It was already past midnight when everyone came out of the valley. They listened to another story at Zhen Zhong's house, and it was already the ugly hour in the second half of the night when they went to bed.

However, I only slept for more than an hour. As soon as the Yin hour passed and before dawn, I heard a dog barking in the courtyard, and there was a rapid knock on the door of Zhe Zhong's house.

Zhe Zhong put on his long gown and went to open the door sleepily.

The person who came was none other than the sister-in-law who reported to Elder Feng in the empty field last night.

She looked panicked, picked up Zhenzhong and walked out.

"Secret Sister Xun, what happened? Is it the flower waist and the baby..." Zhen Zhong asked in a panic while putting on his long gown.

"It's not a flower waist, nor a doll. Elder Feng is taking care of the Tu family's affairs, and Patriarch Hua and Elder Shui have also passed, so don't worry about it."

"Why is that?"

"It's not that girl from Dong Niu's family. She was frightened and lost her mind for some reason last night. You encountered that kind of thing again at Tu's family. I thought it would be better after just sleeping for a night, so I didn't ask you to come over. But

When we came out early this morning, the daughter of Dong Niu's family hadn't woken up yet. She couldn't move no matter how hard she pushed her, and her breath was getting weaker and weaker, as if she was dead. Go and have a look." the woman urged anxiously.

"Brother Zhen, take me with you." Zhuo Zhan opened the door and walked out of the house.

Being a very light sleeper, he woke up whenever there was any movement. Hearing the conversation between Zhen Zhong and the woman, and knowing that Zhen Zhong was going to act as a soul-taker wizard to perform a magic for the girl, he couldn't bear to miss this good opportunity to see the soul-stirring method.

Zhen Zhong frowned slightly. He didn't know why Zhuo Zhan was so interested, but he still smiled and nodded: "That's fine."

"Take me with you again!" A red dress floated out, and Chi carefully closed the door. Seeing Zhuo Zhan go out, how could she suppress her curiosity.

It's still dark, and most of the people in the valley who were drunk on the ground last night haven't woken up yet.

Zhuo Zhan saw Yi Long sleeping unconsciously on the monkey's waist again. At this time, his side face was covered with a layer of ashes, and was turned into mud by the saliva of Wei Zi who was leaning on the side.

It was very funny. Zhuo Zhan thought that if Zhuangzi were here, he might be able to come up with new tricks to prank him.

After putting away his thoughts, Zhuo Zhan looked at Zhen Zhong.

"Brother Zhen, what do you mean by the lost soul I just heard you talk about?" Zhuo Zhan had wanted to ask since just now.

Zhe Zhong frowned and said solemnly: "This mortal has seven souls and six souls, and the extra soul among them is very unstable with the body. If he is accidentally frightened, his soul can easily leave the body. This is a lost soul.

"

Chi Ye hurriedly said: "When I was in Tianyu Mountain before, I also saw the soul-catchers from the shrine summoning people's souls. But this ghost is really evil. A good person suddenly doesn't know anything."

"That's right, anything can scare away the soul. In the past, Dian San of Elder Shui's family lost his soul because he forgot to tie up the cow before entering meditation at night. When he came out of meditation the next morning, Dian San fell into a drowsy sleep.

I went out to relieve myself, and as soon as I opened the door, I saw the big eyes of the old cow in front of me, and I was immediately frightened out of my mind. Hey, Miss Chi, be careful, there are puddles here." Zhen Zhong reminded Chi carefully.

"Then what will happen if you let it go after losing your soul?" Zhuo Zhan helped Chi and continued to ask.

"It's hard to say, because everyone's spiritual roots are different. Some people lose their souls, and after a long sleep, the souls will come back on their own. However, some people can't. Their souls can't find their physical bodies and easily float around.

It floats and disperses. This situation is the most dangerous, and you can easily die if you leave it alone." Zhe Zhong explained solemnly.

"We're here, we're here, take a few steps quickly, take a few steps quickly," the Xun family's second sister-in-law urged.

