"My big son!"
Before I even walked into the door, I heard ghost howling, heart-wrenching wails, and whimpering cries.
When Russell stepped into the door, there were lights and decorations everywhere, and even a lot of wedding characters, but it seemed even more desolate at this moment.
After all, if the groom dies on the wedding day, it cannot be considered a happy event.
"My son!"
The groom's body was not in the hall, but next to a small door. However, this is normal, after all, earth dragons kill people.
Russell's eyes twitched. He didn't sense any evil spirit in the room.
Could it be that this earth dragon is a ferocious beast
Or...
The groom was wearing a bright red robe with two bloody holes on his chest, from which blood was constantly flowing. His flesh and blood had already become a blur, and the blood had dyed the robe dark red.
Next to him, there was an old woman kneeling, crying loudly and heart-wrenchingly.
There is no doubt that this should be the Old Lady Shi mentioned by those aunties, the mother of the groom.
After twenty years of hard work raising a son, on his happy day, he died. What a huge blow that was!
On the opposite side, was the Shi family's daughter-in-law, who was standing there blankly, crying softly.
Maybe he was crying for the dead groom.
Maybe he was crying for his miserable life.
She had just not worshipped heaven and earth, and had not even entered the Shi family’s door, but her husband had already been killed.
If this is not a jinx, then who is it
When the daughter-in-law of the Shi family thought about the days of being a widow in the future, tears welled up in her eyes and she burst into tears.
There were several other women crying at the same time, but judging from their clothes, they seemed to be maids of the Shi family, so there was no need to worry about them.
They seemed to be outsiders. Even though today was a happy day, there were not many relatives present. They were all scared away by the sound of the earth dragon.
Russell was looking at them, and they were also looking at Russell who had suddenly arrived.
Several women looked at each other, and one of them quickly shook Old Mrs. Shi with her hand. Old Mrs. Shi was crying her heart out at this time, and she didn't care at all.
Just then, a young man came out from behind the house. He looked at the lobby, then at Russell, and walked straight over.
"Sir, I am Liu Cai, the housekeeper of the Shi family. May I know who you are, sir?"
The etiquette is very thoughtful, and you can tell at first glance that it is the etiquette only found in wealthy families.
Russell looked at Liu Cai twice, feeling a strange feeling in his heart. He nodded slightly and directly explained his purpose.
"I am a Taoist priest, passing by this village, looking for something. I just heard that the Shi family was in trouble, so I wanted to come and lend a hand."
It turned out to be a help.
Liu Cai was immediately moved, his arms trembling, "Thank you very much, young man. Thank you very much, young man."
It is a shame to say that the Shi family has moved to this village for twenty years, but because they are from a different family, they have not been able to integrate into the village.
As a result, now that the Shi family is in trouble, no one is willing to come and help.
It is said that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. When we are in trouble, it is the people who are connected by blood who can provide more help.
"Please take a seat, young gentleman. I, old lady..."
Old Mrs. Shi, who was sitting on the ground, had a hoarse voice, as if all her energy had been drained. She spoke weakly and almost couldn't breathe.
"Liu Cai, go make tea quickly."
"Okay!"
Just as Russell sat down, another person walked in through the door. It was Uncle Nine.
Everyone talked about it in detail again, and Uncle Jiu was also confused. He couldn't imagine what kind of monster the earth dragon was.
He looked at the wound on the groom's chest again. It was indeed very strange and did not seem to be man-made.
Uncle Jiu is much more popular than Russell when he wears a Taoist robe.
A group of servants, including the Shi family's daughter-in-law, gathered around and begged Uncle Jiu to get rid of the earth dragon.
The old lady of the Shi family also stood up tremblingly and made tea for Uncle Jiu herself. When she saw Russell, she touched her nose and looked at the tea in her hand, and it suddenly didn't smell good anymore.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. In the future, I want to wear a Taoist robe and show my dignity in front of others like my master!
Uncle Jiu is naturally familiar with dealing with these social practices, and he will get rid of the earth dragon even if others don't ask for his help.
However, it will take some time to get rid of that thing. It is elusive and no one knows how powerful it is.
So it was natural for Uncle Jiu and Russell to move in, staying in the front guest room, while the women stayed in the back.
As if she was afraid of neglecting Russell, Mrs. Shi specially asked the housekeeper Liu Cai to accompany Russell. During the conversation, Liu Cai inadvertently started asking questions.
"Young man, I heard you say today that you seemed to be looking for something in our village. Could it be that some demons and monsters have come here?"
He seemed very nervous. "Oh my, ordinary people like us are most afraid of these things. If we are not careful, they will be gone."
"Don't be too nervous, it's just a lost fruit."
Russell seemed not to notice and said very honestly, "It may have drifted away along the river. Once we get rid of the earth dragon, my master and I will go down the river to look for it."
"Fruit? What kind of fruit?"
Liu Cai put his hands together and said, "It can't be a Western fruit, is it worth the two Taoist priests going through so much trouble?"
"It's better for you not to know about that fruit."
Russell put his hands behind his back and turned away mysteriously, while Liu Cai looked at him with a cold light in his eyes.
What he didn't know was that Russell's expression was even weirder.
"Why, did you find anything unusual?"
In the room, Uncle Jiu was stroking his chin in deep thought, and next to him, Russell was sitting.
It was obvious that the person Liu Cai was talking to was just a paper figure.
"This Shi family has a big problem!"
Russell tapped the table quietly. "That Liu Cai just talked to me and seemed to have mentioned the Soul Capture Fruit intentionally or unintentionally."
"The Soul Capture Fruit is in the Shi family?"
“It’s possible.”
Russell nodded, "But we still can't alert the enemy now. The Shi family is so big, it's easy to hide a fruit."
Whether it is buried in the soil, stuffed in a corner, or buried outside the house, it is very difficult to find that thing.
"Not only that, this is not the first time that the Shi family has been attacked by an earth dragon. The old housekeeper who had worked in their family for more than ten years also died, but they did not make any announcement. It's very strange."
Uncle Jiu nodded and was about to say something when he heard a crashing sound, followed by a black shadow passing by the window.
"who?"
He threw the teacup in his hand directly out, and it smashed through the window in an instant. There was a muffled groan, and a strange face flashed by the window, like a human but not a human, like a demon but not a demon.
Is this the earth dragon
If you meet a timid person, he will probably be scared to death on the spot.
Russell stood up immediately, but unexpectedly frightened the strange thing so much that he stepped back repeatedly and almost fell to the ground.
He rolled and crawled on the ground very quickly and disappeared into the darkness.
Looking at the monster's panic-stricken look, Russell couldn't help but touch his face with his hand and muttered to himself.
Am I ugly
Then I leave