Chapter 1038 Entering the temple gate (4200 words)
At the same time, Fatty also heard the sound, and his eyes became alert: "What sound?"
Jiang Cheng walked towards the door, but there was no Opening the door, I just looked out through the gap in the middle of the door. After a while, the increasingly rapid sounds slowly subsided, and then there was a sound of banging wooden wooden boxes.
“Boom.”
“Boom.”
...
The sound was constantly moving. Judging from the direction, it was coming from the courtyard gate, and it was the same way they came.
Jiang Cheng squinted his eyes and saw someone holding a big white lantern from a distance, standing next to the wing where Yu Chengmu and the others were.
After a while, someone came out of the wing and seemed to be having a conversation.
Jiang Cheng silently counted the time and turned to look at the fat man: "Let's go, the watchman is here." After speaking, Jiang Cheng opened the door and walked out. The fat man took a sip of hot tea and was busy. Follow up.
By the time Jiang Cheng and Fatty arrived, Chen Hao's group and Jia Jinliang Abiao had already arrived, and standing in front of them now was an old man wearing a black robe and a white cloth belt around his waist.
The old man's right arm was still wrapped with a tattered red cloth.
Everyone's attention was focused more on the lantern held by the old man. The white lantern had a blood-red word "Die" written on it.
The inscription pen moves like a dragon and a snake, reflecting the erratic candlelight, giving people an unreal illusion.
Yu Chengmu looked at the lantern and the old man's clothes, and seemed to see something. His eyelids couldn't help but jump a few times, and then he cupped his hands with a very respectful attitude: "Senior, can you give me some advice? , the juniors are terrified.”
The old man raised the lantern, and with the light, everyone could vaguely see the old man's face. Pang Xiaofeng, the timidest one, suddenly changed his face. The right side of the old man's face was completely destroyed, as if it had been torn off by the claws of a beast. , on the remaining half of the left face, a triangular one-eye is embedded in the eye socket, with a faint edge reflecting in the middle of the slightly closed eyelids.
A moment later, a hoarse voice sounded, like gravel rubbing against the glass, "You, the corpse collectors, and I, the watchmen, were of the same lineage thousands of years ago, and you won't give in to calling me "senior."
"Let's stop talking. Tonight, the corpse collector will go to the mourning hall to keep vigil. I will give you a few instructions. Please listen carefully."
"Senior, please speak." Yu Chengmu became more and more respectful.
"Don't go together for the night vigil. If there are too many people gathered together and get angry, something may happen out of thin air. You go one by one, and each of you will stay for one stick of incense. When the incense burns out, you can leave." The watchman said The sound was mixed in the wind, making it hard to hear clearly.
Chen Hao lowered his voice: "Senior, does everyone have to keep vigil?"
His question is very appropriate. After all, it is close to the third watch. There are 11 of them. According to the calculation of one stick of incense and half an hour, Then it will be dawn before the last person can be guarded.
The watchman turned his head and looked at him. Being stared at by these eyes, Chen Hao felt like a thorn in his back, "Huh——, Huh——" The watchman made a strange gasping sound, as if he was laughing: "Of course Not all, there are 5 people, 5 people are enough That's enough."
The watchman's eyes swept over the people in front of him and suddenly said: "Just the five people closest to me!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. He was stunned, but it was too late to retreat at this time.
Five people, Yu Chengmu, Pang Xiaofeng, Lei Mingyu, A Biao and Fatty, won the prize.
Several people came out one after another and stood in front of the watchman.
Actually, Jiang Cheng was the fifth one, but before he could walk out, he was pinched secretly by the fat man, and the fat man who was beside him walked up first.
Just as Jiang Cheng was about to speak, he noticed from the corner of his eye that the watchman took out a pen holder-like object from his arms, and there was a rattling sound inside.
It’s a... sign bucket!
Are they going to draw lots?
The fat man turned his back to Jiang Cheng and made a reassuring gesture to him.
The watchman's eyes scanned the faces of the five people one by one. After a moment, he handed the bucket to Lei Mingyu, "Let's start with you. You draw lots to decide the order."
Lei Ming Yu sneered, without shaking, he took out one and handed it to the watchman, "That's it."
The fat man was close, and he secretly stretched his neck to look at the signature. There were a bunch of ghostly drawings on it. , he didn’t know a word of it.
The watchman glanced at it and said in an announcing voice: "Sign up."
Chen Hao let out a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Next was Yu Chengmu. Yu Chengmu respectfully took the bucket of lottery tickets. He first held the bucket and muttered a few words in a low voice, then shook the bucket and made three circles from left to right. After three rounds, a lot was finally shaken out.
