Chapter 368 : Summoning the Spirit
As the president of the Mystic Society, Xuan He had never done farm work before. However, when Tang Li asked this question, he inexplicably felt that Tang Li definitely did not just want him to dig ditches. Without thinking, he immediately replied, “Yes.”
Tang Li withdrew her gaze and said to the old man, “Grandpa, my uncle is young. Let him help you dig. You’re already so old. You have to be careful.”
The old man looked at Xuan He and felt that he didn’t look like a farmer. However, he had indeed been feeling a little unwell these past two days, so he did not refuse. He came out of the field and handed the hoe to Xuan He, thanking him, “Young man, thank you.”
Xuan He took the hoe and took off his shoes. He rolled up his pants and went down the field to dig.
Tang Li and the old man stood at the side.
Seeing that Xuan He didn’t know how to dig, the old man taught him. When Xuan He got a hang of it, the old man said to Tang Li, “Thank you. If it wasn’t for the fact that the rain is really heavy, I wouldn’t be out here digging the ditches… I’m old, my body hurts really bad especially when it’s windy and rainy.”
“Where are the youngsters from your family?”
“They’re all in the Imperial Capital. Some work, some go to school.”
“Then why are you still farming? It’s time for you to retire and enjoy life.”
“I’ve been farming for my entire life, so I can’t stop myself. Besides, if I can earn some money to subsidize my children.”
Tang Li nodded in agreement.
As the two of them were talking, Xuan He finally finished digging the ditch.
When he came out from the field, his pants were wet.
The old man insisted that they go to his house for a drink.
Tang Li did not reject it and said to Xuan He, “Uncle Xuan He, the rain is so heavy. Why don’t we go and rest for a while?”
Xuan He, who wanted to reject it, nodded.
The two of them followed the old man to his house.
The old man’s wife was still alive, but she looked sick and was lying on the bed in the room, coughing.
Tang Li asked, “Grandpa, why don’t you send the granny to the hospital? She looks quite ill.”
“Sigh…” The old man sighed and said,” My wife gets sick everytime it rains. My son and grandson bought her a lot of medicine. She’ll be fine after taking them. ”
“I’m a doctor. Do you mind if I go in and take a look at Granny?”
“I don’t mind, I don’t mind.”
The old man was obviously very respectful to doctors and immediately brought Tang Li in.
Xuan He stood in the hall and suddenly wondered what they were here for.
Tang Li took the old woman’s pulse and said to the old man, “Grandpa, my grandmother is a witch. I’ve also learned some skills. Go get some water. I’ll give your wife some medicine. You can take one too. After taking it, she probably won’t feel so uncomfortable.”
“Oh, thank you!”
Xuan He was speechless.
After Tang Li fed the old woman the medicine, she and the old man came out.
Xuan He really did not know what Tang Li was up to, so he reminded her, “Miss Tang, we have to go.”
“Hey! I haven’t brought the water for you guys. Wait a minute.”
With that, he walked towards the kitchen.
Xuan He was speechless.
He reminded Tang Li again, “Miss Tang, don’t forget why we are here.”
Tang Li smiled at him and said, “This old man is the descendant of a martyr. I have something to ask him later.”
Xuan He, “…I see.”
Why didn’t he think of asking the descendants of martyrs? However, Tang Li was actually able to tell who the descendants were at a glance. That was dope!
The old man came out with poached eggs for Tang Li and Xuan He to eat.
Tang Li took the bowl and started eating.
There were four eggs in the bowl. After Tang Li finished one, she asked the old man, “Grandpa, I want to ask you something.”
“Ask away.” After eating the medicine given by Tang Li, he felt that the pain in his body had lessened a lot.
“I want to ask about what this county did to defend against the enemy back then. Can you tell me about it?”
The old man thought for a moment and nodded. When he thought that his grandfather was also a martyr at that time, his eyes subconsciously welled up. “At that time, the war was really serious. Long County was a very important retreat route. In order to let the troops retreat safely, except for the pregnant women and children who were hidden, everyone participated in the defense. That battlefield lasted for a day and night. Although it was lost in the end, the troops successfully retreated.”
“So, this place was lost in the end?”
“Yes.”
Tang Li suddenly understood something. She quietly ate all the eggs in the bowl and stood up to say to the old man, “Grandpa, take care of yourself and Grandma.”
Seeing Tang Li stand up, Xuan He quickly ate the egg in his bowl and stood up as well.
“Are you leaving?” The old man stood up as well. He looked at the heavy rain outside the door and said, “Why don’t you wait a little longer until the rain subsides.”
“No need. My uncle and I have something very important to do.”
After Tang Li and Xuan He walked for a while, he asked, “Miss Tang, did you find anything?”
Tang Li, “I’m not sure, but we can ask.”
Xuan He said in surprise, “You want to summon the spirit?”
“Right.”
“Well, what do we need to prepare?”
Summoning the Spirit was not a small matter, and it was very easy to suffer a backlash. “Why don’t I call the others over and summon the spirit together?”
“No need,” Tang Li said. “Too many people will attract attention.”
The cemetery was not too far from the old man’s house. The two of them arrived after walking on the field path for half an hour.
The two of them stood outside the cemetery and looked at it. Xuan He became vigilant as he could feel that something was wrong here.
He asked Tang Li, “Miss Tang, what are you going to do?”
Tang Li came empty-handed. He really could not figure out how she could summon the spirit.
“I have talismans and copper coins here. Do you want them?”
“No need.”
After saying that, Tang Li put away and quickly drew a talisman in the air. Then, as Xuan He widened his eyes in shock, the things around him quickly changed. When he came back to his senses, he was surrounded by a group of people who were running quickly.
These people were wearing cotton clothes with patches on them, but they looked determined to sacrifice their lives.
At this moment, someone shouted, “Everyone, dig out the tunnel. Those people will definitely attack tonight. We can’t let them pass through here.”
Then, the scene changed to night.
As expected, a group of bad guys came over, followed by a day and night of resistance.
Seeing people fall one by one, Xuan He’s heart ached.
At this moment, someone shouted, “Folks, for the sake of victory, we must hold on.”
“Yes, we can’t let the enemy pass us!”
“Even if we die, we’ll come back as ghosts to stop them!”