C74 (2/2)

The Blind Old Lady was supported by the San Geda to leave. The family burst into tears again. Someone asked if they had called the police. Niu Dewang said no. He was advised to go to the town and call the police.

After returning home, I couldn't help but ask Er Nengdan: ”Why would that person move on his own? Is it really Soulshake Bell? ”

Er Nengdan said: ”It's not that Hun'er has twinkled. The man had eaten the powdered wheat seeds in the dustpan, then been doused with the blood of the rooster and had a spirit of his own. Great-grandma wanted it to find the flickering corpse, see if it could find it. As long as Shuang Shuo dies within a radius of five kilometers, that person will be able to find his corpse! ”

”If the body was ten miles out of the perimeter, the masked man would not be able to find it?”

”Man can't hold on for that long! To say that it was a circumference of ten li was actually a bit of an exaggeration. Anyway, the noodle could only last for four to four hours. It's so slow, it probably can't even walk five miles in four to six hours! ” Er Nengdan said.

”Why don't you just go straight to Twinkle Soul?” I asked again.

Er Nengdan said: ”Great-grandma had already searched them last night. But the child's soul could not be found! Great-grandma reckoned that the child's soul also suffered from an accident and disintegrated into ice! ”

”Oh, so that's the case!” I was secretly relieved, but the guilt wouldn't go away.

It was late at night. Er Nengdan and Xiao Jun fell asleep on their bed. I was still sitting on the stool in the dim light. He took out the book from his bosom. It moved without wind and turned to the third page. I looked over and was surprised. Because there was a picture on the page of the ”black dog” I had seen today, with the face in its mouth.

Beside the pattern, there were a few lines of words: Jin Shile! You seem to be enjoying your life recently! Have you forgotten the deal? I'll give you three days. If you don't kill the ten-year old boy with the red cannon, I will make you cease to exist! ”If you don't believe me, look at the stool under your butt!”

I hit the ground with my butt, hurting my femur. The chair that was originally sitting on instantly turned into dust. Smoke rose from the fine powder once again, dissipating into nothingness.

After staring blankly for a long time, I stood up from the ground. He walked over to the bedside and looked at the soundly sleeping Xiao Jun. He began to think about how to kill him.

The next day was New Year's Eve. Every household was busy putting couplets on their doors. The couplet was cut from red paper, written by an old man who knew calligraphy in the village. At that time, there were no gilt couplets of that kind sold.

When Er Nengdan and I were outside pasting the door pair together, we heard our neighbor crying again. I was so annoyed that I panicked. I couldn't help but grumble, ”Why are you still crying even though it's the new year? Why are you crying so hard?” If a child doesn't exist, then just give birth to another child! ”

Er Nengdan jumped down from the chair, patted on the dust on his hands and said: ”I'll give him some money! The loss of a child was extremely pitiful! Who can walk out from this pain in such a short time! ” He went to the house next door. After a while, however, the crying grew louder.

Er Nengdan left his house. I asked how much. Er Nengdan laughed and said he would give her five hundred, even if he were to sell his son, he would not be able to sell it at this price! I said why did his family cry again. Er Nengdan said that he was moved.

After a while there was no more crying at the house across the street. Niu Dewang and his wife came out, pushing the cart. Er Nengdan had already returned to the courtyard, leaving me at the entrance. They greeted me. I asked them what they were doing. Niu Dewang said he would go to the town to buy New Year's goods. I said not to cry. When Niu Dewang's daughter-in-law heard this, she started crying again. Niu Dewang said why would he cry? It was not over yet, there would be another one next year.

I asked if I should call the police. Niu Dewang said he would report after the new year. Right now, he was disturbing the police, causing trouble for them was not something he cared about. It was not strange for him to lose a child.

”Bang!” Bang! ”Bang!” A series of knocks sounded. Niu Dewang looked up at our yard and asked what you had smashed. I said no, let me see. He then turned around and went back into the courtyard.

The knocking didn't come from the yard. but from the East Room. I hurried in. He saw that Er Nengdan was hammering the Urn Jar with an iron hammer. It scared me so much that my heart jumped as I shouted: ”A good Urn Jar, why did you smash it!”

”Xiao Jun is definitely going to be smashed by me! He wants to play with the big ice inside! ” Er Nengdan said.

”You can't just leave everything to the children! The Urn Jar is fine, leave it for later use! It's a pity that it broke! ” I urged.

”This broken Urn Jar is only worth a few coins! It's the new year, we can't let our children cry! ”You sure you don't want to see whose child it is!” As he said that, Er Nengdan smashed the Urn Jar with his hammer again.

”Crack!” A crack appeared on the Urn Jar's body.

”Stop smashing it!” The good thing is ruined! Isn't this what it means to be a prodigal!? ” I shouted. He stepped forward and protected the Urn Jar with his body.

”Since it's broken, there's no use in staying. Just let me smash it!” Er Nengdan was anxious too.

”If I say we can't smash it, then we can't smash it. Do you listen to your brother?”

”Then I'll smash this!” Er Nengdan raised his hammer and rushed forward, fiercely smashing onto the large Urn Jar placed in the corner.

Crash! He crushed a piece of the large Urn Jar. Some of the ice inside was frozen empty. He saw the broken section of the blood-red neck frozen in the transparent ice.

”What is this?” Er Nengdan went over and bent down to check.