[Seven Five] Sword Que Merry

"Ask me?" Nian Yi was stunned for a moment, the young man smiled cleanly, and was looking at her with anticipation on his face.

She hesitated for a moment, seeing that Zhan Zhao was just drinking with his head down, she smiled and asked, "Brother Zhan, do you want to come together?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head lightly, and said truthfully, "I don't know how to dance."

"That's just right." Nian Yi stood up and pulled him, "I'll show you the dance."

There are shepherds playing flutes and drums by the bonfire. Dangxiang is a branch of the Qiang nationality. They worship ghosts and gods. The dance has the color of sacrificial dance. It is mysterious and vaguely scary, but the young girl dances very strangely. lively.

Nian Yi ran all the way to the bonfire with Zhan Zhao on his arm, turned around and smiled at him, "Last time I didn't have the chance in Taiyuan, and now I will let you see the dance spread by Huangquan, but it is accompanied by a sheepskin drum. I can dance well."

She let go, took a step back and blended into the crowd, found the shepherd playing the flute, and borrowed the bamboo flute from him.

Nian Yi put it under his lips to test a few sounds, then took a deep breath.

"Huh, isn't that..." Lian Qiao was eating roast mutton, when she saw the person holding a flute by the campfire, she looked more and more familiar, "What is she going to do?"

"It's so strange." Bai Yutang crossed his arms and couldn't help but wonder, "Is she going to dance? I've never seen her take the initiative to walk among people..."

At the moment when the elegant flute sounded, she followed the melody with small steps, her toes twirling in a circle, and the thin skirt fluttered in her movements.

It is very rare to see someone dancing while playing the flute. Nianyi didn't see any movement in his hands, but kept spinning on his legs, walking on tiptoe, as nimbly as if he was integrated with the bamboo flute.

Like an invisible ghost, swimming and floating, it is completely different from the lively dance steps around it, as if one ball is fire and the other is ice, and the two rays of light are intertwined.

Zhan Zhao has never seen such a dance before, light shines through the dark flute sound, as if on a low slope in the middle of Sichuan, fireflies all over the mountains slowly rise in the night.

Lian Qiao held the meat in her mouth and forgot to chew for a moment: "This... what is this, is this also called dancing?"

Bai Yutang smiled lightly: "Don't you call me?"

"Who can play the flute and dance at the same time?"

Bai Yutang nodded: "Is there? I remember that in Miaojiang, Dali, there were people who raised Gu worms who loved playing the worm flute, and they danced to the sound of the flute."

All of a sudden, the sound of the flute turned sharply with the beat of the drum, bright and cheerful, the fire flickered, Nian jumped faster and faster on one foot, suddenly rose with the wind, turned around, and the corners of his clothes fluttered like butterflies.

At this time, Lian Qiao gritted her teeth: "She, she...she must have turned into a fairy!"

"I think it's pretty." Bai Yutang praised before thinking too much, "It's too beautiful."

"You!" Lian Qiao rolled her eyes at him, "You're really shameless."

"Yes yes yes... Can Xiaocaoer dance?" He asked casually.

"I can't dance!"

"Oh." No wonder he was so angry.

When the music stopped, Nian Yiyou took a breath, and there were many dancing girls around applauding her, still saying a word she couldn't understand.

Nian Yi smiled and nodded at them, then searched among the crowd again, and saw Zhan Zhao standing quietly not far away, she hurriedly returned the flute, and was about to step forward when a person appeared beside her .

It was the foreign man who was asking her to dance before, his eyes were shining like stars with the firelight, there were two dimples on his cheeks, and he had a soft smile.

Nian Yi waved his hands helplessly, indicating that he did not understand what he said.

He said in somewhat blunt Chinese: "I can speak Chinese."

"Uh……"

"Ask you a question."

She couldn't, so she said: "Okay, you ask."

