Northeastern Wild Fairy Tales Record

  After Old Cui finished speaking, my second uncle also understood the cause and effect of the situation. At this time, I was standing with the adults, and my initial fear had weakened a bit. With some curiosity, I took another look at the gray corpse lying on the ground.

  After my second uncle heard Lao Cui's words, he stood on the spot with a frown and fell into deep thought. Meanwhile, Lao Cui and his son Cui Xiaobo looked at my second uncle anxiously, hoping that he could come up with an idea about what to do next.

  After a moment, my second uncle slowly let out a breath and looked at Old Cui with a serious expression, saying: "Uncle Cui, this matter may have gotten out of hand. It's not the time to talk about other things now. Quickly burn the corpse of the ghost, or else when the ghost's family members catch wind of it, your household will be in trouble."

  Lao Cui's head listened to my second brother's words, originally after killing the ash immortal, his heart was a bit hairy, and now he was even more afraid, and then he shivered all over and said to Cui Xiaobo: "Hurry up and burn this thing, listen to your second brother."

  What people fear most is the unknown and things they can't understand, just like why this gray immortal has grown so big and why it has transformed into a human figure to walk around.

  At this time, although Gui Xian's body had already transformed, Cui Xiaobo was still a bit apprehensive for the moment and hesitated to approach, constantly looking back at Lao Cui and my Second Master.

  Seeing Cui Xiaobo's appearance, Old Cui was so angry that he couldn't help but take his cane and hit Cui Xiaobo's butt, shouting loudly: "You damned thing, go get me that fire, I'll light it."

  After finishing speaking, Old Cui was about to go forward. At this time, Cui Xiaobo couldn't care about being afraid anymore, and he was very worried that something would happen to his father. He hurriedly pulled the old man back, and said with a bit of anxiety: "My dad, can't I go instead? You stay behind and watch."

  After finishing speaking, he made up his mind and ran into the house to fetch a lighter and diesel oil. He poured some diesel oil on Gray Fairy's corpse and then ignited it.

  Looking at the charred body of Gui Xian on the ground, as the flames grew bigger, my second uncle's face was also illuminated by the firelight, becoming increasingly gloomy. His originally dark complexion was now even more reddish-black, just like the color of the blood that had flowed out of Gui Xian and congealed on the ground earlier.

  In Tunzi, there were a few brave ones, who at this time saw that Hui Xian was burned, and for a while they also discussed it in an uproar.

  "This old Cui family doesn't know what they're doing, actually bringing such a big immortal here."

  "Shh, keep your voice down, don't look up when you should be looking down, or you'll be heard."

  "It's also like that, these days I don't know what's going on, such a big snake actually dares to sneak into the village so brazenly..."

  Yes, what's wrong with the world now? Even immortals have started running to farmers' homes to find food. Immortals are supposed to eat at temples, how can they find their way to farmers' homes on their own?

  As the ash was burned cleaner, the initial small snow also became bigger and bigger. Some large snowflakes were already half a fingernail in size. Moreover, with a gust of unknown east wind, I involuntarily shivered.

  Watching my second uncle still standing there, his eyes fixed on the ashes of the burnt incense stick on the ground, I also tightened my cotton-padded jacket and watched my second uncle's next move.

  Just as the fire was about to burn out, my second uncle suddenly stepped forward and came to the front of Hui Xian's body. He bowed to Hui Xian's body and slowly opened his mouth: "Immortal family please forgive us, we are ordinary people who do not recognize the true appearance of the immortal family. Those who do not know are not guilty, please ask the immortal family to be lenient and merciful, spare this family, and offer incense and sacrifices in the future."

  After finishing speaking, he raised his head and said to Old Cui: "Uncle Cui, Xiaobo and I will go bury Huisen's body. You few people stay at home and don't go out casually. If Xiaobo and I don't come back, no matter what happens, don't open the door, do you understand?"

  "Alright, alright, listen to you, go ahead, Xiaobo with your second brother, hurry up and come back." Old Cui instructed Cui Xiaobo.

  Seeing Old Cui nodding in agreement, my second uncle also spoke up to the people around him: "Alright, it's late at night and freezing cold, don't just stand there, hurry up and disperse, go back home!"

  At this time, seeing me also in the crowd, my second uncle seemed to have thought of something, and said to Cui Xiaobo: "You first clean up Hui Xian's ashes, I'll go out to get something, and come back later."

  "After finishing speaking, he looked at me and said: 'San Er, go back with Second Master.'"

  "Good."

  My second uncle and I went back together, one in front of the other. When we arrived at my grandmother's house, my second uncle also came in with me. I thought he had something to do with my grandmother, so I didn't say anything and ran back into the room, saying to my grandmother who was sitting on the kang: "Grandma, my second uncle is here. You don't know, today Old Cui's family caught a big rat, about the same size as a cat."

  I was still gesturing with my hands to tell my grandmother about the big rat at Old Cui's house, when my second uncle followed me into the room, bringing a chill with him. My grandmother stood up and looked at my second uncle, saying: "Did something happen at Old Cui's house, as San'er said?"

