"Once the grass hag learns to release Gu, she must find someone to release it every once in a while, otherwise the poison will break out in her body. If she needs to release Gu and can't find outsiders, she will attack people in the village .”
In the room, the lights were dim, and the little girl was still talking.
"That's why you are afraid of Long Qiu?" Gu Yu understood.
"That's not all..."
Long Tang paused, and then said: "Grass ghosts have natal Gu, which will accompany them for the rest of their lives. The previous grass hag, her natal Gu was epilepsy Gu, once people touch it, it will get into the brain and become You have to be like a lunatic. But she is not trying to harm anyone. After releasing the Gu, she will point out their family members, find another person to relieve the Gu, and then secretly tell that person the method of removing the Gu. But, sister is different. Her The talent is so high that he even took the golden silkworm as natal Gu."
"What will happen to the golden silkworm?" Seeing her stammering, Xiao Zhai couldn't help asking.
"..."
The little girl was silent for a few seconds before uttering four words: "It can eat people."
"What?"
Gu Yu and Xiao Zhai were also stunned, and finally understood why Long Qiu was hostile by everyone.
The Golden Silkworm Gu mentioned here is different from the Golden Silkworm King. The former is an invisible Gu, while the latter is the king of silkworms, with a golden body and twice the size of an ordinary silkworm. In the past, Nuo masters of the Miao nationality often took Golden Silkworm King, which is said to increase their practice.
"Golden Silkworm Gu is very powerful. It can help you do anything, but at the end of each year, someone must be found to eat it. The year before last, my sister just got Golden Silkworm Gu. She couldn't control it and almost killed a person. Last year Almost killed one of them, and was kicked out of the village by everyone. Because no one can save those who have been infected by this kind of Gu."
Long Tang's voice became deeper and deeper, and said: "Although sister said that she found a way to suppress it, no one believed her."
"What method?" Gu Yu asked.
"I don't know." She shook her head.
The atmosphere was tense for a while, after all the topic was too cruel, the three of them chatted for a while, then Long Tang got up and went home. The two looked at each other for a moment, Xiaozhai said: "That tripod is the key."
"Well, she should use the blood of poisonous insects to feed golden silkworms, but it's a pity that the symptoms are not the root cause."
"Oh, poor..."
Xiao Zhai sighed suddenly, sympathizing with Long Qiu's experience.
No wonder she was so sick and weak when she saw her. You know, if the golden silkworm can't eat people for a year, it will devour the host's essence and blood, and if it can't eat for two years, it will double it until it can eat people, or the host dies, and then die together.
It's easy to say, but what a torment the pain I endured during this period was.
After the two of them learned the truth, they felt admiration and pity for Long Qiu, but they had to put it aside for the time being as they still had business to do.
In the early morning of the next day, they bid farewell to Baiqing Village, drove the broken car and continued to Huping Mountain.
…
Afternoon, cabin in the woods.
Long Qiu was sitting on a wooden bench, holding a stone pot in his left hand and a pestle in his right, pounding the herbs. These herbal medicines are the green powder from last night, and when heated, they emit a fragrance that can attract poisonous insects.
She didn't have curly hair, and her long hair fell like a black waterfall, covering half of her cheeks. The other half of her face is even more delicate and suitable than this beautiful scene in Xiangxi.
And in this exquisiteness, there is a trace of melancholy that cannot be erased.
After two years of lessons, she knew that golden silkworms like to attack at the end of the year, that is, late December. Golden Silkworm Gu is different from other Gu, it has spirituality.
For example, if you want to plant rice seedlings, you plant one tree first and show it, and it will plant the entire acre of field. As soon as you enter the house, kick your foot on the threshold, and when you look back, the sand on the threshold is gone, because golden silkworms like to be clean very much.
The golden silkworm is invisible and can change shape. It may be a snake, or a frog, or a little doll in red trousers jumping around.
