Seeing the clouds

Chapter 21 Twenty Human Ghosts

Zheng Baiyu's sudden words and deeds frightened Zhang Yue and Xiong Xiaocun who were squatting on the ground without saying a word. They also attracted strange looks from the passers-by around them. They quickly motioned for Zheng Baiyu to squat down and whisper.

After Zheng Baiyu squatted down, the two asked, "What's your idea?"

Zheng Baiyu restrained himself a lot now, but he still couldn't hide the joy on his face.After looking around and confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he said to the two of them in a very soft voice: "Didn't Brother Xiong pretend to be a ghost a few days ago? We can use this trick and let Brother Zheng stage a ghost hunting show at night." It’s a good show, it not only appeases the minds of the neighbors, but also highlights Brother Xiong’s masculinity and superb martial arts. After the girl sees it, she feels that Brother Xiong is reliable and someone will fall in love with him.”

Zhang Chuchu and Xiong Xiaocun both felt that Zheng Baiyu's idea was a good one, and it was a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

Xiong Xiaocun asked: "Then who is more suitable to play the ghost?"

Zheng Baiyu looked at Xiong Xiaocun and his cousin Zhang Yue, and suddenly felt like he was asking for trouble. His handsome face said with a hint of resentment: "I... I'm pretty good at Qinggong. Let me do it."

Zhang Yue and Xiong Xiaocun both laughed. Zhang Yue patted Zheng Baiyu's shoulder and said, "Those who are capable should work harder. My cousin is working hard."

As the saying goes, heaven will confer great responsibilities on this people.What else could Zheng Baiyu do?Just think of it as sacrificing yourself to do a good deed to help Brother Zheng.

So the three of them got up, found a deserted place, and began to discuss plans for the night.

In the dead of night, a loud noise suddenly came from Zhang Chue's room, and then Zhang Chue's hoarse voice came out: "Ghost... ghost! Someone! Save me."

Then Zhang Yue rushed out of his room like a mad man, running and shouting non-stop.

I have to say that Zhang Chuchu acted really hard, portraying the situation of a frail scholar meeting a ghost very vividly.

Then the whole inn suddenly boiled, with the woman's screams and shouts, the sound of opening the door, the sound of running, etc. mixed together, one after another, continuously.

Everyone has seen the ghostly figure flying around the entire inn in the darkness, just like the poem "hiding quietly in the abyss, moving in the blue sky, and sneaking through mysteriously." It is terrifying and abnormal.

After a while, instead of stopping as usual, the haunting incident began to spread to the surrounding streets in the west of the city.

In the end, the entire streets in the west of the city woke up from their sleep. The residents were all panic-stricken and ran to the streets to gather together.

Everyone looked at the black ghost on the roof, which was moving freely among the houses, moving lightly on the roof, and occasionally making scary, high-pitched laughter.

Just when men, women and children were worried about how to deal with this ghost, a figure ran out of the incense shop in the west of the city.

I saw Xiong Xiaocun holding the peace talisman in his left hand, pointing at the ghost figure with his right hand and saying: "Don't leave the demons and ghosts. Today I will save you from reincarnation."

The ghost figure didn't respond, but still jumped and laughed "hehehehe".

When Xiong Xiaocun saw it, he quickly ran towards the ghost figure. The ghost figure didn't hide, and just drifted left and right on the roof.

Xiong Xiaocun galloped up to the roof, approached the ghost, and hit the ghost with his left hand holding the peace charm.The ghost figure was punched, made no sound, and fell lightly from the roof, landing in the darkness that no one could see. Xiong Xiaocun took advantage of the victory to pursue him, jumped off the house, and dived into the darkness. In the shadows, the sound of fierce fighting came again.

All the surrounding residents did not dare to approach and did not make a sound. They only hoped that Xiong Xiaocun would be safe and sound.

After about half a stick of incense, Xiong Xiaocun slowly walked out of the shadows. The peace charm he held in his left hand had disappeared, replaced by a large piece of black cloth.

Everyone was naturally overjoyed to see that he was fine, and everyone began to whisper to each other.

Xiong Xiaocun walked into the noisy crowd, held up the black cloth in his left hand, and shouted: "Fellow folks, I have used the peace charm to send the ghost down to the underworld to be reincarnated. Everyone can go back and sleep peacefully." "

Upon hearing this, everyone felt relieved, regardless of their original thoughts of fear, worry, or trembling, and began to leave one after another.The villagers who were relatively close to Xiong Xiaocun quickly thanked him. Finally, everyone dispersed to rest, and the streets in the west of the city finally returned to their original tranquility.

Xiong Xiaocun looked at the gradually deserted streets and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the scene was finally done and he would have to thank his two younger brothers after dawn.

In another shadow not far away, a pair of blood-colored eyes quietly watched what was happening, and said to himself with great interest: "Interesting."

