northernbook Chapter 194 Inn
Chapter 194 Inn
Qingqing didn't let everyone go through the main door. Every household's door was closed here, and her inn was no exception.
A Tai Chi Bagua mirror painted with black dog blood was hung on the door, and the steps were covered with glutinous rice.
Qingqing is very scared now. Chu Yu stares at her side. The ghost cultivator doesn't want to show up, and others can't see him without some tricks. This can be regarded as the innate talent of the ghost cultivator.
Qingqing lowered her head and seemed to cover her ears with her hands, but reason told her not to do so. She pretended to be calm and took Chu Yu and Xiao Lin to the nearby wall. There was a half-person-high wooden barrel placed outside the bluestone wall, as if to make it easier for people to enter.
Similarly, the outside of the courtyard wall was also covered with black dog blood and glutinous rice, and there were also some strange talismans pasted on it. There was no mysterious energy on these talismans, and they were probably drawn by some swindler from somewhere.
"Sister," Qingqing motioned Chu Yu to go up first. After all, she was a girl, and Qingqing was worried that Chu Yu was not used to climbing over the wall, so she pointed to the wooden barrel next to her and said, "You will step on it first. After you climb over, there will be another wooden barrel at the bottom of the wall that is about the same height as this one. Just step on the barrel. Don't worry, although the wall is a bit high, there is grass behind it, so you won't die from the fall."
Chu Yu nodded and walked towards her side.
Chu Yu deliberately walked in the direction she didn't dare to look at. Qingqing wanted to say something but stopped herself, but she really didn't know how to start.
After weighing the pros and cons several times, seeing that Chu Yu was about to encounter something very scary, Qing Qing still called out, "Sister."
Chu Yu seemed to react very slowly, and took a few steps before turning back: "What's wrong?"
She probably didn't pass through the ghost cultivator's body just now, but the ghost cultivator slightly avoided her. Maybe the ghost cultivator's target was only Qingqing.
But Chu Yu still felt an unusual chill in that place.
Qingqing seemed to have exposed something because of her behavior of reminding Chu Yu just now. At this moment, she seemed to be forcing herself to suppress her fear, and her eyes were filled with tears that she herself could not even notice.
Xiao Lin was very worried about Qingqing, and there was undisguised guilt in his eyes. Chu Yu saw it all.
"Xiao Lin, go in first." Chu Yu suddenly spoke, and there was an irresistible meaning in this order. He was completely different from the frightened little white flower just now.
Xiao Lin was worried about Qing Qing, and Qing Qing seemed to be frightened by something. Neither of them noticed the change in Chu Yu's temperament.
Xiao Lin felt that what the older sister in front of him said was irresistible. He didn't know why, but the moment she said it, he subconsciously raised his foot and wanted to climb over the wall.
It's like a leader among a group of children. The other children will do whatever the leader says.
Qingqing is usually a girl with a strong opinion. He and his friends usually listen to Qingqing's opinions. However, he doesn't know when this role has been transferred to this older sister, as if it just happened.
"Take Qingqing in first." Before he could respond, Chu Yu gave another order.
Xiao Lin pulled Qing Qing over in a daze and nodded.
Qingqing didn't know why, but she just did what Chu Yu said.
Chu Yu watched the two of them climb into the yard, and noticed that the cold atmosphere was not affected at all, so he followed Qingqing in.
These black dog blood and glutinous rice are scattered all over the place.
Chu Yu followed them swiftly and climbed over the courtyard wall.
The two of them originally wanted to come up to help Chu Yu, but they didn't expect her to climb in by herself. They were a little surprised for a moment.
Xiaolin held Qingqing's wrist tightly, as if he was determined to stay by her side.
Qingqing was being held by Xiaolin at this moment, and she seemed less scared, but she was still trembling.
Xiao Lin also felt a sudden chill for no apparent reason, and the biting cold seemed to radiate from the inside out.
Chu Yu did not use his spiritual sense, but looking at Qingqing's frightened and weird expression, he could infer that Xiaolin was standing with the ghost cultivator who was threatening her.
