Zhou Qiao and Yang Gan decided to stay one night in the Tujia people. Yang Gan was very curious about this kind of place. The buildings with traditional cultural atmosphere, the simple and elegant houses, and the unique national costumes all had a mysterious color to them. People can't help but stop and watch.

Zhou Qiao took Yang Qian for a stroll in the village. The difference between this place and the city is that it is far away from the hustle and bustle, quiet and leisurely. It is not as bustling and lively as in the city, but it is also closer to nature, quiet and peaceful, and full of the charm of life.

The two of them left the next day. Since they already knew that a book recording witchcraft was missing in Xiangxi,

Zhou Qiao planned to explore first. He marked ten places where his whereabouts might be found, and he and Yang Gan searched for them one by one. It took several days for the two of them to visit the three places, but no clues were found.

That day, the two went to the fourth place, Heirong Miao Village. It was already dusk when they were about to arrive. In the distance, there was a sound of blowing and beating, including the sound of flutes and drums. It seemed to be a wedding procession. Zhou Qiao thought to himself :Is Heirong Miao Village holding some happy event?

Soon, the team appeared in sight. Zhou Qiao took a closer look.

A woman was carried on the sedan chair by four people. The woman had an apricot face and peach cheeks, eyes as bright as stars, and was wearing a red dress with golden flowers embroidered on her chest. She was a very beautiful girl;

It's just that this is the first time I've met Zhou Qiao in the evening, so I can't help but feel a little weird.

Soon the wedding procession arrived in front of Zhou Qiao and the two of them. Yang Qian originally went up to say congratulations and ask for good luck. Unexpectedly, as he was about to approach, an old man who was giving the marriage scolded him in Miao language and said, "Go away."

Zhou Qiao pulled Yang Gan away and asked the reason in Miao language. After that, his face changed drastically. He actually met the "Luohua Cave Girl" who was getting married. He didn't know how to react. Yang Gan asked Zhou Qiao what the old man said. Zhou Qiao told He explained;

In fact, there has always been a legend about the Luohua Cave Girl in Xiangxi. It is said that there were some unmarried girls in the village who could not find anyone to entrust to them for life at the age of marriage. They suffered from symptoms similar to sleepwalking. Suddenly, her face was full of peach blossoms and her eyes were as bright as stars.

According to the local saying, this is the decree of the cave god (the person who should be robbed). No one dares to touch the forbidden love of the cave god. The villagers and her family chose a good and auspicious day to send her into the cave to offer her to the cave god for marriage.

In fact, most of the girls who are chosen as the girls of Luohua Cave are unlucky, and they are not voluntary. The reason why their faces are as bright as peach blossoms is actually because they are obsessed. If you look closely, you will find that their eyes are dull and their whole person is confused. They are completely a person. puppet.

Now that they have met, Zhou Qiao is not easy to control or ignore.

In fact, the easiest way is to register

The most taboo thing for a girl from Luohua Cave when getting married is to meet a corpse exorcist. As long as they know the identity of the corpse exorcist, the marriage will be ruined, because these people dare not give a girl with bad luck to the cave god.

, but as the one who stirred up the pornographic matter, he was miserable,

How could the villagers and his family members who believed in the Luohua Cave Girl spare him lightly? Moreover, this kind of situation can save a person for a while, but not for a lifetime. If you save her, you have to protect her and be responsible for others. Otherwise, it is just too much care. idle business;

When Zhou Qiao was in a dilemma, seeing that the sedan chair was about to go away, Zhou Qiao chopped off her feet, picked up the soul-eating bell and rang it twice.

"clang--"

"clang--"

The sound of the bells was obscured by flutes and drums, but it was clearly transmitted to the ears of the girl on the sedan chair. Zhou Qiao thought that all he had to do was wake up the girl on the sedan chair. If she didn't want to, he would help her escape. If she woke up, she would still be willing. He doesn't have to mind his own business anymore.

Sure enough, as Zhou Qiao expected, the girl who heard the ringing of the bell suddenly woke up and saw herself on a sedan chair, wearing a red dress, and struggled to get off the sedan chair to escape.

"Dapei (sister), you can't move!"

The four strong men beside the sedan immediately rushed forward and grabbed the sedan with all their strength.

The girl tried her best to get rid of her, but to no avail. She was anxious and angry, tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked pleadingly at Zhou Qiao outside the sedan:

"Help me... please help me!"

"Let her go!" Zhou Qiao and Yang Qian quickly stopped the four of them:

"Brother Di Liu, since she doesn't want to, why don't you let her go?"

"We have no choice," a man from the Miao village replied with a wry smile: "This girl from the Liu family has been appointed as the bride of the cave god. We don't want to harm her, but we must obey the will of the cave god, otherwise our entire village will be destroyed." Everyone will be unlucky."

Another strong man also said: "There is nothing we can do. Who dares to disobey the cave god's order?"

The four strong men spoke and began to drag the sedan again, preparing to carry it and continue their journey.

Zhou Qiao saw this and quickly dissuaded him:

"Even the cave god can't force her. If she doesn't do it voluntarily, then the cave god forcibly marries her, which is an evil god. I am a corpse exorcist, and I will help her. Please trust me once."

"Daheng (younger generation), are you really a corpse exorcist?"

The four strong men looked at Zhou Qiao with confusion. They knew that there were people who knew how to drive away corpses and perform witchcraft. Such existences were no longer unusual in Western Hunan, so they were very calm.

"Yes! I am a corpse exorcist." Zhou Qiao nodded and admitted.

After the four of them looked at each other for a few times, the leader, an old man, nodded, returned to the sedan chair, and signaled the bearer to give up carrying the sedan chair: "Since it is bad luck to meet the corpse driver, the sedan chair cannot stop moving."

After the sedan was put down, Yang Gan stepped forward to help the girl. She sobbed and said to Zhou Qiao: "Thank you!"

Zhou Qiao smiled and said, "You're welcome."

Zhou Qiao looked at the girl named Liu and suddenly noticed a faint light blue halo between her eyebrows. He thought to himself: 'Could this be the mark left by the cave god as the bride?'

The father of the girl named Liu was the clan leader of the village. At this time, he also came after hearing the news.

When the girl saw her father coming, she quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed:

"Yaba (Abba), your daughter is unfilial... Please don't marry your daughter to the cave god."

Patriarch Liu quickly stepped forward to help his daughter up: "Daipa (daughter), there is nothing we can do about it. You are the bride appointed by the cave god. If you are punished by the cave god, how will dad face the villagers in the village?" Ah, it’s my father who is sorry for you.”

Then, he turned to Zhou Qiao and said: "Daheng, you are the corpse exorcist. Since you have intervened in this matter, you have extraordinary means. If the cave god punishes you, you can't ignore it."

"I will try my best," Zhou Qiao nodded in agreement.

"Well," Patriarch Liu then smiled: "Then I'll leave it to you."

Zhou Qiao asked Chief Liu where he wanted to send the sedan chair. Knowing the approximate location, he decided to go find out with Yang Qian first.

They searched all the way along the path. After walking a mile, they saw a cave with many holes on the mountain wall. Wind blew in from the holes. The cave looked very deep. There was a huge rock on the top of the cave, forming a concave and convex shape. Uneven mountain surface.
Chapter completed!