Nanfeng knew that the blind man was testing him, so he mustered up the courage and said loudly, "I dare to go. How can I follow you if I don't even have the courage?"
The blind man smiled, raised his hand, and motioned for him to move forward.
Nanfeng was walking very fast. He wanted to go to the shabby house before dark. While there was still light, he could observe the environment of the shabby house. If there was still time, he could pick up some firewood. It would be fine after dark. illumination.
However, once the sun went down, it got dark very quickly. It was already dark before they had walked two miles. The last three miles were walked in darkness. By the time the two arrived near the broken house, it was already watch time.
The dilapidated house is located in the wilderness on the west side of the main road, only a few hundred steps away from the official road. After the change of dynasties, the new emperor usually rebuilds the official road, which means that you should not follow the old road. Once the new road is built, no one will use the old road. Over time, it will become deserted. Yes, the wild land where the broken house is located should be the official road of the former dynasty. Judging from the style of the broken house, it should be a post station.
What made Nanfeng feel a little relieved was that there was a path in the grass leading to the shabby house, which meant that passers-by who missed Sutou often went to the shabby house to stay.
The south wind pulled the blind man towards the dilapidated house. The gate of the dilapidated house faced east. The gatehouse and courtyard wall outside had collapsed. The stables with horses on both sides and several main rooms were still intact, but the doors and windows were gone. They must have been damaged by passers-by. It was dismantled and used as firewood.
"It's getting dark, are you afraid?" the blind man asked.
"Not afraid." Nanfeng shook his head. After the old man who watched the temple died, he lived alone in the temple. It took him more than two years to meet Chu Huairou, and then he met Fatty, Big Eyes and others. When the old man was alive There were also people who came to the temple to burn incense and bring some food and lamp oil. After the old man died, no one came. Later, when the lamp oil ran out, he was always in the dark at night and was used to the darkness.
The blind man nodded, "Let's go to the house."
Nanfeng pulled the blind man and continued walking forward. If the blind man had not told him that the broken house was unclean before, he would not be afraid at all. But when the blind man told him, he would inevitably become nervous and walk very slowly when approaching the broken house.
It was already dark at this time, and the situation inside the house could not be seen from the outside. However, there were dead weeds in the yard, so the south wind picked up a few handfuls, lit them with a fire twister, and walked into the main room of the broken house under the light.
"Master, there is nothing in the house." Nanfeng said. There was a pile of ashes from a burning campfire in the middle of the house. There were some firewood next to the ashes. Other than that, there was nothing in the house.
"Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist," the blind man said.
The blind man's words immediately sent chills down Nanfeng's back, "What's there?"
"Ghost." The blind man said casually.
At this time, the handful of withered grass in his hand was almost burned out. Nanfeng hurriedly put down the remaining weeds and picked up firewood on the ground to make a fire.
"Master, is the ghost you are talking about..."
"Ghost." The blind man answered calmly.
At this time, the bonfire had been lit, and Nanfeng was no longer afraid. In fact, he knew very well that the blind man was there, and even if there was a ghost, it could not harm him, but he was still involuntarily afraid.
After the bonfire was lit, Nanfeng cleared a place around it, helped the blind man sit down, and then went out to gather weeds. There was not much firewood left on the ground and it would not last long.
After a while, Nan Feng came into the house carrying some weeds and said, "Master, it seems like it's going to rain."
The blind man nodded slightly, then turned to ask, "Nanfeng, do you want to see what it looks like?"
"Isn't it ugly?" Nanfeng asked. The blind man naturally meant ghosts.
The blind man shook his head.
"I have to know sooner or later, I can just take a look now." Nanfeng said. To be fair, the blind man was still very kind to him. He stayed with him to let him slowly understand and accept it. If it were another master, he would definitely not be so gentle. Maybe Just throw him into the graveyard and scare him for a few nights.
"Are you ready?" the blind man asked harmoniously.
Nan Feng took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
Nanfeng originally thought that the blind man would make some strange movements or recite some scriptures and mantras, but unexpectedly the blind man just raised his hand and patted his head.
Strangely enough, after the blind man patted the top of his head, he immediately discovered a "person" squatting in the southeast corner of the house.
This "person" is naturally not a human being, but it is no different from a human being. She is a middle-aged woman in ragged clothes, very thin, with messy hair, and a somewhat pale complexion.
