Where's my tail?

Seeing that the uncle was not shy, Zhang Lingjiao thought about it and asked about the storage room.

Sure enough, when they talked about the storage room, the uncle's expression changed.

But he didn't lie to them like that administrator, but said with a little fear: "Uncle, let me tell you, don't be curious about what's in there, something will happen."

Hearing what he said, someone must have been curious about it before, maybe even tried a way to go in, and then something happened, so Zhang Lingjiao asked the uncle if anyone had been curious about it before.

The uncle sighed: "Yes, I still know that person!"

Someone did go in before, and it was a foreigner. That person was a businessman that the uncle knew. A group of foreign businessmen came here to make a living. Some of them did business honestly, while some were too curious. explored up.

The man heard about the attic, and knew that people would be sent to guard the gate. He didn't know where he heard the news that there were antiques hidden in the attic, and even if they weren't antiques, there would be something of special value. Otherwise, the townspeople would not have sent someone to guard them.

So the man was not in charge of the business, and asked about the attic every day, but the townspeople seemed reluctant to mention that place, and they didn't tell him what was going on in the attic. The man mistakenly thought that the townspeople were wary of them The outsiders, afraid of causing suspicion, stopped asking the townspeople.

I don't know whether to call him good luck or bad luck. After many days of observation, he got the doorman's key and sneaked into the attic in the middle of the night.Of course, no one found out about this.

But it was too late when people found out, a businessman who was good with him ran to him to find him, but found that there was no movement, he felt something was wrong, and he didn't find anyone after he went in.

At this time, he thought of the things that person had done these days, and said that he was going to make a fortune, so he knew where that person was.

But that person didn't come back all night, so he was caught stealing something, right?

So he immediately went out to the town to inquire about the news, but he didn't hear any news that outsiders had been arrested all the way, so he was a little relieved.

What he was thinking now was where to find someone. The first place he went was the attic. After all, that was the place where the man was going to steal. When he reached the attic, there was only one gatekeeper at the door.

At that time, this place was not a tourist area, so no one would come here except the gatekeeper, and those townspeople would try not to come if they could. The gatekeeper just sat at the gate and would not go in and walk around, which happened to be convenient the man's theft.

At this time, the gatekeeper obviously didn't realize that his key was lost, and he didn't realize that someone had already entered the attic, so when he saw the outsider was about to enter, he just told him not to touch things and ignored him. up.

After he agreed casually, he went in immediately. He didn't find the man downstairs, so he went up to the second floor. As soon as he went up, he saw a dead body.

The clothes on the corpse were still well dressed, but the body exposed outside the clothes was covered with scars, some of the scars looked like they were pinched by someone's fingernails, and they were bruised and purple, while some seemed to be beaten by rattan canes. Long bruises, bloody, and barely a piece of good flesh.

From the time he saw the clothes on the corpse, he was sure that it was his friend, but he didn't expect that something would happen to him.

Logically speaking, this kind of pinch and whip wound should not be fatal, but now his friend is dead, just lying on the ground quietly, and when he got closer, he found his eyes It was open, as if it saw something very scary, and it stared very wide, looking very frightening.

It was still early at this time, the genius was dimly lit, and it was still quite dark in the attic, and the dead body of the man was lying in front of the storage room, his eyes were wide open, and his hands were still clasped tightly in claws, as if trying to Running away from something, as if he kept climbing forward, the businessman was frightened when he saw this scene, turned around and ran away, not paying attention to his feet for a moment, and rolled down the stairs.

The gatekeeper heard the commotion inside, and ran in immediately, and saw the businessman grab him in horror, saying that someone had died up there, the gatekeeper's face turned ugly immediately, seeing the dead body in the corridor Then they ran out very nervously to find their patriarch.

The businessman didn't dare to stay here alone anymore, so he hurried out with the gatekeeper. Finally, the patriarch came and asked someone to dispose of the body. The key on the man was also found, so why did he appear here and steal it? If he got the gatekeeper's key, he didn't need to think about what he was here for. Combined with his inquiring about the attic a few days ago, he knew that he was coming to steal something in the attic.

But even so, the man couldn't just let the man die here inexplicably, so some businessmen from the same place wanted the townspeople to explain why the man died.

The patriarch looked at the group of them with a sneer and said, "He was greedy and wanted to steal things, and he messed with something he shouldn't. Isn't it normal to die? I advise you not to disrespect the traditions of our town, or you won't know how you died !"

