Nightmare Apostle

In fact, Yang Xiao and Yang Xiao didn't hear the lyrics of the girl's song clearly. What really caught their attention was the man's enchanting poem.

The two looked at each other, looked around, and found no one. Then they stepped closer to the door, hoping to hear it clearly. The man's roar continued, but he quickly changed his focus and aimed at the room. Another person inside said, "And you lose money, I have tried hard for so long but I still can't give birth to a good boy. Come over here, give me a slap, and come with me now!"

The man was cursing, and along with the little girl's sobbing, there was the sound of packing things in the room. Realizing that the man was going out, Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan immediately left quietly and hid in a dark place not far away to observe.

After about a few minutes, the old wooden door creaked open, and a man with messy hair walked out of the dim room. His face was very poor, and his coarse clothes were patched. "Hurry up, take your time." !”

At the man's urging, a dark-skinned, thin woman walked out from behind the door. The woman was obviously dressed up, with makeup on her face, and her clothes were relatively new, but she was in a very low mood, always lowering her head. He didn't say anything, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

As the woman walked out of the door, the man had a fierce face and impatiently cursed into the room: "You lose money, please stay at home and look after the house. If you go to hang out with those little stinky beggars again and learn the evil poems about decapitation, , I’ll sell you!”

The man's words should be a warning to his daughter, the little girl who sang the evil poem before. Then the man slammed the door,

Maybe he felt it was not safe, so he found a thick wooden stick from the corner and pushed it against the door, then dragged the woman out.

After the figure of the man and the woman walked away, Yang Xiao and the others were about to follow, but suddenly, a window shook, and then was opened from the inside. An eccentric little girl stuck her head out of the window and looked around. He looked around and found no one. He jumped out of the window with great agility. After landing, he looked around again, appearing very cautious.

After confirming that his parents were not there, he stood up, turned around, quickly closed the window, and trotted out of the alley.

Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan quickly followed the girl. Fortunately, the girl ran in the same direction as her parents. Yang Xiao was worried about losing her, so he and Jiang Qingluan had a clear division of labor. He would walk faster, overtake the girl, and follow the couple closely, while Jiang Qingluan stayed behind. Keep an eye on the little girl and see where she goes,

It would be best to find out the origin of the demon poem.

A man and a woman were walking along the street, but what was strange was that they did not walk in the middle, but walked close to the street. The woman followed behind the man, always lowering her head. I think that the woman simply dressed up before going out, presumably to go to work. Something shady.

Not long after, Yang Xiao actually followed them to the tea stall where they had tea before. At this moment, Fang Zhou and Chang Chuchu were waiting at their seats. Fang Zhou looked at the street in a daze. Suddenly, he saw Yang Xiao, but when he was about to get up, he realized that Yang Xiao She shook her head slightly at him.

Fang Zhou noticed something was wrong and did not act rashly. Instead, he notified Chang Chuchu. After observing, the two discovered that Yang Xiao was following a man and woman. Not far behind Yang Xiao, Jiang Qingluan also appeared. She was following a little girl.

Chang Chuchu put away a book she had just bought on the table, and together with Fang Zhou, quietly came to Yang Xiao's vicinity and followed him.

After walking for about 10 minutes, the man and woman arrived at the entrance of a remote alley. The man was very alert. He stood at the entrance of the alley and looked around before entering. He found no problem, and then he pulled the woman in.

Along the way, Yang Xiao briefly told Ark Chang Chuchu the general story of the matter. Chang Chuchu judged based on experience that there was a big problem with the demonic poem, and it was probably related to the secret of the Earl's Mansion.

When he came to the entrance of the alley, he saw the words Chunlai Lane posted on the wall on the right. Yang Xiao understood everything. The entry and exit of women here was too conspicuous. He asked Chang Chuchu to stay and meet Jiang Qingluan, and he and Fang Zhou went in. Find out.

After entering the alley, I felt a sense of depression. This is an old alley, and the environment is not to mention dirty. The walls on both sides are still very high, and the sun cannot shine in, making the alley darker and darker. Walking along the narrow road in As you walk, you will often see men hurriedly walking out, or squatting in the corner of the alley, smoking a pot alone.

