Chapter 24: Love can’t cure the brain ghost
It has always been the case that hunters have their hearts dug out by wild beasts while hunting.
This was the first time this happened in the city.
And it was right in front of the yamen.
The body with its heart dug out was left in front of the yamen gate.
It was like two loud slaps in the face of the government.
Another old man came to report the case.
The old man said anxiously, "My son is missing. He was supposed to leave for the capital to take the imperial examination today, but he hasn't come back since he left yesterday."
Someone joked: "Maybe he ran away and didn't want to take the exam?"
The old man quickly retorted, "No, my son is smart, well-educated, and his money and luggage are all at home."
Not long after, another woman came to report the case with her child.
As soon as the woman saw the official, she pushed the dazed-looking child forward and cried out, "Official, please make a decision for us."
There was still dew on the child's trouser legs, and his eyes showed a bit of fear, as if he was frightened by something. He has not come back to his senses until now, as if he has lost his soul.
The woman wiped her tears and said, "My son went out to cut grass and herd cattle early this morning, and he saw a corpse lying there with its heart dug out."
After investigation, it was found that two more corpses with their hearts dug out were found within one day.
In the past, they were all hunters.
Now there is one more yamen runner and one more scholar.
Suddenly, the whole city was in panic.
However, those whose hearts were dug out still appear from time to time.
Sometimes it's a drunk guy.
Sometimes it is the head of the family who gets up early to carry his load, ready to earn food.
There was even a rich man who died in his concubine's bed.
These people are both good and bad.
The only thing they have in common is that they are all men.
Unfortunately, the government office still couldn't find the suspect.
Tao Ke looked at the numb and frightened faces of these ancient people and snapped her fingers: "Sister Wangshu, we've killed 26 of them."
Shen Wangshu hummed.
Tao Ke scratched his forehead: "Can't I save him?"
Shen Wangshu laughed as if he heard a funny joke.
She waved her hand, and the scene changed instantly. The scene before her was another one of a poor man having his heart dug out by Ali.
Shen Wangshu looked at Tao Ke with a half-smile and said, "This is an illusion, are you going to save it?"
Tao Ke was very timid and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Wangshu, I won't say anything more."
She couldn't figure out whether this was an illusion or reality from the beginning to the end, and it was not her fault.
She has little experience.
The scene before us is the 27th victim.
Location of the incident: A dark and windy night.
Seeing that another innocent person was about to die, Tao Ke couldn't bear it. When Ali raised his hand to dig out his heart, she couldn't help but shift her gaze.
However, there was no sound of heart-digging, but Tao Ke heard a gentle voice.
"Ahri, I finally found you."
Tao Ke was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked back, only to see a gentle young scholar holding Ali's hand with a smile as warm as spring breeze.
Not only Tao Ke was stunned, but even Ali, who was about to dig out his heart, was stunned.
The moon broke through the clouds and sparingly sprinkled down a little moonlight.
It just illuminates this corner.
The 27th victim who was about to have his heart dug out looked at Ali, who looked like a female ghost, and then looked at the ghosts floating in the air. His breathing stopped and he fainted.
Ahri also looked at the young scholar: "Who are you?"
The young scholar was stunned for a moment, a trace of grievance flashing in his eyes: "Ali, it's me."
Ali finally found the ghost's memory in a corner, and she looked at him in disbelief.
The young scholar's memory still remains before his heart was dug out, so his appearance remains the same.
It's just that he doesn't understand.
He feels wronged.
"Ali, don't you want to marry me? But the man in front of you is not good. His clothes are dirty, his fingers are calloused, and he does rough labor. He can't give you a good life."
Ali no longer had any desire to eat, so she walked away.
But no matter where she went, the young scholar always followed her.
"Ahri, please don't ignore me. I have been disrespectful to you, but I will take responsibility for you, Ahri."
"Ahri..."
"Ahri..."
"Ahri..."
For several days, the young scholar followed behind Ali, talking to him in various ways.
Finally, Ali couldn't bear it anymore. She turned around and stared at the young scholar fiercely: "You are dead. You are a ghost now. You can't even give me your heart."
The young scholar was stunned. He seemed to recall the moment when his heart was dug out, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
At that moment, Tao thought they might start fighting.
But no.
On the second day, the young scholar appeared in front of Ali again, looking naive, as if he had forgotten that his heart had been dug out. He was again in front of Ali and then behind Ali.
Then Ali told him the fact that he was dead.
The young scholar once again remembered that his heart had been dug out.
However, the next day, he appeared in front of Ali as if nothing had happened.
This happened many times, and Tao Ke was puzzled, so he asked about it.
Shen Wangshu replied: "Only those who had obsessions in their lives will become ghosts. His obsession is to take responsibility for kissing someone and to marry Ali."
Tao Ke's original obsession was to get his bracelet back.
"But why?" Tao Ke was puzzled. "Why hasn't he become a fierce ghost yet? I don't even feel any resentment from him."
Shen Wangshu replied again: "Because he feels that he is still pursuing something, and with Ali by his side, he cannot become a fierce ghost."
Tao Ke: "But he remembered that his heart was dug out. How can he not become a ghost?"
Shen Wangshu: "There is a kind of people in this world."
Tao Ke: "What kind of person?"
Shen Wangshu: "Love brain, this disease has no cure."
Tao Ke's mouth twitched, and he muttered quietly: "Even if I become a ghost, I can't change it."
Wait, Shen Wangshu actually answered her question.
You should know that although Shen Wangshu seemed to have answered the previous question, he actually didn’t answer it.
Ali and the young scholar got along with each other in this subtle way.
When Ali wanted to dig out his heart, he was stopped by a young scholar. He grew from a shy boy to the talkative Tang Monk.
At the beginning.
"Ah Li, this person has a thick skin and a tough heart."
"Ah Li, this guy's face is greasy. It's obvious he's overly oily. He's not tasty either."
"Ali, this man has three children to raise. If he dies, those children will not survive."
"You have to think about it this way. You can keep them alive and eat them when they grow up. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
later.
"Ah Li, I don't want you to eat other people's hearts. You can eat mine instead. When I reincarnate, I will give you my heart in every life."
"Ahri, look at me."
The absence of those whose hearts had been dug out in the city finally brought peace to the people who had been living in fear all day long.
But Ali has not had any appetite for more than a month.
One day, the young scholar shouted as if he had discovered a new world: "Ali, why do you have a tail?"
Ahri's face darkened.
Tao Ke: "Ah? Ali? Ali is a fox? A fox demon?"
Shen Wangshu breathed a long sigh of relief. She touched her stomach and found she was hungry.
It seemed like a long time had passed in the illusion, but in reality it was just dawn.
In the real world.
The open area in front of the burned-down ancestral hall.
Someone spoke with a deathly pale face, reporting to the man in front of him: "The last trace disappeared here."
"Disappeared out of thin air?"
"ah?"
It looks like it disappeared out of thin air, but this is a scientific place. Who dares to say it disappeared out of thin air? You have to be responsible.
But it just f*cking disappeared out of thin air, and science can’t explain it!
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