When he saw the ghost talisman on the signature, Yu Chengmu frowned slightly, but he didn't look worried.
"Winning the lottery." the watchman announced.
The next one was the fat man. The fat man stretched out his hand to sign for the bucket. Because his hand was too fat, it almost got stuck. When Yu Chengmu saw it, he couldn't help but sneered and shook his head. This man really has no awe at all. In a place like this, he still Dare to be so presumptuous without fear of retribution.
But the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore. The watchman looked at the lot, then raised his head and looked at the fat man's innocent face, "Sign up."
Jiang Cheng My heart was relieved.
The hearts of the remaining two people were raised.
The top draw is gone, the top draw is gone, the winning draw is gone, then...what's left?
A Biao couldn't help but feel a trace of panic on his calm face when he heard the news that he had won the lottery. Pang Xiaofeng had received the lottery, and his calves were even weak at this moment.
"The one who signed the top one will be the first one to keep vigil." The watchman put away the bucket of lottery tickets and said calmly, "Then we go down one by one, and the one who signed the bottom one will be the last one to keep the night watch."
Now this time. Both Biao and Pang Xiaofeng's expressions brightened.
Fat man: "???"
The watchman was not prepared to explain. He raised his legs and walked towards the private room where Yu Chengmu and the others were staying. Everyone followed him in confusion. The watchman took out two conical baubles from his arms and threw them on the table.
"You can find the incense that counts time in the mourning hall. Use the thickest white candle in front of the mourning hall to light the incense. Remember, no matter what happens in the middle, you are not allowed to leave."
"These two little guys I've left the things for you in case you need them in case of emergencies." He said. The man took out some more from his pocket and distributed them to everyone, "Two for each wing, please keep them."
Jiang Cheng took it and weighed it with his hands. The texture was thicker and harder at the same time. It was wrapped in a dark green shell, and Jiang Cheng couldn't guess what was inside.
"Senior." Jia Jinliang said with a smile, "How to use this thing, and when will it be used?"
"Just light it with fire." The watchman said Youyou said: "As for when to use it, you will know when the time comes."
Frustrated, Jia Jinliang didn't dare to ask any more questions. The watchman in front of him was obviously not an easy person to get along with.
Standing up, the watchman walked out. He turned around when he reached the door, "Also, remember, the mourning hall is at the west end of the house, and there is an old locust tree planted in the old days in front of the hall. There is a bell under the locust tree. The five of you must ring the bell before entering and when you leave. When you hear the bell, it is time to change people."
"5 people, 5. Pillow of incense, according to each Genxiang calculated it in half an hour, and it shouldn't last until dawn. "Jiang Cheng suddenly said, "Isn't that okay, senior?"
A hint of sullenness appeared on the watchman's frightened face, "You didn't tell me what I said. Do you understand, I..."
The next second, the clock watcher suddenly stopped, his mouth opened slightly, and the single eye stared at Jiang Cheng, first tightened slightly, and then suddenly Keep your eyes open.
Yu Chengmu looked strange and asked in a low voice: "Senior?"
The watchman seemed to have woken up from a dream at this moment, and then left the words "it will start in a quarter of an hour, you can take care of yourself", and then mentioned Holding the lantern, he staggered away. His right leg seemed to be injured.
After the watchman left, everyone turned their attention to Jiang Cheng, but Jiang Cheng himself didn’t know why.
Time was running out. Jiang Cheng wanted to take Fatty away quickly, but was stopped by the shameless Jia Jinliang, "Don't leave yet. It's fate that we met here. We should all work together in the same boat."< br>
“In my opinion, how about we all leave each other’s contact information and share the information once we have it?”
Although they knew he had bad intentions, everyone did not break up with each other after all, so they left each other's contact information.
"We are the first, we have to prepare first." Jiang Cheng pulled the fat man away.
The fat man cried sadly on the road, "Doctor, what the hell do you think this is? Am I being targeted? Why am I the first to go to the vigil when the signature is signed? This is not the best signature. "
"It's quite strange, but you don't have to worry too much. The probability of someone dying in the first place is not high. This time it may be more dangerous in the back. The greater the risk." Jiang Cheng thought and continued, "But you have to be careful. If you accidentally touch the taboo, it will be difficult."
When the taboo was mentioned, the fat man took advantage of it. Looking at Jiang Cheng curiously, he lowered his voice and said, "The look in the watchman's eyes at you just now was so strange. He seemed to have seen something."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng slowed down and seemed to be thinking about this issue.
"Did he find out that he has no brothers?" the fat man asked in a low voice.
Jiang Cheng shook his head, "No, I've thought of this too, but I just tried to wake Wu up, and he didn't respond at all. I don't believe the night watcher would notice if Wu showed up on his own initiative."
