Exorcism

Xiaoqiu shook the wicker whip in her hand hard, inhaled deeply the smell of warm vegetation, and made the most important decision in her life.

He had only lived for twelve years, and it was impossible to grasp the full significance of this decision. However, the residents of Yelin Town who were familiar with him knew that this was a stubborn young man, like a little wolf who had just learned to use its limbs and teeth flexibly, knowing full well what was ahead of him. It's a cliff, but you have to rush to the edge to find out what's going on. No one can pull you back.

"I need your help." Xiaoqiu said eagerly, her dark eyes full of expectation.

In front of him, four teenagers of about the same age were squatting on the grass, looking up at Xiaoqiu blankly. A little further away, several groups of livestock were lazily grazing. They were all shepherd boys, and a dozen of the horses were driven by Xiaoqiu is responsible for taking care of it.

"You want to snatch Fangfang away?" Daliang is Xiaoqiu's best friend. He has a kind round face, but at this time he did not show full support.

"Yes. It's not a robbery, it's a rescue. Fangfang will come with us voluntarily." Xiaoqiu corrected her with an affirmative tone.

"Are you sure?" Daliang looked at the other three shepherd boys and felt even less confident, "Did Fangfang tell you personally?"

"No, you all know that Mr. Qin does not allow me to enter the school." Xiaoqiu will not lie in front of her friends, "But this is obvious, Fangfang can't...it can't be..."

Xiao Qiu was thinking about the words when Daliang's younger brother Erliang, who was two years younger, continued for him, "Fangfang definitely doesn't want to marry into the Shen family. I wish someone would take her away."

"That's the truth." Xiaoqiu flicked the wicker whip again, "Let's take action tonight. Two people will stand guard outside, and three people will go into the school to find Fangfang. It's that simple."

The four shepherd boys looked at each other. Daliang pushed the straw hat on his head and said uneasily: "The Shen family is the richest man in the town. Most of the cattle, horses and sheep we see belong to his family. I think... I think Fangfang You may not be willing to get married.”

A dark and thin shepherd boy provided support for Daliang's view, "I heard that Mr. Qin is very happy to marry the Shen family, and tomorrow's auspicious day was chosen by him."

"Mr. Qin is a money addict. He sold Fangfang to the Shen family and received a lot of money." Erliang said contemptuously, gesturing with his hands like a pile of gold and silver treasures.

The last shepherd boy spoke, "Mr. Qin is not a money-grubber. His family is an outsider and hopes to gain a foothold in Yelin Town, so he is particularly willing to marry the Shen family.

"Mr. Qin seems to be a nice guy, and he even gave me a name." Daliang frowned, trying to remember his official name.

Xiaoqiu was a little anxious, so she simply squatted on the grass and looked at the four companions opposite her, her eyes unblinking, "We are not talking about Mr. Qin, we are talking about Fangfang. She is unwilling - who wants to marry a fool? "

The shepherd boys shook their heads at the same time. Erliang was more inclined to help Xiaoqiu and continued: "The eldest son of the Shen family is over 20 years old. He can't even feed himself. He will beat others when he loses his temper."

The children in Yelin Town have all seen the eldest young master of the Shen family. At the same time, they raised their heads and recalled the scene when they were chased and beaten by him. The thin black shepherd boy added: "Dasha lived in Harazi from morning to night, and Fangfang married him, Why don’t you wipe it for him every day?”

"How's it going? Can you help?" Xiaoqiu asked, feeling very hopeful.

But he was disappointed. When the key issue was mentioned, all four shepherd boys retreated. Even Erliang, who had been helping him speak, lowered his head, as if he was more interested in the ants on the grass.

"Brother Xiaoqiu." Daliang felt a little guilty. Usually he never refused any proposal from his good friends.

But this time is different, "You don't... still think Fangfang is your wife, right?"

Erliang and the others lowered their heads to suppress their laughter and made a chirping sound from their noses.

With a cold face, Xiaoqiu inserted the wicker stick into the soft grass, "What I said is true."

"Isn't that a joke?" Daliang whispered, noticing that Xiaoqiu's eyes were becoming more stubborn and stubborn, so he relented. Although there was a word "big" in his name, he always acted as a follower in front of Xiaoqiu, "Okay, I help."

"I'll help too." Erliang immediately expressed his attitude excitedly.

The other two shepherd boys agreed.

"We will go home as usual later. After dinner, we will meet on the bridge." Xiaoqiu felt a stone fall in her heart and felt extremely relaxed.

Time flies. The five teenagers gathered their grazing animals and returned to Yelin Town together. They were all enthusiastic about tonight's action. No one came up with a more specific plan. Just like Xiaoqiu said, "It's that simple."

Walking out of the forest, on the small bridge east of Yelin Town, their enthusiasm was hit for the first time.

Seeing the cows and horses coming from the forest path in the distance, Er Shuan jumped to the ground, worked hard, and shouted loudly: "Hey, Xiaoqiu, your wife is going to marry my brother tomorrow, are you coming? Let’s have a wedding banquet?” Er Shuan thought about this sentence in his mind for a whole day and shouted it out, feeling very comfortable in his heart.

These are two completely different groups of teenagers.

The five shepherd boys were surrounded by herds of pigs, cows, horses, and sheep. They wore straw hats on their heads, with their cuffs and trouser legs rolled up high. Their bare feet were covered in mud, and their skin was deeply tanned by the sun. It was dark. Although the six teenagers on the bridge were wearing coarse clothes, they were all clean. They had just spent an idle day and wanted to have some fun before dark.

"Ignore him." Faced with Er Shuan's provocation, Daliang didn't want to accept the challenge. He was hungry now and just wanted to go home to fill his belly. "Let's take a detour and cross the river."

