The Folk Song of the Qingquan Case in the Northern Song Dynasty

"What, what?"

Qianqing didn't understand the meaning of Xiangquan's words.And Xiangquan said slowly: "She has shackles on her hands, not a bracelet. I didn't know for sure until I looked at Pinellia today. In the folk song, the second child is a doctor, constantly boiling broth. I It is conjectured that he had drugged into the broth, and it was probably mixed with the dumb drug Pinellia. When cooking the broth, the drug and Pinellia were added together, just to make the girl calm down after drinking it."

There was a clicking sound from the wall, and the lever should have been pushed in.Xiangquan frowned, breathed a sigh of relief, and withdrew his hand.

"Clean, look at that painting again. The girl in the painting is asleep, and she can only be quiet for people to paint when she is asleep. However, the painting is not finished, and there are bloodstains on the back—because when the painting was not finished, the girl suddenly Woke up. And... attacked the painter."

What nonsense!

If it were a normal day, Qian Qing would have to laugh out loud.Now Xiangquan's words seem to be nonsense, but Ganqing can't laugh.The wind gusts outside the window, making people feel uneasy, and his face is also extremely stiff: "Then what?"

"That painter is really unlucky. Maybe he died or was injured. However, I'm afraid it won't end well in the end. After the accident, a large amount of blood was left on the back of the painting. But the portrait was really hard-won, and the rich man was reluctant to part with it. If you throw it away, you will cut off the part that is stained with a large amount of blood, and leave the rest of the painting. This makes the painting shorter. Clean it up, and bring the broth on the table."

Gan Qing was so confused that he actually listened to Xiang Quan's words and honestly brought the broth.After doing this, he yelled: "I don't understand, why did that girl attack people? How does it have anything to do with what's happening in Wu Village?"

"Keep down, stop shouting," Xiang Quan said impatiently, and looked at the gaps in the wall, frowning, "I just said that there are legends in the Western Regions. The blood-sucking demon is half-human Half-bat monsters; besides, there are half-fish, half-man mermaids, and . . . ”

Outside the window, dark clouds rolled and heavy snow fell.

Hearing about these monsters, Qian Qing's eyes widened.Some strange phantoms appeared in his mind, some existences that seemed human but not human, and seemed real and illusory.But now the scene outside the window is so terrifying that people can't help but stand on end.He breathed quietly, waiting for Xiangquan to tell the truth——

"Werewolves, there are also wolf demons in the Central Plains." Xiang Quan reached into the small hole and pushed something hard, there was another heavy sound, and the shape of a door appeared on the wall.

"Wolf...human?" Gan Qing was taken aback, as if he had been beaten with a sap.

Xiangquan didn't answer any more.

"Wolf... demon?" Gan Qing murmured, repeating the sentence several times, "Wolf demon? Are you talking about wolf demon?"

Xiangquan remained silent.

After a while, Ganqing grinned slowly, and then burst out into a big laugh, which seemed to be louder than the wind outside.

"Pfft hahaha! Werewolf? Wolf demon? Yi Xiangquan, you are getting better at making up stories! Werewolf, I still have almonds, nuts, and walnuts!"

"Keep your voice down!" Xiang Quan roared in a low voice, grabbing the door with his hand.

Gan Qing lowered his voice, still couldn't stop laughing, his whole body was twitching non-stop: "Werewolf! You are such a Taoist priest! You want to catch a monster like crazy! Hahaha! Werewolf, wolf demon! Xiangquan, you know you What are you talking about?"

Xiangquan turned his head and gave Ganqing a hard look: "You find it incredible?"

"It's not unbelievable, it's nonsense! If I want to believe you, my head will be squeezed by the door!" Qian Qing sneered, grinning brightly.Since he entered Wu village, he rarely laughed like this, but in this situation, Xiangquan said such ridiculous words.

Xiangquan narrowed his eyes, stared at Qianqing, and said calmly: "The girl entered the mountain at the age of four and disappeared for more than ten years. After she reappeared, she contracted a strange disease and was hidden by her father. I once guessed what was the reason, why You need to hide people. If you are sick, no matter how big or small the disease is, you should see the doctor. Even if it is an incurable disease, the doctor will not say anything. Why should you hide it?"

Ganqing laughed: "So that girl is a wolf demon? But any normal person will panic and run away when he sees a monster, and ask someone to come and eradicate it, so the rich man dare not say it. But Xiangquan, why isn't it a fox demon? Why not? Ghost Baiwuchang?"

Qianqing seems to be serious about asking, but actually laughs too hard.Faced with his sarcasm, Xiang Quan just said indifferently: "There are many monsters in the "Shan Hai Jing", and there are also such monsters, such as werewolves and apes. But do these monsters really exist? Some exist, and some are extinct. And On the land of the Central Plains, there have been such cases since ancient times. If female wolves, female apes, and female monkeys see children, some will directly tear them into their stomachs, or directly kill them. And some... out of maternal instinct, they will Raise it."

Gan Qing was stunned for a moment, and the mocking expression on his face was a little less.This kind of thing is not Yi Xiangquan's nonsense, but it is true.Even though he was in the south of the Yangtze River, he had heard similar stories when he was a child.

