"You mean you want to help us?"
I was delighted and asked hurriedly.
Old Man Wu nodded and said, "Yes, I intend to help you outsiders. Otherwise, if you enter that stilt house without permission, something bad will definitely happen."
Then Old Man Wu said, "I can take you to see someone first. She is a sister of Chimu Granny, and her name is Tianhua Granny. The difference is that Chimu Granny is from the Black Miao tribe, while Tianhua Granny is from the White Miao tribe."
At this point, Old Man Wu looked at us and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go. We'll set off now."
But I interrupted him and said, "Mr. Wu, please wait a moment, we need to confirm something."
"Confirm something, what is it?"
I explained: "I want to confirm whether our friend is inside the stilt house?"
"Oh, I see. How do you want to be sure?"
I smiled slightly, then slapped the soul-collecting bucket on my waist.
The lid of the soul-collecting barrel suddenly opened.
I chanted the spell softly, and soon, the ghost insect that I had put into the soul-collecting bucket suddenly flew out.
One thing I want to say here is that the three souls of the ghost Gu that were collected by Wang Jiuyang in the talisman were later returned to me by Wang Jiuyang. So the soul of the ghost Gu is complete now.
"Hahahaha, my ghost Gu finally came out, I finally came out!..."
As soon as the ghost Gu came out, he roared excitedly.
I snorted coldly and scolded, "Ghost Gu, keep your voice down."
Then a talisman appeared in my hand. The name of the talisman was "Thunderstorm Talisman".
If this kind of talisman is printed on a living creature, it can bring out the maximum effect of the talisman.
Moreover, this "Thunderstorm Talisman" is an explosive talisman. Once its talisman is imprinted on a living creature, if the creature does not remove the talisman in time, the talisman will explode within an incense stick of time.
Then I chanted a spell, and the thunderstorm talisman burned instantly. At the same time, after my finger gestures were released, a series of talismans flew towards the ghost Gu.
To Gui Gu's surprise, the rune of the thunderstorm talisman had already been imprinted on Gui Gu's body.
"Damn it, Yang Tianyi, I'm already so weak, what else are you going to do to me!? You bastard, I won't let you go."
The angry ghost insect bared its sharp teeth and pounced towards me.
I took a Seven Star Step and flashed to the side. At the same time, I used the acupoint tapping method and tapped directly on the ghost insect's big head.
Suddenly, the ghost Gu fell to the ground with a "bang" and cried out in pain.
The football-sized body of the ghost Gu kept rolling on the ground, begging for mercy, "Ah, it hurts, Yang Tianyi, Master Yang, please let me go. I won't attack you anymore, I will listen to you. Ah... Help!"
But I didn't immediately untie the painful points on the ghost Gu's body.
I stood aside with my hands behind my back and said with a smile, "Gui Gu, you promised me that you would stay by my side. Have you forgotten? You even tried to attack me just now. You are so bold."
"I originally planned to let you go after you completed the task I asked you to do. But now it seems that's not possible."
After hearing what I said, Gui Gu begged again and again: "Yes, yes, I will listen to you, Master Yang. I will listen to you in everything. Please help me relieve the pain point first, I can't stand it anymore. I beg you!..."
Ghost Gu is the product of ghosts and poisonous insects, so it is not a good thing.
But I plan to let Gui Gu go to the hanging feet
Please help me find out the situation over there, but if the ghost Gu doesn't obey, it will be a bit difficult to deal with.
After the ghost insect struggled for a few more minutes, I finally untied the painful points on its body.
After the acupuncture points were unblocked, the ghost insect's mouth began to spit out sticky liquid.
That shit looks a bit like swill, which makes people feel disgusted.
The ghost Gu became much more obedient after the acupoints were unblocked.
I stared at Gui Gu coldly and said, "Gui Gu, you'd better behave yourself. The rune of the thunderstorm talisman has been imprinted on your body. If I don't remove the rune for you within one stick of incense, your body will explode and die."
"So, you have to listen to me from now on, otherwise you will destroy yourself."
Gui Gu nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Just tell me what you say. I'll listen to you."
I raised my hand and pointed at the stilt house in the distance, and said to Gui Gu, "See that stilt house in the distance? I need you to go over and help me find out if my friend is there."
Then I asked Master Lou to show Gui Gu the photo of Zhao Xilan.
Gui Gu did not dare to be negligent and stared at the photo with his big, cunning eyes.
After a moment, it said, "Master Yang, I remember it!"
I nodded and said, "Okay, I'll remember that! Then go over there now and see if my friend is inside that small building."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
As he nodded, the ghost Gu slowly floated his body.
Then, with a flash of its body, the ghost insect turned into a black shadow and rushed towards the stilt house.
Old man Wu on the side was stunned.
After a moment, he finally came to his senses.