  "Ah, tonight Old Cui uncle blasted a grey fairy to death, and now I'm dealing with the aftermath at his place. Sigh, don't know what's going on in recent years, these fairies always run down alone." My second uncle said with a sigh.

  "My grandma listened and worriedly said: 'Is Old Cui's wife and them okay?'"

  "It's nothing, but I'm afraid something might happen tonight. Now I want to put Xiaosan at Lao Cui's house for a night, the key is...". The second half of the sentence was not spoken, instead he glanced at the white fox sleeping on the kang."

  My grandmother is also a sensible person, she took one look at my uncle's eyes and knew what was going on, but she still wasn't at ease, so she asked: "Will it be alright? Don't let something happen to Little San again?"

  My second uncle motioned for my grandmother to go outside and talk, I don't know what they said, and I didn't pay attention, but instead went to the kang with a brazier to warm up.

  After my second uncle and grandmother entered the house, I heard my grandmother say to me: "San Er, you go to Lao Cui's house for a night, your second uncle might not dare to go by himself, you go there and wait for your second uncle, then come back together, okay?"

  It was originally freezing outside, and I didn't plan to go out. Now that the kang is so warm, I'm even more reluctant to move. So I pouted and asked: "My second uncle is such a big man, what's he afraid of? I don't want to go!"

  After finishing speaking, he turned his head again to look at the white fox, stroking its fur with his head lowered.

  The Second Master saw that I was unwilling, and he too was anxious in his heart. If they delayed any further, they might not be able to deal with the corpse of that Gray Immortal properly, and it could bring trouble. So he smiled and said: "Third Son, if you follow me, I'll buy you as many walnut cakes as you want tomorrow. You can eat as much as you like, and I'll buy as much as you like. How about it?"

  As soon as I heard walnut pastry, my mouth started watering and I looked at Second Master with a surprised face, asking: "Are you serious? You'll really buy me walnut pastry and let me eat as much as I want?"

  "Of course it's true, when has Second Master ever deceived you?" My second master said with a smile.

  I thought so too, and my second uncle had never cheated me before. So I quickly put on my slippers and followed him out.

  "My second uncle suddenly said at this time: 'Third son, you'd better take the white fox with you too. This way, when you get there, you'll have a companion. I won't be back for a while, and you can play with it.'"

  I didn't think much and got back on the kang, picked up the white fox, and smiled foolishly at my second uncle, saying "Alright, let's go."

  My second uncle nodded at my grandmother and asked her to rest assured. Then he went out with me to Old Cui's house.

  Arriving at Old Cui's home, Cui Xiaobo had already found a plastic bag to put the ashes of Hui Xian and Xue together, holding it in his hand and sitting in the outer room waiting for me, Second Master.

  Seeing my second uncle bring me here, and holding that white fox in his arms which no one could get close to before, he asked with a puzzled face: "Second brother, why did you bring this kid back again?"

  "Stop asking, is it installed?" my second uncle asked.

  "It's all packed up, just waiting for you." Cui Xiaobo said hastily, while also gesturing to the bag in his hand.

  Seeing that everything was packed, my second uncle turned to me and said: "San Er, you wait here for me to come back, tomorrow I'll take you to buy walnut cake, don't run around, got it?"

  "Alright, Second Master, I'll just wait here then." I nodded in response.

  Then, my second uncle went inside and found Old Cui, whispering a few words to him. After that, he took Cui Xiaobo away. At this time, Old Cui also came out, saw that my second uncle and Cui Xiaobo were gone, and then took me into the house.

  After entering the house, I was warmly invited to put on slippers and warm up on the kang, and asked if I was hungry. They said there were dumplings, but I was thinking of walnut pastry, so for a while, I wasn't interested in dumplings either. Moreover, thinking that the gray fairy was wrapping dumplings at his house, I didn't have the desire to eat them either.

  So he shook his head and said he wasn't hungry, and so we all continued waiting for Er Da Ye and Cui Xiao Bo to come back.

  I was playing with the white fox on the kang in Lao Cui's house for a while, and I don't know what happened, but after the white fox returned to Lao Cui's house, it didn't seem as quiet as it was at my house. From time to time, it would lift its head and look around.

  It's not like being a sleepy insect anymore, every day is just about sleeping. Usually at this time, the white fox would be in a state of deep sleep, but today it's unusually awake and wandering around.

  I asked in a low voice: "Xiaobai, why aren't you sleeping?"

  But the white fox simply wouldn't pay attention to me, while Old Lady Cui beside her laughed and said: "You're watching the child, chatting with a fox as if it's human, if a fox could talk, that would be a spirit."

  He had already killed a gray immortal, and Old Cui was a bit frightened. At this time, he heard his wife say something about a fox becoming a spirit, and he glared at her with annoyance.

  But just as he stared at Old Mrs. Cui, a sudden and urgent knocking sound came from outside.

  And with this sound, the white fox on the kang had a circle of fur on its neck standing up like an explosion, and it was walking back and forth restlessly on the kang.

  Seeing this scene, I thought of what my second uncle said to Lao Cui earlier. Lao Cui knew that things were not going well, so he hurriedly ran to the outer room and shouted at the door: "Who is it? Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night, banging on the door?"