Chapter 102 The Source of the Beads

Seeing Jiang Yiqing looking at her without saying anything, Liao Si couldn't help but feel a little scared, and said cautiously: "Master Jiang, then... what exactly is going on here?"

Jiang Yiqing asked Liao Si to separate from her husband first, and didn't have the heart to tell Liao Si what he saw. Just looking at this scene made his scalp tingle. If he told Liao Si, he estimated that the other party would collapse.

Liao Si then noticed that her husband was next to her, and quickly distanced herself from him. She saw that the place where the two had just touched on her husband's body had already turned red.

In Jiang Yiqing's eyes, after Liao Si and her husband distanced themselves, the insect reluctantly retracted its head and continued to gnaw Liao Si's skin with its mouthparts.

Liao Si's eyes were a little red, and she felt like a plague god, and no one could touch her.

"Why are you crying? It won't itch as long as we separate. You are not contagious." Liao Si's husband hurried to comfort her.

Liao Si wiped her tears. Even if she had a strong mental state, it would be difficult not to collapse in the face of such a situation.

"Have you been in contact with anything recently?" Jiang Yiqing asked.

Judging from the reaction of those insects, they can't leave Liao Si, which is good. At least this kind of insect will not spread.

However, as these insects multiply, Liao Si's body is almost crawling with insects.

Jiang Yiqing also saw a bug biting Liao Si's hair with its mouthparts. No wonder the other party's hair keeps falling out.

This scene was really uncomfortable to watch. Jiang Yiqing just rubbed his arms and felt Wen Xiuyan approach him.

Wen Xiuyan asked in a low voice: "Is the situation more difficult?"

When the two of them touched, Jiang Yiqing inexplicably felt much more comfortable. He curled his lips and shook his head: "Not bad."

Wen Xiuyan did not ask any more questions and still stood next to Jiang Yiqing. He glanced at the latter and found that Jiang Yiqing did not distance himself, and his mood was a little better.

Liao Si was still trying to recall whether she had touched anything. She finally shook her head: "No."

Jiang Yiqing guessed that the insect must have passed through some medium and got to Liao Si. There must be something wrong with it, but Liao Si didn't know.

After saying this, Liao Si couldn't help but twitch his arm again. One of the red spots had turned purple. If he continued to twitch, his skin would be torn.

Although it was important to find the root cause, the most urgent thing now was to make Liao Si feel better.

Jiang Yiqing looked serious and solemn. He took out the cinnabar and yellow paper he brought with him, thought for a while, and drew a string of symbols on the yellow paper.

Then, he put down the brush and chanted something. The talisman paper actually floated up and then stuck on Liao Si.

Others didn't see that the moment the talisman paper was stuck, Liao Si seemed to have an extra protective film around him.

The insects were immediately separated. They gnawed hard, but found that they couldn't touch Liao Si's skin at all.

Liao Si's husband said nervously: "Wife, how do you feel?"

It would be better if he didn't say it. Liao Si felt it carefully and his eyes lit up: "It doesn't seem to be so itchy anymore."

"Then this is...solved?!" Liao Si's husband's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Master Jiang, you are so amazing, thank you, our whole family thanks you."

Jiang Yiqing: "..." Why does it sound so much like scolding?

"It's not solved yet." Jiang Yiqing coughed lightly and looked at the bugs. After the bugs found that they couldn't bite Liao Si's skin, they worked hard and bit the protective film with several times the speed before.

The original golden protective film became lighter and lighter in color because of the bugs' gnawing.

Jiang Yiqing frowned. He originally estimated that the talisman paper could last about an hour, but looking at the current situation, it might be eaten through in half an hour.

But Jiang Yiqing didn't plan to solve the problem this way. After all, the bugs were still crawling on the human body and would even reproduce. The effect of the talisman paper would only become weaker and weaker.

The talisman paper was only temporary and could not completely solve the problem. If he just let it go, wouldn't that be cheating?

Therefore, Jiang Yiqing planned to find out the source of the bugs from the beginning.

"Not solved yet?" Liao Si was a little disappointed when she heard this. She thought about going to the hospital before, and it was only temporarily better for a while, and then it became serious again.