Not long after walking, they saw a forked road. They stood at the intersection and looked in. They saw small houses on both sides of the forked road, and in front of each house, there was a man sitting, either sitting on a small bench. Or they just sat on the cold steps and looked towards the intersection. When they saw someone coming, several men immediately greeted them enthusiastically.

"Stop talking for a while, I'll take care of it." After telling Fang Zhou, Yang Xiao also walked into the fork in the road.

"This gentleman, this is your first time here. You are very friendly." A thin man accompanied the smiling face and looked at Yang Xiao and the Ark behind him with the eyes of a fat sheep.

The next second, to Fangzhou's surprise, Yang Xiao pushed him out directly, "It's not me, it's my brother. He's getting married next month, and he's still not able to have sex, so I brought him here to ask for it. "

"Yes, yes!" The man responded repeatedly and said with a smile: "You can't do it, Mr. Chu'er. We are all experienced. Don't worry, we are the best at serving others. I guarantee that I will be able to serve you comfortably." ”

Ark is not as experienced as these old players, but he is not stupid either. He probably guessed that this is a dark place. The men in front of him are all the husbands of the women in the house. The women are in the small dark room behind their men, and the women receive guests. , men are responsible for soliciting customers and collecting money.

A man with acne marks on his face came forward, rubbed his hands excitedly, and stared up at Fang Zhou's fair face, "What does this little brother like?"

"I listen to my elder brother." Yang Xiao told him to talk less and listen more. It was best to leave this kind of question to Yang Xiaolai, and besides, it was just a formality.

"I have a fair-haired man at home. Little brother, come to my place. I guarantee your satisfaction!" A man recommended.

"You're not too young. This is a young man. The first time has to be a little older. An older one knows how to serve people." Another man grabbed Fang Zhou's hand and was about to pull him away. Drag it in,

Several men started arguing, and Yang Xiao interrupted them. He looked at one of the men who was blushing because of the argument. This man was Yang Xiao's target. He followed the man all the way here, "It's your home." Yes, how much money?”

The man who got the business smiled from ear to ear and held out two fingers, "It's not expensive, two coins of silver, a stove of incense."

The time for making a stove of incense is about half an hour. Yang Xiao will use this time to chat with men outside, and the task he gave Ark,

Just delaying time.

It was very dark in the dark alley. The man who had collected the money was afraid that it would not be safe, so he put the money into his mouth and bit it with his teeth. After confirming that there was no problem, he let Fang Zhou go in. Fang Zhou originally wanted to wait for a while, but The man obviously misunderstood. He immediately lit a stick of incense and inserted it into the incense burner next to the bench. "I can tell you, the time has started now. If you exceed the time limit, you will have to pay extra!"

In desperation, Fangzhou had no choice but to bite the bullet and approach the small dark room. The structure of the room here was very strange. The door was very low and you had to bend down to get in. There was also a heavy curtain hanging behind the door.

Taking a deep breath, Fangzhou opened the curtain, and a red candle was lit in the room. With the dim candlelight, he found that the space in the room was very small, with a bed taking up one third of it, and at this moment, a man with his head lowered The woman was sitting on the bed, and the faint candlelight illuminated her face.

When she saw someone coming in, the woman reacted almost mechanically and got out of bed. Her voice was like a mosquito humming, "My guest, don't worry, I will help you change your clothes right now."

Seeing the woman walking towards him with no clothes on, Fangzhou panicked for a moment, stopped him immediately, and took the first step, walked to a chair aside and sat down, "I'm not in a hurry, well... don't be in a hurry either, let's have a brief chat first , I. Let me brew it first.”

"Yes." The woman lowered her head, not daring to look at Ark. She went back alone, got up her legs, and sat silently by the bed.

As time passed, the situation became more and more anxious. Suddenly, Fang Zhou noticed that the woman began to sob softly, "What's wrong with you?"

"The guest officer must be dissatisfied with me and wants to go out to get the money back, but... my man will not let me go. He will definitely beat me when he goes back..." The woman sobbed softly, she did not dare to cry. Speak up, otherwise the men outside will beat your daughter as well.

"You misunderstood. I was forced to come here by my eldest brother. Do you think this is a good idea? Let's chat casually. When the time comes, I will leave. I won't refund the money, and you shouldn't say anything to your husband. "Fangzhou thought of a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Really?" The woman raised her head for the first time and looked at Fang Zhou with strange eyes, "Don't lie to me."

