Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 73 The Monkey's Claw (4)
Fei Xiao flicked off the lime powder from her hands, stared at the moonlight for a while, then sealed the jar and put it back in place.When he sat behind the screen again, the original expression of determination and cynicism was gone, replaced by frowning eyebrows and a cold expression.

It will never be so simple!
The wooden box opened by the person, the monkey's paw that can satisfy people's wishes, the youthful woman, the strong incense in the room, and the lime hidden in the bedroom.

All of this seems to be pointing to a terrible answer.

But no matter what he thought, these messy clues were always intertwined, and he couldn't figure it out.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of shouting and shouting outside the yard, and he hurriedly looked out the window, only to see a full moon hanging in the center of the dark blue sky, and it was already midnight.

If he didn't guess wrong, Li Qing should have followed his instructions and pretended to have caught an invading thief, intentionally leaving the gate empty to give the thieves outside the wall a chance to sneak in.

But is there really such a person?The inner ghost does exist, but if there is an inner ghost, there must be someone outside to help and cooperate?
If not, what is the purpose of this careful arrangement?
At this moment, light footsteps suddenly sounded in the room, as if someone had sneaked in.

Just in time!

It is expected that someone will come to capture him first and ask where the monkey's paw is. In order to lure the thief to approach, he deliberately squeezed his throat and let out a few female coughs.

But he never dreamed that, as soon as his voice fell, he saw a cold light flash in front of his eyes, and a sharp blade attacked his face at the speed of chasing the stars and the moon.

The knife came quickly and steadily, with a biting cold wind and a strong killing intent.

It was too late to block it, and in the midst of a crisis, he hastily turned his head away.There was a soft chirping sound, the sharp blade pierced through the screen, cut an inch or so on the side of his face, and nailed it to the wooden frame behind him.

The person who came was unable to hit him, but he didn't stop, the blade deflected, and his wrist drew an arc, instead of stabbing, it cut straight at his neck.

But this time, Fei Xiao was prepared, she flipped her palm, and held the icy sharp blade firmly.

"Who the hell are you?" he asked sharply, "Why did you take my life? You already knew that Mrs. Li was not sitting behind the screen tonight, didn't you?"

The man didn't answer, but tried hard with his arms, trying to withdraw his weapon.

But under Fei Xiao's restraint, the thin sharp blade seemed to be embedded in the cracks in the stone, and he moved a few times, but it didn't move at all.

The two were separated by a cut screen, one was outside and the other was inside. After a long time, they were still deadlocked.

Seeing that he could not regain the weapon, the man suddenly dropped the long knife and ran away.Fei Xiao had expected him to do this, turned the knife upside down, held the handle, and threw it at him with a whoosh.

This throw seemed to be an understatement, and he didn't even aim at it. However, the knife seemed to be alive, and accurately flew towards the fleeing thief, cutting his ankle in one stroke.

The thief uttered a scream and rolled on the ground covering his legs. His hamstrings had been cut and he couldn't get up anyway.

After completing the mission, the icy sharp blade nailed to the floor of the room with a ding, trembling in the dark night, flashing chaotic knife shadows.

Fei Xiao took a step forward and jumped out from behind the screen, and saw that the man was dressed in black, very similar to the thief Mrs. Li described.

"Why did you kill me? Who instructed you to do this?" Fei Xiao stretched out her hand to grab the thief, wanting to see his head and face, but he covered his face with all his might, with a hooting sound in his throat, as if no matter what. Do not want to be seen through the true colors.

Seeing this situation, Fei Xiao rolled her eyes and said with a sudden smile, "Let me guess! Are you Li Qing?"

This time the thief stopped hiding, his whole body froze, and he turned his head slowly, only to see a terrified face reflected in the cold moonlight, it was Li Qing, the leader of the nursing home.

"You, how do you know it's me?" Li Qing stared blankly at the flawless and handsome face under the moonlight, as if seeing a terrifying ghost.

"Apart from you, who else has such ruthless and accurate sword skills?"

"You leave me to Madam. In fact, I did all of this. I was the one who tried to steal the monkey's paw, and I was the one who pretended to be a ghost. It has nothing to do with others." Li Qing struggled to get up from the ground, trying to straighten his chest , wanting to take responsibility.

"Do you think I will believe it? If you really want to steal the monkey's paw, why don't you even ask a word, and just raise your knife at each other? The so-called ghosts are just sticking some spells on the lintel that can cause people to have illusions." , do you have the ability?" Fei Xiao smiled slightly, sneered at him, and walked away.

