Strange Tales of the Ghosts

Xuehu didn't notice anything was wrong with Luo Yi. After saying goodbye to Luo Yi, she jumped out of the window. She wanted to find the highest point of the city, search the thoughts of some fragile people, and find the location of Dunhuang in other people's brains. .

Finally, she knew the road heading west, transformed into a fox, and ran westward, day and night. When she almost collapsed from running like this, she finally came to a place with yellow sand. It was almost evening, the setting sun hung over the sand dunes, and at a glance it was still yellow sand except for the yellow sand. Due to the long running, the water energy in Snow Fox's body was exhausted, so she had to use her sensitive sense of smell to find the source of water. After walking westward and westward for a long time, she saw a crescent-shaped spring. Seeing that there was an attic next to the spring, and fearing that there were people living in it, Xuehu didn't want to scare strangers, so he turned into a human body and rushed to the Crescent Moon Spring to drink the water. The water was refreshing and refreshing. After drinking it, Xuehu felt comfortable. A lot.

At this time, an old woman in strange clothes walked over to Xuehu, looked at Xuehu kindly and said, "My child, are you thirsty?"

"Yes." Xuehu nodded. Seeing the kind-hearted old woman, he felt unprepared and asked with a smile, "Madam, I would like to ask, how to get to Dunhuang?"

"You want to go to Dunhuang? My child."

"Um."

The old woman sat next to Xue Hu, took a cup of water with her hands, drank it and replied: "This is Dunhuang."

"This is it?" Snow Fox looked around. The scenery was good, but the climate was too dry and made him feel uncomfortable. He wondered where the little parrot would be, so he blurted out: "Auntie, have you ever seen a man in green clothes?" , looks like a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old?"

"Many people come and leave here every day. I don't know which girl you are talking about?" The old woman looked at Xue Hu with a smile on her face.

Xuehu had no choice but to sigh, asking was in vain. Unfortunately, in a place like this, it is difficult to ask anyone. Even if he asked, he would answer like an old woman that he didn't know. The last way now is to wait until dark and then blow Sound the soul flute to lure the little parrot out. In this way, Snow Fox remained motionless by the spring, looking at the spring water and the sand dunes in a daze. The old woman never left, sitting not far from Snow Fox.

From time to time, the wind blew, making the snow fox drowsy. When she looked back at the old woman, she found that the old woman had fallen into the water. She hurriedly ran over and stretched out her hand to pull the old woman up. The old woman was trembling all over, and she was shaking. He said to himself: "Hey, I'm old. If it weren't for you, I think I would have died here today."

"No, aunt, you are such a kind person." Xuehu helped the old woman twist the wet clothes on her body. When she was concentrating on wringing, she suddenly felt the three copper coins given by Luo Yi on her chest beating. It was so violent that they made a sound when they collided with each other. Xuehu felt strange. When he looked up, he found the old woman putting her hands on his head. The old woman's face was also strange, as if she was a little nervous. When Xuehu found out, she had a kind face.

"You're such a good boy."

"Thank you for the compliment, Auntie." Xuehu didn't take it to heart. She just thought that it was getting dark soon and she had to do things. Before that, she wanted to send this troublesome old woman away, so she asked: "Auntie, God It's almost dark. Where do you live? I'll take you back."

"No need, child, my home is at the foot of Mingsha Mountain, not far from here." The old woman replied with a smile, touched the snow fox's hand with her wrinkled hand, and said with a smile: "It's you, child, Find a place to stay early when it gets dark, it’s not safe to be alone outside.”

"I understand, aunt."

"Well, I'll leave first, otherwise I won't be able to see anything when it gets dark." The old woman said, hobbling her feet and walking westward with her back to the snow fox. She walked so fast that no one was around. At that moment, Xuehu heard the old woman's cry.

"Son, if you don't have a place to stay at night, come and stay at my house. My house is at the foot of Mingsha Mountain."

Snow Fox stood alone by the crescent-shaped spring and smiled. She was not worried about having no place to live, but was afraid that she could not find the parrot. The old woman's enthusiasm made her feel warm in her heart.

Gradually, the sky got darker, and the sky here seemed to get dark slower. After seeing the sunset disappearing from the sky, the snow fox hid in a deserted place and blew the soul-suppressing flute. The sound of the flute floated in the wind, and those yellow The sand seemed to be sensing something and started to spin crazily, but until the snow fox played the last note, the little parrot was not seen coming out.

"What's going on? Can't the little parrot hear it?" Snow Fox looked at the flute, shrunk it, and hung it back around his neck.

Snow Fox would not leave here without seeing the parrot. She was afraid that the parrot would come looking for her when she heard the sound of the flute, so she waited there. Waiting and waiting, when all the stars climbed into the sky, the parrot still did not appear. Instead, another person appeared, a black shadow. Only when the black shadow got closer and closer did the Snow Fox see clearly.

"aunt?"

"My child, why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time." The old woman climbed up the sand dune step by step, as if it was very laborious.

Xuehu hurriedly stepped forward to help and replied: "Auntie, it's so late, what do you want to see me for?"

The old woman gasped and said with a smile: "I see that you are a girl living away from home, and I am afraid that you will meet a bad person."

"Auntie..." Although Xuehu is not a human being, she yearns for human warmth. This old woman reminds her of the farmer from long ago, so she is very touched.

The old woman took Xuehu's hand and walked west without explanation. When she couldn't pull Xuehu away, she persuaded him: "My child, go to your aunt's house. It's not safe for you to be alone outside."

"Auntie...but..." Snow Fox was in a dilemma. She couldn't tell the old woman that she was waiting for a parrot and that she was a fox, so she had to lie. "You go back first, don't worry about me, the person I'm waiting for will come after a while."

"What? You are here

Waiting for someone here? "The old woman looked at Xuehu.

Xuehu nodded and replied gently: "I'm waiting for my relative. He said he would pick me up in a while."

"Silly boy, I advise you not to wait. Look at the sky. It's so dark. There are almost no people around here except my house. The tourists who came during the day have already gone back. If he would come to pick him up, It’s been here a long time ago.”

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"Good boy, listen to auntie and go home with auntie. It won't be too late to wait for him here tomorrow."

The old woman's enthusiasm made Xuehu unable to bear to refuse, and she couldn't find the little parrot. Now she had no choice but to go back to the old woman's home at the foot of Mingsha Mountain with the old woman.

The old woman's home was a hole dug into the stone wall. It was not a big place, but it had complete sleeping and cooking areas. But she seemed to be the only one living there. There were not many people around. Snow Fox sat on a stool and waited for a while. Finally, the old woman brought out a bowl of hot food and said with a smile: "Are you hungry? My child, let's eat something."