Chapter 119: Behind the Scenes
The Xuan Cat meowed and scratched hard at Mao Biqi's face, and Mao Biqi couldn't avoid it.
The Xuan cat meowed, but suddenly collapsed, its limbs twitching.
I was startled, and just when I wanted to ask Mao Biqiu if he was alright, I realized that Mao Biqiu's entire face had turned black.
Not the kind of blackness that comes from anger, but a deadly aura, a deep dead aura radiating out from the wound that the Xuan Cat had pulled open.
Seeing this sudden change in Mao Biqiu, I had a very bad feeling in my heart, so I asked him, "What's wrong?"
Mao Biqiu did not immediately go to answer my question, but squinted his eyes, slightly do pondering look at the twitching black cat in front of him, a good while before saying to me and Chen Ranlu: "I just then this cat's body felt a trace of soul power, this soul power gives me the feeling of being very familiar, but can not recall who it is for a moment."
Said he picked up the twitching black cat on the ground. Examining it carefully!
Hearing this, Chen Yanlu and I couldn't help but look at each other, although we knew that we couldn't understand the exact meaning of Mao Biqiu's words, we were more or less able to think that this soul power he was talking about should have something to do with the black hand behind that assassination of my father!
Thinking of this, I stepped forward, wanting to ask Mao Biqiu if he had any new discoveries.
But just as I walked up to him, he raised his tightly locked brows and stared at me dead in the face.
My steps forward couldn't help but stall, being stared at very uncomfortably by him, before he stretched out the black cat's scalded paw and said to me: ''You just said that when you were chasing the cat you found someone similar to me in an inconspicuous alleyway on the street below? There was an incense burner with incense in it, and the smoke from that incense drifted into the man's nostrils?"
I nodded stiffly.
Mao Biqiu added, "Then how did this cat's paw get injured? Look at his appearance seems to be scalded, you give me a little bit of this after, I believe it will not be again night market barbecue stalls scalded put?" After saying that, he gave me a suspicious look.
I shivered, to be honest, since the last time and then Mao Xiaofang's hotel to recognize Mao Bijiu, I have his pair of eagle hook like sharp eyes have resisted, feel any packaged lies will be in his eyes under the self-breaking.
I didn't dare to hide it, and told him about the black cat running into the alley, me chasing it, and then the black cat scratching the incense in the man's incense burner with its claws, and the man bleeding from his seven orifices, and then the black cat burning its claws because of scratching the incense!
After hearing this, Mao Biqiu laughed crazily, his laugh revealing a kind of clarity, but also a kind of madness.
Chen Ran Lu and I were both provoked by his laugh to a layer of cold sweat, after laughing he placed the black cat on the ground and then stood up, analyzing: "So that's how it is, I said how I was fighting with that person to gain the upper hand, that person even suddenly lacked half of his soul power, it turned out to be that this black cat fiddled with the extinguishing of his incense! This is really heaven's will!"
Chen Yanlu couldn't help but ask: "What is the connection between this black cat's extinguishing his incense and his lack of soul power?"
Mao Biqiu laughed, then explained: "Of course there is a connection, and it is still a big connection, I asked you to prepare the Soul Renewal Incense before the duel still remember it? The reason why I don't let him go out is because of this, the most important thing is the soul power, and the soul power is mainly relying on the smoke of the Soul Renewal Incense. If the smoke is extinguished, the soul power will be greatly reduced, thus slowly unable to perform the offense, and will naturally lose the battle!"
After listening to Mao Bijiu's explanation, Chen Ranlu and I completely understand, this fight has some rules, Mao Bijiu seems to be very happy, but he just laughed for a while, and then suddenly sank down his face, before and after the emotional contrast can be compared to a mental patient.
After sinking his face, he coldly said: "Since that person has found out! Can not be so easy to let go, XiaoMi you can still remember the location of the alley, the matter should not be delayed, you quickly take me to see, I must be captured alive, to see who in the end is behind the ghost!"
