Back then, the fatty and I had stolen food in this graveyard and drank that glass of wine. Then, we met the red shadow.
After knowing her for a year, I was extremely scared at first. But after spending so much time with her, and after she massaged my legs a few days before the high school entrance exam, I gradually stopped being afraid of her. I even thought of her as a mute friend who would only appear at night … No, she even talked to me a few days ago. She wasn't mute.
I couldn't and didn't want to believe that she was some evil thing.
But why did Old He and the others find this place?
What was the demon woman they were talking about?
Thinking back to the evil blood infant I saw that day, and the usually gentle and gentle red shadow, the difference between them was more than a thousand miles. But no matter what, I knew that they weren't human.
I was so anxious and confused that I sat there in a daze after they got off the car.
The fatty extended his hand and pulled me out of the car. "What are you doing?"
After asking, he didn't wait for me to go home and moved closer to me. He hugged my neck and whispered, "Third Baby, do you remember that we came here to steal food during the Ghost Festival on the third day of the Chinese New Year?
Didn't you say that you saw a red shadow?
I remember drinking a glass of wine at a grave, right?
Let's go look for that grave. Maybe what my dad said is related to the red shadow you saw. "
The fatty was a careless person. He was talking excitedly and didn't notice that my expression wasn't right.
I pretended to smile and said, "Don't spout nonsense. I've seen the red shadow once or twice, and then it disappeared. There's no way it has anything to do with what your dad said. If it really had something to do with it, would I still be alive?
It's not like you didn't see the blood infant that day. It was so scary. Didn't they say it was a carnivorous infant? They probably eat human flesh. "
After hearing me say that, the fatty was a little discouraged. "That's true. You probably met a wild ghost or something.
I was hoping to find some clues. "
Then, he wasn't discouraged. Seeing that we were lagging behind Old He and the others, he pulled me forward again.
At this time, I thought of a method. I suddenly held my stomach and cried out in pain. Then, I told the fatty that I needed to go to the toilet.
The fatty naturally didn't suspect anything, and even helped me inform Old He and the others.
Old He had specifically told me not to go too far, or else it would be dangerous.
However, I couldn't wait to run as far away as I could. Old He's abilities were very mysterious. Who knew if he would notice me if I called out the red shadow? Running as far away as possible was definitely the right thing to do.
Eventually, I ran to the other side of the mountain and found a small forest to hide. Panting, I took out the jade bracelet and called Red Shadow, asking her to come out quickly.
I used to think that the red shadow could only come out at night. However, on the way to the fatty's ancestral house, she appeared during the day. I guessed she could come out during the day, too.
As expected, as soon as I called out, the jade bracelet on my chest turned cold. The red shadow quickly appeared in front of me.
I hadn't seen Red Shadow for a few days. In fact, ever since she gave me the jade bracelet, she wasn't like she was at the beginning. Every night, she wouldn't stay by my bedside. Except for the first day, she would only show up when I called her.
It was also like that night at the fatty's house. No matter how many times I called her, she wouldn't come out.
At that time, she didn't tell me the reason. However, after what had happened in the past few days, I understood that the red shadow was a taboo. No matter what, she wasn't a human.
With this thought, I looked at the red shadow in front of me and felt an inexplicable sadness in my heart.
I didn't know if it was the same for other people, but I would always have feelings for something that stayed with me for a certain period of time.
It was the same for my family, the cats and dogs I had when I was young, and even the stationery I used to use.
The red shadow looked the same as the first time I saw her. She wore a phoenix crown and a red robe, and her head was covered with a veil. After so many days, I hadn't even seen her face under the veil.
Of course, I wasn't too curious. If she looked like the blood baby, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to accept it.
Looking at the red shadow, I kept silent for a while. Then, I told her what Old He had told me about the Shaved Ghost, the flesh-eating baby, the ghost woman Rakshasa, and the Twenty-Eight Fiend Yellow Springs Formation. Then, I asked, "Are you the ghost woman Rakshasa they mentioned?"
After asking this question, I looked at the red shadow. My heart was pounding. I was afraid that I would hear an answer that I didn't want to hear.
The red shadow answered me quickly. It was short and short. "No."
My heart that had been hanging in the air for a long time finally relaxed. I exhaled.
I was relieved. I didn't think that the red shadow would lie to me. She had never harmed me, and she had no reason to lie to me.
After getting the confirmation, I remembered the advice the red shadow had given me that day. She had told me not to go to the dormitory.