Fang Zhou smiled, showing the air of an ancient young master, and said disdainfully: "Two coins of silver are nothing to me, but don't talk too much, otherwise I will spoil my business, I will tell you, man, ruthlessly Get rid of you!"

Sure enough, when a man was mentioned, the woman's face turned pale instantly, and she was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly, "I don't dare, I don't dare!"

Seeing that he had frightened the woman, Fang Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief. He walked towards the woman pretending to be calm, sat down by the bed, stared at her and said, "Now, tell me about your experience, and... this Fushou Village on things.”

Fang Zhou was inquiring about information inside the door, and Yang Xiao outside the door was also idle. He was chatting with the man, and soon the topic turned to the so-called monsters. According to the man, these monsters came to the village to spread rumors. Yaoshi, the few who were caught have been executed, it was an order from the Earl's Palace.

"What kind of evil poem is it?" Yang Xiao asked.

This sentence seemed to touch the man's sensitive nerves instantly, causing him to stand up suddenly and stare at Yang Xiao nervously, "You... why are you asking this? No, who are you? ?”

"Who could be here to play?" Yang Xiao pretended to be calm.

The next second, the man turned around and looked at the small dark room behind him. After so long, he didn't hear a sound of fierce fighting. Before Yang Xiao could stop him, the man rushed over and pulled open the door curtain. , just bumped into Fang Zhou chatting with a woman.

The man was frightened and angry. He broke into the room and slapped the woman on the face first. Then he grabbed Fang Zhou by the collar and dragged her out, "Get out! Get out of here!"

Until he dragged the man out of the door, he happened to pass under a hung lantern. Suddenly, the man's dragging movement stopped. Looking at Fang Zhou's clothes, his whole body became visible to the naked eye. The next second, he was trembling. He let go of his hand and knelt down with a pop, "Sir...Sir! I didn't know it was you, I deserve to die, I...I deserve to die!!"

At this moment, Yang Xiao also understood that the man had recognized their identities, and this problem had always troubled him. Yang Xiao stepped forward,

He grabbed the man's shoulders, lifted him up, and said with a meaningful smile: "It seems you recognize us."

"You are the Lords of the Earl's Mansion." The man replied respectfully, with a guilty conscience hidden under his flattering smile.

"You have good eyesight, how did you see it?" The movement here had already alarmed the others, but in line with the principle of doing more to do less than doing less, they all got out of the way. Yang Xiao motioned to the man to follow him, and the three of them came to the side of the road, looking for A secluded place.

"I'm really sorry. My eyes are so stupid that I didn't recognize these two adults." At this moment, the man's attitude turned 180 degrees compared to before. The polite Fang Zhou was very uncomfortable with it. "It was dark in the alley just now, and I didn't look at you." Clear the patchwork on the lapels of the two adults.

"Go on." Yang Xiao nodded calmly.

"The patchwork thread on your clothes is azure color. Except for the people from the Earl's Mansion, no one else in this village would dare to use such gold-colored patchwork thread."

The man nodded and bowed, with deep fear hidden in his eyes. Yang Xiao could probably guess that this fear must be related to the previous demonic poem. Sure enough, after his simple test, the man became even more panicked. Yang Xiao sneered, "You Don’t you know that evil poem?”

"Sir, you are kidding me. I have never met those monsters. How can I know about monster poems?" The man shook his head repeatedly.

"That's strange. Didn't your daughter just sing it at home?" Yang Xiao suddenly smiled and stared at him.

At this moment, the man's face turned pale, his legs became weak, and he almost sat on the ground after taking two steps back, "You...you...

Not long after, they found a girl who was having fun with a group of little beggars in the depths of another alley not far away. The moment they saw the girl, the man's heart finally died.

Jiang Qingluan and Chang Chuchu were also nearby. They called the girl over. After seeing her father, the girl's face instantly turned uglier than her father's. It was estimated that she would not be able to escape a severe beating. The girl endured it again and again, and finally " Wow.” I cried.

"Don't cry. You recited a poem for us, the same one you recited at home. My sister persuaded your father to stop beating you and buy you sugar-coated haws to eat. Is that okay?" Chang Chuchu leaned down and squeezed it gently with her hands. He pinched the girl's rosy face and her attitude was very kind.