"I'm not lying, I really did it, catch me quickly." The flesh on Li Qing's face was throbbing, and he shouted excitedly, "What else are you looking for?"

"What are you looking for? What do you think?" Fei Xiao turned her head and sneered at him, "Of course he is the initiator of all these things."

After saying that, he walked towards the courtyard with strides, and when he passed a moon gate, just as his feet stepped on the threshold, there was a soft whistling sound, and a ghost blocking the way jumped out of nowhere in mid-air.

He stared up at the blue-faced and fangsed ghost, with a cruel smile on his face, stretched his long arms, and tore off the paper amulet pasted on the door frame.

The fluffy yellow paper instantly turned into a flurry of flowers and snow under his fingers.

At the same time, the ghost didn't even make a sound, its huge body was broken into pieces, and the bright red rotten flesh wriggled on the ground, which was extremely disgusting and terrifying.

Originally, there were a few servants standing by the door who wanted to stop him, but seeing this horrifying scene, they couldn't help but back away, how dare they take a step forward?
Dressed in white clothes, like a sharp sword, he broke out of the inner courtyard unimpeded, and walked straight to the hut in the backyard.

Seven

Wang Zijin didn't know anything about what happened outside, since Fei Xiao left, he sat in front of the wooden table in a daze.

Although he knew that the matter was of great importance, he tried his best to keep himself awake, but for some reason, just after drinking a few sips of tea, his consciousness began to fluctuate.

Gradually, Mrs. Li's smile shattered into circles of ripples in front of his eyes; gradually his eyesight dimmed, he fell headfirst on the table, and fell into a deep sleep.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, he got up from the table in a daze, only to see that not only him, but even Mrs. Li couldn't stand the hard work, and fell asleep lying on the wooden table exhausted.

"Madam, Madam Li, get up quickly." Wang Zijin looked at the bright moon in the sky through the window covered with bars, and saw a crescent moon hanging in the heart of the sky, it was midnight when strange things happened frequently.

However, Mrs. Li slept very deeply, and she still didn't wake up after being pushed twice by him. With the shaking of her body, a black wooden box slipped out from her sleeve and hit the ground with a bang.

Wang Zijin looked at the long and narrow black wooden box anxiously, his heart was beating like a drum, his mouth was dry, and he didn't know whether to pick it up or not.

He has never touched this wooden box since the night when he met a thief in the alley, but even after three days, the warm and powerful feeling still remained in his palm.

It seemed that it was only a short moment of contact, and the ambition hidden in his heart was like magma that had been silent for many years under a volcano, erupting in an instant.

With the power to destroy everything and the scorching heat that burns the soul, it cannot be suppressed no matter what.

He was still engaged in a battle between heaven and man in his heart, and suddenly a small and soft voice came from his ears——

Open it up and take a look!
Open it up and take a look!
just take a look,
It will be alright!
The voice was the same as the previous few days, full of power to bewitch the soul, he could no longer resist, stepped forward, picked up the black wooden box, and opened the lid with trembling hands.

However, the moment the box lid was opened, he was dumbfounded.

I saw that the black wooden box was covered with soft red velvet, and on the blood-red flannelette, half an arm was placed.The arm was dry and thin, with almost no skin and flesh, and the five fingers were bent, just like a dry child's hand, it was extremely hideous and terrifying.

Is this the monkey's paw?
He stretched out his hand tremblingly, and grabbed the terrifying arm.The moment his finger touched it, suddenly there were several violent beats from the skinny paw, as if responding to his inner call.

Really alive!No wonder it can choose its own master!

He threw back his head and let out a shrill laugh, as if he had never been happier.that is really good!His immortal life and youthful appearance will all belong to him, Wang Zijin, he can finally be like Fei Xiao, wandering outside of time forever, free and at ease!

But he didn't stop laughing, but suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and a short knife was placed on his neck.

He never dreamed that such an accident would happen, and even his sanity was frightened, but the room was locked from the outside, who else would attack him besides Mrs. Li?

"Mrs. Li, I know I was wrong." Wang Zijin naturally knew what she meant, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you Madam for saving Xiaosheng, otherwise I would have to be lured by this monster to make a wish."

However, after he finished speaking, the sharp knife on his neck not only did not take away, but it was even closer.

"Ma'am, stop joking with Xiaosheng." Wang Zijin felt that something was wrong, but still pretended to be relaxed, "I will not be greedy for your treasure, so I will put it back in front of you."