The next day, the people in the town performed a ritual ceremony in the attic under the organization of the patriarch, pasted many spells, and sprinkled a lot of dog blood, making the inside very weird, and businessmen like them were not allowed to enter .

The uncle said: "In the end, we were the ones who dealt with that person's body. I took a look at it from a distance, and my body was covered with bruises. The scars were as if someone had pinched them out fiercely with their fingernails. I also lifted up the clothes and returned them." You can see that there are many welts inside, which are messy, and the eyes were closed for him later."

In this way, it seems that the reason that the administrator told them is also false. There is such a big difference between the marks of being bitten by poisonous insects and the marks of pinching. It's the same, it's definitely not made by poisonous insects.

I don't know what's inside. The businessman didn't seem to be killed by the injuries on his body, but he seemed to be scared to death.

The uncle said that those who knew about it back then would not go into the attic, panicked, and then kept advising them not to go in, too much curiosity is not a good thing.

After chatting for so long, it was getting dark, and the uncle planned to pack up the stall and go back. He quickly packed up his things and told them not to stay here, go back early, soak the ginkgo leaves in water, for peace of mind, and finally He also emphasized that they should not go to that storage room.

After saying goodbye to the uncle, they also went back, and the people in the attic had almost left, quietly, the light in the attic was on so early, but it was useless, standing in front of the door and looking at the building, just It is like a mouth with a big mouth, and nothing can be seen clearly inside. When the wind blows, the old tables and chairs inside make a "babbling and babbling" sound.

There are also two red lanterns hanging in front of the door. They should be very festive, but they emit a dim red light at night, like the eyes of monsters. They radiate light at night. I don’t know if they are to attract some creatures or Foraging for food at night is so weird that it makes people flustered.

They didn't stay any longer, taking advantage of the dim light, they walked quickly towards the residence.

Speaking of this small town, they used to think that no one would come out at night, but now there are not many people on the road in the evening. Even the people who are still walking on the road are very anxious and panicked, as if Like something scary out there.

Almost every household closed the door tightly, and did not turn on particularly bright lights in the house. Fortunately, there were no street lights on the road, but these street lights were not known because they had been installed for too long or something. Can barely illuminate the road.

An Yue asked Zhang Lingjiao curiously: "Is the ginkgo leaf sold by that uncle really useful?"

Zhang Lingjiao replied amusedly: "Didn't uncle say that this is for peace of mind, but this ginkgo leaf does have the effect of warding off evil spirits, not only he sells it."

Zhang Lingjiao explained to them: "Ginkgo biloba is very long-lived and can live for thousands of years. The ancients believed that it is a very auspicious tree species, and it has medicinal effects and can preserve health. There are many magical instruments in Taoism made of ginkgo wood. So as long as it is ginkgo, it can ward off evil spirits."

An Yue nodded repeatedly, and then asked Zhang Lingjiao if there was anything else that could ward off evil spirits and save his life in special circumstances.

Zhang Lingjiao laughed and said: "These things are not very effective. If you rely on these things to save your life, you might as well ask me for a spell! As for the plants that can ward off evil spirits, you know peach trees, mugwort leaves, and willows It can also ward off evil spirits."

When Su Wei heard about the willow tree, he felt a bit contradictory. Didn't Zhang Yuansong say that the willow tree in Guliu town is unknown last time?So he asked Zhang Lingjiao why.

Zhang Lingjiao explained: "Because these things have to be known in moderation, willows do have the effect of warding off evil spirits, but too many willows are planted in this ancient willow town, and they don't enshrine their temples, so there are more and more weird things in the town , the townspeople are not what they used to be, the feng shui inside the town has been destroyed, no matter how many things can be planted to ward off evil spirits, it will be useless to change the feng shui, instead it will gather yin energy."

In fact, the reason is very simple. For example, this Guliu Town is like a dish that has gone bad inside, but the townspeople don’t know that it has gone bad, so they try to wrap layers of plastic wrap on the outside of the dish, so that It stays fresh without thinking of hastening its decay.

The current situation of the townspeople in Guliu Town is like this. They tried various methods to maintain the peace in the town, but they didn't expect that they were exacerbating the situation.

However, the townspeople will not listen to their advice. What they have to do now is to figure out these weird things in the town.