten miles, and the sound of breathing can be heard for ten feet." Then he realized that Young Master Seventeen was too close, because he heard his own voice clearly. The sound of the heartbeat, like dense drumbeats in the quiet night.However, he couldn't hear Seventeenth Young Master's heartbeat.

This is more embarrassing.

As a person with much higher internal strength, he accidentally let out his heartbeat, and quickly adjusted his breath while feeling ashamed, but he couldn't calm down the violent heartbeat for a long time, because the Seventeenth Young Master was not in a hurry to distance himself from him.Wu Shuangzi only felt a few bursts of true energy rushing around, unable to suppress the hotness in his body at all, his mind seemed to have been seized by the other party, every heartbeat was decided by the other party, and he completely lost control.At the same time, he could clearly feel that Seventeenth Young Master's breathing became short, and the surrounding air quickly heated up. He was immersed in a breath called Ruoyu, and he was submerged by it like a drowning person, struggling indiscriminately , and once again sank in despair, which made his heart beat even more involuntarily.Why is he still so close?What is he doing?Is he looking at himself?When he thought of what kind of deep and focused eyes he was facing in the dark, he became even more excited and couldn't restrain himself.This strange feeling made him happy, but it made him even more afraid.In desperation, he channeled more zhenqi to suppress it, but his inner breath surged and he became dizzy for a while.

There was a sudden sweetness in the throat, it was bloody smell.The Taoist inner strength mental method emphasizes meditation, guarding the mind, and conserving the true energy. If the heart is disturbed like numbness and shame, it is often counterproductive and prone to internal injuries.Wu Shuangzi hurriedly stopped, not daring to be lucky, and after taking two breaths, he felt a little smoother, but his back was already dripping with sweat.

What happened to him?What just happened?He couldn't and didn't dare to think about it.Fortunately, it was in the dark, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

Wu Shuangzi finally heard the rustling sound of cloth rubbing against each other, and the other party moved, pulling away a little distance, the sense of oppression disappeared, and the sense of intimacy also disappeared.He was given the respite, and was even a little grateful in his heart.

After regaining his ability to think a little bit, he realized that something was wrong just now, so he asked, "Why can't I hear your heartbeat when you're so close?"

After a while, the other party seemed to have regained the ability to think, and replied in a hoarse voice: "I have practiced a kind of kung fu since I was a child, and I can hide my heartbeat. Even the doctor can't tell the pulse."

Wu Shuangzi couldn't help wondering: Seventeenth Young Master only practiced lightness kung fu before, and it would be strange if he didn't practice internal strength. Now what is hidden heartbeat, how can anyone practice this kind of strange kung fu?Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps in the distance, each step was several feet long, the stepping grass was silent, and his skills were extraordinary, so he held his breath and said in a low voice:

"coming!"