At this moment, there was a sudden burst of noise in front of the door, and then there was a loud bang, and someone kicked the door open.

The man was tall and strong, dressed in white, with a half-smile smile on his face, it was Fei Xiao.

"Feixiao, you came just in time. I was confused by this monster just now, and I was about to make a wish, but Mrs. Li stopped me." Wang Zijin said anxiously to Feihong, "Tell her quickly and let her put it down." I will never touch that monkey's paw again."

"Hmph!" Fei Xiao sneered, and said to Mrs. Li, "Madam's tricks are all done just to make you wish, how can you give up halfway?"

"What do you mean?" Wang Zijin asked in surprise, "She obviously tried every means to prevent me from approaching the monkey's paw."

"That's because the time has not come. Madam originally planned to use you, but she didn't expect that I would follow. As a mortal, she can actually feel that I am a monster. It is really rare." Fei Xiao slowly approached the two of them, slowly Authentically, "When we first met that day, she froze for a moment when she saw me, and then her attitude changed a bit, she deliberately showed weakness in front of us and lured you into the urn."

"Mr. Hu, don't spit blood on people." Mrs. Li walked around in front of Wang Zijin as she spoke. I set it up with one hand, how can I explain the ghosts that appeared at midnight? You should know that it is not a spell that can be completed overnight."

"You mean it's too late?" Scarlet's red lips curled up slightly, and she looked at her contemptuously, "Because the spell has already been cast, and you did it all by yourself."

"Hahaha, Mr. Hu, you are getting more and more good at joking. Am I scaring myself by arranging such a scary thing?" Mrs. Li raised her head and laughed, her body trembling wildly, but the knife in her hand was still on the side of Wang Zijin. Between the neck, there is no deviation at all.

"The purpose of arranging this mechanism is not to intimidate the family, but to scare off those thieves who break in at midnight." Fei Xiao's face turned cold, and she said slowly, "Don't you think so, Mrs. Li? In fact, if you think about it carefully, what you said is full of flaws. If there is a thief who can affix a charm to every door, why not just sneak in and steal? For its harassment, traps are set up on the doors that must be passed to scare off intruders."

This time Mrs. Li didn't try to defend herself anymore, she lowered her head slightly and remained silent.

"However, I really admire Madam's scheming. From discovering that I am a monster to sitting down to drink tea, she was able to use the existing conditions to fabricate such a perfect lie, and also induced my thinking. I believe there is an inner ghost in this family. And when I pretended to be you sitting behind the screen, you had already arranged for your men to kill me. As for Zijin, as you thought, he was imprisoned with you in this house without a third party. In a small room that a person can enter."

"Fei, Feixiao, why did she do this?" The more Wang Zijin heard it, the more chilling he felt, and he asked in a trembling voice, "I don't have anything, my wife is young and rich, why do you want to plot against me?"

"Because she wants your wish."

"Wish?" Wang Zijin was even more puzzled.

"Yes, I didn't have any doubts at first, but I found something wrong when I found a jar full of lime in her room." Fei Xiao's eyes were bright, and she looked at Mrs. Li firmly, "A young and beautiful woman Why do you need lime in the bedroom? Besides, the incense on your body is very strong. From a comprehensive point of view, there is only one possibility."

"What, what's possible?" Prince Jin asked, a terrifying thought had already formed in his mind.

"You're right..." Mrs. Li's face turned cold, and she showed a cold and terrifying smile, "What I want is his wish. I have waited for decades for someone who can open the box. How can I give up halfway?" ? In the past, I once made three wishes, that is, to have a rich family, to be immortal, and to live forever, but I accidentally made a mistake."

Eight

"What's wrong?" Wang Zijin shivered involuntarily as he was stared at by her ghostly eyes.

"I forgot that a monkey's paw is a monkey's paw after all, it is just a tool to achieve miracles, and it cannot think like a human being." Mrs. Li said as she opened her skirt with one hand, "It only keeps my face young, but it doesn't make me look old. I'm as young in body as in looks."

Wang Zijin looked at her chest and gasped suddenly.

I saw that the originally smooth and elastic skin was replaced by dark brown rotten flesh. From the neck down, the flesh and flesh were all rotten into a mess, and even the bones were exposed on the chest.

He glanced a few more times, and suddenly felt acid in his stomach, and almost vomited out his dinner.

"Now do you understand?" Mrs. Li covered her clothes and smiled bitterly, "My body has been rotting since 30 years ago. In order to prevent it from continuing to rot, I even wiped my body with lime every day. I've had enough of these days."

(End of this chapter)