Chapter 19: Breaking Up
I can't believe this nonsense. Do you think these two old men can believe it? After hearing this, Lei Xueting looked at the old blind man. They shook their heads in surprise. Lei Xueting immediately realized that now was not the time to touch bones and tell fortunes. They were currently on the verge of a conflict. She glared at the old blind man and angrily said to Lin Yuxi, "You are so smart! Xiaoxi, tell me the truth. How did you open the tower door? If you don't tell the truth, I won't care about you even if you die here!"
Lin Yuxi blinked guiltily. This girl's mind was quite quick. After a moment's silence, she started to act like a spoiled brat, covering her face and crying, saying, "Aunt Ting, you actually don't believe me and just let me die here. That's what you thought from the beginning. You said you would send someone to meet me at the riverside, but when we got to the riverside, no one was there and we were dragged into the river by a female ghost. In the end, if it wasn't for this little gangster helping me take drugs, I would have died long ago... Woo woo..."
Lei Xueting felt guilty for her behavior, so she squatted down and touched her head to comfort her. However, the girl couldn't stop crying, which made the old woman angry: "Stop crying. If you cry again, I will beat you to death!"
Lin Yuxi was so frightened that her whole body trembled and her crying stopped, but she covered her face with her hands and refused to let go.
I struggled to sit up, feeling very weak. I was panting and sweating profusely. I panted and said, "Xiao Xi didn't lie. We were all panicked when we were surrounded by zombies and poisonous snakes. Xiao Xi was just doing it by mistake. She didn't know what she was talking about at that time. She was saying that the patterns made by the snakes might be the patterns of the mechanism. We were at the end of our rope and were going to die anyway. Instead of waiting to die, we might as well give it a try. So I followed her instructions, bit my finger and drew the pattern made by the poisonous snakes, and it actually opened the mechanism."
When the old blind man heard this, he flew into a rage and said, "Bullshit! You are lying in collusion. Those poisonous snakes are not intelligent at all, how could they possibly form a mechanical pattern? You may be able to fool old woman Lei Xueting with these words, but it's not that easy to fool me!"
"You bastard! What's wrong with me? Am I so easily fooled?" Lei Xueting was so angry that she spat at him, and the spit landed right on the old blind man's nose.
The old blind man was immediately irritated, clenched his fists and was about to rush over to fight, but he stood there without moving, stretched his neck and spit a mouthful of saliva, which landed on Lei Xueting's forehead and then flowed down her nose. The old woman followed with a few more "Pooh, Pooh" and spit on the old blind man's face, and the old blind man was not willing to be outdone, and immediately spit back, and the old woman was also spit on her face, with saliva flowing.
These two old guys are like children, each of them has a mentality of "if you spit on me, I will spit on you three times", which makes me angry and funny. Lin Yuxi let go of her hand curiously, and when she saw this, she laughed.
When the old blind man heard this laugh, his face turned red with embarrassment. He turned around and slapped me in the face, cursing loudly: "Fuck you, are you happy?"
I covered the half of my face that was hit and was stunned. What the hell is your uncle doing? That was Lin Yuxi laughing, okay? What does it have to do with me? I was also irritated, gritting my teeth and saying to the old blind man: "Why should I be happy? Am I happy because my uncle uses female ghosts to harm me everywhere? Don't pretend that you don't know about this ancient tomb. The wife you helped me find is the female ghost here. Do you think I'm a fool? If it weren't for Xiaoxi's yellow talisman, I would have been killed by it long ago. Why do you let me pretend here, beating and scolding me?"
The old blind man was so scolded by me that he opened his mouth and was speechless. After a long while, he said, "The wife I found for you is a dead ghost. Actually, I don't know. It's just that I bumped into her at the last minute. It doesn't cost any money. Where can I find such a good thing?"
I snorted coldly and asked, "Do you believe what you said?"
The old blind man knew it was difficult to justify himself, so he frowned and waved his hands: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm relieved that you're okay. Let's go home." There was no sincerity in his words. He was definitely worried that I was okay. He pretended to be a good person and took me for a fool.
He wiped the spit off his face, held me and was about to go up the stairs. Seeing Lei Xueting squatting there without moving, he asked her suspiciously: "What's wrong? Why don't you leave? Let me make it clear to you. Xiaoyu is fine today. I am happy and don't care about what happened before. If you don't come with me, I don't have time to wait outside to help you drive away the poisonous snake."
Lei Xueting snorted and said, "Don't make yourself sound so kind. Without me driving the corpses, can you get out?"
The old blind man was speechless and smacked his lips and said, "Okay, I'll give way. If either of us leaves, the other won't be able to move an inch. What are you waiting for? Let's go!"
Lei Xueting said with a frown, "The corpse-suppressing talisman has been used up."
"Fuck, what a useless woman! You knew there were lots of rice dumplings in the ancient tomb, but why didn't you bring a few more talismans when you came?" The old blind man became anxious and couldn't help cursing.
Lei Xueting was furious. She jumped up and poked the old blind man's nose and cursed: "You old bastard, you only know how to blame others when you encounter problems. I only know that there is a big zongzi in the tomb, and it is enough to bring a few corpse-suppressing talismans. But who would have thought that your little gangster would bring Xiaoxi here..."
Lin Yuxi interrupted her and said, "Aunt Ting , please stop scolding me. I was the one who brought the little gangster here. He doesn't know anything about the ancient tomb."
Lei Xueting was angry. Seeing that she repeatedly spoke for the other party, she couldn't bear it anymore and slapped her. Five red fingerprints appeared on her pale and haggard face. Lin Yuxi covered her face with her hands, tears in her eyes, and her aggrieved look made me feel particularly pity.
I said angrily, "When you quarrel, please don't use us as punching bags. If you have the guts, go out and fight zombies. What's the point of beating a child?"
Lei Xueting was so angry that she had nothing to say. She glared at me and the old blind man, then turned around and rushed to the coffin. The "coffin" is very common among the people, but it is only used for funerals. A coffin cover is put on the outside of the coffin. When it arrives at the cemetery, it will be taken down and the coffin will be buried in the grave. Uncle Chen said that there have been rules for burials since ancient times. Coffins are used according to status. It is said that kings have to use nine-layer coffins, while ordinary people only have a thin coffin.
The outer cover of this coffin has no pattern, just a layer of black paint. Maybe it is because this place is close to the water source and the air is humid all year round, the black paint is well preserved without any signs of peeling. But most people know that both the coffin and the outer cover will have pictures of cranes and auspicious clouds on the outside, but the bare black paint surface gives people a mysterious feeling, and they can't help but feel infinitely curious about the owner inside.
Lei Xueting suddenly ran to the side of the coffin, which startled the old blind man and me. The old blind man shouted, "What do you want to do? Are you looking for trouble and opening the coffin to find another old zongzi?"
"Why do you care so much? If you are afraid, just get out of here!" Lei Xueting cursed while looking at the coffin.