It's not that she didn't believe Jiang Yiqing, but when people are extremely uneasy, they can't help but have wild thoughts.

"Well, think carefully, is there anything on your body that you have touched recently?" Jiang Yiqing said, and he also looked around and searched.

He felt that the thing that brought the bugs was most likely on Liao Si, but it was not ruled out that it was other things in the house that got on Liao Si through some medium.

Liao Si finally felt that her body was no longer itchy, and she was finally able to think seriously.

Xu Kaida on the side said: "Liao Si, think carefully, if you find that thing, it will definitely solve the problem."

After hearing this, Liao Si thought more seriously.

She even went to the room to look for a lot of things that she often touched, and even took out the books she bought recently, but it was not it.

"Then I really don't know." Liao Si frowned, a little confused.

She was about to withdraw her hand and put the book back, but Jiang Yiqing's eyes fell on her wrist and he frowned and said, "Wait a minute."

Liao Si paused, not understanding what was going on.

She was wearing a string of jade beads on her wrist. The beads were emerald green, and the one in the middle was shining with jade light, which was particularly beautiful.

However, this was only seen with the naked eye. Because Liao Si covered it too tightly, Jiang Yiqing did not notice the bead hidden on her wrist.

Only then did he realize that very small insects were slowly crawling out of the bead, which was simply a miniature version of those big insects.

Some big insects would crawl to the side of the bead and lay their eggs specifically in this bead.

This bead actually has the function of hatching insect eggs!

Jiang Yiqing's frown became tighter and tighter: "Where did you get this bead?"

"A bracelet?" Liao Si asked in confusion, and then said honestly: "I bought it at an auction."

The jade beads on this bracelet are very good, especially the one in the middle, which is extremely beautiful. Liao Si liked it very much at first sight and spent a lot of money to buy it.

However, she noticed Jiang Yiqing's expression and froze: "There's nothing wrong with this bracelet, right?"

In fact, if she thought about it carefully, it seemed that the itching on her body started when she put on the bracelet. The reason why she didn't suspect the bracelet was because she bought it at an auction. She didn't think there would be any problem with such a large and formal auction house.

However, judging from what Jiang Yiqing said, it seemed that it was the bracelet that had the problem.

"Take off the bracelet and put it here." Jiang Yiqing took a box from his arms and asked Liao Si to put it in.

Xu Kaida couldn't help but get nervous when he saw Jiang Yiqing being so cautious: "Master Jiang, is this bracelet so scary? You don't even dare to touch it?"

"Well... it's not a question of whether it's scary or not." Jiang Yiqing looked at Liao Si carefully putting the bracelet away, his expression a little confusing.

Xu Kaida: "???"

What's the problem?

Jiang Yiqing didn't say anything more, but focused his eyes on the bracelet. After the bracelet was taken away, many insects were forced to move to the surrounding area of ​​the bracelet and floated.

Only a small number of them, probably because they stayed on Liao Si for too long, did not leave and continued to gnaw on the golden protective film. However, due to the reduction in number, the consumption rate of the protective film also slowed down a lot.

And those insects that were forced to leave Liao Si's body, without a place for them to parasitize, immediately became extremely irritable, with their mouths full of teeth wide open, viciously wanting to bite the people nearby, but they couldn't touch them at all.

Jiang Yiqing smiled. It seemed that he guessed correctly. If these insects wanted to bite people, they had to use beads as a medium.

Someone touches the beads, or someone touches the person touched by the beads.

"Eh? I suddenly feel a lot lighter." Liao Si stretched her arms, her eyes shining.

Most of the bugs were gone, it would be strange if she didn't feel lighter.

But Jiang Yiqing took a look at these scary-looking bugs and didn't tell her the truth after all.

"Could it be... that bracelet is really problematic?" Liao Si said, looking at the bracelet, feeling distressed and reluctant.

And those bugs, seeing her looking at them, actually showed humane expressions of pity and reluctance, and it seemed that they wanted to continue gnawing at Liao Si, as if they had developed feelings for her.

Jiang Yiqing: "..."

I wonder if Liao Si would still show a reluctant expression if she could see these bugs.