At midnight in the morning, Zhang Yue and Zheng Baiyu arrived at the Miaoxiang Store in the west of the city again. This time, Xiong Xiaocun was already standing at the entrance of the store with a glowing face, waiting for the two to arrive.

Early in the morning, there were quite a few villagers and residents who came to the Miaoxiang store to buy peace charms and incense. They probably saw that the peace charm used by Xiong Xiaocun last night was very effective, so they rushed over to buy it. Aunt Xiong must have been afraid of it these days. Some are busy.

When Xiong Xiaocun saw the two people approaching him, he quickly stepped forward to greet them. He held Zheng Baiyu in his left hand and Zhang Yue in his right hand, and thanked them repeatedly.

Zhang Chuchu and Zheng Baiyu were so embarrassed that they quickly patted Xiong Xiaocun, just with a little effort, signaling him not to be too external.

Xiong Xiaocun let go of the two men's hands and smiled and said: "I can't thank you enough for your kindness. I have remembered the kindness of my two brothers. Especially Xiaoyu, who was punched by me last night. I am really sorry." "

Zheng Baiyu then patted his chest, which had been punched by Zhang Yuechu and Xiong Xiaocun one after another, and said with a smile: "It's just a small effort, Brother Xiong doesn't have to show up. I, Zheng Baiyu, have no other skills, but the ability to take a beating is the best in Jincheng!"

Then Zheng Baiyu may have felt that his previous words were a bit shameless, so he laughed sheepishly.As a result, when he smiled, the other two also laughed.

Then Xiong Xiaocun wanted to invite the two of them to lunch, and the two naturally agreed.

But then Xiong Xiaocun said with some sadness: "People's hearts are finally appeased, but there are still no girls who come to me to express their feelings. They all go to my store to buy peace charms."

Zhang Chuchu then smiled and consoled him: "Don't be anxious, it's only one morning. Brother Xiong needs to be patient."

Xiong Xiaocun listened, nodded, and stopped thinking about it.

At this moment, a girl actually walked towards the three of them, looking a little shy.

Zheng Baiyu was the first among the three to notice the girl's figure. He crossed his arms across his chest, pouted and raised his head. His chin pointed at the girl they had been waiting for for a long time, and said, "Isn't this coming?"

Xiong Xiaocun and Zhang Yue turned their heads to look together, and there was a girl looking at the three of them shyly.

I know the girl Xiong Xiaocun. She is the daughter of merchant Li in Jincheng. She is sixteen years old and her name is Queer.She is indeed as beautiful as a hibiscus.Xiong Xiaocun was a rough old man after all, so he felt a little embarrassed when the bird looked at him like that. He suddenly felt his face burning hot and quickly lowered his head.

At this time, the girl named Que'er gently waved the lady's fan in her hand toward the three of them and shouted softly: "Brother Xiong!"

Xiong Xiaocun was immersed in his own world at this time and did not hear Miss Queer's soft call at all.Zhang Chuchu quickly patted Xiong Xiaocun and said, "Brother Xiong, that girl is calling you! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Xiong Xiaocun came back to his senses, and with the push of the two people, he walked towards Miss Que'er. As he walked, he looked back at the two of them, and the two naturally nodded to encourage him.

When Xiong Xiaocun walked to the side of the Que'er girl, the Que'er girl bowed her head shyly and stopped talking.

Xiong Xiaocun didn't dare to speak at this time, but when he thought of his mother's worries at home, his heart skipped a beat.He showed the toughness that no escort had ever shown when facing robbers and bandits, and said: "Que'er... Miss Que'er."

Que'er raised her head, her expression still shy: "Brother Xiong, just call me Que'er."

Xiong Xiaocun scratched his head and asked a little stiffly: "Is Queer looking for me for something?"

Que'er nodded: "Que'er does have something to ask Brother Xiong for help."

When Xiong Xiaocun heard this, he thought it was interesting. He sighed in his heart that God had treated him well. His mind couldn't help but fantasize about the subsequent development, and his whole soul suddenly flew to the sky.

Que'er saw that Xiong Xiaocun didn't pay attention to her for a long time, just stood there and giggled, a little confused, and whispered: "Brother Xiong?"

As soon as Xiong Xiaocun heard the bird's voice, he immediately pulled back the soul that had flown beyond the sky. He realized that he had lost his composure in front of Miss Que'er, so he changed his expression, coughed, and said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry. Que'er, I was distracted just now, what can I do to help you, Que'er?"

When Que'er heard Xiong Xiaocun's question, she suddenly felt shy again. After a while, Que'er said softly: "Qu'er wants to ask Brother Xiong if the young man who talked to Brother Xiong before is married?"

Xiong Xiaocun originally thought that Que'er was here to ask him whether he was engaged or something like that, and he had already thought about how to answer him. However, when he heard what Que'er said, he didn't even have time to think about what Que'er said, and looked at him with confusion. Miss Queer said: "Huh?"

