Chapter 28:

Yuan Xianger slept three rods in the sun before she managed to get up and eat breakfast.
Yunniang served her hot congee and side dishes, and she was still lying on the table in a daze.
"Xiao Nan is back. Why is he injured? It seems to be very serious. Come, give you milk."
Nan He crawled on the table beside Yuan Xiang'er, and Yun Niang put a bowl of hot milk in front of him. Nan He stretched out his small paw and moved the edge of the bowl, and put the bowl in front of Yuan Xianger.
Yuan Xiang'er put her chin on the table and pushed the bowl back, "You drink it, I have it too."
"Xiang'er, did you stay up all night last night? I seemed to hear the voice of Emperor Zhong just before dawn." Yunniang looked at her listless appearance and brought her a bowl of milk, "You still Small, it’s not good to sleep so late."
"Sorry, Madam, did it make you rest?" Yuan Xianger apologized.
"That's not true." Yun Niang wiped her hands and sat down at the table with a smile, "Speaking of which, A Yao used to chant the mantras in the room all night alone. I listened to that. The voice, on the contrary, felt very cordial, as if returning to the days when your master was still at home."
Yuan Xianger recalled the time when she lived with Master. Master Yu Yao is a very enthusiastic person. Whether it is to drive away evil spirits, ask questions about hexagrams, or tap acupuncture points in the town house, as long as someone asks him, there is basically nothing to do. Busy and lively every day. People in the town also have a special respect for their family.
Thinking about it now, Master may not necessarily be a human, but he lives so smoky, as if he is more like a person than himself.
Yuan Xiang'er has inherited the life habit before crossing, unless it is something that has already happened before her eyes and has to do, she generally will not be nosy. After all, in the era when she lived, the social ethos paid more attention to self and individuality, and the elderly who fell on the roadside might not dare to step forward to help.
But if it were the master, if you encountered something like Han Rui and his wife, you wouldn't let it go like she did.
Thinking of seeing Dr. Han's soul last night, Yuan Xianger always felt a little uneasy.
She could clearly see Han Rui's body, shrouded in a faint golden light of merit. This may be the reason why he hangs the pot to help the world and does good deeds. It is precisely because of this layer of golden light that he is different from most haunting undead. He has a complete memory of his life, clear thinking, and free movement. It is not like his wife Liniang who can easily eliminate the heart with the death curse. Obsession, go into reincarnation. Judging from his look when he left, that person is afraid that he is still wandering in the world now.
Even a person with a sincere heart, if he sees Yongjitang today and hears about what happened to his children, he still doesn't know what will happen.
Han Rui's face was full of sadness last night, and the gentle and elegant smile that used to be under the sun repeatedly appeared in Yuan Xianger's mind, which caused her to be uncomfortable in what she did all afternoon. She was burdened with water and chopped wood.
After enduring until the night was dim, she once again came to the vicinity of Yongjitang.
It was just a day and night, and the silverfish on the roof of Yongji Hall had grown a whole circle.
At this moment, the chaotic and filthy monster was raising its wrinkled head, with a human soul in its mouth.
The man stretched out his pale arm, struggling to resist, the outline of his soul was shattering, apparently about to be unable to hold it.
A faint golden light shines on him from time to time, but it is quickly dissipated by the black energy emitted by the monster. The long hair tied to the top of his head was scattered, revealing a painful and desperate face. It was Han Rui.
Under the eaves, the street lights are shining, and the crowds talk and laugh freely, and no one can see the tragedy close at hand.
Yuan Xiang'er was taken aback, ignoring other things. She strayed into the alley on the side of the street, volleyed and sacrificed a golden light magic charm, chanting the law: "Heaven and earth Xuanzong, the origin of all qi, golden light emerges quickly, descending demons and eliminating demons, hastily Like a law!"
The scorching golden light split out from the talisman and directly shone on the swollen body of the silverfish. Wherever the golden light illuminates, it roars like burnt, and bursts of blue smoke rise. The silverfish twisted his body, let out a piercing cry, dropped the human soul in his mouth, turned and quickly disappeared into the depths of the house.
"Hey, did the light flash just now?"
"Is it thunder? It's a weird thing to see the stars on a sunny day."
Passers-by looked up in surprise, talking about the golden light that had just passed by.
Han Rui's body rolled down from the eaves and fell to the side of the street. His face was pale and his body seemed to be scattered. He stretched out his hands several times to prop up his body from the ground, but he was unable to continue.
"Doctor Han." Yuan Xiang'er stretched out her hand to help him up carefully, and took advantage of the chaos in the crowd to take him away.
Back home, she immediately set about drawing a set of spirit gathering formations, placing the soul that was about to collapse in the formation, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the formation, and chanting the Requiem mantra several times. The figure lying down in the formation gradually became stable and clear.
"You saved me again." Han Rui struggled to sit up in the formation and bowed his sleeves to cover his face.
"Doctor Han," Yuan Xianger squatted in front of him, "You have done good deeds throughout your life, and you will be rewarded deeply. If you abandon obsessions and step into reincarnation, you must have a good destination. Why hang around like this in the world. Such a big grudge-eater , You must be able to see it, why should you risk approaching."
Han Rui lowered his eyes, his long hair was loose, his complexion was bleak, and his body was translucent. "What the gentleman said is a good word. It's just that the dog is missing, and I don't understand. I am a parent, how can I feel relieved. Yongjitang... is where Liniang and I have worked all their lives. It was originally a place to save lives and heal the wounds, but was invaded by the resentful devil, filthy, and the shopkeeper changed the formula privately, shoddy, vain life, and how can I leave. "
Yuan Xianger thought for a moment, "I may know the whereabouts of your son. You can't find him in Yongjitang. Why don't you follow me to Tianlang Mountain tomorrow to inquire."