This "person" seemed to be frightened, squatting in the corner and shivering, looking timidly at the two people beside the fire from the corner of his eye, his lips opening and closing rapidly, as if he was saying something, but no sound came out.
Finding that the ghost was not that scary, Nanfeng began to look at the female ghost carefully. Upon closer inspection, he found that the clothes worn by the female ghost were different from real clothes. Although the shape of the clothes was also there, the details were not visible. Really, very vague.
"Master, it seems to be very scared." Nanfeng said.
"Well," the blind man took off his shoes and knocked down the sand inside, "I trapped it here for you to look at. It thought I was going to surrender it and is begging for mercy."
"Why can't I hear what it's saying?" Nanfeng asked. This female ghost didn't feel scary to him, but rather pitiful.
"The yin energy it emits is not good for you, I blocked its breath." The blind man said.
Seeing how skinny the female ghost was, Nanfeng felt compassion and asked, "Master, can it eat?"
The blind man nodded.
Nanfeng took out a steamed bun from the bag. He wanted to give it but didn't dare to give it away. After hesitation, he threw it to the female ghost.
The female ghost looked at Nanfeng, then at the blind man, and quickly reached out and took the nest.
The moment the female ghost took away the steamed bun, Nanfeng noticed a strange scene. The steamed bun he threw was still there, but the female ghost also took a steamed bun in her hand, which was the same as the one on the ground.
The blind man may have guessed what Nanfeng saw, "Ghosts are condensed Yin Qi. They are not allowed to swallow food, but can only absorb breath."
The female ghost took the bun but did not dare to eat it. She still looked at the blind man in fear. Nanfeng couldn't bear it and said, "Master, let it go."
As soon as Nanfeng finished speaking, the female ghost disappeared. It was obvious that the blind man had withdrawn the aura that trapped her. But he didn't see clearly how the blind man accepted it. It seemed that the blind man didn't do anything.
The blind man obviously wanted to take this opportunity to let him know something about ghosts, and then gave some explanations. The soul that leaves the body after death is a ghost. Ghosts are not as ugly and scary as the rumors in the market. What does it look like? What kind of temperament did you have during life and what kind of temperament you have after death? Ghosts are also divided into good and bad. Good people become good ghosts after death, and evil people become evil ghosts after death. Good ghosts do not harm people, but evil ghosts will harm people.
After a person dies, the ghost is usually taken to the underworld by the underworld. However, if too many people die in a certain period of time, the underworld's underworld will be too busy. If they are too busy, there may be leaks. The more people who die, the more leaks there will be. If there are too many leaks, there will inevitably be evil spirits at work.
Situations with a large number of deaths are usually caused by famines, wars, and plagues. Once a country suffers from famines or wars with a large number of deaths, it may lead to destruction. Practitioners have concluded a rule from this: if evil ghosts are at work very frequently during a certain period of time, it means that the country's fortunes are not prosperous and a disaster is imminent.
The blind man would pause briefly every time he spoke, leaving time for Nanfeng to think. When the blind man paused, Nanfeng interrupted and asked, "Master, why can I see it when you just patted my head?" "
"People with strong yang energy cannot see ghosts. I temporarily blocked your yang energy before." The blind man said.
Nanfeng looked at the steamed bun that he had thrown to the female ghost again, "Can you still eat that steamed bun on the ground?"
"It's better not to eat." The blind man shook his head.
While the two were talking, it started to rain outside. Nanfeng ran out to collect a few arms of weeds before the rain started to fall heavily. After the rain started to fall heavily, he ran out again with a bowl, collected the rainwater and returned it to the blind man. Quench your thirst.
"You're wet." The blind man took the bowl with his left hand and touched Nan Feng's head with his right hand. Although his eyes were blind, his heart was not blind. He judged from the sound of Nan Feng's footsteps that the bowl of water came from the open air. Rather than under the eaves, Nanfeng did this just to catch some clean rainwater for him to drink.
"It's okay." Nanfeng took out the steamed bun from the bag and stuffed it into the blind man's hand, "Master, have something to eat."
The blind man held the bun but did not chew it, but frowned and listened.
"What's wrong, Master?" Nanfeng asked.
"Someone is coming, a lot of them..."