Dong Niu's family and Tu's family are not far apart, only two houses apart.

When passing by Tu's house, the yard was still full of people, and Zhen Zhong's eyes kept drifting there, feeling very uneasy.

Dong Niu and his mother-in-law had been waiting at the door. As soon as they saw Zhen Zhong coming, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed with tears: "Zhen Zhen, please save my daughter.

I’m almost out of breath!”

Zhen Zhong and the second sister-in-law of the Xun family hurried forward and helped the Dong Niu couple up: "Brother Dong, sister-in-law Dong, please get up quickly. Don't be anxious. I'm just here to save Wan'er. Let me see her quickly."

Dong Niu and his wife hurriedly led Zhen Zhong into the house, and Zhuo Zhan and Chi quickly followed.

Zhen Zhong hurried to Wan'er, who was lying motionless on the bed. The Dong family's sister-in-law quickly took a wooden stool and placed it behind Zhen Zhong.

Zhen Zhong felt Wan'er's pulse and probed Wan'er's breathing, then rolled Wan'er's eyelids and touched the top of Wan'er's head with his hand, his face darkened.

"Brother Dong, Wan'er's soul has been lost for too long. Her spiritual energy and blood have been greatly lost. I want to summon her soul as soon as possible." Zhe Zhong stood up quickly and said solemnly.

"Oh, okay, what do we need to do?" Dong Niu and his wife nodded quickly and asked anxiously.

"I'll go home first to get the things needed to summon spirits. You guys prepare the sacrifices and wipe Wan'er's body with well water." Zhe Zhong ordered.

"Then let me help!" Chi volunteered.

Zhe Zhong nodded gratefully: "It's okay, brother Zhuo Zhan, Miss Chi, you stay here to help Brother Dong and the others, I'll be back as soon as I go."

"Go quickly, go quickly." Even Zhuo Zhan, who was always calm, urged Zhen Zhong to come.

Zhen Zhong, a humble man, is sometimes so gentle that it makes people a little anxious.

Human life was at stake. Before noon, Zhen Zhong and Dong Niu had made all the preparations for the French ceremony.

In the Dong family's small house, the long wooden desk is placed due west.

Three pheasants, hares, and night rats, which were washed and shaved white and tied with red silk ribbons, were supported by wooden sticks and stood proudly in a large copper plate. There was also a layer of wet rice on the large copper plate.

, the aroma of soaked rice filled the entire hut.

Right in front of the wooden desk, Wan'er, who had wiped her body with well water, was lying on a white thatch mat on the ground. She was covered with red linen, and a yellow curtain was set up around the wooden frame. The wind blew from the window, and the yellow curtain

Floating gently, the Wan'er inside was loomingly revealed, which seemed to add a sense of mystery to this extremely sacred soul-calling ceremony.

Zhe Zhong walked out slowly with his hair disheveled and wearing a shaman robe embroidered with star patterns. He knelt down solemnly in front of the wooden altar and prayed: "Haotian is magnanimous and the Emperor of Heaven bless you. I sincerely hope that the soul of Wan'er, the second daughter of the Dong family, will come back to life."

, a living sacrifice is placed on the table, and it can still be returned in his place."

After praying, Zhen Zhong muttered a few unintelligible shamanistic sentences in his mouth. He folded his hands in front of him, stood up slowly, closed his eyes to calm down, suddenly opened his eyes, and shouted "Tian Cang Suo Hun",

One hand had already pulled out the wooden sword from his waist like lightning. With a twist of his black robe, the wooden sword quickly opened the yellow curtain and pointed directly at Dong Wan'er's head.

In the eyes of Zhuo Zhan and the others, there was clearly nothing above Dong Wan'er's head, but it seemed as if something was really fixed by the wooden sword, causing everyone's eyes to focus on that point.

Immediately, Zhen Zhong shook the copper bell with his other hand and shouted again: "White dog carries the corpse!"