The surroundings were noisy and noisy, and they were far away, so Zhan Zhao couldn't hear what the two of them said, only saw the foreign man pointing towards him, Nian was slightly startled, and then shook his head.Then I saw him walk away with a little disappointment.

"how?"

Zhan Zhao stepped forward, followed the direction in which the man left, and glanced, "He still invites you to dance?"

"No." Nian Yi smiled and shook his head, but did not answer.

Hearing that she seemed unwilling to elaborate, Zhan Zhao couldn't help smiling bitterly: "Can't you tell me?"

Nian Yi still smiled and replied: "No."

Someone was somersaulting in front of the bonfire, and there was a round of applause.At this moment, a man stumbled over from the town, his face as pale as paper.

"Help, help... There are ghosts, there are ghosts!"

He fell to the ground with a thud, and got up in a hurry.

Yang Du frowned when he heard the words, put down the jug and asked, "What did you say? Where did the ghost come from?"

"Uncle Yang." Seeing that it was him, the man hurriedly said, "...that ghost is in my sheepfold! It even hurt several sheep!"

Nian Yi and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, then asked: "What kind of ghost is it, have you seen it?"

"I see, I see." The man swallowed, "No, no head, that ghost has no head!"

Nian Yi and Lian Qiao almost said in unison: "Headless ghost?"

A few people hurried back to the town, entered the courtyard and saw that there was a bloody smell in the sheep pen. There were indeed three dead sheep lying on the ground, with wounds on their necks, bloody and terrifying.

Yang Du stared at it for a long time, and said puzzledly: "Ghosts can also eat sheep? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a hungry wolf did it... Can you see it clearly?"

"It's absolutely true! How dare I lie to you!" The man shook his hands and was sweating profusely. "I came back from the outside at night, and there was no one at home. I saw a dark thing more than ten feet high from a long way away. , I thought it was a bear, but I held up a lantern to take a look... God, what a monster, it has no head!"

"real or fake……"

"Don't you believe it." Lian Qiao crossed her arms and looked around the sheep pen with her head down, "It's full of ghosts here, what is it if it's not a ghost?"

"By the way." Yang Du seemed to have just remembered, "Lian Miss is a disciple of Daoist Qingxu, so she is good at catching ghosts and eliminating demons."

Lianqiao raised her eyebrows proudly, "That's natural."

Seeing Nian Yi looking at the dead sheep on the ground over there, Zhan Zhao shook his head and sighed secretly, thinking, "Not only that, there is a person who knows ghosts best...

Nian Yiyouyou stood up and asked, "How did the ghost you mentioned escape?"

The man scratched his head, "I, I don't know, as soon as I saw that it had no head, I... ran away, and it was gone when I came back."

"Mr. Yang." She looked at Yang Du, "I don't know if a suspect in the town has been executed recently?"

"No." Yang Du looked surprised, "There are no magistrates in this small town. Major and minor matters are handled by a few respected elders in the clan. Besides, our place has always been stable, and there has never been any evil person. How could he be punished by beheading?"

Nian Yi explained: "The headless ghost is a person whose head was in a different place before death. It is an unjust soul gathered from excessive grievances. If it can't find its own head, it will not leave. Now that it has come to the town, it will It means that its head is buried nearby."

"What?" The people present were all startled, and started discussing immediately.

"How is this possible? You mean, someone died in the town?"

Nian Yi nodded: "There is a possibility."

After Yang Du listened, he pulled the person who reported the crime and asked, "Did you see clearly? Which one is that ghost from our town?"

"Oh, my uncle." The man stomped anxiously, "It doesn't even have a head, so how do I know who it is!"

"This……"

Nian Yi kindly reminded: "This ghost is very strong, if you don't drive it away, I'm afraid it will hurt people."

"Then, what should we do then?" Yang Du panicked, and hurriedly turned around to ask the villagers beside him, "Which one of yours has buried someone's head? Call them quickly!"

Seeing that he suspected himself, the onlookers couldn't help complaining.

"Where do we bury that kind of thing!"