When I heard him call me Xiaomi, I immediately gave him a blank look, what I hate the most is that others call me so, a morning research dew is already enough to make me annoyed, plus him? I hate it when people call me that.
Although I think so, but I know what is more important, he has to mean in fact is exactly what I mean, to know that the father originally well, because the night opened the door suddenly died, this is a great misfortune, but who knows that after the death of the father behind the black hand is still unforgiving, if I don't put the black hand behind the black hand to catch over, really sorry for the father has to be in the spirit of heaven!
Thinking of this, I immediately nodded, and said "follow me" to Mao Beiqiu, and then led the way forward to go out.
At this time, Chen Ranlu also came over to express his uneasy me, want to go with me, but was stopped by me, I said: "Ranlu, you are here to watch my father, careful to happen again yesterday similar things, mom's side of the mood is not good, you take care of a little, I go with Mao Bijie on it!"
Mao Biqiu also chimed in, "Listen to Xiao Mi, you shouldn't go! Keep an eye on the old man here, if anything happens I'll take you to task!"
After saying this, he didn't ask for Chen Yanlu's opinion, and hurriedly left the door with me.
Downstairs we came to the street, at this time the street again under the illumination of the street lamp with a faint dark yellow. I looked at the time, more than eleven o'clock, this time the car passed by very little, around the green belt is silent! Mao Bijiu and I walked toward the street without stopping!
After this section of the road, in fact, around the kind of alleys a lot, because here are some old buildings, the only characteristic of the old buildings is that there are many alleys.
I ran through them one by one, looking at them one by one again according to that fleeting impression, but maybe I was really not paying attention in the beginning, and I couldn't remember it at all so far down the road, and I couldn't find that alley from the mouth of the alley to the end of the alley! And I am already tired and panting!
Mao Bisui followed me, but has been urging me, but also from time to time blame me for not enough to do, I do not know what he ate, ran so far away from the road but not red, not gasping, perhaps this is the difference between male and female physique, a small complaint, I did not pay attention to him, but forced himself to be quiet, carefully thinking about some of the characteristics of the alley!
I remember that after the black cat ran in, I also followed the past, that alley is very dark, if it is not a coincidence I believe that many people will not think that this alley and other alleys have any difference, but this alley is not only dark, but also …… stinks?
I patted my brain, suddenly realized, yes, that alley is very stinky, as long as you can find the stink of the alley with the method of elimination absolutely can find, think of this, suddenly feel that he is not like the morning research Lu said so stupid, these years in the University of Yu Ying's detective class did not go to waste.
Think out of the way, I don't care about Mao Biqiu, pulling his legs and run, Mao Biqiu still behind me, but he absolutely did not think I would suddenly run away, and so he came back to God, a face of embarrassment, hastily went to chase me, while chasing me: "How is it that people do this? Running away just like that, without saying a word!"
I didn't pay attention to his whining, one is that I have to be quiet and use my nose to quickly sniff out which alley stinks and which alley doesn't, then quickly turn to the second one, this two is because Mao Bijiu this person is really annoying sometimes, I dislike his character, sometimes cold, but sometimes he likes to pick faults!
So let him say again later, I also ignore him, self-centered running!
In almost clear more than a dozen alleys after I finally found the stink of the alley, at this time the smell inside is still very strong, ran into almost smoked me directly fainted.
Mao Bisu followed behind, after seeing the sudden turn should also be thought of this alley should be what I said in the mouth of the alley, so he closed his mouth, followed me into the alley!
I walk very slowly because of the stench covering my nose, but Mao Bijou could not care less, directly rushed over, jumping up and down on some leftover dishes, and soon came to the location where I saw that mysterious person. But he stopped!
I followed suit, watched him stop, then looked ahead as well, and realized that the mystery man was gone?
Yes, the mysterious man had disappeared, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground, the incense burner, and the unburned soul-renewing incense!
Seeing this scene, I looked cautiously to Mao Bijiu, only to see at this time Mao Bijiu back to the beginning of the deep, he looked at the blood on the ground as well as the incense burner froze for a while, and then went up to dip his hand in the blood, put on the nose and smelled, and then mumbled to himself: "even a woman?"
