Strange Tales of the Ghosts

Xia Ziqian lost his mother when he was young, and his father also passed away the year before last. He was the only one in the family. In order to survive, he ate anything. In his opinion, it was good to have something to eat when the war was in chaos, so he put that handful I took the water spinach home and comforted myself that this was food pity and not stealing. After he took the water spinach home and put it on the table, he continued to sit by the window and read. He was fascinated by the reading. When it got dark, he remembered that he had not cooked anything and there was no candlelight at home. He could not read at all. Without anything, there was no way to cook, so Xia Ziqian found the sweet potatoes from the corner that the aunt next door had given him a few days ago, washed them with water, and ate them with cold water. After eating and drinking, Xia Ziqian lay down on the bed. Although it was not late, he was already used to resting at sunset and waking up at dawn. There was no money to buy a lamp at home, so he had to borrow the daylight to read, so he developed the habit of reading during the day. Xia Ziqian had the habit of getting up early to read and going to bed early at night. It didn't take half a moment for Xia Ziqian to fall asleep after lying on the bed.

Xia Ziqian is cheerful by nature and is not troubled by troubles, so he rarely wakes up from his dreams, but this night seems to be different. Xia Ziqian fell asleep, and suddenly his heart tightened. He sat up and listened attentively. There was a sound outside.

"Sister, what should I do if I don't find Bigan?"

"Keep looking, we can't let that old guy escape!"

"But the blood he dripped is gone over there. How can I find it?"

"If you can't walk far, it must be nearby!"

Xia Ziqian was sweating profusely after hearing this. Although he was just a poor scholar, how could he not know that there was a loyal and kind man in the Shang Dynasty, Bi Gan. Hearing that the women said they were looking for Bigan, Xia Ziqian thought of a rumor that happened some time ago. , some people said that the current Empress Daji was a vixen, which was subtle and ineffective. Thinking of this, Xia Ziqian secretly opened the window and looked outside, and saw several young and beautiful women standing outside the house. Although they all looked beautiful, Xia Ziqian felt that those women had an inhuman smell and couldn't tell the difference. What did it smell like? Xia Ziqian was watching secretly. Suddenly, a woman turned around and shocked Xia Ziqian. There was a tail behind the woman!

"Fox..." Xia Ziqian swallowed and tried to calm down. He didn't want the vixen to discover him and become the vixen's dinner.

Unexpectedly, the sound Xia Ziqian made when he lowered the window attracted several vixens. The leader of the vixens shouted: "Who?"

"Sister, there's someone inside!" Another vixen pointed at Xia Ziqian's house.

Xia Ziqian was frightened and wanted to run away, but he was not as fast as the vixen. Before he could open the door, several vixens broke in. The vixen used something to light up the room and could clearly see the things inside. .

"Oh, he's still a scholar." A vixen walked towards Xia Ziqian with a lewd smile.

Xia Ziqian was trembling with fear, throwing things in his hands at the vixen, shouting: "Don't come over! Don't come over!"

Suddenly, a vixen exclaimed: "Bigan!"

When Xia Ziqian heard the word "Bigan", he turned around to look, but saw the vixen walking towards the table to take the water spinach on the table. Xia Ziqian didn't know what he had done, so he mustered up the courage to run over and He grabbed the water spinach.

"Don't take my food!"

"Hand it over!" The leader of the vixen had a fierce look on his face, and his nails stretched out very long from his fingers.

Xia Ziqian held the water spinach and shook his head. He knew that this was his food for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. How could he give it to someone casually? He refused righteously: "I am mine, why should I give it to you!"

"Sister, stop talking nonsense to him!" A little vixen sprang out from behind and pounced directly on Xia Ziqian.

Xia Ziqian was scared to death. He could do nothing but close his eyes. Just when he thought he was going to be eaten by the vixen, he heard a shout.

"Stop! Monster!"

Following this shout, Xia Ziqian heard a fight. He was afraid that his home would be destroyed. He opened his eyes secretly and saw a woman in purple fighting with those vixens. Although the woman in purple was fighting against many, there didn't seem to be much. Troublesome. Xia Ziqian knew that this must be his savior, so he sat up holding the water spinach and shouted: "Thank you, girl!"

After shouting this, Xia Ziqian regretted it. A vixen did not entangle the woman in purple and rushed towards him. Xia Ziqian, a scholar, could do nothing but shout for help. After hearing Xia Ziqian's call for help, the woman in purple rushed over and protected Xia Ziqian behind her. For a while, the woman in purple and several vixens were fighting until the sky was dark. Xia Ziqian held the handful of water spinach from beginning to end, until he was accidentally hit by a vixen and passed out in front of the bed.

Xia Ziqian couldn't tell whether he was dead or alive. He just felt pain all over his body. As he murmured, he called for his mother. It was like a dream or a fantasy. Xia Ziqian felt that his mother was beside him, wiping his sweat. Holding the quilt for myself.