Liao Si really likes this bracelet so much that she has been wearing it since she bought it. When Jiang Yiqing asked her to find something that might be wrong, she didn't doubt that it was the bracelet.

"Master Jiang, I think it's fine. Please let me wear it." Liao Si said, and her expression of sadness and reluctance became more intense. Seeing that Jiang Yiqing didn't say anything, she even wanted to reach out and take it.

Fortunately, Liao Si's husband reached out in time and stopped her: "Liao Si, calm down, there is obviously something wrong with this string of beads!"

"No, there's nothing wrong with it, let me go!" Liao Si was not calm at all, she even struggled, and when she saw that she couldn't break free, she actually cried: "Husband, husband, I like it so much, please give it back to me!"

Liao Si's husband had a complicated expression: "No, is it that necessary? It's just a bracelet. You weren't so sincere when you confessed to me."

Several people around: "..."

Wen Xiuyan frowned and held Jiang Yiqing's wrist, pulled her to his side, and looked at Liao Si vigilantly. Obviously, he also noticed that Liao Si was abnormal.

Jiang Yiqing lowered his eyes to look at the wrist that was held, and Wen Xiuyan, who had already blocked his body, smiled and said, "Do I need your protection in this regard?" Wen

Xiuyan was stunned for a moment, and looked down at him: "I didn't think too much."

It was just a subconscious action.

This cognition made Jiang Yiqing's heart beat much faster. He coughed lightly and whispered: "I'm fine, I know what's going on."

Wen Xiuyan lowered his eyes to look at him, nodded, and let go of Jiang Yiqing's wrist.

He didn't want to let go, but that would hinder Yiqing's movements.

"She was affected by the bead." Jiang Yiqing reminded: "Hold her tight, don't let her touch the bead."

The most problematic one is the bead in the middle, and the beads on the side that are matched together to make a bracelet are just ordinary beads.

But if she stays with the bead in the middle for a long time, it is not certain whether she is still ordinary or not.

"Ah?" Liao Si's husband thought that he felt something was wrong just now, and now he hugged Liao Si even harder.

Jiang Yiqing lowered his eyes and thought for a few seconds, then found a piece of talisman paper and stuck it on Liao Si's forehead.

In an instant, Liao Si's struggle relaxed, and she looked at the yellow talisman paper in front of her with a confused look: "What happened to me just now?"

"Master Jiang said that you were affected by the bead." Liao Si's husband was relieved to see that she was normal.

However, seeing a piece of talisman paper stuck on Liao Si's forehead was indeed a bit funny, but the current occasion was not suitable for laughing, so he still endured it.

Liao Si knew that it was the talisman paper that calmed her down, so she didn't dare to move. Recalling the moment she saw the bracelet at the auction, she had only one thought in mind: I must take a picture of it!

Now that she thinks about it, she was so irrational at the time, and it was not like her at all.

Thinking of this, she looked at the bracelet with a chill on her back: "What... is this thing?"

It seems that these beads will confuse people's minds, and in this way, let those insects find a host.

It's just that it's unknown whether it's the effect of these insects or the effect of the beads.

"If I'm not mistaken, this bead should be held in the mouth of a deceased person." This is why Jiang Yiqing didn't want to touch the bead. He was scared. Well, of course, those insects are also one of the reasons. It was OK that

Liao Si and his friends couldn't see the bugs, but he could see them. Jiang Yiqing felt uncomfortable just thinking about the bugs crawling onto his body through the beads and biting him. But it wasn't because of fear or not. Who wouldn't feel a tingling sensation when seeing a dense mass of bugs? It was a human instinctive reaction. "Oh my God." Liao Si's husband swallowed his saliva. He felt sick when he thought about how his wife had been wearing the beads for so long. Liao Si felt even worse after hearing this. She wanted to cry but couldn't: "I didn't expect that these beads came from an illegal source." Why would the beads held in the mouth of a deceased person appear at the auction? They must have been brought out by a grave robber. After Liao Si thought about this, he had already decided that he must find the person in charge of the auction. This group of people only collected things and didn't care where they came from. It was really abominable! But the only solution now is to solve the current problems.