Although I followed behind him, I still heard his words, woman? What does it mean? With this doubt I asked him, "Woman? What woman?"
Mao Biqiu stood up from the ground, then pinched out the life-supporting incense in the joss stick with his hand, patted the ash on his hand, and turned his head to me and said, "If I'm not wrong, the mastermind who made a move on your father should be a woman! It's just a pity that she was allowed to escape!"
"What! A woman?" Hearing his words, I couldn't help but be stunned? The person who harmed my father was actually a woman? This was really unexpected, because I couldn't understand why a woman would want to harm my father? My father's behavior I know better than anyone, honest, simply and in addition to my mother outside of the woman does not have any interactions, and will not produce what entanglements with women, Mao Bisui's words a little out of the people's expectations!
I asked, "How do you know it's a woman?"
Mao Biqiu seemed to have known that I would ask this, and pointed his finger to the bloodstain early on, saying, "It's very simple, see that puddle of blood? I just smelled it with my nose and realized that it's not ordinary blood, but a woman's menstrual blood, and that Soul Renewal Incense is not bought, but homemade?"
"The reason why homemade that is because the market does not sell for female mages for the renewal of the soul incense, only for male mages, male mages of the renewal of the incense, the taste of heavy, and the impulse of the big, the woman can not stand, if forced to use the loss of the soul, I believe that no one will be so stupid to do to kill the enemy 10,000 loss of their own 8,000 things, so the female mages want to use the renewal of the soul of the incense the only way is to homemade, I have used a variety of renewal incense, the only way is to use a variety of renewal incense. I have used many kinds of soul renewing incense, only I have not seen such a small, not homemade what would it be?"
Another mystery.
Mao Bijiu's words were somewhat reasonable, I believe that they Taoist priests should all know the role of menstrual blood.
In the past, when I was still attending Yu Ying University, I had read on the internet that this thing could ward off evil spirits. I'm not too sure about the details.
As for the soul renewal incense, because I have not seen nor heard of, it is not good to make a judgment.
But listen to the words of Mao Beiqiu said the head should not be false, so, the person who harmed my father is really likely to be a woman.
This I wondered, why would this woman harm my father for no reason?
Maybe this time someone will ask? Must still be your father to provoke someone!
If you are still so ask me, I will still be the same sentence, my father has never had any interaction with women other than my mother, not to mention this kind of Taoist women, so I simply do not believe that he will be involved with these strange women or even involved in hatred!
Mao Biqiu was concentrating on observing the Soul Renewal Incense, but when he turned his head during the period, he happened to see me who was dumbfounded, so he patted me, but the first time I didn't come back to my senses until the second time, he saw me turn my head and asked me, "What are you thinking about? Didn't respond when I called you?"
I shook my head to show that it was nothing, jokes, I can't say that my father has never messed around with a woman other than my mother? How come he was entangled by a woman who knows Taoist magic, then does my father still want to lose his face?
My father was a man who valued his reputation when he was alive, and even though he's dead now, I'm sure his spirit in heaven will still be the same!
In order to cover up my inner weakness, I also deliberately asked, "What should we do next?"
Mao Biqiu probably saw that I wasn't in any trouble before he finally took his eyes off of me, pointed to the bloodstains on the ground as well as the incense burner, and said faintly, "Since this woman has run away, it's over, we can't catch up with her, so let's go back quickly! Your father is still waiting to be rescued!"
Hearing his words, I nodded, for the moment it seems to be the only way, so at his request I picked up the incense burner, while Mao Bijiu took out a glass cylinder holding some blood from his bosom, out of curiosity I asked him why he still wanted these things, he said that it was evidence, with these things the woman would be better to find!
Anyway, I don't understand these, I can only rely on what he said to do, twenty minutes later, we returned home!
Just downstairs, I vaguely heard the sounds of chaos inside, Mao Bisui also seemed to hear, frowning, we looked at each other, screaming bad, rushed in.
