Chapter 72: Fight till dawn

Kong Ning subconsciously felt something was wrong.

Nuo opera, also known as ghost opera.

It is an ancient sacrificial ceremony, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, praying for a good harvest, or retreating and curing the gods of plague, there are various kinds of attention.

In Kong Ning's memory, Shanlan County held three Nuo opera sacrifices, all when there was a famine or a plague.

All the people in the county, wearing Nuo opera masks, gathered on the river beach in the west of the city to hold large-scale sacrifices. The scene was very lively.

But in recent years, Shanlan County has enjoyed good weather and good harvests, and there has been no natural or man-made disasters.

This year, from the beginning of the year, it has been smooth and rainy all the way to the middle of the year.

There was no heavy snow, no torrential rain, no drought, no locusts, and no plague. Everyone lived well.

At a time like this, it seemed a bit abrupt that the county magistrate wanted to hold a Nuo opera sacrifice.

And Kong Ning had a nightmare just last night, indicating that some calamity might happen in Mid-Autumn Festival or Chongyang.

At a time like this, we still have to perform Nuo opera sacrifices... Once something happens, it's a big thing!

After the couple quickly finished the meal, Kong Ning got up and walked into the back hall, wanting to talk to the county magistrate about the matter and see if he could persuade the magistrate to cancel the Nuo opera sacrifice.

However, as soon as he entered the back hall, he heard the conversation between the county magistrate and his brother-in-law.

"Brother-in-law, is there really enough locust tree in the mountains? What if it's not enough? I've poured all my money into it."

What followed was the voice of the county magistrate.

"You're afraid of shit! With this official supporting you, who would dare to steal this business from Quan Shanlan? Make sure you earn enough money to marry the Wu family's lady."

Kong Ning stood in the corner and listened for a while, then sighed speechlessly.

Turned around and left.

This Nuo opera was indeed a trick used by the county magistrate to help his brother-in-law make money.

All the people in the city came to buy his brother-in-law's mask. What a big business this must be...

Although he is highly relied upon by the county magistrate, but in the eyes of this stingy old man, he is just a more obedient and easy-to-use dog.

Kong Ning can still talk about ordinary trivial matters, but this is a big matter related to the county magistrate's brother-in-law making money and getting a wife. If Kong Ning dares to talk nonsense, he will definitely bring shame on himself.

... Do you want to call Wan'er to scare the county magistrate at night and force him to cancel the Nuo opera sacrifice?

Kong Ning's first idea was this.

But now there are so many people in the yamen watching, and they are about to set off to cut trees outside the city. At this time, Kong Ning leaves without authorization, which must be noticeable.

The county government still has Su Yan's eyeliner...

In the end, Kong Ning decided to hold on and wait until tomorrow morning, or tonight when Su Yan went out to find Wan'er.

Just like that, an afternoon passed quickly.

Kong Ning and the others arrested more than 300 people, all of them scattered into the barren hills outside the city, to find the yin locust tree, and then cut it down and dragged it back.

Although there are many yin locust trees in the mountains, they are not standing in forests, but scattered among the mountains.

Fortunately, there were enough people to catch the fast. By dusk, in the yard of the county magistrate's brother-in-law's workshop, there were already more than a dozen sturdy locust trees.

As for the county magistrate's brother-in-law, his degree of stinginess is comparable to that of the county magistrate.

Everyone was tired all afternoon, so each of them drank a few bowls of rice wine and then dispersed, leaving the crowd to eat quickly.

When Kong Ning left, the fellow hunters complained a little.

But Kong Ning didn't care. After parting with everyone, he declined the invitation of Ma Liu and the others to go to Chunfenglou to listen to the song. He rode a jujube yellow horse and returned to Huaishu Lane alone.

Under the afterglow of the blood-red sunset, Locus Lane is empty and quiet.

The cool autumn wind blows and rolls up dead leaves all over the place.

The old locust tree in front of the house seems to have lost its leaves more and more seriously.

I don't know what happened to the old locust tree.

And under the locust tree, as always, sitting and enjoying the coolness of the parents.

With an indifferent expression, his back was leaning against the locust tree, and his father seemed to be resting.

Sitting at the gate of the courtyard, knitting a sweater, smiling and red-faced mother.

Seeing the figures of his parents, Kong Ning felt a warm feeling in his heart.

With a smile, he led the jujube yellow horse into Huaishu Alley.

But at this moment, a woman's anxious cry suddenly sounded behind her.

"Grandpa! Don't enter..."

Kong Ning was instantly horrified and turned around quickly.

However, there was nothing behind him, and the person who called him could not be seen on the street.

And this voice seems to belong to Xu Miaoyi...

Isn't she already dead?

Could it be that Miss Xu San really turned into a ghost?

Kong Ning frowned and looked at the empty street behind him and opened his eyes.

However, under the eyes of Dharma, everything was as usual, and there was no ghost figure.

But he had clearly heard the voice just now.

At noon in Tian's abandoned house, out of the corner of his eyes he saw Xu Miaoyi's figure, which could be said to be an illusion.

Now I hear her voice again... It's impossible for the illusion to appear twice in a row, right?

Kong Ning frowned, standing at the entrance of the alley and kept looking around, but found nothing.

When he turned around, he saw his parents under the locust tree looking at him in surprise.

Mother smiled kindly and said, "Ning'er, what are you looking for? Do you have any friends to go home with you?"

The mother's voice, gentle and kind, makes people want to share all the secrets with her.

But Kong Ning did not see Xu Miaoyi's figure~www.wuxiahere.com~ and even if he did, it would be impossible to introduce a ghost to his parents...

Shaking his head, Kong Ning said, "It's nothing, maybe it's a hallucination. Father, mother, how are you today?"

Concerned about the health of his parents, Kong Ning stood under the locust tree and chatted with the two old men.

Then he led the horse into the yard.

In the stove room, there were bursts of the smell of the food, and the sound of the frying pan scalding.

A beautiful face protruded from the stove, and at the same time, there was a long stretched neck.

"Husband," Su Yan said with a smile on her face, "please take a rest first, dinner will be ready soon."

As always, Su Yan stretched her neck out to greet Kong Ning. She used to feel terrified, but now she's used to it after seeing more.

He led the thin jujube yellow horse into the stable, and didn't care if the horse would be frightened by the scary appearance of the monster every day.

Kong Ning changed into loose clothes, and as soon as he sat down in the room, Su Yan came in with a smile and a steaming meal.

The four dishes and one soup are as rich and delicious as always, full of color and flavor.

The situation at home is not the same as before.

But just as Kong Ning stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, the witch beside him informed Kong Ning of bad news.

"Husband, Yan'er won't go out tonight, our husband and wife can finally sleep together."

The scorpion spirit with a smile on his face said such bad news with a smile.

Kong Ning was instantly startled... The scorpion sperm won't go out?

If she doesn't go out, how can I go to the south of the city to inform Wan'er...

And you are so good, why don't you go out all of a sudden?

Why do you want to fight until dawn?

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