How did this ghost thing get involved with Qingqing?
With such doubts in mind, Chu Yu followed the two to the main courtyard.
Chu Yu was not worried about the realm of this ghost cultivator. If he was stronger than Chu Yu, he would definitely be able to see that Chu Yu was hiding his strength. Now this shows that he cannot see through Chu Yu.
"Get out!" Before I even reached the main hall, I heard a middle-aged man cursing.
"Demons, ghosts, goblins, and monsters, get out of here!" After saying that, a well-dressed middle-aged man suddenly rushed out and frantically threw glutinous rice at the three people.
"Dad." Qingqing frowned in grievance and said dissatisfiedly.
The middle-aged man quickly pulled his daughter over and started throwing glutinous rice at Xiaolin and Chu Yu.
Xiao Lin was a little at a loss, until Qing Qing held her father's hand, the middle-aged man stopped and said, "Nephew Lin, come here."
Then he looked at Chu Yu warily, muttering silently: "What kind of female ghost is this? Nuomi is not afraid of her. I'll change to another one."
After that, he took out a handful of salt from his pocket.
"Dad!" It was not until Qingqing spoke up to stop him for the third time that her father stopped sprinkling salt.
"This sister is a human being. Her hands are warm. She is not a ghost. She came to our Pingyuan County by mistake. I saw that she knew nothing and was alone. It was pitiful, so I brought her back."
After listening to Qingqing's explanation, the man was furious and shouted, "Yang Qingqing, did I ever tell you not to trust anyone?"
Qingqing felt a little aggrieved and expressed her thoughts: "It will be dark soon. If this sister is outside alone, she will definitely not survive."
"Boss Yang, I'm really not a ghost, you can trust me." Chu Yu spoke at the right time.
At this point, Boss Yang shut up. He looked at Chu Yu again and again, and after feeling that she looked indeed harmless, he sighed, turned around and opened the door to the main hall.
Before everyone went in, Boss Yang looked at Xiao Lin with a complicated expression.
Xiao Lin suddenly said anxiously: "Uncle Yang, that thing is coming again, I want to accompany Qingqing..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Qingqing winking at Xiaolin frantically, begging him to stop talking.
"You go back first, it's getting dark. We'll talk tomorrow if you have anything to say." Boss Yang's order was full of the authority of an elder and could not be resisted.
Seeing that he couldn't break free, Xiao Lin lowered his eyes and looked at something unknown. He turned around and climbed over the wall next to him and entered another family's yard.
It turned out that the two families were neighbors.
Boss Yang took Chu Yu to the second floor without saying a word, picked a guest room, and let Chu Yu move in.
Until the moment the door was closed, Chu Yu felt that the person outside seemed to be relieved, and then was doing something at the door.
Through the crack in the door, Chu Yu saw Boss Yang stick a useless talisman paper on her door, and then sprinkled a lot of salt and glutinous rice, only then did she feel relieved.
He knew Chu Yu was watching, so he sighed and said, "Girl, don't think too much. I'm doing this to protect you. When it gets dark later, remember, no matter what sound you hear, don't make a sound, don't respond, and never leave the house."
"Boss Yang," Chu Yu wanted to take the opportunity to ask more questions: "Do you know what happened to Qingqing? I followed her all the way back and she seemed very scared."
This question seemed to touch Boss Yang's nerves. As a father, how could he not know that his daughter was behaving strangely? But his daughter never told anyone, and he could do nothing no matter how many times he asked.
"Girl, you've strayed into our Pingyuan County, which is bad luck enough. You'd better not ask any more questions, lest you bring trouble upon yourself."
Boss Yang felt that the person in front of him was a weak woman who was powerless and thought it would be better not to drag her into trouble, so he did not reveal more.
Chu Yu could feel that Boss Yang had no ill intentions and was just wary of strangers.
Yang Qingqing is a kind girl, and the parents who raised her are not vicious bad people.
But when Boss Yang said this, people who didn't know might think that this inn had some horrible secret that was deliberately hidden from the guests.