As a result, this is not rushed do not know, a rushed directly startled, only to see the living room, my mother is holding the paper man chanting something, and Chen Yanlu is at the side of all efforts to try to get her to the upper floors!
Yes, my mother was once again suffering from the same illness she had last night.
Seeing this, I understood very well that my mother had been blinded by the secret arts again.
Mao Biqiu had to be one step faster than me, and directly rushed up and pulled Chen Yanlu away, without saying a word he pointed a few times at my mother's body, his fingering was extremely fast, and after doing this he directly pulled out a piece of talisman paper from his pocket.
Roared: "Bold demon, dare to move the earth in the taiyou, this road yesterday for the sake of goodness to spare your life, to give you a chance to change your evil, who knows you nonetheless do not know repentance instead of intensifying, this time the road will certainly no longer be merciful and soft-hearted, to act on behalf of the sky, and to get rid of the harm for the people!"
After saying this, Mao Bijiu then strangled his left hand, and at the same time, his mouth broke up and recited: "Heavenly spirit, earthly spirit, heavenly soldiers and generals come to show their spirit, Jade Emperor sends his soldiers and generals to show their power in front of my law, to cut off their roots, to hurt their gods, evil demons and demonic paths have no place to exist, I am under the urgent order of the Supreme Lord Laojun!"
After reciting this incantation, Mao Biqiu immediately turned his left hand into a palm, and then fiercely slapped the talisman towards his mother's heavenly aura!
I don't know why? The talisman just pasted on the mother's forehead, originally holding the paper man staring blankly, she immediately threw the paper man in her hand, and then convulsed, and also accompanied by the symptoms of foaming at the mouth.
See the mother foaming, I froze directly, and so back to God all of a sudden in a hurry, was occupied by the impulse of the mind regardless of three or seven, three steps and two steps directly rushed over.
Mao Bisui just relieved, backward two steps, may be holding a little farther waiting for the opportunity to kill the mentality of a blow, but turned his head when suddenly saw me do not know when rushed over, immediately froze, but just a second he will want to understand what, and then unfolded the chasing the wind step counter-charged to me, from which to stop.
I was stopped by him had to stop the footsteps forward, viciously looked at him, and then at the beginning of the mother to see foaming at the mouth, I knew that this must be Mao must seek to save the mother again.
After all, the mother's previous hugging the paper man, and also yesterday, it is obvious that the evil object is obsessed.
And just now Mao Bijie hit the spell is obviously against the ghost, but although I know this, but see my mother struggling in pain and foaming at the mouth, heart can not bear it, just think if I can hold her, must be able to let her reduce some of the pain!
Seeing my eyes red, Mao Bijiu knew what I wanted to do, and he pulled me into a corner.
At the same time, he pulled Chenchenlu, who had been taking care of his mother, over as well, and he pulled us both to the corner, made us stand straight, and warned me very seriously.
"I'm telling you Homi, what you just did was very dangerous, I'm not joking with you anymore, if I hadn't stopped you just now and allowed you to touch your mother, then you would be the one hugging the paper man right now!"
"No matter what you think inside, but I ask you not to forget that I am saving your mother again not harming her, although he looks very painful and I can understand your feelings at this time, but if you don't hook the evil in her body later she will still be crazy and stupid! Do you want her to spend the rest of her life being crazy and stupid every night?"
Mao Biqiu's words really hit me deep in my heart, yes, no child can understand the parents, but none of the parents do not want to let their own children live well, even if sometimes they are ruthless, but in the final analysis is still for us.
At this time, although the mother is very painful, but this is the best way to let him out of the bitter water as soon as possible, rather than letting her taste the pain for a long time, it would be better to clear this time, the future will not be in pain, want to understand this reasoning of my inner throbbing only gradually regained peace!
Mao Bijiu see my red eyes slowly returned to black, tone of voice only a little more kind: "You two again this stand where not allowed to go, I go to help auntie a hand! Today must be that evil thing to cut off the roots!"