If you accept it as natal Gu, if the host's ability is not strong enough, it will be like signing an unequal treaty, letting it dominate you. Of course, this kind of Gu is not easy to deal with. Long Qiu also experimented thousands of times before he found that the poisonous insect's production of blood can relieve it.
"Dododododo!"
After a long time, Long Qiu finished making the medicine, got up and took it aside. After taking two steps, he gritted his teeth suddenly, and the almost unbearable pain hit him again.
"Well… "
She groaned in pain, and put the stone pot back tremblingly with her left hand, while her right hand gripped the table tightly, digging her nails into the wood.
At this moment, two shouts suddenly came from outside:
"Sister Qiu!"
"Sister Qiu!"
Long Qiu trembled all over and hurriedly shouted: "Don't come in!"
"Sister Qiu, I'm here to thank you. Look, I brought you delicious food."
"You go!"
She stumbled and wanted to run to the back room, but unfortunately it was too late, that Xiaoshan with a stomach ache broke in carrying a soil basket. What does he know, the adult's words are ignored, and he was shocked when he saw this: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"don't want… "
Long Qiu was already crying.
"ah!"
Xiao Shan felt hit by a strong force and passed out instantly. The golden silkworm in the void hadn't eaten its blood for a long time, so excited it was about to pounce on it.
Long Qiu looked at Xiao Shan, his eyes were fierce, and he tried his best:
"Come back to me!"
As soon as she said a word, she suddenly felt a splitting headache, and then lost consciousness.
…
"Wow!"
A basin of water splashed on her face, maybe it was too painful, maybe she didn't want to wake up, she just felt a gap in the darkness, and someone was crying vaguely:
"It's her! It's not enough to kill Abao and Ani, but she's here to kill my Xiaoshan again. You must make the decision for me today!"
"Yeah, we gave her two chances, it's called viciousness."
"Although she moved out of the stockade, it's not far away after all. We are usually in panic."
"That's right, we have to go to the woods in the future."
There was a lot of discussion, followed by a cold silence, and after a while, a familiar and unfamiliar voice said: "Although there is no serious problem in Xiaoshan, something has already happened. Ah Qiu's Gu worms are really difficult to control and harm the people. It’s very big. In this case, put her in the temple first. Tomorrow I will call the leaders of the villages and decide what to do.”
"Hmph! It's cheap for her!"
"According to me, it's better to send it to the county and go to prison directly."
"Okay, let's go first. You two, send her to the temple."
As soon as the words fell, Long Qiu felt himself flying lightly and flying for a long distance before falling down on the dry and hard ground. She was drowsy for a long time before barely opening her eyes.
The surrounding light was dim, and a little sunlight came through the lattice windows, forming spots of light.
The space here is not big, it can accommodate several people, and there are strange objects on both sides. On the divine table in front, there is a statue, which is the first ancestor of all Jingchu clans: Panhu.
According to records: During the time of Emperor Ku Gaoxin in ancient times, the queen had earaches for three years, and then took out a worm from her ear, which looked like a silkworm, and raised it in a plate, and it turned into a dragon dog, with gleams of light shining all over her body. body brocade.
Gao Xin was overjoyed to see him, and named him Longqi, known as Panhu.
After the Quanrong clan rebelled, the Gaoxin family promised that whoever can behead the head of General Quanrong would be rewarded with a reward and the princess. So Panhu bit off General Inurong's head and returned. As a last resort, the emperor appointed Panhu as his wife.
After Panhu's death, his descendants grew up and named them Nanyi.
This legend is widely circulated in the southwest and central south. Many Miao people gather places, there will be a Panwang Temple, which is used for sacrifices and celebrations, or family law.
"Well!"
Long Qiu lay on the ground, raised his head with difficulty, and looked at the statue in front of him. Suddenly, her face turned pale, and the pain that was several times stronger than before burst into her whole body like a tide.
"ah… "
Her body was bowed tightly, withered and shrunk like a flower, and she murmured:
"Panwang is above, bless me, bless me..."