Thinking of the plan for the evening, Xiaoqiu almost agreed to Daliang's suggestion, but the teenagers on the bridge burst into laughter, making him change his mind.

Xiao Qiu walked in the front, followed by more than a dozen horses. Daliang and others followed closely behind, but they were still a little afraid of Er Shuan.

Er Shuan is the second young master of the Shen family. He is not stupid at all. He is tall and strong, and his slender eyes always warn others with a squint that he is not someone to be trifled with.

Xiao Qiu actually accepted the challenge. Er Shuan was very happy. He stood in the middle of the bridge with his hands on his hips. Five of his friends lined up on both sides of him, completely blocking the road.

"You're blocking the road." Xiao Qiu said angrily. Behind him, the docile horses noticed that someone was blocking the road. They all stopped and waited patiently for the problem to be solved.

Er Shuan had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and said with a smile: "I'm here to send you an invitation. Tomorrow your wife will be my sister-in-law. Come over and say a few lucky words, and I will ask my father to give you a few copper coins." . Oh, the invitation was there just now.”

Er Shuan pretended to touch his body, and his friends laughed. Lengzi, who was half a head shorter than him but equally strong, spoke up and said, "Xiaoqiu may have gotten an invitation from Mr. Qin's house. Who made Fangfang his wife?" Woolen cloth."

The teenagers on the bridge could not stand upright with laughter. The youngest bald man had just been allowed to join the gang. He was eager to show off and pointed at Xiaoqiu and said: "Your wife... your wife wants to call others husband, haha, Xiaoqiu..."

Xiaoqiu had heard enough and slapped the bay-red horse beside her hard. The bay-red horse was startled and took a big step forward.

For the narrow bridge and the Yelin Town teenagers, the bay red horse was equivalent to a giant. The teenagers who blocked the road panicked and gave way, and the neatly arranged team suddenly dispersed.

"Xiaoqiu, this is my horse! How dare you..." Er Shuan was extremely angry.

The maroon horse didn't know who its real owner was, so it jumped out of the bridge in two or three steps, followed closely by the horses behind it. The teenagers could only cling to the railings of the bridge in fear, watching them pass by.

Er Shuan would never allow the decisive battle he had planned for many days to end like this. Before the last two horses crossed the bridge, he was no longer so afraid. He found the gap and jumped towards Xiao Qiu.

Two teenagers struggled with each other on the bridge. A dozen horses turned around on the shore and looked at the scene blankly. They quickly lost interest and gnawed the grass on the roadside.

Er Shuan was taller than Xiao Qiu and looked stronger, but he did not have the upper hand in the fight. Even though his friends cheered loudly, he still could not defeat his opponent immediately.

With a splash, the two teenagers climbed over the bridge railing at the same time and fell into the river.

The river is not deep, just over the waist, but Er Shuan is the overlord on the bridge. He becomes discouraged when he touches the water. Xiao Qiu is as nimble as a fish in the river, completely taking the initiative.

Er Shuan's friends were all making threats on the bridge, but no one dared to go into the water to help.

"Ding……"

A sound that the teenagers had never heard rang in their ears, so sharp that it almost pierced their eardrums. Everyone turned their heads and saw a strange adult appearing on the shore a dozen steps downstream.

The weirdo is wearing a blue double-breasted robe, his hair is pulled into a tall bun, with a long hairpin inserted horizontally, a few wisps of beard floating on his chin, and a long sword on his back, even in the eyes of the most critical people. Here, he can be regarded as an "immortal spirit", but in the remote Yelin Town, his dress just looks weird.

The weirdo shook a fist-sized brass bell with his left hand, making a harsh sound that was disproportionate to its size.

"Who are you? What are you doing here in Yelin Town?" Er Shuan asked tremblingly as he stood in the river. Facing a stranger alone, even an adult, he had never been afraid, but for some reason, the ringing seemed to scare him. His heart was ripped out.

Xiao Qiu stood beside Er Shuan without saying a word. He regarded the ringtone as an enemy and concentrated on fighting against it.

The weirdo put down the bell, took out a dim bronze mirror with his right hand, and shook it slowly in front of the teenagers. Finally, he pointed at the two wet teenagers, settled for a while, and asked: "Is it hot?"

He probably hadn't spoken for a long time, and the sound in his throat was hard and astringent, as weird as the old bronze mirror in his hand.

Xiao Qiu and Er Shuan involuntarily took a step back at the same time. What they were afraid of was not the weirdo and his voice, but the lackluster bronze mirror, a small thing of five or six inches, which seemed to be able to cover the entire sky and the sun. The heat weakened a lot, and the two of them shook their heads together. They didn't feel hot at all, and they even felt chilly.

The weirdo lowered his arms, but in the blink of an eye, the bronze mirror and the bell disappeared. The expression on his face was slightly relaxed and more tired. "Stay away from the monster." He said, turning his eyes around and pretending to be listening. It looked like there was a demon hiding nearby. "Stay away from the demon," he repeated.

The teenagers were frightened, and even Xiaoqiu felt flustered. He hurriedly climbed to the shore with Er Shuan, his heart was pounding, the sun suddenly became hot again, and the damp clothes clung to his body, which was extremely uncomfortable. They didn't care, they just wanted to stay away from this strange man immediately.

The duel between the two groups of teenagers ended in an anticlimactic manner, and they hurriedly ran to the town. They wanted to tell the adults that a madman broke into Yelin Town.

Er Shuan and his group ran faster without the constraints of livestock, and their figures quickly disappeared. The five shepherd boys chased the livestock and ran all the way to the edge of the town. They turned around and looked at the place where the weirdo once stood. The people were gone and no one knew. How he disappeared and where he went.

"See you tonight." Xiaoqiu was the first to get rid of the strange man's influence. He still wanted to carry out the rescue plan that night.