Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Chapter 156: Digging a Well & Dog's Ascension

Jingzhi didn't know how to set up any formation, so she just pulled the red string wherever Lin Jiu told her to.

Lin Jiu not only determined the direction, but also the distance. After she stood in position, he and Qiu Sheng tied the red line to wooden stakes and nailed them down.

The three of them worked for a while. After more than ten minutes, Jingzhi wiped the sweat off his face and looked up.

Even though she didn't understand the formation, she knew that Lin Jiu had laid out a Bagua pattern on the spot.

In the very center is something that looks like the Simuwu Ding, with eight animal heads protruding in each of the eight directions, and the starting end of each red line is tied to one of these animal heads.

As usual, Lin Jiu burned talismans and chanted spells.

The same old situation, Jingzhi Qiusheng quarreled.

Lin Jiu clicked his tongue and rolled his eyes, and the two of them immediately stood still.

Lin Jiu threw the talisman into the cauldron.

As soon as it was burned, a bead suddenly appeared from the mouth of a beast head and slid down along the red line, turning on its own and sliding straight towards the southeast.

Lin Jiu carefully avoided the red line and quickly followed. The bead slid to a certain distance and stopped.

Outside the gossip circle, Shi Dafu, who was concerned about the development of the matter, quickly followed over to watch.

Lin Jiu seemed to want to show off, so he turned sideways to let Shi Dafu see his movements clearly.

He half squatted down, picked up the stopped beads and threw them hard onto the ground.

When the bead bounced back, a drop of clear water condensed underneath.

Jingzhi stretched out his index finger, picked up the drop of water and looked at it carefully, then lowered his head and turned over the dry yellow soil on the ground twice.

It hasn't rained in the past few days, and the soil here is so dry that it's cracked. Where does the water come from?

"How can there be water?"

"I'll explain it to you when we get back." Lin Jiu smiled at Jingzhi and waved to Qiu Sheng, "The last nail is here."

After that, he took out his handkerchief and carefully wiped the dirt off her fingers, then turned to Shi Dafu who was waiting for the result behind him and said:

"Just find someone to dig down there."

Shi Dafu just saw the drop of water that appeared out of nothing, and was immediately impressed by Lin Jiuxiu.

At this time, the expression on his face was even more respectful and awe-inspiring.

After all, hearing a hundred words of praise from others is not as shocking as seeing it with your own eyes.

Lin Jiu is a man of real ability.

"Uncle Jiu, it's almost noon. I've prepared food in my humble abode. Let's eat first before we go. Leave the digging of the well to me. I'll have someone do it."

Lin Jiu doesn't have the habit of eating at other people's homes.

But when he thought about the matter of his dog that still needed to be confirmed, he nodded and agreed.

"Thank you for your trouble. Let's go."

Shi Dafu quickly waved his hands and said it was not a problem.

He nodded secretly.

Look, not only is he capable, but he's also polite. How is he not better than his cousin?

He turned around and called out to Shi Cheng, who was enjoying the coolness under the shade of a tree:

"Cheng'er, go to the village office and ask the security team to come up and dig a well!"

Shi Cheng stood up and patted his butt. Instead of agreeing directly, he looked hesitant and said, "Dad, I'm afraid I can't get them to do it. You know Awei, he--"

Shi Dafu sighed and said, "Oh, use your brains. Just say it was me who said it. Tell them that if they want to drink the water, they have to contribute. Otherwise, you'll all drink the corpse water together!"

"Oh!"

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Seeing that they had finally solved a problem, the group relaxed a little and walked down the mountain talking and laughing.

At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in the woods, and the leaves rustled.

Many birds fled and flew into the sky.

This scene seems familiar.

Jingzhi suddenly thought of the day when Old Master Ren was taken out of the coffin.

She turned around and asked Lin Jiu with some concern, "There's no tomb underneath the place you just looked for, right?"

Lin Jiu patted her hands, smiled and shook his head, "Are you scared? This place is a public Feng Shui treasure land in Shijia Village. No one will be allowed to build a cemetery here."

Jingzhi held his warm hand instead, feeling a little relieved, "Since you said so, then it should be fine."

That flock of birds must have been a coincidence.

Lin Jiu looked at the hand that was rubbing against him, their fingers intertwined, and suddenly he was unsure whether she was truly afraid or was deliberately looking for an excuse to hold his hand...

She seemed to have become a worm in his stomach. She turned around and said seriously, "I am really worried and scared."

Lin Jiu: If you show even a hint of fear on your face, I will believe it.

He raised his fingers, which were clasped together tightly. "Really?"