Four big white dogs suddenly rushed out from the four corners of the house, and as if they were human beings, they went straight to the white-thatched mat where Dong Wan'er was lying. The four dogs each bit a corner and lifted Dong Wan'er away.

ground.

Zhen Zhong, who was on the opposite side, had already lit three small candles placed on the ground. He stood up and flew back, shouting the order again: "Cross the river in the underworld." The four white dogs carried Dong Wan'er quickly through the candles, and the three-star flames

Then it was extinguished, and the three wisps of green smoke left behind swirled up into the air, but were suddenly scattered by Zhen Zhong's wooden sword.

"The soul returns to its hometown".

"Don't miss a hundred ghosts".

With two quick shouts, the white dog had lifted Dong Wan'er to a wooden stand that had been set up in advance. Zhong Zhong picked up a bowl of rice wine and threw it at Dong Wan'er's face. With his other hand, he had already taken out a stick from his robe.

The slender silver needle quickly pierced Dong Wan'er's hanging hand.

As she raised her hand, she heard Dong Wan'er scream "ah" and bright red blood flowed down her fingertips.

But Zhe Zhong had already picked up another bowl of rice wine and sent it over by express delivery.

The drop of blood was impartial and fell into the wine bowl, slowly spreading out.

"The corpse wakes up and the soul returns".

"Grateful for God's grace".

As Zhenzhong poured the rice wine filled with blood drops onto the sacrifice in the copper plate, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Dong Wan'er, who was sitting on the white thatch mat, also opened her eyes and looked blankly at the roof beam above.

The Dong Niu couple cried and rushed towards their daughter, hurriedly wiping the wine from her face and putting on her clothes.

Zhen Zhongze smoothed his disheveled hair and wiped the fine sweat on his head with his sleeves.

Zhuo Zhan, who was watching silently from the side, was already extremely excited. This was the first time he had witnessed the magician's methods with his own eyes, and it was the soul-destroying wizard he wanted to know the most. How could he not be excited?

He walked quickly towards Zhen Zhong, high-fived him and said, "Brother Zhen, this is really wonderful!"

Zhen Zhong smiled: "Calling souls is the duty of a soul-destroying wizard, it's no big deal."

"Brother Zhuo Zhan must have thought it was awesome when I saw it for the first time. I thought the same way when I saw it for the first time." Chi Ye walked over, swinging his braid, and handed Zhen Zhong a square scarf.

"The key to summoning souls lies in thoughts. As long as the wizard's will is concentrated and firm enough, there will generally be no major problems. I have been practicing in the shrine for twelve years, and what I have practiced the most is focusing on thoughts." Zou Zhong Dingrong said, and then

He took the handkerchief and wiped his face gently.

Zhuo Zhan just wanted to ask Zhen Zhong about Hei Shehun's soul-drawing and soul-seeking, but he didn't want to be interrupted by the excited Dong Niu.

"Zhen Shehun, it's really thanks to you this time, otherwise my daughter would have..." Dong Niu said as he knelt down again, and was quickly pulled up by Zhen Zhong and Zhuo Zhan.

Sister-in-law Dong hugged Wan'er who had just sat up, and burst into tears: "I gave birth to four children, and this is the only one who survived me. If she has any shortcomings, I don't want to live anymore."

"Mom, don't say such things, I'm not a good person..." Wan'er leaned on her mother's shoulder weakly and said with a smile.

Zhen Zhong was very happy to see that Wan'er could speak. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Wan'er, what on earth scared you into being like this?"

Wan'er frowned as she recalled, her eyes gradually becoming distracted.

Suddenly, Wan'er shouted "Ah", her head suddenly got into Mrs. Dong's arms, and her body began to tremble.

"Wan'er!" Zhen Zhonggang put his hand on Wan'er's shoulder. Wan'er shrank suddenly and shouted for help frantically: "Help, help!"

The screams were so shrill that everyone's hearts seemed to be tightened instantly.

"What should I do, what should I do?!" Sister-in-law Dong's face was twisted into a ball of rag, and tears flowed down the furrows of the wrinkles.
To be continued...