"that is……"

Zhan Zhao frowned and shook his head: "How can you find out if you ask such a question? It's better to ask if anyone has gotten lost around here recently."

"Yes, yes, yes." Yang Du slapped his forehead, "I almost forgot, but who hasn't come back to town lately? Do you know?"

"Speaking of which, there is indeed one."

Someone in the crowd hesitated, "It's that Bayong across from the wine shop. I went to him yesterday and today to pay back the money, but he's not here."

"Bayong? Isn't he a hunter?" Yang Du was thoughtful, "It's not uncommon for him to go hunting in the mountains and not come back... Forget it, let's go and see first."

It was the end of Haishi, the bonfire meeting had long since ended, and the residents of the town also returned to their residences.

Bayon's house is at the corner of an alley, and the houses on both sides are still lit.Zhan Zhao and the others followed Yang Du and pushed the door into the house, but the room was indeed empty.This Bayong is nearly [-] years old, but he has never married a wife. He usually lives by hunting. From the animal skins in the house and the venison left in the kitchen, it can be seen that he is still a skilled hunter. Orion.

Bai Yutang opened the gauze cabinet casually, and glanced at it.

"The meat is starting to stink. This man has been walking for four or five days at least."

Zhan Zhao walked to the table, raised his hand to pick up a bowl of pickles on the table, and sniffed it gently under his nose.Vegetables and meat were placed in the house. This person should be preparing to cook before he left. If he wants to go out, he should bring some dried meat for emergencies.

"If you want to go hunting, unless the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, it's impossible not to go home for so long." Lian Qiao tilted her head thinking, "I see, this headless ghost is probably him."

Nian Yi looked at her lightly, "It's not very useful to know who it is, you have to find the head first."

"Who said that?" Lian Qiao snorted coldly, "Why bother, as soon as that ghost appears, I will give you a ghost-killing talisman and keep it to be obedient."

Nian Yi turned around when he heard the words, and said sharply: "It was killed by someone, you still want to kill it?"

"It's my duty to exorcise ghosts and demons, not to mention that it has become a demon, so why should I let it go?"

"As long as you find the head and return it, it can be reincarnated. Why do you have to use such a method?"

Lian Qiao retorted: "Then what if it has already hurt someone before that? You call it appeasement!"

"I……"

"Everyone, don't say a few words, don't say a few words." When Yang Du saw women quarreling, he was stunned for a long time before he realized it, and hurriedly stepped forward to mediate, "What the two little girls said is reasonable, but it's time to find a head." It will take time, and the ghost from exorcism hasn’t come out yet, right? Let’s stay calm, it’s getting late, let’s rest for a night, and think of a solution tomorrow?”

"Brother Yang is very true." Zhan Zhao also chimed in, "I have been driving for a day, and everyone is tired. Let's go to sleep first. I will come to watch at night. Let me know."

Seeing that he opened his mouth, Nian Yi stopped making a sound and only asked in a low voice:

"You keep vigil again? Aren't you tired? You still drive during the day..."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously: "I'm fine."

Just in case, Lian Qiao drew a few life-saving talismans on the spot and asked Yang Du to distribute them. After a while, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

The small town on the prairie is very quiet at night, even the sound of cattle and sheep outside the house cannot be heard, it is silent.

Nian slept through the afternoon and wasn't very sleepy at night. She vaguely sensed movement in the room. She turned over and raised her head, and saw two little ghosts sitting at the end of the bed licking candied haws.

She yawned sleepily.

"Where did the sugar come from?"

"Yeah, you're awake." Er Xiaogui jumped up to her, "I just met a big guy outside, he gave it to me."

"Big man?" Nian Yi sounded weird, sat up, "Who is it?"

"It seems to be a headless ghost nearby." The three little ghosts spat out the hawthorn core, "It asked us if we saw its head, and before we could speak, it stuffed two bunches of candied haws."

It's him!

Nian Yi suddenly woke up and quickly put on his clothes, "Where is it now?"