At that time, I didn't know about the existence of the flesh-eating baby. Now that I thought about it, the red shadow was afraid that I would encounter the baby. Perhaps she wanted to protect me. It wasn't a big deal at first. However, when we faced the baby, Old He couldn't deal with it. I held the jade bracelet in my hand and punched him.
I was puzzled, so I asked the red shadow.
This time, the red shadow didn't answer me. It just stood there in silence as if it wanted to say something. However, it didn't open its mouth. After a while, the shadow flashed and disappeared.
I didn't know why the red shadow didn't answer me. I was puzzled. However, I could feel that the red shadow had returned to the jade bracelet on my chest.
I had been out for a long time. If I didn't go back soon, the fatty and the others would come to find me.
After hurrying back, Old He and the other two stopped in front of a tomb. They seemed to have confirmed the location and were surrounding the tomb to observe.
The little fatty craned his neck to look in my direction. When he saw me, he excitedly waved at me and shouted, "Third Baby, come here! It's about to start!"
The daring young man didn't understand the hidden dangers. He was only excited about the unknown.
Fatty and I had been the same before. Even after we'd fought against the blood infant, we hadn't been too afraid. But this time, I wasn't as excited. I didn't know if it was because this matter had implicated Red Shadow, or if Red Shadow's hesitant expression made me feel uneasy.
After I got there, I checked the tomb. It was just a small mound with no tombstone.
This was actually normal. There weren't many villagers who could erect a tombstone. Most of them just stuck a wooden sign. Not long after, the wooden sign would decay and disappear, leaving only a mound there.
At this moment, Old He and the fatty's father were talking. Unlike the excitement on the fatty's face, they were serious. Old He said, "The tomb doesn't have resentment energy, and its feng shui is different from the twenty-eight tombs. The twenty-eight tombs were lonely and evil, but this tomb has excellent feng shui. It's hard to find a dragon on a flat land. Look at this mountain. It's the ancestor of this place!
Look at the mound in front of you.
A dragon in the mountain is not as good as a mound in front of a tomb.
Ah Cheng, you're the village coroner. You've been searching for tombs for decades. How many places with feng shui like this have you seen? "
The fatty's father's face looked even worse. He shook his head and said, "It's been more than twenty years since my father passed away. I haven't seen a single place with feng shui like this, let alone a few … But that's not important. What's important is that this shouldn't be the feng shui of our village."
"What do you mean?"
Although Old He is experienced and knowledgeable, Fatty's father naturally has more right to speak on matters of the village.
"Ever since I was young, I followed my father around the entire village. At that time, I was different from the children of today. I didn't go to school. We're all writers and have been learning since we were young. We've never seen feng shui like this.
Perhaps my eyesight isn't good enough to see a true dragon, but I'm the ninth generation. There's no reason for the eight generations of ancestors to be wrong. "
The fatty's father said with certainty, "Moreover, I've been in charge of all the tombs in the village. Even the tombs my father had been in charge of thirty years ago, I've followed him to look at them one by one. But I've never seen this tomb, much less this feng shui."
Old He asked, "So you're saying that it's a moving dragon?"
The fatty's father shook his head but didn't say anything else.
Old He sighed and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether it's a moving dragon or not. The twenty-eight tombs of the Yellow Springs have already been laid out. So what if this feng shui can produce a general or a minister?
What we're raising is still an evil being.
Alright, let's do it. "
At his command, the middle-aged man standing at the side prepared to go to the car to get tools. However, Old He stopped him and scolded him, "You idiot, do you think you can dig up a tomb just because you want to?
You have to think before you do anything. "
After being scolded by Old He, the middle-aged man stood there and didn't dare to say anything. He looked like he was submissive.
I was a little puzzled. I'd always thought that this person was Old He's chauffeur. Now that I saw Old He's angry expression, he might even be his nephew.
After scolding him, Old He brought the fatty's father with him. The two of them took out the ink dou line they'd used before and prepared to seal the tomb. This time, however, they used cinnabar.
From what Old He said, he was prepared to seal the tomb first. He wasn't going to open the tomb today.
I didn't know why, but I heaved a sigh of relief.
I'd just let out a sigh of relief. Who knew that something would happen to the tomb?
After Old He calculated the position, he and the fatty's father used the ink dou line to flick it on the ground. Before the red mark of the cinnabar could be seen on the ground, the ink line broke!
The ink line was a very flexible material. It was like cowhide. Not to mention the two of them flicking it lightly, even two strong men might not be able to break it.
But it was broken!