Water ghost

Chapter 6 Taoist

A funeral is like a theater.

Just wipe your face and pretend to be clean and ugly, it should be a great show.

The play was interrupted halfway through.

A man in ragged clothes stood in the middle of the road, and the color of his Taoist robe could not be discerned.

A good dog doesn't get in the way, it's in the funeral procession, is it crazy?

Whispers hummed.

The Taoist who opened the way gave a loud shout and said nervously, "What are you doing?"

The ragged Taoist babbled for a while, opened his hand to the coffin, and said, "Take it."

Du Wusheng raised his eyes and saw wisps of black air floating out from above and sucked into the Taoist's palm.

The tattered Taoist opened his muddy eyes, and moved away while singing the Taoist sentiment.

The funeral procession went on.

Someone called him a "lunatic".

Someone muttered, "This person looks familiar."

It was the Taoist who gave Du Weisheng the amulet when he was a child.

There was a puddle with water on the side of the road. The Taoist walked a few steps and suddenly fell into the water. He raised his head in a daze, then buried his face in it, lay down on the ground, and did not move.

When Du Wusheng passed by, he heard the Taoist say: "Time is also fate..."

The half-blind man walked over, kicked his legs, knelt down and said, "Fake Taoist priest, what are you doing in the way when you have nothing to do? You have to pick a time to eat, but you are late. How about it, I think you are pitiful." , I’ll give you a chance.” He pointed to Du Wusheng’s back and said, “Show me whether he is a ghost or a demon, and you will benefit from it.”

The Taoist glanced at him: "Seek good luck."

"Shame on your face." The half-blind man was angry from his heart, and the evil turned to his guts. He pressed the Taoist's head and pressed it into the water: "Don't you want to drink water, I will let you drink, drink enough."

Du Wusheng rushed over.

He did it first.

The semi-blind man pinched Du Wusheng's collar, and a group of people ran over in a panic, pretending to persuade them to fight, dragging Du Wusheng's arm, and pulling the semi-blind man away again.

Holding Du Wusheng's hand tightly, people were very nervous, as if he was really afraid that he would act like a demon.

The half-blind man's hand was loose.

Dawn breaks.

Time has been delayed a lot, and many people are still hungry, impatiently urging them to leave quickly.

The half-blind man made a gouging gesture at him.

farce.

The coffin was buried in the soil, and relatives were asked to kowtow and burn paper money one by one.

Before Du Wusheng could kneel, the half-blind man jumped out and kicked him in the crook of the knee, watching him kneel down with a muffled grunt, and said "well-intentioned": "This is like kneeling, kowtow, and pray for your grandfather to bless you." You live a long life, it's best not to make any trouble."

A group of people were still watching, very quiet, standing tall and big, surrounded by circles.

The day passed, and it was over.Those seven aunts and eight aunts also went back one after another.

The moon tonight is red.

The well that had been silent for a long time gushed out water again.When every family was cooking, they were surprised to find that the water in their wells was empty.

The water, turned red.

Father Du was in the yard, looking at the red moon, and let out an unexpected howl.like a wolf.

Lie on the ground with both hands, dragging the broken leg alone, running around the locust tree in the yard, like a dog.

Grandma Du came out on crutches. She had just sent old man Du away, and when she saw Father Du again, she couldn't help wiping away her tears with the back of her hand.

That night, Du Weisheng had another dream.

In the dream, he looked like a child and walked into the abandoned garden.

He had a great time with another kid.

The child said: "You will be with me in this lifetime."

The child said: "My name is Yuan Zhi."

He felt a pain in his fingertips, blood flowed out, and finally healed, turning into a small red mole.

Suddenly there was a blank in front of my eyes.

When he looked again, a good-looking young man was in front of him, wearing a milky white gown, and said, "Follow me."

Suddenly, the face of the Taoist priest came in again during the day, a piece of talisman paper burned, and the picture was torn to pieces again.

The young man's body gradually shrunk, shrunk into a child's appearance, was pressed down in the well, his eyes were fixed on him, and he couldn't get out.

The dream was chaotic and blurred, and Du Wusheng felt that his hands and feet were being pinned down, with cold liquid dripping on his face, and he couldn't breathe and struggled out.

He couldn't wake up, there was a voice in his ear,

"You broke your promise..."

The brain tensed sharply for a moment, and the stabbing pain hit the whole body. From a certain point, all dreams were shattered.

blank.

It was blank for a long time.

He struggled out and opened his eyes, it was midnight.

The water fell on his face drop by drop, and the bedding was also wet.

In the dream, he was raped by another man.

He sat up, reaching into the quilt with trembling hands.

Not a dream.

A breath of uncontrollable breath blocked his chest, and he got out of bed, his body swaying like duckweed floating in the water.

His sore knees softened, and he knelt on the ground unexpectedly, making a dull and crisp sound.

The turbidity flowed from the back to the base of the thigh.

Du Wusheng fell on the ground in embarrassment, buried his face in his palms, and closed his eyes deeply.

Don't want to move, dare not move.