Que'er stretched out her jade hand, pointed at Zhang Yue, and said, "That's the young master."

Xiong Xiaocun immediately turned his head and found that the jade finger of Miss Que'er was Zhang Yue, who was wearing a white robe and dressed as a scholar. Xiong Xiaocun's mind was a little messy and he could no longer reflect what was going on.

It happened that Zhang Yue turned his head at this time and found that Xiong Xiaocun and Miss Que'er were looking at him together. As a courtesy, he smiled gently at them.

Xiong Xiaocun looked at Zhang Yue's smiling face and heard the girl next to him exclaim: "Ah! The young master smiled at me. I feel dizzy. The young master smiles so beautifully."

Now Xiong Xiaocun finally understood what was going on. He looked at Zhang Yue, who was smiling in the distance, and at the intoxicated girl Que'er next to him. He was miserable and despairing.

It’s true that I originally wanted to look towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch.

All the good-looking skins are the same, and all the interesting souls are chosen out of thousands, these are all lies!

Xiong Xiaocun suffered for a while and decided not to invite those two people to dinner at noon...

It's a pity that Xiong Xiaocun went against his determination in the end, and with a sad mood, he invited Zhang Yue and Wang Xuechang to dinner at noon. It was not that he was repaying kindness with kindness, but mainly because he thought about it later and felt that he was not good-looking. Zhang Yue's fault can only be attributed to his own ugly appearance.

Thinking of this, Xiong Xiaocun felt sad again.

The three of them sat in the restaurant to eat. Xiong Xiaocun and Zhang Yue only ate a little and stopped using their chopsticks to pick up the food. Only Zheng Baiyu ignored others and devoured the food.

Zhang Chuchu saw Xiong Xiaocun's gloomy face along the way and mistakenly thought that Miss Que'er had rejected Xiong Xiaocun's proposal, so he asked, "What's wrong with Brother Xiong? Isn't Miss Que'er not suitable?"

Xiong Xiaocun naturally did not tell the two of them about Miss Queer. After all, the two brothers treated him sincerely. If he told the truth about the matter, it would probably be more embarrassing for the two of them.

However, he was still a little sad when Zhang Chue asked him this. The cold face said resentfully: "Yes, after talking with Miss Que'er, I found that the two of them are not suitable, so let's forget it at this time."

Zhang Yue was naturally a little regretful, while Zheng Baiyu, who had greasy hands and was eating roast chicken with his bare hands, consoled him inarticulately: "Brother Xiong, don't worry about it. There is no grass anywhere in the world. We have women like Miss Que'er. Jincheng has plenty of it!”

Xiong Xiaocun rolled his eyes at Zheng Baiyu and said in his heart: Oh my god, it's better not to come.One bird made me feel uncomfortable for a while. If there were a few more like this, I was afraid that I would be so sad that I would hang myself.

However, facing the sincere consolation from the two unaware people, Xiong Xiaocun really had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Zhang Chuchu knew that Xiong Xiaocun was not a fragile person, so he stopped talking about the matter. He thought for a while and said, "The ghost hunting thing last night went well, but it still dug a small hole for Brother Xiong's future."

When Xiong Xiaocun and Zheng Baiyu heard this, they both said curiously: "What a small pit."

Zhang Chuchu explained: "Brother Zheng showed his ghost-catching skills to the neighbors last night. What will happen if it is really haunted in the future?"

Xiong Xiaocun smiled and shook his head: "Well, the haunting thing is fake. Even if it does happen in the future, we will have to fight to the death to cover it up with water and earth."

When the two heard this, they looked at each other and smiled, saying no more, and then the three of them ate some more food.

After the three of them had finished their meal, Xiong Xiaocun asked: "I heard from Xiaoyu that Huizhi wants to find an escort or a caravan to leave Jincheng in the next two days and head west?"

Zhang Chuchu nodded and said: "Yes, I am going to Beijing to take the exam. It is best to find a reliable escort or caravan to take me to Tianshui or Chang'an. Of course, it would be great if I could go all the way to Luoyang, the capital. It would also avoid trouble. I wasted a lot of time on the road in an unfamiliar place."

Xiong Xiaocun said casually: "My two brothers must also know that I used to be the deputy head of the Jincheng Bodyguard Bureau, and the current chief bodyguard, Huang Tianba, is my senior brother. He and I grew up together, like biological brothers. I will take him with me later. Hui went to see him beforehand to see if the escort agency had any escorts heading east recently."

Zhang Yue was naturally extremely grateful: "That's really troublesome for Brother Xiong, but I have martial arts matters, and I also want Brother Xiong to keep it a secret for me, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes."

Xiong Xiaocun nodded and agreed: "Don't worry Huizhi, this is natural."

The three of them ate and drank and chatted for a while. Then Xiong Xiaocun paid the bill and led the two of them out of the inn. The three figures walked towards the Jincheng Escort Bureau.

(End of this chapter)