He looked at me and the rest of us in surprise and asked, "Are you ghost-catching Taoist priests from the north?"
I smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, Mr. Wu, we are the ghost-catching Taoist priests from the north, but don't think too much about it, we have no ill intentions, we really came to Miaojiang to look for someone."
Old Man Wu nodded and said, "This is really the first time I've seen a ghost-catching Taoist priest. In the past, I've heard a lot of legends about ghost-catching Taoist priests. I didn't expect to have the honor of seeing one here today. It seems like you and I are really destined to be together."
Then I chatted with Old Man Wu for a while.
By the way, I also asked about the situation of the smallpox grandmother.
Old Man Wu told me that the smallpox grandmother was very prestigious in Miaojiang, and her skills in raising Gu were also superior. Moreover, the smallpox grandmother was also a witch doctor in Miaojiang, and she had saved countless lives using Gu worms.
I have learned a lot today.
Previously, I always thought that the Miao people who raised Gu worms were not good people, but I didn't expect that even Gu worm masters were divided into black Miao and white Miao. Moreover, the white Miao could use Gu worms to save people, which made me feel even more incredible.
We waited here for half an incense stick of time.
After half an incense stick, Gui Gu still hadn't come back. I thought, could it be that Gui Gu was in some danger
But soon, a dark shadow flashed in the distance and rushed towards us.
That's a ghost poison!
Soon the ghost Gu appeared in front of me.
But I noticed that there was a finger-long wound on the ghost's head. Red blood was constantly flowing out of the wound.
As soon as it flew over, with a "bang", the ghost insect's body fell into the grass.
It was Yuquan who ran over and brought Gui Gu back.
At this time, the ghost Gu was already quite weak.
"Gui Gu, what's wrong with you?" I asked.
The ghost Gu lying in Yuquan's arms slowly opened his eyes.
He said, "Master Yang, I was attacked by a poisonous insect. That insect is too powerful. I am no match for it."
I asked, "So, you were discovered?"
Ghost Gu nodded helplessly and said, "That's right, Master Yang, I was discovered by an old woman. That old woman actually knows ghost magic. She first used ghost magic to hurt me, and then sent Gu insects to kill me. Fortunately, I reacted quickly, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to see you."
I didn't listen to the ghost's words. It just said these to prove that it was doing its best.
I asked, "Did you find Zhao Xilan?"
Gui Gu replied: "I sneaked into a house, but as soon as I entered the house, I was discovered, and then I was chased by the old woman."
I couldn't help but frown and asked, "So you didn't get any information at all."
The ghost Gu might be afraid that I won’t remove the talisman on its body.
It quickly said, "No, no, no, I found out! I found out! Although I didn't see clearly whether Zhao Xilan was in the room, I found something. I found it at the door of the room."
Then the ghost insect's body suddenly swelled up, and it slowly opened its big mouth.
With a "puff" sound, the ghost insect spit out something from its mouth.
When we saw that thing, we were all stunned for a moment.
"They are Xilan's shoes!"
Lou Xiaoman screamed out immediately.
She quickly walked over and picked up the shoe without caring whether it was dirty or not.
Comparing it with the shoe she had picked up earlier at the entrance of the Snake Mountain Cave, Lou Xiaoman said with certainty: "Yes, this is Xilan's shoe. They are a pair. But why did another shoe appear here?"
Wang Jiuyang walked over slowly and said, "I knew this matter was not simple. It seems someone is plotting against us. Otherwise, Gui Gu would not have seen Zhao Xilan but only a shoe."
"Considering what we went through with the last shoe, I'm afraid this one will bring us more trouble."
Zhang Chu continued Wang Jiuyang's words and said, "If that's the case, then someone also placed this shoe there on purpose."
Wang Jiuyang glanced at Zhang Chu and nodded, "Yes. I think so."
I lost my composure for a moment and asked everyone, "What do you think now? If you have any ideas, just tell us and we can discuss it."
At this time, Fatty Li said, "I also think this matter is too unbelievable. So we can't rashly enter that stilt house. Since Mr. Wu said he can help us, why don't we follow Mr. Wu to find that smallpox lady for the time being."
"Mr. Wu just said that Granny Tianhua is Granny Chimu's sister. I think she should know how to solve this matter. And we have confirmed that Xilan's disappearance is related to the Miao people. It is necessary for us to find Granny Tianhua, who has the greatest prestige in Miao, to help."
Everyone thought about it and had no objection.
Then, I turned my head to look at Old Man Wu and said, "Then Mr. Wu, thank you for your help. We can follow you to find the smallpox lady now."
Nodding, Wu Yongchang said, "In that case, it's almost dark, so let's set off now."
"good!"
Afterwards, after I helped Gui Gu remove the talismans on his body and put it into the soul-collecting barrel, our group followed Wu Yongchang to find the smallpox lady.
(to be continued)
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