"I don't know. When we saw it, we were strolling on the grassland outside the town."

Er Xiaogui added: "That's right, that's right, on the way back I saw that female Taoist priest walking out aggressively with a sword in hand."

"Yes."

"It's a good thing she can't see us."

"Yeah yeah."

"What? She's gone too?" Nian Yi didn't know, he didn't care to comb his hair, pushed the door and ran out in a hurry.

There was no one on the street, and the green grassland stretched as far as the eye could see.

Before she left the town, she saw the place where the bonfire was set up before. The limbs of the one-foot-high black shadow were being trapped by several chains, unable to move.Lian Qiao stood upright, holding a Tai Chi long sword and chanting, standing opposite her were Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

When Nian Yi saw the blue clothes, he was startled and angry, gritted his teeth and ran forward desperately.

Forsythia affixed Yuexia's charm with Huaguang on the sword, she opened her eyes suddenly, and stabbed with the sword.

"Wait! Wait a minute..." Before Nian Yi had time to get close, a huge gossip fell from the sky and hit the ground with a bang, and the aroused sword energy shook her away.

"Nian Yi!" Not thinking that she would come, Zhan Zhao was slightly taken aback, lifted his robe and leaned over, carefully supporting her.

White light flashed, and the tiny spots of light in the original place slowly rose into the sky, leaving only a cold yellow talisman.

"What are you killing it for?" She grabbed his shirt and asked, "Didn't you say that you would tell me as soon as there was any trouble?"

Before Zhan Zhao could speak, Lian Qiao put away the sword and turned around to answer for him: "I told Brother Zhan not to tell you, don't you just want me to let it go? But what's the point of it living like this? If it doesn’t come back, I’ll count as helping it reincarnate.”

Nianyi clenched his fists, trembling with anger, "You helped it? Do you know what talisman you pasted? As long as the seven evil talismans work together, the ghost will fly away, unable to reincarnate, let alone reincarnated! Ghosts are also human beings. Yes, you want to drive out all the ghosts and kill them indiscriminately, what is the difference between doing this and killing people?"

This was something she didn't expect. Lian Qiao was speechless for a while, but still insisted: "What's wrong with killing it? It's an evil spirit, full of resentment, and it's about to enter the village. If I don't kill it, it will hurt everyone." What about people?"

"It became a ghost because it was killed by someone. What did it do wrong?" Nian Yi's lips trembled slightly, "You didn't find the real culprit for it, you didn't help it find its head, but you killed it instead, you... you!"

"Nian Yi." Seeing that she was very annoyed, Zhan Zhao pulled her back and said kindly, "You can't save all ghosts, have you ever thought about it, if you can't persuade it, and you can't find it Head, wouldn’t innocent villagers die?”

"How do you know that I can't persuade it? Are you a ghost, or am I a ghost?!" Seeing the long sword in Lianqiao's hand, Nian Yi suddenly understood, "You gave her the sword?"

"I……"

Before she could speak, she interrupted sharply.

"Didn't you say you were on my side?"

Her eyes were slightly red, and she looked at him in a daze: "Could it be that one day, when I become like this, you will kill me with a sword?"

Zhan Zhao was at a loss for words, and shook his head with difficulty, "I won't."

"You won't? How do I know if you will?" Nianyi felt a bitterness in his throat and reached out to brush him away, "I should have understood earlier that you are a human and I am a ghost. I am not the same as you at all."

At this moment, even Bai Yutang felt a pain for Zhan Zhao, and hurriedly explained: "Nian Yi, don't think so. At least... at least Zhan Zhao treats you sincerely, how does he treat you?" , don't you know better than us?"

"No need." She turned around coldly, cast her sideways gaze at Zhan Zhao, "We don't agree with each other, let's just say goodbye."

Just as he was taking a step, his wrist was gently grabbed by him.

"Nian Yi." Zhan Zhao's brows furrowed tightly, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, he hesitated to speak, "When your anger subsides, let's have a good talk, okay?"