"Really?" The girl opened her eyes wide.

"Of course it's true." Chang Chuchu's smile was sweet and very approachable.

The girl looked at her father, but at this moment the man was controlled and could only show a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Every business must be sold, weddings and funerals are not allowed to the outside world, slaves and cattle thieves suffer, muddy debts are in the land temple, and once you enter the noble family, it is as deep as the sea.

Do you think the uncle's house is strange if he doesn't go out of one door or steps forward on the second door, and the sedan can run fast late at night? "The girl sang carefully, but she didn't understand why her father's face was paler than the skin of a pig that had been dead for several days.

"Sing it again and buy one more candied haws." He gave the girl a small piece of silver. Chang Chuchu watched the excitement without thinking it was a big deal, and at the same time memorized the lyrics in his heart.

"Every business must be sold, weddings and funerals are not allowed to the outside world, slaves and cattle thieves suffer, muddy debts are in the land temple, and once you enter the noble family, it is as deep as the sea.

Do you think it's strange that the uncle's house can't go out of one door, doesn't take steps towards the second door, and the sedan can run fast late at night? "This time the girl sang more smoothly and even beat the song.

Yang Xiao waved his hand and asked someone to take the girl away. At the same time, he looked at the man and said, "Now you have two choices, either come back to the house with us to accept your guilt, or explain to us the meaning of each sentence in this evil poem. It's your turn." Help us investigate the origins of those monsters. Not only are you innocent, you are also a meritorious person."

The man raised his head and looked at them with distrustful eyes. Yang Xiao didn't waste any time and waved his hand to Fang Zhou, "Take him back."

"No, cooperate, villain... I am willing to cooperate!" Seeing this, the man was frightened. After entering the Earl's Mansion, I didn't hear how many people could come out alive.

Fangzhou cooperated very well and pulled out a book with a worn cover from his arms. This was a map he and Chang Chuchu bought at a street stall. He took out the brush inside, moistened the tip of the pen with his saliva, and made a recording gesture, "Okay Yes, let’s talk.”

"This... this monster poem is called the Five Great Monsters of the Earl's Mansion, and it talks about the five strange things in the Earl's Mansion." The man lowered his head as if accepting his fate, "This number one monster is called "Every business must be sold," which means happiness and longevity. The Earl's Mansion will have a hand in any business on the manor and take a share of the money. For example, if I bring my mother-in-law If my mother does this, they... they also have to take a share of the money, which is still small for me. If they pawn or sell their wives, they will take more, not to mention other businesses such as hotels, brothels, rice shops and cloth shops. I said that in Fushou Village, beggars must pay a certain amount of money, otherwise they are not allowed to beg on the streets. "

"The second strange thing is that weddings and funerals are not allowed to the public. What we are talking about is that the red and white affairs in the Earl's house are all done in a very low-key manner. Over the years, no one has paid attention to the brides who have been married into the house or the uncles who have been recruited. Knowing the origins of these people, even the nearby villages don’t know.

I have never even heard of it, Bai Shi is the same, very mysterious. "

"The third monster, the slave cattle thief suffered from it. It means that the big shots in the Earl's Palace are very disgusted with those who are pretentious. As long as they are found, they will beat the dealer at the least, or beat them to death directly. They will not be merciful." After a pause, the man whispered, "It is said...it is said that those monsters belong to this category."

"The fourth strange thing is the muddy debt in the earth temple. It's talking about the earth temple. Every once in a while, a temple of earth will be built on the village. Every time a temple is built, money must be collected in a big way. Everyone on the village has to pay. It’s okay if we don’t pay. It is said that this Earth Temple was built for everyone in the village. After it is completed, it will ensure good weather in the village. All of us owe a great debt to the Earth Fairy.”

"This is just a muddled debt." Yang Xiao seemed to be thinking, "Where is the land temple you mentioned?"

"There are many, mostly outside the village, almost every direction has one, the temple enshrines a land fairy, and 11 guardians."

"The land fairy has guardians?" At this moment, Yang Xiao thought of the dilapidated temple they had entered.

"Who said it wasn't? We were also curious about it privately, and this land fairy didn't have a fairy name. By the way...:..." The man lowered his voice and made a cutting gesture on his face with his hand, "The face of the land fairy was dug out."