Xiangquan continued: "If you don't know, it's understandable. You seldom go to these wild places, so you don't know the beast|nature. If you are a hunter in a mountain village, you will know a little bit. Young children may not die if they enter the mountains. They may be raised by wild beasts in the mountains, they have been growing in the mountains, they don’t wear clothes, they don’t eat cooked food, and they don’t speak human language. Their temperament is not as gentle as human beings, but their behavior resembles wild beasts in the mountains.”

Ganqing was at a loss for words, and wanted to argue: "You are too unbelievable. Even if it is true, the chance of such a thing happening must be extremely small."

The envoy of Xiangquan pulled the door and said to Qianqing: "I have already said that this matter is extremely wrong. This is related to the environment of Wu Village. This mountain is very big, and there are many wolves in the mountain. The daughter of the rich man was raised by wolves. It was discovered later. This girl is the only family member of the rich man. Although she was no different from ordinary people when she was young, she lived with wolves at the best age for people to be educated. When she is found, she must have forgotten how to be a human being. Rich man I feel distressed, and I want to educate her again. According to my estimation, the effect is not great. The doctor is called, just to restore the girl's mind."

Gan Qing murmured: "Those doctors, never come back..."

Xiang Quan frowned: "Lang Zhong, you will be attacked by that girl, or you will be silenced."

"Quiet?"

"Human-shaped wolf heart, such a way of living that violates the laws of heaven, if it is spread out, the common people may treat it as a monster. Everyone fears it, and everyone must want to kill it. Besides, the girl's reputation is not guaranteed, and the rich man is also heartbroken. In this way, silence It makes sense. No matter how skilled the doctor is, how could he turn a wolf into a human? He sought treatment many times, but to no avail. The rich man was old, so he had to find someone to take care of the girl instead of him."

Gan Qing somewhat believed it: "So, I started looking for a married son-in-law. However, I still couldn't understand...that rich man actually killed so many people!"

Xiang Quan sneered: "It's not as simple as you think. This rich man is not to be underestimated. He is ruthless. There are only two things he worries about most: his daughter and money."

"I don't know--"

Xiang Quan said: "It's retribution for his daughter to encounter such a thing. Don't you understand why someone would kill so many people? Oh, the reasons for killing are no different from fame, profit, love, hatred, or madness. But they have the only thing in common, that is, they ignore the value of life itself, and think that human life is cheap. Think about it, a father lost his only daughter and found it back after many years. However, the "wolf disease" cannot be cured. No matter how much damage my daughter suffers, she won't do it at all. And..."

Xiang Quan paused: "And he has killed many people before."

Gan Qing was stunned: "What do you mean by that?"

"It's a long story," Xiang Quan pushed the door seriously, as if he had just found the technique of using force to open the door, "We will talk about the rich man's wealth later. What we need to solve now is... this 'demon'."

Qianqing was surprised and said: "I don't understand, according to your opinion, that rich man—"

"Hush." ​​Xiang Quan made a silent gesture.

With a sound of "bang", Xiangquan pushed the door open, and a bad smell came over his face.It is just a small door, if it is not opened, it is a part of the wall, finely integrated with the wall, without any gaps.Now that it is opened, Qianqing looks into the door, it is gloomy and dark, and he can't see the bottom.

"Qingqing, your dream of catching monsters is about to come true. Today we... have to make a break." Xiang Quan smiled, lit a torch with flint, lit a small firewood, and threw it directly into the cave.

The flame was bright, and the small firewood was still burning when it entered the hole.Xiangquan breathed a sigh of relief: "The air is good, I can go in."

The stench pierced his clean nostrils, making him subconsciously take a few steps back, covering his nose in disgust: "It's just the smell of excrement? If you think it smells good, just smell it."

Xiangquan turned his head and smiled.Since the door opened, he was always smiling, but his smile was stiff.Qianqing is very good at reading words and expressions, he knows that Xiangquan is hiding his inner anxiety.Ganqing couldn't help but sweated all over, and looked into the black hole again, but couldn't see anything except a little flame.

He became more and more nervous, but he wanted to laugh at Xiangquan: "To put it bluntly, there is only one person under the secret room, no! It's just a lunatic, use—"

"Hush, listen." Xiang Quan made a silent gesture.

The wind and snow outside the window attacked the house crazily, and the sound of the wind and snow was so loud that it seemed to engulf the house.But Gan Qing held his breath and concentrated, but he recognized other sounds—hidden in the wind and snow, but it wasn't just the sound of wind and snow.

The sound came from the lower chamber of the cave.It is quieter than the sound of wind and snow, but it is audible.

Xiangquan said nervously: "Did you hear it? The voice is very weak, but—"

"Roar!"

This sound, like the howling of a wolf, came from the depths of the dark secret room. It was shrill and violent, and seemed to be mixed with anger!It completely knocked out the sound of wind and snow outside the window, almost breaking the beams of the house!

Xiang Quan's eyes widened, and he stepped back suddenly, his face pale.Qian Qing was completely frightened, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.How many years later, he still remembered this chilling, human-like wail!

Qianqing and Xiangquan are like puppets, unable to move at all!

"This voice... a man? No, it's male, male?" Qian Qing's complexion turned earthy with fright, and his voice was hoarse.

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