Jiang Yiqing glanced at the bugs that were still clinging to Liao Si, thought for a moment, took out a small porcelain bottle and opened it. Sure enough, the bugs seemed to have seen something more attractive to them, and they scrambled to get in.

Unfortunately, these bugs can only leave by contact, so they can only worry.

Jiang Yiqing let Liao Si hold the small porcelain bottle, and the bugs could finally pass through unimpeded, and instantly scrambled to get into the bottle.

Jiang Yiqing covered the small porcelain bottle and wanted to put it in his arms again, but then he thought of the bugs inside...

emm..., although those bugs will soon turn into ash because of the formation in the porcelain bottle, but just thinking about it still makes people feel uncomfortable.

Wen Xiuyan saw Jiang Yiqing holding the porcelain bottle with a tangled face, and he stretched out his slender hands in front of Jiang Yiqing and said, "Let me hold it."

Jiang Yiqing raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure?"

After that, without waiting for Wen Xiuyan to speak, he muttered to the other party what was in it.

Sure enough, Wen Xiuyan's expression changed from relaxed to disgusted.

Jiang Yiqing looked at him leisurely: "What? Do you still want to take it?"

Wen Xiuyan glanced at him and took the porcelain bottle from Jiang Yiqing's hand: "Well, I'll take it."

Jiang Yiqing: "..."

Okay, it seems that Wen Xiuyan has a strong psychological quality.

Although the insects are completely gone, Jiang Yiqing also put a seal on the box containing the bracelet with a talisman paper, and the beads can't pass through the talisman paper to seduce others.

However, Liao Sibi had been bitten by these bugs for so long, so she still needed some "treatment".

Jiang Yiqing wrote a prescription on the spot and said, "Make these into ointments and apply them to the red and swollen areas. They will heal in less than a week."

Liao Si took the prescription carefully and said gratefully, "Thank you, Master Jiang."

Although she felt relaxed and didn't feel itchy, the large red spots on her body had not disappeared. Liao Si was afraid that the red spots would not go away and she would have to bear this appearance for the rest of her life.

Fortunately, Jiang Yiqing said that they would disappear soon, and she was completely relieved.

After sending Jiang Yiqing away, Liao Si's face turned cold, and he decided to find the person in charge of the auction later. The other party didn't even check the source of the auction items, but dared to auction them openly. It was simply unreasonable!

Who knew that the auction house was bullying customers and completely denied what Liao Si said, which made Liao Si furious.

"She said that our auction items made her itchy all over?" The boss of the auction house laughed when he heard it, playing with the long jade in his hand, and said coldly: "Don't pay attention to people who deliberately make trouble."

After he finished speaking, he frowned and stretched his arms. Why did he feel itchy?

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Jiang Yiqing didn't know how angry Liao Si was. After solving the other party's problem, he started to prepare for the New Year.

There is no live broadcast these days, it's a holiday, and the ancestral temple is also closed.

Although Han Shi said: "Brother Qingqing, I can watch the temple all the time."

But Jiang Yiqing was embarrassed to oppress the child. What's the reason for letting Han Shi watch in the temple during the New Year?

He touched Han Shi's little bun and said with a smile: "The New Year is coming soon, you should go back to spend the New Year with your father and mother first."

Who knows, Han Shi frowned: "But, my father and mother don't celebrate the New Year."

Jiang Yiqing: "?"

He took a look at Han Shi's appearance. He was a pure descendant of Yanhuang. How could there be a Chinese who didn't celebrate the New Year? God also celebrates the New Year, right?

Then Han Shi explained that it was because his father and mother were asleep. Both of them have slept for several years. It is impossible for them to wake up in the middle of the night to celebrate the New Year.

"Brother Qingqing, so I can watch over the temple." Han Shi frowned, looking particularly sensible.

In fact, he really wanted to celebrate the New Year with Brother Qingqing. Miaomiao had decided to celebrate the New Year with her best friends, and he didn't want to be alone at all.

But... he was embarrassed to say it, after all, he was not a real child.

Just as he was thinking depressedly, his head was rubbed. He looked up and saw Jiang Yiqing coughing lightly and retracting his hand: "What temple are you watching? Since you are not going back, come and celebrate the New Year together."