"Yes!!" Jingzhi's eyes were determined as if she wanted to join the party. She nodded firmly, held his hand firmly, and walked down the mountain firmly.

Lin Jiu looked at her profile which was full of righteousness, and thought that with such righteousness, she would not be afraid of zombies or ghosts.

Qiu Sheng had used up all the stuff he brought this morning, and now he had nothing in his hands, feeling relaxed.

So he casually plucked a piece of dogtail grass from the roadside, held it in his mouth, hugged it to his chest, and said teasingly with a smirk on his face:

"Hey Master, why do you care whether she did it on purpose or not? Just tell me whether you are happy or not!"

Lin Jiu: "...you're too talkative."

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As soon as I reached the gate of Shi Dafu's house, the chaotic footsteps and the smell of strangers seemed to anger the crazy dog ​​inside.

Although the courtyard door was closed, Jingzhi could still hear the clanging of the iron chains inside and the threatening growl from the dog's throat.

Shi Dafu smiled awkwardly at everyone, "The dog is on a leash. Don't be afraid. We can just take a longer detour."

Lin Jiu subconsciously held Jingzhi's hand tightly and hid her behind him, then raised his foot to follow Shi Dafu's pace.

As soon as the door opened, a strong wind blew in my face.

Before they could see the situation clearly, they dispersed in two directions.

Lin Jiu turned his head, but was still unable to avoid being scratched on the face by the branches, and blood immediately oozed out.

Jingzhi looked carefully and found that it was the dog.

At the end of its chain was still dragging the crooked tree from Shi Dafu's house.

Some heavy trees restricted its movements, but the black dog continued to dig with its front paws, chasing the bleeding Lin Jiu relentlessly.

Everyone wanted to go over to help, but the tree that stood in front of them blocked their vision and movement.

However, it was just a dog, and Lin Jiu and Jingzhi were not afraid of it.

Jingzhi released the pressure of the spirit beast, intending to make the dog retreat.

However, the dog was already crazy. It only stopped for a short second before it drooled and barked and pounced on even more frantically.

Jingzhi was a little surprised. Her trick always worked on all beasts lower than her level, let alone a mere dog.

It seems that this dog has really mutated.

As Lin Jiu and Jingzhi retreated repeatedly, they also threw out a piece of talisman paper and stuck it on it.

If you are infected with corpse poison, then this talisman will definitely play a certain role.

What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that the immobilization talisman was of no use at all, and the dog was about to chase them into someone else's house.

Looking at the terrified face of the village chief's wife in the house, Lin Jiu and Jingzhi turned around at the same time and led the dog out of the yard.

Then, when it ran to the open space, Lin Jiu used physical means - setting it on fire.

After several previous corpse-catching incidents, Lin Jiu realized a truth about how to deal with this kind of mutated creatures.

Instead of fighting it, it is better to set it on fire.

The tree must have been uprooted by the dog long ago, the branches were dry, and the leaves had lost moisture and nourishment, so they would burn when exposed to fire.

As a fire talisman fell, fire rose up with a bang, and the black dog's shrill howl instantly resounded throughout the quiet village.

"Ouch, the village chief's house is on fire?"

"Why is that dog barking so miserably?"

"Well, it should have been killed long ago. It's not that I'm cruel, but it's obvious that it's not a normal mad dog. The crazier a dog is, the stronger its muscles become."

"Oh my God! I just saw it pull out the rich man's tree and drag it away. Luckily, Uncle Jiu arrived in time, otherwise my Erya would still be playing outside. No, I have to go out and find someone!"

"Yeah, I'm going too! It's already noon, why hasn't my dog ​​come back for lunch yet?"

The crowd of onlookers dispersed and went to look for their children.

……

Lin Jiu and Jingzhi each held the dog, preventing it from running into other people's farmland or houses. When it could no longer run and turned into a pile of ashes along with the tree behind it, the two of them stopped and circled around, panting slightly.

Jingzhi: "What kind of dog is this? It has such good physical strength."

Lin Jiu walked up to Shi Dafu and said sorry.

Shi Dafu sighed and shook his head:

"I was soft-hearted for a moment and almost hurt you. I should be the one to say sorry."

Lin Jiu looked back at the pile of ashes and the red-hot iron chain buried in the charcoal, and his brows gradually furrowed.

If dogs are like this, wouldn’t bats that can fly in groups be even more powerful?

He turned around and said goodbye to Shi Dafu, "Village Chief, I won't eat anymore. I suddenly remembered that I have something urgent to deal with. We'll leave first."

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