Hong Kong variety show: Beauty and Bones

Chapter 496 Reincarnated Spirit Child 2

"Ah, senior sister, Ah Xiu and Ah Ning, you guys are so cunning!" Ah Chu said, rummaging through her hair, which was disheveled by the wind and dust, and staring at Ren Yinyin and the other two standing not far away with a resentful look.

The three men still had neat hairstyles and clean, tidy clothes, which contrasted sharply with his disheveled appearance.

Xiao Hai rubbed his eyes. The sandstorm had been too strong, and a lot of sand had been blown into his eyes, causing a stinging sensation and tears welling up uncontrollably.

Ah Xiu noticed Xiao Hai's discomfort and quickly ran over to ask with concern, "Senior brother, did you get sand in your eyes? Let me blow it out for you!"

Xiao Hai felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey after hearing what Ah Xiu said. He smiled foolishly and then tried to open his eyes.

"Thank you for your help, Ah Xiu!"

Although it still stung a little, he felt that the pain was completely bearable, and he was even a little glad that he had gotten sand in his eyes, so that Ah Xiu could help him blow it out.

Seeing the interaction between Xiao Hai and A Xiu, A Chu felt a pang of unease.

His eyes darted around, then he suddenly closed one eye and feigned pain, crying out, "Ouch! My eye hurts so much! There must be sand in it!"

Seeing this, Ren Yinyin couldn't help but laugh. She gently nudged A Ning and teased, "I'm talking to you!"

Ah Ning stomped her foot reluctantly, muttering, "She can't even fake it convincingly!"

Although she said that, her body language betrayed her, and she slowly walked towards Achu.

"Is it true?"

"Of course it's true! Didn't you see my tears?" Achu rubbed her eyes, pretending to be in pain.

"Don't rub it with your hands, they're full of dirt!" Aning took Achu's hand away. "Let me see!"

"If you dare to lie to me, you're dead!"

Ah Chu didn't dare let her examine it carefully, and urged, "Stop looking, just blow on it quickly..."

Seeing the group working so enthusiastically, Mao Xiaofang shook his head and walked away with his hands behind his back.

……

Inside the Fuxi Hall, Mao Xiaofang was deep in thought about how to deal with the strange bird.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he thought of Shennong's herb man technique.

"Master, what is the Shennong Grass Man Technique?" Ah Xiu asked curiously from the side.

Mao Xiaofang smiled slightly and explained, "Legend has it that Shennong lived in a tree to avoid the attacks of beasts. Sandalwood has the effect of suppressing livestock, so I plan to collect some sandalwood on the mountain, and with the straw man and various herbs, I might be able to successfully drive away that strange bird."

Ah Xiu listened intently, then asked, "Master, what kinds of wild herbs should we gather?"

After a moment's thought, Mao Xiaofang replied, "Let's collect the herbs according to what's recorded in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica. If we really can't collect them all, we'll buy them from a pharmacy."

Achu and Xiaohai sat on the chairs, nodding repeatedly as they listened to Mao Xiaofang's words, until they realized that everyone was looking at them.

"Master, are you asking me and my senior brother to go up the mountain to gather herbs?"

"Or should I go?" Mao Xiaofang asked back.

"Hehe, of course not. As your disciples, we should serve you faithfully!" Ah Chu flattered.

"Then why don't you hurry up and go!" Mao Xiaofang glared at A Chu, that sycophant.

……

When Achu and Xiaohai were pushing the herbal medicine back on the road, they accidentally bumped into a family of three. The man's leg was injured, but the family was very polite and refused to accept any medical expenses.

"Master, don't you think it's strange?"

Xiao Hai dismissed it, saying, "They're just being polite!"

"So, you must never make mistakes, otherwise you won't even have a chance to make amends!" After reprimanding his two rash apprentices, Mao Xiaofang turned and left.

"I really admire my master. No matter what the situation or the scene, he can always find a lot of reasons to teach us a lesson!" Achu gave Mao Xiaofang a thumbs up as he looked at his back.

“That’s why you say a master is a master!” Xiao Hai chimed in.

……

After the straw man was ready, Mao Xiaofang delivered his "pre-battle speech"!

"That bird is intelligent, so there's danger. Everyone be careful!" Mao Xiaofang carefully instructed his apprentices and nephews.

"Understood, Master/Uncle!" the four replied in unison.

"However, it is precisely because the strange bird is intelligent, perhaps it has a soul, that we cannot harm it!" Mao Xiaofang changed the subject and added.

"How can we not hurt the bird, and not let the bird hurt us?" Achu complained.

"That's the contradiction in being human!" Mao Xiaofang was the first to step out of Fuxi Hall. "Let's go!"

"This is truly unparalleled! Master actually came up with a way to teach us a lesson under such circumstances!" A-Chu was truly impressed by her master. How could he have so many profound principles, one after another?

"Hurry up and follow!" Ren Yinyin turned around and called to the two of them.

If they don't keep up with the cart full of straw figures, are they supposed to let her and Ah Xiu push it?

"Coming, coming!" Achu replied, then turned to Xiaohai and complained, "Are men born to do rough and heavy work?"

"Why don't you go and protest with your master and senior sister?" Xiao Hai suggested.

"Ha, senior brother, you're so mean!"

"Ha, you talk too much!"

The two started playfully fighting, and Ren Yinyin shook her head, saying to Ah Xiu, "Men are all childish!"

Ah Xiu looked at the steady and reliable Mao Xiaofang in front of her and said, "No, I think my uncle is very steady!"

Ren Yinyin opened her mouth and then closed it again; she couldn't say anything bad about her elders!

"Of course, my martial uncle is different!"

……

The five people arrived at the town entrance and set up an altar, with the straw figures arranged neatly in specific positions.

Mao Xiaofang stood in the center of the altar, chanting, "The grass figure is made spiritually connected by the finishing touch of the herbs!"

As his incantation rang out, the straw figure on the altar seemed to come alive and began to tremble slightly.

"Heaven and earth, the straw man is moving!" Mao Xiaofang shouted, his hand seals constantly changing.

The straw figure slowly began to move, its steps somewhat stiff, like a child just learning to walk. But with each step, its body grew larger, as if absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

By the time it reached the tree, it had transformed into a giant straw man, much taller than an adult.

The scarecrow waved its arms and lunged at the strange bird in the tree, as if trying to drive it down.

"Uncle-Master, won't doing this hurt the bird?" Ah Xiu asked, standing to the side with a worried expression.

Mao Xiaofang glanced at her and comforted her, "As long as it's willing to leave, everything will be fine." His expression was somewhat solemn, and his eyes were fixed on the scene of the scarecrow driving away the strange bird.

However, things did not go as smoothly as they had hoped. Although the strange bird was somewhat afraid of being chased away by the scarecrow, it refused to leave the feng shui tree.

Seeing this, the scarecrow pushed the strange bird even harder with both arms, trying to drive it down from the tree.

Enraged by the scarecrow, the strange bird spread its wings and flapped them vigorously. In an instant, a fierce wind arose, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

The scarecrow swayed precariously in the strong wind, tilting and wobbling as it was blown backward.

The strange bird seemed to know that the humans in front were behind it all; it flapped its wings incessantly, and gusts of wind swept in like raging waves...

Not only was there dust and sand, but even tree branches and stones were blown at them...