Chapter 1099 There are eight groups in ancient times, and the leader is to chase the corpse
Leaving the village chief, the group hurried to the Wu family mansion. Their destination was the Dahe Empress Temple. They wanted to find the Dahe Empress before dark. baby.
“What kind of treasure could it be?” Lei Mingyu frowned, “Dahe Empress can’t be found at night, and she’s still crying?”
“Could it be that skeleton?” The fat man turned his head. .
Chen Hao hesitated for a moment and said in an uncertain tone: "Maybe, but I always feel that this matter is not that simple. I think... that thing should be related to the paper man scholar."
Jiang Cheng ignored their exchange and turned around to find Yu Chengmu, "Mr. Yu." Jiang Cheng walked beside Yu Chengmu and talked very cordially: "Please tell us the taboos about exorcism. ”
Yu Chengmu glanced at him , He smiled softly and said: "It's okay to talk about it, but is Xiaoyou Jiang willing to believe what a bad old man like me says?" ." Chen Hao also came to join in the fun.
“Haha.” Yu Chengmu twirled his goatee and laughed a few times, “Okay, I don’t know much, so I’ll just explain it briefly.”
“Hurry up. Corpse, also known as moving spirit, is a part of witchcraft culture. Together with Gudu and Luohua Cave Girl, it is also known as the Three Evils in Western Hunan. ”
"In ancient times, there were eight lines of work, the first of which was driving corpses. The corpse-moving craftsmen had a very high status in the Yin line. At the same time, the rules of this line were also the most complicated. To put it simply, there are three things to do, and three things to not do."
" The so-called "three chases" refer to the three types of people who were beheaded, hanged, and stood in a cage to die. , these three types of corpses can be picked up by corpse collectors.”
“It is rumored that because these people were forced to die, their anger was suppressed in their bodies, and they died unconvinced. They missed their relatives and their homeland, so, The soul can be drawn out using spells, and after obtaining the consent of the corpse, After being treated with secret methods, it is calmed in the body, and then driven, over mountains and ridges, or across water by boat, to return to the hometown, see relatives for the last time, and fulfill the wish."
"The so-called "Three Don'ts". , refers to death from illness, death by hanging in a river, and thunder and lightning The corpses of the three types of people who have lost their limbs will never be picked up by fire."
"Among them, the souls of those who died of illness have been taken away by impermanence, no matter how great the corpse collector is. I don’t dare to ask for it from the hands of Impermanence.”
"As for those who died by hanging in the river, their souls were entangled by those dirty things, and they may be fighting for it. If the corpse exorcists intervene hastily, they will be burned."
"Those who died by lightning, They are all sinners. To drive away corpses for such people would be bad conduct."
"Most of the corpses after being burned are completely unrecognizable. Unless the skin and flesh are intact, it is impossible to identify the identity of the body. Even if such a corpse is driven back to its hometown, it will be difficult for relatives to identify it, so..." Yu Chengmu paused, "I won't pay."
Finish listening. Yu Chengmu's words made the atmosphere stagnant. After a moment, someone spoke up, "You guys think...how did the watchman die?" Jia Jinliang said in a playful tone.
"She should have died of illness." Chen Hao guessed based on the village chief's words.
The fat man swallowed secretly and said in a low voice: "Maybe he drowned, I can't say for sure. Don't forget, the corpses we saw in the village were almost all wet."
"That is to say, whether the watchman died of illness or drowning, he was all The procession of corpses cannot be chased." Jiang Cheng touched his chin, "As a watchman, he will not know this, so tonight's corpse chase... shouldn't exist at all."
"This is a process. Conspiracy." Abiao's voice was hoarse with a hint of vigilance, "It's against us."
Yu Chengmu narrowed his eyes, put his hands behind his back, and walked gently, "You guys, think about each stage of this mission together. The first night of vigil, this corresponds to the vigil." The person who picks paper on the second night corresponds to the papermaker. On the third night, Yizhuang mends the corpse, which corresponds to the stitcher. Corpse Man, the fourth night, the face painting in the ancestral hall corresponds to the corpse painting, and tonight... our task is to drive away the corpse."
Jia Jinliang and A Biao frowned slightly and looked at Yu Chengmu. His eyes also changed, and he seemed to be unclear as to why he had to talk so much to Jiang Cheng and others.
Yu Chengmu's words ended here, but Chen Hao and others quickly reacted, "Watch the spirit, prepare hidden wealth, bury the corpse, paint the face, drive the corpse...the order is wrong, it's reversed!"
< br>Yu Chengmu be gentler He raised his head with a solemn look on his face, "Yes, it's the other way around. If my prediction is correct, there may be one last step tonight. That's exactly what we need to do to retrieve corpses from the water, and it's also in line with our identity as the person who retrieves corpses." .”
The fat man raised his hand and interrupted at an inappropriate time: "Old sir, you don't have to expect this. The village chief just said it. The original words were that after the watchman's body was thrown into the river, the body of the Queen of the River would be surface Then let us seize the time to retrieve the body, seal it in the coffin, and finally nail the coffin lid with 17 3-inch soul-crushing nails." The fat man relied on his excellent lung capacity to complete the task in one go, with rare coherent thoughts.
Yu Chengmu: "...It's really hard for you, fat man."
Seeing that Yu Chengmu was silent, the fat man suddenly lowered his voice and said with some self-doubt: "Why, I didn't say anything. Wrong? ”
Yu Chengmu took a deep breath, "No."
With that said, they had returned to the Wu family mansion, and the group of people rushed straight to the Dahe Empress Temple without hesitation.
Stepping into the temple gate, I don’t know if it was a psychological effect, but I suddenly felt a chill hitting my face. It was not completely cold, but a simple chill, like a thin sharp blade, sticking to people’s skin. The hair was shaved.
The decoration in the temple remained the same, and the hanging burlap and white cloth and white flags were all in pieces. Everyone raised their heads and met the eyes of the sculpture of Empress Dahe.
The exquisiteness of the sculpture is something people like Jiang Cheng have never seen before. The woman's beauty is unassuming, her eyebrows, lips, and even the folds on her clothes are all lifelike.
As if a gust of wind blows, women will jump down and dance around them.
Yu Chengmu was the first to look away, looking around the not-so-large temple, "Time is limited, we must find the treasure before nightfall, everyone looks for it separately, so it is efficient... "
Before he finished speaking, Yu Chengmu stopped, because from the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Cheng walking towards the sculpture, then kneeling on the futon with a "pop" and kowtowing respectfully.
While kowtowing, he muttered something. No need to guess, he knew it was some polite words.
The rest of the people seemed to have found the survival code, and immediately followed suit. One after another, they went to worship Empress Dahe, and soon they spontaneously formed a line. Yu Chengmu rolled his throat, and later, he also went to line up. .
He was the last one, followed by Jia Jinliang and A Biao.
The most pious among these people was the fat man. He kowtowed more than 10 times. If Lei Mingyu, who was behind him, couldn't see it and pulled him away, he would have been able to do it again. Knock a few. (End of this chapter)