Han Shi's eyes lit up and he was a little happy, but he still tried to be reserved and said: "Really?"

"Of course, the more lively the New Year is, the better." Jiang Yiqing waved his hand and posted a notice on Weibo that he would not receive pilgrims temporarily. Regardless of the wailing of some pilgrims, he asked Han Shi to pack his little bag.

Han Shi now looked a bit like a child, nodded happily, and then went to pack up on his short legs.

Jiang Yiqing looked up, glanced at the bronze statue of the ancestor, took the incense, lit it, and inserted it into the incense burner.

"Ancestor, you should not mind if we take a few days off." Jiang Yiqing seemed to be asking, but he had made a decision. Was this a question? It was a notification!

The incense went out directly, indicating that the ancestor was very unhappy and had a bad temper!

Jiang Yiqing: "..."

"Don't worry, I won't let you spend the New Year alone. You can spend it with my master and us." Jiang Yiqing coaxed the bad-tempered ancestor.

Sure enough, the originally extinguished incense magically rekindled, emitting curls of green smoke. It seemed that the ancestor was very arrogant.

Now that the road has just been repaired, including those ghosts, there is no need to rush to work during the New Year.

Jiang Yiqing glanced at the smooth road that had been repaired. This road was connected to a main road, and there was no need to worry about the land becoming muddy when it rained.

The villagers living nearby were also very happy, as it was much more convenient now.

They have to thank Master Qingshuo, and they must go to worship during the New Year.

As a result, when they heard that the temple would not be open during the New Year, the villagers said: "..."

What can they do? Let's do it after the New Year.

So, Jiang Yiqing took Han Shi back home and got incense burners for the ancestor and the master.

The ancestor has a smaller bronze statue, which was made together with the big one before, and it fits perfectly at home. The master used the tablet he carved by himself.

Jiang Yiqing lit incense for them, and the incense was crackling. It was obvious that the two old people were very happy.

Wen Xiuyan glanced at Han Shi who was looking at him warily, and turned his eyes away lightly, not bothering with the child.

Han Shi walked up to Jiang Yiqing silently and asked quietly: "Brother Qingqing, why is he here?"

After learning that Wen Xiuyan was going to spend the New Year with them, Han Shi: "..." It was a shock!

It's not that he disliked Wen Xiuyan, but the aura of the other party made him feel very dangerous. Obviously, Wen Xiuyan was just an ordinary person.

Han Shi couldn't figure it out, so he could only subconsciously stay away from him. As a result, he had to spend the New Year with him.

Han Shi: No, I have to protect Brother Qingqing!

He looked at Wen Xiuyan: Be alert.jpg

Wen Xiuyan: "..."

"Yiqing, come here." Wen Xiuyan said.

Jiang Yiqing agreed, rubbed Han Shi's little hair, and went to find Wen Xiuyan.

Han Shi: "..." Followed immediately.

Wen Xiuyan looked at the little tail that followed Jiang Yiqing anytime and anywhere: "..."

Why is this kid so obnoxious?

When Fatty saw Wen Xiuyan was eating like crazy, he almost laughed to death. The whole pig rolled on the ground with laughter. Hahaha, the cold-faced monster also had this day. When

Naiqiu saw Fatty who was "suddenly ill", he was a little scared and moved away.

In this lively and noisy way, it was the New Year's Eve. Jiang Yiqing and Wen Xiuyan cooked a table of dishes. In addition to them, Jiang Yiqing put two bowls of rice on the table alone.

Han Shi knew Wen Xiuyan's purpose after Fatty's gossip. He deliberately squeezed in between the two of them, but he was too short to stop Wen Xiuyan at all. The other party even reached his hand to help Jiang Yiqing tidy up his hair.

Jiang Yiqing turned his head, and perhaps because of the warm atmosphere, he arched his eyebrows at Wen Xiuyan.

"Happy New Year." Wen Xiuyan said to Jiang Yiqing at the first time.

Jiang Yiqing also said: "Happy New Year."

Han Shi and Pang Pang: Angry as a pufferfish.jpg

The atmosphere here is lively and warm, but the Zhou family is a completely different scene. Zhou Ding spent this New Year in the hospital.