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Chapter 24 The Barrier in the Soul Bell

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    Huainan didn't know how to comfort Grandma Chi, so he patted Grandma Chi's hand lightly, took the bell carefully, but couldn't see anything, but the feathers on the bell were really like the black lacquered tail feathers of a crow, and said  : "Grandma, is this feather also left by the crow?"

    Grandma Chi shook her head: "This was when I was ten years old. There was a great famine. My father went to the mountains to look for food, but never came back. Soon my mother refused to eat, and left me the food, and died of starvation. But  The only remaining food was stolen by the thieves who broke in."

    "There was a lot of snow that winter. I was so hungry that I couldn't walk. I leaned on the base of the ancient city wall to see if I could scrape something off. If anyone thought about it, I fainted from hunger. When I woke up, there was a cornbread in my hand.  , and no matter what the situation was, I wolfed it down and ate it.¡±

    "Since then, at the root of the city wall, someone has always given me food. Although the food is different every time, sometimes it is half a pancake, sometimes it is a little cornbread, and sometimes the food is already moldy. In that famine era, the hungry  Countless people died, and it would be nice to have a little food to eat, regardless of whether it was broken or not. In this way, with the help of that person, I survived until the spring of the next year."

    "Sometimes, I would ask who he was and why he gave me food? I could feel his presence, but he never spoke, and just gave me food on time every day. On the last day after the beginning of spring, I told him,  I want to leave and go to the mountains to look for food. I am very grateful to him for the food this winter. I told him that my name is Qianyu, and I want to know his name, or where he lives. In the future, if I  If he can repay, he will definitely repay his kindness."

    "However, after a long time, there was no reply. I asked him again if he had something to hide, so it was inconvenient to say, but I still didn't hear a reply. When I thought he had left in the quiet surroundings, I heard a soft sound.  I sighed and said, "Let's go." Just as I was stunned, there was the sound of a bird flapping its wings and flying away. Something passed by my hand, and I hurriedly caught it. It was this feather"

    "Later, I traveled to many places and suffered a lot of beatings, scolding and bullying until I met the old couple who lived in this yard. They took me in and raised me like a daughter. Although I couldn't see it,  They didn¡¯t dislike me at all, and taught me how to cook, dig the ground, chop firewood, wash clothes, and fetch water from the well.¡±

    "Later, they passed away one after another, leaving me alone to guard the yard, groping and living day after day, until the arrival of the crow and after that, it was Qingzi again and after that, it was Qingzi again  I was the one who continued to stand next to each other in this yard"

    Huainan got up, and carefully gave Grandma Chi a hug. Grandma Chi held Huainan's hand, forced a smile, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "Good boy"

    There were crows flying in the sky, Huainan said: "Grandma, come, eat an apple." Putting the peeled apple into Grandma Chi's mouth, he comforted: "Don't worry, you still have me in the future."

    When we left Grandma Chi's house, it was already evening, and Li Lingze and the volunteers waved goodbye to the old people at the entrance of the village.

    The old people with full hair stood in a row, and some old people were still holding vegetables and fruits that they wanted to give to the volunteers but did not.  After driving a certain distance, looking back at the setting sun, there was still an old man standing there tremblingly.

    The setting sun was hitting his face, and the wind was blowing through the falling glass. Huainan was lying in front of the car window, looking at the rapidly receding mountains, thinking about the story of the crow told by Grandma Chi, and how Grandma Chi carefully wrapped up the string before leaving.  Sigh at the bell:

    "Over the years, I have had many words and many questions, and I always wanted to ask them clearly. In that snowy day, when I went to carry water, I almost slipped, as if someone suddenly helped me. I went to pick persimmons, and fell off the cliff  When I was rescued, I was unscathed. And, when I was about to starve to death during the famine when I was ten years old, at the base of the ancient city wall, was that inaudible sigh that was also a crow"

    "Could it be a crow?" Huainan said silently in his heart, while Lili next to him seemed to be very quiet all afternoon, letting Huainan hug him without much fuss.

    Huainan thought that Liliu was sick, so he went back to his bedroom, Huainan put Liliu back to its den, seeing that Liliu still looked listless, he patted Liliu's head and said, "Are you sick?  "

    Do you suddenly think cats have a fever?  He touched his forehead again, but couldn't find anything.

    Lili looked at Huainan's action with disdain.  But at last he made some moves, Huainan said, "Are you all right?"

    Lili snorted, turned his head away, and after a while, turned around and said: "That string of bells is not a mortal thing." Seeing Huainan's surprised and serious appearance, he continued: "It can recruit the souls of dead human beings."  Soul Bell."

    Huainan repeated: "Soul Bell?"

      Liliu said: "It's the way ancient wizards ascended the altar. The bells hung on the soul banners are originally yin things, let alone bronze bells. Moreover, there is a seal on the half of the bell in Grandma Chi's hand, which seems to be  An extremely powerful barrier is sealed. I have never seen this kind of barrier, nor have I heard it mentioned by monsters, so I was a little surprised"

    Huainan said: "Boundary? Is it the crow's barrier? Since the bell is used to summon souls, is it possible that there are many souls of the dead in the bell's barrier? But, why did the crow leave this half of the bell for  Where is Grandma Chi? Where is the other half?"

    A series of questions were inexplicable. On the second day, Huainan hugged Lili to find Teacher Ye Li, and by the way told about Hun Ling, who knew that Teacher Ye Li seemed to know already, so he poured his tea slowly, saying  : "Finally the soul bell has arrived."

    Huainan looked up at Ye Li in puzzlement.

    Ye Li poured the tea, put down the teapot, and looked at the yard outside the railing, where the apricot tree was still in full bloom.

    Ye Li pondered for a moment, then wrote another note: "There is an address here, you might as well go and have a look. Maybe it can clear up your confusion."

    Huainan took it, and saw that it read: "Daheishan, Crow Temple."

    Huainan looked at Ye Li, then looked at the note, it wouldn't be the same as Qingzi's last time, stuffing a note and pulling out a series of things.  When they walked downstairs, it was rare for Ye Li to follow him out.

    The two stood together in front of the corridor, and the petals of the apricot tree were blown by the wind. Huainan lowered his head to think about it, then raised his head and said, "Teacher, can I ask you another question?"

    Ye Li looked at Huainan, Huainan hurriedly said: "It's already the end of spring, why hasn't this apricot tree been defeated after blooming all spring?"

    Ye Li smiled and said: "Is it the end of spring? The seasons in the world are so fleeting. It's time to change the picture. In summer, maybe Qinghe is better."

    Huainan was baffled by what he heard directly.

    Ye Li smiled, waved his hands and said, "Go, the Crow Temple has the answer you want." Turning around with his hands behind his back, he disappeared behind the layers of canvas.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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