If the watchman really has this kind of behavior, then Jiang Cheng would suspect that he is the big boss in this dungeon world.
After a while, Jiang Cheng made an analysis that made Fatty's hair stand on end: "If I look at a person with that look, then I will think that this person is familiar to me, but I can't think of where I have seen him before. , or I know this person, but I don’t understand why he suddenly appears here.”
"You mean the watchman... has seen you before?" The fat man couldn't help but tremble. This guess was really scary. When the night wind blew, the goosebumps on his body stood up.
Only when he could see the big locust tree from a distance, Jiang Cheng stopped and said, "I won't give it to you, fat man. You should be smarter yourself." As he said this, Jiang Cheng also gave the watchman the money. He took out a piece of the thing and gave it to the fat man, and said: "We still have to decide whether this thing is good or bad." I don't know, but remember, unless you are at the end of your rope, don't use this thing."
"I know...I know, doctor." The fat man took it nervously, as if he thought it was worth it. It was not safe in my hand, so I stuffed it into my pocket again.
“Also, when you arrive, you should observe more, but only look, try not to touch it with your hands, and do not use your mobile phone. I will not call you, and you should not call me.”
“Okay!”
After the explanation, Jiang Cheng returned immediately. He came to see Fatty off at his own risk, so he tried to return to his residence before the third watch, otherwise he might be entangled.
But halfway through, Jiang Cheng’s worries came true.
It's just that the thing that haunted him was not a ghost, or not a ghost yet, but... a white lantern swaying about dozens of meters away from him.
It’s the watchman!
The watchman didn't leave, but stared at me from a distance!
A chill ran down his back. It wasn't that Jiang Cheng was afraid of him, but he didn't understand why he would do this to him. Jiang Cheng couldn't remember the face of the watchman, and they were in two different worlds, so they should have never known each other.
What’s even weirder is that from the look in the watchman’s eyes, he also noticed the other person’s doubts.
“Dong——”
The dull bell echoed in the abandoned house, like throwing a stone into stagnant water.
After the fat man hit the bell, he cheered himself up and walked into the mourning hall in front of him.
After getting closer, the fat man discovered that the building housing the mourning hall was a bit strange. It didn't look like a normal house, but more like... a temple.
Yes, it is a temple!
The burlap white cloth and white flags hanging outside have been blown to pieces by the night wind, and some have fallen to the ground. After stepping into the high threshold, what comes into view is a statue.
It is a statue of a woman.
The fat man doesn’t know much about things like worshiping gods, so he doesn’t know which goddess or female Bodhisattva this is. He just thinks this sculpture is really exquisite.
The woman is very beautiful, and it is an unassuming beauty. The woman's eyebrows, the corners of her lips, and even the folds on her clothes are all lifelike. It even feels like the woman will dance with the wind when a gust of wind blows.
The fat man shivered suddenly, "Why do I have such an outrageous feeling?"
He immediately looked away from the woman and lowered his gaze. There was a table of offerings in front of the sculpture. There are various white paper flowers and hanging white lanterns on both sides.
The lantern has a large inscription "Dian" written on it with a black brush.
The fat man found the incense burner from the table where the sacrifices were placed. There were a few sticks of incense scattered around the incense burner.
The fat man picked one that pleased his eyes, kept in mind what the watchman said, found the thickest white candle in front of the mourning hall, then lit the incense and inserted it into the incense burner.
Later, the fat man knelt devoutly in front of the statue of the woman, kowtowed three times to the statue respectfully, and muttered in a low voice: "I'm sorry, sister fairy, I know you should burn incense for gods with three sticks. Three sticks are burning, but I can't help it. I only have one stick of incense. You are a kind-hearted and kind-hearted Bodhisattva. Don’t argue with me. When I go out this time, I will... No, I will also hold the doctor, and we will offer you incense together. Please, please, don’t blame the fairy sister!”
It seems that I have sensed it! Out of his kindness, there was a sudden "crunch" sound in the direction of the sculpture, as if someone had stepped on rotten wood.
The fat man was startled and jumped up from the ground.
He carefully discerned that the sound seemed to come from behind the sculpture. Several large pieces of white cloth were spliced together behind the sculpture. When the wind blew, a large black gap was exposed where the white cloths were connected. Behind the sculpture There's obviously room.
The fat man approached carefully, not daring to touch the white cloth, but slowly moved his face closer.
The next second, his pupils narrowed into slits. He saw several large coffins placed side by side immediately behind the sculpture. At this moment, all the coffin lids were lifted. , along the edge, water is still flowing downwards. (End of this chapter)