"Not good." Nian turned her back and slammed his hand away, "Since you want to help her, go help her if you like, there's nothing to talk about."

After speaking, she walked away without looking back.

"Hey—" Seeing that she really left, Bai Yutang hurriedly said to Zhan Zhao, "Why didn't you chase after her?"

Zhan Zhao looked ahead, feeling depressed in his heart, and sighed softly, "She's still angry, if she chases after her, she won't listen to her, so forget it."

"Both of you." Bai Yutang pressed his forehead and said with a headache, "How long will it take for this trouble to come to fruition..."

Forsythia, who had been watching for a long time, touched the tip of her nose in confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

No one paid attention to her around, and the cold wind was blowing on her face.

Lian Qiao turned her head to look at Zhan Zhao, then looked at Nian Yi, and muttered to herself in confusion:

"Could it be... Brother Zhan likes her?"

When Nian Yi returned to the room, the two little ghosts were sitting on the flower-picking rope opposite each other. Seeing her sitting on the edge of the bed, with her head leaning against the wall, without saying a word, she looked preoccupied, so she couldn't help asking:

"Nian Yi, what's the matter with you?"

She closed her eyes, frowned deeply, and shook her head weakly after a long time: "It's nothing."

The little ghosts looked at each other, put down the rope and crawled to her side.

Er Xiaogui tugged at her sleeve: "Aren't you happy? Why don't I tell you a story!"

The three little ghosts turned their heads and stared at it: "Don't say it, people say that what we are telling is a ghost story, which is not good."

It scratched its head, and responded half-understanding: "Oh..."

"Ah, I see." The three little ghosts suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "It must be that the boss' death day is approaching, and you are worrying about what gift to give him, right?"

Shiyin's taboo...

Nian Yi just opened his eyes and counted the days, the day after tomorrow will be over, not to mention that if they hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten it, he is really ashamed.

She smiled faintly: "In this case, shall we go back to Huangquan?"

"Huh? Really?" The two little ghosts were not bothered, and immediately clapped their hands and said happily, "That's good, there must be a lot of delicious food to eat on the anniversary of the death of the boss!"

"Yeah yeah!"

The next day, the sky was covered with dark clouds.

Faintly seeing the morning light coming in from outside the curtain, Zhan Zhaofang raised his eyes and looked towards the window.

I don't know what time it is, the sky here is going to be a little later, maybe it is past time.He pinched the center of his brows slightly tiredly, got up from the chair, and pushed open the door.

There was no one in the courtyard, only the sound of servants sweeping the floor was heard in front, Zhan Zhao lowered his eyes and fell silent for a while, then walked to a door on the left.

He stood quietly for a long time, thinking about how to speak, how to speak, how to explain.

It can be seen that she was very annoyed last night, and she didn't know how much her anger subsided after a night, maybe she still wouldn't talk to herself.

Zhan Zhao sighed, lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, and finally said:

"Nian Yi, are you... still angry?"

After a while, no one answered.

He thought that she might not have gotten up yet, so he turned sideways and was about to leave. The moment he turned his head, he suddenly found that the door of her room was ajar.

Zhan Zhao's heart trembled, and he raised his hand and pushed it away without thinking much...

There was a soft "squeak", the faint sun shone on the bed, and there was no one in the room.

The author has something to say: My update time is getting more and more messy...well, just be casual.

Ah, I finally wrote this point, stretch yourself and take a rest!

The next chapter is the time for the male supporting role of Shenyin N Jiu to appear on the stage. Confessions, it’s only interesting when they burst out.

Mr. Zhan is really heartbroken

Seeing that I was about to say it, you fucking ran away. . . .

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In other words, I really find Zhan Zhao difficult to write about.

Tell him to confess his love, he always feels that he is short of time, let's catch up and talk about love and feel OOC again.

Therefore, it is really not easy for the human design to collapse. .

Thanks to meierjulia for mine X1