C73 (1/2)

My eyes stared fixedly at the illusory ”figure” in the sky, but at that moment, when my concentration was extremely high, the County Head Mu beside me suddenly cried out ”Ah!”

This sound came very suddenly, very strangely. Because County Head Mu's current voice did not sound like he was the one who said it. The voice was very complicated, very hoarse, as if it came from the depths of hell.

The voice sounded a bit neutral, so it was hard to tell if it was male or female. His body may have been sitting there for a long time. At the same time he stood up, I heard the sound of bones breaking from his body!

County Head Mu raised his head, and I saw that his eyes were empty and deep. His eyes were bloodshot, and as he stared at the sky, his arms were slowly stretching outwards. He was walking forward, as if he wanted to embrace the night wind.

Then, the County Head Mu slowly took off the strips of cloth on his body. He turned around and began to wrap the black and white strips of cloth around the trunk of the locust tree, bit by bit. The strips of cloth that were wrapped together gave people the illusion that they were a combination of Yin and Yang.

After wrapping the cloth, County Head Mu turned around and started chanting an incantation that I don't understand. After about five minutes, County Head Mu suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, ”Burn … Array... ”Eyes …!”

They pulled out the torches from the white ashes and walked to the middle of the locust tree in unison. At the same time, they lit up the century-old locust tree.

The wind borrowed the power of the fire, the fire borrowed the power of the wind! The old locust tree was engulfed in flames. In less than 20 minutes, the poor old locust tree had been burnt to ashes!

County Head Mu looked at everything that happened, he seemed to have returned to normal, he walked to my side and sighed, ”Hey, why did you come?”

”The ceremony is over. Come with me!” I sneered at County Head Mu.

County Head Mu shook his head at me. After a while, he said to me, ”I'm sorry …”

”Are you trying to escape? Or do you want to kill me? ” I asked as I placed my hands on my shoulders and retreated half a step back.

”Don't move!”

At this moment, Jiang Shan, who was behind me, suddenly called out to me. I turned my head and saw that he was pointing a black gun at my chest! His face was pale, and the index finger of his right hand was pressed tightly against the trigger of the pistol. At that moment, however, I thought I saw a slight tremble in the index finger of his right hand.

Was he afraid, I wondered? I didn't dare to act rashly. I calmly raised my hands above my head. Jiang Shan nodded mechanically at me and said, ”You'd better behave!”

”Heh …” I ignored him and smiled innocently at County Head Mu, then said to him: ”County Head Mu, the ceremony has ended. Is this what you promised me in the afternoon?”

”Sigh!” County Head Mu sighed non-stop as he slowly walked in front of me. Perhaps it was because of the ceremony that he had just completed, but County Head Mu looked extremely exhausted.

Actually, I wanted to help him up, but Jiang Shan was right behind me, pointing a gun at me. I didn't dare to act rashly. Looking at County Head Mu's wasted figure, I have a big question in my heart, that is, what is he doing all this for?

When County Head Mu walked to my side, he first patted my shoulder, and then weakly said: ”Hey, why are you here! You shouldn't have come! ”

”Heh …” I smiled contemptuously. ”If you guys didn't commit a crime, would I still use it?”

I continued, ”You said you'd turn yourself in after the ceremony? Can we go now? ”

”I can't take it anymore!” The County Head Mu shook his head and said, ”The ceremony is not over! There is only one last thing left to do! ”

”Doubt?!” I suddenly felt suspicious, but at this moment, my heart started to feel a little uneasy.

County Head Mu stretched out his hand. Following his guidance, I saw that he was pointing at the locust tree. The locust tree had already been burnt to ashes, and its scattered branches were now glowing with a fiery red light.

”Did you see that?” County Head Mu turned his head and asked me, ”Those vengeful spirits that are floating in the air, they want to open the gate to Samsara!”

While speaking, County Head Mu raised his hand and pointed at the dark clouds in the sky. I followed my gaze and saw that there was nothing in the sky but a large black cloud.

I did not reply, but waited for County Head Mu to continue. After about half a minute, I saw County Head Mu put his hands together and sincerely pray to the sky. After a while, he shook his head and muttered to himself, ”Seems like … This is how it has to be! ”