After saying that, Mao Biqiu a flash will be back to the mother's side, he took out a few copper coins from his pocket, and then these copper coins in turn in the form of eight trigrams affixed to the mother's forehead as well as all over the body.
After that, he spat out a mouthful of blood from his mouth and sprayed it on top of the coins.
After doing this, Mao Bijiu didn't care about the pain in his mouth and hurriedly recited the incantation, "Heavenly Spirit, Heavenly Emperor's Supreme Spirit, Mixed Yuan Yi, Yellow Elephant Strife, Creation of Yuan Roots, Mighty Blessing of Yellow Elder, Changing into an Infant, Taishang Destiny Symbol, Why Dare I Not Attempt! I'm in a hurry!"
As soon as the incantation was finished, my mother's struggle became even more victorious, I could vaguely see her cheeks distorting, and even saw heavy shadows at that moment when Mao Bijiu finished the incantation, as if it was like a black shadow appeared in my mother's body, which passed away in a flash, and I didn't know if it was real or if I had misread it!
In order to come up with their own just saw that black shadow is true or false, I put the target to the morning research Lu, at this time he is open mouth looking at Mao Biqiu, and my mother.
I pinched him a bit, he ouch, asked me what, I said: "Did you see? It seems like a black shadow just appeared from my mother's body!"
Chen Yanlu rubbed the arm that I pinched and shook his head, saying that he didn't see it and only knew that Auntie was in more pain now.
Chen Yanlu actually didn't see it? Could it be that I saw it wrong, I endured my mother's inhuman screams while closing my eyes and reviewing what just happened.
That feeling was very real, and that black shadow was also in extreme pain. But why didn't Chen Yanlu see it, after dwelling on it for quite some time, I eventually convinced myself that the black shadow was probably just seeing things!
Mao Biqiu is still dancing around, while the mother's pain seems to slowly slow down, from just worse than death to now screaming in agony, the two situations have undergone a qualitative change.
In this way after about two minutes, the mother is finally no sound, unconscious, during the period I and the morning research Lu atmosphere did not dare to breathe a bit, all eyes looking at the mother.
Mao Bijie saw his mother pass out, then only as a sigh of relief, he was very weak walked over, said to us, it can be, my mother's body has been removed from the evil, will not appear in the future this kind of thing.
He also instructed us that my mother is currently very weak, just struggling basically used up all her strength, have to rest for a few days, a few days later should be fine, let me not worry! Also said that the paper man has Yin Qi, although the evil is in addition, but the paper man often contact with people will not be beneficial to people, suggest that we hurry to burn only good, said Mao Bijiu will pass out.
Chen Yanlu and I rushed forward to support the limp body of Mao Biqiu, carefully lifted him to the sofa. Let Chen Yanlu take care of him.
And I ran to the mother's side, at this time the mother's face is still very white, because just had to struggle, pain so her whole body is sweat.
Look at her nearly deflated appearance, my tears can not stop flowing down, I already have no father, absolutely can not be no mother, the more I think so the more I feel so aggrieved.
I cried for a long, long time this night, and I felt that I could only feel better after I had cried out all my grievances in the past few days!
This kind of emotion maintained for a long time, the morning Yanlu carried Mao Bijiu to the room, put on the bed, cover the quilt and come out.
I know, research dew although usually act a little big-headed, even cynical, but his heart has always been a more careful, kind person. He had done so much for me! So in my heart has been deeply determined that this life will not marry him!
When the research revealed, he saw me still in tears and comforted me for a few moments, until I completely stopped crying, then he carried my mother into the house and took care of her carefully before coming out.
There were so many things that I experienced this night that I simply couldn't digest it for a while.
After my mother was carried into the house by Yan Lu, I actually looked at my father's coffin on the sofa and fell asleep without realizing it, not knowing how to go back to the room.
Directly the next day when I woke up only to realize that it is still the study of the dew to carry me back, listening to the study of the dew said I fell asleep in my eyes still holding tears, let him see really very heartbreaking ……