Volume 1 Chapter 048: The Cold Corpse in the Well
My scalp went numb. What kind of strange phenomenon is this? It's unheard of! I gritted my teeth and burned the incense and candles, then immediately returned to the house, took out the yellow paper, took out a brush and inkstone, drew some evil-repelling talismans, and pasted them everywhere in the house. Qingzi saw me running in and out, frowned and said, "Why are you doing this? Are you bored?"
I ignored her. Although I didn't know if these talismans I drew temporarily were useful, it was at least some psychological comfort, right?
Qingzi went to her bedroom and came out and said, "Why is my bed not made yet? And why is the cabinet in my study arranged like this?"
My dear, I really can't do anything with this woman. She has a beautiful face, but she doesn't look like a woman at all.
I hurried to finish pasting the talismans, especially in my room, which I paid special attention to. I pasted them all over the walls. Looking at the bright yellow area, I felt safer. The kitchen was not cleaned up, so I had to run out to buy some food and bring it back, and also bought some toiletries.
Qingzi thought the food was too bad, so she only picked a few vegetables to eat and went back to her study. After I finished eating, I went to clean up her bedroom. I was sweating when I got back to my room. Then I ran to find Qingzi and asked her where my bed was.
Qingzi was sitting by the window, drinking tea and flipping through a book. After hearing me call her several times, she reluctantly got up and asked me to follow her.
I followed her out of the study and saw her walking downstairs. She pointed to a finger-thick hemp rope at the corner and asked me to take it and go upstairs with her. I went straight to my small windowless room and turned on the light. It was empty inside, with nothing in it, except for the yellow talismans I had pasted all over the wall. At first glance, I thought it was painted with a layer of yellow paint.
Qingzi walked around the room, stretched out a finger as white as a scallion, pointed to two locations in the room, and asked me to tie the two ends of the rope there.
I was confused and had no idea what she was trying to do, so I went outside to bring in a chair, put it on the chair and tied the rope.
Qingzi said: "From now on you will sleep on this rope, understand?"
When I heard this, I almost fell off the chair . I know, what do I know? You think I am Xiao Long Nu, you must have watched too many The Return of the Condor Heroes! How can I sleep with this rope? I am not a juggler!
"What? What's the problem?" Qingzi said coldly.
I said in embarrassment: "This is not good. With just a rope like this, it can't even be used to hang, so how can anyone sleep there?"
"Just sleep when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Qingzi's tone turned cold. He pointed at the rope and told me to hurry up.
I had no choice but to jump up, grab the rope with both hands, and climb to the top. I was trained by my uncle since I was a child, so I was very skilled at this kind of rope climbing. I twisted my legs and twisted my body, and my whole body was firmly attached to the rope.
It is not difficult to hang on the rope, but it is difficult to sleep on it. You should know that when a person is awake, he can wrap his legs around the rope and use his hands and feet to maintain balance, but when a person falls asleep, he will not know anything and will fall down from the rope.
Qingzi circled around me and said, "Why are you holding on to the rope? Let go!"
This woman is really crazy. How can she hang on it without holding the rope? As soon as I hesitated, I felt a burning pain in my palms and thighs, as if something had hit me hard. My hands and feet suddenly loosened, and I fell headfirst from the rope.
Fortunately, I fell a lot when I was a kid, so I was strong and my body was protected instinctively when I fell, so I didn't get hurt. When I pulled up my trouser legs, I saw a long bloodstain on my thigh and arm, as if it was whipped.
"Go again!" Qingzi said coldly without even raising his eyelids.
I gasped in pain and didn't dare to talk back, fearing that she would hit me again without knowing why. I stood on the ground, silently adjusted my breathing, jumped up, grabbed the rope with both hands, and hung the person up. At first, I twisted the hemp rope with my hands and feet, waited for balance, then slowly turned over, slowed down my breathing, tried to keep the rope balanced, and then slowly loosened my hands and feet.
His back was held up by a rope, swinging in the air. But it only lasted for a moment, and in the next moment, his body lost balance and fell headfirst.
This time I was prepared, so I didn't fall much.
"Go on." Qingzi said expressionlessly.
I cursed in my heart, but I didn't dare to slow down and climbed up the rope again. Although I had been trained under the supervision of my uncle since I was a child and my agility was far beyond that of ordinary children, it was really difficult to lie on a hemp rope as thick as a finger without the help of other external forces.
I only held on for a moment before I fell headfirst.
"Come out and tell me when you can lie down on it for a while." Qingzi said, then turned and walked out of the room.
After I saw her back disappear from my sight, I cursed inwardly and lay on the ground like a pile of mud. How long is the so-called "breath"? The ancient scroll "Fahai's Pearl" said: "One breath is one inhalation and one exhalation." So I have to lie on the rope for a full breath, which is simply impossible!
I lay on the floor and didn't want to move. I was exhausted after a whole day and just wanted to have a bed and a good sleep. After a while, I heard Qingzi's words floating in the living room: "If it's not working after three hours, you'll have to bear the consequences."
Although she said this lightly, it was like a bolt from the blue when she said it. If this damn woman said I have to suffer, then I will definitely suffer!
I quickly got up and climbed up the rope. At first, I was impatient and could not adapt to the shaking of the rope. I often fell down as soon as I let go. After falling dozens of times in a row, I became a little numb. With the idea of breaking the jar, my mentality gradually calmed down.
This time, I was able to hold on for a little longer. But even with this little increase in time, I was still far from the goal of one breath. I clung to the rope, closed my eyes and regulated my breathing for ten beats, letting my body and mind completely relax, then held my breath and slowly loosened my hands and feet. This time, it was a little better than before.
I felt like I had found some tricks and I couldn't help but get interested. I was concentrating on repeated experiments when I suddenly saw a slender figure flash past the door. It was Qingzi, the woman, coming in. I realized that three hours had passed without me noticing.
Aoko had changed into a black and white floral ruffled long skirt, and her hair was wet and hanging on her shoulders, probably because she had just taken a shower.
Although I have made some progress compared to before, I can only stay on the rope for a few seconds, which is far from the time of a breath.
"Get up and follow me." Qingzi said lightly, and turned to go out. I got up from the ground, sweating profusely. I had been climbing on the rope for a long time, and my hands and feet were a little weak.
I followed her reluctantly. This woman always kept her word. Since she said she would make things easy for me, it would definitely not end well. But when I arrived in the living room, I saw her sitting on the newly bought simple sofa, picking up a book and reading it: "Go wash my clothes."
I was stunned for a moment. Washing clothes is my most basic daily task. Could it be that what she meant by making me feel good was to let me wash clothes? I hurriedly responded, went into the bathroom, and took out her dirty clothes.
It was a hot summer day, and I was sweating all over after washing the clothes. I hung the washed clothes out to dry, went back to the living room, said hello to the woman, and prepared to take a shower.
"Come out with me." Qingzi put down the book, stood up and went downstairs. I didn't understand why, so I had to bite the bullet and follow him.
I went down the stairs, walked out the door, and came to the courtyard. I was a little uneasy, wondering what this woman was thinking. Just as I was thinking, I saw Qingzi pointing to the octagonal well and said, "Go down."
For a moment, I thought I had misheard. I said quickly, "This is a bone-chilling well. I wonder what's underneath it!"
Qingzi seemed a little surprised, but her voice was still cold and indifferent as she said, "You still know about the Cold Bone Well?"