The last time Ateng said that he picked up a human child in Tianlang Mountain, the time was close to the time when Dr. Han's son was lost. Yuan Xianger thinks he can go to Ateng to see the situation.
"He can't go to Tianlang Mountain," Jin Yu stretched out his head from his stilted hut. "He, he is almost gone. Once the sun shines, it should be gone."
Wu Yuan crouched on the branch and snorted, "You hairless chicken knows what. Even if it's just a soul, it won't disappear after the sun is exposed."
"But human beings are different. Human souls are very fragile." Jin Yu held the door and leaned out half of his body. "I have seen many human souls like him in a human village. The sun turned into bubbles and disappeared. ..."
"Unless what?" Yuan Xianger asked.
"Unless you find him a container."
"Container? Do you know what kind of container is needed, Jin Yu?"
"It's something that can put him in it." Jin Yu gestured, "It has eyes and noses that look like humans."
Yuan Xianger probably understood what he meant, and found a pair of Fubabs from the house who had bought them home at the market. Ceramic dolls, one man and one woman, with white faces, smiling brows and eyes, hands in their sleeves, with a lovely look.
She put the male ceramic doll in front of Han Rui, "Doctor Han, you try?"
Han Rui's figure disappeared, but the porcelain man's brows and eyes suddenly became alive. Although he was still squinting his eyes with his sleeves closed, he seemed to breathe and smile, as lifelike as a god.
"Yes, I feel much better here." Han Rui's voice came from the porcelain, "Thank you, Jin Yu."
"Cuckoo." Jinyu made a series of cooing sounds, and he seemed to feel very happy after being thanked by human beings.
"Meow, it's really interesting. It turns out that humans can also transform into such a small form." Wu Yuan circled the ceramic villain who was much smaller than herself for several times, curiously trying to reach out. push lightly.
Yuan Xianger was afraid that he would break the portrait by mistake, and hurriedly stopped him, reached out and lifted the two-inch porcelain figure up and placed it with another porcelain figure on the desk.
Before going to bed, she and Han Rui on the desk said goodnight, "Doctor Han, take a good rest. A friend of mine may have the whereabouts of the little boy. I will take you to find out tomorrow."
Han Rui softly responded in the darkness.
When Yuan Xianger turned and left, she glanced back. The little Doctor Han stood there quietly, and another porcelain man in a dress was accompanied by his side with eyebrows and eyes. The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, as if they were in pairs yesterday. Entering the courtyard.
The father comforted his wife to let go of his obsession with reincarnation, but he couldn't let go of his concern for the child. He stayed alone in a world that no longer belonged to him, and broke into the drugstore occupied by the silverfish in spite of the danger, trying to find the whereabouts of the child.
Early the next morning, Yuan Xianger packed up the necessary supplies and said goodbye to Yun Niang.
"Madam, I went to Ateng's house to play once, she lives a little far away, maybe I may not be back tonight."
Yun Niang has never interfered with her actions, she only packed a pile of cakes for her thickly, "Every time she comes, she brings a gift, and you also bring some of our snacks to her. Say hello to her for me. ."
Nan He's body is still very weak, and there are many monsters in Tianlang Mountain who want to disadvantage him. It is not appropriate to go out together. Yuan Xianger put him and the mat in a bamboo basket and entrusted it to Yun Niang.
"Xiao Nan doesn't eat things that others have touched, nor does he use the bowls and chopsticks used by others. This is the bowl he uses for eating, and this one is for drinking water." Yuan Xianger took out Nan He's daily utensils and explained one by one.
"The medicine on his body will be changed when I come back. Don't let him touch the water. If there is sun during the day, let him bask in the yard for a while. But don't put him and Xiao Hei together. Be sure to keep them alone in a clean place. The place is cushioned. His body is still very weak and he cannot catch a cold."
She babbled a lot of things, but still worried, squatted down, put a folded talisman on the mat of Nanhe, and quietly said to him, "This is a sound transmission talisman, but it’s difficult to make. I only have These two. After injecting spiritual power into it, what you say can be passed on to me, and you can only use it three times. If there is anything, you can use it to contact me."
Nan He lowered his head silently, stretched out his paws to pull the triangular talisman under his body and pressed it, turning his head and no longer looking at her, not at the arrogant cat demon that stopped on her shoulder.
"Listen to Madam's words obediently and take care of it. I will be back soon." Yuan Xianger touched his head.
"Okay, I will take care of him. I will definitely treat him better than you. Don't worry." Yun Niang smiled and sent her out.
Yuan Xiang'er carried a bamboo basket on his back. In the bamboo basket were Han Rui's porcelain figure and the supplies he needed to go up the mountain, with a black circle on his shoulders, waving goodbye.
"Okay, only the two of us are left. What would Xiaonan want to eat at noon?" Yunniang held Nan He's basket up, "Xiang'er said you love mutton, can you stew mutton soup?"
She saw the droopy dog ​​in the basket and nodded his head.
"We, Xiao Nan, are really smart, as if we can understand. No wonder Xiang'er likes you so much." Yun Niang carried the basket and walked to the kitchen. "You don't know, Xiang'er was sad during your absence, every day. Talking about you. She kept everything you used before and kept Wuyuan from touching them. She often took them out to bask in the sun."
The white dog in the basket quickly pricked his ears, and his amber eyes looked at her motionlessly and listened carefully.