When the pain dissipated and Xia Ziqian opened his eyes, what kind of mother was he? Sitting in front of him was a girl in purple clothes who looked as beautiful as a fairy. The girl smiled and asked gently: "Are you awake?" ?”

"….Vixen!" Xia Ziqian was so frightened that he sat up and huddled in a corner. In his mind, he was still at the stage of being attacked by the vixen.

The girl in purple chuckled and asked, "Do you think I look like a vixen?"

"You're not a vixen, then you are...?" Xia Ziqian looked at the woman in purple in confusion.

The woman in purple looked out the window, pretending to be angry and said, "Have you forgotten that I saved you last night?"

"..." Xia Ziqian lowered his head and recalled, indeed, wasn't there a girl in purple fighting with those foxes last night? Thinking of this, Xia Ziqian felt a little embarrassed. "Thank you girl for saving your life. Zi Qian is rude."

"Your name is Ziqian?"

"Exactly, my surname is Xia." Xia Ziqian saluted and replied, but because of the girl's beauty, he did not dare to look at her.

The woman in purple smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Want to leave.

Xia Ziqian became anxious upon hearing this, and regardless of etiquette, he took the woman in purple's hand. "Wait a minute, girl."

"Master Xia, what else do you want?" The woman in purple turned around and smiled, as softly as a cloud, full of charm.

Xia Ziqian was stunned and quickly let go and shook his head: "It's okay."

"Since there's nothing wrong, Ziyun will leave first."

"No, something's wrong!" Xia Ziqian regretted, jumped off the bed and walked to the woman in purple. "The girl just mentioned Bigan's soul. I don't understand it. Can you tell me?"

"Young Master Xia, don't be too understanding. This is a secret that cannot be revealed." The woman in purple smiled, walked out of the house, turned into a purple auspicious cloud, and flew into the sky.

Seeing the purple clouds flying farther and farther and almost out of sight, Xia Ziqian lowered his head, pinched his face, feeling pain, and said to himself: "I'm not dreaming." With that, he walked in He went to the house, but saw that the water spinach in the house was missing.

"Oh, damn! How did those vixens steal my water spinach! What should I do?" Xia Ziqian angrily searched the house for a long time, but still couldn't find it. When he went out and looked at the vegetable garden next to him, he sighed. , If he takes what others have planted without asking, he is stealing. He knows that he cannot take it, so he sighs.

There was no way, Xia Ziqian was a poor scholar, no matter what the world or life, he could only sigh. In the next two days, he was so hungry that he thought it was bad luck. Who would have thought that he would be in a place where few people usually come? Here comes the officers and soldiers. Several officers and soldiers walked into the yard and shouted: "Is Xia Ziqian at home?"

"You are the officers, you are right here." Xia Ziqian weakly held the door and went out, looking at the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers glanced at Xia Ziqian and asked coldly: "Come with us."

"Where to go?" Xia Ziqian was a little confused about where these officers and soldiers wanted him to go and what he wanted to do. He wondered in his mind that he had applied for the exam but unfortunately failed. Is it possible that now he was asked to fail the scientific exam? Thinking about it, it was impossible. Xia Ziqian knew that now was not the day for the scientific examination.

Several officers and soldiers shouted impatiently: "What are you still doing? Come with us. You'll know when you get there!"

"I..." Xia Ziqian wanted to say that he was feeling unwell, but unexpectedly, several officers and soldiers came up and dragged him away.

When he arrived at the destination, he found out that he had been included in King Zhou's conscription. Xia Ziqian felt ridiculous. He was a weak scholar and had no strength to fight. But no matter how he discussed it with the officers and soldiers, there was only one result. Next, Xia Ziqian changed into soldier's clothes. He didn't know whether it was bad luck or luck. After being hungry for two days, he had his first full meal in the army. For Xia Ziqian, who had not known the taste of food for a long time, this was a happy thing.

After eating, Xia Ziqian took Changmao and mixed with other soldiers, and set off with the troops. He didn't know which soldier he was, or which general he was following. He wanted to find out, but those soldiers They all have expressions on their faces, as if someone in their family has just passed away and they don't get close to anyone. The sun was scorching in the sky. Xia Ziqian felt that he had walked for a long time, but he did not get an order to rest. He was so thirsty that he wanted to ask for a drink of water from the leading officers and soldiers, but he was scolded.

"Hey, where are we going? It's so urgent." Xia Ziqian muttered to himself, shaking his head and sighing.

A soldier standing next to him finally couldn't help it anymore and asked with a stern face: "Are you a scholar? You smell sour!"

"That's right, I don't know..." Xia Ziqian stopped when he saw the soldier turned his head and stopped looking at him. He didn't know that others were trying to hurt him, and he thought they were seriously asking him if he was a scholar.

Along the way, Xia Ziqian stopped talking, because no one paid attention to him, and the team was like a mighty long dragon, walking directly into the wilderness...